Chapter seven hundred and ninety-six privately give and receive the power of the army
As winter turns to spring, the snow in the north of Rouran gradually melts away, reappearing the withered yellow turf and muddy black soil. The bright yellow dots mixed in with the withered yellow indicate the arrival of spring.
Outside the Han army's camp, flags were fluttering in the newly established camp. The recruited civilian workers and the captured Slavs were digging in full swing, digging deep ditches inside the camp.
This place is in the northern border and is one of the choke points leading to the northern border. Su Lu decided to build a city here. It can be used as a transit point for the northern border to enter the Han Dynasty, and it can also provide a place for long-distance business travelers to rest.
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As soon as the earth thawed, the city was being built in full swing.
Officials dispatched by the Ministry of Industry have completed the land survey, and the bricks needed for building the city have begun to be fired. On the hillside to the east of the coal mine, more than a dozen cave dwellings have been excavated, and black smoke is rising from the cave dwellings.
The peasants who were making adobe bricks were shirtless and doing it lively.
Cao Hua put on his cloak and inspected the camp. He waved away the accompanying officials and walked into the camp, outside the Chinese army.
Cao Hua took off the saber from his waist and handed it to Gao Dabao, who was guarding the central army. Cao Hua asked casually:
"How is your prince feeling? Are you still worried about Xiao Liu?"
"No more, sir, please try not to mention Xiao Liu and make the prince sad."
Cao Hua nodded, untied his cloak, and entered the central army.
"Cao Hua is here."
Su Lu's voice sounded in the camp.
Cao Hua responded, walked into the camp, and saw Su Lu standing in front of the defense map with his hands behind his hands. His hair was originally only a little gray, but now it was mostly white.
Master is getting old again.
Cao Hua felt a little choked up in his heart. His master had worked hard for the country and worked hard all his life. When he got old, he encountered the tragedy of being killed by a foreign race and his bodyguards were killed.
Slavs, all deserve to die.
Thinking like this, Cao Hua walked to Su Lu and asked softly:
"Master, what are you looking at?"
"Let's see if we can take down the Slavs."
Su Lu said with a smile, pointed to the chair next to him, motioned for Cao Hua to sit down, and he also sat down on the chair, and said with a smile:
"Why, I want to build a city here, and I've attracted you, the Minister of War, but the Ministry of War doesn't agree with me building a city?"
Cao Hua took the tea cup brought by the imperial guards, shook his head and said:
"Of course no one in the Ministry of War dares to refute your military order."
"It's just that I'm worried that if you stay here for a long time, your health will be unbearable. Even now, it's already a hot summer in the south, but it's still quite cold here."
Su Lu took a sip of tea placed on the table and said in a deep voice:
"As far as I know, there may be a slight gap between the Slavs and our Han army, but the combat power of their soldiers is probably still higher than that of our Han army."
"If the Slavic Principality is determined to attack our Han Kingdom, this is definitely the place they must pass through. It is necessary to build a city here."
Cao Hua sighed:
"In the past few months, riots planned by the Slavs have broken out in various places. Although most of them were suppressed, they also caused heavy losses to our Han army. We have a direct understanding of the capabilities of the Slavs."
"In infantry combat, if our army does not have the strength of the military formation passed down by you, Master, it would be impossible for our army to fight against the Slavic army, let alone win the battle."
Su Lu asked casually:
"Where are the Slavs attacking again?"
Speaking of the Slavic attack, Su Lu was a little annoyed. Although Shevchenko surrendered, he did not know how many Slavic people had sneaked into Han and where they would go to cause trouble.
Su Lu could only issue military orders to all the guards, ordering them to strictly defend themselves. Unexpectedly, these Slavs were able to keep their composure and were unable to come out.
Over such a long period of time, there have been constant riots and riots, causing heavy losses to the various health offices.
Cao Hua took a military affairs brochure, walked a few steps, put it on Su Lu's table, and said helplessly:
"This kind of Slavic unrest broke out in Xuanfu, Shazhou, Wuyuan, and Luodu. Fortunately, we were prepared in advance and there were few Slavs. Although the rebellion in the martial arts was carried away, the losses caused to us were still small.
Not big."
Su Lu slapped the table:
"It's disrespectful to come and go without reciprocating. These Slavs, if you don't show them some color, they really think that our Han country is their Slavic urinal. You can use it if you want and throw it away if you want."
"Pass my military order, and order the Ministry of War to recruit a large army, set out soon, and come straight here."
"Send an order to Zhang Lu and tell him what I said. If you can't clear out the bandits in Datong Diaoyin of Xuanfu, don't blame me for flipping his hat and asking him to go home and plant sweet potatoes."
Several commanders quickly recorded the military orders. After using the seals, the sergeants who delivered the message were divided into several teams. The sound of horse hooves sounded in the camp and went in all directions.
Cao Hua sat down on the chair on the upper right hand side and said with a wry smile:
"General Zhang Lu is good at defense, taking the initiative to attack is not his strong point. Although these Slavs are not many in number, they are good at deceiving people. Their military formations are well-trained, and they are no match for ordinary sergeants."
Su Yi said from one side:
"Then give him the military talisman that can mobilize the power of the military formation. I don't believe it. He is the Protector of the Northern Territory, a great general, and he also cleans up a few Slavs who have sneaked into our Han country."
Cao Hua glanced at Su Yi in astonishment, thinking of the rumors in the army that the prince could give the generals under his command the power of the military formation. No one knew what it was based on, but Her Royal Highness the Princess could give the generals under the command the power of the military formation.
, relying on military symbols.
Several generals who served under His Highness have said that after losing their military talismans, they lost the ability to give their generals the power of military formations.
It seems that the master is still the newly appointed daughter and will only pass on this ability to His Highness, but not to his disciple.
A flash of loneliness flashed in Cao Hua's heart, but this loneliness quickly dissipated. He thought back to the time when his father died and he and his grandmother were expelled from the Cao family. If it weren't for his master, he would have been a withered bone in the grave.
"What Your Highness said makes sense. If the power of the military formation is given, General Zhang Lu will definitely not be afraid of the Slavs' sneak attacks, and will naturally be able to calmly eliminate these lurking Slavs."
Su Lu waved his hand:
"Okay, let's do it."
Su Yi and Cao Hua walked out of the camp. Su Yi, who was walking in front, slowed down slightly and let Cao Hua follow.
"Sister, do you want to get the power of the military formation given by your father?"
It's cold in the north. Although it's summer now, when the wind blows into the neck and collar, people still feel a little bit cold.
Cao Hua rolled up his sleeves and laughed when he heard this:
"Your Highness is joking. Master can pass on the ability given by the power of the military formation to His Highness. Of course there is a master..."
Looking at the bamboo talisman held in Su Yi's hand, Cao Hua was speechless.
Su Yi smiled and said:
"This is the source of the power of the military formation. Try it."
With that said, Su Yi put the bamboo talisman in Cao Hua's hand.