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Sun Lan, the Prime Minister of the Qin Army's supervisor, paused thoughtfully the moment she set foot on the Great Wall, and the shining starry sky inlaid with countless light spots surrounded her in an instant.

Landing on the Great Wall under the night, the whole person seemed to be floating above the boundless starry sky. Countless stars seemed to be floating around her at once, but this illusion disappeared immediately.Chaigoubao Great Wall Mouth is the most northwest frontier of the Shanbei Zhuzhou, where the two tributaries of the Dongyang River and the Nanyang River converge and become the Yanghe River flowing eastward. This is also an important exit from Xinzhou to the northwest.Located at the intersection of Saiwai, Hedong and Hebei, it is called the three provinces of Jiming.

The Great Wall started to be built here in Zhao State, and it has been overlaid, repaired and used by several dynasties such as Qin, Han, Northern Wei, and Northern Qi.

This section of the Great Wall is about 0 miles long.The construction of this section of the Great Wall includes rubble dry masonry, earth-rock mixed construction, earth ramming and mountain walls.In Huairen territory, there are seventy miles of the Great Wall, along which there are 59 enemy towers and beacon towers.Although the Great Wall has been in disrepair for a long time, and many places have been damaged and collapsed, it still winds like a giant dragon among the mountains.

Walking on the city wall, you can look down at the Qingdai mountains in the night.

The momentary excitement settled down in his heart, and Gongsun looked around again, and the enemy towers on the high Great Wall stood not far from each other.

The enemy tower in front of me is a hollow enemy tower, which was repaired by the Qin army in Xinzhou when they were on guard in this area. It was used as a stronghold, and it became the temporary headquarters of King Qin at this time.This enemy tower is located inside the city wall and is roughly square.The base is built with prefabricated strip-shaped stones, and the walls above the base are built with rectangular green bricks with staggered seams. The whole enemy platform has obvious constriction from the base upwards. Seen from the outer surface, the wall is in the shape of a trapezoid with a narrow top and a wide bottom. .

There are crenels around the top of the wall, and there are lookout holes on the crenels.

The bottom of the platform is three feet long and three feet wide.

This kind of enemy platform is solid at the bottom and hollow in the middle, which can be used not only for fighting, but also as a warehouse for storing supplies, and a shelter for soldiers to rest.The platform on the top of the enemy tower can not only fight with its height, but also be used as a beacon tower. Once there is a warning signal, the beacon can be lit.

In the middle of the vast enemy platform, several layers of thick cowhide covered the crenels of the enemy platform so that no light could see through. Inside the platform, horse lanterns shone the light, and there were military maps hanging on the walls. A sand table, a group of generals are discussing in low voices, while young staff officers are walking back and forth, constantly adding some small flags to a pair of maps and sand table.They seem to be busy, but they are methodical, with a surprising coordination.

A vague smell stimulates Gongsun Lan's nostrils faintly. It is the unique smell secreted by people who are in a state of battle and their nerves are tense, as well as the strong smell of tea and milk, and there is even a bit of alcohol in it. , This is the smell in the pre-war war room that he is most familiar with.

The beautiful woman strode towards the center of the enemy platform. Although she was a woman, she was still a beautiful woman, and she was the king of Qin's woman.But Gongsun Lan likes to supervise the position of Zhongcheng, and she likes to always wear a solid armor on weekdays, and even more so that the soldiers admire her heroic demeanor when she wears the armor.Sometimes, she also feels at a loss because her age, gender and official rank are not commensurate. She still can't accept the fact that they are already the third duchess of Qin Fan as calmly as the two women, Megan and Julie.

The Marshal of the World's Army and Horses, Shang Shuling, and Qin Wang Li Jing sat on the chairs, staring at the vast land beyond the Great Wall on the sand table placed in the center.Gongsun Lan approached him, faintly feeling the pressure in the air, which is always felt when approaching this man.

"Are you planning to conquer this vast land beyond the Great Wall? Your Highness!"

After a while after Gongsun Lan greeted with a chuckle, Li Jing turned his gaze.Although he was sitting there, the python robe, which was mainly black and supplemented by red, still fit well on his well-proportioned limbs, showing a more capable and masculine air.

Li Jing is a man who always looks too fair and handsome. He is nearly thirty years old, but he still looks like an elegant scholar.The jet-black hair matched with the naked face, the straight and handsome bridge of the nose and the lips are as exquisite as jade carvings.

Coupled with sword eyebrows and star eyes, those dark eyes are as sharp and energetic as a flying eagle, and sometimes they can bloom with a light like a cold sword.The court ladies in the Forbidden City said they were beautiful and ambitious eyes, and the soldiers said they were the eyes of a heroic king.No matter which one it is, Gongsun Lan can be sure that his eyes are the kind that can speak, are full of affection, and are sometimes as sharp as knives and arrows.

"Well, what a vast grassland beyond the Great Wall!"

"You can conquer it!" Gongsun Lan laughed.

"No, we can win this war, and the next war with the grassland tribes, and even the next war. However, we can only defeat it for a while, but it is impossible to truly conquer him, at least, now, even It will be impossible within a few hundred years. The grassland is too vast, but this is not the real reason why we cannot conquer it. The real reason is that, outside of here, on the vast grassland, the annual rainfall is extremely low, and it is impossible to plant Food. For us Han people, a place where food cannot be grown is another world, and it is impossible for us to conquer them, at least not now." Li Jing said with a sigh, coming from later generations, he is very clear why the Central Plains Dynasty For thousands of years, although these barbarians were always defeated when they were strong, they never really conquered them.On the contrary, the Han people were in the south, expanding to the south, conquering one barbarian tribe after another, assimilating them one by one, and expanding their huge territory to the south.The key reason is the amount of rainfall. The Mongolian plateau is only suitable for nomads and cannot grow food. This is an unsolvable problem for the Han people.

He looked up at his assistant and the woman: "It seems to be much more fit, and the skin is much more rosy!"

"Compared to before, it's much darker. Your Highness, I follow the army all day now. I'm exposed to the wind and sun. I'm afraid I'm old and faded."

"This is called a healthy complexion. I feel that you are more attractive now."

Li Jing's voice was a bit coaxing, and Gongsun Lan smiled slightly.Women who use sex to deal with others will fall in love with them when their sex fades, and they will refuse when they fall in love.She is very aware of this, especially with a man like Li Jing who never lacks beauties, she needs to determine her position.Rather than just relying on beauty to please Li Jing, she hopes that she can become an assistant that Li Jing needs, so that the favor she receives will not weaken.

"By the way, what's the matter with you?"

"Well, about the Hulu. According to the urgent report just sent back by the Military Intelligence Bureau, Li Si'an and Dong Zhang have successfully rescued Li Siyuan, and they have led [-] Huqi to approach Chaigou Fort here."

Li Jing nodded, "How did the two guys do it?"

"I have to say that the two yamen are indeed as smart and capable as you value. After they left the Great Wall, they rushed all the way to the place where Li Siyuan was besieged. Speaking of Li Siyuan's luck is really good, he was killed by 3000 barbarians. Surrounded in a valley not far from Yanglin. Those barbarians did not attack by force, but only besieged. They wanted to let Li Siyuan, who had no food and water, die of hunger and thirst. Li Siyuan got a critical respite and waited for the reinforcements. After Li Si'an and the others arrived, they did not attack the whole army. Instead, Li Si'an led [-] people to raid the Hu camp, set a few fires, and broke through a tent. When the people were confused and frightened, they suddenly defeated the barbarians guarding the valley. After rescuing Li Siyuan, they withdrew without reluctance. Seeing this, the barbarians decided that Li Si'an was just a small cavalry force that went deep with a single army , so the furious Hulu followed and chased after Li Si'an's body, rushing towards here."

While speaking, Gongsun Lan took a pencil and quickly drew a brief situation map on the paper, "The red arrows are the troops of our Li Si'an, Li Siyuan, and Dong Zhang. Li Siyuan still has three thousand riders left. The total is 3000 people. The blue arrow following behind is the [-] tribal coalition forces, mainly the Tatar Alliance tribal army. Among them, there is only one battalion of Khitan soldiers and horses, which are only responsible for communication and coordination. Here, the black This arc is in front of us, it is our soldiers and horses waiting for work, according to the current direction and speed..." She took out a silver chain from under her breasts, and a golden pocket watch was hung under the silver chain , press, the pocket watch cover pops open, and a small but very realistic pencil portrait inside the cover appears. It is a portrait of Li Jing and Gongsun Lan cuddling together drawn by Li Jing himself.She glanced over the portrait, a happy smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, and then looked at the pocket watch. Under the crystal mirror, the pocket watch pointer was pointing to three o'clock in the morning.

"It is expected to arrive here at 05:30 in the morning in about an hour, which is when the sun rises in the east at dawn."

Gongsun Lan continued to use a pencil to mark some roads, mountains, the Great Wall, rivers, etc., and then marked the forces of all parties on the side.Hu Qi [-], the combat effectiveness is average, not elite.Li Si'an, Li Siyuan, and Dong Zhang will have [-] exhausted soldiers. After running long distances to rescue and lure the enemy, their combat effectiveness is insufficient.The garrison at Chaigoubao has a total of nine armies with [-] soldiers and horses. It took about an hour to arrive here, and when the enemy came, they were at their most energetic.

Due to the major intelligence error of the Military Intelligence Bureau last time, this time the Military Intelligence Bureau and the CIA worked together to send a large number of intelligence personnel outside the Great Wall, which made the military information sent back now quite accurate.

"Oh, the [-] miscellaneous fish really followed up desperately. If it wasn't for catching big fish, I'm afraid the [-] tired troops of Li Si'an's three generals would be able to kill them."

"They do have this ability, and the odds of winning are at least [-]%."

"But it's not necessary. Let [-] tired soldiers face [-] barbarians. Although they can win, they will also cause at least thousands of casualties. It's not worth it. What's more, these barbarians are still very useful. Yes. Send an order to Li Si'an's three generals again, telling them to abide by the military order, not to turn around and engage the enemy without authorization, and let them lure the barbarians here. In addition, be careful to hide your real strength and don't let the barbarians know. Otherwise, these idiots may also suspect our plan, and then be too frightened to chase after it."

"You said, those guys chased here all the way, and then suddenly found the lonely Wang Qi, their faces will be very exciting then?"

A malicious smile flashed across Li Jing's face.Regarding the imminent battle of tens of thousands of people, there was no trace of nervousness on his face.With thunder in his chest and a flat lake face, Li Jing's composure is enough to prove that he is a general.

"Those guys behind the Great Wall must be unable to sit still and want to fight first?"

"Indeed, Monk Hua, Lao Hei, Lao Ying, the Second General and all of them couldn't sit still anymore, and they all shouted to lead the headquarters alone to wipe out these barbarians."

"Well, they are really getting more and more crazy, so there are still 2 horses anyway."

"Indeed, there are too many downwind battles. Do you want to order reprimand?"

"No! Call them here, and I should like to see their courage in person."

Soon, in front of Li Jing appeared the leader of the Leopard Cavalry Army, Modao General Lao Heiqiu Shengong, the leader of the Flying Bear Army, Monk Hua Xuancheng, the leader of the Eagle Young Special War Army, Eagle Li Wei, the second general of the three armies of the bodyguards, Wang Zhong, As well as Yiqinxun Sanwei, Crane Control Army, Iron Cavalry Corps Pioneer Second Army and other generals.These people are exactly the group of veteran military leaders that Li Jing is talking about.However, this title is actually a bit exaggerated, because the oldest governor of the five armies here and the brother of the king of Qin, Wang Zhong, who is in command of the three armies of the guards, is only in his thirties, and Li Wei, the eagle, is even Li Jing's younger brother. Lao Hei and Xuan Cheng are only in their early thirties.

But these people are all Yuan Zuo veterans who followed Li Jing in the Southern and Northern Wars, and their qualifications in the Qin army are indeed extremely old.

"Your Majesty, there is only [-] miscellaneous soldiers. There is no need to bother the King of Qin to take action. Let my bodyguards and soldiers of the three armies do the work for you."

Among the crowd, the highest-ranking governor of the five armies, the guards and the commander of the three armies, one of the dukes of the six kingdoms, the duke of Baoguo, and the second brother of the king of Qin, Wang Zhong, stepped forward and said.Before joining the Qin Army, he had experience in the Shence Army, and later became sworn brothers with Li Jing, and has been assisting Li Jing wholeheartedly. He has rich knowledge and experience in actual combat and military administration. Not to mention the dazzling official titles, titles, qualifications, achievements, etc., his loyalty to Li Jing alone is enough for him to grab this opportunity to send troops among the generals.What's more, he was still competing with Lao Hei and others for the chance to play dice, and he rolled three sixes. (To be continued.)