The so-called cross-border road construction means building a road leading to Qiongshan County starting from Ma Niao.

Strictly speaking, this is a renovation, because it is basically a road reconstruction along the route of the original post road. The road is built according to the standards of a simple road.

"There will be a war soon, and such a big project will be launched..." Wu De hesitated a little.

"It is precisely because we are going to fight that it is appropriate to launch this project." Shan Daoqian said, "The army needs roads, and our army especially needs roads. With the condition of the post road, how many people are needed to drag a cannon?"

The elders knew very well the poor condition of Hainan Post Road - it was not a road, but a ditch. And it was also a ditch full of potholes.

Since the Fubo Army planned to take advantage of the situation to capture all of Hainan, repairing the road leading to the capital was a top priority.

"Are we going to build a road all the way to the foot of Qiongshan County?" Wu De was a little surprised - even for a simple road, the amount of work is considerable. And it is still in enemy territory! To the foot of Qiongshan County, there is still a Chengdu

Mai. Even the straight-line distance is more than 100 kilometers.

"Yes, this is my plan. Of course, it is very likely that we will encounter the Ming Dynasty's army before we reach the destination. But with simple roads, logistics and transportation will be much more convenient, and the army's supplies can be transported quickly.

On the front line, the troops can move much faster. Besides, it is always useful to build roads. After this battle, our forces will expand to the whole of Hainan. The roads around the island were originally built." Shan Daoqian said, "

Qiongshan County is the capital of Hainan and there is no direct road, so how can we effectively control it?"

"If there is a road, it will be much easier for us to move." He Ming expressed support. "The army can also bear a certain amount of labor. Even if we advance slower, it will be no problem. The enemy will not be able to escape anyway."

He Ming originally did not express his opinion. In his original plan, the army's maneuvers would adopt a simultaneous sea and land model. Heavy weapons and ammunition would be transported by sea, and the infantry would march on foot by land. Now Shan Daoqian proposed the idea of ​​building cross-border roads.

Let his eyes light up.

"You want to rely on transportation lines to fight the war!" Wu De understood.

"Most wars in the world are fought around transportation lines, and we are no exception." He Ming said.

The logistics workload of the Fubo Army is much greater than that of the traditional army. Not counting ammunition, the food provided to the soldiers every day is much more than that of the Ming Army. Lin Shenhe often said that the Fubo Army was in the 19th century

The army, however, could only rely on the 17th century logistics system for supplies. It was even worse than the army of the same era - a serious lack of horses and livestock forced the Fubo Army to rely more on manpower and carts to transport supplies.

He Ming roughly calculated that if he leads the main force directly to Qiongshan County without relying on supply lines, and relies on the dry food and ammunition carried by the soldiers themselves, he can probably maintain continuous operations for 4 to 6 days. However, if there is no follow-up supplies by the sixth day

Will face the problem of food shortage. Even if the ammunition is distributed as double as the infantry ammunition, it can only guarantee the consumption of one battle. And he can hardly carry any artillery troops. Considering the bad condition of Hainan Post Road, only 12 pounds of ammunition can be passed quickly.

The mountain howitzer is such a light artillery piece.

"Of course, I can rely on the support of the navy. The navy sends ships sailing along the coastline to provide logistics supplies to the army at any time, and can even directly transport troops for maneuvers. But to be honest: I am not at ease with this Fubo army...

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