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Chapter 179 Stealing Military Rations
It took two days to finally reach the northern border.
When Fu Yunyi heard that Prince Hong and his son were coming, he arranged accommodation for them early and arranged for soldiers to greet them at the city gate. When he saw the two strange cars, he didn't dare to recognize them for a moment. How could there be cars in the world that could run by themselves?
People who are used to seeing life and death can easily accept other things, so they will just sigh for a moment.
He welcomed the people into his general's mansion. The border town was not small, but because it was the border between two countries, there could be war at any time, so the population was relatively small. In the years without war, border residents could travel to each other, do some small business, and exchange some daily necessities, which was quite harmonious.
Now that Chu had mobilized its troops, the border residents of the two countries fled upon hearing the news, and the border town seemed a little empty. Even several people who worked as chores in the general's mansion had left. With so many people suddenly added, General Fu quickly asked the soldiers to go to the city to invite some people to help.
It was also the first time that Zhai Liangyu saw an ancient battlefield. It was completely different from the ones in TV dramas. It was not the bleak and dilapidated border town scenery in TV dramas. This place corresponds to the modern era and should be in Hunan or Hubei, a land of fish and rice. No wonder the State of Chu was rich and did not care about food and fodder.
After dinner, several people studied the terrain carefully. Zhai Liangyu didn't know much about other things, but he was very familiar with the terrain in Hunan and Hubei.
They corrected several incorrect positions based on Fu Yunyi's sand table map, and then analyzed the most likely location of the Chu army's granary. It had to be waterproof and easy to access, and also to prevent the enemy from burning the grain. There were too many stories of granaries being burned in history.
"We'll go up the mountain tonight and search with a drone," Hua Xiyu said, pointing to a valley. "The possibility is higher here. Prince Hong and I will take A Tu to the north hillside, and Jie'an will protect Boss Zhai on the right with cedar on the left and cypress on the right."
There were only two drones, and because the program was written entirely in English, no one else could understand it, so Zhai Liangyu had to make up the numbers.
"no problem".
So, when it was getting dark, everyone went up the mountain wearing infrared night vision goggles.
In the camp of the Chu soldiers, a patrolman just passed by and heard a buzzing sound. When he looked up, he saw a strange thing flying in the sky. Not knowing what it was, someone wanted to shoot with an arrow, but was quickly grabbed and said, "No, don't provoke unclean things at this time."
When Hua Xiyu realized that the soldier was about to shoot with arrows, he quickly raised the arrow and flew away. He had already obtained all the information he needed and did not need to stay for long. It could have been done in the camp, but the distance was too far and it consumed too much electricity, so he chose a position closer to the Chu army.
Not long after they returned to the base, Zhai Liangyu also came back. The information he brought was more comprehensive. After all, he was once a gaming expert, and his technique of operating the remote control was much smoother than Hua Xiyu's.
The pictures and videos taken by the drone were sorted out overnight, and all the defenses, troops and food supplies of the Chu army were displayed before our eyes.
General Fu was so shocked that he was speechless. No matter how many scouts he sent out, they could not get such a comprehensive survey. They were out for only a few hours and they figured it all out. It was so magical and incredible.
After finding the location of the military rations, the next problem is how to get them out.
Zhai Liangyu and Hua Xiyu came up with the same idea, "using belt conveyor".
The Chu army had a total of three large reserve granaries. The largest one stored about 3 million shi of grain, the other two stored 100 shi and 50 shi, and there were some scattered small granaries. According to overall estimates, the Chu State prepared about 40 million shi of grain.
According to the current calculation method, one dan is equal to 1 jin (16 jin = 200 liang). The three places stored a total of about 20 million dan of grain, which is equivalent to more than tons of grain according to the modern calculation method. An adult soldier consumes about five liang of rice every day. These more than million dan of grain can provide the Chu army with consumption for about six years.
Looking at Zhai Liangyu pressing the calculator in his hand, the ancients could only watch. With such a large number, the abacus beads had to be calculated slowly one by one.
"It seems that the Chu army came well prepared." If the war continues for a long time, the Nanyue Kingdom cannot afford the consumption. No wonder the emperor asked merchants to raise food.
Hua Xiyu quickly drew a diagram of the belt conveyor. If there were no belts, then cloth belts would be used. A temporary granary would be built not far from the Chu army, and the grain would be directly transported from the Chu army's granary to the temporary warehouse in Nanyue. Then the soldiers would be organized to transport the grain. The action had to be fast and it had to be completed overnight. Because it was a cloth belt, the probability of problems occurring in the middle was very high, and a large number of people would be needed to take care of it. With so many people and so many hands, it was inevitable that it would cause noise, so this was a bit difficult.
The few of them thought about it all night but couldn't come up with a complete solution. They had to steal the food quickly, and there was only one chance, so they had to think of a foolproof solution.
The final solution was to use bamboo poles as support rollers, apply oil on them to reduce the noise and make the rollers roll more smoothly.
Fu Yunyi arranged for people to start making it the next day. By the third night, all the necessary things were ready. Hua Xiyu and Zhai Liangyu checked it and found it was really amazing. The wisdom of the ancients was really extraordinary.
Because there was no electricity, they considered manual shaking. Except for being slower, the manual method was completely flawless. Even the possible problems that might arise along the way were solved one by one.
"It's perfect."
It took half an afternoon to install the South Vietnam part. At night, thousands of soldiers were dispatched, divided into two groups, Fu Tingyi led one group and Liu Jingcheng led another. Hua Xiyu and Zhai Liangyu controlled two drones respectively, and dropped anesthetics on the Chu defenders. The soldiers guarding the grain soon fell to the ground drunk. The Fu family army quickly moved out, set up the conveyor belt, and emptied the 150 million shi of grain stored by the Chu army overnight.
I wanted to empty the third one as well, but it was too late.
The Fu family army had never been so jubilant. Previously, the Pan family controlled the grain supply of the imperial court, and the military rations of the Fu family army had always been withheld. They had to rely on purchasing on the border, and the silver used for purchasing had to be paid with military salaries, forming a vicious circle. If this continued for a few more years, there would definitely be trouble.
Now, with a total of 150 million dan of grain, their previous granaries could no longer hold it, so General Fu ordered his men to build several temporary granaries. In order to avoid attracting too much attention, the granaries were built smaller and more scattered.
150 million shi of grain is not a small amount. The Fu family army was like a beggar who had picked up silver and had no idea how to store it.
The soldiers of Nanyue could finally eat their fill, but the situation in Chu was bleak as two granaries were emptied overnight.
The Chu soldiers guarding the granary were all asleep, and no one noticed. Stealing so much food must have made a lot of noise, but no matter how deep they were sleeping, no one could have woken up.
The general of Chu was so angry that he tried to hack people in the military tent, but it was of no avail. He was stopped by his deputy general. The matter had to be reported to the emperor immediately, as no one could bear such a heavy responsibility.
There is no doubt that the general was dismissed, and the person sent to replace him felt unlucky. Before, there was enough food and grass and they despised him. Now that there was a shortage of food and grass, he was sent to clean up the mess. He felt resentful, but he did not dare to be negligent. He strictly searched for the cause of the loss of food, but found no clues after searching for a long time, and finally the matter was left unresolved.
There are troops stationed on the borders of both countries, and no one dares to act rashly. The situation remains deadlocked, and a delicate balance is achieved.
It was not until this time that the Fu family army of Nanyue Kingdom finally realized their long-cherished wish of serving as soldiers and eating food.
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