Chapter 162 The first time I went to Yanmen Pass, I encountered a barbarian attack by chance
"No one? What do you mean?"
Zhu Han asked in confusion: "Even if there are not many people, the land outside the city cannot be abandoned, right? Along the way, I have seen so much wasteland. If only those lands could be grown with food! Your ruler
The people will not be starved to death! If all this food is sold for money, how much will it cost? With money, you can buy iron to make weapons and arm the soldiers. With the resistance of the soldiers, the rule can be improved. In this way,
If you come, there will be refugees seeking refuge, and if this happens over and over again, how can Daijun not be prosperous?"
Zhu Han is such a person. He can't hold back things he can't stand. No, when he first met Zhao Wencai, he exposed his shortcomings in public. Back then, he was just sitting in Jingxian County and he was sweeping the country.
The ambition of the world, if he were to get Daijun, it would be one step closer to his heroic ambition.
Even Xi Zhicai couldn't stand it any longer and quickly spoke out to help him out: "Zhao County Sheriff, Boyun is a bit young! Please be patient!"
Xi Zhicai didn't know what to say about Zhu Han. He struggled for a long time and finally came up with the word "too young". In any case, the post of county guard is at the same level as the captain of Huwuyuan.
No matter how bad it is, it's not Zhu Han's turn to tell him. Besides, Zhu Han's level is not as high as others, so he's just looking for trouble!
"Where, where, Zhu Junhou is the one with the right temperament at first glance. It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter!"
Zhao Wen may have been used to being looked down upon by his colleagues, or he may have a very easy-going personality. After hearing Zhu Han's words, instead of being angry, he actually felt a little sympathy for Zhu Han.
"Oh, look at my mouth, it's true that I don't like to open and lift certain pots. Don't be surprised, Commander Zhao!"
Only then did Zhu Han react. He quickly patted his mouth a few times and said with an apologetic smile.
"Alas, how could I not have thought of the method mentioned by Marquis Zhu? Although I, a man from Youzhou, are strong and brave, and the rise of Youzhou is famous all over the world, a tiger cannot hold off a pack of wolves!"
As if Zhu Han had stirred up the past in his mind, Zhao Wen said with a lonely face: "I think when I came to Daijun to take office, I was just like Zhu Junhou, full of ambition and wanted to do something for the people here.
, but in recent years, the imperial court's control over the northern border areas has become weaker and weaker. Not to mention the Southern Huns in the Yanmen Shuofang area, even the Wuyuan people who had already submitted to the Han court would rebel from time to time. More than ten years ago, the imperial court
During the crusade against the Qiang and Barbarians in Liangzhou, tens of thousands of Youzhou's able soldiers were recruited to the west. During this time, they were either killed in battle or reorganized into local areas. No one ever came back. In the past few years, Han Sui also visited Bianzhang in Liangzhou.
After the rebellion, the imperial court recruited tens of thousands of Youzhou's healthy soldiers."
"Youzhou is a border area, bordering the territories of the Southern Xiongnu, Xianbei, Wuyuan and other foreign tribes. It is originally a place of four wars. Several battles are fought every year. The number of young and middle-aged people is getting smaller and smaller every year. And now,
We just hope that the Xianbei people will stop killing people when they go south. As for food, we in Dai County are already very scarce. We can’t harvest all the food we plant. In the end, it will still be cheaper for the Xianbei people. Rather than doing that, we might as well not plant it.
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Zhao Wen sighed.
"There are no powerful families in Daijun? Are they willing to watch Daijun become lonely like this?"
Zhu Han was puzzled and asked.
"This...I don't know much about this!"
As soon as this was mentioned, Zhao Wen quickly avoided it. Obviously, he did not want to argue with others about this kind of matter.
"Oh! Then let me ask you, who are the guards at Yanmen Pass? How many soldiers are there? What are the weapons and armaments?"
Seeing that Zhao Wen didn't want to talk and Zhu Han didn't force it, he also changed the topic and asked about Yanmen Pass.
"Yanmen Pass belongs to Yanmen County, and its guards are also deployed by the Yanmen Prefect!"
Zhao Wen replied: "The current guard is called Han Heng, and he is from our Daijun! There are five hundred guards, and most of them are also our descendants from Daijun!"
"Oh? I'm a little strange now. Please ask Governor Zhao to help me clear up my confusion!"
Zhu Han wondered.
"Marquis Zhu Jun has any doubts, but there's no harm in talking about it!"
Zhao Wen asked.
"Since Yanmen Pass belongs to Yanmen County, why are the generals guarding the pass from Dai County? And most of the guards are from Dai County?"
Zhu Han asked.
"In recent years, the imperial court has left us, the border areas, alone!"
When Zhao Wen was mentioned about his sad story, he replied with a wry smile: "Although I am the head of a county, I am not as good as a county magistrate in the mainland. In places like ours, it is difficult to even have a full stomach. The court has no taxes.
Naturally, I won't pay too much attention to it. As long as the territory is not lost, it is a credit."
"What do you mean? Why did you just let it go?"
Zhu Han felt cold in his heart after hearing this. Why did the imperial court just let it go? How could they think of allocating troops every year? Isn't this unreasonable?
"The thing is like this, because Daijun, Yuyang, Liaoxi, Liaodong and other counties have been invaded by the Xianbei people from the south all year round. The young and strong people in the territory are short of a group of people in one battle, and they cannot be supplemented. In addition, there are the Southern Xiongnu and Wuyuan
People were included and mixed in. Officials appointed by the imperial court were either killed or transferred with money. Everyone regarded these places as chaotic places. The people were poor, the officials could not get any benefits, and the barbarians were untamable.
The most troublesome thing for officials is that over time, not to mention the court, even some wealthy families are unwilling to reach out to these places."
Zhao Wen sighed and replied.
"No way! The matter is actually so serious?"
Zhu Han was dumbfounded when he heard this. He never thought that he would actually see these three-nothing areas in person. In his previous life, he had also heard of some three-nothing areas. Those places were a mixed bag of fish and dragons, with hidden dangers, but they were also home to gold diggers and adventurers.
It is the place that readers yearn for the most. There is no legal restriction here, and living means victory.
"Therefore, I discussed with the prefect of Yanmen and agreed that our two counties would guard Yanmen Pass once a year. This year it is our turn to send someone to the county!"
Zhao Wen's words made Zhu Han feel chilled, and he didn't know what to say.
During the dinner, Zhu Han hurriedly finished his meal and left.
The next day, Zhao Wen also invited Zhu Han to a banquet, but Zhu Han refused. During this period, Zhu Han suggested to Zhao Wen that he wanted to go to Yanmen Pass to have a look.
Zhao Wen was going to take Zhu Han there in person, but Zhu Han did not shirk and rushed towards Yanmen Pass with Dian Wei, Xi Zhicai and thirty personal guards.
Yanmen Pass is located on Yanmen Mountain more than 20 miles north of Gaoliu City. It is connected to the Great Wall from east to west. The terrain of this mountain range is steep, making it difficult for cavalry to move. Only the terrain in front of Yanmen Pass is flat and gradually extends outward. This flat terrain is like
An inverted triangle, the further north it is, the more conducive it is to gathering troops, and the tip of the triangle is right in front of Yanmen Pass. Such a unique terrain has made Yanmen Pass a battleground for military strategists since ancient times.
On the south side of Yanshan Mountain, there are houses scattered in an orderly manner. Some are abandoned, and some still seem to be inhabited. They must have been the place where the guards of Yanmen Pass in the past dynasties stationed troops and trained troops. Further ahead is the gate.
"General of Yanmen Pass - Han Heng, please see the Governor!"
When Zhu Han and his party arrived at the southern pass of Yanmen Pass, they saw a young man in armor and some soldiers rushing from the city pass to pay their respects.
Han Heng is a tall man with sharp eyes. He walks with the strides of a dragon and a tiger. He looks like a capable general. However, the soldiers around him are listless, sallow and thin, and the weapons in some of their hands are just sharpened.
Just bamboo.
"Zi Pei! This Zhu Han, Zhu Junhou, who is guarding Wuyuan School, came to station in Gaoliu."
As soon as Zhao Wen saw Han Heng, he hurriedly stepped forward, held his finger, pointed at Zhu Han and introduced: "Don't look at Zhu Junhou's young age, he has all elite soldiers and generals under his command! With Zhu Junhou helping him, I think
The Xianbei people will definitely not be able to pass Yanmen Pass this year."
"The Marquis of the Military Guard of the Wuyuan School - Zhu Han!"
Zhu Han cupped his fists towards Han Heng and said.
"The guard of Yanmen Pass, Han Heng, has met Zhu Junhou!"
Han Heng did not dare to neglect. Although he also had five hundred soldiers under his command, compared with those behind Zhu Han, his people were simply beggars.
"Seeing that Brother Han is only over 20 years old and can serve as the leader of the imperial court, he is really a role model for our generation!"
Zhu Han grinned and said, "Brother Han, would you like to let me come in and take a look?"
"We are all brothers, so of course we can! Brother Zhu, please!"
Han Heng was slightly startled. He didn't think anything when he heard Zhu Han call him brother. Anyway, he was older than Zhu Han. Seeing that Zhu Han was so lively and without any official pretensions, he was willing to make friends with her.
After the group entered Yanmen Pass, they discovered that this pass was actually a double-walled pass. The house for storing weapons and the house for resting soldiers were located on the outer wall on the south side, more than fifty feet away from the inner wall, and the outer wall was two feet high.
More than enough, the inner wall is more than four feet high, and there is a tower on the north and south of the inner wall. When you get to the tower, you can clearly see the place hundreds of feet away outside Yanmen Pass.
There are also more than ten bed crossbows installed on the outer wall on the north side. They are giant crossbow arrows, sharp weapons for defending the city. However, the crossbow arrows equipped next to each bed crossbow are a bit unsatisfactory. There are three or two more and less.
One stick looks like it's enough for one salvo.
Moreover, Zhu Han also discovered that more than half of Han Heng's soldiers were holding bamboo guns and wearing commoners. Not only were they all skinny and sallow, their morale was still very low. Zhu Han guessed that if the rear area was not their hometown, they would not be able to survive.
This group of people will not come here to guard the gate.
"This is making me laugh! Daijun is short of supplies, and only half of the soldiers guarding the gate have iron spears!"
Han Heng said a little embarrassed.
"What did Brother Han say?"
Zhu Han didn't think so. He hurriedly walked up to the people and said loudly: "Brothers are poorly equipped and have little food to eat, but they still come here resolutely to guard the pass. What is it for? It's not just for us outside Yanmen Pass.
Those tens of thousands of hometown elders, although they only hold bamboo spears, in my eyes, they already hold the sharpest weapons in the world!"
Everyone in Yanmen Pass looked at Zhu Han in unison, because Zhu Han's words were a little different from what Han Heng had encouraged them in the past, as if they were carrying some kind of magic power and were sweeping towards the hearts of the soldiers.
However, before Zhu Han could continue his speech, dust suddenly began to fly outside the gate, and everyone's hearts became tense.
"It seems that Brother Zhu Xian, you came at the right time!"
Han Heng saw this and smiled bitterly.
"I...."
Zhu Han could only be stunned, with a wry smile on his face, speechless.