"We have been walking along the bank of the Yellow River. When people get close to the Yellow River, there are people. Now all the elite Turkic soldiers have been transferred to attack Bingzhou. The remaining land in the tribe is either slaves or old, weak, and women and children. Even if there are soldiers, they are not in a fight. Although our army's total strength is not superior, it is gathered in one place and is a little weak in the enemy of the entire Turkic. However, facing the Turkic people alone, our army has an overwhelming advantage, and it is certain to win if it fights."

Liu Tong looked at Chen Ying and did not dislike him for talking too much, especially Chen Ying looked at him with encouragement. Liu Tong became more and more fluent in his speech: "If the situation is favorable, we will take down Liang Shidu in one move, which is equivalent to slashing one of the Turks' arm. At present, according to our estimates, the defenders in Suizhou City will not exceed 3,000 people. Suizhou City is low and has simple defense. Compared with Lingzhou City, it is really in the sky and underground. The only concern is that if the Turks abandon Bingzhou and concentrate their troops and attack Lingzhou with all their strength, we will definitely find it difficult to support it at that time, but it doesn't matter. Our troops are strong and the court will not sit idly by. As long as we can send troops to support it in time, we will not suffer too much loss!"

Zhang Huaiwei said: "Why can't we attack Suizhou at the beginning?"

Chen Ying smiled faintly and said, "Although the Liang Shidu capital has no soldiers but tens of thousands and is not well-equipped, if we refuse to defend the city, our army will not suffer any light losses even if we take Suizhou. So we will walk more and lure the Liang Shidu's troops out of Suizhou. If we talk about field battles, the Dingyuan Army has no one to be afraid of!"

Chen Ying naturally had the confidence to say this. The Dingyuan Army's lances used actual combat to prove to the people of the world that they were definitely a well-deserved iron army.

Xu Jingzong said again: "But now we are building a square boat, let alone whether there is time to go in time. The key is that there is not so much dry wood in Lingzhou!"

Xu Jingzong was born in Jiangnan and is really familiar with shipbuilding. The wood that has just been cut cannot be used to build ships at all. If it is wet wood to build a ship, it will easily be soaked as long as the ship is launched into the water. Even in this season, if the wood that has just been cut is exposed to the sun, the wood will easily deform, and it is not something that can be done in three or two months.

Usually when building a ship, the trees are cut down first, put them in a warehouse with excellent ventilation conditions, and slowly dry the shade. From cutting wood to completely dry the shade, it takes at least three or two years.

Not to mention two or three years, Chen Ying didn't even want to wait for three months, of course Chen Ying couldn't afford it either.

Chen Ying naturally knew this problem, and he actually had a way to solve the problem of wood drying. In later generations, there was a special drying room that could dry the wood in a very short time.

However, before Chen Ying could say this, Yu Guni said: "I thought it was such a big deal. This matter was actually easy to deal with!"

Everyone looked at Yu Guni at the same time, and Yu Guni said, "We can use leather bags!"

Chen Ying was very unfamiliar with this so-called leather bag. After Xu Jingzong's explanation, Chen Ying realized that the so-called leather bag was actually a sheepskin raft from later generations. However, after the Song Dynasty, it would kill cattle and sheep and hollow out the complete skin of the internal organs, called "Huantuo". However, in this era, it was not a complete skin bag, but a number of leather made of nitrogen was sewn together, first sealing the pinhole with fish glue, and then waterproofing with paraffin and butter.

"puff……"

When everyone heard Yu Guni seriously telling his solution, they burst into laughter.

Zhang Shigui smiled and said, "Although the leather bag can sail on the Yellow River, it's okay to carry three or five people. How can we bear the heavy responsibility of transporting the army's baggage?"

In fact, Zhang Shigui said it well. More than 10,000 troops traveled, especially those with extremely mobile cavalry. Only more than 20,000 war horses were dispatched, and they consumed 500 stones of grain every day. In addition, more than 10,000 people per six liters of grain, just food costs nearly 1,000 stones. Even if you use a hundred stone ship, you need ten ships a day. As for leather bags, being able to transport is a drop in the bucket.

Just as everyone was laughing wildly, Chen Ying nodded solemnly and said, "I think it's OK!"

Everyone was silent and looked at Chen Ying incredibly.

Chen Ying naturally would not tell them that the sheepskin rafts that ferry the Yellow River in later generations were made of more than 600 sheep, which could carry more than 50 tons. More than 50 were converted into stone units, which was about one thousand stones.

It is the only way to feed the enemy and fight to support the war. The army does not need too much material to prepare. The food consumed in ten days is enough. It is great to carry the food consumed in one month, and it is only the transportation volume of more than 30 large sheepskin rafts.

Chen Ying, a giant sheepskin raft from later generations, also saw that a heavy truck was loaded with goods weighing nearly 160 or 70 tons, and could stagger across the river with a giant sheepskin raft.

Xu Jingzong also felt that Chen Ying was a little too erratic, but Chen Ying insisted on doing this, and he let it go. If Xu Jingzong wanted to follow Wei Zheng's advice, I'm afraid Xu Jingzong would never do this.

Chen Ying learned Cao Cao's tactics in the Battle of Red Cliff, and connected several sheepskin rafts to form a larger sheepskin raft.

Some people would definitely say that if the enemy attacks fire, if more than 10,000 cavalrymen cannot protect his food, he can hang himself.

There were many people and great power. Chen Ying took advantage of the fact that it was not busy with farming at this time. The big girls and wives of the 18 towns of Lingzhou and Lingzhou were all concentrated. The leather made of nitrified was sewn into a barrel-shaped leather. After the experiment was completely sealed, the air was blown in and the valve was sealed.

Chen Ying also mobilized the craftsmen under Lin Chuanfu to work hard to build a raft. The built raft was twelve meters long and about six meters wide. It used more than 800 sheepskin airbags and put them on the raft. After experiments, such a sheepskin raft could carry more than 2,000 stones.

Seeing this result, everyone's eyes were about to pop out.

"This is OK?"

Chen Ying's brain is obviously different from that of the people of this era. Whose leather bag can hold a mast?

But Chen Ying dared to install it. He set up a triangular shelf in front, middle and back of the raft to fix the mast, forming a mast about four meters high. Wrap the tent cloth around and form a huge soft sail. At least when the wind direction is opposite, this huge sheepskin raft can sail quickly.

With sufficient manpower, Chen Ying's plan can be implemented smoothly. Just like laying dumplings, thirty-three huge sheepskin rafts were built in just three days.

Chen Ying originally planned that the troops could save horsepower and manpower and ride a sheepskin raft upstream along the Yellow River. However, beyond Chen Ying's expectations, these Lingwu soldiers would rather bump on the horse's back than ride a sheepskin raft.

Chen Ying suddenly realized that the Turks were all a group of land ducks. However, Chen Ying did not force anyone to do anything, just let it go.
Chapter completed!