Chapter 1105

At the time of the Tang army's western expedition, the army shell went out in December. It did not reach Gaochang until March next year. The time span was as long as three months. Although there was a delay, it took another three months on the road.

However, the return speed of the messenger of the western expedition was much faster. When starting from Gaochang City, all the messenger of the victory were riding three people, and each horse had prepared enough food and water to rush back to Datang as soon as possible.

"Drive!"

A team of three people reported their victory, and the messenger rushed eastward into the vast Gobi without looking back. The sufficient food and water behind them gave them sufficient confidence and let them cross the next door two thousand miles.

However, Rao is so. In summer, the hot temperature in the desert still made the messenger suffer enough. Even if there was enough food and water, he walked 2000 miles in the Gobi desert for ten days before he could reach the Yumen pass.

All the messengers were relieved. As long as they reached Yumen pass, they would reach the border of the Tang Dynasty. They could use the post station system, and the rest of the way would be easy to go.

"Great victory in Gaochang! Break through 22 cities." the herald, led by him, waved his hand and roared fiercely.

In an instant, the whole Yumen pass was boiling. Yumen pass was originally built for war. Naturally, everyone cheered when they heard the success of the western expedition, but there was only one person standing there, Su dingfang.

"What, Gaochang victory!"

Su dingfang is not an ordinary soldier. He will only be happy to hear the great victory. At their level, he will naturally think more. Shortly after the imperial court's western expedition left, according to the agreement, he is organizing the second batch of grain, grass and weapons to be transported to Gaochang. After all, no one knows when the battle will be fought. If there is no supply at that time, it will be troublesome. After all, there are hundreds of thousands of Tang soldiers. Eating and drinking every day is not a small expense.

However, Su dingfang had just finished his preparations and had not had time to start. The war in Gaochang was over. It was too fast.

However, Su dingfang was stunned when he heard about the battle of Gaochang from the messenger.

"Gunpowder! Destroy the city with one blow!" Su dingfang took a breath. He could think of how powerful it was just by imagination.

"Tell the general that there are still thousands of miles to Chang'an. The last general asked to requisition 800 miles of the post station for expediting." the chief messenger bowed,

"Yes!"

After su dingfang verified that the success report was correct, he said loudly that such great success reports naturally have the right to expropriate 800 Li for emergency, and the imperial court must have been waiting for emergency now! no I'm afraid the court hasn't started waiting! "

"Thank you, general!" the three messengers hurried away immediately after receiving the order, requisitioned three good horses from the post station, and galloped East without stopping.

I'm afraid the messenger will deliver the message to the post station faster, but no one is willing to give up the opportunity of such scenery. The three messengers unanimously decided to deliver the message back to Chang'an City in person.

"General, are these grain and grass still transported?" one of Su dingfang's men looked at the mountain of grain and grass in Yumen pass and hesitated.

Su dingfang shook his head and said, "give me a fart! The army has captured the whole territory of Gaochang. There is no shortage of food and grass for a long time. These food and grass can be preserved at Yumen pass first. Maybe they can be used when the army triumphs, but he ordered the rear to stop transporting food to Yumen pass."

"Yes!" his men ordered him to leave immediately.

"I'm sorry we didn't March to the West together!" Su dingfang thought about the grand occasion of the western expedition, the hardships of crossing the Gobi desert, the situation of breaking the city in one blow, and the pleasure of Gaochang's national surrender. This is what a general should have.

With the help of the post station, the speed of the three messengers increased again. The horses arbitrarily collected to the post station ran 800 miles on the first day, and cheered all the way.

"Why is the announcement so slow? Why hasn't the brick road been built yet? If we change the road, it's not difficult for us to travel thousands of miles a day." a messenger frowned. According to the imperial court's announcement, the brick road from Lanzhou to Yumenguan must be completed before the army triumphs. Now they have won in Gaochang, and the Ministry of industry still has such a long brick road to be repaired, Compared with when they set out for the war, they didn't build much road at all.

"Maybe the army won too fast!" the chief messenger said with a bitter smile.

The next day, three messengers of victory rode 200 miles across a group of civilian men who were building roads. Only then did they embark on a flat brick road and leave.

"Gaochang victory!"

Hearing the good news that everyone cheered, the waiter of the Ministry of industry almost jumped to his feet. Their original plan was that the western expedition would not finish the war until at least August and September, but who could have thought it would end so soon.

If the soldiers of the western expedition triumph, they have not yet reached the Yumen pass, I'm afraid even he will be held accountable.

"Hurry up, send an order to the officials along the road immediately, that is, the Ministry of work now needs a lot of corvee and more bricks. It must be repaired to Yumen pass in the shortest time." the waiter of the Ministry of work said urgently.

"But now it's a busy time for farming. I'm afraid there aren't many people, and it will take some time to burn bricks." a head of the Ministry of work asked.

The waiter of the Ministry of work said coldly, "even if you spend money to hire people, you should hire two people. If you don't have bricks, you can spend money in the cities behind you. I will apply to the Ministry of work for money."

If the triumph of the officers and men of the western expedition is delayed, the Ministry of work will certainly not be able to eat and walk around. I believe Lord Shangshu will certainly agree.

After the messenger set foot on the brick road, the speed was even faster. He went all the way East without stopping, crossed Wuwei, and inadvertently passed Majia village.

"Mohou wins!"

When Majia village heard Merton's news, it couldn't help cheering. Today's Majia village is a big change. The whole village head is a hot imperial court, which is expanding at a visible speed, filled with bought cotton and leather.

With sufficient raw materials, Ma Jiacun is worried that there are not so many people spinning flowers and weaving cloth. However, Ma Jiacun doesn't know that Merton, who is far away in Gaochang, has solved this problem for him. As long as the army triumphs, a group of skilled cotton spinning craftsmen will come to Ma Jiacun. At that time, Ma Jiacun's strength will double again.

The messenger of good news galloped eastward. After crossing Lanzhou, he traveled day and night. He rode a horse during the day. At night, the three messengers would travel at night in a four-wheel carriage, and even reached the extreme speed of traveling thousands of miles a day. He had arrived at Chang'an City from Lanzhou in only two days.

"Gaochang victory!"

When the three messengers shouted. Everywhere they went, everyone shouted, they just felt that they deserved it. It was no better than Tuyuhun, an old enemy for many years. Gaochang had few people and the country was weak. It was not natural to win the war. If they lost, it would be big news.

The only surprise to the people was that the speed was too fast. Gaochang was too spineless. It ended so soon.

Such a dish is still so horizontal. It's killing me.