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Chapter 987

"I said everyone, do you think that the 80,000 Qihu cavalry under Mo Li Khan's command are fake?" Duan Shaojun couldn't help but roll his eyes when he saw the shocked faces of these guys who were undisguised.

"But, didn't you say that reinforcements were coming? That's tens of thousands of reinforcements......," one of the officials muttered quietly.

"Yes, it's true that reinforcements are coming, but the problem is that our reinforcements are coming, and it doesn't mean that the Qihu people are so frightened that they crawl back to the grassland when they hear it." Duan Shaojun spread out his hands and patiently explained to these guys.

"But also, Moli Khan of Qihu personally led the army to the expedition, how could it be impossible to hear that we had reinforcements in Yunzhou and just go back to our home, I will definitely think about coming over to test the truth." Xu Youjun stroked the long beard under his chin and nodded thoughtfully.

"That's for sure, so please continue to work hard, be sure to build Yunzhou City indestructible in the shortest possible time, so that those Qihu barbarians who have never even seen the city wall a few times in addition to being able to run horses and graze can practice looking up at the starry sky at a forty-five degree angle......"

Hearing Duan Dagongzi's joke, all the officials laughed crookedly, where is there still a depressing atmosphere. Xu Zheng, who was standing behind Duan Shaojun and sorting out the official documents, glanced at Xu Qing, and both of them looked so ghostly.

"Laugh, laugh quickly, when you unlucky people know what our son-in-law is calculating, you won't even have time to cry then." Xu Qing couldn't help but complain frantically in his heart.

Xu Zheng's expression was full of schadenfreude, this is a typical fear that the world will not be chaotic, for the war, he has been looking forward to it for a long time, but in the past, although he followed Duan Dagongzi to the Zuo Yu Lin Wei camp, but in fact, he has not experienced a few battle scenes, which makes Xu Zheng, who has not made an inch, very depressed.

He also thought that with the achievements of killing people and setting fires on the battlefield, he would return home and brag about his great achievements with his little brothers. Well, this is the idea of the non-mainstream people in ancient times, and it is really not something that ordinary people can imagine.

Duan Shaojun saw that the atmosphere had returned to normal, so he began to talk and laugh with these guys and continue to work, but his mind had already flown into the distance. The 170,000 Chehu army came, and only 40,000 were killed, can it be regarded as a hearty victory?

No, moreover, even after killing the opponent's men, the opponent's remaining troops can still reach 130,000, and the strength is still stronger than Yunzhou. Maybe when the time comes, it will be very unfavorable for the party.

Li Youwen is a figure who wants to become Her Majesty the Empress of the Tang Dynasty, how can she be trapped in Yunzhou for a long time without difficulty? And Cao Hu'er's problem also needs to be solved quickly. Therefore, Duan Shaojun's previous strategy, even if he only said half of it, the other half was still hidden in the dark corner of his heart, waiting for the opportunity.

That's why he paid so much attention to the training of the newly recruited state soldiers and the preparation of weapons and equipment. No matter how big or small, Duan Dagongzi almost felt that he was about to become the brother Zhuge in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, and he wanted to ask about all the big things.

There is no way, after all, what you want is too big, and if you are not careful, it will affect the whole situation, and you have to act cautiously.

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After a busy day, Duan Dagongzi returned to the mansion again, and today, his mother-in-law brought his brother-in-law and his mother-in-law Ximen Chuchu who had not passed the door to come over to eat again.

Well, in this regard, Duan Shaojun and the Li family have become accustomed to it, originally the two suites were separated by a wall, but because of the mother-in-law, Duan Dagongzi did not open the wall.

But it is indeed extremely convenient to want to run into the door, Duan Dagongzi picked up the little Doudou who came forward and kissed the girl, and then walked into the room with a smile on his face to greet the Li family.

"Alas, it's true, I said virtuous son-in-law, I've worked hard this time, look at your little face, it's so thin that it's almost out of shape." Li looked at Duan Shaojun who had walked into the room with a distressed look and said.

"It's okay, thank you mother-in-law for your care...... How do I not think? Duan Dagongzi touched his face suspiciously, it didn't seem to have changed much, he was a little busy, but he ate it by himself, not to mention sleeping, four hours of adequate sleep every day, and exercising for two quarters of an hour after getting up early every day, although it still looks so white, so powerless, but in fact, we are also pure men with chest muscles, abdominal muscles and biceps.

"You are a big man, you can think it's weird, like your father-in-law, you don't know how to care about your own body...... I said girl, you don't feel distressed when you see your husband so thin, you will stew the old hen at home and send it to your husband, do you know? "The Li family's golden knife was arranged without saying anything.

Duan Dagongzi and the others rolled their eyes in unison, but it was really difficult to refuse the kindness of this mother-in-law, so they could only express their high gratitude with a smile. "Thank you mother-in-law for your concern."

"That's right, it's all a family in the future, don't be so polite, come, ugly boy, hurry up and call your brother-in-law to listen, this is your brother-in-law, do you know?" Li happily teased Simon Hui, who was just over a year old in his arms.

The little guy looked confused for a long time, but everyone present was amused.

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The dinner was very hearty, with chickens and fish, turnips and vegetables, which are relatively rare in the north, but there were still drops in the end. It's almost winter, and when winter arrives in the north, the only way to get raw food is pickles, and of course, radishes are a good thing.

White radish, carrots are typical shelf-stable vegetables and vegetables, before, but in the surrounding counties of Yunzhou, a large number of these things were collected in the surrounding counties of Yunzhou, and they were transported into the city for storage.

Some of them are made into pickles, and more of them are stored directly in the kilns everywhere, and as long as they are stored properly, they can stay in the cellar until March and April of the following year.

In addition, Duan Shaojun had already purchased and sold a large number of cattle and sheep from the hands of the Qihu people in advance, and after slaughtering, they were all salted and then air-dried.

Not counting the more than 6,000 sheep that have not been slaughtered at present, no way, the butcher also needs professionals to do it, curing meat is also a hard work, now the most collapsed in Yunzhou City is these unlucky butchers, every day just stabbing cattle and sheep, countless, it is expected that it will take almost four days to make all the mutton marinated and hung to dry.

The reason why all the meat is slaughtered and made into cured meat is naturally a strategic consideration, first, the cured meat is resistant to storage, and it will not be bad for a winter, not to mention, after it becomes the jerky, its nutrient loss is the least.

Another point is that if it has become jerky, there is no need for feed and forage to continue to be wasted.

"Duan Lang, what are you thinking?" Ximen Chuchu, who was sitting next to Duan Shaojun as a matter of course, saw Duan Shaojun eating, and suddenly held a radish stewed mutton with chopsticks and was stunned there, and gently raised his elbow against the top Duan Shaojun asked curiously.

"Ah, it's nothing, I just think it's still the mutton in the north, you say, right?" Duan Shaojun laughed dryly, and squeezed his eyebrows at Ximen Chuchu and said. "My good lady came to Yunzhou, and this figure is becoming more and more plump."

"You're still not letting people eat, villain, do you dislike me for being fat?" Ximen Chuchu suddenly stared at the apricot eyes, and waved his powder fist, but he continued to chew in his mouth, and his speech was slurred.

"No, absolutely not, like a lady so round and jade, it's too late for me to be happy." Duan Dagongzi hurriedly shook his head, put on a loyal expression of serving the party, the country, and the people.

Ximen Chuchu glanced sideways at this guy who was full of nonsense, there must be something wrong, but since he didn't want to say it, he didn't want to ask at the dinner table, but, it seems, hmm...... After coming to Yunzhou during this time, it seems that there is a real trend of weight gain.

This makes Ximen Chuchu, who has always been greedy for delicious food, a little entangled, whether to continue to eat, or to hold back the desire of his tongue?

Unexpectedly, he made a casual joke, which caused Ximen Chuchu, a soft and cute foodie girl, to be so tangled, and Duan Dagongzi continued to eat and drink. Well, today's dishes are all done well, with all the color, flavor and flavor, it seems that his own chef is finally angry, otherwise he always lets the lord or mother cook the dishes, and he is the chef of Duanfu, it is too embarrassing.