Dress up as a brother and speed up the advanced strategy

That day, after Liu Cuicui's cavalry left, Jian Ci and General Mu Shan had a long talk on the southwest border.

"Soldiers are on the front line right away, it's no small matter! There are also generals who are out and not subject to the emperor's order. I can't lose faith in my brothers in the army. The army's morale is the most important thing to lead troops! You suddenly shouted to stop before the battle, you can see how difficult it is for me!"

"General, calm down! Your Majesty received a secret report from the Zhou State. Liu Cuicui proposed to the Zhou court to supervise a kind of medicinal herb. This medicinal grass is produced in the northern border of Xiao State. If Zhou and Xiao reach an alliance, Song State will definitely support it. We are a good thing!"

Mu Shan looked at the Heping Medicine Road that was about to be completed, and had to admire Liu Cuicui in her heart. She needed this passage, and she borrowed [-] elites from the southwest of the Song Kingdom without warning and effortlessly, and she made them willing with a few words Take the horse to press the road!

"You are a literati, don't try to interfere with the policy of stationing in the border! It is not easy to lead the army and horses. Without a strong sense of crisis, you can't restrain the strict military discipline of the army and horses who have been guarding the border for many years!"

"Although the Song State is a powerful country with strong soldiers, it actually needs agricultural supplies from the Zhou State and the Xiao State. Over the years, Zhou State's fruits and soybeans, and Xiao State's rice grains and leafy vegetables have been frequently exchanged with Song State's horse merchants and horse farms. The three countries are neighbors, and maintaining trade and communication is the best policy!"

"Jian Changjian, you are the only one around you who knows that there are a large number of soldiers and horses seriously injured in the Southwest Army Camp every year. Now, the wound medicine is in the hands of neighboring countries, which is like a thorn in the back of our Southwest Army. Rest assured, there will be no day of happiness."

"General Mu Shan, Xiao State may not be Song's enemy."

"Let me ask you first, why can't we in Song country develop this kind of medicine for horse injuries? Why must Xiao country's medicine be effective? We are the big horse herding country, aren't we?"

"Our country naturally has all kinds of medicines for horse injuries, but these medicines are not effective for the bee sting injuries every spring. After years of research, the bee sting horse injuries of the Southwest Army must be calmed with Xiaoguo herbs to prevent them fester.

In nature, it is quite common for poisons and antidote to alternate. Next to a poison, most of the herbs that dissolve the poison grow, mutual generation and restraint, forming a self-contained system.Now, the country of Xiao has sealed off important medicinal materials producing areas and sent heavy troops to guard them. We cannot obtain medicinal materials to make our own medicine without an alliance! "

"You mean, these bees are related to Xiaoguo? Did they fly from Xiaoguo?"

"It's very possible! Xiaofeng moved north and damaged Song horses. Not only the official horses, but also private herd horses. There were many mourners. So there was a group of hoes, who traveled through the official roads of Song State every summer and distributed horse medicine. With the medicinal herbs of Xiao State, they relieved Xiao State. Bee venom. Otherwise, not only the official horses will suffer, but Song’s most powerful horse herding business will also be lost!"

"Did Xiaoguo do it on purpose?"

"No! Otherwise, there is no need to send a team of cavalry into Song State every year to distribute horse medicine. They have the guard of honor for the female monarch of Xiao State, but they never show it. Such a low-key behavior is by no means like secretly murdering Song State. "

"You mean...Xiaoguo is making a kind of...compensation?"

"General Mushan is benevolent! Xiaofeng's northward migration must not be what Xiaoguo wanted. If Xiaoguo seems to be suffering from some kind of disaster, it is inconvenient to speak. The migration of bees will cause crop failure. I have been monitoring Xiaoguo's agricultural production. If there is a significant change in their crop output, that would also prove that the northward migration of bees was not man-made."

"If it's a natural swarm movement, then...wouldn't the Song army have to be controlled by Xiao all the time? Oh, no wonder you said that the cooperation between Zhou and Xiao is good for Song.

"That's right, once Zhou and Xiao form a herbal medicine alliance, the medicine can only be transported through Song State, and it will be difficult for them to make good friends with Song State!"

General Mu Shan looked at the completed border channel in front of him, it was wide open, and the three thousand soldiers and horses did not feel tired. Compared with fighting, it was like child's play.

But they were still unwilling to leave, and they lined up on both sides, watching the travelers and caravans passing through Xiaoguo slowly.

What used to be a narrow mound passage where two horses or a cart could barely pass, has now become a flat road with sixteen horses abreast.

Many business travelers and horse teams bowed to the Song army to express their gratitude!

Brother Sanqian all had joy on their faces.

The figure of Liu Cuicui appeared in Mu Shan's heart again, that terrible and respectable woman!A fire yao, showing the strength of Xiaoguo behind it.The feat opened the way, and it won the hearts of Song Guojun for no reason.This is a good move, in the future, if you want to mobilize the army and horses to embarrass the Hoe Lang horse team, it will only be more difficult!

However, Mu Shan would not make things difficult for Liu Cuicui, he was even more curious about why a man from Zhou wanted to marry Xiao Guo like this?

He asked Jian Ci so.

Jian Ci said: "Perhaps, it is not easy for Zhou State to form an alliance with Xiao State. After all, Song State, which has a vast territory, is in the middle. Perhaps, Zhou State's deliberate efforts to ensure the safety of Xiao State's royal cavalry in Song State is a A quid pro quo is not out of the question."

"Royal cavalry?"

"I'm just guessing, without any evidence. However, if it weren't for Xiao Kingdom's royal policy, it would be unjustifiable to distribute horse medicine with the right medicine. Why would Liu Cuicui, a drug dealer in Zhou Kingdom, take the risk to accompany her personally? This team of hoes and horses is definitely not waiting for nothing!"

Mu Shan knew that Jian Ci's analysis was very reasonable. If the Hoe Lang cavalry team was really ordered by the queen of the Xiao Kingdom and tried to discuss cooperation with the court of the Zhou Kingdom, it would be inconvenient for the Zhou Kingdom to send official soldiers and horses into the Song Dynasty to escort; besides, the two The cooperation between the two countries has not yet been established.It is completely reasonable for a commoner secret envoy like Liu Cuicui to come to contact and accompany her.

This Liu Cuicui is a bold and skilled person, and just now he just proved that he is competent.

But Mu Shan had another guess in his mind: what kind of person would accept cooperation with a master like Liu Cuicui?Could it be that the person representing the Xiao Kingdom actually needs to be protected?Is the person representing Xiaoguo in the convoy?Which carriage carries this mysterious figure who may be a high-ranking official of the Xiao Kingdom?Does this person admire Liu Cuicui as much as himself?

Mu Shan glanced at the slender and frail Jian Ci in front of him, and said deliberately indifferently: "Your stance has always been against the war. Although I am not a good person, I have heard that you are from the south. Qian, I don't want Song Nan to become a battlefield and destroy your homeland!"

When Jian Ci heard this, he was secretly worried, he didn't want Tu Sida to become a target of the court, no matter what the reason.Then he said: "The general's words are wrong. People have families and old stories. No matter where in the Song Dynasty, it is not what the people or the officials want to be caught in the battlefield!"

"As a general, if you can't raise your troops for a thousand days, they will be useful in the end. Once the morale of the army is weakened and the defense is lost at the border, the country will be in great trouble..."

When Mu Shan's eyes were once again filled with a rare scene of friendship between the military and the people, and countless respectful hands and applause were given to the high-spirited Brother Sanqian, he finally admitted that perhaps the role of the army is really more than just fighting!The method in front of him to boost the morale of the army is fast and good, and it deeply penetrates into the morale of the army.

That terrible and charming Liu Cuicui!The unfathomable strength of Xiao Kingdom and Zhou Kingdom!

It seems that in the future, it will be difficult not to adjust the direction of the army in a different direction from the past.In the face of Xiao Country, apart from neighboring countries, more official and non-governmental cooperation will be launched one after another.Farming and medicinal materials in the Xiao Kingdom, horses and cheese in the Song Dynasty, with the opening of the peaceful medicine way, seem to be tacitly approved by the courts of the two countries, and they will only become more popular.

This is not without benefits for Song.

As for the military, it is obvious that not only defending the country can make great contributions.The southwestern frontier army must start a new direction of military governance, and the military and business must be synchronized to welcome a new era that has been happening all the time!

Jian Ci knew that Mu Shan could understand that the Southwest Frontier Army could also have different military missions than before.Facing the cooperation between Zhou and Xiao, Jian Ci believes that only by completely changing the military defense policy of Song State, and actively participating in the cooperation between Zhou and Xiao, can we strive for the greatest interests and peace for Song State.

Mu Shan was not wrong, Jian Ci hoped that the Song Kingdom would be peaceful.But his literati advice never excludes the military.He has close concern, admiration, and many expectations for brave men on horseback.It's all because of the legendary childhood friend, Tu Sida.

Mu Shan is finally willing to let Jian Ci go.Jian Ci got into the official carriage, dressed in stars and moonlight, and chased Liu Cuicui's horse team all the way.

Perhaps, if it wasn't for General Mu Shan who had to bring his three thousand brothers back to the southwestern barracks, he would also want to follow Jian Ci to meet the owner of the thin silk green shirt in his pocket.

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In the Song Dynasty, hundreds of large tents gathered outside the official road in the northern border, and the endless stream of horse merchants, herders, and business travelers from the north and the south made the northern prairie boil!

In the north of the prairie, there stands a high platform made of wood.

You know, what this Nuo Prairie lacks the most is wood!

It would be absolutely impossible to transport these logs of similar shape and size as building materials if it were not for the enthusiasm of the powerful horse merchants and herdsmen!

Tusida, who became famous in his youth, and a southern shepherd who came to the north alone and worked hard for a certain ideal, just possessed such strength.

Today, it happened that he was holding a joint team competition between various departments in the north, and all 36 departments in the Northern Song Dynasty sent horse herding masters to participate.

The horse herder who wins this primary election will represent the north and advance to Yuema Tianyuan, the capital of the Song Dynasty, to compete with the top horse herders selected by the 42 Southern Song departments.

The pre-built wooden high platform can accommodate more than a hundred people. The leaders of the 36 departments, the herders who participated in the competition, the well-known horse dealers in the north, Tustar, and Lu Jielin were all watching on the stage.There are Doctor Qi and Qi Ting beside them.

Hundreds of horses galloping in a team is already a shocking scene.Run from west to east to the front of the stand, and then watch the horse herds rush out from the south all the way quickly, displaying their own housekeeping skills, guiding the horse formation to turn to the north, or even gallop in the northwest direction.

During this process, the horses should not run wild and cause horses to collide with each other and be injured; no horses should leave the team; let alone the winning horse run out of the team.

The whole process is dynamic and exciting, and you can't take your eyes off the stage!

The 36th Department of the Northern Song Dynasty is actually not familiar with the Lian team, which is a unique horse herding skill in the south.

Because the pasture land in the south is small, captive breeding is popular.Grazing on limited pastures, in order to prevent horses from entering the territory of other herdsmen, teaming up has become an essential skill for southern horse herdsmen.

This skill not only helps the horses to adapt to running back and forth in a small space, but also transforms conflicts such as the crossing of the horses into a gorgeous performance of the horse herders controlling and training the horses.

That is to say, it was originally a fishing trip, but it turned into a stunt exchange!

This is the wisdom of Southern Wranglers.

These are what Tustar told Liu Cuishan.

And Liu Cuishan believes that Tustar is the most prominent figure in this wisdom.

The horse team galloped, creating waves of smoke.

The shepherds rushing from south to north throw long whips, some stand on the stirrups and lean forward, letting the whip whistle to warn the leading horse to change direction; some use loud whistles and songs to let the leading horse know the direction of the herder. Some people use a more powerful speed to approach the leading horse, frighten the leading horse, and cause an emergency turn.

The chiefs and herdsmen of the various ministries in the north are mostly bold and informal; horse merchants applaud each other, turn their waist bells, and throw paper flowers, and they are not stingy!Everyone doesn't care about rankings, but pays more attention to success or failure.

If the team fails, it’s okay for the winning horse to rush out of the team; if the horses are chasing each other and chasing each other, causing bone disease and leg bone injury, that is really something people don’t want to see!

As long as the shepherds can turn the horse team around in front of the stands and run away from the original direction, no matter how much it deviates, no matter how much it takes and how long it takes to achieve it, as long as the horses are safe, they will get enthusiastic applause from everyone!

Of course, Lu Jielin was deeply moved by this atmosphere.

On the one hand, Lu Jielin chatted with the big horse businessman next to him about the impact of the team's abandonment on Songbei.

Amidst the cheers, a big horse dealer said: "Don't underestimate this skill from the south. In this era when horse herding is forced to move eastward, it will eventually come in handy!"

Lu Jielin asked politely: "Brother, why did you say that the herding horses were forced to move east?"

Brother Ma Shang saw Lu Jielin's gentle manner and extraordinary temperament, so he was willing to say a few more words.

"The ranchers in the southern pastures have been acquiring the northern land in recent years and moved their pastures to the north. The original northern ranchers had no choice but to go further north. Some not so wealthy ranchers came to the Northeast. The Northeast It's wasteland, nobody owns it, everyone grazes separately. But this northeast border is so close to the soybean fields of Zhou State! The horses ran wildly and hurt the soybean fields and farmland. This is a chronic disease on the border for many years! I'm afraid it will lead to a catastrophe!"

"What catastrophe will there be?" Lu Jielin asked.

"This starts with the fact that Mu Yun, the grandfather of Mu Shan, the general stationed in the southwest, lent the horse array to help the Zhou country eliminate the locust plague. General Mu Yun is such a strong and brave northern man. What a feat! However, it is said that he discovered that the northeastern border, that is, the northwestern barren land of Zhou State, is actually a barren land where no crops can grow. There is no food and no tax, and Zhou farmers' migration to the south of the Zhou border is a foregone conclusion. !

But barren land is for farmers, and for those who make a living right away, the grassland is their home.General Mu Yun tacitly allowed many northeast herdsmen to go to the border to graze, and facilitated the gathering and dispersal of some farm and horse markets on the border. In this way, there will be more people-to-people exchanges between the two countries, and conflicts will not be easy.Everyone believes that General Mu Yun thought so back then.

But now, decades have passed, and Zhou Nong has moved south. They say that farmers have spent years studying methods to improve soil quality, and there are many people who stay behind to guard the border!Moreover, more herdsmen continued to move to the north, and the northern land was not enough, so they came to the northeast. Now, the Song and Zhou borders are probably not peaceful anymore! "

"So putting down the team is to prevent the horse team from crossing the border of Zhou State, causing conflicts between horses and peasants?"

"That's right! The host of this competition, Tu Sida, is from Songnan. The horse herding conflicts in the south all rely on the majesty and arrogance of the horses to resolve the seemingly small but insignificant cross-border conflicts." Small things. The sky is big and the earth is big, and horses only recognize grass and land, but people, they have to divide yours and mine. And the country, once it crosses the border, it becomes a big thing between the court and the court Already!"

"Brother is really good. The sky is big and the earth is big. Horses only recognize grass and land, so why are horses..."

As he said that, a burst of smoke rose from the west, and hundreds of Hummers ran wildly towards the front of the stands.

A familiar figure dressed in horse leather galloped out from the south. It was Liu Cuishan driving a tall brown horse, cutting through the wind and moving forward fiercely.

Before approaching the horse team, he pulled out a long whip from his waist. This whip was a little different, with a small barrel tied to the end of the whip.

Lu Jielin looked carefully, it should be a small section of bamboo.

The distance is too far, and the horseshoe shakes the sky.But Lu Jielin could imagine that when Liu Cuishan threw out the long whip, the bamboo joint at the end of the whip rope must have made some kind of high-frequency sound.Because the first horse was quickly warned by harsh voices.

Liu Cuishan must have designed a spring-like sounding mechanism with bamboo pieces in the small bamboo tube, relying on the pulling of the whip to continuously make sounds that the horses cannot refuse.

Liu Cuishan continued to whip his whip in the air. The horse team had just reached the front of the stand, and then turned around at an astonishing speed and angle. It was almost like turning north and then turning west, running back on the road when the horse team came.

The smoke and dust that had not yet settled down surged once again!

There was a moment of silence on the high platform, and Tustar walked forward to the front of the stand, picked up a long whip and lifted it up.The crowd in the stands cheered wildly, whistled, and clamored joyously!

Because, the champion has appeared.

Lu Jielin looked at Liu Cuishan, who was covered in smoke and high-spirited, galloping on the horse in front of the stage, and finally rushed straight to the stands. The pride and joy in his heart was unprecedented in this life!

coming!He came back flamboyantly and handsomely!Step into the stands for more cheers and congratulations!

Lu Jielin suddenly noticed that there was something unusual under the stands!

There is a flag, which should be planted by Qi Ting that Xiao An said.On the thin wooden pole, there is a flying silk silk, which is embroidered with two horses crossing their necks, male and female, and two eagles.This kind of talent is by no means ordinary.

What is unusual is that there is a thin bamboo pole next to Qi Ting's flag, on which is tied a... middle coat!That's the middle coat of Liu Cuishan that Lu Jielin sewed with his own hands! !

Lu Jielin was completely stupid! ! !

Liu Cuishan was refreshed, stepped forward, took off the bamboo pole on which the coat was hung, and stepped onto the stage.

The hearty horse dealer and herdsman know that it is probably a token of a certain girl's marriage, a hand-made love man's shirt, how direct and affectionate!

Everyone started to sprinkle the paper flowers that they forgot to throw into the sky!

While the paper flowers were flying, Liu Cuishan came to Lu Jielin.

Lu Jielin almost stopped breathing!I thought, no good!go!

Liu Cuishan grabbed his waist.The crowd exclaimed!

Although Liu Cuishan was reluctant, she still moved her hand to Lu Jielin's shoulder.The crowd exclaimed in understanding!

Liu Cuishan held up his bamboo pole jacket and said to the crowd on the high platform: "I, Liu Cuishan, will live and die for my brother for the rest of my life!!!"

How skillful this is!

The listeners listen to their own words.If you think it is brotherhood in need, go to brotherhood.If you think it is the friendship of the teacher, go to the friendship of the teacher.If you think it is blood relatives and family affection is paramount, go to his brothers and friends.

But if you think that it breaks through the difference between men and women, and is a soulmate in the world, on the high platform, there is probably only Tu Sida with a glimmer of water in his eyes.

Everyone clapped their hands for joy!Qi Ting also bowed gracefully in the distance.What a master!

At this time, only Liu Cuishan knew how much Tu Sida would miss his Jian Ci.

Thinking of this, Liu Cuishan locked Lu Jielin tightly with her hands!

The author has something to say: *I just learned that some characters cannot be used and will become white frames, so I modified it!