At the foot of the water mountain, the Yuan Forbidden City.

With the squeak of the winch, an iron gate with nine horizontal and nine vertical hinges made of steel pillars with the thickness of an arm's arm slowly descended and smashed heavily at the end of the opening of the east gate -- the huge renovation work of the Yuan Palace was finally completed.

Behind the iron gate, Song Xiance, Chen Shangren, Yang Tiansheng and other important ministers surrounded Chu Fan, looking at the heavy iron gate curiously.

Liu Zhongwen, who was dressed in military uniform in the crowd, was particularly conspicuous, he didn't even take off his helmet, and the red jade on the top of the helmet and the stains of blood on the plate armor complemented each other -- this was not because he was hypocritical and deliberate, but because he had been leading the cavalry battalion to harass the Koreans near Hebeichuan these days, and today he rushed back specially for the completion of the Yuan Forbidden City, and he had no time to change his clothes.

Compared to him, although Chu Fan was dressed properly, his bloodshot eyes were also particularly eye-catching—he hadn't slept a single night in a few days!

Since the arrival of the Korean vanguard, the entire eastern part of Jeju Island and Wagyu Island have become more tense with the Wondon Palace as the center, and even the air is full of the smell of imminent war; In order to protect the series of strongholds from Mingshuidong in the north to Chengshan Island, a small village was built in Shangdaoli in the north of the Yuan Imperial Palace and Wenpingli in the south, and two companies of the second battalion of the Fuliao Army were stationed respectively; Although the Shuishan Mansion is located in the southwest corner of the Yuan Forbidden City and is not vulnerable to attack, for the sake of insurance, all the food and materials stored in it must be transferred to the Yuan Forbidden City; The naval division was responsible for the combat patrols on the east coast of Ushido and Jeju Island, and at the same time, he had to draw out warships to attack the North Korean transport fleet...... Many of these complicated and trivial matters can only be executed if Chu Fan signs the decision, so he often stays up late these days to do errands, and he should be thankful that he can sleep for two hours a day.

After opening his bloodshot eyes and looking at the deep and dim doorway of the east gate, Chu Fan nodded with satisfaction, and led everyone up the city wall along the horse road - although the east gate is all made of rammed earth, it is as high as 3 zhang, 5 zhang deep, and about 6 zhang long, and the large earth platform is extremely wide.

"Salute!"

As soon as they went up, the guards of the third battalion made a flat-chested salute, although there was only a squad of about 20 people, but the uniform movements still made people feel full of confidence.

After returning the salute, Chu Fan walked to the edge of the city gate, holding on to the brick battlements and looking to the west - three miles away from the city, it was the place where the battalions had conducted geotechnical training some time ago, and now under the blowing of the spring breeze, the earth was sporadic with new green, and it was estimated that it would not be long before the traces of geotechnical training would be completely covered by the verdant grass.

"With this ********, let him have thousands of troops in North Korea, what can he do to me?" Unlike Chu Fan, who looked westward, Yang Tiansheng was more concerned about the defense ability of the Yuan Forbidden City, he leaned out and looked at the wide and deep trench outside the city wall, and couldn't help but sigh.

In order to hurry up the work, Chen Shangren has not closed his eyes much these days, and now he has a pair of big dark circles under his eyes, but he can't see the slightest bit of decadence and exhaustion--he has put too much effort into this city, and today it is finally completed, how dissatisfied and happy he is--After hearing Yang Tiansheng's admiration from the bottom of his heart, the old man flew even more happily, patting the six-pounder Franc cannon on the battlement and laughing, "Exactly! This ditch is two zhang wide and five zhang deep, and our firearms are so sharp, even if the Koreans want to get close to the city wall, don't even think about it if they don't fill in three or five thousand people! ”

His words caused everyone in Mingshui Cave to nod their heads again and again, but no one noticed that Chu Fan, Song Xiance, and Liu Zhongwen quietly exchanged sly glances.

"Lord, this city is over, it seems inappropriate to call it the Yuan Forbidden City again, please give the name to the lord," After exchanging glances, Song Xiance seemed to think of something, and bowed to Chu Fan.

Chu Fan raised his head and thought for a while, and chanted a few lines of poetry, "Haike talks about Yingzhou, and the smoke is faint and the letter is hard to find; The more people talk about the sky, the clouds and clouds may be visible...... Isn't this Yingzhou? It's called Yingzhou City! ”

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"Stop!"

What made Lee Seung-hwan angry was a group of soldiers dressed in gray-black foam nail cotton armor and wearing standard iron scarves; This group of soldiers were hugging chickens, carrying grain bags, and leading dogs, and they were loading the cars on the road; In this small village with more than a dozen houses with earthen walls, chickens and dogs are jumping, and crying and cursing are everywhere.

The worst thing was that three or four of them were shouting and snatching a rope from an old couple, and at the other end of the rope was a scrawny old ox, apparently used to plough the fields; The clothes on the old man's chest were torn, but he still held on to the rope, and the old woman was even more miserable, sitting on the ground with snot and tears, but she didn't let go of the rope.

Looking at this posture, Li Chenghuan knew that this was the so-called "purchase" of the conquest army -- when the army went on the expedition, the staple foods such as rice and noodles were not enough, and vegetables, meat, and eggs could not be carried with the army, right? Therefore, whenever I go to a place, I always have to send people around to "buy".

It sounds good to say "buying", but these soldiers have knives on their waists, who will honestly give money? So "buying" has become a barrage!

This is an ugly rule that has been passed down for many years, of course Li Chenghuan knows it, but he can't turn a blind eye - his six subordinates are all locals, and they have long hated it when they see this scene!

His voice made the soldiers stop for a moment, and their eyes focused on a person in uniform sitting on the cart.

The hundred households glanced at Li Chenghuan, and his eyes turned around on the horse lance he was inserting, and then he got up lazily, and said with a big arch, "This brother, you are also a member of the army, so you naturally know that we are also ordered to procure...... The brothers have been on the boat for so many days, and have gnawed on dry food all the way, and it is time for them to fight for their teeth, what do you say? ”

Li Chenghuan took a deep breath and said with a cold face, "I didn't say that I shouldn't have a tooth sacrifice, didn't Lord Fu Yin give you a **** of cow wine...... But this chicken and duck vegetables are also okay, this cow is the help of the old couple to plough the field, you are so stunned to snatch it, who will help them plow the field in the next year? …… You still have to be reasonable, and you guys are a little bit arrogant! ”

The hundred households were so angry that his face was blue and red for a while, looking at the sharp horse lance and swallowing saliva, his eyes turned around on the faces behind him, and it took a long time to say haha, "Yes!" Rush to your brother's golden face, we don't want this cow! ”

After saying that, he turned around and shouted viciously at the stupid soldiers, "Pack the things, let's go!" ”

A group of soldiers and ruffians rushed to the cart after letting go of the morning glory, pushing the cart in the direction of the camp, and after walking out of a long way, you can still hear the hundred households scolding, "...... Mother's really bad luck...... Meet his mother's elm head......"

Lee Seung-hwan only pretended not to hear, and turned around with his men and came towards Jeju City - he was the same as the hundred households, just make a big thing small, if you really want to get on fire, no one can fall well!

When he walked to the south gate, a small official stood on the city gate and knocked on the gong and shouted something, which made Lee Seung-hwan's brows furrow again. (To be continued.) )