The flame has gone out, but the stone is still warm.
Su Zhongyi took off his clothes and lay down. After a moment, he let out a comfortable moan.
Guanqiu Lu and Li Ju, the chief secretary of the shogunate, looked at each other, but they didn't say anything and just waited quietly.
After a long time, Su Zhongyi got up after lying down enough, and said with a wry smile: "I fell from a horse a few days ago and was injured, so I haven't recovered well. Then I got sick again and lay down for a long time. Alas, I'm old, and I'm not even forty yet. Sick all over."
While they were talking, a witch came over with a knife, carefully asked about the pain on the body, and then cut with the knife until blood was visible.
This is the bloodletting therapy of Wuhuan and Xianbei.
Just like the sailors in the European Age of Exploration, seeing that the weather is good today, everyone comes to have some blood, which is good for the body and mind.
This kind of treatment method that is common among Wuhuan people, Guanqiulu, but Li Ju's eyelids jumped when he saw it - moxibustion, burning stones for self-ironing, lying on the ground while burning, bleeding pulses, wishing heaven and earth mountains and rivers The god has always been Wuhuan, and the traditional treatment methods of the Xianbei line have been passed down for hundreds of years.
After Su Zhongyi was drained of blood, he sighed with satisfaction, then looked at the two of them and said: "The war was not fought well. Yu Ju suffered a defeat at Wu Zhouchuan and lost his troops. Fortunately, Wu Zhou's army was still there, but they were determined to hold on. Lord, we only attack occasionally. The bandits besieged the city for several days and probably killed two or three thousand people. If they couldn't defeat it, they stopped fighting and focused on siege."
At this point, his face looked a little happy and he said: "On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, all the ministers gathered in Changchun Palace. Liu Lugu and I had a secret show. I stole him very hard. He spoke unscrupulously, saying that he was raising a child. Wu Zhou and Gaoliu were scolded by me for their heavy burden on the Second Guards. At that time, he was still unconvinced, but now he should know how powerful he is."
"Tomorrow we will rest for another day. The day after tomorrow I will personally lead three thousand troops to assist Liang Chang." Su Zhongyi said again: "There is no need to worry, Chief. There are still two thousand strong men in Liang Chang City, so we can defend it."
Li Ju pondered for a while and said: "It is better for the Assistant Prime Minister to be careful. Once caught in an ambush, the whole army will be wiped out, and Liang Chang's defenders may be frightened. If they surrender the city then, it will be bad."
Su Zhongyi nodded and sighed: "Today is different from the past. There are many powerful cavalry under Aitou's account. Our cavalry is not as good as him, but we have a lot more infantry. Now it depends on who can persevere."
According to the latest battle situation, Helan Aitou's troops were divided into three groups, with thousands of horses on the southern route, and broke into Mayi County. They won more than they lost, and most of the local wealthy families stayed behind closed doors.
Kelan County dispatched thousands of cavalry to rush north to help, and the army that captured the dead also went south to Mayi, joined forces with Wuhuan here, and defeated Suotou.
The enemy troops have not retreated along this route, but they have obviously reached a stalemate. Seeing that there is no profit to be made, they will retreat sooner or later.
There were more than 10,000 cavalry on the middle road. They attacked Wuzhou first, but they couldn't defeat it. Then they divided their troops to attack Liangchang, but they couldn't defeat it either.
So they could only send out light cavalry to plunder everywhere.
They did not dare to dedicate too many troops and horses to plunder, because Wuzhou and Liangchang each had hundreds or more than a thousand cavalry in the city. If they suddenly came out, they would be enough to disturb the place where they were grazing cattle, sheep and horses.
The North Road was the main force of Suotou. A total of 30,000 cavalry were dispatched to attack Dongmugen Mountain. They won consecutive battles and many small tribes took advantage of the opportunity to defect there.
Shanyu's supervisor, Wang Que'er, has led his rebel army with 8,000 cavalry to the north for reinforcements, but there is no news yet.
At this point in the battle, it's actually not too ugly.
Dai Guo suffered a small loss, but it was still able to hold on. This may be related to their current system. With the three counties of Shannan, even if they lose a few games ahead, they will not lose everything.
Now they have one strategy: consumption.
Hold on to your territory firmly, even if it is severely damaged by the enemy, you must hold on, and when the enemy wants to retreat, launch a massive counterattack.
Li Ju saw that his suggestion was listened to, so he stopped talking and said: "The capital of Daiguo is still larger than that of Shengle Suotou. As long as we hold on this time and make Suotou unprofitable, next time
If they want to launch such a large offensive again, it will not be that simple. Here in Pingcheng——"
"Don't worry." Su Zhongyi said: "The Dowager Madam has returned from Changchun Palace, and the Assistant Prime Minister Wei Xiong and others have been ordered to take charge of everything. Liu Lugu, Pu Gulu, and Yu Ju have all been sent out. Although Da Xi Heruo is not
They are very friendly, but also quite submissive. There are Changsun and other friendly tribesmen outside the city, and Daizhou Wuhuan soldiers are also rushing this way, so there should be no serious problem."
Li Ju thought about it and found that the situation was indeed not that dangerous, so he felt relieved a little.
"Is Lord Guanqiu the shogunate's Jincaobu?" Su Zhongyi looked at Guanqiu Lu and asked.
Jin Cao holds the currency, salt and iron affairs - the two words "goods" and "coin".
If the county has a Jincao, it will also be in charge of "municipal affairs" - trade and market affairs.
"It's just a name. Except for the first day, I have never been in office." Guanqiu Lu said with a smile.
"No wonder I haven't seen you before." Su Zhongyi also smiled and said: "Go back early. There will be no peace before the end of August. If you see the king, you can tell the truth. If you can mobilize the army, victory will be sure.
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"I'm afraid there won't be any big troops coming this year." Guanqiu Lu didn't hide anything and said, "Everyone on the road is keeping an eye on the country to be on guard against chaos."
"That's it." Su Zhongyi nodded.
The King of Liang has more important matters, so it would be great if he can send the Yi Congjun and the Zhusheng Army. Some battles must be fought on behalf of the country. When it is really critical, the King of Liang will send a large number of troops to help.
"Actually, the Protectorate has moved north and has asked the Luoyan Army to go into the clouds for reinforcements. Maybe they can come in August." Li Ju said at the side.
"That's it." Su Zhongyi said happily, as if he was seventy percent better from his illness.
The two of them talked with Su Zhongyi for a while, then said goodbye and left.
Before leaving, Guan Qiulu turned his head and looked at the endless domes in the wilderness.
This world is so amazing.
There are brick and tile houses, wooden houses, thatched cottages and felt tents. The people's living habits are different. Although it is chaotic, it has its own unique core.
At the end of June, Guanqiu Lucai finished his shopping and was about to leave Pingcheng. Because of the war, merchants from all over the country were panicked and rushed to deal with the goods on hand, which allowed Guanqiu Lu to take advantage.
On June 29th, he asked his men to return south with livestock, leather, pearls, and horses. He also brought his own personal entourage, one person with several horses, via Kelan, and returned to Pingyang on July 10th. On July 11th, Shao
Xun summoned him in Shanglin Garden.
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"You said that there are a lot more orchards, vegetable beds, and farmland in the general area?" Shao Xun was not interested in anything else. He even only briefly asked a few questions about the war that was breaking out now, but he was interested in the changes that had taken place in the production and life of the generation. Very interested.
"Yes." Guanqiu Lu replied: "I stayed in Xinping for two days and visited the huge tent of Pu Gu Ting, the son of Pu Gu Lu. There were many screens, bookcases, mirror stands, incense burners, bead curtains and other items in the tent. He also bought the Jiangnan Taosheng and other musical instruments that he brought with him. I heard that Pu Gulu and his son lived much longer in the city than outside the city, and I once wanted to tear down the huge tent in the wild."
"How big is the account?" Shao Xun asked.
"It can accommodate hundreds of people."
"It seems to be the tribal tent of Pugulu. If even this one is demolished, it will be in my trap." Shao Xun smiled while stroking his palms.
Near Xinping is the pasture land of Pubu.
This tribe was originally nomadic and nomadic, but now it has become stable.
This is what Shao Xun meant. Each tribe divided their pastures and tried not to run across the border.
After demarcating the boundary, teach them agricultural techniques and fix it little by little.
It's easy to figure out if you can't escape the tribe, so it's not worth mentioning!
Of course, from the current point of view, if Pubu is determined to migrate, he can still leave.
It takes a little time and a little patience to make the general tribe fall little by little, and finally it becomes like the Wuhuan people, the tribe disintegrates and develops in the direction of a wealthy family.
"How about official and private schools?" Shao Xun asked again.
"There are dozens of children in the official school learning to read. There are several private schools. Among them, Zhuge's school has the most disciples. It is said that there are nearly twenty people. Most of them are the children of Wuhuan and Xianbei nobles who have learned to write. No matter how well they learn, they still have nothing to lose. It's very clear, but it doesn't look right." Guanqiu Lu replied.
"That's enough." Shao Xun said, "Don't be too anxious about everything. It's only been a year, so it's early."
There is something Shao Xun didn't say, this is the core area of ​​Daiguo's new party, and it has a certain degree of Chineseization. If it is a place like Shengle where the old party gathers together, it will be much more difficult.
"Is there any news about Mrs. Dai Guotai?" When Shao Xun asked this, his face and tone remained unchanged, as if he was asking an unrelated person.
Guanqiu Lu subconsciously shuddered and said: "When Mrs. Wang heard that Suotou was attacking in large numbers, she returned from Changchun Palace and summoned the leaders of the tribes who had not yet gone out to fight, and ordered them to select tribesmen to fight against the thieves."
"What is Wang Feng doing?" Shao Xun asked curiously.
"Mrs. Wang suggested that he return to Daijun to recruit men, cattle, sheep and horses."
"Did you go?"
"I've gone and haven't returned yet."
"This Wang Feng is so stupid!" Shao Xun sneered.
At the critical moment, I went back to my hometown in Dai County to raise money and food for the troops. When everyone in Pingcheng heard that there were reinforcements, they were able to stabilize their minds a lot. And it was Wang who made the decision in Pingcheng. If the enemy is repelled in the future, the credit will mainly be hers.
Of course, if she suffers a big defeat, the responsibility is also hers, but she just took a gamble.
Shao Xun was not very worried about the war situation in the north.
On the whole, Shengle's direction has less money, food, and fewer people. The production of armor, equipment and other materials is insufficient. The more they fight, the less they can. The only thing they can rely on is stronger combat effectiveness.
However, there are also a few nomadic tribes in Pingcheng who dare to fight. Their wild nature is still there, and they are not afraid of death. With the help of armor and equipment, they may not be incapable of fighting.
In addition, they have a city, they have the right to join the army, they have the army to capture the students, and they have the help of Wuzhou and Gaoliu Town armies. Even Kelan County sent soldiers and horses to attack Suotou from the flanks, and at least 20,000 cavalry can be mobilized in the direction of Dai County.
reinforcements...
Helan Aitou aggressively dispatched about 50,000 cavalry, but divided his troops into three groups like a desperate move. If the first three battles failed to achieve greater results, and the momentum later was exhausted, he would probably suffer heavy losses during the retreat.
So, did they achieve any results?
There is not much news yet. The local tycoon soldiers in Mayi County of Dai State have lost a lot. The pro-military guards led by Yu Ju also suffered a defeat with unknown losses. Most of the losses in Dongmugen were small, and there were a few others.
If a small tribe defectes before the battle, the losses may be slightly higher.
But the most important thing is that these are the results achieved in the first half month of Suotou's war.
Half a month later, there were almost no decent results, and they suffered a defeat in the direction of Mayi.
What does this mean? It means that the country has "bottomed out" and stabilized its position.
Pingcheng has the ability to maintain a stalemate, but Shengle does not.
Shao Xun subconsciously looked at the letter on the desk. It was written to him by Wang. It mainly meant one thing: asking for help.
Shao Xun did not refuse directly, but he only sent three thousand infantry and cavalry of the Luoyan Army northward, and sent another 200,000 bushels of summer wheat from the direction of Taiyuan to Yunzhong, Mayi.
That's all the support is.
The Xianbei people still need to continue to fight and kill themselves. The more powerful they are, the better.
After a period of massacre this year, there will be another wave of harassment next spring, deepening Shengle's economic difficulties, and then using a political offensive to break up its alliance.
By the time summer comes, it's almost time to assemble the army and deliver a fatal blow.
Chapter completed!