Along the way, Lide took a close look at this third-ranked territory in the world.
Lingwu does not have a sense of prosperity, it is much inferior to the capital of the king, and it does not have that kind of tall and magnificent buildings. The highest part of a city is basically the city wall. Different from the south, the city wall of Lingwu can be built very high. It is cold all year round, and the permafrost is very hard. A hoe can only dig a shallow white mark.
According to legend, during the Three Kingdoms period, Lou Zibo, a layman in Mengmei, once taught Cao Cao the method of watering and freezing the cities. How to build a city in a cold place. However, this method can only be regarded as an enlightenment-level tutorial for Lingwu. They have explored their own fortification system for hundreds of years.
The city wall of Lingwu is not exquisite, without any complicated carvings, but the traces left by the years and the scars caused by the war are more shocking than any patterns. The endless city, both in height and area, is more magnificent than other territories. To be honest, when Lide arrived at the royal capital, he was amazed at the endless palaces like mountains, but when he arrived at Lingwu, every city was like a mountain uprooted from the ground. There is no pattern anymore.
Iron blood and coldness are the main tone here.
It's true if you think about it carefully. Li De remembered that he seemed to have vaguely understood that Lingwu was a land that was gradually conquered from the north of Guye's territory, so naturally every city in Lingwu was once its frontier. Therefore, the defense of every city in Lingwu is astonishing, and the further north, the stronger the city is built.
Thinking of how many such cities there are in Lingwu, Li De couldn't help feeling that Lingwu's accumulation of hundreds of years is really terrible. With an iron barrel formation like this, even if the Lingwu lord doesn't go south and just guards this area, there is absolutely no problem being the overlord of one side. At least at this stage, Li De doesn't think that any force in Yongtian Kingdom has the ability to annex Lingwu, and anyone who tries to gnaw on this bone will have a mouthful of teeth.
"What a giant..."
Inside the carriage, Li De looked out the window at the city wall covered in snow, and praised him sincerely.
Then he said:
"It's just that the food is a bit small and expensive. It stands to reason that food is the most important thing for the people, but the prices in Lingwu are ridiculously high. The price of meat is not bad, but food is really expensive. I actually miss stewed potatoes with radishes After all, the starch content in it is quite high."
There is a large grassland in the southwest of Lingwu, so the output of war horses, cattle and sheep has always been well guaranteed. The price of meat and dairy products is acceptable, but the price of food is really high. Fortunately, Lingwu itself has a strong military strength, and there are many allies in Yongtian, who can import a large amount of food from many territories, and stabilize the internal food price at a level that most people can afford.
Today Lid did not hold Alaya to keep warm, because Alaya was studying how to do needlework. When Lide came back from the capital last time, he brought an embroidery painting, and he didn't need to guess who gave it to him. Alaya felt that since she was the young master's maid, she had to learn various skills, so she couldn't fall behind. behind others.
Lied and Hilo sat side by side under a quilt, and Hilo was staring at the beef burrito in his hand in a daze.
"Steamed potatoes with radishes are also delicious. Much better than the ones I ate before."
Hilo said suddenly.
Although Alaya didn't look this way, she straightened her back silently. Lid touched Hilo's head and asked:
"What did you eat when you were here at Lingwu?"
Hilo replied:
"Bark, leaves, weeds, insects, mice, etc."
Alaya bent back again.
Finding that there is no comparison between the two, the little self-confidence that was ignited in Alaya's heart was extinguished again.
Lide touched Hilo's head with some distress, but Hilo didn't seem to care about the past at all, and continued to eat her burritos, with bulging cheeks. After Hilo finished eating, he licked his fingers lightly, then leaned back and closed his eyes for a short nap.
In order not to disturb her, Lide didn't ask the coachman how far away he was with a loud voice like before, but leaned out and communicated with the coachman who was driving the horse with his hands on the beam. There was a lot of snow, and Lide ate a mouthful of snow as soon as he probed. After spitting it out a few times, he asked:
"How long is it?"
The coachman turned his head and smiled at Lied, the snow on his eyebrows and eyelashes fell rustlingly:
"Go back to the city lord, we are almost there! If you look ahead, you can already see Lingwu's army!"
The carriage seemed to have passed through an enchantment, accompanied by a gust of wind that blinded people's eyes, and the original goose feather snow suddenly became much smaller. Although the visibility was still worrying, they could finally see the surrounding scenery clearly.
Li De stared wide-eyed and looked around, and found a row of Lingwu soldiers standing on both sides of the road, who should be welcoming their guests who came from afar.
Lingwu's military appearance is really not blown out, every soldier's helmet and shoulders are covered with thick snow, which means that they have maintained this posture for at least half a day without moving. Holding a spear in one hand, the other naturally hangs down by his side, and everyone moves in the same way. There are at least 20,000 to 30,000 soldiers on this road. They are of different ages and appearances, but their unmoving aura is surprisingly consistent. what it looks like.
Tens of thousands of soldiers stood solemnly in the wind and snow without saying a word, only their eyes were moving, looking at the people who came here. That kind of majesty is enough to stop any laughter, make all the relaxed and happy atmosphere disappear, and turn the stern and ignorant and ignorant into panic. It's like a pair of hands silently covering it, asking everyone to shut up, and asking everyone to know whose territory this is.
Lid squinted his eyes and looked at them. The air was eerily quiet, except for the creaking sound of the wheels rolling over the snow.
Alaya put down the needle and thread in her hand, and put one hand on the hilt of the long sword unconsciously. She felt a tightness in her chest, as if she was slowly sinking in the sea. This feeling of stepping into the center of the storm made her very stressed. The further she went in, the less confident she was in protecting her young master's safety.
"My lord, I'm about to reach the bottom of the Geya mountain. Carriages are not allowed to pass ahead, and I seem to be going up on foot. Do you need us to negotiate?"
After passing through the welcoming troops on both sides, the coachman suddenly stopped the carriage and asked Lid.
His voice woke Shiloh up. Hilo opened his eyes and wrapped his cloak tightly around his body.
Lied replied:
"No need. Thank you for your hard work. Let's walk the rest of the way by ourselves. Let's go, Alaya, Hilo, go and see what kind of ostentation will be on Lingwu's side, and whether we can catch up with what happened in Wang All the ups and downs I have experienced!"