On the northern border of the Tang Dynasty, there are many such administrative posts densely arranged, and it can be said that the danger is still very high, and the soldiers are usually a little worried.

"People who are cold in winter dare not come forward, and they will freeze to death if they hide in the house, and finally spring comes, and they eat pig food."

The soldiers sighed one after another, although Wuzhou was in the rear, but because of the invasion from the north year after year, many people fled, and last year's grain harvest was small, there were a lot of vacant fields, and the food in Wuzhou itself was not enough.

The status of pigs in the Tang Dynasty was much lower than in modern times, and only the poorest families were willing to eat this fishy pork, which shows how resentful the soldiers were about their food.

"Brothers, I have a message here, are you interested?" A long asked.

"If there is a fart, let it go, it will be difficult or no good news, for the old men, the best news is to transfer us back to the south." The gang commander scolded, according to the military system of the Tang Dynasty, there were fifty people under one gang leader.

"There have been some rumors in Chang'an City recently, and the youngest son of my second uncle's cousin happened to be on an errand in Chang'an City, and he wrote two days ago, saying that it seems that there is a very good thing in Chang'an now."

"What is it called a potato...... The yield per mu is 3,000 catties! And the taste is excellent, my second uncle's cousin's youngest son has not eaten it himself, but he has smelled the taste, saying that the saliva was brushed down at that time, and he can't take it! ”

The chief's voice was low, and his emotions were a little excited, and the soldiers around him looked at each other for a while.

"You can get on the ball, can there be such a powerful thing in this world? One acre of wheat is only one or two hundred catties. Immediately, some people questioned it.

"That's right, can it give birth to a village, so it can grow? You can't compare to the wild grass in the field, let alone be so delicious. ”

"That's, that's it, eighty percent of it is boasted, and it can't be taken seriously."

People talked about it for a while, but no one believed it, and the chief also scratched his head, and he began to doubt his faith.

At this time, the gang leader sat up straight, he looked down twice with his detective neck, and suddenly beckoned everyone to come over, and a group of people suddenly approached him, not knowing what he was going to do.

"Don't you say, Lao Tzu followed the adults over there in Wuzhou some time ago to escort supplies to the north, this material is quite important, many of them are ordinary food, but there are two or three thousand people following along the way, don't you say it's strange?"

People's eyes suddenly lit up, and they liked gossip since ancient times, especially in this harsh border gate.

"I'm afraid there's gold hidden in it? Could it be that I, Datang, am sending money to the barbarians? Someone asked.

"It's not like it, there is no need to put gold with food, a carriage can pull I don't know how much, it's not that, what ...... here"

"There is no grain here for three hundred taels!" "Yes, yes, yes."

"You know." The captain glared at them speechlessly.

"What kind of potato did Lao Gao just mention, I suddenly remembered, as if I vaguely heard the adults escorting on the road mention that there is something called a potato! Very precious! That's why it was brought to the barbarians, which can offset a lot of grain. ”

"What, is this really there? Didn't you say that the yield per mu was 3,000 catties, was it bragging? ”

People were in a mess all of a sudden, and it was not credible for a senior chief to say this, but what about the captain, could it be that Datang really came up with such a thing?

"It's not clear for the time being, it is said that it is still being planted, so the number of Datang is very rare, and there is a hot news that you don't know!" The guy suddenly became excited when he said this.

"Do you know that after the Turkic barbarians escorted us to the east and west to the north this time, a large number of horses, cattle and sheep were driven down almost on the same day and arrived at the boundary of Youzhou! This is a Turkic barbarian returning the favor to us! ”

When the gang leader spoke, a large group of soldiers were stunned.

What is the rationale for this? Datang is not an opponent of the Turks at this time, they know best how insatiable these steppe people are, that is really harassing and looting in the south every year, they can't live in peace, they will send things back to Datang?

I'm afraid it's not the sun coming out of the west, or maybe the guy is daydreaming?

"Really, this thing can fool you? When you go back to Wuzhou on duty, you dogs will personally find someone to inquire! The captain got angry and swore a curse: "So I really believe the deliciousness of the potatoes that Lao Gao said!" ”

"Otherwise, the barbarians will go crazy, and all the horses and this kind of thing will be sent to the south? It must have been the wonderful taste of the potatoes that conquered these brutes...... But no one knows how much yield per mu this thing has. ”

The soldiers' eyes were red one by one, and countless emotions such as curiosity, doubt, and surprise were expressed on dozens of faces, and it was obvious that everyone's heart was not at peace.

"Brothers, you say, if this thing can really produce 3,000 catties per mu, will we eat this kind of good thing one day?" Finally, someone whispered.

The captain was one of the few people in the group who was literate and well-read, and understood a little bit of reason, and he sighed, and his words also carried some hope.

"If only there was such a day...... If we can eat this delicious thing, it means that this thing can be sown and planted, and we can store a little more food in each family......"

"The point is that it's delicious and filling, isn't that great?"

"Alas, those of us, or most of the people in the entire Tang Dynasty, who has never starved to death or frozen to death in their families and families? If there really is this day, I'm afraid it will be God bless Datang! ”

"yes, what does this potato taste like, if we can eat it and smell it and drool it, I'd rather stay in this place for a few more years."

Perhaps it was boredom, perhaps suffering from famine, or simply craving food, the soldiers fell into fantasies one by one, and even began to guess the taste of the potato.

Some people think it's sweeter than rice, some think it's salty, and they don't need to put salt in it, and some think it's the same as pomegranate...... However, no one had ever eaten a pomegranate, and they talked about it again.

It was getting dark, and suddenly, there was a sudden sound of horses' hooves hitting in the meadow at night, accompanied by some screams and shouts of killing.

People were suddenly startled and scattered to return to their posts as soon as possible, and at this time, the first wave of arrows from below had already been shot.

The two sides fought for a small half of the incense, and the small group of cavalry on the steppe dropped some corpses, bypassed Wuzhou all the way, and killed in the direction of the further south.

And this team also suffered casualties, a dozen arrow wounds, and two people died on the spot, even the captain was hit by an arrow in the chest.