Chapter 1398: Building a Pass
"Three Kingdoms Online Game: Princes Struggle for Hegemony ()"
The county captain knew that this was his opportunity. Seeing that Zhao Yu's soldiers had already laid out the map, he quickly stepped forward and looked at the map carefully. After confirming it again and again, he pointed to a place on the map and said: "This is it!"
Zhao Yu looked at where he was pointing, frowned, and asked the county lieutenant to explain the terrain here in detail.
"General, the Lao Ha River turns a corner here. Originally, the Lao Ha River was in the middle of the valley, but when it got here, its position was at the foot of the mountain near Nanshan, almost flowing right next to Nanshan, on the west bank. It’s a cliff several feet high, and it’s impossible for people to climb over it.”
"As for the east bank, it is nearly two miles away from Ma'anshan in the east. It is a place about two miles wide and four or five miles long. If you want to build a pass, this should be the best location."
After saying that, the county lieutenant looked at Zhao Yu expectantly, hoping that his suggestion would be approved by her.
However, Zhao Yu didn't speak for a long time. He pondered for a moment and said, "Well, early tomorrow morning, the county lieutenant will go there with me to inspect the terrain. If this is really the most suitable place, I will definitely do it." I will show my merit to you in front of the king.”
As soon as Zhao Yu finished speaking, everyone in Pingquan County present looked at the county lieutenant with envy. The county lieutenant even thanked him repeatedly with a blushing face: "Thank you, general. Don't worry, general. From Xiaosigou all the way to Pingquan, This is definitely the best place.”
Seeing other appearances, Zhao Yu added: "This time the Xianbei people invade, the war will not end soon, so we still need everyone to work together. When the king will discuss merits and reward them, your contribution will be indispensable."
"Thank you, General. We will definitely cooperate with you, General!" Hearing this, everyone thanked him in unison.
When everyone was full of joy, Hao Jian was led into the county government office: "General, all the soldiers have been arranged. Before General, a hundred soldiers have been arranged to rest. After a while, they immediately left the city and went north to explore the cities in the north. and the situation of the Xianbei army.”
Zhao Yu nodded: "Thank you for your hard work. Pass on the order. All the cavalry will rest in Pingquan overnight. They will follow the general northward early tomorrow morning to find a suitable place to build the pass."
Having said this, she turned to look at the county magistrate: "I also ask the magistrate to recruit all the craftsmen related to the city's construction. Tomorrow morning, we will go north. We will send a thousand cavalry to protect us along the way. Of course, in addition to craftsmen, civilian husbands are also required. Yes, let’s recruit two thousand first. After the location is determined, we will decide whether to add more civilians based on the actual situation.”
"Of course, everyone in the city also has a lot to do. If Xiaosigou Town and this pass in front cannot stop the Xianbei army from attacking, then Pingquan City will be the most important city in the north. Because once Pingquan cannot be defended, Lu All the cities north of the Dragon Fortress will fall under the attack of the Xianbei army. When the time comes, everyone should be prepared to bear the wrath of the king. "
Speaking of this, Zhao Yu glanced at everyone present, and everyone felt chills running down their spines when she saw her.
"Please don't worry, general. We will fully cooperate. Just ask the general to make arrangements." The county magistrate quickly bowed and said;
"Starting from tomorrow, the rest of the people in the city, except for those who have been transferred out to build the pass, need to prepare for the war with all their strength, strengthen the city walls, reserve all kinds of city defense materials, and go all out to build catapults and other city defense equipment. Everyone, if you don't want to be Slaves of the Xianbei people, just do it with your heart.”
After saying that, she said to Hao Jian: "Let's go back to camp!"
"General!" Seeing that Zhao Yu was about to return to the military camp, the county magistrate quickly stopped him and said: "General, please wait a moment. I have prepared a courtyard. The general can stay in this courtyard while he is commanding the war in Pingquan. , it’s still not that convenient if you live in a military camp.”
How could the county magistrate let go of such a good opportunity to curry favor with Zhao Yu? When Zhao Yuhui came to lead troops to support him, the county magistrate had already ordered a courtyard to be prepared near the north gate to accommodate Zhao Yu and her. The nearly one hundred guards are more than enough.
Zhao Yu is a female general after all,
In addition to the one hundred tiger and horse cavalry guarding the safety, there is also a group of more than ten female soldiers guarding them. Generally, if they are sending troops abroad, they also have several separate camps. Now they are on their own territory. In addition, Zhao Yu is He led the cavalry in a hurry, so he did not carry any luggage, so Zhao Yu did not refuse the county magistrate's kindness. Under the leadership of the magistrate himself, he moved into a courtyard not far from the Beimen Military Camp.
Early the next morning, three thousand cavalrymen gathered and stood by after breakfast. After Zhao Yu left a thousand cavalrymen to guard the craftsmen and civilians recruited in Pingquan County, he led two thousand cavalrymen to the north under the leadership of Pingquan County Lieutenant. Go and find a suitable place to build a city.
Everyone went all the way north, less than forty miles north of Pingquan County, and arrived at the location mentioned by the county captain. Just as he said, the Laoha River has always been in the center of the valley, from both sides of the river to both sides. The distance between the mountain ridges is almost the same, but when we reach this position, a big bend suddenly appears.
The side near Nanshan in the west is suddenly close to the cliff of Nanshan. There is no road to pass on the bank. As a result, a river bank about two miles wide appears on the east bank of the river, and the entire river bend is about two miles wide from east to west. miles, and the length from north to south reaches three or four miles. Such a good location is indeed a good pass place.
Zhao Yu and Hao Jian carefully inspected the surroundings again. Both agreed to build a pass here. However, in addition to this place, Zhao Yu also needed to confirm the terrain from here to Xiaosigou Town to prepare for the subsequent battle.
So the two of them got on their horses again and continued to go north along the Laoha River until they reached Xiaosigou Town, 40 miles away, and then stopped.
"General Hao, did the scouts send back any news last night?" Zhao Yu asked;
Hao Jian shook his head. The scouts only came out last night. At that time, it was almost dark. Even if they traveled overnight, they could not go far, so it was almost impossible to bring back news from the north so quickly.
Zhao Yu also knew that the possibility was not great, so he did not pay much attention to Hao Jian's answer: "Let's go, the army will go to Xiaosigou Town to take a look."
As he said, he rode his horse and continued to move forward until he stopped a few hundred steps south of Xiaosigou Town.
This is a town-level territory. Gongsun Zan built a town here just to build a transit station between Pingquan and Dianzi City and Chifeng City further north.
There are only a few thousand people in the city, and there are only 300 soldiers on duty. Seeing the large wave of cavalry appearing in the south, the gate of the town has been closed long ago.
Zhao Yu saw this and hurriedly asked the Pingquan County Lieutenant to come forward and communicate with the soldiers in the town, which made them feel relieved.
The defenders in the town heard that it was the reinforcements from Yanbei County, and hurriedly opened the town gate to greet them. After Zhao Yu met with everyone, he directly ordered the people in the town to pack up their money and property immediately, and go south to Liaoxi and Youbeiping for resettlement, while the 300 soldiers continued to guard here until the people in the northern cities were basically evacuated, and then go south to join the army.
After arranging these things, Zhao Yu ordered Hao Jian to continue to lead a thousand cavalrymen to the north to check the situation in Dianzi City and other places, while she herself led a thousand cavalrymen back to the place just selected and immediately began to build the pass.
As for the name of the pass, Zhao Yu and Huangfu Chaobo were also on the same page, and they were too lazy to think about it. Since the pass was built next to Ma'an Mountain, it was called Ma'an Pass.