The Emperor is Above

Chapter 397: The Lame and Blind Yangwu City Guard

"What a small town!"

Qing Yi held his forehead with his right hand to block the sunlight and looked at the Yangwu City in the distance which was becoming clearer and clearer.

The entire city is located on a hill about 20 to 30 feet high, with a length and width of less than three miles. The city wall is slightly higher than the cities along the way, about 10 feet high, and appears even taller against the backdrop of the raised hill.

"When I passed by Yangwu City ten years ago, this circle of the city wall was only seven feet high. Judging from the different colors of the rammed earth at the top and bottom, it must have been raised in recent years!"

Nan Guoshi had not been to Northern Xinjiang for ten years, and he was observing carefully at this moment, "After all, this is the closest city to the Ghost Witch Tribe's lair, Lishui Lake.

In addition to the city being a little smaller, the city guard Tian Bin has a somewhat strange personality, but he does a good job and is well-received by the local military and civilians and vassal officials."

Qing Yi nodded slightly in approval and said, "Maintaining the tools for defense and protecting the people, from this point of view the defense of Yangwu City is doing a good job.

No wonder the Ghost Witch Tribe attacked the more distant Huolu City first last fall instead of the closer Yangwu City. Even if it was due to Old Man Shi’s design, it shows that Yangwu City is not easy to capture.”

On the towering walls of Yangwu City, hundreds of city guards were carefully repairing their weapons for defending the city. They were startled by the sudden appearance of the huge convoy, and several soldiers almost fell off the wall in panic.

Fortunately, the leading captain and Sima were quick-witted and grabbed them to avoid a tragedy. Then they ran down the city in panic and reported to the doctor guarding the city.

Ignoring the panic and curiosity on the top of the city wall, Qing Yi turned his head and looked at Nan Guoshi: "Mr. Nan Guo, our team will be stationed outside Yangwu City for a while. Do you know where nearby is suitable for the team to set up camp?"

"We have a team of more than 37,000 people. First of all, we need to meet the demand for drinking water. There is a Hutiao River three miles east of Yangwu City. It would be best if we set up camp along the river and dig a well to get water!"

Nan Guoshi smiled confidently, pointed to the distance and said loudly, "If the master intends to keep this camp outside the city all year round, then there is only one location to choose from.

On the west bank of Hutiao River, six miles north of Yangwu City, and two miles away from the river, there is a small hill that is about four or five feet higher than the plain. Even if the river floods in summer and autumn, it will never be affected by floods. "

"I didn't expect that Mr. Nan Guo would have such a meticulous mind when he traveled with the caravan!" Qing Yi looked at Nan Guo Shi thoughtfully.

"In that case, we will set up camp on that hillock and clear all the snow to the northwest of the hillock and pile it up into a snow wall."

Tens of thousands of people worked together very quickly, revealing withered yellow grass on a hill with a radius of more than a mile. However, if you look closely, you can see faint new buds emerging from the grass.

It was not until the snow wall was piled up that everyone realized Qing Yi's intention. The bitter cold wind was weakened a lot, so the people spontaneously collected ice and snow to raise the height and reinforce it to five meters.

It can not only protect the camp from wind and cold, but also strengthen the defense of the camp. Once any external enemy appears, it will serve as a city wall for defense.

Under the command of Tun Shigu, the entire chariot camp quickly took its positions and formed a solid city wall. The speed was so fast that the city guards in the distance were stunned.

"I can rest comfortably now. I don't know when Mr. Shi will finish his work at Chongguo and come here!"

When Qing Yi was comfortably drinking the hot meat porridge brought by the kitchen cart, Wang Mangqiji, wearing a mighty leather armor, hurried over and said,
"Brother Qingyi, there's a strange old man outside the camp, claiming to be the governor of Yangwu City and coming to see you. Do you want to bring him in now?"

"Bring him in!"

Qing Yi just responded, then thought for a moment and stood up and said, "Forget it, we will be neighbors with Yangwu City from now on. This city defender is a good person and does things well, so I'd better take the initiative to go out and greet him!" When he saw the Yangwu City defender in front of him, Qing Yi understood why Wang Mangqi Ji said that this was a weird old man. No wonder Nan Guo Shi also said that the other party had a weird personality.

Whether it was Bao Bu Tong, Cheng Dong and other noble ministers whom he met in the capital, or the official Zi Yu Shang, the guardian of Huoqiu City whom he met on the way to the north, almost all of them were handsome men with black robes, white beards and elegant manners.

The Yangwu city defender in front of him was a tall man with white hair and beard, about seventy years old. Not only was he wearing a tattered armor, but his left leg from the calf down was a wooden prosthesis.

His right eye was completely blind and looked extremely hideous, which made people terrified. When the other party bowed with both hands, there were only five fingers in total, which made Qing Yi even more surprised.

"Tian Bin, the lower doctor of Yangwu City, pays homage to the upper doctor of Longcheng City!"

The old man with white hair and beard did not hesitate at all and took the initiative to bow to Qing Yi, who was only sixteen years old. His only remaining left eye was flashing with excitement.
"In the past few months since the beginning of the year, I have been worried about the movements of the Ghost Witch Department. Now that the doctor has come to the Northern Frontier, I feel much more relieved."

"Uh--"

Qing Yi was used to seeing the city doctors treating him coldly and plotting against him along the way, but he did not expect that Yangwu City Guardian Tian Bin would be so enthusiastic towards him.

After thinking about it carefully, I understood why this happened. Yangwu City was only a thousand miles away from the Ghost Witch Tribe's lair, and there was no strong support around it. Indeed, every day was a life of fear.

Thinking of this, Qing Yi smiled even more brightly. This would be more conducive to controlling Yangwu City, so he stepped forward and helped the Yangwu City Guard up:

"You are so polite, Doctor Tian Bin. When I passed through Yanze, I had a fierce battle with the Ghost Witch Tribe. The enemy's 100,000-man army was completely wiped out and suffered heavy losses.

In the next few years, Yangwu City will no longer have to worry about the harassment of the Ghost Witch Department. From now on, you and I will be neighbors, and we can interact more often. The construction of Longcheng Fengtu still depends on the support of Yangwu City. "

"What? A hundred thousand soldiers of the Ghost Witch Tribe were wiped out?"

Tian Bin, the defender of Yangwu City, showed surprise in his only remaining left eye. He couldn't believe that the Ghost Witch Tribe, which had become increasingly rampant over the past six months, had been defeated just like that.

When he saw several carts of giant beast skeletons piled up like small hills, and the group of puppeteers led by Kui Wendou, Tian Bin's expression was indescribably complicated.
"Alas, Yangwu City was built by my grandfather a hundred years ago. Three generations have guarded this city. It has been decades since I became the defender of Yangwu City.

My left leg, right eye, and five fingers on both hands were lost in dozens of battles with the Ghost Witch Tribe. I don't even have the face to attend the Winter Festival.

I was worried that when I got old, my descendants would not be able to defend Yangwu City. Fortunately, the doctor hit the Ghost Witch Tribe hard when he first arrived in the northern border, so I can finally rest for two years."

It turns out that Yangwu City was built and guarded by three generations of Tian Bin's family. No wonder he has such a high prestige among the military, civilians and vassal states of Yangwu City.

Qing Yi had more and more respect for the old man, and Tian Bin did not take advantage of his seniority at all. Although there was a huge age gap between the two, they got along more and more harmoniously.

We talked about the local customs and culture of Yangwu City, and how Yangwu City will support the construction of Longcheng Fengtu in the future.

Thanks to Zhang Yu 0509 for the reward

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