The Emperor is Above

Chapter 333: When you treat others with courtesy, you must ask for something!
"Huoqiu City is a strategic location for controlling the north, and it is also one of the few large cities in the north of Xing State!"

Nan Guoshi, as the person who is most familiar with the cities in northern Xinjiang, carefully introduced the situation of Huoqiu City, "It corresponds to Baiqiu City to the north of Yanze, one in the south and the other in the north.

The doctors defending the two cities often work together to prevent the emergence of powerful settlements of wild people in the vast salt marsh, so as not to threaten the rear safety of the twelve cities in the northern border.

Although Huoqiu City has no dangerous mountains or rivers and is surrounded by hundreds of miles of vast wasteland, the entire city is built on a high hill with a radius of several miles, and the whole city is more than 20 feet above the ground.

The natural terrain, coupled with the ten-zhang-high and thick city walls, and the huge drop of up to thirty zhang are enough to make all the wild settlements sigh in despair.

When Huoqiu City was rebuilt on the ruins, it not only controlled the southern part of Yanze, but also served as the third line of defense for the Xianyu tribe.

Once the border city defense line is conquered by the Xianyu tribe, Beilin City and other twelve cities in the northern border will be the second line of defense, and Huoqiu City and the cities south of Yanze will be the third line of defense against the Xianyu tribe..."

Qing Yi listened carefully to Nan Guoshi's introduction, while looking through the small window of the carriage, carefully observing the geographical environment around Huoqiu City.

After Nan Guoshi finished speaking, Qing Yi nodded slightly and said, "Not bad, not bad, it is indeed a majestic city in the north, sandwiched between two lakes in the east and west, surrounded by four rivers, and connected to the nearby Lishui and Qingshui.

Each of these two lakes is hundreds of miles in radius. As long as Huoqiu City can survive the four-month freezing period of the cold winter, it will receive continuous support in spring, summer and autumn.

If Xianyu's army marched south to besiege Huoqiu City during these three seasons, it would be difficult to achieve victory in a short period of time, thereby buying time for support from the country."

"My Lord, you have a sharp eye. You can see the biggest weakness of Huoqiu City's defense at a glance!" Beigong Yu smiled and took over the conversation.

"The Xianyu tribe is located in the wasteland north of Yunling, where the climate is even colder than in the northern border. The Xianyu warriors can endure the severe cold in the northern border better than our Xing country soldiers.

Therefore, every time Xian Yu's army invaded the border defense line, they chose to march in winter in order to gain climatic advantages. In winter, their individual combat advantages are stronger.

Once the border defense line is conquered, the lakes and rivers around Huoqiu City will freeze in winter, and there will be no defense at all. It will be a dead end, unless we can hold out until the spring when reinforcements arrive. "

"Haha, we can all see the weakness of Huoqiu City, how could the king and the ministers not know? Therefore, Huoqiu City is a big city, and the city defender is a senior official, just to mobilize surrounding resources for easy defense!"

Nan Guoshi didn't care about Beigong Yu's words. He looked outside through the small window and was about to say something else, but suddenly he was surprised.
"Huh? Something's wrong! Huoqiu City is located in the hinterland of the north. There are many rivers and lakes and relatively rich resources. There are many villages and communities around it. There are nearly 150,000 people in and around the city.

In previous years, even in the cold winter, there was a bustling flow of people in and out of the city. From time to time, you could see commercial caravans coming and going from all directions, and there were even some docile wild people waiting outside the city.

The small settlements of wild folk here are relatively obedient. They only dare to wait outside the city for the people to come and exchange some prey, elixirs and cloth with them.

But now the entire city of Huoqiu is under martial law. Although the city gates have not been completely closed, they are only half open, and all the defensive equipment on the city walls is in place.

A Sima of city guards were also deployed outside the city to strictly check the teams entering and leaving the city, and three lines of deer and horses were set up in one go, as if a powerful enemy was approaching. "

Qing Yi also noticed through the small window that it was deserted outside Huoqiu City. Apart from a very small number of people collecting firewood, there were also some scouts and sentinels coming and going.

Compared with the huge scale of Huoqiu City and the surrounding population density, it can really be said that there are few horses and saddles in front of the gate.

So Qing Yi couldn't help but frowned and said, "When I passed by Lishui City the day before yesterday, I saw that the atmosphere in the city was quite tense. Now Huoqiu City is even more heavily guarded. Could it be that there has been some kind of war in the northern border recently?" "Ding-ding-ding-ding-"

When the migrating convoy was still five or six miles away from Huoqiu City, they heard loud alarm bells coming from the top of the city wall and the rapid whistles of the city guards deploying their troops.

The city guards on the city wall were running hurriedly to deploy their defenses, staring at the convoy anxiously. Qing Yi noticed that many officers at the level of captains and Sima were pointing and talking anxiously on the city wall.

"The Huoqiu City Guards are so sensitive. I'm afraid something has really happened in the northern border recently. Let's set up camp by the lake and stay away from the city for the time being."

Qing Yi gave the order loudly without hesitation, "Daniu, go and raise my vassal banner. Dongmen Hu and Dongmen Bao, go and contact Huoqiu City. We have to go into the city tomorrow to purchase supplies."

This series of arrangements made the Huoqiu City guards breathe a sigh of relief. Since the chariot camp chose to camp several miles away, they should not be an enemy.

In particular, Qing Yi's senior official vassal raised the big banner, and Dongmen Hu and Dongmen Bao went forward to declare their identities and intentions. Soon a young military commander came out of the city in person and followed him to the chariot camp.

"Huoqiu City Guards Military Commander Huo An, I pay my respects to the Senior Doctor!"

The military commander, who was about twenty-four or twenty-five years old, saluted Qing Yi in shock at first, perhaps because he had never seen such a young senior official.

Then he looked with amazement at the huge migrating convoy he had never seen before, the peculiar sleds, cooking cars, medical vehicles, and especially the Wangmang giant, the Great Wilderness Dragon Vulture, and the Dragon Claw Sophora Tree Spirit, which shocked him greatly.

Several times his eyes widened and his mouth opened slightly as if he wanted to say something, but he forced himself to hold it back. He was obviously a little panicked, but he forced himself to remain calm.

"There have been some unexpected events in the northern border area recently, so the soldiers in the city have to be more cautious. I hope you will forgive me, Doctor. I will go back to the city to report the news now!"

After visiting the migrating convoy, the military commander named Huo An bowed respectfully to Qing Yi and then ran towards Huoqiu City.

"Why do I feel like this military commander is crazy!" Daniu stood behind Qing Yi, muttering in dissatisfaction, "The whole Huoqiu City is weird, it would be great if you could just say it out loud!"

Qing Yi had the same feeling, but fortunately, after the military commander returned to the city, it didn't take long for the city gates to be opened and a team of traditional Xing State chariots rumbled out.

"Looking at the flag, it's the senior doctor Ziyu, the guard of Huoqiu City, who is personally coming out of the city to welcome us!" Nan Guoshi, who had made full preparations, introduced, "This senior doctor Ziyu's surname is Zi, his name is Yu, and he has always been good friends with Huo Yun Yaqing.

It seems that he must have known the friendship between the master and Huo Yunyaqing, so he came out of the city to welcome him so quickly, which can be regarded as enthusiastic. "

"When you give a gift to someone, you must ask for something in return!"

Qing Yi had a different opinion, he shook his head and smiled, "Senior Doctor Ziyu has been the city keeper of Huoqiu for nearly ten years, and it is a great honor for him to welcome me, the new senior doctor, outside the gate of the city keeper's mansion.

Right now, Huoqiu City is in a state of panic, and he couldn't wait to come out of the city to greet me, obviously needing my help with something.

We also went forward to take a look and listen. We wondered what kind of problems this Doctor Ziyu had encountered that made him so enthusiastic towards us. "

(End of this chapter)