Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

The weather in Youzhou is much colder than that in Chang'an.

In the governor's mansion.

Li Yuanchang, wearing thick clothes, cursed: "This damn place of Youzhou is so cold. If I had known, I would have come here two months later. Now I am suffering."

Du He glanced at Li Yuanchang, then whispered to Hou Junji beside him.

"Duke Chen, are the clothes worn by the soldiers of the Central Army thick enough?"

Because the soldiers of the central army were training in the southern part of Hedong Road, where it was not as cold as Youzhou, the clothes they wore were relatively thin.

Du He was worried that if any soldier caught a cold, it would be a big problem.

Hou Junji frowned and said, "Because the army was originally scheduled to go out in April, we didn't prepare thick clothes for the soldiers. If we go further north, their bodies may not be able to withstand the severe cold here."

"Besides, the court needs to mobilize 2 troops to wear thick clothes, which cannot be completed in a short time."

Because of changes in the battle plan, the soldiers were forced to go to the battlefield in a hurry, and the court did not have time to allocate thick clothing to them.

Unlike the troops under Li Ji, the clothes they wore were thick enough because the court had made preparations in advance.

Li Chengqian and Du He looked at each other and a relaxed expression appeared on their faces.

Unintentionally inserting willows and willows create shade!

Li Chengqian smiled and said, "Duke Chen, we happened to have prepared 2 pieces of thick clothing in Youzhou in advance, and they can be used now."

Hou Junji was surprised and asked, "Your Highness, why do you store so many clothes in Youzhou? Could it be that you have the ability to predict the future?"

Li Chengqian pointed at Du He and said with a smile, "Du He was originally worried that the war would drag on until the cold winter, so he asked someone to prepare 2 sets of thick clothes in advance. Unexpectedly, he accidentally used them in advance."

After hearing what Li Chengqian said, Hou Junji looked at Du He deeply, his face full of confusion and puzzlement.

This is just a coincidence, isn't it?

There were exactly 2 soldiers in their central army, and Du He had just prepared 2 sets of thick clothes in advance.

Who would believe it?

At this moment, Li Yuanchang walked to the first seat in the lobby and sat down, he said with a smile.

"Your Highness, I am here to command Youzhou, so you can lead your troops to attack Goguryeo without any worries."

"Just tell me if you need any help. As long as Youzhou has it, I will send it to you."

While Li Yuanchang was speaking, he also glanced at Du He who was sitting next to Li Chengqian with a bit of disdain in his eyes.

It is really ridiculous that a small prince consort became a favorite around the prince by fawning on him.

Unlike him and Hou Junji, they were unable to provide direct help to the prince.

Listening to Li Yuanchang's brainless words, Du He spoke directly to Li Chengqian and Hou Junji.

"Your Highness, Duke Chen, I will go and distribute the thick clothes first."

Li Chengqian smiled and said, "Go ahead. We need to hold a pre-war meeting in two hours. You are the deputy chief steward of the Central Army, so remember to come back early."

Now the Liaodong Road and Central Army armies have all arrived in the north.

Among them, Li Ji, the commander-in-chief of the Liaodong Road, led an army of 6 and had stationed them on the Yingzhou front two months ago.

Su Dingfang, Xue Rengui, Cheng Huailiang, Yuchi Huan and others also led their central army to Youzhou in advance and waited in recent days.

This time, the last pre-war meeting will be held, followed by the formal attack on Goguryeo.

"promise!"

After Du He saluted with his fists, he quickly walked out of the City Lord's Mansion and headed towards a manor in the east under the escort of the guards.

...

The eastern suburbs of Youzhou.

In a huge manor.

Du He stood in front of a spacious warehouse, looking up at the warehouse full of grain.

A thin old man beside him whispered respectfully, "Prince Consort Du, there are 3 dan of grain and 2 sets of winter clothing in the manor."

"Our Young Master Cui has said that this old slave must fully cooperate with your arrangements."

Du He asked Cui Shenji, Wang Jingzhi and Xiao Kai for this batch of food and clothing for emergency use.

Du He said in a deep voice: "The food needs to be transported to Yingzhou. Do you have any help?"

According to the original plan, Du He wanted to leave the food and clothing in Youzhou.

But now the governor of Youzhou has been replaced by King of Han Li Yuanchang, and the Xueyantuo are extremely restless, so Du He plans to transport the grain to the city of Yingzhou.

Although it is closer to Goguryeo, it is heavily guarded there and is safer than in Youzhou.

The old man quickly bowed and said, "Prince Consort Du, there are 80 servants and 50 carriages in the manor, but transporting so much food to Yingzhou will require dozens of round trips."

"The official road from Youzhou to Yingzhou is not easy to travel, and it may take about half a year."

3 shi of grain may not sound like a lot, but when converted into kilograms, it is a full 300 million kilograms of grain.

That’s a lot!

Du He waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, old man. I will arrange soldiers to assist you in transportation."

"I won't let you work in vain. I hope you won't think a little reward for your hard work is too little."

As Du He spoke, the personal guard behind him took out a large bag of silver ingots and handed it to the old man.

Feeling the heavy silver in his hand, the old man's face instantly showed joy.

He deliberately said, "Prince Du, it is our duty to assist you with your work. If Young Master Cui knew that I accepted your money, he would definitely blame us."

Although he said this, his skinny hands tightly grasped the silver bag.

Du He smiled and said, "Relax, I won't tell Cui Shenji. Besides, you have worked hard, so you should be rewarded accordingly."

When the old man heard Du He say this, a smile instantly appeared on his face.

He held the silver in one hand and patted his chest vigorously with the other hand.

"Prince Consort Du, we will definitely deliver all the 3 dan of grain to Yingzhou!"

Du He nodded and continued, "I need your help now. Please help me transport 2 sets of clothing to the Tang army camp outside the city."

"no problem."

The old man patted his chest and agreed readily, then took the silver and went downstairs quickly to make the arrangements.

Not long after, dozens of servants came over in carriages.

They opened a large warehouse next to them and deftly moved the packed clothes onto the carriage.

Half an hour later.

Du He came to the camp outside the city wearing a cotton coat. After showing his identity tiger talisman, the soldiers guarding the gate quickly let them in.

Outside the tent, there was no one else except the patrolling soldiers shivering in the cold.

The soldier leading the way explained, "Deputy Chief Du, because the weather is too cold, Deputy Chief Su has ordered the brothers to hide in the tents and warm themselves by the fire."

The soldier was wearing thin clothes and his teeth were chattering from the cold.

Du He nodded and shouted loudly on his horse: "All marching commanders, bring the roster to receive the thick clothes!"