Du Shisheng was very happy.
Monk Luo was also very happy.
These two people, one was a cunning staff member who was responsible for shady means under the powerful minister at that time; the other was Kang Ge, a heroic battlefield general. They seemed to be completely different, but unexpectedly they had a good friendship.
Perhaps it's because neither of them considered themselves a big shot.
No matter how many contacts Du Shisheng had with the nobles in the imperial court, he always relied on those old friends he had known for decades in Zhongdu. Most of the old friends' identities are not on the table.
For example, in a certain market, the clerk who was supervising the laborers and supervising the transportation found a side door for Monk Luo to escape. The father of this young official had been favored by Du Shisheng in his early years.
Another example is the old man with his donkey bridle folded and leaning on his cart. He is looking at the thin Du Shisheng and the fat monk Luo in the corner of the courtyard, chuckling. This old man was Du Shisheng's close chess friend in the past few months.
As for Monk Luo...
Whether he is fighting in the army, occupying the mountains between ponds and lakes and becoming the king, or sitting in the center of Dinghai Navy like a deputy commander, he always thinks that he is still the fair-weather monk in Xuanzhong Temple. So, now he laughed and said:
"The officials of the Song Dynasty were all poor and thieves. It took so much effort for the Sa family to follow them all the way north! Believe it or not, Lao Du, he gave me a mouthful of meat along the way! Just one mouthful! Come on, come on. , what delicious food do you have, please take it out quickly to fill your belly!"
Du Shisheng smiled so hard that his old face almost blossomed, and said repeatedly: "This is a small matter, Master, just wait!"
Although there are only a few people living in his house, there is no shortage of decent food. Immediately he asked his servants to light a fire and heat up some wine and meat to eat. Monk Luo couldn't wait any longer, so he went up and picked up a piece of meat pie. After thinking about it, he took another piece and put it into the hands of the servant who led the way and the old man with the handlebar.
"You have worked hard too, come and eat together and be full!"
Although the old man with a handlebar style didn't have much knowledge, from Du Shisheng's posture, he knew that the person he secretly brought to his house had an extraordinary status. He waved his hand and stepped back halfway with a smile.
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Just a little toothache. He had just finished two of his own multi-grain dumplings. The ingredients of the dumplings were very rough, and when he bit into them, he hurt his teeth, and he held his cheeks tightly for a long time.
This kind of dumpling is a product made by mixing several kinds of whole grains and wild vegetables together, steaming, drying and kneading them. Probably the size of a child's fist, two of them can handle a meal. As long as the weather is not hot, the dumplings can be kept for a long time.
Liu Ran and others fled to Pingzhou. After signing the military certificate, this was the most common military ration they ate.
Some people didn't even have to eat dumplings, so they had to light a bonfire and roast the wild wheat they picked up along the way to dip their lips. This kind of wild wheat can grow in saline-alkali soil. It tastes astringent and bitter. When you chew it, it will leave a musty taste in your mouth.
Ding Haijun did give some rice and noodles, but the quantity was far from enough. Liu Ran took the decision honestly and divided it equally among the wounded and the old and weak.
A few men who were accustomed to eating from the sea couldn't bear the hunger and went directly to the direction of Xin'an Beach, hoping to dig up a few large shellfish on the mudflat after the tide went out.
Someone did manage to bring some weird stuff back, and it was so fishy that it was scary. Moreover, the mud and water they brought with them as they moved around made the originally dry ground in the tent half dry and half wet, making it suddenly feel cold.
Zhang Pingliang couldn't stand the environment, so he crawled out of the tent.
But there is no place to go around. Of the legendary and prosperous Zhigu Village, only the military fortress on the high slope behind it remains. The rest of the place is full of tidal flats, weeds, and the ruins of the Zhigu Village after being set on fire. Village. Occasionally, you can see a figure moving among the ruins, which is a wild dog eating corpses.
Most of these dogs are domestic dogs raised by people in the cities and villages around Zhongdu. After those cities and villages were destroyed, the dogs fled to the wilds and lived in groups by hunting. For them, eating dead people was probably a big meal.
The dogs patrolled around the camp, briefly confronted the humans a hundred paces away, and then slowly retreated.
Zhang Pingliang felt the biting cold wind more and more. He turned around and saw that the soldiers of the Ding Navy were still sharing food, and the aroma of the food was tempting.
He swallowed and said angrily: "It's nothing more than a navy."
Liu Ran held the almost untanned animal hide and slowly applied the oil on the surface of the animal skin to his hands. Hearing Zhang Pingliang's complaint, he chuckled: "Why is it just like this?"
"Brother Ran, we have thousands of people here, and half of them have been soldiers and have seen blood! Now that the Mongolian army is approaching, it is the time to recruit people. If Ding Haijun gives us some sweetness, we will help! As a result, they will Do you look down upon us so much?”….
Zhang Pingliang threw a handful of wild wheat that had been roasted in the lake, hitting the grass and reeds, making a rustling sound.
"What you said is wrong."
Liu Ran shook his head.
"The officers of the Ding Navy are very different from warriors like us who just want a bite to eat. Not only do they have food to eat, clothes to wear, and sophisticated weapons, but also, do you pay attention to their conversation? They have fields in Shandong. He lives at home, his wife and parents are well-supported, so his morale is high and he is well-trained, and everyone is willing to fight to the death for their commander-in-chief. And we..."
Liu Ran smiled self-deprecatingly: "We people are not familiar with Ding Haijun's fighting routines, and we don't know our origins. Why do they want to use us? We want to make a living, so we have to perform well. "
Zhang Pingliang was a little dissatisfied.
"Brother Ran, in wars, after all, numbers are the advantage. When we fought with the surrounding foreign races in Northern Xinjiang, which time did thousands of people not go into battle? The elite fought with swords, and the old and the weak filled the trenches. Isn't that the same? coming?"
"Did you win?" Liu Ran asked.
"What?"
"Have we defeated the Mongols? Aren't we so beaten that we lost our armor, our homes, and our careers and fled?"
Liu Ran smiled bitterly and said: "Not to mention the Mongols, the people who have taken refuge with the Mongols now are all elite soldiers. Once they get aggressive, they can easily capture ten times and a hundred times more people than us. I think To deal with them, we can’t rely on a mess of soldiers like us, fighting like a swarm of swarms!”
Zhang Pingliang's face was filled with frustration, and he farted regardless of the wet and dirty ice and snow on the ground.
The buttocks sat motionless.
Liu Ran himself was also a little excited, and when he spoke the last few words, his voice was very loud.
Chen Ran, who was standing in the high-up military camp, heard this. He looked down and asked the deputy general next to him in a low voice: "Is this boy the one who shot three Tatars to death with three arrows on the day I arrived at Zhigu Village?"
"Exactly." The lieutenant replied, and then continued to fight against the food in his mouth.
The food of the Dinghai navy seemed very good to the defeated soldiers, but in fact it was not much better. The staple food is also multi-grain dumplings, but they are pressed more tightly and each person has a little pickle. The main thing that made the defeated soldiers feel the aroma was the bacon left in Zhigu Village.
That thing was a serious war preparation material, but because there was no experience in making it, several pieces of meat were infested with insects. When it was cooked into a salty soup, there were white insects floating on the surface of the soup.
However, hot soup is always good, at least to ease the sharp confrontation between cheek muscles and tight pancakes.
Lieutenant General Gu Dong swallowed the hot soup and said with a smile: "This kid is very useful. The day before yesterday and yesterday, some Mongolian troops came to cause trouble. He led dozens of people to fight with him and made great achievements. I plan to keep them alive for a few more days. God, then..."
Before he finished speaking, the sound of drums and horns suddenly sounded from deep in the reeds.
"Here we go again!" the lieutenant said casually as he continued to swallow his food.
In the past few days, the Mongolian vassal troops came to harass him from time to time, and the lieutenant general was used to it.
Chen Ran raised his head and looked at the watchtower high up in the camp. On the watchtower, there were soldiers waving two-color flags fiercely.
"The Mongolian army is not fools. We made this trip with great fanfare, and they will definitely block the Caohe River channel with all their strength. So, this trip is real... at least four camps in the upper reaches of Lushui were attacked! Lao Tian, let's prepare for war!"... .
The lieutenant turned to look at the watchtower, bowed and said, "Yes!"
He turned around and waved, sounding arrows flew into the air, and several horns sounded one after another. In the camp, at first there were stranded merchants who were looking around in the courtyard, and then soldiers rushed out of the many camps that were requisitioned.
These warriors have long been accustomed to vigilance. They do not remove their armor and stomach when sitting or lying down, and they also carry their weapons and bows with them, so they act immediately after hearing the order. The Alixi carried several huge leather bags containing spare weapons.
After these days of continuous harassment, there will always be a fierce battle. I just don’t know who the enemy is. At this time, many of the soldiers who had experienced many battles had serious expressions on their faces. On the contrary, the new recruits were slapping their armors and stomachs, feeling the heavy and sophisticated weapons in their hands, and could not suppress the excitement on their faces.
To the north of Zhigu Village, the Wuqing Inspection Department station designated by the Navy as a water transportation node has been breached. But not every offensive went smoothly.
"Prince, the three forts in Xianghe County and Wuqing County have been captured. Only the fort in Miaoyin County is said to be extremely strong. Bokehu attacked it four or five times, killing and wounding many soldiers. He said, Please ask the king to send one thousand more people. As long as one thousand reinforcements are needed, he will definitely break the wall by tomorrow at the latest."
At Zhigu Village, we have not yet taken action. There are troops on all four sides, but only this one is blocked. Bokehu is the same guy. I am afraid that after Genghis Khan surrendered, he relied on his grassland tribe background and became a little slack. Shi Tianying pondered for a moment, then raised his voice and asked, "Officer, Lieutenant Commander?"
"exist."
"Take a thousand men to assist Bokehu. If you can capture the city before dark tomorrow, you will return. If you cannot capture it, behead him and withdraw your troops to return the favor."
"yes."
The Ding navy officers stationed along the Cao River obviously did not intend to die with the walled city. Once they found that the enemy's power was unstoppable, they retreated towards the river, boarded a speedboat anchored in the harbor and left.
This rapid retreat means that Ding Haijun can return at any time. And even if the black army officers and soldiers can destroy the camp, what can they do against the ships traveling on the water?
So this kind of victory did not make Shi Tianying feel happy.
On the way to Zhongdu, Shi Tianying's performance received many praises from Genghis Khan. His black army continued to expand with victory after victory. But the greater his strength, the more cautious he was. Along the way, he tried his best to
We use various channels to collect all kinds of intelligence on the enemy in order to know ourselves and the enemy and win every battle.
Due to the restrictions of the war, a lot of information overlapped or contradicted each other. Fortunately, after reference and comparison, we can always get some decent results.
For example, in the past few days, Ding Haijun, who had rushed to Zhongdu with envoys from the Song Dynasty, was becoming more and more valued by Shi Tianying. Through interactions with experienced Mongolian hundreds and thousands of households, Shi Tianying can determine that the nature of this army is completely the same as that of Jinzhou's black army, and they are all the private belongings of a certain hero.
However, they have occupied most of Shandong and Liaodong, and they are indeed a strong enemy of Mongolia. They can even affect Genghis Khan's grand strategy through fierce tactical victories.
This kind of performance made Shi Tianying a little envious, but also a little disgusted.
What I envy is that they are ahead of the curve and have accumulated strength earlier, so they can stir up the storm. What is disgusting is that they were able to defeat the powerful regime that Shi Tianying had to surrender several times... This kind of record is simply a mockery of everyone!
Shi Tianying said in a deep voice: "The key lies in Zhigu Village. Ding Haijun will not let go of that place easily... Just let me see it!"
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