Chapter 510 Cheng Yu: People Are in the Grassland, and They Lose Contact! [Seeking Monthly Votes]

"It's hard to travel, it's hard to travel, there are so many forks in the road, where are you now..."

On the winding and rugged mountain road, Song Xian muttered a poem written by Lu Bu after getting drunk, while listening to various reports coming from the intercom.

This march was mainly for surprise attacks, and there was almost no baggage. Cao Xing dismantled four cannons and let a team of soldiers take turns carrying them.

When capturing the city, these four cannons were of no use at all. The reason they were brought was to be placed on the top of the city for defense after capturing the city.

Seeing that the sun was setting in the west, Cao Xing took the intercom and asked the scout team:

"Is there a place to camp ahead?"

"General, there is a narrow gap ahead. Five miles away, there is a flat valley with a stream nearby. You can cut ice to get water... There are traces of camping in the valley. It is suspected that the Black Mountain bandits had stationed here."

Hearing this, Cao Xing switched the intercom to the public channel and ordered:

"Set up camp and repair in the valley ahead. The scout team will explore 20 miles ahead. The drone team will explore the entire area within a radius of 10 miles. If there are any remaining Black Mountain bandits, they will be killed without mercy!"

Soon, the responses from each team sounded one after another.

Song Xian asked:

"Do you want to light a fire and cook later? I brought a lot of spicy soup ingredients. Since we are still some distance away from Longli County, why not make a few more pots and give everyone a bowl."

Cao Xing was the commander of this attack. Hearing this, he said:

"Wait until the results of the investigation come out. If there are no people nearby, we will cook and make some spicy soup for the soldiers to keep out the cold."

The army continued to move forward. Song Xian touched Cao Xing with his shoulder:

"If we get out of the valley with dust on our faces, and the people in Longli County have already sharpened their knives and set up their pockets, what should we do?"

Cao Xing glanced at him:

"Then find a place with mountains behind and water in front..."

"What? You are still planning to fight a protracted war?"

"No, I'm just looking for a good place to bury you...If you are really killed, you will be the first to blame!"

Song Xian: "..."

If you meet such an incompetent commander, you will be killed by Yuan Shao!

He flipped through the information on hand and said:

"Intelligence shows that the garrison commander of Longli County is named Cui Juye. The Battle of Jumashui in history was led by this guy. Unfortunately, he failed at the last moment. As soon as he arrived in Gu'an County, he was stabbed in the ass by Gongsun Zan and his men, and lost 7,000 to 8,000 people. Since then, there has been no record of him."

Now the original plot has changed, and the fate of some characters has also changed.

For example, Cui Juye, in the original book, he led tens of thousands of troops to besiege Gu'an County where Gongsun Zan was located. Unexpectedly, Gongsun Zan took the initiative to attack and killed this guy.

Cao Xing took out a piece of chocolate and stuffed it into his mouth to replenish his energy:

"After such a big defeat, he was still in a superior force. He was likely to be executed by Yuan Shao... Yuan Benchu ​​is stubborn and self-righteous. He dared to destroy his plan, and he would not have a good end."

The two chatted casually. After passing through the narrow sky, the front gradually became wider.

When they arrived at the valley mentioned by the scout, it was already dark.

Cao Xing asked with the intercom:

"Are there any inhabitants nearby?"

"General, there are no signs of human activities, and there is no smoke from cooking in the deep mountains."

Hearing this, Cao Xing waved his hand and said to his soldiers:

"Bury a pot and cook Hu La Tang. Be careful not to cause a forest fire. Use a flashlight when taking water, and don't get a pot of mud."

"Don't worry, General, we know what to do."

This time they brought a total of 2,000 people, each of whom carried dozens of kilograms. The large cauldron originally used in the army has now been replaced with a super lightweight titanium alloy outdoor pot and a stainless steel marching pot.

Everyone propped up the stones on the river beach, arranged them in a triangle, put the pot on it, washed it, added clean water, boiled it with firewood, and then poured in bags of Hu La Tang ingredients and dehydrated vegetables.

When the viscosity was about right, they turned off the fire and started to serve soup to everyone.

Each person had a bowl of Hu La Tang and a large pancake with dried meat, which gave them a sense of fullness and calories.

Cao Xing took out the chili oil he treasured in his backpack and put two spoonfuls into his bowl. Just as he was about to screw it on, Song Xian took it away:

"We are all from Jiuyuan, why are you so unsharing?"

After saying that, this guy put several spoonfuls into the bowl, which made Cao Xing tremble:

"That's enough. You eat my chili oil all day long, and the whole bottle is empty... Don't you have sheep oil chili in your bag? Have you finished it?"

"No, I'm going to finish your chili oil first and then enjoy it slowly... That's right, I'm so unsharing!"

Cao Xing: "..."

You bastard, if there is no war to fight, I really want to move a stone and smash it on your head, so that you know how dangerous it is to drink Hu La Tang without a helmet!

The two of them ended their quarrel and started eating.

After drinking the hot Hu La Tang, they felt warm all over.

After eating and drinking, everyone opened the folding tent and went inside. Taking advantage of the heat of the Hu La Tang, they took the time to sleep so as not to delay the journey tomorrow.

Song Xian patrolled with a flashlight, then raised his drone to take a look. He saw no unsafe factors such as torches or bonfires nearby, so he went into the tent and fell asleep.

In the second half of the night, the electronic alarm on his wrist rang, and he came out of the tent. As usual, he raised his drone to check the surrounding situation, patrolled again, and checked the sentry's change of duty.

After finishing all these, he sat in front of the dying embers, took out a pancake and placed it on the stone next to the embers, baked the dry and hard pancake until it was fragrant, and then spread some mushroom sauce on it. It was so delicious when he ate it hot!

While eating the pancake, Cao Xing yawned and got out of the tent:

"Why don't you sleep? There's no time for a lunch break tomorrow."

"Your level is so poor, I'm worried that someone will make dumplings for you, so I got up to check... The last can of mushroom sauce, have some to try?"

"Your dog doesn't tell the truth... Light up the fire, I'll cook two bowls of hot and sour noodles in a small pot."

Hearing this, Song Xian put some firewood into the fire, and then used a long stick to poke it to make the ashes burn again.

Cao Xing brought the stainless steel pot over, poured some water, and brought two bags of vermicelli and a bag of dehydrated vegetables, and soon cooked the hot and sour noodles.

Pour the crystal clear vermicelli into a bowl with soup and water, add mutton oil and chili peppers, stir, and then pour old vinegar on it.

The melted mutton oil is particularly fragrant, and with the sour aroma of the old vinegar volatilized by heat, even people who are not hungry will subconsciously swallow their saliva.

Song Xian continued the topic of dinner:

"If the siege is not going well this time, you should run away, don't worry about me, and when you see the general, tell him that I didn't bring shame to Jiuyuan hometown."

"Get lost, if I run away like this, Cheng Lian, Wei Xu, Hou Cheng, those bastards will slice me up and shabu-shabu me, right? Eat your hot and sour noodles well, don't be a pessimist, even if you fail, it's me, the commander, who will take the responsibility, what does it have to do with you?"

The two ate the hot and sour noodles, patrolled again, and then went into the tent to take a nap for a while. When it was dawn, they began to urge the cook to boil water and make soup, and continued to march after eating.

On the other side, Huang Wan, Dong Cheng, Tian Feng and others finally arrived in Chang'an City after a long journey.

Hearing that Nuwa had just appeared not long ago, the group of people were all upset and beat their chests and stamped their feet, regretting that they missed the opportunity to meet the ancestor of mankind.

As soon as they entered the city, they were summoned to the palace to meet the emperor.

This trip to the grassland, everyone gained a lot and gained a lot of knowledge. Even Tian Feng, the Minister of Justice, was full of emotion and planned to introduce a series of laws involving the border.

Liu Xie first affirmed the military exploits of everyone on this trip, and then made a series of appointments.

Huang Wan was appointed as the governor of Fuzhou, and concurrently the prefect of Hanzhong, holding the festival, responsible for the front-line food, grass, equipment and other supplies.

Dong Cheng was appointed as the prefect of Beidi County, and concurrently the general of Yangwei, responsible for clearing out all the foreign races near Beidi County, and by the way, recovering the salt lake taken by the foreign races and firmly grasping it.

Beidi County is now the Ningxia region, the hometown of Zhang Ji and Zhang Xiu.

There is a salt lake in the desert hundreds of miles north of Beidi County. It has been repeatedly robbed by the Xianbei, Southern Xiongnu and Qiang people. Now that they have seen the importance of salt, they naturally want to take back this good place.

"Jilancha Salt Lake?"

Dong Cheng looked at the name and felt a little unfamiliar.

Liu Xie said:

"This is a place name in the real world. Now this salt lake has no name. If the uncle grabs it, I will allow you to name the lake!"

Dong Cheng was exhausted from the long journey, but when he heard this, he immediately became excited and said that he would set off to Beidi County to take office.

Although it is a bit difficult to be a prefect in a border area, the rank of general means that he has the authority to send troops to fight. When he goes back to drive out the aliens and take over the salt lake, his name will be passed down with the salt lake!

"Don't worry, uncle. Take a few days' rest. I still need to communicate with the Xiliang Governor's Office. General Huangfu can also support your actions."

"Thank you, Your Majesty. I will work hard to recover the homeland of the Han Dynasty!"

Wang Qi, the captain of the Yueqi Cavalry, killed several foreign generals this time. He worked hard and made great contributions. He was named the Beidi Duwei and assisted the uncle Dong Cheng in defending Beidi County.

In terms of official positions, the change from the captain to the captain was definitely a demotion, but the captains at the border of the Han Dynasty were all high-ranking officials with a rank of 2,000 stones.

The official positions at the end of the Han Dynasty were very chaotic. The captain of the rank of 2,000 stones had a group of captains, lieutenants, and lieutenants under him. As for the captain, the Sili Captain was in charge of the entire capital area and was above the nine ministers.

These official positions were a mess.

Of course, the Jin Dynasty was not very good either, especially after the Five Barbarians Rebellion began. There were all kinds of messy official positions, which not only confused the officials, but also the emperor himself.

Especially the order issued by Ran Min to kill the Hu people, a civil official who killed a Hu person was promoted three levels, and a soldier who killed a Hu person was promoted directly to Yamen General.

Yamen General was originally a position slightly lower than the general of miscellaneous titles, higher than the general of the middle rank, the general of the deputy general, and the general of the side. Zhao Yun got this position when he followed the army to Chengdu.

But when Ran Min issued the order to kill the Hu people, the value of the Yamen General was greatly depreciated, and finally it even became a nominal title.

Tian Feng was also the Minister of Punishment, the Left Supervisor of the Court, and received a pair of imperial gold medals, which allowed him to supervise all officials.

After everyone's official position was moved, Jia Xu, who had been silent, asked:

"Is there still no news about Dian Wei and his men's whereabouts?"

Huang Wan shook her head and said:

"No, when we came, we heard that Cheng Zhonglang took them to Youzhou and planned to completely wipe out the Tuge tribe. Now it's hard to say where they are fighting."

If the Tuge tribe was wiped out, Liu Yuan would not have the possibility of being born, and the Five Barbarians' Rebellion would have been impossible from the root.

Jia Xu personally filled everyone's tea, and then said:

"It stands to reason that we should send a large army to respond, but it is already the middle of winter, and the northern wind is gusty, which is not conducive to the movement of the large army. I hope they can return safely."

If I had known that Cheng Yu was so bellicose, I shouldn't have mentioned the massacre of various tribes at that time.

It's all right now. Wherever Tu Ge goes, Cheng Yu will lead Dian Wei to chase him. Don't turn around and accidentally hit Liaodong.

Liu Xie said:

"Mr. Wenhe, don't be impatient. When it gets dark in the real world, I will ask you. He should know the locations of Cheng Zhonglang and General Dian."

Guo Jia ate the snacks on the table and said:

"They shouldn't have any surprises, otherwise the empress and Master Zhang would have given a warning when they appeared a few days ago."

While they were chatting, mutton soup cakes and various side dishes were delivered from the imperial dining room. Liu Xie said:

"I haven't had breakfast yet. Let's eat together. Don't think the food here is shabby."

The mutton soup cake is made according to the braised noodles. It has a smooth and chewy texture, especially with some mutton oil chili, it is even more delicious.

In addition to mutton soup cakes, there are also sugar garlic, pickled radish shreds, dried prunes and sesame seeds, cold bitter chrysanthemum, cold tomatoes...

Even though they are all vegetarian dishes, in this mid-winter season, being able to eat bitter chrysanthemums and tomatoes is definitely more precious than meat, not to mention that there is sugar in the tomatoes. If you want to have this at the banquet of the Han Dynasty, it is definitely a top-notch meal. .

Huang Wan had never eaten tomatoes before, but after tasting one piece, she couldn’t stop:

"This thing is quite appetizing. Is it grown in the real world?"

"Yes, starting next year, we will also reduce the area planted with grain and increase vegetable planting, and encourage people to make dried vegetables to prepare for winter storage."

After everyone had eaten and drank enough, they all said goodbye and went back.

Liu Xie discussed state affairs with Jia Xu, Guo Jiaxunyu and others. It was almost dawn in the real world, so he passed through a palace gate and hurried to the B&B.

As soon as he came out of the warehouse, he saw Mu Guiying accompanying Li Yu downstairs, seemingly going for a run.

Huh? Sir, didn't he accompany his wife?

A series of gossip flashed through Xiao Liu Xie's mind unconsciously, but he finally held it back and bowed to Li Yu and Mu Guiying:

"Greetings, sir, and meeting the third master's wife!"

Mu Guiying asked curiously:

"Little Crab, what are you doing here so early? Is there something wrong?"

Liu Xie told the story about the missing contact between Cheng Yudianwei and his party, hoping that Li Yu could help investigate.

Li Yu smiled bitterly and said:

"Everyone goes whoring until they lose contact, but this guy Cheng Yu actually kills people until he loses contact... Since you're worried, let's stop running. Let's take a stroll to the scenic spot to see where Cheng Yu has gone."

As soon as she heard that she was going to see her master, Mu Guiying quickly made up a reason to leave:

"There are still things going on in the village. I'll go back first. You and Little Crab can go find the master."

Last night, Zhou Ruotong took Diao Chan back to the city to stay, leaving Li Yu and Mu Guiying in the B&B. The two thought Professor Zhou was angry, so they crowded into room 202 to discuss it for midnight, and in the end they lost all their clothes...

Now when she heard that she was going to find her master, Mu Guiying panicked and hurried back to Muke Village. Even if she was beaten and disciplined, she couldn't do it in front of the queen!

Li Yu carried two boxes of snacks bought yesterday and strolled to the scenic spot with Liu Xie.

As soon as they entered the area of ​​the statue, the empress who had been married to them for generations spoke:

"Give Xiao Xie a box. The child is growing, so he doesn't have enough nutrition."

Li Yu took the opportunity to ask in his mind:

"Mom, where are Cheng Yu and the others right now?"

"On the prairie in the north of Youzhou, we will soon encounter Qiu Liju who plans to go south to plunder."

Sure enough, he arrived in Youzhou, but didn't he clean up and slaughter various tribes? Why did you accidentally bump into Wuhuan's main force?

Li Yu didn't know much about Qiu Liju, but he knew that he had a nephew named Tadun who was outstanding in martial arts, brave and resourceful, and was an old acquaintance of Zhang Liao.

To be honest, if it hadn't been for Tadun, Zhang Liaoguang wouldn't have been able to enter the Martial Arts Temple with eight hundred to one hundred thousand.

After all, the threshold of the martial arts temple is to destroy the country, and Zhang Liao, at a complete disadvantage, used his own strength to kill Tadun, leaving Wuhuan in a state of collapse, and eventually fell into pieces and was lost in the long river of history!

The reason why the generals of the Tang Dynasty were so awesome was that they liked to destroy countries and clans at every turn, and they never showed mercy.

Those nations and countries that were wiped out by the Tang Dynasty include but are not limited to DTZ, Tuyuhun, Gaochang, Yanqi, Qiuci, Tianzhu, Xue Yantuo, Goguryeo... The reason why there are so many spiritual Tang Dynasty people on the border of the Tang Dynasty is because the Tang Dynasty is really strong.

When they came to the statue, Li Yu and Liu Xie sat down like a father and son. As soon as they opened the snack box, the empress shared the scene of Cheng Yudianwei and others on the grassland into the minds of the master and apprentice.

Seeing Zhang Yang eating compressed biscuits, Li Yu couldn't help but grin:

"The dignified Governor of Jiuyuan actually went to Youzhou. If he didn't have the title of general, the memorial to impeach this guy would definitely bury him."

The empress said:

"They are an all-cavalry camp. After wiping out several Tu various tribes, they captured a large number of horses, each with three or even four horses. They also allocated 5,000 horses to Guo Yuan and 10,000 to Taiyuan."

It should not be said that during the Han Dynasty, there were really many horses, many courts, and many borders. The cavalry gradually became the main force from the support force.

If each county in Bingzhou has horses, they can form their own cavalry troops, which can not only be used to suppress bandits, but can even participate in wars as county soldiers.

Dian Wei took a piece of air-dried mutton and gnawed it hard. The meat was very dry. He unscrewed the water bag and was about to take a few sips of water to drink it down, only to find that the water bag had frozen:

"Winter is really not suitable for fighting. Freshly poured water will freeze."

Cheng Yu said:

"Let's look forward. If there are no foreign tribes, we will withdraw and it won't be too late to march again in the spring of next year."

As he was talking, the scout captain's report came from the intercom:

"General, fifty miles northeast, tens of thousands of Wuhuan cavalry are heading south, and they seem to be going to Youzhou to forage for food... Should we stop them?"

Forage for food?

Cheng Yu immediately extracted the key words and ordered with the intercom:

"No matter who it is, if they dare to go south to harass the people in front of us, they will be killed without mercy!"

After the order was issued, the Han cavalry immediately began to redeploy. Cheng Yu also ordered people to use all the gasoline to let the Wuhuan people feel the enthusiasm of the Han people...