Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 351 Heluo Wind and Thunder 4
Considering that the size of the army has expanded a lot and the dependence on logistics is getting bigger and bigger, the importance of logistics has become more prominent. It is absolutely impossible to go wherever you want to eat like before. Everyone unanimously decided , You must set up your own logistics department.Yang Menglong was also straightforward, and with a swipe of a pen, allocated a huge sum of money to buy 150 carriages.

He bought, of course, a carriage.His wedding to Xiao Yufang made Father Robben's four-wheeled carriage a big hit. The owner of the carriage factory keenly seized the business opportunity and began to try to produce four-wheeled carriages.Soon, this kind of four-wheeled carriage became popular in Nanyang, and many gentry and wealthy businessmen ordered it one after another, because the space of the four-wheeled carriage was larger than that of the two-wheeled carriage, and it was much more comfortable to sit on. Who wouldn’t want to ride on it when traveling far away? You have to be more comfortable.The businessman also realized the value of this thing, using it to pull goods, one can be worth two!The business of the carriage factory is booming soon, and the largest order they have received so far is for Nanyang Technical School, a total of 150 vehicles, which are specially used to take children from remote areas to school or go home.However, this record was broken by Wuyangwei. The order of [-] cars made the owner of the carriage factory laugh out of his dreams!

The first round of military carriages was delivered soon, and everyone gathered to watch the excitement.I saw that the body of this four-wheeled carriage was a little longer than the civilian ones, and spring steel was installed underneath for shock absorption. The wheels were made of the hardest wood, and the spokes were all made of steel.The axles and pins were also made of steel, and bearings were used—at that time, bearings could be regarded as a high-tech product.These improvements have greatly increased the strength of the carriage body, making it lighter, more durable, and more reliable. Qi Hu is very satisfied: "It is not a problem to pull a dozen people in a carriage."

Han Peng patted the car body and said, "I just don't know how much cargo it can hold."

Yang Menglong said: "I asked for at least one ton...well, that's like four general cannons."

Zhong Ning exclaimed in surprise: "Four big general cannons! That weighs two thousand catties, can it be loaded?"

Yang Menglong said: "You will know if you try it?" With a gesture, several soldiers carried sandbags and put them on the car, stacking them one by one.A bag weighing one hundred kilograms, a full twenty cars were dumped in one go, like a small mountain.Then, someone came and harnessed the horse, waved the whip, and the horse moved forward with all its strength... Under everyone's surprised eyes, the hill actually moved little by little. Although it was very slow, it was indeed moving forward. Move ahead!Yang Menglong shouted: "Bring another horse here, it's too slow!" So he added another draft horse. The two draft horses used all their strength, and the wheels turned creakingly, carrying a full ton of weight. The heavy carriage moved forward slowly.The speed is not very fast, only about six kilometers per hour, but no one finds it objectionable. It is a miracle that it can still move while pulling such a heavy thing!

Qi Hu watched the carriage creaking forward and turning flexibly, he couldn't help but be overjoyed, and exclaimed: "That's great, it's really great! A normal horse-drawn carriage can carry [-] catties and it's already top of the sky. It’s worth four cars! With it, our army’s supplies will be able to make up for it!”

Yang Menglong said: "It's too slow to pull a camel...Come on, bring a camel and try it!"

So, an unlucky camel was brought over, put on it, howling and pulling the heavy carriage forward... Not to mention, it walked faster than the horse, once again proving that "a skinny camel is bigger than a horse" "This sentence makes sense.Yang Menglong smiled and said, "Don't use horses in the future, use camels to pull carts!"

One camel supports two horses, and the camel does not have to drink water and eat grass every day like a horse. It is so easy to take care of, anyone will choose to use a camel.Qi Hu stroked his beard and said, "Of course it would be great to replace horses with camels, but we don't have so many camels..."

Yang Menglong said: "If you don't have one, buy it! I have already raised thousands of horses and thousands of cows, and raising a thousand camels is nothing!"

Okay, you are the boss, if you want to raise camels, we will raise camels!Wuyangwei immediately took action and set aside special funds to purchase camels.The current Wuyang Guards can be said to be rich and powerful. If they want to get some horses, furs and other things, they don't have to go all the way to the border. They only need to spread the word, and a large number of merchants from outside will take notice. Take large quantities of tea, refined salt, silk and other fine goods to Yulin and Datong, sell them at a high price, buy them at a low price, sell them back to Wuyangwei and sell them at a high price. Each time you go back, you will get twice the profit. And buying it from these merchants is actually cheaper than going to the border to buy it yourself!No, Wuyang Wei just let it out that he was interested in camels. Within a month, groups of squealing camels were trafficked back from the border area. They let them choose without any effort. Wuyang Wei They gathered together a thousand camels.There is no need to be depressed about the camels that were almost not chosen by Wuyang Guard. They are very popular. Many mine owners or grain merchants are waiting with drool. As soon as Wuyang Guard finishes picking them, they pounce on them. Come up here, pick here and there, bargain...

Based on the calculation of one ton of goods per cart, 150 four-wheeled carriages can deliver 150 tons of supplies to the front line at a time.No matter how prodigal the Heluo new army was in the war, so much supplies were enough for them to squander for quite a long time.Yang Menglong was still not satisfied, so he ordered another [-] carriages, and asked everyone to find a way to make them into cooking carts. There are a batch of cooking vehicles that can light a fire and cook anytime, anywhere, and provide hot meals for everyone, which is definitely a benefit for soldiers.However, his kindness stumped everyone, moving the kitchen to the car?This is too difficult!
Yang Menglong doesn't know if there is any difficulty in forcing others. He is only responsible for providing funds and formulating plans. As for how to solve the problem, that is the job of his subordinates, so he will not worry about it.

Replacing inefficient wheelbarrows and two-wheeled carriages with efficient four-wheeled carriages and studying cooking carts, these two logistical reforms received full support from the soldiers, who were so excited that they shed tears and said: "It turns out that our General Xiao Yang It's so rare to be so reliable!" However, Yang Menglong's third plan made everyone dumbfounded.

"Recruiting female soldiers!?"

Qi Hu stretched his neck, Han Peng opened his mouth wide, Xue Siming's eyes swelled up, and the tridents of the Heluo New Army all stared at Yang Menglong stupidly, with incredible expressions on their faces, as if they were looking at a monster from an alien planet!

Yang Menglong nodded firmly, affirmatively and firmly: "Yes, recruiting female soldiers!"

Qi Hu took a deep breath, forced a smile, and asked, "Why do you want to recruit female soldiers?"

Yang Mengjing pointed to a group of soldiers in the barracks who were yelling loudly and venting their excessive energy on sandpit, rope net, balance beam and sandbags, and said: "It's all male soldiers, don't you think this is too much?" Is it a little monotonous? Brothers, our Heluo new army is now seriously yang and yin, and we must adjust it!"

Qi Hu almost didn't vomit blood: "Nonsense! Military training is the most masculine act, and the army's first priority is masculinity. Let a group of women laugh and curse in the barracks and show their faces in public. How decent!"

Han Peng said: "Since ancient times, those who bring women into military camps will die. This is an iron discipline!"

Wang Tiehammer, who hadn't said much, finally said: "My lord, no matter what decision you make, I will support you immediately, but I can't agree with you on this one! Recruiting female soldiers to fight, Aren't you slapping us in the face?"

Xue Siming said in a low voice: "Our men are not dead yet, do you need to recruit female soldiers?"

Yang Menglong shouted: "Damn it, when did I say that I would use female soldiers to fight!"

The four old subordinates asked in unison: "You don't need female soldiers to fight, why do you recruit them? Huh?"

Yang Menglong gestured and said: "A lot of soldiers are injured after every battle, and they must be taken care of, and women are naturally more careful than men. Don't you think it is a very good choice for them to take care of the wounded soldiers?"

Qi Hu said with a dark face: "Our medical soldiers can also take care of the injured Paoze!"

Yang Menglong snorted: "Just them? Hmph, it's not that I underestimated them. With their rough style, it's not bad if they didn't kill the wounded soldier! His uncle, I will never forget that they poured the whole bottle of alcohol The taste on my wound!" Touching the faint wound on his forehead, he felt lingering fear.In the battle of Daling River, he was shot through the helmet by Oboi with an arrow, the arrowhead pierced his forehead, and the wound was deep enough to show the bone. Pour alcohol on the wound, almost hurt him to death!

When mentioning this, both Xue Siming and Wang Tiechui felt sad. They were all more or less injured in the Battle of Dalinghe, and naturally they could not escape the hands of those medical soldiers. The feeling was unforgettable!The most unlucky person was Xue Siming. A long wound was scratched on his arm by a sharp arrow. The arrowhead was rusty and might have been soaked in fecal juice. Medical soldiers rushed over to disinfect him immediately and then cut out the wound. Rotten flesh, but forgot to inhale ether for him, so the warrior could only watch the careless soldier cut and cut on his arm with a silver knife, and finally used a needle to sew up the wound like sewing clothes. ...At that time, he was in so much pain that he just wanted to grab this guy by the collar and smash him into a pulp!He smiled bitterly and said: "The knives of those medical soldiers are more powerful than the bows and arrows of Jiannu!"

Yang Menglong said proudly: "So, it is necessary to recruit some female soldiers, at least the female soldiers will not be so careless!"

Qi Hu still looked unhappy: "We can definitely strengthen the training of medical soldiers, there is no need to recruit a group of female soldiers just to take care of the wounded!"

Yang Menglong pouted: "How to train? When those guys fight, they go to the battlefield with horizontal knives to kill people, and when they get off the battlefield, they use scalpels to kill people. How to train them? Anyway, I don't have the ability to train them well!"

Now Qi Hu was speechless.In fact, this is also the disadvantage of having multiple roles. At that time, the Wuyang Guards were short-handed, and the medical soldiers were also used as soldiers. A horizontal knife prevented the water from splashing in. It was no problem at all to knock down five or six big men. Copying a knife and going up to kill people, and copying a scalpel to save people after the beating, such a half-hearted medical soldier is even more unreliable than Yang Menglong!After being injured, many soldiers would rather deal with it by themselves than go to the ambulance, because those medical soldiers are really scary!

It can be seen that it is still necessary to recruit a group of female soldiers. In the end, everyone discussed and decided to recruit 27 female soldiers first, and set up the shelf of the field hospital, so that the wounded soldiers can no longer be tortured to death like this.As for the age of the female soldiers, it is more relaxed. It can be between [-] and [-] years old. In this era, these are older leftover women. It is a bit difficult to marry. I believe there will be many older leftover women willing to come to the military camp to try their luck. of……

(End of this chapter)