Chapter 322: The Cadets Arrive
"This is Beisha City, it is really dangerous, if we are to attack, it is estimated that we can only rush to the city like the old general Wang Wendu, and then blow up the city wall with a blaster." A very burly young man looked at the tall Beisha City in the distance, and muttered to himself with a solemn gaze.
This young man was wearing the uniform of the military academy, and behind him was a huge sea ship, it seemed that he had just come off the ship, and around him, there were many military cadets wearing the same uniform as him, if Li Su was here, he would recognize that the burly young man who spoke was Cheng Huailiang.
"Brother Cheng, you are wrong about this, even if you use the method of the old general Wang Wendu now, I am afraid you will not be able to blow up the walls of Beisha City." At this moment, the sturdy Li Yong and the tall and burly Xue Rengui also walked over and said, beside them, Qin Huaiyu, Li Jingye and others were also there. There were more than 1,000 cadets sent to Silla by the military academy this time, and almost all of the fox friends who were good friends with Li Su were there.
"Oh, why is that?" Cheng Huailiang asked with some puzzlement, he knew that Li Yong had participated in the war to destroy Goguryeo, and he knew more about the situation here than he did, and the others also looked at Li Yong with curiosity on their faces.
Seeing that everyone's eyes were attracted by him, Li Yong also felt a sense of accomplishment, and coughed lightly and said: "You don't know, when Goguryeo occupied this place, because of their limited national strength, and the technology of building the city could not be compared with our Tang Dynasty, the walls of Beisha City were not very solid, and because of this, they were blown up by General Wang Lao with a blaster. However, since our Tang Dynasty occupied here, the city wall of Beisha City was demolished and rebuilt. A large amount of cement and rocks are used, and it is extremely strong. It is estimated that even if it is blown up with a large amount of gunpowder, it will not be able to explode in a short time! ”
Hearing Li Yong's explanation, Cheng Huailiang and the others nodded again and again, although the power of gunpowder is good, it can only deal with the city walls built by a small country like Goguryeo, if it is used to deal with a big city like Chang'an, I am afraid that the effect will be greatly reduced, and although the Beisha City in front of him is not as good as Chang'an, but if you talk about the solidity of the city wall. But it is not much different, and it may even be stronger, after all, this is a purpose-built war fortress, which is fundamentally different from Chang'an.
This is a military dock under the city of Beisha, all the cadets from Chang'an got off the boat from here, and then entered the city of Beisha to rest for a night, the next day these students were divided into dozens of groups, each team had to study the terrain of Beisha City individually, and then make a battle plan to attack Beisha City. This is also one of the assignments for them to go out for internships.
Originally, Beisha City was still quite far away from Silla, and the reason why they got off the ship from here was because of the school's arrangement. From here, they had to march all the way to Silla, and when they came across a fortress like Beisha Castle, they had to survey the area. They then make a battle plan as a way to increase their combat experience in the field. After all, what you learn in books is dead knowledge, and you can only apply it in practice. It's a real integration.
Cheng Huailiang They stayed in Beisha City for a few days, and after completing the battle plan here, they went on the road again, although it is already November, the cold land of Liaodong can be said to be dripping into ice, and there are few pedestrians on the road, but Cheng Huailiang and their military cadets are all advancing on foot, thick cotton clothes and cotton shoes help them block the cold wind, although the various military rations they carry are not good, but they can provide a lot of calories and nutrients, so that their pace of progress will never stop!
Although the journey was very arduous, they also gained a lot in the process, not only saw a variety of terrain and cities, so that what they learned can be put into practice, but also enjoyed the scenery along the way, although the Andong Protectorate in winter looks very desolate, but along the road, there are farms and mines opened by Guanzhong immigrants everywhere.
The owners of these farms and mines are also very welcome to these military cadets, not only to help them arrange accommodation, but even to jointly hold a grand bonfire party, a group of people around the fire to eat barbecue, can be described as very happy, and the owners asked them about the current situation in Guanzhong, after all, they have not been back for a long time, and it is naturally very rare to meet these fellow villagers here. It's a pity that there aren't many of them, and most of the time they spend their time in a boring hurry, otherwise they really want to go on like this for the rest of their lives.
After nearly a month of stop-and-go marching, this group of cadets finally entered the territory of Silla, and when they passed through Pyongyang, they were naturally warmly welcomed by Zhang Jian, but Li Yong, Zhang Jian's old subordinate, was a little unlucky, and was drunk by Zhang Jian and a group of subordinates, and almost didn't get up the next day.
Next, Li Yong was the guide, and took the school students to visit the battlefield of the last battle with the Goguryeo army, and explained in detail the cruel battle of life and death at that time, he was a participant in that battle, and he was wounded, and his brothers also died here, so Li Yong has a deep memory of this battle.
After leaving Pyongyang, this group of military cadets immediately moved towards the direction of Silla Jincheng, they are actually very curious about the small country of Silla, mainly because of the existence of Silla maids, such as Cheng Huailiang, the children of nobles, which family does not have the existence of Silla maids? In addition, they also know that the little princess Sitang who was sent back to Chang'an by Li Su also has an inexplicable relationship with Silla, and Li Su married the current Queen of Silla, so they have always wanted to come and see, what kind of country is Silla?
However, when the students entered Silla, they were a little surprised to find that what they saw most along the way were the Tang Dynasty merchants who kept going back and forth between Pyongyang and Silla, and these merchants either transported various materials or brought workers recruited from Silla to constantly travel between Pyongyang and Jinseong.
In addition, Cheng Huailiang and the others also found that in some of the cities they passed, especially in the border cities near Pyongyang, there are many factories under construction, and even some of the factories that have already been built have already started production, but most of these factories are Silla women working, and men are very rare.
In fact, after a year of war, Silla was greatly damaged in all aspects, the most serious is the population, there is a huge imbalance in the ratio of men and women, coupled with the unscrupulous Tang Dynasty merchants in Silla recruited a large number of men to go out to work, which made the situation of many boys and girls in Silla aggravated again, and even in addition to the elderly and children, it is difficult to find a man in the prime of life within a hundred miles.
So after Cheng Huailiang and they came here, they simply thought that they had come to the daughter country, especially some bold Silla girls, they have all reached the age of marriage, but there is no one to marry, fortunately, now because of the arrival of Li Su, not only brought the army of the Tang Dynasty, but also many merchants of the Tang Dynasty, but compared with the businessmen who are calculating, these mighty Tang soldiers are more popular with Silla girls, such as Cheng Huailiang, they have been hotly watched by many Silla girls along the way, This made everyone feel very novel, and even if it weren't for the military order, they would really dare to accept a few Silla concubines.
It's a pity that the time is not right now, for those Silla girls who are affectionate, they have to shake their heads and turn around, and continue to march towards Jincheng, but most of them secretly swear in their hearts that if they are not so anxious to go back this time, they must bring back a few!
With this regretful emotion, the more than 1,000 military cadets finally arrived in Jincheng, and Li Su had already received the news of their arrival, not only went out of the city to greet them in person, but also set up a grand banquet to help these people who had been waiting for a long time.
And after this reception banquet, Li Su invited Cheng Huailiang, Li Yong, Li Jingye and others all over in his private capacity, and Xue Rengui and Li Su's old subordinate Su Dingfang naturally all came, speaking of which, Su Dingfang is still Li Su's subordinate, but he is temporarily studying in the military academy, and after graduation, he will still come back to serve under Li Su.
After having a drink with these old friends, Li Su immediately incorporated the arriving school cadets into the army he brought from Dengju, and they served as middle and low-level generals at all levels, which was also a test for them, after all, what they learned in the military academy were some basic theories, and if they wanted to really grow up, they had to fight between blood and fire, and the not too fierce battlefields of Silla and Baekje could just be the first step for them to grow up.
After all, compared to the original army, they are all a group of outsiders, and if they want to really command the soldiers in their hands, they must come up with the corresponding skills, so now Li Su gives them time, and when these school students are fully recognized by the entire army, it is the moment when this army can exert its maximum combat power.
In addition, Yi Su himself was not idle, since he wanted to do something to Baekje, it was not enough to have an army alone, and another key factor in fighting a war was logistics, so during this period of time, the fleet between Silla and Dengju was constantly coming, and countless grains, grasses and military supplies were transported from Dengju to Silla, and at the same time, the troops in various parts of Silla were also mobilized frequently, so it can be said that under the urging of Li Su, the entire Silla was running again and began to prepare for war with all its might, but the protagonists of this war became Li Su and Baekje. (To be continued.) )