Wei Wenchang?

He is Wei Wenchang?!

Isn't that what Ying Ying is......

Although Shen He had already guessed that Yingying's house was very large, covering a wide area, it was by no means an ordinary family, and according to the direction, this house happened to fall at the intersection of the four gates, that is, in the middle of the entire Liangzhou, which was even more suspicious, but when the middle-aged man really said it himself, Shen He still felt incredible.

The little girl who was so frightened that she covered her eyes in the group of people she saved in the cave turned out to be Wei Wenchang, the city lord of Liangzhou City and one of the five major history dragon generals!

And Wei Wenchang was also a little puzzled at the moment, Shen He, could it be that Shen He from Shen City? What is he doing in my Liangzhou?

"Is the water dragon alright?"

Shen He raised his eyebrows, and the water dragon was Shen Hong's nickname. Shen Hong is the leader, who lives in the imperial city, and is nicknamed the water dragon because the Liang Dynasty belongs to water, while Wei Wenchang in front of him guards the north and is nicknamed the North Tiger, Li Zhennan, nicknamed Nanfeng, Sima Zhongda Zhenxi, nicknamed Xilin, and Fan Yuzhendong, nicknamed Dongpython.

There are children's rumors in the world: the North Tiger and the South Phoenix do not come out of the mountain, the Xilin East Python protects the peace, the emperor is timid, and the water dragon protects the lord in peace.

And Wei Wenchang asked this, probably testing himself. Shen He was silent for a moment and said, "My father is still in good health, thank you Uncle Beihu for your concern." ”

"Hahaha," Wei Wenchang smiled heartily and stepped forward to help Shen He, who was leaning over, "My nephew has come from afar, I should have held a banquet for you to catch the wind and wash the dust, but recently this Liangzhou has not been very peaceful, and it is not suitable to hold such a large-scale event, so I will simply receive you for the time being, I hope you don't be surprised." ”

"What did Uncle say, your mansion has treated me very well these days, and the junior is grateful. ”

Ying Ying watched the two of them talk in a hot manner, put herself aside, a little angry, and muttered in a low voice: "What kind of water dragon and northern tiger, I don't understand, this is good, you two are very happy, don't you see that there is another person next to you?"

Shen He and the two of them looked at each other and laughed.

"Okay, okay, Yingying don't be angry, go and help me instruct the chef to cook a table of good dishes. After hearing this, Ying Ying was extremely unhappy and went out with the two maids who were kneeling in the hall.

Only Shen He and Wei Wenchang remained in the lobby.

"What is the reason why my nephew came to Liangzhou this time?" Wei Wenchang asked directly.

I can't tell you that I came here because I got lost, Shen He thought to himself. "Ask my father to come and visit Uncle Wei. ”

Wei Wenchang's eyes suddenly appeared a hint of haze: "I really didn't expect it, it's been decades in a blink of an eye......" He pulled Shen He to sit down and recounted the past, from how he met Shen Hong to how he became a dragon general together, and then to Shen He's birth later, as soon as he recalled it, he talked endlessly, and Shen He also listened to it with relish.

"I still remember when you were born more than ten years ago, how much I wanted to go back to see you, but unfortunately at that time, the war in Liangzhou was unstable for a long time, and I couldn't get away, so your father didn't taunt me a lot. ”

"The border is in a hurry, the uncle should take the country's major affairs first, and those who can't help themselves are not guilty, besides, isn't the nephew here?"

"Haha," Wei Wenchang patted Shen He on the shoulder, the more he looked at Shen He, the more satisfied he became, and his eyes couldn't help but show the color of approval, as well as some other emotions. "The border is not very peaceful these days, would you like to go with the old man after dinner for a while?"

"I want to go with you. ”

"Okay!" Wei Wenchang was overjoyed, and at this time, the wine and food had already come up, and the three of them began to eat.

Although it is a small gathering, this lineup is not small at all, there are nine dishes on the table, which is a gift for VIPs, and there are about four or five dishes on this table, all of which are unheard of by Shen He, and they are local specialties.

After being full of wine and food, Wei Wenchang took Shen He all the way to the north gate of Liangzhou.

"Shen He, can you see what's coming?" Wei Wenchang asked, standing on the city tower. In the barracks, there is only a superior and a subordinate, and there is no other relationship, which is the first article in the military law of the Great Liang.

Shen He looked at the city wall about 20 zhang high and 5 zhang wide, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, this Liangzhou must be a place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack. But these are all discerning people know at a glance, Wei Wenchang should not ask him should not be these, he looked into the distance, according to Liangzhou ten miles away, there is a lush forest, this forest is extremely long, across the north of the entire Liangzhou, every time a strong wind blows, this forest will automatically shrink to a piece, resisting the strong wind.

This should be the famous windbreak, looking at those stout trees that are ten zhang high, Shen He couldn't help but sigh, General Wei's governing talent is really extraordinary. Just as he was about to withdraw his gaze and praise it, a glare of reflection caught his attention, and he took a closer look at the battle path, and the reflection actually came from the blade!

Shen He frowned, if it was a soldier sent by Wei Wenchang to guard the forest, I am afraid that no one would believe that whose soldier would look at his own city with fierce eyes, and that person was not a Liang soldier at first glance.

"Report to the general, under the thought that there is an ambush in the windbreak. ”

"Well," Wei Wenchang nodded, "That's a good point." To tell you the truth, a few months ago, there were 100,000 enemy troops hoarded there. ”

Lakh?

Shen He was a little puzzled, although he just glanced at it in a hurry, but at most there were only about a thousand people, how could there be as many as 100,000?

"But the strange thing is that they did not attack Liangzhou, and retreated on their own a month ago. Dozens of days ago, they sent a small group of troops, about a thousand men, who had been in the windbreak, neither advancing nor retreating. Speaking of which, Wei Wenchang was also a little helpless, this windbreak was just at the edge of the range of their crossbow, the reason why it was designed like this back then was because the crossbow arrows could not shoot through the woods, if the windbreak was in range, then the power would be greatly halved, and the enemy could also use this windbreak as a springboard to better attack Liangzhou. But who would have thought that this kind of secret would be known by the Xiongnu, and they would station their troops in the windbreak, which was extremely safe, firstly, the northern winds could not threaten them, and secondly, the defenders of Liangzhou could not attack them unharmed.

Shen He frowned slightly, hoarding but not attacking, this is not a wise move, not to mention anything else, the consumption of grain and grass alone is difficult to support, the land in the north is barren, and the yield per mu is not much at all, this kind of behavior of working hard and losing money without any war exploits is really unwise.

After a long time, Shen He said, "Report to the general, forgive me for my incompetence, and I can't guess anything." ”

Wei Wenchang sighed silently, he actually didn't have much hope, Shen He was still young after all, and he had never been on the battlefield, so he couldn't even see that he was a veteran soldier, so how could he expect him?

I'm really confused.

"It doesn't matter. After that, Wei Wenchang took Shen He around the north city gate and came to a military camp.

This military camp is extremely simple, and its appearance is also different from other military camps, as soon as he enters the tent, Shen He sees a chair and a wooden table, on which are bamboo slips, and on the other side of the table, there is a sand map. This is a somewhat simple and even a somewhat simple barracks, which is completely consistent with his first impression of Shen He, as a general, he is not greedy for enjoyment, and he does not wear expensive clothes when he takes off his armor. It is really a blessing for Liangzhou City to have such a city lord.

Entering the tent, Shen He felt a lot warmer, it was early winter, the weather was cold, the wind was biting, especially in the north, it was even colder, only after going out for a while, Shen He felt that his hands and feet were stiff, and it was difficult to move. However, those soldiers who defended the city still performed their duties, stuck to their posts, and endured these to protect Liangzhou City.

"Haha, this military camp is cold, I hope my nephew won't dislike it. Wei Wenchang poured a cup of hot water and handed it to Shen He.

Shen He took it with both hands, thanked him, and said, "Uncle, I have something I want to ask you. ”

"But it doesn't hurt to say that. ”

"I want to know all about the Xiongnu and the Liangzhou city guard. ”

Wei Wenchang looked at Shen He and did not speak. These are all secrets in the army, especially the situation of the Liangzhou city guard, only he and his left and right commanders know about it in the army, because once it is leaked, the consequences will be unimaginable.

"Whew" After a while, Wei Wenchang took a breath and said slowly: "I have a total of 200,000 defenders in Liangzhou, 10,000 for the army, 30,000 chariots, 50,000 foot soldiers, and 90,000 elite cavalry. ”

Shen He pinched his fingers and counted, isn't this only 180,000?

Wei Wenchang saw Shen He's doubts, paused, and said, "There are still 20,000 wolf troops." ”

Shen He opened his eyes, this army riding a desert wolf had done miraculous feats back then!

Shen He settled down and continued to ask, "What about the Huns?"

"The Xiongnu lost nearly 200,000 soldiers and horses in the great war fifty years ago, and they have rarely invaded our Liangzhou over the years, most of them are harassed by hundreds and thousands of people, and they dare not attack on a large scale, but I guess that they must be recuperating and waiting for the right fighter to attack our Daliang. A few months ago, they had amassed 100,000 soldiers and horses in the windbreak, and their strength should not be underestimated. ”

"Although the Xiongnu are not like us Daliang people who can practice battle qi, they are born with strong bodies and great strength, which is a talent that my Daliang people cannot have no matter what, and they can be said to be born warriors. But they were brave, but they had little strategy, which was the main reason for their defeat over the years. ”

"Huhu~" A strong wind suddenly blew outside the tent, lifting the curtains, and several white things also floated in, falling to the ground and turning into water.

"It's snowing, and it's going to be a tough winter. Wei Wenchang got up and pressed the curtain down, and the tent slowly became warm again.

Snow always comes faster in the north than in other places, and snow in October is almost a common occurrence in the north. Generally, during the first snow season of the year, everyone will be very curious and will come out to celebrate, and the celebration year has finally come to an end.

Blowing like goose feathers, the snow covered the ground with a thick coat.