Sheng Hong fined him for three months, but did not move him as the chief soldier.

Now there are not many veterans who have followed Sheng Jun to the battlefield and are old and strong, and they know more about the Hu people.

Sheng Hong let him wear the crime and make meritorious contributions, he has guarded the border city very well in recent years, the Hu people who fought last year could not cross the river in front of the border city, this year the Hu people were crazy and successfully crossed the river, but the border city is still strong.

Sheng Hong is quite satisfied with his ability.

Just when Li Qiao was searching for the news of this Chang general soldier in his mind, Chang Wuchang had already come to the convoy.

He jumped off the horse, swept his eyes like copper bells, and immediately locked on Li Qiao.

He laughed: "Lord Xiaoli, I am fortunate to be there." I can finally talk to you, the celebrity in front of the saint. ”

Li Qiao stared at his one-meter-nine height, arched his hand, and said with a smile: "Lord Chang's words have tormented the younger generations, the younger generations have admired the adults for a long time, and today they are in close contact with you, and the hanging heart has finally fallen to the ground. ”

"You young man just speaks so well, I like it! However, I didn't stand up the border city alone, it was our Dasheng's elite who exchanged blood and life for it. ”

Chang Wuchang continued to laugh, and the laughter was as loud as a bell.

He and Li Qiao are both positive three products, and now Li Qiao, a celebrity who is comparable to half a prince in front of Sheng Hong, regards himself as a junior and has a modest attitude, which makes him feel good.

However, what really determined his mood was the car behind Li Qiao that barely saw the tail.

He grinned, and nodded his chin towards the convoy: "Lord Xiao Li, I won't be polite to you, these are the New Year's gifts that the Holy Lord has given to all the soldiers." ”

"Exactly." Li Qiao nodded with a smile: "A total of 3,100 pigs, 3,000 sheep, 20,000 chickens, 5,000 jars of wine, and 5,000 catties of medicinal herbs." In addition, there are 5,000 catties of vermicelli. ”

He reported the main materials he brought with him on this trip, and he also made a special indication of who funded each material.

The night before his departure, Tao Zhu listened to him tell him about the hard life of the soldiers in the border city, so he offered to donate some noodles.

Vermicelli is still a rare delicacy for civilians, and ordinary soldiers in border cities have certainly never tasted vermicelli.

Now that Sheng Hong has rewarded so many livestock, the cooks in the barracks will definitely not fry them, but will only stew them in a big pot.

Big pot of stewed meat, how can this be separated from vermicelli.

It must be arranged.

The sweet potato workshop in the north of the city is open every day, so in addition to supplying its own shop, there are tens of thousands of catties of vermicelli reserves at home.

He also thought the noodles were good, so he looked for a car overnight, reported to Sheng Hong, and successfully brought 5,000 catties of noodles over.

"Lord Xiao Li is generous!"

After hearing Li Qiao's words, Chang Wuchang sighed with emotion, and he couldn't help but raise his big fan-like hand, ready to pat Li Qiao's shoulder.

The last time he returned to Beijing, he happened to meet the dynasty, and he only had time to recognize Li Qiao, a celebrity, and didn't have time to say hello.

Now Li Qiao's generosity has finally warmed the border city.

300,000 catties of coal, 5,000 catties of vermicelli, just this generosity, which emperor doesn't like it?

He doesn't like it even if it's an emperor!

However, the moment before his iron palm landed on Li Qiao's shoulder, he paused.

Lord Xiaoli's shoulders are so thin.

Even if he was wearing a robe inside and a thick cloak outside, he looked a little weak compared to his hands.

He smiled, withdrew his big palm, and arched his hand towards Li Qiao: "On behalf of the 120,000 soldiers in the border city, I have thanked the eldest prince, the fourth prince, the seventh prince, as well as Lord Xiaoli, Lord Xu, Lord Meng, and Lord Zhuang. ”

"This batch of materials came in time, and the brothers below have been looking forward to it for a long time."

"Of course, the one who deserves the most thanks is the saint." As he spoke, he arched his hand in the direction of Shengjing.

"Yes, the most deserving of thanks is the Holy One. Although the saint is in Shengjing, he is concerned about the border city every day, and he personally inquires about all the affairs of the border city. The soldiers' food, lodging, silver rewards, and silver shirts were of great concern to the saints. ”

"The dedication of the soldiers in the border city is seen in the eyes and remembered in the heart."

Li Qiao also arched his hand in the direction of Shengjing.

Listening to these words, Chang Wuchang's heart was warm, but it was stressful.

Sheng Hong has always attached great importance to the military salary, the reward silver obtained from killing the enemy on the battlefield, and the silver that is extremely important to ordinary soldiers, and he is not allowed to deduct at all levels.

His soldiers were properly placed before and after his death, and he was naturally happy.

But now that the saint is concerned about the border city to the extent that he cares about everything, as the chief soldier, he is under a lot of pressure.

"All the brothers felt the compassion of the Holy One. Lord Xiao Li, don't talk nonsense, hurry up and let Qi boy search after let's go into the city, a group of brothers are waiting and screaming. He said with a smile.

"It's nature."

Li Qiao motioned to Qi Shuang to hurry up and search.

Qi Shuang's own manpower was too slow, Chang Wuchang waved his hand, and asked his manpower to come forward to help.

It took more than an hour, by which time it was already dark, and the search was finally complete.

The convoy moved again, crossed the Dajing Gate, and came to the border city boundary.

The Great Wall is only five miles away from the border city, and it is flanked by rolling hills, with only a main road paved with concrete roads leading to the border city, and it is guarded by soldiers along the way.

Facing the night wind, after running on the road for four full days, Li Qiao and his party finally arrived at their destination.

The border city is called Kangbao County, because of the special location, so both the city gate and the city wall are built very high, more than ten meters.

The whole city was under martial law, and every household was not allowed to go out, and there were only soldiers patrolling the streets.

The barracks were in the direction of the north of the border city, next to the north gate, and the convoy entered from the south gate, and after walking for less than two quarters of an hour, it came to the gate of the barracks.

The number of permanent soldiers in the barracks, originally limited to 30,000, has now soared to 120,000, many houses have been requisitioned, and ordinary people have moved to the south gate as a whole.

occupied a part of the dwellings, which barely accommodated 120,000 soldiers.

The barracks were full of burning bonfires, and the barracks were lit up, and squads of soldiers with loaded guns patrolled the barracks.

Li Qiao and several other officials did not live in the barracks, they lived in the post station next to the barracks.

The materials brought by this trip were handed over to Chang Wuchang, and after completing the handover procedures, Chang Wuchang warmly invited Li Qiao and several people to go to the post station for dinner.

Now that all the civilian shops in the city are closed, if you want to eat, you can only go to the post station or military camp.

However, the barracks are special, and idlers are not allowed to enter and exit at will, so the place to eat can only be at the post station.

The skills of the post house chef are average, but it is a hot soup and hot meal, and there is meat and eggs, and after a day of cold wind and two dry cakes, Li Qiao is really satisfied.

At the dinner table, Chang Wuchang talked about the current situation of the border city.

In recent days, the frequency of Hu attacks has changed from daily to once every two or three days on average, and the Hu people are not just besieging border cities.

The Hu people also wanted to quietly cross the Great Wall and go deep into the interior of Dasheng.

And the Great Wall is so long, the soldiers defending on the Great Wall have to pay full attention for twelve hours a day to prevent the Hu people from sneaking attack.

So now all the soldiers are physically and mentally exhausted by the Hu people.

The Hu people suffered a locust plague last year, and the weather was cold for a period of time a year ago, and many cattle and sheep were frozen to death.

So the Hu people went crazy, and several tribes joined forces.

Previously, the Hu people had entered the Central Plains and established a unified dynasty, but after the fall of this dynasty, the Hu people retreated to the grassland and split into several tribes.

These tribes don't obey anyone on weekdays, you compete with me, and you want to restore the glory of the great unification of the ancestors.

But so far, all have failed.

The situation has not been good in the past few years, especially last year, so these tribes have joined forces.

Therefore, this year's Hu people's attack is particularly fierce and long-lasting, starting from the beginning of winter last year, small-scale harassment + large-scale siege has been continuous.

Fortunately, before the winter of last year, the saint sent 50,000 men to the border city, otherwise, he would have been able to carry it this winter.

As for the inside of the border city, under martial law, in order to ensure the daily life of the people, every three days, the soldiers of the military camp with vegetables, grain and some daily necessities knocked on the door to sell them.

In order to prevent internal chaos, Chang Wuchang would rather use this troublesome way than let the people move around freely.

Of course, the economy of the border cities is not good, many people have been struggling with food and clothing all year round, and now the city has been closed, those who farm land cannot leave the city, those who work and do business cannot open shops, and everyone has lost their sources of income.

Therefore, the vegetables, grains, and materials sold in the barracks are half sold and half sent, and they are not profitable at all.

The money for this subsidy is paid by Sheng Hong.

As for the barracks, the medicinal herbs and doctors are enough, because Sheng Hong transferred another batch of doctors a year ago.

Speaking of these doctors, Chang Wuchang couldn't help but thank Li Qiao, this is cultivated in the medical hall, although the medical skills are not refined, but it is enough to cope with daily bandaging, hemostasis, bone grafting, nursing, etc.

If there was no Li Qiao to build a medical center, then Sheng Hong would definitely have to adjust the doctors of Shengjing and Jibei Province, so that the people in these two places would be affected to seek medical treatment.

often praised impermanence, Li Qiao was very modest, saying that he was also himself at the beginning.

There is no common situation, and he is praised even more, who doesn't like this kind of capable, generous and humble young man?

He even mentioned the concrete road just now.

With this cement road, the official road from Shengjing to the border city is much easier, and even if it snows, it can be cleared quickly.

As a result, the supplies in the border city have not been cut off, ensuring the people's livelihood, and the border city has been closed for only a few months.

Li Qiao: "......"

He could only change the topic with an embarrassed smile and ask about the soldiers' meals and warmth.

Chang Wuchang stopped talking and answered his question.

The soldiers' three meals are not good or bad, so many people eat, they must not have a meal of white flour steamed buns, let alone meat.

At present, the soldiers' three meals are mainly mixed with grains, whether it is steamed bread or cakes, they are all mixed with white flour, and there are more grains and less white noodles.

Only when the battle is won, there will be more white face.

As for vegetables, the vegetables in winter are radish and cabbage with some dried vegetables, and the oil and water are okay on weekdays, and the oil and water will be sufficient after winning the battle.

As for meat, the big guy's meal for Chinese New Year's Eve is white flour steamed buns, cakes and stewed dishes in a large pot with lard residue.

The Hu people knew that Dasheng had the habit of the New Year, so they attacked every day at the end of the year, especially on the night of the Chinese New Year's Eve, and there was a large-scale siege battle.

Therefore, the soldiers were not in the mood for the New Year, and Sheng Hong had already expected this situation, so he sent Li Qiao over to reward everyone after the year.

After this meal, it was already late at night.

Li Qiao had a clearer understanding of the border city and the current situation of the Hu people, and Chang Wuchang's report to Sheng Hong was very formal, and the things mentioned in the written language were certainly not as detailed as the chat at the dinner table.

Li Qiao's mood was a little heavy.