Genghis Khan is arguably one of the most legendary figures in Chinese history.
He unified the Mongol tribes of the desert north, and the footprints of the expedition reached the Black Sea coast of Europe. The regimes and laws he established are still of positive significance to all countries and regions of the world.
When future generations lament the heroic deeds of Genghis Khan, they cannot help but have many questions. For example, on a front thousands of kilometers long, genghis Khan's huge army, how can the supply of grain and grass keep up?
The eater, the heaven of the people, the life of the soldier. The importance of grain and grass to war is self-evident; from a macroscopic level, war is actually fought against the comprehensive strength of the country, grain and grass, and strategic materials.
Grain and grass supply, from ancient times to the present is a very complex issue in the war, taking the Han war against the Xiongnu in the battle of mobei as an example, the Han army's combat strength is 100,000 cavalry, while using 500,000 infantry, 140,000 military horses to engage in logistics transportation and supplies, for the combat service of the large army, its consumption is very huge. During the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, in the long-term war against the Xiongnu, not only depleted the accumulation of the national treasury since Han Gaozu, but also led to heavy burdens on the peasants and a turbulent domestic situation.
Not only that, but in actual warfare, if the transport line is too long, it is very vulnerable to enemy attack. Once the transport supply line is cut off, the soldiers will not have enough to eat, the combat effectiveness will naturally decline, and the military will not be stable, and it is easy to be defeated because of this. However, if we strengthen the strength of troops to ensure transportation, it will increase the depletion of support and weaken the strength of the front-line battlefield.
In the history of Chinese and foreign wars, there are countless examples of battles that have been lost due to the problem of grain and grass!
1, the Battle of Changping, the main force of the Zhao army was cut off by the Qin army due to the grain route, resulting in the total annihilation of the army. The Zhao state suffered 450,000 casualties in this battle, and the elite losses were exhausted, and it was no longer able to compete with the qin state.
2, the Battle of Guandu, Yuan Shao's 100,000 troops against Cao Cao's 20,000 troops, and finally Cao Cao burned Yuan Shao's grain and grass, resulting in Yuan Shao's final defeat.
3, the Battle of Stalingrad, the German 6th Army was interrupted by grain and grass, and eventually the entire army was destroyed, and Germany began to lose the initiative in the war.
So what was the secret of Genghis Khan's expedition to Eurasia? And how to solve the problem of food supply?
In genghis Khan's entrepreneurial process, there are three magic weapons that are indispensable: "spirited horse, machete, and air-dried beef." "The problems of transportation, weapons, food and grass in the conquest were solved separately.
What is less well known is that genghis Khan was also plagued by grain and grass before air-dried beef became the food for Genghis Khan's march.
In the "Battle of the Thirteen Wings" in 1190 AD, the army led by Genghis Khan was besieged by the enemy, and the food and grass were not enough, and the army was almost completely destroyed. After escaping home, his wife prepared delicious air-dried beef for the exhausted Genghis Khan, and he felt the meat fragrant and energetic after eating it.
Later, he used air-dried beef to reward his soldiers, and after eating it, he felt energetic and morale.
1, the air-dried beef is lightweight, and the soldiers themselves can carry a large amount of them with them, which can be eaten for about a month. And portable, not easy to spill.
2, air-dried beef is easy to preserve, not easy to deteriorate, generally can be stored at least for a year, or even longer.
3, air-dried beef is rich in nutrition, not only can quickly replenish physical fitness, but also rich nutritional value. This is far from being comparable to ordinary dry food.
Since then, Genghis Khan has used air-dried beef as marching food to accompany the army, solving the long-troubled grain and grass problem in one fell swoop, and providing reliable logistical support for the Mongol cavalry to gallop across Eurasia.
Nowadays, the anti-hunger and anti-hunger air-dried beef, favored by the majority of consumers, has become the "shoulder handle" of the snack industry!
Who would have thought that a small piece of air-dried beef had also contributed to Genghis Khan and the huge empire he had built.
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