In the cold winter, with its cold north wind and soft snowflakes, it dominates the thousands of miles of rivers and mountains in the north and south of Yinshan Mountain domineeringly and ruthlessly.

In the face of the power of the Heavenly Father, human beings seem so small.

At this moment, both the Tang army and the Turkic rebels are facing a common disaster and enemy, and they have to put away their swords and arrows and lie dormant with their fighting spirit, trying to survive this winter.

This is the first time Xue Shao has spent the winter in Fengzhou. He realized that the climate of the Tang Dynasty for more than 1,000 years and modern times is not the same. Last year, I spent the New Year in Guannai, and I remember that the winter in Chang'an was not particularly cold, and the snow did not fall much, which was somewhat similar to the climate of the modern Jiangnan generation.

Here in Toyozhou, it is the real ice and snow, and it is so cold that it is ecstatic.

On the military map of the Tang Dynasty, there is a large ice field north of the steppe where the Turks lived, which was marked as the "Luo Wilderness". People habitually call it "desert". But in Turkic it is called "the land of tranquility", which is transliterated as Siberia.

The cold current of Siberia followed the north wind southward, passing through the Yinshan Mountain, and a natural fall directly enveloped the area along the Yellow River at the southern foot of the Yinshan Mountain, bringing overwhelming snow and extreme cold to all things.

Toyosu was the first to face this cold snap, and in winter, it became a world ruled by ice and snow, and everything was defeated. But for decades, the military town of Fengzhou in Datang has been like an immortal veteran, standing stubbornly in the snow and cold wind, stubbornly and silently guarding the frontier of Datang, and never falling.

Some veterans of Fengzhou said that in the past, every winter, Fengzhou always froze to death and some people lost a number of war horses. This year's heavy snowfall is more intense than in the past four or five years. This winter, I'm afraid, is not so easy.

But with Xue Shao's order, instead of curling up by the fire of the military tent, 100,000 hot-blooded men picked up swords and guns, lined up in formation, walked into the boundless snow, and began the winter training!

"It's crazy!"

This is the first reaction of many people.

But the military orders were like a mountain, and the soldiers had to obey them.

On the first day of the army's training, Xue Shao brought Li Duozuo and Xue Chuyu to the scene. After a simple oath, Xue Shao took off the thick armor on his body in front of 100,000 soldiers, revealing a white and well-proportioned refined Jianzi meat, as if he couldn't pick out a trace of fat with a needle.

"Today, Ben Shuai personally teaches you boxing!"

Everyone, shocked!

"Drink—"

Xue Shaozama lowered his body and began to fight a set of military body punches that were actually used in fighting, that is, one move to defeat the enemy!

This set of boxing techniques, Xue Shao once taught Guo An these recruits when he was in command of the Three Swords Brigade, Guo Yuanzhen and Xue Chuyu will also, and later the scouts brought by Guo An will also. It is precisely with this amazing fighting skill that Xue Shao personally brought out this group of people, all of whom are extraordinary.

As Xue Shao started to punch, Xue Chuyu and Guo Yuanzhen took the blame, and they also stripped off their clothes and stood on Xue Shao's side, boxing with Xue Shao. Soon, Guo An and the scouts joined in.

In front of the general's platform, dozens of soldiers led by Xue Shao formed an open phalanx and started a military fist. The loud shouts of the earthquake shook away all the snowflakes that fell under the nine heavens.

The military body boxing that defeats the enemy with one move is the most practical fighting technique that has been refined by martial arts masters from all over the world in modern times under the guidance of science and drawing on the strengths of hundreds of schools. This was the first time that Xue Shao publicly demonstrated this set of boxing techniques, which immediately attracted a burst of amazing applause, and even Li Duozuo, a general with extraordinary martial arts for the rest of his life, was also deeply shocked and attracted.

"So-and-so is coming!"

is also a hot-blooded man, Li Duozuo took off his clothes and joined the ranks of Xue Shao and others. Soon, more generals joined in, and they worked hard and seriously to learn one move and one style.

Soon, everyone was panting and sweating profusely. Snowflakes fell on them and turned into steaming steam.

"Practice three dogs in summer, practice three nines in winter!!"

Xue Shao shouted, and the generals below echoed in unison.

The coach personally took the lead, and the generals responded to every call, and the soldiers below were all eye-opening and enthusiastic.

The atmosphere of the large-scale military training in winter suddenly became enthusiastic and passionate.

From the first day, Xue Shao visited the training ground every day and took the lead in training with the soldiers every day. He, Xue Chuyu and others first taught the boxing techniques to the generals around them, and then asked the generals to teach them to their lieutenants, captains, etc., and from then on, they were taught to every Shuofang army soldier.

Xue Shao did not expect every Shuofang army soldier to become a killer who was proficient in one move to defeat the enemy, in fact, this extravagant expectation was extremely unrealistic, after all, everyone's physique, will, and understanding were different. All he wants is for all the soldiers to be able to adapt to such a severe cold and develop the habit of enduring hardships and standing hard work. If the army does not have such qualities, then it will have no combat effectiveness to speak of, and no matter how strong its conviction and equipment are, it will be in vain.

Therefore, Xue Shao believes that the purpose of winter training, strengthening the body and improving fighting skills, is only secondary, and the focus is to polish the iron will of the soldiers. Moreover, through the cold and hard training, everyone supports each other through thick and thin, which can also greatly improve the feelings between the soldiers and cultivate a sense of collective teamwork.

In this way, it is more than one stone.

Of course, hard training is hard training, and Xue Shao didn't really put the soldiers to death. After all, not everyone has an amazing physique like Xue Shao and Xue Chuyu. Therefore, the logistical support of medical treatment and ambulance has been implemented by the side of every soldier. Basically, each brigade (100 people) has two full-time medical officers and five full-time ambulance. Moreover, Xue Shao ordered that the generals below were not allowed to force the soldiers to strip naked and practice in the ice and snow, which had to be grasped by the soldiers themselves and done according to their capabilities.

Xue Shao returned to Xiazhou before, got a lot of military funds, and now plays a pivotal role. Now, the old ginger used to cook ginger soup alone has to cost hundreds of stones every day. In winter, the hard training and nutrition must keep up, and the dried meat and mutton bones used for daily meals are pulled out of the logistics warehouse one by one, which is simply a steady stream.

Guo Yuanzhen, who was in charge of logistics, reported to Xue Shao a few days later, saying that if we continue to practice like this, we will run out of meat in less than two months. Without meat, the soldiers had to practice in the snow.

Xue Shaozhi was worried, "Why did you use it so quickly?" ”

Guo Yuanzhen couldn't cry or laugh, "This kind of hard training is more expensive than fighting, and the amount of food for each soldier is a sharp increase, and there is no meat|I can't eat enough at all, I can't hold it!" ――What do you think? ”

"I know, let's practice for a month first!" Xue Shao nodded helplessly, and began to think in his heart, he must think of a good way to completely solve the logistics problem. Relying on the transshipment of Xiazhou in the rear alone will definitely not work. First, the local people can't afford it, and second, in bad weather like the current one, logistics can't be guaranteed at all.

Xue Shao remembered that the Ming Dynasty set up "nine sides" in the north, that is, nine important military towns to defend against the enemy in the north. There were army tuntian and merchant tuntian on the nine sides, thus solving the food problem of the border army. Why can't you learn from it?

Knowing the historical knowledge in his mind, Xue Shao immediately took out the military map and began to study geography. Hundreds of miles from Fengzhou to Xiazhou, although most of them are wild Gobi and Loess Plateau, there are also good places conducive to farming. Other generals may not know, but Xue Shao knows that there is a good place that is definitely a good place for Tuntian.

In the Yellow River basin, north of Xiazhou and east of the Helan Mountains, there is a large alluvial plain of the Yellow River. The land here is fertile and easy to irrigate, and there is Helan Mountain to block the cold current, and the climate is particularly suitable for the development of agriculture. In later generations, it had a great name - Yinchuan Plain.

This place is currently in the hinterland surrounded by military towns and mountains, as long as the Shuofang army and the Xiazhou army can guard it here, it can be saved from the poison of war. More importantly, this vast agricultural area is under the rule of Xue Shao, the governor of Xiazhou, in Yinzhou.

At present, the grain and rice supplied by Yinzhou is the main source of rations for the army under Xue Shao. But on the whole, the productivity level of Datang is not high, and the development of Yinzhou is not good at all. But it is precisely because of this that Xue Shao saw the strong agricultural potential of Yinzhou at a glance.

Xue Shao believes that in the previous decades of peace, the Yinchuan Plain was not well developed, and no one can blame for this. After all, the economic and agricultural center of gravity of Datang is not in the northwest area. But now, now that the Turks have really risen, the Xiazhou Governor's Mansion will become a base camp for the Tang Dynasty to resist and crusade against the Turks in the next few years, and the Shuofang Army and the Fengzhou Army will always be stationed in a large number of troops.

At present, the Shuofang army is still only 100,000 people, and it has been stationed for less than half a year, and it is already about to be exhausted in the rear. What happens next? What if the military town has more troops because of the needs of the war?

Therefore, relying only on the imperial court's allocation of grain and grass and the transfer and supply of the rear prefectures and counties, the army must be unable to sustain itself -- it is imperative for the army to be self-sufficient!

After having a mature idea, Xue Shao took out his opinions and discussed them with Li Duozuo and others, and the result won everyone's approval. There is nothing else in the army, there is absolutely no shortage of labor, and there is absolutely no shortage of experience in farming. If Yinchuan can be developed, not only will the army be self-sufficient, but the burden on the court and the people will be greatly reduced, and the local agriculture and economy of Yinzhou will also develop by leaps and bounds.

After a certain discussion, Xue Shao immediately began to write a table above, asking the imperial court to allow Shuofang's army to Tuntian Yinchuan, and requesting the allocation of a batch of agricultural tools, ploughing cattle and seeds. Xue Shao couldn't get these things out like a trick.

The above table was written, but now the windy and snowy road is impassable, so I have to wait until the weather improves before sending a messenger to send it.

Aspirations and prospects are undoubtedly excellent, but problems are not without them.

Li Duozuo was a little worried, so he asked Xue Shaodao: "Young Marshal, do you think the imperial court will agree?" ”

Xue Shao knew what he was worried about. When he went out on the expedition before, Pei Yan had reduced his troops and deducted grain and grass. Now that the Shuo Fang army wants to be self-sufficient and does not even rely on the imperial court for supplies, Pei Yan can no longer effectively clamp down on the Shuo Fang army - this is definitely not what he is willing to accept!

"Yinchuan Tuntian, the merit is in the present, and it is imperative to do it. If someone objects to us doing this out of selfishness......" Xue Shao smiled coldly, "He will definitely not end well!" ”