"Hei Lang, the next goal of the army is to attack southeast and conquer the adobe village near the river!"
The bonfire was blazing, and the night was already dark. After arriving at the Snake Lake Village camp, Shulot met the generals, had a banquet, and comforted them one by one. Three days passed in the blink of an eye. And it was not until today's dinner was over that he returned to his handsome tent.
, summoned Hei Lang alone and told him the next war plan.
"Adobe Village is located at the mouth of the lower reaches of the Adobe River. There are hundreds of Totonak canoes, which continuously transport food and supplies to the Jinwan City area. As long as the alliance army conquers this port, the army
The stronghold can cut off the retreat route of more than 30,000 Totonak coalition forces in the Jinwan City area!..."
"We want to keep these more than 30,000 people here completely. Therefore, this attack must be fierce and swift, like a wolf attacking a rabbit, without giving the Totonac people any chance to react!"
"I obey you, Your Highness!"
Hearing this, the black wolf Toltec raised his head with a fierce fighting spirit on his face. He clenched his fists on his chest and responded in a deep voice.
"Your Highness, I am going to mobilize the legion warriors, mobilize the troops from various tribes, and lead the troops myself! ...The Lord God has witnessed! Within seven days, I will do whatever it takes to capture the adobe stronghold!"
Hearing Hei Lang's request, Shulot raised his brows. He looked at Hei Lang's eager eyes, pondered for a moment, and then gave his serious instructions.
"Hei Lang, you are now the commander-in-chief of the legion, and you will conquer one side for me. I will leave this expedition to you, but you can't attack the stronghold yourself like you did during the Northern Expedition!..."
Hearing this, Hei Lang opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but he heard His Highness's new instructions. This time, there was an obvious smile in Shulot's words.
"...Besides, seven days is too much! Counting from the time when troops are dispatched from Hewan Village, I can only give you three days!"
"Uh! Your Highness, three...three days?"
"What? My black wolf, can't you do it?"
Black Wolf's forehead suddenly became sweaty. He looked embarrassed, clapped his fingers, and answered hesitantly.
"Your Highness, three days ago, thousands of Totonak warriors were stationed in Adobe Village. It took a day to send troops from Hewan Village and camp at the foot of Adobe City. This military village faces the river on two sides and the sea on the other.
It is the main trunk of the Adobe River, the tributaries of the Adobe River to the west, and the tidal flats of the coast to the east, so we cannot deploy our troops..."
"If the legion wanted to attack the adobe village, it could only attack the city from the wider north. The Totonac people worked hard for a year and built a solid wooden wall on the north side, surrounded by two circles of wooden fences, and another
Two small villages were built..."
"Your Highness, I have carefully calculated the seven-day period... The main reason is that the kingdom does not have a navy in the East China Sea. It only collected seventy or eighty canoes from the local city-states. The Totonak people have
Hundreds of war boats control the coast and rivers..."
Hearing this, Shulot's brows relaxed, and the smile on his face became a little wider.
"Oh! You have calculated the seven-day period carefully. Not bad...very good!"
"Hei Lang, when I came east this time, I brought 12,000 people. Four thousand Guards Corps and eight thousand Yuyan Corps. The Yuyan Corps belongs to the alliance and can be regarded as our ally. I am going to let them station here.
Between here and Nishui City, maintain a large army food route to suppress the rear. And of the four thousand imperial guards, I will give you two thousand to join the siege of the adobe village!"
"Ah! Give me two thousand guards to attack the city together?"
Hearing this, Hei Lang looked happy. He thought about it and said confidently.
"Your Highness, if you give me two thousand Throwing Pioneer Camps and equip them with enough 'magic spheres'... I will be sure to capture the two small villages and the main adobe village within five days!"
"Haha! Promise! Black Wolf, I will not only give you two thousand throwing vanguards, enough caltrops... but also give you another artillery battalion! And with them, three days is enough.
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Having said this, Shulot raised his head slightly, showing strong confidence. This time he sent out troops, but he brought over ten bronze mortars. Each mortar was equipped with a new type of weapon that fired four hundred rounds.
Gunpowder. And these mortars will also stay on the Totonac coast, and eventually follow the warriors' long-distance fleet to the Cuban Snake Island in the Eastern Caribbean Sea to meet the incoming European fleet.
"Another...artillery battalion?"
Hearing this, Hei Lang thought for a while and asked doubtfully.
"Is it the same as Tupa's artillery battalion?"
"No! The artillery brought this time is thicker, shorter, and heavier! It can fire thirty-pound stone bullets. Not to mention the wooden village by the river, even the city wall of Jinwan City can be directly blasted.
collapse!"
Shulot reached out his hand and patted the black wolf on the shoulder, smiling.
"Hei Lang, tomorrow morning, I will take you to see these heavy artillery, which have been transported two thousand miles from the capital of Qin Congcan! The dangerous White Snake Hill City finally surrendered under their bombardment!
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"Ah! Thirty pounds of stone bullets? How big must that be!..."
Hei Lang stretched out his fingers in surprise, and after counting for a long time, he still couldn't figure out how big it was. However, he was clear that the wooden walls of the adobe village would never be able to withstand such heavy artillery.
"Your Highness! If there are such heavy artillery, then three days of siege on the city is indeed enough! I will assemble all the armies, take the artillery camp the day after tomorrow, and lead the army to set off! ... Well, how many miles can these heavy artillery travel in one day?"
"This kind of Thunder God mortar weighs one thousand kilograms and requires ten people to carry it. It can only travel more than twenty miles a day."
"God bless you! It will take one day to assemble the troops. It is sixty or seventy miles from the Snake Lake Village camp to Hewan Village, and it will take three days to march. And it will take another day to send troops from Hewan Village and set up camp at Adobe Village.
It will take another two days to attack the stronghold, including the messenger's reply... Your Highness, within ten days, I will be able to bring you news of victory!"
"Very good! Black Wolf, I'm waiting for your good news!..."
Black Wolf pinched his fingers, making calculations while making a promise. Shulot looked at the calculating Black Wolf with some surprise in his eyes. He promised loudly, pondered for a moment, and then asked another question.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Hei Lang, I haven't seen you for more than a year... I once said that when I see you again, I will test your literacy progress."
"Uh! This, that... Your Highness, the army is about to set off. I have to go back to prepare and plan carefully..."
"Oh! Then wait until you come back after winning and take the writing test again!"
Shulot smiled slightly and nodded. A smile suddenly appeared on Black Wolf Toltec's nervous face. However, after just a few breaths, his smile solidified.
"Hei Lang, as the commander-in-chief, although you have priests to help you with calculations, you still have to be familiar with marching and logistics. There is still some time tonight, and I just happened to come to test you on some simple calculations..."
Shulot looked carefree, glanced at Black Wolf with a smile, and asked in a deep voice without giving the other person a chance to speak.
"The army under Jinwan City has 28,000 people. Each warrior in the army needs at least two kilograms of food every day. According to the kingdom's practice, a batch of food is transported every 20 days. And 40% of the food consumed by the army comes from
The other 60% were sent from Shushe City, a journey of 120 miles. The other 60% were sent from Shushe City, a journey of 540 miles..."
"Each civilian can carry 120 kilograms of food on his back and travel 30 miles a day. They will consume at least 1 kilogram of food rations every day. So, based on the furthest camp of Shushen City, from the rear to the front line of Jinwan City
For supplies, one group of civilians will go back and forth every 40 days, and one batch will take place on the 20th. Two groups of civilians need to alternate... Counting the rations consumed by the civilians going back and forth, how many civilians are needed to maintain the logistics of the army? "
Hearing the first half of His Highness's description, Hei Lang was confused, at a loss, and at a loss. But when he heard the subsequent questions, he felt relieved. The war priests who accompanied the army had already provided him with detailed information about the logistics transportation of the army.
After reporting back, he also recorded in his mind the number of civilians recruited.
"Your Highness, one batch of grain will be transported every 20 days. The logistics of Snake City will recruit 4,000 militiamen for each batch. The logistics of Tree Snake City will mobilize 8,000 militiamen for each batch. Taken together, each batch will be 12,000 militiamen.
People! And the logistics and food roads require two groups of civilians, that is, a total of 24,000 people to maintain them!"
Hei Lang thought for a moment and answered affirmatively, taking only a few breaths. Then, he looked confidently at His Highness, waiting for His Highness's praise.
"Well, that's good! Hei Lang, your calculations are very fast and you're all right!"
The corner of Shulot's mouth curled up, he stretched out his hand and patted Black Wolf's shoulder again. Then, without changing his smile, he asked again in a deep voice.
"The Hidden Snake Holy City of the Totonak people is more than 500 miles east of Jinwan City, so it is calculated as 540 miles. Black Wolf, after we capture Jinwan City, we will go all the way east until we attack
Hidden Snake Holy City! If the strength of the army and the logistics of food and grass transportation remain unchanged, there will still be a batch of food every 20 days, but the food road will increase by 540 miles..."
"Based on the farthest camp of Tree Snake City, after the food route is doubled, it will take 80 days for a group of civilians to go back and forth, and a batch of food will take 20 days. Four groups of civilians can just alternate back and forth. Then, when the kingdom's army reaches Hidden Snake City,
, and how many civilians are needed to maintain it?"
Hearing the new question, Hei Lang's scalp instantly went numb and his eyes went straight. This time, there was no response from the war priest that he could "learn from". He tried hard to crack his fingers for a while, but he didn't accept it until His Highness asked again.
He hesitated and stammered in reply.
"Ah! Stretching for more than five hundred miles, the food roads of Tree Snake City will be doubled...this, um, that, the number of civilians...maybe also doubled?"
Hearing this, Shulot smiled and shook his head. He patted Black Wolf on the shoulder for the third time and said meaningfully.
"A common man carries grain on his back for thousands of miles, and on the way back and forth, he will eat most of the 120 kilograms of grain on his back!... Hei Lang, when you figure out this second question, you will know why I must be there
Here, leave as much of the Eastern Totonak coalition as possible! And you will also know how many warriors you can bring with you if you continue to advance eastward!..."
Hearing this, Black Wolf Toltec was silent for a moment and nodded. He pursed his lips and whispered.
"Your Highness, I understand what you mean. From now on, I will ask the priests accompanying the army for more advice and calculations..."
"The Lord God bless you! Black Wolf, you don't necessarily have to ask the priest for advice... You can also learn on your own!..."
With a smile on his face, Shulot stretched out his hand and took a book from the captain of the guard. Then, he solemnly put the heavy book into Heilang's hands and patted the other man's shoulder for the last time.
"I just compiled this math manual, and asked my guards to copy more than a dozen of it, and they all followed it to learn it!... Hei Lang, hold it carefully. After the battle, just look at it and do some calculations if you have nothing to do.
Calculate the questions as a leisure fun... If you have any questions, you can ask me!..."
Hearing this, Black Wolf Toltec's hands trembled, and he squeezed the thick book in his hand hard, even leaving his fingerprints. He looked at the cover, word by word, and read the title with difficulty, his voice getting smaller and smaller.
"Village Priest...Mathematics?...'Introductory' Manual? First Edition...Revised by...Your Highness?!...Ugh! It's really...the fun of leisure..."
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