Prosperous Tang Soul

Chapter 242
The bay red horse walked in broken steps, and its hooves slowly followed the team. Because of the locust plague, the entire Guanzhong land was covered with red and yellow. Although some green could be seen in the fields, it was only a shallow layer. From a distance, you can see many children and old people picking leaves in the fields with baskets in order to maintain their fragile lives.

In the early days, Zhang Yi would kindly stop and ask Wang Laowu to send some food. After a few days, he saw too many things like this, and more and more food was sent out. In the end, he could only watch in numbness. with.

Tang Peng seemed to have forgotten that he was the chief officer of logistics and military supplies. Except for showing up once because of a need, he kept hiding himself in the carriage.According to Zhang Yi's estimate, if he didn't need to set up camp every day, this guy would probably lock himself in the carriage.

Li Jing was very worried about the current situation. He knew very well that the current national strength of the Tang Dynasty was no longer enough to support a big war. Both the court and the people needed time to slowly heal the wounds caused by this natural disaster.

Looking at the glaring sky, Li Jing wiped the sweat off his brow viciously, then looked at the exhausted team and sighed in his heart.

Eighty miles a day is the speed of the imperial army. For ordinary soldiers, it is already excellent to be able to travel fifty miles a day, but today's marching speed is still sixty miles, and it is still in the hot summer. It is a great burden.

"Boss, marching like this is not an option!" Niu Jinda took a big gulp from the leather water bottle at his waist, then handed it to Li Jing and said, "It's such a big day, neither livestock nor humans can bear it. If things go on like this, most of the people under our hands will have to lie down before we reach Shuofang!"

"There's nothing you can do about it! It's not that you don't know the situation on the grassland, and the situation on the Mobei side is also delicate. If the old man doesn't order to speed up the march, no matter what happens there, the consequences will be unimaginable!" Li Jing continued Guo Niu Jinda also took a full sip from the leather jug ​​handed over by him, feeling that his hot, smoking mouth was finally healed, and sighed: "There are medicines for relieving summer heat provided by Tai Hospital, even if you work hard, you can always get better." Overcome, what is really worrying is the issue of fodder!"

Although the imperial court had already ordered the state governments at all levels along the route to cooperate, the actual situation was not ideal.This locust plague has almost exhausted the food in the hands of the people, and although there is still some food in the Changping warehouse of the government, if all the food is supplied to the military, then the people in the local area will not be hungry?

Therefore, whether it is the local state capital or Li Jing, who is the general manager of the march, it is very embarrassing.

"That's right! The weight of food and fodder is directly related to the key to sending troops this time, but the state capital." Niu Jinda also knew the relationship here, and his brows became more and more wrinkled.

After a pause, Niu Jinda hesitated for a moment, and said again: "However, marching like this is also worrying! I checked everywhere before, and there have been many people with heat stroke. Although there are medicines from the Taiyuan Hospital, after all Medications are limited, in the long run
In my opinion, we might as well march at night and rest during the day, what does the chief executive think? "

"That's good!" Li Jing nodded, and said, "Now is the time for the military supply side to sort out the supplies. Why don't I go and see how that boy Tang Peng manages? Wei Guogong threw him into our hands, I'm afraid This time, I am determined to train him!"

"That may not be the case!" Niu Jinda was thoughtful, and disagreed with Li Jing's statement.

"Oh? What does Jinda mean?"

"Hey! You!" Niu Jinda shook his head slightly, worried about Li Jing's EQ, moved his lips, and said: "This trip to Mobei, do you think there will be a real fight?"

"It's hard to say! However, if His Majesty's strategy really works, I'm afraid we'll just be on the defensive this time. If there is an opportunity, we may send troops!" Li Jing thought for a while, and said lightly. : "When I was still in Chang'an, His Majesty once approached me and granted me the right to decide whether to use troops or not!
As for Pearl Khan's first use of troops, to be honest, I am not optimistic.Although his tribe claims to carry more than [-] cavalry, I think it's just bragging. The population of the grassland tribes is even more difficult than that of my Tang Dynasty. I'm afraid he counted women and children this time, just for the purpose of intimidation. If you want to easily use the land of Hehuang without going to war! "

"It seems that we have similar ideas!" Niu Jinda nodded, and he agreed with Li Jing's analysis very much. It really seems unlikely.

Niu Jinda said again: "So Tang Jian brought that boy Tang Peng here this time, it's not for experience hehehe!"

"How is that?" Li Jing couldn't help looking at Niu Jinda.

"Of course it's all about sharing the credit!" Niu Jinda said: "Chairman, think about it, what is the purpose of sending troops this time? It's nothing more than defense, the house is just the ends of Ashina, so whether we go to fight this time , or not to fight, as long as the Ashina people don't make trouble, our goal will be more than half achieved. Whether it's you, me, or the soldiers below, it can be regarded as a great contribution.

I think the old boy Tang Jian sent Tang Peng over in such a hurry, the purpose is to let Tang Peng get some military merits to go back! "

Li Jing couldn't help being taken aback!
He really never thought of this.

However, as an old man in the military, Tang Peng came to him to gain military merits, and he understood it very well.They are all members of the mixed army, who doesn't have three or five nephews behind him?As the saying goes, guarding the vibrator and eating enough, since there is an opportunity to open the back door for the juniors, Li Jing will naturally not obstruct it.

"It seems that Tang Jian has good intentions!" Thinking of this, Li Jing smiled slightly, patted Niu Jinda on the back and said with a smile: "It's just a small matter, Jinda doesn't have to worry about it. I, as elders, should be hindered from getting promoted?
I really think that Tang Jian has a good brain, and the juniors in the family will have a way to be promoted in the future. If there are juniors in the family, it will be good to eat a meal according to this method! "

"You!" Niu Jinda was speechless for a while.

Although he agrees with Li Jing's idea, he is not optimistic about Tang Peng, and immediately said: "The chief executive doesn't know something. If it was other juniors, I wouldn't make things difficult for him, but this Tang Peng To be honest, I really don't like Peng!"

(End of this chapter)