Chapter 39 I'm also very desperate!
Outside the Longbian City, there were temporary pastures, and war horses stood listlessly under the shade of trees. Under the scorching sun, the earth was filled with heat. Not to mention horses, even if people stood under the shade of trees, they felt it was hard to bear the heat.
King Yuwen of Xiyang was watching the veterinarian treating war horses. He wore a straw hat and a short-sleeved shirt, rolled up his big trouser legs, and sang a big palm fan with wooden clogs. He did not have the slightest noble style of a vassal king.
As a "non-informed onlooker", he really didn't know how to treat horses. It was just that the large number of war horses of the government army were not adapted to the local conditions, which made Yuwen Wen very anxious, so he came to the horse farmland to take a look.
He has become an instinct to settle accounts, so it is better to say that it is money than a horse. A useful war horse must be at least twenty stakes. The war horses marching on Lingnan Road are not "usable" levels, and the average value of each horse is 60 stakes per horse on average.
As a result, there were nearly a thousand war horses. They were sick because of the unacceptable environment and the environment. They seemed to be finished sooner or later. When they thought that at least 60,000 guan was going to be gone, Yuwen Wen was so anxious that he was so anxious.
Not to mention that horses are needed to marches and fight. The situation in Jiaozhou is not stable yet. If all the horses die almost the same, the combat conditions of the officers and soldiers will be even more difficult.
Ma Wu, the shepherd's officer of the Prince of Xiyang, was leading people to treat horses at this time. He had a wealth of experience in herding horses and horse management. However, he encountered "unfamiliar environment" in the hot Jiaozhou.
Not to mention Ma, Ma Wu almost died of illness because of the unacceptable environment. When he was in Panyu, he had diarrhea and diarrhea, so he got a few pounds lighter. After he got to the Dragon Weaving, his stomach began to feel uncomfortable again.
Many people can't get used to drinking the water in Jiaozhou, let alone other diets. Ma Wu was saved by a doctor and had to save the horse's life before he was completely cured.
The so-called empathy is that Ma Wu has diarrhea and exhausted himself. For horses who have diarrhea and are exhausted, the treatment plan can be determined.
His ancestors lived in the north, so the experience passed down from generation to generation was based on the local climate. After Ma Wu came to Lingbiao, he realized that there was a place in the world that did not snow in winter, and the summer was hot and humid, just like being in a steamer.
People feel uncomfortable, let alone the cold-loving horses. Some of the war horses of the government army come from the north and most of them live in the Yangtze River basin. They are difficult to raise. As a result, when they come to Jiaozhou, thousands of miles away, it is difficult to get hot in summer, so it would be strange if they don’t get sick.
Seeing Ma Wu's sweaty command to treat Ma, Yuwen Wen couldn't see the reason, so he simply asked, "Ma Wu, what's the situation? Can it be cured?"
"King, I'm incompetent, I'm afraid the horses will die at least half..." Ma Wu replied, his face a little dark. Yuwen Wen's heart was half cold when he heard this.
With so many horses dead, I am afraid I can't count on cavalry in marching and fighting. The climate of Jiaozhou is indeed the number one enemy for the Zhou army in the north.
No wonder so many local tyrants are inflating ambitions and are ready to move. They want to rely on the climate to suppress the rebellion and army of the Central Plains court, which will make the other party have to withdraw their troops in the end, and then these tyrants can be closed and become local emperors.
With the high temperature and high humidity climate in Jiaozhou, if you want to garrison a large number of local people, you have to absorb a large number of local people, but this will easily make the local forces bigger. However, if you are dispatched from other places, the inability to adapt to the local environment can lead to a large number of non-combat reductions.
The cost of maintaining rule was too high, so the powerful Jiaozhou has been rebelling for hundreds of years, and in the end it was exhausted by the Central Plains court to give up rule.
Liu Boer, the commander-in-chief, was worried. The summer in Jiaozhou made people feel sick in a steamer, and the people and horses were both sick. The soldiers of the Hulin Army were still in good physical condition and felt that they were hard to bear. The key was that they didn’t know how long they would last in Jiaozhou.
Thinking of this, he asked, "Master, what should I do if so many horses died?"
Yuwen Wen was speechless, and his heart was extremely bitter: What should I do? What can I do?
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In the military camp in Longbian City, many soldiers were lying weakly on straw mats, shaking big palm fan, and wiping sweat with hand towels from time to time. In order to prevent mosquitoes, they put down the mosquito net, but this way it was not airtight. The weather was hot, and it made people feel stuffy and hard to bear.
These soldiers suffered from diarrhea due to disobedience to the local environment. Although they did not die, they were all slightly lighter. They were overdrawn and could not fight with their strong and held their own strength. They could only rest in the barracks and take care of them slowly.
It was also a blessing that the marching general Murong Sanzang was in power and quickly took down Longbian City. Otherwise, if the war was unfavorable, everyone would have to fight while having diarrhea. By then, it would be a death.
Yuwen Wen inspected the military camp and talked with the sick soldiers to understand the situation. After turning a few times, his face became more and more serious. The herbal tea in the bamboo tube in his hand had already become cold, but he didn't drink a sip. He turned around and asked Tian Yilong beside him: "Is this herbal tea useless?"
Tian Yilong, who had dark eyes, replied: "Master, herbal tea is still useful. Thanks to herbal tea, otherwise everyone will not just have diarrhea."
"Don't you use your words too exaggerated?"
"Oh, herbal tea can at least remove dampness and heat. In Panyu, we rely on herbal tea to relieve the symptoms of unacceptable water and soil. But I didn't expect that the climate in Jiaozhou is hotter and humid than that in Panyu. Drinking herbal tea can at least quench thirst and not have diarrhea, otherwise there will be no water to drink it."
"In other words, this herbal tea is always useful?" Yuwen Wen looked at the herbal tea in the bamboo tube in his hand. After Tian Yilong nodded, he drank all the herbal tea without hesitation.
My soul is light, I can’t die here because I am not accustomed to the environment and the environment!
Herbal tea is full of bitterness when it is in her mouth, but Yuwen Wen feels even more bitter. He has already prepared in advance for the use of troops on the Lingbiao, preventing the soldiers from being unacceptable to the local conditions, resulting in large-scale non-combat reductions.
As of the time of entering Panyu, the Zhou army was in good condition, especially the herbal tea recipe provided by Maitiebang did help a lot. Zhou army stationed in Panyu for a period of time, and the soldiers gradually adapted to the local climate, which also made Yuwen Wen's confidence soar.
That's why he dared to use military forces in Jiaozhou without hesitation. Now it seems that it's really a bit risky.
The marching chief Murong Sanzang was indeed an expert in military use. He surrounded the points and attacked the main force of Wan Chun's army, and then forced Li Fozi to surrender. Before the large-scale outbreak of symptoms of disagreement, he led the Zhou army into the Longbian station.
If the Dragon Band is still in the hands of Li Fozi at this time and the confrontation between the two sides has become long-term, I am afraid that the number of Zhou soldiers who died due to disagreement in the country and the local conditions will increase greatly, and the morale will be greatly affected by it.
Tian Yilong led the troops of the mansion and Tian Liuhu and other Yi soldiers (slave hunting team) to participate in the battle, and performed well. As a result, after three tricks, many people temporarily lost their combat effectiveness due to diarrhea. Fortunately, Yuwen Wen brought new forces during this trip, otherwise he would be unable to maintain the situation in Jiaozhou.
But even so, Tian Yilong's fighting spirit remained unabated. He himself had no diarrhea, but he was bitten by mosquitoes at night and couldn't sleep well. Seeing that Yuwen Wen had arrived at the Dragon Writing, he wanted to find out: "King, there are still other Wanchun Guo's party in the Jiaozhou area. Do we still have a chance to fight?"
"We" of course refer to the Huangzhou Prefecture soldiers, the slave captive team, Tian Yilong and others, but they want to make achievements and protect their wives. Without a war, they will not have the chance to make more contributions.
"The Ning envoy of Anzhou sent his son Ning Changzhen to lead his troops to fight with me. There were also several leaders who helped the war together. They were considered locals, so they would not be affected by the climate. However, it was a tough battle, so the government army still had to fight, so you should quickly recuperate."
Tian Yilong was still very nervous: "Master, what should we do if we are not well maintained?"
Yuwen Wen was speechless, and countless divine beasts were galloping by: What should I do? What can I do?
Chapter completed!