Since the defeat of Polo City, although Li Deming's prestige has fluctuated, he is still in control of his own safety.

Ever since Helian Bobo (1) built a city here hundreds of years ago, his Great Xia (2) did not have this city for a long time. Over the centuries, Tongwan City has changed its owners many times, and each owner will repair it, so although the original owner of the city has long since turned into dry bones after hundreds of years, it still stands on the flat meadow by the Wuding River (3).

The area of this Xiongcheng built on the sand layer is not small, the whole city spans more than 5,000 steps from east to west, the north and south spans more than 7,000 steps, the rammed earth city wall of the outer city outline is ten zhang high, the battlements on the city wall, the watchtower is even more staggered, densely covered with vigorous, the thickness of the city wall is full of zhang, and there are more densely arranged military holes and arsenals on the inner side.

Most of the buildings in the castle are made of sand and soil rammed as foundations, interspersed with wooden pillars as supports, and the top is made of wood with terracotta or mud tiles.

Compared with traditional wooden buildings, cave houses may have many disadvantages, such as poor lighting and ventilation, but they also have their advantages, such as warm in winter and cool in summer, for example, better sound insulation, and very importantly, privacy......

For some actions that need to prevent the partition wall from having ears, there is nothing better than discussing things in such a cave house, Lu Shouren carefully looked at the surrounding arrangements, and then quietly found a place to sit down, "It's very good here, it seems that there will be no outsiders to disturb you, and the reckless man has a heart!" ”

Behind him, Wang Nan, who used a navy blue cloth belt to cover the tattoo on his head, threw himself on a wooden couch covered with animal skins, and let the couch under him creak, "Brother Shouren is too picky, there is a word mangzi in his name, but he is not really a man!" ”

The scar-faced strong man guarding the entrance of the cave house smiled, "Brother Xie Wang Nan's size, before coming out, the general personally told the lord, the situation in the city is unclear at the moment, and there is no slackness!" Although Brother Shouren is picky, he has an extra pair of eyes, which is better than me making a mistake alone! ”

"Yes!" Wang Nan sighed a little speechlessly, "I know that you and Shouren can wear a pair of pants, count me too much, you wooden head!" Okay, Brother Shouren, what's the matter with calling me over? Straight to the point! ”

"Brother Wang, do you remember the advice of the Lord before leaving?" Lu Shouren frowned and said. In his opinion, the current Wang Nan is really indulging himself, this is a guy who should be whipped away from time to time.

Wang Yan was stunned for a moment, and immediately reacted, "Brother Shouren, you mean the training of the soldiers?" Peace of mind, not to mention more, three days of training can still be ensured! ”

Lu Shouren shook his head helplessly, "Brother Wang, Brother Wang, if Ouyang's scholar doesn't come, you can't control yourself, and you have forgotten the lessons all the way from Polo City to Lingzhou?" You have also been on duty at the Judge Advocate General's Office for a few days, what should you do if you are found out by the gendarmes? ”

"Brother Shouren, this is in Tongwan City, nearly a thousand miles away from Lingzhou, and the blue-eyed devil is not here, don't scare me!" Wang Nan hurriedly sat up straight, looked left and right at the cave house that was only more than ten steps away, and found that there was nothing wrong, so he said with some resentment.

Wei Mang, who was guarding the door, leaned against the cave wall and pouted with some disdain, that is, his qualifications are too shallow and his qualifications to lead the troops are not enough, otherwise where would it be the turn of the lazy man in front of him to lead the team?

Lu Shouren didn't have eyes behind him, so he naturally couldn't see Wei Mang's reaction, but Wang Nan's words made him a little impatient, "Brother Wang, does Lu have a few words that I don't know whether to say or not?" ”

Perhaps sensing Lu Shouren's solemnity, Wang Nan also became rare and serious, "Brother Shouren has something to say, although he speaks directly, Wang listens to it." ”

Turning his head to look at Wei Mang, the scarface with a strange expression on his side at the door, Lu Shouren began to speak in a calm tone, "Brother Wang, do you think that the Lord will be at ease in that remote place in Lingzhou?" ”

"Absolutely not!" There is no need to think about this kind of question, Wang Nan, who has followed all the way from Polo City, replied categorically.

"With the power of the general, Brother Wang, you speculate that it will take him a few years to control Hexi?"

"Three years? No...... At most, five years, no one can stop the footsteps of the general. ”

"Three years? Five years? Lu Shouren's Danfeng eyes lowered for a moment, then raised two fingers, and said confidently with his eyes: "Two years, Lu Mou guessed that the lord would be the lord for two years at most, and no one else in the entire Hexi would dare to challenge the prestige of the lord!" ”

"Two years? The time limit is too short......" Wang Nan shook his head, although he also knew the strength of Luo, but he did not believe that two years could suppress the power of the Dangxiang, the Uighurs, and the Guiyi Army, not to mention the Tubo in the south, the Zhao Song in the east, the Liao people in the northeast, and the Hu people in the grassland who went south from time to time.

Lu Shouren did not defend his judgment, but changed the subject, "Since Brother Wang thinks that the Lord will definitely rule Hexi, then ...... After two or three or five years, how will Brother Wang deal with it? ”

"This ......," the king hesitated.

Lu believes that during this period, the general will not let his subordinates be lonely - the women's battalion is prepared for his soldiers, Brother Wang must understand this, and Brother Wang is not ready to take the old lady, mother-in-law and children out of the Song Kingdom? After six years, I'm afraid your kid doesn't recognize you at all! ”

"This ...... Of course I want to take it, but ......"

"With the meticulousness of the general, the unmarried descendants have considerations, presumably you and I don't have to worry about the family, but after taking it out, how will the old lady and mother-in-law in your family be settled? Let them share the glory with you? Or do you share suffering? ”

"This ...... Suffering together? Where to start? The first half of the sentence made Wang Nan feel a lot more relieved, but in the back, he was inevitably puzzled.

Lu Shouren no longer went around in circles, and said directly: "This time I left Lingzhou to follow the Tuoba Li family to Xiazhou, and I will choose you and me to lead the team, one is to hide people's eyes, and the other is to pick up the soldiers' families, not you and I are the best, but the most suitable ......."

"This ......" Wang Nan is not a dull person, Lu Shouren said so much, he is really a stupid person if he doesn't understand it.

In the face of Wang Nan's hesitant tone, Lu Shouren didn't want to leave any affection, "Although the general's subordinates have used many aliens as the commanders of the army, it is said that they are all the preferred people in the killing field, and none of them will lose to you and me, but there are also a lot of Han people, not to mention Cheng Shouru, just Min Wenhou, Guan Hexi, and Jin Qian, which one is the idle person?" There are also the three brothers of the Naqi family, Dou Zucheng and Yang Jing, and other rising generations...... Although there are only 100,000 people, the general's subordinates are already full of talents......"

Listening to Lu Shouren's careful words, Wang Nan felt a sense of crisis in his heart, and Wei Mang, who was guarding at the door, also felt the same way.

Lu Shouren found that Wang Nan could still listen to people's words, so he simply said what he thought in his heart, "Now that the Lord is stationed in Lingzhou, he must soon be able to win the hearts of the people, and many talents will be discovered at that time...... Everyone is working hard, you and I are so slack, in the long run, what face do we have in a high position? ”

"This ......" After hearing the last few sentences, Wang Nan finally understood the purpose of Lu Shouren's words, and couldn't help but feel ashamed.

Strike while the iron is hot, speak thoroughly, Lu Shouren is a resolute character, since the ugly words and cruel words have begun, don't think about being vague, "Send the lord to wait for me to come back, picking up and dropping off the soldiers' families is just a convenient thing, the real purpose is to help Tutuo Li stabilize Xiazhou and suppress the party's Xianbei's heart of leaving, this is the original words of the general, Brother Wang, you have also heard it on the spot...... Lu has traveled a lot of places these days, and now he has figured out some ambitious people, and now he only needs to discuss how to deal with it, but ...... Strategy is the way it should be, but the people who act must be more elite, Brother Wang, do you dare to ensure that your subordinates are effective? ”

"Brother Shouren, don't bite the words, you are Yu Hou, not Ouyang's scholar, Wang is so tired of listening!" Wang Nan has a non-stingy temperament, but knowing his mistakes and listening to people's persuasion is also his advantage, he clenched his fists and said again and again: "Brother knows that he is wrong, brother and forgive!" ”

Lu Shouren was stunned for a moment, and changed to the vernacular with some tears and laughter: "Brother Wang, if it weren't for Lu's mouth, your lazy disease really needs to be reined in, if it is changed to Lingzhou, I'm afraid that the lord and the blue-eyed devil will not be able to spare you, and you want to try the blindfolded donkey?" ”

Wang Nan shuddered suddenly, "Brother, how can you have more than the words of a scholar!" My brother is begging for mercy, don't scare me! ”

Lu Shouren stared at him for a long time before he relaxed, "From now on, in addition to the rotating soldiers, Brother Wang, you have to strictly control the internal discipline, and ensure that the rest of the people are trained at least every two days. ”

Wang Nan accepted his previous attitude, sat upright, and made a chest stroking salute, "Okay, please ask my brother to supervise the battle for me, and after a month, I will definitely train a hundred refined elite soldiers!" ”

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(1) Helian Bobo, (381-425) was originally known as Liu Bobo, a native of the Xiongnu Tiefu Division. In the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the former Qin Heavenly King Fu Jian appointed his father Liu Weichen as Xidan Yu, commanding the Dushi Hexi Tribes, in 407, Liu Bobo killed his father-in-law Xianbei people and did not do anything - Fu Jian's subordinates, annexed his subordinates, and established himself as the king of heaven.

(2) Great Xia, Helian Bobo, because it is of Xiongnu blood, it is recorded in the history books as Hu Xia.

(3) Wuding River, also known as Shengshui, Shuoshui, Luyanshui, is the main flow of the Yellow River, originating from the northern foot of Baiyu Mountain in Dingbian County, Yulin, northern Shaanxi, flowing through Dingbian, Jingbian, Mizhi, Suide, Qingjian, from northwest to southeast with a total length of nearly 500 kilometers into the Yellow River, and the estuary is located in Qingjian County. Because the basin has been unfavorable for soil and water conservation for many years, it is now facing the problems of smaller river volume, increased sediment content, and siltation of water flow.

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