Tumancheng was formerly known as Tuman City.
The history of the Yan State, if the last hundred years are removed, is simply a history of wars with the barbarians. During the war years, Tumancheng served as a place where the Yan State fought against the barbarians. The front line.
Countless times, the men of Yan State set out from here to expedition into the desert.
Either they are wrapped in horse leather, or they return in triumph carrying the heads of barbarians.
A large part of the reason why the kingdoms in the Central Plains are so useless is that the Yan State relied on its own power to block the northern threat from the desert, allowing the three big countries in the Central Plains to "sing and dance." "Opportunity.
Of course, this does not mean that the successive monarchs of the Yan Kingdom were so selfless and dedicated, willingly guarding the border for the civilization of the Central Plains.
Who said their geographical location is so bad?
Unless the monarch of the Yan Kingdom is tired of sitting on the throne and wants to change to the desert to live the life of a rancher eating cheese and wearing sheepskins, it is absolutely impossible for the monarch of the Yan Kingdom to bow to the desert barbarians.
However, it has been nearly a hundred years since the smoke of gunfire left Tuman City. This former first military town on the frontier has now developed into the military, economic, political and cultural center of the entire Beifeng County.
Compared with Tumancheng, Hutoucheng is really just a younger brother.
The commercial economy that Hutou City has always been proud of is actually just eating a little bit of the soup that is dripping all over the city.
There are many foreign merchants here, and they regard this place as their transit point. Caravans from desert barbarian tribes, caravans from the Western Regions, and even more distant western caravans all gather here.
At the same time, caravans from Yan, Jin, Qian, Chu and a large number of small eastern countries also linger here all year round. It is true that this is the "Shenzhen" of the world. Not an exaggeration.
At this moment,
In Tumancheng Street Market,
A middle-aged man with a mustache and a white Western-style robe is holding a dog. Walking around.
The dog leash is very thin.
It is so thin that it can be taken directly back to the skillful woman to knit clothes.
But the dog held by the dog leash is Very big.
It has white and black hair and a long tail. If it were fully raised, it would be much taller than a normal adult man.
All the residents in the city have seen the world, and they also keep a distance from this big dog. However, some children are not afraid and have been chasing and playing behind the big dog. But if you let them touch the dog's head at close range, these little babies won't dare.
If you look at it from a modern perspective, this giant dog looks a lot like a husky.
However, this size is comparable to that of an adult Alaskan with plenty of bones.
One person and one dog wandered on the street for a long time, and then returned to the mansion.
The city is full of pictures, but the style is extremely rough. It is not as neat as the capital city of Heqian Kingdom.Waiwai is divided into many cities and towns, but the masses naturally have their own clusters. Rich areas and civilian areas are consciously divided according to different housing prices.
There are also mansions built by businessmen from various countries. In later generations, these mansions will become tourist and photo spots.
The courtyard in the mansion is very large. Although there is no official military attaché in the embassy similar to that of later generations, the private guards in the caravan are indispensable, and the defense is quite tight.
This is also allowed by Tumancheng officials, because there is a Zhenbei Army camp outside Tumancheng. The Zhenbei Army has a camp of 50,000 troops and is stationed there. Anyone can They don't dare to act recklessly.
As for this large Erha, originally during the city gate inspection, the city guards were not allowed to enter.
There are monsters in this world.
Daze in the Chu State, Tianduan Mountain in the Jin State, and deep in the desert to the north of the Yan State are actually places where monsters roam.
In some armies, there will be tamed monsters to assist in the battle. The strange beasts equipped by Yan State's own officials and generals also fall into this category, but they are artificially bred and bred.
If the monster goes crazy, especially in the city, the damage and impact it will cause will be too great.
However, when entering the city that day, the Erha performed a juggling act and proved that he was a big dog who could only do acrobatics, so he was allowed to be brought into the city.
There was a charcoal pot burning in the room, and Winter took off his coat.
Two blonde maids came over with hot towels, squatted on both sides of Erha, and wiped Erha's feet.
After finishing their work, the two maids withdrew.
Winter poured two cups of tea.
Erha walked to the table, straightened his body, and sat on the chair. He stuck a paw on the teacup and brought it to his mouth. He stuck out his long tongue to taste the tea.
"The tea from Qian Country is indeed good." Winter praised.
"Indeed, in the past, when tea was trafficked to us, the journey was long and fresh, and it also passed through a long desert. It seems that the tea was also contaminated with the astringent taste of sand."
Erha, speaking human words.
"The best tea, the best porcelain, the best silk, and even the most beautiful women are all in Qian Country. This Qian Country is really enviable."
Went sighed while sipping tea.
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This is the only country where the land under its jurisdiction is suitable for human habitation. The land is fertile and the products are rich.”
Wendt nodded and said, “Maybe it’s because the geographical conditions are so good. , The Qian Kingdom is actually the weakest among the four great powers in the East. "
The most classic battle of the Qian Kingdom was the battle that made the first Zhenbei Hou famous.
But apart from this, when Qian Guo faced Jin and Chu successively, they were both abused masters, winning less and losing more.
Erha put the teacup on the table with his paw and said:
"I really like the words of the wise man from the East: Born in sorrow and died in happiness."
< p>"What a pity. This east is indeed full of gold, but it is too far away from us.""It's not just a long way, but do you still remember the savage disasters back then?"
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Barbaric disaster refers to the fact that a hundred years ago, the barbarian tribes under the leadership of Wang Ting fought with the Yan State for many years. The Great Khan of the Barbarian Royal Court had to admit that the Yan State and the Yan State's cavalry were indeed It was a difficult stone to chew, and he was beaten to a bloody head by the Yan people many times.
There was no way, since the road south was almost hopeless due to the existence of the Yan Kingdom, the Wangting Khan of that generation turned to command the barbarian tribal cavalry to plunder westward.
First they swept through the countries in the Western Region and forced them to surrender. Then the barbarian cavalry drove further and directly broke into the western border.
The barbarians who were originally beaten to a pulp by the Yan people at the border of the Yan Kingdom instantly regained their confidence in front of the Western countries and defeated many Western countries, which greatly shocked the Western world.
Perhaps it was because the Great Khan, who had been oppressed by the Yan people since he succeeded to the throne, had been suppressed for too long, so after invading the West, seeing that the situation was good, he began to become promiscuous. .
He personally led the elite troops of the royal court and the army of wise kings to attack Huanglong. His sword pointed directly at the capital of the largest empire in the West at that time, hoping to directly defeat the spirit of the Western world. This made the western land a new pasture for the barbarians.
As a result, the Holy See took action. In that battle, all the Knights Templar came out. All the elites from the Western countries gathered. There were countless great magicians and great fighters. Even the dark camp in the West Sequence seems to have also mobilized its forces to help.
In that battle, the barbarian Khan who went deep alone and the most loyal and elite royal court elite around him were all destroyed!
Although the barbarians still had extremely powerful fighting power, they were driven back again by the Western countries because they were leaderless.
Since then, the Barbarian Royal Court has gradually become a mascot similar to the emperor of later generations due to its heavy losses. It can no longer integrate and order the desert barbarians to obey its orders.
A hundred years ago, after receiving this news, the monarchs and ministers of the Yan Kingdom were extremely surprised. The barbarians who had been fighting against them for so many years were actually defeated by Westerners.
How terrifying are these Western countries?
But in the eyes of the Western world, my God, this group of terrifying barbarians were defeated by the Yan Kingdom in the east before they came here, but they were already so terrifying that they almost made the entire Western civilization was annihilated by its iron hoof.
God, how terrifying is that empire called "Yan"?
For this reason, over the past hundred years, because the desert barbarians have become honest, the Belt and Road Initiative has been established.
The East and the West think each other is terrible and not to be trifled with.
With this attitude,
For hundreds of years, the East and the West have The exchange has actually maintained an extremely good honeymoon phase.
The Yan State attaches great importance to commerce. Compared with the other three eastern countries, the territory of the Yan State is really barren, and the royal family of the Yan State also has to deal with the numerous local nobles who are from their own empire. With the current blood-sucking situation, it is even more urgent to protect one's own business interests.
"A hundred years have passed, but the Zhenbei Army here is still strong."
Winter sighed.
In recent decades, the Roman Empire has risen again and become the undisputed largest power in the Western world.
He originally thought that after such a long period of peace, the terrifying war machine of Yan State would have become rusty, but the facts told him that this army, known as the Zhenbei Army, was still extremely powerful. horrible.
The empire wants to extend its tentacles to the east. The barbarian tribes are easy to deal with, but the journey is too long. A laborious expedition is already extremely stressful. By the time the empire's army crosses it, it will be extremely exhausted. When the desert comes to the east, can they withstand the charge of the 300,000-strong Northern Army cavalry from the upper and lower towns of Beifeng County?
“Rome was not built in a day. We just need to do the things at hand well.
Besides, the Zhenbei Houfu and the Zhenbei Army under his command Aren't you already estranged from the Yan court? If you can get the promise of Zhenbei Hou Mansion and reach cooperation with them, extending the power of the empire to the east will no longer be a dream."
"Senator. Will those old antiques from the court agree?”
“Let’s get things done first, and then consider the Senate. If we can achieve cooperation with the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion, the Senate will have to agree. , If you don’t agree... Haha, aren’t they afraid that the generals below will bloodbath the Senate again?”
“This matter cannot be rushed. The princess has always refused to see me, so it should be. I have already noticed my identity. I will try again in a few days.”
“These Easterners are like this. It doesn’t matter how fierce their internal strife is, but they don’t care about aliens like us. We are extremely cautious. In their eyes, there is no difference between us and the barbarians."
"Let's not talk about this anymore."
Winter interrupted Erha.
p>reached out,
took out a small porcelain bottle from his pocket, pulled out the cork, took a deep breath of the aroma inside, a look of great enjoyment on his face, and said slowly:
"How did you find out about that group of people?"
"They only came to us, not to other firms."
"You didn't find other Western businessmen either?"
"No, they just found us."
"Why do I feel that they have seen through our identity?"< /p>
"You mean, are they spies from the Yan court? ”
“No, no, no, how could a secret agent come up with such a magical thing without doing his job properly? As for that thing called soap, aren’t you using it every day these days? "
Erha heard this and said:
"It must be that I have washed that thing too many times, and I have lost some hair. ”
“Haha, when you go back from now on, take a bath with soap, and then spray this on your body. Won’t every spermary female and dog in the empire be obsessed with you? "
Erha grinned and smiled. Obviously, he had been fantasizing and looking forward to this scene for a long time.
"Have you confirmed the location of those people? "
"Not yet. After they gave us this gift, they have been deliberately hiding themselves. ”
“Not a fool. "
"They probably want something from us and want to negotiate with us. "Erha said.
"If you want to negotiate, you must be qualified to sit at the same table with me, otherwise..."
At this time,
< p>A black shadow penetrated from the doorway of the room, revealing a figure kneeling on the ground."What's the matter?" "
"Reporting to Your Highness, we finally found the location of those people. "
Hearing this, Winter stretched out,
and said:
"Go, make less noise and catch the ones alive. "
"Understood. "
The black shadow figure disappeared immediately.
Erha then raised his paw and pressed a bell on the table.
" Jingle bells..."
Immediately, Erha lay on the ground again, pretending that he was really just a dog.
Soon, there was a sound from outside. There was a sound of footsteps, and a man who looked like a man from the Western Regions came in respectfully.
“Dear master, your loyal servant Maimuti is at your service. "
Wendt glanced at Erha who was lying on the ground wagging his tail, with a smile on his lips,
said:
"Go and get the old man Choose a female from the mastiff dogs bought from the barbarian merchant and give it to her. "
Winter pointed at Erha under the table.
Maimuti nodded and said: "Okay, master. "
"Oh, by the way, I asked you to find someone who can play the piano in Tuman City. Is there any news? ”
Actually, Winter didn’t have too many expectations for this task. Even in the West today, there are very few people who know such an elegant instrument as the piano, let alone in this distant East. " I reported back to the owner and found one. He said that he knew how to play the piano, and he took the initiative to describe the appearance of the piano to me. AlthoughAlthough there is a slight difference, the general appearance is the same as the master's piano, but..."
"Oh? Did you really find it? "Went immediately became happy and said, "Just what? "
"It's just that he is blind. "
"My piano teacher is also blind. He is blind, and his perception of music is more acute than that of normal people. ”
“Yes, Master, you are right. ”
“Where are they now? "
"Already waiting for the master's call in the living room. ”
“Okay, invite him in.” "
"Woof! "
Winter pointed at Erha lying on the ground with some disgust,
"Take it out first and breed it. ”
“Wow~~”
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