Chapter 157
Chapter 157
When Fang Tianlin left Zhenning Fucheng, a large group of soldiers followed behind him, and the purpose of their trip was to escort the army rations.
Mr. Su didn't even bother to find an excuse. The lack of food in the frontier army is obvious to all. Now is not a war period. Sending some soldiers who are about to return home and adding some reserve troops will not bring any pressure to Zhenning Pass. If Zhenning Gate can't be guarded, it won't help if there are more of these people. It's better to send them to get some food back.
The reason Mr. Su said was not all a cover. He had indeed negotiated with Fang Tianlin. When the soldiers returned to Zhenning Pass, they would bring a batch of grain, meat, eggs and milk. As for how to preserve the latter, that was Fang Tianlin's business. Fang Tianlin has said so, there must be a way to save it.
When Mr. Su heard this, he was actually a little itchy.The climate at Zhenningguan is very hot, and the winter is extremely short. If you want to eat meat during the march, you can only have various dried products, especially salty bacon, which is rare for these ordinary soldiers to eat.Meals sometimes have to be interrupted, so Mr. Su has to think of a way to fill it up first, so the meat is omitted, and he can't afford it. If the soldiers don't eat meat from time to time, and his body doesn't have much strength, Mr. Su probably wouldn't be able to provide it. Whether dry or fresh, meat is much more valuable than grain.
This team of sergeants did not enter Yanzhou City, and stopped when they were still some distance away from Yanzhou City. Only one leading general, Guan Cheng, followed Fang Tianlin into the city.As soon as the two entered the city, they separated. Fang Tianlin led the guards and went straight to his residence in Yanzhou City, while Guan Cheng turned to the yamen. He had to report to the army for the crossing.
The trip to Zhenning Pass went smoothly, even so, when Fang Tianlin returned to Yanzhou City, several days had passed.
Except for him and the food delivery team, Guan Cheng's soldiers didn't have mounts. When would they be able to reach Huanggu on foot?Fang Tianlin thought it was slow, so he specially suggested that Mr. Su try to choose soldiers who can ride horses as much as possible.When Mr. Su heard this, he didn't even object, and just gave it to someone. He wished someone could help him train the possible cavalry in the future.
Elder Su has a cavalry team under his command, but he will definitely not lend out this kind of elite troop. Besides, war horses are not that good. Not only do you need money, but you also have to have your own channels. If you count on the top, forget it, dial In his hands, he may not be able to tell what it will be like.
In other words, Mr. Su holds a lot of pawns eliminated during the training of the cavalry. These people have to step up when the cavalry has problems. The problem is that the horses are not enough. It's not bad to barely get on the horse and fight, and you really can't count on them for anything else.
This trip will take two to 30 days to go back and forth, just to exercise this batch of first-class reserve cavalry.Spending every day on horses, Mr. Su really didn't believe that they hadn't made any progress at all. As for how to deal with the horses, he didn't care, Fang Tianlin would solve them himself.
This time Fang Tianlin was very well prepared. Steward Ding had started to follow Fang Tianlin's orders a few months ago. He had prepared a lot of carriages and horses. With a squeeze, it was enough for Fang Tianlin to take all the people and supplies with him at once. Walk.
However, Fang Tianlin on Mr. Su’s side didn’t know the outcome of the negotiations, so he only prepared a small amount of horses and needed to buy them now. Fortunately, there were not many. Even if they couldn’t buy all the horses for a while, the Shen family could be stationed in Yanzhou. The mounts of the group of people in the city will be put on top first, and they can slowly replenish later.
After resting for two days, Fang Tianlin led the team to set off.
There were several babies in the team, two of them were Fang Tianlin's nephews, and he specially asked for a spacious and comfortable carriage to reduce their chances of getting sick.When he was sailing on the sea, he paid special attention to these two little milk babies. If something happened to them, Fang Tianlin would be to blame. In the future, there might be a gap between Shenjiahu and Shenjiaxi. This is not what he wants to see. What he hopes most at the moment is to send them safely into the barren valley.
The team on this trip is really huge. I didn't think it was going into the city in batches before, but now they are gathered outside the city, winding for a long distance from the beginning to the end.
Fang Tianlin was much more relaxed when he was escorted by the army. There were homing pigeons hovering in the sky. He also had a sharp weapon like a telescope, plus scouts to investigate. This team is head-on.
The team of soldiers sent by Mr. Su had seen blood. They did not deliberately hide their identities. The whole team wore military uniforms and rode tall horses, showing a fierce look.The timid people in the team dare not approach them, the robbers will only break ground on Tai Sui when they are impatient with life.If they still grab it like this, you don't need to think about it, you can guess that someone with a certain status or stronger than Mr. Su must have intervened.
At this point, Mr. Su is not worried at the moment, his opponents can do well in stumbling at the root of Wangcheng, but in the southwest border area, they can't reach that far, at most they can only arrange a few small operations, which is not a concern.As long as he joins forces with General Gao who is guarding the Jianing Pass, this place will be their world, and it will be difficult for others to intervene.
"General Guan, the food in the Shen family is much better than in the barracks, so I don't even want to go back." The deputy Yang Jing ate the dinner with a proper mix of meat and vegetables, with a satisfied expression on his face.
"You have a good idea. This time we are equivalent to Master Fang's guests. Of course, the treatment will not be bad. If we really become his subordinates, maybe it will be pickles and rice with mixed grains." Guan Cheng deliberately attacked, he didn't want to Bringing back a bunch of distracted soldiers, if this is the case, how can he explain to General Su?
It's a pity that the soldiers all have eyes, so it's not that easy to be fooled. No, Yang Jing rolled his eyes and said in a low voice: "Boss, do you think I didn't see the food for the guards of the Shen family? Look at them again." Many of them are stronger than us, does this seem like a figure that can be raised by ordinary meals?"
"Eating still can't stop you from talking? Let me tell you, this time General Su cooperates with the Shen family, and we Zhenning Pass guards will definitely get a lot of benefits. Look, we can also eat meat at least once a day in the future. It’s much better than going home and farming.”
"I hope so. If I eat like this every day, I'm afraid that I won't be able to eat well when I go back to the military camp."
"It's okay, I'll take care of the two hungry meals. You hug me when you see the food." Guan Cheng said indifferently.As soldiers, they have to practice every day. The better the food, the better the drill. This also proves that good soldiers and good horses are all piled up with money. Without money, they can't even do training, so why talk about other things?
Based on this alone, Guan Chengcheng was willing to take a trip.Otherwise, let him be an officer at the level of a general, under the guise of delivering military rations, but actually escort the Shen family back home safely. The delivery of military rations is just incidental, how could he have no complaints at all?
Guan Cheng smacked his lips twice, the smell of meat lingered for a long time, such a good meal, he had to do his best.He knew in his heart that there would be no mistakes this time, if something happened to the Shen family, maybe the cooperation this time would be ruined.
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"Third daughter-in-law, how long will it take to arrive?" After sitting in the carriage for nearly ten days, Mr. Shen felt that his bones were about to fall apart.This is much more uncomfortable than riding a boat. As long as you don’t get seasick, the life on the boat is actually not difficult. It’s good to say that the time is short when you ride in a carriage. For a man of his age, even after Fang Tianlin's long-term treatment of space water, he still feels very uncomfortable.
Mr. Shen is like this, and the old lady next to him is not much better.
"Father, it's coming soon. I'll be in Linshan County in four or five days, and I'll be there after a few more days."
It's fine if Fang Tianlin doesn't say this, but once he said that, the faces of the two elders were not very good-looking.
Mr. Shen and the old lady looked at each other and smiled wryly. It's not that they have never taken a long-distance bus. When they moved from Guangyan Village to Yunzhou City, they walked for several months to get there. Things, there is not even a place to sleep, this time there are not many things in the car, but it feels worse than that time.
It seems that they have been used to enjoying it for the past few years, and their bodies have become "delicate". This is not a good phenomenon. Can't do it.
Fang Tianlin didn't know what the two elders were thinking, he wandered around the two elders' carriage for a while, and after seeing that they had nothing to do, he began to inspect the team's situation.This time he brought more people and supplies, and moved slower than when they first arrived. Fortunately, the road conditions were familiar and there were troops clearing the way. Except for the slower time, it was much more worry-free than the previous time.
There are many people, but there is no mistake along the way. This is thanks to the existence of many doctors in the team. Those who are sick are treated by them. So far, there have been no casualties due to illness.
Fang Tianlin asked Shen Jiahai to find these doctors on purpose.
When Shen Jiahai heard this request back then, he was a little worried, how could it be so easy to find a doctor?Fortunately, Fang Tianlin gave him a long time, so he found so many people who are somewhat capable.Don't expect them to have high medical skills, then don't think about it. Doctors with high hands will not sell themselves. They have a lot of ways to get money, and they are respected and respected.
These few doctors may not be able to treat intractable diseases, but ordinary diseases can be solved.
Fang Tianlin was very satisfied with this, and that was all he wanted. The overall status of Langzhong in the Jing Dynasty was not high, but for the common people, he was looked up to. As long as he has some skills, the doctor is not short of money at all. He was willing to come with them to this remote place, because the family encountered problems that they could not solve.
Even so, after more than a year, Shen Jiahai only found less than ten doctors, plus some apprentices, which shows how scarce medical resources are in Jingchao.
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"Brother, the front sentry found a big fat sheep, can you get on it?"
"How big is the fat sheep?"
"There are thousands of people, and the carriages are lined up in a long line."
"So many people? Can those of us do it?"
"They're all useless. How powerful is the Lord who runs away when he sees us? We can rush over on horseback and disperse them all at once. There's nothing to be afraid of."
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