Chi Tang 14_Cheng Tang full text free reading_Cheng Tang Chapter 14 Early Spring (Three) From ()
Updated: 2013-02-26
Although he tried his best to hide it, the trace of sadness flashed between his eyebrows betrayed Ni Xin.
He got married! He got married.
Yes, unlike the children of the world, how many Chang'an men of his age are not lying on the red and snuggling green to enjoy the beauty?
I was so stupid that I actually expected him to marry him... He was too shameless. Since he already had a family, why did he still ask for hair from me?
Bah! Why did I fall in love with such a disciple?
The attitude of Ni's Red Deadline toward the teenagers suddenly became cold, which was directly reflected in the leadership of the Shule Army. In the past, Ni Xin would have been at the forefront of the team, judging the general direction from the long smoke rising from the beacon towers in the distance so that everyone could try to avoid detours. But now, Ni Xin hid alone in the middle of the cavalry team, and only pointed out a few words perfunctorily when the general asked.
The general and the commander Ni had a quarrel, so everyone naturally remained silent and would not join in the fun. Although they didn't know what the reason for the quarrel, they knew one thing - don't care about things that should not be taken care of by themselves. This is the principle that every man who grew up in Chang'an City and in Guanzhong agreed.
If you don’t know the vast territory of the Tang Dynasty, you won’t know the wonders of the scenery of the world even if you don’t know the wonders of the Western Regions.
I don’t know which scholar said this, but at this moment, Li Kuo is well aware of this principle.
If the beauty of Guanzhong lies in its majesty and the beauty of Jianghuai lies in its prosperity, then the beauty of the Western Regions lies in its magnificence.
All the eyes are filled with yellowish color, endless flying sand, and gravels dance, sway and fall with the cold wind in early spring... Sometimes one or two plain white dead bones appear, reminding people that this journey is not safe.
Yumen Pass, which cannot be blown by the spring breeze, is located deep in the sand dunes a few miles away.
After leaving Chang'an, passing through Weizhou, Lanzhou, Ganzhou, and Suzhou, they traveled west for more than 2,000 miles, and finally arrived at Yumen Pass.
"Wow!" Li Kuo waved his hand to stop the army.
"The general has an order, and the entire army will stop!"
"The general has an order and station it on the spot!"
The flag bearer rode a fast horse and ran in the air passage that was reserved for him in the middle of the team, conveying Li Kuo's orders.
All the way, they have avoided passing through passes along the way, but this Yumen Pass is a must-pass place to Anxi, and they have to pass through Cheng Pass no matter what. Li Kuo gently plucked the crossbow given to him by Ni Xin, and Li Kuo shook his head and smiled bitterly. This thing is good to use for self-defense. However, if it was really in front of the two armies, such a small thing would not be enough to be too tampered?
The scout team of dozens of people had been sent by Xian Yucheng to investigate. He was not familiar with the garrison of Yumen Pass. Although he once belonged to the Longyou Army, he could not be regarded as Geshuhan's confidant. What's more, he was now classified as the Anxi Army system, and everything was still done according to the rules.
Just imagine, if I were the guard of Yumen Pass and suddenly saw nearly 3,000 cavalry approaching the pass, would I order the soldiers to pull the bow and wind the strings?
"What are you waiting for?"
This is the first time Ni Xin has taken the initiative to talk to the boy in the past few days, and Li Kuo was very happy.
"I'm waiting for the signal of the guards of Yumen Pass." Li Kuo controlled the reins with one hand and smiled: "The military practice is that if the person who passes the pass, the color smoke will be burned. When we see the color smoke, we can march towards Yumen Pass safely."
"What if you encounter an enemy?"
"When you encounter an enemy, if the invaders are less than one thousand, you will burn a single wolf smoke. For every 1,000 enemy soldiers, you will add a firework!" Li Kuo pointed to the city wall in the distance and told him. Over the past six months, he has studied military books, tactics, and made up for the rules and practices of the army in Chang'an.
"Enter Yumen Pass, take a good rest." Ni Xin sighed and turned her horse away.
"It's Caiyan!" A sharp-eyed soldier shouted excitedly when he saw the fireworks ignited a few miles away: "General, it's Caiyan."
"Tell me the order and march slowly!" Li Kuo nodded and issued a military order.
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"Yumen Pass is lonely and lonely, with yellow sand and white grass withered for thousands of miles. Neighboring in the south and Hu, the general is unprepared for the arrival of the general. The five thousand armored soldiers are brave and powerful, and there is nothing to do in the army but they are happy."
The permanent troops at Yumen Pass actually reached 5,000!
Even so, after welcoming the 3,000 Shule army, Yumen Pass still did not show any congestion.
In fact, Yumen Pass is not a pure military fortress. Once you enter the city, you can see the streets and rows of shops. Although it lacks the atmosphere and magnificence of Chang'an City, it has a bit of vitality and humanity. The streets are full of business travelers and residents. Although their faces are sculpted by the wind and sand, they seem so friendly and sunny...
When you climb the city gate, you can see swamps outside the city, ravines, winding the Great Wall, beacon towers standing tall, poplars are tall, spring water is green, red willows are red, full of spring.
Who said that the spring breeze does not pass through the Yumen Pass? I am afraid that it is just a favor if I don’t pass through it!
At this moment, Li Kuo finally understood why more businessmen chose to go to Yumen Pass on the north side and gave up the city gate tax collection more fairly. Sunshine is the only place on the southern line of the Silk Road, because it is located outside a river with melting snow water, nourishing an oasis. But because of this, sand thieves from the depths of the desert often come here to fight the autumn wind.
In addition, the number of troops stationed in Yangguan is not as large as Yumenguan, so it cannot guarantee the safety of merchants. Over time, business travelers would rather spend more tariffs than risk losing their heads to go to the southern line to pass Yangguan.
The safety of life is always the most concerned thing for business travelers.
"General Li, General Li, Zhang has been waiting for a long time!" Outside the jail yamen, a middle-aged man in his forties gently stroked his beard and greeted Li Kuo.
"It turned out to be Zhang Shoujie, who has been admired for a long time!" Li Kuo tightened the reins, threw away the stirrups, and jumped off the horse's back lightly. The guards of his own garrison came forward and led the breeze to the stable to rest and eat.
Looking at his eyebrows and eyes... he vaguely remembered an old friend of the Hexi army that Uncle Gao Shi talked to him, Zhang Ziqian!
Since he was Uncle Gao’s friend, the young man naturally felt friendly.
"Well, General Li is indeed a famous talent. I also said that the truth is that when I see you today, it is really worthy of your reputation!"
Zhang Ziqian nodded and said, "Your army is stationed in the camp in the southeast of the city. It can accommodate 3,000 people there. If there are more people coming, I am afraid I will have no choice."
"Thank you, Shoujie Zhang!" Li Kuo felt warm and bowed to thank him.
"Why are you polite to me? I remember that when I met Dafu and I met, it was your age. Life was so fast that I gave birth to Huafa in the blink of an eye...Goduff's nephew is my nephew. Today, you can live in this ward and have a good chat with me!"