Chapter 380: Back to Chang'an
"Left flank attack!"
Hou Junji ordered in a deep voice, and the flag was displayed, Xue Wanche felt that his blood was boiling, and he could finally gallop on the battlefield again, in the past few years, he has been yearning for the battlefield all the time, and even dreamed that he would gallop on the battlefield, and now, the dream has finally come true, and the spear has a place to use again, so he should live up to himself and Li Yong.
"Brothers, rush with me!"
Xue Wanche shouted, the prancing horse rushed out with a spear, and the cavalry behind galloped out, the morale was like a rainbow, the sharp arrow array was like an arrow, invincible, and the morale of the soldiers and horses of Gaochang State, who had suffered several musket blows, fell sharply, and collapsed at the touch.
"Xue Wanche really has the courage of ten thousand people!"
Hou Junji sighed with emotion, and then ordered.
"All the troops are attacking!"
The army of Gaochang was defeated like a mountain.
"No prisoners are accepted! Full pursuit! ”
With the issuance of Hou Junji's military order, the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty did not seal their swords, slashing all the way, and in the distance, an army with black armor looked indifferently, no one knew their existence, in the palace of the capital of Gaochang Kingdom, the golden wine glass fell, and the red grape wine was sprinkled on the gorgeous carpet, which was shocking, but in the golden and brilliant hall, the melodious music was still echoing, and the sexy dancing girl was still spinning and jumping, but King Gaochang had no time to take care of his beloved gorgeous carpet and favorite wine, He didn't have time to appreciate the graceful and seductive dance of the dancing girl, he stared blankly at the guards who reported it, and the army was defeated? How could the army have been defeated? When he first heard that Datang sent a large army to work on an expedition, he just smiled disdainfully, if Datang sent an army of 100,000, then he could still pay attention to it, but Datang only sent tens of thousands of troops, not to mention the Tang Dynasty labor expedition, even if they didn't work on the expedition, they Gaochangguo could still be afraid of tens of thousands of soldiers and horses? Therefore, the beautiful music is still around, the charming dancing girl is still dancing, the monarchs and ministers of Gaochang are still immersed in pleasure, just waiting for the heroic soldiers to defeat the good news of the incoming enemy, and even the king of Gaochang has already thought about how to celebrate the victory of the war. And their Gaochang Kingdom will become a powerful country in the Western Regions, how could King Gaochang, who has been immersed in the dream of a strong country, not expect that the army would be defeated? Even the tens of thousands of Tang Dynasty enemy troops on the labor expedition couldn't win? Rubbish! After taking advantage of the right time, place and people, he was still faced with a tired army that had traveled a long way, and he was defeated? Bang~Bang~The gorgeous table was directly overturned, and suddenly the music and dancing girls in the hall stopped, and the waiter hurriedly asked.
"Your Majesty, but you are not satisfied with their dancing and music?"
King Gaochang's guard kicked over and shouted.
"Rubbish! It's all rubbish! How could the king's valiant army be defeated by a weary army? Moreover, our troops in Gaochang are even more than the enemy. ”
Only then did the Le Ji and the Mai Ji in the main hall understand that it was the army in front of them that had lost the battle, and they couldn't help but tremble in fear, not because of the enemy army, but because of the king's anger.
"Order, mobilize all the armies, this king will personally go out to fight, and the Tang Dynasty that this king wants to fight will collapse and flee in embarrassment! This king wants to declare to all the kingdoms the strength of our Gaochang Kingdom! ”
The attendants and guards all leaned over.
"The king's personal expedition will be invincible!"
The defeat of the army in front is not terrible, because the guards of the royal city are the most elite army of the kingdom, and the king personally leads the troops to the battle, which will be able to boost morale and defeat the enemy, Gaochang is in flames, but the Tang Dynasty is still the country and the people, but the winter chill makes the country and the mountains shrouded in a slaughter, because of this heavy snow, most of the roads around Chang'an have become slippery and muddy, so there are few pedestrians, but the cars and horses on the Changsheng Road are endless, even more than usual, why? Because Changsheng Road must not be slippery, not muddy at all, still unimpeded, all the pedestrians walking on Changsheng Road all sighed, this road is really easy to walk, so pedestrians are fortunate to have this cement road, a heavy snow only makes people feel the benefits of Changsheng Road, Li Er and the important ministers of the court have a deep experience, because whether it is a government decree or what materials are dispatched, whether it is from Chang'an to Luoyang or from Luoyang to Chang'an is too convenient, Li Er is very glad that Li Yong has built such a road, he is also very eager, Eager to build more roads, a group of dozens of carriages galloped on Changsheng Road, each carriage was heavy, but it ran fast, both the driver in the carriage and the people on the horses were all surprised.
"It's a really easy path to follow."
"Yes, you see, the horses don't have any trouble at all!"
"Hey, it's not muddy at all when it's snowing."
"Yes, it snowed as soon as we arrived in Luoyang, and we thought we would have to go through ten days and half a month to reach Chang'an! The cement road was repaired. ”
The leader had a beard and said with emotion.
"This is the cement road built by the chief instructor? That's great! This is too useful for the court and the people. ”
"That's not it, the cement invented by Hou Ye can repair the city wall, build a house, build roads and bridges, and be of great use!"
"I heard that the road will be built next year, and the imperial court plans to continue to build it and use cement roads to connect every city in the Tang Dynasty."
"This is really good, if the cement road leads all the way to Jiangnan, we don't have to have to work so hard all the way north."
Listening to everyone's discussions, Cheng Chuhei couldn't help but be excited, he has traveled all over the country over the years, and naturally knows how difficult the road in the world is, if such a hard and smooth cement road can be paved with Datang, then how convenient it should be for people to travel in the future? How convenient the operation of materials will be in the future, the benefits to the court and the people are simply incalculable, it is simply a talent of heaven and earth, the first person is the heir of Cheng who returned from the sea, walking on this cement road, he can't help but have the person who is full of energy in his mind, he seems to be omnipresent and omnipotent, not only the ship built is huge and strong, but the charts given by the naval headquarters are also right, so he came back very smoothly, at this moment he has reached the same level as those people in Xishan Huating- That's faith! So the most haunting thing for him is the world map, he is convinced of Li Yong, he firmly believes that the earth is round, he is eager to confirm Li Yong's theory, when he returns the day, will be remembered by history, thinking of this, he can't help but excitedly push the mount, the snow in Chang'an has already been cleaned, a heavy snow did not cover the hustle and bustle of the world's largest city, still lively, still prosperous, dozens of carriages came to Chang'an City, and gradually stopped in front of the Huating Marquis Mansion, I don't know how many people's attention it attracted, Even many people on the long street are speculating that with so many carriages coming, it won't be Huating Hou who wants to move back to Chang'an City, right? The carriage stopped in front of the mansion, Cheng was stunned, Yu Chi Baolin and others were also stunned, this is the Huating Hou Mansion! Why is it so deserted in front of the door? Why didn't you even see a porter? What's going on? Cheng Chuhei was shocked, could it be that the chief instructor made an accident? But when he passed through Luoyang, he also heard discussions, saying that Huating Hou had made many meritorious deeds, and Changsheng Road was built by Huating Hou, and it was only a few days from Luoyang to Chang'an, why had Huating Hou's mansion been snubbed like this? Shouldn't it, the chief instructor has the talent to go through the heavens and the earth, and he is the concubine of the eldest princess, and he has a good relationship with his father and all the noble generals, what kind of crime can move to get the chief instructor? Unless it is a major crime of rebellion, Wei Chi Baolin and others are also stunned, they were ordered by Li Yong to go to sea with Cheng Chuhei to learn navigation, and now they have learned something, and they are about to come back to see Li Yong, why did the Marquis of Huating become like this in front of the mansion? They suddenly panicked in their hearts, as if they had lost the faith in their hearts all of a sudden, the only thing that could still support them was that they found that the plaque on the gate had not changed, and Yu Chi Baolin pulled a pedestrian who was watching the excitement and asked.
"Brother, why are we so deserted in front of the Huating Marquis Mansion? Why don't you even have a concierge? ”
The man looked skeptical.
"Are you from the Huating Marquis Mansion?"
Yu Chi Baolin nodded again and again.
"Yes, yes, if it's fake, I hope my brother will solve his doubts."
This is not a secret, the whole Chang'an can be said to be known to everyone, it is rare to meet a person who does not know, that person can't help but be interested, after all, this process can be called ups and downs.
"Last year, the Tibetan envoy asked for peace, and the sage had agreed, but the Marquis of Huating did not agree, and first beat the Tibetan minister violently......"
The man said spittly, Yu Chi Baolin and their hearts fluctuated when they listened, their hearts were surging for a while, and they were worried for a while, and even Cheng Shihei, who was usually calm, was surprised, thinking to himself, that chief instructor was still the chief instructor, and when he heard the end, he finally understood, and Yu Chi Baolin and the others were very speechless.
"So, our Hou Ye doesn't live in this mansion anymore, but lives in Lijiazhuang outside the city?"
Yu Chi Baolin asked.
"yes, didn't I just say it from beginning to end? Did I not make it clear? ”
Yu Chi Baolin They couldn't cry or laugh, you explained it too clearly, and there was so much to say.
"Big brother, I thank you!"
"Then no, are you really from the Huating Marquis Mansion? Why didn't you know that the county marquis had already moved out of the city to live? You're not going to be thieves, are you? Want to be disadvantageous to Huatinghou? Be careful, I'm going to report to the police! ”
The surrounding people looked at Yu Chi Baolin and them, especially when they saw Cheng Zhihei, they suddenly looked vigilant, in fact, they couldn't blame Cheng Zhihei for being like this now, he was originally more mature, plus he went south to the north and went to sea, and he had a big beard, it was easy for people to think that he was a thief in the ocean, and they were relieved to understand Wei Chi Baolin, but they couldn't help but be very speechless when they saw the posture of the people around them, but they couldn't help but sigh in their hearts, it can be seen how good the reputation of the chief instructor in Chang'an is.
"We are really people from the Huating Marquis Mansion, a year ago, we went to sea on the order of the Marquis, and we have been there for more than a year, and now we have just returned to Chang'an, so I don't know."
Yu Chi Baolin explained truthfully, and the people around him couldn't help but be stunned when they heard it, and they also knew that Huating Hou knew everything and knew everything about overseas.
"So you were ordered to go to sea! According to Hua Tinghou, overseas wealth is everywhere, is it really fake? ”
The surrounding people asked curiously, and Yu Chi Baolin suddenly became angry when he heard it.
"What our Hou Ye said is still false? See, there are more than forty carriages, full of spices, and the overseas islands are full of spices, and if it weren't for the fact that our ship was too small, we could have pulled more. ”
Hiss ~ The long street is full of gasping sounds, more than forty carriages of spices? How precious spices are! How much is this worth? OMG! Overseas is really full of wealth, and you can pull a boatload of spices just by going out! This is all over the place, it's like gold all over the place! Wei Chi Baolin and others hurriedly commanded the convoy to turn around and prepare to go out of the city, in fact, Li Yong had arranged a large-scale spice propaganda before, but after a long time, many people forgot that the people around had not paid attention to it before, and now they noticed that the carriages really exuded the smell of spices, it was really spices, these carriages were loaded with spices, and a series of heavy carriages slowly left, leaving only another legend, because the weather was cold, and the road to Su Lijiazhuang was also a lot colder, Dozens of carriages suddenly appeared in Lijiazhuang, which immediately caused a lot of people to shake, and the gatehouse all poured out, curiously looking at the long list of carriages that were gradually coming, where did so many carriages come from? It's winter, and the rents of the Zhuangzi have already been escorted, why is there such a long list of carriages? And it looks heavy! What's it pulling? Yu Chi Baolin and the others saw clearly from a distance on their horses, and finally saw their acquaintances, and immediately shouted excitedly.
"Sea fish! Brother Squid! Brother Bean! We're back! ”
The faces of several guards are dark, who are these people who are shouting and looking like black charcoal? Waiting for the people to approach, several guards were still a little puzzled, and Yu Chi Baolin shouted as he jumped off his horse.
"It's me! I'm Yu Chi Baolin! ”
Yu Chi Baolin? Several guards' eyes were about to pop out, this is Yu Chi Baolin? This black man with a tiger's back and a bear's waist is Yu Chi Baolin? But after a closer look, it is really a bit similar, and when they saw Cheng Zhihei, they were convinced, because Cheng Zhihei has not changed, it turns out that these guards are from the navy, so they know Chi Baolin and Cheng Zhihei, who are also in the navy.
"Your voyage is complete?"
A few guards asked excitedly.
"That's not it, if we hadn't pulled a little too much goods this time, we would have rushed back to Chang'an a long time ago."
Yu Chi Baolin and the others said proudly.
"By the way, what about Master Hou? Is Master Hou here? ”
Yu Chi Baolin asked expectantly, they were waiting to give Li Yong good news all the way back to Chang'an!
"You guys are here by coincidence, Master Hou just happened to be in the mansion! What are you pulling in this car? ”
The guards asked curiously.
"Haha, guess what?"
Yu Chi Baolin smiled proudly.
"You're not going to pull a cartload of fish back, are you?"
The guards asked curiously, can you not mention the sea fish? When they heard it, they wanted to vomit, but Yu Chi Baolin and the others hurriedly waved their hands.
"Don't mention the sea fish, I vomited all the food when I was at sea, what are we doing with the sea fish all the way? We were carrying spices, and dozens of wagons were all spices. ”