Ming Dynasty and New Rome and Infinite Magic Machine

Chapter 1505 Meat Stew

The cavalry, where are the cavalry.

Everyone is thinking about this problem.

There were cavalry in this battle, which is why both sides formed chariot camps. If there were no cavalry, then each side should have spread out 1000 people on a 5-kilometer-wide skirmish line, which would have been the best way to fight. Because everyone has two legs, if they really charged, it would be hard to say whether anyone would be able to catch up with the other, so it would be the best choice for everyone to spread out on a skirmish line to start the battle.

So, where is such a large group of cavalry hiding?
If they don't come out, these scattered soldiers, including Shangluo, can be slowly bled out until the Northern Army is wiped out.

After all, due to some unspeakable reasons at the time but very clear now - Guayuan did not exchange many artillery pieces, but invested the funds in exchanging for better rifles.

Now the reason is clear. There are no cannons to steal from friendly forces, but it is more convenient to choose the gun yourself.

The weapon chosen here was not an ordinary smoothbore rifle, but the large musket that was used to attack the shield vehicles was also moved here. A distance of 100 meters is already quite far for ordinary rifles, but for the large musket it is not only within the ideal range, but also within the range of breaking armor and shields.

The rifle teams that followed the skirmishers began to shoot directly at the Union troops behind the chariots. A piece of wood could not stop a high-speed projectile that was lengthened and enlarged. Even at this distance, the rifles could aim at the structural parts of the chariots and hit key and vulnerable parts such as the axles.

"So what about the cavalry?" Shangluo was also thinking. If the cavalry didn't come out, these scattered soldiers in the front would be enough to shoot the Northern Army to pieces.

While Shangluo was looking for cavalry, sporadic northern troops would occasionally try to come out of the chariot formation to disperse these scattered soldiers with close combat. But none of them had eaten, and they encountered the Jinyiwei, Xiaolingwei, and watermelon people who were really good at fighting. If they fought for more than three moves, a golden light would burst out, and the remaining equipment would also burst out.

[What the hell. Didn't they exchange cavalry? That shouldn't be the case.] Apollonia didn't understand. If no cavalry showed up at this time, the battle would have to end today. Both sides only fought one round.

If one round is called a round, the Northern Army sent a shield car once, and the Southern Army sent skirmishers forward once. The shield car was blocked by the Iron Man Army, but the Southern Army's heavy firepower skirmishers could not stop it at all.

The killing power of hunger is still too great. If the Northern Army had not been hungry, it would not have been like this if they had put all their efforts into a counterattack. But now that they are hungry, these well-trained watermelon people can knock down all the Northern Army soldiers who rush up with a single shot, so they can't fight back.

"Oh" Suddenly, Shangluo heard the familiar sound of horse hooves, "Sure enough, it's time to come."

After 35 minutes of skirmishing and shooting, and more than 100 soldiers were knocked down, the rumbling sound of horse hooves finally appeared in the distance. It was the Wild Hunt troops from Prussia, who were playing the guest cavalry in this battle. They crossed thousands of mountains and rivers in the spirit world and rushed here to cooperate with this training. The cavalry of both sides were all played by the Wild Hunt this time.

The cavalry in the spirit world can just kill the weapons made of phlogiston without harming the students in the flesh. In addition to providing deterrence, it is also quite safe. You can't find such a good group performance anywhere else.

At the same time as the Northern Army appeared, the Confederate cavalry responded to the changes on the battlefield from another direction.

Shangluo's phone also rang. It was Han Xingzhi calling: "Oh, by the way, big brother, I'm so hungry. Do you have any food? I'm leading the way for these wild hunters, and they have no food to eat. I'm starving to death."

Strictly speaking, it was against the rules to make a phone call, but Han Xingzhi was not calling to pass on orders or intelligence. The tactics had already been planned. He was just too hungry.

"There's food here. Eat it after you finish this run - you won't starve to death, will you?"

"It's not a big problem. I don't touch the ground anyway."

He was sent there by Shangluo. Because his curiosity caused a heavy artillery to fall into the water, Shangluo sent him to travel with the Wild Hunt Cavalry - in fact, Shangluo had wanted him to go a long time ago, but just didn't find the opportunity.

Because as a Xuan cultivator, one of his main uses is to deal with these memetic lives. Earlier in the Holy Forest of Lake Nemi, he could walk alone because he could easily communicate effectively with memetic lives. These wild hunters can't speak, but Han Xingzhi can act as a translator and can also directly convey Shangluo's orders.

The order given by Shangluo was also very simple. Just counterattack when the other side sends out cavalry. Even if it is a one-for-one exchange, the Southern Army will win in the end. Because the Southern Army is now full and can fight all the way until night. Although the Northern Army is not starving yet, as long as they keep in contact with the skirmishers and hang on the front line, they will definitely surrender at night.

This is the plan - Shangluo has planned such a macro structure, and the specific tactics are still directed by each college.

He only planned for one day, because he would go back after today.

If this plan could work, it would be a great thing - although it would be a bit cruel to the students of the Northern Imperial Academy to let them die of starvation, he had no choice but to do it.
However, things did not go according to Shangluo's plan.

"Huh?" To Shangluo's surprise, the cavalry of the Northern Army did not charge, but entered the camp from the rear. It seemed that they did not receive an order to attack, but had just entered the battlefield.

Han Xingzhi, who was preparing to intercept, came back empty-handed, so he continued to patrol the flank of the battlefield as planned.

When the Northern Army discovered that the cavalry had returned to the camp, they also began to retreat. Even though they left dozens of people behind to cover their retreat, they still went back.

[Strange. They gave up the formation and retracted it. Wouldn't they still have to starve? When they were in formation, they could still hold each other back. If they retract now, won't they be suppressed all the time?]

"Could it be? Huh??? Ah!"

【So that's it! 】

Shangluo and Apollonia simultaneously saw the Northern Army's solution to the problem.

Those cavalrymen who had just arrived at the battlefield did not come empty-handed. They came with resources! Large and small bags were carried on the backs of those Wild Hunt cavalrymen, and you could see a lot of sausages with your naked eye.

In the distance, Wen Yuan was looking more clearly from a high place with a telescope. He was afraid that he had seen it wrong, so he rubbed his eyes and looked again:
“Hey guys!” He shouted to Gao Shiyu next to him, “You guys ordered takeout, right?!”

"Hehehe~~~ You didn't say we can't order takeout, right? We sent the cavalry out to purchase supplies, and they were just delivered. I was afraid you would find out, so I kept it a secret until now."

"It seems. It seems that it is not impossible."

This is not a violation at all. Because the role of cavalry on the battlefield originally includes collecting supplies, so it is quite reasonable to ask the cavalry to bring back supplies. "But what did you ask these Wild Hunt cavalry to buy?"

"They didn't really understand what I was saying. I just wanted them to go buy some food because we had a lot of rice but no meat. Morale would drop if they didn't eat meat for so long. So I asked them to buy some delicious food - we didn't realize at the time that the rice couldn't be eaten directly. If I had known earlier, I would have asked them to buy more rice."

"I saw that the things they bought looked very familiar. Why were they all sauerkraut, sausages, and the like?"

"Really? I didn't say anything in particular, so they probably went to buy sauerkraut and sausage nearby. Did they buy them nearby?"

"This is not Liaodong, this is Lingbei, where can you buy these Liaodong ingredients? Could it be..."

"???" Gao Shiyu also realized something, "Hey, Wen Yuan, I heard that Europeans also eat sauerkraut, could it be..."

"Yes, these Alemanni from Prussia also love to eat sausages and sauerkraut. And pork knuckles. No wonder they came so late. It turns out they went back to buy things for you. Come to think of it, these Wild Hunt cavalrymen can't talk. They have no way to buy things elsewhere, so they can only go home and bring things to you."

In Wen Yuan's view, after the cavalrymen brought the supplies, they did more than just place them there.

They even started cooking, boiling sausages in water, roasting pork elbows over a fire, and then serving them with pickled cabbage to the starving students of the Northern Imperial Academy.

On the spot, he saw many people eating with tears in their eyes and crying loudly, because the pickled cabbage and sausages not only filled their stomachs, but also reminded them of the taste of their hometown in Liaodong.

The sun set, and both sides had their meals. The Northern Army suffered heavy casualties today, losing a large number of weapons, armor, and artillery, but they had already eaten. They also finally evolved to the Iron Age after sunset, and discovered that they could use iron pots to heat grains over fire to separate the husks.

After a day of fighting, both sides returned to the starting point - but the battle had just begun.

After both sides discovered that the Wild Hunt Cavalry could go out to purchase goods, this match was expected to turn into a kind of "borrowed goods race". How to get these dumb Wild Hunt Cavalry to purchase more goods that were useful on the battlefield became the focus of the next battle between the two sides.

Although the winner was not decided within a day, everyone has now experienced the fun of "magic" and is putting it into practice.

Shangluo also ate the food purchased by his Wild Hunt Cavalry that night.

"I say, Shangluo." Ge Lun said helplessly, "Has the game gone off the track in a strange direction now? Look at this."

Because Han Xingzhi made a more specific request - to buy canned food, these Wild Hunt cavalry actually ran to the nearby air force station and moved the canned food in stock over.

Now, in addition to frying rice and cooking, the Confederate Army could have lunch by simply roasting canned food over the fire.

"This is very convenient, but isn't the theme of this time 'Modern Theme Tactical Confrontation during the Yongqing Restoration'? What's the matter with us ordering takeout now?" Although she said this, Ge Lun's mouth did not stop. She was not hungry during the day, but she didn't eat a full meal either. Now she can finally eat her fill.

"In fact, the theme of this time is to let you experience the use of the lighthouse system and magic, and let you experience the feeling of the whole world's 'magic upgrade'. Although it is important for you to show your comprehensive qualities here, it is also very important to use magic flexibly."

Having these Wild Hunt cavalrymen deliver takeout in this snowy and icy place, or purchase supplies that are not available here, is indeed a kind of magic, and it complements the lighthouse system.

Because according to the theme setting, the lighthouse system will only provide supplies that can be reasonably obtained in this scene. But those cavalry can purchase things that are not available.

For example, people in Shangluo are eating canned stewed meat.

The so-called canned meat stew is actually luncheon meat. In the north, it is called meat stew, and in the south, it is called luncheon meat, but it is actually the same thing. They are all made by beating the meat into minced meat, mixing it with starch, and then filling it and cooking it. The canned meat stew borrowed from the Air Force Station this time not only has the usual pork, beef, etc., but also canned donkey meat stew - in theory, donkey meat stew is the main source of this dish, and this thing has been eaten since Hebei.

"This tastes really good." Shangluo has already eaten the second one.

After being roasted over the fire, the donkey meat stew provided a solid texture similar to ham sausage, as well as the tenderness and deliciousness of donkey meat. He planned to take some back home to eat slowly. He thought that maybe someone else would like this.

At noon the next day, Shangluo brought the canned food to Zhu Xianxin's office.

"You're finally here. I thought you wouldn't be able to make it in time for lunch."

"The plane is a little late."

"Come on, let's celebrate your success first. This operation was a complete success."

Although Shangluo went there as a student in name, it didn't really matter whether he won or not. He just wanted to show everyone the possibility of extraordinary power through this competition.

As a result, things changed faster than he expected - he actually hoped that the combination of these cavalry and the lighthouse system could provide a simulated battlefield, allowing everyone to demonstrate their comprehensive qualities.

I didn’t expect that in just one day, it turned into a competition of ordering takeout for each other.

"They've already started setting up machine guns on your way back."

Shangluo glanced at the real-time footage sent back from the front. He had just left for less than 12 hours. As both sides were constantly sending tireless Wild Hunts out to buy and borrow things, and were trying to communicate with these dumb Wild Hunt cavalry, the level of the battlefield had rapidly upgraded to modern times.

After the machine guns came the barbed wire.

Shangluo couldn't imagine what they would be able to borrow in a few days.
"Well, anyway, the ratings are higher now, and the show is also very effective. Everyone is watching. Come on, let me treat you to an elbow first."

(End of this chapter)