"Bloodthirsty and bloodthirsty, this kind of person is particularly suitable for our yamen." Kuang Ren chuckled and looked at Chang Yu: "The governor recruited his subordinates to use him. He happens to be an old friend in Wuzhong, and he can be trusted." .
Chang Yu smiled slightly: "To be honest, our family is really good at this..."
"It's useless to say hello, sir. Mr. Gongzijun is used to being undisciplined and can't stand the many rules of the yamen. He may not come." Wuzhong muttered. Chang Yu turned to look at him and nodded: "I don't want to take away people's favor. If that’s the case, then that’s it.”
"But if you are interested, sir, I can talk to him, but there is no guarantee..." Wu Zhong spoke again and was interrupted by Chang Yu: "That's all, you should do less of poaching people and making people dislike you." He took out A dagger was asked to be burned on the oil lamp. Everyone didn't know what he was going to do. They saw the blade burning red, and then slashed his wrist. Chang Yu couldn't help but frown in pain, and blood dripped into the bowl.
Everyone knew what he was going to do.
Wu Zhong half propped himself up, watching this scene helplessly, then swallowed and said, "More."
Grass, everyone was surprised.
"I'll let you go," Chang Yu couldn't help but cursed.
"That's not necessary. If you can't finish the drink, it won't be new anymore..." Before he could finish his words, Chang Yu swung his knife as if to stab him: "What the hell do you think I am..."
Wuzhong drank half of the bowl of blood in one gulp. After drinking it, he couldn't help but smash his mouth. He looked like he still had something to say: "To be honest, it's really different from pig and goat blood."
"What the hell..." Chang Yu couldn't bear it any longer and punched Wuzhong, making Wuzhong scream in pain. If it had been anyone else, he would have cursed loudly.
Seeing this, everyone was dumbfounded and filled with emotion.
"Excuse me, Lord Governor, Li Guo is back." At this moment, a guard reported from outside. The room immediately became quiet, and Chang Yu exclaimed: "He's not dead after all."
When everyone heard this, they looked at each other.
Li Guo came back, his face was purple and blue from the cold, but he was still energetic. That was because there were six or seven Tatar heads hanging on his saddle.
"I have been able to come back alive after breaking into a dragon's pond and a tiger's den. I admire you, I admire you!" Chang Yu handed over a cup of hot tea. Li Guo took it and thanked him: "It's just a fluke. Compared with the great achievements of the governor, it pales in comparison. It's ridiculous."
"You don't have to be self-effacing. It's not easy to be able to walk under the eyes of the Tatars and escape unscathed at this time and in this weather." Chang Yu's expression was serious: "Again, are there any injuries?"
"Yes." Li Guo nodded: "But luckily we have the weather cover, otherwise...hehe, I'm afraid I won't be able to escape death!"
"I miss you, a tiger. I have been in the world for more than ten years. I have never seen any scene. How can I die so easily?" Chang Yu smiled faintly: "You must be lucky if you survive the disaster. Where did you go and what did you see?"
"When I went to the Nvnu River outside the city, I encountered a patrol and saw the mountains covered with wind and snow." Li Guo smiled bitterly: "I gained nothing and even lost a few brothers."
"Did you really get nothing?" Chang Yu smiled, and Li Guo slowly put down the tea cup: "If I say I got something, besides those few dog heads, I also saw the wind and snow in the sky, the mountains and rivers, and even more At the critical moment."
"Whose is in danger, Dorgon's or the Governor's?" Chang Yu picked up the kettle to refill him. Li Guo was flattered and bent over to stand up. Chang Yu held him down with one hand. Li Guo couldn't help but groan, Chang Yu raised his eyebrows: "Are you injured?"
"It's just a skin injury," Li Guo said calmly, and Chang Yu sighed: "It seems that your trip is indeed extremely dangerous. It is not easy to come back alive. If you get nothing, why don't you agree to this trip?"
"Although I didn't get much, it was a worthwhile trip. Although I didn't see everything, I still saw what I wanted to see. The mountains, rivers, terrain, and the enemy's layout were all visible. Just now, the Governor asked who was in danger. The final general only It can be said that this battle is not started, but once it is started..." Li Guo looked at Chang Yu: "Life or death is unpredictable!"
Chang Yu was silent for a while: "The arrow is on the string and must be fired."
When Li Guo left, it was already late at night, and the overcrowded Tashan Fort fell into silence, but Chang Yu couldn't sleep. The stove in the room was burning brightly and warm, but he was also feeling stuffy.
I put on my big cloak and opened the door. It was windy and noisy outside, but the snow gradually became lighter.
Silently he walked to the corner and stepped a few feet into the hole in the snow, reaching his calf, which was about twenty centimeters deep.
This snowfall was very fast and heavy. If it really lasted for three days as Li Muchian said, his knees would probably be gone, and the war would inevitably be delayed for a while.
Whether delaying things is a good thing or a bad thing, no one can tell clearly.
There was the sound of stepping on the snow behind him. Chang Yu turned around and saw Su Jing coming. The two of them didn't say anything. They walked casually in the fort one after another. They visited the granary, the stables, and stopped in front of a barracks. , the soldiers inside were still awake and chatting. Chang Yu stood outside the door and listened quietly for a long time, with a wry smile on his face.
Then he went to a barracks and opened the door gently. It was dark inside, with no light and no stove. Reflecting the weak light outside, it was vaguely visible that it was crowded with sleeping soldiers, each of them curled up. Chang Yu gently When I walked in, I felt that the room temperature was only slightly better than outside, but there was nothing I could do about it. The existing materials could not support the burning of charcoal for heating in all the barracks.
It seems necessary to transport coal from Shanxi to the border, which can also be considered as a way of making money for the two families, but... who will pay for the heating bills?
This is a headache for Chang Yu.
In the Ming Dynasty, the salaries of officials and generals of a certain level included heating expenses in winter, but ordinary soldiers did not. No matter how cold the weather was, they had to resist. Conscientious generals would apply to the Ministry of War, but it was almost impossible to apply. Even if they applied When I got down, I was pretty much deducted.
To put it bluntly, no matter whether they have this reason to keep warm or not, it does not fall on ordinary soldiers. In the winter, they can only resist, or they can pick up some firewood to keep themselves warm. However, most barracks prohibit fire, so in the end they still have to resist.
You can burn stoves and charcoal, but the prerequisite is that you have it, you have to have the money to buy it, and if you have the money, you have to be able to buy it!
The hardships of ordinary soldiers in this era are almost the same as those of ordinary people.
Li Muxian got up as soon as the sky dimmed. He didn't have a separate room and slept in the Datongbu. He glanced at Chang Yu who was still sleeping in the corner and walked out silently.
It was bitingly cold outside, and the whistling northwest wind pierced his neck like a knife. Li Muxian tightened his clothes, shrunk his neck and hurried towards the hut next to him.
After feeling comfortable, I looked around. It was still quiet in the fort at this time. Except for those on patrol, those who fed horses, and those who cooked, almost all other soldiers were still asleep in the barracks. Even if there was no one who woke up, Willing to come out and endure the cold.
"Didn't the Taoist Master say that this snow can last for three days? How come it only cleared up in one day and one night?"
Li Muxian, who was looking up at the sky in a daze, heard Ji Jike's voice behind him, turned around and cupped his hands: "Why does General Ji get up so early?"
"I went to bed early yesterday." Ji Jike smiled faintly and looked up at the sky: "What is the Taoist looking at?"
"Look at this snow, when will it stop?" Li Muxian looked up at the sky again: "It seems to have stopped, but it's still falling."
"Oh, how did the Taoist Master see it?" Ji Jike looked fierce. No matter how he looked, the sky was gray.
"The secrets of Taoism are not allowed to be passed on to others." Li Muchian stroked his beard and chuckled. Ji Jike nodded: "Can you really stay down for three days?"
Li Muxian hummed: "Just a little more."
Ji Jike sighed: "If this continues, I'm afraid I won't be able to fight for a while."
"Is the general anxious to start the fight?" Li Muchian asked.
Ji Jike took another long breath: "I have to shoot morning and night, but the arrow never fires while it is on the string. It's so tiring and torturous."
Li Muxian could understand his mood. It was like a knife hanging over his head. You knew he would fall eventually, but you didn't know when. It was too torturous. When the torture was imminent, just hope he would fall as soon as possible, die early and be reborn.
"General, you have to be steady. If you can't be steady, then...hehe, you haven't looked at our Lord Governor, who is acting like nothing is happening day by day." Li Muxian tried to comfort, Ji Jike smiled bitterly: "This is our point. Of course, his Taoist practice is not as good as that of Lord Du Gong, but having said that, Lord Du Gong seems to be calm, but in fact, in his heart... Hehe, I saw him dazed outside so late last night!"
Li Muxian frowned: "The same is true for Lord Governor... Then down there... General, the military's morale is very important at this time, and we must not be careless and something might happen."
Ji Jike nodded: "The soldiers are not war-weary, but they just complain about fighting in such bad weather... By the way, how could the Taoist priest know what's going on below..."
Li Muxian smiled faintly and pointed to his ear. Tashan Fort is such a big place, and whoever farts in the latrine can be heard by the whole fort. "Ji Jike sighed:" I think the Governor must also know about it. "
"It's much better to know earlier than to know later, and the Governor is the best at boosting morale. If the prediction goes well, he will make a big cake for the soldiers today." Li Muchian chuckled, and the two of them walked towards the kitchen together while talking. , but saw Zu Dabi already feasting inside, and hurried forward to greet him.
