Reborn in Dunhuang, I am farming and doing business in the desert

Chapter 95 Many Containers

Unlike the soldiers defending the city, Gao Yingwei and Qin Yi stayed in Wulei City.

This was because one of them had a battered buttock injury that had not yet healed, and the other had a broken leg and was unable to march and fight.

Therefore, Li Mao disbanded the battalion under the charge of Captain Gao and merged it into other teams.

Therefore, General Li Mao led the team of more than a thousand people and quickly marched towards the nearest city, which was estimated to arrive in about two days.

But the entire team had only more than 400 horses, and the rest had to be moved on foot, so the marching speed was still slowed down.

Fortunately, they managed to get five horse-drawn carriages, which were loaded with tents, fodder, rice, water, large iron pots, firewood and other items, which could barely be considered logistical supplies.

Shen Xun's camp had even fewer horses, only eight, so they walked with the infantry.

However, his team was assigned to Chen Wuhou, so he still rode with Chen Wuhou.

"You are so mean, kid?"

Chen Wuhou rode on his horse and glared at his future son-in-law: "You pushed your father-in-law aside just after you got promoted!"

Shen Xun pretended not to understand: "I don't understand what Wu Hou meant."

"Hmph! Look at your camp, they're all wearing colorful clothes. Why don't you give one set to your father-in-law?" The more Chen Wuhou thought about it, the more uncomfortable he became. He couldn't help but glare at Shen Xun several times.

Shen Xun held the reins with one hand and said seriously, "You are the commander, how can you wear that kind of clothes?"

Chen Wuhou was a military general of high rank, and he wore robes and cloth armor issued by the imperial court. How could he wear strange-style camouflage uniforms of a foreign race?
Of course this is just an excuse. The real reason is that my sister only sent 50 sets. If one is given away, there will be one set missing. I can't favor one over the other.

Moreover, the battlefield is a place of life and death. Only by maintaining a good relationship with the soldiers can you trust your back to your comrades.

"I don't care!" Chen Wuhou felt jealous as soon as he looked at the fifty neatly dressed guys: "I want to wear this kind of clothes! And that backpack can hold a lot of things!"

Shen Xun:.
"Okay! Wait until I have time to make a wish!" Shen Xun said helplessly.

In the evening, the team camped beside a stream.

Due to limited tents, the soldiers prepared to rest in the open air.

In order to avoid freezing to death, everyone cut some bushes around, planning to build a fire to keep warm and bury the pot to cook.

But it is really cold in the wild, especially at night, when water almost turns to ice.

So General Zuo called Chen Wuhou and Shen Xun over and took out a jade disk from his bosom and said, "Can we pray to the gods for some tents? We don't have many soldiers, and we can't lose them on the way."

Shen Xun took a look at the jade disk and saw that it was of good quality. He reached out and took it: "Let me try it."

After returning to the tent, Shen Xun asked Chen Wuhou to leave first, and then he wrote a letter to his sister, explaining the reason and attached the jade disk.

When Shen Zhao received the letter, he began to ponder.

It's not impossible to buy them tents, but they are not very warm and are not as sturdy and durable as containers, which can also be used to make fire and cook.

Even if you encounter an enemy attack in the middle of the night, containers still provide a certain degree of protection, but tents do not.

Or, buy them a few more containers?
Call it back the next day and put it back at night for repeated use. This not only saves money but also allows my eldest brother and his men to go on expeditions with ease.

Shen Zhao thought about it and found the merchant who sold the old container before. He left a message to the customer service: "I want to customize fifteen ten-meter-long containers. Just like last time, each container must be equipped with a wood stove to ensure that there is no smoke leakage. A one-meter-eight-meter-high observation room must be installed on the top of each container. The movable windows of the observation room must be equipped with bulletproof glass. Then a ladder can be set up from the inside of the container to go directly to the upper level."

The customer service replied quickly: "Of course, dear, but the price will be higher if you do that."

Shen Zhao: "How much is it?" "Wait a minute, I'll ask the boss and get back to you." The customer service was silent for a few minutes, then began to reply: "The price of the modified container according to your requirements is 15,000 yuan per piece."

Shen Zhao: "Fifteen thousand is fifteen thousand. I want to get it as soon as possible. How long do I need to wait?"

She had just had the jade disk appraised by Xiaoqing, and the appraisal price was only fifty thousand.

However, the sword was valued very highly yesterday, and Xiaoqing offered a high price of 1.8 million.

So I tried my best to meet my eldest brother's requirements and provide them with some help.

Fifteen modified containers cost only 225,000 coins, less than half of a million coins, so I still got a great deal.

"Dear, as long as you place the order now, the goods will be delivered in an hour." The customer service replied.

Shen Zhao: "Okay! You change the price first, and I'll pay it now."

She then paid 225,000 coins, ordered 15 modified containers, and changed the delivery address to the large sandy area behind her yard.

There was no other way. In order to facilitate the recall the next day, she had to put the containers on the shelves in her own shop first, and then she could operate flexibly.

At that time, you can also put food and water in the container, as well as some firewood and quilts to ensure the basic living conditions of the soldiers.

Next, Shen Zhaoxian wrote a letter to his eldest brother, informing him of his plan and asking him to provide fifteen placement locations to avoid confusion during shipment.

That thing is too huge. If it is placed in the wrong place or sent to an inappropriate location, it cannot be moved by manpower alone.

After receiving the letter, Shen Xun immediately consulted Chen Wuhou and told General Zuo the contents of the letter.

The letter not only required them to provide fifteen ten-meter-long spaces, but also required them to evacuate the container house before eight o'clock the next day and not to take anything away from inside.

General Zuo read the letter again and again, and asked excitedly: "Does the community god mean that he will give us houses to live in every night?"

"Yes!" Shen Xun took out a measuring tape from his backpack: "This is also given by the community god. It helps us measure the position."

General Zuo snatched it away, looked at it again and again, and was a little confused.

Chen Wuhou said unhappily, "General, we don't have time to fiddle with this now. It's getting dark. Let's measure the territory!"

"Okay! Why don't you guys hurry out?" General Zuo waved his hands to his left and right: "Go and help Captain Shen measure the dimensions!"

"Yes!" Several adjutants saluted and followed Shen Xun out of the tent to measure an open space.

Considering the protection at night, they arranged the fifteen pieces of wood into a compass shape and wrote one, two, three, four, five, up to fifteen on a halberd.

The horses were then led into the compass, and the soldiers also stayed inside.

Half an hour later, fifteen huge monsters appeared out of nowhere and landed exactly at the drawn positions.

The soldiers cheered with joy and ran towards the container.

When the door of the container was opened, two emergency lights were seen hanging on the top of the container, illuminating the inside brightly.

Each box house not only has about twenty quilts, but also a stove. Next to the stove, there are neatly stacked firewood. In the innermost part, there are about ten transparent buckets, each filled with clean water.

Chen Wuhou's subordinates were most familiar with these things and immediately lit a fire in the stove.

(End of this chapter)