Datang: Only by resisting the decree can we become stronger

Before the battle between the two armies, the Turks finally released Fan Xing, who had been tied up all over the place.

Their purpose is to torture Fan Xing and make his life worse than death.

Now seeing that Fan Xing only had half his life left, he still didn't kill him.

They wanted Fan Xing to return to Datang alive, and then let the Datang, which Fan Xing had dedicated everything to, and the people of Datang, kill Fan Xing.

When Li Jing saw Fan Xingzhi in his camp, Fan Xing had already been tortured beyond human form.

For this, Li Jing shook his head deeply, and quickly asked someone to take him down to heal his wounds, freshen up, and settle down.

At this time, a deputy general asked, Fan Xing was too sensitive.

Do you want to send him to Chang'an immediately and hand him over to His Majesty and the court?

Hearing this, Li Jing shook his head.

Said that sending him back at this time, he would definitely die.

And what he did was not only nothing but meritorious service.

Let such a person live longer in our army.

At this time, it has been a month and a half since the fall of Suizhou.

……

Far away in Youzhou, Li Qiu and Luo Kexin were also constantly watching the battle situation in the west of Great Tang.

However, the location is far away, so they can only do their best to prepare for a rainy day and prepare for the rainy day, so they can't help much for the time being.

The city wall of Youzhou City has already reached a height of eight meters, but it is still quite a distance from what Li Qiu requested.

At this time, Li Qiu had already been stationed at the farmland guarded by Wang Xuance.

Hard work pays off, after a spring and most of the summer's hard work and meticulous service, the harvest of this farmland is also very good.

The seeds of future generations obtained by Li Qiu through the system, the genes are still very powerful.

When they came to the fertile soil more than 1000 years ago, and in a warmer and more suitable climate, they grew gratifyingly.

No pests or diseases.

Coupled with the careful protection of Wang Xuance and others, driving away the waste of birds and animals, it can be said that Li Qiu is more satisfied than expected.

Chapter 261

Master, are these corns, sweet potatoes, and potatoes all edible? "

"The disciple's family has always been farming for a living, but these few things have never been seen before."

"Like this corn, you can see the fruit."

"But the sweet potatoes and potatoes?"

Facing Wang Xuance's question, Li Qiu smiled and patted him.

"About these sweet potatoes and their fruits, I believe you will see them soon."

"But if you want to taste them, you have to wait until the end of the year."

Accompanied by Wang Xuance and others, Li Qiu walked around this large piece of land and looked around.

Then he asked the system directly in his mind: "System, help me see if the current corn, potatoes, and sweet potato fruits can be spawned and sowed?"

【Ding!Does the host need fruit testing services?The required system points are [-] points. 】

There is no way to meet such a budget-conscious system.

Li Qiu had no choice but to agree.

【Ding!After the system testing is completed, the corn, potatoes, and sweet potato fruits on this land can be picked and sown.

However, there is still one month before the actual seed maturity period. If you pick and sow the seeds at this time, the germination rate will be slightly lower...]

After getting this answer, Li Qiu nodded in satisfaction.

It doesn't matter if the germination rate is low, as long as it can be planted.

Given the current climate characteristics of the Tang Dynasty, in Youzhou and Yizhou, it is not difficult for these seeds to be harvested twice a year.

Afterwards, Li Qiu directly transferred back [-] soldiers from Youzhou City, and came here to help with harvesting and storage and transportation of seeds.

At the same time, Li Qiu also ordered that in the subsequent picking and harvesting process, you should treat all these seeds as if they were made of gold!

Naturally, everyone absolutely obeyed Li Qiu's words.

It took about three days. Every ear of corn, every potato and sweet potato fruit buried in the soil was carefully dug out and preserved.

Then, under Li Qiu's guidance, everyone transported these fruits in proportion to different places where the next round of planting was going to take place.

These seeds are then pretreated following a very strict process.

Especially for potatoes and sweet potatoes, each part of the pulp with buds is wrapped with plant ash in advance.

Act as a fertilizer.

Afterwards, these seeds were successfully sown in the soil that Li Qiu personally inspected in Youzhou and Yizhou.

Li Qiu did not release the two thousand soldiers.

Among them, 1000 people are only used to inspect the fertile fields in Yizhou.

The other 1000 people are responsible for inspecting fertile fields in Youzhou.

And Wang Xuance still led his 500 men to carry out daily meticulous maintenance of the two farmland areas.

At the same time, we continue to accumulate and explore experience.

According to Li Qiu's estimation, if everything goes well, the corn, sweet potatoes, and potatoes produced by the land in Youzhou alone will be enough to feed the people in the thirteen prefectures after the autumn harvest in a few months.

The planting area in Yizhou is about half of that in Youzhou, and what is produced here is pure leftovers.

At this point, it is already summer.

Last year's severe drought has exposed the disaster to the greatest extent.

Nowadays, even the food for the soldiers on the front line is supplied by the imperial court between teeth.

The money in the treasury has also been emptied.

Just to set an example, even Li Shimin himself, as well as Empress Changsun, ate more vegetables with each meal.

It is conceivable how miserable the common people must be.

The price of a bucket of rice on the market has risen to 200 Wen!

Whenever it comes to food, Dai Zhou is quite contented.

Nowadays, the grain and grass consumed by the Jingzhou front line every day are mobilized from treasuries in various places.

If it wasn't for my original proposal, how would I fight this battle now?

In the thirteen prefectures supervised by Li Qiu, they also faced the same problem.

The boundaries of these thirteen states are not suitable for crop growth, and the yield is quite low.

From the beginning of last winter to now, more than half a year has passed.

The food consumed by the extra 1 refugees is not a small amount.

In order to keep them alive, Li Qiu also mobilized food from all over these states.

So much so that in summer, the aborigines did not have enough food to eat.

Usually, those who have some labor are also transferred to the workshops in Jizhou and Pingzhou.

Or they are full of military service and corvee service, and there are not even a few suitable hunters.

The effect of hunting and fishing as rations is also greatly reduced.

There was no other way, Li Qiu directly threw all his wealth, three or four thousand taels of gold, into it.

Pay wages to these people and distribute food to keep them alive.

Whenever they saw the officers and soldiers who came to release the grain, these people were all grateful.

"What are we capable of? Let the prince use his own money to buy food for us to survive."

"How should we repay this kindness!"

Seeing them like this, the officials and soldiers who released the food couldn't help but sigh.

"Prince Li Qiu said that no one in our thirteen prefectures will starve to death."

"I won't let you become refugees again."

"It's really a blessing for you and me to have such a prince who loves the people like a son."

"Everyone cherish it."

"Be more diligent on weekdays, fish more, hunt, and pick wild vegetables to eat."

"Our prince's own family has already spent three to four thousand taels of gold alone to help the people of these thirteen states."

"It's not an exaggeration to say that we all owe the prince his life."

……

In Jingzhou, the battle between the Turks and the Tang Dynasty was as brutal as it could be.

Under the leadership of Zhishili, the Turks abandoned all their intrigues.

It just goes straight down, and when encountering the army of the Tang Dynasty, they will fight desperately in a daze.

Anyway, their soldiers are strong and their horses are strong, and the quality of their bows and crossbows and shooting skills are much higher than those of the Tang army.

And if they encountered a city, these people would risk their lives and attack the city violently.

No matter how many people die, the city wall must be taken down.

Today's Turkic army dominated by Tuli and Zhishili has a completely different military style from the original Xieli.

It really caught Tang Jun by surprise.

In Jingzhou City, Li Shuai's Chinese army, a group of people, looked worried.

Only the old handsome Li Jing looked calmer.

At this moment, Deputy Commander Duan Zhixuan and General Yuchi Jingde focused their gazes almost at the same time.

"Marshal, look at your expression, but do you have any good plans?"

Li Jing took a sip of tea at this time, and the words he said almost pissed them all off...

Chapter 262

It is not impossible to say that there is no way to retreat from the enemy. "

"Just follow the example of the original Chang'an City, by the Weishui River, and ask General Yuchi to cut off the tuli or the lost mind."

"The enemy must retreat."

At this moment, Yuchi Jingde glanced at Li Jing angrily, knowing that the bad old man was making fun of him again.

In the eyes of outsiders, Li Jing's personality is quite introverted, he is not good at talking, he is a modest gentleman, and he is relatively reserved.

But the generals like Yuchi Jingde who have been with Li Jing for many years know that this old man is active in fighting, and in his bones, he is active in thinking, out-of-the-box, and humorous.

"I said handsome, when is this, are you still in the mood to joke here?"

"If I, Yuchi Jingde, really had that ability, would I still be holding my breath here?!"

"The Turkic generals, Zhishi Sili and Qibi Heli, and that Ashinasheer, we have also fought against them a few times."

"If it is a long-term competition, I am confident that I can beat any of them."

"But if we say that we can kill them, even if it is a short-term victory, it is impossible to achieve."

"However, if Li Qiu is here, he might be able to do something by surprise!"

Li Jing shook his head at this moment, "After the Battle of Weishui, the battle of Shuofang City, and the battle of Youzhou, do you really think that Li Qiu is still that unknown person?"

"With this persistent and cautious style of using troops, I'm afraid Li Qiu has already been taken into consideration."