Chapter 138: Zhou Xue's consolation

Bu Qi followed Liu Hou to attack the Wei State, accumulating military merits, and these people looked at the hot eyes, and they began to move. Especially when the report of the Northern Expedition of the Hong Army was transmitted back to Shu, it caused a heated discussion in Shu.

The battle report returned to the imperial court was drafted by Deng Zhi, and of course the battle report was not as discussed by Liu Hou and the three stinkers in private, he was very dissatisfied with the results of the battle, and the Shu army lost its strategic initiative, on the contrary, in the war report, he also vigorously touted the exploits of Hong's two battles.

In the first battle report, it was said that the emperor drove the expedition in person, and as soon as he went to Xiangyang, he wiped out 50,000 horses of the Wei army.

After this war report, which only had results but did not go through, was transmitted back to China, it immediately ignited the passion of the people in China and aroused heated discussions and celebrations among the people. For this reason, the three queens also set off a fireworks in the square at the front gate of the palace to celebrate this victory.

Shu State's northern expedition to Cao Wei, the total number of soldiers dispatched was only 50,000 people, as soon as they fought, they destroyed the same number of enemies as their own troops, especially this enemy is still recognized by the world as the strongest military force in the Three Kingdoms Wei State, and the leader of the troops is the cunning and fox-like Sima Yi, how can this not be exciting, how can it not make people's blood boil?

Another war report said that the wise emperor ordered General Ehuan to feint and attack Zhangling, and ordered Buqi and Wutu bones to set up an ambush on the road from Xiangyang to Zhangling, and wiped out 15,000 Wei reinforcements in one fell swoop.

This report of the battle with a slight process and results continued to ignite the enthusiasm of the people of Chengdu, who took to the streets to parade, set off firecrackers, dragon dances, lion dances, gongs and drums to celebrate, and they shouted long live the emperor, expressing their support and reverence for Liu Hou.

In this atmosphere, the psychology of the generals of Eastern Wu has undergone great changes, especially when I heard that Bu Qi, who was the same general of Eastern Wu as them, had independently led the troops in the Shu army to conquer Wei, a former military power, and succeeded in the first battle, beheading more than 10,000 people.

What a credit this is, many generals have fought all their lives, and they may not be able to destroy fifteen thousand enemies. Bu Qi just fought an ambush battle, and he has such a feat, how can this not be enviable?

Originally, during the period of living in Chengdu, these Eastern Wu generals saw the economic and cultural development of Shu, the social situation that was very different from that of Wu, the full spiritual outlook of the people, the military appearance, etc., and they had some faith in the fact that Liu Hou was the true son of heaven propagated by Shu officials, and now they were stimulated by the news of such a series of victories, so many of the Eastern Wu generals were enthusiastic, and some of them expressed their feelings to Queen Zhou either euphemistically or directly to Queen Zhou.

Zhou Xue was of course very happy to see that they were finally willing to serve their husbands, so he took them to Maicheng, wanting Liu Hou to arrange for them to serve in the army, so that they would have the opportunity to make contributions.

Liu Houke doesn't care about these messes or not, he just got married not long ago, and he separated from his three newlywed wives, it was the time to eat the marrow and know the taste, and now Zhou Xue sent it to the door, and it was polite there, of course, he pulled her into the room for the first time.

is the so-called newlywed after a long absence, not to mention that Zhou Xue, who is not inferior to Xiao Qiao, is in front of him, Liu Houyi was excited, and tossed with her for a night, okay, I ate river crabs again, omitting 10,000 words of wonderful process description, everyone has taken the treasure 1, it is really exciting, I don't lie to you.

The next day, Liu Hou slept until three poles in the morning, and when he got up, his back hurt and his steps were vain. I secretly blamed myself for being a faint gentleman, but I should pay attention to it in the future, I can't indulge in beauty like this anymore.

Women are forbidden in the barracks, and the Hong Army has always had strict military discipline, but there are exceptions to everything, and the emperor is the most exceptional person in the world. Moreover, the place where Liu Hou lives is called "Xinggong", which cannot be regarded as a military camp in the strict sense.

Since it is a "palace", it is not unusual for there to be a woman. In addition, Zhou Xue has been in the military camp since she was a child, so she naturally knows the rules in the army, and when she mixes the military camp, she usually wears her whole body and wears a set of specially customized women's armor, looking heroic.

The appearance of a delicate and charming woman in the barracks will of course shake the morale of the army, but the appearance of a female general who does not let her eyebrows be shaved does not seem to be such an unacceptable thing.

So, Liu Hou used this method to temporarily keep Zhou Xue. Although the three stinkers were also worried that the little emperor was young and ignorant and had strong blood, and that he would be confused by beauty and delay his business, they thought that this little emperor had always been far more mature and stable than his peers, so they couldn't help but refrain from admonishing him on this matter.

However, Liu Hou took the initiative to explain to them, saying that the generals of Eastern Wu were newly put into the army, and Empress Zhou was the daughter of Zhou Yu, and the generals of Eastern Wu had always believed in her, and with her assistance, the communication and run-in between himself and the generals of Eastern Wu would be much smoother.

At this time, the three strategists have nothing to say, the little emperor has always been a measured person, and he has such a high-sounding reason, as a courtier, it can destroy the emperor's sexual happiness.

Among the generals of Eastern Wu, the most important were Han Dang and Ding Feng, and Liu Hou arranged these two to be the deputy of the vulture and E Huan respectively, that is, the deputy commanders of the second and third divisions. Such an arrangement is not an insult to them.

It's not that Liu Hou doesn't trust them and doesn't arrange them in the firearms unit, it's that they have no training related to firearms and are not familiar with the combat methods of firearms, so it's useless to let them go.

They can only be arranged in the rattan armor army first, let them first familiarize themselves with the military regulations of the Shu army or something, and then train them in firearms knowledge, and then it is not too late to transfer them to the firearms unit after they have mastered the relevant knowledge.

In addition to these two generals, there are many other lower-ranking generals of Eastern Wu, and Liu Hou also arranged them one by one to serve in various # troops.

After arranging these demotes, Liu Hou has nothing to do again, and now the battle situation has entered the stalemate stage, which is actually not a stalemate stage, or a suitable point for the confrontation stage. Now that no one has made a move, everyone has shrunk their forces, and the fighting has stopped for the time being, and the two sides are facing each other like this.

Therefore, Liu Hou doesn't have anything to deal with, he goes every day to find out if there is anything special, if not, he goes to Zhou Xueqingqing and me, and there are three stinkers in general affairs who can handle it in an orderly manner.

As the old saying goes, "Happy days are always short-lived." Liu Hou and Zhou Xue spent a month of sexual happiness and happiness in Maicheng, and the two of them were like glue, just like a newlywed couple on their honeymoon.

But a month passed, and Liu Hou began to get busy again. In the past month, although the front line of Maicheng has been calm, the logistics support system of the entire Shu Kingdom has been running at a high speed.

The logistics and production center of the "Ministry of Industry" is brightly lit every night, and the workers and craftsmen work in three shifts, producing all kinds of weapons, weapons, ammunition, and medicines, all kinds of military supplies, and all kinds of logistical supplies day and night.

The "Ministry of Industry" is now very large, with hundreds of thousands of various production workers and craftsmen, and they produce an astonishing amount of things every day. However, these staggering quantities of materials were not piled up in the warehouses of the "Ministry of Industry", and they were soon transported to the wharf, loaded directly onto ships, and then transported down the river to Jingzhou along the golden waterway, and then transshipped to Maicheng.

This long transportation line is also busy day and night, and tens of thousands of young and strong baggage teams are like industrious ants, diligently carrying all kinds of materials.

During the one-month armistice, more than 500 rockets# were transported to Maicheng, and the bazookas, fire# guns, rattan armor, gunpowder, thunderbolts, and crossbow arrows that were damaged in the previous battle were also replenished.

Countless war materials were gathered in Maicheng, which restored Liu Hou's confidence. He was ready to launch another battle in the near future and eat up part of the Wei army.

More than a month after the armistice, he convened another important military meeting to discuss the next move. However, the three stinkers all believed that Sima Yi had suffered a loss, and it was difficult for him to be fooled again, and it would be very difficult to attack him head-on, after all, the other party still had more than 200,000 troops, and they were defending the city, and it was easy for him to attack head-on.

As a result, after three days of continuous discussion, I couldn't come up with a reason. Among them, Deng Zhi was the most pessimistic, he believed that the Shu army was actually in a dilemma. In the face of a strong enemy, it is difficult to have a chance to make contributions, but it is easy to accidentally fall for Sima Yi's tricks and suffer heavy losses.

It is also very difficult to retreat, the emperor of Shu drove the expedition in person, personally led the Hong army to the Northern Expedition, and recovered the Han family, such a big thing has been known to everyone in the world, and countless pairs of eyes are staring at their own people, but now they can't even beat Xiangyang, will it be very faceless? What will others think of Hongjun? Will you look at the little emperor like this?

Just when everyone was at a loss, Sima Yi sent someone to deliver a letter. Liu Hou took the letter that had been checked by a special person in advance and saw that the envelope was yellow kraft paper, and a red rectangular frame was drawn with cinnabar on the front, and the frame was written "His Majesty the Emperor of Shu Kingdom".

The font is vigorous and powerful, and it looks quite calligraphy# skills. I opened the envelope and pulled out a piece of white letterhead, which was smooth and white, with a flexible texture, and a dense number of small characters written on it.

Liu Hou recognized at a glance that the envelope and stationery were both products produced by the "Ministry of Industry" of Shu State. This kind of kraft envelope and stationery are of high quality, which cannot be produced elsewhere, and can only be produced in Shu. Nowadays, all kinds of paper products produced in Shu are called "Shu paper", and Shu brocade is the same as the world's famous fine products.

In recent years, Shu has developed many kinds of paper products, including kraft paper that can be used as envelopes and white paper that can be used as stationery. These are the results of years of research by Ge Xuan and his research team.

All kinds of paper products are not war materials, and the Wei and Wu officials have little opinion on their imports. After all, not only many ordinary people, but also many bigwigs in the court like to use all kinds of high-quality "Shu paper", so the export of Shu paper products does not need to go through guò smuggling channels, and can be sold to Wei and Wu in a dignified manner.

Note 1: Treasure walking: Cantonese means missed opportunity.