The other two young men on the carriage were named Li Yu and Li Shan. They were only eleven or twelve years old. Naturally, they could become apprentices because their families were wealthier than Li Yan's. There are only twelve or three families in their village, and the three teenagers are quite familiar with each other. As the scenery on the roadside continues to change, the boy's temperament is revealed, and his mood is gradually depressed by the scenery passing by on the roadside. Replaced by a sense of freshness, the two began to talk. As the scenery on the roadside continued to change, Li Yu and Li Shan gradually became excited. Their moods began to heat up like the warmer sunshine in the sky, and they began to look forward to the future. , kept talking loudly.
Li Yan basically remained silent, only occasionally responding or echoing some of their topics. His mind was in turmoil, with all kinds of thoughts running through his mind. One moment he was thinking about the future, another moment he was thinking about his family, and finally he secretly made up his mind, "I will do a good job this time, earn more money, and build my second family after returning to the village." There is a large courtyard, one for the third brother to marry a wife; the other is for him and his parents to live in, so that the second elder can live a good life; during the Chinese New Year and the holidays, he also brings his three sisters back, and the family is reunited, and then nor shall they be separated.”
This is a manifestation of the young man's character. He only considered that his third brother would get a wife, but he spent time alone with his second brother. He did not consider that in that case, he would have to start a family independently. He was still confused with all kinds of thoughts.
On the way, Li Guoxin found an opportunity to confess to Li Yan in a low voice, telling him that he should perform well after joining the army and strive to win the favor of the commander in the army. The Guards may also participate in the task of defending the city. Of course, he only said that it was possible, but basically not. These were considered as reminders, for fear of frightening Li Yan if he said it too harshly.
Li Yan was interrupted by Li Guoxin and woke up a lot from his confusion. He nodded in agreement in a low voice, which made Li Guoxin feel a little more at ease.
After explaining these precautions to Li Yan, Li Guoxin's voice became louder and continued, "Li Yan, if you had joined the Guards, you probably wouldn't have had the opportunity to visit your family in the past few years. Unless you have achieved military exploits, there is probably a very small chance of doing meritorious service just after joining the army. If there are things or letters that need to be sent back then, you can leave them with Li Yu or Li Shan. There are often people in the village, so every day Ask them to go there every time they come, and ask the villagers to pick up any letters or whatever and bring them back to the village to give to your parents. In addition, although there are other people in the village working or serving as apprentices in the city, they probably won't have time today. I will take you to find the way, but you can go to the place where Li Yu and Li Shan go first. The matter between them will be settled after paying the fee to the host and signing the contract. Soon, yours should It will take a while to decide."
Li Yan heard this and said, "Uncle Guoxin, if there are people coming from the village, just ask them to leave my place. The barracks should be easy to find." .
"You kid, how can you think so simply? However, I can't blame you. How can those garrison barracks be ordinary?"It would be unavoidable for Leng Leng to go to a place where others could go and be interrogated. It would be bad if he was taken into prison as an enemy spy. "
"Oh, I don't know about that." Li Yan scratched his head and said embarrassedly after hearing this.
"However, it has been a few years since you joined the army, or you have become a soldier. official. We can go to see you bright and clear, but then you have to get to know your Uncle Guoxin," Li Guoxin said jokingly.
Without waiting for Li Yan to answer, Li Yu rushed to say, "Guoxin Uncle, when I learn how to cook well, every time you come here, I will cook you the most delicious food for free, which will be the most fragrant. "
Li Shan also rushed to say, "Uncle Guoxin, I will give your family, um, and every family in the village the best sickles, hoes, knives, and guns. Come hunting. "
"Haha, okay, okay, from now on our Lijia Village will rely on your generation. With you, when we get old, we can make a pot of wine every day, eat game, and watch the big fish. The sun rises and sets in the green mountains, I am happy and happy." Li Guoxin laughed loudly.
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After the topic started, the carriage suddenly became lively. Li Yan also said a few words from time to time, eager to participate.
The county seat turns out from the foot of Daqing Mountain. In fact, Lijia Village is located near the main peak of Daqing Mountain. , but the mountains stretched continuously to the south and north with no end.
At noon, he found a shady spot on the roadside and stopped the carriage. Li Guoxin took out the food and asked them to rest. After eating some food, Li Yan and the others also took out dry food and other things from their packages, spread them on the ground and ate together. Although they were coarse grain pickles and a little pickled beast meat brought from home, they chatted while eating. Happy.
Finally around midnight, they arrived outside the county town. Looking from a distance, they saw a city located in a large open field, with the city walls built against the mountains on the east and west sides. As I walked closer and closer, I saw that the city gate and the city wall were more than thirty feet high. Looking towards the city wall, I could see shadowy black figures walking on it. I think they were soldiers patrolling the city. A large golden flag wrote The word "Emperor" was fluttering in the wind, and the three characters "Qingshan Pass" on the city gate
The three people in the car, Li Yan, also stopped talking, opened their mouths, and stared blankly at the towering city. Door, they have never been here like the adults in the village. They have grown up in the village, and the farthest place is just around the village. They have never seen such a majestic building. This is the first time they see this scene. He was amazed in his heart.
There were not many people coming in and out of the city gate at this time, probably because it was already afternoon. Li Guoxin reined in the horse lightly, slowed down the carriage, and turned to Li Yan and the others. Three Roads "The county town is connected to the mountains from east to west, and there are only two city gates in the north and south. The inspection at the north gate is much looser, but the south gate is adjacent to Mengguo, and the inspection is extremely strict, and the south gate generally only opens three gates during the day. Around the hour, although we left the southGoing south, there are still about ten miles of buffer land before reaching the Mongolian border, but for the cavalry, this is almost a matter of moments. Fortunately, the Qingshan Pass connects high mountains to the east and west, allowing the enemy to attack There is only one road to the south that is feasible, which makes the county more difficult to defend and difficult to attack. The mountains on the east and west sides are steep and the ridge is narrow. It cannot allow several people and horses to go up at the same time. Even if someone can go up, attacking down the mountain will be a problem. It is estimated that they will be discovered before they come down, and they will have been shot by the defender's crossbow. "
Li Yan and the others looked towards the towering city wall as they were told, but the wall was too high, and they were in the north of the city. From this angle, they could only vaguely see a row of black trees on the east and west sides. The objects raised their heads to the sky, pointing to the peaks on both sides.
Li Yan thought to himself, "Uncle Guo Xin said that the inspection at the North City Gate is loose, so most of the people coming here are from their own country. It's because of people. The rows of black objects on the city wall should be crossbow arrows. Seeing that the ridge is so upright and steep, there is really no room for several people to be on it at the same time. But I can't go up this kind of mountain. I guess there are only a few people in the village. It would be very difficult for two or three people like Uncle Guo Xin and the others to go up. If you were to miss the mark on that mountain, you would probably just roll down and turn into a pulp. Even if someone can climb this mountain, if they attack from the top of the mountain to the walls on both sides, as long as there is a slight movement, there will be a sound of gravel falling under their feet, and the soldiers on the city wall below must have known it in advance. It only takes a row of crossbow arrows to shoot the people above them into hedgehogs. It is really a dangerous place."
Li Yu and Li Shan also recovered from the shock at this time and heard Li Guoxin's words. Li Yu asked, "Uncle Guoxin, the city wall is so strong and guarded by soldiers, so the men of Meng must not be able to invade it, right?" "
Li Guoxin looked calm and said, "This is hard to say. I heard that Meng's traitors have invaded several times in the past few years. In one of them, the enemy soldiers had already attacked the city wall. Fortunately, there were Marshal Hong personally went to the city to fight in a bloody battle and defeated the enemy soldiers. Later, he heard from the people in the city that the blood flowed all over the city along the city wall. The streets were covered with blood, water and flesh, and there was even more on the city wall and outside the county seat. The corpses piled up like mountains. Although most of them belonged to the enemy's attackers, there were also a small number of people from our dynasty. "
When Li Yu and Li Shan heard this, they couldn't help but look pale. They thought that if they were to be apprentices here from now on, they would not be afraid. They looked at Li Yan worriedly, thinking in their hearts, Brother Yan. Aren't we going to fight too? Wouldn't that be even more dangerous?
When Li Guoxin said this, he felt something was wrong, and immediately stopped the topic and laughed, "These are just some rumors I heard. Come, it should be impossible to do it seriously, otherwise the county would not be so prosperous now. "
In fact, he knew it well. Due to the frequent wars in the border areas, the dynasty had long issued a decree that local people were not allowed to migrate in the border areas to show the people's patriotism. In the heart, an inch of land is home, and no matter how powerful the enemy is outside, he can still live and work in peace and contentment. Li Guoxin doesn't know the situation in other border areas, but it's the end of the world.The Shaoqing Mountain Pass really blocked the enemy soldiers and ensured the current peace of the villages and towns behind the county seat.