【Chapter 488】 Someone's butt is itchy again

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In fact, Xu Xingxia's mood was not very pleasant.

No matter who it is, I haven’t taken a shower for most of the month, I haven’t changed my clothes for half a month, I haven’t eaten fresh vegetables for half a month, I have to accompany the wind and sand for half a month, I have to hide in the basement for most of the month, I have to sleep well for most of the month, and I won’t feel very happy.

Due to the shelling of the Tartars, solid bombs flew around in order to ensure safety, the command of the White Army was set up in a large cellar with oblique stone steps down. Of course, the light in the cellar would not be very good. With more people, the air would be turbid. In that era, there would naturally be no advanced ventilation equipment. The only advantage was that there was no tobacco at that time and no one smoked. Otherwise, the air in the cellar would smell even worse.

There is naturally no luxurious place for the decorations in the basement. There are only simple Eight Immortals tables, long benches, or square benches. Most of the people usually stand. On the walls, there are simple military maps, hand-painted, and a bit sloppy. On the top of the Eight Immortals table, there is a lamp. At night, the lights are like beans. Xu Xingxia spends most of these days in this basement. It would be strange if he feels better.

Sometimes, he really wanted to rush out and fight Mo Rigen alone. Kill this old boy, and the world would be pure. Why did this old boy come to trouble him all day long? If he hadn't gone south to Gansu Town and made such a big noise, maybe he could live a peaceful life in Ningxia City now. When it's okay, maybe he could also enhance his feelings with Lin Xiaoniang or tease Mrs. Lin... Next time he meets her, if he is still so arrogant, he must hit her.

Unfortunately, these are all fantasies. He now has to face reality. Sitting on a small bench, Xu Xingxia stared at the map in a daze. His eyes were focused on the gap between Ningxia Town and Gansu Town. Obviously, this was not considering combat deployment. There was no way, the logistics supply of the White-Clothed Army began to have problems. As time went by, not only did the Tatars feel the pressure of logistics, but the White-Clothed Army also felt the pressure of logistics. The soldiers' three meals a day can be guaranteed for the time being, but the forage of the war horses has begun to be short of.

Mo Rigen has a population of 60,000 to 70,000, and 100,000 war horses are under great pressure. Xu Xingxia also has tens of thousands of war horses, and the daily consumption is also very large. The war horses consume at least 30 kilograms of forage every day, which is like a nightmare burden for the logistics department. Once the number of war horses is large, there is no tears to cry. Especially in such a drought-poor and humble ghost place in Gansu Town, the logistics department simply wants to hang it.

On that day, Zhuzi came to Xu Xingxia for help. Zhuzi was the manager of the Logistics Department. His surname was Xu, and he was considered Xu Xingxia's original family, but he had no big name. Xu Xingxia gave him a big name, Xu Huazhu. In his previous life, he had a good friend named x Huazhu, so he stole the name of his friend. However, everyone was still used to calling him Zhuzi. There was no way, his education level was low, and he could not write a big name.

When it comes to marching and fighting, the most dangerous thing is definitely the combat troops. However, when it comes to the most tiring, the logistics troops. Wherever the front line troops go, they have to follow. The White-clothed Army is all cavalry and has higher requirements for logistics. They must send logistics supplies to the front line as fast as possible. Sometimes, the White-clothed Army's cavalry can raid hundreds of miles in one day and night. This is simply a nightmare for the Logistics troops.

What's even more terrible is that the White-Clothed Army fought on multiple fronts, sometimes east, sometimes west, sometimes south, and sometimes north, running back and forth. It seems that last time, Lin Danhan attacked, and the White-Clothed Army turned north and ran thousands of miles at once. It is really difficult to provide logistics supply, which requires the needs of multiple places. Almost everyone in the Logistics Department was very tired.

Fortunately, Xu Xingxia, who came from later generations, would not be unaware of the importance of logistics. He attached great importance to the work of the Logistics Department and also put forward many good suggestions. In order to speed up the transfer of logistics materials and reduce the burden on the Logistics Department, Xu Xingxia equipped the Logistics Department with a large number of war horses, with a total of more than 10,000 horses.

However, this time he went to Gansu Town, the pressure on the Logistics Department was indeed too great. The main reason was that the white-clothed army was too fast to advance and the logistics supply was not enough. If Xu Xingxia was currently in Zhuanglang City, the problem would be not great. However, he actually rushed to Gulang City in one breath. The distance was a bit far. Moreover, there was a damn watershed barrier in the middle.

Xu Xingxia said cautiously: "How many war horses are currently used to transport?"

Xu Huazhu replied nervously: "The total number of war horses transporting supplies to Gansu Town is more than 3,700. About half are on the road and half are in Ningxia Town. They have not entered Gansu Town yet. The troops are in a hurry and the logistics supplies are not ready."

He explained in detail that the roads in Gansu Town are much rugged than those in Ningxia Town. If a war horse is carrying cargo for a long distance, it cannot exceed 200 kilograms. If it exceeds 200 kilograms, the walking speed will be very slow. You must know that it is a journey from Ningxia Town to Gansu Town! If the war horse dies exhausted on the road, it will be troublesome.

Xu Xingxia thought about it and missed the days when there were trains and railways. If there were trains, don’t have too many. Just bring a few quarrels to Gulang City, which would be enough for the White Army to use. Unfortunately, there wasn’t! After pondering for a while, Xu Xingxia slowly said: “Let’s do this, except for the war horses of the other troops, most of the war horses of other troops, are transferred out to Zhuanglang City and go back to Zhuanglang City to be responsible for picking up and dropping off the supplies. The supplies sent from Ningxia Town will be transported in Zhuanglang City.”

Xu Huazhu immediately became happy. If this is the case, the pressure from the Logistics Department will be much easier. However, the front-line troops will lose their war horses, which will affect the war! He said with some concern: "That's good. But will it affect the battle?"

Xu Xingxia smiled and said, "No. If you defend the city, you don't need too many war horses. I guess Mo Rigen will not retreat in the short term, and both sides will not have a large-scale field battle."

Xu Huazhu was only a little relieved. In fact, if the war horses in Gulang City were reduced from tens of thousands to less than three thousand, the logistics burden of the white-clothed army would indeed be greatly reduced. Using these thousands of war horses to transport food and food, it would be able to transport more than one million kilograms at a time, and everyone in Gulang City could get more than one hundred kilograms. For an ordinary person, it would be enough to consume two or three kilograms of supplies a day. The consumption of war horses is ten times that of humans.

Of course, when necessary, it is necessary to reduce the defenders of Gulang City. If it is simply confrontation, there is no need to station tens of thousands of troops in Gulang City. As long as you can defend Gulang City, Xu Xingxia already has a plan. As long as the cannons are transported, the total strength of the Mastiff Cavalry led by Gao Jie and the Lion Cavalry led by Gao Yi Power will be about 5,000 people, plus a small number of artillery soldiers, which will be enough to guard Gulang City. Other troops can all be withdrawn to Ningxia Town, greatly reducing the burden on the Logistics Department.

Of course, for 100% safety, Xu Xingxia would also deploy 300 musketeers in Anyuan Station Fort above the watershed. With the dangerous terrain of Anyuan Station Fort, only 300 musketeers can make a Tartar cavalry unable to advance eastward. In other words, the place east of the watershed is absolutely safe.

After seeing Xu Huazhu off, someone came to report: "Sir, the owl is asking for a visit."

Xu Xingxia's expression moved, she felt something faintly, and said in a deep voice: "Please!"

The Owl is the code name of the deacon of the Xuanying Guard. The Xuanying Guard is specifically responsible for spying on the enemy's confidential information and also undertakes the task of counter-espionage. They are only responsible for Xu Xingxia himself and have no intersection with other departments. The arrival of the Owl obviously has a major information report.

The structure of the Xuanying Guard is based on Wang Qinian, and several deacons are set up below. Below the deacons are spies of different levels. For safety reasons, the Xuanying Guard uses code names to the outside world. Wang Qi's name is bald eagle, the deacons are code names owl, and ordinary spies are called eagles.

Soon, a tall and thin man appeared. His name was Xu Xiake. Xu Xiake was one of the deacons of Xuanyingwei, responsible for the information around Gansu Town. He was also Xu Xingxia's own family. It turned out that he had no name either. Xu Xingxia thought about it and turned his name into Xu Xiake.

Xu Xiake reported to Xu Xingxia that the spy of Xuanying Guard lurking in Guihua City sent the latest information. These days, the cavalry mobilization inside and outside Guihua City was very intensive. The spy also spyed the senior management of the *** people and mentioned Ningxia Town many times. It is estimated that the military operations of the *** people may be related to Ningxia Town. Unfortunately, the spy's status is not very high and cannot spy on more confidential information.

Xu Xingxia frowned and said, "How many troops are there to be mobilized? Is it clear?"

Xu Xiake said: "I don't know yet. The plan of the *** people's troops seems to be a little confused. In the middle, there was a conflict with some small tribes. However, judging from the situation where the *** people prepared beef jerky, the amount was at least three months."

Xu Xingxia frowned and nodded thoughtfully.

Three months of the amount? This Lin Danhan is really going to come to find trouble for Ningxia Town again? Last time he was in Baihuze, wasn't he afraid of being beaten? Xu Xingxia was really annoyed about this Lin Danhan. He was paralyzed, relying on his tens of thousands of iron spear cavalry, he didn't do his job and came to find trouble for himself all day. One day, he would make you completely quiet.

Xu Xiake said: "There is another strange situation..."

Xu Xingxia said without hesitation: "Say!"

Xu Xiake said: "A eagle lurking in Datong Prefecture sent a piece of information. It said that Datong Prefecture has a batch of equipment and is ready to secretly give it to the *** people."

Xu Xingxia immediately became alert and asked in a deep voice: "What equipment? How many?"

Xu Xiake said: "The Eagle didn't say it. It might be a specific number, and he couldn't get it."

Xu Xingxia thought for a while and said seriously: "Can it be sure it is Datong Town's equipment?"

Xu Xiake said: "This is absolutely certain. According to the Eagle, since mid-last year, the court has consciously hoarded military equipment in Datong Town, with a considerable number of them, including helmets, armors, etc. used by cavalrymen. By the way, there are also a large number of arrows."

Xu Xingxia said: "Is there any movement in Xuanfu Town?"

Xu Xiake said: "There has been a lot of grain reserves in Xuanfu Town. It is said that it was originally intended to be transported to Liaodong area, but for some reason, it was finally transported to Xuanfu Town..."

Xu Xingxia felt a little moved and said sternly: "Do you also want to give these foods to Lin Danhan?"

Xu Xiake said: "This is uncertain. Our eagle in Xuanfu Town is too low to access any confidential information."

Xu Xingxia nodded thoughtfully and said, "I understand, go and do your business! If there is any latest news, come and inform us immediately."

Xu Xiake turned around and went.

"The equipment of Datong Town is secretly given to Lin Danhan? Why do you need a secret?" Xu Xingxia paced back and forth in the basement, saying to herself.

"Bang!"

Suddenly, a solid bullet hit the basement, making a very dull sound.

Xu Xingxia's thoughts were not affected at all. He was thinking carefully. The situation provided by the owl immediately aroused Xu Xingxia's vigilance. Because he was worried that the court would use Lin Danhan's hands to deal with him. In this way, it could not only weaken his own strength, but also weaken Lin Danhan's strength. The court was the best at using a knife to kill people and both sides suffered, and they had already mastered the method of using a knife to kill people.

"Zhang Tianhao, come on!" Xu Xingxia suddenly shouted loudly.

"Here you come!" After receiving Xu Xingxia's call, Zhang Tianhao arrived soon.

Xu Xingxia told him the owl's information in full, and finally said, "Let's think about it, what's weird about it?"

After thinking for a while, Zhang Tianhao said in an orderly manner: "It's certain that Lin Danhan is going to deal with us. This time, he wants to kill directly to our Ningxia Town. He believes that the main force of our troops are all in Gansu Town. The troops in Ningxia Town will definitely be very empty. As for the support of him behind him, it is unknown whether it is the *** or the Fuwang Party. The secret transaction of weapons and equipment is probably the Fuwang Party."

Xu Xingxia thought for a moment and said, "Where is the Qing Cavalry Army at present?"

Xu Xiake said: "They set out from Yulin City and marched westward. The roads in Yansui Town are very difficult to walk. Their marching speed is a bit slow. It is almost time to reach Xindu City. It may take half a month before they can return to Heishan Camp."

Xu Xingxia said: "Send a quick horse to urge them to return to Heishan Camp as soon as possible to change their clothes and train intensify their training. If Lin Danhan makes any noise, we also have a reserve team to use it. Some people's butts are itchy again, and it feels uncomfortable not to hit them."

Zhang Tianhao agreed to go.
Chapter completed!