The devil is coming

Chapter 84: Another Year of Nanwang Master
Yinlang County is located in the southernmost part of Dayan, bordering the Jin State on one side and the Qian State on the other.
A hundred years ago, the name of Yinlang County was actually Yinlang County;
This was the name of the first prime minister after the founding of Yan State. Because of his great contribution in helping Yan Taizu establish and govern the country, his hometown and county was named after him.
It gets its name because of people, and it also changes its name because of people.
This name change is also related to the first generation of Zhenbei Hou.
A hundred years ago, when the desert barbarians fought a decisive battle with Dayan under the call of the royal court, the new emperor of the Qian Kingdom went on a personal expedition, and the 50-strong Qian Kingdom army made the northern expedition. The Yan Kingdom faced a dangerous situation of being attacked from both sides.
Next, there is the familiar battle of the first Zhenbei Hou with thirty thousand to break five hundred thousand.
That day, after the great defeat of Qianjun,
The first dynasty Zhenbeihou once wrote a poem:
"Raise the whip to drive the horse to chase the silver waves, and look at the peach blossoms from afar."
The silver wave here refers to the fact that the 50-strong army of the Qian Kingdom was routed thousands of miles away. On the road of Yinlang County, corpses were scattered on the road. The armor worn by the soldiers of the Qian Kingdom reflected the luster in the sun, like rolling silver waves.
The latter sentence refers to the leisure time during the pursuit. This is not fighting or fighting, it is just an outing to see the peach blossoms.
In terms of tactics, future generations do not know whether Zhenbei Hou paid attention to his opponents. Anyway, the Qianguo army was completely defeated and its military fortunes were interrupted since then.
These two lines of poems can be said to vividly express the strategic attitude of the first generation Zhenbei Hou to completely despise the Qianguo army.
In addition, the first generation of Zhenbei Hou was actually from the original "Yinlang County" and was an authentic southerner of the Yan Kingdom.
For this reason, Yinlang County was later renamed Yinlang County.
On the other hand, in official documents between Qian State and Yan State, whenever Yinlang County is mentioned, "Yin Lang" is used instead.
The word "Yinlang" is really irritating to the eyes of Qian people. Every time they see this place name, Qian people will subconsciously think of the poem by the first Zhenbei Hou;
Then I thought of the tragic scene a hundred years ago, and the tragic situation where the soldiers and corpses of my own children littered the fields...
Seventy percent of Qian's border troops were used to defend Yan, while the remaining [-]% were distributed along the borders with Jin and Chu.
The Yan State forcibly placed 30 of the country's most elite Zhenbei Army cavalry in the north to intimidate the barbarians. On the southern border of their empire, they only established one border town - Nanwang City.
Cuiliu Fort is a link in the defense chain with Nanwang City as its core. There are eight other fortresses similar to Cuiliu Fort.
Compared with the state of Qian, which was well prepared, the situation here in the state of Yan seemed to be much more perfunctory.
There is no way, a century of accumulated prestige is here, the psychological advantage is here, and the strong self-confidence is here. Maybe the series of defenses including Nanwang City and Cuiliu Fort are more to worry about the face of the people of Qian country.
After all, Yinlang County all the way to Tiancheng County, the capital of Yan State, is completely flat.
Once something happens in Yinlang County, the Yan Kingdom's cavalry will arrive very soon.
Over the past hundred years, countless men from the Yan Kingdom have dreamed of recreating the glory of the first Zhenbei Marquis, becoming a marquis and becoming a prime minister!
Unfortunately, Qian Guo never gave him this chance.
And the name of Cuiliu Fort is said to come from the first generation Zhenbei Marquis.
According to legend, when the fort was built, the first generation of Zhenbei Hou planted a willow branch here.
At that time, the first generation of Zhenbei Hou was very ambitious, thinking that by the time this willow branch would grow green willows, he would have led his army to conquer the capital of Qian Kingdom.
It's a pity that fate has played a trick on people. Because of the urgent war in the north, the Yan State could no longer allocate more troops and horses to the first Zhenbei Hou from the front line of the decisive battle with the barbarians.
The first generation of Zhenbei Hou had to lead his army to conquer the three northern counties of Qian Kingdom to absorb the population and wealth and return home. Later, for the sake of checks and balances, the first generation of Zhenbei Hou, who was a southerner, was granted a title in the north, and he was unable to fulfill his long-cherished wish to go south to break Qian.
"I asked, there are so many willow trees here, which one was planted by the first Zhenbei Hou?"
Zheng Fan, who was riding a horse, asked the people around him.
"Your Majesty, are you interested in this?" Siniang, who was riding alongside Zheng Fan and disguised herself, asked.
"What if the first generation Zhenbei Hou buried any treasures under that willow tree, for example, Zhenbei's suicide note?"
"This is easy to do. Lord, please give an order to let the blind man use his mental power to explore in this willow forest. He will search for a month without eating, drinking or sleeping. I guess he can find it."
The blind man Bei next to him coughed subconsciously, interrupted Zheng Fan and Siniang's unreliable chat, and pointed ahead.
Road:
"My Lord, Cuiliu Castle is ahead."
"It's not easy. We're finally here. Give me the order to speed up and rest in the fort before sunset!"
The voice just fell,
Zheng Fan then rode forward,
Liang Cheng behind him waved his hand, and more than 500 barbarian cavalry wearing armor identical to those of the Zhenbei Army also began to accelerate.
For a time,
There were horse hooves in the willow forest and dust was flying.
However, just after riding out of Liulin, Zheng Fan had to give the order to slow down the horse again.
Once out of the woods, the view suddenly opened up. There was no desolation and decay like the border fortress. Instead, there were fertile fields stretching as far as the eye could see.
There were even many farmers and women working in the fields. When they saw so many cavalry suddenly emerging, they couldn't help but put down their work and began to look at these people curiously.
Zheng Fan couldn't help but look back at the blind man behind him and asked:
"Blind man, are you sure we're not going the wrong way?"
Is this a frontier fortress?
Is this a frontier fortress?
Is this a frontier fortress?
This is not to say that farming cannot be done in frontier fortresses, but the scene of fertile fields and the ruddy faces of farmers and women here;
The bitter cold north of Beifeng County is naturally incomparable, but even the people of Huwei, Sanshi and Liangjun, the hinterland of Yan State, and even Tiancheng County, a large Yanjing County county that they passed through on the way, did not see this scene on this day. Is it rich here?
"My lord, you must be on the right track." Blind Bei replied.
Okay, the humanoid radar said that we were on the right track, so Zheng Fan just believed it.
At the moment, Zheng Fan could only order:
"Restrict the speed of the horses. If any horse tramples the crops, he will be killed without mercy!"
After Zheng Fan gave the order,
Si Niang stretched out her hand to A Ming,
A Ming was a little confused and said:
"what?"
"Give me your nail clippers first."
"doing what?"
"I might want to help you get a haircut later."
A Ming was a little confused at first, but then he realized it and smiled at Siniang, but did not give her the nail clippers.
Traveling all the way is actually training troops along the way.
After the first experience of the "Devil's Cave" on the first day, the fear of Zheng Fan among these barbarians can be said to be ingrained into their bones. In addition, Liang Cheng is already good at training soldiers. In conjunction with the ideological and political education provided by Blind Bei after camping every night, with The barbarian soldiers talked together about the tragic years when they were squeezed out and suppressed by the big tribes and nobles in the desert. They detained their relatives and served as prisoners of the tribe, that is, they were cannon fodder. Every night, the camp was filled with cries.
In short, this team of [-] cavalry has been integrated. In addition, these barbarians are good at riding and shooting. They can be said to be a truly elite team.
Following Zheng Fan's order, the cavalry team began to march slowly on the road.
The nearby farmers are not afraid of food, and some even come over to watch the fun. Of course, there is no such thing as soldiers and civilians rushing to deliver food and drinks.
This can't help but make Zheng Fan a little disappointed. He is thinking that next time he leads the troops on a march, should he inform the blind man and arrange for someone to hire some care in advance?
This group of civilians were not afraid of the soldiers. They led the soldiers there, as if they were being watched by monkeys.
And because most of Zheng Fan's troops were barbarians, their appearance was quite different from that of the Yan people, so this aroused the curiosity of the local households.
After walking a few miles, an entire nearby village heard the news and came to see the Western scenery. The road, which was not wide, became increasingly crowded.
The history of the war between the Yan people and the barbarians is very long. However, in the past hundred years, because of the Zhenbei Hou Mansion, the barbarians have been in a passive state of being beaten. The barbarians are no longer able to invade the hinterland of the Yan Kingdom and startle the whole country. The situation is full of war.
Therefore, local households have no resentment towards the barbarians.
On weekdays, they often saw barbarian caravans, and barbarian slaves were often seen in Yan Kingdom.
But this was indeed the first time I saw this kind of barbarian wearing the standard Yan Kingdom military armor.
When he took them from north to south to take office, it also caused some turmoil. Fortunately, this kind of incorporation of barbarians into the army was not uncommon in Yan State. The Zhenbei Marquis Mansion also raised four major Guiyi tribes. Well, oh, there are only three left now.
Furthermore, it may be due to the strong national pride created by the Yan people's unparalleled military power for hundreds of years. They don't think there is anything wrong with using barbarians as soldiers, nor do they think there is anything to be afraid of.
This made Zheng Fan feel like the Tang Dynasty in another world.
The people of the Tang Dynasty were also too proud, so they could absorb foreigners into their own system and absorb the elites of foreigners for their own use.
Looking through the history books of the Tang Dynasty, one can see that there are not many Tang army generals with foreign names.
Of course, it doesn't matter when your country is prosperous, but when your country is weak, the saying "Those who are not of my race must have different hearts" will be verified.
The night before yesterday, when Zheng Fan and Blind Bei were drinking, they joked that God knows when Dayan would come out of Anlu Mountain.
then,
Blind Bei looked at him with his white eyes.
looking at myself,
You taste it, you taste it carefully;
He doesn't know if Dayan has left Anlushan, but Dayan has left you.
An Lushan is a Sogdian, and you, Zheng Fan, are not even from this world...
"Step aside!"
In order for the team to move forward, Zheng Fan had to let his barbarian soldiers clear the way.
The folk customs of Yan land are indeed tough, but they are not fools everywhere, and they are not to the point where they have to fight with soldiers just to watch the fun.
at last,
After marching for about two hours on a short journey, Zheng Fan finally led his troops to Cuiliu Fort where he was assigned to his post.
then,
Zheng Fan felt like he was blind.
The fort is not a city. Zheng Fan knows this. In fact, it is more like the Wubao in Beifeng County. It is also large and small, but it has more of an official meaning than the Wubao.
The castle in front of Zheng Fan,
If you can still call it a castle...
Its area is not small, at least, it can be seen that it used to be large enough to easily accommodate thousands of soldiers fighting inside without being too crowded.
but now,
Its outer wall has collapsed for an unknown number of years.
The ruins are still covered with moss.
After getting closer, Zheng Fan even saw reed chickens running out of it.
"Cuckoo, cuckoo..."
The arrogant man walked in front of Zheng Fan and his barbarian soldiers, as if he was declaring his sovereignty!
At this moment, even Blind Bei didn't know what to say.
Working hard from the north to the south,
who ever imagined,
Did you inherit a chicken coop?
Fan Li said with a smile:
"You can eat eggs every day from now on."
Zheng Fan took a deep breath. He felt like he was dating online now, but Sister Zhiling online looked like a flower offline...
"Who?"
At this time, an old man came out of the chicken farm.
The old man was wearing a worn leather armor, holding a clay pot in his hand, and walked out while spreading chicken food.
When he saw Zheng Fan and the black barbarian soldiers behind Zheng Fan,
The old man was stunned for a moment.
Then he calmed down,
Holding a broken clay pot,
Pointing his finger at Zheng Fan, he yelled:
"Who is coming!"
Hey,
Don't say
Although this old man is old, he really has the aura of "an old soldier will never die" when he is serious.
It's just that although this is a border area, it hasn't fallen. This veteran is not a lonely warrior outside the Great Wall.
Zheng Fan exhaled, took two steps forward, took out his identity token,
Road:
"Dayancui Liubao is guarding, Zheng Fan!"
The old man first got closer and looked at the token. After confirming that it was correct, he took a few steps back and knelt down to Zheng Fan:
"See you, my lord, for a humble position!"
"Who are you?"
"My subordinate is the corps commander of Cuiliu Fort and the Iron Three Pillars."
Zheng Fan put away his token, pointed to Cuiliu Fort in front, and asked:
"Why is this Cuiliu Castle like this?"
"Sir, Cuiliu Castle has been abandoned for decades."
…………
it's night
A little cold,
The air is filled with the smell of old chicken shit and a sour smell.
All in all, very shabby.
Zheng Fan originally wanted to build his own soup pool in his Cuiliu Castle.
In the end, my dear, did you build the soup pool into the chicken coop?
While soaking in the bath, you watch the big cocks feeding you?
The barbarian soldiers set up tents relying on Cuiliu Fort.
Liang Cheng and Fan Li first carried a coffin into the fort, found a relatively tidy room, and put the coffin down.
Along the way, I encountered many hurdles and was asked many times why I brought a coffin when I took office.
Zheng Fan’s answer was:
"Be prepared to die for your country wrapped in horse leather."
But many checkpoint guards were moved to death, and many senior officers even took the initiative to invite Zheng Fan to drink and show their respect.
Therefore, Dayan’s atmosphere is still very simple.
In fact, the coffin contained Sha Tuo Que stones.
Ding Hao, Xiao Yibo and Hong Bazi were responsible for escorting the young lady and some belongings from behind and did not follow the team.
There were two chickens cooking in the iron pot, and Siniang also put corn tortillas on the edge of the iron pot, which was called ground pot chicken.
"Sir, aren't you just slapping the little guy in the face? What's wrong with the little guy treating him to two chickens when he takes office?"
Old Man Tie walked over here with the silver and shouted.
Zheng Fan didn't go to pick up Old Man Tie's money.
But in a tone that leaves no room for doubt,
Pointing to the opposite side of himself,
Road:
"sit."
Old Man Tie hesitated for a moment, not daring to give up the money anymore, and sat down obediently opposite Zheng Fan.
"How long has this Cuiliu Castle been abandoned?"
"My lord, it will be almost 30 years."
"Why was it abandoned?"
Dayan Border Guard, is it such a ridiculous thing?
If he hadn't seen the scene in Beifeng County with his own eyes, Zheng Fan would have really thought that the Yan Dynasty was at the end of its dynasty.
"My lord, the higher-ups have decided to disband the troops. Our original soldiers in Cuiliu Fort have been dismissed long ago and no longer receive any money or food.
Because Beizhi never got married, and he also had feelings for this place, he stayed here. "
"The border defense is so lax, do the officials above know?"
"I know, I must know. The other forts are similar to our Cuiliu Fort. There are no people there for a long time. Our place is quite good, because the humble people live here and can still maintain a brick frame or something. The other forts are even The stones were all picked up by local households and used to build pig pens.”
Hearing that not only Cuiliu Fort was like this, but all the forts were like this, Zheng Fan knew that Dayan officials were aware of this matter.
Zheng Fan couldn't help but ask:
"Aren't you afraid that people from the Qian country will attack you?"
Tie Sanzhu heard Zheng Fan's words,
Tears immediately filled my eyes,
It's like being stabbed at the deepest pain in my heart,
Choked up and said:
"Sir, I joined the army at the age of 17 due to a lowly position. In order to join the army, I rejected the aunt in law that my family had promised me, just to wait for the day when I could make military exploits and honor my ancestors!
who knows,
who knows,
who knows! "
Tie Sanzhu stamped his foot and pointed to the south.
Gritting his teeth, he said:
“I’ve been waiting here since I was 17 years old, and I’ve been waiting for more than 40 fucking years, and the damned Qian people just can’t come here!
My humble life was ruined by the people of Qian who killed me! ! ! "
Blind Bei, who was sitting next to him and eating oranges, listened to Tie Sanzhu's words.
He joked softly:
"Looking south to the King's Division for another year, there are still a few companies left in the King's Division."
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