The people of Songzhou were comforting the families of those who had died, especially the women.
Regardless of their looks or whether they had children, there would always be someone willing to marry them.
War had killed too many men.
If the women wanted to live and bring their children along, it would be very difficult without someone to rely on.
Their difficulties were not only in terms of farming, but also in terms of the loss of their pillar of support.
They were not like the women of Li Yi's era, who had their own independent thoughts.
The children were also sensible. Knowing that their father was gone, they would cry and keep their surname, and follow their mother to find a new father.
Wives who had lost their husbands had to mourn for their husbands for many years, and they had to raise their children.
When a person made a choice for survival, using morals to criticize them could only mean that the person using morals was far away from the other party, otherwise they would have been killed long ago.
Some women in Songzhou thought that the Winged Knights were good people, but they did not expect them to marry them. They just wanted to have children.
The Winged Knights were like men who had shrunk away, not daring to respond.
They were afraid of being implicated. If you had women and children outside, how could you guarantee your loyalty as His Majesty's private army?
"More than 10,700 captives. Officer Guo, we have done a meritorious service."
Sun Renxian, who was eating vegetable porridge, said to Guo Ziyi. He seemed very happy.
Vegetable porridge was porridge made by putting vegetables and rice together. It was very thick and easy to use chopsticks.
The merchants who sold rice in the city took the initiative to take out some rice.
It was a time of war, so those who sold grain had to take the initiative. Otherwise, it would not be a matter of how much grain they lost.
"It's all thanks to Governor Sun. The Winged Knights are His Majesty's private army and do not ask for military merits." Guo Ziyi smiled and said to the other party.
The Winged Knights did not have military merits. Only Li Longji would record their merits and then give them material benefits.
They could not count on military merits to be promoted.
"Was it worth it?" Sun Renxian understood. The Winged Knights attacked, and the merit went to the local government.
Then what would the Winged Knights have?
"Yes. In the capital office, whenever the Winged Knights arrive, the common people will come out to welcome them. When the Winged Knights provide disaster relief, the common people will do their best to cooperate.
When the battle is over, your Songzhou soldiers will go to Chang 'an. The people of Chang' an will cheer for you and provide you with food and garlands.
Our Winged Knights are not. When we go back, the commoners will bring our warriors home to eat and chat with us.
Many of our brothers already have people they like, and those who die can only … sigh! "
Guo Ziyi said with a smile. As he spoke, he lowered his head and continued eating.
Sun Renxian heard it clearly, understood it, understood it, understood it, understood it …
The commoners of the capital government treated the other troops as guests, but the Winged Knights treated them as if they were family members.
Politeness was a form of distance, while casual affection was a form of sincerity.
The Winged Knights were under the control of the capital's government. No army could suppress them, and the commoners would not agree.
From another point of view, the Emperor's control over the entire capital government was absolute.
"Officer Guo, if Li Yi attacks the Imperial City, what will you do?" Sun Renxian was very curious.
Tonight, the Winged Knights had moved out. The speed and strength of their battle had left a deep impression on him.
He also knew that Li Yi of the Li Family Zhuangzi in Ba Shui was very powerful. If the two sides clashed, how would the Winged Knights get along?
"Kill, kill Li Yi. Although we know that if he attacks the Imperial City, we can't stop him, nor do we have the strength to resist, we will fight to the death for the Emperor."
Guo Ziyi hesitated for a while, then gave a helpless answer.
He had known Li Yi for a long time and knew that Li Yi could fly and had powerful weapons.
If Li Yi wanted to plot against the country and kill people, the entire Imperial Palace would not be enough for him.
The more this was the case, the more the Emperor, himself, and the Prime Ministers who knew the situation felt that Li Yi was very close.
Although Prime Minister Yao always wanted to make trouble for Li Yi, that was a kind of bigotry. There was also the Bi Goo of the Ministry of Revenue, who wanted nothing more than to lie on Li Yi and suck his blood.
There was also the Minister of Works, Wei Zhigu, who was preparing to borrow slaves from Li Yi for free at the beginning of spring.
Everyone was thinking about their own things in their respective positions, but no one said that they wanted to kill Li Yichen.
If someone else tried to bully Li Yi, the various ministers of the court, including the Prime Minister, would kill them first.
This kind of balance was very interesting, but other than a few people, the rest did not understand.
There was no fighting. The Li Family Zhuangzi's workshop had suddenly exploded. The most anxious person was not Li Yi, but Prime Minister Yao.
Sun Renxian had no idea that the relationship between the court and Li Yi was so complicated. They loved and hated each other.
What he heard was that Li Yi could kill whoever he wanted, and no one could stop him.
"You didn't kill such a person?" Sun Renxian wanted to kill him again.
"If I killed him, would there be hot air balloons and explosives? Would there be all kinds of foreign treatment?
He trained the Winged Knights for the Emperor and taught us to be loyal to the Emperor. At the same time, he asked us to help the people.
Can you kill Jiang Ziya? Can you kill Zhuge Liang? He gave me all the guns to use. If he gave you a gun, can you kill him? "
Guo Ziyi questioned Jiang Ziya while maintaining the gun parts.
Sun Renxian felt that facing Li Yi was more difficult than fighting a war. He tried to understand from his own point of view, but found that he could not understand.
Jiang Ziya could usurp the throne, but he did not do it. He even helped the people in power. Was he stupid?
If he had this ability, he would have become the Emperor.
"Report ~ ~ Our scouts have discovered 30,000 Tubo soldiers marching along the Gobi Desert."
When the two of them were discussing Li Yi, new information came in.
It was not news from the hot air balloons, but from the scouts.
"The other forces are surrounding Songzhou. 2,000 cavalry to lure me out, while the other 30,000 are the main attack. Good, good calculation. "
Sun Renxian immediately threw away all other problems and turned to the war.
Guo Ziyi looked at the map and understood. He drew a line with his finger. "Crossing the mountains to attack the hinterland. Very good."
"They still don't know the situation in Songzhou. We should immediately send out troops." Sun Renxian looked at Guo Ziyi. He needed the Winged Knights.
"Send out troops and directly attack. Don't worry about the 30,000 Tubo soldiers in the Gobi Desert.
Now that Tubo is continuously sending out troops, the interior is empty. Attack them. A sudden attack can make the 30,000 soldiers return empty-handed. "
Guo Ziyi gave the same strategic thinking.
Tubo sent 45,000 soldiers to attack. How many troops did he have left?
If you attack me, you'll be moving slowly in the Gobi Desert. At worst, I'll give you Ningyuan Town. I'll withdraw and you can take it.
I'll immediately send out troops to attack your hinterland. Will your 30,000 soldiers return? Are you afraid of being ambushed on the way back?
"Is Tubo crazy?" Sun Renxian found it inconceivable.
How could the two countries be so rash when they were at war? How could they guarantee supplies in the current month?
"Because Tubo lost too much money and didn't achieve its strategic goal, it's hard to coordinate with the other tribes politically."
Guo Ziyi saw clearly that Tubo was anxious because Li Yi had forced it.
When a country was constantly researching new weapons and other countries couldn't imitate them, what else could they do but fight?
Tubo's hot air balloons couldn't fly, and other weapons from the Tang dynasty appeared.
After Tubo paid a great price, the Turks, the Abbasid Caliphate, the southwest barbarians, and the Khitans were all watching.
"Is this Li Yi's plan?" Sun Renxian was considering the overall situation.
"No, Li Dongzhu just sent us. He believes we can handle it well." Guo Ziyi shook his head.
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