The wind swept through the snow, obscuring the sky and the sun, like a sandstorm, and the snowflakes were like gravel, hitting the cheeks painfully, and after a dozen steps, there was no one to be seen, and it was impossible to move forward at all.

Li Mi finally understood why the alien races in the bitter cold land yearned for the warm southern world, and even more understood why the northern tribes must have the heart to covet the south.

This kind of cold weather, called the big smoke cannon in the northeast, is a snowstorm, and the winter ravages the world, and it is impossible to stay at all.

It was also thanks to Li Mi and others who rushed to Kuanden Fort in time, otherwise they would really not be able to survive this big smoke cannon.

The six forts of Kuandian are also called the six laid, which is built by Li Chengliang in the first year of Wanli, many people call it the "eight hundred miles of Xinjiang" of the Ming Dynasty, each fort guards and manages a section of the Great Wall of Liaodong, which can hold the exit of the Jurchen to the south.

Among the six forts, the wide fort, the long fort, the eternal fort and the new fort were all built in the first year of Wanli, while the big fort was built in the third year of Wanli.

Of course, the scale of each fort is also different, for example, the last Sudian Fort was built in the fourth year of Wanli, but it was completed at the same time as Changdian and Yongdian, which began to be built in the first year of Wanli.

Li Chengliang's merits in building the Six Forts are undoubted, because this place is so important, whether it is the Ming Dynasty or the Jurchens, they are deeply aware of this.

The war caused by the six forts of Kuandian has never been interrupted over the years, and even most of the conflicts between the Ming and Jurchen tribes cannot be bypassed the six forts of Kuandian.

For example, in the eighth year of Wanli, Li Chengliang crusaded against the Jianzhou Jurchens, when the Jurchen leader Wang Wutang was in Yongdian Fort, lost to Li Chengliang, and could only retreat to the old nest, as a result, Li Chengliang killed nearly 800 people, captured nearly 200 people, nearly 400 war horses, and countless armor and equipment, while the Ming army only killed and wounded more than 190 people.

It was also that year that Wang Wutang, who did not admit defeat, made a comeback, led his troops to take revenge, and led more than 1,000 cavalry to attack Kuandian, but was not only defeated, but also chased and killed to Gelu Village, and finally even this cottage was lost.

In the past few decades, the conflicts and battles that have occurred around the six forts of Kuandian have been countless, which also shows the role and value of the fortress here.

The most lively among the six forts is naturally Kuandian Fort, and Li Mi and others are staying in Kuandian Fort to avoid the big smoke cannons.

The circumference of this fort is about seven or eight miles, but the height of the city is nearly one zhang, that is, the height of almost eight or nine meters!

This fortress is wide in the north and narrow in the south, like a fishing cage, and the fish come in from the wide mouth, and pour into the narrow mouth to eat the bait, but they want to retreat but they can't.

However, it is not easy for them to enter this opening, the north of the city is surrounded by mountains and there is no door, if they want to attack Kuandian, they must either go over the mountains and mountains, or take a detour, with such a natural barrier, Kuandianbao is also easy to defend and difficult to attack.

After the construction of Kuandian Fort was completed, Li Chengliang asked the garrison of the Dangerous Mountain Fort to move here to guard it, and opened it as a tile city, and all the people from the surrounding tribes came here to do business.

Although the climate in the Northeast is cold, it is not barren, although the farming is backward, but all kinds of mountain goods, game, fur, etc., it is very famous, and after the Ming Tun army, a large amount of wasteland has been reclaimed, this black soil is simply a beautiful land flowing with milk and honey, the soldiers and civilians who reclaimed the land soon obtained a bumper harvest, and various agricultural products also began to circulate in various border markets.

Although the city wall is eight or nine meters high, blocking most of the wind and snow, the heavy snow still covers the bell and drum tower in the center of the fort.

Looking up, you can vaguely see the bell and drum tower like a pillar of snow, but at the top is a black hole.

It was the defenders clearing the snow, because the bell and drum tower was the most important warning device in the whole Kuanden Fort, of course, it was also responsible for telling the time and summoning and so on, in any case, this bell and drum tower, like a lonely proclaimer, used the sound of its own bells and drums to tell the world that there is still civilization here, not only killing.

A large number of soldiers and civilians stayed in the city, some came here to do business, some were delayed by the smoke and cannons, and those who entered the fort to avoid the wind and snow, the cattle knelt in the animal pens, leaning on each other for warmth, and the people hid in the taverns, eating meat and drinking.

The people of the Northeast are open and fierce, and if they don't agree with each other, they will fight hard, and they will be bloody, but they can get drunk and enmity, there is nothing that cannot be solved by a bowl of spirits and a fist, if there is, then there will be another round.

Although Li Mi is not a drinker, he has also drunk a lot of precious wine over the years, but in this cold and snowy weather, nothing is more refreshing than a bowl of choking and burning spirits.

The brethren of the big spotted pomfret couldn't set up camp, because the wind and snow were too big, so they stayed in the barracks of the garrison, after all, Li Mi had Li Chengliang's official documents and handwriting, and Li Chengliang was simply a father for Liubao.

To be able to guard this kind of place, it is impossible to do without three or two brushes, and the guard general must be a capable person, but Li Mi's reputation is too great, whether it is Yin Shura or Count Wugong, just take one out and bluff people, not to mention that Li Mi has also established an inner factory!

If the border generals were lonely, they might not be afraid of this, but they still have relatives in their hometowns, and there are clan brothers in the court as officials, and they think that they can leave this ghost place and return to the warm south, so they will not dare to offend a lord of Li Mi's level.

It's just that this guard general was out of Li Mi's expectations, because this person looks too weak, and with Li Mi's internal cultivation, it can be seen at a glance that this person is indeed from a civilian background, and he has no martial arts at all.

"It's been a long time...... the guard said, but not to Li Mi, but to Li Rumei.

Li Rumei frowned, just nodded lightly, and did not take over the conversation, the guard general was not good at saying anything, shook his head with a wry smile, and said to Li Mi: "Sit down for a while, and go out to let people prepare a banquet." ”

Li Mi nodded, and he walked out, his posture very low.

"Do you recognize this man?" Li Mi asked Li Rumei, who snorted lightly and said, "Why don't you know ......?"

Without waiting for Li Mi to ask again, Li Rumei revealed the background of this guard's background.

"This person's name is Yang Zhan, the word is popular, he was born in Jinshi, he was the magistrate of Nanchang and Lixian in his early years, and then he entered the imperial history of the court, impeached many people, and was transferred to Dali Judge."

Li Mi has been the deputy director of Dali Temple, so he naturally knows how an official position Dali Appraisal is, isn't Yu Yuren a Dali Commentator, usually able to be this official, which one is not stiffer than his head?

"This Yang Zhan is a dare to speak out, it didn't take long for him to move to the Shandong Senate, defend Liaohai, don't look at him as a scholar, but he is bold, and the marshal Dong Yiyuan raided the camp of the Mongolian fried flower department, and returned with a big victory, because he was promoted to deputy envoy, because he was a civil official, and he had the ability to govern, and he also reclaimed more than 100 hectares of wasteland, and stored more than 18,000 stones of grain every year, he is indeed a capable person."

Li Mi didn't expect that such a character would only be sent to Kuandianbao to be a guard, isn't this a condescending talent?

I'm afraid there is still some story here.

"How did you meet him?" Seeing that Li Rumei knew the details so clearly, Li Mi inevitably wanted to ask.

Li Rumei didn't hide it: "Because he and the marshal Dong Yiyuan attacked the Mongolian fried flower department at night, it was the road I led, and the wind and snow that night were so big today, I can't forget it......"

Li Migu knew that Li Rumei was a fierce general, although it was so an understatement, Li Rumei was afraid that she was also a pioneer at that time, and played an extremely important role.

"And then? How did this Yang Zhan become so talented here? ”

Hearing Li Mi's question, Li Rumei was also silent for a long time, and finally chose to give it all up.

"Yang Zhan made meritorious contributions one after another, gained the authority to participate in politics, and actually participated in the battle in North Korea, when you were in the Japanese slave army, you didn't know the situation."

"At that time, my Ming army was divided into three parts, and I led the left army, attacking Ulsan, and the Japanese slaves were defeated, retreated to the island mountain, and built three fences outside the city to resist."

"Because I want to save you, I led Zhao Guangling and Xiong Tingbi to be the vanguard, and the task of attacking Daoshan was handed over to the guerrilla general Chen Yin."

Hearing Li Rumei talk about the past, Li Mi also sighed in his heart, at that time, Li Rumei took the brothers to save Li Mi, and he will never forget, and it was that battle that created the name of Li Miyin Shura, and made Li Rumei famous for shooting Japanese generals one after another.

"When I was in Liaodong earlier, Yang Zhan and I actually had a deep friendship, after all, we lived and died side by side together, and we had done great things, he was born as a jinshi, different from ordinary soldiers, and I can talk to ......."

"It's just that no one thought that he saw that Chen Yin was going to capture the island mountain, and he was worried that Chen Yin would take all the credit from me, and when he saw that the third fence was about to fall, he withdrew his troops......

"What?" Li Mi didn't expect that Yang Zhan would do something regardless of the overall situation for the sake of credit!

"The island mountain city is actually easy to defend and difficult to attack, the Japanese slave army fires artillery every day, and the bullets are boiled with ninja poison, after missing that opportunity, Chen Yin can't attack it for a long time, and our army also suffers heavy casualties, until I go back, I captured the island mountain ......"

"Yang Zhan is remembering the kindness of the year, if I didn't lead the way, he and Dong Yiyuan would not have been able to break through the fried flower department, without that battle, there would be no achievements for him, so he also wanted to repay the favor, but the way was wrong."

"Just because of the battle of Daoshan, after settling accounts after the autumn, Yang Zhan was stripped of his official position, and later I read his kindness and asked my father to say a few good words to him, so he was exempted from dismissal and sent to Kuandian to be a guard."

"He is a good official, although he can't fight, but the six forts of Kuandian are in his hands, so he has such vitality, and no one is better at doing business and running a place than him."

Li Rumei actually laughed when she said this.

"When we were in North Korea, there was a shortage of our military rations, and we had to ask North Korea to provide it, but the king of North Korea used the ruin of the country as an excuse to withhold the ropes, and no one was willing to give food."

"At that time, Yang Zhan suggested to my eldest brother, saying that he was discussing with the king of Korea to allow Korean officials to donate food in exchange for official positions or atonements, and if they were village officials and slaves, as long as they donated food, they could be exempted from labor."

"At that time, North Korea was all broken, and being an official was not of much value, no different from hard labor, but many people wanted to be able to be an official, after all, they had privileges, and the labor during the war was simply fatal, so whether it was the officials above or the labor below, they actively donated food."

"The funny thing is that after donating grain, Yang Zhan did give them official positions, but they were all some reluctant errands, sesame grains were as big as sesame grains, and the North Koreans scolded him for not keeping his promises, and after the war, he also wrote to the court and played Yang Zhan......"

"But the brothers in the army all read him, after all, we are fighting for the North Koreans, they don't even have food, although Yang Zhan's method is not glorious, but he got the food, he is actually quite relieved......

These are the details of the Korean battlefield that Li Mi could not personally experience, and it was interesting to listen to Li Rumei say it in 1510, and it was inevitable to sigh: "I didn't expect there to be such an inside story......

Li Rumei smiled bitterly and shook her head, and said meaningfully to Li Mi: "There are still many things you don't know......

Li Mi's heart tightened, and he whispered to Li Rumei, "For example?" ”