The reason why Ang Lee used delicious food to reward capable soldiers was to create a good atmosphere where everyone competed with each other. Only by creating such an atmosphere could the soldiers improve step by step. The improvement of the soldiers' strength, whether it was for themselves or for Ang Lee and the imperial court of the Tang dynasty, was an excellent thing.
In the first round of the competition, only five people succeeded, but they could continue to enjoy delicious food in the next round as long as they could hit the copper coins 50 steps away. Moreover, each soldier only had one chance to shoot in each round, so as to shorten the competition period and let the truly capable soldiers quickly eat the hot pheasant meat and drink the coconut milk soup.
Hearing that they could continue the competition, the five soldiers smiled happily. Since they could continue to enjoy delicious food, there was no need to think about it. There was no difference between eating the meat first and drinking the soup first.
After each of the five soldiers took a piece of meat, they ate it contentedly and shouted that it was delicious, which made the surrounding soldiers who had not eaten the pheasant meat to be envious.
The copper coins that had been shot down earlier were hung up again. At the same time, a few more copper coins were hung up because Li An was confident in his soldiers. He believed that they would definitely be able to hit a few more copper coins.
"Big Brother, I'll also eat the meat with my ability."
Li Feiyu picked up the bow and crossbow and joined the competition.
His archery was recognized as excellent. All the soldiers knew about Li Feiyu's archery, so when they saw Li Feiyu coming over, they quickly stepped aside and let the general show off.
However, Li Feiyu's luck was not very good. As soon as he began to aim, a gust of wind blew in the distance and blew the copper coins around, making it impossible for him to aim.
"Haha! Fei Yu's luck is really bad. The copper coins are flying. Let's see how you can hit them now. "
Ang Lee laughed and joked.
"Big Brother, this is much more regular than a bird's flight. It's just that it's too small, so it's not easy to hit it. But it's not difficult for me."
Li Feiyu smiled confidently. After aiming, he released the arrow.
Bang …
After a crisp sound, a copper coin was shot down by Li Feiyu.
"Good, good archery, hahaha!"
Ang Lee laughed and praised, and the soldiers beside him also cheered.
A gust of wind in the distance quickly passed, and the copper coins returned to stillness. Dozens of soldiers began to take turns to perform. Every soldier's time was very short. Aiming and shooting had to be done in one go. They could not delay everyone's time.
The situation of the second round was much better than the first. Eight soldiers hit their targets. Including Li Feiyu, there were a few people. Of the five soldiers who hit their targets in the first round, four of them got the chance to eat meat again.
The soldiers who had already eaten meat all chose to drink soup, and the soldiers who chose meat for the first time chose to eat meat. Between eating meat and drinking soup, the soldiers were obviously more inclined to eat meat. But as long as they had eaten meat, the next step would be to drink soup. After all, not having experienced it before was the best.
The amount of wild chicken in coconut juice was not much. After a few rounds of the game, the wild chicken in coconut juice was all eaten. Even the soup inside was not left. It was all eaten by the soldiers.
"Big Brother, it's getting late. We should go back."
After eating and drinking to their fill, the sun began to set in the west. Li Feiyu opened his mouth to remind them.
Ang Lee nodded and said, "Okay, we should go back. Let the soldiers prepare. We are going to leave here and return to the town."
After preparing for a while, Ang Lee and the hundred soldiers under his command began to prepare to return to the port town. In addition, to prevent getting lost, they chose the path they came from and returned exactly the way they came.
"I wonder if the rain stopped in that strange valley. If it continues to rain there, the soldiers can only be drenched."
Li Feiyu said.
Ang Lee guessed, "That's the case. But I think it must have stopped raining long ago. After all, it has been several hours."
The valley where the rain fell was not far away. Ang Lee and the others soon arrived. As Ang Lee expected, the rain in the valley had stopped long ago. There was still some water on the ground, but most of the water was absorbed by the soil. Some of it flowed out of the valley along the low-lying parts.
"The rain stopped, haha! That's great. "
Li Feiyu smiled happily and ordered, "Soldiers, speed up the march. It's almost dark."
As soon as they entered the valley, Ang Lee felt a cool feeling. When they came through the valley, the climate here was very hot. When they returned, they also passed through the valley and the climate became very cool. This was also a very strange phenomenon that was worth exploring.
The temperature at night was much lower than during the day, and the temperature here was even lower. It could be said that it was hotter when it was hot and colder when it was cold. It was not a good place, but the frequent rain made the climate here very interesting.
"It's getting dark. Speed up the march. Go."
Ang Lee did not like to walk at night because he could not see the road clearly. Especially walking at night in the forest, if he was not careful, it would cause injuries and delay the march.
"Big Brother, did you see that? There are hares and goats. When we came here, there was nothing in the valley. Now they are all here. Haha! "
Li Feiyu saw the small animals in the distance and said with a smile.
"It seems that these small animals know the climate of this valley very well. They know when to come to forage and when to leave."
Ang Lee nodded.
"Big Brother, now that we have hunted a lot of prey, we don't need these prey anymore! It's almost dark. "
Li Feiyu said.
Ang Lee nodded and said, "Of course. Let's go back quickly. However, this valley is very interesting. It's suitable for building a summer resort."
"It's very hot during the day and cold at night. This place is not good."
Li Feiyu did not agree.
Li An said, "The climate of this place is very strange, but the weather is not too hot right now. If the weather is at its hottest, it will be unbearably hot at night, and we won't be able to sleep. It will be more comfortable to sleep here."
"Specially used to sleep at night. This is a good idea! Hahaha! "
Li Feiyu laughed.
In Ang Lee's impression, it did not matter if the weather was hot, as long as it was not hot when sleeping at night. If it was very hot when sleeping at night, then it would be completely impossible to live. It might lead to insomnia at night. Once you could not sleep at night, you would be very tired the next day. The whole person would be very listless. As a result, it would seriously affect a person's physical health and work state.
In Ang Lee's previous life, he could work hard in a hot environment during the day without any complaints. However, if he could not sleep at night due to the heat, the whole person would be crazy. Especially the next day, there was really no enthusiasm for work. As long as he slept well at night, he would be full of enthusiasm when working the next day. If he did not sleep well at night, he would be listless the whole day and would be very decadent.
Therefore, Ang Lee could understand the pain of people who could not sleep at night. In this era without air conditioning, if the weather was hot at night, the best way could only be to prepare ice and place it in the house to cool down. However, the cost of ice was too high. Therefore, there was a more economical way, which was to dig a basement at home. Because the underground temperature was relatively low in summer, people would definitely feel cool when sleeping in the basement.
Of course, these were not good methods. Using ice was too expensive and needed to be stored in winter. The climate on the peninsula was not too cold. Even in winter, it was difficult to get enough ice. Sleeping in the basement could be cooler, but the basement was too humid, and the air was not very good. People might not be comfortable sleeping in it. Therefore, it was best to find a summer resort with a comfortable climate, and this valley was a good place to escape the heat at night.
After leaving the valley, the temperature suddenly increased by several degrees, making people feel slightly hot. This was enough to show that the temperature difference between the inside and outside of the valley was still very obvious, and people could feel it clearly.
In order to return to the town before dark, Ang Lee continued to speed up. After all, he had already scouted the terrain when he came, so when he returned, his speed was naturally much faster than when he came.
"Big Brother, the town is in front. We have already left the forest and will be able to return soon."
After a quick run, more than a hundred people arrived near the town. They left the forest, and a day of fun was over.
"Let the soldiers rest for a while and shake some coconuts to bring back. They won't be hunting in the next few days, but coconut juice is a must. Coconut chicken is also a must."
Ang Lee smiled as he spoke.
His soldiers had caught many wild pheasants this time, enough for Ang Lee to eat for several days. And with the pheasants, he naturally had to prepare some coconut juice. Even though he could buy coconut juice in the town, the freshest coconut juice was the one he picked himself. Moreover, he could save some money, even though Ang Lee did not lack for money.
Coconut chicken was an extremely delicious dish, and Ang Lee would continue to enjoy it once he returned. Moreover, he would also enjoy it with his maids so that they could also taste this rare delicacy.
The soldiers quickly brought back several hundred coconuts, tied them to the backs of their warhorses, and brought them back to the town.
Unlike Ang Lee's comfortable days, Abu Muslim's army had already approached Maia City and surrounded it on three sides.
Ziyad was leading several hundred cavalry in scouting the city. He wanted to carefully analyze the defenses of Maia City and find its weak points so that he could capture the city in one fell swoop.
Upon learning that Abu Muslim's army was approaching, Altik had become extremely nervous. The information from the front had been sealed, so he had no idea what was going on in Archeng to the north. In his view, since Abu Muslim's main force was already in front of him, Archeng to the north had definitely fallen. Otherwise, how could Abu Muslim have the courage to attack Maia City?
Ibrahim also believed this, and many of the upper echelon members of the Maia City were of the same opinion. Fear and disappointment instantly filled the air of Maia City. If Archeng continued to fall at this rate, Maia City would not be able to last for very long.
"The situation seems very bad! Abu Muslim's main force was able to pass through Archeng so quickly. "
Altik gloomily said.
"City Lord, there's no need to worry too much. Perhaps they're just going around the city?"
"There truly is such a possibility. Our soldiers in Archeng can only stay within the city and don't dare to go out to fight. This means that Abu Muslim can completely bypass Archeng and attack our Maia City."
Altik said, "No matter what, we have to get to the bottom of the situation. We have to find out as quickly as possible whether Archeng has been breached by Abu Muslim or not."
"City Lord, there's a group of enemy soldiers spying on us. The leader seems to be a high-ranking officer."
A soldier reported.
"Come, let's go to the walls and take a look."
Altik led his important personages to the walls where the enemy had been spotted.
The officer outside the walls was none other than Abu Muslim's subordinate, Great General Ziyad. This man was extremely courageous in battle, but he was not skilled in sieges. Thus, in Archeng, this fellow had suffered a major loss, causing his men to suffer grievous losses.
But any skill could be learned, and after suffering that loss, Ziyad had become smarter. He was maturing step by step, and at this moment, he was carefully observing Maia City and pondering how to break through it.
It had to be said that the defense of Maia City was very strong, much stronger than that of Al City. First of all, the city had a complete moat system in several directions, as well as suspension bridges and barbicans. There were also many defensive weapons on the city walls.
In addition, several lines of defense had been set up around the moat, including several trenches and countless barricades.
There were even more traps that couldn't be seen. There were many traps set up in many places. Below the traps were sharpened wooden sticks. As long as the soldiers fell into them, they would die without a doubt.
Besides the traps, a large amount of kerosene had also been planted in the weakest parts of the defenses. If the enemy soldiers charged in too many groups, the archers on the walls could ignite the kerosene and burn the attacking soldiers to death.
In short, this was a well-deployed defense system with powerful defensive capabilities in all directions. It would be very difficult for an attacker to break through such a defense system.
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