Prosperous Tang Soul

Chapter 509 Xue Li's Problem

Fatty Bu followed Zhang Yi's instructions. He didn't stay, and he didn't leave any traces in Zhangjiazhuang.

Zhang Yi doesn't want outsiders to know that this industry is his, because he knows the importance of this industry in the future, and the cattle farm under his banner will become a monopoly in the meat industry in the future.

People depend on food, and food safety is the top priority at all times. If Li Er really wants to do something to him, or if Li Er oppresses him too much, Zhang Yi doesn't mind causing another chaos in the world.

Once his cattle farm expands, the meat supply and attacks in the entire Guanzhong area will not be able to escape his palm. By then, who in Guanzhong will be able to escape the people who eat his Zhang's beef every day?
He can completely hold the lives of these people tightly in his hands.

Don't mention that the ingredients used in the palace are all tested. That thing is useless to Zhang Yi. Just like what he said before, the guards used silver needles to test poison. Although it has certain effects, Zhang Yi at least has Ten ways to get around this test are pretty good, so these shouldn't be a problem at all.

In this era of supremacy of imperial power, kings and ministers have to die, and now Zhang Yi thinks that he is being so targeted by Li Er, why would he ask him to do it that day? Gotta do something small.

The so-called Zhang Yi directly used this as a countermeasure to deal with the crisis that would come at any time.

It is estimated that no one in Chang'an, or even in the entire Tang Dynasty, would have the foresight to know that this method can be used to protect themselves.

In the eyes of outsiders, such a cattle farm is all for profit. At most, it can provide a large amount of meat for the Guanzhong area. It is a good thing for the common people, especially those wealthy families.

Businessmen put profit first, but who knew that Zhang Yi, a hidden businessman, would have such a scheming mind and be able to calculate so far.

But Zhang Yi will definitely keep this idea in his heart. Even if he is a fat man, he will not say it. Even if he really reaches that step that day, he has to do this kind of thing by himself.

But now, he is waiting for Fatty Bu to help him set up his cattle farm, and other aspects are also handled by Fatty Bu.

Zhang Yi's business empire is also gradually taking shape. Even if Li Er deprives him of his noble status, the energy in his hands should not be underestimated.

Seeing Fatty Bu walking out slowly, Zhang Yi also stood up and walked towards the kitchen.

The opinion in my heart is that the big things are settled, so I have to reward myself well. I am 'overworked' during this period, and I really should make up for it.

Zhang Yi leisurely walked towards the kitchen, and at this time, Xue Li, who was in the northeast, was also leisurely walking towards the capital of Goguryeo.

After a period of fierce fighting, the Tang army finally defeated the elite Goguryeo troops who rushed back from Silla Starry Night.

And that army is already the only elite army left in Goguryeo. As soon as that army is defeated, the Goguryeo people immediately hit all the forces to defend the capital.

No matter how Tang Jun insulted them, they just stayed in the city patiently and could not come out.

But now, those Goguryeo people concentrated all their strength in the city, standing firm and waiting for the Tang army's attack.

Xue Li does not advocate a strong attack, so these days he has been looking around the capital of Goguryeo to see if he can find any breakthroughs.

Now according to their estimates, there are more than 1 to 5 regular troops in the capital of Goguryeo. As for the scattered soldiers and the strong men they captured, there may be 7 to [-] people. There are still [-] to [-] people. If the Tang army attacks by force, it will still have to pay a big price.

The 6000 Tang army marching eastward, even with Xue Li's [-] vanguard army, only had [-] people.

Moreover, after several battles, the Tang army also suffered considerable losses, especially Xue Li's vanguard. Although they killed no less than 2000 enemies, they also suffered more than half of the damage, and now there are only more than [-] people left.

The main force of the Tang army plus Xue Li's vanguard army now only has more than 3 people and less than 4 people.

Although in terms of combat effectiveness alone, the more than 3 soldiers of the Tang Army can completely outnumber the 7 or [-] in the capital of Goguryeo, but the number is here after all. Although there are many miscellaneous soldiers in the capital of Goguryeo, they plus some defenders equipment, there is still no small threat.

One of Tang Jun's major advantages now is their hot weapons, and Xue Li also wants to use these hot weapons to open up the situation.

However, things like gunpowder bombs are only used when the two sides are fighting, but now, unless they are willing to pay a little price, gunpowder bombs will not work.

Xue Li also had people try it, but as soon as their people rushed under the capital of Goguryeo and entered the attack range of their crossbow arrows, they would attack desperately, and it was difficult to get close at all.

After so many years of operation, the Goguryeo Kingdom's capital can be said to be impenetrable, and there will be no shortage of various materials in the capital. Even if the Tang army surrounds them for a year or so, they may not necessarily run out of food.

This is exactly where Xue Li has a headache.

They have gunpowder, but they can't use it. They can't throw it that far, and if they want to get close, they have to be shot back by the Goguryeo people with crossbow arrows.

This situation is very embarrassing. If this stalemate continues, it will be unfavorable for the Tang army. Their logistics supplies are not like those of the Goguryeo people. The Tang army is now fighting away, and all supplies have to be transported from the rear. The army seized a little supplies, but the main expenses of the army still had to rely on their own supplies.

If it goes on like this for a long time, it will be money.

Although Datang is not short of money now, Datang who has just entered the prosperous age does not have so much money for them to squander.

So Xue Li had to come up with a better solution, which was enough of a headache for him.

Next, Tang Jun tried to attack several times, but it was of little use except for turning healthy Tang Jun soldiers into wounded soldiers or corpses.

And at this time, Li Er also gave the front line a death order, and this battle must be resolved within three months.

In three months, it will be the end of the year.

It was already autumn at this time, and the temperature in Goguryeo had already begun to drop. If they could not resolve the battle early, they would hardly be able to fight if it snowed heavily.

When the time comes, it's not right to retreat, and it's not true not to retreat. That's the most difficult decision to make.

And if they can't capture Goguryeo at the end of the year, then the Goguryeo people can recover after a winter's recuperation. When the Tang army wants to attack them in the spring of next year, the resistance will be even greater.

In a word, the sooner they are captured, the lower the price Tang Jun pays, and the later they are captured, the greater the price. If Tang Jun is still unable to win the capital of Goguryeo after this winter, then they will still have to pay in the coming year. Whether it can be won or not is another matter.

Xue Li thought about the current situation, it really has two big heads.

There is no other way, I can only write a letter back to Chang'an to ask Zhang Yi for advice.

(End of this chapter)