louisehourcade Chapter 245 Surprise
Chapter 245 Surprise
Chapter 245 Surprise
On the ruined city, several soldiers held spears, looking a little listless.
A soldier stretched himself. Just as he was about to continue his patrol, he suddenly saw a large number of soldiers in armor appearing in the distance.
"Enemy attack! Close the city gate!"
The sound of panic attracted the attention of others.
When they saw that there was no end in sight in the distance, the unidentified army, shouting and fleeing, became a mess.
Fortunately, there were still a few sober ones who closed the city gate.
Seeing this scene, Lin Xuan put down the binoculars, and said to Cheng Chumo and the others: "Let's go!"
Although he was on the battlefield for the first time, but looking at the quality of Gaochang soldiers, he knew that Tiandi City could be broken in one battle, so there was no need to stay here.
Cheng Chumo looked at the charging soldiers in the distance and was very excited. Hearing Lin Xuan's words, he said unwillingly, "General, are we really leaving like this?"
"What if we don't go? The chief executive ordered us to guard dangerous places. If we don't go, we will disobey the military order. Do you know the consequences?" Lin Xuan said with a serious face.
He didn't want to catch Hou Junji, who knew if Hou Junji would do anything to him.
Cheng Chumo asked, "Then where shall we go?"
Lin Xuan took out the map, chose a place not far away, and said, "Let's go here."
The map given by Hou Junji marked more than a dozen dangerous places.
Of course, it is impossible for Lin Xuan to divide his troops to guard these places.
He just needs to lead people, do enough to save face, and prevent Hou Junji from being caught.
The place Lin Xuan chose was twenty or thirty miles away from Tiandi City, and not too far from Gaochang King City.
Lin Xuan was riding a horse, and Cheng Chumo and others followed behind him.
The soldiers knew that they could not fight, and they all looked listless.
Some of the things captured in the war were to be distributed to the soldiers.
Although they can get a share if they don't participate in the war, it must be pitifully small.
Lin Xuan knew what they were thinking, but there was nothing he could do.
When passing by a hillside, Lin Xuan saw some bushes growing on the hillside, and some white things were mixed between the bushes.
Lin Xuan felt a little familiar, so he couldn't help but look at it a few more times.
"Stop!" Lin Xuan shouted, got off his horse and ran up the hillside.
"General!"
Cheng Chumo and the others shouted a few times, seeing that Lin Xuan didn't pay attention, he quickly dismounted and followed.
"It's really cotton!"
Running closer, Lin Xuan realized that he had read correctly, and was stunned by this huge surprise.
He had looked for cotton before, but couldn't find it.
He doesn't know when cotton was introduced to China, nor where it came from, so he can only put his hope on the system.
Unexpectedly, there is no reward in the system, and I found it in Gaochang.
Cheng Chumo and the others walked up to Lin Xuan, seeing Lin Xuan standing there in a daze, he shouted worriedly: "General, are you alright?"
Lin Xuan came back to his senses, laughed loudly, and said, "The opportunity to make meritorious service has come."
"Contributing? What kind of merit?" Cheng Chumo asked with some doubts.
Lin Xuan pointed at Cotton and said with a smile: "This is a credit, and it's a great credit."
Cheng Chumo scratched his head and said, "Isn't it just Bai Diezi, what merit can this do."
Lin Xuan was taken aback, and said, "You know him?"
Cheng Chumo nodded and said, "I know, isn't there in Chang'an?"
"Chang'an has it? Why haven't I seen it?" Lin Xuan asked in confusion.
He has been in Chang'an for so long, and even sent someone to look for him, why couldn't he find it?
"I have it in my garden, and so do some of theirs. If you don't believe me, ask them." Cheng Chumo said.
Yuchi Baolin and Qin Huaidao nodded, indicating that Cheng Chumo did not lie.
garden?
Lin Xuan was so angry that he almost cursed. It turned out that Tang Dynasty already had cotton, but it was planted as flowers.
But he has never found it, probably because only the rich and well-to-do can grow cotton, and ordinary people don't know about it, so of course he can't find it.
Lin Xuan's guess was right. Since the Han Dynasty opened the Silk Road, many things from countries in the Western Regions have slowly been introduced to China.
Cotton was introduced to China during the Northern and Southern Dynasties.
At the beginning, it was used as an ornamental plant, but the flowers of cotton were not beautiful and fragrant, so fewer and fewer people planted them.
Up to now, only some rich and powerful families will plant some.
It's not that they like it, it's just to enrich the variety of gardens.
"It's a waste of money for you to plant such a precious thing like a flower!" Lin Xuan said.
"This is a treasure? The flowers of this thing are not fragrant, and the fruits it bears are not edible. What's the use?" Cheng Chumo said indifferently.
Lin Xuan found that he was playing the piano with a cow, and said angrily: "You have someone collect all the white things that come out of these cotton knots."
Seeing Lin Xuan's seriousness, Qin Huaidao asked, "General, could it be Bai Diezi, oh no, it's cotton. Is this cotton really useful?"
Lin Xuan nodded and said, "As long as we bring cotton back to Datang, even if we destroy Gaochang, we won't be able to contribute as much as we do."
3 people fight a Gaochang, as long as you are not an idiot, you can basically beat it, it is nothing more than a matter of speed and battle damage.
And cotton is different, this is a major event that will last for thousands of years.
"General, if you want Bai Diezi, I'll give you some when you go back to Chang'an. Why get it from Gaochang?" Cheng Chumo said.
"I can't explain it to you now, but you know that the more things there are, the greater our merits will be," Lin Xuan said.
Even if there are in Chang'an, how many seeds can there be, but Gaochang is different. They can be seen in the wild, so there must be a lot of them.
"Should we still guard the narrow pass?" Cheng Chumo asked.
Lin Xuan thought for a while and said, "Huai Dao, you take 2000 people there, and everyone else will go find cotton for me."
"General, since we are not familiar with the place, why don't we wait for Lord Lu to break through Tiandi City and find some people from Gaochang to lead the way, so that we can hurry up." Cheng Chumo said.
Lin Xuan glanced at Cheng Chumo in surprise, and praised: "That's right, I know I've used my brain."
Cheng Chumo was praised by Lin Xuan, and he said proudly, "That is!"
"Let's go, let's go camp first." Lin Xuan said.
Anyway, it is not a day or two to destroy Gaochang, so there is no rush.
……
"General Qi, all the enemy troops in the city have been wiped out."
Hou Junji nodded, and said: "The order will go on, all the army will enter the city to repair, and send people to patrol the city. If there is any disturbance, they will be killed!"
Qibi He Li said: "Chief Manager, now that Tiandi City has been laid down, what should we do next?"
Hou Junji thought for a while and said, "Gaochang has only 22 cities. If we attack one by one, it will take a long time. There may be other changes. I plan to repair in Tiandi City for three days and directly attack Gaochang King City."
Qi Bi He Li praised: "What the chief executive said is that as long as Gaochang King City is broken, other cities will fall in anticipation."
He was not the chief general, and he was a Turkic, so naturally he did not dare to oppose Hou Junji's decision.
"Haha, as long as you all work together with the manager, I will ask for credit for you when you return to Chang'an!" Hou Junji said with a smile.
At this moment, Hou Qing walked in and said, "General Qi, Cheng Chumo, Captain Cheng, please see me!"
Hou Junji was taken aback, and said, "Let him in."
Cheng Chumo walked in with strides, bowed his hands and said, "The last general, Cheng Chumo, will see the chief executive!"
Hou Junji laughed and said: "Nephew please hurry up, I don't know if nephew is here, what's the matter?"
Cheng Chu said in a low voice, "Going back to the chief manager, the generals from Jingyang County will come at the end, and want to choose some people from Tiandi City as guides."
Hou Junji didn't think too much, and said with a smile, "You can just choose as many people as your nephew wants."
"Thank you Chief Manager, this subordinate will leave!" Cheng Chumo said.
"Hou Qing, accompany Cheng Xiaowei to pick people, no matter how many people he wants, help him find them all." Hou Junji ordered.
"Yes!" Hou Qing replied.
……
"Your Majesty, the Duke of Zhen seeks to see you!" Li Mu said.
Li Shimin said with a headache, "Let him in."
Wei Zheng walked in with a solemn expression, bowed and saluted, and said, "See Your Majesty!"
Li Shimin waved his hands and said, "Xuan Cheng is here, what's the matter?"
Wei Zheng cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, during this time, because of the theft in Chang'an and the sale of private salt, Chang'an has become a turmoil, and everyone is in danger. I beg Your Majesty to stop."
"Stop? These people are guilty and deserve to die, you tell me to stop?" Li Shimin looked at Wei Zheng expressionlessly.
Li Shimin knew that now was not the best time to deal with the family, but it didn't affect him using these two things to cut off the family's wings.
However, what made him angry, before he arrested a few people, most of the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty came to stop him.
Now even Wei Zheng came to persuade him.
This is just dealing with some ordinary officials, there is such a big obstacle.
Wouldn't the resistance be even greater when dealing with the aristocratic family in the future?
What happened this time strengthened Li Shimin's determination to deal with the family.
(End of this chapter)