Chapter 334: Return to Chang'an
Both of them were hungry, and a bowl of noodles the size of a human head went into their stomachs in the blink of an eye.
Throwing down the big bowl, Meimei had a full burp, Li Shimin leaned on the back of the chair and crossed his legs and said to Xiao Han: "Hey, we have to leave tomorrow!" Go back to Chang'an first, rest for a while, and go to Jinyang immediately, so you can go with you when the time comes! ”
Xiao Han also put down the bowl, looked at Li Shimin and asked strangely, "I'll go too?" It's not there, we're besieging the city! What am I doing when I can't lift my hands or carry my shoulders? ”
Li Shimin looked up at the roof a little distracted, and said in a slightly ethereal voice: "It's because it's a siege, that's why I asked you to go!" I won't hide these things from you, Jinyang is bound to be defeated! Chang'an's Xue Shui, Chai Shao, and Luo Shixin had already set off for Jinyang. And when I arrive with the people here, it's time to make a break with Liu Wuzhou! ”
"In such a hurry?" Hearing this, Xiao Han's hand couldn't help but tremble. He remembered that Xiao Lizi had been fighting this battle for more than a year before finally winning, why did things still change otherwise?
Li Shimin didn't notice Xiao Han's strange appearance, but just sighed deeply and said, "Yes, it's urgent!" This battle has crushed almost half of our national troops! I just hope to finish it before the autumn arrives!
Jinyang has a special location, too close to the Turks! In spring and summer, the Turks were busy feeding cattle and sheep, and generally did not come out.
But in autumn, the cattle and sheep are fattened, and the war horses are also the strongest time, plus the cold winter is about to pass. They will take the opportunity to plunder the Central Plains! Treasure, food, and people! If we haven't reached a break with Liu Wuzhou at this time, it will really be very troublesome! ”
Xiao Han nodded and said to Xiao Lizi, "So, do you want to solve Jinyang quickly?" Outside and inside? ”
Li Shimin continued to look at the roof and said, "Yes, that's the reason!" So I need to concentrate all my strength! Xiao Han, don't be presumptuous! The battlefield is not simply a competition to be stronger! Your miscellaneous studies are unparalleled. Xue Shui and Eldest Sun Wuji once said that at some time, you alone are enough to withstand thousands of troops! ”
"Haha, jam, jam!" Xiao Han squinted and laughed, being so complimented, especially since this person was still a little plum! His vanity was greatly satisfied in this moment. As for what Li Shimin said, Xiao Han can't refuse it because of his feelings and reason! In this world, it is impossible for people to lie at home and enjoy wealth! So without even hesitating, Xiao Han nodded and agreed.
"Good! In that case, I don't have anything else to do! At that time, you will be temporarily assigned to the logistics battalion, and we will go back to Chang'an together! Let's go together to meet this Liu Wuzhou! ”
After the matter was finished, Li Shimin did not linger any longer. After all, the army is about to start, and everything needs to be decided by him, the coach!
Xiao Han sent Li Shimin away, and he couldn't help but feel some emotion when he looked at the street. I have just become familiar with this place, and I am about to leave in a blink of an eye, and I don't know when I will be able to revisit the old place.
An old peach tree on the street has bloomed, and it is full of pink! The ground around it is also covered with a layer of thin flower petals. It's a pity that no one appreciates such a beautiful scenery, only sighing at the flowers.
The trolley is no longer called a trolley, and I heard that the eldest grandson Shunde disliked its name and changed it to a wheelbarrow. Xiao Han was almost shocked by this, because its accurate name in later generations was a wheelbarrow!
Nowadays, these simple cars are all over the streets, and I don't know how many sets of them have been made. Not only did the soldiers now use it to transport salt ore and refined salt, but they also used it for all kinds of materials, including the stones used to defend the city, because it was much more agile than ox carts to walk through the streets and alleys.
Someone in the north of the city was beheaded, and it was the bandits who were caught and found to have been killed.
Xiao Han didn't look at it when he cut off his head, he always felt that the rolling heads were really unsightly, so he couldn't find someone who no one gave a cup of poisonous wine for people to drink, and left in vain? Why do you have to make it so bloody!
If Xiao Han doesn't go, Xiaodong will naturally not go, but the stunned man ran to see it with great interest.
And he not only watched, but also told Xiao Han and them in a vivid voice when he came back, how lively the scene was, and how those vicious bandits knelt down and begged for mercy! And how high is the blood after the executioner cuts off his head!
It's too true, and I don't know why people who can't beat a fart with three sticks on weekdays are so excited about this kind of thing! Xiao Han couldn't help but think of that kind of picture! In order not to have nightmares at night, Xiao Han had to beat him up with Xiaodong......
The poor stunned man was pressed to the ground by the two of them and kicked him violently, and finally stopped, and went to complain to the treasure donkey with tears in his eyes.
The profiteer Xinpeng is gone, which makes Xiao Han, who has the intention of making some trouble with him, a little disappointed. I heard that he went back to Chang'an early in the morning with a contract to get a cement kiln, and the eldest grandson Shunde had long planned to take advantage of this time to strengthen the walls of Xiazhou City.
Everything in the city seems to be going on in an orderly manner, everyone is busy, only Xiao Han has nothing to do.
The sun sets and the sun rises, and in a blink of an eye, it is time to set off.
The Yellow River is difficult to cross, so Li Shimin needs to return to Chang'an by the same route, and then go all the way north.
When they came, they only rode a few horses, but they walked for thousands of horses.
Li Shimin took away most of the soldiers and horses, leaving less than 10,000 people for the eldest grandson Shunde, but the eldest grandson Shunde didn't care.
He's waiting for the salt mines to expand further, and then the merchants who come over will bring enough men to defend the city! For enemies who dare to infringe on their interests, businessmen are often more fierce than soldiers!
The army marched out, and at the forefront were Li Shimin and the Xuanjia army. The number of Xuanjia troops is still not more than 1,000, and there are already more than 1,000 sets of Xuanjia created for them in Xiao Han's fiefdom, but Li Shimin would rather put Xuanjia on hold than lower the requirements for joining the Xuanjia Army.
The large army was too numerous, and the ranks were too long, and the front army was five miles away, and the rear army could only begin to march.
Xiao Han mixed into the logistics camp early, prepared the donkey cart before departure, put the small traces on, and then stacked a bunch of military uniforms on the cart like a mask, Xiao Han lay on it comfortably.
It was Xiaodong who drove the car in front, and it was the stunned person who pressed the car. The steward and several other generals were left in Xiazhou City to guard the new property, and only Uncle Zizi dutifully escorted a cart of belongings, tea and medicines.
Zhang Laohu of Tiger Village is not a bandit now, he has been honorably enlisted in the army and has become an auxiliary soldier. Unlike other auxiliaries, he needs to go to the battlefield, which he has fought hard for.
Don't look at the kung fu on his body like a juggling in front of Qin Qiong, but in the small soldiers, it is also a top-notch existence! As long as you can make a contribution, it will be a matter of time before you are promoted!
Glancing enviously at Xiao Han on the donkey cart, Zhang Laohu lowered his head and hurried forward. The family property that his father can earn, he can also earn back!
Chang'an is 500 miles away from Xiazhou, which can be reached in one day on horseback, but it takes six days to march.
There's really not much to say about the journey, but fortunately it's a safe place, so the march can be a little easier.