Dairy products are important foods that cannot be obtained for the grassland nomadic cavalry.

The development of dairy products and military rations is an important auxiliary to the military development of nomadic peoples.

So after Guo Peng was well-off, he began to learn the Mongolian food making techniques.

He ordered the large amount of air-dried meat and dairy products to be carried by the cavalry and eaten with them.

Mongolians pay attention to efficiency and convenience in marching and combat.

They will air-dried a whole beef meat. A cow can make about twenty kilograms of air-dried meat and stuff it directly into the beef's bladder. A cow's bladder will turn into a food pack.

The cavalry put the bladder on the horse's back and was like leading a cow to fight.

This kind of beef can meet the needs of the human body in a day, and it is definitely very sufficient for soldiers to supplement protein.

However, this kind of meat has a hard texture after being air-dried, and people with poor teeth cannot eat it. They also need to soak it in hot water to eat it. It requires a fire and easily expose the direction, so it is not used frequently.

Mongolians generally do not use air-dried meat during mobile combat, but use air-dried meat during long journeys.

After entering the state of war, during mobile combat and surprise attacks, the Mongols used more dairy products.

Dairy products are portable and have small weight. They can be eaten without raising fire and have a high calories.

This kind of thing can quickly recover your energy by eating one piece and supplementing a lot of protein and fat. It is simply the only energy supplement on the battlefield. It can be said to be another magic weapon for Mongolian cavalry.

Next, of course there is horse milk. Mongolian cavalry will eat horse milk directly, so when they fight, they often carry some mares that are breastfeeding together.

Therefore, when the Mongols fought, they did not have high demands for logistics, at least they did not have high requirements for logistics under the system dominated by the Central Plains army and infantry.

The Central Plains Empire's army paid attention to the three armies' advance before they could move their food and grass, and the logistics requirements were very high.

The Mongols carried logistics with them.

The extent of the impact of logistics on war is understandable by a normal person.

Therefore, the logistics of Mongolian cavalry wins frequently when fighting is a very important key point.

Imagine that the enemy's army took off its heavy armor, dismounted, put on light clothes, was burying a pot to make rice or simply preparing for meals, when the Mongolian cavalry suddenly attacked.

The attacked army did not even know where the Mongolian cavalry came from.

East? South? West? North?

Mongolian cavalry did not make fire when they had meals, and there was no smoke from cooking, so the enemy could not observe it.

When the enemy observed the appearance of Mongolian cavalry, it was too late to set up defense.

The cavalry roared and the charge could be completed in an instant at a distance of thousands or hundreds of meters.

When the enemy's army was not ready for combat, and had not even put on armor and had not received any weapons, the Mongolian cavalry had already rushed over and killed all directions.

How can there be a reason to be invincible?

High-speed maneuvering, extremely low logistics needs, and elusive combat methods.

This caused countless enemies whose logistics could not keep up with it to the death when facing the Mongolian cavalry.

This logistics model that transcends the times is indeed enough to crush many backward armies with logistics, and is directly reflected in the outcome of the war.

After Guo Peng controlled the grassland, he began to grazed in large quantities and had a certain base of milk production sources, and began to manufacture this type of [grassland ration] - air-dried meat and dairy products.

He asked people to study and make portable dairy products such as cheese and equip them with cavalry troops in Pingzhou and Mozhou, allowing them to achieve flexible tactics of high-speed maneuvering.

He believed that giving his cavalry a model of logistics would further promote the cavalry revolution of the Wei Empire and take the threat of the cavalry of the Wei Empire to a higher level.

On the vast plains, it is absolutely a very terrifying thing to fight against such cavalry.

However, because this kind of ration is currently expensive, it is generally not for infantry use, but only for elite cavalry units that need to perform special tasks.

Therefore, this ration is not well-known, and many people do not know that Wei Jun has mastered the way to make this ration.

However, based on this, Guo Peng's policy of plowing and sweeping the caves was implemented.

Equip the cavalry with air-dried meat and dairy products, maneuvering at high speed in the cold and dry northern grasslands, elusive and accurate strikes every discovered grassland tribe and defeats it in battle.

The plowing and sweeping cave policy was very successful because of the equipment of this food.

Now, Guo Peng is also accelerating the improvement of technology, striving to make dairy products with longer shelf life and lower cost as soon as possible, which can be equipped for infantry troops in the plains.

That was another revolutionary change for the mobile combat of the main infantry of the Wei army.

In any case, the progress that can slightly reduce the high demands of the army for logistics supply is revolutionary.

Guo Peng thought a lot about the army.

He insisted on bringing the treatment and training mode of the army to a modern level infinitely closer, and also taught the army to read, teach the army what a family is and what a country is, trying to get the Wei army to break away from the attributes of the feudal army, move towards the modern army, and become a very reliable military armed force.

Wei Jun finally lived up to his expectations.

In Guo Peng's eyes, the Wei army, which was subject to military rules and emperor's orders as the highest instructions, had already had the taste of memory.

With this army, he felt that he could challenge any enemy of this era.

If it weren't for traffic restrictions, he really wanted his army to fight with the Roman legion to see who was the king of land warfare.

Afterwards, Guo Peng took Guo Jin to visit the military's kitchen, food warehouse, daily supplies, today's menu, etc., and told him the importance of giving the military good food.

Guo Jin smiled and said, "I feel that the food in the army is not worse than what we eat. There is also food, meat and vegetables, and there is nothing short of anything. In this way, there is no need to worry that the army will not be able to win the battle."

"The army is the foundation of your rule. They eat well and it is very important to you."

Guo Peng patted Guo Jin's arm: "When you eat in the future, don't forget to think about whether the army has eaten or not, whether it is full. If this kind of thing is not handled properly, it will be very serious. Do you understand?"

"Yes, my son understands."

Guo Jin nodded seriously.

When Guo Peng and Guo Jin came to inspect, Zhao Yun accompanied him. Guo Peng walked in front and talked with a group of quarantine officials. Guo Jin and Zhao Yun followed behind and were also talking.

Zhao Yun's eldest daughter Zhao Kelan agreed to serve Guo Jin as a concubine and served Guo Jin for a while. There has been no news of her pregnancy yet, which makes Zhao Yun quite worried.

Whenever he saw Guo Jin, Zhao Yun would ask about his daughter out of his father's concerns, for fear that his beloved daughter would not serve Guo Jin well.

Guo Jinze smiled.

"Kelan lives well at home. She is gentle and considerate to me. Nu Hong is also good at making it. I have a few new clothes she made for me. I feel very comfortable wearing them."

Guo Jin showed Zhao Yun the clothes he was wearing: "This is what Kelan did. I think it's great. General doesn't need to worry about it."

“That’s good.”

Zhao Yun smiled and said, "When Kelan was at home, she felt quite spoiled. I didn't stay at home often, so her mother loved her very much, so I was very worried that she would not serve Your Highness well, and even contradict Your Highness."

Guo Jin laughed.

"No, even though the general is relieved. Although I am busy with official duties, I will pay attention to the idea of ​​taking care of my family. Since Kelan promised me, it is my family. I will take care of her and pay attention to her, so that she will not be wronged in vain."

"So, thank you Your Highness."

Zhao Yun felt quite old and comforted.

The topic is over, and Guo Jin also asked Zhao Yun about something he wanted to know.

"The general has fought with his father very early, right?"

"Well, yes, I followed His Majesty to fight for more than twenty years."

When Zhao Yun talked about this topic, a hint of pride appeared on his face.

As one of the few elderly people who have survived from a veteran of Yuan Dynasty and have now held high positions and held power, Zhao Yun is indeed worthy of being proud of this.

“So many years…”

Guo Jin asked with a smile: "General Zhao still remembers what the army ate when they marched and fought in wars at the earliest times. Have you ever been hungry?"

Zhao Yun touched the beard on his chin, pondered for a while, and nodded slowly.

"At the earliest times, I was indeed hungry. At that time, I was not as good as I am now. At that time, His Majesty was still the Captain Huwuwan of the former Han Dynasty. He had no power. Although his status was not low, he had no power beyond military affairs.

At that time, there was a time when the food supply was allocated by the court, but it never had enough money. Many soldiers were trained heavily, but they were not easy to train when they were hungry. Many people complained about this. His Majesty could only survive by raising food everywhere.”

"So that's it... So what did the soldiers eat at that time?"

"Eat some very rough things, grains that are not shelled, and there are poor salt vegetables. Sometimes, the food is not enough, and there is not enough salt vegetables. To deal with cheating on the stomach, it is considered to be a slaughter, and I will never have an empty stomach.

Later, it became much better. His Majesty made a great reputation. He could steal food from the grassland and trade with the Wuwan people to exchange for some food. He would never let us be hungry anymore, but he still couldn't control it when he was hungry."

Zhao Yun shook his head.

Guo Jin found it strange.

"Since you have something to eat, why do you still go hungry?"

"That was the time to quell the Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun's rebellion. At that time, the entire Youzhou was in chaos. We fought from Shanggu County to Youbeiping, and even to Liaodong County. How could the transportation be compared with now?

Even if there is food, the road is muddy or hindered, there is no way to deliver the food to the front line. When it is delivered, it will be eaten soon. The food will be difficult to transport the next food. It will not be safe until we finish the war."
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