I should marry the traitor

Chapter 46: Food is at hand
Tall horses carried food and fodder for the slow train, and the wheels left deep marks in the mud.

Even the Northern Di people who had never seen the world could see the heavy weight of those carts of food and fodder.

Marching and fighting requires not only the main force, but also a large number of civilian laborers to provide logistical supplies. Infantry is the branch of the army that least needs auxiliary forces, but even so, there are still two thousand people responsible for logistics.

Not only does transportation require manpower and resources, but cooking for 5,000 people at mealtime is also a big project. Two thousand people seems to be a very reasonable number.

Gu was a Beidi man and the leader of the 5,000-strong Beidi army.

To be honest, he was quite satisfied with the attitude of the Qian people. Although the Northern Di had no cavalry and he was not very familiar with horses, some of their things looked very good at first glance.

The sight of the carts of supplies and food pulled by tall and strong horses made people feel comfortable. The people of the Northern Di had a simple mind. Even if they had to fight for their lives, being able to have enough food to eat was a good thing.

Besides, this was just a feint attack mission. We only surrounded the enemy without attacking and there was no need to sacrifice our lives. As for sleeping in the open air, it was a trivial matter for the Beidi people. It was no different from a picnic.

"I'm hungry and want to eat."

"When is dinner?"

"The sun is shining, it's time to eat."

On the second day of the march, as noon approached and the sun was blazing high in the sky, the Northern Di army, like starving ghosts, began to waile again. To be honest, Gu felt a little embarrassed.

Look at the quality of the Beishuo Army, and then look at our own army, what a bunch of rubbish.

"I'm sorry, Master Shi, these little guys under my command..."

"It's alright, Mr. Bones. It's time for dinner."

Shi Ming smiled slightly, looking unconcerned, and then arranged for the Beishuo Army to start cooking.

There is a serious misunderstanding in many costume TV dramas that the cooks who are responsible for cooking seem to have a very low status and will be sent there when the protagonist is in trouble.

However, the reality is completely the opposite. In ancient times, people who were responsible for cooking were all heavyweight positions.

First of all, the iron pots used in the march are precious treasures. There is a clear plan for the size and quantity. There are corresponding numbers of iron pots for each number of people eating. Soldiers who can control the iron pots usually have a higher status in the army.

Secondly, cooking is not an easy task. Without developed information channels, cooking methods are all secret. Even the simplest way of cooking, how long it takes to cook, is a valuable experience that can only be learned through word of mouth or long-term exploration.

Moreover, all the meals during marching and fighting were cooked in a communal pot, and the equipment was simple and made of local materials, so it was impossible to do it without great strength.

So generally speaking, in ancient times, most of the people who could be cooks were strong men with special skills, and they were the generals' favorite soldiers wherever they were placed.

Gu ordered the 5,000 Northern Di soldiers to rest on the spot, and the short Northern Di people sat down on the plain.

Looking into the distance, you can vaguely see towering mountains. That should be the Tianxing Mountains. At this speed, you will be able to leave the plain and reach the mountain road near Tianxing Pass around evening.

Generally speaking, the journey was smooth. The only problem was that there was no food in the fields we passed by. Either they had been harvested cleanly or they had been burned.

Apparently these Qian people knew they were coming, so they took away all the barely edible food in advance, and burned the remaining inedible food. They were so cruel.

However, Gu was not too worried. After all, he brought a lot of food and fodder with him on this march. Even if there was no supply later, the worst that could happen was that he would give up the siege and return home after eating the food.

After all, the mission this time is to besiege the city but not to attack it, so even if we run out of food and grass and retreat, the mission will be considered accomplished.

The only problem was that Gu looked at the towering Tianxing Mountain in the distance and felt that there was something strange about this place. The Beidi people stopped making noise after they rested and waited for the meal. They had learned to wait for the meal. The Beishuo army would find a suitable place to bury the pot and light the fire and then cook the meal for them.

The food prepared by the Beishuo Army was much more delicious than the dry food they brought with them. At least the Beidi people were very happy now.

Of course the Beidi Army was very happy, but the Beishuo Army was different.

Although they all have the word "Bei" in their names, the serious Beishuo cavalry used to treat these barbarians as monkeys and kill them. Now they not only have to fight with these monkeys, but also have to cook for them. You can imagine the resentment in their hearts.

“I know everyone has resentment in their hearts.”

"It's very aggrieved."

"But now..."

"To let it out, of course!"

Shi Ming, who was away from the sight of the Beishuo Army, had arrogance in her eyes. Every soldier in the Beishuo Army had resentment in their hearts, and she, Shi Ming, was also a member of the Beishuo Army!

It is never too late for a gentleman to take revenge. Most of the time, this is an excuse that incompetent people make for themselves. Except for a few people with strong minds, most people gradually give up on revenge under the wear and tear of time.

The soldiers don't believe this, let alone a life-and-death feud. Even if it's just a little resentment, the soldiers will usually vent it that night.

The wheels were deeply sunken in the mud. Some of the logistics troops raised their heads slightly upon hearing this, with murderous looks in their eyes.

This logistics force, with 1,500 people, is truly an auxiliary force, not a force used for attacking and killing.

But there are still five hundred people, all of them are strong and muscular men. Nominally speaking, they are all army cooks who have temporarily learned some cooking skills. Of course... they are just part-time jobs.

"The Black Armor Army listens to your orders."

"Armor!"

"Mount!"

If Gu was a Western Yi, he would know that such a tall warhorse could definitely not be used to pull goods, and he would also know that food and fodder usually could not cover such deep ruts.

The ropes connecting the warhorses to the baggage carts were untied. Only the top layer of the baggage carts contained food. The rest was straw and armor...

Human armor and vest are all heavy armor!

It is extremely difficult to wear heavy armor, but a black armor heavy cavalry usually has three auxiliary soldiers to help them wear it. A group of 500 black armor heavy cavalry was quickly formed and stood tall on the grassland.

Shi Ming rode on the horse, his eyes narrowed dangerously. Just as Lord An had expected, they did not find anything to eat along the way.

But it doesn’t matter, everything is under Lord An’s control.

Isn’t food right in front of us?
And there is no need for any strategy. Before entering the mountain road, there is an endless plain. When launching a charge on such a terrain, the heavy cavalry is more like a tank than a cavalry.

Even a ten-fold gap was nothing. Five thousand unprepared dwarves had no chance of struggling against five hundred cavalrymen.

(End of this chapter)