Travel to the early Tang Dynasty and become a salted fish

You know, Changsun Chong is now stationed on Shannan Road, adjacent to Jiangnan Road, and will be subject to counterattack by Cui Yingying and the Five Surnames and Seven Hopes coalition forces at any time.

He is also in urgent need of supplies of various materials, food, grass and firearms.

Before, I was still worried about where to allocate money to hide it from the civil and military officials of the dynasty.

But now, Li Shimin actually gave himself such a perfect excuse.

At this time, Changsun Wuji wanted to pounce on Li Shimin and take a few bites to express his gratitude to his brother-in-law.

Resisting the urge to jump up on the spot, Changsun Wuji suppressed the excitement in his heart and saluted Li Shimin with a weird look on his face:

"Your Majesty has your destiny. Even if I die, I will definitely complete the mission assigned by Your Majesty."

Hearing Changsun Wuji's answer, even though the expression on the other person's face was extremely strange, Li Shimin just thought that the other person was grateful for his sinless kindness and trust in entrusting him with the important task.

Patting Changsun Wuji on the shoulder, Li Shimin turned to look at Qin Qiong who was silent at the side and said:

"Uncle Bao, the reinforcements you brought this time can temporarily relieve my urgent need."

"In this way, you first familiarize yourself with Mao Gong and get familiar with the situation on the battlefield, and we will formulate a counterattack plan later."

After finishing speaking, he said to Li Ji behind him:

"Maogong, you and Shu Bao should discuss the strategy of retreating from the enemy. I have been a little tired these days and want to take a rest."

Upon hearing Li Shimin's call, Li Ji immediately stepped forward, saluted Qin Qiong and said:

"Uncle Bao, long time no see."

Seeing this, Qin Qiong hurriedly returned the courtesy and said:

"Brother Maogong, long time no see. How are you?"

Just when Li Shimin and Changsun Wuji, Li Ji, and Qin Qiong were discussing strategies to retreat from the enemy, they were in the Chu Xiang camp outside Shaanxi Guan.

Groups of soldiers whose bodies were covered with various pustules, but whose eyes were full of hunger, thirst and wildness, were staring at the Shaanxi Temple in front of them with greedy eyes.

Ever since Chu Xiang's army ran out of food, her soldiers began to eat the flesh and blood of those who died in battle.

At the beginning, most people felt nauseated and nauseated, while only a small number of people felt excited and bloodthirsty.

In order to survive, most of the soldiers gradually chose to join the others and began to actively eat the flesh and blood of their companions.

As for the small number who refused to eat, they either died in battle or starved to death, and then their bodies became food for their companions, or they had to slowly adapt to the current situation and join the Army of the Living Dead.

As time went by, the soldiers gradually adapted to the current situation and began to have an unnatural desire for flesh and blood.

Therefore, what Chu Xiang's army must do every day is to attack Shaanxi Guoguan, and then drag back the corpses of those who died in battle or were killed by themselves to become food.

Originally, Chu Xiang's army could have captured Shaanxi Guoguan, crossed this natural chasm, and reached the hinterland of the Tang Dynasty.

But in order to keep the "food" in the city fresh, and to prevent the army of living dead under his command from spreading and plundering the land of China, Chu would break through the city gates every time and obtain enough food. Hunan will order the withdrawal of troops.

At first, Li Shimin and Li Ji couldn't figure out the situation. It was clear that the other side had breached the city gate and was about to win, but why they suddenly retreated.

Just when they were puzzled, on the second day, the third day, and for ten consecutive days, Chu Xiang's unified operation finally made them understand the other party's intention.

Although they understood that the other party wanted to keep themselves in Shaanxi Guan and become food that they could use at any time, Li Shimin and Li Ji did not take any effective countermeasures.

At this time, they can only trade their lives for time, hoping to save Shaanxi Guanguan as much as possible before reinforcements arrive.

Therefore, during this period, he and Li Ji also thought of countless ways.

Finally, the soldiers were asked to draw lots directly every day.

As long as you draw the death lottery, you must step forward to resist the enemy's attack, become the opponent's rations, and after making the opponent satisfied, take the initiative to withdraw troops.

This is why Qin Qiong and the others saw such emotions in the eyes of the soldiers when they first arrived.

Now, it’s time for the daily offense again.

The living dead under Chu Xiang's command once again polished their butcher knives and prepared to enter the "pasture" and harvest their own food.

As the horn sounded, the living dead were like zombies emerging from their cages. They rushed towards Shaanxi Guancheng in a swarm without any rules or formation.

Qin Qiong, who had just handed over the defense to Li Ji, looked at the soldiers with pustules all over their faces, pale faces and staggering around, with disdain in his eyes.

The veterans of the former Shaanxi Guanguan garrison on the side looked at the group of demons swarming in again, their eyes filled with fear.

When facing these man-eating monsters, their performance was not even as good as those auxiliary soldiers who had just arrived on the battlefield and were sent to the city wall.

Seeing the living dead getting closer and closer, some soldiers who were already on the verge of collapse, without saying a word, directly swung their swords to kill themselves, while other soldiers, although their eyes were full of fear.

But looking at the recruits beside him, who were holding shiny swords and looking at him with puzzled and doubtful eyes, the timidity in his heart slowly calmed down.

They were unable to withstand each other's attacks before, and that was entirely because of the gap in strength and numbers between the two sides.

But now, the reinforcements from my side have arrived. This time, I will be able to guard the city gate, teach those demons a profound lesson, and avenge my own tragic death, which ended up with no bones left.

However, thinking of the madness of those demons, the veterans in Shaanxi Guan still felt a chill.

As the legion of the living dead approached quickly, they gradually came within the shooting range of the defenders.

Seeing that the opponent had entered the shooting range, Qin Qiong did not show any courtesy and directly ordered his soldiers to bend their bows and nock arrows in preparation for shooting.

As for firecrackers and artillery, don't even think about it.

Except for the soldiers and horses brought by Qin Qiong, they had basically never been exposed to firearms, not to mention they didn't know how to use them.

What's more important is that the firearms and ammunition previously stored in Shaanxi Guoguan have been consumed in the defense battle during this period.

The remaining gunpowder and firing firearms have been gathered by Li Shimin and Li Ji to prevent unexpected events.

Qin Qiong also knows a little about these.

But he didn't complain.

In his mind, he was still in the cold weapon era, and his understanding of firearms was still based on the previous demonstration.

Following his order, countless arrows were shot out, heading straight towards the legion of the living dead.