The night was as dark as ink.

A long string of torches lit up a mountain range more than forty miles southwest of Luoyun City, and a group of Liang Army sentries were patrolling along the valley.

Because the Yunzhou border is too long and narrow, Luoyun City alone cannot defend the entire defense line, so there are sentries patrolling the mountains every day.

"Commander, I wonder how the brothers who suppress the bandits are doing in the battle. I really envy them. They still have battles to fight, unlike us who can only wander around in this mountain."

A sturdy man was holding a torch and mumbling.

"You know nothing!" the commander cursed and said, "What's the point of beating bandits? They are just a mob and can't stand on the stage. We are elites. Do you know what elites are? Naturally, we have to be placed in a dangerous place.

Elite. Take a look, there are so many mountains and valleys, what if Yan Bing follows a trail to get in!"

"Liar." The soldiers under his command shouted unconvinced: "We come here to patrol every day. Where are the Yan soldiers from? Not even a ghost is seen."

"It's a good thing that we can't see it. It means that the Yan soldiers don't dare to attack us. How powerful we are." Chief Biao retorted.

But judging from the flash of envy in his eyes, it was obvious that he also wanted to fight on the battlefield to suppress bandits.

"Boss, go back and talk to your boss. We should also be transferred to the bandit suppression team to practice our skills. We should also start eating meat." The soldier was still persuading tirelessly.

"Okay, okay, you have the most ideas. I will definitely talk to the general when I get the chance, but let's finish inspecting this valley first." The commander finally felt a little moved, pulled the reins and moved forward.

"Hey, thank you, head!"

Upon hearing this, the cavalrymen, numbering dozens at a time, became excited and roused themselves to continue patrolling.

As the cavalry went away, the dark valley fell into silence again, with only a little moonlight shining on the earth, bright and clear.

Time passed slowly, and around midnight, several low horseshoe sounds sounded, and another group of cavalry suddenly emerged from the fork in the mountain.

The number of soldiers was much larger than that of the previous Liangjun sentry cavalry. There were about a hundred or so people, all wearing Hufu and military uniforms. This look was clearly that of Yan Rong soldiers.

The leader, a centurion with a cold face, got off his horse, lay on the ground and looked carefully for a long time. He reached out to touch the sand on the ground and said in a deep voice: "There are horse hoof prints, and there are a lot of people. It seems that there are also Liang troops here.

patrol."

"Gulu."

A soldier following him swallowed and said cautiously: "Boss, we are already deep into the rear of Luoyun City. There are more and more patrols from the Liang Army. Why don't we withdraw?"

"Withdraw?" The centurion squatting on the ground frowned: "The order from Shangfeng is to go deep into the rear to find out the strength of the Liaodong garrison. How far will we go? If we can't bring back any useful military information, we will have good harvests.

What? What, you still want to fool the general?"

A group of soldiers looked at each other in confusion. They were all under the command of Yan Bing general Ulan Bals and had been ordered to come to investigate the military situation.

It was okay at first. Taking advantage of the complicated terrain on the border of Yunzhou, they rushed in. As a result, the Liang army's sentries and cavalry they encountered became increasingly dense. During the day, they were almost discovered by the Liang army, and they broke out in a cold sweat.

.

This is the hinterland of the Liang Army. If it is exposed, they will have no choice but to die in the face of the Liang Army's encirclement and suppression.

"What are you afraid of? All of them are so cowardly. We Yan soldiers don't even look down on Beijin. What do Liang soldiers have to be afraid of? They have no future!" The centurion cursed softly: "Don't we all think

Meritorious service? As long as we get useful information, we won’t all be promoted when we go back!"

Under the centurion's slightly seductive words, these men finally nodded: "Listen to the boss! Just do whatever the boss says!"

"Go! Go in and touch inside!"

The centurion got on his horse and with a wave of his hand, the group of cavalry sneaked into the fork in the mountain and disappeared without a trace.

…

"Dang Dang Dang!"

There were about 70 or 80 people crowded in front of a valley. Many of them were waving their picks and digging into the rocks. There were also many bamboo baskets and carts on the side, which were filled with excavated stones.

The gravel will be sent away later.

Half of these people were wearing standard military linings, and the rest were wearing ordinary civilian clothes.

They are laying foundations and digging caves. The first batch of forts in Yunzhou will be built here. Although the suppression of bandits is still going on, construction has already started in places like these where there are no bandits.

An old man over fifty years old hunched over and hammered hard again and again. After a while, he felt a little tired. He put his hands on his hips and looked at the big sun above his head. He said with a smile: "The weather is really nice.

, neither cold nor hot, just suitable for work."

"Old man Liu, take a rest when you are tired." The middle-aged man who looked like a soldier also stopped what he was doing and said with a smile: "There is no rush at this moment, our team's progress is already faster than other places.

Quite a few.”

It turns out that they were ordered to be drawn from the army to build the fort. Because it was the autumn harvest, the recruitment of civilians from Shuntan and Shunzhou had not yet started, so the people currently involved in building the fort were local farmers in Yunzhou and soldiers drawn from the army.

Teams of ten formed a team and began to build the fortress according to the location previously designated by the general's mansion.

Of course, most of these civilians are hunters in the mountains and do not need to worry about the autumn harvest, and the government will also pay them wages.

"Hey, Wangtou, you are looking down on me. When I was young, I hunted in the mountains and even killed strong male wolves. Such a small amount of work is nothing. Just wait until I can take a breath." The old man laughed.

said.

"Okay, anyway, you are always a bit stubborn."

The soldier whom the old man called the king's leader was named Wang Yi, and he was a commander in the Liaodong Army. This time he was ordered to help the civilians build the fort, and there were dozens of soldiers around him who were his subordinates.

At this moment, these soldiers all put aside the Beiliang Dao, and replaced them with various farm tools in their hands.

"Wang Tou, please tell us again. The battle in Guxian Town was really beautiful and made us happy."

"Yes, yes, Wang Tou, please tell me more."

Everyone also started cheering, and a wry smile appeared on Wang Yi's face. Because he had participated in the battles at Jinyang Pass and Guxian Town, everyone has been pestering him these days to tell stories about the great victory in Guxian Town. After listening to

I listen to it over and over again and never get tired of it.

Originally, Wang Yi was very proud and proud when he told it for the first time, but these days they always have to listen to the story of the great victory in Guxian Town. Wang Yi told it over and over again. Even if the victory in Guxian Town was indeed wonderful, it still didn't matter.

I can't stand it two or three times a day. These people are never tired of hearing it, and Wang Yi himself almost vomits.

"Come on, come on, Wang Tou will relieve everyone's fatigue!" Old man Liu, who was holding a farm tool, danced and gestured.
Chapter completed!