Most of the love of straight men will omit some emotional links.

This type of person has a clear purpose, and the process is as simple as possible. Whether it's a work career, love or marriage, simplifying the process is the most efficient and effortless way, meet the woman you like, courtship, be together, be good to you, live together, have a baby, and grow old together.

That's the general process, is there something missing in the middle?

Yes, there is less sweet words and sweet words of the mountain alliance and sea vows, and there is less charm and lingering under the moon before the flowers, but the missing part is completely unnecessary to put into action in the eyes of straight men, because these behaviors are too meaningless, not only a waste of time and energy, but also because straight men are not good at this field, it is easy to overturn.

For example, if a woman shyly says that her aunt is gone, the straight man will only reply with a sentence of "condolences and change", and maybe give a red envelope if you are polite.

The heart is kind, but it is a little underwhelming.

Gu Qing's love is probably like this.

Confession, courtship or something, it's not that it won't, but it feels very meaningless, a sentence of "I like you" is enough to grow old, why say more?

If he doesn't like it one day, he'll let him know again.

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Duan Wuji stood in front of the sand table in the tent, he had been studying for three days.

The sand table is very exquisitely made, the top is the terrain of the entire Western Regions, from the Hexi Jiedu Embassy in the east to the Shule Governor's Mansion in the west, up to the North Court, down to Tubo, the situation of the enemy and us, the terrain changes, the deployment of troops, the boundaries of the national dynasty, etc., are all marked on the sand table very intuitively, so that people can see at a glance.

Duan Wuji was full of admiration for the sand table, in his opinion, this is a weapon of war, enough to be comparable to the power of ten thousand arrows, when everything on the battlefield is shrunk into the eyes of the boss, any detail will be infinitely magnified, the temple is counted first, the odds of winning have increased greatly, there is no reason not to win the battle.

When he knew that the sand table was created by Gu Qing, Duan Wuji admired Gu Qing even more, and at this moment, he was extremely sober about his original choice.

The decision to choose to come to Anxi was really correct, many things on Gu Qing could not be learned from books. Although this fellow Hou Ye seems to be lazy on weekdays, as if he can't do anything, he only has a soft spot for eating and drinking, and he wanders around the market in Qiuzi City when he has nothing to do......

It's hard to imagine that such a lazy Hou Ye can actually create such a sharp weapon of war as a sand table.

People can't look good, Duan Wuji finally saw the truth of this sentence with his own eyes.

"Staring at the sand table all day, can it grow flowers?" Gu Qing was very puzzled by Duan Wuji's actions, what was so good about a broken sand table? This guy has been staring at him for three days, and I'm afraid his mother-in-law hasn't seen it for so long.

Duan Wuji shook his head: "Master Hou, the more students look at this sand table, the more wonderful they feel, if there is such a thing on the battlefield, our victory rate will increase by at least three percent." ”

Gu Qing just finished eating the braised chicken leg in his hand, took out a handkerchief and wiped his mouth and hands, and said: "Idle is idle, let's have a sand table deduction, you play the enemy, I play the righteous Tang Dynasty king, come, do a fight." ”

More than a dozen small red and blue flags were turned out of the corner by Gu Qing, the blue flag belonged to Duan Wuji, and the red flag belonged to Gu Qing.

Duan Wuji said in amazement: "The sand table still has such a wonderful use, can it deduce the battlefield?" ”

"Nonsense, you think the sand table is a child's toy, and it will disappear when you put it on a terrain? It's so useful. ”

Gu Qing was still chewing meat in his mouth, playing with the dozen or so small red flags in his hand, and said: "Let's talk about the situation and strength of the enemy and us, you are a steppe nomad, good at cavalry raids, clumsy in logistics and supply, and have 50,000 troops. I am the Tang Dynasty King's Division, with 30,000 troops, including 3,000 Modao battalions, 10,000 cavalry, 17,000 bow and arrow arrays, halberd arrays, and spear formations, and the logistics supply is smooth and sufficient. ”

Duan Wuji's mood suddenly became a little nervous, pursed his lips and nodded.

Gu Qing pointed to the sand table and said: "Your territory is in the west, deploy your own troops, and my territory will be outside Qiuci City......"

After speaking, the two began to arrange troops on the sand table.

Duan Wuji is the first time to participate in the sand table deduction, he is not good at the affairs of the soldiers, although Gu Qing has the experience of commanding real wars, but the experience is only once, and later after the battle with Tubo, Gu Qing and Chang Zhong and other generals often ask for advice on the knowledge of arranging troops when they review the battle, and they have grown a lot recently.

The direction of the war often has a lot to do with the character of the commanders on both sides.

Duan Wuji has read several military books, and the arrangement of troops is very immature, although he is reading from the book, he is very rigorous in arranging the formation, and meticulously copying the knowledge in the military books.

Gu Qing doesn't like to stick to the rules, and his troops are complex, with multiple arms and cavalry flank raids, he rarely attacks from the front, and often breaks through from the flanks and rear, and his tricks are despicable and unguardable.

In less than half an hour, Duan Wuji was completely defeated, and was killed by Gu Qing so that even the Chinese army commander's tent was pulled out.

"Master Hou is amazing, the student admits defeat." Duan Wuji threw down the small flag in his hand and smiled bitterly.

Gu Qing smiled: "I'm not good, I've only commanded a real war once from beginning to end, and I'm just a novice." But just that time, I learned a lot, Mowgli, you don't have to follow me from time to time, you might as well talk to the generals in the camp in your spare time, Chang Zhong, Shen Tian, Ma Lan, Li Siye, Liu Hongbo, etc., they all have the experience of real battles with the enemy, learn more from them, and you can also deduce with them on the sand table, after a long time, you can learn something after all. ”

Duan Wuji saluted and said: "Yes, the students will ask them for more advice, and they will also study the military books hard, and they will not disappoint the Hou Ye." ”

Gu Qing smiled, and just about to say something, Han Jie suddenly entered the handsome tent and said in a deep voice: "Master Hou, something happened." ”

Gu Qing was stunned: "What's wrong?" ”

"The officials of the Metropolitan Protectorate have just come to report that three Hu caravans have been ambushed by bandits on the Western Regions trade road recently, they looted the goods, and also wiped out all the caravans, and the scouts patrolling the trade roads said that they only saw the corpses scattered on the trade road, none of them were alive, and the three caravans killed a total of more than 400 people."

Gu Qing's brows furrowed: "Were bandits on the trade road so rampant in the past?" ”

Han Jie said: "The last general asked the officials of the Jiedu Embassy, in the past, there were many bandits on the trade routes in the Western Regions, especially from Dashi to Qiuci, and there were relatively few bandits from Qiuci City to Yumen Pass, but the bandits ambushed three trade routes in a row, and did not leave them alive, and such a bad thing had never happened in the past." ”

Gu Qing was silent, closing his eyes and contemplating.

Han Jie said again: "The three Hu caravans were looted, and the news has reached Qiuci City, and the merchants in the city are worried, and the caravan that originally planned to set off has also changed its itinerary and stayed in Qiuci City and did not dare to move. ”

Gu Qing opened his eyes and sneered: "It seems that this group of bandits is aimed at Qiuzi City......"

Han Jie was stunned and said, "How can Master Hou see it?" ”

"The new market in Qiuci City, and the reduction of taxes, the recruitment of craftsmen and raw materials from various countries in the Western Regions, etc., many investment policies have triggered a chain reaction, and other countries and tribes can't stand it, because we have moved their interests, and the taxes, money and goods that should have been attributed to them are flowing to Qiuci City, and now they are gradually flowing to Qiuci City, how can they not be in a hurry? It's normal to be anxious to make a name for yourself behind your back. ”

Han Jie frowned and said, "What does Master Hou mean, these bandits are dressed up by those small tribes in the Western Regions?" But...... Why did they kill the merchants? This move is tantamount to killing chickens and eggs, killing businessmen, who will dare to trade in various countries in the future? ”

"As long as there are interests, there will never be a shortage of merchants in the world, a group of merchants are killed, and there will be new businessmen who will stand up, what they want to do is to make the road panic, so that the merchants dare not move, and implement an economic blockade on Qiuci City, and over time, businessmen can only give up coming to Qiuci City to do business......"

Gu Qing leaned back and sighed, "A few days have passed since the leisurely days, and something happened again...... Han Jie, the herald was beaten to gather the generals, and all the generals above the captain level came to the commander's tent to discuss the matter. ”

In the rumbling and rapid drumming, all the generals of the battalion gathered in the tent and saluted Gu Qing together.

Gu Qing still looked lazy, sitting cross-legged on the main seat, his little thumb absentmindedly plucking his ears, and said slowly: "Recently, there are three caravans on the trade route with a total of more than 400 people robbed and killed by bandits, and there is not a single one left alive, have all the generals heard about it?" ”

The generals nodded.

Gu Qing snorted and said, "This matter, the Anxi Army must take care of it." ”

There was silence in the tent, and the generals were silent.

Gu Qing looked around at everyone's expressions and said with a smile: "You may be asking in your hearts, the merchant was killed by bandits, what does it have to do with our Anxi Army?" It's only Hu Shang who died, not the people of the Tang Dynasty, why should we do this thankless job......"

The generals still did not speak, but the expressions on their faces were quite agreeable.

Gu Qing's tone suddenly turned cold: "I'll tell you, why does Anxi Jun bother with this matter." Because the merchants of Qiuci City have been frightened and dare not go out of the city to take the trade route, without the flow of merchants and money and goods, the newly built bazaar in Qiuci City is an empty ...... of bamboo baskets."

Gu Qing's tone gradually became intense: "I'll be more straightforward, because this bandit has affected my financial route, do you understand my financial route?" Our Anxi army has never lacked food or drink, and there is a reward for daily drills and meat to eat, where does this money come from? Only a very small part of the money was appropriated by the imperial court, and most of it was paid by the merchants who did business in Qiuzi City! ”

"This group of bandits killed Hu Shang, but they robbed our money bags, and our money was robbed, do you still swallow your anger?"

As soon as the words fell, the silent generals suddenly exploded.

As soon as Gu Qing explained this, they suddenly realized that the robbery and killing of the caravan had such a great relationship with the interests of the Anxi Army, whether it was a merchant from another country in the Western Regions or a merchant from the Tang Dynasty, as long as they stopped in Qiuzi City, they were the food and clothing parents of the Anxi Army.

"Dog offal, dare to rob and kill the caravan, rob us of our money, fuck him!" The grumpy Li Siye was the first to roar.

Chang Zhong also shouted in amazement: "On the ground in the Western Regions, our Anxi Army is the king's law, and if you dare to cut off our financial route, you must die!" ”

Shen Tian Ma Xuan, these more Sven generals, did not scold the street, but just took a step forward, and said awe-inspiringly: "The last general will ask for war and exterminate this group of bandits!" ”

Inside the handsome tent, the atmosphere boiled instantly, and Gu Qing's simple words were like a spark falling into a haystack, and in an instant, the fire soared into the sky, and it was out of control.

The newcomers Liu Hongbo and Gao Lang looked at all this in amazement, and they didn't squeak for a long time.

They didn't expect that the generals of the Anxi Army, including Gu Qing, would be so short-tempered and speak so rudely, and what was even more shocking was that the invincible fighting spirit of the generals of the Anxi Army and the fierce murderous aura revealed from the inside out were something they had never seen as generals from Chang'an.

Seeing that the emotions of the generals in the tent had been ignited, Gu Qing nodded with satisfaction and said: "There are more than 40,000 people in the Anxi Army stationed in Qiuzi City, and they are subordinate to the generals in the tent. ”

"Most of us are dispatched from Chang'an, many soldiers have not seen what the real battlefield looks like, the daily drills are just a drain of physical strength, it's time for them to see the real sword and gun, let them see the real bloodshed and sacrifice, and the army that has experienced actual combat can temper Nirvana and become a real elite division, a division of a hundred battles."

"Therefore, this time I will not assign tasks, all the generals will lead the soldiers under their command to pull out, bring enough food, grass and drinking water to patrol and wander deep into the desert, looking for the traces of bandits, west to the Green Mountains, east to the sandbank, north to the Tianshan Mountains, south to the Kunlun Mountains, all are our patrol range, no matter who encounters the bandits, they must be wiped out."

"The bandits didn't leave a living mouth, we didn't leave a living mouth, kill if they encounter it, don't take prisoners, this time it can be regarded as a prestige for the countries of the Western Regions and the nomadic tribes, and dare to cut off the financial route of the Tang Anxi Army, they must pay the price!"

There was a sound of armor leaves crashing in the tent, and all the generals clasped their fists and shouted in unison: "Follow the order of the marquis!" ”

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The situation of the garrison camp changed that day, the drums of the assembly rumbled continuously, and in the rolling yellow dust, I saw a forest of swords and halberds, the neighing of war horses, and the frequent mobilization of soldiers and horses.

The merchants in the city were frightened and did not know what had happened, but when they saw the army marching out, they rushed into the distance with murderous vigour, and the whole camp was soon empty, leaving only 2,000 soldiers to defend the city.

Just when the merchants and the people were in doubt, the Jiedu Embassy quickly posted a notice to reassure the people.

Recently, bandits on the trade routes in the Western Regions were rampant, killing people and stealing goods, robbing caravans and looting money and goods, Gu Qing, the commander of the Anxi Army, was furious and ordered the army to dispatch to patrol the border and seek the enemy, and annihilate the bandits who endangered the merchants, so as to ensure the peace of the trade routes in the Western Regions.

After the notice was posted, the merchants immediately burst into joy.

Everyone bowed in the direction of the camp, thanking Gu Hou Ye for guarding Qiuzi and sweeping the Western Regions.

What is the investment environment? For businessmen in this era, when the lives and interests of businessmen are infringed upon, the government can send troops to clean up and protect the lives and interests of businessmen, and this is an extremely good investment environment.

Guizi City did it.

On the day that Gu Qing ordered the suppression of bandits, if there was a stock market in Qiuci City, it would be at least five consecutive days, and the goodwill of the merchants in the city towards the government and Gu Qing had risen sharply, and they were full of confidence in the business environment of Qiuci City as never before.