Until two days later, outside Shenyang City.
The guards on Shenyang City watched Zhang Ning below with shocked expressions.
Open the city gate and let them in, lest the Tang army follow!
The city gate was slowly opened, and Zhang Ning, with his remaining soldiers, entered Shenyang in a sorry state.
Fang Er had no intention of following them in at all.
As for close combat, if it could be avoided, it should be.
Ranged attacks were his forte!
He directly ordered the Tianhuo Army to retreat to a distance from Shenyang City and set up camp on the spot.
After two days of pursuit, it was time to rest.
Camp here!
Ma Chao and Liu Meng's two battalions were ordered to camp on the spot.
Fang Er, on the other hand, led the Yan Yun Eighteen Cavalry and Zhuzi's battalion into the old forest outside Shenyang City.
It had to be said that in this era, the forests outside Shenyang City were truly teeming with prey!
Pheasants, roe deer, wild boars, and the like were everywhere.
The footprints of these animals could be clearly seen on the snow that had not yet completely melted.
After walking less than a hundred paces into the forest, they saw a flock of pheasants foraging under a tree in the distance.
Hundreds of people walking in the forest made a lot of noise.
Startled, the pheasants scattered.
One of them, presumably the leader of the flock, flew directly onto a tree not far away.
It was very majestic, and its tail feathers, about a foot long, looked particularly beautiful.
Fang Er took Dragon Fang from his back and loaded a bullet.
He slowly brought the rooster into the scope.
As the trigger was pulled,
A loud gunshot echoed through the forest.
The rooster on the branch fell with a thud.
The other pheasants fled towards the depths of the forest as if driven mad.
Roar!
Zhang De walked out from behind Fang Er, about to go and pick up the pheasant.
A beast's roar came from the depths of the forest.
Master, judging by the sound, it seems to be a bear.
Guan Chang stared intently in the direction of the roar.
Oh? That's perfect, let's get some bear paws for hot pot!
Fang Er still remembered the taste of Chai Shao's cured bear paws!
Let's go!
Fang Er, carrying his gun, crept towards the direction of the bear's roar.
The Yan Yun cavalry guarded his flanks, and the seven hundred Tianhuo Army spread out.
From behind a large tree in the distance, a black bear emerged.
Judging by its size, it weighed at least three to four hundred catties!
The black bear was bewildered. It stopped after taking just two steps.
Why are there so many two-legged beasts here?
It feels like I can't win!
Its large eyes stared at Fang Er's group.
Then it turned around and ran away!
Fang Er was dumbfounded.
Has this guy become sentient?
Chase!
The Yan Yun cavalry beside him surged out and chased after the black bear.
You all spread out too. If so many people walk together, any beasts will be scared away.
Fang Er said to Zhuzi again.
Then, the more than seven hundred men dispersed, heading in different directions.
The animals in the entire forest suffered.
When Fang Er emerged from the forest with his troops,
The Yan Yun cavalry behind them were carrying two black bears!
The black bear, startled, had run back to its den, only to have its mate injured.
The Tianhuo Army soldiers were all cheerful, showing off their prey to their companions.
Pheasants.
Wild deer.
Wild boars.
Even a few wolves!
Almost no one returned empty-handed!
On the walls of Shenyang City.
Zhang Ning and the Shenyang commander watched the lively scene of the Tianhuo Army.
Their faces turned green.
Damn it.
They completely disregarded them.
Looking again at the cannons on Shenyang City walls,
And the defensive equipment that looked like mere decorations.
"Old Zhang, send someone to invite the Great General. Otherwise, Shenyang City might be lost!"
The Shenyang commander Yu Changming said with a heavy tone.
"Or perhaps I should go myself?"
Zhang Ning looked at the Tang army outside the city, feeling uneasy.
The main reason was the Tang army's formidable firearms,
They couldn't even get close to them!
"You can't go. Have someone from below go. You have to help me defend this place."
Yu Changming was not foolish. If Zhang Ning left at this time,
The remaining soldiers who entered the city with him would likely follow.
Although they were remnants, they could still be used as cannon fodder, couldn't they?
"Alright, I'll have my deputy, Shi Lao San, take two hundred cavalry to D angdong Commandery to find the Great General."
Zhang Ning's plan fell through.
However, it also secured a way out for his subordinates.
Shi Lao San was his confidant, and he believed that even if he died here, Shi Lao San would take good care of his family for him.
The Tang army was stationed about a mile from the west gate of Shenyang City.
For some reason, they had not surrounded Shenyang City.
Shi Lao San left from the east gate of Shenyang.
Fang Er was currently cooking hot pot.
Two black bears, four bear paws were cut off.
Being a connoisseur, he only ate the two front paws.
The rest were distributed among the soldiers.
He boiled a pot of water, scalded the bear paws to remove the outer skin.
He also added some white wine to the water to remove the fishy smell.
The processed bear paws were thrown whole into the hot pot.
Simmered over high heat.
It took a full half an hour.
The aroma continuously wafted from the pot.
He poked it with chopsticks; it was soft and tender.
Fang Er scooped one out and placed it in his bowl.
He took a bite.
It tasted somewhat like pig's trotters?
Could it be that cured bear paws were the correct way to eat them?
Forget it, pig's trotters it is.
Full of collagen, the texture was quite good.