C1484 horse material factory (1/2)
When Guo Geli's army rushed over to the grain storage shop, he realized that this place was indeed very hidden. If someone did not tell them that there was a small col that was used to store grain, he would have definitely missed out on that inconspicuous entrance.
Only one path was covered in snow, and after three bends, it finally became clear. At the entrance of the cove, there was a simple wooden fence, and at the gate, a group of old soldiers in ragged clothes were kneeling and kowtowing.
”Master Yang! We are the old men guarding the horse material factory. Don't kill me, be magnanimous … Let me open the door for you! ”
From the looks of it, no one had used it for the entire winter, Fu Mannuofu was so excited that her horse galloped back and forth, ”Great, great! What is lacking is horse material s. The army will rest for three hours to replenish the strength of the war horses! ”
Turning his head back, he saw Guo Geli not saying a word, but using a pen to write on a book, drawing on it.
”What are you doing?” Fu Mannuofu asked in confusion.
”What is it? Of course it's to record everything you've seen and heard along the way, what a great opportunity, to see everything within Great Qing with one glance … ”
”With the first march, there will be a second attack. We are already familiar with the Songhua River and the Triple Family City's relay road. This is the information for our next attack on the Qing Empire …”
”Think about it! If it weren't for the locals guiding us, would we have been able to find such a secretive horse material field? Hehe, if we can hide the horse material, then we can also hide the soldiers. Maybe in the future, this place will be a large camp!
”Right, right. We must remember all of this!” Fu Mannuofu laughed, ”And these useless Qing Empire's army, they are simply a bunch of weak chicken, they are not even as valiant as the mountain folk and hunters, those people even dare to harass us while we are on the march, and these people only know how to kowtow …”
Guo Geli jumped off his horse and asked his personal guards to feed it. Last autumn's alfalfa grass was fermented after a winter of rich nutrients and was easy to digest. After adding the specially brewed soybean from Northeast China into the hay, the physical strength of the horse would be fully replenished.
As for the commander and the tall Arabian horses that the vanguard camp was riding, they had to feed not only the alfalfa and soybeans, but also some eggs and salt, in order to ensure the fighting prowess of the warhorses.
The entire col was filled with horses. The twenty thousand strong army and nearly forty thousand horses stretched out as far as the eye could see. The tall hay piles shrunk at a speed that could be seen with the naked eye, and disappeared without a trace.
Guo Geli and Fu Mannuofu climbed to the highest point on the side of the col under the protection of the guards and started to draw the terrain here with the brush in their hands.
Guo Geli nodded and smiled, ”Don't be afraid, I have some questions to ask you. Don't worry, we are not the enemies of the Great Qing, we are just borrowing from the road …”
”Look, isn't this the treasured blade passed down in the Guardian Families in the Triple Family City? ”He was the one who gave them to me as a token of trust. You don't have to be afraid. There's silver here to reward you …”
As they spoke, several silver ingots tumbled into the snow. The old soldiers were beaming with joy as they hurriedly held them in their arms. ”Master Yang, we can ask whatever you have to say, but we will tell you what we know …”
”Tell me the terrain of this area, do you guys know how to look at the map? Show me... ”