The hazy sky was covered with black clouds, and his appearance was like sunshine shining.
Gu Shubai stood there smiling at her, seeing the blue color in her eyes, showing her fatigue.
"Are you tired?"
The two actually spoke in unison, and as soon as they spoke, Wei Wei looked at each other blankly.
Xu Yufu laughed again, and he put down his helmet, "I'm not tired. With my father in the army, even I will be shot back. I'm worried about you. Those adults in the Imperial Academy seem to be unable to hold on." gone."
After finishing speaking, he looked outside the courtyard, Yu Fu followed his gaze, and couldn't help pursing his lips and chuckling.
The affairs are complicated, and the war is of course Gu Huaijiang and his father and son, and the rest can only be supported by jade. Apart from other things, how to distribute the newly-made weapons brought from the capital among the cities, and how to properly arrange the dead soldiers and civilians in each city is enough for her to worry about.
She asked again, "What about the father?"
"Don't worry about your father. He has fought in the battlefield for decades, has experienced many battles, and knows how to protect himself."
Gu Shubai sat down beside her desk, and saw the piles of official documents piled up on the desk, these were not government affairs of the court and China, but just affairs related to the war.
There are many generals and soldiers in this expedition, and there will naturally be a lot of food, grass, and weapons. A slight negligence may delay the fighter, and it can be said that it will affect the whole body.
Tianshu suddenly came in from outside the courtyard, still holding the medicine bowl in his hand, seeing Gu Shubai nodding to him, it was considered a courtesy.
This time, Tianshu was the only one accompanying him, and Yufu asked Yuehu to stay in the capital to take care of Su Yunyan's unborn child. There were three children from Gu's family, so Yuehu didn't come together.
Seeing the medicine bowl in his hand, Gu Shubai stood up slowly, "This is..."
Tianshu quickly said: "Yufu is really tired these days, the medicine that nourishes the body."
Gu Shubai nodded thoughtfully, looked at Yu Fu, who wrinkled his nose, "Let's put it on for a while, it's too bitter."
"Drink the medicine while it's hot. I'll get you candied fruit."
As Gu Shubai said, he immediately walked outside regardless of his travel and dust.
Yu Fu wanted to stop him but it was too late, so he smiled helplessly, "I wish Yao Lan could not do such a trivial matter, he wants to be stung by the scorpion."
Tianshu snorted softly, "This is what he should."
Yu Fu glanced at him, before he could speak, Gu Shubai strode in with candied fruit, "Drink the medicine quickly."
Yu Fu had no choice but to pick up the bowl, raised his head and drank it all at once, when he put down the bowl, Gu Shubai accurately put a piece of candied fruit into her mouth.
The sweet breath spread.
Her frown quickly relaxed, and Gu Shubai's eyes flashed, feeling a little distressed, "Now you drink medicine like drinking water, and it has become a daily routine."
In the past, Yufu seldom took medicine. Although she was afraid of the cold, the members of the Gu family seldom gave her a chance to suffer from the cold.
Now she was like a medicine jar, her body was tainted with the smell of medicine, it could be seen that she was drinking medicine every day when he was not around.
Yu Fu heard the meaning of his words, just smiled, "They are all medicines to nourish the body, and I don't have any diseases, so don't worry."
Gu Shubai realized that his voice was sad, so he quickly cleared up his expression, and said with a smile: "You have to listen carefully to what the second senior brother said, no matter how busy you are, you can't ignore your body. It's calm today, don't stay here and read the official documents, I'll take you Go out for a walk."
"now?"
Yu Fu looked at him, "Do you want to change your clothes, your armor has been eroded by the sea water."
Gu Shubai took her hand, "But the true colors of a great hero are the mark of our bloody battle. The armor of the lieutenants and soldiers is covered with rust. I'm used to seeing it now, and I don't find it ugly. If you don't like it, I will At once… "
Yu Fu immediately covered his mouth, "I don't think it's ugly either. You look good in whatever you wear, as long as it's you, I like everything."
The two looked at each other and smiled, completely ignoring Tianshu standing aside with the remaining medicine bowl, looking at them bitterly and bitterly.
This couple had a good idea and separated him and Yuehu, one in the capital and the other in Taicheng. They wanted to have fun in their own minds, fighting with each other while fighting.
It's outrageous!
On the tall city tower, the north wind whipped up the military flag and made a sound. The Gu character military flag with white patterns on the gold background was almost exactly the same as the military flag of the Gu family army in the past, but the color was different.
It was written by Yu Fu himself. Since Yu Jia arrived in Taicheng, all the military flags in the city were replaced with Gu characters.
Yufu was wearing a three-layer Qian-color brocade robe, with skirts of the same color covering the upper, and a light purple fox cape wrapped around her, her hands were wrapped in white mink sleeves, and inside was a small purple gold hand stove.
No matter how strong the wind was on the city wall, she couldn't feel the chill, and looked down the city freely. From this angle, she could see the vast sea.
She stopped and looked towards the sea, but she couldn't see anything except the blue water. Occasionally, seabirds flitted across the sky and passed by in a flash.
"Big brother, do you like the sea?"
She opened her mouth suddenly, and turned to Gu Shubai who was at the side. His black armor and the same color cloak were lifted high by the north wind, reflecting the green mountains and blue sea, like a picture scroll.
He smiled lightly, "I used to like it."
"what about now?"
His eyes were far away, and he fell on the blue sea, "I still like it now, but it is different from the previous one. I used to think that the ocean is vast, not inferior to the magnificence of the mountains and rivers. After this battle, I deeply realized that the ocean is also It is a part of our country. If I have the opportunity, I hope to build a navy with my own hands. In the future, no matter whether it is Sanyi or other overseas countries, it will not be able to invade the mainland of Kyushu."
Yu Fu couldn't help laughing, then shook his head, bowed his head and remained silent.
Gu Shubai said: "Did I say something wrong?"
"No, you're right."
Yu Fu said sincerely: "I'm just surprised that you think this way. I thought you would be like other soldiers in the army. After going through this battle, you would never want to see the sea again. There are the corpses of our soldiers Beili in the sea, and there are countless others. Who can not hate the blood and crimes that have happened to them? Only you are still thinking about training a navy to guard this piece of sea that belongs to us in the future.”
She said seriously: "I promise you, after this battle is won, Bei Li will formally form a navy. You are right, this ocean is also a part of our rivers and mountains, and it should not have been ignored for thousands of years."
This battle... After victory.
Gu Shubai said: "Is there any news from the Ministry of Industry?"
Yufu nodded, "The shipbuilding workshop of the Ministry of Industry covered the hull with a large number of iron sheets on the basis of the giant Sangyi ship, making the ship stronger. If there is no accident, it will be able to sail out of the river next month. A decisive battle with the Sanyi fleet at sea."
She never doubted whether she could defeat her opponent after creating a huge ship as advanced as the Sanyi people.
The answer is without a doubt.
Bei Li can beat Sanyi in all aspects, and ships are their only weakness. Once their own giant ships leave the river mouth, they will definitely be able to repel the Sanyi people.
Yu Fu said again: "Did you know? A few days ago, the Ministry of Industry sent a news that a new iron mine was discovered in the northern border, which was bigger than the previous iron mines in Beili combined. So they Don't hesitate to spend your money on building ships without worrying about insufficient funds, but in this way, the time will be increased by ten days and a half months than originally planned."
"You agree?"
"Um."
Yu Fu had to agree.
The officers and men in the army are all waiting for the huge ship of the Ministry of Industry to go to sea. It is the last hope of everyone. If something unexpected happens, the consequences will be disastrous.
She will never allow any accidents to happen, she would rather wait a little longer, just to defeat the Sangyi fleet in one fell swoop.
Of course she also understood what the consequences would be. Maybe many more soldiers would be sacrificed in the army, or maybe the people in a certain city would be slaughtered...
But she had no choice.
After a long time, she took a deep breath, "Perhaps this is God's will, and the unrighteous teachers will surely fail."
"When we defeat the Sanyi people, will you pursue the victory?"
Naturally, Gu Shubai is not worried about whether he will win or not. What he is worried about is what will happen after he wins. Bei Li caused the whole country to be restless because of this battle, and how it will end is the key.
This is the so-called that it is easy to conquer the country, but difficult to defend the country. It is not only the territory that can be defended, but also the people's peace of mind.
Yu Fu thought for a moment, "I have no time to think about this issue. After the victory, it is more important to restore the people's livelihood. The debt of the Sangyi people..."
Her gaze turned cold little by little, and she paused word by word: "It's not too late to ask for it in the future."
…
Gu Huaijiang and others tried various methods to turn passive defense into active attack, and the war continued until the twelfth lunar month.
The coldest season on the sea.
This season is not suitable for fighting at sea. Even the strongest Beili soldier fell into the sea, and there is no guarantee that he can survive for an hour.
It is no problem for the Sangyi people to have huge ships as camps, but Beili's side was bound hands and feet, and the enemy gradually gained the upper hand. This battle became more and more difficult.
Yu Fu went to the barracks in person, saw the soldiers wearing thin clothes, but she herself was wearing furs around the stove, she felt uncomfortable.
Gu Shubai saw her emotions, and said, "There are enough cotton padded clothes in the army, but everyone doesn't want to wear them, so don't think too much about them."
"You don't want to wear it?"
Yufu was puzzled, why not wear cotton-padded clothes in the cold season
Yan Zheng answered in the back, "Your Majesty, it's true, we really don't want to wear it ourselves. The sea water is cold now, and the soldiers are worried that they won't be able to hold it in the water, so they might as well wear less clothes on weekdays to adapt to the cold. If we wear more on weekdays , I suddenly became cold in the sea water, but I couldn’t bear it.”
Yu Fu relaxed a little when he heard the words, but still frowned when he saw how the lieutenant generals were trembling and still standing in the wind to practice continuously.
Gu Shubai was about to speak, but Yufu himself laughed, "Don't comfort me, I understand, everything is for the sake of victory in the war."
After all, he got into the account without looking back.
Gu Shubai froze on the spot, Yan Zheng said: "Have you seen too much, Your Majesty, so your heart has hardened? In fact, it's better to be tough, but..."
"Just what?"
Yan Zheng scratched his head, wondering if his words would make people angry, "I just feel that Your Majesty is more like Your Majesty, and less and less like the lady of the past."
Gu Shubai had heard too many words like this, but he didn't think so, he just said: "You wore crotch pants when you were young, why don't you wear them now?"
Yan Zheng blushed, he was teased like this even though he was married, he was immediately ashamed, "You... how can you say that about me, who grows up and still wears crotch pants?"
Gu Shubai snorted coldly, "Then who became the emperor and still looks like a boudoir lady, you?"
Yan Zheng was still in a daze when he heard the words, he had opened the curtain and did not turn back to walk in, his gestures and movements were almost exactly the same as Yu Fu's.
Yan Zheng was stunned for a while before he realized, "I mean that His Majesty has changed, and it's not a bad word. As for being so protective..."
Gu Shubai was too lazy to talk to him.
Yufu even gave up her child for this war, no matter how much she changed, he didn't find it strange.
Also, he doesn't mind.
In the big tent, Gu Huaijiang and others are analyzing the recent battle situation with Yufu, "...all the previous tactics can be said to be based on the unprepared surprise attacks of the Sanyi people. And the advantage lies in the fact that our soldiers are highly skilled in martial arts , familiar with water. But now, all these advantages can’t be used.”
Gu Huaijiang handed over the letters on the case to Yu Fu, "These letters are sent by the spies risking their lives, and they mentioned a very critical issue, which we have never considered before."
Yu Fu frowned, but his face was very calm, "What is it?"
"Sangyi people are not afraid of the cold."
"not afraid cold?"
When Gu Yiguang mentioned the word "cold", he couldn't help shivering.
Like the generals in the army, they were all dressed thinly, except for Gu Huaijiang and some older soldiers who were slightly thicker, and even Kun Yuyang's attire was very simple.
Gu Huaijiang nodded, "It gets colder the farther you go to the north. The Sangyi Kingdom is located in the north, and there was a lack of clothing for a long time in their country. Some of the Sangyi people froze to death in the ice and snow, and some survived. Such a generation From generation to generation, their descendants became not afraid of the cold at all. Until later they traveled across the ocean to the mainland of Kyushu, learned the weaving craft and put on thick clothes, but this physique that is not afraid of the cold has not changed.”
If it wasn't for the spies who came back with a message, everyone couldn't believe it for a moment. The Sanyi people looked short and small, but they had such amazing abilities.
Yu Fu said: "According to this, the colder the weather is, the better it is for them. No wonder the Sanyi people have become more and more aggressive in attacking coastal cities recently. If we fight at this time, wouldn't we be exposing our shortcomings?"
Gu Shubai said: "That's what it means. That's why my father thinks that we can only defend now, not attack. Instead of wasting our limited forces in the sea where we can't please, it is better to deploy defenses on land. Now the fishermen in the coastal cities are all It has almost moved towards the city, and the range that the Sanyi artillery can attack is no more than an uninhabited village."
"You mean, withdraw troops?"
"right."
Gu Huaijiang said: "Withdraw the troops five miles back, and the ships will retreat to the inner harbor. It's fine if the Sanyi people don't go ashore. Once they go ashore, we will use our best combat methods to make them go and never return!"
Yufu finally agreed with Gu Huaijiang's method of fighting.
She knows that Gu Huaijiang's sensitivity to war is enough to support every decision he makes, which is the most beneficial decision with the least damage in front of him.
She has no reason to disagree.
Gu Shubai accompanied Yu Fu back, Gu Xiang and Gu Yi personally sent them out of the barracks, and when watching the carriage leave, Gu Yi stamped his feet.
Gu Xiang looked at him, "Are you cold?"
"Nonsense, aren't you cold?"
Gu Yi looked around and saw that no one noticed him, so he simply rubbed his arms, "It's freezing cold, if it wasn't for the internal body protection, I would have died of cold."
"You're the only one who pays back the inner body protection, hahaha."
Gu Xiang has always worked harder than him in martial arts, but now he is not as cold as he is. Gu Yi said: "In front of Yufu, I have to pretend that I am not cold at all, just to fear that she will worry. Although it is reasonable to wear less clothes to get used to the cold, But after all, isn’t it because of the lack of supplies in the army?”
He sighed, "Look, brother's armor has been stained and rusted by the sea water, and there is no spare to replace it. This is especially true for the soldiers in the army. I saw that some people's red armor has almost turned black." Armored."
"How could it be as exaggerated as you said?"
Gu Xiang wiped on his armor, trying his best to remove the rust, "It's still good after wiping it off, isn't it just rusty and not rotten, why are you so hypocritical?"
After finishing speaking, he walked towards the camp, Gu Yi jumped angrily behind him, "I'm hypocritical? You actually say I'm hypocritical?!"
He flew up to catch Gu Xiang, but Gu Xiang had been on guard for a long time, and dodged to the side, "Come on, come on, let Brother Wei see if your martial arts has improved, so that you won't cry every day."
"Brother ass!"