Chapter Seventy-Two: Cousin Zhang Jian
"Two uncles, this medical alcohol has just been developed, and I don't know what the effect is, why don't you give it a try today?" Li asked with a smile. Although this wine is used for disinfection, it can actually be used to drink, but the degree of this wine is extremely high, even if it does not reach the concentration of medical alcohol in later generations, it is estimated that it is almost the same.
Hearing Li Su's words, Li Ji and Niu Jinda swallowed their saliva at the same time, although alcohol is forbidden in the army, but this Liaodong is bitterly cold, it is naturally an extremely comfortable thing to be able to drink wine to warm up the body, and in the past few months, they have not touched a drop of alcohol, and the alcohol addiction has long been almost unbearable, plus this wine has a legitimate reason to bring into the army, so they are all very excited.
"Cough~, since this wine can heal wounds, it just so happens that my stomach has a little faint pain these days, and it is estimated that the old injury occurred more than ten years ago, just what can I use this...... By the way, medical alcohol to treat it. Niu Jinda couldn't help it first, rubbed his hands and said with a smile.
After hearing this, Li Su had a black line on his face, thinking that even if you make up a reason, if you make up a normal one, what kind of injury can hurt the stomach? And it's an old wound from more than ten years ago, this is alcohol, not an elixir.
Li Ji saw that his old comrades-in-arms agreed, and he couldn't object, and in his heart, he was also very greedy, and he echoed at the moment: "It's okay, as the commander of the first army, we naturally have to check for the officers and soldiers in the army, after all, this is related to the lives of countless soldiers." ”
Hearing that Li Ji also agreed, Li Su didn't care about laughing at his hypocrisy, and immediately found a few tea bowls, and the three of them filled them with a cup. However, Li Su solemnly warned them that the degree of this wine is too high, and they must drink it slowly, otherwise it will be difficult to drink it and cause stomach bleeding, which is not a joke.
After listening to Li Su's admonition, Li Ji and Niu Jinda both tasted it carefully and found that the wine was indeed as Li Su said. It feels very strong in the mouth, and it doesn't have the mellow flavor of ordinary wine, so it's okay to satisfy cravings. But in normal times, it is estimated that no one likes to drink this kind of wine.
Take a sip of the spirits and take a few bites of a hot dish. In this bitter cold weather in Liaodong, it can be regarded as a rare enjoyment. And Li Su took advantage of this opportunity to ask the two veteran generals about the current situation on the battlefield, especially the situation in the city of Anshi opposite.
Li Su learned from them that the current city lord of Anshi City is named Yang Wanchun, and it seems that he is still a Han Chinese, but he has lived in Goguryeo for generations, and he has already identified with his identity as a Goguryeo, and has always regarded himself as a loyal minister. The Yuan clan rebelled and wanted to kill King Rongliu, but he fled to Anshi City. The Yuan clan sent people to ask for it, so they sent troops to attack, but unfortunately they failed and returned, and now King Rongliu is in the city of Anshi.
At the same time, Li Su also learned that although Anshi City is not big. There were only tens of thousands of inhabitants in the city, but it was not easy to take it, and there were hills on the north and west sides, which were not conducive to the siege, and although the terrain was flat on the southeast side, the walls were built very tall and strong. In addition, this Yang Wanchun has a very high prestige in the city. Mobilize the people of the whole city to defend the city together, plus there is an elite garrison force of about 10,000 people, it can be said that even if it is a 100,000 army, it may not be able to capture the city. A few years ago, Li Ji sent people to try to attack the city a few times, but they were disgraced, and the weather was not suitable for attacking the city at that time, so he gave up.
Although Anshi City is a hard bone, Li Ji is full of confidence when it comes to attacking the city, as if he is sure to capture Anshi City, and he also said just now that he prepared a big meal for Anshi City, although Li Su asked him many times, Li Ji smiled and did not speak, and it seemed to be quite mysterious.
After the war was over, Li Su asked Niu Jinda about some personal matters, such as how Su Dingfang and them are now, did they see Li Yong's bastard boy?
Su Dingfang and they are now independent as an army, in addition to the three hundred palace guards, Niu Jinda also gave them 1,300 soldiers, supplemented by 2,000 people, led by Su Dingfang, and is now stationed outside the south gate of Anshi City. As for Li Yong, Niu Jinda also helped Li Yu find it, but he didn't find it.
In fact, Li Yu had already received a letter from Niu Jinda before, knowing that Li Yong had not come to him, and with his guess, Li Yong was likely to go to Li Daozong, but Li Daozong led his troops to meet Li Shimin a few days ago, and he was not here at all, so he had no choice but to give up.
After drinking this reception wine, the next thing is to adapt to the life of the barracks, Li Su is bitter about this, and the rest is just that, what he hates the most is that he has to go to Li Ji every day to order Mao, the so-called Dianmao, in fact, at seven o'clock in the morning, go to the handsome tent to roll call, if it is outdated, the light will be the military stick and the head will be killed.
As a lazy person who sleeps until he wakes up naturally every day, he suddenly has to get up early every day, which is even more uncomfortable than killing him, but Li Su has no choice, because the day after drinking the wind wine, Li Su was appointed by Li Ji as a medical officer, and this name was given by Li Su himself. In addition, nearly 1,000 soldiers were selected from the army, and there were doctors in the original army, all of whom were handed over to Li Su for training, teaching the new set of wound treatment methods he said, and being responsible for the rescue of the wounded in the future.
This medical officer, like the quartermaster, belongs to the second-line personnel, and he does not need to go to the battlefield in peacetime, which is very in line with Li Su's meaning, but since he serves in the army, he is naturally subject to the control of military law, so Li Su has to go to the commander's tent sooner or later like other generals, and if there is no military order, he cannot go out without permission. Fortunately, this life only lasted for three days, because Li Shimin finally came.
In the grinning cold wind, led by Li Ji and Niu Jinda, except for the generals on duty, almost all of them came to this ancient road leading to Liaoxi, waiting for His Majesty the Tang Dynasty to come. Li Su was also dressed in armor, riding on a horse and mingling with a group of generals, because he was too bored to wait, he was chatting and farting with a young general next to him.
"Cousin, since you have so many Hu people in Yingzhou, and you make trouble from time to time, then you just cooperate with me, and you are responsible for sending people to arrest those disobedient Hu people in Yingzhou, and then I will buy them and send them to the coal mine as slaves, so that not only can eliminate the hidden dangers over there, but also bring a lot of income to yourself, what do you think of this?" Li Su said with a smile on his face.
The one who can make him call his cousin is naturally the governor of Yingzhou, Zhang Jian, who shined at the beginning of the war, Zhang Jian's mother is Li Yuan's daughter-in-law, so Li Su and him are naturally cousins. As soon as Li Su came to the barracks, the two met, and they were both born in the same family, so naturally they had a lot of common topics, just now Zhang Jian complained to Li Su, saying that Hu Min over there in Yingzhou is not easy to control, and the reason why he forced Hu Min to send troops this time and put it in front of the battle as cannon fodder is to consume Hu Min's strength.
Hearing Li Su's unconscionable proposal, Zhang Jian was also very moved, the ghost place in Yingzhou is not as good as Guanzhong, and the barracks are all miserable, if there is this financial road, it can improve the life of the barracks. However, he also had his own concerns, and after thinking about it, he said: "Liulang, although Hu Min likes to make trouble, but nominally, he is still a citizen of my Yingzhou, if I, who is the governor of the capital, actually send troops to kidnap the children in the territory as slaves, will I let people join me?" ”
"Cousin, you misunderstood, I didn't let you blatantly send troops to kidnap people, as long as your soldiers take off their uniforms, who knows whether they are soldiers or people, if you are not at ease, then simply let go of the abduction, I don't have much else in Dengzhou City, but there are many slave catching teams, these people are not only strong, but they all have their own backgrounds in Chang'an, there are those bigwigs in Chang'an City, who dares not to open their eyes to find trouble for you?" Li Su continued to laugh and seduce.
"Okay, do it, I've already seen that those fucking Hu people are not pleasing to the eye, if it weren't for the law, I really want to lead the troops to slaughter them all!" Zhang Jian is also a cheerful character, and he already knows Li Su's character and power, and with him, His Royal Highness the King of Qi, to protect himself, what else is there to worry about?
"Huh? Rokuro, it doesn't seem to work? However, as soon as Zhang Jian's voice fell, he immediately thought of another thing, so he hurriedly said, "Brother Wei has made some contributions this time, according to the wind I heard, the court seems to be going to reward me, so it is likely to be transferred out of the ghost place in Yingzhou?" ”
Since Zhang Jian's father was able to get Li Yuan's righteous daughter, he was naturally not an ordinary person, and the Zhang family also had some connections in the court, and he could also hear some rumors about some things, so Zhang Jian said so.
"Hey, cousin, you probably don't know that." For this problem, Li Su naturally thought of it a long time ago, and the reason why he won over Zhang Jian so much naturally also had his own reasons, so he said with a smile, "The younger brother has already gotten the exact news from the court, and when Goguryeo is destroyed, the land will be merged into the Tang Dynasty, except for Liaodong, the other Goguryeo lands will be unified into the newly established Andong Metropolitan Protectorate, and cousin, you, are the first Metropolitan Protector of the Metropolitan Protectorate!" ”
"What? This...... It's true? Zhang Jian suddenly heard the good news, and shouted out in shock, causing the surrounding generals to look here. Li Su didn't expect Zhang Jian to react so much, and hurriedly smiled and bowed his hand to the generals who came over, and the generals also knew Li Su and knew that this was His Royal Highness the King of Qi, so when they saw that the other party was so polite, they were naturally flattered and returned the courtesy, and at the same time, they also had a good impression of Li Su in their hearts.
"Rokuro, tell me quickly, is this true?" Zhang Jian didn't care about the eyes of the people around him, but grabbed Li Su's arm tightly and asked anxiously. Although the difference between the capital and the governor is only one word, but the meaning contained in it is a world of difference, the governor is at most in charge of the military power of a state, but the capital is completely different, whether it is military or civilian, all by the capital to grasp, the power is so great, it makes people blush when they think about it. And the reason why Zhang Jian is so excited is naturally there some hidden feelings. (Site. Your support is my biggest motivation. )