"Driving ......"

The horses flew like a mighty army, and gradually went north, and a black castle stood on the pale yellow and green fields in the distance.

This is Jiuyuan City, which was built by General Meng Tian back then. It is also the beginning of the Great Qin Empire's mighty curtain, and it is also the pinnacle of Meng Tian's personal achievements.

From a distance, the castle is small. But in the afterglow of the setting sun, the castle resembles a black beast crawling between heaven and earth.

Such a visual impact gives people a shock.

Especially from the direction of Huhai, you can gradually see that there are black-clothed armor soldiers swimming on the arrow tower of the east gate with their backs to the sunset, and a white Qin character is written on the black banner that hunts and flies.

This is Jiuyuan City!

This is Jiuyuan City, the capital of Jiuyuan County, when General Meng Tian attacked the Xiongnu and recaptured the land of Hetao, Jiuyuan County and other places were established.

This small castle was the bridgehead of the Great Qin Empire against the Xiongnu and other alien races.

Although this place is desolate and sad songs are frequent, this is indeed the place where the old Qin warriors want to go the most.

Because since the unification of the Great Qin Empire, only here is the war, where they can get the coveted title of military merit.

……

As a military town in the north of the Great Qin Empire, this small city of Jiuyuan was actually established as the most front-line military fortress.

Its function as the capital of Kuhara County is actually far less important than its role as a military town.

Jiuyuan City, although the place is very small, only one mile on each side, more than four miles square, is the kind of three-mile city that is often said in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and the typical small city of five-mile Guo.

This is the general Meng Tian, in order to prevent the Xiongnu from going south, completely occupy the Hetao occupation, and then established Jiuyuan City.

From then on, Jiuyuan City was like a nail nailed in the Hetao area by the Central Plains Dynasty.

……

The top and bottom of Jiuyuan City are all made of large stone strips, and the city wall is more than two zhang higher than the ordinary city wall, and even the arrow tower is also built of stone slabs.

The entrance and exit gates are two huge and heavy rocks. That is, not an inch of wood was left in the external defensive structure of the entire castle.

This is the military town established by the Great Qin Empire at a great expense in order to guard against the Xiongnu.

……

"It's dark and windy, and pedestrians go home ——!" The trumpet sounded, and Jiuyuan City was slaughtered.

……

This precipitous castle towering high in the Hetao area is very well guarded because it is alone in the north.

"Woo ......"

In this twilight, the horn of the cow horn was already blowing on the high city head, and the originally sparse pedestrians outside the city gate had quickened their pace.

Because this is the rule of Jiuyuan City, after three trumpet sounds, the gate of Jiuyuan City will be rumbled and closed. No one is an exception, not even Emperor Hu Hai of Qin.

"Drive ......!"

Seeing this scene, when he heard the horn, Emperor Hu Hai of Qin rode like a fly, did not slow down, and raised the long sword in his hand.

Although it was evening, the Qin army in Jiuyuan City immediately took a defensive attitude. There are a forest of spears, and the crossbowmen are ready.

As long as there is the slightest abnormal movement, it will be killed at the first time!

"The Xianyang messenger arrived, and the pedestrians dodged ——!"

At this time, the general who had already received the news of the city defender hurriedly raised his sword and shouted, the two columns of armor soldiers stood solemnly, and the pedestrians inside and outside the city gate quickly separated an official road.

"Drive!"

Hu Hai raised his iron sword, galloped into the city, and said to the general defending the city: "Immediately inform General Li Xin that the edict of Xianyang has arrived——! ”

"Yes!"

After the general left the city, Hu Hai went directly to the headquarters of the Qin army. In the opinion of Emperor Hu Hai of Qin, treacherous people would be severely punished.

In Jiuyuan City, the market is depressed and cold. Compared with the bustling night market in Xianyang City, this is simply a desolate and remote mountain village.

The shops are lit up and the streets are sparsely populated. Under the faint flickering lights, it can be seen that the city people are dressed in rough clothes and hurriedly pass through.

The short street of the small town, quiet and orderly, everything is very quiet, there is no panic.

When Hu Hai saw this, his heart sank, and he knew that all of this was silently saying that this small castle had experienced countless turbulent waves, and he no longer knew what fear was.

In the land of Jiuyuan, wars broke out too frequently, and the people in Jiuyuan had long been accustomed to it, because they knew that all this had become life.

"Phew!"

Before governing the office, Hu Hai suddenly reined in his horse, and the horse stood and neighed.

Hu Hai jumped off his horse, shook his hand and handed the reins of his horse to the guards behind him, and hurried straight into the gate of the county guard's mansion. While walking Huhai, he said: "Immediately spread the arrival of General Li Xin......

"Yes!"

……

After a while, Li Xin walked into the mansion, and he bowed deeply to Hu Hai: "The old minister greets Your Majesty!" ”

Glancing at Li Xin, Hu Hai said in a deep voice: "General Li, Han Xin, the general of Liaodong, led the army to destroy Zhao, which is a huge hidden danger for the Great Qin Empire. ”

"The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty jointly decided to send troops to rescue Zhao." Speaking of this, Hu Hai looked at Li Xin word by word, and said: "If you mobilize an army of 50,000 Jiuyuan, can you stop the Hun generals?" ”

The northern border of the Great Qin Empire is as stable as Mount Tai, which is the bottom line of Hu Hai's troops.

Because of this, Emperor Hu Hai of Qin would be like this, he had just entered the Jiuyuan County Shoufu and immediately ordered to find Li Xin, the commander of the Northland Army.

Because only the commander of the Northland Army has the ability and qualification to tell him the situation of the three counties in the Northland.

Hearing this, Li Xin pondered for a moment, bowed deeply to Hu Hai, and said, "Your Majesty, when the Huns heard the news, they were afraid that they would quickly go south." ”

"If this war only lasts for a month or two, 50,000 troops will be enough to defend Jiuyuan, but if it exceeds two months, there will be variables."

Glancing at Li Xin, Hu Hai said in a deep voice, "Two months, what do you say?" ”

Following Hu Hai's words, Li Xin paused word by word, and said: "When the news came out, with the gathering of the Huns and the south, and the resistance of 50,000 troops, the old minister could only hold out for two months at most. ”

"If Your Majesty insists on going to war, the battle must be decided within two months."

Hearing this, a solemnity flashed under Hu Hai's eyes. He knew in his heart that it was enough to save Zhao for two months, but he wanted to attack Liaodong and recapture Yandi.

Even if there is Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu, Li Zuoche and himself, I am afraid it will take half a year.

After being silent for a long time, Hu Hai looked at Li Xin and said, "Old general, this battle is extremely important for the Great Qin Empire, hold out for three months. ”

"Three months later, if the Northern War has not yet ended, and the war in Jiuyuan is eroding, immediately send an order to General Wang Ben and order the army to go north."

……

This is Hu Hai's bottom line!

He would rather draw a large army from Sanchuan County and other places than give up going north to rescue Zhao. After all, the lips are dead and the teeth are cold, and saving Zhao at this time is equivalent to saving yourself.

(End of chapter)