At the outermost border of Kumuling, Yan Zhengqing stood quietly, as if looking at the capital of his homeland. This time, they were only 50 kilometers away from the capital of the Cai Kingdom, Shangyongcheng, but for various reasons, they had to "stop at the right time". After the war, Yan Zhengqing led the Anyang soldiers back to Kumuling.
There were footsteps behind him, and a personal soldier came over holding the Lingtong Baojian, "General, there is a communication from Anyang."
Lingtong Baojian already has a storage function, which is a storage technology developed from jade slips; there is a lot of information coming in, but it is mainly the suggestions given by Anyang and the material notifications provided.
Based on the current situation, Xu Ren, Li Yuanming, Yan Ze'an, and Yuan Yong jointly concluded that there was a 70% chance that the State of Cai would eventually abandon its southern territory and retreat to the Sanchuan area. In this case, the State of Cai would inevitably let the States of Chen, Zheng, and Deng in, and drive away the wolf to devour the tiger.
To this end, Li Xian ordered Yan Zhengqing to continue guarding the north and strengthen defense.
In addition, Anyang also sent 200,000 bicycles!
Don't underestimate bicycles; when bicycles were first exhibited last year, Xiao Liming saw the military value of bicycles; now after a year of development and meticulous work, Anyang's military bicycles have finally appeared. That is - mountain bikes.
Soon, Yan Zhengqing saw carts of bicycles being delivered. This newly designed military bicycle has the characteristics of multiple speed levels, agility, sturdiness, and heavy load. These bicycles are tall and sturdy, and can even carry machine guns and small artillery at the back. It fully brings the physical strength of the cultivators to the extreme.
This type of bicycle is simple, but not only can it adapt to a variety of terrains, it is also more reliable than a horse. It does not require food, fodder or fuel. If it breaks down, it can be repaired, and if it cannot be repaired, it can be thrown away without any regrets.
As an old man from Anyang, Yan Zhengqing first looked at the bicycle tires. This time, Yan Zhengqing found that the bicycle tires had changed. They were no longer the kind of tires rolled up with animal fur (mainly pig skin, cow skin, sheep skin, etc.), but a very elastic, black, unknown material.
"This is the latest research result of the chemical and petroleum departments. It is similar to fish glue, glue made from animal fur, tree gum, etc., but because it is extracted from petroleum, it is called 'stone glue'. However, the name is confidential, so don't make it public for the time being." The person who drove the bicycle to deliver it was an engineer from the Brilliant Star Group.
Anyang’s external confidentiality work starts from the most basic level - even the name and title are not allowed to be known to outsiders, so that others don’t even know that Anyang has such items or technologies!
"Okay, thank you for letting me know." Yan Zhengqing was very serious.
The engineer laughed and said, "Hello, Marshal. My name is Sun Zhifei. I have two missions this time. The first is to deliver 200,000 bicycles. The second is to teach all the soldiers how to disassemble, repair and use them."
The bicycles were counted, but before Sun Zhifei could explain, many soldiers who were resting were already riding their bicycles around. In the end, Yan Zhengqing caught a few and taught them how to repair the new bicycles. It should be said that the structure of the bicycle was too simple and could be explained in a few words.
After seeing off Sun Zhifei, Yan Zhengqing looked at the soldiers who were having a lot of fun and smiled slightly, "With bicycles, the marching speed can be at least doubled, the amount of supplies can be tripled, and the soldiers' fatigue can be reduced by 70%! What a great thing! They don't even have to eat grass."