Shanggu County was founded in the 29th year of King Yan Zhao, the great-grandfather of Ji Kang (283 B.C.), and was named after the county rule and was built on the top of the big valley.

Shanggu County is not only an important northern town that guards the capital of Ji, but also the starting point of the Northern Great Wall of Yanguo.

The north side of the land is blocked by Yanshan as a barrier, the south supports the army and overlooks the Central Plains, the east chokes the danger of the key to the Yong, there is a small Wutai Mountain in the west and the Dai County is adjacent, the water of the four rivers of Huisanggan, Yanghe, Yongding and Fuhe, and the river of the Sangyang Basin.

The Taihang Mountains and the Yanshan Mountains are connected in Shanggu County.

To the west of Shanggu County is Daijun, one of the "three major political centers" of the Zhao State, and if the Yan State attacks the Zhao State to the west, it must cross the Taihang Mountains, which are called the "spine of the world" by people in this era.

Taihang Mountain stretches for thousands of miles, hundreds of mountains are interconnected, thousands of peaks are towering, and thousands of ravines are deep.

There are only eight throat roads connecting the east and west ends of the Taihang Mountains, known as the "Eight Paths of Taihang". From north to south, they are the military capital, Puyin, Feihu, Jing, Fukou, Bai, Taihang, and Yiguan.

Of the eight choke points of the Taihang Mountains, there are only three in the territory of Yan Kingdom. They are the military capital of Shanggu County, Puyin of Wuyang County, and the Flying Fox of Zhongyang County.

And there is only one complete control of the Yan State, that is, the military capital of Shanggu County. Puyin and Flying Fox were controlled by Yan and Zhao respectively, with Yan controlling the eastern section and Zhao controlling the western section.

In Puyin and Feihu, in order to prevent each other's invasion, Yan and Zhao have built extremely strong fortresses and fortified them layer by layer in the steep passes that belong to each end for hundreds of years.

The army of Yan wants to pass through Puyin and Flying Fox, cross the west direction of Taihang, and dream of it.

Therefore, the military capital located in Shanggu County and completely controlled by the Yan State is very important.

The western section of the military capital is the Sangyang Basin.

Fuyang, the county capital of Shanggu County of Yan State, as well as Zhuolu, Panxian, Xialuo and other counties, live in the Sangyang Basin.

If you go south along the Sangyang Basin, you can go straight to the Daijun of Zhao State, and even Wolf Meng and Jinyang.

To the west, you can go straight to Yunzhong, Yanmen Pass and other places.

It is precisely because of the geographical location of Ueya County that its military strategic value is even more prominent.

Ji Kang decided to take time out and come to the upper valley to make an inspection.

In late October, the autumn harvest of Yan has passed, and the golden sun shines on the earth.

On the grassland on the side of the official road from Doubi County (now Chicheng, Inner Mongolia) to the county capital Fuyang (now Huailai County, Hebei Province), thousands of Yan cavalry were galloping on horseback.

Overhead of the cavalry ranks, the chirping of a goshawk was heard.

In the center of the cavalry, a young man looked up at the sky, and on his galloping horse, he drew an arrow and put it on his bow and shot it at the goshawk in the sky.

With a crisp sound, the goshawk soaring in the sky struggled in the sky a few times and fell headlong.

All the cavalry suddenly let out a cry of "My king is mighty".

The arrow just now was shot by Yan Wangkang, who came to Shanggu to inspect.

Since childhood, with the old manager Ji Mao practicing martial arts and archery, and being trained by the military experts in Xiangping Academy in Liaodi for many years, after so many years, his unremitting training has made Ji Kang's skills pay off at this time.

Several cavalrymen chased after him, picked up the goshawk that had fallen on the ground, and came to Ji Kang.

The Changguo Junlema, who accompanied Ji Kang to inspect Shanggu, as well as Rong Yan, the military and horse governor of Shanggu County, Tian Guang, the commander of the palace guards, and others looked over and found that Ji Kang's arrow passed through the belly of the goshawk that was shot down.

"The king is really good, good archery." Lejian, Rongyan and others praised one after another.

Tian Guang and the others were on the side, smiling silently.

Ji Kang was in a very good mood, laughed, and said to everyone:

"You're overrated, but you still can't. The widow wanted to shoot the goshawk in the neck, but only shot him in the abdomen, which was unsatisfactory. Still, the results are not bad. ”

Riding a horse and galloping on the vast grassland, the feeling of heartiness made Ji Kang feel very exciting.

When Ji Kang was in Liaodi, he loved to inspect places often. Since returning to Jidu, this habit has not changed, as long as there is time, I will take time to take a walk around the place.

This is the first time Ji Kang has come to Shanggu County, and this time he has just returned to Jidu after inspecting Doubi County, the northernmost part of Shanggu County.

In the area from Ning County (now Xuanhua District, Zhangjiakou City) to Doubi County, there is a large grassland (now Bashang District, Hebei), which makes Ji Kang enjoy a hunting addiction.

Ju Wu, who accompanied Ji Kang to the upper valley, rode a horse and came to Ji Kang's side from the rear.

Han Fei accompanied his teacher Xunzi and went to Xiangping City, but did not accompany Ji Kang this time.

Ju Wu saw the goshawk shot down by Ji Kang, and praised like everyone else: "Your Majesty, good archery." ”

Ji Kang smiled at Ju Wu who came and said:

"The widow is nothing, the generals Lejian, Rong Yan, and Tian Guang and others, including many people in the army, are much better than the widows. If you want to be outnumbered, Ju Wu, you don't have to be busy with government affairs, you should ride horses more and exercise when you have time, which is good for your body. ”

After Ju Wu listened to Ji Kang's words, he immediately folded his hands and bowed to Ji Kang and said:

"Your Majesty, the minister remembers, I will ride a horse to exercise when I have time. But we can't neglect government affairs because of this, if we lose our minds because of this, and delay the king's affairs, the ministers can only apologize with death. ”

Ji Kang was stunned for a moment, then laughed again, and looked around at everyone:

"Look at it, this Ju Wu is beating around the bush to persuade the widow."

Turning his head to Ju Wudao: "Okay, you Ju Wu, don't worry!" It's been almost a month since he came out, and the widow will return to Jidu immediately. ”

Ju Wu saw that Ji Kang understood what he meant, so he smiled and said to Ji Kang: "King Shengming." ”

Lejian, Rongyan, Tian Guang and others, seeing their young king like this, also laughed on the side.

Yan Guo can have such a civil and military and enlightened king, which is not only the luck of Yan Guo, but also the luck of being a courtier.

Ji Kang rode his horse slowly, and said to Chang Rongyan, the First Army Army who accompanied him:

"General Rong Yan, north of the northern border, the isolation zone of more than 200 miles has been set up for the Xiongnu, and this thing has been done very well. Our Yan Kingdom must not allow any tribe of the Northern Xiongnu to have the idea of plundering our Yan Country except for business. ”

Rong Yan, the military and horse governor of Shanggu County, hurriedly hugged his fists and played to Ji Kangyu on the horse:

"The king can rest assured that the last general and his subordinates have clearly informed the Huns. Once any Xiongnu tribe is found to enter our quarantine area without notification, our army will expel them. If they do not listen to the dissuasion of our army, our army can exterminate them. ”

Ji Kang nodded, affirming Rong Yan's approach.

Turning his head and saying to Changguo Junlejian:

"General Lejian, according to the plan of my Yan Kingdom, after the autumn harvest, the armies of various counties will march into Shanggu one after another, and the widows will leave you in Shanggu, you must strengthen the training of the army and make all preparations for the coming year."

As a high-ranking general of Yan Kingdom, Le Jian naturally understood what Ji Kang meant.

According to the plan of the Yan State court, the Yan State will launch an attack on the Zhao State next year.

Although the specific direction of attacking Zhao is still being studied and discussed by the military department. But looking at the meaning of his young king, he probably had a plan in his heart for a long time.

Lejian replied: "Please rest assured, the minister understands." ”

Ji Kang suddenly asked: "Chang Guojun, the general of Zhao Guo stationed in Jinyang, you are familiar with it." ”

Le Jian couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, rode his horse forward two steps, bowed slightly to Ji Kang and said:

"Your Majesty, Le Cheng is the cousin of the minister, and the minister is very familiar with it."

"The widow knows that Le Cheng was originally the general of my Yan Kingdom, why did he go to Zhao Kingdom?"

Ji Kang Zema stopped and asked Rakuma.

Le Jian pondered for a while, and reported to Ji Kangyu: "The king, Le Cheng's cousin, Le Ying's cousin, during the period of King Xianzhao, accompanied his father Le Yi to conquer the Qi country. Afterward...... Later, my Yan Kingdom changed again, and my father Le Yi went to Zhao Kingdom. ”

"At that time, my cousin Lecheng presided over the front affairs in Jimo. After the general rode to replace his father's position, he was relieved of Lecheng's military position, and his cousin Lecheng was helpless and was forced to ...... was forced to flee to Zhao and follow his father. ”

Speaking of this, Lejian's voice was a little choked: "Cousin Le Ying, stationed in Liaocheng, for my Yan Kingdom Liaocheng guard." Qi besieged Tiandan in Liaocheng for several months, and with no rescuers outside and no food and grass inside, his cousin Le Ying committed suicide and martyred. ”

Ji Kang sighed and said to Lejian:

"The Le clan has contributed a lot to my Yan country, and it is my Yan country that can't live with your Le family!"

The period of history during the reign of Ji Kang's great-grandfather, King Yan Hui, was a period that no Yan person wanted to talk about. An incomparably powerful Yan Kingdom, in just eight years, was put into decline by this guy.

Hearing Ji Kang's words, Le Jian hurriedly said to Ji Kang:

"Thank you for your generosity, the king's words are too heavy. When my father was dying, he sent a letter to the minister, asking the minister to assist the king wholeheartedly and serve my Yan country, and the minister did not dare to forget his father's entrustment for a day. ”

Ji Kang looked ahead and sighed:

"When the widow was in Liaodi, he wanted to let the old general Le Yi go to Liaodi, but he was hindered by Zhao State. Until the death of the veteran, the widow had never seen the demeanor of the old general Le Yi, and he was very sorry. ”

Speaking of this, Ji Kang did not hide his intentions, and looked at Le Jian with sharp eyes:

"General Lema, if you ride with you and lead your army to face off on the battlefield, what can you do?"

Le Jian was startled, threw off the horse, knelt down on one knee and cried to Ji Kang:

"The king's kindness to the music room and the music family will be remembered forever. Le Jian is Yan Chen, and his cousin Le Cheng is Zhao Jiang, and they are already their masters. If the minister and his cousin lead the army to meet on the battlefield, the only way to defeat each other is to find a way to defeat each other. ”

"Your Majesty, the ministers hereby swear that they will never mislead state affairs with their personal feelings. If they do not, they will die by the arrows. This is the heartfelt words of the minister, please my king Mingjian. ”

Seeing this, Ji Kang also hurriedly dismounted and helped Lejian up with both hands.

"General Rakuma, please hurry up, it doesn't have to be like this."

"Thank you, my king." Rakuma stood up.

The reason why Ji Kang asked about Lecheng, the general of Zhao State, was because Lecheng had become the second person in the army of Zhao State in addition to Lian Po. Its reputation is actually more significant than Li Mu, the general of Zhao State stationed in the land of clouds.

Many generals of the Yan Kingdom are still unimpressed with Lecheng.

But Ji Kang didn't dare to be sloppy about Lecheng. Because in Ji Kang's previous life, the reason why Le Cheng was named Wu Xiangjun by Zhao Wang Dan was because of the attack on Yan State.

One Lian Po, one Lecheng, by the way, and one Li Mu.

In Ji Kang's previous life, these three people beat Yan Guo all over the ground looking for teeth, and they couldn't make a sound.