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There was no delay on the road for half a minute, and I hurried to catch up, and when I arrived in Beiping, it was also the New Year.

Naturally, the soldiers will be conscripted outside, where will there be a year. It's just a big mouth, hey, brother, dry this bowl of broth, it's the New Year!

This Beiping County is not the so-called Beiping in later generations, but Pingzhou in the Wude period.

When I got here, it was not far from Youzhou.

Li Shimin was in a hurry to arrive in Youzhou, and did not stop here for long, but was about to set off, but received a military report from the sailor led by Zhang Liang.

"Good!" Li Shimin read the military newspaper, patted the case in front of him, shouted, and said: "Zhang Liang crossed the sea to raid, and now he has occupied Beisha City. I am about to separate the sailor and go up along the Yalu water! ”

"Congratulations to Your Majesty, the land and water armies have been reported frequently, and it seems that it is not a problem to take Goguryeo." The eldest grandson Wuji saluted and said.

Li Jing came out and said: "Your Majesty, now that the sailors have captured Beisha City, Goguryeo has already conquered several important towns on the western land. If the king of Goguryeo thinks that the main force of our Tang Dynasty is on the way, he is afraid that the reinforcements of Goguryeo are on the way and are rushing here. As a result, Li Tao and King Jiangxia are in danger of being besieged. ”

Li Shimin nodded, turned his head to look at Xia Hongsheng, and asked, "Is there a Goguryeo spy report?" ”

Xia Hongsheng shook his head: "I haven't received it yet." ”

Although there are flying pigeons, there are still many inconveniences. The army led by Li Shimin kept moving, regardless of whether it was a military report or a spy report, it was first transmitted back to Youzhou, and then from Youzhou. This distance from Youzhou to the army had to be reported on horseback. After all, carrier pigeons don't know the army below.

"Although I haven't received the spy report yet, the general thinks that it is inevitable that Goguryeo will send reinforcements here." Xia Hongsheng said: "There is still a Baekje Gang Goguryeo in the east to watch, and Goguryeo will definitely free up troops and horses to come here." Judging from the future, we should hurry to Youzhou, and then continue to cross the Liao River as soon as possible to support the front army. ”

"That's what the old minister meant." Li Jing said.

The eldest grandson Wuji also said beside him: "Indeed, we should cross the Liao River as soon as possible." Otherwise, I am afraid that the front army will be surrounded. ”

Li Shimin naturally understood, and immediately ordered the whole army to be mobilized, and he marched all the way to Youzhou.

Halfway through, I really met a messenger from the army from Youzhou and handed over a spy report.

"Goguryeo sent 40,000 elite cavalry to support Liaodong City......" Li Shimin looked at the spy report and said in a low voice: "Now Li Tao's former army has captured Xuansu City, Xincheng and Jian'an City. If there is no accident, I am afraid that it will be, or it may have already captured the city of Gaimu. These are all important towns in Goguryeo, and since they are based on them, they must be guarded by soldiers. Add to that the number of people who are holding on to both sides of the Liao River...... In this way, Li Tao and Daozong jointly attacked the soldiers and horses of Liaodong City, but I am afraid that there will not be many. Looking at the above time, the reinforcements of Goguryeo are estimated to have arrived in Liaodong City. ”

After that, Li Shimin immediately said to the messenger: "You immediately change horses and go back to spread my will, so that Youzhou can get ready." I didn't stop in Youzhou, I went straight to the Liao River. ”

"The last will obey!" The man bowed, then immediately turned and went out, and someone took him into another good horse and went straight to Youzhou.

The army rushed to Liaodong, and snowflakes were already floating in the sky halfway through.

However, the Tang soldiers who have cotton clothes are no longer worried about the cold.

Cotton clothes, cotton trousers, felt wool hats, cotton gloves, thick cotton socks made of cotton thread, and leather boots were the standard equipment for the soldiers. However, the number is limited, and there is only one set per person. If you lose it, you won't match it again, and if it's broken, you have to find a way to repair it yourself. There is no way, there is only so much that is produced, and that's it, the generals who are still middle and upper levels have not issued it, and only the ordinary non-commissioned officers and junior officers below have a complete set for each.

Leather boots and cotton gloves were modified by the military aircraft workshop.

Leather boots are made of black satin fabric sewn with a layer of leather, and although there is no rubber on the bottom, there is cork. Although cork is not more wear-resistant than rubber, if the boots are originally under the sole, fill with a layer of cork minced and fish bladder glue mixed into a cake, and then put into the mold to solidify and form.

Cotton gloves are the shape of five fingers of the original hand cage - the hand cage with fingers is made because Xia Hongsheng has done it a long time ago, and there is a ready-made - this kind of hand cage is filled with some cotton, but he doesn't dare to be too thick, and if it is too thick, he can't grasp the unstable weapon. Fill it with some cotton, it has a warm effect, so that the hands are not too stiff and brittle, and you can do it. On the side of the hand, the position of the fingers and the palm, there is a layer of coating that increases friction and can make the soldiers hold the weapon tighter and more stable, so that when Xia Hongsheng saw it at that time, he felt the cleverness of the craftsman - the craftsman found the iron filings that fell from the blacksmith's work, and on a whim, he mixed the iron filings with the fish maw glue, and then took a brush and brushed it into the glove, the fish maw glue was tightly glued, and the iron filings were also stained. Because the iron filings are very small and not sharp, they will not pierce the hands when they are clenched into fists. Holding the weapon in this way, the grip is very tight, and it is not easy to shake the weapon away. It's just that the price is that you can't wipe the sweat on the inside side, or go to the flesh and skin. Because the slightest exertion, the flesh is scraped painfully - but the back side of the glove is fine, just use that side to wipe the sweat.

There are many, many more details like these.

It was all made by the craftsmen of the military aircraft workshop, and with the support of Li Shimin, it was made.

It was this expedition to Goguryeo, although there were only 100,000 soldiers. But the effort and money spent on these 100,000 soldiers is really a lot. Although it is not as much as the previous Sui spent, it is a lot. For example, this is equivalent to the fact that the former Sui spent a hundred guan money on a thousand people, and Datang this time spent fifty guan money on ten people, which means. 100 soldiers for 100 dollars, and 10 soldiers for 50 dollars. The combat effectiveness of these two types of soldiers is naturally different.

So even if there were snowflakes in the sky all the time, the soldiers were still not afraid at all, and the military songs were loud all the way, and the wind was blowing under their feet, and it didn't take long to reach the west bank of the Liao River.

The Liao River has been frozen, Xia Hongsheng asked people to chisel the ice with a spear, dig out a large piece, look at the thickness, it is more than a meter thick, and you can run on it again.

He immediately ordered people to burn the ground to make the frozen soil soft, and then dig out the dry soil to pave the way on the ice.

It only took more than a day to shovel out the dry soil, sprinkle it on the ice to prevent it from slipping, and spread a way.

Li Shimin led his troops to cross the Liao River and marched all the way to Liaodong City.