In the Sui army camp, in addition to the large tent used by Yang Ji to handle official business and discuss military affairs, there was also a felt tent in the back. One tent was where he and Zhang Chuchen lived, and the rest were all the residences of the Suzaku guards; On the periphery, there are the Xuanwu Guards and soldiers guarding the central army.
The felt tent where Yang Ji and Zhang Chuchen lived was a large "suite" with two thick layers of leather felt in the middle, dividing the tent into three rooms. There was a place for eating and chatting in the front, with items in the middle and a room in the back. It is a sleeping bedroom.
At noon, Yang Ji inspected the military camp, discussed the military situation with the generals in the Chinese army tent, and then returned to his felt tent. He took off his helmet, put it on the table with a "bang", and put on his big cloak. Solved.
He felt that the first time he fought Bujia Khan, he was not as tired as he is now, because he was just a fledgling boy at that time, and not many people in the court paid attention to him, and no one deliberately held him back; but He is now not only the commander-in-chief of this battle, but also the leader of a faction, so the pressure and resistance from within are astonishingly great.
This kind of internal resistance is countless times more tiring for him than fighting or calculating the enemy. Fortunately, after these days of bombardment, he can finally see the dawn of victory and he can breathe a sigh of relief. .
"Young Master is back?" Zhang Chuchen was cleaning up in the bedroom. When he heard the noise outside, he walked out happily.
Since she had no mission today, she took off her armor and crossbow protection clothes early, and changed into a comfortable white brocade robe. The snow light reflected her slim figure, making her beautiful face shine like jade, as if it were transparent.
Looking at the heroic concubine, Yang Ji's eyes suddenly lit up, and his already beautiful mood became even better, and he said with a smile: "I'm back."
Zhang Chuchen stepped forward to take off his armor and hang it up, and said expectantly: "There is no fighting today. I have specially prepared some delicious dishes. Can you eat together, sir?"
Facing the expectation in his crystal eyes, Yang Ji suddenly discovered that although they were in the same room every day, they were usually busy with their own affairs and had different meal times. It had been a long time since they had eaten together. He nodded and said, "Just right. I’m hungry too, go get ready!”
After hearing this, Zhang Chuchen said happily: "Master, wait a moment, I will be fine in a moment."
"Yeah!" Yang Ji sat down by the fire pit, took off the teapot from the stove, and reached over to bake it.
After a while, Zhang Chuchen and several Suzaku guards served a lot of food.
Looking at these Yingying Yanyan in warrior uniforms, Yang Ji was in a good mood. At this moment, he completely understood why those LSPs and old immortals always secretly brought a few maids with them when they led troops to fight.
Just because the army is a man's world, if you spend too long with a group of men, it will inevitably damage your mood; if you are in a bad mood, it will affect your military decision-making. If there are a few young and beautiful women around, even if they don't talk much or say anything, just their cheerful and angry demeanor, beautiful appearance, and delicious fragrance are enough to make people feel relaxed and happy, and their worries are gone.
The most typical example is undoubtedly Yang Ji, and his practice of always leading female soldiers also gave him a "reputable reputation" among the court for being a womanizer.
Several Suzaku guards placed food on the dining table and left on their own. Zhang Chuchen's bright eyes suddenly froze, but when he saw Yang Ji motionless in a daze, he couldn't help but call out "Master!"
Yang Ji suppressed the thoughts in his mind and asked the girl with bright eyes and white teeth, "What's wrong?"
"What are you thinking, sir, that you are so lost in thought?" Zhang Chuchen's cheeks were slightly red. Yang Ji had been staring at her breasts just now. At first she thought... then she felt that Yang Ji must have been distracted because of some important matter.
Yang Ji realized where his eyes were focused and saw that there was no one else around, so he smiled and said, "Actually, I was thinking just now that your breasts seem a little bigger!"
Although Zhang Chuchen had already shared the same bed with him, these words still made her blush like a bright red on her icy face, extending to her earlobes.
Yang Ji looked at Zhang Chuchen who was blushing, stood up and sat down at the table: "Stop talking about this!"
Zhang Chuchen said coquettishly: "Then what you just said..."
Yang Ji coughed dryly and urged: "Eat! Eat!"
"Just eat!" Zhang Chuchen rolled his eyes at him angrily and sat down.
The meal was sumptuous, with the staple food being hot pot; however, what was placed on the fire was not a hot pot pot, but a helmet.
A helmet is not just a protective device, it is a multi-functional item.
The era of cold weapons was all about hand-to-hand combat. When fighting at close quarters, armor and weapons became a key factor in victory or defeat. Therefore, both sides not only put a lot of effort into arranging troops, but also put a lot of effort into weapons and equipment, and helmets are a highlight of armor improvements and upgrades.
The helmet can offset some of the weapons' slashes, but blunt weapons such as hammers regard the helmet as nothing. A hammer can flatten the helmet. In order to deal with the damage caused by blunt objects to the soldiers' heads, a raised middle part was later added to resist some of the force of blunt objects.
As the war progressed and practical needs came into play, the convex part was changed to a hollow one, and a detachable gun head matching the gun barrel was added. This could not only buffer the force of blunt weapons, but also be equivalent to having an extra spare gun. Once the dilapidated gun barrel is replaced with a new gun head, it will become another weapon to kill the enemy. If you have lost your spear and saber, then a helmet with a gun tip is the last weapon. You can charge to the enemy with the helmet in hand.
In addition, any extra thing on a soldier's body is a burden. Therefore, when marching and fighting, they generally do not carry many cooking utensils. If a soldier is thirsty or hungry, a helmet is the best pot. However, there may not be fixed and fireproof stones in the dining area. Even if they are found, they cannot meet the needs of so many people, and there is no time to waste here. As for bringing a special stand, it is even less feasible. After adding this gun head, insert it upside down on the solid ground, and you can make a fire below to boil water and cook.
Of course, as the leader of the army, Yang Ji's tableware was not that simple, so in addition to a helmet, Zhang Chuchen also used a few iron arrows as feet.
Looking at a table full of dishes, Yang Ji finally understood why Zhang Chuchen said "prepare some good dishes." In addition to the hot pot that exuded the aroma of dried bamboo shoots, dried radishes, and bones, the side dishes were ridiculously rich.
The meat dishes include wolf meat, tiger meat, mutton, beef, tripe, camel meat, camel hump, etc., while the vegetables only include dried mushrooms, bean sprouts, and wheat sprouts.
Bean sprouts did not exist before, and wheat seedlings were not eaten before, but when Yang Ji came, these two vegetables appeared on Sui Dynasty tables. As long as the temperature is enough, they can be cultivated even in cold winters; these are undoubtedly Zhang Chuchen's The leader of the Suzaku Guard was cultivated by the fire.
Seeing the boiling water in the "pot", Zhang Chuchen took out the dogwood oil, pepper, and yellow mustard that Zhang Ye brought, and mixed them with ginger foam and minced garlic to make a dipping sauce. A pair of delicate catkins fluttered like a butterfly through flowers, and he was busy. Not messy and elegant.
Yang Ji held a pair of chopsticks and looked at Zhang Chuchen curiously: "Chuchen, there are live sheep in the military camp. Many cows and camels were killed in the battle. I can understand if you can get them out. But wolves and tigers, you are Where did it come from?"
Zhang Chuchen said: "I saw that the sacred eagle had nothing to do, so I sent it to catch a wolf. I don't know where it found a big white wolf."
Yang Ji was speechless when he heard this. The golden eagle he raised was so big that the wolf looked very weak in front of it. When it was hunting a wild wolf, it swooped down from a high altitude, grabbing its butt with one claw and its head with one claw. With the help of the power of diving, the claws can penetrate the wolf's body in an instant. Once the wolf turns its head and wants to fight back, the tiger's eye-catching mouth will take the opportunity to peck out the wolf's eyes, kill it, and then carry it away.
Although the wolf is heavier than it, its body is more than one meter long and its wingspan reaches 2.5 meters. It is like a hang glider that is far lighter than a person but can carry people. It is no problem for it to carry a dead wolf. Down.
However, Zhang Chuchen actually sent it to catch wolves to eat?
"What about the tiger?" Yang Ji asked again.
Zhang Chuchen said with a smile: "When we went to collect the letter eagle in the morning, this big tiger came to eat us, and we killed it."
Yang Ji: "..."
This tiger is even more unlucky than the wolf. It actually set its sights on a group of tigresses; if it doesn't die, who will?
The two were about to start when they suddenly heard footsteps walking in the snow outside.
Yang Ji, who was facing the door, looked up and saw Yang Shanhui, Hao Yuan, Shen Faxing, and Kong Desshao walking over. Yang Shanhui said with a smile: "Your Majesty, Madam, enjoy your meal!"
When Yang Ji saw them walking in, he glanced at the dishes on the table and knew that they were here for dinner. He smiled and said, "You haven't eaten yet? You have nothing to do today. The military affairs have been arranged. Let's have a drink." .”
"In this case, we won't be polite." Yang Shanhui said and sat directly to the left of Yang Ji, while Hao Yuan sat on the right. Shen Faxing and Kong Desshao sat below them respectively.
We are all our own people, there is nothing to avoid. Zhang Chuchen immediately asked people to bring more bowls, chopsticks and wine glasses. He fetched a skin of wine and poured a glass for everyone.
The four of them toasted Yang Ji and Zhang Chuchen together.
Yang Ji put down the wine glass in his hand, took a chopstick as thin as a cicada's wings and rinsed it in the boiling hot pot, then dipped it in the seasoning and ate it.
When marching in cold weather, eating and sleeping are irregular, and you are often hungry and full after one meal. At this time, a large amount of fat is needed to maintain body temperature and provide nutrients for the human body. Camel humps contain a large amount of fat, which just meets this need.
The six of them were simmering mutton and beef while drinking wine. The heat and the outside of the tent were like two different worlds.
After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Kong Deshao and Shen Faxing pondered for a while, then asked Yang Ji: "Your Majesty, are we really going to break through Dangjin City tonight?"
They had received good news from Zong Luohu and Mai Tiezhang. They knew that the two had not only killed the Sugannuoer Lake Camp among the Three Horns and reunited in Dingyang City, but they had also decided to use the soldiers and civilians in the city as bait to ambush them on the way. The enemy's reinforcement strategy.
In view of the two combat strategies and the opportunities created for the camp, Yang Ji decided to cooperate fully. When Murong Yong divided his troops and went south, the camp immediately took advantage of the enemy's division of troops and the greatly reduced strength to quickly launch a strong attack and conquer Dangjin City in one fell swoop. . As long as the Sui army defeated the main force of the enemy and occupied Dangjincheng, they could then defeat the enemy troops going south and the Ganquan enemy troops one by one, and then push them forcefully to the Xitieshan Mountains.
Kong Desao was worried about whether Murong Yong would divide his troops, and even if the opponent divided his troops, he would still have more troops than the Sui army. If it were to attack by force, the Sui army would probably suffer a large number of casualties. If a large number of casualties are exchanged for final victory, then is there any value in a strong attack? Is it worth it?
On the other hand, Kong Desao meant that his methods could be gentler? More tactfully?
Yang Ji also understood what he meant. He drank down the wine in the glass and said with a smile: "Our tactics are to concentrate superior forces and annihilate the main force of the enemy in the Dangjin Mountain area. However, Murong Fuyun is not stupid. In view of the fact that Tuyuhun's national power was far inferior to that of the Sui Dynasty, he adopted the strategy of luring the enemy deep into the territory and then cutting off the food routes, in an attempt to consume our army in the vast and sparsely populated western land. Once we followed his rhythm to fight. , it will fall into the quagmire of war, and it will be difficult to achieve quick results. This is what I am most worried about."
Having said this, he stared at Kong Desao and continued: "Mai Tiezhang and Zong Luohu's severe blow not only dismantled a corner of the enemy's army and caused the enemy in Dangjincheng to panic, but also successfully led the war to the established tactics. The trajectory, if we continue to cut it off, we will definitely suffer chaos!"
"The humble position, short-sightedness, lack of talent and knowledge, almost ruined the king's plan!" Kong Desao's face suddenly became hot. Yang Ji saw the embarrassment on his face and comforted him: "This is not a matter of lack of talent and lack of knowledge, it's just that you are not in your position and do not fulfill your duties. If you are the leader of an army, you will have a lot to think about. The other is the lack of opportunities for experience. As long as you learn more, ask more questions, and deal with more things, you will slowly learn it. Yang Changshi, Chengyuan and I also walked through it step by step."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Kong Desao was just a teaching doctor at Liangzhou University before. He was teaching students and studying hard at the same time. This time, he was temporarily transferred by Yang Ji to listen to him. He was still relatively new to government affairs and military affairs, and he didn't have much knowledge about the overall situation. perspective and strategic vision.
Moreover, as one of Yang Ji's staff, when he considers problems, he often starts from Yang Ji's personal interests, fearing that there will be too many casualties in this battle, which will have an extremely negative impact on Yang Ji. This thought limited his vision.
At this time, after listening to Yang Ji's words, he felt extremely grateful, and it also inspired him to work hard.
The ambition to be strong.
"Your Majesty!" Shen Faxing saw something was wrong in the atmosphere, so he took the opportunity to ask his doubts: "Our goal is to capture Tuyuhun and incorporate it into the territory of the Sui Dynasty. However, Tuyuhun is vast and sparsely populated. If the main force of the enemy army is completely wiped out, , will it affect future governance?”
"It is precisely because we are afraid of affecting future governance that we must give Tuyuhun a lesson. Only by maiming and hurting them will they have a long memory and accept our policies of the Sui Dynasty. Otherwise, the territory taken over by the Sui Dynasty will be ruined." , there will be endless rebellion. Therefore, we cannot have any mercy in this battle, we must kill!" At the end of the sentence, Yang Jiyu's front was filled with endless murderous intent.
The people of the Sui Dynasty were actually very xenophobic, not only the aristocratic families and dignitaries, but also ordinary people. On the contrary, Yang Ji, who is said to be the "God of Killing", supports national integration.
Just because he knows that the progress of human civilization is the integration of races and races, and it is the condensed essence of different civilizations. But he also knows that the method of integration is definitely not a polite debate or convincing people with reason, but a flesh-and-blood collision between races. Whoever wins the battle has the final say.
But if you lose, you will not only lose your army, land, and people, but you will also lose your dominance of culture and civilization. The most typical example of this is undoubtedly the "Braid" who took over the Central Plains. In the early days of his rule, "Braid" While carrying out bloody suppression of the civilization and ideology of the Central Plains, they also forcibly instilled the slaves' billing consciousness, which eventually made slave-sexual thoughts rampant and prevalent all over the world.
In fact, when Yang Ji first attacked the Great Lakes region, the fledgling Su Dan believed that the killing was too heavy and would harm the peace of the world. He suggested that Yang Ji be more merciful to prevent the people in the Great Lakes region from violently resisting; but Yang Ji insisted on " The concepts of "people who are not our own race must have different hearts", "foreigners fear power but not morality", and "the strong are respected", carried out a brutal cleansing of the Great Lakes region.
Looking back now, looking back at the effectiveness of governance in the Great Lakes region and Xue Yantuo's actions of staying away, we can see that his original persistence was right.
Since it is right, let's continue the Iron-Blooded Wind.
If we can make the upright and magnificent Chinese civilization become the mainstream thought that dominates the world, it will definitely be more meaningful and challenging than being a prince and the shepherd of Liangzhou and building a Liangzhou!
Thinking of this, Yang Ji suddenly felt that boiling feeling surging again.
"Your Majesty, this is a bodhisattva's heart and a thunderbolt method!" Yang Shanhui commented with a smile, and then said to Shen Faxing in a high-sounding voice: "Today's killing is to avoid killing in the future."
"Not bad!" Hao Yuan also said with a smile: "As long as we kill a lot in the war, we can lay a stable foundation, and it will be easier and less troublesome to manage in the future. Sincerity can be said to be good for you and me. Hello everyone. , why not do this?"
Shen Faxing: "..."
Kong Desao: "..."
"Your Majesty, what a good thing!" At this moment, Zhu Can rushed in excitedly, raised his hands to Yang Ji and said: "The scouts just sent military information, saying that Murong Yong sent more than 20,000 cavalry troops out of Nancheng, and the enemy army The general is none other than Murong Yan."
After hearing the news, everyone was immediately excited. The enemy had dispersed more than 20,000 troops, and the battle tonight would be even better.
Yang Ji asked Zhu Can, "Should this army go south to Dingyang City, or north to Ganquan Camp?"
Zhu Can said: "Your Majesty, this army is heading south along the Altyn Mountains and is heading for Dingyang City."
"Continue to inquire." Yang Ji ordered: "Send scouts to closely monitor the whereabouts of this army."
"Here!" Zhu Can saluted, turned around and left in a hurry.
"It seems that Murong Yong has really messed up his position!" Yang Ji stood up and said, "Follow me to the central army and prepare for war!"
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