Yun Ye won't go, and Wu Shi won't go either. The old man is holding four jade tokens, thinking that he is the one closest to the fairy land. Even if Tianchi is full of temptations and is close at hand, he is not willing to put down the jade tokens in his hand.
Run to the snowy mountains.
Yuan Shoucheng wanted some sergeants to accompany him. Yun Ye thought of Ye Tuo's experience and denied it. The mountain was too dangerous. Ye Tuo's brother was torn in half by something like a gorilla. Why should he give away his subordinates?
Yuan Shoucheng was used as cannon fodder? The old man couldn't afford to lose his face. Fortunately, he had a very capable subordinate, Tian Yuanyi. He knew that the general cherished his subordinates very much, and this pity even reached the point of perversion, so he remained calm.
He selected fifty warriors from more than 10,000 servants in Tingzhou and told them that as long as they could protect these Taoists from Tianchi safely, each of them would receive a reward of 10,000 and be promoted to the third level.
The reward is unprecedentedly high. Warriors generally like money, not to mention that this time the reward is exquisite Tang coins, not the messy silver pancakes from the Western Regions. The warriors are very satisfied with this kind of treatment.
Yuan Shoucheng was not satisfied. He had a high status in the Tang Dynasty. It was the biggest disrespect for Yun Ye not to send the most powerful Tang army to protect him. In his opinion, he needed to send at least a team of sergeants. The leader should be
Only the captain is good.
When Yun Ye opened his mouth and couldn't understand, Tian Yuanyi whispered: "Old Immortal, you are very strong, and you naturally don't need anyone to protect you when you smoke and puff. The Taoists around you are also capable people. When it comes to
Protection makes people laugh. What you need is the strength to carry the luggage up the mountain, a guide, and most importantly, a pathfinder.
Think about it, old man, Tianchi was originally a land of gods. The danger there is not the people, but the environment. There may be magic circles left by the gods and various monsters. The younger generation has heard the legend of Tianchi in Gaochang. These nonsense
You can use it to explore the way, and there is no problem in sending it to death. If it is our own son who is in danger, you have to lend a helping hand. This will affect your trip. If the loss is too much, the general will definitely not
You’ll agree, don’t you think?”
Yuan Shoucheng looked at Yun Ye suspiciously. Seeing that he kept nodding, he agreed. It was indeed the case. Going to Tianchi was full of dangers. Those soldiers were of low skill and they really needed rescue when they encountered trouble. Unlike these barbarians, they would just die if they died.
No need to bother yourself. If you fail this time, you can just find some barbarians to continue climbing the mountain next time.
Boy, actually I have your majesty’s order in my arms, ordering you to help me with all your strength. Forget it, for the sake of you loving soldiers as sons, I won’t take it out. If you are a barbarian, be a barbarian."
Yun Ye shook his head and said: "It can only be a barbarian. Even if you take out His Majesty's decree, I will only give you a barbarian. I will not accept the king's orders, not to mention that this is a random order. Junior
I simply won’t accept it.”
Yuan Shoucheng had no choice in facing Yun Ye's strengths and could only order five Taoist priests to make preparations.
"You don't need to bother. I have prepared all the things you need. No one is more familiar with those things than me when you go to Tianshan. Sleeping bags, fuel, new stoves, tents, clothes, shoes and socks, snow shoes,
Walking sticks, ropes, anchors, weapons, some medicines and bandages, and military shovels used by sergeants. You have to learn these things from scratch. Old man, in fact, this junior is very worried about asking you to go climbing now. You'd better wait until
Next year, when the juniors finish handling the military affairs, it would be best for us to go together."
What Yun Ye said was not polite. It was indeed the case. Climbing a snow-capped mountain would never be easy. What’s more, in the era he was living in now, there were still many ancient and ferocious beasts in the wilderness that had not become extinct. At least in later generations, Yun Ye
I have never heard that there are huge lizards in the desert, nor that there are giant ants everywhere in the desert, nor that a scorpion can grow as big as the palm of my hand.
Yuan Shoucheng laughed, patted Yun Ye on the shoulder and said: "He is indeed a good young man, but it's a pity that ten thousand years is too long. I only seize the day. I am too old. If I lie down tonight, I don't know if I will be able to do it tomorrow."
Wake up, I can't wait. Now that you are ready, I will study hard, Tianshan! I really want to see your true face."
No matter whether the old man was fascinated by immortality or not, Yun Ye couldn't help but admire his spirit of seeking truth. People in the Tang Dynasty were all like this. The great Confucianists Yun Ye knew, even people like Xu Jingzong, were not as good in knowledge.
I will definitely not hesitate. As long as I read a book, there will be neat reading notes. Those that I understand and those that I don’t understand will be clearly marked, and then I will ask others for advice. For Xu Jingzong, arithmetic is just like learning.
It's the same as the Bible, but whenever this old guy encounters something he doesn't know or understand, he will ask Yun Ye for advice. He will never give up until he understands it.
This time, Xu Jingzong was still in Loulan Rock City, just to ask him to look out for his way out. Yun Ye always felt that the Western Region seemed unstable. This may be related to his always pessimistic mood.
But the data can't tell lies. Three years ago, there were only nine robberies, and they were all needles. Two years ago, the number of robberies dropped to three. This was the situation after the border army's crackdown. But this year, the number of robbers
The number of attacks on towns has reached an astonishing forty-one times. What does this mean? It means that the forces behind these bandits are preparing for a major operation. What is their target?
Tingzhou? Or Anxi? If Yun Ye were to choose, Guo Xiaoke would be the best target. Five thousand Tubo bandits would dare to brazenly fight against his 30,000 army. Gathering a large group of people to find Lao Guo would not be a big problem.
Question?
I unfolded the letter and wrote to Guo Xiaoke again. It is a cliché to say that my left wing is now empty and very dangerous. I don’t know what Lao Guo thinks, leaving such a large gap for bandits to roam around.
But he eagerly explores new lands. The previous lands have not been managed well, so how can he create a new world?
Yun Ye's army continued to sweep under the Tianshan Mountains, and Liu Xinwu led a large group of troops like bulldozers across the great plain, uprooting all the unsightly forces according to the strategy he had formulated before.
Tingzhou has finally settled down, and there has never been any news about large groups of horse thieves plundering anywhere. The happiest thing is naturally the caravans trapped in various cities during this period, and long camel caravans have begun to appear again.
On the business road.
Yun Ye was moving and ordered all the officials and their families to leave Tingzhou and go to Loulan Rock City. For a time, this avenue was busy with cars and pedestrians.
Watching the last group of family members leave under the guard of a school captain, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Taking advantage of the warm weather, the family members would arrive at Rock City when the north wind blew, where they would rest for the winter and start spring.
After that, they will continue to march into the pass and completely eliminate the officials' worries.
The officials in Tingzhou knew very well that the commander-in-chief was probably going to make a big move, and they were extremely excited about this. Now the army's sentinels had reached as far as the Shiqi River. Yun Ye was very interested in this river.
It is so big that oil can emerge from the ground and eventually merge into the river to form a dark river. This is simply a waste. (It does happen, Shiqi River, an ancient place name.)
If there is oil, Yun Ye will have countless kerosene. There is no need to cherish raw materials here like Chang'an. He is prepared to carry out predatory development here.
The merchants who make lamp oil in Tingzhou have become rich. Yun Ye's army is buying fierce fire oil without limit. As long as you can make it, he will buy it all. Fan Hong looks at the piles of clay pots and is worried.
"Commander, we have too much fire oil. According to our current consumption rate, we will not be able to use it up in ten years. The money we brought with the army is almost used up."
Yun Ye pushed away the document, rubbed the corners of his eyes and said to Fan Hongyi: "How much? Why do I feel that there is still less? Fierce oil is a good thing. It can be used for fighting and for making fires. After our camel city is established,
, you will feel that no amount of force can satisfy the consumption of the army. Lao Fan, gunpowder and fierce fire oil are another new way of combat. We are accumulating experience in this area. Don’t worry, wait until Yuezhou puts countless iron barrels
By transporting it over, you don’t have to worry about running out of room to store the fire oil.
You have to step up the production of hot air balloons now. When our entire army enters Camel City, it will be our eyes. Five, absolutely no less than five, and the new fuel-injection furnace shipped from Chang'an will be installed on it. You
Select the manpower and train it well. Our hot air balloon does not need to fly around. It is just tied to the camel city with ropes. The risk is much less than in Chang'an. There are many of my personal guards who understand semaphore. The key point is from them
Pick in the middle.
As for the fact that the army has no money, you, Old Fan, don’t blush when you say it? How could the army have no money? You go to Tian Yuanyi to discuss this matter. You are a soldier with a stubborn mind. We have the most powerful soldiers, and we are in a difficult situation.
On the busiest commercial road, if we went to the Ministry of War to ask for money through official documents, I would be labeled as the most incompetent general in the Tang Dynasty. "
When Fan Hong saw that Yun Ye was studying official documents again, he had to go to Tian Yuanyi. Tian Yuanyi smiled happily. Ever since the marshal came to Beiting, Tian Yuanyi felt like he was living in a dream.
Originally, he begged his grandfather to sue his grandmother and wanted to send his two sons to Yushan Academy, but they couldn't get in. As a result, the commander-in-chief gave him a badge and asked his two children to take the exam at Yushan Academy. If the results were not good,
If you don't calculate well, you will be given priority to enter the academy. Your child and wife have returned to Chang'an with the Cheng family's caravan. I suddenly feel that the future is bright. My grievance of guarding the isolated city in the Western Regions is not a problem at all. I will follow the big
It was not a big deal for the commander-in-chief to conquer the east and west, and even if he accidentally died in battle, it would not be a big deal, because his job assignment was changed from the deposed ambassador of the Western Regions to the secretary of the general's palace and joined the army.