Chapter 180: Fierce Soldiers
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It is a bit absurd that the great cause of the alliance that is related to life and death should rely on gambling to decide to cooperate, but there is no better way. Whether it is Da Shunjun or An **, they all look down on each other.
Li Zicheng fled all the way, abandoning Gyeonggi and Shanxi, and his clumsy strategic vision was really difficult to compliment. However, Li Zicheng has two or three hundred thousand troops in his hands, and the number of people is more than ten times that of An **, and the two sides seem to be quite different, and Li Zicheng is not willing to talk about cooperation with An ** on an equal footing.
In this case, we can only compete with our fists to see who is more powerful and who speaks harder. Wu Kaijie bowed down and said, "Your Majesty, we agreed to this condition." It's just that the war is urgent, and it can't be delayed for too long, so it's limited to half a month, and the eight immortals cross the sea to show their abilities, and whoever wins Huaiqing first proves who is more powerful. ”
"Good!" Li Zicheng laughed and said: "I have gathered fifty or sixty thousand horses, ready to give the Tartars a head-on blow, you must move faster, otherwise you won't even be able to drink the soup." ”
"Hahaha, then don't bother the king, the Duke of Ji is strategizing, and his subordinates are even more brave and good at fighting, and they have never suffered defeat, I am full of confidence!"
After saying goodbye to Li Zicheng, Wu Kaijie and Zuo Mao did not stop for the first moment, left Xi'an in a hurry, and ran towards Luoyang.
After walking out for two days in a row, the scenery in front of me suddenly changed, mountains and mountains, mountains and ridges, mountains and ridges overlapped, strange rocks are everywhere, between the valleys, there is only one road leading to guò, the width is not more than a car distance, both sides are towering and steep mountains, steep to the extreme.
"Staff Officer Wu. The danger of Tongguan is really worthy of its name! Zuo Maodi said with emotion: "I still remember that the poet wrote: The father-in-law sees the important place, narrow and narrow for bicycles. Struggle for the halberd. Eternal use of a husband. With the danger of Tongguan, as long as it is good to make a living, I think the Dashun army still has something to do, and it may not necessarily be defeated by the Manchus. ”
Wu Kaijie smiled slightly, "Lord Zuo, what you said is right, we will pass through Tongguan back and forth." The danger here is definitely rare in the world. It's just that throughout the dynasties, there has never been a dynasty that has preserved the country because of the danger of Tongguan. At the end of the day, it all depends on the person. Compared to our grandfather. Li Zicheng's ability to employ people is too poor. ”
Zuo Maodi also nodded thoughtfully, "Indeed, Li Zicheng's side is full of those trustworthy old brothers, and he sent them out. Guarding Shanxi is a group of generals. The generals were not reliable. He still doesn't stay by his side, strictly controls zhì, but lets them take charge alone, isn't this self-defeating! ”
"That's right, Li Zicheng probably feels that he has lost face, so he wants to compete with us to win Huaiqing."
"Staff Officer Wu, are you sure?"
"Nope!" Wu Kaijie spread his hands and said with a smile: "But I have confidence in our grandfather." He's got a way! ”
They rushed back to Luoyang as quickly as possible, and at this time, Gu Zhenhua also completed the control of Luoyang.
The bandits and heroes have almost been dealt with. The construction of Grange 6 continued, and after the land was owned, all the displaced people disappeared, even the beggars were gone, and all the common people honestly returned to the bottom, guarding the land, hoping for a good harvest next year.
800,000 quintals of grain were found from Zheng's house, and a lot of things were found in Ding's house, all of which added up to one million quintals. Gu Zhenhua borrowed another two million quintals from the gentry and wealthy merchants, and the grain in his hand reached three million quintals, looking at the stacked warehouse, the big guy's heart settled down.
Xia Shouli, Li Jibo and others also rushed over from Kaifeng, as the quartermaster, Xia Shouli was extremely excited when he saw the grain.
"Grandpa Guo, three million quintals, enough for us to eat for several years! Am I able to rest? ”
"Think beautifully!" Gu Zhenhua said unceremoniously: "This grain is not only for the army, but also for the local displaced people. They have nothing, and even if they divide the land, they will not harvest until next year, and they will have to rely on these grain stocks for half a year. ”
Xia Shouli couldn't help but sigh, "Grandpa Guo, you are just too good-hearted, always thinking about the common people." ”
Li Jibo couldn't help coughing, "Lao Xia, it's not a shame for you to say this!" Our grandfather of a big country, when has he ever suffered a loss? It is true to give food to the common people, but all of them are in the name of loans, that is to say, in the first few years of cultivation of the common people, in addition to leaving some rations, the rest will have to pay off the debt! ”
Just as they were talking, Fang Jianming suddenly came to deliver the letter.
"Grandpa Guo, Jiangnan has sent a batch of grain, and there are some other things, please take a look."
When Gu Zhenhua heard this, he immediately laughed and said: "Monks don't love money, the more the better, let's go and see what was sent!" ”
Gu Zhenhua led everyone to the warehouse area, where the endless carriage was parked outside, and the soldiers were carrying bags of grain.
Seeing Gu Zhenhua coming over from a distance, a small soldier wearing a mandarin duck jacket suddenly jumped in front of him.
"Ji Guogong, do you recognize this young general?"
"I recognize it, I recognize it when it turns to ashes." Gu Zhenhua said with a smile: "Miss Shang, why is your face so tanned, you are almost catching up with the old man working in the field!" ”
"Ahh Shang Pei's face suddenly lost color, and she hurriedly covered her face with her hands.
"The surname Gu, it's not all your fault, you have to hunt whales, you helped train the army, this girl has been adrift at sea for a month, the wind and the sun are blowing, the salt spray is heavy, can you still be good!"
Shang Pei stomped her feet to complain, and in the end, she simply turned her head and ignored Gu Zhenhua at all.
"Miss Shang, this is a great wrong, I asked the Ryukyu Kingdom to help, and I didn't let you go to sea by yourself, but you died in the sailor and didn't leave, what can I do?"
"I don't care, anyway, blame you, blame you, blame you!"
"Okay, can't I make amends, Miss Shang, you have worked so hard, have you gained anything? Don't suffer in vain and get nothing. ”
"Hmph, this girl is out of the horse, a top two!"
When it came to the harvest, Shang Pei happily dragged Gu Zhenhua to the front of a carriage, lifted the tarpaulin, and revealed the contents inside.
Shang Peile hugged a wooden bucket and stuffed it into Gu Zhenhua's hand.
"Look at it, this is whale oil."
Gu Zhenhua hurriedly opened the lid, only to see that it was full of white gel, and a strong smell pierced his nostrils. Li Jibo and Xia Shouli also came over, Li Jibo looked at it, and couldn't help asking: "This is the so-called whale oil, according to the history books, Qin Shi Huang's tomb is used to light the everlasting lamp with this kind of thing, and it will last for a long time!" ”
"Mr. Li is so knowledgeable, it's blubber. This thing can not only be used as lamp oil, but also can be used to make pancreas and lubricating oil. Of course, there is another effect, and that is to eat! ”
Gu Zhenhua said, picked out a little with his fingers, stuffed it into his mouth, frowned, and swallowed.
"It doesn't taste good, but it's meaty, there are more and more troops, and the supply of pork can't keep up for the time being, and the training can't be reduced, so I can only replace this thing. A whale can extract the amount of meat oil of thousands of fat pigs, and in the future, it will be used to stir-fry vegetables and stew soup, just to replenish the soldier's body. ”
Gu Zhenhua asked with a smile, "Miss Shang, how many whales did you get this time?" ”
"Guess what?"
"Five-headed?"
"It's less than a fraction!"
Gu Zhenhua was also taken aback, and couldn't help asking: "Miss Shang, don't brag, a whale is dozens of meters long, but it can't be caught casually, it's good if you can catch two or three." ”
"Who said you have to go to the sea to catch it?" Shang Pei couldn't help but laugh and said: "Whales sometimes run to the beach and die a lot, this time we caught six, and twenty appeared on one coast, some are dead, some are still struggling, and we killed them all." As you commanded, the skin was cut off, the lean meat was dried and the fat was refined into oil, and they were all brought to you. ”
"You mean there's stranded dead whales in there?" Gu Zhenhua suddenly felt an itch in his throat, and his stomach churned, "Why don't you sue me, I still tasted a piece." ”
Shang Pei pursed her lips and smiled, "What is this, the girl eats bean sprouts every day at sea, and they are about to become bean sprouts, you suffer from this, it's nothing, it's nothing!" ”
Shang Pei looked like a villain, Gu Zhenhua, a bad guy, finally suffered a loss, she was as comfortable as drinking iced sour plum soup on dog days.
"Hmph, little girl, you wait!"
Gu Zhenhua endured the trouble, and went to the front of another carriage, which was full of large whale skins. Li Jibo and Xia Shouli also followed, and when they saw such a large piece of skin, both of them were extremely excited.
Xia Shouli held the leather in his hand and stroked it carefully. Li Jibo said with a smile: "In the past, leather armor was made of cowhide, but cattle still have cultivated fields, and the number of cattle that can be killed every year is limited. ”
Gu Zhenhua was also very proud, but after Xia Shouli cut the whale skin with a dagger, he shook his head.
"Grandpa Guo, I'm afraid it won't work, although this whale skin is thick, it is more than soft, and the toughness is insufficient, so it can't be made into leather armor."
When Gu Zhenhua heard this, he was also taken aback, and hurriedly took the leather in his hand and rubbed it a few times. Immediately, Gu Zhenhua came to his senses, it turned out that the role of the whale's skin in the water was mainly to protect the body like a cow or sheep, rather than to protect the body like a cow or sheep, so the strength of the whale skin was not enough.
At this moment, Gu Zhenhua also shouted that he had made a mistake, he was still counting on the fast production of whale skin and leather armor, but now that he saw it, his dream was empty.
"Grandpa Guo, the old man thinks otherwise." Li Jibo said with a smile: "Although this whale skin can't be used as a soldier's armor, it is a thick one, which can be used to cover the top of the rushing car, as long as it is thick enough to resist bows and arrows, it is still possible!" ”
"Well, it can't be a waste after all."
A large amount of whale meat and oil were sent, and An**'s rations were a lot richer, no matter what, the soldiers were finally able to eat meat, and at this time, they couldn't pick their mouths!
Before Gu Zhenhua returned to the palace, there was good news that more than 20 carriages came from Guide, all of which were closely protected by soldiers.
After seeing Gu Zhenhua, Zhang Gang hugged a blue-black stone and smirked in front of Gu Zhenhua, "Grandpa Guo, it's done!" (To be continued......)