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In 390 A.D., since the beginning of spring, the upper and lower parts of Hexi began to secretly prepare for the expedition to Shuofang.

In view of the strong strength of the Northern Wei Dynasty, Hexi must invest in all-round combat readiness from the economic, political, and military aspects.

Economically, politically, needless to say, Hexi has long been waiting for the rest of the day, and all kinds of materials and equipment are quietly gathering in the Wei'an camp.

As for the military, the most worrying thing for Wei Shuo is the front-line defense of Hong Chiling in the south.

After all, no one dared to guarantee that when Hexi and Dongfang entered Shuofang, Lingnan Zhuhu would not take the opportunity to invade.

In mid-June, after all aspects were getting better, Wei Shuo, accompanied by Zuo Sima Wang Zhenxi, went south to inspect Ling Jusai.

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Lingjusai is the southwest gate of the river and is responsible for ensuring the safety of the southern route.

In the spring of the second year of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the champion Hou Huo went to illness, crossed the Yellow River with ten thousand horses, chased Zhuqiang in the west, and the Xiongnu in the north, and built the order to live in Yongdeng.

Subsequently, the Han army took Lingjusai as the front line, opened up the four counties of Hexi, and realized the grand strategy of "cutting off the right arm of the Xiongnu and the elbow and arm of the Zhang Han family".

In order to enhance the defense capability of the fortress and ensure the smooth passage of the Hexi Corridor, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sent tens of thousands of people to connect Lingju with the Great Wall.

After recovering Hexi last year, in order to prevent the invasion of the Xianbei people in Lingnan, Wei Shuo ordered the rebuilding of Lingjusai.

After the Battle of Wuting, Wei Shuo never came to Ling Jusai again, I don't know how Ling Jusai is repaired, and I don't know if he can act as the southern gate of Guzang.

He only knew that the general's mansion wanted to build Lingju into a strong fortress group on the original basis, and Duan Ye was responsible for the specific affairs.

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I don't want a few months to pass, when Wei Shuo came to Lingjusai again, this military fortress guarding the entrance to the Hexi Corridor was already quite large-scale.

Now, almost a year has passed since the last war, and with the continuous efforts of the Xianbei captives day and night, the appearance of the Xiongguan fortress has been restored.

From afar, the towering lookout tower first comes into view, surrounded by tall walls that enclose the entire fortress in a square.

Since ordinary people were not housed in the fortress, the scale of the fortress was far less than that of Yumen Pass, but it was enough to accommodate 3,000 soldiers and horses.

He believed that as long as this edict was in his hands, it would be impossible for any force to invade Hexi from the south.

Ling Jusai is like a nail inlaid at the southern foot of the Hongchi Mountains, and if it is not pulled out for a day, it can firmly block the enemy to the south of Hong Chiling.

Thanks to the use of cement, the outer layer of the fortress walls was poured from a layer of concrete, which was more than two feet thick.

Inside is a layer of stone, and then a thick layer of bricks is added in the middle.

The front and back add up to make the top of the city wall more than five paces wide, and the bottom is fifteen paces away.

Such a majestic pass was almost impossible to break through in ancient times.

There were two gates, one on the north and one on the south.

The south gate was no more than eight feet wide, and could only accommodate two horses to enter the city at the same time, and even if an enemy wanted to enter the city through this gate, not many people could rush in at one time.

Especially for the cavalry, it was a nightmare, and they could only be surrounded and killed by the superior forces of the defenders one by one.

The north gate is more than four feet high, enough to accommodate ten horses to enter and exit together.

Although the gate is wide and tall, there is a mechanism above the gate.

This mechanism is carefully designed by the masters of the Ink Engineering School, which is not only hidden and difficult to detect, but also powerful and easy to operate.

If the enemy breaches the fortress from the south, the defenders only need to open the mechanism before evacuating, and the pre-accumulated stones will quickly fall and block the city gates, so as to block the enemy's pursuit and buy time for the defenders to evacuate.

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Duan Ye was supervising the construction of the fortress, and suddenly saw a large number of men and horses coming from the north, and he immediately ran out of the city with his subordinates.

It's not that he is paralyzed and careless, he can really come from the north, and he is fully armed, except for the Hexi Army, Duan Ye can't think of who else it will be?

Moreover, as early as half a month ago, he had received a summons from the General's Mansion that the Dadu Guards Shuo would go to the fortress to inspect within a month.

Therefore, there is no need to ask, the group of people in front of you, except for Wei Shuo, will not be anyone else.

"The last general will see Dadu Hu and Zuo Sima."

"Oh, Changxu, please get up."

Wei Shuo hurriedly turned over and dismounted, stepped forward to pick up Duan Ye, looked up and down, and was amazed.

"Changxu, thank you for your hard work!"

"Shuo saw the majestic fortress from afar, and it was all a long time!"

"The lord has won the award, and the last general will not dare to be greedy."

"Without the Ordnance Supervisor to provide cement raw materials, and without the design drawings of the Ink Engineering School, even if the industry has three heads and six arms, it will not be able to build such a dangerous pass."

Looking at Duan Ye's dusty body and sweating profusely, Wei Shuo couldn't help but sigh: "Changxu is really a model!" ”

Then he took Duan Ye's arm and stood under Ling Jusai, his heart was turbulent, and a sense of pride couldn't help but rise.

Suddenly, Wei Shuo patted Duan Ye on the shoulder vigorously and gave him a deep salute.

Unexpectedly, this move startled Duan Ye, and he was at a loss and said: "Why did the lord make such a big gift to the karma?" ”

"Here, Shuo for the millions of people in Hexi, thank Changxu, it is you who make this ancient Xiongguan shine again."

"With the fortress in front of you, you can firmly block the enemy south of Hongchiling, and I don't know how many people will be saved from the poison of Hulu."

"Moreover, Hexi will go all out to seize Shuo Fang in the east, and it will inevitably be unable to look south, and when you see this fortress, Shuo can sit back and relax!"

"Changxu, as the hero of the construction of the fortress, deserves to be worshipped."

"Don't be like this, don't dare to be a business."

Duan Ye waved his hand again and again to refuse, and explained with a bitter face: "What the industry has done is just its duty, how dare you accept the lord's gift?" ”

At this time, Wang Zhenxi, who had been standing next to him, suddenly interjected: "Lord, don't embarrass Master Duan, if he accepts your great gift today, someone will accuse him of being arrogant tomorrow, won't this hurt him?" ”

"Yes, yes, yes, Zuo Sima is reasonable, and please don't embarrass your subordinates."

In ancient times, there was a difference between monarchs and ministers, and under normal circumstances, courtiers would not dare to receive great gifts from the king.

And Duan Ye is not stupid, how dare he let Wei Shuo give a gift?

Only 'aliens' from modern times like Wei Shuo will be informal, but in the eyes of outsiders, it is a different scene.

Duan Ye naturally gained countless touches, and felt that he had not wasted his efforts on the noisy construction site in the past few months, and his hard work was worth it.

And Wang Zhenwei even took a look at Wei Shuogao, feeling that his lord loved and cherished talents, and was more and more optimistic about his future development.

Later, accompanied by Duan Ye, Wei Shuo began to visit the fortress, and he was amazed as he visited.

"Changxu, you are really amazing, you have built a fortress of this scale in just a few months."

Hearing Wei Shuo's admiration, Duan Ye was excited.

Every subordinate hopes that what he does will be recognized by the lord, and the praise from Wei Shuo is the greatest praise for him.

In order to build the fortress, Duan Ye has put in a lot of effort, not only personally asking the chief engineer of the Mo family for advice, but also coming up with countless methods with his subordinates.

It not only saved a lot of manpower and material resources, but also built a fortress in a short time.

"Changxu, do those Xianbei captives work honestly on weekdays?"

"There are guards to guard and supervise, which prisoner dares to be dishonest?"

"Fortunately, many Xianbei young men were captured in the Battle of Wuting, so they were exempted from hiring local young people."

"It not only saves employment costs, but also frees local young people from the hardships of work."

"The lord didn't know that during the construction of the fortress, due to the huge construction of the project and the tight construction period, one hundred and ten Xianbei prisoners died."

When it came to casualties, Duan Ye still had lingering palpitations until now.

It is no wonder that in history, Qin Shi Huang built the Great Wall, which would make revolts in various places, but in ancient times, labor was not only hard, but also very dangerous, and people would die if they were not careful.

Wei Shuo bowed slightly, but he didn't care about the life or death of the captive, and only gave a few words of advice at random.

"I'll leave it to you here, Shuo is very relieved."

"But don't be careless, if you have any problems, you can report directly to the General's Mansion, if you can't solve it, you can also come to me directly."

"You also know that Hexi will face a big battle next, and I don't want to be held back by the enemy in the south after the war starts."

"Please rest assured, the half-moon fortress will be fully completed in another month, and the southern route will be completely worry-free at that time."