20demayo Chapter 275 The war is not going well!
Chapter 275 The war is not going well!
Since this batch of military pay is confirmed to be hidden under the government office, their next actions will definitely revolve around the entire government office.
However, this government office is Gu Jingzhi's residence. As long as Gu Jingzhi is there, they will not be able to take any action!
What they are playing with right now is the information gap. Jin Lehuang and the others would never have thought that this was a trap set by Gu Jingzhi. They thought that Gu Jingzhi was unaware of it, but in fact, all their actions could not escape Gu Jingzhi's detection.
Qu Feiyan also understood this logic. She said, "Winter is about to arrive. The young master probably won't leave Ningzhou Prefecture before the spring plowing season. Their next move may be scheduled for next year's spring plowing season!"
"Ok!"
Gu Jingzhi nodded and said, "So, during this period of time, they will definitely try every possible means to find the entrance to the secret vault. Ningzhou's government affairs are clear this year, and I don't think there will be anything else to do at the end of the year! I will try my best to create opportunities for them. When the time comes, I'll have to trouble you to keep an eye on everything in the mansion!"
"Don't worry, sir. I won't let you down! But my wife is pregnant. If there's a thief in the house, will she..."
She was not worried about Gu Jingzhi. After all, when it came to martial arts, she believed that even if ten of them were together, they would not be Gu Jingzhi's match.
But Chen Yu...
Gu Jingzhi dotes on his wife very much, but Chen Yu is pregnant. If something unexpected happens, Gu Jingzhi will probably go crazy!
"Madam is smart and has made full preparations. You don't have to worry about her."
"Yes!"
Qu Feiyan responded silently.
……
time flies.
Winter has arrived in the blink of an eye, but Ningzhou does not seem depressed this year. On the contrary, it is the most lively year in recent years.
War has also broken out in the northwest, and the two sides have fought seven or eight times, but the scale was not large, with only a few thousand people involved, and there was no battle involving tens of thousands of people!
However, even so, the shadow of war still covered the northwest land.
The ones who are most worried are the Lin family and Gu Yunzhi. After all, Lin Chong and Gu Huanzhi are now fighting against foreign tribes in the northwest!
Especially Gu Huanzhi, he was a criminal slave in the death row camp. He was always at the forefront of every charge. Apart from a knife, he had no other equipment, which was very deadly in the era of cold weapons.
Lin Chong was fine, at least he was a captain, and a cavalry captain at that. With his ability, he was much safer on the battlefield than Gu Huanzhi.
But even so, Gu Jingzhi has visited the Lin family many times in the past month to report safety to them!
Of course, he did it on purpose. After all, he wanted to give Jin Lehuang and the others a chance!
Every time Gu Jingzhi went to the Lin family, he would stay there for a whole day, which naturally gave Jin Lehuang and the others plenty of time. At first, she was very suspicious whether Gu Jingzhi had discovered something because he frequently left the mansion.
After all, given Gu Jingzhi's current status, it is unreasonable for him to go to his maternal grandparents' house at every turn in this era.
However, after the war broke out in the northwest, Jin Lehuang also received news that the cavalry fighting against the foreign races were transferred from the Xiali border, and Lin Chong was among that cavalry.
After receiving this news, Gu Jingzhi's behavior became normal.
Therefore, during this period, Jin Lehuang's men became extremely bold, and several times they slipped away by stepping on Gu Jingzhi's way back to the government office.
Of course, these were all the result of Gu Jingzhi's deliberate actions. In fact, the actions of these people were all under Qu Feiyan's nose.
On this day, Gu Jingzhi brought his wife to Lin's house to appreciate the plum blossoms. The weather was a bit cold and it was snowing. Appreciating the plum blossoms in the snow was a unique experience.
The younger members of the Lin family were also all smiling happily.
After all, for the Lin family, everything went smoothly this year, and it was also an exceptionally different year. Except for Lin Yong who was studying hard, everyone else was playing in the yard!
Lin Yong will have to take part in the autumn examination next year. The Lin family had no foundation in the officialdom before, and with Gu Heng as a powerful enemy, he would not be able to achieve anything even if he entered the officialdom, and his life might even be in danger!
Things are different now. Gu Heng’s family is gone, and with Gu Jingzhi in the court, it is unlikely that Song Pu can do anything.
Therefore, the Lin family began to think about letting Lin Yong enter the officialdom.
Fortunately, Lin Yong's talent has not been wasted. As long as he can make steady progress in the next year, he will have no problem passing the autumn examination and has a high chance of passing the spring examination.
However, Gu Yunzhi couldn't help himself and asked Qu Feiyan to ask about Gu Huanzhi's situation several times.
Gu Jingzhi did not blame her for this. It seemed that his second sister-in-law was also quite worried. After all, it was impossible for a man not to worry when he was fighting outside in the most dangerous death row camp.
Because Jin Lehuang was hiding in the dark, Gu Jingzhi had no contact with them for a while, which was several months.
……
Time was running out and the snow was falling heavier.
Daxia claimed that foreign races had invaded the border, and after several small-scale battles, the two sides launched a full-scale war. Several major battles broke out in the northwest.
This battle was the largest and most extensive war in which Daxia had deployed the most troops since the fourth year of Jianwu!
Although it was the first battle for the Great Xia cavalry, with the support of the three treasures of horse riding, the cavalry was not inferior to the cavalry of foreign races in combat. In addition, the equipment and weapons of the Great Xia army were more advanced, and the foreign races were defeated.
Just as the army was pursuing the victory and wanted to completely defeat the northwestern alien tribes, the northwest had reached its coldest time and the snow fell extremely heavily, which resulted in the subsequent battle not being very smooth.
Even Wei Ming and others who were responsible for escorting food supplies often had sad faces!
The war went smoothly at the beginning, but as the advance progressed, heavy snow covered the grassland, which not only hindered the war but also made the transportation of food and fodder difficult.
Look, Wei Ming and others are sitting around the fire in the military camp, with troubled faces, and they have called Gu Jingzhi to discuss countermeasures!
"The heavy snow has blocked the roads, making it difficult for us, the grain transporting troops, to transport food and fodder to the front lines. We asked Brother Gu to come here today, hoping he could offer us some advice!"
The three looked at Gu Jingzhi.
Gu Jingzhi looked at the map and studied the route for a long time, but the entire northwest was covered with heavy snow, and the grain team could not move fast at all!
He thought about it, then shook his head and said, "This method... I'm afraid it's difficult! But I do have a few immature suggestions that you can refer to!"
He pointed at the map and said, "The biggest difficulty in transporting food and fodder right now is the deep snow. The food and fodder are heavy, making it difficult for the carriages to move and also making it easy for the animals to get frostbite. Is that the case?"
"Not bad!"
After hearing this, the three of them nodded in unison.
Gu Jingzhi thought for a moment and said, "The land in the northwest is quite flat. I have a way to solve it!"
"Oh? Brother Gu, please speak!"
Wei Ming and others were all shocked. They originally invited Gu Jingzhi here just to have more people work together to figure out a solution, but they didn't expect that Gu Jingzhi actually had a solution!
Gu Jingzhi smiled and said, "Have you ever heard of a sled?"
"sled?"
"What is this?"
"This one……"
Gu Jingzhi thought for a moment, then gestured and said, "It's a tool that can easily travel across the snowy mountains..."
Uh……
The three of them shook their heads.
"..."
Gu Jingzhi felt a little overwhelmed. He looked around and finally found a stick and a piece of wood.
???
Everyone looked at Gu Jingzhi in confusion, and he walked out with the two things.
Soon everyone came to an open space covered with snow.
"Brother Gu, what are you doing..."