Neon Clothes and Iron Clothes

Chapter 531
"Send the order down, change the route, I want to face the saint immediately!" Princess Pu'an said.

Taiji Palace, Ganlu Palace.

"Jiumei, why don't you have time to enter the palace today?" Li Zhi pointed to the porcelain bowl in front of Princess Pu'an: "This is the offered camel milk, but are you still used to drinking it?"

"Thank you for your generous gift!" Princess Pu'an took a symbolic sip, she didn't intend to make a detour, and said straight away: "I just bid farewell to Seventeenth Sister, she said something, and I feel that I should tell Your Majesty to hear it." !"

"Oh? What did she say?" Li Zhi asked with his eyes flickering.

"She said that although General Xue is brave, it is not easy for the Tubo people, and the journey to send troops is far away, the mountains are high and the weather is cold—" At this point, Princess Pu'an paused for a while: "Although she didn't go on, but probably The meaning is also very clear, and she also said that it would be great if Duke Ying and Duke Liang are handsome!"

"British Duke and Liang Guogong are handsome?" Li Zhi laughed: "Sister Seventeen is right. If possible, why would I not want to use these two? Although Xue Rengui is brave, his qualifications are still the same It's worse, it may not make the generals move!"

Hearing that Li Zhi was not angry because of Princess Xiping's ominous words, but admitted that Xue Rengui was indeed inappropriate as a commander, Princess Pu'an cheered up: "Then why don't you wait? Although the British princess has already He is gone, Duke Liang is still alive! He is sick, and he will lead the army after he recovers!"

"Jiumei!" Li Zhi laughed when he heard the words: "Grand Liang is more than 60 years old this year, and he was often injured by gold when he was young. How can he get sick so easily at this age? And the Tubo people live in Anxi, Jian There are also very frequent activities in the south side. They don't want to wait for the widow if Liang Guogong's illness is not cured. By the way, when it comes to Jiannan, Wang Wenzuo just came with a memorial. The contents are very interesting. Jiumei, you too have a look!"

"Wang Wenzuo? The one who broke through Pyongyang City first?" Princess Pu'an asked.

"That's right, it's him!" Li Zhi picked up a memorial from several cases and handed it over: "After reading it, I am very impressed. It is no accident that he was invincible in Baekje, Goguryeo, and Wa. , the widow intends to make a copy of this memorandum and send it to Xue Rengui, so he can take a look at it!"

The result of Princess Pu'an's doubts is the result of the memorabilia. Looking carefully, I saw that Wang Wenzuo first mentioned that his subordinates had captured a Tubo deputy Baihu alive, and then there was the interrogation record of the prisoner. How much, the field livestock, the annual output, the tools used, the taxes borne, everything is detailed, and I wrote five or six hundred words eloquently. Princess Pu'an was secretly wondering why Wang Wenzuo wrote these things in the memorial to the emperor. above?What's even more strange is that the emperor not only didn't think it was trivial, but praised it greatly.

"Jiumei thinks that Wang Wenzuo doesn't know the importance? Even these things are written in the memorial to the widow? You can read on, and you will see his beauty later!" Li Zhi laughed.

"Yes, yes!" Princess Pu'an hurriedly continued to read, only to see that after Wang Wenzuo listed these details, he began to infer the living standards of Tubo grassroots officers based on these, the number of troops that might be mobilized, the duration, and their praise. Whether Pu (the king) can receive taxes from salt tea depends on the details and reasons. The final conclusion is that the Tang army in the direction of Jiannan should contact the Qiangs, accumulate wealth through trade represented by salt tea, and gradually Win over the Tubo nobles who are close to the division, weaken the opponent economically, deepen the contradiction between Zanpu and the nobles, and attack the opponent.In the end, he asked for the privilege to carry out the salt and tea trade, and said that the existing troops were sufficient, and it was enough to resist or even defeat the Tubo army on the southern front without increasing the troops.

"How?" Li Zhi saw that Princess Pu'an had finished reading the memorial, and said with a smile, "Do you think that Wang Wenzuo is not like Han Xin, but somewhat like Zhang Liang?"

"Yes, yes!" Princess Pu'an forced a smile: "Congratulations, Your Majesty Hong Fu, for having such a good general!"

"This is also the blessing of our ancestors!" Li Zhi said with a smile: "Shu soldiers are weak, and I originally planned to draw 2 people from Guannei Road to him. Since he said that there is no need to increase troops, it would be even better. For Longyou, Xue Rengui will be more sure. As for him wanting to engage in the salt and tea trade, that’s okay, just give him a job as the Deputy Envoy of Jiannan Yingtian, just to judge the salt and tea business.”

Seeing Li Zhi's enthusiastic expression, Princess Pu'an knew that Wang Wenzuo's memorandum gave the emperor more confidence in the future war, and she had no room for further comments, so she chatted a little more So he refused Li Zhi's request to stay, got up and left.

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Songzhou.

The ground was covered with pine needles and wind-blown leaves, like a carpet of brown-green, but soaked by rain.The fallen leaves creaked underfoot.Bare alder birches, towering spruce pines, and stretches of fir stand nearby.Another towering watchtower is located on a hill. It is empty inside, and the walls are covered with a thick layer of green moss, almost reaching the top of the tower. "Who repaired these stone objects?" Wang Wenzuo asked, "Is it you Qiang people?"

"I don't know!" Tuyanmang Jiebo shook his head: "But I heard from the elders in the clan that these stone buildings existed a long time ago, at least when our ancestors came here!"

"What about the original owner?" Wang Wenzuo asked.

"Dead, or left!" The Qiang girl replied: "It's not surprising at all, it's like this, our tribe also changes places every few generations, or goes to a better place, or is defeated by the enemy. , had to relocate!"

Wang Wenzuo nodded. The land in front of him is full of wild atmosphere. It may have been a prosperous village hundreds of years ago, where people plowed fields, raised livestock, and grew vegetables. Now the fields and houses have been reoccupied by the wilderness. They could pay taxes to themselves and support soldiers, but now they no longer exist.

"Are there many such stone buildings?" Wang Wenzuo asked.

"There are quite a few, but many of them have collapsed!" Tu Yanmang shook his head.

Wang Wenzuo nodded and approached the stone building. The entrance of the stone building was more than three meters high from the ground. Through the door opening, one could vaguely see that the walls of the stone building were made of stones. The wooden boards used to place the partitions are about [-] square meters at the bottom of the stone building, and the narrower it goes up, and it should only be more than ten square meters at the top. Wang Wenzuo couldn't help shaking his head because of a strange smell.

"Does the governor want to separate the soldiers in the stone building?" Ijilian Bode asked, "This is a good way. We did the same with the Ainu people back then!"

Wang Wenzuo shook his head: "The recruits from Jiangnan have just arrived, and they have to adapt to the local climate for a while. The recruiters from Baekje, Mohe, Japan, have just arrived in Chengdu, and it will take some time to come to Songzhou. Now is not the time!"

"Then you plan to—?"

"If you want to divide the troops for defense, you have to defeat the Tubo people first!" Wang Wenzuo said: "Otherwise, if I divide the troops first, wouldn't I give the thieves a chance to attack each one?"

"That's true!" Iggy even Bode also reacted: "But when will we wait?"

"It depends on the Tubo people!" Wang Wenzuo said with a smile, "Don't worry, winter is coming soon, and the Tubo people are in a hurry than us!"

After exploring the stone building, a group of people started to walk northwestward. The trees became sparse. They set out along the gently rolling plain.Most of the day is warm and bright, making people forget about the heavy snow not long ago.However, just before sunset, dark clouds came from the west and quickly engulfed the orange sun. The Qiang girl estimated that a big storm was coming.

"There is a village nearby," Tuyan Mangyepo told Acton, "two or three miles from here. We can spend the night there."

When we arrived at the destination, it was already dark, and the wind became stronger and stronger, followed by hail the size of a little finger.The village is located next to the swamp, most of the village has been abandoned, only six or seven families are left. On the edge of the swamp, there is also an octagonal stone building, which is much higher than the one seen before.

Acton ordered camping, and he sent his men to search the village, especially the stone building. After confirming that there were only villagers, he ordered the villagers to gather in a house and set up guard posts.Wang Wenzuo lived in the largest and best room. The firewood in the stove was a bit wet, and the smoke might have been more than the fire, but on this hail night, the warmth was extremely valuable.

"I miss the monastery in Chang'an very much now. I was detained there when I was not comparable to Fujiwara!" Ijilian Bode said with a smile: "Although the house is a bit old, at least it is warmer than here!"

"Then you can shave or become a monk, and you can go back now and live there for the rest of your life!" Wang Wenzuo laughed.

"Forget it!" Igillian Bode said with a smile: "I'm afraid I will be with bow and arrow for the rest of my life. Even if I want to become a monk, it will be a matter before my death!"

Wang Wenzuo smiled. Compared with Fujiwara, Ijilian Bode's personality is much more lively and cheerful, and he often jokes with himself, but he doesn't take it to heart. He picks up a piece of dry wood, Stirring the fire twice, he said: "Winter is coming soon. If my prediction is correct, the Tibetans should make a big move. As long as they can be repelled, at least in the next spring, there is no need to worry. We have It takes four to five months to train soldiers and contact the Qiang and Hu tribes!"

"Captain, what do you mean by the big move?"

"Siege Songzhou, then contact the local Qianghu tribe, go south along the Songmao Road, break through the Dujiangyan, and approach Chengdu City!"

"So big?" Yiji Lianbode was taken aback: "But the relationship between the Tibetans and the Qianghu tribe is not good? They themselves often rob the Qianghu tribe!"

"That's right, the Tibetans do often plunder the Qianghu tribe, but this is not inconsistent with their ability to drive the Qianghu tribe south to plunder Chengdu!" Wang Wenzuo looked at the fire, the flames danced in his eyes, his eyes were blurred, and his voice was low: "You should have seen it when you passed through Chengdu. There and here are completely different worlds. The Qianghu people really don't want to fight with us, because there is no benefit in winning. Once you get off the road to the Chengdu Plain, that’s another matter. You can put aside the past enmity for now, and go to Chengdu to make a fortune first, understand?”

"I see! Do you think the Tibetans can take Songzhou?" Ijilian Bode also became serious.

"I don't know! But the longer it takes, the better it will be for me!" Wang Wenzuo said, "The reinforcements are increasing, and new scorpions are being produced. If the Tibetans give me another month, I will definitely give them a surprise!"

Igillian Bode opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something, but the thunder that fell suddenly interrupted his voice. Wang Wenzuo stood up and looked out. A dazzling blue and white light hit the top of the stone building by the side of the swamp.He could feel its blazing fury, and the thunder came, shaking the night.

"How intimidating is the power of heaven and earth!" Wang Wenzuo murmured.

"Captain, there are people approaching from outside the village. It seems that they are probably from Tubo!" Acton came in from the door with a panicked expression on his face.

"The order goes on, everyone puts on their armor and prepares to mount their horses!" Wang Wenzuo stood up and tied his saber on his belt.Yi Jilian Bode also hurriedly picked up the bow and arrow, and said in a low voice: "If the situation is not good later, let Acton escort the governor to go first!"

"I'm not sure yet, so why panic!" Wang Wenzuo laughed.

Wang Wenzuo put on the lock curtain, then put on a leather jacket and an iron helmet.When he walked out the door, a strong wind mixed with rain was blowing in his face. He subconsciously turned his head and shouted: "Where are the horses!"

The guards had already brought Wang Wenzuo's horse. He didn't get on the horse, but stroked the mane twice, comforted his mount, and said in a low voice, "It's up to you tonight, good boy!"

The war horse seemed to sense the master's determination. It lowered its head, approached Wang Wenzuo's side, and snorted.Wang Wenzuo got on his horse, pulled out his saber, and said in a low voice, "When you hear the sound of the horn, charge out!"

Another bolt of lightning fell, and with the help of the strong light of the lightning, Wang Wenzuo could see that the road into the village was dark and dense. There were hundreds of people at least. He screamed, and was immediately drowned out by thunder, and then, lightning turned night into day again, and he saw the crowd rushing in like waves.

Darkness came with the rumble of thunder.The guards shot the second and third arrows, and then the horns sounded, and the cavalry rode out. Wang Wenzuo's horse galloped out with red eyes stimulated by the familiar bloody smell.Wang Wenzuo drew out his saber and raised it above his head. Yiji Lianbode was on the side and shot forward with his bow.

In the dark, he chopped down the first, knocked the second, and hacked the third.In the frenzy, he heard the muffled sound of bones being crushed, but he couldn't tell if it was his mount that crushed it.Someone in the darkness tried to stab himself with a spear, but Igilembold hit the door with an arrow and fell.The two rushed out of the queue, and Wang Wenzuo felt the pressure around him relax, and he breathed a sigh of relief unconsciously.

(End of this chapter)