webnovelfull Chapter 456 Can You Stop Analyzing Blindly?
Chapter 456 Can You Stop Analyzing Blindly?
The next morning, they started working, no! To be precise, since they settled in Tangjia Village, except for the day when they built a tomb for Grandpa Shen Youyou.
All the people in the Nine Clans had never been so silent before. No matter what they were doing today, they were all absent-minded and worried.
Especially Shen Luming, who cried so hard that no matter how many brothers and sisters tried to comfort him, it was useless.
The reason is that when several officials from the Ministry of Works came today, they brought back a message from the city, saying, "General Fu, the son of Duke Fu, set out for Jingmen Pass today to transport grain and grass."
In fact, if they didn't know anything, then there would probably be nothing to worry about. Jingmen Pass is about ten days' journey by horse carriage from Shuntian Prefecture.
Even if the transportation of food and fodder is delayed, it will still take about a month for the round trip.
Even if his father was there to guard the place, he would only be there for two months at most to entertain his parents in Caiyi.
But Shen Luming heard with his own ears that his brother, the young general, would be gone for two or three years. The thought of not being able to see him for two or three years made the little boy feel sad.
Shen Youyou and Shen Zhiqiu guessed that this was not as simple as delivering food and grass. It took a whole half day.
Shen Zhiqiu followed behind the adults, serving tea and water, and asking his wife to roast pine nuts and chestnuts for them.
I just wanted these adults to chat with him more while they were drinking tea and eating dried fruits.
The main reason is that they have just arrived in the north and don’t know much about the border or foreign ethnic groups.
In the afternoon, after finally coaxing Shen Luming to stop making trouble, he went to school.
Shen Zhiqiu returned home and locked the door mysteriously.
There were only three of them in the room.
Shen Youyou was roasting sweet potatoes on the stove and just started peeling them. Her hands were so hot that she kept fiddling with them. When she saw her father coming in, she asked, "Dad, what did you find out?"
There was still black ash from eating roasted sweet potatoes on her mouth, but the questioning did not stop her from eating, and she spoke slurredly due to the heat.
Shen Zhiqiu was worried all afternoon, and when he saw his daughter still had the heart to eat roasted sweet potatoes, he rolled his eyes.
When asked, he replied, "Just say that he is sending grain and grass to his father, 300,000 dan."
Shen Youyou, who was enjoying her meal, said: "Ahem! Three hundred thousand shi?"
Shen Zhiqiu sighed and said, "My daughter, please calculate for me, how long can 300,000 dan be enough to feed an army of 100,000 people?"
"Those gentlemen also told you that Jingmen Pass is guarded by a hundred thousand troops?"
"No, I was wondering if according to the timeline of our previous life, we fought against the foreign tribes in the north at Jingmen, which would coincide with the timeline of the Ming Dynasty's 100,000-strong army being annihilated.
What's even more coincidental is that the Prince of Yan is also the fourth son of the old emperor. Also, when the 100,000-man army was destroyed, wasn't it a Duke who led the troops? "
"Don't think too much. Can the Duke of Ming Dynasty be the same as Duke Fu? Didn't you say that Duke Fu is good at fighting?"
"Ah!" Shen Zhiqiu sighed and sat down. He also had a headache and didn't know what would happen to the world.
The key point is that although Emperor Zhu Di in his previous life later led an army of 500,000 to avenge the 100,000 soldiers, the 100,000 soldiers were still wiped out.
The most important thing is that the Fu family treated them well, especially the old Duke Fu and the young General Fu.
You know, in the Fu family, apart from the old Duke who is relaxing at home, his sons and grandsons may all encounter a war. What if...
He now regrets why he didn't read more history books and learn more about history in his previous life.
As for what he knew, he had seen it in a TV drama, but the TV drama didn't give any details.
In particular, they didn't even act out how an army of 100,000 was destroyed. All we remembered was that the Duke underestimated the enemy.
Seeing her father's worried look, Shen Youyou also put down the sweet potato in her hand: "Thirty dan of grain is three thousand six hundred catties, if a soldier eats three catties a day."
Shen Zhiqiu corrected him immediately: "You definitely can't feed the soldiers three catties. I remember reading a report in my previous life saying it was one and a half to three catties. You should calculate it as two catties."
"Okay, okay, I'll use two kilograms. That will feed the 100,000-man army for about 180 days, which is exactly half a year."
As soon as the words fell, Shen Zhiqiu and Shen Youyou said in unison again: "I think there is a real possibility of a war."
Li Jingshu, who was originally cleaning the inner room, couldn't help but walk out angrily with a broom in hand, lifting the door curtain and saying, "Are you two going to stop? What are you analyzing all day long?"
The father and daughter looked at each other, not knowing what they had done to provoke her, but no one said anything.
Li Jingshu knew what they were thinking by looking at their expressions, and became even more angry: "Don't you think this scene looks familiar? You don't know that you are a jinx, and you are still making blind analysis."
Well, now they knew why his wife, her mother, was angry.
When they first crossed over, they were like this. The three of them sat together to discuss the war and whether they should flee the famine, but...
Shen Youyou licked her lips and said, "Mom, don't be superstitious. Some things have signs before they happen. It won't happen just because we two analyze it."
"I think what our daughter said makes sense, wife, it's not that if we don't analyze it, then the problem will disappear. If we analyze all aspects, we will be able to respond."
Li Jingshu was so angry that she laughed. She also pulled a stool over and sat down. "Come on, you two analyze it. I'll listen. I'll see how you guys come up with the solution. Are we going to flee from the famine again? Where should we flee this time? To the west?"
"We definitely can't flee to the west. The border has been harassed for years and there has never been peace. We are not saying we want to escape from famine.
I just want to analyze it and see if my daughter can remember anything, so that I can find a way to remind her when the time comes."
After hearing what Old Shen said, Li Jingshu's anger gradually subsided. She thought about the last time the young man came to their house, he was holding her son when he came in and out, and he was very nice to him.
He is not as arrogant as those young masters from wealthy families. It would be a pity if he really encountered the battle that Old Shen mentioned.
"So what did you analyze?"
The father and daughter looked at each other again, wanting to say, "Did you interrupt me halfway through my analysis?"
But... I don't have the courage.
Shen Zhiqiu coughed twice and continued the previous topic: "You said that he is the only child in his family, so he should not be allowed to go to the front line."
Shen Youyou interrupted, "But it's hard to say. If history is really so coincidental, how could a son know his father is in danger and not save him?"
She was given a cold shoulder by her parents again, but she felt that what she said was right.
If it were me, I would go there even if there were mountains of swords and seas of fire ahead. It's not a question of being stupid or not, it's just instinct.
"Daughter, how much do you know about the history of that battle?"
Hearing this, Shen Youyou wailed inwardly. She wanted to say, "She didn't study history."
But thinking that her father was in a hurry, she decided not to make things worse. She said, "I knew that in the previous life, Zhu Di wanted to attack the Tatars, but he had no reason. But at this time, the envoy to the Tatars was killed, and Zhu Di was furious.
At first, he wanted to lead the army himself, but the court officials dissuaded him. Later, only the Duke was available, and other generals were not suitable to be the commander-in-chief.
I thought this battle would be easy, but because the Duke was arrogant and underestimated the enemy, he ignored his subordinates' advice and fell into the enemy's trap, resulting in the annihilation of the entire army."