Volume 1 Chapter 43: The Weakness of Deer City
Leaving the Great Khan Palace, Yunzhong found his caravan in the inn last time, to Yunzhong's surprise, the goods such as silk and salt brought have all been disposed of, and when he asked, he learned that it was the military who came to the door and wrapped their goods at a price higher than the market price.
Yunzhong didn't care about these details, thinking that it was either Zhebei or Su Butai, with Mo Li and Wei Ling, the three beauties of Blood Swallow and Li Te's piece of wood, he casually walked around the city, Mo Li had worked in the Lingbao Pavilion here for a few months, and he was more familiar with it, so he took the initiative to take on the responsibility of a tour guide.
Of course, Lucheng as a newly created city, there is indeed a lack of scenic spots, in addition to Temujin's training ground, it is the canal that the Bank of China said to build, Yunzhong is full of fun, Wei Ling and others are not interested, and finally simply separated, Mo Li took others to the market for a half-day shopping trip, and Yunzhong himself walked along the canal outside the city, and Yunzhong explained that he was going to a banquet in the evening, so that they could go back to the inn after having fun.
Along the canal and the city wall, Yun Zhong aimlessly rode around the city and ran around, Lucheng is surrounded by mountains on three sides, this canal not only provides the convenience of water transportation, but also makes up for the biggest shortcomings of the city defense.
"The Bank of China said, generous. Yunzhong whispered to himself.
"It's a pity that this city has at least nine defects, and in the event of a war, it is likely to be taken advantage of by the enemy. A voice sounded not far away.
Yun Zhong had long noticed that someone was following him, and he thought that it was either Temujin's eyes and ears, or a spy of Great Xia, so he ignored it, but he didn't expect the other party to take the initiative to pick up his words.
"This gentleman, Xiao Ke only sees the seven defects in this city, I don't know where the nine defects you said come from, and I ask Mr. for advice. Yunzhong dismounted and bowed to the other party.
It was a young man of twenty-eight or nineteen years old, of medium height, slightly thin, with a mustache, which seemed to have not been taken care of for a long time, and looked a little messy, but his eyes were bright.
Seeing Yunzhong's question, the man also said politely: "I don't dare to advise, I want to ask Your Excellency, where are the seven defects you see?"
"In the largest place, several drainage ditches do not have fences. ”
The man laughed: "Yes, yes, this one is really obvious, let's talk about the other six places." ”
Yunzhong said: " There is a flat land at the bend of the canal over there, but there is no difference in the city wall, and it is easy to become a breakthrough in the siege; here to the east, probably because of the soil condition, the canal has two bends, but the city wall is straight, and there are two more open spaces outside the city for no reason; from there a little further north, the mountain outside the city wall is gentle, and it is also easy to become a breakthrough; further north, there is a mountain stream that flows into the city, and there are houses near this place in the city, this mountain stream should be one of the drinking water sources in the city, if the enemy poisons it, it is difficult to deal with it; there is another place, there are many stones on the hillside next to the city wallFinally, in the west of the city, there are many trees near the wall, and in autumn and winter, the wind will set fire to it, and add some poison, the poisonous smoke will make the defenders suffer greatly. ”
The man sighed: "Your Excellency is only a newcomer, and you have seen all these things clearly, and I am conceited that I am proficient in warfare, and I have to wander here for a few days before I can do it, and I admire and admire it." ”
Yun Zhong hurriedly said: "How dare you, there are still two flaws, but I can't find them, I hope Mr. will teach me." ”
The man said: "Those two places are not mysterious, but they need to be investigated to find out, not at a glance, one is in the north of the city there is a section of the city wall under the dark river, the other is in the upper reaches of the canal, there is a place that can easily be cut off by people. ”
Yunzhong said with a smile: "Mr. is proficient in the method of defending the city and attacking the battle, it is really powerful, in the clouds of the next great Shang country, I don't know the name of Mr. ”
"Mu Ying of the Tu Shan clan has seen Yun Zhuangshi. ”
Yun Zhongqi said: "The Tu Shan clan is thousands of miles away from here, I don't know why Mr. Mu came here?"
Mu Ying smiled bitterly: "The civil war of the Tushan clan has been fought for more than a hundred years, and the people are poor, I and my brother Lan Yu with different surnames have taken refuge in Tian Cheng, and they want to rely on their literary and martial arts to make meritorious contributions and end the troubled times, but unexpectedly, before they can get out of the army, Tian Dashuai was framed and died in prison, and my brothers and I were also implicated and had to go away." The month before last, he came to Lucheng as a caravan escort and participated in the martial arts competition in Lucheng, so he stayed here for a while. ”
Yun Zhong hurriedly asked, "I don't know what Mr. plans to do in the future?"
Mu Ying said: "I have discussed the future with the Lanyu brothers in the past two days, maybe I will go to Datang in a few days, Datang and Daxia will fight, I will go to work, I should be taken in." If it is not harmonious, go to Dashang Youzhou again to see if it can be involved in the war with the Rakshasas. ”
Then he smiled bitterly: "It's ridiculous that my two brothers have grown up in the army since they were children, and they can say that they can't do anything but fight." ”
Yun Zhong said: "There is a mercenary group in Dashang Youzhou, I wonder if the two of you are willing to be mercenaries?"
Mu Ying's eyes flickered: "The mercenaries of Youzhou, I don't know if there is a chance to go to the battlefield?"
Yun Zhong knew what he meant, if he didn't go to the battlefield, he would not be interested in being a mercenary such as a bodyguard in peacetime. Hurriedly smiled: "Menghe County is the front line of the war with the Rakshasa army, and it is our biggest business to go to the battlefield to kill the Rakshasas. ”
When Mu Ying heard this, his face was soothed, and he arched his hand: "Let me discuss it with my brother." ”
Yunzhong told Mu Ying about the inn where his caravan was staying, and said, "Was Mr. Lan Yu eliminated by Mo Li of Datang in the second round of the martial arts competition?"
When Mu Ying heard this, he said: "Exactly, Lan Yu is worried about this, saying that he is going to Datang to find that Miss Mo Li, and he will definitely win or lose." ”
Yun Zhong said with a smile: "Mo Li is also in my mercenary group, and he also came with me this time, at the inn." ”
Mu Ying laughed, and the two talked about some things about the art of war, and they talked happily.
Suddenly, Yunzhong thought for a moment, and asked: "Mr. just said, the Tu Shan clan has been in the civil war for more than 100 years?" The voice fell, only to feel a pain in the left shoulder, the little white fox was not lying on his stomach, and fell to the ground all of a sudden, Yunzhong hurriedly bent down to pick it up, held it in his hand, but saw that the little fox was nothing unusual, after licking his face, he lay on his left shoulder again, and continued to sleep.
Mu Ying smiled: "Brother Yun, these two foxes are very cute. ”
There was something strange in the cloud center, this little fox had been following him for four or five years, and this was the first time he had fallen off his shoulder.
Mu Ying didn't care, and said: "The Tushan clan was originally a relative of the Great Shang, and had an in-law relationship with the Great Xia, and was between the three powerful countries of the Great Shang, the Fengfeng Clan, and the Sanmiao Clan. ”
Mu Ying smiled miserably: "Daxia did this, how could Dashang and other countries not know, so all countries supported the generals in the army within the Tushan clan to raise troops, and in the name of quelling the chaos, the country was killed, and then, the country fell into a situation of fragmentation, for more than a hundred years, the war was endless, and the lives were devastated. So far, there are a total of eight warlords, Han, Li, Fan, Zhou, Fang, Zhang, Qin, and Huang, all of whom claim to be kings, and they all want to eliminate the other seven families and unify the Tu Shan clan. ”
Yunzhong sighed: "It's just that the people of the Tushan clan have suffered." ”
After chatting for a while, Yun Zhong looked at the sky, afraid that he would miss the dinner, so he said goodbye to Mu Ying and rode to the Great Khan's Palace.