Chapter 172: Xiongguan Eastward

When he was about to close the gate, Shi Dayong took a look around and found that this Shanhaiguan was built by leaning on the mountain and the sea, with the Great Wall of Jiaoshan Mountain in the west and the old dragon's head entering the sea in the east. There are 5 enemy platforms, battle platforms, one pass, several arrow towers such as Linlu Tower, Muying Building, Weiyuan Hall, etc., with the terrain of the mountains, and the end is easy to defend and difficult to attack. There are dozens of Hongyi cannons on the gate, which is like a trend of "one husband is the pass, and ten thousand people are not open".

Shanhaiguan is so steep, no wonder until the death of the Ming Dynasty, this gate is not easy to beat. Shi Dayong sighed in his heart, secretly saying that even if he has 100,000 strong troops now, if he wants to forcibly break through, he is afraid that he can't. He also expressed his admiration for Huang Taiji's strategy of preferring to go around the Great Wall in Mongolia to enter the customs, otherwise, no matter how much he had in Manchuria, he would not be able to withstand the consumption of the first pass in the world.

Seeing that Shi Dayong was interested in the topography of the gate, Lu Shanji said with a smile: "Since ancient times, the road has been dangerous, and the danger of heaven is in Jiaoshan. Shanhaiguan occupies the geographical advantage, guards the north-south traffic, and does not dare to really say that it is the first pass in the world, but whether it is the east or the north, if you want to break through the pass, you can't even think about it. ”

Lu Shan Jishi is a Mongolian, this northern captivity refers to the Mongolian tribes, but in his mouth, it comes smoothly, and there is no embarrassment at all, which shows that it is very sinicized. In the same way, Lu Ming listened to the word Beiyu, and there was no different color, which was very frank.

Hearing this, Sun Chengzong shook his head slightly, and said: "Since ancient times, there has been no so-called unbreakable strong city, the location is important, but without the combination of heaven and people, this strong city is just a flash in the pan, and it will eventually be dilapidated." Therefore, we must not take it lightly, thinking that the fortified city can be safe and worry-free, but we must always stir up the spirit. In this world, what I am afraid of is the word serious, but if you are serious, you can ensure that nothing goes wrong. If you are not serious, what is the use of giving you more fortified cities?"

"What the boss said is that the student lost his words." Lu Shanji's face turned red, and he said with some shame: "The thousand-mile causeway is still destroyed in the anthill, let alone a closed gate." At that time, my Ming Dynasty had Fushun, Tieling, Shenyang, Liaoyang, Guangning and other fortified cities outside the Guan, and the court thought that it would not be lost, but it was destroyed in the hands of internal thieves. ”

"Zu Dashou repaired Dalinghe City, and he also repaired the city to strengthen the pool, but in the end, it was also said that it was lost, alas, it seems that this strong city fortress does not seem to be effective."

It was Song Siqi who said this, but after saying it, he immediately regretted it, and looked at Sun Chengzong at a loss.

The reason why this is so is because the master in front of him is the promoter of the fortified fortress, Song Siqi said this, didn't he say Sun Chengzong to his face, can he not regret it?

Lu Shanji and Lu Ming both looked unhappy, glanced at Song Siqi, and did not speak. The rest remained silent, and the atmosphere was a little awkward.

Shi Dayong stood aside, not easy to interface.

Sun Chengzong did not look displeased, smiled and raised his hand, signaling everyone to continue moving forward.

Seeing that Lord Jinglu was not displeased, everyone settled down. When he went up the stairs again, Song Tuiguan was squeezed to the back intentionally or unintentionally.

After going up a few steps, Shi Dayong suddenly stopped, turned to look at Sun Chengzong, and said very sincerely: "Lord Jingluo, in fact, judging from the end of the future, as long as the court is not chaotic, this gate will be able to stand, and there is no need to worry about whether it will be lost."

"If the court is not chaotic, can it not fall when the door is closed?"

Sun Chengzong stopped with interest, glanced at Shi Dayong, and asked him with a smile: "Why did General Shi say this?"

Shi Dayong bowed slightly, and said: "The last general is just a feeling, if I am a Ming country, the people are safe, and this gate will not be in danger of being lost." Let's ask the whole country, no matter how strong the Dongyu is, how many corpses can be piled up under this gate? In the first battle of Jinzhou, the remnants of the army refused to capture the east, relying on the strong city and artillery, and also killed and injured thousands of the eastern captives, not to mention the Xiongguan at the foot? Therefore, as long as the court does not make mistakes, the soldiers will not have to worry about running out of food and no pay, and they will be able to worry about peace and security. ”

"It's a good male Kanto Xiang, yes, it makes sense." Sun Chengzong nodded thoughtfully, but his eyes looked at Shi Dayong's face, hesitated, and couldn't help asking, "Are you going to wear this mask to see the Son of Heaven?"

“……”

Shi Dayong was stunned, and blushed a little, but fortunately, no one else could see his expression behind the mask.

"The last general's face is mutilated, and it is not suitable to see people, so in desperation, he has to wear this mask to save himself from frightening others. If the Son of Heaven is frightened by the cruel face of the last general, the last general will be guilty of ten thousand deaths. ”

"That's fine." Sun Chengzong smiled, didn't say anything, raised his feet and walked up again.

After walking dozens of steps, he had already arrived in the Jingbian Building, and after Lu Shanji motioned to the servants to retreat, Sun Chengzong said casually: "The wine and food have been prepared, everyone sit down."

The table is not a delicacies of the mountains and seas, fine wine and delicacies, only some ordinary dishes, among which beef and mutton are the most.

Everyone sat according to the order of their seats, and they couldn't help Lu Shanji's persuasion, but Shi Dayong couldn't refuse, so he had to sit in the chief.

Sun Chengzong is the master, and he has the biggest official position, no matter how much he values Shi Dayong and how he wins him over, he will never even give up the main seat.

Among the subordinates, only Jiang Wanli and Cao Bianjiao sat together, while Shao Wu and others dined in the army. A big pot of rice was prepared early on the closed side, and a lot of cattle and sheep were killed.

At the table, Shi Dayong was a little restrained and annoyed, restrained by the presence of Sun Chengzong, he didn't dare to be too casual; The distress is that Qiu Hejia has an explanation, and he doesn't see the Son of Heaven not going to the mask, so it is a little difficult to eat this wine and food. Fortunately, Lao Qin also took care of Shi Dayong's needs when he wore this mask, leaving enough openings in the position of his mouth, so that Shi Dayong would not be embarrassed.

Sun Chengzong intended to persuade Shi Dayong to take off the mask for the time being, but when the words came to his mouth, he still didn't say it.

The wine is good wine, but the people's hearts are not on this wine, and this wine banquet is a little dry. After the symbolic toast, the chopsticks don't move much.

In order to enliven the atmosphere, Lu Shanji specially asked Shi Dayong about some things about the defense of Jinzhou, to which Shi Dayong answered one by one, without concealing anything.

Sun Chengzong listened and nodded on the side, but he didn't say anything.

Shi Dayong sat there, his butt really couldn't sit still, and when he saw that the dishes were almost ready, he wanted to get up and say goodbye. At this time, he saw that Lu Ming, who had not spoken, raised his wine glass and said to Sun Chengzong very respectfully: "The student heard that the teacher wrote a new poem in the middle right institute, but I wonder if the student is lucky enough to be able to see it?"

"It's not a great poem, it's just that the old man feels it when he is in the center and right." Sun Chengzong tapped the table with his fingers and slowly recited, "

How is the bell in the city at night, and the eaves are full of dreams.

The white-haired Xiao Xiao people are sleepless, and the semi-regular crescent moon shines on the Sand River. ”()