Chapter 366 General Zhao returns to the city for the first time
On the way back to Shule City, Li Siye began to analyze and think about what he had learned in the past two days. There was no problem with the combat effectiveness of the Tang army, and the individual equipment was the strongest at the same time. In his eyes, the weakest link was the logistics system.
and medical emergencies.
The Shule Army's logistics relied on post stations and ox carts to transport food to various garrison points. Although it could supply a sufficient amount, the food was too simple. Just like when he arrived at Congling to guard the capture, he ate highland barley all day long. Almost 90% of the food was
The food is all highland barley, with only 10% wheat flour and millet, and almost no meat. How can this be possible?
The Shule Army is located in a remote location and has no suitable dry food for marching, not even dry biscuits. Most of them are highland barley tsampa and dry food mixed with a little flour, which can only be stored for five or six days. If there is a war, they will still
Having to march with Diao Dou is tantamount to increasing the weight and reducing the ability to carry out long-distance attacks.
The situation of the horses is not optimistic either.
He served as a lieutenant in Dihuancheng for more than a year, and as an escort in Kucha for a year. Basically, everyone in the more than 7,000 Tang troops under the jurisdiction of Kucha had private horses, such as the Tiaodang camp and the vanguard.
Most of these elite combat troops own two horses, one for riding and one for carrying, such as the Kucha Qingqi, not to mention three for each person.
But the situation in Shule is far worse than that in Qiuci. At least not everyone has a horse to carry supplies. There are even fewer people with two horses, and the cavalry in the Shule city defense camp is also very poor.
It's just two horses per person, but it's not really a powerful ride.
Not to mention the lack of horse breeding farms, lack of veterinarians to treat horses, and even horseshoes.
There are also medical and health problems. There are only four medical officers in the entire Shule Army. Once a big war breaks out, 6,000 people will be injured and four people will be needed to save them. Some people are destined to die without treatment. This is very important to the Tang Army.
It is said to be a huge loss. It is necessary to build a complete battlefield medical treatment system to ensure that at least one out of ten people can perform debridement and suturing. This is in line with the strong military setting.
Nine days later, the travel-stained group returned to Shule City. After more than two months of traveling, everyone's face was covered with dust and their skin was yellow and thin. Even the two horses responsible for pulling the drum cart were so tired that they lost ten pounds.
I don’t know how long it will take me to gain back my pounds of fat.
The one who thought he was the most unlucky was Zhao Chongxun, the deputy commander of the Shule Army. At least others were mentally prepared, but he was simply tricked out. Li Siye told him clearly that he was just going to visit the strongholds in the Shule Town area, and at most he was
It must have been ten to twenty days. Who would have thought that Li Siye had to stop and go all the way to draw a map. This delay lasted for more than two months. He didn't even have a chance to go home and send a message to his wife. He didn't even have a chance to tell his wife anything at home.
Know.
Zhao Chongxuan hurriedly stepped in from the side door, and the concierge at home hurriedly greeted him: "General, you are back!"
General Zhao's eyes turned green, and he asked angrily: "What happened at home?"
The steward was stunned for a moment and said quickly: "Nothing happened at home. It's just that you haven't heard from me for two months and you haven't come home. Your wife and young men are all very anxious. They have already sent people to the town ambassador's house and the governor's house."
Looking for it?"
Zhao Chongxun breathed a sigh of relief, then glared and said angrily: "Nonsense! I'm such an old man, I can't disappear, of course I have official business involved!"
A woman wearing a hazel-colored skirt and a red silk gauze on her shoulders came out. She had a high bun with a red flower on her forehead that had not yet faded. She walked quickly to the general in three steps, two steps at a time.
, kept asking: "Oh, where have you been? You can't be home for more than two months! It's really embarrassing for me."
Zhao Chongxuan turned his head and glanced at the delicate makeup on the woman's face, and asked coldly: "Where are you going?"
The woman's eyebrows raised in surprise, and then she said in an annoyed and crying tone: "Where can I go! Where can I go! I'm not looking for you, a heartless thing, just to show my face! I haven't been here for more than two months.
Going home without even a message makes people worried and worried! Even if it is for official business, there is a limit. I just thought about going to the newly arrived Ambassador Li Zhen's house to ask what happened.
What happened, now I want to ask more and more!"
After the lady finished speaking, she waved her sleeves and was about to go out. Zhao Chongxuan quickly turned around and stopped her: "Okay, okay, madam, don't go. People will know this and think I am resentful. Hurry up and ask the servants to boil hot water for me.
I have to wash off the fatigue from my body."
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After taking a bath in the fragrant soup, General Zhao wore only a white midriff and sat in front of the counter in the room. His wife ordered the kitchen to cook a few dishes and ordered people to bring fine wine. The couple drank and toasted. General Zhao lamented the wonderful life.
At the same time, he lamented the pain of leaving home.
"I almost vomited after eating tsampa and tsampa cakes and tsampa cakes all day long. I finally understand why the ancients didn't know the taste of meat in March. It's a living torture."
When she heard her man complaining, the wife was also very angry and cursed the mean-spirited General Li: "This Li Siye is simply a bastard. He tried to bully you in this way when he first took office. Why doesn't he go through this himself?"
Sowing bitterness.”
"Hey, he has endured this hardship. I'm afraid he doesn't feel the hardship at all, but rather enjoys it. He must have a hard background. I used to think that he came from the Li family's county, but now it seems not, the county
How can I hope I can bear this? Oh, it really makes me exhausted. I have to stay at home for a while."
He lay softly on the couch, stretched out his hands to grab the back of his neck and rubbed it vigorously. Suddenly, a servant suddenly stood outside, crossing his hands and saying: "General Pei, the governor of Shule, is here to visit."
Zhao Chongxun supported his body and sat up, waved his hand and said, "Please come in quickly, no, I'd better go to the door to greet you in person."
He just rolled up his sleeves and walked out the door. The lady quickly took the robe off the shelf and said, "Don't catch a cold, put on some clothes."
"No need, a few steps away won't kill anyone!"
Wearing a white midfielder, he stood at the side door and greeted him with his arms raised: "Captain Pei is here to visit me. Chongxun is not very honored. Please come in."
Pei Guoliang noticed that his bun was still wet and he was wearing a midfielder. Zhao Chongxuan lowered his head and pointed at himself and explained: "I have been traveling for more than two months. I just entered the house and took a shower, and the governor came. Don't you see this?"
?”
Governor Pei smiled and said: "No wonder the two generals of Shule Town have not been in the city during the past two months. They have been traveling abroad for love. Thank you for your hard work."
"What does this mean? We are just warriors. It is normal to travel long distances, so why bother? Oh, Commander Pei, please come in!"
At this time, Zhao Chongxun's wife also came out to greet her. She had a silk robe on her arm and lowered her hands lightly on her waist as a salute. Pei Guoliang glanced at this Zhao family's wife and thought to himself that she was really the first lady in Shule City.
Such a beautiful woman, so pleasing to the eye.
"Okay, please."
The two of them walked into the hall, and Zhao Chongxuan asked the guest to sit in front of the table. He sat a little further away, knelt on his knees, and put his hands on his knees to show that he valued the guest.
The lady knelt down and opened the lid of the tea bowl, scooped out two bowls of boiled tea, and gave them to Pei Guoliang and Zhao Chongxun respectively.
Pei Guoliang thanked Mrs. Zhao, took the tea bowl from Madam Zhao, took a sip and said with a smile: "I don't have anything else to do here. It's just that the two generals have been away for such a long time. Pei was concerned and came here to ask.
Please also tell General Li that if there is any use for Pei, just give him his instructions."
"I've been out for such a long time, hey, don't mention it." Zhao Chongxun said: "General Li's inspection this time was thorough and complete. He visited all the garrison locations of our Shule Army, inspected them on the spot, and accurately mapped out the Shule Army.
The terrain and defense map of the Le area. Two months and sixty days and nights, in which wind and rain came and went. We lived and ate together with the garrison soldiers and shared the joys and sorrows. Now it is mostly completed."
Pei Guoliang was stunned for a moment after hearing this. He was immersed in his work. He had prepared wedding gifts two months in advance, but they didn't come in use. This was an unexpected surprise for him. It seems that the new town ambassador
He is serious and responsible about his appointment. As for why he hired a carpenter when he first took up the job, he did not go into details.
"Why, you still want to run out?"
"Probably not. Just finish the important things and leave the rest to your subordinates. But I have a feeling that Commander Li may make big moves next."
"Oh," Pei Guoliang seemed to be concentrating on the surface, but he didn't think so in his heart. What big move can he make? If the literati came to join the army, they might also build surrounding water conservancy projects, expand the area of cultivated land, and recruit soldiers and civilians to work in the fields to increase fiscal revenue.
But for such a powerful warrior, what he can do is repair the city defenses, dig a few wells, etc. For example, I don’t know how many guards came to Geng Zhong Well, and they all wanted to work on that well, right?
They sent people to dig deep, just to set up an altar to worship. Little did they know that the well had been dry for many years, and no matter how hard they dug or how they worshiped, there would be no water.
The Han people will engage in these superficial forms of worship. How many years have passed since the Han Dynasty, and Geng Gong has already become a legend. Instead of worshiping this legend, it is better to do some down-to-earth deeds.
The two chatted for a while across the table, and Zhao Chongxuan's face showed a look of exhaustion. Pei Guoliang knew that he was not suitable to stay any longer, so he quickly stood up and left.
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(ps: Thanks to Desert Fire Pass, Yuxian, Distant 123 Starry Sky Glowing Red for the reward.)