The big tent was brightly lit, and the charcoal brazier was placed around the tent, baking the whole tent to be extremely warm and rarely smoky, and many people in the tent were still cold in only single clothes.

Of course, not all soldiers can enjoy such conditions. Although the Daibei Provincial Battalion still has abundant supplies, since it is stationed in the border areas, it is natural that the materials must be used sparingly.

For example, the charcoal used for heating can naturally be saved, and the generals have sufficient supplies, and the rest can only be enjoyed by elite soldiers in the army.

As for the outlying Fanhu servants, if they are not fully prepared, they will not even be able to meet the basic shelter of the camp, and some even need to stay in the snow caves and endure hunger and cold.

Of course, it's not because Datang is treating them harshly. Every time the Tang army levies and distributes it, there will be some feedback in terms of military funds and booty, but it is impossible to distribute it to every Hu pawn, and most of them will be withheld by their respective leaders and chiefs.

Those Hu chieftains treated their tribesmen with little compassion, and only regarded them as a resource in exchange for wealth. If you can't even do this, what's the use of raising so much spare energy.

It is precisely because the Tang people are rich and generous and willing to share the benefits of profits, although the Tang Dynasty has been in a downturn since the arch, but every time it is levied, there is still no shortage of Hu Lu responding to the servants.

If you stand on the side of the Turks, it seems to be enjoyable to rob houses and houses, but the benefits that the Turks can give them are really minimal, and if the results are not rich enough, they themselves may become the target of the Turkic looting, and the risk is too high.

Therefore, as long as the border situation of Datang can be stabilized, those Fanhu who are few people and few people are still more willing to follow Datang to eat.

In the camp tent, Xue Huaiyi sat reclining freely, and his own soldiers diligently divided the barbecue, poured wine and refilled the cup to his mouth. Of course, this kind of enjoyment is naturally far inferior to that of Shendu, but Xue Huaiyi is not dissatisfied with this, but is still enjoying it.

Although the glory and wealth in Shendu City are endless, Xue Huaiyi always feels a little depressed. In his early years, when he led his troops out for the first time, he was panicked, but after a journey, the feeling of commanding thousands of troops and horses and being the only one in the camp quickly overpowered the fear of the battlefield.

Especially every time he marches, there is no need to fight, and there is no shortage of topics to show off after returning to the Shendu, Xue Huaiyi not only no longer rejects leading the army on an expedition, but even has some faint expectations in his heart.

Of course, having fun is one thing, and Xue Huaiyi also understands where he is, so every time the army goes out, he never asks about specific military affairs, and only focuses on the pleasures in his camp. This is also because military affairs are complicated and heavy, even if he wants to interfere, he has no way to start, so he simply enjoys himself and saves trouble.

Today, Xue Huaiyi was very happy to learn that Wu Youyi had personally entered the camp. It's not because of how good his relationship with Wu Youyi is, but it's finally an old acquaintance of the gods, which can let Wu Youyi see the high prestige of his in the army.

After all, this kind of thing, he is already lacking in words and boasting, and even if others hear about it, they are just scratching it through their boots, which is not as direct and profound as the immersive feeling.

It is precisely because of this that tonight, in addition to the generals who are on guard in the direct patrol camp, the generals above Guoyi in the battalion have all been summoned by Xue Huaiyi to the big tent of the Chinese army, plus some Hu chiefs, there are nearly 100 people in the entire camp, but the internal space is still quite spacious.

"Previously, King Jian'an wanted to supervise the transportation of military supplies on the back road, although I have the heart to kill thieves side by side with you, but I can't disturb things with this. But since the king is here in person today, he doesn't have to rush back quickly, he must enjoy the style of the southern side of the desert! ”

Xue Huaiyi was already a little drunk, and he slanted Wu Youyi and said with a smile: "The desert is flying sand, Jin Ge is an iron horse, and the knife is sharpened on the stage, this is the heroism of the man!" There are a few people in the gods, and all they praise is the art of wind and moon, and they feel brave when they bow immediately, but for strong men like us who feed horses outside the race, they are just dogs who are nostalgic for their homes and dare not travel far! ”

Hearing Xue Huaiyi say this, Wu Youyi and the generals in the tent naturally opened their mouths to praise Master Xue's heroism.

Encouraged by this, Xue Huaiyi couldn't help but be even more excited, raised his hand and pointed at Qi Mingming and said, "It's also boring to stay in the camp for a long time. Now that the king of Jian'an has also entered the camp, tomorrow the head of Qibi will arrange for the elite cavalry all the way, let's go straight to Shan Yutai, take a short rest, kill the Turkic South Ya, and after hunting and sipping, we can triumph! ”

When Qi Ming heard this, his eyebrows couldn't help but jump secretly, and he couldn't help but glared at a few generals who praised Xue Huaiyi as the most excessive.

At the same time, Qi Ming also looked at Wu Youyi frequently, signaling him to hurry up and talk about the withdrawal of the army, otherwise looking at Xue Huaiyi's excitement, maybe he would really rush out of the camp tomorrow.

Although Wu Youyi usually lacks much responsibility, he is planning big things now, so he naturally cannot retreat.

So he met Xue Huaiyi's already slightly confused gaze, and sighed and said, "Master Xue has such a grand ambition, which is commendable. But it's a pity that he is humble and lucky, so he entered the camp this time, but not to work side by side with Master Xue. The army has been out for a long time......"

Wu Youyi explained together that it was just that the army had consumed too much, and the follow-up support was already weak, so it was really difficult to keep the army commander out.

This is not pure fraud, when the imperial court used troops in early autumn, it was intended to be a quick battle, although there were a lot of supplies raised, but it was about to bottom out. In particular, there have been earth-shattering changes in the imperial court, and it is assumed that there will definitely be no more assistance in the future.

Xue Huaiyi was full of interest, but he didn't expect Wu Youyi to say such a disappointing remark, and soon his face became gloomy, and he was silent for a while before suppressing his anger, turned his head to look at Su Honghui, another manager, and said in a deep voice: "How many days can the supplies in the camp be used?" ”

Su Honghui glanced at the Hu chiefs sitting in the corner of the big tent, got up and replied, "The preparations are sufficient in the early stage, and the materials in the camp are sufficient. But the thieves of Mo Nan are afraid of the strength of our king's division, and they are far away, and the army has not seen any fighters for more than a month, so I am afraid that if I stay here again, there will be no turnaround in the near future......."

As Su Honghui spoke, several other marching commanders also said, the reasons mentioned are similar, nothing more than one drum, then decline, three and exhaustion, the army commander stays here, the spirit has been lost, it is better to retire for the time being, and fight again in the next year.

Xue Huaiyi was originally full of displeasure, he led the army to fight this time, it was very necessary to make a breakthrough from zero to one, and he wanted to really bleed the Turks, after all, it was really unreasonable to go on an outing every time.

But he also knows that soldiers are fierce, and they can't be capricious, and playing prestige is playing prestige, so that they won't even take their lives. In particular, all the generals said this, and there was always some truth, so the mood cooled down a little.

However, before Xue Huaiyi could speak, Li Duozuo, the general sitting in the middle of the table, had already pushed the case up, and said angrily: "His Majesty the Holy Emperor made me the head of the eighteenth road and the army of 100,000 to patrol the border with great strength, and what he did was to crusade against the thieves, kill the ministers, and promote my Great Zhou Tianwei!" The army has not fought for a long time, and it has already lost the grace of the king, and now it is leaving without a fight, which will make me how to return to Your Majesty on behalf of the soldiers of the Northern Province! ”

Li Duozuo's voice suddenly broke the previous tacit atmosphere, the generals groaned, and Xue Huaiyi's eyes flickered.

Seeing this, Wu Youyi suddenly felt happy in his heart, he was planning to take down one or two thorns, and planned to seduce Li Duozuo to stand up, and he was in harmony with his mind at this time.

So he also got up angrily, smashed the cup in his hand on Li Duozuo, and scolded at the same time: "Whether the army is fighting or leaving, it has its own general rule, how can you have room for your own beak!" Self-selling arrogance and greed, is the life of my Great Zhou soldiers your capital? All the generals gathered together, and before the chief manager could speak, you, the slave, roared first, where did you put the power of the general manager and the army! ”

When Xue Huaiyi heard this, he immediately sat up straight, raised his eyes to look at Li Duozuo and said unhappily: "Did you make your voice?" ”

"It is rude to be humble, but it is really biased to think that the reason for the withdrawal of the army discussed by the king......"

"Shut up!"

Wu Youyi continued to speak angrily, and at the same time gave Su Honghui, who had met not long ago, a look.

Seeing this, Su Honghui also hurriedly got up and ordered some middle-level officers and chieftains of Zhuhu to be lured out of the tent, so that the contradictions in the upper echelons of the army would not be widely known.

When everyone withdrew, there were only more than a dozen senior generals at the level of the chief in charge left in the tent, and Qi Ming said again: "I ask the two chief managers to forgive General Li for the crime of disrespect......

It's good that he doesn't explain, but as soon as he explains, he immediately squeezes Li Duozuo into an even more embarrassing situation.

Although what Qi Ming said is also true, Li Duozuo is a famous general from the Northeast, and he has also fought on the front line of the battle against the Turks under the command of Hei Zhi Chang, and has a good relationship with the Hu around the realm.

But the truth is such a truth, but when explained so bluntly, it seems that Li Duozuo is to take care of those Hu chieftains, so he ignores the current predicament of the army and insists on going his own way to hope that the army will continue to stay here.

In the eyes of the commanders of the armies, these Hu servants are nothing more than vultures that swim and eat on the sidelines, and they come and go as soon as they are summoned, how can their demands become the reason for deciding whether the army will stay or not!

Xue Huaiyi was also furious for a while, pointed at Li Duozuo and said angrily: "Detain this thief who violates military prestige and flattery!" I can't order it, I can't lift the ban! ”

Although Li Duozuo was aggrieved in his heart, seeing that he had become the target of everyone, he didn't dare to argue more for a while, so he could only honestly be bound and retreat.

Wu Youyi already regarded Li Duozuo as a potential threat, and when he saw that he could easily deal with this person with Xue Huaiyi's power, he was also happy, so he clapped his hands and said, "Let's work together, hurry up and come up with a detailed plan for withdrawing troops." ”

In his mouth, this matter seems to have become a fixed plan that does not need to be discussed anymore.