Chapter 1,278 Yanzhou

Zhong Ji once again took the baton to Yanzhou: "Thousands of cavalry troops attacked at night, and it was only three days' journey from Mizhi to Yan'an Prefecture."

"There are only 4,000 Shen Kuo's state troops guarding there now, and their combat power is vulnerable. As long as our army's baggage in Yan'an is burned, the army on the east and middle routes will be destroyed without a fight. Even if thousands of riders fight to the death, it will be enough to make up for the loss."

The crime of an army of ninety thousand!"

Zhang Kai nodded: "It was like this at that time, so Liang Yimi gritted his teeth and persisted, just to wait for Liang Yongneng to succeed and counterattack from Youzhou!"

Gao Zunyu was also frightened: "Liu Changzuo, immediately gather all the troops and horses of your headquarters and rush to Yan'an Prefecture! No matter what, the Yan'an Prefecture's baggage must be preserved!"

"General, obey the order!" Liu Changzuo also realized the seriousness of the situation, grabbed his leather helmet and ran out of the tent.

Su You's heart was pounding. Damn it, the situation was obviously great, why did it suddenly turn into a crisis?

Seeing Su You's pale face, Zhang Kai reached out and patted his arm: "Don't worry Mingrun, things may not necessarily happen. Since we have discovered the loophole, we can just plug it."

"Even if the attack is defeated by Liang Yongneng, Shen Cunzhong will at least still have a large city to defend. With his scientific and engineering skills, he can still be assured of his ability to defend the city."

Su You was worried: "Even if Liang Yongneng looted the surrounding area, the loss would be unbearable. Now Yan'an Mansion's supplies cannot be piled up in one city..."

"Send a telegram to Shen Kuo and ask him to organize a defense immediately. Tell him that Liu Changzuo will fly to help!"

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In Beicang Daying, Yan'an Prefecture, Shen Kuo is counting inventory.

Today we need to transport 100,000 military supplies to Qingjian City, and then transfer them to the Suide Army for transfer to Yinzhou.

Hearing that Zhong Wulang defeated Liang Yongneng, Yan'an Prefecture was also full of joy. This is the base camp of the Zhong family. Li Da, the commander in charge of the transportation, came over happily: "Mr. Manager, the folks from Guojia Village sent three hundred kilograms of

You want us to send the cured pork leg to Xiazhou as a reward for our children!"

Shen Kuo couldn't laugh or cry: "You will carry it? The proportion of baggage and weight has been carefully calculated. If you carry it, I have no objection."

"Hey!" Li Da said: "How can we find some space for half a month's rations for 100,000 people? How can we not even fit three hundred kilograms?"

After saying that, he went to work for Shen Kuo: "Isn't this the son of Erdan, the leader of Guojia Village, who became a kind of Taiwei's personal soldier? When his father was happy, he made dozens of pig legs for labor. By the way, in the past,

The rations for 100,000 people for half a month are obviously more than they are now. Why are there only 300 carts now?"

"There's really no room, why don't we throw it on the roof of the car for a while." Shen Kuo gave in: "Hahaha, the military rations in the past were just millet and salted vegetables. Sometimes there was no salted vegetables, but now there is plenty of oil and water.

Bacon, tins, sausages, flour.”

"Mix a can with a pound of rice, or a few steamed buns, plus some vegetables, tea, dried fruits, and candies. The Duke said, this is called a balanced diet. It is far more effective than three pounds of rice in the past!"

"And this car, the four-wheeled van can pull up to a thousand pounds at a time. It is only as light as the light cars of the past. This is the road... it gives me a headache just to talk about it!"

The two of them had just finished talking when a horse was riding in front of them. The leader was a middle-aged man shouting: "Management, Xia people! Nearly ten thousand Xia people are coming to attack!"

Shen Kuo was shocked: "Xia people?! How did they get here?"

The visitor was none other than Jiao Siyao, another commander of Yanzhou: "Oh, Jing Lu, don't worry about how they got here! There are always mistakes in the front, but I don't think these Xia people are regular soldiers. They are all dressed in armor."

It’s not in order, and the weapons don’t seem to be complete.”

Shen Kuo suddenly thought of something: "What about their mounts?"

Jiao Siyao thought about it for a moment: "The mounts? They all seem to be good horses, especially the white horse in the middle. The height at the shoulder must be over five feet!"

"How far is it from Yanzhou?"

"It's still fifty miles away from Jinming Village!"

Li Da said: "The thieves are powerful. How about reining in the people and entering the city to defend them?"

"It's too late. Many supplies are still outside the city and cannot fall into the enemy's hands." Shen Kuo shook his head: "If my prediction is correct, this is the remnant of Liang Yongneng's force to cross the Wuding River!"

At this time, a soldier from the telegraph class in the city also ran out with a telegraph clip: "Bachelor of Economics, urgent call from Ningxia City!"

Shen Kuo took the telegram, looked at it with surprise, handed it to the two commanders, then paced back and forth for a few steps, and suddenly stood still: "Li Da, you bring three hundred cars and make a noise, and spread the news along the way.

Just say that I am carrying rations for 100,000 people and have to deliver them to the security forces. As for the number of people... I’ll give you 1,500!"

Li Dacai read the telegram and said anxiously: "I have weak rural soldiers under my command, but the one I have to deal with is Liang Yongneng!"

Shen Kuo's expression calmed down: "It doesn't matter, the current Liang Yongneng is just a frightened bird. He has suffered a big loss from Lieutenant Zhong! Well, let me think about it... You just claim that the soldiers and horses have not moved the food and fodder first, and the army is behind.

.”

"Time is urgent, just take this loaded 300-carat! Remember to use Hachiro's flag!"

Li Da couldn't help but lose his temper: "With so much baggage, isn't that a sheep entering a tiger's mouth? Are you giving the enemy an advantage in vain?"

Shen Kuo said: "Now I have no other choice but to deceive him. When you see the Xia people, you will train on the main road under Jinming Village to block their way."

After that, he arranged for Jiao Siyao: "You take the remaining 2,500 state troops in Yanzhou and quickly go to Jinmingzhai to ambush. When the Xia people's forward is halfway through, they will rush down from the stronghold with great fanfare! Make an invitation to attack with Li Da

The state of Xia people!"

"But..." Jiao Siyao was dumbfounded: "To make a big fanfare, you have to have flags and drums!"

Li Da said: "We also need weapons!"

"Ah -" Shen Kuo took off the futou and threw it to the ground in a manic mood, grabbing his hair in pain: "What the hell is Jiyisi doing! With such a large force, are you going to be blind?! Wait, wait, wait...

"

Shen Kuo climbed up to a van, opened the door, and dropped the package on top: "Let all the van troops change their clothes! Red robes, belts, leather boots, and leather helmets!"

Li Da was dumbfounded: "This...this is Wu Lang's military supplies. Anyone who dares to mess around will be beheaded by Wu Lang!"

"Now that our lives are almost at stake, why are we worried about being beheaded?! We just have to pretend to be regular soldiers!" Shen Kuo scolded: "Also! Tie a knot in one sleeve of the uniform, and then put the wooden pole through it, isn't it a red flag?

?!Lao Jiao, I have prepared all the flags for you!"

Standing in the van, Shen Kuo saw the rolling autumn grass outside the city. Suddenly an idea came to him and he jumped out of the van: "Send someone immediately to collect the bottles and cans in the city! I'll prepare the fire oil, hurry up."

Hurry!"

There is a lot of oil in Yanzhou, and the first generation of fierce fire oil is primitive oil. In Yanzhou area, "everyone digs the ground to make a big pool, with a width of more than 10 feet, to store the fierce fire oil" to defend against the harassment of foreign invaders.

Later, Su You opened the petrochemical technology tree, and petroleum products began to be refined.

Among all products, the most popular ones are paraffin and kerosene, which were popular in the Song Dynasty; then there are lubricants and petroleum jelly, which are used in machinery, medicine, and cosmetics respectively; the remaining asphalt is used for paving, moisture-proof, and waterproof; diesel is used to prevent insects,

Kill insects.

The most useless thing is gasoline, which is volatile, flammable and extremely unsafe. Sometimes it is used by workers as a detergent and soaked in anti-rust liquid, which often causes accidents.

Its greatest function is to set fire to the enemy's pasture.

Shen Kuo is a snake oil scientist. After coming to Yanzhou, he took the initiative to study the "passivation" method of gasoline. The goal was to make gasoline as relatively stable as kerosene.

This stuff is just waste now, and there are too many of it in several chemical plants in the Yanchang Oilfield.

Shen Kuo's research on gasoline passivators is limited to several directions - gels, solid powders, and adsorbent substances.

Su You didn't know if what he finally produced was the "Molotov cocktail" of later generations. Anyway, judging from the effects of Di Yong guarding Huanzhou and Zhong'er burning iron kites, at least the arson performance was quite good.

This thing was originally invented by Shen Kuo, so it only took him half a day to lead the workers to make thousands of porcelain jars and Molotov cocktails.
Chapter completed!