Chapter 235 The starving princess
The next day, the sun was shining, and the entire Turkic military camp had been cleaned up. The dead bodies were dug deep pits and buried them all, and the captured Turkic soldiers were taken into custody. At the same time, the intact horses and a large number of livestock were seized, but they had not decided what to do.
The meat outside Fengzhou City was full of fragrance, and at this time, there were hundreds of large pots of horse meat cooking. The soldiers of the Women's Army have now begun to cook meat again.
The people who escaped before Fengzhou City, as the news of the defeat of the Turkic army, began to return home one after another, but the Turks had already moved all the house, and the people had no food or drink again.
Li Yu knew that the people had no food or drink, and relying solely on government relief was not a long-term solution. He sent people to gather them together, participate in the production of horse jerky, build city walls, and pavement work, to solve their food problems, and to make some wages.
After seeing the people participating in the busy cooking of meat and repairing the city walls, Li Xiuning paved the way and saw that they had a livelihood. He turned around and said happily: "Li Yu, you have really solved my big problem. Now the people who have escaped have a job and can earn some wages to support their families, so I feel relieved."
Li Yu just shook his head and said, "I think it still cannot solve the fundamental problem of the people. How many days can be cooked with meat? How long can the city wall be repaired and roads be repaired?
After hearing this, Li Xiuning was anxious and asked quickly: "What should I do?"
Li Yu waved her hand and told her to be calm and said slowly: "I think it's better to do this. It's so close to the grassland. I think it's better to set up a jerky workshop here, which specializes in processing beef jerky. At that time, the beef can be sold to all parts of the Tang Dynasty. Otherwise, it will be even more troublesome when winter comes."
Li Xiuning thought for a while, and said happily on her face: "You have a good idea. The Tang Dynasty law does not allow slaughtering cattle. The main reason is that there are too few cattle. This place is so close to the grassland, and there are so many cattle. It is to set up a beef jerky workshop. In this way, it can not only solve the livelihood problems of the people in this country, but also solve the problem of people eating beef in the Central Plains. It is really a killing two birds with one stone."
"Gugu..." While he was talking, Li Xiuning's stomach was gurgling. Li Yu looked down and asked, "Did you feel hungry when you smell the smell of meat?"
Li Xiuning's pretty face turned red and she said in a low voice: "I have been sitting in that car every day these days, and I have no appetite. Now I am much better, I just feel empty and I feel very hungry."
Li Yu understood what happened to Li Xiuning at the moment. In recent days, Li Xiuning has been rushing for hundreds of miles in a row. The road conditions along the way are so bad that the car can't run. She is dizzy and shivering. She always sees the bloody battlefield and vomits every time. In addition, she has been worried about the war and is constantly rushing on the road. She has never had a decent meal at all, so she is like this.
Li Yu looked at Li Xiuning's thin face and secretly scolded herself for being so careless that she had been hungry for several days, but she was negligent.
Thinking of this, Li Yu hurriedly urged: "Since the people's livelihood issues have a way of thinking, let's go back to the city now. Today I will steam buns and eat them and make up for them."
When Li Xiuning heard something delicious, her stomach was even more in a state of indifference, her eyes glowed green, and she patted her stomach and said, "Then let's go quickly, I feel more and more hungry now."
Half an hour later!
Li Xiuning picked up a small bun with chopsticks, put it into a plate of prepared vinegar, soy sauce, and sesame oil, dip it, put it into the cherry's mouth, and sip it one by one...
Amid Li Yu's shocked and caring eyes, Li Xiuning swept the two steamed buns with a destructive and decisive force.
After Li Xiuning had enough food, she burped several times in a row, and then said, "Li Yu, the food you cook is getting better and better now. You will have to pack my meals in Fengzhou in the future."
Li Yu gently took off a green onion from her mouth and said, "Okay, as long as you like to eat, I will make delicious food for you every day."
"You still feel sorry for me." After Li Xiuning said that, he buried him happily in Li Yu's arms.
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Chang'an Tai Chi Hall
After reading the battle report, Li Yuan finally let go of his worries. Since the group of people have left now, it seems that they have not taken a fancy to his throne at all. While letting go of his worries, he secretly got lucky. Fortunately, he did not have a conflict with that guy Li Yu that day, so the consequences will be unpredictable?
After luck, Li Yuan looked at the ministers below. He pushed his daughter out as a scapegoat, leaving him helpless. Now let me see your very first-hand face. Now my daughter has defeated the Turks. See if you dare to let her be a scapegoat again in the future.
Thinking of this, Li Yuan sneered in his heart. When they found out that the Detachment of Women had destroyed the 170,000 Turkic army in five days, and so many seized supplies, it would probably blind many people's eyes!
Thinking of this, he handed the battle report in his hand to Pei Ji and said, "Pei Qing, read it to all the ministers in the court."
Pei Ji was also shocked after taking the battle report and browsing it quickly. Fortunately, he had a good relationship with Li Yu, and Princess Pingyang was also good to her uncle, otherwise it would be a troublesome thing in the future.
Thinking of this, Pei Ji and Li Yuan on the dragon throne looked at each other and nodded slightly.
Pei Ji directly showed a very proud expression on his face, and then he said, "Dear ministers, let me tell you a good news. The Women's Army took five days to fight for hundreds of miles at the cost of killing more than 1,000 people in the battle, and eliminated 170,000 Turkic troops. Now Xizhou, Shuozhou and Fengzhou have all been recovered."
After listening to Pei Jinian's battle report, the hall was silent and no one spoke, and it felt like this was a joke.
After hearing this, Xiao Yu, who was standing in the queue, came to his senses first, but was still a little unbelievable, and hurriedly jogged towards Pei Ji from the queue.
Xiao Yu stepped forward and grabbed Pei Ji's arm, then asked with a disbelief expression: "Say it again, you just said that the Women's Army defeated 200,000 Turkic people, the world's number one cavalry?"
"It was 170,000 people, not 200,000 people, and the Turks ran away 30,000." Pei Ji quickly explained.
"Okay, good fight! Your Majesty, our people of the Tang Dynasty have finally solved this great crisis! The 170,000 Turkic people were eliminated. With the population base of the Turkic people, we will no longer be threatened by the Turkic people going south within a few years. Let's see if they dare to ask us for tribute again in the future." Xiao Yu finished speaking excitedly, and stood there and laughed loudly.
At this time, Pei Ji's arm was so painful that it was caught by the excited Xiao Yu. Pei Ji hurriedly said, "Prime Minister Xiao, don't be excited first. Can you let go of your hand? Let me inform you of the spoils seized this time?"
Xiao Yu, who was excited and laughed, immediately reacted and felt a little rude. He quickly let go of Pei Ji's arm and bowed to apologize.
Xiao Yu's laughter and conversation with Pei Ji made the ministers in the court come to their senses, look at each other and look at you, and I look at you, and I am extremely shocked.
Du Ruhui and Fang Xuanling looked at each other, and both saw an incredible look in each other's eyes. At the same time, they were thinking that if Princess Pingyang supported the King of Qin, it would be too easy for the King of Qin to be the position of prince.
"I think it's impossible. This battle report is false. In the past, our soldiers in the Central Plains could not defeat the 10,000 cavalry of the Turks with 50,000 people. Now the Women's Army can use 20,000 people to destroy 170,000 Turks with 20,000 horses, which is simply nonsense!" Yu Wenshi walked out and asked loudly.
At this time, the hall was silent again, and all the ministers looked at Li Yuan sitting in the upper position.
"Your Majesty, I feel that it is impossible to annihilate the Turks without 500,000 troops."
"Your Majesty, how powerful are the Turks? When did we gain advantage after fighting with him for so many years? Basically, we lost more than we won."
"It is impossible for 20,000 people to annihilate 170,000 Turkic cavalry!"
"Yes, it's impossible!"
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After several court officials came forward to talk, the court officials in the hall began to accuse the Detachment of Women of the Women for lying about military information.
When Li Yuan saw the ministers in the hall making noise, the court was almost turned into a vegetable market. Of course, Li Yuan knew that the Detachment of Women did not lie about military information. So many spies in the palace were not vegetarians, so he shouted: "Okay, stop arguing!"
After Li Yuan finished his shout, he gave Pei Ji a wink, allowing him to reveal some of the information to let the ministers in the court know.
Pei Ji walked out and said, "Okay, a few days ago, have you forgotten the many iron horses and the extra 10,000 horses that appeared on the official road? They cooperated with the Detachment of Women to defeat the Turks."
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