Chapter 14: Frosthoof Chasing the Wind (6)
[Yesterday there was something in the unit, and I was sorry. Try to make it up today. 】
Wang Sunchen rode his horse into the city of Lanzhou in high spirits.
6,000 soldiers and horses, sealed thousands of miles, recovered the homeland, fought all the way to the Gobi Desert, and planted the battle flag of the Great Song Dynasty on the head of the city of Yumen Pass. After more than a hundred years, the soldiers of the Han family saw the lonely smoke of the desert outside the Yumen Pass again, and this achievement was enough to make any general proud.
The warriors who followed Wang Sunchen to the west returned only a thousand people. Although Wang Sunsin's troops had endured great battles as the main force, and fought with the Uighurs when they conquered Ganzhou and Shazhou, their losses in the war were still minimal. The vast majority of the soldiers who did not return were left behind to guard the newly recovered cities such as Shazhou and Ganzhou.
However, the army that arrived in Lanzhou with it still numbered as many as 6,000 people. The extra 5,000 people were all soldiers provided to Wang Shunchen by the Han and Tibetan tribes in the Ganliang Prefectures.
After Wang Sunsin captured Liangzhou and continued his westward offensive, he mobilized all the Han and Tibetan people living in the Hexi Corridor to eliminate the Dangxiang people who had been riding on their heads for decades.
As he advanced westward step by step, more and more Han and Tibetan armies gathered under the banner of the Great Song Dynasty. At the end of the day, for the 6,000 soldiers who followed Wang Sunchen to the west, this battle to pacify the land of Ganliang completely turned into an extremely easy march. Their biggest enemy is the climate and geography that are difficult to adapt to, and there are not a few who fall ill.
But in any case, the return of Chinese soldiers to Yumen Pass is a feat worthy of being written in the history books for a country that wants to restore the old glory of the Han and Tang dynasties.
Therefore, Wang Sunchen has enough qualifications to ridicule his colleagues in the eastern Zhulu who have been defeated repeatedly, "Lingzhou is defeated, Yanzhou is defeated, and I can't imagine that the most difficult comeback still depends on the Khitans." ”
Zhao Long was also one of the members of the unsuccessful march into Lingzhou, and he heard it a little piercing, but he knew Wang Sunchen's character, and he didn't go to Lingzhou or Yanzhou, so he didn't take Wang Sunchen's words as a mockery of himself, "It can't be said that the Western Thieves have exhausted their strength under the city of Yanzhou, and the captain of the army led the army to Yanzhou, and after the fight, most of the wins were still official troops." ”
"When you attack Lingzhou, you say that you will win, right? When you guard Yanzhou, you also say that you must keep it, right? Wang Sunchen laughed.
He led the army to recover Ganliang, and from then on, the territory of the Great Song Dynasty went straight to the Western Regions, and it was the time when the spring breeze was proud. And the hundreds of thousands of troops who attacked Lingzhou were defeated one after another, and they didn't let the situation fall to the worst point after the worst, or they relied on the strength of the Khitans, how could he not laugh?
Previously, Wang Sunsin was reported for lying about his military exploits, so he was robbed of his official position. During the years when he was an official in the east, he also had a very bad time. At this time, schadenfreude is human nature. Zhao Long also knew about this matter, and sighed: "Chief Miao was dragged down by Captain Gao, if the two armies work together, Lingzhou City can still be defeated." Yanzhou is the same, there is still a big problem between Jingying and the Yan army, otherwise it can still be defended. ”
Wang Sunchen laughed twice, but he didn't say a word, and looked around at the furnishings in the banquet hall.
In order to celebrate the triumphant return of the army, Wang Zhongzheng specially set up a banquet, in addition to the generals and colonels of Wang Sunchen's subordinates, there were also the leaders of the Ganliang Han and Tibetan tribes who fought with Wang Sunchen at the same time. In each seat, whisper excitedly.
Zhao Long also felt bored, and changed the topic, "First there was the defeat of Lingzhou, and then the rescue of Yanzhou was ineffective, and General Manager Gao ruined the Huanqing Army a lot, and the Son of Heaven couldn't bear it anymore." Yan Fengchen is about to return to Shaanxi and take over the military affairs of Huanqing. Gao Taiwei next, probably to some remote county to be a governor or something. ”
"Mr. Yan is valued by the Son of Heaven, ordinary people can't compare. As for Chief Manager Gao...... Wang Sunchen bared his teeth and smiled, "He is a relative of the emperor, so there is no need to worry about him." ”
Zhao Long didn't plan to talk to Wang Sunchen behind his back that Gao Zunyu was not, but he still had some friendship, "Speaking of which, Ganliang will probably set up another road, after all, the territory is large, and it is separated by a heavy Hongchi Ridge, so it is impossible to belong to Xihe Road." ”
"Actually, the territory can be bigger." Wang Sunchen yawned, "If it weren't for the urgency in the back, I would have been ready to go west again and come back from destroying two small countries." ”
Zhao Long said with a smile: "After opening Shazhou and Ganzhou City, I have already obtained a lot of good things. Destroy two more small countries, and you can still move back? ”
"It's just a little floating wealth, Ganzhou and Shazhou are poor places, even if they have a little harvest, they have to be distributed to the soldiers below."
"What kind of poor is it, I won't rob you." Zhao Long rolled his eyes at Wang Sunchen, "Just give me ten or eight horses with the light golden horse you brought back this time......
The fur that was shiny like gold, the tall and toned physique, the horse that Wang Sunchen brought back, which was so divine that it should only gallop in the heavenly palace, only glanced at it, and Zhao Long couldn't take his eyes off it, even in Lanzhou City, it caused a commotion.
"Ten horses, eight horses! …… Brother, you peeled my skin! Wang Sunchen shouted when he hit the sky, "The little brother has traveled two thousand miles to the west, and there is only one purebred sweat horse in his hand." This floating light is going to be presented to the Son of Heaven, and I don't dare to ride it! ”
More than five feet tall at the shoulder, many soldiers in the army did not have this height. The minimum standard of the Song army's war horse is four feet two inches, and Zhao Long's best mount is four feet seven inches, which is already rare in the army. A good horse that is more than five feet tall does not even have a son of heaven. Like the sweaty horse that Wang Sunchen brought back that was one foot taller than the ordinary war horse, Wang Sunchen said that he didn't dare to ride, and he was indeed right-it was too eye-catching.
When Zhao Long saw it, he couldn't take his eyes off, as long as he was a military general, how could he not like a good horse? Even the literati like it the same, and it's not unheard of exchanging beauties for horses. If the news that Wang Sunsin has a dragon foal spreads, when everyone reaches out, they will all be characters who can't be provoked, and it will be inconvenient for anyone, and it will even offend people, so it is better to give it to the Son of Heaven and please him.
Zhao Long could understand Wang Sunchen's mood, and sighed very regretfully, "It's a pity...... But who gave the name of this floating light? ”
"It was started by a guest under the younger brother's door, and it was taken from Xiao Fan Laozi's "The Story of Yueyang Tower" in the sentence "The moon is thousands of miles, and the light is gold". Because the fur is light golden, a bit close to the moonlight. And there is also the idiom of a glimpse. Floating light not only looks at the divine steed, galloping, but also like light, no horse can compare. ”
"What a name." Zhao Long's heart itched when he heard this, and he scratched his neck very anxiously: "When can I hit Dawan, catch seven or eight hundred horses and come back!" ”
"Sooner or later. In fact, there are also a group of Hexi good horses who came back together, although they are not as good as the floating light, but they are nearly five feet old. Wang Sunchen suddenly narrowed his eyes, lowered his voice and smiled, "In addition to these horses, I also brought a batch of high-quality bearded girls. His hair is as pure gold, and his eyes are as blue as Qinghai's. The flavor of Dashi is by no means different from that of China, but the waist and legs are amazing, and after looking at it for a long time, you will also feel very good. ”
"It's not that I haven't tasted Hu Nu in the past, my eye sockets are not so shallow, and there are them in Qinzhou's private house." Zhao Long said disdainfully, "Just change two more good horses." Feng Si is going to hold a horse race on Xihe Road, you also know about this, but I am a good horse here. ”
"How can a bitch in a private house compare with a high-class prostitute raised by a big food merchant who has settled in Shazhou? Let's not talk about their appearance and figure, they are all charming! Don't brother, don't regret it. ”
When it comes to beauty, no man will speak seriously, Zhao Long even lowered the corners of his eyes, "Nei Mei...... Then I'm disrespectful. ”
"My own brother, what's polite?" Wang Sunchen smiled and patted Zhao Long's back, "The younger brother of the people and horses will send a pair to Zhao Da and you later." ”
Zhao Long thanked him again and said with a smile: "But you just brought people back like this, aren't you afraid that the family will be turned upside down?" ”
Wang Sunchen is married to a daughter of a family, has a deep background, and has given birth to two sons for the Wang family, so he has enough say in the family. Wang Sunchen didn't say a word in advance, he took a group of bearded girls back, and it was possible to get a mess of sticks.
"How big is it to have a private home?" Wang Sunchen didn't care about what he said, but he didn't dare to mention bringing people home. Only dare to buy a foreign house. It's a lot less impressive.
"After all, I still don't dare to take it home. I am not afraid of the day, but I am also afraid of the Hun family at home. How could Zhao Long not see Wang Sunchen's weakness, made fun of two sentences, and said, "Do you want to send two to Long Tu?" ”
Wang Sunchen laughed and said: "If you really send it to the third brother, you won't give people a grudge." I'm not going to be a guest in the future and give the mess out. Our brothers have recovered from their own homes...... Feng Si and Second Brother Li also prepared gifts, and they would send them in a few days. ”
"I've heard that the people sent by Feng Si have helped a lot this time?"
"That's right. If you don't lead the army to the west, you don't know that the hand of Lu Dao SF Express is so long. Feng Yuan, who was sent to Liangzhou by Feng Si, was also a first-class talent. Not to mention Liangzhou, the list of wealthy families in Ganzhou and Shazhou, and the news that the Uighurs in Ganzhou had gathered to plot rebellion were all reported by him. ”
"It's incredible. SF Express is really getting more and more prosperous. ”
"yes." Although Wang Sunchen can receive a large amount of dividends from SF every year, he does not have much joy, "But it is not a good thing to be too big, it attracts people's fear, and it can't be managed." Just like having more soldiers is not a good thing. ”
"Long Tu wouldn't have been unable to see it, otherwise he wouldn't have let Feng Si pull up a group of people to make money together at the beginning, not to mention holding all the money in his hands. Xihe Road can be as prosperous as it is now, farming when the Fan Department is busy, watching football in his spare time, one is more honest than the other, and it is also the decision left by Long Tu, so why worry about it. ”
“…… That's right. Longtu's mind is much better than ours. ”
Zhao Long smiled, "It's better to talk about the inner flattery." I don't know what it's like to be flattering, what's so special? ”
"Once you taste it, you will know what is going on......
Wang Sunchen was about to elaborate on the style of the big food, but saw a group of people walking into the hall surrounded by two high-ranking officials in purple clothes. Wang Sunchen's face changed, and he glanced at Zhao Long, and then changed to a businesslike expression. Zhao Long looked back, but it was Wang Hou who came in with Wang Zhongzheng.