Defend the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 80 Can't Back Down

When do you do it?
Li Chengye's question stopped Han Pingan from asking.

Who likes to have a bad neighbor in front of their house, and who doesn't want to do it early, but the conditions don't allow it.

Not to mention that the mine just now is just a test product, even if it can be put into actual combat, it will not be mass-produced within half a year.

Because the green alum (sulfuric acid) produced by the refining and chemical workshop seems to be a lot, and now it can refine more than 300 catties a day, but the raw materials such as sulfur and saltpeter are all bought from Sogdian merchants, which are not only expensive but also have limited supply channels. Stablize.

The top priority is to solve the food problem. Before more stable and cheaper raw materials can be found, all the refined green vitriol will not be enough to refine fertilizer powder.

What's more, Maza Tata, the head of a thousand households in Tubo, did not only have a thousand warriors under his command.

Twenty years ago, Tubo captured not only Yele, but the whole of Anxi!

As the vanguard, the Mazha Department did not know how many people were taken away.Its territory is larger than that of the Yele tribe, and there are more than 30 tribes attached to them, large and small.

Yu Wangli was born and raised in Mazhabu. Yu Wangli said that there are many valleys in Mazhabu that are high but not cold.

The land is fertile, and most of the slaves who farm the land are the Tang people they captured back then.The land is well planted, and the harvest is even higher than that of Yelebu.

If it wasn't for that Xue and other Turks attached to Dashi, blocked the Congling passage, cut off their connection with Lhasa, and left them alone, otherwise they would have swept the Yele tribe with their strength.

The enemy is very powerful.

My own side is unstable internally, money and food are tight, and there are few talents. If I want to clean up the door of my house, I will have to endure it for at least two to three years.

Mr. Li was eager to try it, but Han Pingan didn't know how to explain it to him. An old soldier rode a fast horse to report that the delivery team had arrived.

The Thunder Valley, the Refining and Chemical Workshop, the Coking Workshop, the Carboniferous Valley and the salt lake where Liu Sangen is located are located in a remote area with barren land and no human habitation for hundreds of miles.

The logistical supplies of 500 people, including the female family members, were all transported by Qian Chonghou's convoy.

In the past one and a half months, Qian Chonghou spent his time on horseback against the bitter cold wind. His face was livid with cold, his nose was frozen, his legs were so cold that he almost lost consciousness, and he couldn't even stand firmly. .

Li Chengye helped him into the nest where the stove was lit, and asked inexplicably, "It's not that I don't have enough food here, why are you in such a rush to deliver it?"

Qian Chonghou didn't care about saluting, took out a stack of letters from his arms, and looked up at Han Ping'an: "Reporting to Changshi, these are letters from Han Shiyu, An Canjun, and Su Da's emissary. Su Da's emissary And let Beizhi send six bags of flint."

"Okay, hard work."

"Xie Changshi is sympathetic, a humble job is not hard."

Escorting food and grass is hard work, but this kind of hard work is nothing compared to the conquest of the Mazha tribe and the recovery of Hezhong...

Li Chengye didn't want to delay his son-in-law's work, so he reminded: "Sanlang, read the letter first."

"Ah."

Han Ping'an smiled and opened the letter in front of everyone.

Although Qian Chonghou came here every now and then to deliver grain, grass and various tools, those grain, grass, and tools were all shipped from Xiayewangzhuang, 26 miles east of Baisha City.

Qian Chonghou didn't go to Baisha City, let alone know the news about Baisha City.

Yichang Chen and Daoist False have been here for so long, and they really want to know about Baisha City and even Yele City, so they all looked at Han Ping'an at the same time.

"My father said three things. One is that all the soldiers hired from Yele Town have returned, and together with the people who came to do short-term labor from Yele City, they have given a total of more than [-] silver."

"Who is the wages of the town army?"

"Of course it is with General Wang's paperwork. How much to send to those soldiers is a matter for General Wang. This is what was agreed before."

The people who came to Yele to do short-term labor by themselves, and no one exploited them, must be paid more than the soldiers in Yele Town.

Different pay for equal work, those old soldiers in the military city and Tuncheng may complain again.

But now Han Ping'an doesn't care about that much, and continued: "Secondly, my father is too busy to stay in Baisha City every day. As of noon yesterday, only half of the schoolchildren living outside the city went to the Dudu Mansion for the entrance ceremony .”

Li Chengye was not interested in these, and asked: "There are more."

"Furthermore, Suda's tribe has settled down, but they are relatively close to the Mazha tribe, and Udamu and his son are obstructing it."

"Six days ago, the Mazha Department wanted to make a surprise attack. Fortunately, the night watch team found out in time, and Deputy Envoy Xu was on guard. He led more than [-] warriors stationed in Yandu to attack .”

Han Pingan took a deep breath, looked at the letter and continued: "After a fierce battle, he repelled him, cut 82 first knots, captured 63 horses, 72 knives, twelve bows, and 180 arrows. Most of them are slaves of Tubo, and there are only three real Tubo warriors."

Just talking about the Mazha Department, the Mazha Department actually provoked the war first.

Li Chengye was furious, and said bitterly: "It's too much to bully people!"

Chen Yichang asked solemnly: "Where are the casualties on our side?"

"Six people were killed by the Su Da tribe and 19 were injured. Shouzhuolang killed 13 people and injured 28. Yandu Youyi was injured by one person, and the night watchmen had no casualties."

"The Suda Department dispatched all the elite?"

"Ah."

"Tibetan is still so despicable in fighting wars, always letting the slaves take the lead."

"The Mazha Department will definitely not let it go, Deputy Envoy Xu decided to stay there to guard."

Han Pingan suppressed his anger, and continued: "An Mishan mainly talked about money. During this period of time, money was spent like water. He has already borrowed and spent 32 silver. As for Su Da... several members of the clan died, He wants revenge."

The false priest murmured, "Now is not the time to go to war."

"My father said that he has already sent someone to inform General Wang, and he plans to send an envoy to the Mazha Department with Yelezhen to ask Mazha Tata if he wants to go to war."

"What's the use of asking."

"Preliminary before the soldiers, if he doesn't hand over the culprit and give an explanation, then he can only fight."

"Does Wang Qingxiang have the guts to go to war? Sanlang, even if Wang Qingxiang has the guts to go to war, we and Yele Town together have less than [-] soldiers capable of fighting. How can we fight this battle?"

The false priest didn't want to ruin the good situation, and said worriedly: "The Jimi tribe in Yele is different from the Jimi tribe in Guishu. Those leaders of the Jimi tribe can't be counted on. Even if they are willing to send troops, they can't send many troops."

Li Chengye is a former general. Although he was a bit bluff in his words and actions, he saw the situation very clearly. He clenched his fists and said: "Wang Qingxiang has no way out, and Han Shiyu is the same. If Mazha Tata doesn't give an explanation , that can only be fought!"

The false Taoist asked with a bitter face: "Only beating?"

Before Li Chengye could speak, Yichang Chen raised his head and said, "Mazha Tata will not back down, prepare to fight."

Seeing the astonishment on the false Taoist priest's face, Han Ping'an explained: "General An is brave and good at fighting, and has a good reputation. When he was there, Maza Tata did not dare to act rashly. Now that he is gone, Maza Tata must be ready to move.

It can be said that this surprise attack by the Mazha tribe was not aimed at the people of Suda, or even my Yele tribe, but a test of Baisha Shouzhuo City and Yele Town.Because no matter my father, the guardian envoy, or Wang Qingxiang's Yele envoy, they are both newly appointed. "

Fearing that the false Daoist would not understand, Li Chengye explained: "It's easy not to fight, but if you don't fight, the Mazha Department will definitely make progress. So Han Shiyu can't bear it, and Wang Qingxiang can't shrink back."

This is a place where strength speaks, and the enemy must never feel that you are timid.

Han Pingan originally wanted to endure for two or three years, but things backfired. He didn't expect Zhan Yun to come so quickly.

The false Taoist became anxious, and grabbed his arm: "Sanlang, it's all up to you, refine more thunderbolts, and let them be wiped out!"

"No, that's our trump card, it's too early to use it now."

"Then what should we do? We can't just watch the army being defeated and the Maza tribe kill the city."

"Sanlang..."

"Uncle Six, I know what you want to say, but it's really not right now."

"Why not."

"It's not safe enough. Think about it. We've only been refining it for four days and we've killed and injured so many people. If we just take it out like this, we will definitely kill a thousand enemies and lose eight hundred."

Han Pingan thought for a while, and then said: "Also, even if it is used, it may not be able to turn the tide of the battle. Maybe even this piece of foundation that cost a lot of money and so many casualties can't be maintained."

Being unsafe now does not mean unsafe in the future.

As long as you refine a safe one, figure out how to use it, and refine more, you won't be afraid even if the entire Tubo army comes, let alone a Mazha tribe.

Chen Yichang also thought that he should not lose the big because of small things, rubbing his waist and said: "The current Ye Le is not the Ye Le when I was the guard. There are more soldiers than when I was stationed, and there are reinforcements. An Shijun will not see death." Can't help."

The false priest came to his senses: "I almost forgot that there is General An."

Previously, he only thought about how to control Yele's troops as quickly as possible, but forgot about the handover between Mr. An and Wang Qingxiang, which would also destabilize the entire Yele Town defense area.

Up to now, it is not up to me whether to fight or not.

Thinking about the matter that Su Da mentioned in the letter that too many people should not know, Han Pingan calmed down and looked up at Li Chengye.

"Sixth Uncle, since it's a trump card, we can't use it easily, but we have to prepare for the worst when the big battle is approaching."

"Refining first, so you are prepared?"

"Ah."

Han Ping'an nodded, turned around and said, "Mr. Chen, the trump card can only be used by trustworthy people. I plan to let my sister and my brother-in-law come back quickly. You help me choose ten night watchmen, and I will pick them up from this group of schoolchildren later." Pick thirty or forty youngsters and focus on practicing how to use them."

Yichang Chen also didn't want the thunderbolt to fall into the hands of outsiders, so he said without hesitation: "Okay."

(End of this chapter)