Planeswalker My Plane War

Chapter 281 Camp Hill 1
Zhang Cheng didn't speak this time, it's not suitable for conversation at this speed, because this car doesn't have a windshield.The wind is blowing, and because of the bumps, you have to hold on to the handrails if you want to stand still.Looking at the gray and white mountains passing by quickly, Zhang Cheng was bored trying to distinguish whether the fields growing on the plain were wheat fields, rice or others.But his knowledge of agriculture was poor, and the fields were barren in winter.As the horse galloped, the curve of the distant mountains gradually became flatter, but the landforms on both sides of the road became jagged, and the vegetation became much sparser.

It can be seen from the topographic map of Kyushu that although the border fortress is located on a plain, it is at the end of the plain.Like all castles of this type, it has a favorable terrain combination of natural mountains.These mountains cut off other options, which makes this the only way to pass through, so that any enemy invasion of the plains must pass through here.The mountains and rivers near the camp hill are like the battlefield of the gods.Looking around, there are rows of grotesque pinnacles and pillars, like arrow towers surrounding a huge fortress.Deep gullies are cut in the hills, and the exposed milky white mountains are weathered and layered on top of each other, reminiscent of rough wounds bitten by wild animals.

Although it should be close to noon at this time, the sky is covered by large flat clouds, which only slightly dissipate in the distance of the desolate curve of the horizon, turning into a group of loosely connected thick clouds, pressing low on the towering city walls in the distance.The driver slowed down the speed of the car, and the travelers in the car fixed their eyes on the lonely city, and no one knew who whispered its name: "Yingqiu."

This is Yingqiu, the eastern border fortress of human beings.

The car has been on the road unconsciously.In this era, technology is backward and productivity is underdeveloped.The roads are also made of rammed earth, which is pretty bad by the standards of the earth, but not bad by the standards of this world.After going on the road, the bumps of the vehicle were significantly reduced, and even the horse's footsteps became much lighter.

I don't know if it's because of the season or some other reason, but I can see a few houses in my field of vision, but I can't see any pedestrians and business travelers on the side of the road.

"Before," Jiang Kao said, Zhang Cheng was a good listener, which greatly stimulated his instinct to be a teacher. "Duke Zhou conquered Dongyi here, and destroyed the strongest state of Yan. It is said that Yingqiu was the capital of Yan, and it has been the territory of Zhu Xia since then. Dongyi tried to take it back again and again. Yingqiu, but they were all repelled... Later, no matter it was the Zhou Dynasty or Qilu Ji and other countries, they all spent their energy to renovate the city defense here..."

"Wait, wait," Zhang Cheng hurriedly asked. "Which country does this place belong to? Qi State?"

On the earth, Yingqiu should be the territory of Qi State.Of course it's definitely different in this world.To be honest, according to the map of Kyushu, this world has nothing to do with the Republic, and even the name can only be said to be far-fetched.

"Uh, in theory, it should belong to Qi State." Jiang Kao said. "But in fact, the armies of Qi, Lu, Ji, and Wei are stationed here at the same time. In the past, the royal division of the Zhou family was directly stationed here."

"Isn't that strange?" Zhang Cheng asked. "Why is this happening?"

"There are many reasons for this." Jiang Kao replied.While he doesn't look like a fighter or a mage, he does know a lot. "The main thing is money."

"money?"

"Yingqiu is connected to Dongyi. Although it is a fortress in wartime, it is a very important commercial port in normal times." Jiang Kao said. "You can get a lot of precious treasures...the income is extremely high! Do you know about the ritual of offering sacrifices to heaven?"

Of course Zhang Cheng knew it now.In a broad sense, the ritual of offering sacrifices to heaven refers to all "effective" rituals that offer sacrifices to the gods, while in the narrow sense, rituals of offering sacrifices to heaven refer to the rituals in which the Son of Heaven offers sacrifices to Haotian.The reason why it is said to be an effective ceremony refers to the fact that ordinary sacrifices to the gods do not have any consequences or feedback.There must be a specific sacrificial person, the use of prescribed rituals, or the use of special items, etc., in order to get feedback and be regarded as offering sacrifices to heaven.Of course, the ritual of offering sacrifices to heaven in the narrow sense is actually a very, very important ceremony, with Haotian as the main object of sacrifice and the gods as subordinate sacrifices.This ceremony is no different from ordinary sacrifices. Because of Haotian, although the gods are theoretically "piggybacked" as sacrifices, they can gain great power from this ceremony.

Of course, if you are beaten as an evil god, it is not within the scope of the sacrifice, then it has nothing to do with you.

It's fine in normal times, but during the battle of gods, the ceremony of offering sacrifices to the sky can replenish a lot of power to the gods.Theoretically, the Son of Heaven has the ability to interfere in the war of gods, and he only needs to perform rituals for the gods to sacrifice to the sky.It can be said that everything started because of offering sacrifices to heaven.If the Son of Heaven had no specific qualifications to offer sacrifices to Heaven, Heng'e would have no need to embarrass the Zhou family at all.But that's in theory.This kind of ritual of offering sacrifices to heaven is quite complicated and costly, and there are hundreds of sacrifices.Even in the heyday of the Zhou family, it could not be held casually, let alone now.

"Some of the key offerings in the ceremony, such as sea pearls, murloc fat, ambergris, agarwood, etc., all come from Dongyi." Jiang Kao replied. "As for other odds and ends, there are countless. Dongyi is also divided into different types. For example, Xu Guo, they are good at making utensils, and there are many magical objects. The other nine Yi also have their own strengths and more... ..."

Their car was now closer to Yingqiu.From here you can already see the appearance of the city clearly.

The color of the whole city is dark blue, unlike ordinary rammed earth walls, more like bluestone piled up.In this world, this approach is simply showing off wealth.The city wall is obviously divided into inner and outer layers, the outer one is relatively short, and a wide moat is dug outside the city wall.The entire city is built according to the terrain, not a strict geometric shape, it can only be called a polygon.There are clearly visible turrets at the corners of the city walls.And on the longer wall...there are horse faces that protrude outward.

In addition, if you look at the length and area of ​​the city wall from a distance, although it is not special for people on earth, even Zhang Cheng has to admit that this city is bigger than Kunwu City Too much.Ten Kunwu cities are piled up in a pile, probably not half the size of others.

"What a camp hill..." Jiang Kao beside him watched the distant city and couldn't help admiring softly. "As expected of the number one city in the East."

On the road, I have seen pedestrians coming and going.

Most of them are pedestrians dressed as civilians, carrying a load, pushing a cart and the like.Zhang Cheng feels that it is not normal for the world to develop trolleys under such productivity conditions.But thinking of a large group of time travelers mixing in this world, I don't think it's surprising.Even in this era, things like trolleys don't have the problem of construction technology, only the problem of design ideas.Everyone knows how to pierce the window paper.

In addition... one thing has been confirmed.That is, Camp Hill is indeed the "frontier stronghold" of Act Three.

Although I knew that Yingqiu was probably a border fortress, I was not 100% sure.But after seeing the city wall up close, he was convinced.

In the game, when the player reaches the third act, what he sees is a dilapidated border fortress.At least the city walls are dilapidated, with a lot of damage.But the eyes are neat and clean.

In other words... If the predictions of the game are followed, a large-scale war will break out in this city in three and a half months.Although he finally repelled the enemy, he was also exhausted.

Will this happen again?Zhang Cheng thought for a while, and felt that nothing he had done in the past could reverse this situation.Well, what I have to say is that I took away the gods and evils, and made the originally evenly matched Shenzhan lean towards Heng'e.But this change is only tendentious, not decisive.That is to say, from the original [-]-[-] to [-]-[-].But this aspect is a weakening of Taiyin Xingjun.On the contrary, Dongyi's connection with Heng'e is closer.In short, this future may not change.

And the old man I met in the mountains before made it clear that those with a keen sense of smell here may have already sensed that the cloud of war is approaching.

Help Yingqiu win, and then find a way to catch a big witch in the process of chasing the enemy... To be honest, although it is theoretically possible, the chance of success in practice is really slim!
The car is approaching the city gate.

The city gate was wide open, and soldiers stood at the gate.Zhang Cheng noticed that there were two dog soldiers among the soldiers.Well, it's the Gnoll.

The fur of these two dogs was clean, and they were both covered with leather armor. One was holding a crossbow (but not stringed), and the other was holding a spear.Whenever someone wanted to enter or leave the city, the two jackals would come up on their own initiative.Ordinary pedestrians or those who are pushing small carts and obviously can't carry anything will be let go after a little scrutiny by the jackals, but those driving larger horse-drawn carts will be carefully checked.The car Zhang Cheng was riding in had racks for piggybacking goods, so he was not let go after a brief inspection, but was searched more closely.Two dog soldiers led five or six human soldiers, and checked up and down the car for several minutes.

Surprisingly, however, such scenes seem to have become commonplace.Neither Jiang Kao nor the travelers who came over made any response.Seems like everything should be.

Of course, the trouble Jiang Kao and Zhang Cheng encountered was just staying for a few minutes.Quan Rong waved his hand, signaling that they were done and could go into the city.

"What does this mean?" Zhang Cheng asked after walking away. "Why are there dog soldiers here?" Not only dog ​​soldiers, but also soldiers from the city?

"Not all dogs are enemies." Jiang Kao replied. "Their sense of smell is much stronger than Zhuxia's. The princes often use it to search for prohibited items... This kind of thing is very common here."

"Is there a dog army in the camp?" Zhang Cheng asked.

"There is a small tribe. Hundreds of years ago, some dog soldiers followed Zhou Gong to conquer here, and then they stayed here and never left. They have nothing to do with the dog army that invaded this time. They are no longer nomadic tribes, but There are settled citizens. This side is okay, and there are more in Weiguo. The princes of various places often recruit a small number of dog soldiers to join the army, as scouts or in charge of guarding and guarding. They are loyal citizens of the Zhou family and are completely used to it. life here. It is far less brutal and tyrannical than those savages."

Indeed, although he is a dog, there is a civilized atmosphere in his actions and demeanor.They know exactly what they are doing and how to do it.

They have entered the city.After a little observation, you will understand that the current situation of this place is completely different from the scene in the game.The difference is bigger than the second act, which is Xia Xu, or the "Free City" in the game.

In the game, the community led by Nan Ling in Liberty City has already become a no-man's land, only undead creatures and ruins are left.But at least several other communities have not changed much, and the group of traveling merchants in the trade zone has basically remained the same.It is completely different here in Yingqiu.

Where does the whole city still have the devastated feeling after the war in the game?In fact, Zhang Cheng was a little surprised at this moment. After entering the city, he saw a large-scale market.

Fruits, sundries, weapons, pottery, metal... etc., it doesn't look like a frontier fortress, but a big market.More than that, it is obvious that it does not match the flow of people entering the city.

In other words, a relatively remote city gate that I entered?Or... for another reason.

At this time, Huchen opened the way ahead. Although the Rakshasa demon transformed into a human appearance, he was still a head taller than ordinary people.Coupled with a fierce aura, wearing a light armor, and holding a spear in his hand, everyone who walked by would give way to him.Zhang Cheng and Jiang Kao walked behind, and Jiang Kao's two followers, including the coachman, led the horses and walked slowly behind.

Previously, I saw that the vendors were mainly humans, but after looking at the situation, something is wrong.There are more and more other foreigners.Mainly lizard people, snake people and the like.Zhang Cheng finally stopped in front of a street vendor selling some kind of blue fruit, because the stall owner was very short, only about half of Zhang Cheng's height.This creature has dark brown scales on the surface of its body, two small light-colored horns on its head, bright eyes, and a straight tail like a mouse.It was wearing a rough garment and was bargaining with a customer.The creature's voice was crisp, but inexplicably like a barking dog.

If he was not mistaken, could this be a Kobold?In other words, this is also a classic race in fantasy games.

"Where is Gan Yi?" Jiang Kao said from the side.

Yi?Zhang Cheng suddenly found that he began to understand the naming rules of this world a little bit.Generally speaking, the scaled species is "Yi", the hairy species is "Rong", and the goblin species is "Man"... I just don't know what kind of "Di" is.

The kobold merchant was engaged in a heated haggling with the human trying to shop.But ultimately no deal was reached.The human turned around and walked away.The kobold turned his gaze to this side, and his gaze was not friendly. It seemed that Zhang Cheng and others' watching from the sidelines had affected his business.

"Why do you guys see me here?" Wan Yi glared angrily.

(End of this chapter)