Chen Lin frowned and said in a deep voice: "You want to send me a letter again?"
Kou Ji said in astonishment: "You haven't written a letter to inform the court about what happened in the Xiang army."
Chen Lin gritted her teeth and said, "It's very involved, I don't want to be targeted."
Chen Lin's eyes fell on Kou Ji, and she said quietly: "I can't be targeted until the officials go on a personal expedition."
Kou Ji was stunned and fell silent.
He understood what Chen Lin meant.
No matter what Chen Lin's status is, he is Zhao Zhen's slave at heart, and he must put Zhao Zhen first in everything.
He is the secret hand left by Zhao Heng to deal with Liu E.
It was also the secret hand Zhao Heng left behind to deal with the royal family and even Kou Zhun.
Before Zhao Zhen took over the power of the court from these people, he did not want to be exposed in front of others and be targeted.
It is impossible for a loyal servant to leave his master and ask for orders for the people.
In the eyes of loyal servants, the master's affairs are above all else.
When Chen Lin saw that Kou Ji was silent, she whispered: "Although I can't submit a letter, there are people who can. I have sent someone to compile a book about the situation in the armies of the Zhending Mansion and send it to him.
I believe that he will appear in the court soon."
Kou Ji thought for a moment, looked at Chen Lin and said, "You mean Lu Yijian?"
Chen Lin nodded slowly and said, "This is his responsibility."
Kou Ji clicked his lips and shook his head, "This kind of thing, the memorial he handed over will not lead to any results."
It is true that Lu Yijian is an imperial envoy. He has the right to kill first and report later, and he has the right to report matters in various places to the imperial court. This is all correct.
But matters in the military are not within his jurisdiction.
Even if he submitted a memorial, it would not have any consequences.
Now the imperial court is at war with Xixia, Liao, and other two countries. It is the time to use troops and the various martial arts to contribute their strength. It is impossible for the imperial court to offend the martial arts at this time.
Not only cannot they be offended, but they must also be generously given many rewards to appease them.
Kou Ji knew this, so he did not submit a letter rashly, but chose to go to Chen Lin to submit a letter.
Although Chen Lin's letter may not necessarily have any effect, once the lid is lifted, the court will always pay attention to this aspect. As long as the court pays attention, it will always dig out many unknown things.
More importantly, Chen Lin wrote a letter stating the matter without fear of offending anyone.
Chen Lin didn't understand Kou Ji's thoughts, so after Kou Ji spoke, he said calmly: "Whether there will be any results is not a question that you and I can consider. We were entrusted by the officials and went to Zhending Mansion and discovered the problem
, it should be reported to the court.
As for how the court decides, that is a matter for the court."
After saying this, Chen Lin was about to leave with what Kou Ji had written, but was stopped by Kou Ji.
"I haven't mentioned my conditions yet."
Chen Lin frowned and said: "Isn't your condition not to submit a letter?"
Kou Ji shook his head and said, "Public is public, private is private."
Chen Lin narrowed her eyes and asked, "Then what are your conditions?"
Kou Ji grinned and said: "I want fish to swim..."
Chen Lin raised her eyebrows, "What a huge appetite, you actually want someone from the equipment supervisor?"
Kou Ji smiled and said, "Can't you?"
Chen Lin whispered: "You have a master like Du Hu by your side, so what's the use of swimming like a fish?"
Kou Ji smiled calmly and said, "I want him to block the sword and arrow for me."
Chen Lin's eyes lingered on Kou Ji for a moment, then she smiled coldly, "You are taking revenge on me."
Kou Ji shook his head, "I can't understand what you are talking about."
Chen Lin snorted coldly, "Don't pretend to be confused like me. Previously, the people in the equipment supervisor were interested in Mute Hu, so you were interested in joining the equipment supervisor. Now that you have found an opportunity, you naturally want to take revenge."
Kou Ji grinned and said nothing. Quan Dang acquiesced to Chen Lin's words.
Kou Ji originally thought that Chen Lin would refuse, but Chen Lin laughed mockingly and said, "If you want someone else, I may not agree. But if you want a fish, I can give it to you."
Kou Ji was stunned and asked in confusion: "So generous?"
Chen Lin smiled sarcastically, said nothing, took what Kou Ji had written, and left the tent.
Kou Ji always felt that Chen Lin's smile was filled with an indescribable flavor when she left, but he couldn't guess what the meaning of Chen Lin's smile was for a moment.
However, this problem did not bother Kou Ji for a long time.
Because Kou Ji soon ran out of time to think about this problem.
After Kou Ji left Chen Lin's tent, Cao Wei sent someone to escort Kou Ji to the wall of Baozhou City.
The wall of Baozhou City is very long, but it is not enough to accommodate 250,000 soldiers and horses.
It was impossible for Cao Wei to pile up 250,000 soldiers and horses on the walls of Baozhou City.
Kou Ji went up to the wall of Baozhou City once, but that was at night.
This time he climbed onto the wall of Baozhou City, but it was daytime.
After climbing the wall of Baozhou City, looking around, all I saw were broken rocks and broken walls. The smell of blood filled the air up and down the city wall. The masonry on the city wall was a bit dark and exuded a strong fishy smell.
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The soldiers did not stand upright by the city wall with swords, guns, swords and halberds, as shown in movies and TV shows.
This approach is not a way to demonstrate military power, it is purely a way to die.
Because the heavy crossbows of the Liao army outside the city were always aimed at the heads of the soldiers on the city top.
If you show your head even slightly, you will most likely be killed by an arrow.
Therefore, most of the soldiers huddled in their sheepskin coats, or huddled in thick armor, squatting under the crenellations on the city wall.
They don't need to pay attention to the movements of the Liao army all the time. They have their own scouts. The scouts will help them monitor every move of the Liao army.
When Kou Ji climbed to the top of the city, the officials accompanying the army also climbed to the top of the city.
The two sides collided, and the imperial doctor accompanying the army snorted at Kou Ji and cursed: "You can help them get a sheepskin coat and cotton clothes, but can't you help them get some felt hats and shoes?"
Kou Ji was stunned.
Then the doctor accompanying the army said again: "I don't need to cut off arms or legs now, but I cut off a lot of ears and toes every day."
Kou Ji hurriedly bowed and said solemnly: "I'll send someone to get my shoes and hats when I get back."
When the imperial doctor heard this, his expression softened a bit, "Help me get some medicine for my injuries..."
Kou Ji said blankly: "The medicine you brought is not enough?"
The imperial doctor's face darkened, and he yelled in the direction of the city gate building, "The wound medicine I brought has been used up a long time ago. I want to allocate part of it from the share of the Forbidden Army, but that old immortal Cao Wei won't give it to me.
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Kou Ji opened his mouth, but didn't speak.
The Forbidden Army was the main force in the battle. They fought most of the tough battles with the Liao Army, or resisted the Liao Army's cavalry charge.
Therefore, even if they eat well, drink well, and wear well, no one is jealous, and no one wants to pity the Xiang army soldiers and use their share of supplies.
Kou Ji is in a different position than the imperial doctor.
The imperial doctor has the parent-like mentality of a doctor, and can say anything and dare to say anything.
But Kou Ji was the supervisor of the army, so he couldn't say this.
Because his casual words are likely to cause dissatisfaction among the soldiers.
Seeing the imperial doctor walking away with a dark face, Kou Ji called to him and said, "I have some good remedies for treating frostbite..."
The imperial doctor turned around and said with a dark face: "I have thirty-two good remedies for treating chilblains! What's the use of them? Without medicinal materials, everything is empty talk."
Kou Ji was so reprimanded by the imperial doctor that he was speechless.
I could only stand there blankly.
The imperial doctor looked Kou Ji up and down, then curled his lips and said, "You are one of the few conscientious officials I have ever seen."
After leaving these words, the imperial doctor turned and left.
Kou Ji shook his head in confusion.
Two tribesmen from the Cao Mansion took Kou Ji into the city gate building.
As soon as he entered the door, he saw Cao Wei in armor, waving his beard and holding a helmet, walking out.
Cao Wei saw Kou Ji and said in a deep voice: "Kou boy, are you here?"
Kou Ji nodded.
Cao Wei patted Kou Ji's shoulder with his big hand and warned: "After I leave, the military affairs of Baozhou City will be left to you."
When Kou Ji heard this, he looked confused.
What and what?
I have never fought in a war. Leave the military affairs of Baozhou City to me?
Then you might as well just open the gates of Baozhou City and let the Liao people come in directly.
Seeing Kou Ji's confused look, Cao Wei explained: "News has come from Xixia. The situation of our troops and horses on the Xixia battlefield is not optimistic. Therefore, I can't drag the Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu down here. I must take the initiative to attack.
A quick victory. Once both sides of the war reach a stalemate, the court is likely to be dragged down by the war."
Kou Ji blinked his eyes, but still looked confused, "What happened on the Xixia battlefield? What are you planning to do? You should explain it clearly to me."
Cao Wei said in a deep voice: "Li Yuanhao, the prince of Xixia, led 10,000 troops through the Tengger Desert half a month ago and made a surprise attack on Xiliang Mansion occupied by the Uighurs in Ganzhou.
The Uighur Khan of Ganzhou was forced to withdraw his troops and return reinforcements.
Li Deming secretly contacted Qingtang to discuss Bu Wen and Bu Qi, launched a coup in Qingtang, and almost starved to death in a dry well in Qingtang Zanpujiao.
An Ziluo, a general of the Qingtang tribe, was forced to lead his army back for reinforcements.
Now the only one who is fighting against the Xixia soldiers and horses in Xingzhou is me, the Song Dynasty."
Kou Ji looked stunned, "Is Li Deming going to stand up?"
Cao Wei shook his head, "I feel that Li Deming has little chance of turning over. Following the Qingtang and Ganzhou Uighur troops withdrew from Xixia. The soldiers and civilians of our Song Dynasty in the newly recovered territory joined the battlefield.
It may be possible for Li Deming to defeat the soldiers and horses of our Song Dynasty, but it is very difficult to regain the territory of Xixia from the hands of the newly moved people of our Song Dynasty."
The Song Dynasty moved people to the newly recovered territory, and Kou Ji knew this.
It was he who came up with this idea for Kou Zhun.
The purpose is to check and balance Xixia when Xixia turns over.
Just listening to Cao Wei, these people who migrated there seem to be a bit powerful.
"Ordinary people wouldn't be so strong, right?"
Kou Ji asked.
Cao Wei sighed and said quietly: "Ordinary people are naturally not that strong. But if a group of hungry people still hold knives in their hands, then they are very strong."
Kou Ji said in astonishment: "Did the imperial court give swords to the common people?"
Cao Wei's eyes fell on Kou Ji and sighed: "Your grandfather seems to have expected such a thing, so the people who moved there were not many good people.
In addition to the refugees who took the opportunity to cause trouble during the food shortage in Huainan and other places, there were also prisoners escorted in cells from various places.
In addition, Lu Yijian inspected various places in the past year and sent out corrupt officials who were found.
There are also several large bandits that the imperial court wiped out last year, as well as their men, and they were sent there as well."
The corner of Kou Ji's mouth twitched and he whispered: "Isn't the imperial court afraid of their rebellion?"
Cao Wei was silent for a moment and said helplessly: "Each person will be given a hundred acres of land and a sword per head. Do you think they will rebel?"
Hearing this, Kou Ji was also speechless.
Take for example what he did after arriving in Baozhou.
He allocated some land and got some clothes for the family members of the Xiang army in Baozhou, so that the Xiang army was ready to obey his orders and help him fight to the death.
The imperial court gave each person a hundred acres of land based on their head count in the newly recovered areas, so why didn't they fight with their lives for the imperial court?
Don't think that they are traitors, bandits, or criminals who cannot be trusted.
The reason why they become traitors, bandits, and criminals is because they are afraid of poverty and are forced by poverty.
Now that everyone is about to become a big landowner, it would be strange if they still rebelled.
Occasionally, there are one or two restless and truly ambitious ones who will probably be strangled to death in the cradle by Li Di.
No one is born bad.
The reason why people become bad is due to environmental factors.
Behind every bad guy, there is always a twists and turns that make people feel helpless.
Now that the imperial court has given them a chance to start a new life and given them great wealth, they will naturally repay it with their lives.
Seeing that Kou Ji fell into silence, Cao Wei continued: "Although our soldiers and horses of the Song Dynasty have become indestructible with the help of the people, there are still variables.
Things on the battlefield change rapidly, and no one can say victory until the last moment.
Therefore, in order to avoid the decline of the Xixia War, it would be implicated in the war between the Song Dynasty and the Liao Kingdom.
I must make a quick decision and drive the Liao people back to the capital as soon as possible.
In this way, even if the Xixia war recurs, we will have enough troops to deal with it and will not be trapped in a two-front war for a long time."
Before Kou Ji could speak, Cao Wei said again: "So I decided to personally lead a group of soldiers and horses, pass through Feihu Pass, raid the rear of the Liao army, and catch the Liao army by surprise."
Kou Ji pursed his lips and said, "But you left me as a person without military skills to guard Baozhou City. If the Liao army storms Baozhou City, I don't know how to deal with it?"
After a pause, Kou Ji said seriously: "It's okay if you ask me to lead a few thousand people to cause trouble for the Liao army. But if you ask me to command hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses in battle, I can't do it at all."
Kou Ji is also self-aware.
After understanding what Cao Wei meant, he decisively expressed his concerns.
During the Song and Liao Dynasties, hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses fought fiercely, and it was not like a few dozen people getting together to play house.
This kind of war cannot be commanded by just reading a few military books, watching some military-themed disciplinary films, or studying some classic battles.
If it were easy to command hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses in battle, then famous generals from all dynasties would not be so scarce.
Famous generals such as Bai Qi, Han Xin, and Huo Qubing, who are famous in history, only began to show their talents in leading troops after they joined the army, spent many days in the army, and figured out how to command military formations.
Kou Ji has never been in the army, nor has he studied military formations.
He doesn't think that by virtue of his status as a time traveler, he can be invincible on the battlefield.