Zhuangda Tang Juvenile Lang

Chapter 276
The news that the army swaggered to foreign lands and challenged the famous Ashina Zhanhan tribe had already been spread long before the army returned.

Such a victory and such a result are not only the biggest victory in a foreign war since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, but also the biggest victory in a foreign war in a century.

Since the rise of the Turks, they have been the confidant of the Central Plains dynasty. Taking advantage of the contradiction between the Northern Zhou Dynasty and the Northern Qi Dynasty, they have been doing their best to do their best, either sending troops to the Northern Qi Dynasty to seek the Northern Zhou Dynasty, or uniting the Northern Zhou Dynasty to attack the Northern Qi Dynasty.

What they did is not to say that they are people with long-term vision, even the common people know the sinister intentions of the Turks and regard them as world enemies.

With the rise of the Sui Dynasty, the people of the Central Plains felt elated, but after all, the time was too short. Because of Yang Guang's military arrogance, the Turks rose again, and even surrounded Yanmen Pass, almost capturing Yang Guang alive.The century-old hatred is like the Han and the Huns, even the common people regard each other as a thorn in the flesh.

But this time, Qin Feng killed more than [-] people in one battle with a journey of [-]. Such a brilliant victory was beyond the expectation of all the people.

It has only been ten years since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, and it has only been a matter of recent years to truly rule the world.

For the new dynasty, although the system and policies have brought a stable life to the people, the true sense of belonging is not very strong.They recognize Datang's rule, but they may not empathize with Datang's honor and disgrace, and they are united.

It is not an easy task to achieve what the people want.

For this reason, the officials of the Governor's Mansion and the three states were in the same direction for this glorious victory, and they all promoted it with one voice.Let the people know how powerful their country is, that their country is no longer what it used to be, and that it already has the powerful strength to wipe out the barbarians.In order to increase the cohesion, centripetal force, and trust from the heart of the people on the border towards Datang.

It was also because of the publicity of the governor's mansion and the officials of the three states that the triumphant army along the way was warmly received and eagerly watched.

Especially after entering the territories of the three states, the citizens of the Tang Dynasty, who had suffered from the danger of breaking out of the siege, spontaneously lined the road to greet the victorious and triumphant division with cheers.

In a dynasty that valued etiquette, even if Qin Feng didn't like trouble, he could only follow the trend.

Before sunset, Qin Feng led his victorious army to approach Gyeongju.

Five miles away from Qingzhou City, Ma Zhou, Liu Rengui, Du He, and other officials from Qingzhou were waiting to welcome them.

"Congratulations to the general on his triumphant return." Ma Zhouce stepped forward immediately and congratulated with cupped hands.

The rest of the officials also came forward to congratulate, and their words and expressions were filled with awe of Qin Feng.

Qin Feng just smiled faintly, waved his hands and said: "A mere small victory is nothing to worry about. We left as soon as we left, and it is even harder for the big housekeeper, sir, to do everything."

"This is what subordinates should do." Ma Zhou smiled slightly. He was indeed working hard, and he didn't say anything hypocritical like not working hard.

The return of Qin Feng and his personal guards is just the beginning, with Tang Jun coming back continuously.The people of Gyeongju finally saw the amazing harvest of going north this time.

On the top of the city, a group of officials gasped, and Meng Jianmin said: "So many cattle, sheep and horses! Commander, you are not going to give Jieli's logistics, are you?" For this young commander, At first, although he obeyed everything, he looked down on Qin Feng very much in his heart. However, when the policies of the Dudu Mansion brought about earth-shaking changes in Sanzhou, he, Liu Daju and Duan Decao were convinced.

The others also had expressions of shock and shock.

Seeing everyone like this, Qin Feng felt a little flustered in his heart: "This is too much? If I didn't have enough people, I wouldn't have come back."

"The foundation of the Turks is strong. This is just the wealth of a large tribe. I can't imagine how rich Jieli, Tuli, and Yinan are. These are only a large part of Ashina Zhanhan. The war has begun. At that time, many cattle, sheep and horses ran away. If they received them directly without a fight, it would probably increase by about 2%. I figured it out. Next time I go north, I will need at least 1 people, [-] of which will be combat troops. [-] people are dedicated to collecting and grazing.”

Princess Changle and Zheng Liwan, who came to meet in time, were also stunned. Princess Changle couldn't help shouting: "The Turks have not had civil strife for a long time, and they have accumulated endless wealth for decades, but they never imagined that there are so many livestock. By the way, didn’t it mean that the Turkic people were fighting, and the whole clan, old and young, were dispatched, so why did so many people not follow Jieli to confront the Turks and the barbarians.” As a royal woman, Changle still has a good understanding of some major events in the world of.

Meng Jianmin, who is familiar with the customs of foreign races, explained: "The princess doesn't know something. The custom of the foreign races in the north is that no matter how old or weak they are, they can shoot their bows and arrows, mount their horses and kill the enemy. Every time they aggressively invade the border of our Tang Dynasty, they follow behind. There are hundreds of thousands of people. They brought tents, drove cattle and sheep, and followed the army. If we were defeated, they would rush to plunder. This time, because it was a civil war, and it was at the time when the Turks were training When it is growing, so, except for the young and strong, the rest are grazing in places with rich water and grass."

The army fights in the front, and the people follow behind. This is not only the custom of the Huns, but also the custom of all nomadic peoples, including the Huns, Xianbei, Turks, Khitan, Jurchen, and Mongolia.

It is precisely because of this that it is recorded in Chinese history books that the Central Plains Dynasty defeated the enemy several times, even ten times, and dozens of times with a small force.Some people think that this is historians bragging.In fact, that is true, and it includes the nomadic people.Because it is difficult to distinguish between nomadic soldiers and civilians. Soldiers are civilians, and civilians are soldiers, so they can only be counted in full.

Chang Le was not familiar with the customs of the nation, so when he heard this, he suddenly realized: "That's how it is."

Zheng Liwan couldn't help asking: "Didn't you say that Turkic people mainly eat meat? Why are there so many?"

Qin Feng said: "This is what you don't understand. The Turkic people marched and fought with sheep and horses. They grazed and herded horses while fighting. Their food is horse milk and goat milk mixed with a little barley grain. So In the depths of the grassland, we Central Plains people will never be able to play with them. Their food is almost unlimited. This time we kicked the cattle, sheep and horses they left behind. Their expeditionary army It is still an astronomical figure to take away the sheep and horses used by the army. In order to prevent the loss of the war and not to continue the supply of food, Ashina Zhanhan prepared a large amount of supplies as early as last year to prevent accidents, but now it is cheaper for us.”

Zheng Liwan suddenly said: "I always thought that Turkic people eat beef and mutton."

"That's a rumor. You said that sheep have three births in two years at most. There are [-] Turkic people. Even if you give them a million sheep and only eat meat, how can they have enough to eat? If it is really like the legend, the Turkic people will be hungry without our hands." It's over," Qin Feng said with a smile.

"What a pity! There are too few cows."

Many people think that the Turks eat meat, and call them carnivores, but they are not.In ancient times, there were no such sophisticated breeding techniques, and even nomadic people could not eat meat for every meal.Otherwise, at most two litters in three years, and at most five sheep in one litter, would not be able to satisfy their consumption at all.They only kill cattle, sheep and horses to eat before they die of old age or when distinguished guests come.Their usual staple food is milk and highland barley. Milk is a food with high nutritional value, and it is the purest dairy food without any pollution. It is the key to strengthening the bones and nourishing the body. Milk, goat's milk and horse's milk are the key to being tall and strong on the grassland.

Among these three kinds of milk, cow is the animal that produces the least amount of milk but eats the most, and it does not have additional functions like horses and sheep.The former can be ridden, and the latter can produce wool.

Therefore, the Turkic people will not generally raise farm cattle, which are of little use, but they have to raise them.Nomads do not mean no farming, just like farming people cannot live without pigs, sheep, cattle and horses.They also need highland barley to fill their stomachs, and they must raise some cattle to plow the land, and plant some highland barley on the land suitable for farming.

The Ashina Zhanhan tribe is a large tribe, but their farming cattle are only around [-]. Because these things run fast, very few of them finally fell into the hands of Qin Feng and the others.

A day later, Ma Zhou, Liu Rengui, Du He, Meng Jianmin, Luo Tong, Xue Rengui, and Fang Yiai came to the Governor's Mansion to report with weathered and tired faces.

"How's the harvest?" Qin Feng knew that they had already cleared up the results, so he couldn't wait to ask.According to the efficiency of Ma Zhou and Liu Rengui, it should be counted.

Ma Zhou bowed and said: "Congratulations, General, the harvest this time is very rich. There are a total of 115270 sheep and 84560 horses, of which 60840 are war horses, and there are only 843 cattle. But all kinds of furs add up and down There are 4631 items, including more than 5000 catties of dried meat, and 480 catties of highland barley. In terms of money, there are more than 340 catties of silver cakes, more than [-] gold, pearls, agates, emeralds, antiques... two There are more than five hundred pieces."

"So many!" Hearing this number, Qin Feng couldn't help jumping in his heart. After a while, he laughed again: "This time more than [-] people were dispatched, and the total number is much more than last time, but the average The head is far worse than the last time. It seems that next time, we have to work harder." The two northern expeditions were very fruitful, and Qin Feng started to think again.

"By the way!" Qin Feng suddenly remembered something and asked, "During the time I was away, did you have any contact with Tuli and Yi Nan?"

Ma Zhou said: "Yes, because the general made a lot of noise, Tu Li and Yi Nan are not worried that we will not keep our word, so they sent a total of [-] horses and [-] sheep!"

Qin Feng frowned and said: "Too stingy. Next time, I'll just grab them."

"Exactly! No wonder the Turks used to come to the Central Plains for a walk every year. This is really a good deal." Du He's young heart almost jumped up with joy, and his eyes were full of strange brilliance.

Fang Yiai yelled: "In the future, we will go to Turkic for a walk from time to time, and we still have to worry about food and drink? If not, we just go to Turkic to rob. We just want Turkic to know that we are only upholding benevolence and do not want to plunder If you really do it, you won't lose to them."

"Don't make it so ugly! We call it hunting..." Luo Tong said solemnly.

Fang Yiai quickly changed her words after hearing this: "That's right, that's right, it's hunting, it's hunting, the Turks are our prey."

(End of this chapter)