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Arriving at the armory,

Before anyone even entered, the shopkeeper, Zhuang Li, greeted them with a broad smile.

"My lord, you've arrived."

Han Yilin didn't waste any words and went straight to the point: "Manager Zhuang, has the batch of military equipment I ordered arrived yet?"

"We've arrived!"

Zhuang Li nodded repeatedly: "As per your request, everything has been prepared and is stored in the backyard warehouse."

"Okay, show me around."

quickly,

The two walked through the shop and came to the backyard.

Zhuang Li immediately ordered the warehouse to be opened.

inside,

A large number of armors and shields were neatly arranged. Zhuang Li stepped forward, picked up one, and introduced it: "Three thousand pieces each of blue-quality leather armor and long-handled swords, plus eight thousand sets of light armor, all of which meet your requirements, sir."

"The other five thousand shields are all ready now."

In terms of quality,

have to say,

There had never been any problems with the goods Zhuang Li had given him. After inspecting a few items, Han Yilin nodded in satisfaction.

"good."

"Here you go, this is the final payment."

As he spoke,

He took out several silver notes, all of which were in denominations of ten thousand taels.

These weapons,

It's still blue quality, which is the upper limit for large-scale trading. Once it reaches purple quality, it's difficult to buy a large quantity at once.

In terms of price,

Light armor and leather armor cost 10 taels of silver per set, while shields were slightly cheaper at 7 taels of silver each.

As for the Mo Dao (陌刀)

Perhaps due to the forging process, it is slightly more expensive, costing 11 silver coins.

prior to,

Since a deposit has already been paid

Therefore, the final payment was only 100,000 taels of silver.

As for the quantity ordered, it was determined by Han Yilin's estimation of the expansion quantity based on the current resource reserves.

Transaction completed.

Han Yilin stuffed all the weapons into his backpack.

of course,

During the process,

Han Yilin also made sure to dispose of all the unused military equipment.

After finishing,

Emerging from the armory

Han Yilin took the opportunity to inspect the market and the surrounding area. After three days of hard work, this large-scale infrastructure project was nearing completion, with only a few buildings still undergoing upgrades.

Whether it's a market,

Or perhaps the surrounding commercial area,

Everything has returned to its former glory.

Han Yilin strolled along, intending to return directly to the City Lord's Mansion, but he had only gone halfway when he received a message from Zhou Xun.

This time,

The intelligence that came in was different from what had been reported before.

It's not three pieces of information.

It is a map.

In the map,

The locations of Zhatian County and Qingshi Valley were marked, along with the four county towns belonging to the Pingtian Army, as well as the surrounding mountains and rivers.

Following the river,

Zhou Xun used striking colors to draw three grain transport routes for the Pingtian Army.

Han Yilin looked at them one by one.

These four prefectures, namely Juye, Wei, Shanyang, and Huainan, were not far from Qingshi Valley.

and,

The key is,

These cities were all located near rivers, allowing for the transport of supplies and provisions by waterway.

Compared to land transportation,

No surprise,

The advantages of water and land transportation are absolutely overwhelming.

Especially in terms of efficiency,

If the grain is to be transported by land, it first needs to be loaded onto carts, which need to be pulled by oxen, horses, or other livestock, and then driven by laborers.

And in this process,

Not only are the wheels easily damaged, but the laborers driving the carts and the animals pulling them also require a lot of food and fodder.

The key is,

Those who transport grain need to eat while transporting it, and they also need to eat grain on their return journey.

basically,

Transporting 10 shi of grain to the front line would consume 9 shi of grain for the round trip, and only one-tenth of it would actually reach the soldiers at the front.

and,

And the journey was still smooth.

In the absence of unexpected events such as flash floods or torrential rains.

But if it's by water...

Grain can be loaded directly onto ships, which have a cargo capacity many times greater than that of trucks, and also save the consumption of grain by livestock.

even,

Even at night,

Boats can also go with the current, so there is no need to worry about traveling at night.

This is why,

Throughout history

The reason why large armies rely on waterways for expeditions is that land transport is simply too expensive.

right now,

Han Yilin looked at the map.

Three routes,

They all rely on waterways.

The first route starts from Juye City, travels by boat down the river, finally disembarks at the end of the river, and then continues to Qing Shi Valley.

The second route is to travel south from Wei Commandery, passing through Shanyang Commandery, and then by boat directly to the vicinity of Qingshi Valley.

The third route starts from Huainan County, first taking a boat northwest, then disembarking and walking a distance before transferring to another boat to transport passengers all the way to Qing Shi Valley.

Three routes,

Han Yilin observed repeatedly,

quickly,

They then identified their target.

Firstly, the second route is almost a no-brainer; this route involves traveling by boat all the way to the destination, leaving no opportunity to board.

Although the third option also involves landing, the distance is too far, and it's too close to Huainan County, making it unsuitable for action.

At last,

There is only the first path.

This grain route,

After reaching the end of the river by boat, passengers would need to disembark and transfer to horse-drawn carriages for transport. This location was about a hundred miles north of Zhatian County.

Here,

That's the perfect spot for an ambush.

Set your goals

Next,

He needed to know the exact time the grain transport team would take, so Han Yilin immediately summoned the Imperial Guards and stated his request.

"Two days."

"You must provide me with accurate information: when the grain transport teams depart, where they usually land, how much grain they carry at a time, and the size of the teams..."

"Investigate all intelligence thoroughly!"

"Yes, sir!"