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Chapter 189 Moat

After ordering Long Qing, Ren Ning and his group happily carried the dragon boat to the east of the school grounds.

The lake leading to the Xinglan Grand Canal is not far away, not far to the east of the school grounds.

This lake is very big, in addition to being a part of the landscape lake of the Zhen Guogong Mansion, it also has the function of training guards.

Although guarding the rock frontier fortress in the west does not need to use water combat.But more than 40 years ago, General Huo Zheng and Princess Yiguang led the army to conquer Nanfeng.

In order to bypass the heavily guarded Hushou Pass, they went south by boat.In the vast sea, as landlubbers, they suffered a lot.

It was a painful experience, and since then, the sons and grandchildren of the Zhenguo government have all received water combat training in case of emergencies.

And on this lake leading to the Xinglan Grand Canal, a complete dock and facilities for water training have been built.

The huge Xingji City is full of wealthy families, and there are lakes everywhere in the houses.But the only one with training facilities in the lake is the Zhen Guogong Mansion, which can be said to be the only one.

The dragon boat was launched, and Ren Ning and the others boarded the cruise ship.

After everyone was seated and supported, Huo Qing gave an order, and the five big and three thick boatmen untied the cables and slowly sailed the cruise ship eastward.

After going through several checkpoints in the open and in the dark, it took a long time for the cruise ship to leave the fence of the Zhen Guogong Mansion.

"This is the rich family of the empire." Li Hebai sighed with emotion.

His family's Guerrilla General's Mansion is also one of the richest in Guangxin County. However, after comparing them at this time, they realized the huge gap between the two.

"Yes." Ren Ning and Lei Er agreed with a smile.

Many people know that the Zhen Guo Mansion occupies a vast area, but most of them have only heard about it and never seen it with their own eyes.The boat sailed all the way east until it entered the Xinglan Grand Canal, and everyone knew that the rumors were true.

The place where the nobles raced dragon boats was not far from the west pier of the city.

The Yong'an Hutong or Xuanwu Street, where Ren Ning's family is located, is in the northeast of Xingji City.

Therefore, the cruise ship carrying all the people had to circle from the east to the south of the city, and then turn to the west of the city.

The cruise ship is fast, and there is a cool breeze on the deck.

People like Ren Ning couldn't sit still, they ran to the deck in groups of three or four, chatting and laughing while looking at the scenery on the river bank.

Not long after, the boat arrived at the southeast corner of Xingji City.

Looking up along the Grand Canal to the southeast, there is a man-made canyon more than a hundred feet away.

There are two towering and thick steel gates standing in the canyon, which firmly block the river going from west to east like one man guards the gate and the other cannot open it.

"These two doors..." Although Lei Er has seen this door before, every time he sees it, he still feels overwhelmed, "How high is it?"

Huo Qing smiled, "These two doors are actually not that high. They just go down to the bottom of the canal and go up to about three feet above the surface of the water."

"Isn't that high?" The soldiers who came back from the south couldn't help but look sideways.

As an important pass in the southern part of the empire, Zhennan Pass is only four feet high.For the safety of sailing, the water depth of the canal should be at least three feet, plus three feet on the water surface.In terms of the craftsmanship level of this era, they are definitely two behemoths.

"Is it safe enough?" A soldier from Zhennanguan was curious.

"Absolutely safe." Huo Qing glanced at the man, nodded with a smile, "These two gates weigh a hundred tons and can withstand the violent impact of any large ship. It is equivalent to Zhennan Pass on the canal."

Because the Xinglan Grand Canal is part of the moat, and it leads directly to the sea in the east.The enemy can go north along the Grand Canal and directly attack Xingji City.

When necessary, the two gates can be closed directly to temporarily cut off the canal, thereby preventing enemies from attacking along the canal.

However, since the establishment of the Xinglan Grand Canal, these two gates have not really been closed yet.Usually only during mid-year maintenance it will try to shut down to see if it is damaged.

"How did such a large steel gate be built?" Ren Ning was curious.

The crane industry department he submitted a while ago has not yet been built, but the Grand Canal has been repaired hundreds of years ago.

"How else can it be built?" Everyone spread their hands: "How to build the Great Wall, this is how to build it."

To put it bluntly, there is great power in numbers.

Ren Ning shook his head silently in his heart.

The Great Wall is very great.However, if the dynasties and generations used the power to build the Great Wall to attack the enemies in the north, it is estimated that the Great Wall would not need to be built.

Withdrawing his gaze to the southeast, he turned his head to look at Xingji City beside him.

The bustling city east pier appeared in front of my eyes.

It was here that Ren Ning disembarked when he returned to the imperial capital from Yanfeng Fortress last year.

However, it was the Dragon Boat Festival at this time, and the area around the pier was even more busy.Dense boats crowded the entire river.At first glance, both the people and the ships are far more than last year.

But no matter how many boats or people there were, when they saw the cruise ship coming from Zhen Guogong's mansion from a distance, they all hurried out of the way.

The cruise ship passed the busy east pier smoothly and headed for the south gate.

After walking for a long time, the wide moat began to smell the fragrance of makeup and powder.

From time to time, one or two magnificent painting boats will come out of some rivers lined with green willows, accompanied by the girls' charming laughter and the sound of clanking silk and bamboo, floating leisurely on the wide and straight moat.

"It's weird," someone couldn't help muttering, "Don't these boats usually come out in the evening?

Everyone looked at the old driver with strange expressions.

He stood silently for a few minutes.

After a while, I finally saw the South Gate, or bridge.

On the spacious river in front, a three-hole stone arch bridge spans high.Each hole is more than ten feet high, and any cargo ship or passenger ship can pass unimpeded even with its sails up.

"Damn it!" Li Hebai couldn't help swearing, "So this bridge is so high!"

A few days ago, they escorted the prisoners triumphantly and passed the bridge across the moat.At that time, Li Hebai was only focused on the procession of the team, and did not notice the height of the bridge at all.

Now looking from below, he was sweating from fright.

At this height, no matter if you stumble and fall from the bridge or jump directly, there is almost no need to save it. Just hitting the water is enough to break your body to pieces.

Someone next to him was also dumbfounded, and after recovering, he giggled and said, "What's so strange, this is Xingji City."

The implication is that Yunchui is the most powerful country in the entire continent, and its imperial capital naturally has a majestic scene.

Huo Qing shook his head and came over to explain to them.

"The main reason is that the terrain in the south of the city is relatively high. When the canal was excavated here, the water level was already very low. In order to continue sailing, the surface had to be dug down. As a result, the current appearance was formed."

"That's fine." He smiled and pointed to the high cliffs on both sides: "This moat has completely become a natural moat for Gongxingji City."

But it's just south of the city.

Whether in the east or west of the city, the terrain is relatively low-lying.The canal water in these places is almost as high as the ground of Star Ji City.That's why Xingji City set up a pier on each of these two sides, but there is no one in the south of the city where the most people come and go.

After passing the south of the city, we finally reached the west of the city.

The river in front is covered in red and green, and it is full of joy.

The streets along the river are heavily guarded, with one post at three steps and one sentry at five steps.

"Looking at this battle, His Majesty should really come out of the palace to celebrate with the people."

(End of this chapter)