Chapter Ninety-Five: Two Lurking in Chang'an
Even though he had been mentally prepared enough, Timeng was so shocked by the bustling scene of Chang'an City that he completely forgot about the crowds that welcomed him on both sides of the road. In his imagination www.biquge.info Chang'an must be a prosperous world of flowers, which is a wonderful picture that he could not imagine in his lifetime in the grassland, but the reality is more breathtaking than his imagination. At this moment, he realized that the dream he had on the grassland was only based on everything he had learned in ancient books, and that the country of silk had already built Chang'an into a fairyland on earth, where people wore bright and gorgeous clothes, even men had smooth skin like women, and even ordinary houses were exquisitely built, not to mention the mansions and palaces that had not yet been seen.
When Timon came to the inner city walls, he was even more surprised: the outer city of Chang'an was so high and strong that no cavalry could break through it, and the inner city walls were taller and stronger than the outer city, and the armament was more reasonable.
If there is no internal and external cooperation or direct surrender of the city, I am afraid that such a city can only be conquered by a protracted siege. Temon pondered in his heart. From the moment he saw Chang'an City, he had been thinking hard about the city's weaknesses, but as he saw more and more details, his confidence became weaker and weaker. Originally, he was counting on schemes such as polluting water sources or attacking with fire, but when he discovered the perfect water supply and drainage system in Chang'an, he dispelled this idea - the city was too big for a small-scale scheme to play a decisive role.
Themon glanced at his brother Hesa beside him, and Hesa's expression was no longer just shocked, he was completely in a state of fugue, and he only hated that he hadn't been able to have a few more eyes, so that he could enjoy the scenery in front of him.
"Hey, Baal, don't be too ashamed." As Turk spies, they must call each other by pseudonyms.
"It's okay, this is a very normal reaction," Wang Hanxin, who was walking in front, suddenly turned around and said: "When I first came to Chang'an, he was like that, my hometown is just a small border village, and I was completely dazzled like a silly boy when I first entered Chang'an City." ”
Timeng laughed a few times and said, "Although I don't want to be so timid, I have to say that everything in front of me is really breathtaking, fifth brother." ”
Since being semi-forced by Wang Hanxin to become brothers, Timeng and Hesa have naturally formed brothers with Zhou Siyi and the Chen brothers, Chen Shihua is big, Zhou Siyi is the second, Chen Shijie is the third, the pseudonym Gul is the fourth, Wang Hanxin is only one year away from the fifth, and Barr is the last.
Wang Hanxin suddenly said: "By the way, fourth brother, do you know how many people live in this Chang'an City?" ”
"I can't imagine this, I'm afraid there must be more than 100,000 people living in such a big city."
"No, there are millions of people."
Timon was shocked again, he couldn't imagine that this one city was home to one-third of the population of the Turkic Kingdom! How many people are there in this vast land of silk? In this way, no matter how strong the Tuqi warriors are, it is difficult to kill this almost inexhaustible manpower, so he immediately said: "Brother Fool really never thought that Chang'an City would be like this, it seems that the two of us brothers are going to bother the fifth brother for a few more days." ”
"Fourth brother, this is exactly the purpose of me dragging you to Chang'an. But whoever sees this Chang'an City is afraid that no one does not want to stay longer, so that you and my brothers can get along day and night, drink and talk happily, isn't it happy? ”
"Speaking of which, you've calculated it, right?" Seeing Wang Hanxin's smug expression like a child, Timeng shook his head with a wry smile. If you put aside the grievances between the two countries, Teemon actually likes this man who is almost the same age as himself, and he has both his own wit and the courage of Hesa, and even the heroism of the men on the grassland.
After the group entered the inner city, Wang Hanxin first arranged for the Gurbar brothers to be in his Dingxi General's Mansion - he, Zhou Siyi, and the Chen brothers now have official positions, and naturally have military affairs to deal with after entering Beijing.
Walking in Wang Hanxin's mansion, Timeng and Hesa walked around, and in the courtyard, they could see those war orphans who were adopted by Wang Hanxin practicing martial arts and practicing formations.
"The people of the Silk Country will really enjoy it, big brother." It was only at this moment that Hesa let out his first exclamation as if he had just woken up from a dream.
Teemon nodded and said softly: "Do you think that if the people who live so comfortably change their masters one day, then if this master cannot provide the same standard of life to the people, then the people will support this master?" ”
"I'm afraid not, just like me, if I go back to the life of hunting and surviving now, although it is very free, it is indeed very hard, and the pros and cons of this are probably difficult to measure."
"Yes, even if life is not affected, it is quite hard to gain a sense of identity." "This makes me suspect that our Great Khan has made a wrong decision, and that it would be unwise to go to war with such a kingdom. ”
"What?!" Hesa was amazed by the tone of his brother, and in his eyes the Great Khan Abicheril was a divine being, how could he be wrong.
"In the face of a huge disparity in national strength, it is more appropriate to maintain a friendly attitude, and the time to strike is not until the great power has undergone major changes and has become weak."
"But human beings have a limited lifespan"
Timon nodded and said softly, "Yes, you're right. This kind of change often takes decades or even hundreds of years, and people have a limited lifespan. It can only be said that our Great Khan was born at an inopportune time, and if he had not been born in this era, then it is almost certain that he would have done a great job. ”
As he said this, Timon couldn't help but raise his head and look at the northern sky. Thousands of miles away, Abicilir was looking forward to it, but it was so difficult to destroy the Silk Country, or even just defeat the Silk Country, what could he do to change the huge gap between the two countries?
Timon fell into deep contemplation. (To be continued.) )