12. Pre-war
Before entering the tent, the catkins took a rough look at the surrounding terrain, surrounded by mountains and on high ground, which was easy to defend and difficult to attack. Watching Liu Wu take off his helmet and sit cross-legged on the mat, Zhou Yiyun pushed the water cup in front of him and asked with concern: "Are you tired, rest for a while, and be safe on the road?" β
"Did you disperse the soldiers, I saw the Zhouzi banner when I was back in the mountains. And you're in the front, isn't it too dangerous to be a general? Liu Wu picked up the water glass and asked about his discovery.
"The armies of other countries have not been attacked, presumably they have not figured out our situation, there are only three attacks to attack the Great Zhou Kingdom, I divided the original 100,000 soldiers stationed in two places, and the 30,000 people I brought are divided here before and after, they don't move me to stay, and it is not good to go to greet?"
Liu Wu raised his eyebrows and asked, "You have played a set of empty city tricks." How do you know that the other side is a three-nation alliance. β
"On the day I received the order, I sent two soldiers to Qingping Pass first, and told General Xu, who was stationed here, to evacuate the people in the border towns and towns, so that they could easily take a city, and when they were proud, their shortcomings were also exposed. As for why he hasn't attacked again......"
"Civil strife?"
"Well, although the three countries are united, they are also three masters, and some people can't take care of the overall situation at present."
"But if they come in from somewhere?" Liu Wu is not so optimistic, he has not come and participated in large-scale battles, and on the premise that time is life, he may change during the trip.
Zhou Yiyun spread out the topographic map in his hand, pointed to three places and explained to Liu Wu: "When the enemy army attacked the border towns, some of them entered the city, and the other part stayed outside the city. Liu Wu looked at the three triangular places and suddenly understood, Zhou Yiyun said with a smile: "As long as they attack one and the other two, they will surround them from behind." β
"How many people are there in the enemy? They can't attack without knowing what we're doing. β
"Of course they know, but didn't we go ahead and backward? Moreover, the men and horses I brought here did not attack, and they will also have suspicions, coupled with their internal contradictions, maybe they are waiting for reinforcements from their countries. Liu Wu heard that he wanted to hit the wall here, his thoughts were very different from reality, and he remembered the work "Three Kingdoms" that he admired before, but when he was immersive, it was often not so simple. Zhou Yiyun looked at Liu Wu's frowning brows, and said: "According to General Xu, the other side should have more than 200,000 men and horses, and it is unknown if you add reinforcements later." β
"They are outnumbered by us, and they only attack the city once and wait for a month? I don't understand how they do it. β
Zhou Yiyun smiled, and did not say anything sarcastic, but analyzed Liu Fu: "So the internal contradictions are terrible, as long as they have disagreements, they have to report it, and this is also time, and we don't have a head-to-head confrontation, when they attack a city, our side has other opportunities, and they don't dare to underestimate the enemy, their own territory is always better than their outsiders." However, when reinforcements came, they must have been unable to wait, and it was up to them to see whether they retreated or attacked. β
"So what do you think about it?"
"Before you came, I just thought about guarding and delaying time, but now that you're here, let's think about it together." Zhou Yiyun blinked and replied playfully.
Liu Fu dry hair: "Lao Tzu, the first time you go to such a battlefield, do you make Lao Tzu think?" β
Zhou Yiyun Shunmao: "Okay, good, good, don't get excited, I think I want to." By the way, how did you convince your father to come to war? β
Liu Fu glared: "With the identity of a brother." Zhou Yiyun saw that his angry face calmed down a lot, and secretly exhaled: "My husband thought that you showed your father that you were very affectionate to me." It's a pity, it's a The afterglow swept to the catkins and wanted to blow up and remedy: "Are the bags and the people in the house okay?" Of course, the husband doesn't suspect you, he just wants to care. β
"Bao Bao was taken into the palace by his father, and Xiaoya also went, the people in the house, you can rest assured that they are much calmer than me."
At this time, the bag hugged his calf and shrank on the soft collapse, Xiao Ya put down the meal and looked at the small lump, and said softly: "Little master, can you eat something?" You haven't eaten it since morning. β
Bao Bao remained motionless and whispered: "Xiaoya, did you say that Daddy has seen Father now?" When will they be able to pick up the bag? β
"Little young master, Xiao Ya doesn't understand anything, but didn't the master and the little master make an appointment, the master will definitely do it."
Bao Bao raised his little face: "But Daddy has been gone for a long time, and Bao Bao really thinks about it." said that it was very aggrieved, and Xiao Ya looked at the little face and small body that had lost weight in the bag, and it was also uncomfortable. Just as he was about to open his mouth to comfort, he heard, "The Holy One has arrived." Zhou Yuhuang walked into the inner room, Xiao Ya hurriedly knelt down to say hello, Bao Baoguang's calves ran over to hug his legs, Zhou Yuhuang doted on Bao Bao's head, for this emperor and grandson, he likes it in his heart, looks like Lao Eleven, but his temperament is much more joyful than Lao Eleven, his big eyes are clever, and he often has a small mouth to amuse him with a milky voice, even if he doesn't understand the etiquette in the palace at all, Zhou Yuhuang doesn't care, compared with those one-eyed and old-fashioned emperors and grandchildren, this is more intimate. For example, now, the bag never needs to be hugged by him, and he hangs on his lap every time, afraid that his imperial grandfather will be tired, but he has done the same thing for so long?
So Zhou Yuhuang, who sat down, decided to find out the answer: "Baobao, tell Grandpa SΓΉ Huang, why is it in this posture every time." β
Pouting the bag lying on Zhou Yuhuang's lap, he replied, "You have to listen to Daddy." β
"What do you want your dad to say?"
Bao Bao raised his little head: "Daddy said, every time I see the imperial grandfather, I have to hug the imperial grandfather's thigh." β
Zhou Yuhuang was a little puzzled: "What does this mean?" β
Bao Bao sighed and patted his head with his little hand: "Bao Bao doesn't understand very well, but Daddy said that he hugged the emperor's thigh, and the emperor will call the shots for the bag in the future." Zhou Yuhuang laughed after hearing this, it turned out that he wanted to please himself, this statement is quite fresh. Bao Bao sat on Zhou Yuhuang's lap, and his little head was lying on his shoulder: "Grandpa Huang, can Bao Bao go back to his house?" β
"Why don't you want to accompany the imperial grandfather in the palace?"
Bao Bao shook his head: "No, Bao Bao hasn't practiced for a long time, Daddy said that the basic skills are not solid, and the fist and leg kung fu will not be strong in the future, Bao Bao wants to go back and practice with the guards." After speaking, the little paw wiped his tears and said aggrievedly: "Bao Bao doesn't want to disappoint Daddy, and Bao Bao wants to go back to the house to wait for his father and Daddy, so that they can see Bao Bao at first sight." β
Zhou Yuhuang raised the little face of the bag and asked distressedly: "Do you miss your father and father?" β
Bao Bao nodded: "Daddy has never been away from Bao Bao for so long." β
Zhou Yuhuang stood up and patted the bag in his arms, and thought in his heart that Liu Wu, who was not qualified to be a father, but his starting point was good, and it was safe to put the bag in the palace, this is what he said about trust.
Liu Wu was still studying the topographic map in his hand, and there were bursts of snoring sound behind him from time to time, and he turned his head to look at the sleeping Zhou Yiyun, this guy was really relieved. Liu Wu, who decided to move, stood outside the tent, looking at the soldiers resting in place, and it was better to leave the matter of issuing military orders to Zhou Yiyun, but now he was still a little confused, Li Jin saw Liu Wu hurriedly coming over: "The last general, see the eleventh princess." β
"Oh, it's you." As he spoke, he walked slowly.
"The last general, Li Jin, that ...... The eleventh princess is really courageous, and she is a hero. β
Liu Fu glanced at him: "You mean that I beat your master?" I'm no match for him. β
Li Jin hurriedly waved his hand: "No, no, the last general doesn't mean this, it's the first time for the last general to see his brother on the battlefield, and the last general thinks that the princess is better than the general Wu in the moves, if you lose, you should lose to strength." β
"You're not bad." I admired his weapons at the beginning, and now I can also evaluate his moves.
"The last general will not dare to be."
The catkins stopped and pointed to the trees in front of them and asked, "Is that a cedar tree?" β
Li Jin looked at the direction pointed by Liu Wu: "The princess is a scale tree." β
Walked forward and took a closer look, the name was different, but the catkins were definitely cedar trees. Li Jin watched the princess keep looking at the tree, and introduced: "This tree is resistant to corrosion and insects, and the residents in this vicinity use it to build beams, shipyards or furniture. β
"Do they use this tree for charcoal?"
"I really don't know about this general."
Liu Wu hurriedly returned to the tent and called the four guards to bring four guards from the house, and whispered to a few people: "You wear long clothes and go to the nearby town pharmacy to buy saltpeter and sulfur, buy as many as you want, the more the better." β
recruited Li Jin and a substitute soldier Wang Fan, this guy smoked a wooden stick and lost, so he "cried, made trouble, and hanged himself" in front of Liu Wu, and was stunned: "Find a few people you believe in also wear long clothes, and go to the neighborhood to buy scales, charcoal, jars or jars, the more the better." Regardless of the outcome, it was necessary to return to the camp before dark. β
Liu Fu has always felt that he is lucky, and he can be reborn after death, who is as lucky as him? When he saw the cedar tree, his mind moved and he thought of gunpowder, and if he had the idea, it would depend on whether the materials were complete, and the military order had been issued, so he had to try it anyway, even if he only made one, it would have a certain effect.
When I returned to the tent, I saw Zhou Yiyun with slightly hazy eyes that had just woken up, looking at Liu Wu's silly music, every time he saw Zhou Yiyun like this, Liu Wu wanted to look up to the sky, damn, how could he see that he had the wind of a king? Zhou Yiyun finally spoke after yawning: "Su'er, Li Jin......"
"I told him to run some errands," Liu Wu folded his arms over his chest, "don't call me such a girly name." β
"Didn't you give Zhou Zheng the nickname Baobao? It's my nickname for you. After saying that, he walked out of the tent, and the nickname was so happily decided, in the case that the catkins did not agree.
After the bag was hopeless to return home, he circled a piece of land outside the main hall where he lived, and insisted on getting up early every day to practice his arms and legs, Zhou Yuhuang looked at this villain with a smile, and he didn't know how much strength he had. Zhou Yuhuang pointed to the back, hinting that he was leaving, and Bao Bao waved his little paw and said, "Grandpa Huang, bye." β
"Bags."
Bao Bao stopped and turned his head to see Zhou Yifeng hiding in the corner, Bao Bao wiped the sweat on his face with his sleeve: "Xiao Ya, go back and prepare meat porridge first, I want to drink it." After Xiao Ya left, she immediately ran to Zhou Yifeng on her short legs: "Uncle Twelve, what are you hiding here?" β
"How can you do it if you don't hide, your father is your grandfather, and no one is allowed to come near here." Zhou Yifeng whispered.
Bao Bao scratched his head and squatted beside Uncle Twelve: "Uncle Twelve, you know that I am here, why did you come to see me?" β
Zhou Yifeng picked up the handkerchief and wiped the sweat on his head while helping his bag and said, "I only found out yesterday whether it was good or not." Leaving the palace without permission was known by his father and was punished. Bao Bao carried a small face so that he could serve Uncle Twelve, and said suspiciously: "Uncle Twelve, how old are you and you have been punished." β
"If I didn't want to see you, how could I be punished for having no conscience."
"Okay." Bao Bao pouted and reluctantly agreed, his twelfth uncle had never looked for him much before at his house, and he asked his father to teach him handsome moves: "Uncle Twelve, did you go to my house?" β
"Go, otherwise how would you know that you are in the palace?" looked at Bao Bao and lowered his head, patted his little shoulder and comforted: "The Eleventh Prince's Mansion is very good, don't worry, it will be fine with the Twelfth Uncle here." β
Bao Bao squeezed out a smile: "Thank you, Uncle Twelve." β
Zhou Yifeng looked left and right and complained: "You said that your father is too uninteresting, and he didn't take me with him when he went on such a big expedition." "Roll up your sleeves" and take me to protect him and your father, maybe your twelfth uncle can still make a meritorious service. β
Bao Bao patted him on the shoulder and said: "It's a good thing that Uncle Twelve has ideals, but you, your stamina is not good, and your body is not good, so forget it." Zhou Yifeng squeaked his teeth, and his eyes bent with a smile.