That night, in the Jade Gate Pass.
In the huge military tent, Meton looked at the secret letter in his hand and couldn't help but frown.
Although Hou Junji was the main general and held great power, he couldn't cover the sky with one hand. On the night Meton arrived at the Jade Gate Pass, someone had already warned Meton.
"Hou Junji is indeed like what the later generations say, arrogant, reserved, and vengeful." Meton shook his head in his heart. The Mo Family Village couldn't even take care of itself, so he originally didn't want to participate in the Western Expedition. However, Hou Junji personally asked him to participate, so he had no choice but to agree. In addition, postponing the Western Expedition was something that Hou Junji had already agreed to. He had already brought forward the Western Expedition from the end of the year to the beginning of the year, a full month in advance. Once he set off, he rushed to the Jade Gate Pass without stopping for a moment. He didn't expect that Hou Junji still held a grudge against him.
"Fortunately, the Firearms Division received General Su's help. The Libation Lord used the Mo Family's lost art to turn the snow disaster into benefits, so he was able to come here as quickly as possible. Otherwise, the crime of missing the deadline would definitely be unavoidable." Xue Rengui rejoiced. Once the Firearms Division was charged with the crime of missing the deadline, Mo Jiazi, as the Prince Consort, might be able to escape the disaster, but the entire Firearms Division would probably be wiped out.
"It seems that the Firearms Division has to be careful!" Meton nodded and suddenly exclaimed, "Not good, it seems that the Firearms Division has implicated General Su this time!"
With Hou Junji's personality, now that he lost face in the Firearms Division, he would definitely vent his anger on Su Dingfang, who helped the Firearms Division. Not to mention, Su Dingfang and Hou Junji had deeper entanglements.
Hou Junji had an extremely persistent desire for military exploits. In order to improve his military skills, he did not hesitate to lower his status and become Li Jing's disciple. However, Li Jing thought that Hou Junji had ulterior motives and did not pass on all his military strategies to Hou Junji.
On the other hand, Su Dingfang was Li Jing's proud disciple and had received Li Jing's true teachings. In this way, Hou Junji and Su Dingfang naturally had a deep conflict, but on the surface, their relationship as fellow disciples had yet to be broken.
"Now that Hou Junji wants to use Meton to establish his might, and Su Dingfang is helping Meton, this will definitely become the fuse that will cause the two brothers to fall out." Meton sighed helplessly.
Sure enough, three days later, Su Dingfang who had rushed to the Jade Gate Pass covered in dust came looking for him at the first possible moment.
"Merton, please help me!" Su Dingfang directly asked for help.
Meton's heart sank as he frowned, "What happened?"
Su Dingfang sighed, "General Hou has obtained Merton's method to deal with the snow disaster and has decided to send troops to Gao Chang in advance. He ordered the logistics department to borrow Merton hats and rations for a hundred thousand troops."
"So fast?" Meton said in surprise. He didn't expect Hou Junji to be so impatient. However, after thinking about it, it made sense. The earlier they went to war, the higher the chance of victory. Once the army had Merton hats, it would be enough to withstand the cold and they would be able to come and go freely in the snow disaster. Although Hou Junji was arrogant, his military accomplishments were extremely high, so he naturally grasped this opportunity.
Su Dingfang nodded and said, "It's not difficult to make Merton hats for a hundred thousand troops. As long as there is enough cotton and there are enough female workers, it can be easily made. Coincidentally, the Northwest doesn't lack these two points. The only difficult thing is the rations for the hundred thousand troops. This is the Gobi Desert, and there isn't even firewood to start a fire. The soldiers can only eat rations to satisfy their hunger. This is a huge project."
Meton frowned and said, "Is there a shortage of rations in the army?"
"No. Thanks to Merton's guidance and the speed of the brick road, this Su has already transported enough rations for a hundred thousand troops to Jade Gate Pass for several months. However, for the sake of storage and transportation, the logistics department mostly transported grains like wheat grains. They can't be eaten directly and still need to be ground into flour to make rations. This is what makes this Su most vexed."
Meton immediately expressed his deep sympathy. Several months of rations for a hundred thousand troops wasn't a small amount. Coupled with Hou Junji's sudden request to move forward, this immediately put Su Dingfang in a dilemma. Although there was a reason for this, if he couldn't complete it, he would definitely be criticized by Hou Junji.
"This matter originally had nothing to do with Merton. This Su originally didn't want to involve Merton, but this Su really had no other choice. Moreover, Merton is resourceful and resourceful, so this Su could only shamelessly ask Merton for an idea." Su Dingfang said with an apologetic expression.
Meton waved his hand and said, "Brother Su, what do you mean? If it wasn't for Brother Su's assistance along the way, this Mo definitely wouldn't have been able to escape the sin of missing the deadline. Now that Brother Su is in trouble, this Mo will definitely do his best to help."
Su Dingfang had ordered the relay station and the logistics department to assist Meton with all their might along the way. Meton naturally remembered this kindness in his heart. Immediately, Meton took out a command token and said, "Brother Su, don't worry. With this command token, all the canned meat of the Mo Family in Longyou will be at Brother Su's disposal."
Canned meat was a ready-to-eat item. As long as it was opened, it could be eaten. The Mo Family in Longyou sold quite a lot of canned meat, enough to make up for a lot of rations.
"Many thanks!" Su Dingfang accepted the command token but didn't leave. Compared to the consumption of a hundred thousand soldiers for several months, the canned meat in Longyou was just a cup of water on a burning cart of firewood. Moreover, even if the Mo Family sold enough canned meat, he still wouldn't be able to afford it. Could it be that the army had to eat canned meat every day? The true solution to the problem was to grind large amounts of wheat grains into flour and make rations in a short period of time. This was something that only the Mo Family could do.
"Grind them into flour in a short period of time." Meton couldn't help but frown and say, "Then mobilize manpower and material resources. Hurry up. There are so many horses in Jade Gate Pass, it's not enough for you to use."
Su Dingfang smiled bitterly and said, "There are enough manpower and horses, but I'm afraid it's too late to build a millstone now."
Meton said thoughtfully, "In that case, what you need to do is to grind the flour at the fastest speed possible with the current millstone."
"That's right. Now, this Su can only place his hopes on the Mo Family's Mo Technique." Su Dingfang looked hopefully at Meton. He hoped that Mo Jiazi could continue the magic of the Mo Family's Mo Technique and solve his problem.
However, to his disappointment, Meton shook his head without hesitation and said, "With the current Mo Technique, it's impossible to achieve this."
"Ah!" Su Dingfang was immediately disappointed.
At this moment, a gust of wind mixed with cold air blew into the Firearms Supervisor's tent. Meton quivered from the cold. Suddenly, he had an idea and stepped out of the tent despite the cold. In an instant, the strong northwest wind chilled his entire body to the bone.
"Hahaha! Brother Su, do you know about the Mo Family's Mo Technique Exhibition that just ended? "Meton wasn't afraid of the cold wind and laughed loudly.
Su Dingfang nodded. He was in charge of the relay station and was the most well-informed. Naturally, he knew about the Mo Technique Exhibition. Moreover, it was precisely because of the Mo Technique Exhibition that Meton delayed his expedition.
Meton opened his arms and allowed the strong northwest wind to ruffle his clothes. He said proudly, "With the Mo Family's current Mo Technique, it's naturally impossible. However, the Mo Family's future Mo Technique might be able to achieve this."
Su Dingfang's heart was moved. He said in realization, "Could Merton be talking about wind power?"
He immediately thought of the concept of transforming the world's energy for human use that Meton proposed at the Mo Technique Exhibition, as well as the Mo Family's enormous dam project. The northwest naturally didn't have any rushing rivers. There were only howling gales that filled the sky.
Modun laughed and said, "That's right. The northwest wind that blows across the desert contains a tremendous amount of energy. If we can make use of even a tiny bit of it, it will be enough to help Brother Su overcome his difficulties."
Meton naturally thought of the rotating fan blades that filled the northwest in the future. Of course, this time, he didn't want to build a wind generator, but a wind mill.
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