In the vast snowfield, birds are extinct, and animal traces are rare.
In such a snowy weather, there is a team that is trudging hard.
The cold wind swept in the fine snow particles, making it almost impossible to open your eyes.
It's too cold, and if you walk for a while, the leather robe will be frozen, and if you knock it with your hand, it will make a "tom" sound, like a leather drum.
The horse's body was covered with a layer of white sweat, and the horse's hooves were walking very slowly on the thick snow.
In such weather, Yang Fan rode on a horse, and like the escort team, he marched hard against the wind and snow.
"Erlang, come in and warm up" Shen Mu poked his head out of the warm spring-like car, this person was really afraid of the cold, and there were four charcoal stoves in the car, which made it warm inside.
Yang Fan shook his head and said loudly to him: "I was born in Nanyang since I was a child, and I have never tried such a severe cold, this is very good, boil it, sharpen the bones, and the body will be stronger." ” Shen Mu still wanted to speak, but as soon as he opened his mouth, he choked on a mouthful of wind and snow, Shen Mu shivered, quickly retracted the car again, and lowered the thick curtains, Yang Fan smiled slightly, and straightened his waist even straighter.
His face, neck and hands were smeared with a layer of marmot oil, the anti-freezing effect of this thing is really good, he really doesn't experience much of the cold in the north, but he knows that this kind of severe cold is very effective for the exercise of body and will, especially for a martial artist like him, practicing Tu Na in such a raging snowstorm will undoubtedly make his kung fu more refined, and he regards this as another challenge to himself, just like he fought with the undulating waves in the South Seas back then.
In the distance, a small black dot appeared, and the black dot moved so fast that in the blink of an eye, it turned into a large snow plow.
Shen Mu's team also has snow climbing plows, but they are pulled by horses, but with the help of ice and snow, it is easier to pull heavy loads forward, and due to the slow movement of the whole team, they don't need dog-pulled climbing plows.
The oncoming climbing plow was more than a dozen of the most outstanding snow hounds, and once the snow climbing plow was pulled, it was as fast as a flying arrow.
Yang Fan didn't care too much, this way, it was not the first time he had seen this kind of snow climbing plow, in such a snowy weather, three or two people took a snow climbing plow to and fro to and from the snow area, except for Shen Mu's people, there could be no second one.
Sure enough, the snow plow drove all the way unhindered, and was stopped by the guards near Shen Mu's car, and soon, a secret letter was sent into the car.
The car continued to move forward, and the climbing plough also accompanied the large group of people, and the hounds pulling the climbing plough took the opportunity to rest their strength.
After a pillar of incense, Shen Mu opened the curtain and shouted to Yang Fan: "Erlang, come in" Yang Fan thought that he was inviting himself into the carriage to warm up, and was about to refuse, but suddenly saw Shen Mu's cold expression, and his heart couldn't help moving, so he turned over and got off the horse, handed the reins to the high house chicken on the side, and jumped onto the car.
Yang Fan pulled the car door and drilled into the carriage, the cold wind whistled in, and the charcoal stove burst into flames half a foot high, and as soon as the door closed, the flames fell towards the momentum, reflecting Shen Mu's complexion again.
When it was windy, the thick curtains were lowered, and it was very dark in the carriage, but now a light was on, and the lamp was placed on several cases, and the bottom was also firmly fixed on the board to prevent the car from bumping.
Shen Mu gently pushed a letter in front of Yang Fan, and said in a deep voice: "Something happened."
After reading the letter, Yang Fan gently put it back on the table, Shen Mu took it in his hand and threw it into the charcoal stove, and the fire ignited, reflecting the faces of the two of them brightly and darkly.
Yang Fan asked, "The situation is very serious" Shen Mu said: "Qiu Shenji went to Longyou this time, and he had the mission of personally understanding the geographical, military, military equipment, and people's conditions of Longyou. ” Yang Fan frowned and said, "So what?"
Shen Mu didn't answer, but turned around, and with a light pull in the corner of the wall board, there was a "click", and a wooden board fell in response, cutting off like a knife and falling on the soft carpet.
A map appeared on the wallboard, and Yang Fan recognized it after a few glances, and recognized it as a geographical map of Shuofang, Longyou, and Hexi.
"Here, here, and here" Shen Mu pointed all the way, pointed to five or six places in a row, and said: "These places are all military strongholds for me to defend against the Turks, relying on the dangerous mountain terrain, the Turks want to attack Hexi and Longyou, only from these places, if one of these fortresses falls into their hands, it is equivalent to being opened by them, and our court will completely fall into passivity." ” Yang Fan looked at the place where Shen Mu pointed all the way, between the continuous desert and the lofty mountains, these cities that could communicate the Turkic territory and the Longyoushuo side of Hexi were very scattered, and they were distributed within the three major military regions.
Shen Mu said: "In such weather, it is not easy to mobilize troops and horses, and before the direction of the opponent's main attack cannot be determined, there is no way to replenish enough troops in these places."
Once the Turks grasped the details of these key points and chose the places to attack and occupy them, their armies could continue to break through this gap. ” Yang Fan frowned slightly, and said, "The defenders here still have to divide a part of their troops to guard against Tibet, so they have to transfer troops from the court." ” Shen Mu said: "Yes, but the troops are transferred from the Central Plains, the road is far away, and the foot soldiers are the mainstay, they travel a long distance in such weather, I don't know how long it will take, and when they arrive, these places will have long been rotten, we may be able to drive them back and recapture these key passes, but this will cause many problems." ” Yang Fan said: "First, it is natural to destroy these areas and the extravagance of labor expeditions. ” Shen Mu nodded and said, "Second, Wu Mei has just ascended the throne, and if she wants to send troops, she will inevitably reuse the generals under the command of the Wu clan.
For the time being, it doesn't matter who the military power falls into, as long as this general is good at fighting, dares to fight, and can drive the Turks back.
But in the long run, it is not very suitable for the fortunes of our country."
Yang Fan nodded, he naturally understood the meaning of Shen Mu's words, if Wu Chengsi or Wu Sansi's generals had the military power, they would also spare no effort to defeat the Turks, but this military power was also in their hands, and the wolves outside drove away, but there was a tiger at home, and there were endless troubles.
Yang Fan thought for a while and said, "There must be a third" Shen Mu nodded lightly and said worriedly: "I'm afraid that Tubo won't miss the opportunity."
Once this gap is opened, it is not something that can be done in three or two months to wait until troops are transferred from the Central Plains and then drive the Turks back and clean up the situation here.
At that time, the spring was already blooming, and the Tubo side got the news, whether it was for the Wuzhile dang, or for the chaos in the Longyou Hexi region, they would not miss the opportunity, if they intervened again, this battle might not be fought for a year, and the contradictions between the Tubo king and the prime minister were bound to be introduced.
In the process, if either the king of Tibet or the great minister Qinling had the power of the expeditionary army and won a great victory, they would have enough capital to overwhelm the other side, and they could easily overwhelm the other side.
Or, the Great Prime Minister Qinling turned the king of Tibet into a puppet; Or, if the Tibetan king completely deprives Qinling of his military powers, so as to settle the internal conflict by peaceful means, if they unite the power of the king and the prime minister without any loss, it will be even more difficult to deal with in the future. ” Hearing this, Yang Fan couldn't help but feel a little headache, and couldn't help but ask, "Brother Shen, what is the best way?"
Shen Mu was silent for a long time, and said faintly: "Do you think I am the current Emperor of the Great Zhou, even if I am the Emperor of the Great Zhou, I have nothing to do, unless I am given a team of men and horses that can fall from the sky." ” Yang Fan couldn't help but be silent when he heard this.
Shen Mu sighed and said, "Lou Shide is worthy of being a veteran guarding the border, and he has done his best to make up for it.
The first is to notify all key passes to use ice and snow to strengthen the city defense; the second is to inform the defenders of Hexi and Shuofang, and together with him, draw troops as much as possible to supplement the key passes ahead; The third is to send someone to return to Luojing as soon as possible and report the matter to the empress.
If the empress can prepare early, once there is a war here, the speed of dispatching troops and horses will be faster.
In addition to this, he has no other way, it is impossible not to prepare for these things, once he prepares, he can't hide it from the eyes of people with intentions, so he can't play empty city plans if he wants to set up a suspicious array. ” Shen Muyi leaned back to the couch and said in a low voice: "Go back to Luoyang, first submit the secret report on the military situation of Longyou, as for the matter of supporting the ten surnames of the Western Turks, you can also tell the empress that there are advantages and disadvantages, and it is more necessary to support them, but don't mention the matter of sending troops to recapture the four towns of Anxi, so once the military is delayed, I don't know how many years it will be delayed, and the longer it is delayed, the more difficult it will be."
Yang Fan rode on a horse, as if there was a fire burning in his heart, and a series of changes filled his heart with an inexplicable resentment, but he didn't know who to vent this anger to.
The wind and snow were blowing in his face, but he couldn't feel the cold anymore, he only hoped that the wind and snow would be bigger, and the resentment in his heart could be soothed.
Shen Mu wrote a reply, and the person in the leather robe who was tightly wrapped took the letter and was about to board the dog climbing plow and leave, Yang Fan suddenly thought of something, and shouted violently: "Stop" The man looked back in amazement, and his head was tightly wrapped, revealing only a pair of eyes.
Yang Fan turned over and dismounted, and said to him: "Wait, I still have something to say to your master."
Yang Fan boarded the car, pulled the car door with a "bang", and the cold wind poured into the carriage again.
Yang Fan didn't close the door, and shouted to Shen Mu in front of the four charcoal stoves that were blown by the wind and flames: "The result of this contest of strength may not be something we can decide, but can we add a variable to it?"
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