After being closed in the tent for many days, Li Shimin finally walked out of the tent under the persuasion of Xuanba that day.

Not far east of Yanmen City, on the other side of the Sanggan River.

The Qin army built a new city here, which was not the emperor's palace, but was named Dongcheng Pass.

The original Yanmen Pass is set up on the Gouzhu Mountain, commonly known as the two passes and eighteen passes, the north entrance of the pass is Baicaokou, the south mouth and the Taihe Lingkou, the east and west wings of the Yanmen Pass extend to Fanzhi and Yuanping respectively, the pass is eighteen.

At this time, the Yanmen Pass is also the West Pass, and the newly opened East Pass is completely built by the Qin army, the purpose is to surround the Yanmen City and block the east direction of the Yanmen.

This was originally a military city, built at the mouth of a valley on the east bank of the Sanggan River.

Li Shimin only came out after Xuanba's persuasion at first, but after really visiting Xuanba here, he was very surprised.

Although this newly built gate is not very grand, it occupies a dangerous pass, and what is more striking is that it is neatly planned, especially when it is very lively.

Outside the city, there are caravans and people coming and going, all kinds of mountain goods and local products are lined up, and all kinds of furs from Saibei are also smooth and shining, not to mention that there is a large area over there with many cattle, horses, camels, and many sheep around it.

The people in the vicinity, the merchants who came from afar, and even the soldiers, people, and craftsmen who were not on duty to rest, were bustling one after another.

It's like a battlefield.

You must know that although this Dongcheng Pass is separated from Yanmen by a river, it is only 20 miles away, so it can be said that this is still the front line.

After all, there are still 50,000 Liu Wuzhou's representative troops in Yanmen City, and there are still more than 100,000 Turkic troops in Shanbei.

All kinds of people, all kinds of goods.

There are even makeshift tea shops and restaurants.

Li Shimin was not interested in playing, but he was still amazed by everything in front of him.

"Shouldn't the people be fearful?"

Xuanba bought a few skewers of roast mutton, this mutton is a big skewer, a skewer of a pound of mutton, after the roast is fragrant, the color is golden, the outside is charred and the inside is tender, a bite down, the mouth is oily.

"Why are you afraid of soldiers? Our Qin army has strict military rules, never takes a stitch from the people, and will not do anything to oppress the people and merchants. Besides, our Qin army is treated better, everyone is fighting outside, and there is a lot of reward money on them, after the intense war, it is quite satisfying to go shopping and eat and spend some money, and the merchants are also willing to make this money, thinking that our money is easy to earn. ”

What's more, the emperor's merchants also attracted countless merchants to follow the army and bring grain and various materials for the army. They brought grain from the rear, which they exchanged for salt, tea, etc., and by the way, some other goods, which they sold to the soldiers.

Then buy the spoils of war from the army and bring them back, so that one return is equivalent to doing two trips of business.

The booty of the Qin army was generally auctioned directly to those merchants, and the merchants sometimes did not even need to pay directly for the loot, as long as they provided an acceptance note of the bank, which could be exchanged directly in the rear city, avoiding the trouble of transporting these money silks.

The Qin soldiers were always treated well, and most of the booty would be distributed to the soldiers, so when the Qin army fought, the ordinary pockets were bulging, and the merchants also liked to do some business with these rich soldiers.

Especially in a big battle like the one in front of us, 200,000 Qin troops gathered in Daibei, and there were no less than 100,000 Qin troops under the Yanmen Pass, and there were more people going back and forth.

It's a huge market, and what merchant would let it go.

Therefore, thousands of businessmen soon came here, and even thousands of Qinglou women also came to do business.

Li Shimin remembered his previous march and battle, how could there be such a thing.

Wherever the army passed, not to mention that the merchants would not follow, even the people would avoid it.

However, Luo Cheng used merchants to transport grain for him, and even used merchants to solve the disposal of the loot.

"Second brother, there is a good restaurant here, let's go in and try it."

It is a luxurious-looking restaurant, and although it was built outside the castle, it was not simply a shed, but a large building made of wood, and the style was very exquisite.

The doors and windows are even carved, and at the entrance, you can see a long menu hanging on the walls on both sides, and dishes are hung all over the two walls.

The dishes are delicate and the taste is right.

Eating and eating, Li Shimin's tears couldn't help but fall.

He had to admit that although Luo Cheng was far younger than his father and was not from a famous family, he was now more popular with the people.

The brothers were eating, and after a while someone downstairs cheered, and after a while, the cheers grew louder and louder.

Someone ran downstairs to ask, and after a while, he ran back and shouted excitedly, "Good news, good news, General Zhao of Fan Yang has killed Gao Tansheng and Gao Kaidao, recovered the entire territory of Zhuo County, Gao's tens of thousands of rebels are gone, countless prisoners are captured, and 5,000 Turkic cavalry have been killed!" ”

Hearing the news, countless merchants and military academies in the restaurant cheered in unison.

Li Shimin could feel that this cheer was the sincerity of his heart, and they were sincerely happy about the victory of the Qin army. Yes, they are the people of Qin, and they hope that Qin will win.

But what about him?

He is the king of Zhao of the Tang Dynasty, and Luo Cheng's victory is another heavy blow to him.

Song Jingang Xinkou was defeated, Liu Wuzhou was trapped in Yanmen, Chai Shao was defeated in Dali, and now Gao Kaidao Gao Tansheng is not in Zhuo County.

Originally, the coalition army was menacing and was going to drive straight down, but now, how could it be defeated one after another, and it looked like it had been broken by each other, but Jieli Liu Wuzhou was about to be surrounded.

But he turned to think that although the Qin army had the advantage, it might not be able to have the last laugh, and their Li family was still based on the central government, as well as Shudi, Hetao, and Longyou. And Dou Jiande still owns half of Hebei, and the main force of Jieli's army is still not damaged.

As long as there is one battle, as long as Luo Cheng loses once, they still have a great chance.

But where is the opportunity?

Returning to his tent in the barracks from the bazaar at Dongcheng Pass, looking at the group of guards standing outside, Li Shishi sighed and fell asleep again.

Sleep, maybe a little sleep will change the situation.

After sleeping until dark, Li Shimin opened his eyes and found that there was a person sitting in his tent.

"Erlang, are you awake?"

"What? You don't know me, I'm Sichang. ”

Li Shimin looked at his brother-in-law Chai Shao sitting in front of his bed in surprise, "Why are you here?" ”

"Like you, defeated and captured, and then came." Chai Shao smiled bitterly, compared to the last time he was in Longyou, Chai Shao was thinner, darker, and his people were darker.

Li Shimin and Chai Shao were face to face, and they had a lot of questions, but they didn't know where to start for a while.

"Shuliang and Deliang are also here, as well as Yun Dingxing." Chai Shao's words made Li Shimin jump up in shock.

"How did they come back, why did they come too?"