The night passed and the sky was just beginning to brighten!
"Giddyup, giddyup!" Ten fast horses were galloping on the road. They were less than 15 kilometers away from Guo Zhiyun's location, but there were no horses to change horses now.
They could only change to their own horses, which would take some time to reach their destination.
At the same time, another large group of 3,000 people was also galloping. Each person rode four horses.
They didn't look for relay stations to change horses along the way. Every day, the horses would rest for two hours, and the people would also take the opportunity to rest.
This was the winged cavalry. They were far ahead of the 516 Imperial Guards.
Their horses were better, and they were also stronger.
Hao Lingquan led 5,000 people. Each person rode two horses, so they couldn't be fast. They also brought some supplies to the front.
Along the way, they looked for relay stations to feed the horses. There was a relay station every 10 kilometers. At one relay station, some of the horses would eat. At the next relay station, another group of horses would eat.
The people at the relay stations were on the verge of tears. They had been too busy recently.
They didn't have enough fodder, so they asked the commoners for help and money.
The commoners knew that there was a war ahead. Grain and salt were charged according to the normal price.
When they delivered the refined materials, they also brought along a big bundle of grass for free.
This was because when they went to the relay stations, they also ate black bread and drank soup for free.
The Tang dynasty was at war. If the relay stations needed help, they would help.
"This big bundle of grass has tired us out. Here you go." A man in his forties brought his son, who was in his twenties, to deliver grass to the relay station.
The two of them brought their sickles to cut the grass in the morning. They tied the bundle of grass and carried it to the relay station.
"Feng Laowu, I will remember this. In the future, when you deliver letters and things, I won't charge you. I will write it clearly on the account. You can put your fingerprint on it."
The station's constable brought over the accounting book.
Feng Laowu shook his head. "No. Who knows if you will charge less under normal circumstances and then use your fingerprint to pay. That would be embezzlement."
He meant that the constable should charge two coins and tell those who didn't deliver grass to charge one coin, but they had to put their fingerprint on it.
This way, the constable could keep one coin and deliver the things for free. When reporting to the higher-ups, he could use his fingerprint to speak.
"Can I do that? If I get caught, I will lose my head. "The constable felt wronged.
Now that he had a high income, the relay station was very strict.
It was said that the higher-ups had a calculation method to know which relay station's situation.
With such a good income, why would he want to kill his head?
"How would I know? You can keep the grass. We are just delivering grass to the relay station, not for any benefits." Feng Laowu still shook his head.
"Dad, didn't you say that if we win, it will be cheaper for us to eat mutton in the future?" Feng Laowu's son suddenly spoke.
"You talk too much." Feng Laowu patted his son's head and turned to leave.
The Village Head watched as the father and son walked away. He picked up his brush and wrote, "Feng Laowu sent six dan of grass, the other commoners sent a total of more than a thousand dan of grass. This village has sufficient fodder."
After he finished writing, he found a simple envelope and put it inside. Without sealing it, he handed it to the courier. "Send it out to the next relay station and enter Chang 'an."
"Alright!" The courier tucked the letter in his bosom and didn't ride the horse at all. He drank a few mouthfuls of soup and ran to the next courier station at a normal speed.
It was only a distance of ten miles. He could run for it and then run back after a rest.
They were not in a hurry. They would wait for the information from the relay stations to be delivered. After a few days, they would send the information to Chang 'an by donkey.
The people at the relay station were reluctant to use their livestock. If there was an emergency and they needed livestock, it would delay the military situation.
… …
The sun gradually rose and gradually moved towards the center of the village. The ten messengers had finally arrived.
"Report! Urgent news from Chang 'an. "A letter was delivered to Guo Zhiyun.
The ten messengers were carried away to rest. The horses were also being fed water.
"Li Yi ordered us to feign an attack." Guo Zhiyun read the letter and passed it to Zhang Zhongliang.
Zhang Zhongliang read the letter and passed it to Wang Junkui. "Zhang Xiaosong came and took away one of my hot air balloons. I thought he would rush over and meet up with us."
Wang Junkui read the letter and folded it. "It seems like Zhang Xiaosong ran away again and is fighting alone."
"Feign an attack. Don't take Zhang Xiaosong into consideration. We have to take him into consideration again. Be prepared to launch a real attack at any time. As long as it doesn't rain at night, the hot air balloons will always be in the air."
Guo Zhiyun understood everything. Zhang Xiaosong ran away to look for an opportunity. Li Yi did not want Zhang Xiaosong to be included in their calculations.
Some things could not be calculated just because they did not want to. If Zhang Xiaosong launched a sneak attack at night, he would have to cooperate with the attack.
If he saw his allies move but did not help them across the river, wouldn't that mean he was stupid?
Zhang Zhongliang added, "Don't worry about other places first. Keep an eye on Zasykuzé's troops. If they suddenly panic or retreat, immediately cross the river and attack."
After the three finished their discussion, they began to deploy.
Newly made rafts were thrown into the water one by one and tied with ropes. More cavalrymen dragged the rafts over.
Smoke rose from the campsite. All kinds of supplies were piled up on the riverbank.
The horses that delivered the orders were running. Every time they reached a military camp by the river where the two sides gathered their forces, the military camp would transport the supplies forward and send the rafts into the water.
Tubo did not know that the number of rafts was not enough.
Every time they saw the Tang dynasty's military camp move, they would immediately send fast horses to report.
The entire area was hundreds of miles long. Both sides had deployed 200,000 soldiers this time.
Of the 200,000 soldiers, the Tang dynasty contributed more than Tubo.
Shu Di was continuously sending supplies to the front. The first batch of ships from Chang 'an had not yet arrived.
When the first batch of ships arrived, the rest could be connected.
"Build relay stations. From here to the relay station in Longyou, there is only one relay station every ten miles. The horse can't run anymore."
After lunch, Guo Zhiyun and the other three came out and saw the soldiers burying a horse.
There was blood on the horse. The blood was let out.
When the blood was let out, the horse was still alive and drinking water. In the end, it could not hold on and fell down.
The soldiers did not want to eat, so they began to dig a hole to bury the horse.
Seeing this, Guo Zhiyun felt sad. He ordered them to build more relay stations according to the Tang dynasty's method.
Qin Li went over and picked up the military shovel to help bury the horse.
Shovel after shovel of dirt fell on the horse. Some soldiers turned their heads away.
Another group of people from Shu County came over. Some of them were pushing wheelbarrows and humming a tune.
Guo Zhiyun did not look at the horse. He said loudly, "We will definitely win this war. The imperial court will use all its power to send supplies to us.
Look at now, the brothers from Shu Di are directly pushing supplies over. Have you ever encountered such logistical support before? "
The surrounding soldiers puffed out their chests and felt proud.
This was the first time they were sent to the front lines as support. When they sent out the troops, they thought that they were carrying supplies and the Longyou Provincial Governor would cooperate with them.
Then, they would think of a way to solve the problem here. Baggage would be sent over after a period of time.
Who would have thought that the military supplies would be endless? Now that the Shu Di arrived, there would be more ships arriving.
At this point in the war, if they still could not win, they would have no face to live.
"Don't just look, go help." Wang Junkui shouted. Didn't they see that she was tired from pushing the wheelbarrows?
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