On the second day after Yun Qing arrived in Tongcheng, he went to inspect the city wall. Last time, because of Yuxi's illness, he hurried back to the capital, but was unable to visit Tongcheng.
The city wall of Tongcheng was strengthened and widened by Qiu Dashan. Today, the city wall is only 16 meters high, with a base width of 20 meters and a top width of 16 meters. There are 100 enemy observation platforms above the city wall and horse paths for climbing the city around it.
The city walls are made of piled stones and glued with glutinous rice juice, which is very strong.
It was relying on this city wall to beat the Donghu people back again and again.
Sbornian stood on the city wall, carefully observed the surroundings, and said, "This city wall is much higher and wider than Yucheng." The city walls of Yucheng are all made of piled bricks. No, glutinous rice juice is also used for bonding.
Yun Qing said with a hum, and explained: "The fighting power of the Donghu people is similar to that of the Beibao people, but their population is much larger." Every soldier guarding the frontier is worthy of respect.
After finishing speaking, Yun Qing looked in the direction of Donghu King's Court and said: "This battle is not easy to fight, but if they are defeated again this time, there will be no major battles in five years." Fortunately, they occupy a favorable position, if otherwise, even if they have a million soldiers, Yun Qing would not be sure to win this battle. Fighting immediately has always been their shortcoming.
Spar said in a young voice: "If the Donghu people are destroyed, then it will be fine." Tongcheng killed almost 300,000 horses in the battle last year, and there will definitely be a lot of casualties in this battle soon. Hundreds of thousands of lives can only be exchanged for five years of peace, which makes it uncomfortable to think about it.
"Leave this to Qi Hao!" The population of the Donghu people is several times that of the northern captives. Even if hundreds of thousands of horses are lost, they still have a strong fighting capacity. Moreover, their lair is deep in the grassland, and the imperial court has sent troops to attack the ten most military forces, but there is no return. Moreover, the imperial court is now emptied of treasury and the world's population is declining. The most important thing now is to recuperate. Therefore, it is impossible for them to take the initiative to provoke a large-scale war. Therefore, it is impossible to destroy the Donghu people within 20 years.
The wind outside the wall was particularly strong, and it blew over and lifted up all the cloaks on his body.
Yun Qing pulled up his cloak and walked along the city wall. Seeing soldiers, Yun Qing occasionally stopped to chat with them and ask them some questions. Of course, if he didn't understand Liaodong dialect, he relied on translation.
Zaozao looked for Yun Qingxiao for a long time before he found it.
When he saw someone, Yun Qing was standing on the stage of watching the enemy.
Zaozao walked to Yun Qing and asked, "Father, why didn't you call me when you came to tour the city." She originally wanted to find Yun Qing to have breakfast with him, but she didn't see anyone.
Seeing Yun Qing only looking at her from a distance and ignoring her, Zaozao was a little puzzled. But seeing Si Bonian shook his head at him, he didn't speak, and then followed Yun Qing silently.
After walking on the wall for a long time, lunch was served with the guards on the wall.
The meal on this day is wowo with potatoes and a small plate of pickles, plus a bowl of egg drop soup. Wowo and potatoes are full, but there is only one bowl of egg drop soup. After drinking it, there is nothing left.
Zaozuo took a sip of delicious egg drop soup, and then said with a smile: "Father, this egg drop soup is not available on weekdays. It should be the room that sees you specially adding it on the wall."
With half a million soldiers and horses, the daily consumption of food and grass is astonishing. The price of this egg is not low like meat, and it can only be eaten during the holidays. There are too many people, it is unrealistic to think of one egg per person, so they all drink egg drop soup.
"You can't eat and sleep, have you forgotten everything your mother taught?" In fact, it was Yun Qing himself, who couldn't do it. However, Yun Qing was in a bad mood today, and didn't want to listen to Zao Zao Ji Wei Wai.
Zaozao felt that Yun Qing was weird today, and didn't dare to provoke her, and immediately lowered his head and gnawed at the nest. Cough, I miss the buns and mutton dumplings made by Bai's mother!
It was not until the evening that Yun Qing got off the city wall.
Seeing him with a calm face, he didn't even dare to talk too much, the others were even more so.
When he returned to the place where he lived, Zaozuo instructed Sponian: "Tell the kitchen, you must have braised pork for dinner!" Braised pork, her favorite. Although there is no white mother and Deyuelou who cooks deliciously, but it can alleviate the greedy.
Because of the hardship in the frontier city, the dates are eaten by the soldiers, which means that she and the soldiers share the joys and sorrows.
Spanian agreed with a smile.
Yun Qing asked, "How do you learn the Yan family's spear technique?" Mr. Yun especially praised Marshal Yan's spear technique and praised the Yan family's spear technique like a flower. He himself is not interested and has the energy to learn, but it is also good if he learns.
It's good to stop being stern and willing to speak. Zaozao said, "I only learned a little bit of fur." That marksmanship was so superb, she had to work hard to learn it.
"I will see Yan Wushuang tomorrow, and let him come to me at noon." Yan Wushuang has contributed to his unparalleled knowledge at home, so he has to show something. Otherwise, others must have ideas. Yun Qing's rule of the army has always been rewards and punishments for mistakes, and rewards and punishments are distinct. Although he hates Yan Wushuang, he will not violate the rules he made.
Zaozao simply responded: "Okay!"
After finishing speaking, Zaozao hesitated and asked: "Father, what's wrong with you today? You look worried?" It was fine last night, and I didn't know what was wrong.
Yun Qing was silent and said, "I don't remember what your grandfather looked like." When he was three years old, he was sent to the capital to accompany Mr. Yun. Mica was okay, and he came back to celebrate his birthday when Yun Qing was seven. As for the two younger brothers, the eldest brother remembers that it was a chubby piece of paper, and the younger brother has never seen it or knows what it looks like. And Father Yun was only seen when he entered Beijing to do business when he was five years old. That time he was half dead, and Father Yun only stayed in the capital for three days, but just like that, he left early and returned late. Therefore, whenever he thinks of Father Yun, he is just a figure behind.
"Father, don't be sad. I believe that Grandpa is in the spirit of heaven. It will definitely be very gratifying to see you let the people live and work in peace." The soldiers guarding the frontiers shed blood and sacrifice, not to make the family safe and the people to live and work in peace.
When Yun Qing heard this, his expression was a little slow.
Zaozao said again: "Father, don't think about the past. People, you have to look forward. You see, it won't be long before you can hug your grandson, what a blessing!"
"I don't know that you are so relieved now."
Zaozao smiled and said, "I'm not comforting you, I'm telling the truth. Dad, you see that you have a virtuous wife, a brilliant son, and a caring and lovely daughter, and you have even calmed down the world and become the lord of the world. Dad, are you the happiest man in the world?"
Yun Qing glanced at Zaozao, and although he did not speak, his frowning brows spread loosely.
In the evening, Zaozao had a sumptuous dinner, and then went back to practice the sword for two quarters of an hour.
Yan Wushuang heard Zao Zao say that Yun Qing wanted to see him the next day, and asked, "What did he do with me?"
Zaozao simply said that he didn't know, and let Yan Wushuang ask for it himself. Zaozuo wouldn't talk too much about things that had nothing to do with her.
Hearing Yan Wushuang's request to see him, Yun Qing immediately rolled up the map on the table. Halfway through, he put the map back flat: "Let him in." The rejection and guard against Yan Wushuang had already formed a conditioned reflex.
Yan Wushuang entered the house, and when he saw Yun Qing, he did not bow down, but asked, "Why are you looking for me?"
Sponian said coldly: "You don't kneel down when you see the emperor, and you want to rebel?" It's ridiculous that he is just a loser and even put on such an arrogant look.
Yan Wushuang looked at Yun Qing, saw the other person's expression faintly, and said, "If you want to kill, kill it!" His pride did not allow him to kneel at Yun Qing's feet.
Yun Qing waved his hand to let Sponian go down. When there were only two people left in the room, Yun Qing said, "There is nothing special to call you here, I just want to talk to you."
Yan Wushuang was surprised and found it particularly interesting: "Let me chat with you?" I still remember the last time I saw Yun Qing, this guy still looked disgusted. Today I even came to chat with him. This is the sun coming out from the west.
"I don't remember what my father looked like. How about you? Can you still remember Marshal Yan's appearance?"
Speaking of Marshal Yan, Yan Wushuang couldn't help but straightened his waist and stood straight: "Naturally remember."
"Yes, you grew up next to Marshal Yan, how can you not remember what he looked like." After that, Yun Qing sighed and said, "I only saw my dad six times after remembering. And these six times, Four times I only saw the back."
Yan Wushuang finally knew why Yun Qing specially called him here. Because they were all victims of the Tongcheng tragedy that year, they have a more common language when talking about it.
"I just hope you don't let the tragedy of Tongcheng happen again. Otherwise, I don't know how many people have lost their homes and how many children have lost their parents." In the tragedy of Tongcheng, I don't know how many orphans were left behind.
"Such a thing is determined not to happen." Yun Qing said this decisively.
Yan Wushuang nodded and said, "I believe you."
Yun Qing was startled, and then smiled and said, "Do you know? I had a dream when I dreamt that I was dead in your hands."
"Unfortunately, the dreams are all opposite." If Yun Qing was really killed by him, he wouldn't be reduced to this point.
That nightmare has always left Yun Qing's heart lingering, even now he can't let him relieved: "I in the dream, I was bewitched by you, and promised to eradicate Concubine Song and the Song family with you."
He did want Yun Qing to take revenge with him back then, but he didn't succeed in the end.
"I agreed. Later, you killed Emperor Changtai and made Zhou Yan the puppet emperor, and became the regent himself. After that, you became the governor of the Northwest."
Yan Wushuang asked unexpectedly, "What then?"
Yun Qing glanced at Yan Wushuang and said, "Then you unloaded the grind and killed the donkey, causing the beauty to kill me."
With a sigh, Yan Wushuang asked, "Han Yuxi turned against you because you fell victim to the beauty, and then you were killed by the beauty?"
Yun Qing did not answer this question, but said: "In the dream, you became a winner, but you killed me. And now, I didn't kill you."
Yan Wushuang ignored this, but asked with a look of disbelief: "A couple of days a day's grace, even if you are hit by a beauty, it is impossible to watch you be killed by me because of Han Yuxi's temperament?"
"Why do you talk so much?"
Yan Wushuang smiled and said: "It's not that there is too much talk, but the logic is not clear. If you don't say anything else, she won't watch you get killed for the sake of children."
Yun Qing still did not answer.
ps: The background collapsed, just climbed up.