Chapter 45
Yun Zong sat on his horse, wearing a beast fur coat to keep out the cold. He walked on the official road of Shangdang against the already biting cold wind.
Although the Han Country was weak, the official roads were still relatively smooth and did not seem rugged.
After walking for a while, he took out a small fat packet from his pocket. After opening it, he found a white paste inside.
This thing could actually be seen everywhere in the future.
Meat oil.
In this year of war, it was more and more used as military supplies.
Even though Great Qin started to use oil to cook vegetables, they did not do so. Most of the time, they still cooked and roasted vegetables. The reason was that there were no suitable methods to extract oil at the moment. Yun Zong wanted to change it, but unfortunately, he was a fool. He did not know any of the necessary skills for transmigrators such as refining oil and making salt.
Secondly, the animal fat was too precious. Other than some rich families, it was indeed difficult for the poor to eat some of it.
Meat and oil were stored in the summer, and during the autumn and winter, they were immediately taken out and turned into military supplies.
It was used to protect human skin.
Autumn and winter were bitter and cold. Soldiers held weapons in their hands and fought all year round. Almost nine and a half out of ten people had signs of frostbite in winter. And the only thing that could solve this problem was this thing.
When the meat oil is solidified, apply a little on your cheeks, lips, or fingernails when the weather is cold to effectively prevent the skin from cracking.
Although Vaseline was common in the later generations and cost a few dollars per bottle, meat oil was the only way for people to protect their skin here. However, this thing had a very obvious drawback, and that was that it was very slippery…
Therefore, experienced soldiers would wrap a thin hemp rope around their weapons to prevent slipping. This was the best of both worlds.
Not to mention, if the soldiers needed to replenish their strength, they could quickly replenish their energy by breaking a little and putting it into their mouths. It was an indispensable thing for marching in winter.
……
Yun Zong carefully wiped the frozen meat oil with his finger twice. After smearing his finger on his face, he stuffed the oil paper bag back. It was obvious that he cherished this little thing very much.
At this moment, they had already walked for a day and a night in Han Country.
They would reach the border of Han and Zhao by tonight at the latest. The army would rest for a night there. After recuperating and storing their strength, they would directly march in and directly enter two of the three supply lines of the State of Zhao. The other supply line would be handled by the other eastern army.
One day and one night was fine for the soldiers, but it was not so easy for the martial artists.
Although they had all kinds of lightness skills, this was a battlefield. The only advantage of jumping high was that they died very quickly. They could enjoy the pain of many arrows piercing their bodies at the same time. The soldiers were already marching on their way as if it was their daily routine, and it was a very difficult existence for these martial artists.
At the very least, from the dispirited look on Yu Lan's face as she sat on the horse, and the purple clothed young girl who had not spoken a word since the beginning, it seemed like she was in a half-asleep state. This kind of marching was not easy for them.
In the silent line of snakes, the cavalrymen were at the front while Yun Zong's Breaking Ranks were at the back with supplies. The two were about a mile apart. As the leader of this team, Yun Zong knew that the group of commoners behind him were escorting the lives of the 20,000 people in front of them.
Therefore, he did not dare to be careless.
However, when they saw some of the commoners who had fainted from exhaustion by the roadside, the people from the Breaking Ranks Camp would still put them on their horses under the instructions of the lieutenant and get down to walk for a while.
These were all Great Qin's subjects, so they would take care of them if they could.
Just like that, they walked for another two hours. Yu Lan seemed to be unable to hold it in any longer. She quickly rode her horse to Yun Zong's side and asked him,
"How much longer?"
Yun Zong glanced at her and said after seeing her exhausted face,"
"We'll be there in six hours at most.”
"This…Alright, are you tired?”
Looking at the woman's concerned expression, Yun Zong shook his head."
"I'm not tired. I'm used to it."
"Hmm…alright. Then I…"
"Let's go back. If you're really too tired, find a carriage and rest for a while.”
Yun Zong gave the other party the greatest privilege within his jurisdiction.
As expected, after hearing his words, Yu Lan's eyes lit up.
She looked at Yun Zong with a smile, and the fatigue on her face seemed to have subsided a little. He nodded and returned to the team without saying a word. However, she had a smile on her face as she marched.
……
Two hours later, Yun Zong and the others finally arrived at the border of Han and Zhao without any moonlight. With the mountain blocking the way, Meng Wu began to cook after sending out his scouts. After Yun Zong and the others arrived, they dispersed. The Breaking Ranks Camp was divided into four groups in an orderly manner. They took the opportunity when the cavalrymen were resting to take on the responsibility of guarding the camp.
Now that they had entered a state of war, they could not relax at all.
Yun Zong was the same.
He had just rejected Yu Lan's invitation to eat with him. Together with Zhang Han, who was also wearing a leather jacket, they walked towards the peak of the mountain in the dark.
From the moment they arrived, the war had already begun.
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