Hard to be a good wife

The subordinates are harsh to the point of harshness, but rewards and punishments are clearly defined, and there is a gully in their chests, and they are unanimously recognized by the top and bottom.

In short, he is more stable and thoughtful than he imagined. Inadvertently, the little pervert who used to be ruthless has grown up, and the longer he grows, the more upright he is, and the future is bound to be limitless.

"What do you see me doing?" Li Cheng asked without raising his head.

"What?" Zhao Sanlang was taken aback for a moment, and then he argued: "Of course it's because you wrote the memorial, why are you so slow? After writing it, I have to show it to the general."

Li Cheng wrote the last stroke carefully, blew on the paper, and held it in front of Zhao Sanlang when it was done: "Please take a look at it, General."

Although his voice was still rigid and boring, Zhao Sanlang could hear a teasing smile from it. He snatched the memorial, read it at a glance, stamped a seal on the corner, and threw it to Huang Can, "Military Master, please have a look."

Huang Can read it carefully, corrected some mistakes in the sentences, and said with a smile: "General Li is quick in writing and thinking, he is really versatile in both civil and military affairs!"

Zhao Sanlang snatched the imperial decree from him and threw it into Li Cheng's arms, "Okay, let's send someone to deliver it."

Both civil and military?Still listen to General Ben!

"Wait, let His Royal Highness take a look at it before sending it off." Huang Junshi remembered the entrustment of the emperor and queen to him before, and asked His Highness to watch and learn more.

Prince Yuan pointed at himself, "Can Gu see these important confidential matters?"

Huang Can smiled, revealing two lovely dimples, "The younger brother is the prince, the future monarch of the Tang Dynasty, it is essential to get in touch with political affairs first, not to mention that this is not a secret."

Zhao Sanlang patted his head, "I was negligent, please don't be angry, Your Highness."

Zhao Sanlang has a close relationship with Tang Yue, and Prince Yuan has to address him as "uncle" on weekdays, so he has less scruples when speaking.

After Prince Yuan read and asked about the memorial, Li Cheng went out with the memorial, and the rest of them racked their brains to think of countermeasures.

The thirteen people outside the episode must first survive

"Go and invite people from the Tasang tribe. After all, they are more familiar with this place, so it's time for them to contribute." Zhao Sanlang hung the map in the middle of the tent and looked at it for a while.

Adana and the others arrived soon, and their attitudes had changed a lot from before. Maybe he would feel afraid of Datang only after he had truly seen the strength of the black armored guards.

"General Zhao is very polite. I don't know what to order if you invite me to wait?"

"I don't dare to obey the order, but we are allies anyway, so it's better to discuss what to do next, what do you think?"

"Naturally! Getting help from your country is already the best result."

Zhao Sanlang handed him a pencil, pointed to the map and said: "Someone told me that the most important thing in war is intelligence. Only by knowing the enemy's dynamics clearly can we formulate the most accurate and effective strategy. Then, let’s ask Chief Adana to draw a picture of the distribution of the barbarian tribes.”

Adana hesitated for a moment, but he also knew that this was the truth. He invited someone to help, naturally hoping for a good result.

He took the pencil, looked down for a moment, and exclaimed: "I have heard that your country has magical paper and ink. Is this the brush?"

"Haha... Of course not. How can a pen without hair be called a writing brush? This is a pencil, which is more convenient to use than a writing brush."

Adana made a few marks on the map with a pencil, and secretly marveled: In the future, if there is a chance to do business with Datang, their tribe will also be able to use these weird things.

After he marked the known tribes one by one, Zhao Sanlang asked him to check the terrain again. Although the place is dominated by grasslands, there are still some rivers and lakes, low mountains and low forests.

"We were attacked as soon as we left Sucheng. I think the other party knew that you came to borrow reinforcements. Does it mean that your every move is under the surveillance of the other party?"

Cold sweat broke out on Adana's forehead, "It's impossible! It's just that they learned about this from nowhere, so they sent troops to chase us down."

Zhao Sanlang didn't intend to argue with him, "Now that we've left Sucheng, when will the barbarian warriors arrive? Let me declare in advance that we don't like to be judged by others when we fight, so either you listen to me, or we go our separate ways. send troops."

If the other party really knows their whereabouts clearly, how terrifying is such an enemy!

No one would like to entrust their lives to strangers, Zhao Sanlang would not lead the Black Armored Guards to take risks, and Adana did not want to pin all his hopes on the Black Armored Guards.

In addition, each tribe has its own leader, it is already very difficult to integrate, and it is really difficult to make them obey a certain person.

He had already spread the news before, and it would not be long before he could get people from other tribes, and then the real war would begin.

Zhao Sanlang relayed the news from the captives to Adana, and he couldn't even tell his enemies apart, no wonder he was called a barbarian.

As soon as the people from the Tasang tribe left, Li Cheng said, "This matter is strange."

"what?"

"Just now when you told them that the enemy came from the north of Hengduan Mountain, their expressions were too stiff. Instead of being surprised, there was a hint of concealment. They must have known it a long time ago."

"You mean...they deliberately distorted the origin of the enemy? What is the purpose?"

Huang Can guessed, "Maybe it's because we are worried that we will be scruples after knowing the origin of the enemy, or maybe we are worried that we don't want to be enemies with the other party."

There are many small countries in the Western Regions, and there are conflicts with the border from time to time, so Datang is willing to send troops to get along with them, but if the enemy is someone who has nothing to do with Datang, they may not be willing to meddle in this nosy matter.

Zhao Sanlang cursed, and laughed at himself: "I still think this group of people are barbarians, brave and foolish, so it turns out they are all heartless."

"You should be the one who is brave and foolhardy!" Li Cheng said harshly.

Zhao Sanlang gave him a blank look, and asked Huang Junshi: "What is the advice of the military division, and how to fight the next battle?"

"Before coming here, the queen summoned me and gave me some useful suggestions. After looking at the map, I think there is one piece of advice that is very good."

"What is it?"

"The grassland is vast, the tribes are scattered, and the enemy's mobility is too strong, so it is not suitable for general offensive and defensive warfare. Guerrilla warfare is more suitable."

"Guerrilla warfare? How do you understand it?"

"The enemy has strong horses and strong riding skills. It is very difficult to attack in one fell swoop. The black armored guards have five thousand light armored soldiers. They move quickly, which just makes up for the lack of heavy armored soldiers. The enemy runs fast. It is not a good idea for us to chase them all the way. The best policy is to lure the enemy separately, divide and annihilate them, and use wisdom as the top priority."

"The method is good, but how can we find their traces?"

"It depends on the cooperation of the barbarians. After all, we are just helpers, and it is they who should really contribute."

Zhao Sanlang nodded, "The next thing we need to think about is how to make them obedient."

A sly smile appeared on his face, Li Cheng stared at him for a while, only felt his chest vibrate, and his heartbeat accelerated a lot.

At night, Zhao Sanlang inspected the camp, lying on the grass with a jar of wine, looking up at the stars that seemed to be within reach, recalling the experience of the past few years, he felt a little strange.

He remembered that before he met Tang Yue, he was an idle young man in Yecheng, who picked flowers and teased birds every day. Even his father thought that he would be like this all his life, and he couldn't have any great achievements.

Presumably his dead father would never have imagined that in just a few short years, he changed his life and reached the height he had expected.

What a twist of fate!

A figure covered his sight, and then the other person sat down beside him, looking at the night sky together.

"The starry sky here is more beautiful than Yecheng!" said the other party.

"So what? There are no exquisite houses here, no delicious food, no stable and stable environment, and nothing is what I yearn for."

"Don't you love freedom by nature? I think this place is very suitable for you."

"Haha...you really understand me!" Zhao Sanlang sneered and said, "You are wrong, I love freedom, but I also need freedom of capital. There is no food, even three meals for food and clothing, so how can there be any freedom? Humans must first survive."

Li Cheng was silent for a moment, nodded and said, "That's true. If the Southern Jin Dynasty loses the war between the North and the South, we will already be cultivating loess. How can we talk about freedom?"

"You can continue to be your little county king in Yecheng, so why participate in the war?" Zhao Sanlang didn't say anything, but he was actually curious about Li Cheng's motivation for joining the army.

Li Cheng remained silent for a longer time this time, until Zhao Sanlang thought he would not answer before he spoke, "Because there is a person there, and I just want to get closer to him."

"..." Zhao Sanlang was speechless, and his expression was even more embarrassing. He wished he could slap himself to take those words back.

"As I said, you don't have to worry about this matter. When it comes to feelings, you don't get paid for what you give. I thought I would never be tempted by anyone in this life. I have seen too many dirty sex. I have always been very concerned about this matter." repel."

"Then..." Zhao Sanlang wanted to ask: Did you live alone all your life?

But think about yourself, isn't it the same?Because of his father's ruthlessness and irresponsibility, he also rejected marriage.

He is alone now, with no parents and no brothers, he is at ease, why bother to find a burden for himself?If he wants to have children, most of them are born to him by women, but such children are not liked by nature, they are only for the purpose of carrying on the family line.

But he didn't even want to inherit the surname "Zhao", so why would he want to continue the incense of the Zhao family?

Therefore, he couldn't ask such a sentence at all. If he is like this, why can't others?

"Before I came, the queen summoned me."

"Oh? When you were young, he loved to give you advice. He always said that you would either become a mighty and decisive general, or become a bully of fish and meat villagers. Facts have proved that his vision is very accurate."

"Is that so?" Li Cheng didn't know about this, maybe even the emperor might not have heard of this.

Zhao Sanlang did not deny that at that time he went to the Princess's Mansion to be beaten every day, Tang Yue said this inadvertently, maybe even he himself forgot.

But obviously, in that person's mind, Li Cheng is a man who can be made.

"What did he say to you?" Zhao Sanlang expressed curiosity.

"He said that when it comes to relationships, coercion and coercion are the most taboo. Forced twists are not sweet. If you want to succeed, on the one hand, it will happen naturally, on the other hand, you must rely on warmth and touch."

Although the words were vague, both of them knew what they meant, but they didn't expect Tang Yue to see such a private matter.

"This general doesn't like men!" Zhao Sanlang said firmly.

If Li Cheng were a woman, she might be able to influence him over time, but he is not.

Li Cheng lay down, put his hands on his head, looked at the bright night sky and said: "The queen also said that if one day, you can make the other party ignore your gender, your age, and your identity, then the relationship will come naturally. "

"Hehe..." Zhao Sanlang sneered, and thought to himself: This day is a genius!

But Li Cheng thought it made sense. It was said that the emperor didn't naturally like men. Before he met the empress, he had never heard of any man he looked at differently.

"The two generals are here. It's really easy for me to find them." A childish voice came into the ears of the two.

Zhao Sanlang and Li Cheng hurriedly stood up and made a bow, "What are you waiting for, Your Highness?"

Prince Yuan waved his hand, "It's better to avoid this title and etiquette, when you go out, daddy told you to be careful."

"Here."

"Senior brother ordered me to come out and take a closer look. Arranging troops is a science, and setting up a camp is also a science. I saw something that I don't understand, so I want to ask the two generals."

"Please speak."

"The tents in this camp are not closely arranged, but dense and loose. There are even many empty tents and campfires near the northwest. What's the purpose?"

Zhao Sanlang smiled and replied: "It is for others to see. The enemy may not know our number. This arrangement can give people an illusion and make them afraid."

Prince Yuan cupped his fists and bowed, "I have been taught."

Zhao Sanlang looked at His Majesty the Crown Prince who was becoming more and more mature and stable, and recalled that when he was a little bun, although he was smart and polite, he was also lively and active, much cuter than now.

However, the leader of a country does need a mature mind and a stable character. He is changing towards a qualified monarch, and he should be lucky.

Episode [-] Zhao Sanlang's Skills

The black armored guards had been stationed outside Sucheng for three days before arriving at the barbarian warriors. A group of sturdy men rode tall horses, dressed in different clothes, and behaved loosely, rushing in.

Moreover, there are many conflicts between them, and it is not from the same tribe at first glance.

Although such a team has strong single-player combat effectiveness, it is like a mess of loose sand when it is in danger.

Tang Yue once said that in a cohesive army, the advantage of group combat is incomparable to individual strength, so the strength of the black armor guard is not only the equipment and individual quality, but also the overall coordination ability.

"Hey, Adana, this is the reinforcement you invited? It doesn't seem to be doing well! Haha..." A man as strong as a bear laughed wantonly.

Behind him, a group of young or old men also laughed, "Hahaha..."

Although the others were not so presumptuous, the scrutiny and suspicion in their eyes were full.

"They're all a group of young brats, can they really come in handy? Don't get shot through the head with an arrow!"

Adana just smiled but didn't refute. He had seen the power of the black armored guards before, so naturally he wouldn't have such a view, but if he didn't need to intimidate these people in the room, I'm afraid they wouldn't cooperate.

Zhao Sanlang was also about to teach this arrogant guy a lesson, Li Cheng pulled his hand beside him, and quickly pulled out a sharp arrow with his other hand, without even moving the bow, he directly threw it at the opponent.

The sharp arrow thrown like this has no strength at all, but Li Cheng's arrow went straight to the opponent's door, and there was a chill in the whistling sound.

Of course, if such a move could take the opponent's life, Zhao Sanlang and others could turn around and go back. The opponent reacted quickly after being stunned, and the bucket fell back, avoiding the arrow.

The big man waited for him with sharp eyes, and when everyone thought there would be a fight, he suddenly laughed again: "Hahaha... not bad, such a man has flesh and blood, no worse than the warriors in my grassland!"

Zhao Sanlang cursed secretly: "Crazy!" Then he raised his smiling face and cupped his hands and said: "This is the commander of this reinforcement, surnamed Zhao, please move into the tent and discuss major issues together."

"Okay, refreshing!" The atmosphere became active for a while, and the worrying scene did not appear. I don't know whether to say that these barbarians are too easy to talk or Zhao Sanlang and the others are too popular.

But according to Zhao Sanlang's guess, it's only one aspect to be easy to talk to, and another aspect is that the other party is eager for their help, so how could the relationship be deadlocked?

When they arrived at the camp, they took their seats in order. There were a total of eight tribesmen who came. The leaders were stronger and stronger than the last, with full beards, hair like straw, and a strong smell of sweat from their bodies.

Zhao Sanlang sneezed and got to the point: "Everyone, we have come from afar and don't know much about the situation. Why don't you all tell us what the situation is now."

Everyone, you glanced at me and told me the current situation, but these barbarians couldn't make up their minds, and they talked upside down, and Zhao Sanlang and others were as big as bulls.

"It's getting late, why don't we eat first, and wait until we're full."

"It couldn't be better!" A man drooled and asked with a smile: "I heard that there is nothing wrong with the south, why don't you have the honor to try it today?"

Zhao Sanlang also laughed and asked back: "Do you think we are going out for fun? We are all carrying military rations, what kind of food can we have?"

Seeing the other party's disappointed expression on his face, Zhao Sanlang went on to say: "However, when the war is over, I will invite all the leaders to visit Ye City. There will be plenty of delicious food and drink, and everyone can enjoy it to their heart's content."

"Haha, General Zhao is really interesting, then it's settled like this, don't go back on your word when the time comes!"

"Definitely!" Zhao Sanlang thought cheerfully: it would be a great achievement to get this group of people to Yecheng, when the time comes, the imperial court will come forward to entertain them, and he can gain the friendship of these people without paying any money. ,Why not do it?

Although the lunch is simple, it has rice and noodles, which is much more delicious than the single food on the prairie, especially the meat roasted by many soldiers, which makes the men on the prairie so addictive that they can't stop eating.

Of course, it’s not about how high their skills are, but that the ingredients they bring are complete, and the taste is much better than the dry barbecue that only sprinkles salt.

According to the tradition since ancient times, many friendships were established at the dinner table. Great, I got a lot closer to the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty.

As for the Black Armored Guards, they thought they were all ignorant savages and looked down on them from the bottom of their hearts, but after a meal, they found that these men were careless and dared to say anything nasty, and there was only so much in common between men. The language is gone, but we can chat vigorously.

After a few more wrestling matches, Datang won and lost, and the two sides were evenly matched, so there was nothing to look down on.

In the afternoon, the second meeting was held, much smoother than in the morning. Zhao Sanlang was extremely eloquent, throwing out a basket of technical terms, whether the other party understood or not, anyway, he frightened these barbarians for a while, and connected I can't even catch it.

"In my opinion, to deal with this group of enemies from the north, you can't rely on brute force. If you hurt one thousand enemies, you will lose eight hundred. The population of each tribe is not large. If the young and middle-aged are killed or injured, the loss outweighs the gain."

Although many people don't want to admit that they are weaker than the enemy, what Zhao Sanlang said is right. Even if the enemy is killed, his own people are also dead. Isn't this the same death?Who is happy to see such a result?

"Brother Zhao is right, but why not rely on brute force?"

Zhao Sanlang pointed to his head, "We rely on our brains. We only want to outwit and not risk our lives. As long as everyone is willing to listen to my younger brother's command, we dare not speak big words, but we can definitely minimize casualties."

"Is that so?" Someone expressed doubts, can a war be won without blood or sweat, without paying the price of life?Who are you kidding?

On weekdays, even conflicts between tribes inevitably lead to casualties.

"It's impossible for people, not to mention your warriors, even our soldiers. I can't give them death-proof amulets, but death or life must be fought. It is our greatest sincerity to reduce casualties. What do you think?"

Everyone looked at each other, very moved by Zhao Sanlang's words, just ask, who would want their own son and brother to die in battle?Who doesn't want to live a few more people down?

"But what guarantee does General Zhao have? It's not that we look down on you, but that you have never set foot on the grassland. How can you say that you can reduce casualties?"

Zhao Sanlang smiled mysteriously, and put something on the table, "Do you know what it is?"

Most of the people present shook their heads, only Adana showed terrified eyes, Zhao Sanlang glanced at him, and said, "The leader of Adana should know, why not let him tell you."

Everyone's eyes fell on Adana's face, and just caught his expression in their eyes, and the impatient people hurriedly asked: "Adana, what's going on? What is this?"

"This is..." Adana licked his lips, "Actually, I don't know what it's called, I just saw its power."

"Could it be..." Even if he was born in the grassland, he didn't know anything.

The North-South War lasted for several years, and it was impossible for the barbarians to be ignorant of it, and some of the stories spread to the prairie, so after Zhao Sanlang signed up, they all put away their contempt .

Zhao Sanlang held the fire bomb in his palm, and said proudly: "This thing is called a fire bomb. It is a unique weapon of my Tang Dynasty. It is small in number, but its power is amazing. Although it cannot be used as a daily weapon, it can be used in critical moments. Help baby."

"I don't know...can you show us?" A leader asked, rubbing his hands.

"Don't worry, everyone will have a chance to see them in the future." Zhao Sanlang would not waste resources to perform for them, and he actually didn't have many of these things, and he just showed them out for deterrence.

To really win this battle, it is definitely not this.

"We admire General Zhao's talent very much. Since this is the case, several of our tribes are willing to look for the general to follow suit, but the ugly words must be said first. No matter what decision General Zhao makes, he must discuss it with us and obtain the consent of the majority. before it can be implemented.”

"Yes, we entrusted the lives of our brothers to General Zhao, but we can't be careless."

"Don't worry about this, little brother, I don't mean to show off and grab power. I just want everyone to act in unison and fight against the enemy better."

Li Cheng nodded secretly at the side, in terms of the ability to recruit people, ten of him are not as good as Zhao Sanlang, he conquered his subordinates by his own strength, Zhao Sanlang probably didn't need to use his strength, he could convince people only by his mouth.

Master Huang also looked at Zhao Sanlang with admiration. Regardless of his own military strategy, at least he managed to integrate the scattered sands in just one day, and let everyone willingly listen to his orders. talent.

He whispered to Prince Yuan: "Brother, Master often said that the most important thing for a superior is to win over talents and know how to employ them. You need to learn from General Zhao on this point."

Prince Yuan nodded, "Understood, Daddy has also taught me many times that a king is in charge of a country, no matter how capable he is, he cannot do it himself. The court needs all kinds of talents, and the king needs to do it. It is to control these talents and use them for the king."

"exactly."

Zhao Sanlang ordered people to bring wine in, poured wine for all the leaders himself, slowly picked up the bowl and said loudly: "Come, make a bowl for the friendship of our alliance!"

"Haha... This wine is the most to my taste, I have to do it for this bowl of wine!"

"When the enemy retreats, my younger brother, please go back to Yecheng to drink better wine and eat better meat!"

"A word is settled!"

"Dry!"