strictlysupreme Chapter 341: Songzhou War
Chapter 341: Songzhou War
A horse passes by the window, and pearls flow and jade turn.
Qi Zong Nong Zan defeated Tuyuhun, and Tuyuhun fled to the shadow of Qinghai.
Taking advantage of the victory, Tubo turned southeast, defeated the Dangxiang and Bailang Qiang tribes, and led an army of 200,000 to invade Gansongling and approach Songzhou.
Although Songzhou was a lower military governor's office, Gansongling, located 300 miles southwest of Songzhou City, was an important border area. Although Qi Zong Nongzan did not advance immediately, he continued to send envoys to propose marriage.
Young people are just stubborn and their attitude is as tough as the dried pollack in Yanbian, Northeast China. They directly said: If the princess doesn’t come, I will go deeper.
The Tang Dynasty was conquered by Li Shimin. Who was Li Shimin? How dare a little Karami from a bitter cold and barren land like your uncle dare to jump up and down with me, Erfeng?
He has never been afraid of fighting!
Local generals will naturally follow the working style of the central leaders and must maintain a high degree of consistency!
How dare the tiny Tubo, a mere kid named Qi Zong Nong Zan, force my Tang Dynasty princess to marry him?
Pooh!
Why don't you take a piss and look at yourself? You are just dreaming. Go home and eat your fart!
Han Wei, the then governor of Songzhou, led thousands of soldiers into battle, vowing to teach this Tibetan thief a lesson.
Sometimes, people just can't be too confident.
Songzhou is a small place. The total number of defenders there, including the cracks in the walls, is just over 10,000. Although Han Wei is ambitious, he is not a fool. It is impossible for him to lead all his troops to fight. He probably just wants to test the waters.
The result is good, try to become dead.
Han Wei was defeated and lost face for the Tang Dynasty. Of course, victory and defeat are common in the military. If you lose, you lose. The problem is the subsequent impact of this defeat.
Some Qiang tribes that were originally affiliated with the Tang Dynasty saw this and said: Oh my, it seems that the Tang Dynasty is not that great, not even as powerful as Tubo, they were beaten to death as soon as they met.
They immediately launched a rebellion. The Qiang chieftain, Beicongwoshi, and the Nuozhou governor, Balibili, took their respective states to defect to Tubo.
At this time, Li Erfeng, who had always been focusing on Goguryeo and who people didn't know thought that Goguryeo had dug up the Li family's ancestral graves, finally turned his attention to Songzhou.
When the fragrance of osmanthus in Chang'an City drifted into thousands of households, during Ren Yin, the Minister of Personnel Hou Junji was appointed as the chief commander of the Dangmi Road. On Jiachen, the right general Zhishisili was appointed as the commander of the Bailando Road, the left general Niu Jindawei was appointed as the commander of the Kuoshui Road, and the left general Liu Lan was appointed as the commander of the Taohe Road, supervising 50,000 cavalry to march to Songzhou.
Of course, these have nothing to do with Jiang Shangxian. The Jiang family has been staying at home for a long time to hibernate. They only learned about this news when the envious and jealous Xiao Cui came to the Jiang family and mentioned it.
The Jiang family mobilized the entire family to improve their defense value in the beginning. Everyone had a handy tool when they slept. Later, they gradually slacked off. It only took three months.
Jiang's mother stood in the yard, looking at the gloomy and cold sky, rubbing her hands and saying regretfully, "The New Year is almost here. When can we go out?"
Xiao Jiang, who was learning sketching with Yingzi in the room, couldn't help but droop his lips when he heard this.
Not to mention her, even the homegirl Xiao Jiang couldn't stand it anymore. If she continued lying like this, she seriously suspected that the joints between her bones would close. What on earth was Wu Sanniang doing?
Yan Yin died a long time ago, and there is no one in the Dali Temple to feed him human hearts!
Old Madam Xia, who walked around the courtyard a hundred times a day, was also a little worried. "We have to start preparing the bacon and fish this year, right? Nian Nu, we have to send some to your mother-in-law, Mr. Zhang, and Li Wu Niang, right?"
It’s better to quickly prepare New Year’s goods for home, otherwise you will really feel uncomfortable staying home.
"Why hasn't Old Fan come back yet? Isn't he just going to Cui's house? Maybe something happened on the way?" Jiang Wangri sat in a horse stance and stared at the gate. If he didn't come back, he wouldn't be able to hold on any longer!
Speak of the devil, and he will appear. Old Fan, very loyal, returned just as Jiang Wangri's willpower and endurance were at their breaking point: "Miss Jiang! I'm back!"
Compared to the Jiang family members who are in confinement after childbirth, Old Fan and the other two have taken turns going out to buy groceries and helping Jiang Shangxian, Cui Bianxu and Li Xueyan deliver letters every day for the past three months, which has greatly increased their exercise.
Jiang Shangxian put down the messy painting in his hand and ran out in a hurry: "Did the Madam bring me anything delicious today?"
Once the weather gets cold, it's seafood season.
Seafood was being delivered from Qinghe River to Chang'an. It was frozen all the way to Chang'an and then directly stored in Cui Mansion's ice cellar. Ever since Xiao Jiang heard the news, he had been looking forward to eating seafood day and night.
Her mother-in-law will definitely give her lots of seafood to eat!
"It's seafood! It just arrived yesterday afternoon, and someone just happened to pick it up today!"
Old Fan took a bamboo basket from Xiongba's horse and started picking out seafood. "I didn't take much. Madam said we don't have an ice cellar here, and it's not cold enough right now. The seafood will spoil easily if left out. She told me to go there every day and get just enough for one meal."
Old Madam Xia had also been thinking about this one, and she immediately perked up and squatted on the ground to look at it. "Wow, this toothbrush is pretty good, so thick. Now I've rubbed it with rice wine and salt and marinated it. It's a nice breeze, so it's perfect to fry and eat in the evening!"
Yadai is hairtail. This Jiangshangxian is just average and I don’t particularly like it. It is suitable for steaming when it is just landed. If you can’t finish it, dry it. If it is frozen, braise it or make vinegar hairtail soup.
On the contrary, if you simply marinate it and then fry it, the aroma will spread all over the street. It is so delicious!
"Let's braise these prawns! They're guaranteed to be delicious!" That's how frozen seafood is. It's impossible to steam them. Fortunately, braised prawns are also delicious, and the soup can be used to mix with rice!
Jiang's mother was also thinking about this, and immediately pointed at the crab and said, "Then let's make roasted crab!"
Roasted crab is actually the ancient version of fried crab. Before putting it into the pot, the crab belly should be filled with prepared sauce and peppercorns, and then rice wine, green onions and sauce should be added during frying.
The crabs cooked in this way do not have any fishy smell of seafood, and because of the addition of peppercorns, the flavor is richer. This is also the method used in Chuzhou.
Seeing that they couldn't take their eyes off the food, Old Fan waved the letter in front of Jiang Shangxian and said, "The madam has a letter, so the date must have been set back home in Qinghe."
"Oh my! It's finally here!" Old Madam Xia couldn't help herself. She dropped the dental tape in her hand and wanted to take the letter. Then she remembered that she couldn't read and her hands were dirty, so she kept urging Jiang Shangxian: "Hurry and open it and take a look."
"Hey!" Jiang Shangxian quickly opened the letter and read it at a glance.
She is also waiting for the date to be set. She is very anxious to take advantage of the little things every day, and is just waiting for the big thing to come!