Zhang Qi had a headache, and Hui also had a headache.

Managing all the supplies in the camp, no one knows better than him how much green storage needs to be consumed every day.

It has been more than two months since entering the Great Khing'an Mountains, and more than 100,000 cattle and sheep have been killed so far that only a little more than 100,000 are left.

During this period, the green reserves looted from various tribes have long been consumed, and the reason why they can still be raised is the result of the labor of all the herdsmen in the camp who pick up snowdrifts every day.

It is not barren under the snow, and some plants have full cold resistance skills, and they can still survive even if they are covered by heavy snow.

These days, it is the herdsmen who pull out the branches and leaves of those plants that can withstand the cold in the snowdrifts, so that all the cattle and sheep do not starve to death.

It's just that after so much time, everything that can be pulled around has been pulled out, plus Zhang Qi brought back 4,000 war horses and some ordinary horses yesterday, and the pressure of logistics is really unbearable.

"And at the bottom, a sheep of fifty or sixty catties needs three or four catties of forage a day to barely feed, if you want it to produce milk, you need to supplement more forage, we now have a total of more than 63,000 sheep, you can calculate it yourself."

"Not to mention that we still have more than 20,000 cows, and the consumption of forage alone in a day is enough to bury our camp and step on it tightly."

Hui had a toothache on her face.

Zhang Qi also hissed several breaths.

He knows that the consumption of cattle and sheep in winter is large, and he is also mentally prepared, but when he really puts the data in front of him, it is so shocking.

100,000 heads of cattle and sheep are counted as 450,000 catties of forage per day.

If he only brought it from the world of riding and chopping, the dinars needed would be astronomical, and the amount of materials brought out of 10,000 catties would be 1 million dinars, and the 100,000 catties would be 10 million dinars.

Yes, it is really fast to make money in the world of riding and chopping under the operation of building weapons and sugar syrup, but Zhang Qi does not have such a luxurious idea of using dinar to raise cattle and sheep.

"There's no way around it?"

Zhang Qi looked at Hui and asked with some expectation.

Hui's answer disappointed him.

"There's no way, everything that can be eaten around is pulled out as forage, and if there are still so many of them, we can only go further away to find winter pastures."

The two sighed in unison: "Alas. ”

It is impossible to go far away, the Great Khing'an Mountains are intricate, and it is winter again, and if you accidentally get lost, you can only wait for death.

Zhang Qi was reluctant to let these herdsmen die in vain, the population was precious to him, otherwise even if he took the territory of the Donghu people, he could only 'look at the land and sigh' if he didn't have enough manpower.

"Wait... Donghu..."

Zhang Qi seemed to have grasped something, pondered, and after a while, the corners of his mouth outlined a bright smile.

"Haha, yes, I forgot about Donghu."

Zhang Qi laughed, and Hui on the side didn't know why.

"What Donghu?"

Zhang Qi glanced at Hui, relaxed a lot, and continued to expand his chest.

While doing sports, he said to Hui: "It's a pity that these cattle and sheep are killed, and they can't afford to raise them for the time being, so I think our good neighbors should be happy to help us raise sheep." ”

"Wh.... Oh! ”

Hui's eyes also lit up suddenly, and he suddenly realized the meaning of Zhang Qi's words.

Zhang Qi looked at him with a funny face: "What, you also thought of it?" ”

Hui Meng nodded his head a few times, with a smile on his face: "Let the Donghu people help us raise sheep, and then go and grab them back!" ”

"Hahaha! Clever! But not to snatch it back, but to stay there! ”

Zhang Qi laughed, clenched his fists tightly, and said proudly.

"Pass my orders!"

"In!"

Zhang Qi waved his hand, and Naqi, who was serving on the left and right, knelt on one knee.

"Go to the barracks and see if the sentinels who are investigating the direction of Donghu have returned, and if they come back, let them come to see me, and inform Hu Shui to prepare his troops and wait for dispatch."

"Order!"

Then he should get up and go, Zhang Qi stretched his body and yawned: "Hui, I may have to go out later, the affairs in the camp will be handed over to you and Lu Mu, there are eagles in the army, if there is any accident, you can leave, don't have the slightest nostalgia." ”

Although Zhang Qi was very relieved about the current situation, the Huns had just suffered a defeat, and there would be no chance of recovery in a short time, but for the sake of insurance, he still told Hui.

"Don't worry, I know what to do."

Hui looked relaxed, as long as the matter of cattle and sheep can be solved, there is nothing else to worry about.

Zhang Qi nodded and returned to the yurt, and Hui also bowed and left.

After a while, several horses' hooves sounded, followed by the sound of horses.

The six of them rushed in front and back, and after seeing Zhang Qi, they knelt down on one knee and saluted.

"Your Majesty!"

"Get up, no need to be polite, let you go to Donghu to explore the route before, can you get something?"

These people were the first group of sentinels, and they were sent out by him before the army was established, and it was originally intended to be handed over to the eagle at first, but considering that he wanted the eagle to try to manage the army, he selected a few people with strong beliefs in the servant army and sent them out.

"Returning to the king, there is indeed a harvest."

One of the sentinels pulled out a cloth from his bosom.

"Your Majesty, the routes that can reach the Donghu area are all recorded above, please decide."

Zhang Qi took it, opened it and took a look, which clearly recorded the two routes to Donghu, and also depicted the trend of mountains and rivers, rivers, and waterholes.

Zhang Qi stared at the sentry, a little surprised.

"Will you be (yu2) picture?"

You Sentinel, who was stared at by Zhang Qi, shook his head, and then pointed back: "Go back to the king, you won't be humble, he is the one who will make the plan." ”

Following the outpost, Zhang Qi looked over, and a young sentry was kneeling there, his hair was a little yellow and messy, but he was tied with a straw rope.

"Get up and speak."

Zhang Qi looked at the young sentry and said in a deep voice.

The young sentry was a little nervous, and almost fell when he got up, but no one present laughed at him, because in the current situation of the king, no one dared to be rude.

"This map was made for you?"

Zhang Qi looked at the young You Sentry and asked curiously.

You Sentry nodded, and it took a long time before he spoke: "Return.. It is the work of the lowly to return to the king."

"Learned?"

Zhang Qi asked again.

The young sentry nodded: "Yes.. Yes, Your Majesty... Grandpa Beixia used to be a mapper, and after being tied to the grassland, Beixia studied with Grandpa for two years. ”

Zhang Qi was stunned, and then his face turned grim: "Do you have a name?" ”

"Ahh Grandpa called me Chai'er"

Zhang Qi glanced at him, then took out a clean cloth and drew on it with charcoal for a while.

After stamping his seal, he handed it to him: "From today on, you will be called Liu Chai." ”

"Liu Chai listens to orders!"

Liu Chai, who had just been given the surname, was stunned for a moment, and he didn't react until the sentinel who had just taken out the cloth pushed him.

"Humble... Inferior! ”

"Today's map is meritorious, ten catties of meat, one horse of cloth, and promoted to 'fake military candidate'!"

"Humility. . . Humble... Humble and receive the reward! Thank you for the reward! ”

Under the nervousness and excitement, Liu Chai stumbled even more when he spoke, but Zhang Qi didn't care, but continued.

"Take the silk order I gave you and spread it to the whole army, and all the sentinels will listen to you in the future, but!"

"As a fake soldier, you are obliged to pass on your mapping skills, do you have any objections?"

"Humble command!"

Liu Chai didn't say anything with objections or objections, but nodded solemnly to accept the order.