Shangjun, the border defense of the Great Wall, the guard general Meng Jia is looking at the north alone, frowning.

Mengjia is a branch of the Meng family, and he originally followed Meng Tian to guard in Yunzhong County further north, but it happened that he was promoted a while ago, and he was transferred to the Great Wall of Shangjun.

Although it is also in the Great Wall Army, the difference between the two places is very large, outside Yunzhong County is the grassland of the Xiongnu, and although there are many Hu people in the north of Shangjun, it is definitely the territory of Daqin.

This is indeed a good thing for Mengjia, who is over half a hundred years old, and it can be regarded as a transitional position before the retirement given by the imperial court, he thought that he would be so plain and have been begging bones, but fate played a big joke on him.

It was still the demonic wind that came and went without a trace, and he and his Shangjun Corps were already on this familiar and unfamiliar city wall when they came to their senses.

Mengjia has been dealing with the Great Wall for most of his life, so he naturally recognizes that this place is indeed the Great Wall, but it is really not the Great Wall of Shangjun in his memory!

Because the Great Wall of Shangjun did not go so far north at all, and the part of the Great Wall of Shangjun that entered Beidi County was in a northeast-southwest direction, but now the scout report is indeed due east and west......

Then he hurriedly sent people to contact Meng Tian in the north and the imperial court in Xianyang, but there was no news.

Fortunately, nearly a month later, a letter came from the imperial court, informing him of the changes in current affairs, so that he could guard with peace of mind, and he reluctantly put his heart back in his stomach.

But since the day they woke up, there has always been a huge hidden danger beside them, that is, the Hu people in the north!

These Hu people on low horses, with bows and arrows on their backs, and pointed caps, were not at all of any of the people he knew, but he could see in the eyes of these people that they were more proud than the Huns.

At that time, he said to his subordinates: "Although these Hu people are dressed in tatters and act cautiously, they are definitely not easy characters to deal with, you must be cautious!" ”

In fact, he can't help it if he's not careful, the walls of the Great Wall Legion are strong, the food is sufficient, and the armor is surplus, but the only thing is that the manpower is insufficient, you must know that the Great Wall Legion of Great Qin has 250,000 people!

Even the Upper and Northern Counties, which were not the center of gravity for defense, had a full 70,000 horses, but now he had less than 2,500 men in his hands, which was not enough for even a section of the city wall in the past......

The only thing that made him happy was that although those Hu people often came, they never took the initiative to cross the line, even if in the recent situation, as soon as the Qin army shouted, they would leave far away.

So Mengjia asked people to go to various beacon towers to show their flags, making a huge appearance, and really scared these Hu people.

However, Mengjia knew that this was not a long-term solution, so he continued to ask for support from Beidi County and even the central government, for fear that the Hu people would see through it one day and rush up.

"General, you are distracted again, don't worry, the scouts have checked, although those Hu people are still coming here, but except for the day before yesterday, they have been staying twenty miles away." Deputy Lin Jiang stepped forward and was relieved.

Mengja sighed, "Alas, but the day before yesterday, there were more than three thousand five hundred Hu people that we could see, far more than the number of enemies we had frightened away in the past.

I'm really afraid that when they come with tens of thousands of people and attack the city wall with a sound of sound and attack the west, how can we hold it then? ”

Lin Jiang didn't know how to speak after hearing this, because Mengjia's guess was definitely possible, and the more women and children of the Hu people moved south, the greater the possibility.

Lin Jiang was born in Confucianism and studied the law halfway, and he was good at using soft means, so he thought about it and tentatively suggested:

"General, did you say that there was a disaster in the north, should we ask the imperial court to exchange markets with the Hu people, even if there is a loss in price, we will first stabilize the matter?"

Mengja pondered for a while and said, "It's indeed much colder than we were then, and your idea is good, but we don't have a guide who can speak nonsense, so we can't just go out of the city with our goods, right?" ”

Meng Jia said that Lin Jiang had no idea, although he knew several "foreign languages" in the Great Wall Army all the year round, it was obvious that this group of Hu people was not in the range.

At this time, a soldier hurriedly went up to the city wall, hugged his fists and said: "General, all lieutenants!" A message from the south! ”

When Mengjia heard the joy, he hurriedly urged: "Say it quickly! ”

Only then did the soldier speak: "The Great Qin General Wang Li's order, Mengjia temporarily held the city wall, and was not allowed to go out of the city to fight with the Hu people, and the new army of Wucai has set off for a thousand people, and will come with grain, grass and equipment in the near future." ”

Meng Jia's joy faded a lot after hearing this, after all, the new army of martial cavalry can fight no more than a thousand people, less than their legion, can it really help him solve the problem once and for all?

Lin Jiang looked at Meng Jia's unsatisfactory face, and guessed that he thought that there were too few reinforcements, and now the number of Hu people was uncertain, if he really controlled the line of 100,000 like the Huns, then these reinforcements were here to deliver takeaways......

However, Lin Jiang is a "cultural person" after all, and his mind is much more delicate, so he immediately turned his head and said to Meng Jia: "Wang Li is a young hero of General Li, and there are several generations of true legends of the Wang family.

Although he didn't bring many people this time, he should have already had an idea if he dared to sit in charge in person, and I think the general's worries could be alleviated a lot. ”

Meng Jia was stunned for a moment, and he also heard that Lin Jiang was telling him that there was a Wang family behind Wang Li, and now that he was a general, he couldn't despise it no matter how many people came.

Colleague Meng Jia himself also wanted to open it, the Wang family is a generation of famous generals who are much more brilliant than the Meng family, how can there be that kind of stupid and simple child who comes to the door to die, I am afraid that he has already been completely prepared, what are you worried about?

It's a pity that Meng Jia and Lin Jiang are thinking too much this time, Wang Li is really anxious, so he can only lead people to ......

"Captain Lin is right, General Wang Li, a young and famous general, must have a clever plan, and we will defend it," said Meng Jia and instructed the herald next to him: "Order the sons and daughters to strengthen patrols, and be sure to protect the city wall in case of error!" ”

"Hey!" The herald clenched his fists in agreement, and just as he turned to leave, he was bumped into his arms by another soldier who had just rushed up.

"What are you doing!" The herald's own soldiers were angry at that time, and opened their mouths to reprimand, but the other side did not pay attention to him at all, but hurriedly crawled in front of Monja and shouted:

"General, there is a Hu man outside the city wall who comes alone, and he will speak of sinicization, and he is not wearing armor or weapons.

Claiming that his mother is a Han person, and saying that he is a messenger, he asks to see the general, you see? ”

Meng Jia frowned slightly, and said to himself: "Han? Mo is not from the Han waterside? How did that end up on the steppe? ”

Lin Jiang naturally couldn't explain it, after all, the term Han people didn't exist in their time, and if the good envoy originally pulled the relationship, it would become a riddle to them......

Mengjia shook his head and said, "Forget it, no matter what, if you don't have armor and weapons, let him come first, and check again at the door, and General Ben will interrogate him at the gate!" ”

"Hey!" The soldier answered, then turned his head and apologized to the herald, and both left. And Meng Jia and Lin Jiang on the city wall muttered for a long time and did not speak again.

Nearly half an hour later, Mengja finally met the "half-Han" envoy at the city gate, but just in case there was a gap between the two of them five meters and a dozen warriors.

The envoy Batu Wendusu was also frightened by this formation, he couldn't understand why this "Han" general was so defensive of him, so he only saluted but did not dare to speak for a long time.

Seeing that he didn't speak, Mengjia was also a little impatient, and shouted with a gloomy face: "Hu Ren envoy, what do you want to say when you see General Ben?" ”

Batu Wendusu was stunned, "Hu Ren" is the title of what kind of life, how can it still be used on his head? The Tumut Khanate has been an "old neighbor" of the Ming Dynasty for decades, and it has not been called Hu people once......

However, Batu Wendusu now has a request for help, and he doesn't care what the other side means, so he directly explained:

"Batu Wendusu, the envoy of a thousand households under the tent of Tumut Khan, has seen the general, and I have come to ask His Majesty the Great Emperor to thank our people for their loyalty from generation to generation, and to give the tributary market an opportunity to alleviate the scourge of the White Plague.

In addition, our department is a Mongolian, not a messy Hu people, please General Mingjian, on behalf of the relay. ”

After saying that, Batu escaped with a letter, raised it above his head, and handed it to Mengjia in advance, which can be said to be very reasonable, it seems that his Han mother did teach him a lot of things.

But what Batu Wendusu never expected was that at this time, Mengja had been angered by his justification, and immediately drew his sword and roared:

"Someone take him down for me! Also the Monjas! Bah! Feel to make fun of your father's name, General Ben is going to crack you! ”

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