Heaven's Martial Fate

Chapter 219
It was the middle of winter, and the weather was dry and cold with a howling north wind.

On the official road near Wagang, there were finally no large numbers of labor carts and horses marching.

However, the dead bodies on both sides of the road still tell their misfortune.

The weather turned cold and the corpses were not easy to rot, so the government simply didn't bother to pay attention to it, allowing countless corpses to be exposed to the wilderness.

In this era, there are no warm clothes such as cotton-padded quilts. Whether it is silk worn by rich people or burlap worn by poor people, it does not have much warmth-keeping effect.

Therefore, as soon as winter comes, activities are reduced, and the wilderness is even more desolate and lonely.

But it was such a season, Wu Dong personally led his subordinates to start the pace of expanding and annexing the manor and fields against the bitter cold wind.

Xu Shiji and Shan Xiongxin also followed, and they wanted to see for themselves the fighting power of Wu Dong's troops.

"Boss Wu, it's against common sense to go on an expedition in the middle of winter!"

Riding his horse to follow Wu Dong, Xu Shiji asked curiously while exhaling white air: "Aren't you afraid, brothers, if you can't stand the cold, there will be casualties?"

"Look at these boys, do they seem to be afraid of the cold?"

Wu Dong laughed, and flicked a beautiful whip flower in the air in his hand, and said without turning his head.

Xu Shiji turned his head subconsciously, and suddenly burst out laughing.

The brothers who came with me, not to mention their muscular backs, were all strong and healthy, their faces were rosy and full of energy, the heat above their heads was rising, and their steps were firm and powerful.

It has to be said that Wu Dong spent a lot of money and energy while teaching his brothers the martial arts of fist and foot, and the means of exercising their bodies. After more than half a year, the effect is obvious.

There were not many clothes on, but none of them showed signs of frostbite.

When passing by the official road, Wu Dong's face became a little dignified when he saw the dead bodies of laborers on both sides of the official road, and ordered his younger brothers to help them bury them in peace.

"Tower Wu is kind-hearted, he seems to have prepared for it long ago!"

Seeing the following brothers take out the iron handles and other things they carried with them, Xu Shiji sighed and said if he had a deep meaning.

"Yang Guang's crimes caused countless innocent people to die of exhaustion!"

Wu Dong didn't get off his horse, and said in a calm tone: "If you have the ability, help to restrain the corpse, so that it won't be harmed by wild beasts, it can be regarded as doing good deeds and accumulating virtue!"

Xu Shiji was silent, and subconsciously asked: "What does the leader think of Yang Guang's expedition to Goguryeo with an army of one million?"

"It takes a lot of money to waste money, and the gain outweighs the gain!"

Wu Dong curled his lips, and said disdainfully: "It is obvious that dispatching a general and mobilizing hundreds of thousands of elites can do it, but there is such a big commotion!"

Pointing to the corpse of the laborer who died, he quietly said: "The recruitment of 300 million laborers in a short period of time will do too much damage to the people's strength!"

"What does the leader think the outcome of this battle will be?"

I don't know why, but Xu Shiji suddenly asked such a question, and he felt stupid when he realized it.

"Hard to say!"

"Hard to say?"

Xu Shiji's face was filled with disbelief. He looked at Wu Dong as if he was looking at a fool, and asked, "With a million troops, is it possible that they can't take down a mere Goguryeo?"

"The number and combat strength of the army are clear at a glance. The key depends on whether Yang Guang, who is personally conquered by the imperial driver, can withstand the attack and killing of Cailin, the master of Goguryeo sect!"

Wu Dong's tone was serious, and he said with disdain: "This is the problem!"

"Unable to solve Fu Cailin's threat, the Sui army should not expect to be able to destroy Goguryeo!"

"The master and the strong are the cadres of the town, do you think it's just a joke?"

Xu Shiji disagreed, and retorted: "As long as the Sui army destroys the main force of Goguryeo, Goguryeo will have to perish?"

"Well said!"

Wu Dong glanced at this guy lightly, and said sarcastically: "Then, whether it is Yang Guang or the leading general, he has to live in the shadow of the master assassin and shiver every day!"

"Would you like to change you?"

"This……"

Xu Shiji hesitated, this question is really difficult to answer.

Wu Dong didn't pay any attention to this fellow, just watched his brothers dig pits and bury the corpses on the side of the road one by one.

Speaking of it, it seems that the world of Datang Ssangyong also has such a thing as national luck.

During the heyday of the Sui Dynasty, there was Goguryeo in the east of Liaodong and Turks in the northwest, both of which were powerful and powerful countries.

In particular, there are master-level powerhouses in both countries.As long as they are alive, there is no need to worry about the actual demise of the country.

The so-called artifact of the country is nothing more than that!

However, during the Great Tang Empire, Cai Lin, the master of the Goguryeo sect, and Bi Xuan, the master of the Turkic state, died, so that the Tang army could attack the two countries without scruple.

The matter of luck is mysterious and mysterious, there is really no way to talk about it.

In the Sui Dynasty, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty was very afraid of the threat of the Heavenly Sword Song Que when he wanted to take Lingnan. Was he really afraid of Song Que's so-called military talent?
That's not the way to joke...

It is estimated that Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty was worried about a sneak attack by a top swordsman like Song Que.

Thousands of people were busy collecting corpses and burying them on the official road, without any intention of hiding their whereabouts, which naturally attracted the attention of the surrounding forces.

Wu Dong didn't take it seriously, and even personally blasted several large pits on the hard ground to help bury the corpses. He kept busy for two or three hours, and finally cleaned up the corpses of the officials in a radius of more than ten miles.

It can be seen from this that due to exhaustion and disease, the number of laborers who died was large.

After picking up the corpses for so long, the atmosphere of the whole team seemed a little dignified.

Wu Dong didn't say much inspiring words. He let the brothers eat the dry food they carried, and then the whole team rushed to the destination aggressively.

This is a manor with fertile and fertile land under its jurisdiction for dozens of miles. It is quite large and looks like a city.

Of course, there are only traces of ideas.

Seeing that Wu Dong came rushing with men in a threatening manner, the entire manor had already been put on guard, and there were young and strong guards on the wall braving the cold wind.

"Brother Shan, you and some brothers, turn to another direction and block the other exit of the manor!"

Turning around, he confessed to Shan Xiongxin who was eager to try: "Without my order, no one in the manor is allowed to leave through that exit. Do you have the confidence to do so?"

The sound came to the back, like thunder rolling and shaking people's hearts.

"Yes, have confidence!"

Shan Xiongxin's tall body shook, and he answered loudly with vigor.

At this moment, he instinctively felt that his blood was surging, and he wished he could charge into battle immediately with a gun.

The bows and arrows in the hands of the guards on the walls of the manor were nothing deterrent to him at this moment.

Watching Shan Xiongxin leave with a group of brothers in arrogance, Wu Dong laughed and stepped forward, and the sixty-pound sledgehammer in his hand was suddenly thrown out.

The sledgehammer drew a graceful arc in the air, easily spanning a distance of three miles, and directly hit the closed gate of the manor.

Boom!

There was a loud bang, and a sledgehammer fell from the sky on the solid and thick gate of the manor, directly smashing a hole big enough for two people to enter and exit.

"The boss is mighty!"

The younger brothers immediately burst into cheers, holding up various types of guys in their hands and cheering loudly.

On the opposite side, the guards of the manor who had been shivering in the cold wind for a long time now turned blue and their morale dropped to freezing point.

Nima, how can we fight this battle?
Not to mention the guards of the manor on the opposite side, even Xu Shiji, who was following beside him, also had bulging eyes at this time, and his face was filled with disbelief.

I thought there would be a fierce attack, but who knew that the leader of Wu Dong would come up with such a move, and the manor on the opposite side had almost lost the will to resist.

"Haha, come again!"

Wu Dong laughed loudly, took another hammer from his confidant brother, and threw it out casually, hitting the damaged gate of the manor again impartially.

Amidst the rumbling sound, the gate of the manor was completely shattered, and the guards behind who wanted to block the gate uttered screams, obviously suffering a lot.

"Rush, rush in!"

With a big wave of his hand, Wu Dong took the lead in charging with his horse. He had an extra iron spear in his hand, and every time he waved it, there was a shrill sound that shocked people's hearts.

The battle came suddenly and ended suddenly.

When the gate of the manor was smashed open by two heavy hammers that fell from the sky, the spirit of the guards of the manor had dropped below freezing point.

When the few masters in the manor faced the charging Wu Dong, they were defeated with almost no enemies, and the defense system of the whole manor collapsed instantly.

Here, there is a second-rate expert in the rivers and lakes.

Brother Wu Dong Yingtou rushed in through the open gate and quickly controlled all the enemies in the manor.

A battle to attack the manor ended within less than half a stick of incense.

Xu Shiji was full of shock at this time, helping Wu Dong's troops to count the spoils and put all the money and supplies into the warehouse, he was very busy.

He now fully understands what it means to reach a thousand troops at once.

It's no wonder that on the battlefield, the fighting power of fierce generals and their troops is unbelievably strong. Now he completely understands what's going on.

Not a strong general of the same level, or relying on a large number of people to besiege, I really can't withstand the impact of a strong general like Wu Dong.

The manor under his feet is not small in scale and strength.

It directly governs the fertile and fertile land with a radius of tens of miles, and the number of tenants and hidden households under its control reaches thousands after rough statistics.

The number of guards and combatable soldiers in the manor has also reached more than three hundred.

After careful inspection, the manor is complete with all kinds of defensive equipment. Although the number is a little small, it is not thousands of mobs who can attack at will.

The most astonishing thing is that the grain stocks in the manor are enough to supply thousands of people and horses for half a year.

If this started a war of attrition, the Wagang Army with a small force would simply not be able to afford it.

But now, these good things are all cheaper than Wu Dong's troops.

With these money, food and materials, as well as armaments and weapons, even doubling the number of troops will not be a problem.

"This is the end?"

When Xu Shiji was a little excited, Shan Xiongxin hurried over with a gloomy face.

He thought he could do a good job, but he just arrived at the designated location, and the battle to attack the manor was over. He and his men waited for nothing. This is not the result he wanted...

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