Four hundred and fortieth eight chapters kitchen encounter
"What's the important situation?"
"It's about the Xixia Army. They are building a military city in Gongzhou."
Chen Qing waved his hand, "Let's go to the military camp and talk!"
Beida Camp is one mile away, and Chen Qing's Chinese army tent is also in Beida Camp. It is not wartime now, so he spends most of his time in Jiedu Mansion, but once it enters wartime, he will spend most of his time in Beidaying.
Inside the military camp.
After entering the big tent, there was a sand table in front, which was about the same size as a table tennis table. This was a small sand table. There were only Qinzhou and Gongzhou. A larger sand table was still being made.
Chen Qing sent people to find Yang Zaixing, Gao Ding, Liu Cui, and Liu Qiong, and said to the four of them: "General Hu Yan said that there is an enemy situation in Gongzhou. Let's listen together."
Chen Qing handed the wooden pole to Hu Yantong, who pointed at the Tongxi County Road: "Let's talk about Tongxi County first. All the people in Tongxi County were forcibly driven out by the Xixia army. More than a hundred people died. They have been humbled.
He sent people to take them to Longxi County and resettled them. He then sent scouts to Tongxi County to investigate and found that they were repairing the county town and all the houses inside were demolished, presumably to be used as a warehouse."
"go on!"
"The spies sent by the humble post continued to investigate northward and found that Xixia also built a military city between Dingxi County and Tongxi County. It has not been completed yet, but the prototype is already there. It is not large in scale. It should be a logistics material transit city.
, I am almost certain that the Xixia army will build one or two more military cities between Tongxi County and Longxi County."
Yang Zaixing frowned and said, "Isn't it obvious that after next spring, Xixia will launch a large-scale attack on Longxi County?"
Chen Qing smiled lightly and said: "Obviously, the other party wants to cut off our connection with Lintao and Hezhou. Once they recapture Gongzhou, we will only be left with Qinzhou and Deshun Prefecture. This is what Cao Baozong did.
Abacus, so I said he was just talking on paper."
Everyone was stunned, not understanding what Du Tong meant?
Chen Qing laughed and said: "He has a total of 50,000 troops. How many troops does he need to disperse to defend these military cities? Even if he sends 10,000 troops to protect the military cities along the way, how can he attack Longxi County with the remaining 40,000 troops?"
If he comes with all his troops, then I only need to put 10,000 troops in Longxi County, and then I temporarily abandon Hezhou, Lintao Prefecture and Ganquan City, and gather 20,000 troops to attack Lanzhou. What will he do?
All retreated, and the military cities, materials and supplies that were built with a lot of money were lost in vain? I even just ransacked Lanzhou, hoarded the money, food and materials in Dingxi County, and then my army ambush by the Yellow River, waiting for him to cross the river.
and strike"
Yang Zaixing understood, "I understand, I understand. The other party's problem is that they only have 50,000 troops, but they have to do the work of 100,000 troops."
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"Exactly!"
Hu Yantong pondered for a moment and said, "What if the other party increases its troops to 100,000?"
"It's possible!"
Chen Qing chuckled and said: "This is exactly what I am looking forward to. If we can annihilate all these 100,000 people, then within twenty years, Xixia will not dare to take another step south."
Speaking of this, Chen Qing saw everyone's dumbfounded faces and smiled slightly: "But it is impossible to annihilate 100,000 people. Cao Baozong will definitely leave about 40,000 people to guard Lanzhou. The premise is that he really has 100,000 people, and then 10,000 people."
The army guards and supplies the military city along the way.
He personally led an army of 50,000 to attack Longxi County, but as long as I wipe out all 60,000 of his troops heading south, all the Xixia troops in Lanzhou will retreat. Besides, I still have backup, so there is still a question of whether there will be 100,000 troops.
."
Dutong's strong self-confidence gave everyone confidence, and Hu Yantong asked, "What should I do now?"
Chen Qing thought for a while and said: "Stop the mining of saltpeter mines, order five thousand miners to return to the city, gather them for training, pay them normal wages, and let them participate in defending the city. In addition, this time you return to Gongzhou and bring a batch of kerosene.
go back."
After a pause, Chen Qing said again: "If the Xixia army wants to build a military city, let them build it. Don't startle the enemy!"
Hu Yantong did not stay, and immediately led a thousand soldiers and a thousand camels back to Longxi County. A thousand camels carried 6,000 barrels of kerosene and rushed west back to Gongzhou.
When Chen Qing returned home, his wife had already taken a nap. Chen Qing had not eaten lunch. He was really hungry and too lazy to eat with his soldiers, so he came to the kitchen.
It was already past lunch time, the kitchen was very quiet, and the two cooks had gone to take a nap.
Chen Qing vaguely saw a petite figure in a white dress busy in front of the stove. He thought it was some maid who was stealing food, so he walked into the room and asked with a smile: "Is there anything left to eat?"
When the petite figure turned around, Chen Qing was stunned for a moment, and it turned out to be Zhao Qiaoyun.
"Miss Zhao, why are you here?" Chen Qingxiao asked.
Zhao Qiaoyun's pretty face turned red, her eyes were a little flustered, and she stammered: "I didn't have lunch, so I came over to make some noodles for myself."
When Chen Qing saw that she had already cooked a bowl of noodles, he smiled and said, "Okay! I'll go to the restaurant outside."
The restaurants are all closed at this time, maybe the teahouse can find some snacks to satisfy our hunger.
"General!"
When Chen Qing was about to leave, Zhao Qiaoyun stopped him and said with a blushing face: "If you don't mind, just eat this bowl of noodles!"
Chen Qing smiled and said: "Of course I don't mind it, but if I eat it, won't you be hungry?"
"Won't!"
Zhao Qiaoyun said quickly: "There are ready-made noodles here, I will just make another bowl."
"Then I won't be polite."
Chen Qing was so hungry that his chest pressed against his back. He took the bowl, pulled up a small stool and sat down. Just as he was about to start eating, Zhao Qiaoyun called out to him, "Wait a moment!"
She scooped another large spoonful of minced meat to him and said with a blushing face: "You can eat it now!"
Chen Qing was really hungry, so he picked up the bowl and began to eat. Zhao Qiaoyun saw that he was eating deliciously, and his eyes flashed with joy. He added a ladle of water to the pot and started kneading the noodles again.
Chen Qing said with a vague smile: "If I make more noodles, I'm afraid one bowl won't be enough!"
"OK!"
Zhao Qiaoyun's movements were skillful and brisk,
Chen Qing finished quickly and drank the soup in the bowl. He couldn't help but praise: "It tastes really good. This is the best noodle meal I have ever had!"
Zhao Qiaoyun smiled lightly, "That's because you are hungry. When you are hungry, everything you eat tastes good."
"That makes sense, you're quite skilled! Did you do it yourself before?"
Zhao Qiaoyun nodded, "I used to cook by myself in the Jin Kingdom Palace, and I have long been used to it."
Chen Qing watched her face-to-face and asked with a smile: "I heard Madam say, you don't want to go back to Lin'an?"
Zhao Qiaoyun's eyes showed a hint of panic, "General, you promised me."
Chen Qing smiled and nodded, "Of course I won't force you, I'm afraid of wronging you."
Zhao Qiaoyun lowered his head and whispered: "As long as the general doesn't drive me away, I am willing to follow you for the rest of my life."
This was a bit ambiguous. Chen Qing blushed and quickly changed the subject and said with a smile: "I found that you have gained a lot of weight and your complexion has improved. Are you feeling uncomfortable anywhere?"
"No! I gained weight too quickly. In less than a year, I gained twenty pounds."
"It's better to be fatter, I like to be fatter"
Chen Qing bit off the second half of his words, almost becoming ambiguous again.
Neither of them knew what to say, and the atmosphere was a little awkward. At this moment, there was a sound of footsteps, followed by Yu Ying's smiling voice, "Sister Qiaoyun, make me a bowl too, I'm hungry too!"
"
As soon as she entered the door, she tripped and bumped into Chen Qing's back, causing her to scream.
Chen Qing turned around and hit her on the head, laughing and scolding: "You are so frizzy at such an old age, how will you be able to get married in the future?"
Yu Ying was surprised and happy, "Why are you here, Master?"
"I'm hungry just like you, waiting for some noodles!"
"Young Master hasn't eaten yet! Madam thought you wouldn't be back at noon, so forget it! I'm going to have some snacks."
Zhao Qiaoyun said quickly: "Don't leave, I made three bowls, and you have one bowl!"
"Okay, the snacks are too sweet and I don't want to eat them."
Yu Ying sat down with a smile on her face, but suddenly she jumped up again as if she were sitting on a spring, "I'll make tea for you, Master!"
Chen Qing grabbed her wrist and dragged her back with a smile, "No, I'm waiting to drink the noodle soup!"
Zhao Qiaoyun quickly glanced at Chen Qing from the corner of his eye, and his eyes became a little complicated.
