I Rely on Beauty to Stabilize the Country - Chap 140
When the army went out to fight, Gu Ran couldn’t help crying. With a red nose, this adult-like child was hiccupping while trying his best to maintain his image in front of his father: “Father, hiccup, my son is waiting for you to come back.”
So cute.
Gu Yuanbai pursed his lips deliberately and sadly, “If my father can’t come back, brother Ran, you have to shoulder the burden of being a father.”
Gu Ran was stunned, couldn’t help it, threw up his head and cried loudly.
Gu Yuanbai: “Ahem…I’m teasing you.”
After comforting his adopted son, while all the officials saluted with tears, Gu Yuanbai took one last look at the majestic and glorious capital, turned around and left resolutely.
The people in the back lane were buzzing with heads, waving peace charms in their hands, and crowded together anxiously: “Master, sir, we asked for the peace charm, can you give the peace charm to the saint and the soldiers?”
The official who stopped the people on the roadside said patiently: “You can’t take it over.”
Old man Xu and his family were among them, watching the army go out, chanting “triumph, triumph” constantly. His mother-in-law and several sons and daughters-in-law were all crowded here. The mother-in-law had a rosy face and was much fatter than last year. She kept wiping her tears with her sleeves. Others who didn’t know it came up and comforted her: “Auntie, there is your son in here.” ?”
“There are men inside who are wearing cotton-padded clothes made by me!” Old Man Xu’s mother-in-law said loudly, wiping the corners of her eyes again, “I hope these men can follow the Holy Master back well.”
Several women around who had also been summoned by the court to make cotton-padded clothes this year put their hands together and prayed to the gods and Buddhas, constantly muttering, “Your Majesty, please be well and come back. All come back well.”
The officer on the roadside heard too much and couldn’t help but said: “You don’t care about the crops or what you’re going to eat for lunch today. Why are you here caring about the soldiers?”
Several women glared at him, and the men in the crowd shouted: “How can you say such things when you are eating from an official’s family?”
The officer only asked out of curiosity, but immediately everyone started shouting. He turned his head in embarrassment and saw that his colleagues on the left and right were looking at him with frowns and unkind expressions.
He smiled coquettishly, and when he looked back, the army gradually disappeared from sight.
*
The north wind blew cold, and twenty days later, a hundred thousand troops camped at the northwest border.
The commander is Zhang Hucheng, the hussar general, and there are several generals. After arriving at the place, Zhang Hucheng came to ask for instructions from the Holy Master, and then arranged for people to dig trenches and build high city walls to prepare for the war.
There are several city walls in the northwest. When Gu Yuanbai was overlooking thousands of miles from the city wall, he suddenly remembered that in the original book, didn’t Xixia capture five or six cities in Daheng from the northwest?
But now, everything has changed.
The purpose of this battle was not to defeat Xixia, but to invade Xixia in one fell swoop. The harsh environment in winter doubles the pressure on the logistics line for the subsequent transportation of military supplies and food. There must be no problems in any link. People in the rear must ensure the safety of soldiers on the front line.
The people who stayed behind were all people whom Gu Yuanbai trusted greatly.
Gu Yuanbai believed that the biggest enemy in this battle was not Xixia, but the environment and logistical supplements.
Later, Xue Yuan took the scouts to measure the terrain and reported the survey results. The generals and staff conducted attack and capture deductions based on the terrain. Different responses will be made to various situations that will occur in the Xixia campaign.
Kong Yilin talks little, but his eyes are extremely sharp, and every time he speaks, he hits the vital point.
Gu Yuanbai’s generals have accumulated enough confidence and fighting spirit through continuous victories in the past two years. They trust their own abilities, their soldiers and the rear front. Gu Yuanbai was worried that Jiao Bing would be defeated, but after seeing their condition, this last worry completely disappeared.
His generals all maintained their sanity and sobriety, and wanted a down-to-earth victory.
The sky is filled with yellow sand in the northwest, and the city walls are the color of sand. Winter is cold. In order to prevent the soldiers from getting cold, the army will urge people and horses to take turns to boil hot water every day. Hygiene must be clean. Hands, face and feet must be washed with hot water every day. The Huotou Army provides ginger soup. The soldiers Drink a bowl of hot ginger soup every day.
The soldiers thought it was troublesome at first, but when they learned that the Holy Lord would come to their camp with generals from time to time to inspect, they hurriedly started grabbing hot water to wash their feet.
You can’t stink about the Holy One, right?
Gu Yuanbai didn’t know their little thoughts. He patrolled several camps in a friendly and gentle manner. When he came out of the camp, he took a few deep breaths of fresh air.
Xue Yuan stood aside and said with some confusion: “These bastards know they are clean, and the smell is much lighter.”
“…” Gu Yuanbai rubbed his nose.
Is this called light-flavored? How much did it weigh before?
Gu Yuanbai thought about it, and it might be that his nose was too delicate now. He took a few more breaths of the smell-free air and said: “Getting sick is a top priority, so you must be extremely careful! Ventilate the tent during the day, and make sure the ginger soup is used daily. Go ahead and ask every corps commander to check on his soldiers. Please supervise them more, and if you have fever or cold, send them to a military doctor for treatment immediately.”
General Hussar, General Zhonglang and others responded in unison: “Yes!”
Gu Yuanbai hadn’t finished speaking, “When I asked all the people to sew clothes for the northwest warriors, I also made tens of thousands of cloth bags. The cloth bags already contained medicines for stopping bleeding and healing wounds. These bags will be put in tomorrow. The cloth bag is distributed from top to bottom, from the commander to the soldiers, and it must be tied tightly around the waist, and it must not be lost. ”
Zhang Hucheng and the generals looked solemn and said solemnly: “I will personally supervise the distribution tomorrow.”
Gu Yuanbai nodded and walked back, “Zhang Qing, you are much more capable than me in discussing battles with the generals. I have only read a few military books, but I am not good at arranging troops and formations. You Just do it with confidence and boldness, and only when everyone works together can we find out and fill in the gaps.”
Zhang Hucheng said with some sincerity and fear: “Your Majesty, both civil and martial arts, have achieved great results. I am frightened. I hope Your Majesty will not say this again.”
Gu Yuanbai stopped laughing, thought for a moment, and asked, “Do you know Xue Jiuyao, the son of General Xue Ping?”
Zhang Hu was delighted, “I and General Xue have fought together in the past. Xue Jiuyao entered the military camp at a young age, so I naturally know.”
Xue Yuan coughed several times.
Zhang Hucheng looked at him and said with emotion, “Brother Yuan is now taller and stronger than me. Even though I am hundreds of miles away from Northern Xinjiang, I have heard of Xue Jiuyao’s reputation. After I wait for the veteran, The military commander also has a successor.”
When Gu Yuanbai heard this, he looked back at Xue Yuan. He is indeed taller than these generals. With his armor and sharp eyebrows, he has the mature appearance that generals should have. The generals’ gradually losing physical strength and desire to attack are also deep in his body.
The generals were deeply moved by Zhang Hucheng’s words and started talking in twos and threes. Xue Yuan took the opportunity to lean over and whisper in Gu Yuanbai’s ear: “Why are you looking at me like that?”
Gu Yuanbai’s ears felt itchy. He tilted his head, but Xue Yuan caught up with him and rolled his tongue over his ear beads.
Suddenly someone from the surrounding generals asked: “Your Majesty, what do you think?”
As soon as he finished speaking, the soldiers patrolling around lit up their torches. In the light of the fire, the Holy Master’s face seemed to have a hazy red color, “…very good.”
No one noticed the general, so he also laughed: “Every defensive measure in the army has been taken one by one, and I feel good about it.”
Gu Yuanbai nodded thoughtfully, looking calm.
“Xue Jiuyao still has a lot to learn,” Gu Yuanbai continued what he just said, “but he has the talent of a general and is extremely talented. Whether it is suppressing bandits, suppressing rebels, or fighting in northern Xinjiang, he can learn from it I understand. I will leave him to you, and you can dispatch him as you wish, so that he can train with you.”
Zhang Hucheng smiled bitterly and said: “Let’s not talk about what I can teach Xue Jiuyao. Just about the Xixia campaign, I once asked him what he thought, but Brother Yuan said that he only protected the Holy Sage. Don’t come to him about fighting. ”
Gu Yuanbai was stunned and looked up at Xue Yuan.
Xue Yuan’s expression remained unchanged, as if he had not heard Zhang Hucheng’s words.
“Everyone else rushes to the battlefield for such an opportunity to make meritorious deeds. Xue Jiuyao is also the one who charges the most fiercely on the battlefield. No one can stop him. I am surprised that he can say these words. “Of course,” Zhang Hucheng shook his head, “He said there will be many opportunities to make meritorious deeds in the future, so there is no rush this time.”
“…” Gu Yuanbai responded slowly, “Yeah.”
If you think about it with your feet, you can know who Xue Yuan is for.
He pretended to look aside casually.
Xue Yuan lowered his eyes and looked at him quietly.
A bloodthirsty and war-thirsty person would give up his military exploits for one person, and would rather stay by Gu Yuanbai’s side to protect him while watching others go to battle to kill the enemy.
It’s really… complicated.
In the evening, the eunuch brought hot water. Gu Yuanbai wiped his hands and face, wiped his body briefly, and sat on the edge of the bed to soak his feet.
The water in the barrel reached his calves. He leaned over and pulled up his trousers, stretched out a big palm, and the black shadow squatted down and rolled up Gu Yuanbai’s trousers.
Xue Yuan rolled up his clothes and stretched out his hand to test the water temperature. “It’s a bit cold. I’ll get some hot water.”
The tent door was raised and lowered, and Xue Yuan came back quickly. He knelt down and took the Holy Master’s feet out of the bucket, and held them in one of his hands. He poured the hot water with one hand and stopped when he felt that the water temperature was about the same. He flicked the water with his hand and said, “My hands are thicker than before, but I think the water temperature is still good. Can you give it a try?”
Gu Yuanbai moved in his palm, “Okay.”
Xue Yuan carefully moved his feet and touched the water. Gu Yuanbai thought it was good, “Okay.”
Xue Yuan then let go of his hand with peace of mind, stretched out two long fingers to wrap around the Holy Master’s wrist, and frowned, “I seem to have lost weight.”
“I’ve been drinking medicine for a long time and receiving acupuncture for a long time.” Gu Yuanbai held his shoulders, still shivering from the hot water, “It’s not surprising that he lost weight.”
Xue Yuan sighed, stabilized his body and let him support him, “No matter how thin you are, you will have no flesh.”
“You should go see the imperial doctors at the Imperial Hospital,” Gu Yuanbai raised his lips and smiled, “They have never traveled such a long distance, and they are worried about my health. Everyone has lost weight along the way. lock up.”
Xue Yuan responded perfunctorily, “Let the Huotou Army cook more food for them.”
“Huo Toujun’s craftsmanship is pretty good,” Gu Yuanbai said. “With enough ingredients, everything will taste good.”
“You can’t eat like this,” Xue Yuan refused. “I’ve asked the imperial doctor a long time ago. Anyone can eat like this, but you can’t eat like this.”
Gu Yuanbai: “You can’t be as particular in the northwest as you are in the capital. Brother Yuan, please add more hot water.”
Xue Yuan added hot water, suddenly stepped forward and kissed him, “My name is Jiuyao Langjun.”
