It took them half an hour to finish their meal. They didn't care about the intelligence report at all as long as Li Yi didn't say anything.
They had the willpower and were used to it.
When there was no telegram, the border would send urgent military intelligence. After receiving it, shouldn't they eat, sleep, and sleep?
The telegram arrived in an instant. How could they be in a hurry?
The dried fruits were here. Let's talk while eating!
"Xiao Yi, aren't you busy? Just in time … "Bi Goo picked up a pair of pliers.
"I'm busy. I need to go to the hospital." Li Yi shook his head.
"No, there's no emergency treatment. You stay here and talk about whether or not we'll fight." Bi Goo disagreed.
"Oh!" Li Yi agreed. "Whether we fight or not, there are pros and cons. If we fight, Zhuangzi will take out the reserves to support us, which will cost us a lot of money.
The commandos are capturing the Abbasid Caliphate to exchange for prisoners. Our income will decrease.
The advantage is that Su Lu is facing the heavy snow, and the internal conflicts among his tribesmen will worsen.
Once the Tang dynasty wins, Su Lu might be killed by his own people. For example, I can add a bounty.
From next year onwards, the trade routes will be open. The Abbasid Caliphate can't withstand the Military forces of the Tang dynasty and can only give up. "
"Do you want to fight?" Song Jing hated war, but he could see Li Yi's thoughts.
"I don't want to fight. The soldiers should rest. It's best to send out troops in spring next year," Li Yi replied.
"The commandos will have green grass in spring. It's not good for the Tang dynasty to fight, right?" Su Yi thought of lush vegetation when he thought of spring.
"The wild vegetables in Luoyang are delicious at the beginning of spring, but it's still covered in snow.
After a whole winter, Su Lu's men and horses don't have enough food. Our men have recovered and the horses have fattened.
The Li Family Zhuangzi has enough provisions. Before spring, we'll slowly send them there with the help of firearms.
We can cripple Su Lu in one go. As long as we don't surround him, he won't be able to form a formation of mourning soldiers. "
Li Yi emphasized the difference between regions. Do you think there's grass everywhere in spring?
The local climate is unpredictable. Have you ever seen snow seal the roads in July and August?
Places without reserves were the most difficult to endure in the spring. When the sun rose, they would feel the piercing cold.
It was glaring. The snow reflected the light, piercing to the bone and not piercing to the bone. One could see through many clothes.
The group of people understood. That was, no matter when the war started, the imperial court did not need to take responsibility. With the strength of one manor, they could single-handedly support the logistics of the war against Su Lu.
It wasn't just buying things. It was just Zhuangzi's stock.
"During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, some large families could provide Baggage for one battle, but the scale was not large."
Li Rizhi thought of history. In the past, there were many small countries that fought against each other. The local big clans could provide provisions for thousands of people to go to war.
Once they won the war, the benefits they would receive would multiply by several times, or even dozens of times. The prerequisite was that they didn't get annihilated by the people who funded them.
However! Attacking Su Lu was definitely not a Baggage Army consisting of several thousand people, and it was even more unlikely that they would attack from the vicinity of the Li Family Zhuangzi.
At the very least, they would need to send out 200 thousand troops to defeat Su Lu in one go.
How many warehouses have you built in Zhuangzi? You usually spend a lot of money. How come you still have more?
When Liu Youqiu heard this, he smiled and said to Li Yi, "When the five hegemons and seven heroes come, you will be the first to be destroyed."
"Right now, it's the Tang dynasty. Can't His Majesty tolerate me? However, if someone really wants to rob the Li Family Zhuangzi, I can only fly away with my family's Wen Tian and Xiao Lan. "
Li Yi nodded, as if he agreed with what he said.
Liu Youqiu, "…"
You're flying away? Sorry, I forgot about your military strength in Zhuangzi. You have so many heavy machine guns, you can use them to form a gun formation.
Actually, you don't need to, right? You can fly and kill the generals with the heavy machine guns. The generals can't hide.
Li Longji waved his hand and asked Li Yi to sit down and talk.
Li Yi had to give this face. It was not good to let Li Longji come to his side.
Li Longji gave a handful of hazelnuts to Li Yi, "Brother Yi, what about next spring?"
"His Majesty is in charge of this matter. Third Brother, you can tell His Majesty which one you think is good."
Li Yi let him have the right to decide.
"You mention it, and I will tell His Majesty." Li Longji was not sure.
"Spring, we have enough supplies now. We can rest and recuperate, but they can't. For example, the Turks, they will be satisfied to live. "
"Okay, next spring, how about March?"
"Looking at the weather, it's best to have heavy snow in March. If it doesn't, we will attack when the grass is green. "Li Yi gave the answer.
If it snows, they will wait. The other party will use up their supplies. If there is no snow, they will not give the other party's horses a chance to eat grass.
Su Yi picked the pine nuts with his fingernails, "It should be before the grass is green. When the grass is green, the horses will have grass to eat."
"Maybe Ting Shuo doesn't know." Li Longji pulled a pile of hazelnut shells into the bamboo bin.
He continued, "There is ice and snow near the grass. The sheep and horses will have a hard time eating it. They will use their hooves to dig and hurt their hooves.
The sheep will fall sick easily after their hooves are injured and can't eat grass. How can the horses run quickly on the battlefield with their hooves injured?
Even if the Winged Knights have a cut on their feet, they can continue to fight, but it will affect their tactical movements. "
Su Yi cupped his fists. His face was calm, without a trace of shame. He had practiced it. Even if he had a cut on his face, it would not affect his expression.
He was speechless. How did the conversation turn into specific tactics when they talked about strategy? Even the horse's hooves were calculated?
Li Yi gave more than 20 pine nuts to Li Longji, "This year, the greenhouse can be used to grow wild vegetables. The yield is high and the fiber content is high.
Next spring, everyone will go and dig up wild vegetables. It is best to make soup. Some people miss the hard times and make rice dumplings.
This year, we will dig up some bean worms from the capital office and fry them for the people to eat. "
"Xiao Yi has worked hard and contributed a lot," Bi Goo said with emotion.
"It's not hard work. I have Wen Tian and Xiao Lan to accompany me. My life is sweet. "
Li Yi shook his head. Why should I work hard? I enjoy the good things. I eat the chaff and eat the vegetables. I don't have that kind of realm.
Bi Goo stood up and took the pine nuts that Li Yi had pinched out. He stuffed them into his mouth and chewed hard.
He wanted to praise Li Yi, but Li Yi did not cooperate.
In the past, he did not understand Li Yi's words. Now, he knew.
He told the people to eat wild vegetables in the form of soup. Wild vegetables were different from those grown in the greenhouse. They had more minerals.
The capital office's bean worms were shipped over for the people to eat. The people felt that the taste was good and would raise them.
Overall, the yield reduction rate of beans was not as economic and nutritious as raising bean worms.
Moreover, bean worms did not necessarily have to eat the leaves of beans. They could eat the leaves of many plants.
Idle chatter was the livelihood of the people, but he was not a gentleman.
"Dongzhu, the Arabs who have been in the Tang dynasty for nearly two months have arrived in Zhuangzi."
Li Guiheng hurried over. He was in charge of some specific matters here.
Li Yi stopped pinching the pine nuts. After a few breaths, he said, "Twenty-two people and two boats?"
Li Guiheng nodded. "Yes, they're here."
"How long has it been? Why are they only here now? I almost forgot about them. "
Li Yi patted his head. Yes, there were people.
Before they came from Chang 'an, those people had already arrived in Haizhou. They were too busy and did not have a sense of existence.
"Honglu Temple should contact them first," Yao Chong reminded. He was afraid that Li Yi was in a hurry to meet them. Where was the dignity of the Tang dynasty?
"Okay, I'll prepare something. It's not easy for them to come. We have to ask them to help us advertise."
Li Yi agreed with Yao Chong's suggestion, but they had different ideas.
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