Chapter 107: Fire Horse and Flames Dafeichuan

The Shule River began to appear in ice slags. The weather in September was already extremely cold in Ganzhou. Although there was no thermometer, watching the river water start to appear in ice slags, Chen Ying knew that the temperature had dropped below zero.

At night, a thin layer of ice formed on the surface of Shule River, deeply reflecting the cold moonlight. Chen Ying stood by the river, and Zhang Shigui said with a worried look: "The Protectorate is getting colder and colder here, I'm afraid the soldiers can't bear it. Now there are as many as thousands of soldiers in the camp..."

"Don't worry, this gubernatorial guardian has his own concern!" Chen Ying looked into the distance and said calmly: "Calculate the time, they should have arrived!"

Zhang Shigui thought Chen Ying had someone transported down quilts from the Western Regions. After all, they came out in summer and they would sweat in single clothes, so there was no need to carry winter clothes. Zhang Shigui said: "It's okay for us soldiers of the Cavalry, and there is also a down garment and sleeping bag, but the soldiers of the Yue Cavalry, they..."

"They are all our Tang Dynasty troops, so they will naturally not freeze them!" Chen Ying said with a smile.

Zhang Shigui said curiously: "There are not many families in the Western Regions who raise ducks and geese, so it is probably not enough... That's right, sheepskin can keep them cold, but it can be put away."

"It's not sheepskin, I brought them a good thing!" Chen Ying said with a smile.

In fact, this matter was handled by Chen Ying to Gaoche King. Now Gaoche King has given himself a foreigner surname, name Jin Manyuan.

Although Chen Ying wanted to change the Western Regions into counties that were just like the Central Plains, and even Tingzhou was established, including Jin Man (now Jimusar Pochengzi), Luntai, Putian, and Jiaohe counties. However, the court did not appoint officials according to Chen Ying's request. In fact, the Li Tang Dynasty was established in the early days and had not opened an imperial examination. The number of officials was insufficient. Most of the officials in many prefectures and counties were re-elected when they surrendered. Not to mention the remote Western Regions. Taking the so-called Tingzhou as the governor was almost equivalent to Liufa, but instead directly agreed to let Gaoche Wang Jin Manyuan serve as the Jiaohe Order.

Jin Manyuan is a very pragmatic person. He and King Gaochang are two extremes. He knew that Chen Ying could decide his life, death, honor and disgrace, so he was very obedient. Chen Ying asked him to collect the seeds of the white folded seeds, so he spared no effort to collect them. Last winter, he collected more than 400 kilograms of cotton seeds, and Chen Ying was not willing to squeeze oil. After the spring of this year, Jin Manyuan bought more than 1,000 kilograms from Hu merchants in the Western Regions at a high price.

Jin Manyuan, who transformed into the Jiaohe Order of the Tang Dynasty, almost used a whip to let the people of the county grow cotton. Under the pressure, he finally planted more than 10,000 acres of cotton. However, due to poor seeds, the harvest of more than 20,000 acres of cotton was only about 300,000 to 400,000 kilograms. Even 10% of the output in later generations was not.

These cottons are naturally processed into cotton coats, cotton pants or bedding and sent to Ganzhou.

Calculate the time, Chen Ying felt that the cotton coat should have arrived at this time, but Chen Ying was waiting by the river until midnight and couldn't resist it, so he went back to sleep.

Until dawn, a huge camel cavalry arrived at the Tang army camp on the Shule River. Jin Manyuan was originally the king of high-cars. Their high-car numbers were insufficient, and more than 3,000 camels were recruited to transport these cotton and various supplies.

Seeing the arrival of supplies, the soldiers who were originally cold and were depressed due to the cold weather, cheered. Su Dingfang and Guo Xiaoke surrounded the baggage camp early in the morning and prepared to receive cold-proof supplies.

Finally, there was no need to suffer from the cold, and the soldiers were waiting for the distribution of clothes to protect the cold.

However, when a cart of cotton coats and a pack of cotton coats were sent down, the soldiers were stunned.

Not a down jacket or a down duvet.

It's not a sheepskin coat, nor a sheepskin robe.

Su Dingfang said in confusion: "Did you send the wrong one?"

Jin Man-won personally escorted him, and he nodded and said, "It's absolutely impossible to be wrong. This is the supplies sent by the Grand Priest! "

"That's it? I'm tolerated without a down jacket, and there's no sheepskin robe. Do you want to freeze us to death?" Guo Xiaoke shouted with his nose and said, "Let's go and go with me to find the Grand Priesthood Review!"

"No need to look for it, I'm here!" Chen Ying took a cotton coat from the camel and put it in his hand to weigh it, feeling a little heavy.

As soon as he saw Chen Ying coming, Jin Manyuan quickly stepped forward and explained: "Daduo, according to your instructions, cotton coats and cotton pants are divided into two types, namely one and a half pounds and three pounds. The quilts are six and ten pounds."

Su Dingfang was full of complaints. When he saw that it was Chen Ying's order, he stopped talking.

Chen Ying looked at Su Dingfang's angry look and said, "Why are you not satisfied?"

Su Dingfang nodded and said, "I know that our down jackets are definitely insufficient. After all, there are more than 30,000 more people, but if there is no down jacket, there should be sheepskin, right? What's that?"

"I tell you, don't look at this thing in the Western Regions, they are all used to watch it. It is actually a very good thing!" Chen Ying pointed to the cotton coat and said, "This thing not only keeps the cold, but also puts armor on the cotton coat and carries a beating!"

In later anti-Japanese dramas, water was poured on quilts to block bullets, but in fact it was nonsense. Someone had conducted special experiments. If the quilt wanted to block bullets, it would take seven layers or even more. With the weight of the water, it was not something that people could carry. Of course, blocking bullets was a bit exaggerated, but blocking arrows was not a problem, and it could also block the slash of knives.

It’s just that there is a certain degree of defense. The key is that cotton is not like down and is difficult to obtain. Large-scale poultry breeding is easy to cause plague in this era of lack of sanitation and medical conditions. Chen Ying also believes that the risk of free-range farming is much smaller than that of centralized breeding.

But this problem does not exist in cotton.

Chen Ying looked at Su Dingfang and smiled and said, "You try it. How can you know if it's okay if it doesn't?"

Su Dingfang said: "Just give it a try!"

As he said that, he took off his armor, took off his clothes, and put on a cotton coat with his bare shirt. However, the only drawback was that Chen Ying did not spun cotton into thread and weave cotton cloth. The fabric for these clothes was mainly made of fine linen cloth. The fine linen cloth was a little better and a little rough. Of course, for Su Dingfang, a little discomfort was nothing.

After Su Dingfang put on the cotton coat, he felt the cold wind suddenly disappeared.

He thought to himself, this thing is... OK?

Guo Xiaoke asked nervously: "How is the effect...?"

Su Dingfang did not answer.

For a person who has never worn a cotton coat, a cotton coat is indeed unique. First of all, its weight is naturally heavier than down and is not airtight. Even a one-and-a-half-pound cotton coat can't be blown through in the cold wind of minus 30 degrees (I had a personal experience when Lao Cheng was in Xinjiang).

The whole body was warm, and Su Dingfang's waving fists and feet would try to tie his body. The result was that there was an impact, but it was not big, and it would not affect the slashing with a knife or the immediate action.

When Su Dingfang was moving up and down, Guo Xiaoke also took off himself naked. Anyway, he was a big man, and no one would laugh at anyone. The moment he put on his cotton coat, a strange look appeared on his face.

The effect of keeping cold is really great!

"It's very warm!" Guo Xiaoke smiled.

Chen Ying held another hat and handed it to Guo Xiaoke: "Try this!"

This hat is different from the ordinary hats of the Tang Dynasty. It is square and has ears and face protection. In fact, this is the very famous locomotive hat in later generations.

Luo Shixin was very strange. This thing is actually better than a down jacket?

In fact, this is just Luo Shixin's illusion.

Even if Chen Ying's down jacket is not mature enough, the effect of keeping cold is better than that of cotton coats. However, down jackets have a congenital disadvantage, and a odor that cannot be removed. Chen Ying tried to steam and cook at high temperature, but the effect was not great. After all, Chen Ying did not produce such down jackets in later generations, so he did not understand the inside story of the industry.

Moreover, cotton coats are heavier than down.

Chen Ying looked at Su Dingfang and said, "Be ready, try the second function of the cotton coat!"

“What function?”

"Take a beating!"

As he said that, Chen used force to punch Su Dingfang, but Su Dingfang did not move slightly.

Luo Shixin laughed and said, "I'll do it!"

With a punch of "bang...", Su Dingfang flew backwards one foot away and didn't get up for a long time.

Luo Shixin tilted his head and said, "I won't bear the beating!"

Chen Ying was almost choked by his saliva. Who is as beastly as you, and has great strength. I am afraid that looking at the world, there are no twenty people with greater confidence than Luo Shi.

The soldiers of Zhongxiao Cavalry and Zhongyue Cavalry each received two cotton coats, one weighing one and a half pounds, one weighing three pounds, and bedding and hats. The soldiers who couldn't wait to change their cotton coats and shouted warmth.

...

Snowflakes floated again on the west bank of the West Sea. For nomadic peoples, whether they can obtain additional supplies from the farming areas is life and death. Whether it is a force grab or through a mutual market, they must be obtained, otherwise the situation of the entire ethnic group will become extremely difficult.

The places where the Tubo people focused on visiting were Gan, Su, He, Sha, Gua, Liangzhou, Minzhou in the direction of Bashu and Jiannan Road. In fact, the war between the Tang Dynasty and Tubo had been engaged in long-term battles with the Tubo people from the beginning of Wude to the demise of the Tang Dynasty.

In history, since Emperor Gaozong Li Zhi took office, the wars between the Tang and Tubo gradually increased and the scale expanded. Because the snowfield was too cold and there was a shortage of materials, they would not be able to survive without robbing the Tang Dynasty.

The Tang Dynasty was always passive in the war with Tubo. Even if they defeated the Tubo people, they could not pursue them. Because of the plateau climate, they could only defend passively.

However, at this moment, Ruqi Zanggu discovered that Chen Ying seemed to have seen through their attempts and did not go straight to the Western Regions to return to defense, but instead stationed on the banks of the Shule River in Ganzhou.

In this way, the Tubo army was put into a passive situation. According to Ruqi Zang Gu's plan, Murong Fuyun launched an attack on Chen Ying's nest in the Western Regions, and Chen Ying should return to the rescue immediately. However, Chen Ying did not move, and he could not lead the army to plunder Liangzhou. With the cold weather, the time for the Tubo people to plunder was one day less, which was extremely unfavorable for the Tubo people!

"what to do?"

what to do?

All eyes were on Ru Zi Zang Gu. He was Ru, and it was time to stand up now.

Ru Jian Zang Gu raised his thick eyebrows and said firmly: "Since they are not fooled, we should not waste our time! We divided our troops into two groups and attacked Suzhou with bluffing. The main force ambushed in Dafeichuan. At that time, Chen Ying must pass by Dafeichuan and then set up an ambush halfway. If they come to support, we will catch them all in one place; if they don't come to support, we will break through Suzhou and can also grab a big vote!"

Ruzi Zanggu's proposal was approved by all Dongmoto, and everyone led the troops of Dongmoto Zengren and Dongpuqiongda'an to feint the attack on Suzhou.

Ru Chi Zang Gu led the remaining troops, totaling 30,000 troops, and headed towards Dafeichuan!

The Dafei River's Shabo Town, northwest of Dafei River, and the Beiwei Army camp. The scouts reported the movements of the Tubo people from time to time.

"The Tubo people are still 240 miles away!"

"The Tubo people are still 160 miles away!"

"The Tubo people are still one hundred miles away!"

"The Tubo people are still sixty miles away!"

...

Liu Tong looked at the direction of the flag flying in the air from the north wind, slowly turning to the northwest wind. Liu Tong shouted excitedly: "It's God's helping me, and I'm ready to set fire!"

Xunxiang's eyes rolled and he smiled and said, "I have an idea!"

"What?"

Xunxiang soaked a piece of linen cloth with tincture oil. This was not the original tincture oil, but the refined tincture oil. It was almost transparent and slightly yellow, just like water.

The linen is tied to the ponytail.

Although it was not ignited, Liu Tong already understood the intention of searching for the picture: "Fire Horse Formation?"

More than a thousand war horses were of course all captured by the Beiwei Army. Even the linen was captured. Soon, more than a thousand war horses were tied with oil-soaked linens. After the linen was ignited, the horrified horses ran around in all directions. Wherever the turd cloth on the tail of the war horse would drag, there would be a sea of ​​fire.

More than a thousand fire horses were galloping on the Dafei River. The fire became louder and louder. The fire was leveraging the wind, and the wind leveraged the power of the fire, and the raging fire was burning with crackling fire.

The Tubo army, who originally wanted to hide in the dense dry grass of Dafeichuan, ambush Chen Ying's army, suddenly found the sound of rushing in front of him.

Ru Zi Zang Gu said in confusion: "What?"

A Tubo soldier with sharp ears quickly bent down and listened to the ground. His face changed drastically while listening: "There is a sound of horse hooves, more than a thousand war horses!"

At this time, the fire had entered the sight of the Tubo people.

"Ah...no, Da Feichuan is on fire!"

The wind became stronger and stronger, and the horses running around with fire balls spread out thousands of fire seeds. When the fire became strong, the wind also helped, and the drifting hay fell to every corner of Dafeichuan.

Soon the fire burned near the Tubo people, and the tent was lit first, and many Tubo soldiers were also swept into the sea of ​​fire by the fire.

Ru Zi Zang Gu's face turned so scared that he turned into a rustic look: "Run quickly"!

I just don’t know if the Tubo people’s war horses could run over the fire. The weeds that were almost three feet tall were burning three or four meters high.

Of course, the most important thing is that Dafeichuan not only has weeds, but also has tincture oil buried.

After refining tincture oil, these will not only burn but also explode after encountering fire.

A jar of tincture oil exploded, and the tincture oil raised instantly formed a sea of ​​fire in hundreds of radials, burning more than a dozen Tubo soldiers into firemen.

"ah……"

A shrill scream resounded throughout the sky, and the neighing of the war horses also filled the eardrums.

Ru Zi Zang Gu rode on the horse and screamed in panic: "Chen Ying, you are a devil, and the gods will not let you go!"

It is not known whether the gods would let Chen Ying go, but it is certain that this fire will definitely not let the Tubo people who fell into Dafeichuan.
Chapter completed!