The inner and outer eaves of Beizhen's city walls are built with huge bricks.
The city walls Liu Juan saw were all constructed by hand. When building materials were transported manually, bricks of the same size and small weight were used to build the city walls. This not only facilitated construction, but also improved the construction rate and construction level.
Secondly, the gates of many passes were often built with long-span arches using blue bricks. Some of these blue bricks have been severely weathered, but the entire city gate still stands majestically, showing the superb skills of building arches at that time.
Judging from the architectural decoration on the gate towers of the pass, the production techniques of many stone and brick carvings are extremely complex and delicate, reflecting the unique artistic talent of the craftsmen at that time.
The average height of the Beizhen City Wall is 7.8 meters, with some sections as high as 14 meters.
Wherever the hills are steep, the buildings should be lower, and where the hills are flat, the buildings should be higher; important places should be higher, and ordinary places should be lower.
Liu Juan knew that the wall was an important part of defense against the enemy. When he went up to take a look, he was driven down by a soldier.
Liu Juan saw that the total thickness was relatively wide, with the foundation width being 3.5 meters and the average floor width on the wall being 3.8 meters. The wall was composed of an outer eaves wall and an inner eaves wall, filled with soil and gravel.
The outer eaves wall refers to the side of the outer wall facing outside the city.
When constructing, there is an obvious cut-off point, which is generally 125% of the wall height.
Liu Juan knew that the contraction of the wall could increase the width of the lower part of the wall, enhance the stability of the wall, strengthen its defensive performance, and make the outer wall majestic.
The inner eaves wall refers to the inner side of the outer wall. It is generally constructed as a vertical wall without obvious cutoffs. Regarding the thickness of the outer eaves wall, it is generally based on the thickness of the wall at the "crement". Here
The thickness is generally one and a half bricks wide, and depending on the ratio of points, the thickness becomes thicker as you go down.
The exit of the cave was outside the city wall. The man glanced at Liu Juan, then walked along the city wall for an hour, and then came to a cave. The man entered the cave first. Liu Juan walked over and took a look.
There was a hole more than ten meters away. I followed the ladder left at the entrance of the hole and went to the bottom. I saw that the bottom had been hollowed out and turned into a basement with an area of about tens of square meters. There was also the only exit.
There are no openings outside, and the layout inside the room is relatively simple. There is only a table in the middle, and a shelf against the wall with some paperwork on it.
Seeing that there was no place to ambush anyone in the house, Liu Juan breathed a sigh of relief, but his left hand holding the dagger did not let go. At this moment, he remembered what Wuliang had said to him: I hope you
Remember, in this world, there is no one who knows about this matter. And he also said that night that if his identity is leaked, he will definitely attract an endless pursuit by the Imperial Guard.
Liu Juan understood deeply that there is only one kind of person in the world who cannot speak, and that is the dead. In this precarious era, if you want to protect yourself, you can only let as few people in the world know your identity as possible. Only in this way, you can protect yourself.
Only then can one truly hide one's identity, and then join the inner guard as an ordinary person, and no one can guarantee that the person in front of him will not betray him in the future. Once he betrays, his identity will soon be leaked.
Liu Juan is definitely not a soft-hearted person, especially when his own safety is threatened.
Now that he thought of this, Liu Juan immediately understood the meaning of being unscrupulous. He looked up at the man who was looking for something, a sharp look flashed in his eyes, and said to himself: Don't blame me! I can only blame you for taking this job.
The man had no idea that the God of Death had already stood behind him and raised his sickle towards him. After searching for a while, he put a pile of things on the table and said, "This is for you.
Dongxi, your current identity is that of a hunter from Waier Township in Beizhen. Your name is Eryi. If everyone in the city is alive, your parents have passed away long ago. You came to Beizhen alone and made a living by hunting."
After speaking, he handed him a stack of papers, then pointed to others and said: "At this time, you have your household registration certificate, and some basic information you need to remember. As well as the map to Beizhen, please keep it!"
Liu Juan took the things with his right hand and looked at them. It was as he said. He couldn't help but admire his ability to do things. With these things, he had completely changed his appearance.
After putting away the things, Liu Juan smiled slightly and said, "Thank you, brother! I don't know what your last name is."
Seeing Liu Juan being so polite, he smiled, then clasped his fists and said, "My name is Wu Yu,...!"
His name is Wuyu. For this name, I will not take your life.
Naturally, Wuyu didn't know that he survived because of his good name. After Wuyu left, Liu Juan changed into ordinary clothes and left quietly.
The mountain forest was bathed in sunshine in the early morning. Due to the light rain last night, the air in the entire mountain forest seemed to have been cleansed, making everything feel fresh.
As the sun rises, the entire forest suddenly becomes active, with the sounds of chirping birds everywhere.
In addition to the chirping of birds, there was also a loud singing voice floating in the mountains, singing some popular local folk songs.
Uncle Er at the entrance of the village was moving the chair outside the door. When he heard the singing, he smiled slightly and said to a child in the yard: "If you don't go and pick him up, your uncle is going down the mountain!"
The child was about ten years old. When he heard what the old man said, he immediately said sweetly: "I'll go right away."
Uncle Er shook his head lovingly, lay down on the chair, and half-squinted his eyes.
After a while, the child came to the yard with a bearded man and said: "Grandpa, uncle is here to see you!"
The uncle in the child's mouth was Liu Juan. He didn't kill Wu Yu at first, but he left immediately without burning the place with a fire, because he always believed in one thing in his heart: since Wu Yu had hinted that he would kill him.
If a hidden thread is dropped, then another hidden thread will appear soon, but what will he think when he sees that he has not killed the hidden thread?
Liu Juan was still demanding and unscrupulous, so he didn't want to cause any trouble for him, so he chose a remote place and built a hut there to start his new life. His current name is Er Yi.
He was a hunter. Because his hut was closest to Uncle Er, he initially received great help from Uncle Er.
As the saying goes, Liu Juan will never be merciful towards his enemies, but he will also be unambiguous towards those who are kind to him. With his superb archery and trap-laying skills, Liu Juan's harvest is quite rich every time.
Every time he lived, he would be sent to a restaurant in the town in exchange for some necessary rice grains, and the rest would be handed over to Uncle Er for him to deal with. Every time Liu Juan came back, he would bring some with him.
A pot of wine and a drink or two with Uncle Er. Uncle Er is also a skilled craftsman. Every time Liu Juan catches a pheasant or something, he makes a pruning of the feathers and the bamboo behind his house for Liu Juan.
It also solves the problem of Liu Juan pruning.
In fact, Liu Juan had another purpose in contacting Uncle Er, and that was to learn!
Liu Juan knew that he came from the future society, and he had too much of the atmosphere of the future society in his body. He would often use it unknowingly, and according to the original plan with Wushun, he wanted to recruit Liu Juan in secretly.
Wei, so what Liu Juan has to do now is to hide the aura of the future society in himself and become an proud Chinese citizen.
When he came into contact with Uncle Er, Liu Juan started learning by the way, learning their accent, speaking habits, words and deeds, etc. In addition, he already had excellent talents. So, after more than half a month, Liu Juan
I imitated Uncle Er's accent, speaking habits, etc. to the letter, and now he is dressed in coarse clothes, showing most of his arms, with a full beard, messy hair, and carrying a baby on his back.
With a big bow and a fork on his shoulder, there are still a few live prey hanging on the fork. Anyone who looks at him will think that he is a hunter. But Liu Juan, a hunter, can be regarded as the best hunter.
He can be regarded as the laziest hunter. If he has not finished all the rice at home, he will not set up a trap to hunt. After all, this is just a transitional period.
At the same time, during this half month, Liu Juan also used his own eyes to examine the world and get to know a world that was basically completely unfamiliar to him.
This morning, Liu Juan caught a few more prey in the trap he arranged last night. He planned to take it to the town in exchange for some rice. When he arrived at Uncle Er's house, he handed over a small mountain pig that had been shot to death for him to deal with.
, and rushed towards the town.
This is not a big town like Beizhen. The town is located in the far west of Kyoto, the country of Aolai, more than a hundred miles away from Kyoto. The town is not big, only two streets. Today is a meeting, some villages around the town
People here are going to the market here, and the whole town seems quite lively. However, as soon as Liu Juan entered the town, he felt something strange about the town today, that is, there were many soldiers on the streets, but looking at the writing
The soldiers were dressed like ordinary soldiers, not those from Dongchang or Jinyiwei.
"Why are there so many soldiers today? Did something happen here?"
Liu Juan murmured to himself and walked calmly towards the restaurant in the town according to his original pace, but his eyes were staring at the surroundings with vigilance.
They didn't go far when three soldiers walked over from the opposite side. Their faces were full of arrogance, as if I am an uncle and I am afraid of who.
Seeing these soldiers, Liu Juan couldn't help curling his lips, feeling somewhat uncomfortable: in his time, the soldiers were the people's soldiers, but in this era, this soldier is the people's uncle.
When several soldiers passed by Liu Juan, one of them shouted: "That hunter in front, stop!"
Liu Juan was stunned, and immediately turned his head. Even though he was reluctant in his heart, his face was still full of smiles, and he said: "Several military masters, what's wrong with calling me young?"
When Liu Juan turned around, one of the soldiers pointed to the hare on his fork and said, "I left these for you guys."
"What a loud tone!"
Liu Juan suddenly felt a little displeased, but when he thought that his role was now an honest common man, a look of embarrassment appeared on his face, and he prayed: "Master, you see, we need to exchange rice and grain for this."
Yes, there is no rice in this house."
"What are you talking about?"
One of them was dissatisfied and said, "I'm just going to eat a few of your wild rabbits, and then you're talking all this nonsense!"
After saying that, he stretched out his hand to pick up the hare on the fork.
Liu Juan didn't pay attention to a few hares at first, but now he is a poor hunter, a complete little person, so a trace of prayer immediately appeared on his face, and he said: "Master Jun, this is really
Yes, the common people have to exchange it for rice!"
The other two couldn't help it anymore. One of them kicked him and said angrily: "You are a country bumpkin, don't you just have a few rabbits? Let me tell you, I will definitely eat these rabbits today!"
The man's kick did not pose any threat to Liu Juan. Even when the man just took off his kick, Liu Juan knew in his mind how to avoid his kick and then kill him, but that was
The former Liu Juan, now the Liu Juan, after receiving a hard kick without showing any trace, then pretended to be unconscious and fell to the ground, while crying: "Master, this is impossible!"
"Isn't it possible?"
Another soldier suddenly became angry, stamped hard on Liu Juan, and then cursed: "I think you can't do it!"
Liu Juan hugged his head hard with his hands, immediately relaxing the muscles in his body, which produced a cotton-like effect, reducing the soldier's strength to an acceptable range, and then let out a painful groan.
However, most of the moans were fake, and in his heart, he couldn't help but lament that it was really difficult to be a small person, especially a common person in troubled times.
There were already many people watching around. They saw that the officers and soldiers, apart from worrying about Liu Juan who was being beaten on the ground, dared to get angry but did not dare to speak out. People do not fight with officials. This mark has long been deeply engraved on them.
in mind.
At this time, there was a sound of horse hooves on the road, and someone shouted: "Stop!"
When the soldier who was waiting for you heard this, he immediately stopped his movements, stood there respectfully, lowered his head and said: "General!"
Liu Juan also opened his eyes at this time, and saw that the person coming was a young general, about the same height as himself, with a heroic look on his face. His heart moved, Liu Juan immediately got up and cried: "General, make the decision for me.
ah!"
The general on horseback looked at Liu Juan, whose face was covered with dirt, and said in a deep voice: "What happened?"
The three soldiers looked at each other, and one of them immediately said: "General, he is a rebel. He just wanted to attack us, but we caught him!"
Damn! If I wanted your lives, with your three-legged cat skills, you would have met the King of Hell long ago.
Liu Juan said fiercely in his heart, with a flash of sternness in his eyes, and then immediately kowtowed: "General, I am wronged. I am a hunter from Er Village, my name is Er Yi. I caught some game yesterday, and I plan to
In exchange for some rice grains, I didn't know that several military lords wanted to steal my things. If the little ones didn't obey, they would be beaten severely. The folks around me can bear witness for me."
"General, he's talking nonsense!"
One of the soldiers said hurriedly: "He is clearly a rebel, he... Ouch!"
It turned out that at this moment, the young general knew from the expressions of the people around him that the hunter in front of him was right. Seeing that the soldier was still lying, he swung his riding crop and swung it away, immediately interrupting his words.
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After beating the one who had spoken, the general was still angry. He waved his whip and gave each of the other two soldiers a whip. At the same time, he said angrily: "I was ordered to recruit troops here, but my reputation was ruined by the three of you. How can I spare you?"
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After saying that, he shouted to the people behind him: "Come here, drag these three people down and beat them with thirty military sticks in the street to serve as a warning to others!"
"yes!"
The soldiers on horseback behind him nodded immediately, and after dismounting, they tied up the three soldiers who were pale with fright and kept begging for mercy, and then dragged them off.
At this time, the general also dismounted, walked to Liu Juan, helped him up, and apologized at the same time: "It's all because of Ruo's lax management of the army, which made you suffer!"
The general's real name was Ruowen. When he helped Liu Juan up, his eyes couldn't help but fall on Liu Juan's exposed arm. With the sensitivity of a soldier, he immediately knew that if he took action, his soldier would definitely not be the one in front of him.
The opponent couldn't help but feel grateful. After helping Jiang Lang, he asked: "I wonder where you are staying? I will send someone to take you back. I'm going to see the doctor."
"No, no!"
Liu Juan immediately shook his head like a rattle and said: "The villain has thick skin and thick flesh, nothing is wrong."
Seeing his refusal, Ruowen nodded, returned to his horse, and shouted to him at the same time: "If you are interested, you might as well come and recruit some troops."
Liu Juan nodded. In fact, if Wen didn't say it, he had to go, but he didn't want him to attract anyone's attention.
After leaving Ruowen, Liu Juan went to a restaurant first, and then to a rice store. On the way, he began to think: If he went according to the plan, he should join the army now, and then think of ways to make contributions and become famous. But now the army
The party has already started recruiting troops, does that mean it is time for you to join the army?
Thinking about this in his mind, he changed some rice grains, bought snacks for Uncle Er's grandson, and hurried back to Er Village. On the way home, Liu Juan saw many people in a hurry, with faces on their faces.
The young man who was still a little excited knew in his heart that they were all signing up to join the army. At this moment, Liu Juan couldn't help but think of one person, that is Wuliang. He and Wuliang agreed
The time is one month, and the reason why Unscrupulous was able to give him one month and arrange him in Er Village must be that he knew the scope and time of recruiting troops very well. As far as the current situation is concerned,
Everything is developing according to his plan.
After understanding this, Liu Juan also had his own plan in his mind: to join the army.
In the past half month, Liu Juan has completely changed himself. If the former Liu Juan was a beast when he took action, but he was a kind person when he didn't take action, the current Liu Juan has undoubtedly done this better.
, or, according to his own understanding, more like an Aolai countryman. To integrate into the environment of this Aolai country, the best thing is to become an Aolai countryman himself.
