Advancing only five or six miles, there was an opening in front of Cheng Yanjin and others, and a small basin appeared in the eyes of Cheng Yanjin and others, and there was curling smoke rising, but it was a small village.

"Sun Shenxian is here."

As soon as I arrived at the entrance of the village, I saw a few big men trotting over, and although I saw Cheng Yanjin and other soldiers feeling scared, they still showed a happy look on their faces when they saw Sun Simiao and Tan Zong in front of them.

"Brother Qi, this is Cheng Yanjin, a general of His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, because the brothers were injured, so they want to live here temporarily to recuperate, and I also ask Brother Qi to make it convenient." Sun Simiao said with a smile.

"His Majesty's general of the Tang Emperor, that is naturally trustworthy, not to mention that it was brought by Sun Shenxian, generals, please." The big man led by him showed a trace of worry in the depths of his eyes, but he still bit his hand towards Cheng Jin and said.

"Thank you, Brother Qi." Cheng Yanjin said loudly: "We don't go into the village either, just set up a big camp outside the village." The main purpose is to facilitate the predecessors of the medicine king to help us diagnose and treat. The brothers are seriously injured, and I ask Brother Qi for forgiveness for the disturbance. ”

"People outside the mountain say that the Tang Emperor loves the people like a son, and the army under his command has no offense against the people. Dahan's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he immediately showed joy, and said: "What does the general need, although the people in the mountains are very poor, they still have meat at home. The general will rest first, and I will let each family make some food. Fill the stomachs of the generals. ”

"Thank you." Cheng Yanjin was excited in his heart and said with his hand.

"Quick, let's get down to the camp first, the injured brothers will rest for the time being, and the uninjured and slightly injured will come together. Wait until there's something to eat. Qi Yancheng hurriedly commanded the people around him to start setting up the camp.

"Senior Sun, why are you and the head of the Tan Sect here in Yimeng Mountain?" Sun Simiao began to examine the wounds of the wounded soldier. Basically, they are some arrow wounds, although they are simply bandaged, but they still need to be carefully recuperated and applied with herbs to heal. Cheng Yanjin followed closely and couldn't help but ask.

"The queen's phoenix body is out of harmony, although it has been diagnosed and cured, but Niangniang's disease is congenital, and if you want to be completely cured, you still need some medicinal materials. So I came, Niangniang was worried about Lao Dao's safety, so she asked Tan Zong to protect Lao Dao. One monk and one together, but it's a bit interesting. Sun Simiao shook his head and explained.

"Ahh If the old gentleman is here, it doesn't matter if the lady is there! Cheng Yanjin heard that Sun Simiao came to heal the body of the eldest grandson, and he felt a little uneasy in his heart.

"Niangniang's body is already well, but she still needs some medicinal materials to heal, and it doesn't matter if Lao Dao stays here for a while." Sun Simiao said with a smile: "There are so many imperial doctors in Beijing. Concubine Shu's father stayed in Beijing, what is General Cheng afraid of? What's more, even if the mother knows, she won't say anything about the general. The lives of officers and men in the army are at stake. ”

"That's, that's, the queen's bodhisattva-like mind, I have always admired Lao Cheng." Cheng Biting Jin said with a big grin.

"Thankfully, it's winter. Although the soldiers were wounded, they were all wounded, and there was nothing serious. I went back and found some herbs, and I slowly healed. General Cheng can gather his brothers and go up the mountain to kill wild beasts, which can not only be used as military food, but also use some meat to replenish his physique, and he will heal faster. Sun Simiao comforted.

"It's a pity, some of our brothers may not have a chance." Cheng Yanjin said in a low voice.

There are far more than 10,000 people who escaped, but after entering Yimeng Mountain, some people died of serious injuries, and some people were missing arms and legs. It was all because of his carelessness that he was severely injured by Li Shimin, and tens of thousands of brothers died so that only more than 10,000 people remained.

"War is always like this, and generals don't have to worry about it." Sun Simiao saw the guilt in Cheng Yanjin's heart, and sighed: "As long as the general follows behind His Majesty and unifies the world as soon as possible, I believe that those soldiers will also die well." ”

"It's all my incompetence, otherwise, how could this kind of thing happen." Cheng Yanjin clenched his fists and said, "One day, I will definitely make Li Shimin look good." ”

"Although these soldiers have a place to rest, and the injuries naturally don't matter, but the general has thought about it, how can such a small mountain village support more than 10,000 people to eat and chew!" Sun Simiao said with some worry.

"It's nothing, we don't have anything else on us, there is a lot of gold and silver, but we are like this, no one goes out to buy it!" Cheng Yanjin said with some embarrassment.

"It doesn't matter, as long as there is gold and silver, it will be easy to do, you can let Brother Qi lead the village Han to buy, these people are all from the mountains, and they are very familiar with buying these things, and Lao Dao also knows a few people here, and they can be regarded as having some foundation outside the mountain, so you can let them help, and Master Tanzong can also let the temples in Shandong go out to buy some food." Sun Simiao breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this.

"Hey, if we hadn't met our predecessors this time, we wouldn't have known how many of our brothers would have survived." Cheng Yanjin sighed.

"What the general has to do now is to cultivate, and then send someone to send a letter to Your Majesty, I am afraid that at this time, Your Majesty already knows about the general, and is also looking for the general's whereabouts." Sun Simiao thought for a while and said: "As for the matter of Shandong, the general doesn't have to take it to heart, Your Majesty must have an arrangement." ”

"That's natural, although Li Shimin's kid is powerful, he is definitely not His Majesty's opponent." Cheng Yanjin said nonchalantly: "During this time, I happen to be looking to see if I can make some trouble for Li Shimin." ”

"If you want to make trouble, unless it's food." Tan Zong strode over and said: "Li Shimin's army is swallowing up troops, the most important place is grain and grass, if the general can destroy Li Shimin's grain and grass, Li Shimin may have only one way to retreat." ”

"Yes, it's grain and grass, but where is Li Shimin's grain and grass?" Cheng Biting Jin's eyes lit up, and then he shook his head and said: "Li Shimin is even careful about His Majesty, saying that he is a wizard who uses soldiers, I didn't believe it before, but now I believe it, if you want to attack the other party, if you want to burn his grain and grass, I'm afraid it's not so easy." ”

"What is easy to do, it is not the turn of the general to do it, and if the general can't find it, it doesn't mean that we can't find it." Tan Zong snorted coldly and said, "I have countless disciples in the Buddhist family, and it is still very easy to find out a little news. ”

"Thank you so much, Sect Chief." Cheng Biting Jin arched his hand and said.

In fact, what Cheng Yanjin didn't know was that it was not only him who was paying attention to Li Shimin's grain and grass, but there was also one person, that is, Qin Qiong. As Cheng Yanjin's friend, Cheng Yanjin suffered a big loss this time, although there was no danger to his life, but in the end, tens of thousands of horses died, Cheng Yanjin's vitality was greatly injured, and in the deep mountains, how many people could survive, Qin Qiong didn't know.

"If you want to defeat Dou Ji'an, there is only one way, and that is to attack his grain road." Liu Lan pointed to the map and said: "Dou Ji'an's army is outside, all rely on the supply of grain and grass, I heard that last year, His Majesty hit the pseudo-Zhao hard, although the pseudo-Zhao seized the land of Hebei, after Hebei was ravaged by the Turks, the grain and grass of the pseudo-Zhao have basically been used to appease the people of Hebei, this is our opportunity." How much grain and grass can be supplied in Shandong, Dou Ji'an's life is not easy, if we burn his grain and grass again, Dou Ji'an may have to retreat. ”

"Where does the gentleman think his grain and grass are?" Luo Shixin couldn't wait.

"But three places, first, Dengzhou, Dengzhou is the place where General Qi sat in the town, it is relatively peaceful, the products are relatively rich, just enough to hoard grain and grass, and the second is Linzi, which is the capital of Shandong, the city is high and deep, it is very difficult to attack Linzi, and it is also a place where grain and grass are hoarded, and then Yanzhou, the grain and grass in this place are supplied to Caozhou, this is not a place we can consider." Liu Lan pointed to the map of Shandong in front of him and said.

"Sir, you want us to attack Dengzhou?" Qin Qiong quickly saw Liu Lan's intentions clearly and said.

"Yes, it's Dengzhou. With the situation Dou Ji'an is in now, our life may not be much better. Liu Lan said: "We have our backs to the sea, I don't know how much grain and grass General Wang can reach, and the daily consumption of 100,000 troops is also a huge number, why didn't Dou Ji'an take the initiative to attack us, not only because the other party didn't want to spend troops, but more importantly, to force us away." We don't want to go, and we don't want to rely on the relief of Jiangnan, we have to seize the grain and grass by ourselves, we don't have anything else, that is, there are a lot of ships, generals, use the ships, attack Dengzhou, Laizhou, as long as it is on the coast, all the cities will be opened for us, seize the grain and grass inside, and consume it with Li Shimin. Our grain and grass are not one point more, Dou Ji'an's grain and grass is one point less, and then we are waiting for external forces. ”

"External forces?" Luo Shixin asked with some curiosity.

"Yes, external force." Liu Lan said with confidence: "If the stalemate continues for a long time, this is not the result that Your Majesty wants, whether it is Taiyuan or Xingyang, Your Majesty will definitely let General Su Dingfang or the Great General make a move, and only in this way can we force Dou Ji'an or Li Xiaogong to fight a decisive battle with us." As long as we have a decisive battle, we have the possibility of winning. ”

"That's good, Kan Ling, you lead 10,000 troops, kill them along the way, seize grain and grass, and then transport them by boat, at this time, Shandong's soldiers and horses are gathered in the hands of Dou Ji'an and Li Xiaogong, and Shandong has no extra soldiers and horses, just enough to act." Qin Qiong said without thinking.

"The general can leave at night." Liu Lan hurriedly said: "We still have means that Dou Ji'an doesn't know, let's see what Dou Ji'an does." ”

"The last will obey." Kan Ling nodded in response. (To be continued.) )