Looking at the city wall that was tens of feet high, Huchajing clicked his tongue and said, "I never thought that Xirong's capital city would be so majestic. It's not much worse than Zhuocheng."
Li Luo looked at it intently for a moment and nodded. The city wall in front of him was about ten feet high, or slightly lower than Zhuo City, but it was still thicker.
The entire wall is made of Huangyan, a specialty of the Western Regions. This kind of rock is common in the Western Regions and is most resistant to wind and sand. People in the Western Regions often use Huangyan to build houses.
It's just that the Huangyan rocks here are extremely huge, with a radius of half a foot, and are piled up neatly, surrounding Shuoxi, which is known as the Sunset City.
The wall of the city wall has been slightly polished without any decorative patterns. It seems that the city wall stands like an eternal mountain to the south of Pingsha Beach. If you get closer, you can still see the remaining arrow holes and knife marks on the wall.
Engraved in the wind, sand, sun and moon of Xirong, it tells the story of Xirong's swords and swords over the past hundred years.
Unlike the city walls of Zhuocheng, the bluestone has already been engraved with various patterns and patterns in a grand manner, describing the great achievements of the ancestors and the prosperity of the world.
Pingshachuan is a flat river that runs through Xirong. It borders Dayue Loulan and other countries in the Western Regions to the west. The eastern end is Yingchou Gorge, which connects Xirong and Dagan Dizhou.
Although the Pingsha River is not as good as the Yima Pingchuan in the hinterland of Dagan Central Plains, and there are strange mountains and valleys from time to time, it is still a rare place that is relatively flat, and there are many places that can produce food. This is already a treasure in the Western Regions.
.The wars between the kingdoms have always been extremely fierce, and countless bones have been buried.
Since the founding of Xirong a hundred years ago, there have been raging wars. The first two generations of monarchs all died on the battlefield. The third generation of monarchs made up their minds to build an unbreakable city on the Pingsha River. The two generations of monarchs died tragically.
One hundred thousand people exchanged their blood and sweat for this Shuoxi.
Since then, Xirong has taken this city as its base and established its empire in the Western Region. Even though other countries could attack Shuoxi, this city has never fallen. It took several generations of fighting to achieve the prestige of Xirong as a great power in the Western Region today.
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The Pingtan Beach to the north of Shuoxi is Pingtan Beach, which contains the only river in Xirong that never dries up.
Even on a severe drought day, the Pingsha River is no more than a foot long, but it has never been cut off since the founding of the Xirong Kingdom. Unlike most rivers in the Western Regions that will cut off on a severe drought day, it is said that if the Pingsha River cuts off
The day when it flows is the time when Xirong is destroyed. Therefore, this river is extremely important in the hearts of Xirong subjects, and its status is second only to Zushan.
To the north of the Pingsha River are two of the major powers in the Western Region, the Huo worshipers and Hui Meng. Among them, the Hui Mongol's national strength is comparable to that of the Xirong. In order to pacify the Sha River, the three countries have fought several times over the past few decades, and Xirong has taken advantage of the terrain.
Have a slight upper hand.
There is also a dangerous place hidden in the vast wilderness where the Three Kingdoms are connected. There are many peaks and lush vegetation in the mountains. It is a strange place in the Western Regions. It is called Pingsha Valley. Here, one of the seven horse thieves outside the Great Wall is entrenched.
Qiang Zihuan.
Qiang Zihuan took advantage of the dangerous terrain of Pingsha Valley to traverse the Western Regions for decades. Although many people were eyeing him and wanted to eliminate him, they all ended in vain.
Li Luo and his party stood in front of the north gate, staring at the Huangyan city wall. At a rough look, it was approximately half the length of Zhuo City. Shen Xiangdong came to Shuoxi for the first time, saw the Shuoxi city defenses, and Li Luo looked at each other and saw each other.
There is solemnity in the eyes. If you look at Pingshachuan on the sand table, it looks like a gourd, and Shuoxi is right on the waist of the gourd. It is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Xirong has survived hundreds of years of wind and rain, which is definitely not a fluke.
On top of the city wall, there is a Xirong sentry post three to five steps away. The sword in his hand shines coldly in the sunlight. There are also many more soldiers at the gate of the city. They are all powerful men. They look back and forth at the passing merchants with sharp eyes.
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Li Luo and others were slowly walking towards the city gate with the crowd. Suddenly, there was a sound of ridicule from the front. They looked up and saw several Xirong soldiers who looked like officers facing the shocked faces.
The businessman tried his best to ridicule him. The businessman had anger on his face, but he didn't dare to do anything. He lowered his head and hurried on without making a sound.
After Li Luo and others paid their taxes, the carriage was carefully searched several times by the Xirong soldiers before they were allowed in. The Xirong could not help but be martial, and weapons could be brought into the city, but if they caused trouble in the city, they would inevitably die.
There was not much legislation in the Xirong Dynasty, and the responsibility for life and death depended entirely on the likes and dislikes of generals. Especially business travelers from far away were often killed for trivial matters, resulting in loss of life and wealth.
Walking into the city gate, if they were just shocked outside the city, after seeing the buildings inside the city, Li Luo and the others felt faintly fearful.
In the eyes of others, the buildings in Shuoxi City are not too tall and are arranged in an orderly manner within the city.
Compared with Daganzhuo City, it is not very neatly divided from east to west, north and south, and the roads in the city are not directly south and north like Zhuo City. In the eyes of Li Luo and others, the roads in the city deliberately bypass an arc and converge again at the city gate.
Standing up implies a formation, which is extremely conducive to cavalry thrusts.
Xirong Imperial City has the highest terrain, standing in the south of the city, overlooking the entire Shuoxi. If they attack Shuoxi, the Xirong army can gather troops to counterattack based on the imperial city, and take advantage of the terrain to drive away the invading enemy.
Li Luo and the other three looked at each other, feeling a little heavy in their hearts. The countries in the Western Regions have been fighting for years, and everything they built was to prepare for war. The singing and dancing of Dagan can't be compared with it.
Li Luo said calmly: "Xirong occupies the right time and place, making it difficult to win."
Huchajing clicked his tongue and said: "It is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Being able to dominate the Western Regions is not a fluke."
Li Luo suddenly remembered something, took out the jade plaque given by the queen bee from his arms, handed it to Shen Xiangdong and said: "Uncle, you will keep the jade plaque. If there is an accident, destroy this jade and don't leave any clues."
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Shen Xiangdong took the jade token, nodded and said, "That's exactly what it should be."
Several merchants entering the city whispered together: "Why are there so many more guards this year than in previous years? Did something happen to Shuoxi?"
Shen Xiangdong's heart moved and he whispered: "Let's go, be careful."
Several people followed the flow of people and walked into the city. When they got closer, they realized that the buildings in Shuoxi were very different from those in Dagan. There were almost no decorations, mostly earth and stone, and few wooden pavilions. The doors were low and narrow, and there were many windows.
It is long and narrow, allowing only one person to enter sideways. When the wind and sand are strong, it can prevent dust from blowing into the house. Each house is like a fortress. Even if you attack the city, you must pass through these fortresses and attack the imperial city. It will not be accomplished overnight.
Li Luo looked at it with interest and praised: "Jie Shaduan is amazing."
Hucha Jing asked curiously: "Who is Jiesha?"
Shen Xiangdong brushed his beard and continued: "Jiesha is the third generation king of Xirong, and Shuoxi started to build it when he was in power. He has a gully in his chest, and he is considered a remarkable figure among the kings of Xirong."
Hucha Jing said oh, then he thought and replied: "A person who can be praised by both Chang Qing and his uncle is probably not too bad, but I wonder what his descendants will be like?"