Chapter 19 Chang'an (2) [Please vote for further reading]
"None of us have been to Chang'an, yet you have all been there?" Hu Biao asked hesitantly with a hint of drunkenness.
Mainly because he was thinking that many of the netizens had visited that city in the modern dimension.
But that was more than a thousand years ago. After such a long time, this city has changed so much that it is no longer a concept.
In ancient times, traveling around was something only wealthy families could afford.
Anyway, poor guys like Zhang Tiezhu will probably have some difficulties.
Facing Hu Biao's questioning, Zhang Tiezhu seemed to be a little angry, and immediately started shouting: "Chang'an? Of course we have been there.
We are recruiters from various places. After gathering in Chang'an City, we set out from Chang'an all the way to the Western Regions.
Many years have passed, and a certain family remembers that after the army passed Baqiao, there was a young lady on the roadside who broke off a willow branch and threw it to me.
It is said that when people from Chang'an go on long journeys, they will break a willow branch from the willow tree by the Bahe River and pin it on their chest to ward off evil spirits and ensure a safe journey.
Even though many years have passed, I still remember how handsome that little lady was.
I don’t know if he was betrothed to someone at that time?”
When he said this, the expression on Zhang Tiezhu's face with the terrifying scars became gentler than ever before; perhaps he thought of that little lady again, which made him crazy.
Unfortunately, Hu Biao and others did not notice this.
Ruifeng, who was also a little drunk, asked excitedly: "I heard that Chang'an is the largest city in the world. Is it true?"
Because Zhang Tiezhu missed the young lady, he answered the question this time from the scholar.
In the entire Xuange Camp, due to a large number of injuries and other reasons, this one is the only surviving literate veteran, and he said with certainty:
"It's true.
Chang'an has 108 cities and towns, and it is said that it has more than 330,000 households and a population of nearly one million. Compared with the Beiting Protectorate, which had four cities under its command, there were more soldiers and civilians in them.
I don’t know how many barbarian merchants from the Western Regions fell to their knees on the spot when they saw Chang’an City for the first time.
Perhaps they believed that only gods from heaven could build such a large and prosperous city and be qualified to live in it."
The scholar's voice finally fell, and the one-eyed dragon beside him seemed to be reminded of the most beautiful memories in his heart.
He also added: "Chang'an City is so big, like a huge chess card; not to mention the imperial city where Your Majesty is located, it would take many days to visit the 108 cities.
It is a coincidence that the few days we gathered in Chang'an happened to be the time of the Lantern Festival.
Your Majesty's fate, everyone celebrated the Lantern Festival, and King Wu couldn't help it for three consecutive days in Chang'an City. We, the recruits, were also lucky enough to take turns to visit the city for a day. The lively scene will never be forgotten in this generation.
The streets are decorated with lights and colorful decorations, as if the stars in the sky have fallen into the human world.
There are men, women, and children all dressed up everywhere, and if you are not careful, your sleeves will be squeezed out; your ears are filled with the laughter of calling children, it is really very prosperous."
In the tone of the one-eyed dragon, one can hear the deep pride and nostalgia.
In response to the above description, Lang Qing, a single brother, pointed out the key point:
"I heard that the young lady from Chang'an not only wears fine silk dresses, but also has very bold styles and styles. However, the collar is so low that even the ditch can be clearly seen. Is it true?"
Normally, this guy would never ask such a question, but now he asked a lot of veteran SPs what they were thinking, whether he drank too much low-alcohol Sanlejing juice or whether he was drunk.
This question seemed to have reached Liang Daya's heart, and he immediately said excitedly:
"That's right, even half of the clothes are exposed, so white. Even the Hu Ji who solicits business at the door of the wine shop is cleaner than those here in the Western Region, and the smell of sheep on her body is not so strong."
The warehouse manager, on the other hand, asked what many foodies were thinking: "Does Chang'an have a lot of delicious food and wine?"
"Chang'an City is full of wine shops. The delicious ones include roasted tail banquet, camel's hoof soup, golden jade carp, roasted goose and duck, raw lamb dumplings, glutinous rice dumplings, steamed glutinous rice dumplings, locust leaf cold soup, Qingfeng rice, etc.
If I eat them one by one, I might not be able to finish them all in a month."
Colonel Wang, who happened to be carrying a roasted leg of lamb, came over and heard such a question, and immediately answered it.
Even if he is a captain, he hasn't been back for many years...
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At about 10:30 in the evening, drunkenly, Hu Biao and others returned to the military camp and fell asleep; but even while sleeping, scenes of the magnificent Chang'an City still appeared in their minds.
It was like a divine kingdom that had fallen into the human world, full of joy and abundance.
Every foreigner from outside is filled with envy and yearning.
These are the scenes of magnificent scenes outlined in the minds of Hu Biao and others through the words spoken by Zhang Tiezhu and others.
It represents this nation, a once extremely glorious moment and memory.
In such a scene, even in their sleep, they all felt leisurely and fascinated. They really wanted to visit that great city.
But what they didn't know was that something happened at this moment that determined their future fate.
First, in the city lord's palace, Guo Xin's soldiers looked at their commander, who seemed to be getting older as he knelt down in front of the lights, and finally couldn't help it anymore.
He walked up and down carrying a plate and said:
"Guo Shuai, you haven't eaten for a day; didn't you praise the delicious soup cake called 'mutton steamed bun' last night?
During their carnival in the city today, they brought some food called 'dumplings', saying that they were specially made for you, so you should eat some of them."
Upon hearing this, Guo Xin, who had a headache due to the war, became even more angry.
He admitted that the weird soup cake called "mutton steamed bun" yesterday was the best meal he had ever eaten in his life.
It was precisely because of this that he ate too much yesterday to make his mouth feel good, which made him suffer even more pain today.
It was all because of severe hemorrhoids, which made him feel so stuffy in his stomach.
So, if you don’t eat, you will be hungry; if you eat, you will feel pain.
Looking at Guo Xin's expression, the guards around him naturally knew what was going on. With a thought, they said: "Guo Shuai, why don't you try the ointment offered by those dolls?"
Perhaps it was the performance of Hu Biao and others in the past two days that made Guo Xin let down more of her guard.
Or maybe it was the physical pain that made him willing to take a risk.
So after asking about the specific usage method that Hu Biao conveyed in detail, Guo Xin began to change clothes; the so-called changing clothes was just a fancy name used by the ancients for convenience.
In short, when Ma Yinglong came into contact with the affected area, a refreshing feeling went straight to Tianling Gai.
Guo Xin felt that her whole soul was floating in an indescribable sense of comfort; all the anxious feelings disappeared in an instant.
Finally, when he came out from behind the screen with relaxed steps, Guo Shuai, who seemed to have been reborn, gave instructions to his guards:
"Go and bring those 'dumplings' and a pot of Sanlejiang.
By the way, I remember that I still have a spare piece of old armor, let’s give it to that Hu Biao, so that he can have a little more chance of survival in the upcoming battle.”
After hearing this, the bodyguard was shocked for a moment before agreeing.
The look of envy in his eyes can be seen by everyone.
Secondly, in the dark night, only fifty or sixty miles away from Kucha City, a large army was marching overnight.
The long torches are connected into a huge dragon, which makes it impossible to see the end.
Compared with the information obtained by the original soldiers and civilians of Kucha City.
Today's Tibetan army can at least reach the city at least three days ahead of schedule, that is, it will arrive at the city around dawn today. Once it arrives, it will launch a fierce attack like a violent storm.
As for the position of the central army, the commander-in-chief of the Tibetan army and the future Prime Minister of Tibetan history, Shang Qixin'er, was far from as calm as he appeared on the surface.
Because decades ago, even if Tubo took advantage of the civil strife in the Tang Dynasty, they had to send most of the army from the Western Regions back to suppress the rebellion and occupied the land in Hexi.
However, the remaining thousands of Anxi troops who had cut off contact with the Tang Dynasty still repelled their countless attacks.
The land in the Western Regions could never be completely controlled by Tubo.
Fortunately, by now, these Tang troops are completely old and unable to fight, so this time the entire Western Region is destined to be defeated by Tubo.
For this reason, they did not hesitate to notify all the tribes under their command to send troops many months in advance, traveling thousands of miles to participate in the war.
It's not that they can't eliminate the old soldiers of the Anxi Army with the help of their Tubo power, but they must make these foreigners, who are like grass on the wall, forge deeper hatred with the Tang people...
PS: The feature film will be released tomorrow. There is so much foreshadowing in the early stage, mainly so that netizens who are desperate can have a reasonable change in their mentality.
Otherwise, it doesn't make sense to let these guys fight to the death as soon as they come up.
Finally, dear readers, the author of the book is here to ask for votes and follow-up reading, especially since the follow-up reading is a bit low. It would be embarrassing if it does not make it to the second round of recommendations.
