Chapter 258: Sky City—Cloud Sky Fortress
The third one, there is already an alliance leader, and the second alliance leader should not be far away, hehe, continue to ask for monthly passes, rewards, and subscriptions.
After listening to Bao Xiaogu's narration that Bai Qi was attacking the southbound grassland cavalry on the grassland, and personally joined Bai Qi's team to fight against a grassland iron cavalry of more than 500 people, Leng Zhuo also had a cavalry battle scene in his mind, which made his blood boil.
Leng Zhuo also has an understanding of Bai Qi's current situation, killing a god is killing a god, and gold always shines, not to mention that stupid guy, thinking that if Bai Qi is transferred to the border army, he can kill people with a knife, but he never imagined that a person like Bai Qi, the border army is in line with his development.
Although this is different from what Leng Zhuo originally imagined, it seems that Bai Qi has established his own power, and there is a group of loyal soldiers, this group of soldiers who have been abandoned by the empire, and those slaves, will sooner or later enter the empire with another attitude.
This time, Leng Zhuo asked Bao Xiaotian to send the mount contract, the spirit gathering technique, the spirit gathering array, and some things that Bai Qi could use, the most important thing was to get in touch, and in the future, he could communicate with Bai Qi from time to time to understand Bai Qi's recent situation, and at the same time, Leng Zhuo could also continuously support Bai Qi's development.
"Bao Xiaoguts, you have to pick up the contact with the other side, in order to hide people's eyes, I will give you a sum of money, you will open a few shops over there, responsible for helping the other side deal with the looting proceeds, and buy weapons, armor and other things to transport over!"
"Got it, young master!"
"Well, in addition, you have to pay more attention to the emperor's side..." Although the emperor has been in a harmonious mood recently, it seems that he has not heard the news that the emperor is seriously ill, but Leng Zhuo knows that with his foundation in the emperor's capital, many things cannot be touched, and the level is not enough" And once even he learns the news, "then something big must happen."
The change in Dijing does not seem to have much to do with Leng Zhuo, because in this great change, Leng Zhuo is obviously just a bystander, and he is not qualified to participate in the game of the high-level of Dijing, so for Dijing, "Leng Zhuo did not go to operate, because it is far from being Leng Zhuo's current interference.
Bao Xiaodan returned again and left, and in the future, he would send someone to send news over every once in a while, so that Leng Zhuo would not be blocked by the news, and Leng Zhuo and his party also hit the road again, heading straight to the north of Yunzhou, the verdant and majestic Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain.
Yuntian Fortress, located in the northeast of Yunzhou, is like a jewel embedded in a rift valley in the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain.
The Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain stretches for thousands of miles" like a natural barrier in the northern part of the empire, separating the Heavenly Wind Great Plain from the Heavenly Prairie, but the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain is not without a little crack.
The rift valley where the fortress is located was once the course of a large river that flowed from south to northeast and finally emptied into the labyrinthine swamps east of the Heavenly Prairie, but an earthquake three hundred years ago cut off the river and dried it up, but it became a natural north-south passage.
More than 300 years ago, "the Hu people from the east of the grassland went south from here to the outskirts of the imperial capital, and after being beaten back, the empire gathered ten years of financial resources to build today's Yuntian Fortress here."
"Young master, I asked the convoy in front, and I will arrive at Yuntian Fortress in half a day!"
"Well, everyone is working harder, before dusk, let's enter the fortress" and then have a good rest for a day..." Leng Zhuo said as he picked up his whip and galloped along the official road.
For a long time, the mountains that have been in front of you are becoming more and more majestic, and the distance from the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain is getting closer and closer, passing through several villages and towns, the Yuntian Fortress finally appeared in front of you, "This huge fortress has been continuously repaired and expanded for more than three hundred years, and it can be described as majestic and magnificent.
The steep mountain wall connecting the two ends is a tall city wall, six feet long, and the thickness is feasible for four large carriages side by side, on which there are several towering corner towers, which already have such a majestic momentum on the side facing the empire, and the side facing the northern steppe and swamp.
Riding a horse to the huge suspension bridge, a whole team of soldiers guarded a city gate hole more than ten meters long, checking passers-by, and collecting entry taxes.
"Stop, show your order, or identification!" Leng Zhuo and his party had just approached when they were stopped by several soldiers and asked.
Leng Zhuo threw away the transfer order of the military department in his arms, and the soldier led by him looked at it again, but his face was a little complicated and looked at Leng Zhuo, his eyes swept at the entourage behind Leng Zhuo, and asked cautiously: "Are you really the imperial earl?"
"If it's fake, this one is stamped with the seal of the Ministry of War, so it shouldn't be fake..."
"Hehe, I don't mean that, it's just that the dignified imperial earl is actually going to the border army on duty, this is a bit "..."
"No way, the arrangement at home said that I wanted to exercise, and it was the only way to go, if it was okay, then we would go in..." Leng Zhuo shook his head, as if he smiled helplessly.
"Your Excellency, this is your appointment, you may need to go to the Fortress Commander to do some paperwork, you go forward, cross the four overpasses, you can see the castle in the center of the fortress, the Command is on the second floor of the castle..."
"Thank you..." After Leng Zhuo finished speaking, he led people into the doorway, which was regarded as entering the interior of Yuntian Fortress.
It seemed a little different from what he imagined, the road of the Yuntian Fortress was not straight, but a huge slope, which had walked more than two miles, bypassing a small corner, but everything in front of him made Leng Zhuo's eyes widen.
The reason why Yuntian Fortress is named Yuntian, in addition to being in Yunzhou, the most important thing is still in the sky, because this fortress is built in mid-air, the cliffs on both sides are dug into a space, and all kinds of shops are opened, the streets are not narrow, and all are inserted into the wall with giant trees, paved.
And in the middle of the street on both sides, there is an abyss of 100 meters, and the ancient river channel is below, although it is devoid of water, but it is dark and damp, overgrown with all kinds of shady plants, and only on this 100 meters of cliff does the sun shine in every day.
The Sky Bridge is an arched stone bridge built at a narrow distance between the cliffs on both sides, connecting the east and west sides, and it is a fortress in the sky, and it is also a city in the sky.
Yuntian Fortress has been built for more than 300 years, many soldiers stationed here have married wives and children here, plus this fortress is the first in the Tianlong Empire, and there is almost no possibility of being breached, plus in the north of Yuntian Fortress, "is the labyrinth swamp" It is a treasure land full of all kinds of pearl treasures, precious medicinal materials, and rare beasts, although it is dangerous, but it is also a treasure land with unlimited business opportunities.
Over time, the Yuntian Fortress became an important north-south trade route, and gradually this completely militarized fortress evolved into a city.
The Yuntian Fortress is long and narrow, and there are only tens of thousands of permanent residents in the fortress, but there are more than 100,000 merchants and travelers, including servants, and there is a whole division to strengthen the forbidden army stationed in the fortress, so there are 200,000 people here.
Girl, Leng Zhuo still thought that the fortress must be a bitter cold place, but obviously he was wrong, "The soldiers stationed in this fortress can be regarded as rich, how much can be collected every year just for the exchange of taxes, although this Yuntian Fortress has become a comprehensive fortress, but after all, it is still a fortress, but it is not divided into officials, and the taxes are not handed over to the household department, but directly handed over to the royal family, as the military expenses of the forbidden army, and this part of the money intercepted every year" is a lot of money.
After crossing the four bridges, the narrow space in front of me suddenly became wider, this was once a valley between the mountains, although the area was not large, but compared to the rift gap, it was already wide.
In the center of the fortress is a huge tower, built on the slopes on both sides of the river, "which supports this tower, and this tower that supports this castle in the air, and the thick iron chains that involve the giant trees that float in the air", and below which there are several small towers that support the whole castle in the air.
This is the reason why the Yuntian Fortress got its name, Leng Zhuo thought in a stunned voice.
Compared to the crevices in the cliffs on both sides, "this valley is clearly the core of the Yuntian Fortress, and the sides of the circular streets that revolve "can see various restaurants, inns, and even brothels, but in the area near the central tower, it is a military zone that is forbidden to idle people.
Found an inn and stayed for the time being, Leng Zhuo took people to tour the fortress, which was breathtaking, he had to admire the person who designed the entire fortress, this is simply a miracle, as an architectural designer, Leng Zhuo never thought that there would be such a fortress suspended in the air in this other world.
Although he did not reach the northern end, Leng Zhuo also imagined the design of the entire fortress, with towering city walls at the north and south ends, and behind the city wall, there was a huge slope leading to this floating fortress, plus the giant wooden streets on the cliffs on both sides, which directly constituted three defenses that were difficult to attack.
Yes, difficult to capture.
The towering walls connected the cliffs on both sides, almost impossible to climb, and even if they tried to break through the walls, they could only go up the slope, but this slope was obviously enough to make people crazy, condescending, and the rolling wood ring was thrown, and the slope of these two miles was a purgatory on earth.
And even if you attack the slope, if you destroy a section of giant trees in advance, it will form a natural cliff, and it will be difficult to climb to the sky, and in addition, it is obvious that there are many other arrangements in this fortress, but they are not something that Leng Zhuo can see with his eyes.
In this city, after wandering for half a night, he went back to the inn to rest, and the next morning, at dawn, Leng Zhuo took Zhao Yun towards the forbidden area of the Cloud Sky Tower.
There is an order from the Ministry of War, Leng Zhuo is naturally going all the way, this Cloud Sky Tower is the core brain of the fortress, and it is also the command post of the forbidden army stationed here, Leng Zhuo is led by a soldier, and walks towards the office where the commander is located.
"This is the officer's office, go in by yourself, don't walk around in the tower, otherwise you will be responsible for what happens!" After the soldier finished speaking, he turned to leave, and Leng Zhuo knocked on the door a few times.
"Come in!" The voice was not a man's voice, not a man, it was naturally a woman, Leng Zhuo walked into it, and a woman's sweet fragrance snorted, and it was indeed a woman.
Leng Zhuo walked towards the desk near the window, in the room, there was not only one person, standing in front of the desk, there was another person, who seemed to be also handling the appointment paperwork, his eyes looked at the desk from the gap of the person, but he only saw a piece of sunshine, and the woman seemed to be bathed in a golden sun, which made people unable to see her appearance.
When he got closer, Leng Zhuo didn't speak, but the woman stopped writing, raised her head, and said to the person beside Leng Zhuo: "The paperwork is done, before you go to work, you should go to the division commander to sit down...
Looking at the face of the woman who raised her head, Leng Zhuo was stunned for a moment, it was actually her. How could she be here!(To be continued.)