The wall in Daqingshan has been fully repaired, and two more batches of summer grain have been transported into the warehouse. It's September... and it's already the beginning of autumn before we know it.
The melons, vegetables and beans have begun to mature, and the piglets in the pigpen have gained a lot of weight. They shake their heads and squeak all day long, which makes the people who are afraid of poverty feel at ease.
Song Wenze was a little anxious... It has been more than a month since the joint caravan with the Wang family of Yingtian Mansion entered the Liao Kingdom, and no news has been sent back.
Daruch was also very confused in the past two days. Originally, Song Wen asked him to follow this caravan to the Liao Kingdom, and then transfer to the northwest and return to the grassland.
This is Song Wen's move...
In fact, no one of the two powerful northern dynasties of the Liao and Jin Dynasties, plus Xixia, had the real ability to destroy the Chinese civilization. Until the man on the grassland who shocked the whole world with his bow and arrow and scimitar and iron hoof led that nation to appear.
Song Wen wanted to know what this nation, which had been massacred and oppressed by the Khitans and Jurchens for hundreds of years, was like in its early stages of development. Is there any chance to nip their development opportunities in the bud, or to find a country that can coexist with them?
Methods.
Daruch's body has been tainted with too much Liao flavor, and he has been instilled with class concepts and loyalty ideas for more than ten years. But he is a key to Song Wen, a key that unlocks the fog of early development of the Mongolian cavalry.
Song Wen stood in front of the village gate. There were now two rows of horses in front of the gate. There were actually sharp spear points standing on them. After the village wall was reinforced and raised, it was no less than an ordinary county wall. The key was to use huge stones.
It is made of fortresses and is extremely strong and extends to the stone walls on both sides. There are two watchtowers on the top of the stone walls, with a total of twenty divine arm bows hidden on them.
Song Wen is confident that as long as there are sufficient equipment and food, only 500 people can resist the attack of tens of thousands of cavalry here! This is a true fortress-level defense.
After passing the village gate, there is a large open space behind. Three gravel roads lead to three smaller fortress passes, especially the main road leading to the back mountain and Qingfeng Mountain. The fortresses on both sides have long been connected into one.
A terrifying bastion fortress.
The path connecting the three main peaks is still blocked by pass fortresses. Song Wen has never seen the real combat effectiveness of the Liao people and Jurchens, but based on the combat effectiveness of the Song soldiers he has seen...even if there is one in the future.
Even if 30,000 troops are thrown into Daqingshan, they may not be able to completely occupy this military stronghold!
Li Yan has never come to Daqingshan to visit. Chun Niang gave birth to a chubby daughter for him, which made the old man very happy... He even drank less wine because of this, saying that he was afraid of poisoning the daughter.
Already.
But Song Wen knew that Li Yan knew very well that he was wary of foreigners and even the imperial court. He just didn't want to create a estrangement with him because of this... It was good that Li Yan was watching over Song Wen in Xiaoqingshan.
I'm really relieved. It's just that Li Yan never mentioned leaving Song Wen to go to the Western Army to join Wang Jin and make contributions together.
There are tall beacon-like fortresses on both sides of the mountain road. At this time, the sentries on the fortress used two flags to send a few simple signals. This was Song Wen's invention... and has become popular in Qingshan Camp.
An Chun stood behind Song Wen and said, "Brother, Boss Wang has arrived at the mountain pass."
Song Wen nodded...Wang Zhiwei, this guy has already handed over all the business in Wazi Street, but because of this he made friends with several top dignitaries such as Liang Shicheng and Wang Fu. It is said that his eldest brother and the sister-in-law of the Cai family
Now I am living like a frightened bird... It seems that the dispute over the head of the Wang family in Yingtian Mansion has taken a new turn, and many elders of the Wang family have begun to support Wang Zhiwei!
However, Wang Zhiwei acted indifferent, wandering between Bianliang, Daming Mansion, and Zhending Mansion, seemingly still far away from the Wang family's home base in Yingtian Mansion... But these three places
Most of Wang's property has fallen into his hands.
This time the caravan seemed to have encountered trouble in the Liao Kingdom. Song Wen originally wanted to go directly to Daming Mansion, but Wang Zhiwei insisted on coming to Daqingshan Military Stronghold to take a look...
Eight guards escorted a black carriage and appeared on the mountain road. When the guards saw the tall wall, they were stunned. All their arms were placed next to their weapons... This place is useless, this scary wall
At first glance, it seems that he is not a vegetarian.
Wang Zhiwei stuck his head out, his face turned pale... "Song Zhizhai, why don't you repair this mountain road properly... It can break a person's intestines!"
Song Wen smiled: "How can we have money and food to build roads in this poor and remote place like ours? Proprietor Wang has a kind heart and money, so why not do some good deeds and donate some money to us?"
Wang Zhiwei climbed out of the carriage, flexed his arms and legs and walked over... "Are you trying to make me stupid? Do you really think that I don't know about your affair with Gao Dianshuai? Gao Yanei told me that you can do it once every three months
You can even make a fortune at the Bianliang Gaming Club... Are you, the God of Wealth in Bianliang, short of money?"
Song Wen curled his lips and said, "What? You, the Wang family, want to get involved in the gambling club's lucrative business?"
Wang Zhiwei quickly waved his hand and shook his head... "You can do it! Anyone can do that business? Only the inner court can be the banker in the world... Anyone else who cares about it will die miserably! Even Gao Dian Shuai
He’s just a guy who puts in the effort.”
The two of them walked into the Daqingshan Army Village laughing and joking. Wang Zhiwei was amazed along the way and was extremely shocked that Song Wen could manage such a large territory.
A stone road behind the dilapidated courtyard leads directly to a large garden. Although it is still simple but much neater, there are also some flowers and plants planted inside. Song Wen invited Wang Zhiwei to sit in a pavilion, and An Chun asked someone to bring some
Snacks and tea are served to guests.
"Well, this snack is actually made with fruit fillings. It's delicious... Is this what you, Brother Wen, do! Why, I look at this formation... Are you really not planning to go back to Bianliang?"
Song Wen smiled slightly: "Why go back? Isn't it nice here? As long as there is money to be made in Bianliang, I never want to go back to that ghost place in Bianliang. It's too tiring to live looking at corrupt officials one after another.
"
Wang Zhiwei wondered: "I have always wondered, if you really want to follow the path of a warrior, why don't you take an official position in Gao Dianshuai's Imperial Army? With him taking care of you, wouldn't it be easy to get promoted?"
"I don't want to die..."
Wang Zhiwei opened his mouth and asked: "Don't you want to die? If you don't want to die, you dare to attack this Daqingshan with less than 200 soldiers? There were three to four hundred soldiers and ruthless bandits here. You don't want to be promoted and make a fortune.
Could it be that...you don’t really want to protect the country and the people, do you?”
Song Wen didn't say anything, but An Chun behind him raised his head and glanced at him coldly... "My husband just wants to protect the country and the people and be an upright hero..."
A close guard behind Wang Zhiwei originally looked down upon young people like An Chun, but just one look from An Chun made the veteran's back feel numb instantly!
Song Wen waved his hand: "An Chun, don't be like this... Boss Wang and I are old friends. We have never been taboo about talking and joking... Go to the kitchen to arrange a table of food and wine. Don't neglect our old friend."
"Yes, Langjun!"
Song Wen smiled and said to Wang Zhiwei: "I have been tinkering with a new wine during this period, and I will give it to you to try... I was afraid that brats like Li Erlang and An Chun would drink it secretly, so I hid it secretly...
…Just wait a moment, don’t be anxious!”
Wang Zhiwei nodded... "Hurry up, I've lost all the food in my stomach, and now I'm starving!"
"Wait, you..."
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As soon as Song Wen left, Wang Zhiwei said in a low voice to the close guard behind him with a slight dissatisfaction: "It's just a look at a kid, why are you nervous? Song Wen and I are old friends, so this is a loss of face..."
The guard bent down and cupped his hands and whispered: "Back to you, young master, that young man is not simple... Although his martial arts may not be first-rate, he has a strong murderous aura! He definitely has more than a few lives in his hands..."
Wang Zhiwei was stunned for a moment and nodded... "It seems that what Gao Yanei said is true. Song Wen really didn't rely on the power of Gao Dianshuai and Yuquan Hall to suppress the bandits. Is it possible that his original subordinates really have already
Transformed into a butterfly from a cocoon? It’s amazing... it’s amazing...”