Chapter 488
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Chapter 488: Essentially Drifting
There were clearly no methods found in the development panel to deal with those grassland cavalrymen.
However, perhaps due to the shift in attention, now that his thoughts returned, Luo Ji’s mind felt even clearer than before.
A sudden flash of inspiration struck Luo Ji, whose thoughts were racing.
He actually came up with a plan!
The next morning, Luo Ji decisively called Guo Jia and Zhou Yi outside the city.
It was freezing cold, and the early morning temperature was particularly low.
Even wrapped in thick beast hide coats, Guo Jia was shivering, his speech automatically becoming a little stammered.
“Yo-Your Majesty, what-what are we doing outside the city so early in such c-cold weather?”
Looking at Guo Jia, who was stammering from the cold, Luo Ji couldn’t help but chuckle.
“Guo Jia, this won’t do. You’re a military man, after all; shouldn’t you train your body properly?”
Luo Ji, who had just Liaoyuan Huo around the city walls twice, was feeling warm and was in the mood to lecture others.
“Your humble servant, your humble servant is ashamed…” Guo Jia stiffly clasped his hands.
He had indeed thought about physical conditioning himself.
As he said, he was a military man, so he should train his body. But alas, his constitution was too weak from birth.
He used to be frail, but now he could at least ride a horse.
This was already the result of his physical training.
As the few of them chatted idly, a commotion came from the distance.
“They’re here.”
“Your Majesty, what’s here?”
Guo Jia, curious, also heard the commotion.
Both Guo Jia and Zhou Yi looked up towards the distance.
Squinting, the distance between them grew shorter and shorter.
Zhou Yi’s somewhat uncertain voice spoke.
“A carriage?”
“How could it be a carriage? This isn’t on the main road.”
Guo Jia, shivering from the cold wind and uninterested in checking the commotion, was full of disbelief.
Within Luo Ji’s Civilization, the main roads between cities had been cleared.
But the other areas were still covered in snow.
A carriage’s entire wheel would sink into the snow; how could it move? Let alone move so quickly.
Yet, when that “carriage” came closer, Guo Jia couldn’t disbelieve it anymore.
“It’s, it’s really a carriage?”
Guo Jia’s expression froze, then he sensed something was off.
“No, why doesn’t this carriage have wheels?”
For a moment, both Guo Jia and Zhou Yi were dumbfounded.
They had never seen anything like this before.
They then simultaneously cast questioning glances at Luo Ji.
Undoubtedly, this must be another one of His Majesty’s novel inventions.
In this regard, Guo Jia’s feelings were far deeper than Zhou Yi’s.
After all, he had personally witnessed how Luo Ji had developed the former Mirror Tribe step by step into the formidable Myriad World Civilization it was today, all within just a few short years!
“This thing is called a sled; it’s a vehicle specifically for use on snow.”
Luo Ji didn’t keep them in suspense, directly revealing the true nature of this “carriage.”
Regardless of its principle, after personally witnessing the sled speeding across the snowy ground, Guo Jia and Zhou Yi both understood.
Then, they simultaneously clasped their hands towards Luo Ji in admiration.
“Your Majesty is brilliant!”
Looking at their demeanor, Luo Ji couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow.
“Oh? You’ve figured out what I’m going to do so quickly?”
“We’ve roughly guessed a thing or two.”
Guo Jia said humbly.
Zhou Yi, standing beside him, also nodded.
“Alright then, Guo Jia, you tell me, what do I intend to do?” Luo Ji asked Guo Jia with interest.
To this, Guo Jia no longer acted humble, briskly stepping forward two steps.
After approaching the sled, he pointed and said.
“Regarding Your Majesty’s plan, this sled is key. The back of the sled is spacious and can hold a large amount of grain. What would ordinarily require over a dozen or twenty cavalrymen to carry can now easily be transported by just one sled.”
“And while I find this sled novel, its construction doesn’t seem overly complex. I presume, with the artisans’ skill, it can be mass-produced in a short amount of time.”
“Under this premise, only about a hundred sleds could easily carry over a thousand bags of grain, perhaps even more.”
“One sled pulled by one horse. One hundred sleds would only require one hundred horses, yet they could transport a quantity of grain that a thousand cavalrymen couldn’t manage.”
“This undoubtedly greatly conserves our Myriad World Civilization’s cavalry forces.”
“At the same time, a small grain transport team of this size is far more discreet than a thousand cavalrymen. While difficult to detect, their movement speed is also quite considerable. Most importantly, their efficiency per trip is even higher than that of a cavalry unit.”
“Therefore, your humble servant believes that 100 cavalrymen should be dispatched to change routes and escort this grain transport team.”
“Simultaneously, the main combat force of the cavalry team should concentrate at one location, pretending to transport grain along the original route to attract the grasslander’s attention, thereby making the real grain transport team on the other side safer.”
“By ensuring the safety of the grain, and no longer needing to divert attention to protect it, even if the main force encounters a large number of grassland cavalrymen, they will be perfectly capable of handling them with composure.”
“At worst, direct retreat is also fine, since the real provisions aren’t on them anyway.”
“Your Majesty, do you think your humble servant’s words are correct?”
If it weren’t for Guo Jia shivering from the cold, he would truly have the demeanor of a brilliant strategist at that moment.
Just seeing the sled, he had already thought of this tactic. His mind turned too quickly; it was essentially drifting.
“Zhou Yi, do you think the same?”
Luo Ji asked, looking at Zhou Yi, who stood beside him.
Zhou Yi clasped his hands.
“Reporting to Your Majesty, my thoughts are largely consistent with Master Guo’s.”
“Mm.”
Luo Ji nodded, then his gaze returned to the shivering Guo Jia.
“Since you’ve already figured it out, I’ll leave this matter to you.”
“As for the sleds and grain supply, you can discuss those directly with Lu Yang.”
Originally, this wasn’t a big deal; after all, as the Chief of General Staff for the military, he couldn’t just sit around doing nothing all day.
But upon hearing that he had to discuss things with Lu Yang, Guo Jia, who had just caused trouble yesterday, immediately looked distressed.
“Your Majesty, how about someone else? Your humble servant thinks General Zhou is good, and this would be a good opportunity to train the younger generation.”
“Don’t even start.”
Luo Ji rolled his eyes.
“Younger generation? Zhou Yi is 2 years older than you. This matter is entrusted to you.”
“If you don’t handle it well, I’ll hold you accountable!”
Seeing Luo Ji’s determined expression, Guo Jia could only offer a bitter smile, reluctantly agreeing to the task.
“Your humble servant obeys the imperial decree.”
