Chapter 2020: Unlucky Attack in the Snow

The telegram sent by Zhang Xiaosong was quite detailed. Sulu suddenly crossed the border with 20,000 cavalrymen. They did not attack the city, but hunted wild animals.

They wanted to attack a small village with thousands of herdsmen while it was snowing.

As a result, the village became a small city. Sulu was spotted from a distance, so they quickly lit a wolf smoke and sent a telegram.

Dashicheng and other places immediately sent troops. Sulu stared at the disguised scouts over there and found that the situation was not good. He hurried back to report the news.

As a result, Sulu ran away. He should be wondering, can the wolf smoke be seen in the snow?

No, the scout who was guarding the next place where the wolf smoke could be set off came back and reported that there was no wolf smoke there.

The 20,000 cavalrymen did not kill anyone, and all the prey was thrown away, otherwise they might not be able to outrun the pursuers.

As a result, on the way back, accompanied by rumbling and shouting, they left more than 3,000 people and escaped.

He walked back and met Zhang Xiaosong who came back from Tubo and wanted to visit him.

Zhang Xiaosong's team also brought the game they had collected. After receiving the telegram, they contacted Dashicheng and other teams to learn about the situation.

After knowing that Sulu was running here, the explosive packs buried in advance caught Sulu off guard.

He turned around and sent a telegram to the court, asking whether to fight or not. If he did, he could organize people.

Bi Gou, Su Yan and others were analyzing Sulu's purpose. It was snowing heavily and the road was not easy to walk. What benefits could they get?

"Maybe life is not easy, so he ran to Datang to find food." Su Yan couldn't think of any other reasons.

"There are wild beasts there, so why go far away? I think it's a test to see if Datang's troops are empty."

Song Jing analyzed that sometimes taking the initiative to attack may be because of fear.

"Wouldn't it be better to use scouts? Why 20,000 cavalry?" Zhang Jiuling shook his head.

"Where's Xiaoyi?" Bi Gou saw that others had said everything they could say and he had no other ideas, so he asked where the key person was.

"Here." Li Yi pushed the little robot in. From his face, he didn't look very happy.

"We won the battle, more than 400 people were killed, more than 2,700 were captured, and some horses were frightened."

Bi Gou could only think positively, Sulu came and suffered.

More than 3,000 people are not a small number. The relationship between the White Arabs and Sulu is mutually beneficial. Once Sulu's strength decreases, the White Arabs will fight at will.

"It's normal to win, but it's abnormal for Sulu to come. What does he want to do? Tubo is stable, and he won't benefit him anymore.

The Tang Dynasty used to only pay him a salary, and there are military supplies.

The Turks he led should be living... Eh? Could it be that there is a problem within them, and he wants a victory to consolidate his ruling position?"

Li Yi said and thought of a possibility. There is no undercover there, so he can only guess.

"Brother Yi, Zhang Xiaosong wants to fight." Li Longji considered the current problem, should he fight or not?

"Go back and rest. The soldiers have made meritorious service. Some of them haven't been home for a long time. Their families miss them."

Li Yi waved his hand and said no. Going there in the winter would be cold and tiring.

He touched the head of the little robot: "Tell Zhang Xiaosong that if we don't do it this year, we will send two steam engines to see if they are useful.

After the Yellow River freezes, walk on the ice, go north, and then go west from there.

Local cotton will continue to be planted, and next year we will see if we can send them sunflowers that produce more oil.

In addition, beets are planted in large quantities, and we can extract sugar and make rock sugar, which takes some effort.

In the future, the demand for edible oil and sugar in the Tang Dynasty will increase greatly, including preserved fruits and edible watermelon seeds."

As Li Yi spoke, the little robot sent messages rhythmically. The speed could not be fast, otherwise the receivers would be too busy.

……

"The telegraph is really amazing. How did Li Yi come up with it?"

On the other side, Zhang Xiaosong, who had won a victory, touched the telegraph carefully. My baby!

With this thing, you can run when you say run, and ambush when you say ambush.

Hundreds or thousands of miles apart, you can contact each other in an instant.

Yu Lin Feiqi is receiving the signal, writing down the number, and the person next to him is translating.

The soldiers led by Zhang Xiaosong are bandaging, stitching, and disinfecting the wounded of the Turks.

The dead are buried in pits, and the living are labor.

The snow is falling from the sky, and the people in the "village" come out to help.

The weapons and clothes of the dead Turks are all taken.

Leather boots, leather clothes, and hats are all good things in winter.

After cleaning, add saltpeter, which is actually the pH balance that is broken, and then salt is precipitated.

If the amount is small, there is no good way. If the amount is large, it can be treated together and it will be the same as new.

As for the saying that the dead people's things are unlucky, there is no such saying here at the moment, just use it!

There are also dead horses, horse meat can be eaten, and horses are even better things.

This score should be given to the soldiers and the local people to help clean up.

At first, they saw a large group of cavalry gradually appearing in the wind and snow, and they were scared and afraid that they could not hold the city.

The wolf smoke was lit for psychological comfort, but in fact they knew that it could not be seen from other places.

The Yulin Flying Cavalry who came over said that they would send a telegram, dripping.

The main forces in various places began to gather and rush here.

They all prepared water, and melted the ice instead of boiling it.

If Sulu led people to attack the city, they would pour water down and mix it with snow, making it difficult to walk.

If they persisted until the snow stopped, they would freeze. Come on, attack the city!

We are not going to go out, so we will stay in the city and wait for the large troops to arrive before finding a way to remove the ice.

Then the Yulin Flying Cavalry said that Zhang Xiaosong was not far away and could provide support at any time. If other large troops came, Sulu might run away.

Sure enough, Sulu's army ran away and was ambushed by the God of War on the way.

"Li Dongzhu said that we can't fight, so take the soldiers home quickly.

Sulu should not dare to come again. He is not convinced when he sees you, and his people are afraid.

Li Dongzhu also said that he would send two steam engines to let this side see if they are useful, mainly for digging wells.

It is quite costly to use bearings, and it is not needed for arable land. We have many horses and can arable land after putting them on."

Jia Guizhen, the person in charge of Yulin Feiqi here, translated the content of the telegram to Zhang Xiaosong and told the other party not to fight.

Go home and rest, UＵReading wｗｗ.ｕukanshu.net See where water is needed locally. If there is no river nearby, dig a well.

Taking soil is also OK, it is easy to use, digging a karez, and having a steam engine can save a lot of effort.

"I want to learn telegraphy, give me a few telegraph machines, I will have great use."

Zhang Xiaosong did not object to Li Yi's arrangement, so if he doesn't want to fight, then don't fight.

Sending troops now can make Sulu suffer more losses and chase him.

But his own people are also in danger. If there is a sudden heavy snow, his team will run to someone else's place and get stuck. Maybe...

"I'll contact Li Dongzhu." Jia Guizhen nodded. He couldn't make a decision. He had to ask, even though Zhang Xiaosong was a high official.

Some of the other people who were packing up came up and stood there listening to the sound of the telegram. It was pleasant to the ear.

This thing represents stability. With it, news can be transmitted quickly.