Cultivation Starts From Planting Sweet Potatoes

Dehua County pieced together this time, and finally got together an army of 3,000 people.

Except for the soldiers from the Guliang family and Heishui Town who looked like soldiers, the troops from other towns recruited some servants and stuffed them with some young and strong tenants.

It is difficult for such an army to have any combat effectiveness.

As for the army's supplies, Zhang He estimated that the rations carried by the towns could last up to ten days.

Including the army of the Guliang family, the food they carry can last half a month at most.

In comparison, the Black Water Army, which had been carrying rations for two months, seemed a bit out of place.

In the logistics team of the Blackwater Army, there are 20 strangely shaped vehicles.

There was a small wooden compartment in front of the vehicle, and inside it was a white zombie desperately pulling the vehicle, wailing continuously, looking very excited.

The body is large, and wooden boxes are stacked on it, and these wooden boxes have been treated with tung oil and raw lacquer for waterproof and moisture-proof treatment.

Zhang He rode in the middle of the team. In order to reduce the logistical pressure, they only brought ten horses this time.

Now that his subordinates have grown up, he doesn't have to come this time, but this is his first expedition, and he will also go to the front line to see.

Moreover, Baron Zhiyuan, the strong foundation builder, was dispatched, and he was not very relieved of this baron.

"I said Brother Zhang, you only have 100 soldiers, why did you bring so much food and grass?"

A fat man who was traveling with him urged his horse to catch up with Zhang He, and walked alongside him, looking for topics without saying a word.

This big fat man is called Wang Cai, and he is the son of a big landlord family. This time he is responsible for taking their Wang family servants to join the war.

It's just that the fat man's weight is a bit out of the ordinary, and the war horse under his crotch has been panting under his pressure.

Zhang Hechu roughly estimated that he must weigh at least 300 jins. With this body size, he didn't know what his parents thought.

"100 soldiers need at least 200 catties of grain every day, and they have to consume 6,000 catties a month. In addition, civilian husbands and horses are added, so there is no more than 10,000 catties of grain?"

Zhang He answered very seriously at this time. In fact, he didn't quite understand, including Gu Liang's family, why they only brought so much food and grass.

"Hahaha, brother Zhang, you don't understand this, you will understand in a few days."

This Wang Cai also deliberately played tricks, trying to whet Zhang He's appetite.

However, Zhang He didn't intend to continue to ask questions. It was nothing more than the set of food and enemies. They all thought of opportunism, but they also had to have a certain security foundation.

"Brother Zhang, I see that you are a strong soldier and a strong horse. Brother Zhang is also a dragon and a phoenix among people. If there is any danger on the battlefield, please take care of me."

As Wang Cai said, he took out a big gold ingot from his pocket and stuffed it into Zhang He's hand.

This ingot is at least about ten taels, worth one hundred taels of silver, which is definitely a big deal for a country rich man.

For the money delivered to the door, Zhang He had no reason not to want it, and immediately accepted a few words and put it in his arms.

Anyway, on the battlefield at that time, if you can help, you can help, but if you don't, there is nothing you can do.

Their mixed army did not move fast. After walking for a whole day, they only traveled more than 20 miles, not even 30 miles.

At night, camp at a place with a water source.

Each army took out its own rations and began to cook.

The financial strength of an army can be roughly seen from the military rations. Most of the township armies use miscellaneous grains and dried wild vegetables to make a paste.

Just cheat your stomach.

Only the dozen or so confidant servants who follow the landlord will follow the master to eat delicious and spicy food, have miscellaneous grains, pancakes, vegetables, and even some wine.

Only in the Guliang family's army, every soldier in the family has pancakes made of pure grain, and they are still full.

This kind of cake is made in advance, try to make it as dry and hard as possible, so that it can be stored for a long time and is not easy to break.

It is easy to carry, and it is also very convenient to eat. It can be eaten directly, or it can be broken and boiled into a paste.

This kind of pancake made of pure grain without any mixture of wild vegetables is already regarded as a bully in the military food industry.

So when the army camped, the soldiers and peasants from all villages and towns chewed the roots of wild vegetables in their mouths, and could only look enviously at the Guliang family's army.

But at this moment, a seductive fragrance wafted from one direction of the camp.

Smelling this fragrance made their bodies react instinctively, subconsciously feeling that it should be delicious.

After countless thousands of years of human evolution, certain flavors have already been engraved into the inherited genes.

Such as protein and fat, the aroma emitted during cooking makes people want to eat as soon as they smell it.

The scent coming out of the Blackwater military camp now comes from the scent produced by protein and fat.

Wang Cai, the big fat man who had given gold to Zhang He, came to see what happened early, taking advantage of the familiarity between the two parties.

I saw the black water army throwing bags of powdered things into the pot to cook, and the fragrance that everyone smelled came from this powder.

In addition, he also saw some soldiers of the Blackwater Army mix the powder with a little water, knead it into small balls, and stuff them directly into their mouths.

It looks very fragrant and delicious.

This made Wang Cai very greedy. He was already greedy, otherwise he would not grow three hundred catties.

Now he couldn't bear it anymore and walked to Zhang He's side.

"Brother Zhang, what does your army eat? It smells really good."

"It's just some military rations, it's not worth mentioning. Brother Wang, you can try it too."

Zhang He said and threw two bags to Wang Cai.

This is the No. 2 military ration designed and prepared by Zhang He himself.

This No. 2 military ration is mainly made of corn, with a little soybean.

These two materials are first fried until fragrant, then ground into powder, and then the locusts are fried and ground into very fine powder.

Mix these powders evenly, and then add salt, lard, soybean oil to it.

After mixing these powders evenly, it can be kneaded to the point where it can form a ball and loosen it.

If you don't have time, you can grab and eat this powdered military ration, and if you have time, you can also slowly and carefully craft it.

There are also No. 1 and No. 3 military rations.

No. 1 is the worst, which is to use some miscellaneous grains, mix some wild vegetables into flour, add locusts, and a little oil.

The ingredients of this army ration were inferior, but in terms of nutritional supplements, it still surpassed the pure grain pancakes from Gu Liang's family.

No. 3 is of the best quality. On the basis of No. 2, some qi-training locusts and powder of sweet potato vines are added.

This military ration already contains some aura ingredients, the cost is relatively high, and it will be eaten only in special circumstances.

Wang Cai got two packages of military rations, opened a paper package, and immediately a scent came out.

Pick up a pinch with your fingers and put it into your mouth, and your mouth will soon be filled with a complex fragrance.

It's a wonderful feeling.