The city of Anshi is now in chaos. As the Tang general who has stayed in Liaodong for the longest time, Liu Rengui has long thought about the reaction of the Goguryeo people. He can even tell at a glance whether they are soldiers or real people. come out.
Li Hong galloped his horse and raised his whip, and as the last group of Datang troops to enter Anshi City, three thousand iron hooves marched slowly on the streets that Liu Rengui had completely controlled.
Looking along the street, Anshi City is dominated by blacksmith shops. Wine shops are the second largest business. Apart from these two businesses, there are no other real good businesses. Most of the houses are built with stone foundations. Then the soil was taken and tamped down to make walls, and pig pens and chicken coops were everywhere.
The clothes of the remaining people on the streets are completely the same as those of the Tang Dynasty, except that the colors are relatively single. Most of them are the common black, green, and gray of this era. Blue is very rare. As for the more bright colors, they are basically invisible. .
It is not as difficult to tell the difference between Goguryeo and Tang people as it was in the previous life. Except for people like Liu Rengui who often hang out in Liaodong, people like Liu Rengui can tell the difference between Goguryeo and Tang people. A layman like Li Hong cannot tell the difference between Tang people and Tang people. The difference between the people of Goguryeo.
The captured soldiers had long been disarmed and tied together with hemp ropes. Amid the scoldings of the Tang Dynasty soldiers, they were lame, weeping, begging for mercy, and slowly walked out of the city. .
Li Hong's straight and tall body sat on the horse, his tiger eyes swept over the people. Before his eyes could reach him, the people quickly lowered their heads one by one, without even having the courage to look at each other.
Anshi City is not very big, only three to five miles long from east to west. After slowly passing through the main streets of Anshi City, Li Hong saw Liu Rengui who was on strict guard at the east gate.
After the city is broken, every citizen who wants to continue eastward, who is unwilling to stay in Anshi City, or who is unwilling to be relocated by the Tang Dynasty, will be subject to strict interrogation before leaving.
"Aren't you, a dignified military general, afraid of undermining your talents? Aren't Shi Zangjie and others idle? Send me an order to order them to come here to register, and send them dozens of soldiers to help them maintain order at the city gate. "Li Hong was riding on horseback. A small black spot in the sky slowly expanded. Haidongqing, which spread its wings nearly one meter to two meters, covered the sun and flew towards Li Hong.
"Yes, Your Highness, I will order someone to invite you right now."
"Excuse me, this is an order! If you want to get credit, but don't want to do these chores, how can there be so many good things to get promoted just by talking?" Li Hong clamped his legs under the horse's belly, and after Hai Dongqing fell on his shoulders , then followed the troops exploring the road ahead, and began to gallop away after leaving the city gate.
Along the way, Li Hong truly understood how many mountains and waters there were in the Liaodong Peninsula. Even if he couldn't tell clearly, they had indeed been moving to the southeast, looking at the mountains and dense forests on both sides. The high mountains and flowing water made Li Hong think he had returned to Anxi, Tochara and other places.
I originally thought there would be many high mountains along the way, but in fact, in Li Hong’s view, the highest mountain, which I don’t know what name Goguryeo gave it to, seemed worthy of looking up, but it was far from as high as Huashan Mountain next to Chang’an City, and it was even worse. Not even a little bit.
The originally narrow valley road was trampled by the troops of Xue Rengui, Qibi Heli and Li Jinxing to create a solid narrow road, exposing the bare black soil. The green grass was weak, but it still wanted to stop the cavalry of the Tang Dynasty. pace.
Because the three troops were in front and had already trampled on a better marching road, Li Hong led 3,000 soldiers and horses and did not encounter any obstacles when passing between the two cities of Nansu and Mudi, and continued all the way. Heading south, the only thing blocking the way to Liujing is the city of Shaoyi, which is less than a hundred miles away on the simple map.
After passing Nansu and Muti, the road underfoot became wider. However, because there were not many people coming and going, the road was overgrown with weeds. When marching, the advance troops also needed to be responsible for exploring and opening the road.
After entering the territory of Shangyi City, the terrain combining plains and hills allowed the cavalry to better utilize their mobility advantages.
Those mountains that Goguryeo or the North and South Bangzi in the previous life called mountains are actually just hills. For example, the famous Peony Peak in the previous life was only 95 meters long. Can it be called a mountain? In the Tang Dynasty, it could only be regarded as a pile of dirt.
In Li Hong's view, the highest of some other hills is only about 200 meters high. There are no legendary high mountains at all, and the land resources were very poor at this period.
Three days later, Li Hong deliberately slowed down his marching speed and waited for Liu Rengui behind him to arrive in time to support him. So when he marched less than thirty miles away from Shangyi City, he led 3,000 people into a lush grassland. between hills.
With three thousand people in such a hilly area, it would be difficult to detect their whereabouts even without careful concealment.
The scout troops have already begun to go to Hanyi City to investigate the enemy's situation. Li Hong believes that even if Hanyi City cannot feel the earth-shattering explosion in Anshi City, he can still vaguely hear it, right
But will people think about the destruction of the city, or will they think it's rain and thunder, so they don't pay attention at all
But these are not important. Marching for three consecutive days in unfamiliar terrain is already an extremely physically demanding task.
As a type of hunting falcon, Haidongqing was put to use at this time. There was no guarantee that everyone else would eat the fragrant fresh meat of birds and animals, but Li Hong's food and clothing would never be a problem.
Most of the outskirts of Shanyi City, which has many tributaries, are short rivers, which then merge into the Datong River, and then pass through Liujing downstream and flow into the Bohai Bay.
He watched with pleasure as Hua Meng and Cheetah helped him barbecue rabbit meat. Li Hong took some small pieces of meat in his hand and began to feed the sea turtle on his arm. He said to himself: "I can't call you sea turtle." ? I have to give you a name. Look at you, your whole body is as white as snow, even your feet are white. What do you want to name you? "
"Sir, let's call it Bai Chun." Hua Meng wiped his hands with rabbit skin, then went to wash his hands by the river, and said in a mean tone.
"You dare to call it Bai Chun, do you believe that Bai Chun from Chang'an dared to deduct your benefits?" Li Hong was in a good mood and was too lazy to argue with Hua Meng.
When Hua Meng heard this, he didn't want to talk anymore. He smiled, washed his hands, and started to work with Cheetah on the food of His Highness the Crown Prince. He has become more and more manly in recent years. I don't know who paid them attention, but there are actually At some point, he would even stick a beard on himself.
Sometimes Li Hong wonders, are they fake eunuchs? How about allowing them to get married and start a career one by one
"By the way, Hua Meng, how much money do you four have per month now? The salary in the palace is quite rich for you, right? How much extra money does Bai Chun give you every month? Do they also have it in Xia Zhi?" Li Hong teased Hai Dongqing asked casually.
"Master... this..." Hua Meng straightened up and looked at the leisurely-looking Crown Prince from a distance, not knowing how to answer for a moment.
This is Bai Chun's death order. He is not allowed to tell His Highness the Crown Prince. Anyone who speaks out will have all his benefits deducted.
"What? Are you afraid that I will ask for your money or that I will ask you to spend money on a treat? Tell me, how much extra benefits does that prodigal bitch Bai Chun give you every month?" He took the wet wipes handed over by Cheetah and wiped his hands. , Haidong Qingtong flew away again with humanity.
"Then don't tell Miss Bai that the slave said it..."
"You're still negotiating terms with me, aren't you! Tell me quickly." Li Hong glared at Hua Meng, picked up the cup and was about to drink water.
"Three hundred taels..."
"Pfft..." All the water in Li Hong's mouth sprayed on the body of the guard captain, Yu Tuqi, who was helping him wipe his armor.
"So much? On average, it's ten taels of silver a day!" Li Hong even forgot to wipe the tea from his mouth and asked in a sharp voice, as if someone had stepped on his tail.
Hua Meng was a little embarrassed and embarrassed. He didn't know how to answer the prince's words. Wei Tuqi, who was helping him wipe his armor, became nervous when he heard Li Hong ask Hua Meng. At this moment, he heard that Hua Meng was only three months old. One hundred taels, the heart that was raised suddenly returned to the distance: "I thought it was more than me, but I didn't expect it to be the same as me, then I would be balanced." '
Yu Tuqi forgot to wipe the tea sprayed all over his back by the Crown Prince. After hearing Hua Meng's answer, he began to wipe the armor of His Highness the Crown Prince hard, but unexpectedly he was kicked from behind by Li Hong.
Then I remembered the words of His Highness the Crown Prince: "How much extra benefit do you get for each one? Don't think I didn't notice it. Ever since I asked Hua Meng, you have been absentmindedly wiping your armor, and you have to wipe the armor leaves quickly. It’s too thin and I don’t know how to replace it.”
Wei Tuqi was brought here from Loulan by Li Hong. Unexpectedly, in the past few years, he had become the captain of His Royal Highness's personal guard and the absolute confidant of the Crown Prince.
It was precisely because he held an important position and was responsible for protecting the safety of His Highness the Crown Prince that Bai Chun was given the same benefits as Hua Meng and Xiaoxue.
Moreover, even for the two hundred people in the Guards Company, each one has different benefits that they can receive every month according to their position.
Wei Tuqi, who stood up like a black iron tower, looked even more embarrassed than Hua Meng. He originally thought that His Highness the Crown Prince was just asking Hua Meng and the others and would not think that he would also have benefits. Unexpectedly, His Highness the Crown Prince already knew about it and stood there for a moment. , I don’t know what to say.
Seeing that His Highness the Crown Prince was still staring at him, he could only smile and said hesitantly: "Xiaguan... Xiaguan... just like Hua Meng."
"You also get three hundred taels? Do you know how much a third-grade official earns per month? Then Xue Rengui, Qibi Heli, and Li Jinxing probably don't get as much as you do in a year, right?" Li Hong had a look on his face. With a half-smile smile, he said lightly.
"Then...then I'll give it back to Miss Bai when I get back. I haven't spent a penny of it until now." Yu Tuqi didn't know what His Highness meant by this, so he hurriedly expressed his position first while Hua Meng winked.
When Hua Meng heard what Wei Tuqi said, he wanted to step forward and strangle him to death. How could there be any reason to spit out what he had eaten? When have you ever seen His Highness spit out what he has eaten
(End of chapter)