At this moment, the third prince and the fourth prince were both paralyzed on the ground.
Now both of them only have endless curses in their hearts at this moment!
A curse on Zhou Guo!
Once a war breaks out, no party dares to ensure that their medicines are sufficient, especially the grasslands. The grasslands have not established a complete medical system compared to the Central Plains. How to distinguish various medicinal herbs? What is the medical system of the grasslands?
There are some medical techniques that I have explored by myself, and even witch doctors, as well as some medical techniques that have been passed down from the Central Plains.
Compared with the level of medicine in the Central Plains, it lags behind by more than a little bit.
As for healing medicines, there is an even greater shortage.
Now Zhou Guo has crammed in more than 10,000 injured prisoners for them. How are they going to treat them?
To put it bluntly, these prisoners might as well stay in the Kingdom of Zhou. If they use all the limited medicines they have brought back to these people, how will the subsequent war be fought?
As we all know, in a war, the most fatal thing is not how many people are killed, but how many people are injured.
If you die, you can get some pension, but if you are injured, it is different, especially if you are missing an arm or a leg but you are still alive. When there are more injured people like this, it will cause a huge impact on a country's financial resources.
It's a huge burden. If you can't go to the battlefield, let alone the country you belong to, you will have to support it for the rest of your life.
It would be a major challenge to the rulers if the common people knew that these people who were gloriously wounded in battle were harshly criticized.
The third prince is sure that before these prisoners came back, Father Khan just wanted to kill him. Now that these prisoners have come back, if Father Khan knew about it, he would probably have the intention of tearing him into pieces...
Cunning and despicable Central Plains people, he no longer believes in any country of etiquette!
fraud!
They are all liars!
…
At this moment, the swindlers could not hear the third prince's curses. These swindlers were crazy with joy. Not only did they no longer have to dig holes, but they also exchanged these nearly disabled prisoners for a large number of cattle.
Sheep and horses.
Su Chong immediately wrote to the Emperor of Zhou for instructions to increase the cavalry by two thousand, keep the sheep for food, keep a small number of the cattle for farming, and rush the rest to the capital.
The State of Zhou was blackmailed by the State of Chu last time, and now it can be said that it is not very wealthy. With so many cattle and sheep, it can be regarded as a small fortune.
For a long time, the army will have enough meat to eat.
As for what their neighboring grassland people outside the pass thought, they, the Zhou State, had nothing to do with it. At this time, a group of shameless generals from the Zhou State climbed up the towers and looked in the direction of the grassland camp from a distance. They sincerely sighed: "Good people
a peaceful life!"
Song Ning walked into Su Zhong's residence, looked at Su Zhong and said: "Marshal."
Su Zhong, who was at his desk sorting out battle reports, raised his head and said with a smile, "You did a great job this time."
Song Ning smiled and said, "Everywhere, the marshal is working hard, and the general is just talking."
Su Zhong also smiled and said: "Without your smooth talk, no matter how thorough my plan is, there will be no way to implement it. I am too strong and fierce, and what I lack is the smooth talk of a Confucian general like you."
Song Ning smiled and said, "More than 10,000 prisoners have greatly increased the burden on these grassland people, and they now only have more than half of their troops. Although our army's firearms have been exhausted, if we fight on the grassland again, we already have
Fully confident.”
Su Dian nodded and said, "The firearms of our army are far different from those of the Chu State, and their power is also very different. This time it can be said that we have the advantage of the other party not knowing the strength of our army. If we fight next time, our army will not be able to
It’s time to use firearms on the grassland. Even if we use firearms, we won’t have the same great victory as last time.”
Song Ning said: "Firearms are becoming more and more important, but the general thinks that our army can't just grab firearms."
Su Zhong asked: "What do you think?"
Song Ning said: "It is rumored that the Chu army can see very far and can throw firearms extremely accurately. Wanyan Department suffered a lot because of this. These are also what our army lacks."
Su Dian nodded and said: "I have heard about this too. It is said that the Chu State can accurately throw firearms into the prairie cavalry who are galloping on horseback. Not only can they see very far, but they can also control the timing and control the grassland.
The prediction is also particularly accurate."
Song Ning smiled bitterly and said: "We, the Zhou State and the Chu State, will be in peace from now on. If not, I'm afraid there will be no chance of victory."
Su Zhong said: "If the Wanyan tribe can continue to fight with us in the Central Plains, then we and the Chu State may become allies, but it is a pity that the grasslands are showing signs of fatigue now, and there will only be one lord of the world in the future.
.”
"I heard that many of the archers and crossbowmen in the army have excellent ears. Those with strong ears can even hear the approximate number of enemy troops several miles away. I should select more such talents in the army, although they are not as good as those in Chu State.
It’s caused by the gaze, but it’s still much better than nothing.”
Song Ning cupped his hands and said, "Let's do it now."
…
five days later
Chu army camp
In the handsome tent
The commander's tent was quite lively today, with Zhao Hongyu, Yan Guang, Xiao Ye, Xu Qing and Xiao Ruxue all here.
Everyone gathered in front of the sand table, and King Xian said: "There is news from the State of Zhou that the State of Zhou has also developed firearms, and combined with fire oil and strong wine, almost half of the enemy was wiped out."
Everyone in the camp except Xu Qing and Xiao Ruxue were surprised and said, "The Zhou Kingdom actually has firearms?"
The Xian Wang looked at Xu Qing and Xiao Ruxue and said, "You two are quite calm."
Xiao Ruxue said, "Xue'er told her father a long time ago that Zhentian Lei is a big firework and it will be very easy to make. Moreover, Xue'er and Xu Qing have long studied and compiled together how to defend against Zhentian Lei.
method, so of course you don’t have to worry.”
The wise king smiled and said, "Xue'er still has the foresight."
Xiao Ruxue immediately said: "There is Xu Qing, father, and Xu Qing. Xueer just provided Xu Qing with an idea, and Xu Qing completed most of it."
The Xian Wang glanced at Xu Qing and said, "Okay, I'll give him a credit as well."
Xu Qing just lowered his head silently. It was not surprising that the King Xian had a bad temper for more than a day or two.
The Xian Wang continued: "Yes, Sky Thunder is a big firework. To be honest, as long as you can make fireworks, it is not difficult to make Sky Thunder. It's just that the Thunder Thunder of Zhou State is still inferior to that of Chu State."
It’s hard to flatter a horse, so don’t worry about it for now.”
"But even such a thunderbolt caused a big loss to the grassland people who didn't know the situation. Now because of Zhou's firearms, the situation on the battlefield has changed again. The grassland has lost troops and generals one after another, and now it has to face two people.
If a country attacks, no matter how we divide our forces, it will be very difficult. The battlefield is changing rapidly, so our Chu country’s tactics will naturally change as well."