Four hundred and twentieth IX fragrance overflowing
"Big Lu! I want to take revenge! I want to take revenge!!" Quan Luwen, who was dragged away by several majestic warriors, struggled desperately, and let out a shrill howl like a night owl. He roared desperately at a burly man sitting in the middle.
"Pull it down and kill it." The burly and strong man sitting in the middle of the tent waved his hand, and Quan Luwen was immediately dragged out of the tent. In less than a long time, a ferocious head was sent in.
The strong man sitting in the middle is Goguryeo's hereditary Dalu (Prime Minister) Eastern Honour, a powerful minister who held heavy troops, Yuan Gaisuwen.
He was wearing armor, with thick hands and feet, thick calluses at the mouth of the tiger's palm, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a dark face with a Chinese character without being angry because he was in the upper hand for a long time. In terms of appearance, Yuan Gaisuwen looks pretty good.
This powerful man who could use five swords at the same time in legend arrived outside Liaodong City three days after Quan Luwen fought to the death. He had learned along the way that in three days, Quan Luwen almost buried all the tens of thousands of cavalry under his command.
Under Quan Luwen's crazy supervision, the cavalry dismounted had to rely on simple equipment. First, they used their flesh and blood to slash all the landmines placed by Yan Fei outside the East City. Then, under the crazy blow on the city wall, they fought to the death with hammers, axes, or even big knifes, and smashed the cement walls on the moat.
After paying the price of more than 10,000 casualties, they obtained a moat outside the East City and were able to start filling the river. However, in fact, when the Goguryeo cavalry behind rushed up and started filling the river, they were no longer using any sand and soil, but directly threw the dead bodies in front into the moat.
There were too many corpses on the moat, and they almost accumulated to a waist-high level. The people coming up behind simply came with a shield and then threw the nearby corpses directly. Because of the strong attacks of the defenders, many Goguryeo who resisted the corpses staggered and fell into the moat with their corpses.
Seeing those who were not dead struggling desperately in the moat and then being smashed into the bottom of the water by the corpses that were constantly thrown over, the morale of the Goguryeo people was on the verge of collapse.
By the time Yuan Gaisuwen led his army to arrive, tens of thousands of cavalry were left with only thousands of troops under Quan Luwen's orders. Faced with such tragic losses, Yuan Gaisuwen only cut off Quan Luwen's head instead of a more cruel punishment, which was because he had been working for the Yuan family for many years.
"You have seen everything outside." Yuan Gai Suwen, who was sitting in the middle of the tent, narrowed his eyes slightly and glanced at the many military generals below. "Our family members have died at the hands of the Tang army, and this revenge has to be avenged! The command of the army to set up camps and set up stoves and cook. The whole army will attack the city tomorrow morning!"
Yuan Gaisuwen's army of more than 300,000 did not advance to the outside of Liaodong City together. In addition to Quan Luwen leading tens of thousands of cavalry as advances in the front army, Yuan Gaisuwen himself followed him with 70,000 or 80,000 cavalry. As for the remaining ones, they were mainly infantry, guarding a large amount of food and supplies, and slowly rushed over hundreds of miles away.
However, although they were all cavalrymen, Yeon Gaisuwen was extremely confident in himself. So after taking over the military power of the front army, he immediately buried the pot and cooked and repaired his fatigue. He was preparing to enter the city early tomorrow morning and cut all the Tang troops into meat paste.
Compared with the subordinates under his command who were deeply sad and angry because their family was in Liaodong City, Yuan Gaisuwen's anger was not that high. Because some of his family were in the more backward Anshi City, including his son, and some were in the farther Goguryeo Capital. Not many people died in Liaodong City, nor were they very important.
But for Yuan Gai Suwen, the hatred in this regard was not too great. However, the Tang army attacked thousands of miles and captured Liaodong City, destroyed Jingguan and killed all the families in the city. He was definitely slapped in the face and kept slapping him in the face. This humiliation of face made him more difficult for him to accept than the dead family.
Even Yuan Gaisuwen, who was drinking alone in the military tent, could imagine that after that bastard Gao Jianwu learned the news, he should laugh so hard that he could not hold back and forth.
This sense of humiliation burned in his chest like a ball of fire, making him wish he could burn all the Tang army in Liaodong City to ashes now!
In addition, there is another important point that a large part of his wealth, food and grass are stored in Liaodong City. Wars in any era are the same. Wars are all the same. Without money and food, there will be no army. Without army, no heroes can only be slaughtered by others.
Just like the King of Chu who was striving to storm the mountains and rivers, why did he commit suicide by slashing his own way? It wasn’t because he had no army around him that he could not fight against the huge Han army alone. In the end, he ended up being divided and robbed, and became a destiny of merit.
Yuan Gaisuwen could not give up the food and wages in Liaodong City, which was his capital to become a great pair of Lu. So he had to take back Liaodong City no matter what, and he had to take back it!
Yuan Gai Suwen, holding a wine pot in his hand, got up and walked out of the tent, ignoring the salutes of the warriors around him, staring at the city in the distance with complicated eyes that he was very familiar with, and lived inside for many years, but at this time he fell into the hands of the enemy and could not go home.
If Yoon Gaisuwen before the war started, he was full of energy and wanted to beat Li Shimin to the world. Then Yoon Gaisuwen was cautious and no longer had the unlucky unlucky person he used to be.
Yuan Gaisuwen is not a fool, and it is impossible for idiot to achieve his status at this time. The real reason is that he met Yan Fei, a man who has been there for a thousand years, and facing a blitzkrieg that he had never seen before, Yuan Gaisuwen, who was still on the city and the ground in terms of thought and tactics, could not keep up at all.
What's even more terrifying is that the army with Yan Fei is present without logistical pressure. This is completely unimaginable for people of this era.
Yuan Gai Suwen couldn't even understand how these Tang troops ran so fast. He had to strengthen the walls and clear the fields early on, and there was no way to find food and grass that could provide the army's supplies. But these Tang troops defeated Lu Long, attacked Yingzhou, and went to Liaodong along the way. It was as terrible as if they could survive by eating grass.
A Tang army, who did not need supplies or logistics, advanced thousands of miles to attack the rear and captured Liaodong City. Yuan Gai Suwen suddenly felt that he had lost at all. In his opinion, it was no longer a Tang army that could achieve this level. It was almost the same as the heavenly soldiers and generals.
What made Yuan Gai Suwen even more frustrated was that he was only one of the former Tang army of Niu Jinda's war from beginning to end, and it was said that the total force was only 30,000. However, he was able to run around and start and end and could not take into account both the beginning and end. Now even his hometown has been taken down by others.
According to spies, the main force of Emperor Tang Li Shimin has not even entered the border of Goguryeo. This really hit the Yuan Gai Suwen, who was full of confidence. Is the Tang army so strong?!
The next day, the sky was covered with dark clouds. Raindrops as big as beans swept across the earth under the strong wind. The ground quickly turned into a muddy country, and the mud and water could spread to the knees with one foot.
In this era, there were no urban sewer systems, and there were no cement roads. In addition to the drainage systems on both sides of the official road, ordinary places were the most natural mud land. Not to mention siegeing the city under heavy rain, it was very difficult to even walk out of the military camp.
Under God's anger, the two huge armies had to stop and retreat in the city and the military camp to wait for God's anger to calm down.
"It's boring to sit like this and wait for the sky to clear." In the Dongcheng City Gate Tower, Yan Fei sat next to a bonfire and looked at the majestic rain curtain outside. The sound of water droplets hitting the wall bricks continued in his ears.
"What else can I do?" Su Dingfang, who was sitting opposite him, was grilling the fire, looking helpless. "It is impossible to attack the city in this kind of weather, and it is impossible for us to sneak attack out of the city. We can only sit and wait."
"Even if it rains, you can fight. At least it will weaken their morale." Yan Fei stretched and said, "If people can't get out, will it taste good?"
"Taste?" Su Dingfang was obviously a little confused by what Yan Fei said, "What's the taste?"
"It's almost time to have a meal." Yan Fei pointed to the Huotou Army who was setting up a pot not far away. "Let's compete with those Goguryeo people for food."
It rains heavily, so don’t think of picking up dry firewood or something. Without firewood, you can’t bury the pot and make rice. The Goguryeo people hiding in the tent can only chew cold cakes and fill their hunger with the cold rain.
Due to the lack of fermentation technology, pasta in this era is all dead noodles. If it is not hot, it will be as cold as a stone. As for the taste, what else do you expect to have this kind of thing?
Among the many Goguryeo people, only Yongaisuwen and some senior generals could use the charcoal they carried with the army in their tents to eat some hot food and drink some hot wine. As for ordinary soldiers, they would soak and chew cakes in the water.
"It smells so good." A Goguryeo sentry wearing a straw raincoat standing on the whistle, letting the wind and rain sniff forcefully, attracted by a scent of fragrance, and his eyes drifted to the distant Liaodong City.
After a while, many Goguryeo soldiers came out in the barracks braved the heavy rain, and there was a sound of breathing everywhere.
At this time, a continuous high-top tent was set up on the head of Liaodong City, and a large pot was steaming on the iron stove. The big bones with meat kept rolling in the hot soup, while the fire-headed army on the side was still sprinkling a lot of spices inside.
"God ~~~" Su Dingfang held a big bone in his hand and bitten it hard, but his eyes were placed on the bags of spices. "So many spices can be exchanged for the weight of gold in Chang'an City. You are so rich."
There are many varieties of spices, common ones include pepper, broccoli, pepper, fennel, etc. In this era, the price of spices was basically the same as gold of the same weight, but in the modern world, these spices cost only a few dollars at most dozens or dozens of dollars per pound. The gap between them is simply impossible to calculate.
In the Tang Dynasty, only real rich people and noble families could afford spices. Today, the Tang army in the city was blessed by Yan Fei and could be eaten by everyone. Moreover, in order to stimulate the Goguryeo people, the spices were really thrown into the pot without any money.
In Yan Fei's opinion, it was hard to swallow. The food that was cooked with spices was the favorite of the soldiers, and they ate it very enthusiastically.
Chapter completed!