The area of the six cities is much larger than that of Yumen Pass.

The city is divided into two gates, west and south, and there are guards and envoys, and there are a total of 800 soldiers under his command.

Guarding and capturing is unique to the Tang Dynasty, and there is no official in any dynasty. In the Tang Dynasty, the main foreign enemies originated from the northwest and northeast directions, of which the northwest border fortress was serious. Here, there are not only nomadic tribes such as Tubo, Turkish, and Jiankun, but also ten Turkic tribes, as well as large and small tribes living in the Anxi region...... For example, Shatuo, such as Huifu. If you count it carefully, this vast land is inhabited by dozens of people of different faiths, races, and countries. In this way, it would be strange if Anthy was not turbulent.

There are four main sources of the Northwest Army in the Tang Dynasty.

Officers and soldiers, occupying the main body; Deploy military prisoners and carry out reclamation; Naturalized Hu people, as well as recruited soldiers who wanted to make a career in this land.

If the Tang Empire wanted to consolidate its position in Anxi, it had to send many soldiers and horses.

In some places, the number of troops stationed in the cantonment is large, so they are called 'army', and the chief officer is called a military envoy; in some places, the garrison has few troops and horses, it is called 'guarding and capturing', and the chief officer is called a guard and capture envoy. However, in the mouths of the Hu people, they are all called 'governors' or 'generals'.

The entire Longyou Road, including the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate, has a total of 33 guards.

The six cities of Juliu are one of the thirty-three guards, and their main function is to monitor the Shatuo tribe north of Jinmancheng.

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Standing outside Juliu City, Yang Shouwen couldn't help but sigh secretly.

The history of this fortress is far less than that of Yumen Pass, so it seems that it lacks a little bit of the vast spirit of historical precipitation.

However, in terms of risk, the six cities are far above the Yumen Pass.

It is Shatuo on one side, Pingluo on the other, and Yanlu on the other.

Two fetters and a Gobi, and the six cities are stuck in the middle. The walls are twelve meters high. It's very strong.

And the officers and soldiers guarding the city gate also look amazing.

Their armor is far inferior to the beauty of the sixteen guards and horses in Luoyang, and their weapons are not as sophisticated as those of the officials and soldiers in the Central Plains.

But there they were. But there is a fierce atmosphere.

The soldiers who are tired of fighting all year round are completely different from the officers and soldiers who guard in prosperous places.

They look a little depressed on the outside, but the evil spirit in their bones makes people feel terrified.

"A few elders, are you from Xingyang?"

When Yang Shouwen and the four of them arrived at the checkpoint under the city gate. Officers and soldiers blocked their path.

Yang Shouwen hurriedly clasped his hands together and said in a deep voice: "I came from Dongtu and passed by here to visit a friend. ”

"Friends? Who? ”

"Dare to ask Master Jun, is there a person named Ma Wei in these six cities?"

"Horse smell?"

The officer was stunned for a moment, "Are you looking for a horse?" ”

"Exactly!" Yang Shouwen said: "We were entrusted by a friend to bring a letter to Ma Wei. My friend said that Ma Wei was on duty at the south gate of the six cities. I wonder if it's a horse? Can the military master introduce the poor monk? ”

The officer looked like an ordinary soldier, and Gai Jiayun said that Ma Wei was a lieutenant colonel.

The officer and soldier immediately laughed. He said in a deep voice, "Elder, wait." ”

As he spoke, he took a few steps forward, rushed to the city gate, and shouted in a loud voice with a strong local accent: "Seal the nerd, is the seal nerd here?" Above, see if the nerd is on it, someone is looking for Captain Ma, is it the person he has to wait for? ”

Well?

Who is the nerd?

Yang Shouwen couldn't help but be stunned in his heart, and he also took two steps back and looked at the city tower.

Without waiting for him to ask, he heard the officer say, "Captain Ma has been sick for the past two days. So I've been recuperating at home.

He had told him that someone would look for him.

As a result, after waiting for a long time, I thought he was joking...... However, Captain Ma asked his grandson to stay here, I don't know if he is waiting for you. He'll be over later. Talk to the nerds. If so, go into the city. ”

As he was talking, he saw a young man running out of the city.

He looked thin and thin, and he wasn't very tall. But he gave birth to a anxious face, and he looked not young. That face with that body always gives people a very incongruous feeling. Holding a broken book in his hand. When he ran over, he was out of breath, his little face was flushed, and it was obvious that his body was not very good.

It's just those eyes......

Yes, it's the eyes!

In his eyes, there is a maturity beyond his peers, and there is a faint sense of longing.

What is he craving?

When Yang Shouwen saw this young man, he was stunned for a moment.

It was the official soldier who said with a smile: "Seal nerd, you won't read on it again, you will be fascinated by it." ”

The young man was out of breath, and when he heard the ridicule of the officials and soldiers, he was not angry.

"You know, you can learn a lot from reading books."

"Can you learn to dance a knife? Can you grow your strength? Feng nerd, let's this Anxi, what's the use of your study? It's better to follow us to practice martial arts and increase your strength. In the future, it is possible to kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions to the future. ”

Unexpectedly, the young man rolled his eyelids and said: "Summer insects can't be said to be ice, and cockroaches don't know spring and autumn!" ”

Yang Shouwen didn't seem to care much about this answer, but Mingxiu's eyes lit up.

Summer insects are indescribably icy, from "Zhuangzi".

Mingxiu is in the Tao, although he is dressed as a monk, but he still feels very kind to the young man who said the words of "Zhuangzi".

"This kid, it's not easy!"

Yes, this is Anxi, not the Central Plains.

There are not many literate people here, let alone teenagers who can easily grasp the content of Taoist classics.

Oh, can memorize two Taoist scriptures, it's not simple?

Yang Shouwen glanced at Mingxiu angrily and said softly: "You are a monk now." ”

"Uh......"

Mingxiu was choked by his words, and he didn't know what to say.

And the official soldier looked confused, and said for a long time: "Feng nerd, what do you mean by what you just said?" ”

"Look at you, you don't read, you don't know if others praise you."

"You just said those two sentences, are you complimenting me?"

The young man snorted, ignored the officials and soldiers, and walked straight to Yang Shouwen and the others.

"Are you the ones my grandfather told me to wait for?"

There was a sense of arrogance in his words.

Although his appearance is not very good, his arrogance is first-class.

Yang Shouwen smiled, "If your grandfather's name is Ma Wei, the person who wants to make you wait is a poor monk and apprentice."

My master and apprentice came from Dongtu and were entrusted by someone in Luoyang to visit Captain Ma. I wonder if you can lead the way for the poor monks? ”

"Well, well, that should be you."

The arrogance on the young man's face disappeared a little, he turned sideways, and said softly, "Please come with me." ”

"Seal nerd, what do you mean by those two sentences just now?"

When the officer and soldier saw that the young man was leaving, he suddenly became anxious and asked loudly.

The young man showed a sly smile, turned around and said, "Wei Dazui, think about it yourself, if I tell you, you won't be impressed." ”

After speaking, he led Yang Shouwen and the four of them away.

The officer scratched his head, looking dazed.

There was still an impatient scholar waiting outside the checkpoint and said, "Master Jun, he's laughing at you." ”

"Laugh at me?"

The officer looked at the scholar and asked suspiciously, "What is he laughing at me?" ”

When the scholar heard about it, he came to the spirit.

In this place in the Western Regions, there are either Hu people or martial artists everywhere, and it is difficult to find someone to drop a bookbag. Now that it is rare for someone to ask him for advice, this scholar seems to have regained some self-esteem, so he shook his head: "This sentence is from "Zhuangzi Outer Chapter? Autumn Water. Beihai Ruo said: Well frogs can't talk to the sea, confined to nothing; Summer insects can't talk to the ice, and they can't talk to the time. ”

"Don't talk nonsense, what the hell do you mean?"

The scholar was startled, looked at the fierce appearance of the official and said, "It means that you are a frog at the bottom of the well." ”

"You say I'm a frog at the bottom of a well?"

"I didn't say it, the kid said it."

"Bullshit!" The official army was furious and said sharply: "He didn't say a word about the 'frog at the bottom of the well' just now, what kind of ice was he talking about...... Oh, I see! You're bullying me for not reading much, so find an opportunity to sarcastically mock me. ”

The scholar's face changed greatly, and he hurriedly shook his head vigorously and said, "Master Jun, it's really not what I said. ”

"You dare to scold me?"

The official army grabbed the collar of the scholar's clothes and scolded: "You dare to scold me for being a frog at the bottom of the well, Lao Tzu will let you know today what a 'dead frog' at the bottom of the well is." If I don't teach you a good lesson today, I'm not a good man! (To be continued.) )