It turned out that just now Lu Han came to deliver food and walked into the Chinese army tent, but Guo Ning was not there. Only the case collapsed and documents rolled everywhere. Although she was not involved in military affairs, she knew that the Mongolian army had been approaching the border recently. She immediately thought that something big had happened and rushed out to look for Guo Ning.
Fortunately, the soldiers were all familiar with her and showed her the way. Jieshuai seemed to be in a good mood, so Lu Han felt a little relieved. Even so, her cheeks were slightly red and her forehead was glistening with sweat.
Guo Ning felt a little guilty. He held Lu Han's hand and wanted to say something, but in the end he just said: "The steamed cake is really delicious, very sweet!"
Lu Han's cooking skills have never improved much. After all, this girl was born in Northern Xinjiang and has never experienced happiness or wealth in her life. She had never dreamed of the way Zhong Ming Ding, a senior official of the imperial court, cooked food, even the techniques of frying, roasting, broiling and deep-frying.
So even if I'm cooking, the only food I can take out is steamed pancakes and other food that's really filling.
Not long ago, Guo Ning sent troops to break down the strongholds of many local powerful families and seize their assets. After all, he is a Jiedushi envoy, and the people below him have their own filial piety. For example, there are several cans of luxury goods such as sugar frosting in the old camp. Lu Han didn't know how expensive this thing was, so he scooped out a spoonful every day as a reward for those children who could read quickly or practice martial arts diligently.
Now they are making steamed cakes for Guo Ning. It seems that Lu Han also put some icing sugar on them, which is very sweet.
The sweet smell wafted in the wind, and even a few military horses could smell it.
Guo Ning's yellow gelding was used by Hu Shahu to win over his general Pu Chaliujin. It was produced in the northeastern hinterland. It was not only tall and powerful, but also able to listen to commands and was very smart and lively.
The yellow gelding smelled the smell of steamed cakes, and immediately abandoned the fodder, and moved closer to the stable and rubbed against it. Looking at it from an angle, it stretched its neck as hard as possible and licked Guo Ning's cheek.
Guo Ning was holding Lu Han's hand and ignored it for a moment, so the yellow gelding stretched out his tongue again and licked the half piece of steamed cake that Guo Ning had bitten at the corner of his mouth.
Guo Ning was startled and opened his mouth to curse, but the steamed cake fell down. Huang Pingma rolled his tongue, rolled up all the steamed cakes, and wiped Guo Ning's face with saliva.
Lu Han couldn't help laughing.
Guo Ning also laughed, and when he was about to reach out and dig into the food box, Lu Han patted him on the arm: "Find a place, wipe your face, sit down and eat!"
Guo Ning finally took out another steamed cake and still held it in his mouth.
The stable was filled with dung piles and fermented hay, and the smell was unpleasant, but the two didn't care.
Guo Ning bit the steamed cake, looked around, and picked a haystack. He sat up with Lu Han, placed the food box between them, and then called Zhao Jue and Wang Kou'er.
"Did you see it! Steamed cakes! Try them all!"
Zhao Jue, who had always been serious, bowed to thank him, took a few cakes, and stood outside the stable. Wang Kou'er was a little frightened and didn't dare to sit down. Lu Han didn't force him, he just said: "Brother Wang, please take some cakes. Ma Laoliu, the provincial thief, is out there looking around."
In this camp in Haicang Town, there is another steward who is responsible for other large livestock. He is a villager who Guo Ning took in at the Xiangjunhe camp, and his name is Ma Laoliu. Seeing Guo Ning here, he wanted to come up and flatter him, but he had always been in awe of Lu Han, so he didn't dare to get close and only poked his head outside the stable.
Wang Kou'er thanked him briefly, took the cake, and proudly went to show off to Ma Laoliu.
Guo Ning was opening the food box and eating steamed pancakes dipped in scallion and leek sauce. Hearing what Lu Han said, he asked with some confusion: "Isn't this Old Wang? When did we get married and become your uncle?"
Lu Han lowered his head and rolled his eyes at Guo Ning before saying, "Wang Kou'er's family has a beautiful daughter named Wang Weiniang. Do you know?"
"How do I know?" Guo Ning was stunned.
"That's the last time..." Lu Han raised his head. Seeing that Guo Ning had no idea what was going on, he stopped going into details. She turned to ask: "You have a capable general named Li Ting, do you know?"
Guo Ning nodded repeatedly: "That's natural... huh?"
He reacted: "You mean, Li Ting has a crush on Wang Kou'er's daughter?"
"In two months, if we can pick a good day, Wang Kou'er will become Li Erlang's father-in-law! Isn't it appropriate for me to call him Uncle Wang?"
"It's appropriate, it's appropriate. It's just that when you call him that, it's like I have an elder, and I'm not used to it."
Lu Han blushed: "What I call myself mine has nothing to do with Liu Lang. You can just call him Lao Wang."
"Haha, that's good."
Although his status was high, Guo Ning never adapted to the life of a high-ranking official and always regarded himself as a warrior on the frontier. After walking around the military camp twice and chatting with the soldiers, he felt much more relaxed. Now he had an appetite and ate voraciously.
Not long after, all the remaining steamed cakes in the food box were eaten. Lu Han handed over the water bag. Guo Ning drank half of the bag, exhaled and patted his belly.
Lu Han smiled and watched Guo Ning eat and drink. At this time, he put the food box away and prepared to go out.
Guo Ning stopped her.
"how?"
"Are you going outside?"
"Yes, a lot of strong men have been transferred away, and the fortifications of the outer camps are being carried out urgently. At this time, some old and weak people and women are also going to work. If I am here, many things will be easier to handle." Lu Han thought for a while and said: He raised his eyebrows and said, "Moreover, why don't you announce to the outside world that you led troops to Yidu? If I show my face here, it can also calm people's hearts."
"...That's fine." Guo Ning nodded.
Because Guo Ning placed his military base in Haicang Town, the largest number of ordinary people gathered outside Haicang Town.
In the past few days, almost all the people have been mobilized to expand the fortifications outside Haicang Tunbao.
According to the specifications of the northern boundary trench, the fortifications are in a double trench and double wall pattern. From the inside to the outside, it is composed of four parts: the main wall, the inner trench, the auxiliary wall, and the outer trench. The width of the entire camp is about ten feet, and the two trenches are both inverted trapezoids. The sand taken out when digging the trenches was directly used to build the walls.
The people were divided into two shifts, taking turns to work, take turns to eat and rest, and it took only three days to complete most of the trenches. At this time, many people were chopping bamboo and wood and inserting sharp stakes at the bottom of the trench, while another group of people turned towards the port and built a corridor between the port and the camp that relied on the high ground.
The workload of the project is naturally very large. Guo Ning has not been able to leave the camp these days. He also heard that people were almost killed several times outside, and some people were pushed too hard and fainted from exhaustion.
But the Mongolian army will arrive at any time, and Laizhou's defense facilities must be completed as soon as possible. There is really no way.
Laizhou is different from Yidu. The territory is flat and there is no danger to defend. The only thing it relies on is the sea.
Therefore, Guo Ning's layout in Laizhou also relied on the coast, starting from Haicang Town in the west and consisting of many cities and forts in Sanshan Port in the east, as if the Great Wall of the Northern Territory of the Jin Kingdom had been moved to Shandong.
The Jiehao Great Wall built by the Jin Kingdom in the northern frontier was very different from previous dynasties in its specifications and strategy. The senior Jurchen officials who built the boundary trench had a deep understanding of the cavalry of the nomadic people on the grasslands. At that time, the Jin Kingdom itself also had a powerful cavalry field group. Therefore, the entire project of the Jiehao Great Wall did not follow the principle of setting up dangers on the border and using the river as a barrier. Instead, multiple border forts were built on the gently sloping platform on the north side of the mountain.
These gently sloping terraces, combined with the ridges at the rear, are enough to delay and deter the nomads' attack. The gentle slope itself, as well as the many passes, beacons, posthouses, and roads behind the gentle slope, are also conducive to the mobilization of the Jin Army's cavalry and the enemy's return.
The planning of the entire boundary trench defense line is undoubtedly effective. Nowadays, the responsibility for Daikin's military collapse in northern Xinjiang lies not with the defense line, but with the mediocre people who commanded the operations in the defense line.
Now Guo Ning has also copied this pattern in Laizhou.
A series of forts located on the seaside, which served as both a support point for defense and a launching point for attack. The highland platform on the seaside and the vast sea can limit the Mongolian army's offensive, and the elite of the navy can rely on the fortress to prepare for a powerful counterattack.
The small but solid structure of the fort itself made it difficult for the Mongolian army to figure out the true strength of each fort and to make targeted defenses.
It's no use trying to figure it out. Because there are ports or stretches of muddy tidal flats behind most fortresses, Guo Ning used the fleet he controlled to mobilize his troops and roam among the many fortresses to find the weak points of the Mongols.
More importantly, the Mongols don't want to figure anything out. Because in their eyes, everything is very clear. Guo Ning's headquarters is not in Laizhou, but in Yidu, so they can gallop boldly and there is nothing to worry about.
Seeing Lu Han heading towards the main entrance of Tunbao, Guo Ning called her again.
"What's the matter?" Lu Han asked.
"Well... there's going to be a war, so be careful."
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