Chapter 1504 The general is indeed a genius
It was just a joke between the two on the road, which added a lot of fun to the journey along the way.
The group left Chang'an and headed straight to the front line of the border.
The marching speed on the road was not slow, and it took only a dozen days to walk most of the way.
It’s just that God does not follow others’ wishes.
"General, the snow in front of him has not melted yet, stretching for hundreds of miles. The weight of food and grass may not pass here." The scout who was responsible for the exploration of the road ahead reported this day.
It is said that the main section of the road to the border front is covered by heavy snow.
The food, supplies and supplies cannot be passed smoothly.
"I understand." Zhao Chen and waved afterwards to signal him to go out.
In the camp, Cheng Chumo did not wait for anyone to look at Zhao Chen.
If the food and grass are too heavy, it is a very serious matter for the army.
Without food and grass, it is difficult to move forward, whether it is a man or a horse.
Even if they abandon the food and grass they carry now.
To recruit in the surrounding prefectures and counties, you still need to go through here.
But under the heavy snow, the war horses could not pull the food and grass at all.
"Zhao Da, what should I do now?"
"Do you report the situation here to Chang'an?" Cheng Chumo and Zhao Chen asked.
Reporting these things has no effect at all.
Could it be that the officials in Chang'an can clear the snow here?
"It's covered with heavy snow in front of us, I'm afraid we will find it difficult to meet with the border troops in a short period of time."
"But the current situation is still mainly safety. Otherwise, we should wait until the snow here melts before leaving!" Li Ke also spoke.
Nowadays, they can only wait for the snow to melt here.
But no one knows when this will be waiting.
The rest of the tent did not speak, but they were also filled with a strong sense of worry.
Although this time it is about garrisoning troops on the border to guard against Yuan Gaisuvin's attack.
But everyone knows that this is not that simple.
If the army cannot leave for a long time, it is easy to cause other things.
And they have time to make sure that they march.
If there is no movement, it is easy to cause trouble.
"General, why not send people to the front to open the way. No matter what, we can't waste time here all the time." A general bowed to Zhao Chen and said.
"No need." Zhao Chen shook his head.
The scout said that heavy snow stretched for hundreds of miles and people were driving the way. So when did it take?
I guess the snow will melt when they clear the road.
"But General, if we don't open the way, how can we move forward?"
"The army has been blocking here, and we cannot explain to the court." Another general spoke with an anxious look on his face.
"Don't worry so much, I have a solution here."
"General, do you have a way?"
"What can I do with the general?"
When Zhao Chen heard that he had a solution, all the generals in the tent had their eyes lit up.
Cheng Chumo and Li Ke also stared at Zhao Chen tightly.
Zhao Chen said there was a way, but there must be a way.
In fact, they just couldn't imagine it now.
"You go and choose a few woods, then nail them into a tic toe, hang the wood on the horses with a rope, and then place all the food and grass on the wood." Zhao Chen said to everyone.
"Is this useful?" a general asked.
After all, I have never seen or heard of such things.
"You'll know if you go and try it." Zhao Chen didn't explain too much to everyone.
Only when they personally experience these things can they understand their uses.
Although I felt strange, everyone still left the tent.
Cheng Chumodu and others found a few woods and nailed them into a tic toe-shaped shape as Zhao Chen said just now.
Then he hung the wood on the horse.
He tied all the food, grass and supplies that were originally placed on the war horses to wooden racks.
"Zhao Da, what should I do now?" Cheng Chumo ran to Zhao Chen and asked quietly.
"Just drive the horse forward." Zhao Chen and Cheng Chumo said.
"It's that simple?" Cheng Chumo looked disbelief.
"It's that simple!" Zhao Chen nodded with a smile.
Although he found it strange, Cheng Chumo still led the horse and drove the horse into the snow.
"Is this really OK?"
"With so many things on this wooden shelf, you'll have to fall into it all?"
"That's right? How can this horse drag after it gets stuck?"
"The general's method seems a bit unreliable!"
The generals whispered to each other, and saw Cheng Chumo driving his horse into the snow, his face was filled with suspicion.
But things were not as they imagined.
Even though he had placed a lot of food and supplies, he did not fall into the snow.
The war horse was in the snow, dragging the baggage forward.
I didn't see any difficulty either.
"this……"
"It's really OK?"
"What the hell is this? How could it be so powerful?"
"This thing is called a sled. The wooden board is wide and the area of stress is large. The pressure will be reduced. If this thing is placed on it, it will not completely fall into the snow."
"So the war horses can easily walk forward with these things." Zhao Chen explained to everyone.
"sled?"
"The area of stress?"
"pressure?"
No one of these things has ever heard of.
Although I don’t know what Zhao Chen is talking about, everyone thinks it’s amazing.
After all, right in front of them, these foods that would have been trapped in the snow were easily pulled away by war horses.
This also solved the difficulty in front of them.
"The general is indeed a genius. We have never seen such a method before!" A general showed respect.
The others also looked at Zhao Chen with admiration.
"Let everyone follow this method and put all the food, grass and supplies on the wooden boards. We will rest here for one night today and continue to rush tomorrow morning." Zhao Chen said to everyone.
"Yes, General." Everyone responded in unison.
The difficult things have been solved at the moment, so everyone is naturally full of morale.
Then the generals led the soldiers to start making simple sleds frantically.
Early the next morning, all the sleds needed were ready.
Everyone embarked on the frontier again.
...
"sled!"
"Boy Chen's guy is really smart and has solved the dilemma of heavy snow in just a few pieces of wooden boards."
A few days later, the emperor in Chang'an received a report from the front line.
I saw the news that Zhao Chen used a sled to keep the army moving forward.
The emperor was also extremely shocked.
At the same time, he is more confident that Zhao Chen leads his troops to the front line of the border.
"His Highness of the King of Han is really a talented person. If we encounter this situation, we will probably have to wait until the snow melts." Fang Xuanling bowed to the emperor and said, his face full of sighs.
Fang Xuanling thought that if he had encountered such a thing, he would have been helpless.
But in Zhao Chen's eyes, such difficulties seemed to be nothing more than a trivial thing.
Not even a day was delayed.
The army will set off again.
Thinking of Fang Xuanling here, I couldn't help but sigh.
Chapter completed!