The Emperor is Above

Chapter 398: Mr. Shi, you finally arrived
"The Dragon City, the fief of the senior official, was also mentioned by my father and grandfather when I was young!"

In the makeshift tent, Yangwu City Guard Tian Bin frowned slightly, pondered for a long time, and then sighed, "In fact, Longcheng is not a city, it may be more appropriate to call it Longcheng Fortress.

One of the reasons why Marquis Mu ordered the construction of Dragon City was to prevent the Xianyu tribe from crossing the Yunling Mountains and heading south. Tens of thousands of young and strong people were recruited and it took five years to build.

Of course, some people say that such a huge price was spent not only for defense purposes, but also for the purpose of crossing Yunling Mountain to attack Xianyu’s hinterland. "

"Whether Dragon City is a city or a fortress, even if it has been reduced to ruins for hundreds of years, it is still the fiefdom bestowed upon me by the king!"

Qing Yi was very determined, and then he bowed and asked, "Since Yangwu City is the closest city to Longcheng, I wonder if you know anything about it, Doctor?"

"Of course I understand!"

Tian Bin nodded repeatedly, trying to recall all the information and experiences he had about Longcheng. “Longcheng is a full 800 miles away from Yangwu City, but more than 400 miles north of here is the northernmost border of Xing State.

Further north, it is no longer a wilderness or plain, but rather a hilly and forested area of ​​various sizes, with some settlements of indigenous people living there. This is considered the outer edge of the Yunling Mountains.

This hilly forest is about 200 miles wide. Only when you go deeper into it can you enter the real Yunling Mountains. The rolling mountains are covered with snow even in the hottest summer.

If we continue northwards for another 150 miles, we will reach the Dragon City Mound, but the mountain road that was dug hundreds of years ago has fallen into disrepair and has long been covered by landslides and gravel, or is overgrown with grass and thorns and is nowhere to be found. "

Qing Yi had been listening carefully to the other party's story. After the other party finished speaking, he asked thoughtfully:
"Doctor Tian Bin, I heard that we can reach the Dragon City Mound by following the Tiger Leaping River upstream? I wonder if it is feasible to dig a road along the river?"

"Hmm - we can indeed follow the Tiger Leaping River upstream to the Dragon City Mound!"

Tian Bin frowned as he said, "According to the records from hundreds of years ago, when Marquis Mu was building the Dragon City Fortress, the road to the outside world had not yet been dug, so they relied on ships to transport materials from Yangwu City.

During summer and autumn, when rains are frequent and the river water rises, ships carrying millions of pounds can sail to Feixiong Bay, 200 miles away from Longcheng. There is a flat river bay with an area of ​​seven or eight miles that can be used for warehousing and transportation.

However, small boats weighing less than 100,000 jin can sail directly to a lake 20 miles away from the Dragon City Mound. However, the water flow in the Yunling Mountains is fast, and some sections need to be towed by trackers.

In winter, the river is frozen and ships cannot navigate. However, you can go upstream along the river beach to reach Longcheng. However, there are towering high peaks on both sides of the river, making it very difficult to build a road along the river.

Once the river thaws in the spring, it will be like isolating the Dragon City in the Cloud Ridge. If anything unexpected happens, it will be very difficult for outsiders to provide reinforcements."

Qing Yi's heart moved, and he said with a look of regret, "If there were no stone spirits or blue flower tree spirits in Yunling, it would be great. We could go upstream while the river is frozen in winter. Even if we can only rely on boats to travel in spring, summer and autumn, it would not delay the construction of the burial mound."

"Haha, Senior Doctor, you may not know that our Yangwu City soldiers, civilians, and vassal vassals are all very happy that the Stone Spirit and the Blue Flower Tree Spirit appeared in Yunling!"

Tian Bin laughed when he heard Qing Yi's sigh, his white hair and beard trembling with laughter, "Although they have controlled Yunling for hundreds of years, they have many exotic beasts and fierce birds under their command.

There are also more than a dozen powerful wild folk settlements that have surrendered to us, but they have never attacked or plundered us, and they have also blocked the threat from the Xianyu tribe in the north for us.

If there were no stone spirits and blue flower tree spirits, even if there were a large army stationed in Longcheng Fortress, our Yangwu City would have to guard against the Xianyu army in the north and the invasion of the Ghost Witch tribe in the southeast, and would not be able to cope with such consumption at all.”

"That's true. If there were no stone spirits in Yunling, Xianyu's army could have gone down the river from Longcheng Fengtu. When the river freezes in winter, a large group of cavalry can rush down the river."

Qing Yi bowed again with a helpless look on his face and said, "It seems that if the threat from the stone spirit and the blue and white tree spirit is not resolved, the tens of thousands of people under my command will have to stay outside Yangwu City. I hope your Excellency will take good care of them." In fact, how could Qing Yi not know the situation in Longcheng? He deliberately brought the topic here to give the people in Yangwu City the impression that they were forced to stay.

Doctor Tian Bin was over seventy years old and had been through a lot. He did not realize Qing Yi's intention to attack Yangwu City. He also felt that it was not a good thing to let such a large team stay outside Yangwu City for a long time.

The entire Yangwu City has only about 50,000 people, but Qing Yi has more than 37,000 people under his command, which is comparable to the number of people under Ya Qing.

If the Longcheng fiefdom cannot be recovered in a short time, and tens of thousands of people stay outside Yangwu City all year round, Qing Yi, as a senior official, will inevitably affect the voice of the defenders of Yangwu City.

Even though Tian Bin had been looking forward to Qing Yi's arrival in the northern border, and got along very well with Qing Yi, he just wanted a strong ally, rather than a situation where someone else was occupying his position.

What Qing Yi said just now was actually a foreshadowing. The continuous stay of tens of thousands of people is certainly arousing vigilance, but it would be easier to accept if a part of the troops were left behind after a short period of stay.

Therefore, after finishing speaking, Qing Yi had been paying close attention to the changes in Tian Bin's expression, and immediately smiled softly, pretending not to notice:

"Fortunately, when I set out from the capital, Old Man Shi said that he would soon come to the northern border and help me take back the Dragon City from the Stone Spirit."

"I heard that one of the two great masters guarding the country, Old Man Shi, successfully broke through the shackles of the first rank during the winter festival ceremony before the New Year and became a rare saint-level strongman in the world?"

As expected, Yangwu City defender Tian Bin secretly breathed a sigh of relief. His attention was completely diverted, and he said with a slight hesitation,
"Old Man Shi often came to Yunling to visit Shi Ling in the early years. He has some friendship with the other party. If he comes forward, he will definitely let the senior doctor take back the land of Longcheng as soon as possible."

"Of course!"

Qing Yi acted as excited and complacent as a teenager should, "Old Man Shi is a Saint Realm expert who has surpassed the first-grade Grandmaster, while the Stone Spirit and the Blue Flower Tree Spirit are only first-grade monsters.

If they return the Dragon City burial ground to me obediently, it will be fine. But if they dare to say no, I guarantee that they will be killed without burying them!"

This time, Tian Bin was finally completely relieved. Since Old Man Shi came forward to help, it would be easy for Qing Yi to take back the land of Longcheng, and he would not stay for a long time to seize Yangwu City.

After letting down their guard, Tian Bin and Qing Yi got along more and more harmoniously. The old and the young seemed to be friends regardless of age difference, and they were truly having a great time.

Although Yangwu City is located in the northern border with barren land, they still brought out a large number of pigs, cattle and sheep as gifts to welcome Qing Yi.

In the next few days, all the units under Qing Yi carried out their activities in the existing manner.

Fifteen thousand militiamen devoted themselves to training, women were busy weaving and embroidering, and children received instruction in schools every day.

The place is especially lively at night, with not only delicious food but also increasingly skillful and exciting puppet shows.

The wonderful performance also attracted a large number of people from Yangwu City to come and watch. For this reason, Qing Yi set up a special performance outside the car camp, claiming that it was to repay the people of Yangwu City for their welcome to his family, which attracted a lot of praise.

Time flew by and five or six days passed in the blink of an eye. When Qing Yi was preparing to test the qualifications of many children and teenagers in the school, a clear cry of a snowy owl was heard in the sky.

He looked up at the sky in surprise: "Old Man Shi, you finally arrived."

(End of this chapter)