Chapter 436 Speed ​​up

Of course, Li Xiang also admires this General Niu very much. If General Niu's moral character is not up to par, Li Xiang will definitely find an opportunity to push him out. He can handle such big things, and such things are still possible. Can it be done?

Later Li Shimin also hinted that in order to ensure the success of the Eastern Expedition to Goguryeo, if Li Xiang was dissatisfied with the people in the army, he could replace them at any time. However, Li Xiang also knew Niu Jinda and Su Dingfang, who were also regarded as powerful generals of the Tang Dynasty. , no need to replace it at all.

When they arrived at the military tent, Niu Jinda was the only one who was not here. Everyone else was already sitting on the floor. Niu Jinda thought that Li Xiang was the prince of the royal family, so he had to pay attention to enjoyment in some things, but he didn't expect that Li Xiang was here. Here, too, people sit on the floor, and everything is according to wartime standards.

"At the end of the day, Niu Jinda went to see His Highness Taisun and thanked His Highness for the sword!"

Niu Jinda had heard about the swords sold by Zhi Da Bao many times and wanted to buy one. However, the problem was that the queue time was too long and the number sold each month was limited. He waited until the time of the expedition. On this day, it was not my turn.

Everyone in the Niu family has tried their best, but everyone wants good things, and you can't get them just because you want them. Moreover, the Niu family is not the top powerful person in Chang'an City, and many people will not come to curry favor. them.

What's more, the people queuing up are not ordinary people. If you want to move your name to the front, you may offend the whole family. The guys at Zhi Da Bao don't dare to do such a thing, so Niu Jinda is also very Depressed, I didn’t expect that on the first day after I was born, the treasured sword I had been asking for was already on my body.

"General Niu, please wake up. What are you talking about? Now we are brothers who eat from the same pot. If something happens to me on the battlefield, I have to rely on General Niu to save my life. A precious sword. It doesn’t matter, everyone who follows me knows that as long as they follow me on an expedition, a sword and a horse are a must.”

Li Xiangxu helped Niu Jinda get up.

Look at the people in the room. Basically, everyone has a precious sword. I originally thought the legend was false. After all, the value of this sword is very high. The cheapest one can be sold for more than 4,000 yuan. If you follow Li If the elephant goes out to fight, he will give one as a gift. So how much does Li Xiang have to spend?

So Niu Jinda thought it was not true in the past, but now that he saw everyone in the tent holding a hand, he naturally believed it. There is no doubt about the ability of our grandson to make money, and everyone spends money wisely. , What kind of people’s hearts can’t buy this precious sword?

For military generals like them, although they also love yellow and white things, when they go to the battlefield, who wouldn’t want to have a sword in their hands that can cut iron as well as clay? This may be equivalent to their second or third life. When you and When the enemy is fighting, you can cut off the enemy's weapon with one knife, and then take the life of others, and then your own life will be saved.

Combat with cold weapons is different from hot weapons. If you really kill the enemy by a thousand, you will suffer eight hundred losses. When it comes time to lead the troops to kill the enemy, they also hope to have a better chance of survival. Who is willing to throw their lives away? What about on the battlefield? This sword is equivalent to several extra lives. Li Xiang uses this to win people's hearts, which is considered to be delivered to the hearts of these people.

After everyone was done, today's meal was served, which was basically the same as what the soldiers ate. Li Xiang had a variety of cans in his system, and today's first meal was canned soup.

Niu Jinda could tell that although this stuff was not pure meat, it was very fragrant, especially the canned soup, which had so many good seasonings in it that everyone ate it to their heart's content.

Of course, he felt that just after leaving Chang'an, the army's supplies were normal. After passing Luoyang, there might be less supplies along the way. Even the generals in the army would not be able to eat better than they do now.

But he forgot that the leader of this army was Li Xiang. When fighting in Tuyuhun, thousands of elite soldiers under Cheng Yaojin lived on canned food. Although they could also find some supplies on the grassland, the problem was how to cook. It takes time. There is nothing better than eating canned food. At that time, the emphasis was on speed.

Although there are now 200,000 people, Li Xiang's points are not in the minority. Feeding these 200,000 people does not put any pressure on Li Xiang at all. In order to reach Goguryeo as soon as possible, Li Xiang has already given it to the officials below. I gave the order to speed up as much as possible.

As for these cans, system soldiers were naturally sent there early. Every time when cooking, the cook only needs to boil a large pot of water, then throw the cans and various vegetables in, and His Highness also sends someone to deliver them. We all threw in the various condiments according to the quantities mentioned by His Highness, and the fragrant soup came out immediately.

The cooks only need to find ways to get some dry food, and their work has been slowed down a lot, so they can eat fresh dry food for every meal, instead of having to eat a meal of dry food for several days as before. Later, the dry food was even harder than a stone and could break a person's teeth.

At that time, many people were no longer willing to eat, but if you didn't eat, you wouldn't have any food in your stomach, you wouldn't have any energy when walking, and you might fall behind in the end, let alone go to Goguryeo to perform meritorious services. If you are caught by the supervising team behind you, you may be judged as a deserter, and there will be no place to cry at that time.

Li Xiang was different from others. After eating, he urged everyone to go down and rest. Around the big tent, a small tent was arranged for each general. The kind of camp bed inside was never seen before. , but it was very comfortable to sleep on. Although various soft items could be spread on the ground before, the feeling was still not as good as this camp bed. Niu Jinda also studied this camp bed for a long time.

We discussed it during the meal just now. Although forty miles per day is a rule of the imperial court, we can save time in other places. In addition, the soldiers eat and drink less, so we can travel fifty miles per day. Don’t underestimate the number of miles per day. Traveling ten miles of land, if you count it to a month, this is a lot.

After careful consideration, the other generals believed that Li Xiang's proposal was correct. When the army set off from Chang'an City, Goguryeo's spies had already received the news. If we could arrive ten days in advance, what we would gain...