Chapter 6 The army of the No. 5 Middle School meandered back to the foot of the Great Wall. The news of the triumph had been reported in advance. Li Jiancheng, who was eager to hear the news, immediately took Chen Yanshou, Cui Qian, Wang Fubao and other civil and military personnel left behind to detour through the gap.
When Li Xu came up to meet him, Li Jiancheng, the prince of the Tang Dynasty, took a few steps quickly, grabbed the opponent's arm, looked up and down for a long time, and gasped: "Since we have won the battle, why do we have to go around in circles?
, if you don’t go back the way you came, I have already sent four groups of scouts out to look for you. If I don’t get any more news, I will have no choice but to take the remaining brothers out to fight against Gutuorun!”
Li Xu couldn't guess how much of his uncle's concern was true, but he could clearly see a few wisps of gray from the other party's temples. He felt warm in his heart, smiled, picked up the other party's shoulders, shook them, and answered loudly.
: "The path consumes too much energy. I was in a hurry to fight with others when I went there, but everyone was still gritting their teeth and persisting. If we go back the same way, some brothers will have to fall behind. Besides, there are more than 4,000 tribal cavalry behind, so I won't send him off personally.
I really can’t rest assured about them!”
With Li Jiancheng's body, how could he withstand Li Xu's enthusiasm? He broke away from his big hand and complained with a smile: "You are the 'Gu Dao Rechang'! How about meeting your old friends? They didn't meet you on the spot.
Draw the knife?"
"No, I drank a few bowls of farewell wine and left happily!" Li Xu withdrew the big fan-like slap from Jiancheng's shoulder, smiled and exchanged greetings, then made his palm into a fist and lightly hit Cui Qian's chest, "These days
I'd like to thank Brother Jiancheng, Uncle Chen and all the generals! How's the morale of the brothers? Can we still supply military supplies?"
"The brothers have heard the news that the general has cut off Gu Tuolu's arm. Their morale is high and they are all clamoring that next time it will be their turn to go out of the fortress to break down a few more bone sticks before the wolf cavalry gathers!" Cui Qian
Smiling, he stepped back half a step and moved Wang Fubao beside him into the center of Li Xu's field of vision. "There is no need to worry about military supplies for the time being. Prince Dou sent someone to deliver a batch of grain and fodder. He said it would arrive in Zhuo within ten days."
county!"
"Thank you, Lord Dou!" Li Xu heard this and quickly handed over to Wang Fubao and other generals of the Dou family army. If the food and fodder for the three armies were all borne by the six counties of Boling under his rule, even if the Turks were defeated, the six counties would still be strong.
Shang Dou Jiande was able to put himself in Boling's shoes even when his own material supplies were not sufficient. This kindness is not unimportant.
"It's not exactly that my prince contributed the money. Most of it came from the canal." Wang Fubao grinned honestly and took the initiative to explain, "My prince just added some more and made up a round number for you!"
"Canal?" Li Xu's brows jumped slightly, and he asked in surprise that the North Canal was the food transportation channel for the Sui Dynasty's expedition to Goryeo. It extended from Jijun on the bank of the Yellow River to Jixian. The southern end of this waterway connected Luoyang. How many Wagang were there?
Except for Dou Jiande, none of the sporadic local "princes" had ever interacted with the six counties of Boling. It is really difficult to guess who among them could help him so generously.
On his side, Li Jiancheng frowned, but Li Jiancheng was not willing to delay for too long and quickly came over to suggest in a low voice, "General, the wind is strong in the field, and the brothers are tired. In my opinion, regarding the specific military affairs, should we start first?"
Let’s talk about it after we return to the Great Wall?”
"I am willing to obey the order of the Crown Prince!" Li Xu suddenly thought of someone, and quickly followed Li Jiancheng's tone and stopped talking, turned around, and waved vigorously to the brothers standing at the foot of the Great Wall, "from the section of Huanghua Huozi that was washed away
The Great Wall has entered the fortress! After returning to camp, we will rest and eat first. Officers below the rank of captain will have a day off, and generals above the rank of captain will respond as usual!"
"No!" the soldiers agreed in unison, and turned around along the hillside and down the valley to the nearest section of the Great Wall that was washed out by the flood. The gap was on a naturally formed flood discharge valley, so it was seriously damaged before the news of the Turkic invasion came.
, it was originally a shortcut for caravans and horse thieves. Last autumn and the beginning of this year, Cui Qian, the governor of Zhuojun, sent his capable men to repair it, and built a simple watchtower and several arrow towers with huge trees and stones above the ravine.
The soldiers meandered through the ravine, but their appearance was not confused by the sudden narrowing of the road. Whenever they reached a narrow place, there would always be junior generals who took the initiative to step forward and thin out their troops. After passing through, they quickly returned to their original shape.
Looking at the backs of his brothers, Li Xu nodded with satisfaction. He was about to enter the fortress with the generals who came to greet him, but Li Jiancheng gently grabbed the silk ribbon. He turned around suspiciously and saw behind him.
with a smile on his face
"Brothers have made such a great contribution, and if they are not rewarded, wouldn't it be detrimental to morale?" Li Jiancheng took a piece of tissue paper from the guard and folded it into a square, and pressed it hard on Li Xu's palm.
It's blackmail. If you don't spend the amount this time in vain, I've ordered someone to prepare it for you. You can move it out from my supply camp later. You can send someone to report the amount you need next time.
, I will definitely find a way to raise money for you!"
Li Xu opened the piece of paper with a bit of surprise and saw it written in familiar small letters: Amount of beef, amount of copper coins, amount of polished rice, and then listed a suitable distribution plan based on head. Judging from the handwriting, it was obviously written by Li Jiancheng himself.
! He was in a trance again, smiled, and handed the piece of paper to Zhou Daniu, who was always with him, "Catch up and announce to everyone as mentioned above, tell everyone that this was raised by the King of Tang, so that everyone can enjoy it with confidence.
!”
"Promise!" Zhou Daniu took the piece of paper, ran to the front of the team, jumped on a raised boulder, and shouted at the top of his voice, "The general has an order. Each person who fights this time will be rewarded with five hundred dollars and two millimeters of fine rice."
Dou, half a catty of dried meat can be collected tonight. You can ask someone to send it home by yourself, no need to confiscate it!"
"The general has an order..." The guards who followed Zhou Daniu shouted in unison, repeatedly sending the commendation order into the ears of each brother.
Although the six counties of Boling are martial arts, the brothers have a set of strict rules for rewards for winning battles. Those who have meritorious service will eat meat and be promoted, while those who have no meritorious service will not be able to get a spoon to drink soup and will not complain. It is based on the head.
, it is extremely rare for large-scale rewards to be distributed regardless of merit, so the brothers were stunned for a moment when they heard Zhou Daniu's words, and then they cheered loudly.
"It was raised by the King of Tang..." When the cheers started, Zhou Daniu shouted out the second sentence as if he had woken up from a dream. How could his voice alone be heard above the noise of tens of thousands of people?
Not only were the brothers unable to hear, but even Li Xu could only hear a few shadows. The few guards responsible for delivering orders raised their voices and repeated the second half of Zhou Daniu's sentence several times, but the people who heard it still had little to say.
"Hehehehe..." Wang Fubao looked on with interest, stroking his beard and giggling.
"How's it going? The morale of the brothers under the general's command has been lifted all of a sudden!" Li Jiancheng asked Li Xu with a smile.
"Thank you, King Tang, for the arrangement! Thank you, brother Jiancheng, for the coordination!" Li Xu responded with a smile.
"Thank you, General!" The thanks from the soldiers were like a landslide and tsunami, shaking the Great Wall to the ground.
"Thank you, Your Highness, King Tang!" Without waiting for Li Xu to send someone to remind him, Zhang Jiang, who guessed the source of the reward, led a group of senior generals to gather around and pay tribute to Li Jiancheng.
Seeing that the generals were giving him face like this, Li Jiancheng's smile became even thicker and he bowed in return, "Why do you need to thank me? I can't go out of the fortress myself and fight side by side with you. I'm already weak. If I can't do these little things, what's the point?
Isn’t it a vegetarian meal with a corpse?!”
"Your Majesty is the commander of an army, how can you move lightly? The rough work of fighting in front of the formation should be left to me. Your Majesty can beat drums for us at the top of the city, which is enough to strengthen the power of the three armies!" Shi De Fangshan said.
Pray well and respond on behalf of everyone with a smile
"With the prince here, the three armies will have no worries!" Fang Yannian and others followed and shouted.
Youdao is a sedan-chairman who carries people, and the soldiers of the six counties did so considerately. Even the old man Chen Yanshou, who was holding back an unknown anger in his heart, couldn't find anything to criticize anymore.
There's no fight!" He bit his cheek painfully, forcing himself to smile more happily. His eyes moved around, and he saw that Li Xu was only wearing cowhide armor. His heart was shocked, and he couldn't help but sigh to himself.
The other generals in the Hedong army did not have as many fancy ideas as Chen Yanshou. As military generals, what they were most keen on was killing the enemy and making meritorious deeds. Therefore, as soon as the large group of troops left, they immediately grabbed hold of those who were familiar with them in the Boling army in twos and threes.
General, ask the other party for the details of this attack on the enemy. When they heard that the Boling Army traveled nearly 200 miles of mountain roads in two nights and two days, and that they could immediately go into battle after arriving at their destination, everyone opened their mouths and lowered their voices.
Taking a deep breath
Two hundred miles is not a long journey on the plains. An ordinary farmer can carry enough dry food and walk day and night, and can finish it in two nights and two days. But if it is placed between the Yanshan Mountains, it is enough to make a wild donkey vomit blood and die.
After the Boling Army finished their journey, they immediately rushed into the enemy camp, which had several times their own number, and defeated them in a single battle. How powerful was this?! He could have such a strong army under his command and fight for supremacy on the battlefield.
Do you still need to worry about the strength of the opponent's troops and horses?
Thinking of this, a saying that has been circulating in the military for a long time came to everyone's mind again, "If there is a conflict with General Li, everyone had better not fight him head-on!"
"Fortunately, Hedong and Hebei have always been connected by the same spirit!" Someone secretly looked at the valley behind the soldiers passing by, secretly rejoicing that judging from what happened in the past and the current situation, General Li has firmly become a member of the Tang family.
Members don't have to worry about being his enemy, and don't want to provoke such an opponent. Although for many warriors, this is a pity, being friends with such a person is far safer than being his enemy.
Moreover, his face is filled with a smile that can melt the ice and snow. He is open and honest, so that you can trust him with your back. No matter how dangerous the situation is, you don't have to worry about the cold arrows from behind!
Drunkard's note: Woo hoo, I haven't been sick in years, and now I've fallen to the point of being drunk again, boo hoo.
