The people on the 50 ships began to drink warm water. After drinking it, they vomited until their stomachs were empty.
Then they gasped for air. In this way, more blood was supplied to the other parts of the body, especially the brain.
Otherwise, it would be too uncomfortable and they would rather faint.
Guo Zhiyun ordered people to transport the things out. Dried fish, mutton, watermelon, and cantaloupe were obviously things exchanged on the way.
Green onions and yams looked like they were from last year.
There was probably still space for wheat on the ships. The people on the ships found a place to load some and sent it to the front for the soldiers to eat.
As for shrimps and all kinds of dried food, they were things that had not been exchanged, so they could be sent together.
For tens of thousands of people, it was not a lot. Each person could get one catty of the things in the sea.
After deducting the weight of the people on the ship, a ship could weigh a few thousand catties.
Watermelon and cantaloupe could only be sent to the generals and the injured.
Dried fish and meat were not valuable, and there was no shortage of them in the northwest.
Green onions, on the other hand, were good things. When they were boiled in soup, it tasted delicious.
The soldiers were excited. The news was passed to each military camp, telling everyone that the first batch of things from the Yellow River had arrived.
"Damn, I've never seen oysters, clams, or cabbage in my life. In the end, Her Majesty sent them to the farthest place."
"We can continue to fight and occupy the two lakes. At that time, the fleet of the imperial court will continue to send us things."
"There's no need for the imperial court. We can build our own ships and transport against the current."
"Put a row of poles in the shallow water."
"No, the Yellow River passes through the valley. The current is not fast. It's easy to drain it down, but it can't come back."
"Who can figure out the ship and make dried meat? Give him 500 catties and let his family eat for a few years."
"The Li Family Zhuangzi of Chang 'an Ba Shui. The coupons we use are from there. 500 catties won't last more than a few days."
"Forget it, I won't give it to him. He has more than 10,000 captives and is richer than us."
"Hurry up and find the craftsmen in the army to learn how to build ships. We can transport the Baggage from the back."
The soldiers who were working chatted happily under the light of the torches. Digging ditches and picking up soil was not so tiring.
Guo Zhiyun and Wang Junkui brought some people to check on the wounded. Their subordinates carried the burden.
Some of the wounded were in so much pain that they woke up after a short nap. They had been injured when they saw the fallen Tubo and those who could not run.
Of course, anyone who resisted was killed.
There were also some who were originally injured, but after a simple suture, they followed along and ran.
The enemy is driven away. They fall and are healed again.
When they arrived at a tent, there were four people lying down on separated straw mats. The flame of an oil lamp flickered.
"Provincial Governor, you said that the people from the Imperial Court are here?" The four of them had just heard from someone else and were sitting there chatting. They were in pain and couldn't fall asleep.
"They came from Chang 'an. Fifty stone boats with two wheels. They can sail against the current."
Guo Zhiyun brought over a watermelon. Nowadays, watermelons were not big and were round.
He pulled out his knife, scooped some water from the small tank beside him, and rinsed it before cutting the watermelon.
"Try the cold melon they exchanged on the way. It's called watermelon now." Guo Zhiyun divided half of the melon into eight small portions.
He gave one to each of the four wounded. He, Wang Junkui, and the two people carrying the burden also had one each.
Everyone ate in small bites. They were not even willing to spit out the seeds.
"Melons from the Imperial Magistrate?" one of the wounded asked.
"Melons from Mingsha County, Lanzhou. Melons from the Imperial Magistrate can't be eaten when they are sent over." Wang Junkui knew the variety of melons.
"Can we grow melons in our area?" Another wounded man felt the melons were very sweet. He had a fever and the melons were cold. They were guaranteed to be delicious.
"Maybe." Guo Zhiyun was not too sure.
In fact, watermelons and cantaloupes were suitable in Liangzhou. It was Gansu. If one continued to the northwest, the melons in Xinjiang were also sweet.
However, no one planted them. Just like grapes and cotton, there were very few grapes in the local area. Cotton was not planted at all.
It was relatively dry, and the sun was long. The temperature difference between day and night was large. The place was most suitable for growing melons and fruits.
For example, wolfberries and jujubes were sweeter when planted.
If there was a drought, the jujube trees could be watered slightly and the jujubes would taste the best.
The eight of them slowly finished the melons. Guo Zhiyun was about to cut another melon when one of the wounded men stopped him, "Provincial Governor, send it to the other brothers. Those who are injured at the back need it more."
The ones who were injured at the back were those who stayed behind. They were injured during the first battle and could not advance with the rest of the team.
The other three wounded men nodded in unison. They knew that this was not a melon. It was confidence and strength.
The Yellow River was open to navigation. As long as they stayed by the Yellow River, they would not lack supplies.
Other than sending supplies, they could also move troops. They would not be alone by the Yellow River.
"Alright!" Guo Zhiyun agreed. He looked at the bandages of the wounded men and carried half a melon to the next tent.
A group of fast horses set off. The men on the horses ran back with seafood, watermelons, and cantaloupes to deliver to the brothers behind them.
They told them the good news. Some of them were seriously injured and could not hold on. When they heard the good news, they might come back to life.
The stronger the desire to live, the higher the chance of survival.
Li Yi felt this the most. Some people were seriously injured but still wanted to live because they still had family members to take care of. In the end, they really survived.
Some were not as seriously injured as the former. They tried to save them but could not be saved.
When the sun rose, the people on the 50 ships came back to life.
After a good sleep, they started to drink mutton soup in the morning. They had slept on an empty stomach last night.
They were surrounded by a circle of soldiers. They were not in a hurry to eat and watched them eat.
The mutton soup given to them had the most meat and bread.
Guo Zhiyun and the others came over. They did not go through any handover procedures last night because these people could not hold on any longer.
Now, he wanted to ask where they were from.
"Reporting to Jiedushi Guo, we are from the Left Guard. I am Commander Li Ke."
Before Guo Zhiyun could ask, a person from Chang'an spoke first.
He was the leader. Commander Li was a fifth-rank official.
"Oh ~ ~" The people around them suddenly understood. No wonder these people looked strong and recovered quickly.
It turned out that they were from the same system. They seemed to be closer.
"Were you tired from the journey?" Guo Zhiyun asked the most important thing.
"I was not tired before. Later, when I reached Feng An Army, I received a death order from Li Dongzhu. He asked us to overcome difficulties and send the things to the place as quickly as possible."
Li Ke shivered as he spoke, as if he had recalled something bad.
"Li Dongzhu?" Wang Junkui asked.
"Li Yi, Dongzhu of the Li Family Zhuangzi in Bashui." Li Ke nodded. The others nodded.
"He … can give you orders?" A general beside them asked the question that everyone was puzzled about.
"Yes, he sent the Winged Knights to give us orders. When Minister of War Su Yi gave the orders, we would be lazy. When Li Dongzhu gave the orders, we had to fight."
Li Ke emphasized that the orders were different. The Minister of War's orders were not as good as Li Yi's.
"No one impeached him?" Another general asked.
"If he was impeached, he would have stayed in the Secretariat. Now he changed it back to the Secretariat. The three prime ministers will not allow anyone to impeach Li Yi."
Li Ke told them some of the current affairs in the imperial court.
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