Great Warriors of Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chapter 367
The fourth change, [-] monthly tickets plus more.

Night falls.

At the foot of the mountain, tents were erected one after another.

Although the nights in the Liaodong mountainous area are relatively cool, because of detours, we have to go around the mountains for dozens of miles every day, and we have to carry a lot of food and grass. When we arrive at the camp, everyone is exhausted to death.

During the day, my body was sweaty and then dry, and after being dry and wet, my body was already smudged and sour.

"It's really too bad, and I have to carry so many things tomorrow, who can bear it."

In the tent, a mansion soldier complained.

When they set off from Huaiyuan, they carried a large amount of food, grass and luggage, each of them was almost three stones of food, plus dozens of catties of equipment, they made up enough food, grass and military supplies for a hundred days.It was okay at first, after all, there were pack horses and mule carts.But since General Yu Wenshu decided to bypass Black Bone City, they were originally only a hundred miles away from the Yalu River, but now they have to go around four hundred miles, and the worst thing is that they are not familiar with the geography.

Often after going around for a long time, I found out that I made a wrong detour, or the landslide in front blocked the road, and the river flooded and blocked the road, and I had to detour again.

In fact, the road goes round and round.

But the road became more and more difficult to travel, and finally it was difficult to carry the horse-drawn carts and mule carts, and only the horses carried people on their backs.

One person and one horse have to carry three stones of grain and dozens of catties of equipment.

Don't say people can't bear it, even horses can't bear it.

Fortunately, there are policies and there are countermeasures.

"Stop talking nonsense, hurry up and bury it, and don't let the battalion patrol find out."

A mansion soldier said.

So everyone stopped complaining and started digging holes secretly in the camp.

They dug pits for no other reason than to secretly bury the food they carried.

Every day when camping, they will bury a little food.

By burying a little bit a day, the burden can be lightened a little bit.

As for saying that this is their food for a hundred days, what to do if there is no food in the future, everyone thinks so much when they don't have time.Carrying so many loads around, they will be exhausted before they reach the Yalu River, let alone hit Pyongyang City.

Besides, the Yalu River is not far from Pyongyang.

At that time, 60 sea and land troops will gather under the city of Pyongyang, and no matter how tenacious Goguryeo is, it will not be able to stop it. After the city of Pyongyang is captured, is it still afraid of lack of food?Even if you can't attack for a while, there is still food for the Hailu Navy.

dawn.

The soldiers and horses set off again.

The grain bags on the shoulders of the soldiers and on the horses were much lighter, but Yu Wenshu didn't notice it at all.

Perhaps this experienced veteran on the battlefield also discovered these situations, but he didn't point them out.Because the day when the emperor restricted them to reach the Yalu River was getting closer, but they were still far away from the Yalu River.

Yu Wenshu had to speed up his march so that he could reach the riverside before the deadline.

The situation of Yu Zhongwen and other other armies was similar to that of Yu Wenshu. Facing the fortified city, they did not choose to break through the city, but chose to take a long way around.

Detours lead to insufficient time, so they can only increase their speed and drive more. The soldiers are getting more and more tired, and the detours are difficult to walk, and the baggage vehicles cannot pass. Therefore, the burden on the soldiers has increased. Finally, every army and battalion quietly buried food Case.

The generals all turned a blind eye, hoping to reach the Yalu River as soon as possible.

By the Yalu River.

Luo Cheng's Left Fifth Army had already set up several pontoon bridges, and Siye and Zhao Gui had even set up two large camps on the opposite bank of the river, with [-] soldiers and horses stationed on the other bank of the river.

Luo Cheng was waiting for the arrival of the rest of the Eighth Army.

He has been waiting for more than ten days, every day is very relaxed, no Goguryeo people come to disturb him, and there are no Goguryeo people around here to disturb him, he seems to have come to a land outside the world.

Fishing, hunting, and picnics every day.

The Fifth Zuo Army is very leisurely. They train every day, then go fishing and hunting, and hold bonfire parties at night.

No worries about food and drink, and no enemies. Although the weather is hot, you can enjoy the shade in the woods during the day and swim in the Yalu River in the evening.

Many soldiers who couldn't swim in the past have practiced in this river for more than ten days, and they have all developed good swimming skills.Many soldiers shouted more than once to go directly to the city of Pyongyang.

It's just that Luo Cheng is still waiting patiently.

Zhao Gui also sent his scout Qingqi to investigate many times, and the farthest reached Sashui, which is only a hundred miles away from Pyongyang, but no trace of the Goguryeo army has been found.

However, Luo Cheng firmly believed that Goguryeo must have a large army near Pyongyang.

This firm belief is not like Wei Zheng and the others are just guessing, but based on historical calculations.In history, Yu Wenshu's defeat of the Nine Armies was not because of Sashui.

The Goguryeo Army, which can defeat the Ninth Army with 30 horses, must not be less than 10.

Luo Cheng tried to find the [-] troops, but no matter how hard he searched, he couldn't find them.

The farthest scout Qingqi dared to be a hundred miles away from Pyongyang, so he dared not go any further.

After all, they were not so arrogant that they rushed directly under the capital city.

Luo Cheng's current location is still five hundred miles away from Pyongyang.

It takes five days to travel a hundred miles a day, and ten days to travel fifty miles a day.

Wang Ziming came over with a letter, "A letter from Duke Yan of Nansu City." Handing the letter to Luo Cheng, he said beside him, "Just wait for the Eighth Army to arrive, and we will push it all the way to Pyongyang after crossing the river." , There are no important famous mountains and rivers along the way, 30 troops, who can stop us if we kill them? And under the city of Pyongyang, there are still 30 troops by sea. These 60 troops attack a city. Ah, the flood can submerge Pyongyang, so it’s not a matter of time.” As he said, he counted the days for returning home, waiting for the Eighth Army for ten days, and then killing the city of Pyongyang for ten days, and then broke the Count another ten days in Pyongyang City, and ten days after the rehabilitation, then you can almost go home in forty days.

"It's June now, and it will be the beginning of July in [-] days. We'll go on the road for another two months, and it won't be October until we get home. The weather is fine, and we can catch up with the autumn harvest."

"It came out in the first month of last year, and it's coming back this autumn. It's been almost two years since I came out. I don't know if those little bastards in the family have listened to your sister."

Luo Cheng opened the letter and read it carefully. Luo Yi wrote a lot on the letter.First of all, the emperor attacked Liaodong City. The fierce attack was difficult, and there were heavy casualties. More than [-] soldiers and horses were killed or injured in the Liaodong City. There were several times before that they had the opportunity to capture, but Goguryeo said to surrender at a critical moment, and then the emperor really believed it. , So he stopped the attack, but when the Goguryeo people recovered their breath, they continued to resist. Repeatedly, the siege soldiers had long lost their morale.

He also told Luo Cheng that the Luo and Li families got married.

Tang Guogong Li Yuan made a deal with him. Li Sanniang promised Luo Siye, and Li Yuan also promised Li Siniang, a concubine, to Luo as a concubine.

"What kind of trick is this?"

Luo Cheng shook his head and sighed, he didn't know how Li Yuan and Luo Yi had negotiated such two bizarre marriages.

"Oh, Li Yuan was dismissed from Wei Wei's position as Siqing, and transferred to the young prison in the hall."

"Ah, Luo Yi originally agreed to help Li Yuan attack the new city, but just two days after the attack, the emperor sent Guo Yan to lead the two armies of the imperial camp to attack the new city. Imprisoned. Then this marriage is still valid?"

"When did Li Yuan become so eloquent? What about the arrogance of nobles, and the glory of their eight-pillar country?"

"What is the glory of the eight-pillar country?" Second brother-in-law Wang Ziming asked.

Luo Chengyang raised the letter in Yang's hand, "Luo Yi decided on his own, and helped Siye make a marriage. The other party is the third wife and daughter of the Duke of Tang."

"Good news!" Wang Ziming exclaimed in surprise, "Duke Tang's mansion is a country with eight pillars."

"So speaking of the glory of the eight-pillar country, Luo Yi also helped me make a family relationship. The fourth lady from the Tang Guogong's mansion promised me to be a concubine. This is not nonsense."

"It's such a great thing, what's there to be unhappy about? Write back immediately to thank Duke Yan. If you're embarrassed to write, I'll write for you."

Luo Cheng looked at Wang Ziming's excited look, as if he married the daughter of the first daughter of Tang Guogong's mansion in the Eight Pillars Country.

"Li Yuan's luck is not very good recently, he probably feels like he's burning his ass, so he doesn't even want the face of the Eight Pillar Country, and he wants to marry a nouveau riche like our Luo family, and even make a knot."

(End of this chapter)