Suddenly, the expressions of the scholars changed again.

Chapter 510

Snowflakes drifted on the tent of the Jizhou army on the white horse, and soon turned into snow water, sliding silently down the slope of the tent.

But the snow grew heavier and the wind became more and more shrill, until Chun Yuqiong had to withdraw her gaze from the map and turn to the tent door.

The curtain was thickened with fur to keep out the whistling sound, and with occasional gaps, it blew a brighter light from the red-hot charcoal in the charcoal basin.

He stood up and walked to the door, where the first servant handed him a fur coat, the first handed him a fur pouch filled with hot water, and the third opened the curtain for him.

Chun Yuqiong just frowned and looked out, looking at the drowsy sky and the endless snow.

"What about the soldiers?"

"Winter clothes have already been completed," the staff hurriedly said, "After Xu You's death, the food and clothing will be disposed of by the judge, and the general can rest assured." ”

"Send people to reinforce the stables and barns, and don't let the snow collapse."

"Yes."

"Patrol all parts of the camp, and send more people tonight to prevent land thieves from raiding."

"Yes."

"Send an engineer to inspect the bow and arrow crossbow machine, and it must not be damaged by the cold."

"Yes."

"If there are frozen animals, don't keep them any longer, chop them up and boil the soup, and give them to the sons to drive away the cold."

"The general is sympathetic and thoughtful," the staff bowed very respectfully, "who is not grateful for the general's kindness?" ”

Chun Yuqiong waved his hand disapprovingly, he didn't ask the soldiers to thank him for his kindness, as long as he fought bravely and moved forward together.

The general turned back into the tent, and the soldiers lowered the inner and outer tent doors again, and the warm and fragrant smell of incense and charcoal basins filled the tent again.

He had already thought of everything he had to think about, and now he had to think seriously about how to defeat the army that was about to come to him across the frozen Yellow River, and its commander.

- She will come with the blizzard.

Lu Hangyu couldn't imagine what kind of image she was in Chun Yuqiong's heart, after all, she was a very pragmatic person, she wouldn't easily open her mouth in a snowstorm and choke on a mouthful of snow, besides, she didn't have all five tones, and she couldn't sing anything when she took off her gloves.

And her current image is also very inelegant.

The soldiers have winter clothes, which is good, but there are not only soldiers in the barracks, but also a group of people.

Those who came here from Qingzhou were not as well paid as soldiers, but they could also enjoy the benefits of the army's logistics system.

The treatment of the local recruits was much worse, and Tian Yu did not have the spare energy to give them ready-made clothes, but he also bought thousands of pieces of cloth from the nearby family Haoqiang, and then bought one and gave a lot of hemp wool kapok and other leftovers, which were filled into the clothes and could be filled with winter clothes.

Tian Yu, who had done this, put down a big thing in his heart, according to the officials around him, when the news of the number of cloth was enough, Tian Yuanjun actually slept for four hours in one breath, and in this half a year, it was unique for Tian Yuanjun, and it could be called a luxurious reward.

But Tian Yu couldn't think of one thing, or even if he thought about it, he couldn't do anything - Qingzhou people only need to take care of themselves, their wives and children naturally have clothes to wear in their hometown, but how can those Yanzhou refugees who come to be people's husbands only take care of themselves? Every liter of rice, every foot of cloth, every piece of bread they received was to be left behind and shared with their old parents, their young children, and their emaciated wives.

The fabric used to sew winter clothes is only enough for one person to wear, but the clothes of the whole family have been worn out, scratched, and icy and snowy in the past half a year, and they only have a thin set of clothes, and even half of their calves are bare, barefoot, and they don't even dare to come out of the shack!

The army must cross the river to the north and fight a decisive battle with Chun Yuqiong, and they must also follow, but how can they rush in such a state?

But their families were not even the most miserable people, because after all, these people were still working in General Xiao Lu's camp, and they could bring something out from time to time so that they would not freeze to death and starve to death.

There are also many Yanzhou people who have not even been selected, and can only watch from outside the camp and follow behind the army.

Many villages had been built in the rear of General Koroku, and the displaced people who followed him in Osawa in early autumn gradually settled down, built simple but warm mud huts, and stored a lot of rough but satisfying food, some of which were vegetables they scrambled to grow, and some of which were prey that they had hunted and fished with the soldiers, or barnyard noodles in exchange for prey.

They were not prepared to follow her any longer, and they had food, fields, and houses, and they had laid rudimentary fortifications and makeshift weapons near the villages, as she had taught. As long as General Xiaolu can repel the Jizhou people, they will have the confidence to keep their homeland.

They also wore clothes made of coarse linen, and they were not in a position to dye them, let alone embroider any patterns, but their faces were ruddy again, and they also began to carefully deal with the small officials assigned by General Xiao Lu, thinking in their hearts that when they waited for the beginning of spring next year, if the government had farm tools to rent, would they go through the back door and line up in advance?

General Xiao Lu is very good, they will praise her like this, but they are still a little dissatisfied with her in one way or another.

For example, does she prefer the village next door? I heard that she also touched the head of the baby in the village, and I heard that when she sent the little official over, the little official in our village was a woman...... Of course, of course, the female official is also very good, but the sturdy man in the next village, who is a veteran of the field at first glance, must be proficient in that agricultural book! It's impossible for this little woman to understand the work of the men in the fields.

When the cold came, they huddled at home, muttering words around the charcoal fire could not reach Lu Lian's ears, and if she heard it, she would definitely criticize them for having no conscience.

Her eyebrows and eyelashes were frozen, there were two clear ice ballasts under her nose, and her face was blown blue and seemed to be covered with tiny cracks.

But her hands were still very steady, and when the machete was swung down, it was fast and accurate, clean and neat, without half a superfluous movement.

So Sima Yi looked at her and felt that her mood was very complicated.

A manager is not suitable to appear in the wilderness, if he does, it should be a group of guards hugging her in front and back, hugging her on a horse, someone holding a flag, but the flag is not as good as the horse running, she is covered in fur and the light reflected in the sun.

With smooth fur and a well-cut finish, who would have thought that this commander would come from a humble background? Who wouldn't look at her and admire her majesty from the bottom of their hearts and think that she was such a good birth?

…… If she didn't have such a big thing, Sima Yi would have it! He may offer one of his lords!

But now she was dressed in short brown, and she rushed into the woods on the hillside and began to chop wood! Just look at that technique, this girl must be used to doing rough work! Not only is he born in poverty, but he must also be the most powerful and honest in the poor family, going up the mountain to chop firewood and go down to the field to cultivate!

Sima Yi's heart was stuffed, but the general glanced at him again.

“…… What's the matter with the general? ”

"It's all right," she muttered, "I see you're not working, and you're coming with you, like a peg." ”

Sima Yi was even more congested.

He looked around, and the soldiers in the Chinese military camp were also quite congested.

This group of people fought bravely, and was selected as a personal soldier, naturally a little arrogant, usually even more light work is not willing to do, now in the cold day not only to march, after the march also to run out to chop wood, do these rough work, it is outrageous.

But the general was in front, and they didn't dare to say anything, so they could only follow along.

"What's the use of the general cutting down all this firewood?"

"In the cold winter, isn't the firewood useless?"

"There is no need for the general to be there for the people," he said, "and the camp should be complete, so why worry about the general?" ”

"You're not wrong to say that," she said with a sudden sigh, "Look back." ”

Behind her were soldiers, and behind them were many figures.

Some are taller, some are shorter, some are shorter, stumbling along this hillside and needing someone to help them.

The soldiers had the strength to cut off the thicker branches, and the remaining branches were thrown in the snow, and the men hurried to pick them up.

Sima Yi understood.

"If the general has mercy on them, why doesn't he ask them to stay, instead of following the army on?" Sima Yi asked, "There will always be a time when these firewood will burn out, if they can build a wooden house and stay at home for the winter, wouldn't it be better than to endure such hardships?" ”

"Well said, Zhongda," she said, "and why don't they stay?" ”

…… Sima Yi blinked.

"I've heard a story." Lu Hangyu said.

"General, please?"

"He said that there was an emperor in ancient times, and he was very puzzled when he heard that there was a famine among the people and there was no food to eat, and the ministers asked him to find a way to relieve the disaster."

“…… What's the problem? ”

"The emperor thinks, if the head of Qiantou can't eat grain and rice, why not eat minced meat?"

…… Sima Yi blinked again.

"What's the point?" He asked, "Which monarch is it?" ”

"I don't remember," she turned her head and swung her machete again, "I don't know whose stupid son it is." ”

The shadowy figure at the bottom of the mountain is still collecting firewood.

Winter is very difficult, everything is difficult, it is difficult to eat, it is difficult to walk, the snow and water wet the clothes during the day, and it is even more difficult when there is no fire at night, how can so much dry firewood fall from the sky in vain?

They were very attentive and fruitful, and even the little children carried a small bundle on their backs, and their little faces were full of joy when they were red from the cold.

But it was only one or two who occasionally followed closely and looked up frequently, and more civilians were far away from Sima Yi, and he stood on the hillside, condescending, and saw their heads bowed, not their expressions.

He was amazed that he couldn't see their joys and sorrows, and he hadn't even remembered their existence until this moment.

Just like Chun Yuqiong, like those camps all over Yanzhou.

Chapter 511

Lu Lian's cavalry had come to Baima three days earlier, when Chun Yuqiong had sent a front army of 3,000 men, as if to stop the vanguard and try the strength of the other party, but of course there was no doubt about the result, some of the 3,000 men fled back, some were captured, and some were stripped of their armor and clothes and thrown on the battlefield, leaving their blood to dry and cold, and to be tightly covered by the next snow.

This victory was nothing to Zhang Liao, but the camp still held a small celebration banquet for him, and the cavalry enjoyed a barbecue. And outside the barracks, many more people shared the celebration feast.

The bloodstained clothes were not easy to wash, but the men who cleaned the battlefield did not care, and when they came home with them and asked their wives to wash them briefly, they would even quietly start a fire when they saw their wives go to the dug river to carry water.

"We have firewood now, and General Lu still has cheap firewood to receive," the husband defended his wife's anger, "and heat the water, so as not to hurt your hands." ”

"You've really saved up a lot of business, and you have to wash your clothes with hot water!" The wife scolded, "It's full of blood, how can the hot water wash it off?" ”

"You can't wash it off, and you can't tighten it," the husband muttered, "just cut it and make some clothes for the children." ”

The wife frowned in distress again, "Such a good piece of clothing, just ruin it casually?" ”

"It doesn't matter, you don't know, General Xiao Lu is invincible in the world," the husband leaned over and said proudly, "As long as she wins a few more battles, I will strip a few more clothes, not to mention the children, and give you a new dress!" ”

Chun Yuqiong stared at the next embarrassed general.

The man wept bitterly and babbled a lot, but he didn't listen.

He just stared at the dent in the man's shoulder armor in a daze.

What kind of strength is that? He thought, these Bingzhou cavalry are really brave, they are so fierce that they are about to catch up with Cao Mengde.

The general stopped crying, and said it many times, and although he was still lying there, he secretly looked up at him.

Chun Yuqiong finally came to her senses from her musings.

He got up and walked out from behind the handsome case, and bent down to help the partial general.

"What is the result of losing the First World War?" He smiled, "Make a big contribution in the next game, and you won't get it back!" ”

The general began to weep again, until he spoke a few words of gentle reassurance and sent him out of the tent.