A thousand cavalrymen, dragging the cross-made sledges, rushed all the way to Chang'an. Anyone who dared to block their way on the road would be killed without mercy. Anyone who peeked would not be spared. Any officials who delayed at will would be killed without mercy.
Hong Cheng returned to Chang'an with murderous intent. He also brought several letters from Yun Ye and He Shao's bills. He Shao really didn't want to be chased by General Chai Shao, so he had to rush back to Beijing before the army.
After handling these trivial matters before, He Shao needs to ask his family to send people to deliver the belongings of the Guanzhong soldiers one by one, and then get the receipt from Li Zheng before the transaction is completed.
After giving all the goods to Li Jing, He Shao became a pauper. Yun Ye was also a pauper, but he had just made a fortune. Kang Sumi was taken away by Hongcheng and sent to someone unknown. Yun Ye
Ye thought that if anyone wanted to find Kang Sumi, it would be more reliable to go to the underworld.
At the far end of the snow, red feathers popped out, followed immediately by a Hong Ling messenger in full armor, stumbling back on horseback, and before he reached the gate of the camp, he opened his hoarse throat.
Shouting loudly: "Great victory, great victory, our army beheaded 30,000 people and captured 100,000 prisoners. Jieli is on the run."
A sergeant had already buckled the red-feathered helmet on his head, tightened it, and removed the cowhide mailbox from the exhausted soldier. After three officials checked that the lacquer seal was intact, six people took the twelve mailboxes with them.
Horses galloping towards Chang'an
The camp was like an ant nest that had been doused with boiling water. It was a mess. Zhang Gongjin never closed his big mouth. As the minister who first suggested that Li Er make up his mind to attack the East Turks, how could he not be happy now that his merits have been fulfilled?
"Okay, now the Eastern Turks have been struck by a thunderous blow from the General Manager, and there will be no chance of a comeback. This battle can guarantee the peace of the Tang Dynasty for thirty years. The soldiers will have this battle to comfort them for the rest of their lives. It won't take much."
In time we will be able to return home victorious, but it is a pity that we lost Jieli, otherwise this battle will surely be glorious for eternity."
"General, you are worrying too much. This time our army is besieging us in five directions. How can we let Jie Li easily run to Xueyantuo? General Li Ji will definitely not disappoint us and others. Now that the general manager has been fighting for a long time, it is a difficult time when men and horses are exhausted. We and others will
Why not move the camp forward so that we can welcome the soldiers in triumph as soon as possible?"
Yun Ye didn't need to say this. Naturally, a senior general in the army brought it up. Everyone was worried about the casualties of the soldiers at the front because the messenger who sent the message fainted after arriving at the camp. Yun Ye checked him carefully.
After cleaning the body with warm water, he wrapped it in a thick blanket and put it in the igloo to sleep. This was already the warmest place in the camp.
"Marquis Yun, I have to rely on your strength this time. When it comes to fantastic ideas, it's hard for us to do it now. It's freezing cold. I have no other extravagant wishes. I just hope that Marquis Yun can give the soldiers on the expedition a warm place to live."
, a mouthful of delicious hot soup, soothe these good sons and daughters of the Tang Dynasty."
Zhang Gongjin had tears in his eyes. He could hardly imagine what the 10,000 soldiers who went out to fight would be like in the ice and snow. He was guarding the camp. It was common for people to freeze to death, not to mention those soldiers who climbed on the ice and lay in the snow.
"As for Mr. Zhang, I am also a minister of the Tang Dynasty. These things are also my responsibility. How dare I refuse? In these days, we have made another three hundred sledges, which can quickly walk on the snow. What is particularly gratifying is that we actually
Peat was found outside the camp. This is good news. With this peat, I will ensure that the soldiers will have a hot kang and delicious food when they return. As for the fine wine, it depends on whether the general is willing to part with it."
Yun Ye was in a great mood. The soldiers who dug a hole for his dead brother yesterday actually dug out a coal mine. This was an unexpected surprise. Yun Ye quickly borrowed 300 auxiliary soldiers from Zhang Gongjin to dig coal specifically for one day.
, had already dug a big pile, and when he saw the coal, Yun Ye remembered that the largest open-pit coal mine in China is in this area. Thinking about the past few days, he was as cold as a dog, which is really a great irony.
The messenger who woke up recounted the bitter battle on the front line, and all the generals in the big tent took a breath. The fierce battle lasted for two full days. If Jieli hadn't escaped first, it would have been a matter of doubt who would win.
Of the 10,000 troops, more than 2,000 died of freezing, and the number of war dead also reached 2,000. You must know that they are the most elite soldiers of the Tang Dynasty. Some generals rode sledges with their soldiers to meet Li Jing, who was tired from long battles. They were too
Need a rest
Yun Ye was busy building a snow house, and Zhang Gongjin scrapped the tents to let the victorious soldiers have a good rest. This was the limit that Zhang Gongjin, who had always been stingy, could do.
Coal is a big problem. It will produce soot. If it is not done well, the soldiers in the snow house will not die on the battlefield, but in the warm snow house. Yun Ye will have great fun. I believe it when the time comes.
From the emperor to the soldiers, no one will let him go
When doing things, you need to take risks. There is no exception from ancient times to the present. Fortunately, there is plenty of time, which gives Yun Ye time to show off. He still uses the old method of making stoves and chimneys. The master blacksmith in the army is not the Yun family.
The two swords of the blacksmith are comparable. With a large number of Turkic scimitars, there is no need to worry about the lack of iron. The iron mold made of sand can be used to cast more than a dozen furnaces in one day. I thought I would need to make iron sheets, so I put away my worries.
Tell the story to the leader of the craftsmen. Who would have thought that the omnipotent Yun Ye would be despised and even kicked out of the craftsman camp?
According to Yingtou: "Marquis Yun is a person who cares about major military and national affairs. These small things do not require Marquis Yun to worry about."
When Yun Ye needed an iron stove, two hundred iron stoves were neatly stacked in the open space of the craftsman camp, and each stove was installed with an iron pipe about one foot high. At this moment, Yun Ye felt
I feel like a fool
He took out a small notebook from his pocket and used charcoal to cross out the item "heating" from the notebook. As the general manager of the winner's party, it was necessary to make a plan. He called the auxiliary soldiers and asked them to follow the appearance of their tent.
, put these stoves in everyone's igloo. He is only worried now that under the baking of these big guys, the igloo will melt away. Buddha's blessing, they only need to last three days, look at the gray
Sky, Yun Ye felt a little more at ease again
Ever since the cook learned how to steam steamed buns, Yun Ye did not allow the soldiers to call them pancakes. In his heart, only those round things baked with fire are called pancakes. These things are called steamed buns with fillings.
It's called Baozi. Just because of the name, Yun Ye has already slapped seven or eight people.
In the end, all the remaining cattle and sheep were slaughtered and hung on racks in the open space. It was called a "meat forest". As for the "wine pool", it was really shabby. Zhang Gongjin only had less than a hundred jars of spirits, so Yun Ye had no choice but to
He reluctantly took out the liquor that he had steamed many times, intending to use it as alcohol, mixed it with water, and drank it as wine. In order to avoid problems, he drank half a catty first, and found that the liquor tasted good, a little strong, except
The next day, apart from a splitting headache, there was no other harm, so he added water to it and gave it to Zhang Gongjin to drink...
When he got up in the morning and rinsed his mouth, Yun Ye found that his gums were bleeding. This was a sign of vitamin deficiency. Now, there was no good way. He didn't have any edible plants except tea.
Outside the camp today, Zhang Gongjin covered his head and struggled to stand upright. The bottle of wine that Yun Ye sent last night tasted really good, but the headache he suffered the next day was unforgettable. His brain seemed to be the same as his skull.
I separated and shook my head. It hurt so bad. I didn’t know what kind of good wine it was.
A low horn sounded in the distance. On the snowy plateau, more and more people gradually appeared. They were no longer in formation. Many people were lying precariously on their horses. Li Jing's handsome flag was drooping listlessly.
, there is a hint of the winner's style there
There were less than 6,000 sergeants who came back, which meant that more than 4,000 of them would never come back. The people who greeted them in the camp were silent. I don’t know who was punching their breastplates with their fists, and making "bang bang" sounds.
"The sound is contagious, and gradually a neat "bang bang" sound is heard in the empty grassland.
When the sergeants returned to the camp, they did not need help from others. No matter how tired they were, their footsteps never stopped. Whenever a sergeant stepped through the camp gate, someone would immediately help them to a warm snow house, remove their iron armor, and then take off their armor.
It’s just that the process of removing clothes is not smooth. Some people’s socks are firmly stuck to the skin of their feet. They can only be removed one by one by soaking them in warm water.
When the sergeants were tucked into the warm blankets, almost all of them breathed a long sigh of relief and immediately fell asleep.
Li Jing rolled down from the horse with difficulty. Zhang Gongjin hugged him tightly without waiting for him to say anything, and hit Li Jing's back hard. Li Jing just laughed numbly and lay in Zhang Gongjin's arms without saying a word.
, it seemed that these two chuckles exhausted all his energy.
A stout young general walked up next to him and said to Zhang Gongjin: "The chief steward has not slept a wink for six days." This was Su Dingfang. His face was smeared with butter, and his skin color could not be seen. He could only see two bright red eyes.
Eyeballs
A sledge drove into the camp very arrogantly. It was piled with furs. A middle-aged man covered in filth struggled to get his head out of the pile of furs and said to Yun Ye: "Marquis Yun, please give me a hand. I can't get up."
Here we come." Yun Ye took a closer look, and it took him a long time to recognize the person from his face. Tang Jian, this guy really survived from thousands of troops just like what was recorded in history.
Together with Lao Zhuang, he helped Tang Jian get up from the sledge. Tang Jian said, "Marquis Yun sent me to your tent. I need a good sleep." Then he fell asleep leaning on Lao Zhuang.
A person's IQ determines a person's development level. Even when Tang Jian was about to collapse, he could still clearly find the most comfortable room in the entire military camp. This was not something that ordinary people could do.
That day, the entire military camp was snoring loudly... To be continued)
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