Chapter 206: Winter Offensive
Tubo can not be allowed to have a chance to breathe, since the old man Cheng led the army straight into Tuyuhun has not stopped the attack on the Tubo occupation area, the Tubo people who have the advantage of the geographical advantage are guarding the high ground and dangerous passes, and at the same time gathering heavy troops on the main road into Tubo and Jiannan, and the Tang army opened a formation confrontation.
Xingchuankou, located at the intersection of Tubo, Jiannan and Tugu Hunshan Road, this little-known three-way intersection has become a strategic place for Tang and Tu to compete. The Tibetan people would rather abandon most of the plains but not to die to hold this pass, 70,000 troops were stationed on the newly built passes around the four places, and the attacking 90,000 Tang troops started a tug-of-war, and there were casualties among each other in January, during which the Tang army quietly detoured to the mountainside with a well-trained small assault force to effectively raid and control one of the passes with the least defenders, but because of the lack of experience in mountain combat in the follow-up troops, the Tibetan reinforcements were divided on the mountain road for a long time and could not form effective support, watching the daredevils on the mountainside checkpoint, Bravely resisted more than ten times the enemy's fierce attack for two days and three nights, and 2,000 strong soldiers broke the river mouth.
The battle report in my hand is only a few lines, not polished, not rendered, with my current level of education, it is not difficult to read, I really don't want to connect the piece of paper in my hand with the tragic situation on the front line, two thousand heads, the strong men have not even left a complete body, leaving everything on the mountains in a foreign land, and the wives and children at home can't even find the right direction to pay tribute to them.
Telling himself that he should get used to this, he gritted his teeth, rubbed the stiff muscles of his face, tried to soften his expression, and arched his hand to the northwest out of thin air, no matter whether they were pig killers or farmers in their lifetimes, there is no distinction between dignity and inferiority on the Shura field, at least in my heart they are all heroes.
Today, the funds of the Inner Government have finally been squeezed out like toothpaste, and I am one of the heads of the college. I couldn't help but be happy, I didn't expect to see Zuo Wuwei presenting the military report when I went home, and my good mood was gone, as if a healthy person suddenly received a critical illness notice.
Fortunately, it is already the middle of winter, and for both sides of the enemy, how to survive the winter smoothly with minimal losses and lay a good foundation for the re-election of the new year is the most important seed, and this is estimated to be the last large-scale contact this year.
"Something unpleasant to your husband?" Ying came into the house and saw me with a hanging grimace. He stepped forward and touched my forehead, took my hand and learned that the doctor took my pulse.
"Do you want to see the tongue coating?" I turned my face to look at the Mongolian doctor next to me, "Sit next to me and tell me about the situation at home these days, I've been busy and I don't have time to help you." "Whenever I feel down, I want to listen to Ying's short chatter among the parents around me, and the effect is good.
"Yes." Ying called the maid to change the pot of hot tea and sat down next to me. "Husband, but you're angry outside?"
I shook my head. "I'm angry with others, and it's not their turn to be angry with me."
"But the mood is chaotic, and the concubine has a few days of upset in January, seeing people suspicious, and seeing dogs chasing dogs." Look up at me. "Husband, too?"
"This ...... Theoretically...... There is difficulty. Looking at Ying's smiling little face, he reached over and pinched it, "Slippery woman." ”
"Hehe," Ying tightened the hand I was stroking on my face. "There's no river you can't cross, don't think about it if you stumble," he said, pushing me to my feet, "The garden went around, and the cold wind blew and it was all gone." Or go out for a walk before it's dark. ”
"Yes," I nodded, and got up and pulled a leather coat to put on. Walk straight to the front yard. Just in time for the female workers at home to get off work, some of them have been working in the Wang family for more than two months, and there are less taboos when they get acquainted, and as soon as the courtyard door opens, dozens of girls and daughters-in-law chirp towards the gate.
Ladies first, I stopped from afar, watched the flow of people gradually disperse, and when I was about to take a step, I found that there were three generations of male servants in the house. They all took advantage of the female workers to shrink their heads and brains when they got off work, and hid in the vicinity to enjoy their eyes. Littering the people of my royal family. stretched out his legs and kicked out a peep behind the young man, scolding: "Can't you see it at the door of Zhengda Guangming? Shame on you! ”
"Yes. Be! The man got up and nodded back, and as soon as the distance was widened, he turned and ran.
Dalai came out of the last yard, and when he saw her bolting the door, he shouted, "Come here!" ”
He trotted all the way to the front, looked at me nervously, and quickly lowered his head.
"How's it going?"
"There are still few people...... "Dalai's biggest improvement recently has been to see that I no longer tie dead knots on my belt. But the cautious appearance hasn't changed much, and it's still the same as stealing something.
"Less?" I didn't count the number of people, but it was estimated that it was at least forty upwards, and the temporary workshop was so big that there was no way to work if I recruited people, and no one could shake the spinning cart on the bus.
"The cottonseeds were only picked yesterday, and they are not skilled on the spinning wheel, and one person can't shake a pound of cotton a day...... "Dalai timidly rubbed his cuffs, not daring to look up.
"Oh, that doesn't matter." Dalai delayed the construction period in picking cottonseeds, and he was scared, and now he sees me and Ying have the intention of hiding. "Take your time, there is less cotton left for spinning and weaving this year, and I don't urge you to ask for it."
"Next year......" Dallai pulled the placket, "next year is ......"
Pointing to the conservatory in the main hall, "Go in and say, it costs money to get sick from frost." "I called the maid to send a pot of hot tea, and went into the hall to find a chair to sit down." Sit! What do you want to say, before the difficulties come to an end, I can solve them for you, and I don't blame you for those who can't solve them, but if you don't make it clear that you encounter difficulties again, don't look for me. ”
"Next year......" Dallah shrunk into the armrest of his chair, "next year ......"
"I can't even ask, you'll be in charge next year! I held back for a long time and couldn't say all the words, and I still expect you to take care of the industry for me, just this little confidenceless appearance, why should people be obedient? Patted the table, "No one kills you, you have to walk with your head up and your chest high, you have to stare at each other's eyes when talking to people, or you are not used to looking at the bridge of your nose first, your voice must be loud, and you have to hold out the posture of your head when you go to that station." From now on! ”
Dallai tried to look up at me, but failed to make eye contact with me, and immediately reflexively lowered his head again. Seeing that I was dissatisfied with slapping the table, I mustered up the courage to try again, repeating it several times, but it still didn't work.
"Try your best." It's hard to be sorry for this girl, she is not in the right mentality. Although I risked a free identity, I still didn't come out of the shadow of the ruined family, and I was wary of all the Tang people, and I have always regarded my family of three as wild animals at the top of the food chain. "I'm afraid that I'm afraid that the two ladies will be excusable, and they will learn to communicate more with others, and in front of the hiring, you must show the momentum of being a wealthy lady before, don't tell me that you were not bad at practicing maids before."
"No," Dallai shook his head honestly, "no..."
"I didn't learn!" Angry slap the table. It's the first time I've seen such a boring aristocratic lady. The procedures of man's original nature and evil are not in accordance with them. When Ying was a girl, she cleaned up a lot of her second daughter, and now she is a family member who puts down the eldest lady's shelf and plays the sign of affinity. The second daughter is not at home, and she has a temper and is a dead hand to her subordinates. At first, I didn't get used to it.,Everyone is equal to the education of a lot.,Prejudice against the evil feudal society.,With the passage of time,,It's not a matter of time.,Now I can watch the second daughter finish beating the maid.。 No one criticized her for a few words. "Not for me, but for how to live in the future, I have to learn. If you take my money to work for me, I will reward you if you do well, and I will clean you up if you don't do well, it is all right; Similarly. The employment is managed by you, and if they are disobedient, they will miss work and miswork, and your interests will be directly involved, and it is reasonable for you to suppress employment. Think about the truth first, it doesn't matter if you are kind or not. Good people have to live. He poured a bowl of tea and handed it over, and his voice was soft, "It's been a busy day, so let's take a sip of hot ground first." This year is just a drill, and next year after that the real battle will be. Establish your own image in this year, temperament, think about the temperament when you kill the princess with a hairpin, how much can you change. ”
Tidale's assassination. I was so frightened that I almost spilled the tea bowl, and bit my lip in a panic.
"No one is going to pursue it. Now that you are contributing to my royal family, I can use you to protect you, and no one wants to touch the people in my house, not even the princess. He got up and took two steps back and forth, "Do a good job, the Wang family does not treat people badly, the money housekeeper, the Hu shopkeeper, and the second lady." These people are examples. In the future, even if you get married. The Wang family also became a mother's family to support you, and you won't suffer any loss when you go to anyone's house. ”
"Thank you......" Dalley stood up and bowed to me. Three hundred next year. ”
"Next year, next year, let's get this year's things right." I don't know how much production will be next year, but it's estimated to be ten times that of this year.
"I want to recruit 100 this year."
"Crazy?" It's good to have courage, but it's not right to count in your heart. "There is no reason for this, there are 6,000 catties of cotton spinning and weaving cloth left before and after, it doesn't matter if you are slow, there are many people, and we have no place to put it."
"Fifty first, and when you are proficient, put it back, recruit another fifty to practice, and give it to next year there will be a hundred."
Dalai estimates that he rarely expresses such complex meanings in Chinese, and he stumbles and stumbles, but I still understand, "Just according to your meaning, I will only look at the results in the future, regardless of the process." The construction period is short, the quality is good, and the cost is low, so you should think about it according to these three requirements and use your brain more. Just as he was talking to Dalai, he saw the second daughter coming back, "You go to dinner, and lie in bed at night to make a good calculation." ”
After communicating with Dalai and wandering around the palace aimlessly, I was in a much better mood. The biting evening breeze is blowing hard, and the earthy smell cuts the slightest pain on the face, and it is estimated that it will cool down.
"Looks like it's going to snow." The housekeeper has already started to get busy, although heavy snow is rare, but once the road is blocked, it will bring inconvenience to life. Dr. Zhou brought a large amount of hay and straw mats to the livestock shed, and stood in the middle of the yard and was talking loudly to the housekeeper.
Before dawn, I was woken up by the sound of snow beads cracking and hitting the ground, the hot quilt was comfortable, and the head was arched inward, and the action of wrapping the quilt was a bit big, which caused the dissatisfaction of the second daughter, and gave her little ass to dry outside. Ying has already relied on the black Suosuo to get dressed, "Wake up, I'm still busy at the end of the year, don't delay the business." ”
"I want to ask for leave...", turned over and crawled under the covers, and after counting three times in his heart, he gave up and decided to count twenty times before getting up. The second daughter scratched me, and I couldn't see her face clearly in the haze, so I had to stick it over, and suddenly the oil lamp turned on, and the two of them were caught by Ying, and then, the second daughter was lifted off her head on one side, and her bare buttocks were dragged out, and after two crisp sounds, ...... I covered my head and smiled evilly.
Backward, no taxi, no bus, I really suffer to go to work in the winter, and I hope that the snow will fall quickly and the road will be blocked. Took a cup of hot tea and wandered around in agronomy. In this era, everyone is particular about drinking tea, and I am an individual phenomenon of running around with a teacup, and after a long time, they are also used to it, and they all think that this drinking method is popular in the circle of gentlemen. Liu Renliang must have been the first to arrive at the unit when he didn't have court affairs, I pushed the door of the superintendent's office and peeked in, in.
"Come in!" Liu Renliang's voice came from inside, and he knew it was me. People don't be so rude.
"Hehe," he walked in with a teacup and sat down in a chair. "Morning, superintendent."
"Oh, the young eunuch is quiet." Liu Renliang put the pen on the shelf, tried to learn to be kind and smiled, "If you want to talk about the funds this time, it is all the credit of the young eunuch, and hitting the bell of the inner house can have an effect." Looks like I'm going to have to hurry up. ”
"Yes, hehe." This question is very complicated, and my mother-in-law instigated me to preside over agriculture and serve the country, and I agreed, but she can't come up with so much money now. Instead, I went to her to collect debts, pestering over and over again. "In the middle of winter, the snow is getting heavier and heavier outside, so I came down to consult with the superintendent. Is it a change of schedule and two days off for everyone to rest for two days? ”
"No." Liu Renliang shook his head and knocked on the desk, "Don't relax, you have eyebrows in the process, and you will start spring when you speak, and you will be busy yet." ”
"Hehe...... "Bai said, talking about holidays with workaholics is like talking about evil sword techniques with erotic maniacs." Seeing that the New Year is over, all families have to go back to prepare for it, and there are small families in agriculture, not like we have miscellaneous labor at home, so we have to give some celebrations, right? ”
"Oh......" Liu Renliang lowered his head and muttered for a moment, "Let's follow the rules of the country, there is always a holiday at the end of the year, and it is not easy for agriculture to make decisions privately." As he spoke, he handed me the paper on his desk. Understaffing. The young eunuch will take a look at what other talents are needed. If you think about it again, I'm good enough to be an important person in the Ministry of Works. ”
"It's not like you're going to come if you ask for it. Agroscience has no foundation, and there is no official position in the imperial court, although it has a royal place name, but there are really capable people who have to think about it, after all, there are not many people who dare to gamble with their future, and agronomy is not easy to force others to pull. "Now that the functions of various ministries are being improved, we must fundamentally dispel the doubts of others, although many people do not take official positions too seriously these days, but at least let people have a good reputation and be respected when they go out." In order to delay the urgency, we must first have a reputation to achieve results, whether it is academic or achievement, we must first have something to take. ”
"Cabbage?" Liu Renliang glanced at me, "In terms of learning, we pay attention to gradual progress, and if we meet speed, we will not reach it." The rape hybrid mustard arranged by the young eunuch, hehe...... It's incredible. ”
"Theoretically, Changxiao Shulang is concentrating on research, saying that although the appearance of these two things is different, there are similarities in habits, and the difference between donkeys and horses may breed offspring." How to say that Chang Gui is an expert, according to him, these two plants may be related by blood, maybe there will be a freak in three or five years. "It's not an immediate effect, three or five years, seven or eight years."
"I look at the northwest, the imperial court has the intention of dragging Tubo in Tuyuhun," Liu Renliang frowned, "Although the intention is good, Tubo's national strength cannot be compared with my Tang Dynasty after all, dragging him for a year will damage his vitality for a year, but our side is also struggling, if Xingchuankou is not taken down, the grain from Jiannan will not be transported to the army, if you go from the right side, the supply line will be lengthened, the cost will increase greatly, after all, there is no supply convenience for the Tubo people, and the consumption will outweigh the losses, and it will not be good to be tight next year." Seeing that I was silent, he smiled, "The young eunuch doesn't have to be suspicious, although I am a civilian official, I have the experience of marching, and I have many acquaintances in the army. ”
"Yes, yes." Xue Rengui and Liu Renliang are two old comrades-in-arms, they are familiar with each other, and there is no estrangement between civil and military officials. After thinking about it along Liu Renliang's train of thought, it is not a big deal, now Tubo can be dragged in Tuyuhun for a day, and when the effect of instigating Nanzhao to make trouble and unrestricted warfare is brought into play, Tubo will be difficult to ride a tiger. "Speaking of which, it's time to wake up." The nameless grass seeds that the Tubo stinky brothers brought me were still lying in the storeroom at home, and they told Liu Renliang about the miraculous effects of the wild grassland, "Whether this thing can survive from the plateau or not, whether it can maintain the original curative effect or not." ”
"Then you have to try, not for agriculture, but for the safety of the front-line soldiers." Liu Renliang stood up and looked at the far imperfect crop distribution map hanging behind him, "There is no shortage of plateaus in Jiannan, you can leave a part of it to be sent there for spring sowing, and it will be planted at the same time as agronomy, and its medicinal properties will be compared after harvesting." ”
"Okay," it's much better for this thing to be taken care of by an expert than if I planted it indiscriminately, "It's the end of the year, do you want to send something to everyone?" New Year's goods or something, it also seems that we have a good salary in agriculture? ”
Liu Renliang thought for a while, "Is there one in this court?" Suddenly smiled and said: "Since you send it yourself, don't be too stingy, the young eunuch has an idea about this matter." ”
"Okay, let's do it!" I'm the most active in doing this, and the government comprador is still very excited, even though I don't rely on oil to get pocket money anymore. Year-end procurement, in order to avoid suspicion, deliberately bypass the Chen family, now the egg is not so short, Lanling Zhuangzi first ordered two thousand, all kinds of dry goods, good grain, pork on the moon is worth money, each person has a hind leg, fat is slightly more expensive, refining into a big oil one person and one crockpot plus thirty catties of charcoal, all.
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