Chapter 363: The dragon gives birth to the dragon, the phoenix gives birth to the phoenix, the son of the mouse can make a hole
Duan Zhixuan is from Jinan, Shandong. When he was young, his father was an official in Taiyuan, so he followed him to Taiyuan City. Later, Li Yuan raised an army, and Duan Zhixuan recruited troops to surrender, and at that time he was appreciated by Li Shimin and was under his command.
After that, he followed Li Shimin to fight everywhere and made a lot of contributions, and directly participated in the Xuanwu Gate Incident, which was a perfect achievement for following the dragon. Therefore, after Li Er ascended the throne, he appointed him as the General of the Zuo Xiaogu and was granted the title of Duke Fan.
This expedition to Jieli is of great importance. Li Shimin sent the war god Li Jing as the main general, and also sent all the powerful generals he could take out. Duan Zhixuan was also one of them. This is also one of the reasons why Li Jing was afraid of the annihilation of the entire army.
Not only was the losses of tens of thousands of iron cavalry that the Tang Dynasty could not bear at this time, but more importantly, if dozens of famous generals were stewed by the Eastern Turks, Li Erneng, who liked to collect famous officials and generals, vomited blood with pain.
At this time, the powerful general with a big and thick neck and chin almost grew together was looking frivolous and his feet were a little frivolous. The reason was not that he saw the tiger, but because Yan Fei was walking towards him.
"I'm dead young, why did this evil star come to me?" Duan Zhixuan had seen with his own eyes how Yan Fei turned over hundreds or thousands of soldiers with his own fists. That kind of thing is not something that humans can do. This veritable enemy of thousands suddenly came to me. If you don't be nervous, it would be nonsense.
"General Duan." Yan Fei led the dark clouds and stepped on the snow and pointed directly at the many horses that were surrounded. "Are these horses in charge of General?"
In theory, Yan Fei was just a mere eighth-rank recorder who had no title and joined the army. Facing Duan Zhixuan, the general and Duke, he didn't even have a tribute. Such rude things are enough to beat the slap in the army, but both Yan Fei and Duan Zhixuan are directly ignored.
Yan Fei really ignored it. He was not polite to the emperor, let alone a general. Duan Zhixuan knew about this, but he did not dare to make a request. What if this monster-like existence in front of him was so angry that he beat him up? Wouldn't it be a waste of time to be beaten?
"Yes." Duan Zhixuan scratched his head and didn't know how to call Yan Fei, so he had to pretend that the two were strangers they met on the road and called him directly, "The General ordered me to take these horses back to the Tang Dynasty."
"What do the general think of these horses?" Yan Fei came to Duan Zhixuan to solve the problem of inciting horses that had formed a habit for thousands of years.
"All are good." Duan Zhixuan nodded, "They are all good horses. This is where Jie Li's headquarters is located, and the horses here are the best among the Turks."
"Have you ever seen horses from the Western Regions?" Yan Fei changed his topic and began to talk about horses from the Western Regions. "There are extremely tall and handsome horses in the distant Western Regions. The Arabian Peninsula that crosses the Mesopotamian Basin has extremely strong endurance and strong body, which is very suitable for light cavalry riding. In the farther West, there are European horses taller and more majestic than Arabian horses. Their load capacity is amazing, and they can carry heavy cavalry full of heavy armor to launch charges. There are also giant heavy-pulled horses that are six feet tall, which can easily drag a carriage of thousands of kilograms."
"It's really good." Duan Zhixuan nodded vigorously, but was not too shocked. After all, the heavy horses that Yan Fei said were suitable for light cavalry and heavy cavalry, or could drag a large amount of cargo, were also found in the Tang Dynasty. After all, it is not impossible to have some strong mutations when there is enough. The only difference is that there are not many.
At this time, the horses of the Tang Dynasty were not the kind of horse breeds that were like donkeys after a long period of degeneration in the Ming and Qing dynasties. There were still tall and majestic horses.
"Does the general know that in the distant Western Regions, most of the horses there were told what I had said?"
"What?!" Duan Zhixuan was really surprised. It is normal to have an excellent BMW, and Datang also has many excellent BMWs. But if most horses are so outstanding, it would be scary.
"Do you know why the horses over there are so good?" Yan Fei laughed. "Actually, the reason is very simple, it's because of this."
Duan Zhixuan looked at the horse's crotch that Yan Fei pointed at, looking puzzled.
There is no genetic science and technology in this era. People here don’t understand what genetic genes are at all. No one has ever said in this era that dragons give birth to dragons, phoenixes give birth to phoenixes, and rats’ sons can dig holes.
"How do you say this?" Duan Zhixuan was no longer afraid of Yan Fei, but was attracted by this topic. "How is it related to this?"
"Does the general know General Yuchi Jingde?" Yan Fei suddenly mentioned Yuchi Jingde when the topic changed.
Yuchi Jingde is one of the two figures who were stamped on the door with Qin Qiong as the door god. He once saved Li Shimin's life and was also one of Li Shimin's confidants.
"Yuchi Laohei?" Duan Zhixuan was stunned at first, then nodded, "Of course we met. We met when we were in the Qin Palace."
"Just know each other." Yan Fei looked around. At this time, many generals and soldiers in the army were already attracted to listen to him. At the beginning, these people were worried that Yan Fei would trouble Duan Zhixuan. However, when he heard Yan Fei talking about horses, they all watched curiously, "Many of you have seen General Yuchi, right?"
"Yes." Many people responded with a smile.
"Who has seen General Yuchi's son?" After Yan Fei said that, a bearded captain raised his hand and shouted, "I've seen it."
Yuchi Jingde's eldest son Yuchi Baolin and Changsun Chong and others are about the same age as each other. They are also well-known in the playboy circle. Of course, someone has seen them. After Yan Fei asked, many people said they had seen them.
"Then do you think General Yuchi's son and General Yuchi's appearance are very similar in shape and appearance?"
"Of course it's like."
"They are father and son, and they must be like each other."
People around him responded that they were father and son, of course they looked very similar.
"What do you think, general." Yan Fei looked at Duan Zhixuan.
"This." Duan Zhixuan didn't understand why Yan Fei mentioned Yuchi and his son. He used his not-so-smart head to think about it and nodded cautiously to express his agreement. "General Yuchi and his son are indeed very similar."
"This is the same as a horse." Yan Fei reached out to signal the group of horses that were surrounded, and his voice gradually became louder and let everyone around him hear "Dragons give birth to dragons, phoenixes give birth to phoenixes, and the mouse's son can dig holes. General Yuchi's son's body shape and appearance are similar to his own son, because General Yuchi passed on his good advantages to his son in that words. The same is true for these horses. The strong, tall, and fast-moving war horses naturally inherited these advantages."
After a pause, Yan Fei looked at Duan Zhixuan, "But China has a thousand-year tradition of inciting horses. The more majestic the war horses are, the greater the chances of being incited. Even if they are cut off, they will naturally not be able to pass on their own good advantages to their sons. On the contrary, those horses that are not strong enough, not tall enough, and do not run fast can inherit their genes. General Duan, tell me what the result will be after a long time?"
Although they don’t understand what Yan Fei said about genes and what inheritance means, they still know what Yan Fei said in and out of the way.
"What you mean is that you can't instigate those BMWs." Duan Zhixuan frowned, "But if you don't instigate the horses, you will run around on the battlefield."
"This is indeed a problem." Yan Fei nodded, "But compared to the fact that only inferior genes are inherited on the land of China hundreds of years later, and the existence of inferior horses about the size of donkeys exist, this small problem should be no reason."
"The correct way to do this is to concentrate those excellent horses as breeding horses." Yan Fei waved his hand to signal the horses beside him, "use those ordinary horses as war horses. After generations of improvement, what will be left behind will be tall, powerful, with amazing endurance and explosive power. This is a long and troublesome thing at the moment but will benefit future generations. General Duan, are you willing to do it?"
Duan Zhixuan cursed in his heart, I just came to take these horses back to Chang'an. Have you actually come to me for such a thing? Can I just say that I am not concerned about the future generations now? Then I will be scolded to death!
People in this era pay attention to the title of wives and children, and pay attention to the welfare of future generations. Whoever can do something that will last for thousands of years is definitely a hero who has left his name in history books.
But if they really leave a good horse mate and send ordinary horses into the army, those generals will not make a fuss? When they are fighting, they just care whether the war horses under their crotch are majestic or obedient and tame, so that they will not care whether the horses in hundreds of years are the same size as donkeys.
If Duan Zhixuan comes forward to propose this matter, his reputation for making contributions may not necessarily fall on him, because the emperor must come forward in such a thing. Fame and other things naturally fall on the emperor. But the one who offends his colleagues in the army must be his.
Therefore, Duan Zhixuan, who was squeezed by Yan Fei, was furious but could not get angry at Yan Fei. Because he knew that the human-shaped monster in front of him could be let go by him. If he really angered him, what should he do if he was smashed by a circle? He had seen a shield that was smashed by Yan Fei's fist before. Duan Zhixuan didn't think that his bones could be stronger than the shield.
But if you don’t get angry with Yan Fei, so many people around you are waiting to watch. Once you are forced to respond, it won’t take long for the whole army to know. If you regret it, don’t be a human being. People who don’t keep their words will not be able to survive in this era. Everyone will despise them. No one will even borrow food when they are hungry.
"What? General Duan is unwilling to keep good for future generations of children and grandchildren?" Yan Fei saw Duan Zhixuan's hesitation and forced him into a corner with one sentence.
If Duan Zhixuan dares to say that he is unwilling to keep good for his descendants in the face of so many people, then he, his family and descendants will all be finished. Countless people will poke their backbone and scold them.
"How can I refuse such a thing to keep the welfare of children and grandchildren?" Duan Zhixuan laughed even worse than crying. "I will report this to Your Majesty after I return to Chang'an next time."
"Okay." Yan Fei laughed and took out a bag of Zhonghua cigarettes and handed them over. "General Gao Yi, BMWs in the world will remember the kindness of the general's subordinates."
Chapter completed!