When you come to your brother's place, it's naturally no different from your own family.
After kicking off his shoes, lying down on the couch, and drinking a cup of good tea, Xiao Han exhaled a long breath and felt that all the pores in his body were stretched.
Xue Pan has already followed Duan Zhixuan's wife to the backyard. It is said that there are several clusters of peonies in the back garden that have bloomed early this year. They are very beautiful and rare, and you must see them.
There was no one else in the room, and Duan Zhixuan felt visibly relaxed. He wiped the sweat from his forehead, untied his robe and fanned himself, revealing the black bear-like chest hair underneath.
Maybe other people didn't expect that this guy didn't have a single hair on his head, but the hair in other places was not as lush as usual. I don't know if these hairs got lost and grew in different places.
After taking a leisurely sip of tea, Xiao Han told Duan Zhixuan about unloading grain in Luoyang.
Old Duan was also unambiguous and yelled outside. Immediately, the clerks rushed out to arrange for unloading and storing grain, so these two people didn't need to worry about it.
"When I come to my brother's place this time, I'll stay for two more days! Luoyang is a more comfortable place than Chang'an!"
After adding a cup of tea to Xiao Han, Lao Duan sat down on the stool next to him and said with a smile to him.
When Xiao Han heard this, there was a look of fascination on his face. He didn't know whether he was looking forward to life in Luoyang or thinking about the Cuihong Mansion.
But when he thought about Chang'an again, his fascination quickly turned into frustration.
"Oh, no! It's hard to disobey military orders! After unloading the food today, we'll have a good night's rest, and then we'll continue our journey tomorrow. Who knows when the battle will start! The earlier the food arrives, the earlier the day we'll be relieved.
"
"Have to leave tomorrow?"
After listening to Xiao Han's words, Duan Zhixuan sighed regretfully. As a general, he naturally knew the words "military orders are like mountains", so he didn't talk nonsense about staying a few more days.
"Yes, I have to leave tomorrow." Xiao Han repeated again, his tone a little heavy.
After these words, the room suddenly became quiet.
After a long time, I saw Duan Zhixuan slowly raising his head, looking at Xiao Han and asking: "Xiao Han, among our brothers, you have the most vivid mind. Do you think this battle can be fought?"
Xiao Han didn't seem surprised when Duan Zhixuan suddenly asked about this matter.
After all, as a general of the country, perhaps Lao Duan is not interested in anything else! But for this kind of war that can determine the fate of the country, he cannot help but be interested!
Holding the tea cup in his hand, Xiao Han did not tell him the answer directly, but slowly straightened up and said thoughtfully: "This... you also know that no one can be sure about things like this, but there are some things, you
I probably saw it too.
Since the year before last, His Majesty has violated the previous rule of not allowing ministers to bring weapons to the palace. Not only has he allowed generals to bring weapons to the palace, but he has also invited hundreds of soldiers to practice martial arts and archery in the Xiande Palace every day. He has also gotten up early to plan the recovery of the gardens bordering the Turks
Junzhang, Shuofang two cities.
At the same time, in the past two years, the country has been hit by heavy snowfalls, causing large numbers of cattle and sheep to die. At the end of last year, an epidemic broke out, killing many livestock, and even more than half of the war horses were lost.
Not to mention this, at the beginning of this year, Turkic scouts sent news: Jieli Khan did not provide internal disaster relief, but instead levied exorbitant taxes to satisfy his luxurious life.
These actions of his have already aroused the anger and resentment of the people in the clan! Jieli probably also noticed this, so he suddenly launched a war against Tuli Khan in an attempt to bring disaster outside.
It's just that although he won this battle, he captured very little! Such a war would not be helpful to the current situation of the Turks. At most, it would only vent the internal conflicts of the Turks!
When they come back from chasing Tuli, they will find that they should be hungry, but they are still hungry! They should have no clothes, but they still have no clothes! Except for having won a battle to brag about, they have nothing else, and they may even
Because in this battle, the best opportunity for spring grazing has been lost, making this year even more difficult!"
What Xiao Han said is very complicated, and the scope it covers is very wide!
It seems to be disorganized, but every sentence in it hits the point of the current situation.
If the concubines in the court who talk all day long hear this, most likely their jaws will drop to the ground in shock: a dandy who has not returned from Jiangnan for a long time can actually understand the situation better than they, who are at the center of power!
But the fact is that it is so ridiculous.
A dandy in the eyes of others, a coward in their mouths.
When these two people came together, they did not brag or flatter others, nor did they act recklessly. Instead, they carefully considered the future trends of the country.
And those so-called loyal civil servants and pillars of the imperial court.
At this moment, he is either busy fighting for power or profit, or he is drunk and dreaming. Compared with the two, it is extremely ironic.
While Xiao Han was quietly analyzing the current situation, Duan Zhixuan had been sitting upright, listening carefully, and even refused to let go of every word.
He waited like this until Xiao Han finished speaking. He sat there and thought carefully for a long time, and finally breathed out a sigh of relief and looked at Xiao Han with burning eyes: "According to what you said, three years is the right time for a heavy snowfall in the Turks!
Losing Shuofang is a matter of geographical advantage; making enemies on all sides is a matter of harmony! Now we have all three of these! So this battle will definitely happen!"
"Anyway, that's what I think." Xiao Han smiled and nodded, and then said word by word: "As for what you said about the right time, the right place, the right people, and the right people, I think it is necessary to add one more: We are no longer
It was three years ago, and now we have sufficient food and grass, and a strong army! We are completely fearless of any powerful enemy."
"Then, this battle must be won?!"
Duan Zhixuan's eyes became brighter and brighter, and even his breathing became somewhat rapid.
It’s no wonder he was so excited. After all, since Emperor Qin and Emperor Wu of Han, all dynasties in the Central Plains have regarded the grassland peoples as life-or-death enemies!
Le Shi Yanran! Seal the wolf as a Xu! Drink from Ma Hanhai!
This move became the highest pursuit of countless heroic generals in later generations, but often they could not catch up with this dream even after exhausting their whole lives!
Throughout the entire history of the Central Plains, only Huo Qubing in the Western Han Dynasty and Dou Xian in the Eastern Han Dynasty have accomplished this feat!
If what Xiao Han said now is true, and this battle comes back with a great victory, then everyone who participated in it will definitely leave their name in history and be passed down through the ages!
(How awesome is "Drinking from the vast sea of horses and banishing wolves to live in Xu"? To use an analogy, this is equivalent to Huo Qubing leading a team of troops to the Imperial Palace of the Emperor of Japan in Tokyo during World War II and offering sacrifices to heaven in his office.
Pay homage to ancestors.)
This chapter has been completed!