Cultivation of chastity

Chapter 60 Unexpected Trouble

And when Li Jing waited until the mansion was complete, he set off from Luoyang with his men and horses. The main force of the army went directly to Shuozhou, while Li Jing led his personal guards to walk the transportation route of grain and grass in person to confirm the supply time of grain and grass in the rear for his own convenience. to schedule.

At the same time, Li Jing also needs to go to Jinkou to make arrangements and arrange the fishing plan.

At this moment, Li Jing was heading towards Youzhou along the canal, and the further he walked towards Youzhou, because Li Jing's face became more and more ugly, and when he really arrived at the destination, Li Jing's face was even more clouded.

The Sanggan River freezes for two months in modern times, but in the Tang Dynasty, the average temperature of the entire earth was higher than in modern times, and even the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau could support a kingdom.

Therefore, the icing period of the Sanggan River, known as the "Little Yellow River", is actually very short, otherwise the imperial court would not use this river as a grain transportation channel.

Even if the river is frozen by ice, at least it can survive this time through the method of "ice digging" by corvees.

But the reality is that there was a snow disaster in Turkic in August, so it can be seen that the whole weather this year is a bit abnormally cold.

The Sanggan River also freezes in this occasional cold weather. By October, the ice surface of the Sanggan River has been quite solid.

However, what really made Li Jing feel angry was that Dou Jing was in charge of the grain transportation in Youzhou, and neither reported to the court that the situation was different, nor arranged for the people to dig ice.

Now that the army has moved out, and there is a problem with the grain road, how can we fight!
Li Jing suppressed his anger because he knew very well that Dou Jing had been in charge of farming and logistics since the Li family raised troops in Taiyuan.

If it is still in the era of Wude, Dou Jing may be able to sit on the position of Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and she is definitely not an irrational person.

In any case, Li Jing believed that Dou Jing must have a reason, at least he would give himself an answer.

"I've met Manager Li." Seeing Li Jing, Dou Jing saluted Li Jing respectfully.

Li Jing said solemnly: "Dou Si Nong, this crusade against the Turks is a national priority, and now the winter has advanced, causing the Sanggan River to freeze.

Such an important matter has not been reported to the court, and the people have not been organized to dig ice and break through the snow. This battle is related to the Tang Dynasty, so how can it be such a trifling matter. "

"I know what Director Li means, but I have already dealt with this matter. The cold weather has caused the Sanggan River to freeze several months in advance. I have sent people to dig ice, but manpower can't compete with the sky. The more the ice and snow are cut The thicker it is!" Dou Jing sighed.

"However, looking at Sinong's appearance, it seems that this matter has been resolved!" Li Jing said.

"It can only be considered a coincidence!" Dou Jing said, "Director Li just follow me!"

At this time, Li Jing and Dou Jing rode to the water of Sanggan River.

In addition to the din of people here, the most common thing is the dog, but the noise makes the place look extremely chaotic.

At this time, Dou Jing quickly found Li Chunfeng, and said to Li Jing:

"Director Li, this is Li Chunfeng who offered the strategy of sailing on snow. Chunfeng, this is Li Yaoshi, the chief of the Dingxiang Road.

The food we need to transport is from Youzhou to Shuozhou where Manager Li is located.

Then tell Mr. Li how you plan to ensure food transportation! "

Upon hearing Dou Jing's introduction, Li Chunfeng immediately saluted and said, "I've seen Manager Li."

"Li Chunfeng...you seem to be under the command of King Yue?" Li Jing looked at Li Chunfeng and said.

"I work for the imperial court, but I will never embarrass the King of Yue!" Li Chunfeng heard Li Jing's words, but he also said forcefully, "If Mr. Li has anything to do, please tell me, as long as I know, I will answer them one by one. "

"It's a bit of a character." Li Jing said with a serious expression, "But even if you are from the King of Yue's family, if you delay the delivery of food, I will still punish you with military law. At that time, the King of Yue will not be able to pick a single point."

"Chunfeng is clear about his responsibility!" Li Chunfeng nodded and said, "So what does Manager Li want to ask?"

Li Jing saw that Li Chunfeng was neither humble nor overbearing, but he didn't continue to make trouble, but asked, "How do you solve the problem of military food transportation?"

Li Chunfeng said calmly: "Chunfeng once stayed in the Taishi Bureau for a while and learned astronomy for a while.

Although he can't borrow the east wind like Zhuge Liang, he probably knows that Youzhou will not get warmer within six months.

So after coming to Youzhou, I borrowed troops from Dou Jing and Sinong, and went to Shuozhou from Youzhou while Sinong was leading people to dig ice! "

"There may be thousands of miles between Youzhou and Shuozhou. Even if the Sanggan River is not frozen, it may take more than a month to go back and forth with the help of boats. What's more, the Sanggan River is frozen now. How can you spend a month?" Back and forth within!"

"It's true!" Dou Jing took out a letter on the side and said,
"In September, the Sanggan River was frozen, so I had to make two arrangements, one side let the people dig ice along the river, and the other side let Chunfeng go to explore the road.

In the end, Chunfeng brought back the handwritten letter of Manager Zhang Gongjin, which contained Manager Zhang's military seal, which can prove what Chunfeng said.

That's why I agreed to Chunfeng's plan, sailing in the snow! "

Li Jing took Dou Jing's letter, and after reading it, his expression changed.

As Dou Jing said, it has Zhang Gongjin's seal on it, and I know Zhang Gongjin's handwriting better.

After all, Zhang Gongjin sent the memorial to dispatch troops by himself.

"How did you do it!" Li Jing asked Li Chunfeng suspiciously.

"To put it bluntly, it's just two words skating!" Li Chunfeng said, "I spent a period of time with the King of Yue, and I was often accompanied by ice and snow, so I studied ice and snow.

It was found that the speed of people walking on ice and snow is not slower than that of boats, and even in some terrains, the speed will be faster than boats, so they plan to go on snow boats. "

Li Chunfeng thought that when he and Li Tai used ice to measure the length of mercury, he had been playing with ice for a long time.

Li Tai also made simple wooden skates and played with them for a while, but the ice and snow period was not long enough, Li Tai stopped playing after a few days, but Li Chunfeng remembered things like pedestrians on the ice, this time When you encounter it, you propose a corresponding plan.

Li Jing looked serious when he heard Li Chunfeng's words, and said, "Your idea is very good, but water transportation and land transportation are not the same thing.

Going downstream, your method might actually allow you to bring food over.

But this time it was sent upstream from Youzhou to Shuozhou, how do you get across those upstream places? ! "

"Master Li should have seen our Gaoling Port." Li Chunfeng said, "In the Guanzhong area, there are also muddy and narrow places. How do these areas allow these large ships to pass? I am in charge of the corvee work in Gaoling. clear!"

"You want to rely on manpower to pull!?" Li Jing heard what Li Chunfeng said, and said, "How can this be done!"

"So I personally ran a trip to the Sanggan River and found that although the roads at both ends of the Sanggan River run against the current, the ice surface is extremely flat after freezing. I only need to let the dog pull it forward. With the help of the smooth ice surface, the transportation There are no more things to talk about.

And this heavy load can be further dismantled, each box is less than [-] jin, and [-] boxes will be sent at one time. If you use a wooden sled, you can travel [-] miles a day on some stable terrain.

The Sanggan River is frozen, and it is no longer possible to use water power to solve the unevenness, so additional corvees will be sent to every uneven place.

When the materials arrive, they will be carried over the gap by manpower. In other words, when the time comes, the wooden sled will be replaced by corvees, not materials. "

"How do you arrange the order and number of corvees on this river?" Li Jing asked.

"Arithmetic!" Li Chunfeng replied, "This is the best distance I calculated using arithmetic based on the road I have traveled myself. There may be errors, but the error is definitely within [-] meters!
But the situation in the middle section is a bit complicated, and I will also focus on this section of ice.

The rest of the road is almost flat.Therefore, Li Chunfeng can guarantee that the transportation of grain and grass will never be delayed! "

"Why a dog-pulled wooden sled?" Li Jing asked again when he heard Li Chunfeng's words, "Is it faster to use other livestock?"

"Ahem! Let me answer this point!" Dou Jing said, "Because horses are not good at walking on ice, and the most important thing is that horses need too much feed.

And the things we pull at one time are limited, so in comparison, we collect dried salted fish from the people along the coast of Youzhou.

Feed these dried salted fish to the dogs, at least the food takes up less space on the wooden sled and can transport more food. "

"Dried fish..." Li Jing nodded when he heard Dou Jing's words, but couldn't help chewing these two words.

In any case, this matter is resolved, as long as the food transportation is not delayed.

Li Jing looked at Li Chunfeng and said: "When I finish my chores, go to Shuozhou with me, and I will walk the food road myself.

If everything is as you said, you will be fully responsible for the middle section of the road! "

"Your Majesty!" Li Chunfeng heard Li Jing's words, and said respectfully to Li Jing, "But Manager Li, there is something I must report!"

"Say it!" Hearing Li Chunfeng's words, Li Jing nodded to Li Chunfeng.

Li Chunfeng said with a serious expression:

"This kind of cold weather is just a coincidence. In March next year, the earth will return to spring, the winter snow will gradually melt, and the ice on the river will gradually melt, but it has not completely melted.

At that time, there will be no skiing or boating, so Youzhou will not be able to deliver food directly for at least a month after March.

Also, Manager Li, please prepare for the land transportation before then! "

Li Jing nodded. For generals, this point really needs to be paid attention to.

I have to say that seeing Dao Dou Jing ensured the transportation of the food this time made me feel relieved a lot.

However, this time in Youzhou, apart from inspecting the safety of the food roads with Dou Sinong, there is another very important thing, which is to discuss with the governor of Youzhou, Wei Xiaojie, to build a large boat to fish in the Bohai Sea.

After all, Wei Xiaojie is the governor of Youzhou. Whether it is the construction of the port in Jinkou or the conversion of Youzhou military ships to civilian use, Wei Xiaojie's cooperation is needed. Compared with Wei Xiaojie, Li Jing is only making plans, and the person who actually implements them is still Wei Xiaojie is required to handle it.

When Wei Xiaojie first heard about the construction of a port and the conversion of military ships to civilian fishing, he really opened his mouth.

Although I don't like the navy, I never thought of ruining the navy like this.

But after Li Jing explained the reason that he was going to conquer Goguryeo in the future, Wei Xiaojie expressed his understanding and would continue to arrange this plan.

More importantly, the crusade against the Turks is only a flank, but if the crusade against Goguryeo, he may be the main force.

Li Jing conveniently installed some former navy personnel to ensure the smooth progress of the plan, otherwise he would not have brought so many personal guards to Youzhou, and some of them were asked to join the navy to go fishing.

Then let Wei Xiaojie be responsible for supporting him after he launched the attack on the Turks, and then left Youzhou, took Li Chunfeng across the entire Sanggan River, and arrived in Shuozhou around the beginning of November.

This place had another name in the Han Dynasty, that is Mayi!
Basically, this place will always be highlighted in the war between the Han nationality and the alien race in the grassland, and it must be used as a stage.

"I've seen Shuai Li!" Seeing that Li Jing had finally arrived, Zhang Gongjin immediately arranged for someone to meet Li Jing.

And Li Jing was also very polite to Zhang Gongjin, not to mention other things, just because Zhang Gongjin was one of the nine people who accompanied Li Shimin into the Xuanwu Gate, one could know that Zhang Gongjin was Li Shimin's absolute confidant, and Li Jing would not put any airs on Zhang Gongjin.

And Zhang Gongjin is a soldier after all, facing the only two courtiers in the entire Tang Dynasty who have contributed to destroying the country, except for Li Shimin and Li Xiaogong, Li Jing's record is convincing to most people.

Unless someone like Yuchi Jingde is particularly proud of himself, no one would dare to say that he is stronger than Li Jing.

Li Jing said with a smile: "Director Zhang, you are welcome, I just came to Shuozhou, and I am not familiar with the situation here.

I also ask Director Zhang to call a meeting of the generals to inform the situation in the Northland, and to work together to discuss when to attack! "

Is this discussing an attack?
Zhang Gongjin was slightly taken aback, then smiled and said, "Shuai Li, please!"

Li Jing knew very well that the Sanggan River, which was navigable all year round, was frozen, which was an unexpected difficulty.

Although the appearance of Li Chunfeng solved this problem, don't forget that when the spring is warm and the flowers are blooming and the river thaws, even if the food and grass can still be transported from other places, it will definitely have an impact on the army.

More importantly, Datang has been plagued by disasters in recent years, and its foundation is really too weak.

If it wasn't for the sudden blizzard that gave Datang a chance to fight a decade of peace, he wouldn't have fought this war.

"So this war can't be delayed! We must use the power of a champion to injure or even annihilate the Turks in one go!"

Li Jing thought about it, because after all, war is just a derivative of politics, and war itself is just a means rather than an end.

Because of the country's situation, Li Jing had already decided in his heart that the strategy for dealing with the Turks was to make a quick decision.

But how to implement this strategy, for Li Jing, still needs to formulate a specific plan based on the information provided by Zhang Gongjin.

And Li Jing had just arrived, and he had not even arranged for the room to be in charge, so he called the future to discuss the matter, and the generals who were here were extremely happy.

Because they were gearing up for a long time in Shuozhou, they waited for Li Jing to arrive, and then ordered them to fight the Turks.

　Today’s update is late. My father finally got a bed for surgery today. He needs to do various checks before the operation, so the update is late. In addition, I will need to be an escort for the next few days, so try to guarantee an update, basically That is, at ten o'clock and eleven o'clock, it is impossible to update more.

　　I don’t know why I always encounter problems every time my novel is put on the shelves. I remember that the last time it seemed that the keyboard was broken, and the last time it was the computer that crashed.

　　
　
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