The howling north wind brought dark clouds all over the sky, and Li Xiu's mood was getting heavier and heavier every day. They had already thought of a way to break through the Marudu Gate, but they didn't expect that God would not help them. The north wind blew for several days, and the weather was getting colder and colder, and the dark clouds in the sky became thicker and thicker, as if heavy snow like goose feathers could fall at any time.

Looking up at the gloomy sky, Li Xiu couldn't help but sigh, but in the end he wrapped his clothes tightly and walked quickly to his residence. He had just gone to the craftsman camp and tried some special equipment he had made with the craftsmen. Originally, these things were prepared for the attack on Marudu City, but now they have not been able to use them.

Now Qin Qiong and Cheng Yaojin are hoping that Cai Tianye can open his eyes and change the direction of the wind. Even if it only changes for one day, they can seize the time to break the gate of Marudu City and fight a tough battle with the Goguryeo people at that time. Although the number of people on the other side is similar to that of the Tang army, the Tang army has never been afraid of anyone in a tough battle.

Li Xiu's residence is located in the center of the city. Now the domestic city has been completely occupied by the Tang army, and it has become the base camp of the Tang army. Except for some of the Tang army that need to guard the road up the mountain, almost all other Tang army are stationed in the city. Especially now that the weather is getting colder and colder, the soldiers are more willing to live in a house that can block the wind, which is much more comfortable than living in a tent.

Li Xiu returned to his residence for a while and it was getting darker, but the north wind did not stop at all, which made him sigh again, and then he wanted to prepare supper. Although he had no appetite, it was very difficult to eat something in such cold weather.

"Mr. Concubine, I'm here to deliver something to you!" But at this moment, an excited voice suddenly came from outside the door, and then the tall Xue Rengui walked in with a stag.

"Why are you here, Rengui? Where did this deer come from?" Li Xiu couldn't help but ask in surprise when he saw the other party. Although there were guards outside the yard, Xue Rengui was not an outsider. He had often come to Li Xiu's place before, either chatting or having a free meal, so Li Xiu's personal guards generally would not stop him.

"Hehe, it was a coincidence today. It was my turn to take my brothers out for inspection. As a result, a group of deer went down the mountain to look for food, so my brothers and I shot some, and this one was specially sent to the prince-consort!" Xue Rengui also smiled happily at this time. Although the army was living in the city, the safety of the periphery could not be ignored. Moreover, the supply line for their labor expedition was also long, so occasionally the soldiers were allowed to hunt some prey to supplement food.

"Haha, then I'm not polite. You probably haven't eaten yet, right?" Li Xiu couldn't help but smile when he heard Xue Rengui's words. Venison is a good thing, especially in this cold weather.

"I came to the prince-consort immediately as soon as I came back, so I didn't pour it on for dinner." Xue Rengui smiled again.

"That happens, we have been using this deer to make meals!" Li Xiu knew that Xue Rengui would answer this way. In fact, he has come to his place to eat a lot during this period. After all, he has too much appetite and is hungry quickly. If he doesn't have a meal, he can't stand it.

Xue Rengui was waiting for Li Xiu's words, and he agreed without hesitation. Then he carried the deer and Li Xiu to the backyard without any help from other personal soldiers. Xue Rengui hung the deer on the tree alone, then broke his stomach and cleaned it into the water. Li Xiu also helped cut off the good meat. If Li Xiu was asked to eat it alone, it would probably take one month to eat it, but it would be different with Xue Rengui, a big eater. He could only satisfy the appetite of ten ordinary people.

Li Xiu planned to make hot pot. After all, in such a cold weather, eating hot pot was a great pleasure. As a result, he was about to cut meat. Suddenly, Cheng Yaojin walked over from the front yard and laughed when he saw them: "It seems like I'm a coincidence!"

"General Cheng, you are such a coincidence. Come and help me bring the cut meat to the living room. Let's have hot pot together later!" Li Xiu also laughed at this time. Cheng Yaojin was one of the people who often come to him to eat for free. Li Xiu even suspected that he must have heard that Xue Rengui beat the deer, so he came to eat for free.

When Cheng Yaojin heard that he wanted to eat hot pot, his eyes lit up immediately and then helped to clean up. Soon a deer was finished. Li Xiu also fryed the hot pot ingredients, and the charcoal stove also rose in the living room. A copper pot was mounted on the stove, and the soup base inside quickly boiled. Various meat slices rolled in the soup, and then they started to eat it in the dipping sauce.

"By the way, I heard that the Goguryeo people in Marudu City were not honest. They sent troops last night to retake the mountain road, but were beaten back. We were not seriously injured, right?" Li Xiu felt his body warm after taking a few bites of venison, and then he looked up and asked Cheng Yaojin.

"The little boys in Marudu City have never been honest. They attacked more than once yesterday, but twice. The first time was at the third update, but were beaten back by our people. The second time was in the early morning of this year, the soldiers guarding the mountain road thought that the Goguryeo would not come again, but almost got a big flock. Fortunately, we also arranged heavy troops there and built defenses, so that the Goguryeo people did not succeed!" Cheng Yaojin also said angrily at this time.

Cheng Yaojin finally came up with a way to conquer the Marudu Gate, but he never had the chance to use it. However, the Goguryeo people in the Marudu City always wanted to regain the mountain road, so there were many battles between the two sides during this period, but no one took advantage.

"Last time I was guarding the mountain road, I also encountered a sneak attack from the Goguryeo people. At that time, I wanted to chase the Goguryeo people into the city, but I didn't expect that the Goguryeo people on the top of the city was even more cruel. I directly locked the Goguryeo people at the end outside the city, and then shot all the arrows without discriminating the enemy. We also lost a lot of brothers!" Xue Rengui chewed at this time, and in the blink of an eye, he had eaten up two plates of meat. Although he was tall, Li Xiu was sometimes wondering, and he couldn't figure out how he could hold his stomach when he ate so much food.

"Forget it, I won't talk about these troubles, but I like to have dinner with Rengui. I can eat two more bowls when I see him eating!" Cheng Yaojin didn't want to talk about the military affairs anymore, so he changed the topic. Moreover, like him and Li Xiu, Qin Qiong discussed ways to attack the Marun Capital, and he could not discuss it in front of Xue Rengui. After all, his level is still too low, and some secrets in the military are not convenient for him to know.
Chapter completed!