Chapter 406: The King's Western Inspection: Prisoners come out of the mountains, food supplies
The mighty mountain breeze blows by, the trees in the mountains and fields sway gently, and the fragrance of palms floats in the air.
"...Bertard, thank you for your hard work."
After a few breaths of silence, Shulot looked at the warrior commander with an apology on his face. Then, he decisively returned the rich multi-grain dumplings to Pimon.
"Pimeng, how many dumplings like this do the prisoners eat in a day?"
"Your Majesty, it depends on how fast the prisoners can go."
Pimen looked at the calm Holy Eagle Warrior Commander carefully and answered respectfully.
"The commander of the Ezpin Army stipulated that the prisoners were not allowed to carry food with them and were not allowed to leave the team in search of food. Violators would be whipped twice for the first time and executed for the third time. There was only a warrior camp every thirty miles where food was supplied.
In each camp, the escorting warriors can eat enough, but the prisoners can only receive food once."
"Well, one camp thirty miles away is quite reasonable."
Hearing this, Xiuluo nodded. Due to the lack of heavy-bearing vehicles, the steady marching speed of the infantry group was between thirty miles and sixty miles per day, depending on the load and terrain.
"However, the captives are all mountain people who are good at walking. They don't need to carry equipment or food, and they don't have to carry heavy loads. They can walk at least fifty miles a day."
"Exactly, Your Highness is wise!"
Pi Meng nodded in agreement and continued.
"The commander of the Ezpan Army ordered that the food was limited and only one grain dumpling was provided for each meal. If the prisoners could travel ninety miles a day, they could eat three dumplings; if they could travel sixty miles a day, they would be able to eat three dumplings.
You get two dumplings. But those who are less than sixty miles away only get one dumpling, and they have to be scolded and whipped by the warriors!"
"Ah? Only one dumpling for one meal? Travel at least sixty miles in one day?"
Hearing this, Shulot was startled. Walking thirty miles on a grain dumpling was as difficult as the Chinese saying goes, "One grain of rice passes three passes, three grains of rice climb a mountain." He walked six miles a day.
For ten miles, the calories supplied minus the consumption must be an absolute negative number. And when the captives walked three to four hundred miles from the depths of the southwest mountains to the Apa City, they all had to lose weight. Losing two kilograms a day would be light weight.
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Thinking of this, Shulot frowned slightly. He looked at Battalion Commander Pimon.
"Pimeng, the food supply for the captives is somewhat short. If we march with hunger like this, some of them may not be able to make it to Apa City."
"Ah! Your Majesty, the commander of the Ezpin Army said that the mountain people are unruly and fierce. They can only have hungry stomachs and exhaust their strength every day so that they will not have unnecessary thoughts. As for the old and weak who starve to death,
Originally, I couldn’t survive in the mountains and forests.”
Pi Meng scratched his head, looked at the king carefully, and tried to defend himself.
"Besides, Your Majesty, the food in the camp is not enough! There are now seven thousand royal troops deep into the southwest mountains. The Coca chief has brought two thousand Guakili warriors to Palm Bay, where they are arresting everyone.
No, gather the refugees. Captain Ezpan personally led two thousand warriors to guard against the Colima tribes in the west in the wild mountain village. Then there were one thousand warriors stationed in the Hand Snake Basin. As for the remaining two thousand canine warriors,
It is necessary not only to maintain a long food route, but also to monitor groups of refugees coming out of the mountains..."
"The Hand Snake City was burned down by Captain Black Wolf, and all the food along the way was burned... There is a serious shortage of food in the mountains, and there is no way to transport it!"
Hearing this, Shulot was silent and nodded silently.
Now the starting point for the transshipment of grain is Apa City. The grain team traveled 150 miles on the flat land to reach Kanhe Village here. Then it entered the mountains from Kanhe Village and walked 120 miles on the flat mountain road to reach Hand Snake City. It continued for six more miles.
Ten miles to the Yeshan Village where Ezpan is stationed. Then, starting from the Yeshan Village, walk one hundred twenty to thirty miles on a rugged mountain road to reach Palm Bay where Coca Cola is located.
To transport food from Apa City to Palm Bay at the forefront, the Wang Army has to travel a full 450 miles! And the farther back it goes, the more difficult the mountain road is and the greater the transportation losses. The most important thing is,
All the villages along the way were burned down by the black wolves. There was no food available in the area and had to be transported from the rear to feed the gathered Tekos mountain people.
"Black Wolf, my Black Wolf, you are too cruel..."
Shulot thought for a moment and sighed helplessly. Ezpan's approach was right. He must squeeze the mountain people's physical strength to the limit and let them come out of the depths of the mountain forest at the fastest speed and with the minimum consumption. Otherwise,
, once famine spreads, more people will die.
"Your Highness, the first three hundred miles of mountain roads are difficult to transport grain. You can follow General Ezpan's settings. The Apa Plain has a flat terrain, so it is easier to transport grain. Once we reach Kanhe Village, the next one hundred and fifty miles can be done.
Give the mountain people enough food and let them repair themselves before continuing the march."
Bertard speculated on His Highness's thoughts and suggested with a smile.
"Yes, I will do as you say!"
Shulot nodded seriously and looked at Pimon.
"Pimeng, the Guards Corps has escorted a batch of food over with the army. All this food will be allocated to you, and there will be more food delivered later. Starting from Kanhe Village, the food supply for all mountain people will be doubled! Then the weak mountain people will be provided with food.
The people and children were selected, formed into a separate battalion, and marched according to the standard of thirty miles and one day! Well, this is the king's order!"
"Ah?! Follow your will, Your Majesty!"
Pi Meng scratched his head and bowed respectfully. He thought about it and tried his best to compliment.
"Your Majesty, you are as powerful as a brown bear, and you also have the kindness of a brown bear. You do not advocate killing like a jaguar. You are a sacred giant bear!"
"I am the sacred bear?..."
Hearing this, Shulot's face was expressionless. He had never heard such a compliment before, and he didn't know whether it was sarcasm or not. The king looked at the other person's sincere eyes for a while, and then nodded slowly.
"Okay, go down! Pimon, settle the prisoners. I will remember you!"
"Ah! Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Pi Meng was so happy that he knelt down on the ground. He kowtowed a few times and went about his work excitedly.
"Food...food...food from the mountains..."
Shulot stood there and continued to think. He looked towards the Colima Mountains to the west and asked in a deep voice.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Bertard, what are the various ministries in Colima doing? Have they sent envoys here?"
The warrior commander thought about it for a while and shook his head.
"Your Highness, the various ministries in Colima should have completed the mobilization of their militia and are defending themselves. The last time they sent an envoy was four months ago, expressing nominal compliance."
"Choose two Tekos guards who are proficient in the language and send them to Fire River City!"
Shulot thought for a moment and made a decision.
"The army is going south to attack the Palm Family and destroy all the tribes in the Alkomen Mountains. Fire River City must be terrified at this moment! The Fire River Plain has always been famous for its fertility. It can produce two crops a year. There will be no shortage of food in Fire River City. Order them to hand over
A year's worth of grain for 20,000 people will be transported to the wild mountain village where Ezpan is located as tribute for the army going south! Tell them that if they don't pay, tens of thousands of the royal army will continue to march westward and burn down Huohe City!"
"Follow your will, Your Highness!"
Hearing this, Bertard's eyes lit up. Fire River City is only two hundred miles away from Yeshan Village. If enough food can be provided from there, Cocker's red frog warriors can continue to capture or gather refugees along the seashore. Frontline
The food supply will be much easier.
The warrior commander immediately arranged for an envoy to take pictures and letters with the kingdom's seal and go to Fire River City. When everything was arranged, he returned to the king and asked softly.
"Your Highness, if Fire River City refuses tribute or even sends troops to attack, what will the royal army do?"
"If they refuse tribute, or dare to send troops..."
Shulot looked at the towering mountains to the west. The rumored Fire River City stood on the fertile volcanic ash plain. To the north was the Colima volcano, which was four thousand meters high, and there was a giant rich iron ore buried hundreds of meters deep underground.
There are red volcanic rock walls there, as well as countless tribal villages, and it is the ancestral land of the 200,000 Western Tekos tribe.
The king's eyes gradually became darker, and a strong desire to conquer arose in his chest.
"If they don't hand over the food, we will get it ourselves! Even if we cannot take down the strong Fire River City, we must let the fertile Fire River Plain be filled with flames!"
A long wind swept across the sky, and the mountains and forests swayed silently. The warrior chief looked at the king's profile and sniffed the scent of the wind. The fragrance of palm fell into his nose, but it smelled like gunpowder smoke.
