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So, I have to send troops, they are afraid of the cold winter, I am also afraid, but I firmly believe that man will win, as long as we prepare properly and plan carefully, I guarantee that we will make a fortune this winter. "

"Logistics, military strength, civil servants, etc., there are too many issues, have you considered them?"

The reason why Jia Xu didn't dissuade Chen Feng was because he had already seen through Chen Feng's character. If he could persuade him, he would definitely try: "Start with the strength of the troops, how many people are you going to send out?"

"Regular cavalry, no more than [-], only cavalry, I will take all the cavalry archers."

"After the heavy snowfall, not to mention people, even war horses can hardly run. If you step down, there will be a pit. Even if you have surveyed the route now, you have set up supply points along the way.

But [-] cavalry, at least tens of thousands of horses, if you walk slowly, when will it take? If you count other supplies, you will need more livestock, have you ever thought about it. "

"The thicker the snow, the better for us. I know what you are worried about. The speed of the horses carrying soldiers and other supplies will not be fast.

But you don't know that there is a thing called a sledge, with this thing, a war horse can pull the corresponding materials.

Furthermore, when it is ice and snow, soldiers don’t even need to ride horses or run. I have already ordered people to make sleds, and the selected five thousand elite are also training. I have made sufficient preparations for marching and carrying supplies . "

"Okay, even if you solve these problems, let me ask you, how much clothes should the soldiers wear in order not to freeze to death in the cold weather.

When the temperature is low at night, how can the soldiers keep themselves from freezing.Wool blankets are indeed a good thing, but they are not enough to protect soldiers from freezing to death. "

"The feathers I ordered people to collect before have now been made into [-] pieces of clothing. I call this kind of clothing a down jacket. It is very effective in preventing the cold. I will take most of it with me this time.

In addition, the logistics department has already stocked up enough spicy things such as ginger and dogwood, and I even dried the peppers harvested this year and brought them with me.

And every soldier will carry spirits, every supply point has enough fuel, don't forget, coal is the best fuel. "

After many inquiries, Chen Feng found pepper by chance. However, this new variety brought by the barbarians in the Western Regions did not play its value.

Fuguijia cultivated peppers more as an ornamental plant. When Chen Feng bought peppers like crazy, some people began to realize that this thing might also be edible.

"You have already made a decision, and it seems that others cannot change it."

Jia Xu can be considered convinced, he himself is aware of the current situation in western Liaoning, on the surface it seems that the development is thriving, and all kinds of products are selling hot.

A large number of merchants come here to do business with goods from all over the country, but this is a troubled time, and a war may ruin everything.

Unless the army in western Liaoning has enough strength to guard this territory, or even fight out to occupy more territory, otherwise, this beautiful scene will not last for a few years.

"Five thousand cavalry, it's not too much, but it's not too much."

Chen Feng continued to describe his plan.

"Our caravan on the grassland has brought back enough information that every time winter comes, the various tribes in the grassland will disperse and live.

One is to avoid conflicts, the other is to find enough forage and firewood, and the third is that they will be busy grazing after spring, so they must occupy different pastures.

My plan is to plunder those smaller tribes. Generally, a tribe with more than 3 people may not be able to gather [-] warriors.

As long as I don't mess around, I have nothing to be afraid of.Cattle, sheep and horses, Han Chinese slaves, and young and strong men and women on the grasslands are all I need.

As long as the reputation of our army's fierceness is spread, the nearby Xianbei tribes will not dare to mess around. Even if the Yuan brothers want to move, I will have to weigh my abilities.

Hmph, I will destroy the Gongsun family in Liaodong. After our winter campaign is over, we can command the army to implement the plan to occupy Liaodong. "

"Although this plan is very risky, the benefits are obvious. Well, I agree with your plan. At that time, all the generals in the army and I will accompany you crazy."

"No, I'm not as good as Zhang He and Zhang Liao when it comes to marching and fighting and charging into battle, and I'm not as good as you Jia Xu when it comes to making plans and anticipating the enemy's opportunities.

So I need some of you to stay.I have made it clear that I must take Cao Xing and Wei Yue with me in this battle.

Xu Huang has been persuaded by me, he also wants to take a risk with me, Zhang He will leave it to you, and Zhang Liao will send troops with me.

I am not suitable for commanding a large army, but for an army of 5000 people, I believe that I can definitely command it well, and with the help of these four generals, my plan will definitely be carried out smoothly. "

"This is the safest way. If the plan changes, you can withdraw in time. There is Zhang He on the Liaoxi side, and Gao Lan on the Yanmen side.

Alright, you don't expect victory before you predict defeat. You have really considered thoroughly. Anyway, since the old man is here to make a living, he can't spare some effort. Bring your plan, and I will add it to you in detail. "

With Jia Xu's affirmation, Chen Feng was even more bold in planning this plan. The generals in the army might not understand why he was in such a hurry to send troops, but Jia Xu definitely understood.

The three thousand horse archers have made great progress after several months of training. According to the training plan formulated by Chen Feng, coupled with the unified training of the marksman Cao Xing, this group of cavalry can already shoot themselves on the galloping horse. It can be said that this is an absolutely elite cavalry.

Before deciding to implement the plan to send troops in winter, these 3000 people were isolated for training.

In addition to training various tactics every day, they also have to try to live on the horse for a period of time.Eating and drinking are all on the horses, and sometimes they don't even bring dry food, and live on the mare's milk.

After going through this kind of arduous training, every soldier's expression became a little more indifferent, and each of them exuded a fierce air.

Cao Xing didn't know Chen Feng's painstaking efforts until the training was over. In his impression, no general had ever trained his precious cavalry like this.

You know, in the past few months, more than 1000 war horses have been trained and disabled. This is the result of special attention of the soldiers.

"Although there are only 3000 people, they are enough to resist tens of thousands of Hun bandits."

Cao Xing felt the blood in his body start to boil, he hadn't felt this way for a long time.

"If you follow the tactics arranged by the lord, don't talk about fighting hard, you can drag the enemy to death even if you drag it slowly, hehe, Huns, I, Cao Xing, are coming again..."

In a heavily guarded valley, Chen Feng was discussing with a group of craftsmen. Whether the plan to send troops in winter can be implemented smoothly depends on how effective these sledges and sledges are.

"This is the sledge we built according to the drawings provided by the lord."

An elderly carpenter pointed to a few logs on the ground and said: "According to the master's request, we will make a unified production.

There will not be too much deviation between the same parts, and the parts on one sledge can be removed and installed on another sledge.

At the same time, this kind of sledge is easy to assemble. Although it is not heavy, it is very strong and can generally be used for about a month. Once it is damaged and cannot be used, the useful parts will be removed, and the rest will be burned on the spot. The production of the sled is even simpler. , now within ten days the amount specified by the lord can be reached. "

"These two things are relatively simple in structure and have fewer parts, so it is not difficult to build."

Chen Feng tried his best to guide his craftsmen to carry out assembly line production, and he had already invented a unified measuring tool, so the production efficiency of similar objects was very high.

Not to mention the sledge, even the output of swords far exceeds the previous way of making.

"Everything is ready, the only thing we need is the east wind. It depends on when the snow will fall."

Chen Feng felt that he had almost prepared everything he should have prepared, but before that, he had to make his soldiers familiar with this way of fighting.

"It is said that Zhang He, Zhang Liao and others are coming. Anyway, it is still early, so we will come to a few exercises. As long as the soldiers are familiar with this method of warfare, we will save a lot of trouble in winter..."

Chapter 84 The Coming of Winter 2

The use of sledges and sleds is a skill that must be mastered by the soldiers selected for this expedition.

When necessary, they even had to make sledges or sledges out of all the materials available at hand.At the same time, Chen Feng also ordered the craftsman camp to make a batch of snowshoes as soon as possible.

These untechnical equipment looks so ordinary, but when it is time to use it, everyone understands the power of these equipment, and the soldiers are full of confidence in the next plan to dispatch troops.