Chapter 80: Sandstorm

After that day, although all people, whether they are soldiers or soldiers at the bottom, have no change on the face, but there is no change in the heart, no one will know.
After all, they belong to two different camps.
The group continued on the road, and within a few days, the 50,000 horses under Chen Jing were also in place. The crowd gradually entered the northwestern boundary, and the entire northwestern military was led by General Pingxi.
Lin Qing had seen this man, and he was a loyal servant, and he had real skills, but it was a pity that he was old and his enemies were getting stronger and stronger.
And the army of Liang needed fresh blood, which General Pingxi couldn't do. The only person who could do this was the one who stood at the highest position of Liang, but that person didn't do it.
Zhao Zimu had already pulled Lin Qing out, the two rode on a horse and followed the army, leaving the carriage to Linger, so the turbulence of the day finally made the stubborn little girl let her even with Chitose The carriage was also lethargic.
And Zhao Zimu also thinks that the person in her family needs to exercise their weak body well, um, temporarily, give the carriage to Linger...
A group of people entered the northwest to reach the city directly bordering the Huns, Yanping City, and General Pingxi was there.
And they have to pass through Chen Shuicheng and Wuguang City before they can reach Yanping City. If they go both day and night, it will only take six or seven days.
The journey of the Hundred Thousand Army is too slow anyway, and the form of the battlefield is constantly changing, and such a drag may make the situation worse.
So despite his reluctance, Situ Yuanpao expressed to Lin Qing the idea of ​​rushing over with some people.
Lin Qing is a supervising army. To be honest, this position does not belong to any government, but it can directly affect the military deployment or even the victory or defeat of the Liang. It is purely a supervisor specially established by the emperor in order to prevent the general mercenaries from self-esteem and conspiracy. position.
Of course, if there is an urgent military situation, they can also come in handy. Only in this way can the high emperor feel at ease.
These appointed inspectors have the right to act directly to the emperor. Their breaks are different from ordinary official documents. They can be directly submitted to the emperor’s desk without going through the official department, and they have the initiative to speak.
Therefore, they have great power. They can directly intervene in military dispatch, food and grass transportation, rewards and punishments, and even each battle must be approved and approved by them. Otherwise, if they cooperate well, if they don’t understand the art of war, they will even go it alone. Those who seek public gains will join the emperor for those generals who are not, but how can they march to war?
But the emperor often does not take this into consideration. The people they appointed were all guards in the deep palace around them, a group of domestic slaves, and these people had a unified title, guarding eunuchs.
They are shallow in their knowledge and do things only for their own self-interest. Therefore, these people often disturb the war, detract from the military planes, the country and the people. They are hated by all generals, but they can't get rid of them, because they are sent by the emperor. If they do so, they will be charged with rebellion.
Needless to say, the people Jingdi sent this time, I am afraid that if he does nothing, he will be hostile to the border officers.
All these Situ Yuanxuan knew, so when he proposed to Lin Qing to go ahead, he was also a little worried that he deliberately opposed him, and if he wouldn’t agree with him, he wouldn’t fight the Huns in the northwest because of this. If Jing Hui was removed from office, he would definitely not accept it.
Situ Yuanxao is different from other princes. He is fierce and straight. Although he also has a thirst for the throne, he hates intrigue and likes to use force to solve everything. Therefore, he likes the life of killing enemies on the battlefield, not to mention the Chinese. He already has his elder brother, and he believes that he is not as good as him, so he will not be indisputable, so he was willing to be sent to such a remote and dangerous place.
Lin Qing easily agreed after listening to his proposal. While secretly rejoicing, it seemed that he was deeply afraid of Lin Qing’s repentance. Without hesitation, he immediately took his 50,000 army and left first, so now only Chen is left. Respecting Lin Qingyi and others.
A few days later, they had already passed through Chen Shuicheng, marching all the way to Wuguang City, and the closer they were to the front line, the more desolate they were, but these cities that were frequently patronized by the Huns were not only desolate, but they were also desolate everywhere. With the smell, under this scenario, the people here will have a very hot day.
And the people are having a hard time, how can the population increase? I'm afraid that the local gatekeepers can't even supplement their own soldiers, otherwise why would they need Jinghui to send an additional 100,000 soldiers?
Although this one hundred thousand soldiers and horses were not required by General Pingxi, but they did not mention to Jinghui Emperor how to increase the number of warriors, and even when Jinghui Emperor panicked too much, one hundred thousand horses All together.
And if this kind of thing is usually impossible, it is not that the territory of Daliang is still peaceful, or the number of 100,000 is too sensitive.
The deeper the northwest, the more calm the team's atmosphere, as if there is a sense of depression everywhere.
Most of the people seen along the way were yellow-skinned, with no eyes and dull eyes. The shops in the town showed signs of being looted, and the roadside crops were covered with wild grass, which shows the depth of the Xiongnu disaster.
Lin Qing and Zhao Zimu were on the side of the horse. At this time, they were passing a desolate town. The dust passed by the army, and the people in twos and threes flinched to the side.
I don’t know if I was infected by what I saw in this way or because of something in my heart. The atmosphere between the two was very silent. Zhao Zimu said for a long time: "Now we are going to Yanping customs, what plan does Chitose have?"
This plan not only refers to how to stand, but also refers to the soldiers and the Huns of the border.
Lin Qing was silent for a while and then said: "Officials in the Northwest can accept and accept, if not, they will kill them. As for the generals, as long as they don’t pick things up, they will go by, and I don’t understand how to lead the army to fight. Now."
Zhao Zimu's eyes darkened, and then he looked at the desolate scene around him: "So, the scourge of the Huns will not go away, how long will you have to stay here? Jingshi can't live without you."
Zhao Zimu said that her worries were justified. Yue Qing was not only dangerous in this place but also lost her advantage in Jingzhong, while Jing Huidi's wine-eyed man would burp if one day he was not careful After Situ Yaohua was on the throne, they had to think about how to die.
And Zhao Zimu will not let Lin Qing die. After taking a deep breath, Zhao Zimu went on: "Chitose knows why I have been stalemate in the war against the Huns? And my girders are getting more and more The weaker we are, but our soldiers are not enough? Will they not be wide enough? Or will they be short of food?"
Lin Qing shook his head and glanced at the boundless sky, whispering: "I was a great emperor to the great ancestors of the martial arts. After being killed, they did not stay, killing them far away from the prairie and daring not to commit it again. But since the ancestor, the emperor of the Liang began to worship the military and conquer the military, constantly suppressing the strength of the generals, and arbitrarily appointing civilians to help them govern the world. But can the world be governed by a group of civil servants who can only speak full of sages and talk about soldiers on paper? Therefore, the military rule of my country slowly weakened, and the generals were talented, talented people could not be fully appointed, and Because of the suppression and exclusion of Wenchen, how can the Liang soldiers become stronger?
But the Huns are different. They were originally scattered tribes of herdsmen hunting on the grasslands, so their bones were born with bloodthirsty ferociousness, and these tribes will only grow stronger unless they perish. In the past hundred years, there have been several outstanding leaders on the grassland, who have continually conquered the scattered tribes, and finally spread the grassland.
But our girders are different, the Huns invade our territory constantly, and every generation of our girders only knows to defend themselves. They have long lost the kind of enterprising spirit and aggressiveness of the Taizu period, and the generations are weaker than the generations. The only way to deal with the Huns is to drive them out, but how can the Huns only have to drive away?
They were chased away again and again, and they reentered the border again and again, and they were getting stronger and stronger in this cycle, but the strength of my girders was being consumed weaker and weaker. Without a good general, how could Da Liang be undefeated? "
Zhao Zimu nodded after hearing it halfway, but didn't expect the situation to be so complicated.
Lin Qing bowed his head and said: "I haven't done nothing for Si Lijian for so many years."
Zhao Zimu smiled and said, "Doesn't anyone think about changing this situation?"
"Unless the emperor has a heart", no one can change this status quo unless he meets a strong and capable monarch.
The two continued to steer the horse forward. Zhao Zimu suddenly jumped off the horse and walked to a small tea shop beside the road. Lin Qing followed him.
The small tea shop is very small, and the furnishings in the house are also very simple. A few tables and stools can be arbitrarily placed. There is also a steamer specially made by the boss in front of the tea shop, which sells some buns to passing guests. Earn some small money and also provide it to the guests in the tea shop.
Zhao Zimu walked over, and the boss looked at him with an official dressed in Jinyi, with a look of obvious fear in his eyes.
Zhao Zimu asked him for a few buns, and then gave him money, which scared the boss that he didn’t dare to say that he had seen too many officials who didn’t need money to eat white food. Dare to accept.
Zhao Zimu left him alone, and after giving him directly, he walked to a corner of a tea shop and handed the buns to two small beggars.