ebookland Chapter 205: The border relies on military suppression
Chapter 205: The border relies on military suppression
The two of them cried until they felt dizzy and their throats felt a little uncomfortable.
Crying hurts too.
Save your energy to deal with the people from Xiliang.
Huo Mi pushed open the courtyard door and stood in the corridor to talk. "Madam, the 48 tribes of Xiliang sent people to attack Mobei in batches. They burned, killed, robbed and tortured. Yingzui Pass was occupied by people from Xiliang. It is said that soldiers from Mobei have been attacking Yingzui Pass these days."
"Come in and talk. Ask someone to rent the yard on the left for Huaiyan's people to live in."
"Yes."
Huo Mi called a confidant to handle it.
After he came in.
Song Huaiyan stood up and saluted, and he returned the salute.
"I heard from the spies in Mobei that the military rations sent from Nanzhou this time are all stale grain mixed with sand." Huo Mi gritted his teeth as he spoke.
I never thought that someone would tamper with the military rations.
It must be one of our own.
Su Rutang thought of his past life.
There was also moldy stale grain mixed in the sand.
That was what Zhou Chengru and his men did. They sold the food that was originally intended for the soldiers in Mobei to Xiliang and Nanli at high prices.
Then we bought old grain from the south of the Yangtze River that had become damp due to the plum rain weather. If the quantity was not enough, we used sand and soil to make up for it.
Zhou Chengru is missing.
These things are also brought forward.
"Ask Qingmu to find out the news. There are also people around me who do these things, but they are still a little weak." Su Rutang thought about it and asked Qingmu to come over.
Aoki was originally a marginal figure in the aristocratic family.
The family issued a killing order.
With the protection of Shang Yan, he stayed in Jinyiwei as a minor official.
He ate and drank and hung out in low-class places, relying on his superior martial arts skills, and liked to eavesdrop at the homes of high-ranking officials. Over time, Shang Yan asked him to do some spying work.
This time I came to Mobei.
Shang Yan asked him to follow.
It was said that Qingmu performed well, so he was allowed to stay in the Mobei army and follow the Su family.
It would be convenient for me to return to Beijing after I have achieved military merit.
Make those people in the family dare not move.
Aoki came over.
Plain appearance.
Average build.
If you throw him into a crowd, no one would even give him a second glance. Such an ordinary person is the most suitable for the job of gossiping.
"Aoki. I have a team under my command, and they will come to Mobei in a few days. Help me train them."
"Okay." Aoki agreed.
Su Rutang gave a bag and a token, "Ask Qingdai how to contact her, you can train her first."
Aoki took it.
Sniffed his nose.
Su Rutang said coldly:
"If you drink now, I will cut off your hands and feet."
Aoki shook his head quickly.
"No, no."
Su Rutang slowed down his voice, "When Miss Song's transport team arrives, I'll give you a jar of good wine."
Aoki's eyes flickered, but he didn't say much.
He retreated and asked Qingdai for the contact password of Wuying Tower.
Su Rutang tapped the corner of the table with his fingers, "Find out and hand the evidence to Shang Yan."
"Now the most important issue is food. The food we brought..." Su Rutang thought about it and realized that it was not enough for the more than 200,000 troops in Mobei for one day.
"Xia An, have the granaries in various places collect the grain secretly. Ask the transport team... no, ask Yao Tongzhi to send people to follow the transport team to escort the grain."
Xia An responded.
Song Huaiyan breathed a sigh of relief.
"Fortunately, I brought the food team with me as well."
"Did you have a smooth journey?"
"I have gathered some people from the underworld. Although they love money, I can give them enough money. Secondly, they all admire General Su."
After a pause, Song Huaiyan continued:
"People in the Jianghu originally lived on loyalty. I heard that General Su was defeated by his own people. Everyone was filled with righteous indignation. In addition, if Mobei was torn open by Xiliang,
There is no guarantee that Nanli and Liguo will not follow suit.
At that time, our Great Zhou would be eroded by the surrounding countries. Every citizen of the Great Zhou does not want to see this day. "
No one wants to be a slave of a conquered country.
"Xiliang used the 48 tribes to launch sneak attacks at various points in order to wear out the Mobei army. The battle line in Mobei is long, and they have already occupied Yingzui Pass. They will use this advantage to continuously launch sneak attacks on the people and various outposts.
The various outposts originally supported each other, but now they have been disrupted by Xiliang.
Most of our outposts were destroyed. It is said that the bodies of the soldiers at the outposts were made into ice sculptures by the Xiliang people and hung on the wooden towers of the outposts. "
Huo Mi still told the most cruel truth he had heard.
Su Rutang thought of Su Buli's determination to leave the capital.
He knew his father's lifelong wish, which was to prevent Xiliang from ever setting foot in the Great Zhou.
It turned out that Su Buli was determined to live and die with Mobei.
Song Huaiyan felt the grief and anger in Su Rutang, and gently reached out and held Su Rutang's hand.
"Sister, I will accompany you, and I will accompany the Su family. We have silver and food, and we will definitely not let our foster father's wish go unfulfilled. We not only have to defend Mobei, but also use food to feed the army and fight to the 49 tribes.
Will they launch a surprise attack? Then we will conquer them by force until they surrender. The border is not controlled by a conciliatory policy, but by force.”
Hearing what Song Huaiyan said.
Shang Yan took another look, he knew Song Huaiyan's identity.
The former mistress and the concubine had an affair.
They became sisters in the true sense of the word, and this world was a little confusing to him.
"The emperor is angry with the Su family, so he must send someone else to be the great general king of Mobei. Sending General Su Buyi here is just to make the Su family lose a few battles. He will take away General Su Buyi's power and kill a few generals loyal to the Su family."
Huo Mi's words were harsh, but they were true.
Su Rutang understood.
"The emperor will no longer supply military rations. The grain reserves in Mobei are already..." Su Rutang squinted at the teacup on the table. Then let the Su family army truly belong to the Su family.
The three men stopped talking.
Everyone has their own ideas, and without exception, they all think it’s better to rebel.
Song Huaiyan thinks that the emperor is so stupid and incompetent, why are you still clinging to him?
You can't prop up mud on a wall.
It would be better to find someone who is suitable to be the emperor.
It is only an internal exchange. Externally, we cannot allow the enemy to invade even an inch of our country's land.
When Song Huaiyan came to Da Zhou, he consciously considered himself a citizen of Da Zhou.
night.
Everyone ate the pot together, the spicy mutton in their mouths was soaked with the aroma of the seasoning.
The abbot was holding a bowl and a small pot.
"Master Abbot. The monks in Mobei also eat meat."
"I'm not a monk from Mobei." The abbot was not moved at all.
Su Rutang saw this and said:
"Then you can eat more mushroom tofu and a few more soft red bean paste buns. Give the rest to the abbot to take with you on the road."
"Ah."
Huo Mi and others opened a table next door.
Large pieces of roasted lamb shank bones.
The meat on top is bigger than a fist and is grilled tenderly.
Everyone ate so much that their mouths were greasy.
Aoki took a big bite of the lamb shank bone and took a sip of wine.
"It's delicious. We came to Mobei this time with the determination not to go back. Are you afraid?"
The man who was biting the mutton was startled.
Put down the mutton in your hand.
Someone cursed, "Forget to tell my wife that if I don't go back, she can only cry for a few days. After crying for a few days, find an honest man to remarry, and don't marry someone like us again.
People like us don’t care about our families, and we don’t warm the bed for our wives every day. We don’t get much money back, and we have a lot of bad friends.”
As I was talking, the mutton in my mouth no longer tasted delicious.
"I am afraid of death, but I am more afraid of my relatives dying..."
"I came here voluntarily. I'm definitely afraid of death. But...if I die, I die. Madam and Miss Song are both not afraid, so why should I be afraid?"
……
Talk and eat at the same time.
In the end, everyone was cursing, but I didn't know who they were cursing.
Anyway, he is dissatisfied with everything and will even curse at the bones after chewing the meat.
He went to bed cursing all the time.
Xia An had never seen such a scene before.
They lowered their curtains and lit two pots of diamond charcoal in the room. When they returned to the yard, they started to complain as soon as they entered the door:
“It’s so scary next door.”
"What's wrong?" Su Rutang and Song Huaiyan hadn't gone to bed yet.
Several of the children had fallen asleep.
"The people next door were cursing just now. They curse at everything they can get their hands on. The Xiliang royal family was cursed, and even our cowardly emperor was not immune."
Song Huaiyan smiled and said:
"You deserve to be scolded and beaten."
After laughing, I feel sad.
She and Su Rutang slept in the bed with the three children. When they were out, there were no more rules.
There were so many people in the house.
Su Yuxuan's sleep got better and better along the way. For the first time, he felt the benefits of being in the company of others.
I won't let him fall into that vicious circle.
Su Yuxuan opened his eyes.
He moved Yaoyao and Shangqi to another place and lay down next to Su Rutang.
Su Rutang reached out and held Su Yuxuan in his arms.
……
Early the next morning.
They ate goat milk and steamed buns, and bought a lot of naan. Everyone had a piece of strange-shaped bread, which was the dry food Song Huaiyan brought, as well as a few pieces of dried meat and a piece of pickled cabbage.