Chapter 180: Stealing Chickens and Touching Dogs
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"In my opinion, the more than 2,000 Yanmen Pass guards who went out with me this time, and the last remaining more than 300 people, are all good, let them take care of them for the time being, and wait for the imperial court to send someone to take over, there should be no problem." Shi Min said, pouring himself a bowl of water.
Wang Shicheng and Li Chang looked at each other, hesitated, and asked, "I'm afraid it's not appropriate to do this, right?" These people are not our people, tens of thousands of cattle, sheep and horses are handed over to them, is there any will of His Majesty, what if something goes wrong? ā
"Third uncle, there is no suspicion in employing people, they could have gone without following me, why did they go in the end? Because they're bloody enough! It's not a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death, a person like this is worthy of trust! Shi Min replied firmly.
"The two generals, the last general thinks that what the young general said makes sense, these people have fought side by side with us, and they have never taken half a step back on the battlefield, so they should be reliable." Xue Zan echoed on the side.
Wang Shicheng thought for a while, finally nodded, and said, "Since you both think so, then follow Xiao Min's suggestion, Xue Zan, you will explain it in a while!" ā
"The last general obeys!"
"General Xue, have the casualties and killings been counted?" Shi Min asked.
Xue Zan hurriedly took out a piece of parchment from his arms, handed it to Shi Min, and said, "It's all on here!" ā
Shi Min took it, opened it and took a look, then handed it to Li Chang and Wang Shicheng, and said, "Two uncles, you can take a look too!" ā
"To your third uncle, I can't read!" Li Chang pushed Shi Min's hand away.
Wang Shicheng didn't refuse, he took it directly, looked at it carefully, and saw that it read: "Beheaded 10,340 Huns, 6,757 Qiang people, captured a total of 31,821 cattle and sheep, and 8,500 good horses." The defenders of Yanmen Pass lost 1,988 casualties, and the headquarters lost 735 casualties. ā
"That's okay." Wang Shicheng nodded slightly, and then closed the parchment.
Seeing Wang Shicheng's recognition, Shi Min and Xue Zan also smiled, they had been sleeping in the open and hungry for a few days, and they finally did not suffer in vain.
"Then send this piece of parchment back to Yecheng directly!" Shi Min said.
Wang Shicheng nodded and said: "Xiao Min's blow to the Huns this time, although it did not hurt their muscles and bones, it definitely hurt them. The Huns have always taken revenge, although they sacked Yunzhong this time, but also lost a lot of people, I estimate, that Hun Shan Yu will definitely make a comeback. ā
"What the third uncle said is exactly what I want to say, I'm afraid it won't be too peaceful in the future!" Shi Min continued.
"We have a deep enmity with the Huns, and we killed only 10,000 of them this time, how can we comfort the souls of tens of thousands of brothers in heaven back then?" It seems that the words of Wang Shicheng and Shi Min evoked Xue Zan's memories of the past.
"General Xue, it's not too late for a gentleman to take revenge for ten years, sooner or later, we will let them pay for their blood debts!" Shi Min comforted.
"Xiao Min is right, but then again, if you want to seek revenge on the Huns, do you know what the biggest problem is?" Wang Shicheng asked Shi Min and others.
"We don't have enough cavalry!" Shi Min blurted out.
"That's right!" Wang Shicheng nodded and said: "A few days ago, King Qing's men and horses suffered heavy losses, on the one hand, his men were ambushed, on the other hand, his infantry did not have the mobility of the Hun cavalry, and they could completely bypass your infantry phalanx and go straight to the rear of the Chinese army, so they were beaten so badly!" Now the entire Zhao State has only more than 100,000 war horses, and more than 10,000 have been taken away at once, but what about the Huns? There are hundreds of thousands of cavalry, and there are spare war horses! This gap is definitely not negligible! ā
"Speaking of war horses, didn't we capture more than 3,000 horses? Why wasn't it written on that parchment? Shi Min asked suddenly.
"This ......" Xue Zan secretly glanced at Wang Shicheng, and Wang Shicheng pretended not to see Xue Zan's eyes.
Shi Min saw the action of the two of them, and instantly understood, pointing at the two of them and sneering: "I understand!" You two want to ...... secretly."
"Shh Wang Shicheng hurriedly made a silent gesture to Shi Min and reminded: "Be quiet! ā
After speaking, he also pointed to the guards of Yanmen Pass who were on duty and patrolling not far away.
Only then did Shi Min react, lowered his voice and said, "Third Uncle, are you planning to fish in troubled waters again?" ā
"What are you fishing in troubled waters? This year you have to stand on your own! Wang Shicheng looked around, and then said to Li Chang and Shi Min: "In addition to horses, there are also weapons, grain and grass, Xue Zan has collected a part, what's wrong?" You don't know, do you? ā
"Huh? General Xue! You ......" Shi Min didn't expect that under his nose, Xue Zan also did private work.
Xue Zan smiled a little embarrassedly and said, "Hehe, I'm sorry, Young General, in fact, before the expedition, General Wang asked me and the dog, but I didn't tell you ......."
"If you let others know about this and sue the court, you will definitely be said to be a rebellion!" Shi Min said.
"It's not easy, pick five hundred of the best horses captured, and give the rest to the military department, as for the weapons and grain, keep a small part of the same, I have experience in this kind of thing, don't worry!" Wang Shicheng said confidently.
"Jiang is still old and spicy, third uncle, you have clever means!" Shi Min said, giving Wang Shicheng a thumbs up.
"Okay, okay, no one can say anything about this! Keep your mouths tight! Wang Shicheng reminded.
"You're going to do this kind of stealing thing." Li Chang glanced at Wang Shicheng and said.
Wang Shicheng replied with an unhappy face: "Okay, you are noble!" ā
After speaking, Wang Shicheng stood up and said to Xue Zan: "Xue Zan, go, I heard that you brought back a lot of wine, but people don't drink it, let's go drink it!" ā
"Wait!" Li Chang looked at Xue Zan and asked solemnly, "Where did you get the wine?" ā
"Huh?" Xue Zan was stunned for a moment, looked at Wang Shicheng and Li Chang with some embarrassment, and didn't dare to speak.
"Lao Tzu asked you!" Li Chang kicked Xue Zan and asked, "Why don't you take out the wine earlier!" Lao Tzu will go back to Yanmen Pass with you, good boy! You didn't even tell me for so many days on the road! ā
"No, General, you didn't ask me anything!" Xue Zan was kicked by Li Chang, and hurriedly got up and hid behind Wang Shicheng.
"Stinky boy! Still hard-mouthed! Li Chang stood up and wanted to chase Xue Zan.
Wang Shicheng stopped him and asked, "Are you still drinking?" ā
As soon as Li Chang heard drinking, he blurted out reflexively: "Drink!" ā
"Just drink it!" Wang Shicheng glanced at Li Chang and asked, "You got it by stealing chickens and dogs, do you drink it?" ā
Li Chang looked at Xue Zan and Wang Shicheng, swallowed his saliva, and finally said, "Drink!" ā
"If you can't drink it, what else is it to pretend to be high?" Wang Shicheng deliberately angered Li Chang, and then said to Xue Zan: "Xue Zan, go and take out the wine, don't hide it!" ā
Xue Zan secretly glanced at Li Chang and hurriedly said, "Yes!" ā
After saying that, he ran away without looking back.
Shi Min looked at them like living treasures, it really made people want to cry without tears, and he could only make trouble with them.
Since Shi Hu knew that Yunzhong was broken, he had a sad face all day long, and his temperament was also very irritable, and the people sent to Yanmen Pass had not come back to report the news for a long time, so he was even more uneasy in his heart.
"Why is Your Majesty always sad these days?" Lord Liang asked from the side.
"You're so smart, can't you guess?" Shi Hu asked.
"Your Majesty's Sacred Heart, how could my niece guess?" Lord Liang pretended not to know the situation.
Shi Hu lay down and said, "Yunzhong County was sacked by the Huns, and there was a lot of loss, and there is no news to send it back until now, how can I not be upset about this?" ā
"Didn't Your Majesty say that? There's no news from the front line yet, so maybe things aren't that bad! Lord Liang comforted.
"It's because there is no news that I don't feel at ease." Shi Hu said, sat up again, and asked, "What has the second child been busy with lately?" ā
"Your Highness has been discussing some things with a few adults recently, saying that it is about Tuntian, and my niece doesn't know much about it, so I didn't ask."
"Tuntian?" Shi Hu asked.
"That's right, it's Tuntian! Farming in leisure time and serving in the army during war can relieve the pressure on the country's grain and grass, and on the other hand, the physical strength of the sergeants can also be improved through labor. Lord Liang said with a smile: "Of course, this is just a few words that my niece heard by chance, and I have to let His Highness report to you." ā