Chapter 523 Missing Chang'an

The snowstorm that lasted for seven days and nights finally stopped. During these seven days, Li Xiang's camp was blown over a lot. Now many people are reinforcing their tents. This is even the case here, so it is even more... Forget about Xue Yantuo.

"How do you think people in the north live? They are much worse off than we are here. Will the heavy snow bury them?"

Su Dingfang is like a cotton bag now. Although the temperature in the tent is not low, as long as he goes out and comes back, the heat on his body is almost gone. He would rather go to the battlefield and fight his life than stay in such an environment. Yes, it's too cold.

"You are being hypocritical. I have lived here for so many years. Have they all been buried? If so, where did those who attacked us come from? I heard that the temperature there is higher than ours. It’s even lower here.”

Niu Jinda took a sip of wine and said, strong alcohol is indispensable in such weather.

Drinking Datang Tianjiang in Chang'an City usually costs a lot of money, but after joining the army, Li Xiang can give three taels to all the soldiers, which is already a lot. If there is more, it is estimated that These people are a little dizzy.

Although Su Dingfang was scolded, he nodded beside him. What Lao Niu said makes sense. As long as there are people in a place, it means that people can adapt to the local environment. It's just that we people can't adapt.

"You two, don't just keep chatting. Go down for an inspection later when you have nothing to do. Have a good chat with your brothers and ask them if they need anything. They are going to be sheltered from the wind and snow far away from home. They will definitely be affected. It will have a certain impact, and we will try our best to meet any needs.”

Li Xiang misses Chang'an City a little. Even he has such thoughts, let alone the soldiers outside. If they are properly guided, this year will pass quickly, but if they are allowed to accumulate , thoughts and emotions will greatly affect combat effectiveness.

"My Lord, please don't add this or that to them. They are not here to serve as soldiers. They are here purely to enjoy the blessings. The rich people in our hometown probably don't have such a life. They do all kinds of things from morning to night. If you distribute things like this, they will be very happy here, and there are also those playing cards you invented. Now you can go to each camp and have a look, they are having fun playing."

Hearing that benefits for the soldiers below were to be increased, Niu Jinda was immediately unwilling. Our soldiers are here to fight, not to enjoy the blessings. Looking at how fat they are, they have been all over the place this winter. I don’t know how much meat I need to raise.

Recently, His Highness invented a kind of card game, which three people can play together. It seems to be called Landlords. Nowadays, these guys are fighting with great enthusiasm. Of course, gambling is prohibited in the military camp, so they also have various rewards and punishments, such as playing in the face. Put a sticker on it, and then go out on duty or something.

"The thing I invented is to let them spend this boring time. You have to watch it carefully. If someone gambles, they will be punished immediately, and each tent must exchange for each other. You can’t let people live in one tent for too long, as this will make it easy for them to slack off.”

When Li Xiang taught the people below about Doudizhu, he was a little worried in his heart. If these people used it for gambling, then Li Xiang would really have shot himself in the foot. This is prohibited in the military camp.

Li Xiang is very aware of the disadvantages of gambling. Once they are involved in the disadvantages, not to mention providing living expenses for their families, these people may also owe a lot of loan sharks. At that time, many people died because of this.

When a soldier owes a loan shark, he will be easily tempted by money. In the past, if someone asked him about things in the military camp, he probably would not disclose it, but now that you owe a lot of loan sharks, you can ask for information. When people have money, some things are difficult to deal with, so loan sharking is also a weakness of soldiers.

Niu Jinda and Su Dingfang thought about it and it made sense. They stood up and arranged their armors, preparing to start patrolling the camp one by one.

"Report..."

When the two were about to go out, someone ran in with a long gun. This should be an emergency military situation, but the blizzard had just stopped. Where could the emergency military situation come from? Could it be that something happened in Chang'an City? I haven't heard of anything happening over there in Chang'an City, and even less so in Goguryeo.

"Reporting to Your Highness, our patrols found a large group of people seven hundred miles north. They all belong to Xue Yantuo. Our people are currently following them. Their target seems to be here, but it does not seem like they are attacking. Yes, because there are a large number of old, weak, sick and young people in the team."

The soldiers who came to report gasped and finished all these words in one breath. Li Xiang and the three of them looked at each other. It seems that this snowstorm has helped us a lot. If we want to fight, only young people will come. People are enough. Even these old people and children were brought here, which means that the entire tribe should have migrated here.

"You are here to guard the camp. You and I can go over and take a look. In addition, let the people in the camp prepare hot meals."

Li Xiang asked Niu Jinda to stay, and then took Su Dingfang to a place seven hundred miles north to have a look. The snowstorm had stopped now. If there was a snowstorm, Niu Jinda would never let Li Xiang leave the camp at this time.

"Is this to treat them favorably?"

Su Dingfang felt a little uncomfortable. Xue Yantuo's people killed so many of us, which can be said to be Datang's biggest loss recently. Now that they have surrendered, we still treat them favorably. What's going on?

"You have also seen the situation on the grasslands, especially the grassland environment in the north is really harsh. There are only two or three months every year suitable for fighting, but we may not necessarily do everything in these two or three months. If If someone comes to surrender, we'd better entertain them well. I believe these people will repay their kindness. Through them, we can spread our benevolence and righteousness and win over others without fighting. This is the ultimate goal. .”

Li Xiang has wanted to do this for a long time, but he has never had such an opportunity. Now someone has come and surrendered. This is a good medium to spread our benevolence and righteousness through them. Now Xue Yantuo can no longer survive, Li Xiang I believe that more people will come and surrender, and our soldiers will have one less battle.