Prosperous Tang Blood Blade

Chapter 694

Chapter [-] Fire Horse Flame Dafeichuan
Ice slag began to appear on the Shule River, and the weather in September was already extremely cold in Ganzhou.Although there was no thermometer, Chen Ying knew that the temperature had dropped below freezing when ice scum began to appear in the river.

At night, the surface of the Shule River is covered with a thin layer of ice, reflecting the cold moonlight deeply and deeply.Chen Ying stood by the river, and Zhang Shigui said with a worried face: "It's getting colder and colder here, I'm afraid the soldiers won't be able to bear it. Now there are as many as a thousand soldiers in the camp suffering from the wind and cold..."

"Don't worry, the general guard has his own calculations!" Chen Ying looked into the distance and said calmly: "If you count the time, they should be here!"

Zhang Shigui thought that Chen Ying had someone bring down quilts from the Western Regions. After all, it was summer when they came out, and they would sweat in single clothes, so there was no need to bring winter clothes.Zhang Shigui said: "It's okay for the soldiers of the Xiao Cavalry Army to have a down jacket and sleeping bag, but the soldiers of the Yue Cavalry Army, they..."

"They are all from our Great Tang army, so naturally they won't be frozen!" Chen Ying said with a smile.

Zhang Shigui said curiously: "There are not many families raising ducks and geese in the Western Regions, I'm afraid it's not enough... That's right, sheepskins can protect them from the cold, but they can make do with it."

"It's not sheepskin, I brought them a good thing!" Chen Ying said with a smile.

In fact, Chen Ying handed over this matter to King Gao Che.Now King Gaoche took a foreigner surname for himself, named Jin Manyuan.

Although Chen Ying wanted to change the Western Regions into the same counties and counties in the Central Plains, although he also established Tingzhou, including Jinman (now Jimsar Pochengzi), Luntai, Pulei, and Jiaohe counties.However, the imperial court did not appoint officials according to Chen Ying's request. In fact, Li Tang was established at the beginning, and the imperial examination had not yet been opened.Not to mention the remote Western Regions.Coming to the so-called Tingzhou to serve as the governor is almost tantamount to exile. Instead, he directly agreed to let Gaoche King Jin Manyuan serve as the order of the river.

Jin Manyuan is a very pragmatic person. He and Gaochang Wang are two extremes. He knows that Chen Ying can decide his life and death, so he is very obedient.Chen Ying asked him to collect the seeds of Baidiezi, and he spared no effort to collect them. Last winter, he collected more than 1000 catties of cotton seeds, and Chen Ying was not willing to squeeze the oil. After the spring of this year, Jin Manyuan bought them from Hu merchants in the Western Regions at a high price. It weighed more than [-] catties.

Jin Manyuan, who transformed himself into the Jiaohe Order of the Tang Dynasty, almost took a whip to let the people in the county grow cotton. Under strong pressure, he finally planted more than 40 mu of cotton.However, due to poor seeds, the harvest of more than [-] mu of cotton is about [-] million catties.Not even [-]% of the output of later generations.

Naturally, the cotton is processed into cotton-padded clothes, trousers or quilts after being bombed and sent to Ganzhou.

Calculating the time, Chen Ying felt that the padded clothes should arrive by this time, but Chen Ying couldn't stand it anymore when he was waiting by the river, so he went back to sleep.

Until dawn, a huge camel team arrived at the Tang army camp by the Shule River. Jin Manyuan was originally the king of high carts. Their number of high carts was insufficient, so they recruited more than [-] camels to transport the cotton. and various supplies.

Seeing the arrival of the supplies, the soldiers who had been demoralized by the cold weather suddenly cheered.Su Dingfang and Guo Xiaoke surrounded the supply camp early in the morning, preparing to receive supplies to keep out the cold.

Finally free from the cold, all the soldiers waited for the distribution of warm clothes.

However, when the carts of cotton-padded clothes and the loads of cotton-padded clothes came out, all the soldiers were dumbfounded.

Not a down jacket, not a duvet.

Not a sheepskin jacket, nor a sheepskin robe.

Su Dingfang asked suspiciously: "Did you send it by mistake?"

Jin Manyuan personally escorted them, he nodded and said: "It's absolutely unmistakable, these are the supplies sent by the subordinate officials sent by the guard of the capital!"

"That's it? I've been put up without a down jacket, and I don't have a sheepskin robe. Do you want to freeze us to death?" Guo Xiaoke roared with a runny nose, "Go, follow me to find the guards in the capital to judge the ceremony!"

"Don't look for it, I'm here!" Chen Ying took a cotton coat from the camel, weighed it in his hands, and felt a little heavy.

As soon as he saw Chen Ying coming, Jin Manyuan hurried forward and explained: "Dadu Hu, according to your instructions, there are two kinds of cotton clothes and trousers, one and a half catties and three catties. The quilts are six catties. Pack it with ten catties."

Su Dingfang was full of complaints, and seeing that it was Chen Ying who ordered him, he stopped talking.

Chen Ying looked at Su Dingfang's angry look and said, "Why are you not satisfied?"

Su Dingfang nodded and said: "I know we must not have enough down jackets. After all, there are more than 3 people, but there should be sheepskins without down jackets, right? What's the matter?"

"Let me tell you, don't think this thing is in the Western Regions, they all use it for viewing. It's actually a very good thing!" Chen Ying pointed to the cotton coat and said, "This thing not only protects against the cold, but also wears armor on the outside of the cotton coat. Take the beating!"

In the anti-Japanese dramas of later generations, water can be poured on the quilt to block bullets. In fact, this is nonsense.Some people have done experiments specifically. If the quilt is to block bullets, it needs seven or more layers.Adding the weight of water, it is simply not something people can carry.Of course, blocking bullets is a bit exaggerated, but blocking arrows is not a problem, and it can also block knives.

It just has a certain degree of defense ability. The key is that cotton is not like down, which is difficult to obtain.Large-scale poultry farming can easily cause plague in this era of lack of sanitation and medical conditions. Chen Ying also believes that the risk of free-range poultry farming is much smaller than that of centralized breeding.

But cotton does not have this problem.

Chen Ying looked at Su Dingfang and said with a smile: "You try it, how will you know if it's good if you don't try it?"

Su Dingfang said: "Just try it!"

As he spoke, he took off his armor and his clothes.Put on a cotton coat shirtless.However, the fly in the ointment is that Chen Ying did not spin cotton into thread and weave it into cotton cloth. The fabrics used to make these clothes are mainly fine linen.The linen is a little fine, a little rough.Of course, to Su Dingfang, a little discomfort is nothing at all.

After Su Dingfang put on the cotton coat, the cold wind seemed to disappear all of a sudden.

He thought to himself, this thing is actually... okay?
Guo Xiaoke asked nervously: "The effect...how is it?"

Su Dingfang didn't answer.

For a person who has never worn a cotton coat, the cotton coat is indeed different. First of all, its weight is naturally heavier than that of down, and it is not breathable.Even a one-and-a-half-pound padded coat is impenetrable to the minus [-]-degree cold wind (Old Cheng had a personal experience when he was in Xinjiang).

Feeling warm all over his body, Su Dingfang waved his fists and feet, trying to see if his body would be restrained.The result is that there is an impact, but it is not big, it does not affect the chopping with a knife, and it does not affect the immediate action.

When Su Dingfang moved up and down, Guo Xiaoke also stripped himself naked, since they are all old men anyway, no one would laugh at anyone else.The moment he put on the padded coat, a strange look appeared on his face.

The effect of keeping out the cold is really great!

"It's very warm!" Guo Xiaoke smiled.

Chen Ying took another hat and handed it to Guo Xiaoke: "Try this!"

This hat is different from the ordinary hats of the Tang Dynasty. It is boxy, with ear protection and face protection. In fact, this is the very famous locomotive hat in later generations.

Luo Shixin was very surprised, this thing is actually better than a down jacket?

In fact, this is just Luo Shixin's illusion.

Even if Chen Ying's down jacket is not mature enough, the effect of keeping out the cold is better than that of a cotton jacket.However, the down jacket has an inherent disadvantage, there is a peculiar smell that cannot be removed. Chen Ying tried steaming at high temperature, but the effect was not great.After all, Chen Ying did not produce this kind of down jacket in later generations, so he does not know the inside story of the industry.

Moreover, cotton coats are heavier than down.

Chen Ying looked at Su Dingfang and said, "Get ready, try the second function of the cotton coat!"

"What function?"

"Beat it!"

As he said that, Chen Ying punched Su Dingfang hard, but Su Dingfang didn't move at all.

Luo Shixin looked at it and said with a smile, "I'll do it!"

With a "bang..." punch, Su Dingfang flew upside down a foot away, and didn't get up for a long time.

Luo Shixin tilted his head and said, "Don't be beaten!"

Chen Ying almost choked on his own saliva, who is as beastly as you, with infinite strength.I'm afraid that if you look around the world, you won't find twenty people who are more powerful than Luo Shixin.

The officers and soldiers of the Zhongxiao Cavalry Army and the soldiers of the Zhongyue Cavalry Army each received two cotton-padded clothes, one weighing one and a half catties, and the other weighing three catties, as well as bedding and hats.

……

On the west bank of the West Sea, snowflakes fell in the sky again.For nomads, whether they can obtain additional supplies from farming areas is a matter of life and death. Whether it is acquired by force or through the market, they must be obtained, otherwise the situation of the entire ethnic group will become extremely difficult.

The places that Tubo people mainly visit are Gan, Su, He, Sha, Gua, Liangzhou, as well as Minzhou in the direction of Bashu and Jiannan Road.The war between the Tang Dynasty and Tubo, in fact, was a long-term war with the Tubo people from the beginning of Wude to the end of the Tang Dynasty.

In history, since Emperor Gaozong Li Zhi came to power, the wars between Tang and Tubo gradually increased, and the scale also expanded day by day.Because the snow field is too cold and supplies are scarce, they cannot survive without robbing the Tang Dynasty.

In the war with Tubo, Datang has always been passive. Even if he defeated the Tubo people, he could not pursue them. Because of the plateau climate, he could only defend passively.

However, at this moment, Rudi Zanggu discovered that Chen Ying seemed to have seen through their attempt, and instead of going straight to the Western Regions to return to defense, he stationed on the banks of the Shule River in Ganzhou.

In this way, the Tubo army fell into a passive situation.According to Ruyi Zang Gu's plan, Murong Fuyun launched an attack on Chen Ying's lair in the Western Regions, and Chen Ying should immediately return to help.But Chen Ying didn't move, and he couldn't lead the army to plunder Liangzhou.As the weather gets colder, the time left for the Tibetans to plunder is reduced by one day, which is extremely unfavorable to the Tibetans!
"How to do?"

How to do?
All eyes are on Ru Ting Zang Gu, he is Ru, now it's time to stand up.

Ru Chen Zang Gu raised his thick eyebrows and said decisively: "Since they won't be fooled, let's not waste time! We will divide into two groups and attack Suzhou with a bluff. Chen Ying must pass through Dafeichuan, and set up an ambush halfway, if they come to help, we will kill them all; if they don't come to help, we will attack Suzhou, and we can also grab a lot of votes!"

Rudi Zanggu's proposal was approved by all Dongben, and Dongben Zengren and Dongpu Qiongdaang led the troops to attack Suzhou.

And Ru Wei Zang Gu led the remaining parts, a total of 3 horses, marching towards Dafeichuan!

In Shabo Town, northwest of Dafei Sichuan, the camp of Beiwei Army.The scouts reported the movements of the Tubo people from time to time.

"The Tibetans are still 240 miles away!"

"The Tibetans are still 160 miles away!"

"The Tibetans are still a hundred miles away!"

"The Tibetans are still sixty miles away!"

……

Liu Tong looked at the direction of the flag fluttering from the north wind to the northwest wind slowly.Liu Tong shouted excitedly: "God help me, prepare to set fire!"

Xun Xiang rolled his eyes and said with a smile, "I do have an idea!"

"what?"

Xun Xiang soaked a piece of sackcloth in kerosene, this is not the original kerosene, but refined kerosene, almost transparent, slightly yellow, almost like water.

The sackcloth is tied to the horsetail.

Although it was not ignited, Liu Tong already understood the purpose of looking for a phase: "Fire horse array?"

More than 1000 war horses, of course, these are all horses captured by the Beiwei army, even the linen is captured linen.Soon more than 1000 war horses were tied with sackcloth soaked in oil. After the sackcloth was ignited, the horrified horses ran away in all directions.Wherever the tarpaulin on the horse's tail was dragged, there was a sea of ​​flames.

More than 1000 fire horses galloped heartily on the Dafei River, and the flames became bigger and bigger. The fire took advantage of the wind, and the wind took advantage of the power of the fire to crackle and burn the raging fire.

The Tubo army who originally wanted to hide in the thick withered grass of Dafeichuan to ambush Chen Ying's army suddenly found hunting in front of them.

Ru Ting Zang Gu asked suspiciously, "What is it?"

A Tubo soldier with sharp ears quickly bent down on the ground and listened. As he listened, his face changed drastically: "There is the sound of hooves, and there are more than a thousand horses!"

At this time, the fire had entered the sight of the Tubo people.

"Ah...not good, Dafei River is on fire!"

The wind was getting stronger and stronger, and the horses running around with the fire ball scattered thousands of fire seeds. When the fire became a momentum, the wind also boosted, and the drifting dry grass fell to every corner of Dafeichuan. ,

Soon the fire reached the Tubo people. First the tents were set on fire, and many Tubo soldiers were engulfed in the flames.

Ru Chen Zang Gu's face turned pale with fright: "Run!"
It's just that I don't know if the war horses of the Tubo people can run through the fire.The weeds, which were almost three feet tall, were burned three to four meters high.

Of course, the most important thing is.Dafeichuan not only has weeds, but also buried kerosene.

These refined kerosene will not only burn when exposed to fire, but also explode.

A jar of kerosene exploded with a bang, and the kerosene that was set off instantly formed a sea of ​​flames for hundreds of square meters, burning more than a dozen Tubo soldiers into burning people.

"what……"

The shrill screams resounded through the sky, and the neighing of war horses also filled the eardrums.

Ru Ting Zang Gu was riding on horseback, screaming in fear: "Chen Ying, you are a devil, the gods will not let you go!"

I don't know if the gods will let Chen Ying go, but what is certain is that this fire will definitely not let the Tibetans who are trapped in Dafeichuan go.

Soon, a strong meaty aroma from Dafeichuan began to permeate.There is not only horse meat in it, but also human meat...

(End of this chapter)