Chapter 47 Transporting Grain

After Tian Gang killed Hei and the soldiers were dismissed to rest, Ying Yi called all the officers above the Baihu official level to come to him.

"Right now, we are training here, and there are more than 3,000 people who say too much or too little. It may not attract attention." Sitting around the fire, Ying Yi's face was dim and bright in the firelight: "So to the surrounding environment , we need to understand it in a timely manner.”

He glanced at everyone: "Tomorrow, select some capable soldiers who are good at riding from each thousand households to form a scout team, and send them out to monitor the situation within ten miles around at any time. It is tentatively decided to be a hundred households. As for the hundred scouts Do you have any opinions on the selection of household officials?"

Officers, look at me and I look at you. After thinking for a while, Zhou Li spoke first: "Sir, what do you think of Zhang Shi?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone's eyes fell on Zhang Shi.

"Then...then what..." Zhang Shi was a little at a loss.

Zhu Bingkun also smiled and said: "My lord, I also think Zhang Shi is suitable. He is a hunter and is the most powerful in hunting and tracking. No wild animal in the mountains can escape his eyes."

When the officers heard this, they felt it was reasonable. They all nodded in agreement.

Ying Yi smiled and said: "Okay, then Zhang Shi."

Zhang Shi said hurriedly: "Your Majesty trusts me, and my subordinates will not let you down."

Ying Yi nodded: "I believe you."

Then he said: "Scouts are the eyes of the army. Once a scout team is established, it is often the most dangerous to monitor the surrounding environment, look for enemies on alert, and even be the first to engage with the enemy. Therefore, the salary of the scouts has been increased five times, and the training requirements have also increased. The highest. Don’t want it if you don’t have the ability.”

"Tomorrow, pick out the scolds first, and I will practice them myself. Practice while practicing."

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Picking a scout isn't difficult.

As I said before, when choosing soldiers, the main body of the army should be honest and honest. However, the scouts are different. In Ying Yi's opinion, the scouts must choose the thorn head. Because scouts often experience battles with very few people, their abilities are not based on military formations, but on their personal abilities.

Generally speaking, these more than 3,000 soldiers and horses are all honest and responsible people. But among honest and responsible people, there are always those who stand out a little bit. Easy to pick out.

A hundred and twelve people were selected from an establishment of one hundred households in only half an hour.

Then of course comes training.

Ying Yi came personally for the training of the scouts.

The so-called thorns are often characters who think highly of themselves. God is the eldest, the second is the second, he is the third. The most direct way to convince such a person is to tell him that you are stronger than him. There is no problem with Ying Yi.

It is easy to say that Ying Yi is so powerful that he is unparalleled in the world.

The basic training for scouts does not focus on military formations, but on killing techniques and strength.

Ying Yi doesn't know any killing techniques or martial arts. But he has a strong body and has experienced many killings. In addition, he has observed the killing methods of Zheng Wu and others, and he has gained some insights after experiencing it. In terms of guidance, I can’t say how good the effect is, but it’s not bad either.

This group of scouts is of urgent use.

He had promised Pu Tiechui before that the iron materials would be transported to Bibo Valley within three days. The iron material is still buried underground in Ye County. In addition, the food and grass that three thousand soldiers and horses would consume were also buried underground in Ye County. This time I came out with only three days of dry food. If I didn't get food from Ye County, I would starve to death.

The first task of this group of scouts is iron materials and grain.

Therefore, they only trained for one day and took a rest when it got dark. At that time, Ying Yi called him up and he personally led the team and drove thirty carriages quietly towards Ye County.

Speaking of which, Ying Yi lacked everything, but he didn't lack money, and he didn't lack much chariots and horses. The carriages and horses of Ye County and the carriages and horses brought by Jinyiwei to transport military pay, there are more than 200 draft horses alone. Several dozen more horses were seized from the bandits, plus Dongchang Fanzi's fifty horses, which was enough for the time being.

At this time, the scout team had one horse and thirty two-horse carriages, and quietly headed towards Ye County.

On the way, Ying Yi called Zhang Shi over: "You should go ahead with the men with two small flags to see if there are any obstacles near the county seat. If there are no obstacles, there is no need to report them. If there are any abnormalities, report them immediately."

"Here!"

Zhang Shi shouted in a low voice, and two scout teams with small flags came out and quickly left.

Then Ying Yi sent out another scout with a small flag and placed it in the south to pay attention to the movements in the south.

Perhaps due to good luck, I didn't encounter any trouble along the way and arrived at the county seat of Ye County very smoothly.

When everyone saw this county town that had been burned to ashes, they couldn't help but feel a little sad.

Without hesitation, he arrived at the original county government office and quickly found the entrance and exit of the cellar.

"Open."

Ying Yi waved his hand, and the soldiers scraped away the loose soil, revealing a door panel. When the door panel was opened, a burst of suffocation rushed up, making the person unable to breathe easily.

"Wait a moment." Ying Yi said.

Food like food has the function of respiration. The cellar is not ventilated, and the oxygen inside is thin. It needs to be ventilated for a while before it can be transported.

After waiting for about a moment, Ying Yi said: "Move the grain and iron materials quickly, don't delay!"

There is a large amount of grain stored in the cellar, but not much iron material. Zheng Yunzhi once told Ying Yi that the total iron material was only fifty thousand kilograms. How much is fifty thousand kilograms of iron? A mere forty tons (calculated as one pound, sixteen taels, one tael, fifty grams). A two-horse carriage can be easily pulled away by only twenty or thirty vehicles. This time Ying Yi only took 10,000 catties, which was enough for five or six carriages.

More carriages will still be used to transport grain.

His hands are quick and his feet are quick, especially when Ying Yi does it himself, he is even faster. Not long after, thirty carriages were filled, the cellar was restored to its original state, and they immediately returned to the original route under the cover of night. And Ying Yi walked last, carrying a small flag and erasing the traces left by the carriage and horses, extremely cautious.

Don't blame Ying Yi for being cautious.

The things in the cellar of Ye County can be said to be his lifeblood. It must never be exposed. Without the 200,000 shi of food and the iron materials here, even if Ying Yi had the power to reach the sky, he would be a clever woman who could not cook without rice.

When we returned to Xiaowangzhuang, the sky was already turning slightly white. If you travel by car, two trips back and forth is not a problem. If you are alone, it is not a problem to make seven or eight trips or more than ten trips. But there was nothing we could do about the thirty fully loaded carriages, which were extremely fast.

Fortunately, there was no accident.

Ten carts full of grain were unloaded and the rest continued. It needs to be transported to Bibo Valley. The scout team was tired after a night, so they were temporarily allowed to rest. Ying Yi asked Zhou Li to summon a group of well-rested and energetic soldiers from a hundred households to accompany Ying Yi to transport grain and iron materials.

At noon, it was transported to Bibo Valley. There is no way, the road in the mountains is too difficult.

By the time we returned to Xiaowangzhuang, it was already sunset in the afternoon.

The scouts had already rested, and Ying Yi didn't rest either, so he continued training. At midnight, it was another trip to Ye County. While collecting food supplies, the scouts were also rotated for practice. And as time goes by, during the process of collecting supplies every night, the range of activities of the scoundrels gradually increases.