Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 678 Deployment Adjustments
"How many people are left in the Chishui Army?" Shao Shude asked casually, looking down at the lush turnips and carrots in the mountain fields.

"The Chishui Army has [-] infantry, and there are more than [-] capable fighters."

"Then don't retreat yet, and take over the defense of the Yingzigu area." Shao Shude took the bamboo basket Su Shi handed over, and the basket was full of washed carrots.

Su's hands were red from the cold, Shao Shu took her hand and said, "From now on, let the newcomers do these rough jobs."

Su Shi gave Shao Shude a grateful glance, and said softly, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your pity."

"Which thing should I thank for my pity?" Shao Shude said with a smile.

Su's face turned red all of a sudden, and when she begged for mercy, the king really took pity on her.

Chen Cheng had already quietly walked aside, carefully observing the vegetable bed.

He was not very interested in the vegetables in the vegetable bed, but he was very interested in a crop planted next to the vegetable bed: a kind of wheat that King Xia had just obtained from Hu merchants in the Western Regions.

The king of Xia called this kind of wheat "Afghanistan rye", and later changed it to "Rye in the river" - of course, this river obviously does not refer to the river in the east of the river.

King Xia "has extensive knowledge", saying that this kind of wheat is produced in Hezhong, Persia, and Dashi, and is very close to "ancestral rye", and was later introduced to countries further west.At the beginning, people thought it was a weed, and they were very afraid of being invaded by "weed" rye in the wheat field, but over time, the ancestral rye and wheat grew together, self-domesticated, and contained a thing called gluten, which can be made into The local people love to eat cakes, so people began to cultivate, breed and plant them.

Along with rye came a crop called oats.

Xia Wang said that it was also produced in Dashi, and it was originally a "weed" called "wild oats".Having invaded wheat fields, like rye, it has a tough shaft, allowing it to be domesticated along with the surrounding wheat.Western farmers accepted this "self-domesticator" and began to select and cultivate it.

"What does Chen Changshi think of rye?" Shao Shude scratched Su's palm a few times, laughed and walked to Chen Cheng's side.

The women in the Golden Immortal Temple basically accepted their fate slowly.Especially the three mother-in-law and daughter-in-law Chu, Xie, and Su, and sister-in-law Lu and Jiang even resigned to their fate earlier than them.

"There doesn't seem to be anything special about this wheat? To feed war horses?" Chen Cheng asked suspiciously.

"This is Dashi Oatmeal, which is different from Guochao Oatmeal." Shao Shude said.

To be precise, Chinese oats are naked oats, also called "naked oats", which are different from oats native to the Near East.

"The other kind is rye." Shao Shude said again: "The yield per mu of rye is [-]% higher than that of oats. I can't see it now. I asked people to find this thing. It's just a rainy day. Chen Changshi, I can find that this winter is special. cold?"

"The commander-in-chief said..." Chen Cheng was a little uncertain.

Shao Shude nodded, and said: "It will be colder in the future, and the days in Saibei will be more difficult. The winter will be longer, and the places where wheat can be grown will not be able to grow. But rye is fine. If the winter is not cold, rye It’s not going to grow well. In places that are too cold, too high, and dry, it is more suitable to grow rye, such as the old land of Goguryeo.”

If Chen Cheng realized something, the rye prepared by the commander-in-chief might have been prepared for the future conquest of the Governor's Mansion in Songmo.This kind of crop has an unparalleled advantage in the local area. Although corn and oats are cold-resistant, their per-mu yield is not as high as that of rye, and the per-mu yield of wheat is higher than that of rye, but it is not as cold-resistant as rye.

Shao Shude carried a bamboo basket to the stable, and inside it was a very handsome black war horse.Seeing Shao Shude, he approached him affectionately and snorted.

Shao Shude fed the washed carrots to the horse, and said: "I received the military report this morning, and Yiqueguan refused to surrender. The Tianxiong Army tried to attack twice, but they were unsuccessful and suffered heavy casualties. You know, in addition to the [-] long straight troops in Guancheng, there are more than a thousand prefectural and county soldiers and more than a thousand Tutuan peasants, and a strong attack is useless, so let Zang Dubao and Niu Li give up."

"Of order." Chen Cheng cupped his hands, then fixed his gaze on the horse, amazed.

"I'll reward you if you like it!" Shao Shude laughed.

After laughing, he pulled the woman who was digging carrots in the nearby vegetable bed, hugged her in her arms, and said, "In this Golden Immortal Temple, apart from my spoils, Chen Changshi can just ask for whatever he likes."

The woman who was hugged in her arms was blushing, and she was the Mrs. Zhu from Pengcheng County who had just arrived a few days ago.

Although this woman's appearance is not bad, she is definitely not stunning, and she is 32 years old, and her hands have calluses from doing farm work.

"You can't take the king's reward in vain." Chen Cheng stroked his beard and said: "In the battle of Heluo, the commander-in-chief's army broke in, 12 people clenched together, like a fist, and slammed into Luoyang. Liang people set up defenses everywhere, There is no defense everywhere, divide the encirclement for me, use more to fight the few, and finally break the stubborn bandits. If Quan Zhong still doesn't learn the lesson, there must be a plan-"

"The plan will be released?" Shao Shude raised Zhu's jaw and asked cooperatively.

"After all the armies are replenished, the commander-in-chief doesn't need to rush to attack Ruzhou. It's better to transfer part of the Feilong army back, or send elite soldiers and strong generals to go straight to Xuzhou, so that the 3 people in the Dinghui of Ruzhou will be the turtles in the urn." Chen Cheng suggested: "There are only more than [-] households in Ruzhou, and the Liang army can't continue. They can only drink the northwest wind, and there will be chaos."

Shao Shude thought for a while, and praised: "Chen Changshi's plan is quite impressive. You can discuss it with the generals of the Duyu Marquis and work out a feasible strategy."

Large-scale, large-depth penetration is the most suitable tactic for mounted heavy infantry, and it is also Shao Shude's favorite style of play now.

Mrs. Zhu listened, her body trembling slightly.

"Don't worry, I'm not a cruel and bloodthirsty person. What are you worried about, a woman? An Xin will bear children for me, and your Zhu family may have a good end." Shao Shude put down his hands and said.

Zhu's tears flowed down.

Chen Cheng had already walked into the stable, carefully looked at the teeth of the horse, and studied it very deeply.

……

The last ray of sunset glow in the sky also fell.

The lights were also lit in Jinxian Temple, and the sound of silk and bamboo could be heard.

The Chu family of Luozhou and the Su family of Mengzhou played the piano, and the Lu family of Shouzhou wore a small-sleeved dance costume and danced a soft dance.

Chen Cheng left the Guanmen in a hurry, shaking his head as he walked: "Concubine Qiang, prince and grandson, resigned from the hall downstairs, the chariot came to Qin, Chaoge Yexian, for the Qin Palace..."

It is said that Jinxian Temple is Tongque Terrace, but in the future, it will be Efang Palace?

However, it is still much worse than Shishihuang's spirit, "Every time Qin breaks the princes, writes and releases his palace, and writes it on Beiban of Xianyang... the bells and drums obtained from the princes and beauties are used to fill them."

Every time Qin Shihuang broke a country, he imitated his palace in Xianyang, and all the concubines, emperors and noble ladies of the princes of the six countries moved into the palace.Every woman is "extremely beautiful, far-sighted, and hopeful", but there are too many people, "there are those who don't see, 36 years".

What a conquest!
After returning to Wangwu County, Chen Cheng met the Wuwei Army who passed by and camped here, so he invited the army envoy Lu Huaizhong to drink with him.

"It's late, and I haven't caught a single battle." Lu Huaizhong poured a glass of wine with his head up, and said with a wry smile.

Yes, he is very trusted by Shao Shude.But because of trust, the task of staying in the old nest often falls on him and the Wuwei army, so what can we do?
But there is no way to say that.The other troops have to stay behind, and they haven't had a chance yet.Generally speaking, the Heyuan Army and the Shunyi Army who stayed in Hezhong generally had little chance, because King Xia was worried.

This matter is messed up, alas!
"General Lu, why should you sigh?" Chen Cheng said with a smile, "It's been more than ten days since the battle, and there are many losses in the battle. The Wuwei Army is a new force, and there is still a chance."

That's pretty much the plan today.

If the troops on the front line were disabled, they would retreat directly to Jinjiang for repairs; for those with heavy casualties, they would retreat to Heyang for repairs and serve as the reserve team; for those with small losses, they would continue to fight on the front line.

As the first army to withdraw from the war, the German army has already set foot on the return journey.

The Chishui Army will still hold out on the front line for a period of time, and it is impossible for the Tianxiong Army, the Guide Army, and the Dingyuan Army to withdraw.

"Your Majesty will send people south?" Lu Huaizhong was a little skeptical, and said: "Heyang is empty, except for the Guanbei Fan soldiers and prefectural and county soldiers, all available soldiers have been sent out, even the Tutuan villagers have mobilized tens of thousands. "

Chen Cheng was stunned for a moment.Unexpectedly, Lu Huaizhong saw through his words of consolation directly.

"Don't lie to me either." Lu Huaizhong smiled and said, "Tell me the truth, are you worried that Wei Bo will send troops? There are too many pots in the Heyang Altar, so I dare not gamble."

It is nonsense to say that Wei Bo will not go abroad to fight.

During the Chaos, Wei Bo sent Han Jian to take Heyang in the west, attack Yan and Yun in the east, and actively expand abroad, which shows that Wei Bo's soldiers are willing to go out to fight.Not to mention, in the early years, Weibo Town sent troops many times to help the court put down the rebellion.

"The commander-in-chief intends to transfer some troops back and readjust the deployment." Chen Cheng said.

"Where are the soldiers to be transferred?"

"Flying Dragon Army."

"Qibizhang?" Lu Huaizhong smiled, "I've been out for so long, I've already gone wild, and if I don't come back to rectify it, will they listen to Qibizhang or King Xia?"

Tuoba Renfu and Li Renyu never came back, which made Shao Shude worried about Qi Bizhang.Recently, he had expressed to Chen Cheng that he wanted to transfer Qi Bizhang back, but there will still be an army in the east, and he prefers his son-in-law Liang Hanyong.That is to say, let Liang Hanyong replace Qi Bizhang, lead cavalry and mounted infantry eastward, break into Puzhou, and continue to harass the rear of Quanzhong.

"So, the people making trouble in the hinterland of Bianzhou are not going well?" Lu Huaizhong poured another glass of "brandy", took it up and sniffed it, and said with a smile.

"The task has been completed." Chen Cheng said: "Liang people's soldiers are pressing the border, squeezing everywhere. There is no need to continue to waste with them. Before the encirclement net is completed, jump out first and run eastward with Xue Li's department. As for Qi Bizhang, find a way to detour back. Your Majesty wants them to go south to the Huai River, take a tour of Yang Xingmi's territory, and then enter Shouzhou..."

"This method is not bad." Lu Huaizhong said: "When the Flying Dragon Army comes back, why do I think it is not only necessary to rectify, but also useful?"

Chen Cheng hesitated for a moment.

What I just talked about with Shao Shude this afternoon is just a strategic idea, and there is still a lot of work to be done before it can be perfected.

"Forget it, needless to say." Lu Huaizhong drank the wine in his glass and said, "I can guess that the next step is to focus on the [-] Liang soldiers in Ruzhou."

Chen Cheng glanced at Lu Huaizhong in surprise.

(End of this chapter)