Chapter 294 Prepare for the Northern Expedition
Yan Fei did not deceive the woman, he really prepared everything.
There is Li Wenqi and many bribed palace people in the palace, so it is no problem to have them in the palace. As for those royal relatives, men are basically under house arrest in the Hall of Ten Kings. Although the women have no place to be under house arrest, they are always under the surveillance of many palace people. If anyone has any abnormal movement, Yan Fei can easily deal with it.
As for the court, basically no one dared to do anything randomly. They could see Yan Fei's strength clearly. These smart people would not cause any trouble when Yan Fei was still in control of the situation. Because they knew very well that once Yan Fei took action, no one could escape and there was no chance to hide it from Yan Fei.
They saw with their own eyes how Geng Nanzhong and Tang Ge and others were directly destroyed by Yan Fei.
In terms of military generals, whether it is Yue Fei, Han Shizhong, or Yang Zaixing, they are all loyal ministers and generals found by Yan Fei based on historical records. Their loyalty to the country and the nation has been tested by history. Of course, if anyone has a strange intention, Yan Fei also has absolute power to dismantle any opposition force.
After all internal aspects were settled, Yan Fei could finally launch a war to the north.
After appeasement, he went out to fight against foreign races. This was a traditional routine that has not changed in China for thousands of years. For example, before Liu Che's northern expedition, he also resolved the internal rebellion of the Seven Kings. Before Emperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty's northern expedition, he also settled the internal Wang Shichong, Dou Jiande and others.
This time Yan Fei is preparing to go north to wipe out the Jin Kingdom. He doesn't want to be pulled back by the big turbans when he is fighting with the aliens.
After solving these troubles, the matter of going north entered a tense state of preparation.
Although the invading legion led by Wanyan Zonghan and Wanyan Zongwang was annihilated, the Jin Kingdom did not perish. The Jin Kingdom, which destroyed the Great Liao Dynasty in the north, still existed, but its main force was destroyed.
Whether it was to complete the task or to die tragically at the hands of the Jin people when they were ashamed of Jingkang, the Han people avenged their revenge, Yan Fei would go north to destroy the Jurchens.
Before the troops move, food and grass will go first. The first thing to prepare for the Northern Expedition is material.
Yan Fei's beacon point in this time and space was set up in Bianliang City, and he could not provide logistics support along the way with the Northern Expedition Army. Therefore, it is necessary to prepare sufficient materials as much as possible.
Standard military dry food, these are military supplies ordered by Yan Fei from the modern world. China in the modern world is very peaceful, and has produced a lot of military supplies but cannot be consumed at all. Yan Fei, such as military weapons, cannot get them on a large scale because it will be checked out by the national security department.
However, if you buy military rations that are not eaten by anyone all year round, but can only be stored in the war preparation warehouse. Maybe the seller will also thank the Africans for helping with these foods that are about to expire.
This standard military ration can meet all the needs of soldiers. Compressed biscuits, canned food, dehydrated vegetables, etc. are enough to maintain the combat effectiveness of soldiers. Moreover, these things are not large in size and can carry a large amount of weight. They are mainly used after the Sixteen State of Yanyun.
In addition, the forage in food and grass is also very important. Because the most important means of transportation in this era were cattle and horses, and Yan Fei also had a large number of war horses under his command to consume a lot of forage. These things were not easy to collect in this era, so Yan Fei simply bought a large amount of bean dregs and bean cakes from the modern world.
Although forage is food for horses, if you want to provide sufficient energy for horses, you still need to have this kind of bean food full of fat. In ancient times, cavalry would carry bean bags with you when fighting, which contained bean cakes and beans to increase nutrients for the horses under your crotch before the war.
Of course, Yan Fei would not buy hay anymore, as this thing can be collected in large quantities in this time and space. So he bought a large amount of bean paste cakes to replace forage to provide food for horses.
China in the modern world is the largest soybean importer, and every year it imports amazing amounts of soybeans from all over the world. Yan Fei bought these remaining bean dregs after several oil presses. It is most suitable to feed horses.
In the modern world, China can buy drinking water from supermarkets and convenience stores anywhere, but clean water sources in this time and space are not easy to find. Moreover, the enemy will try every means to poison the water sources.
Just like when Huo Qubing destroyed the Huns, the Huns threw dead cows and sheep into various water sources to create biochemical isolation areas. This trick was used by the nomadic tribes in the north.
So Yan Fei bought a large number of water purification tablets from the modern world, and one piece can purify about 30 kilograms of water. This is enough to support drinking water for hundreds of people a day.
In addition to food and water, important logistics supplies also include a large number of various types of drugs. Among them, antibiotics such as penicillin to treat wound infections are the most important.
In the modern world, ordinary people need prescription medication documents prescribed by doctors to buy such things, and the quantity is very small.
However, Yan Fei is imported in the name of Guinea in Africa, so there is no such restriction. Moreover, the word "large" seems to be a lot, but Yan Fei bought the kind of bottled powder, which actually does not have much volume and weight.
Of course, people in this era have no resistance to drugs. A standard dose of 100,000 units of penicillin can be directly held after one injection. So after Yan Fei sent these drugs to Africa, he hired locals to dilute them. Only when the dilution reaches a point where a few hundred units can he die and thousands of units can he be taken here for use.
In addition, there are many logistics supplies such as marching tents, sleeping bags, rain gear, construction tools, lighting equipment, kettles, lunch boxes, stretchers, shoes and socks, rubber tires, etc.
Rubber tires are used for large trucks to be dragged by cattle and horses. Although Yan Fei sent a large number of heavy-duty trucks to this time and space, the distance from the north of Bianliang to the grassland is too far away, and too much fuel will be consumed along the way. Therefore, Yan Fei also equipped the army with a large number of large trucks of animal power to transport supplies.
From Bianliang City to the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, there are official roads built over the years that can barely pass through heavy trucks. However, the roads in the northern territory after leaving the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun are terrible, and the main mode of transportation has to be replaced by animal power.
In addition to these supplies, Yan Fei also equipped the army with combat supplies. The effect of the anti-spun suit did not meet Yan Fei's expectations, so it was recycled by Yan Fei. He ordered armor parts from the modern world and brought them to the craftsmen here for processing, basically achieving the level of having one set for everyone.
In terms of the steel quality in the modern world, this full-covered armor is almost invincible.
Most of the military supplies were brought by Yan Fei from the modern world, but there is one that is almost all collected and used in this time and space, that is, weapons.
The wealth of the Northern Song Dynasty was at its peak in the feudal era. Whether it was science and technology, philosophy, education, literature, art, history, etc., it could be said to be very outstanding in all aspects. Among the four great inventions, three printing techniques, compass and gunpowder appeared in the Song Dynasty.
Moreover, the handicraft industry here is extremely developed, with the world's earliest manufacturing and processing factories and superb craftsmen. Such as the Infantry Armor representing the peak level of infantry armor in the era of Cold Weapons, the Divine Arm Crossbow, the Peak of the Peak of individual long-range weapons in the era of Cold Weapons, and even the earliest gunpowder weapon and musket, etc.
Of course, the fire guns are not very useful, and Yan Fei will not equip them. The Buren armor and other armor are just like other armors, which have been unable to be used long ago due to lack of maintenance and are rare in number. The Divine Arm Crossbow also lacks maintenance, resulting in the bow string being loose and unusable. The situation of bows and arrows is similar.
However, there are many like swords, guns, swords, halberds, shields, etc., which can be said to be piled up like mountains.
Although most of them are unbearable due to lack of maintenance, the accumulated number over the years is enough to allow Yan Fei's army to change it. It also saves Yan Fei from purchasing cold weapons on a large scale in the modern world.
In order to raise all the supplies of tens of thousands of Northern Expedition Army, Yan Fei spent nearly half a month to transport a large amount of supplies back and forth between two time and space. The military camp of the Northern Expedition Army outside Bianliang City became a huge cargo warehouse, with large containers piled up one after another.
"How is the training?" Yan Fei came to the military camp outside the city and directly found his deputy. Yue Fei, who was designated as the deputy marshal of the Northern Expedition Army, said, "So many people come to see him?"
Hundreds of heavy-duty trucks rumble around the city every day to train drivers. This lively diorama has attracted great attention from the residents in the city. Every day before dawn, many people will come to see the diorama, and they can even see the sun set from dawn. The scene of hundreds of steel monsters together is very attractive.
"Returning to the national tutor, the selected soldiers are already able to master the iron armored beasts." Yue Fei responded in a deep voice, "All preparations have been completed, and the army can set off at any time."
"Yeah." Yan Fei nodded and glanced at the trucks that were still running back and forth.
It is actually not difficult to learn to drive, especially in an era where you don’t need to learn, or comply with any traffic regulations, or even worry about traffic accidents.
After Yan Fei wiped out the main force of the Jin soldiers, he selected a group of nimble soldiers for vehicle driving training. Then these people trained more drivers, which had quick results and significant results.
"How is the floating bridge?" From Bianliang City to cross the Yellow River. In ordinary cases, although you can use a boat to ferry, Yan Fei brought so many supplies and heavy-duty vehicles this time. There is no ship that can ferry them in this era, and it is impossible to build a wooden floating bridge. So Yan Fei simply brought a batch of floating bridge equipment for engineers from the modern world and built it with manpower. Only after the ferry bridge is completed can it be officially dispatched.
"It was completed two days ago." Yue Fei was surprised that the heavy steel could actually float on the water, but he did not ask recklessly. "I led people to drive across the bridge yesterday and arrived at the north shore before returning."
"Very good." Yan Fei was of course very satisfied with having such a deputy who could handle all kinds of things properly.
"I must give you a title when I come back from the Northern Expedition." Yan Fei raised his hand and patted Yue Wumu on the shoulder. "I can't refuse this time."
Before, Yan Fei wanted to confer titles to Yue Fei as the prince in the name of Emperor Maode, but Yue Fei refused. He said that his contribution was not that great, and he was definitely not as good as being able to confer titles to be kings of different surnames, so he was just a marquis for the time being. However, once this Northern Expedition was successful in destroying Jin, the prince would definitely not be able to escape.
"Marson, our army has only tens of thousands of dollars. Is it too much material?" Yue Fei did not entangle on this topic, but expressed his doubts.
Yan Fei looked at the mountains of various materials in the military camp, and chuckled and waved his hand, "Not much at all, I feel it's not enough."
Chapter completed!