After Spring and Autumn

Chapter 312 Get Ready
As soon as he mentioned the benefits, Meng Di frowned slightly, he didn't understand the meaning of it, at this time Ji Ran said with a smile.

"From the founding of the Zhou Dynasty to the present, the monarchs of all the vassal states have been crowned the highest. Now that the Qi State recognizes the Zhou Tianzi in Huai City, then we can invite the emperor and make Qi the king, and they are not only one of them."

"So up to now, there can be four kings in the whole world, Wu, Yue, and Chu. Because they support the Emperor Zhou of Huaicheng, they have all been recognized as kings. Under this situation, It is normal to have one more King Qi."

Sun Wu frowned when he heard this. The only one who can be called king in the world today is Zhou Tianzi. Now Ji Ran is obviously doing the next step to test. The purpose is to use this false name to see the reaction of the world's princes.

On the one hand, Qi can be isolated from other vassal states, and on the other hand, those vassal states and monarchs who are fond of false names can also find opportunities to attract more vassal states to recognize Huai City through this name. Zhou Tianzi.

But in this way, the prestige of Zhou Tianzi will be greatly weakened, and it can be said that it will gradually become a nameless existence, at least Sun Wu can't help but sigh in his heart, what a vicious method.

After hearing this, Mengdi smiled on his face. For him, these false names are not of much use. He nodded and said.

"It's a good idea. When the time comes, our army will suppress the border, and Mrs. Tian can't help but disagree. At that time, Qi State will become our Han State's barrier, and it will buy us enough time."

After negotiating these matters, Mengdi thought for a while, and then began to divide the scope of responsibilities between each other, and let Sun Wu be responsible for all military operations around Feiyi and Nanju City, and he had the right to do things cheaply.

However, Ji Ran still sat in the town and negotiated, but coordinated Pengcheng and Xiao County, while Bai Gui was mainly in charge of administration and business, and trained soldiers in Huaicheng according to Sun Wu's military training method. At the same time, the three of them were also responsible for the selection of talents.

Meng Di was very busy. On the one hand, he paid attention to the cavalry training. This time, he followed the advice of many veterans, that is, he specially trained a military officer in charge of spying, and assigned it to follow the army during the battle.

In normal times, the training is strengthened, and the treatment is higher than that of ordinary soldiers, because after these few battles, the losses of the military officers are quite serious. In addition, the production of military rations, ordinary pancakes, etc., is inconvenient to eat if you take them with you. .

Moreover, these foods need to be prepared on the spot. If you encounter an emergency march, bring more food with you that is easy to deteriorate. If you can make some food that is easy to carry and has a long storage time, it will naturally be much more convenient.

Meng Di attached great importance to these problems, and specially summoned chefs. As long as they can solve this problem, they will be rewarded. Because there are not many edible things these days, most of them are porridge and rice.

However, with the large-scale promotion of rice, naturally rice has gradually become the main food of the Han army. Since Mengdi wanted to get food that was easier to store, all kinds of weird things appeared.

For example, put the rice directly on the fire to dry, and then after a lot of tossing, you can get cooked rice. Although it takes a lot of time to eat this stuff, it is indeed filling and can be stored.

Otherwise, steam the rice and dry it. When you want to eat, you can add water to the pot to make porridge. It is faster than cooking. Of course, there is a faster way, that is, add water directly to the dry rice. , Drink and eat directly after soaking.

There are even those who grind rice into powder, but it is easy to get wet and easy to leak when carried, but the taste is indeed much better.

In any case, there are finally several kinds of military rations to choose from. These things can be used for long-distance marches and combats, especially for long-distance raids. After trying it, Meng Di was somewhat dissatisfied.

The main reason is that these things don’t taste good. He prefers cooked rice. It tastes very satisfying, but he needs to drink a lot of water. However, these things are not as delicious as rice, but they can be used in emergencies Hungry.

Moreover, most of the kettles these days are made of gourds, which cannot meet the needs of the army. So Mengdi thought of the water bladders that were widely used in the Han Dynasty. These things are usually made of animal skin or internal organs, which are solid and durable.

In particular, the process is not complicated, and it can be made simply. After trial, the effect is good. If there is no time to eat in an emergency, you can directly pour cooked rice into it, and then drink it directly with water.

The other point is what Meng Di thought of. After a long period of fighting, some horses were unbearable to ride because of the severe wear and tear of the horseshoes, so he thought of shoeing the horseshoes, which had already been used by military horses in the Han Dynasty.

It is only used for relatively elite troops, so Mengdi has only seen it. From the effect point of view, this can improve the endurance of the horses, and it can also protect the horses when passing through some bad terrain.

And now Huaicheng's craftsmanship is fully capable of doing this, so Mengdi started to go to the racecourse. After all, this method is relatively new, so it needs to be tested first to avoid any problems.

What Mengdi didn't expect was that many people were no strangers to this kind of thing. In today's people's language, it is called horse shoes, and the shapes are also very diverse. They are mainly used on chariots, but they are not common.

However, Mengdi didn't need these horseshoes to be beautiful, so his suggestion was to save iron materials as much as possible, the simpler the better, and what he wanted was practicality. Among several models, he chose the most Simply settled.

After several experiments, the effect was very good, so Mengdi asked the workshop in Huaicheng to manufacture a large number of horseshoes in a short period of time, and shoe the horseshoes on the army horses. As for the effect, you have to experience it in battle up.

Now we are waiting for the Qingnu to deploy the cavalry. Since this long-distance attack will definitely face more dangers, once they pass the Qi Great Wall, it means that there is no way out, and everything must be resolved by Mengdi himself.

Under such circumstances, it is natural to make sufficient preparations, so one month later, Meng Di led five thousand elite cavalry, and cooperated with an army of sixty thousand cavalry, with Yu Rang and Shi Huang as lieutenants, marching mightily Starting from Huai City, head directly towards Qi State.

(End of this chapter)