After that day, Yan Liang did not stop torturing his enemies, but instead ordered the water dragon cannon to attack the enemy city day after day.
After half a month of continuous water bombardment of the city, the entire Liyang City was covered in ice. Looking from a distance, it looked as scary as a tomb made of ice.
In the ice city, Guan Yu and his soldiers were undergoing unprecedented torture, and the people of Liyang City were also suffering with them.
While the Han army was suffering in the city, the Chu army besieging the city lived a very comfortable life.
Because the preparations before the war were complete, the Chu army gathered enough food, thick coats and other winter supplies, and even firewood was prepared in advance. As long as they did not go out to fight, the Chu soldiers could stay in the warm tents all day long.
Warm yourself by the fire.
When he was wiping out the Western Qiang last year, Wen Chou not only wiped out the Qiang tribes, but also seized hundreds of thousands of cattle and sheep. These unexpected cattle and sheep naturally became additional benefits for the soldiers of the Northern Expedition.
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After winter came, Yan Liang issued an order to mobilize more than 100,000 sheep from the rear to the front. He would kill a few sheep every now and then to improve the food for the soldiers.
Surrounded by a roaring fire, chewing delicious mutton and drinking fragrant mutton soup, the life of the soldiers of the Chu army was so beautiful.
This alone is not enough, the benefits Yan Liang gave his soldiers are more than this.
Wen Chou captured not only cattle and sheep from the Xiqiang, but also countless Qiang women. Yan Liang had long ago ordered that the beautiful young ones among them be made into camp soldiers to help the frontline soldiers solve their personal problems.
Camping actresses have been around since ancient times, even Liu Bei, who prided himself on benevolence and righteousness. There were also many camping actresses in the Han army, but most of the camping actresses in Liu Bei's army came from the daughters of poor families.
Let the daughters of poor families serve as tools for the soldiers to vent their anger. Yan Liang, who also came from a humble background, was unable to do this.
Therefore, the camp agents in Yan Liang's army were basically the enemy's female relatives captured after the war was won.
Yan Liang decided to make these women of noble birth into camp soldiers and make them serve the lowly soldiers whom they had never looked down upon.
However, the source of these noble ladies is always limited. Therefore, the number of Chu army camp actresses has always been in short supply.
The battle of Ping Xiqiang solved this problem for Yan Liang.
Thousands of Qiang women soon became the most abundant source of camp troops. Moreover, Yan Liang did not have to bear any psychological burden at all. The soldiers had as many as they needed.
As a result, the sky above the Chu camp was filled with the smell of meat all the time. The soldiers, who had eaten and drank enough, wandered to the camp and let off steam. This life was simply better than in peacetime.
Be chic.
The dual physical and mental pleasure made the two hundred thousand soldiers of the Chu army maintain a very high morale overall despite experiencing a harsh winter and being under siege.
The soldiers wanted to enjoy themselves, and Yan Liang, as the emperor, naturally had to "take the lead" and set a good example.
That evening, Yan Liang was drinking around the fire. Zhou Cang stepped into the tent, cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, Mrs. Guan has arrived."
"Let her come in." Yan Liang drank it all in one gulp, evil thoughts gradually gathering in his eyes.
After a while, the curtain was lifted, and Guan Feng, with a flushed face, stepped into the tent.
Zhou Cang and the imperial sergeants on his left and right resigned in a wise manner.
"I, my concubine, pay my respects to Your Majesty." Guan Feng knelt down and said blessing.
"Come and sit." Yan Liang waved to her.
Guan Feng took off her cloak, took small steps, and walked forward with her plump hips twisted. When she was still one step away, Yan Liang stretched out his hand and pulled her into his arms.
Guan Feng made a sound, and her plump buttocks sat on Yan Liang's lap.
A hint of conflict immediately made Guan Feng tremble all over, and his frozen red face turned even redder.
"I wonder what your Majesty's orders are when he summons his concubine to the front line?" Guan Feng asked in a sweet voice, suppressing her shyness.
"Two things." Yan Liang put his hand into her clothes, caressing her, and said: "For the first thing, I want you to go to Liyang City in person tomorrow to persuade Guan Yu to surrender."
Guan Feng was shocked, thinking that the bad premonition she had had before had indeed come true.
For a moment, Guan Fenghua's face showed a look of embarrassment.
Although Guan Feng is now Yan Liangji's concubine, her identity as Guan Yu's daughter cannot be changed. If she attempts to surrender her father, it will be a heavy blow to Guan Yu's reputation.
Obviously, Yan Liang's move was precisely to use her hand to humiliate Guan Yu.
Thinking of this, Guan Feng was a little reluctant.
Yan Liang didn't know what she was thinking, so he said: "Liyang City has been surrounded by me until it is impenetrable. Sooner or later the city will be destroyed. When the city is destroyed one day, Guan Yu and his son will undoubtedly die. I asked you to surrender her today, which can be regarded as giving him a chance."
You should be grateful to me for the opportunity to atone for your sins and save yourself."
Guan Feng's beautiful eyebrows moved, a look of realization flashed in her eyes, and her originally troubled expression gradually softened.
After pondering for a moment, Guan Feng could only smile and said: "I am your Majesty's woman. Your Majesty has decrees, and I should obey them."
"Now you are obedient. I like obedient women." Yan Liang nodded with satisfaction, the evil look on his face became stronger, and he grabbed it hard with his hand.
Guan Feng hummed "Yeah", her delicate body trembled a few times, and a look of shame appeared on her face like a tide.
"Your Majesty said there are two things, but what about the second thing?" Guan Feng asked coquettishly.
"Do I need to talk about this second thing?" Yan Liang sneered, taking his hands out of her clothes and slowly moving towards her neck.
Wow~~
Yan Liang exerted force with both hands. Guan Feng was not prepared and the coat on his upper body was instantly torn into two halves by Yan Liang.
From the neck down to the slender waist, all the beauties poured into Yan Liang's eyes.
Guan Feng snorted, her shame was as thick as water. Although she knew what Yan Liang was planning, she still shyly folded her arms in front of her chest to cover it up.
Looking at the beautiful things in front of him, thinking about Guan Yu being surrounded in the city, and Guan Yu's daughter outside the city, but so "ugly" and enchanting in front of him, Yan Liang felt an indescribable excitement and joy in his heart.
"Haha~~"
Amidst the wild laughter, Yan Liang was like a hungry lion, showing great power and pounced on Guan Feng crazily.
"Your Majesty, um~~"
In the royal tent with a blazing fire, the spring scenery suddenly appeared.
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Ice City Liyang.
The whole city was deathly silent, with only a few sparks of light shining through the frozen houses.
In the streets and alleys, frozen corpses can be found everywhere, lying motionless like statues.
Even in those houses with lights on, it was still cold. Both civilians and soldiers could only huddle against each other and huddle around the precious fire to keep warm.
In the entire Liyang City, only the Cavalry General's Mansion in the center of the city was brightly lit, which was also the area where the Chu army's water dragon cannons could not attack.
That bright mansion seemed a bit out of place with the desolation and darkness around it.
In the mansion, the lights are blazing and the fragrance is filled.
The Guan family, father and son, were enjoying delicious wine and meat.
Guan Suo gnawed on the leg of lamb. He was missing an arm and was castrated. He needed a lot of nutrition to restore his weak body.
Guan Xing had no intention of eating meat and only drank wine in large gulps.
Guan Yu, who was at the head, looked at the sumptuous food and wine on the table, but his face was expressionless and he looked like he had no appetite.
Just when the atmosphere was solemn, there was suddenly a loud noise outside the house.
Guan Yu frowned and ordered someone to go and see what was going on.
Not long after, the soldiers came back, cupped their hands and said: "General, thousands of people have gathered outside the gate of the mansion, claiming that they are hungry and asking the general for some food and rice."
There was a lot of food stored in Liyang City, but as the siege went on, Guan Yu became more and more afraid that the food would be cut off, so he ordered to seize nearly half of the food and grass in the homes of Liyang people for military needs.
Now that the siege of the city has passed in the blink of an eye, one month has passed, and the people's homes are increasingly short of food and grass, making their lives difficult. They are so intolerable that they have to go to the Hussars General's house to ask for orders.
"The government's food and grass are primarily to supply the soldiers. How can we easily give it to these civilians? They don't have to fight and they won't die if they don't eat a few meals a day." Guan Yu said angrily.
"Then what should we do with these petitioners?" the soldier asked cautiously.
Guan Yu waved his hand and said impatiently: "Blow them all away. If they don't obey, arrest the leader and beat the others with sticks."
"No." The soldiers left in a hurry.
Not long after, screams rang out outside the house, and it was obvious that the Han army had already done something to the people.
Driven away by force, the shouts outside the house became farther and farther away, and soon disappeared completely.
Calmness was restored again, but Guan Yu's originally poor appetite was suddenly gone when these hungry people disturbed it.
"Throw these things away, I'm not in the mood to eat them." Guan Yu waved his hand and drank.
The soldiers on the left and right hurried forward, took out all the food that had not been touched by chopsticks, and threw it into the bucket.
Guan Yu was not in the mood to eat, and Guan Xing quickly put down his chopsticks. However, Guan Suo was slow to react and continued to chew on the leg of lamb.
"Eat, eat, eat, you cowardly loser, you just know how to eat!" Guan Yu scolded angrily.
Only then did Guan Suo react. He was so frightened that he quickly put down the leg of lamb. He lowered his head in shame and grievance, not daring to make a sound.
"Yan thief~~" Guan Yu's fist hit the case hard, and he gritted his teeth and began to curse Yan Liang again.
At this time, the soldiers hurried in again. Without saying a word, Guan Yu cursed in displeasure: "You trash, a few untouchables can't deal with you. How dare you continue to cause trouble for me?"
The soldier was startled and hurriedly said in a trembling voice: "General, it's not about the hungry people. It's a report from the top of the city. Someone outside the city invited the general to meet at the top of the city."
Guan Yu was startled and asked, "Who is he?"
"Go back to the general, and report from the top of the city that the person seeking to see you is a woman, and she claims to be Miss Guan Feng."
Upon hearing this, Guan Yu's expression changed immediately.
Guan Xing and Guan Suo both changed their expressions in shock. They both thought that their father had told them that their little sister had been killed by Yan Liang. How could she appear outside the city? (To be continued...)
