Li Ang's use of food to reward capable soldiers is to create a good atmosphere for everyone to compete for the first, only by creating such an atmosphere can the ability of the soldiers increase step by step, and the strength of the soldiers is enhanced, whether it is for themselves, or for Li An and the Tang Dynasty, it is an excellent thing.

In the first round of the competition, only five of them succeeded, but in the next round of the competition, they can continue to enjoy the food, as long as they can shoot the copper coin fifty steps away, and each soldier only has one chance to shoot in each round, so as to shorten the cycle of the competition, so that the soldiers who are really capable can quickly eat hot pheasant meat and drink soup with coconut milk.

Hearing that they could continue to compete, the five soldiers smiled happily, since they could continue to enjoy the food next, what else was there to consider, there was no difference between eating meat and drinking soup first.

After each of the five soldiers scooped up a piece of meat, they ate it with satisfaction, and shouted that it was delicious, which made the soldiers around who had not eaten pheasant meat greedy.

The copper coins that had been shot down earlier were hung up again, and at the same time, a few more copper coins were hung, because Ang Lee had confidence in the soldiers under his command and believed that they would definitely be able to shoot a few more copper coins.

"Big brother, I'll also eat meat according to my ability."

Li Feiyu picked up the bow and crossbow and joined the competition.

His archery skills are recognized as powerful, and none of the soldiers is unaware of Li Feiyu's archery, so when he saw Li Feiyu coming, he hurriedly got out of the way and let the general behave.

However, Li Feiyu's luck was not very good, he had just started to aim, and a gust of wind blew in the distance, blowing the hanging copper coins everywhere, and he couldn't aim at all.

"Haha! Fei Yu's luck is really bad, the copper coins are flying, now it's up to you how you shoot. ”

Ang Lee joked with a smile.

"Big brother, this one is much more regular than the flying bird, but it's too small, and it's really not easy to shoot, but this one doesn't bother me."

Li Feiyu smiled confidently, and released the arrow after aiming.

Bang......

After a crisp sound, a flying copper coin was shot down by Li Feiyu.

"Okay, good archery, hahaha!"

Li An laughed and praised, and the soldiers next to him also coaxed.

A gust of wind in the distance soon passed, the copper coin also returned to stationary, and dozens of soldiers began to perform in turn, each soldier's time was very short, aiming and shooting should be done in one go, and everyone's time could not be delayed.

The second round of the competition was much better than the first round, eight soldiers shot at the target, plus Li Feiyu is also counted as one, that is a few people, and four of the five soldiers who shot in the first shot got the opportunity to eat meat again.

The soldiers who have eaten meat before, all choose to drink soup, and the soldiers who choose for the first time choose to eat meat, between eating meat and drinking soup, the soldiers will obviously prefer to eat meat, but as long as they have eaten meat, the next step will be to choose to drink soup, after all, what has not been experienced is the best.

The amount of coconut milk pheasant meat is not very large, and after a few rounds of the game, the coconut milk pheasant meat is all eaten, and even the soup in it is not a little left, and it is all eaten by the soldiers.

"Big brother, it's not early, we should go back."

After eating and drinking, the sun began to sink in the west, and Li Feiyu opened his mouth to remind.

Li An nodded and said, "Okay, it's time for us to go back, let the soldiers prepare, we have to leave here and return to the town." ”

After preparing for a while, Ang Lee and his 100 soldiers began to pack up and return to the port town, and, in order to avoid getting lost, they chose the path they had come from and returned exactly the same way.

"I don't know if the rain has stopped raining in that strange valley, if the rain there keeps falling, the soldiers will only be drenched in the rain."

Li Feiyu said.

Li An guessed: "That's the case, but I think the rain must have stopped a long time ago, after all, it's been several hours." ”

The rainy valley was not far away, and Li An and his group quickly arrived here, as Li An expected, the heavy rain in the valley had long since stopped, and there was still some standing water on the ground, but most of the water was absorbed by the soil, and some of it flowed along the low-lying part to the outside of the valley.

"The rain has stopped, haha! It's just wonderful. ”

Li Feiyu smiled happily and ordered: "Soldiers, speed up the march, it will be almost dark." ”

As soon as he entered the valley, Li An felt a cool feeling, when he came through the valley, the climate here is very hot, and when he returned, he also passed through this valley, and the climate became very cool, which is also a very strange phenomenon, it is worth exploring.

The temperature at night is much lower than during the day, and the temperature here will be even lower, so it can be said that it is hotter when it is hot, and it is colder when it is cold, so it is not a good place, but the frequent rain makes the climate here very interesting.

"It's getting dark, speed up the march, drive."

Ang Lee did not like to walk at night, because walking at night would make it difficult to see the road, especially in the forest, which would cause injuries and delay the speed of the march.

"Big brother, see it! There were hares, and goats, and when I came just now, there was nothing in this valley, and now they all appeared, haha! ”

Li Feiyu saw the small animals in the distance and said with a smile.

"It seems that these little creatures know the climate of this valley very well, and know when to come and forage and when to leave."

Li An nodded.

"Big brother, now that we have hunted a lot of prey, let's not want these prey! It's getting dark. ”

Li Feiyu said.

Li An nodded and said, "This is nature, let's hurry back, however, this valley is very interesting and suitable for building a summer resort." ”

"It's hot during the day and cold at night, so it's not a good place."

Li Feiyu did not agree.

Li An said: "The climate of this place is very weird, but the weather is not too hot now, if the climate is the hottest, it will be unbearable at night, and I can't sleep, so it will be more comfortable to sleep here." ”

"It's a good idea to sleep at night! Hahaha! ”

Li Feiyu said with a smile.

In Li An's impression, it doesn't matter if the weather is hot, as long as it is not hot when you sleep at night, if it is very hot when you sleep at night, then the day will be completely unpassable, which may lead to inability to sleep at night, and once you can't sleep at night, you will be very tired the next day, and the whole person will look very unenergetic, which will seriously affect a person's physical health and work status.

In Ang Lee's previous life, he could work hard in a hot environment during the day without the slightest complaint, but if he couldn't sleep in the heat at night, the whole person would be crazy, especially on the second day, there was really no enthusiasm for work, as long as he slept well at night, he could have full passion when he worked the next day, and if he didn't sleep well at night, he would languish all day the next day, and he would look very decadent.

Therefore, Li Ang is the most able to understand the pain of people who can't sleep at night, in this era without air conditioning, if the weather is hot at night, the best way is to prepare ice cubes and put them in the house to cool down, but the consumption of ice cubes is too great, so there is a more economical way, that is, dig the basement at home, because in summer, the temperature of the underground is relatively low, and people sleeping in the basement will definitely feel cool.

Of course, these are not good solutions, the use of ice is too expensive, it needs to be stored in winter, and the climate here on the peninsula is not too cold, even in winter, it is difficult to get enough ice, sleeping in the basement can be cooler, but the basement is too humid, the air is not very good, people may not be comfortable sleeping in it, so it is best to find a summer resort with a comfortable climate, and this valley is a good place to escape the heat at night.

After leaving the valley, the temperature suddenly rose several degrees, which made people slightly hot, which is enough to show that the temperature difference between the inside and outside of the valley is still obvious, and people can really feel it.

In order to be able to return to the town before dark, Li An continued to speed up his travel, after all, he had already explored the terrain when he came, so when he returned, the speed would naturally be much faster than when he came.

"Big brother, the town is ahead, we have left the forest, and we will be able to go back soon."

After a quick gallop, more than a hundred people arrived close to the town, they left the forest, and the day's amusement was over.

"Let the soldiers rest for a while, shake some coconut and take it back, they will not come to hunt again tomorrow and the next few days, but coconut water must be drunk, and coconut milk pheasant meat must also be eaten."

Ang Lee said with a smile.

This time, the soldiers under his command caught a lot of pheasants, enough for Li An to eat for several days, and with pheasants, of course, they must also prepare more coconut water, although the town can buy coconut water, but only the coconut water picked by themselves is the freshest, and moreover, you can also save a sum of money, although Li An is not short of money.

Pheasant in coconut milk is a very delicious delicacy that Ang Lee will continue to enjoy when he returns, and he will also enjoy it with his maids, so that they can also taste this rare delicacy.

The soldiers quickly brought hundreds of coconut fruits, tied them to the backs of their horses, and brought them back to the town.

Unlike Ang Lee's good life, near the city of Maia, the army under the command of Abu *** had approached and surrounded the fortified city on three sides.

Ziyad led hundreds of cavalry to reconnoiter around the city, and he had to carefully study the defenses of the city of Maia, find out the weak parts of the city's defenses, and then capture the city in one fell swoop.

After learning that Abu ***'s army was pressing, Artik was very nervous, because the information in front was blocked, and he couldn't figure out the situation in the northern Ar City, in his opinion, since the main army of Abu *** was killed in front of him, in this way, the northern Ar City must have fallen, otherwise, how could Abu *** have the courage to attack Maia City.

Ibrahim thought the same, and even many high-level officials felt so, and suddenly, the mood of fear and loss permeated the entire city of Maia, and if the progress of the city of Arr was breached, it seemed that their city of Maia would not last long.

"Looks terrible! The main army of Abu *** actually passed through Ar City so quickly. ”

Altic said depressedly.

"The city lord doesn't have to worry too much, maybe it's going around the city?"

"There is indeed this possibility, our Arcity soldiers and horses can only stay in the city, and do not dare to go out of the city to fight, so Abu *** can completely bypass Arcity and force our Maia City."

Artik spoke: "No matter what, the situation must be clarified, and it must be clarified as soon as possible whether Ar City was breached by Abu *** or not. ”

"City Lord, there is a group of soldiers and horses in the enemy army spying on us, and the leader seems to be a general, and the official rank should not be small."

A soldier reported.

"Let's go to the city."

Altic leads a group of big men to the city walls where the enemy has been discovered.

The general outside the city wall is the general Ziyad under the command of Abu ***, this person is extremely brave, but he is not good at siege warfare, so, when he was in Arcity, this guy suffered a big loss, so that the soldiers and horses under his command suffered heavy losses.

But any skill can be learned, Ziyad has also learned wisely after suffering losses, he is growing step by step, and at this moment, he is carefully observing the city of Maia outside the city, and thinking about how to break through this city.

It has to be said that the defense of Maia City is strong, much stronger than the defense of Arr, first of all, this city has a complete moat system in several directions, as well as drawbridges and urn cities, and there are many defensive weapons on the city wall.

In addition, on the periphery of the moat, several lines of defense were set up, and there were several trenches alone, as well as countless rejection horses.

These are still visible, but there are even more invisible traps, and there are traps in many places, and under the traps are sharpened wooden sticks, and if a soldier falls, it is almost certain that he will die.

In addition to the traps, a large amount of fire oil was also buried in the weak part of the defense, and if the enemy soldiers were more densely charged, the crossbowmen on the city walls could ignite the fire oil outside the city and burn the attacking soldiers and horses to death.

In short, this is a well-deployed defense system, and in all directions of this defense system, there are strong defensive strengths, and it is very difficult for attackers to break through such a defense system.

Looking at the well-defended city of Maia, Ziad gasped, he had a hunch that in order to break through such a powerful city, he had to sacrifice a lot of soldiers, and tens of thousands of casualties would not be a problem.