The New Year has not yet gone out, and there are still some New Year's meanings in Chang'an City.

But the weather in Chang'an today is not very good. It was gloomy and looked like it could snow at any moment.

The air was cold, and the north wind didn't stop. When you climb the gatehouse, the wind blows on your face like a sharp blade, like a knife.

However, this kind of cold can also make people feel refreshed and relieve the boredom caused by staying in a hot house warmed by the coal stove for a long time.

The mind is a lot clearer, but the gloom in my heart has not been alleviated by this.

Everyone knows that this is not a good day for long-distance combat.

Especially in the desert where there may be a sudden snowstorm at any time.

Although he is quite confident in the skills of his generals, he is still worried after all!

"Everyone! It's cold and the wind is strong, why don't you go back inside? Wang De looked at the corners of Li Shimin's clothes that were blown by the cold wind, thought about it, and bowed behind Li Shimin to persuade.

"My soldiers are still fighting for me in the icy desert, what are these cold winds I have received." Li Shimin looked at the northwest from afar and sighed deeply.

"Everyone......" Wang De still wanted to persuade him, but he stopped talking. After serving Li Shimin for many years, he knew too well the temperament of the emperor in front of him.

The tower of the imperial city is silent again, and there is only the wind and dragon flag between heaven and earth, making a fluttering sound.

"Your Majesty!" Suddenly, a voice came from behind him, breaking the silence on the castle tower.

Li Shimin turned around, and the palace guards bowed and saluted, saying, "Your Majesty!" Outside the palace, Duan Zhan, the commander of the palace, asked to see! ”

"Oh?!" Li Shimin was immediately moved: "It must be a front-line military report, quickly, bring him to see me quickly!" ”

The janissary immediately received the order, turned and ran down the tower. Not long after, Duan Zan appeared in front of Li Shimin's face.

"Go to my study." Li Shimin saw Duan Zhan, but he was calm and light. Just whispered, and walked to the study.

Duan Zhan followed behind, also with a calm and unwavering face. If you want to see any clues, you can't.

"Wang De, guard the outside." Approaching the door of the study, Li Shimin stopped and said.

Wang De bowed down to receive the order, sent Li Shimin and Duan Zan into the study, and then closed the door and stood outside to guard.

There were only Li Shimin and Duan Zan in the study, Li Shimin sat down, and then asked again: "But the military newspaper?" ”

"Your Majesty, Li Jing, the chief of the Dingxiang Road march, personally led three thousand elite cavalry. Starting from Mayi, a long-distance attack, as for Dingxiang's surprise attack at night, Jieli fled in a hurry, the general conquered Dingxiang, captured Yang Zhengdao, the son of Yang Jin, the former king of Sui Qi, and Empress Xiao, the former Yang Emperor, and Jieli fled to the mouth in a hurry. In addition, 2,000 cadets of the military academy took care of the grain and grass. Encountered more than 3,000 Turkic cavalry. Zhonglang General Xia Hongsheng and the deputy academy of the military academy led the cadet army to meet the enemy in formation, killing 1,377 enemies. 2,121 prisoners were taken, 103 were lightly wounded, 57 were seriously wounded, and 2 were killed. ”

"Good!" Li Shimin couldn't help but slap the table hard. took the paper presented by Duan Zan and looked at it carefully.

Li Shimin's heart was excited, and the gloom in his heart for several days was swept away in an instant, and he read the content on the paper several times, and then raised his head and said: "Li Jing's three thousand elite cavalry captured Dingxiang!" What a miracle! Han has Li Ling with 5,000 foot soldiers. Then the Huns surrendered, and their merits were still written and bamboo. Today, Li Jing with 3,000 cavalry, bloody court, then take Dingxiang, the ancient generation, full bath of my Weishui shame! ”

"Ministers and Your Majesty, Datang Wansheng! Your Majesty wins! Duan Zan bowed and saluted, and said: "Your Majesty, General Li Jing is now sending troops to feign the main force to pursue Jieli and force Jieli in the direction of Baidao. General Li Tao, the head of the Tongmo Road march, has also led his army from the clouds, and once Jieli arrives at Baidao, he will encounter General Li's Tongmo army. ”

"Good!" Li Shimin nodded, and said, "Xia Hongsheng, that stinky boy, really has some roads." It was not easy to do this for the first time in command of an army formation. The cadres of the military academy should be rewarded. ”

Li Shimin retired from Duan Zhan, and immediately summoned the ministers of the three provinces to inform them of the good news in the army.

Not to mention how excited Li Shimin was in the imperial city, far away in Dingxiang County in the northwest, Li Jing and Xia Hongsheng were sitting opposite each other around the charcoal basin.

"The virtuous nephew is doing well, food and grass is a major matter in the army, if there is a loss, it can turn the tide of the war when it is serious." Li Jing said to Xia Hongsheng in the tent: "Take this time as an example, if the virtuous nephew does not defeat the Turkic cavalry and damage the grain and grass, then our army will not be able to continue to go deeper and pursue the Turks, so we can only wait until Shuozhou to transport grain and grass." As soon as there is a delay in the middle, Jieli may regain the Turkic forces, or get almost out of our encirclement. The virtuous nephew commanded the battle for the first time, and it was enough to be proud of such an achievement. ”

"Uncle, don't say that. With 3,000 cavalry, you conquered Dingxiang, and even made Jieli frightened and fled without a fight. It is conceivable that Jieli will only be able to flee everywhere in the future. The Turkic army had lost its morale from the beginning, and even if it wanted to organize resistance in the future, it would not work. Xia Hongsheng said to Li Jing.

"The old man has sent troops to pretend to be the main force in my Tang Army, chasing Jieli all the way, forcing Jieli to go to Baidao. Once he arrived at the White Road, Li Tao could surround and annihilate Jieli. The old man also led the army to Baidao, joined up with Li Tao, and attacked Jieli. In this way, Jieli can only retreat to Iron Mountain. Li Jing smiled, confident.

"Uncle is strategizing, Jieli is in a catastrophe this time." Xia Hongsheng said with a smile. Then he picked up a hot baked cake from the charcoal basin, blew it, took a knife from the side and cut a slit along the middle, and then opened another small jar next to it, took out some pickled vegetables from it, put them in the cake, made a sandwich bun, and handed it to Li Jing: "This is some pickled vegetables brought by the little nephew from home, they taste good, uncle, you can taste them." ”

"Hehehe, I know that you kid can't suffer this mouth anywhere!" Li Jing shook his head with a smile, and he didn't need to see Xia Hongsheng, so he took it and nodded: "Not bad!" Crispy, delicious and tight! ”

Xia Hongsheng smiled and covered the jar again: "This jar is for my uncle to eat first, and the little nephew has it there, and I will send it to my uncle after eating." ”

The food in the army was very rough, and Xia Hongsheng brought a lot of things when he came, anyway, he guarded the baggage and stuffed some of his own things into it, and no one could care about it. Just all kinds of seasonings were brought with a car, and the army cooked horse meat, Xia Hongsheng will mix it into a pot of horse meat soup, which is full of aroma.

Xia Hongsheng did not hesitate, and heard that the other soldiers snorted, so he generously contributed his seasoning and taught it to the cooks in the army, so that the original rough horse meat was directly thrown into water to boil, and some spices would be sprinkled with some spices. In the past, the horse meat was boiled in boiling water, sprinkled with salt and gnawed directly.

The Turkic cavalry suffered many casualties, and the war horses suffered numerous casualties. In addition, it is a cold winter, and there is really no shortage of horse meat.

It's just that I eat too much meat, and I want to nibble on some food. Xia Hongsheng's pickle jar has been sent out for more than a dozen jars. (To be continued.) )