On the official road to Xiongzhou, several carriages were advancing, not slow, it was Wu Ji and his party.

"Brother Ji, how big did you say Xiongzhou was?" Wu Xing asked while rushing to the car, with a look of excitement on his face: "I heard that Xiongzhou is very big, bigger than conversion." ”

As a countryman, he has a natural curiosity about the city. The largest city Wu Xing has ever seen is a conversion. As soon as I heard that I was going to Xiongzhou, I couldn't help but be curious, and I inquired in many ways, and I heard that Xiongzhou was much bigger than conversion, and I was very excited to think about it, let alone go to Xiongzhou to see.

"Yes, Brother Ji, you are a scholar and well-informed, tell us about Xiongzhou." Wu Jian was also curious, sitting beside him, he couldn't help but look at Wu Ji, his eyes flashed with admiration.

Wu Ji is the only talent in Wujiazhuang, a big man, and he is very respected by the people of Wujiazhuang. Not to mention, since Wu Ji left Wujiazhuang, he has done a good job, and his status in the hearts of Wujiazhuang people has soared, reaching the point where people look up.

"This ......" Wu Ji also inquired about Xiongzhou and knew something about Xiongzhou. However, he had heard from others, and he had never been there, nor did he know how big Xiongzhou was: "I haven't been there either, so I can't tell, so let's go and see it with my own eyes." Wu Xing, hurry up, get to Xiongzhou early, and see it early. ”

"Okay!" Wu Ji cheered excitedly, whipped hard, and the carriage suddenly sped up.

The conversion was not too far from Xiongzhou, and there were no accidents along the way. Wu Ji lifted the curtain and enjoyed the scenery on both sides of the official road.

Although the Song Dynasty did not establish decent martial arts, in terms of infrastructure construction, Wu Ji was very surprised. The official road is very strong and solid, the road surface is smooth, and the carriage runs on it, so there will not be much bumps.

The pavement is high in the middle and low on both sides for easy drainage. There are also drainage ditches, which are very in line with the requirements of the building.

What's even more rare is that there are many trees planted on both sides of the official road, cypress, cedar, willow, all of which should be there. It's winter now, and the trees are bare, and there's not much to see. If it is in spring and summer, walking on the official road, it must be the way of the tree, which is amazing.

In the evening, Wu Ji and his entourage finally arrived in Xiongzhou. From afar, I saw a majestic city, as high as several zhang, majestic in the local area, like an ancient beast, extremely extraordinary.

"Wow! What a big city! ”

Wu Xing and Wu Jian screamed in surprise, with the expression of Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden, which was very exaggerated.

Not only were the two of them surprised, but among the pro-soldiers from Wujiazhuang, who didn't look incredulous?

It was the first time they had seen such a large city with their own eyes, and they were both surprised and excited, and their eyes flashed with a blazing light.

Wu Ji was used to seeing a modern metropolis, so he wouldn't have been surprised, but when he saw Xiongzhou with his own eyes, he still couldn't help but feel a beat in his heart, and secretly admired, what a city!

"That's a lot of people!"

Wu Xing then exclaimed, pointing to the pedestrians coming in and out, with an exaggerated expression on his face.

Don't say they were surprised, even Wu Ji was shocked. There are countless people coming in and out of the city gate, and the river is endless, and the carriages are one after another, I don't know how many. The gate was wide enough for six or seven carriages to run side by side, but it was jammed with pedestrians and carriages.

Its liveliness is no less than that of a modern metropolis. In the Song Dynasty, there was such a prosperous city, or on the Song-Liao border, it was impossible for Wu Ji not to be surprised.

"Oh! This is the most important city of Song and Liao. Immediately, Wu Ji understood what was going on.

Because Xiongzhou is located on the border between the Song and Liao countries, its strategic position is extremely important, and it is a necessary place for the Liao State to enter the Song Dynasty. It is this important strategic position that makes it of great economic value. The border trade between the Song and Liao countries was in full swing here, very prosperous, and every day there were countless Song Dynasty goods, such as porcelain, tea, silk, and spices, which were transported to Youzhou from here, and then sold from Youzhou to all parts of Liao.

Correspondingly, countless Liao goods, such as horses, cattle and sheep, ginseng, and mink, were transported from here to the Central Plains and sold throughout the Song Dynasty.

Wu Ji looked at it at a glance, only to see the flow of people, cars and horses coming and going, forming a long dragon that never stops, and there is no end in sight.

"Prosperous! It's so bustling! ”

Wu Ji couldn't help but sigh.

Wu Xing, Wu Jian, and the other pro-soldiers were stunned, their mouths opened wide, and they couldn't speak.

"Let's go into town!" Wu Ji urged, and they woke up in shock: "Xiongzhou is too big!" ”

Wu Xingyi pulled the reins of the horse and drove the carriage to the city. I saw a group of Song soldiers holding weapons in their hands, swords hanging from their waists, and wearing helmets and armor, guarding the city gate. Standing there, like a stake, unshakable.

"Good!"

Wu Ji has been training the Converts for a while, and his vision is extraordinary, and he can see at a glance that the Xiongzhou Army is very extraordinary, far from being comparable to the refugee-like Converts Army he took over: "This Zhou Wei is extraordinary!" ”

Zhou Wei reacted quickly and sent the horse army to help, and Wu Ji saw the extraordinaryness of the Xiongzhou army. Now, when I came to Xiongzhou, I saw it with my own eyes again, and I was even more amazed.

is worthy of being a person who has been on the battlefield, and the soldiers brought out are different, and there is a tiger spirit!

"I've trained the Converts, and it's better to fight! If the Liao army does not invade the territory, they will be dragged to the Liao border to fight! Wu Ji knows that only the army that has experienced battlefield fighting is the real elite.

Although there were many people and cars entering and leaving the city gate, it was not chaotic and orderly, and Wu Ji soon entered the city.

As soon as he entered the city, a carriage came, and in the car was a man in his forties, who was opening the curtains to take a look, and when he saw Wu Ji, he nodded slightly, and greeted: "Dare to ask Brother Tai, where are you from?" ”

"Conversion. What about you? Wu Ji replied with a polite surname.

"I'm from Youzhou. I'm going back to my parents' house! The man sighed: "Our Yan Zhao boy is an outcast, the Great Song Dynasty doesn't want us anymore, we can only succumb to the iron hooves of the Khitan!" ”

There was a lot of indignation, and the light in his eyes flashed, and he was extremely unwilling.

The Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, which is the land of authentic Yan Zhao, were ceded to the Khitan by Shi Jingjiao. After the establishment of the Song Dynasty, it was not that it did not want to recover the sixteen states of Yanyun, but it did not succeed. Up to now, the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun have been separated from the Central Plains for more than 100 years.

"Yan Zhao Nan'er?" A hot-blooded name, Wu Ji's heart jumped when he heard it at first glance, and he couldn't help but be enthusiastic: "My brother was born as a Han'er, and he can remember the four characters of Yan Zhao Nan'er, and I admire it!" ”

"Yan Zhao boy!" The man sighed: "It's in vain to be a Yan Zhao man, but you can't be a Yan Zhao man." ”

The Song Dynasty did not recover the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun for a complicated reason. One of them is not wrong, and that is the incompetence of the Song Dynasty. Wu Ji also felt a lot about this matter.

"Thinking about Emperor Song, it's not that he doesn't want to take back the land of Yanyun, it's just that he is incompetent." The man's words box opened, and he said very contemptuously: "Song Taizong took advantage of the national funeral of Liaogou and sent troops on five routes, but he was defeated by Xiao Yanyan's orphans and widows. The Song Realm is so vast and there are so many mouths, but it can't beat a mere Liao dog, it's a pity! Alas! ”

In order to recover the sixteen states of Yanyun, Song Taizong sent troops many times, and once hit the periphery of Youzhou, and almost recovered. But he was defeated by the Liao State and fled, and Song Taizong himself fled in the wilderness.

The most famous one, taking advantage of the national funeral of the Liao State, sent troops on the fifth road, preparing to recover the sixteen states of Yanyun in one fell swoop, but met the Empress Dowager Xiao, a heroine among the women, and killed the Song army miserably, and Yang Ye crashed into the Li Tombstone, which happened in this war.

"Or Chai Rong is a good emperor, dare to send troops to recover Waqiao Pass, and only then can he have the current Xiongzhou! If it weren't for Chai Rong to recover Waqiao Pass, the Khitans might have entered the Central Plains again! The man was very sorry and sighed: "It's a pity, God is jealous of talents, on the occasion of success, Chai Rong fell ill and died!" If you want to say that we Yan Zhao boys, who do you admire the most? Shechai Rong, there will be no second person! ”

Wu Ji didn't know much about sending troops to recover the land of Yanyun, and he wanted to take this opportunity to have a good chat, but he was disturbed by a burst of arrogant laughter.

"Haha! Han dog, get out of here! ”

"Han dog, you are going to die!"

"A Han dog is a dog, and he dares to stand in the way of his master!"

Wu Ji took a fixed look, only to see a team of Khitan soldiers, riding high-headed horses, rampaging on the street, everywhere he went, people turned over on their backs, chickens flew and dogs jumped, and the people dodged one after another.

If one can't dodge, he will trample on the horse's hooves. And this team of Khitan soldiers is arrogant, proud, and contemptuous, and they look down on the people at all.

"Humph!"

Wu Ji snorted coldly, and murderous intent burst out in his eyes!