"Woo, what a strange tree, I feel that once I cross the Yangtze River, the whole world becomes very different."

"It's true, both the climate and the terroir here are very different from the north."

"Oh~ Is that the legendary 'Song tree' where a tree can be called a sea of trees?"

"Legendary? Although this tree species called 'Songshu' is indeed amazing, it is probably my hometown here, and I have seen a lot of similar scenery, so I don't think there is anything worth legending, but now that I think about this magical scenery, I may indeed be able to talk about it, but unfortunately I am just an ordinary mountain person, so I can only ask for a scholar like you. ”

"Uncle, you don't look like a simple mountain man, don't look at me young, I've seen a lot of people, and you've taught me a lot along the way, so I can definitely be sure that you're definitely not a simple character, uncle, you're a person with a story."

"If I am a person with a story, I would say well, but who in the world does not have an interesting story or two? Maybe some people look wonderful, maybe some people seem bland, but those stories that seem wonderful are actually roughly similar in content if the so-called 'wonderful' is removed, and those stories that seem bland hide a lot of things worth pondering. In fact, the important thing is not to find strange stories, but to have a pair of eyes that are good at discovering. ”

"Wow, after listening to such reasonable words, I feel more and more that you are so powerful, uncle. It's a pity that I'm just a scholar who travels to study, and if I have a half-official position, I must recruit you as a subordinate, uncle. No, it's better to recommend it to others, even if I have a position that can be given to my uncle, it is not in line with your talent, uncle. ”

"You kid has this heart, uncle, I'm already very happy. As for being an official or something, let's spare my uncle. You're a good boy though. Uncle, I'm optimistic about you. Now that you have those books you gave to my children, if my children are willing to take the road of career in the future, I hope you can remember the care that your uncle has taken care of you in these days, and you can also take some care of my children. ”

"Oh oh oh ~ Uncle is really so optimistic about me?"

"Of course, didn't you say it all, Uncle is a man with a lot of stories. I'm also very good at looking at people~"

"Hahahaha......"

"Hahahaha......"

The sound of pleasant laughter did not spread far in the dense forest, but the pleasant atmosphere could infect the surrounding qiē.

This is among the mountains in the Jingnan area, the mountains are high and the forests are dense, except for the road from Linxiang in Changsha to Luo County and Yiyang County, an important town in the north of Changsha County, because there are many people who walk, and you can still see it, the rest of the roads are at most mountain paths, and they are more buried in the mountains and forests, and only the villagers will know about the sheep intestine paths or things that cannot be called "roads" at all.

Even if it is the route from Linxiang to the north, it is also because of the Xiangjiang River that runs through the entire Changsha County from south to north, the Zishui that originates in the north of Lingling County in the south, and the famous Miluo River. At this time, the vast water system known as Miluoyuan was only time-consuming, and even if it was more delayed by going against the current, huge river boats were constantly traveling to and from various areas along the river under the drive of manpower.

However, for those with special ideas, the dense jungle is obviously more secluded and safe than the waterways.

Of course, the premise is not to get lost.

And for some people who are extremely confident in some of their own deliberate feelings, getting lost, or being a maze killer, is an inevitable consequence of shouting things like "my sixth sense is calling me", "my seventh sense has broken through the sky" and so on, and plunging headlong into the forest. Then over and over again, I passed by a suspicious looking tree that I always felt like I had seen somewhere, and then the next time I passed by a tree marked with a mark that only one person could understand and find.

Arguably. If it weren't for the fact that a young man was very lucky enough to meet an uncle who lived in seclusion in the mountains and forests, maybe this young man would have been a wild man in the mountains of Jingnan for a lifetime - it should not be enough to starve to death, although it is not as good as a man at the top of the food chain from a marine, but the young man still learned a lot of relevant knowledge from some immortals before coming to Jingnan, and the water and grass in the south are abundant, as long as he does not strayed into some miasma places. It's okay to save your life.

"Hey, hey, hey! Young man, don't be in such a hurry if you want to find death, how many times have I told you, as long as you see such signs, you must not go further, and if you go forward, you will definitely encounter miasma. I really don't know how you little guy has walked in the woods for so long and hasn't been killed by the miasma. ”

"A friend of mine sued me. If it's a man, he should believe in his sixth sense,' I think makes a lot of sense. ”

"I think that friend of yours, if he hadn't died by now, would have been blind."

"I also have a friend who told me, 'The most trustworthy thing for a real man is his seventh sense'! By the way, he also claimed that he had a pretty good relationship with the Heavenly Sacred Beast. I don't know if it's possible for him to say that, but he's the only person I've ever seen who dared to perform all sorts of weird plays at the Spring Festival, and we've had a pretty good year there. ”

"Well, there are always a lot of strange things in this world, and it's true that one of your friends is not missing."

"But uncle, we still have to walk for a few days to get to Linxiang City."

"If you take a boat, although the speed of going up the current is slower, it is faster than walking on this mountain road, and I really don't know what you think as a young man, you like to go around in circles in this mountain, and the interest along the way is so high."

"Haha, uncle, you should be here to pay tribute and remember my ancestors."

"Mourning and remembering the ancestors? Aren't you a northerner? Did your ancestors ever live here? ”

"No, I heard that among these mountains was once the place where the 'Jiangdong Tigers' Sun Jian and Sun Wentai fought. Although I have never had the opportunity to meet that fierce general, I have heard that he is so powerful, but even just listening to his story makes people's blood boil, and people can't help but imagine how good it would be if they could be born in the same era as him. ”

"Sun Wentai...... That's a great character. ”

"Oh~ Uncle, have you ever seen that general who is said to be very powerful? Speaking of which, uncle, you said that you yourself are a local who has lived in the mountains of Changsha for generations, could it be that you used to ...... Lead the way for Sun Wentai's army? ”

Seeing that the uncle next to him was lost in thought, the young man couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. Asked tentatively.

Naturally, his inquiry only got a big roll of the eye from the other party.

"Yes, yes, your uncle and my greatest blessing in this life can only lead others, just like now."

"Could it be that uncle, you once participated in the army of the district star? Or is it the troops of other forces? ”

"Why do you think I'm not from Sun Wentai's side?"

"Hmph, uncle, do you think I can't see it, if you join Sun Wentai's army, uncle. With your skills, uncle, even if Sun Wentai doesn't open his eyes and looks down on you, uncle, it is at least enough to be promoted to the position of a hundred generals or even a tun commander with meritorious service in the army. Don't tell me that Sun Jianjun likes xenophobia, but I heard that General Huang Gai and Huang Gongfu are from Lingling, even if they are not very close to the people of Changsha, but they will not really make you suffer.

Not to mention that General Sun Wentai can make both the left and right serve his life, obviously it can't be just because he took the lead in battle, and he must be able to make the soldiers friendly with him on weekdays, and all kinds of rewards and punishments are also very clear. ”

"What a smart young man. In addition to the reckless act of burrowing into this mountain, but with your ability, it should not be difficult to get ahead in this troubled world, and talking to you makes me feel much younger. ”

"Then it's better to follow me all the time, in this troubled world, with your skills, uncle, even if Changsha and Jingzhou are difficult to find a day, but if it is replaced by another place. For example, Yanzhou and Bingzhou in the north must be able to fight a wife and shadow son with their own hands. Maybe at that time, I need your help, uncle~"

"What a great boy, talking about it really makes me feel tempted."

"It's not that I'm so eloquent, it's all because you're still ambitious in your heart, uncle."

"Then, when you have the life to return to the north from this Changsha, we will talk about this matter again."

"Huh? Uncle, why did you suddenly say that? Didn't you say before that it was easy for me to protect myself? ”

"Although I don't read many books, Uncle You, but I have read a lot of people. That's why I know. If it is an ordinary scholar, even if I am a scholar, I should not be so confident.

I am certainly very confident in my skills, but I also know that if I join a new force and start from a small soldier, it will take more than ten years and good opportunities to accumulate meritorious achievements and reach the status of a military marquis and a goalkeeper.

But even so, you can still show such confidence. Then there is only one possibility, that is, what kind of relationship you may have with the princes in the north, so that I can directly meet some relatively large figures, if my ability can be appreciated by them, and then have your recommendation, naturally I don't need to start with a small soldier, and it is easier to get their attention.

I thought you were just going to Linxiang to study, although the situation in Changsha is unsettling now, but as long as it is not too unlucky, Zhang Xian Taishou is also a very powerful figure, and there is no problem in ensuring the safety of Jingnan. But if you are not an ordinary scholar, but have come to this land of Jingnan with some special purpose, I really can't help but worry about you. ”

"It seems that Uncle you know a lot about the situation in Jingnan, can you tell me about it?"

"Since I already plan to re-emerge, and I expect your kid to introduce it on my behalf, it doesn't hurt to tell your kid about it."

The contradiction between Liu Jingzhou and Zhang Taishou is well known to the world, but despite this, the two of them are the same, and no one can help anyone. Liu Jingzhou's sailors can certainly cross the Jianghan River, but they can't help the barbarians from the mountains, of course, on the other hand, it is difficult for Zhang Taishou's troops to cross Yunmeng Daze, so being safe is the best choice for the two. ”

Stopping his progress, the uncle, who seemed to be so powerful, couldn't help but sigh before continuing:

"It would be nice if life was like this all the time, at least for us ordinary people. Although the levels on both sides seem to be vicious, it is better than being affected by the flames of war. The fierce fight between Ou Xing and Sun Jian in Changsha at the beginning certainly made Sun Wentai famous for being good at fighting, but it also caused the loss of nearly 300,000 households and more than 100,000 households in Changsha to less than 200,000 households today...... At the beginning, I was young and ignorant, and I only thought about the last vigorous fight before I felt that my life was in vain, but. Hey......"

"Uncle......

"Don't feel sorry for me, the past is the past, it's good to reminisce occasionally, it's not good to always indulge in it. But you should also understand, I really don't like to be affected by the war again. ”

"I'm sorry, uncle......"

"Originally, I wanted to say that I don't know who instigated behind the scenes, so that Zhang Taishou has been so frequently mobilized to recruit soldiers recently. Speaking of which, this time Zhang Taishou is just recruiting soldiers is different from before, not to mention the number of soldiers, just us mountain people. Many of them were dragged by him to the military camp near Linxiang City. I heard that there are also many barbarian troops in Linxiang and Yiyang in the north, although I don't know if this news is true or not, but it can still be seen that there is a war, a big war.

Hey, young man, the person who instigated Zhang Taishou to start a war with Liu Jingzhou should be the people behind you. ”

"Ah, hafnium clam, I don't know about this. But one thing is for sure. There are many princes on the back who are very unhappy that Liu Jingzhou can be alone in this troubled world, so they are always very happy to find him some trouble or something. ”

"Sure enough, it's a little slippery. No, uncle, I'm going to be honest. But you're right, in today's troubled times, it's a luxury to want to get a stable place. Especially in such an important place as Changsha, it is not easy. ”

Changsha heavy or?

If Jingzhou is concerned, Changsha still has some importance, and even in the Jingnan region, it is the top priority. But in the midst of the strife in the world, it is not an exaggeration to call this land of Changsha insignificant.

Of course, in this case, you can't tell the uncle around you, and naturally you can't attribute the uncle's conclusion to "Yelang arrogance", although judging from the facts. Uncle really has a little bit of a tendency.

It's really just a little bit~

"In other words, in fact, Liu Jingzhou and Zhang Changsha have not had a head-on conflict yet, right?"

"It looks like you're very happy that they didn't fight, hey, hey, you're confusing my uncle like this!"

"Hehe, let's put it this way, the purpose of my coming to Linxiang must have been guessed just now, uncle, since this is the case, then if this matter is promoted by me, it must be much stronger than just playing a small role. And what is even more beneficial to me is that there is already a real fire between the two sides, and the difference is only the spark that ignites a qiē. Although it is naturally desirable to be able to follow the example of the sages and persuade other countries to achieve great things, for me now, it is better to accumulate experience and meritorious deeds with such a difficult thing first. Moreover, isn't this more beneficial to you, uncle? ”

"Sure enough, it's a little slippery head...... I like it, though! ”

Linxiang City is located in the middle reaches of the Xiangjiang River, the earliest can be traced back to the Chu State when the rule of the city has been established here, was given the meaning of Linxiang such a name can be called as the name suggests - not even as Luoyang, Huaiyin such a place name also need to think about whether it is Shannan Shuibei or Shanbei Shuinan, which can burn the stupid head.

In comparison, Changsha, as the name of the county, is much shorter than Linxiang in history - this should of course be a matter of course, after all, the emergence of the county as an administrative unit was originally set up by the northern Qin and Zhao countries in the Warring States Period for the purpose of management.

However, the "Wanlisha Temple", which is the reason for the name of Changsha, is also a very ancient scenery and is the original symbol here.

After Sun Jian, Su Dai and Zhang Xian, the three Changsha Taishou, today's Linxiang City has become the first strong city and big city in Jingnan region, not only has a complete moat and sheep and horse wall defense system, and the city head is full of various corner towers and disc towers, especially under the efforts of the current Taishou Zhang Xian, its defense will definitely not be weaker than Jingbei Town, and it is also the former South County Governance Office of Liu Biaojun to suppress the Jingnan region forward base and grain storage place Jiangling City.

"Before entering the city, does the uncle have any good ideas? Although I didn't get some tips before I came, I still don't know much about the situation here, and I am afraid that it may not be the best choice to go rashly in the case of information asymmetry. ”

"Hmm. Speaking of which, I have some old friends, well, I might call them 'friends'. When Zhang Taishou first arrived, he asked someone to recruit us, the 'old stubborn' who had fought with Sun Wentai for many years. I was used to living a stable life, so I was not willing to give up my hard-won life at that time. But some people were moved by the favorable conditions and went down the mountain. I can understand the situation in Changsha to some extent. It's also thanks to these old friends that I finally didn't become blind. It's just that the shape is not good now, so I don't know if these old friends are still staying in this Linxiang City, or if they have been transferred elsewhere. ”

"This is easy to do, we don't have to worry about where to live in Changsha City, and there will probably be a lot of time for you to inquire about the news for Uncle in the future, and I just happened to take this time to go around in Linxiang City to see if I can have some other gains."

"You don't need to worry about where I live, so it's better for us to go our separate ways. Wait until three days later, I'll look for you again, just to let you, a little slippery head, see my uncle's ability to find people, I guarantee that you will be surprised. ”

But......

"It's an amazing city."

Because of the dense war clouds, the inspection at the gate of the city has increased a lot more than before, and every merchant or ordinary person who enters and leaves Changsha City, except for the local and nearby scholars with names and surnames, must be examined by several times more soldiers than usual. So much so that the flow of people waiting to enter the city meandered in a row, forming three long queues outside the city.

And thanks to this long queue. The young man and the uncle will have enough time to observe the fortified city in front of them.

"Yes, I used to go to Gangneung when I was younger. I don't know what Jiangling has become now, uncle, but at that time, Jiangling was still quite deficient compared to the current Linxiang. Although it may be slightly superior in size, it is definitely not comparable to this place in terms of the defense ability of the entire city. As long as there is plenty of food and grass, I am afraid that even if there are two or three hundred thousand troops to attack. It can hold out here for at least two years, and Zhang Taishou really deserves to be a person who can confront Liu Jingzhou, even if it is just such a city, it will make Liu Jingzhou feel extremely difficult. ”

"Well, it's a very well-guarded and well-guarded city. But I happened to be passing through Gangneung. Although I didn't observe it carefully, today's Jiangling City, in terms of the city's various defense facilities, will not lose to Linxiang. If you add the world-famous Jingzhou naval army, I am afraid that the difficulty of capturing Jiangling City will be more difficult than this Linxiang City with the same strength. ”

"This can be regarded as a good opponent in the world, but I don't know what kind of scene Xiangyang City will be? By the way, Xiao Slippery Head, you are also a knowledgeable person who has walked through the south and the north, do you tell me that there are more majestic cities in the world than this Linxiang and Jiangling? Can such a city really be breached? ”

Anyway, it seemed that the line would have to wait for a long time, so the two of them chatted casually.

"Well, if the city is strong and majestic, there are many in this world that can be compared. For example, Jinyang City, the governance office of the northern state, the Xindu City of Jizhou, and the Xuchang City where today's son is located, and Chang'an City, which is the western capital. The common feature of these cities is that they are very large and well-prepared, and if they are prepared, even if they are besieged by hundreds of thousands of troops, it may be difficult to capture them without a few years or even more than ten years of effort.

However, this is only limited to normal circumstances, but if the situation really reaches the point that these cities will be besieged by hundreds of thousands of troops, I am afraid that the whole world is about to return to stability, and only a small area is still resisting. At that time, even if it is still difficult to break through such a fortified city from the outside, it can be bribed, assassinated, and rumored through guò...... There are many ways to cause chaos inside the city, and at that time, the difficulty of conquering the city with uneven hearts becomes much lower. “

"If you say so, even if it is such a well-guarded Linxiang City, if there is a problem inside, there is still a possibility of falling?"

"Yes, that's right, and there's a good chance that this will happen!"

Pan Sen: I will book a chapter first. (To be continued......)