The First Young Master of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 846

"En? Why, is there a problem?" Xuan Shijing looked at Chang Le and asked.

"It's okay to investigate, Lord Hou, if you want to know the news of Liaodong City, you can just go to the city, why should you go too." Chang Le shook his head and said: "No, it's too dangerous, if you are caught by Liaodong City If the enemy finds something, Hou Ye, Madam has told her subordinates to protect Hou Ye well and not let Hou Ye take risks."

Hearing Xuan Shijing said that he wanted to investigate Liaodong City in person, Chang Le's head shook like a rattle.

"The fighting in Liaodong City hasn't started yet, and even if I don't take you with me, I have to go there myself. Otherwise, if you bring back so much gunpowder, who of you knows how to use them?" Xuan Shijing said.

The use of gunpowder is not just to find a place to put it on fire. It is also a skill to use these [-] catties of gunpowder to break through the defense of Liaodong City.

"but."

"No but." Xuan Shijing interrupted Chang Le's words: "I have to be there for the investigation, otherwise, the time will be tonight, and it will be dark at night, even if I touch the Goguryeo guards under the city wall of Liaodong City No one will notice us, we both put on night clothes." Xuan Shijing pointed at Chang Le and said, "No objection is allowed, this is the biggest concession of this marquis."

".Yes." Chang Le replied: "Master Hou, you haven't said what mission His Majesty assigned us."

"Six hundred catties of explosives are not given for free. Our 300-man army, with these explosives, is going to break through the defenses of the city wall of Liaodong City and open the way for the army to enter the palace. If it is done, everyone will get promoted and get rich. , Maybe all 300 people have to fill in, and you can also ask the brothers, who doesn’t want to go, this is a risky job, and wealth needs to be found in danger.”

Hearing this, Chang Le nodded with a serious expression.

With 300 people, breaking through the defense of the city wall of Liaodong City is indeed a long-distance task. Liaodong City is no better than Beisha City. Even the city gate is not generally strong. If you want to blow open the city gate, you must have the opportunity to send explosives Go under the city gate.

At this time, these government soldiers were facing the tens of thousands of defenders in Liaodong City, instead of the sparse [-] defenders on the walls of Beisha City.

It has not been a day or two since the Tang Army has been stationed in front of Liaodong City. The Koguryo defenders in Liaodong City are not stupid.

The Great Wall Wanquan, which was previously able to rely on the defense of the Tang Dynasty, did not play any role. In front of the army of the Tang Dynasty, the Great Wall built with the painstaking efforts of the Goguryeo Dynasty was almost as fragile as paper.

Perhaps this is also the disadvantage of the guards of the Goguryeo army, but in any case, the guard army of Datang was put into Liaodong in this way, and came to the city of Liaodong.

It was night, Xuan Shijing and Chang Le put on their night clothes in the camp, and then they mounted their horses and galloped towards Liaodong City.

The army's barracks was stationed ten miles outside Liaodong City. The two rode for eight miles before finding a hidden place to put their horses down. The remaining two miles were already within the monitoring range of Liaodong City defenders. It's inside, the two of them need to check and touch.

The moon was dark and the wind was high, and the pitch-black night also gave Xuan Shijing the best concealment for Chang Le. The two of them put on the masked cloth scarves, avoided scattered scouts along the way, and gradually moved towards the city wall of Liaodong City. near.

The army was facing the west gate of Liaodong City, which is also the most heavily guarded side of Liaodong City. Xuan Shijing and Chang Le took a glance at it, then changed direction and went straight to the east gate.

Xuan Shijing needs to go to the east gate first, touch the bottom of the city wall, and then go out one by one to carefully survey the dead wall and surrounding environment of Liaodong City. , Only by gathering all the gunpowder together can a gap be opened for the army to attack Liaodong City.

In this case, the loss is much smaller than that of building ladders and wells on the city wall.

Chang Le followed Xuan Shijing, carefully watching the surroundings. Occasionally, a torch flashed by, making the two of them always walk forward in fear.

"Lord Hou." Chang Le's voice was so small that he could only hear it when he was beside him: "Now there are too many scouts on the city wall, we can't get through."

"It's okay, find a place and wait." Xuan Shijing said.

After speaking, Xuan Shijing retreated first, followed by Chang Le.

Xuan Shijing looked around the city wall and the surrounding area was very empty, it seems that finding a place to hide on the spot is not enough, so he can only retreat a little further.

However, there are no mountains and forests within a hundred feet of any city, unless it is a fortress such as a pass, which will be built against a mountain and surrounded by rocks, otherwise the forests around the city have to be retracted for the sake of the sight of the guards on the city wall. Son.

There are bushes outside the city, but in this season, the bushes have withered long ago. How can they hide people? After a few days of fighting, these low bushes can be razed to the ground in one war.

"Chang Le, count up." Xuan Shijing whispered to Chang Le.

Chang Le nodded, then ran two steps and stared at the trunk to climb up the tree, and climbed a certain distance, Xuan Shijing also climbed up.

The two hid in the canopy and carefully stared at the direction of the city wall of Liaodong City.

"In the first half of the night, they are patrolling so tightly. After the second half of the night, they should be able to relax a bit. What we have to do now is to wait, and when they relax, find a chance to get close to the city wall." Xuan Shijing said.

"En." Chang Le responded.

Xuan Shijing and Chang Le were on the tree, pulling the branches and leaves to hide themselves from being discovered by the occasional scouts, and stayed like this until the second watch.

"Chang Le." Xuan Shijing called out softly: "Look, there are gradually fewer people outside now. If this continues, we may have to change defenses in the third watch. Let's go there now." After that, Xuan Shijing The first to jump quietly to the ground.

Chang Le also got down from the tree, and followed Xuan Shijing to the base of the city wall.

Except for the guards on the city wall, there was no one around the city wall at all, and the scouts were just wandering about a mile away from the city wall, close to the root of the city wall, which was the blind spot for the defenders on the city wall.

The two of them passed on their night clothes, and in the middle of the night, they had to be more cautious. The scouts would not find them so easily. Moreover, the scouts patrolling outside were mainly to prevent the enemy from attacking the city wall and stealing the city in the middle of the night. Xuan Shijing is such a thieves.

Xuan Shijing and Chang Le successfully touched the base of the city wall, and began to observe along the city wall, observe the city wall, and also observe the environment around the city wall.

(End of this chapter)