After annihilating 5,000 Xue Yantuo's troops at the Yin Mountain Pass, Yang Yuanqing and Qi Bilie returned to Yin Tian. The ice and snow have not yet melted, but the snow covering the grassland has gradually thinned. 15
In half a month, the Yellow River will thaw, which means a war is coming.
There is still a lively scene in Dali City. The construction of the inner city is gradually entering the final stage. Tens of thousands of craftsmen recruited from Yan, Yuan, Qing, Ling and other prefectures are busy building the city. The soldiers and civilians of Dali City are also joining the battle to contribute their efforts.
Together they built the city wall, transported sand, moved wood, and quarried stones from a distance. The inner city was extremely busy.
At the gate of the city, a group of grain trucks consisting of hundreds of flatbed trucks were slowly entering the city. The trucks were loaded with grain. Yang Yuanqing happened to be patrolling at the gate of the city. He quickly ordered the soldiers to give way.
"General Yang!"
The grain escort officer flew forward and saluted Yang Yuanqing, "I see you, General Yang, for your humble position!"
The grain officer was Fengzhou Cang Cao, who was involved in the military affairs. His name was Zhao Ziwu. He was in charge of Fengzhou's military grain. He was nicknamed the Grain God. He had been working in Fengzhou for four or five years and was very familiar with Yang Yuanqing.
Yang Yuanqing returned the gift with a smile and said: "Zhao Grain God, how much grain will you transport to our Dali city this time?"
"Manager Yu said that Dali City is preparing for war, and ordered me to deliver a year's worth of food, one hundred thousand shi of food. I have gone so many times, and I have lost all my money. General Yang must compensate me well!" Zhao Ziwu pretended to complain.
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Yang Yuanqing laughed and said, "I captured a large group of war horses from Xue Yantuo. I will give you twenty horses. You can pick them yourself. The BMW you pick is yours."
Zhao Liangshen was so happy that he didn't bother to talk to Yang Yuanqing. He turned his horse's head and ran to pick up the horse. Yang Yuanqing quickly winked at the brigade marshal beside him. The brigade marshal understood and immediately turned around and chased after Xue Yantuo, seizing it from Xue Yantuo.
There are a total of 2,500 war horses in his army. Yang Yuanqing has already selected hundreds of high-quality horses from them in advance. They are what he left for himself, and he plans to use them to form his own army. Don't really be picked by Zhao Liangshen.
Gone.
At this time, there was a shout from behind, and another large group of flatbed trucks came over. The carriages transporting timber were about to enter the city. The carriages were filled with huge timbers, which were used to build trebuchets. A total of twenty trebuchets were deployed on the top of the city of Dali.
Although there were obviously not enough aircraft, Yang Yuanqing decided to increase the number to fifty and deploy them on the inner city wall.
When the farmer who was transporting wood saw that the grain truck in front was stationary, he started shouting urgently from behind.
Yang Yuanqing hurriedly drove the grain truck. He rode on horseback at the construction site to inspect the progress of the city construction. The construction of the inner city was his top priority and must be completed before February came.
He immediately stood in an open space and stared at the slowly falling suspension bridge above his head. The suspension bridge between the inner and outer city had been repaired and was being tested repeatedly. As long as the suspension bridge was completed, the construction of the entire inner city wall would be almost complete.
He turned his attention to the city wall and the busy craftsmen on the inner city like a colony of ants. Most of these craftsmen were young, strong and well-muscled, and there were tens of thousands of them.
A group of masons walked past him talking and laughing. The bronze tendons on the masons' bodies shone in the sun, and an idea came to Yang Yuanqing's mind.
"General, we just received news that the soldiers and civilians of Jiuyuan City will arrive in the afternoon." Yang Sien urged him to report immediately.
Although Jiuyuan City is also a stone city, tall and solid, there are not many troops there, and the people living in the city are basically military households. If Xue Yantuo really comes to attack with hundreds of thousands of troops, Jiuyuan City cannot withstand it, so Yang Yuanqing orders the soldiers of Jiuyuan City
One thousand garrison troops and all military households moved to Dali City.
He has been worried about the current situation of the soldiers and civilians in Jiuyuan City. The army supports the old and the young, and the marching speed is extremely slow. They can only walk twenty or thirty miles a day. If they are attacked by Xue Yantuo's army halfway, the consequences will be serious. Now Yang Sien told him that in the afternoon
Yang Yuanqing breathed a sigh of relief when he arrived.
He pointed at the nearly 10,000 craftsmen on the top of the city, with a sly smile in his eyes, "Sien, what did you think of when you saw these strong laborers?"
Yang Sien immediately understood what Yang Yuanqing meant and laughed, "Okay, I'll let them stay for another month. I just have to find something for them to do, otherwise they will run away."
Yang Yuanqing nodded and said with a smile: "I will give them double the wages to dig out the rock wall, and then delay their wages for building the city, so they will not leave. In addition, I have to train them every day and give them armor."
And weapons, I am worried that there is no one to pull the trebuchet. These craftsmen are ready-made, how can we not make good use of it?"
"Weapons and armor may be insufficient."
"Let's train first. I'll ask the commander for some armor."
While the two were talking, a city guard rushed over quickly and said, "Report to the general that Commander Yu is here, and he is also accompanied by a senior official from the capital."
Yang Yuanqing laughed, "I was just about to rip him off when he came. Si'en, I'll leave the training of craftsmen to you. Let Liu Jian and Pang Yu assist you."
"Don't worry, General, I have a way to make these craftsmen obey."
Outside the city gate, Yu Juluo was accompanying Pei Ju to inspect the city wall of Dali. Pei Ju traveled day and night. He had just arrived at Fengzhou and followed Yu Juluo to Dali City. After more than ten days of non-stop running, he had obviously lost a lot of weight.
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This time Pei Ju's task was to contact the Tiele tribes in the Western Regions headed by Qi Bi. Yu Juluo told him that Yang Yuanqing had contact with Qi Bi. Pei Ju was overjoyed. He was worried about not being able to establish a relationship with Qi Bi, so he also considered
Without rest, I immediately set off for Dali City on the day I arrived in Wuyuan County.
Pei Ju squinted his eyes and looked at the city wall. The outer city wall was at least four feet high, which was actually one foot higher than the capital city. He stroked his beard and smiled and said: "Manager Yu, this Italian city wall is built higher than the capital city. You are not afraid of impeachment by the censor."
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Yuguluo smiled and said: "The Holy One approved this when he was the crown prince. The city wall drawings were submitted to the Ministry of Industry for filing a few years ago. They didn't say anything. I guess there is no problem."
"They must not have paid attention. At least there will be a fuss in the court. But since the Holy One has approved it, it is not a big problem. You are a border town and cannot be compared with the cities in the Central Plains."
Just as he was talking, the sound of horse hooves came from the city, and Yang Yuanqing was heard shouting from a distance: "Shijun Pei, why are you here?"
"This guy is here!"
Yu Juluo laughed and scolded: "I came all the way to see him, but he didn't even ask why Yu Shuai was here."
Pei Ju chuckled and said, "That's because I'm farther away than you!"
Pei Ju stroked his beard and looked at the running Yang Yuanqing with a smile. After not seeing him for a few months, Yang Yuanqing seemed to have grown a little taller and his figure became stronger.
He couldn't help but think of what the Holy Father said to him before leaving, 'I love Yuanqing among the thousands of generals at the border. This trip to the Western Regions, you can leave from Dali City and reward him well for me.'
It was the words of the Holy Spirit that made Pei Ju feel even more that Yang Yuanqing was a rare talent. The Yang family had no vision and persisted in the dead view of favoring direct descendants over concubines. It was a pity that such a great talent of the Yang family was given up.
Yang Yuanqing galloped forward, bowed his hands on the horse and saluted: "The last general Yang Yuanqing meets Yu Shuai and joins Pei Shilang!"
Pei Ju smiled slightly and said: "Yuan Qing, this time I am coming from the capital to be your guest. How are you going to entertain me?"
"The frontier is a rough place with nothing more than mutton meat and nai wine, but I can give Pei Shijun a good horse."
Yu Juluo is also a man who loves horses as much as his life. He had long heard that Yang Yuanqing had captured a large number of war horses from Xue Yantuo, so he had always wanted to pick a few. This time he came for the same purpose. When he heard that Yang Yuanqing actually gave the BMW to Pei Ju, he couldn't help but feel anxious.
"Yuan Qing, where is mine?"
Yang Yuanqing saw the master's eyes glaring fiercely, and his pupils were particularly scary, so he scratched his head and said with a smile: "Of course the master has some, but I agreed in advance that I will only give five at most."
"You brat, you only gave me five horses."
Yu Juluo laughed, "Okay! Where is the horse?"
Yang Yuanqing turned around and asked Pei Ju with a smile, "Would you like to go take a look now?"
Pei Ju shook his head and said, "Let's talk about business first and then go see the horses."
"Well, Commander Pei will please go to the county government office."
Yang Yuanqing asked Pei Ju to go ahead, but he whispered to Yu Juluo and said with a smile: "Master, learn from Pei Shijun, don't worry about my horse."
Yu Juluo was so angry that he raised his hand and hit him in the scalp, almost knocking off his helmet. Pei Ju couldn't help stroking his beard and smiling when he saw how disrespectful the old man was and how disrespectful the young man was.
A group of people entered the county government office. The county government office was quite deserted. Only a few sergeants were repairing the eaves damaged by the snow. Du Ruhui took several other officials from the city supervisor to Wuyuan County to preside over the county examination. The situation in Dali City was not stable.
Therefore, the county examination will be held in Wuyuan County, that is, at the end of this month, co-hosted by the state government and the county government.
Pei Ju and Yu Juluo sat down in the side hall, and a soldier served him tea. Pei Ju took a sip of hot tea and said with a smile: "Yuanqing, the county examination you conducted caused a big fuss in the court."
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Yang Yuanqing quickly glanced at Yu Juluo and saw that he was silent, so he smiled and said: "Dali County is a new county. There are not many talents, so we can only recruit people from other counties, but we don't dare to find people at will, so we can only
Using the examination method, it shouldn’t be as serious as what Pei Shijun said!”
This matter was mentioned by Pei Ju of Wuyuan County. Yu Juluo never expressed his position. He hung a yuruyi on his waist. It was a gift from the Holy One, so he knew in his heart that this was actually a hint from the Holy One.
, the county examination went as he expected, and Yang Yuanqing was indeed right.
It is precisely because of this that Yujuluo attaches great importance to the county examination. Not only Dali County, Fengzhou Prefecture, Wuyuan County, Yongfeng County, but also the county officials who are lacking in the three counties of Yizhou are also recruited. This is also the county examination.
Another important reason for placing it in Wuyuan County.
In fact, Pei Ju just wanted to remind them and had no other intention. When he saw that both of them were unwilling to say more about this matter, he changed the topic and smiled at Yuan Qing: "Let's talk about business! Yuan Qing, listen.
Manager Yu said, do you know the people in Qibi?"
Yang Yuanqing nodded, "It's not just a simple acquaintance! This time to deal with Xue Yantuo, General Qibi will fight with us."