Lin Ji followed the team entering the city and looked at the towering city wall not far away.
The city wall was even much higher than the city wall of the capital. There were often soldiers walking back and forth on it to explore the surroundings, and sharp arrows could be vaguely seen protruding from behind the arrow holes.
There's obviously no war yet, but Beiguan City feels like it's facing a formidable enemy.
"It's at least thirty meters high. Such a high city wall is really rare." Lin Ji sighed softly.
As if he heard Lin Ji's muttering, a middle-aged man in front of him turned back to look at Lin Ji.
"My friend is not from Yunzhou?"
Lin Ji was startled and realized that there seemed to be something in the words of the man in front of him.
"What, is there something wrong?"
The middle-aged man smiled, cupped his hands and said, "I'm in charge of the Longchang Chamber of Commerce, Ji Liu."
"Lin Ji."
"Brother Lin, now is not a good time to come to Yunzhou. If you don't have anything to do, it's better to leave as soon as possible." Ji Liu reminded.
Lin Ji asked: "Is it because the barbarians disturbed Yunzhou?"
"Disruption? I guess the war is coming soon..." Ji Liu shook his head and said with a bit of certainty in his tone.
As he spoke, he pointed at the soldiers on the tall wall.
"Have you seen those soldiers? Have you ever seen the guards in that city so alert on weekdays?"
Lin Ji lowered his voice slightly.
"Appreciate further details."
Ji Liu is obviously a talkative person. Maybe he was bored after waiting in line for too long and wanted to find someone to talk to.
"Generally speaking, the barbarians in the north only go south every three years, then rest and recuperate for three years, and then come back again, and the cycle repeats."
"So regular?"
"There is a rule. Their ox-carts and carriages can only rob three years' worth of supplies at a time. If there is no food left, they will naturally come down to rob."
Ji Liu talked about this matter with obvious anger, "Logically speaking, the last barbarian invasion was two years ago, and it should be next year anyway. Now there are scattered barbarians in Yunzhou causing trouble. We
These businessmen no longer dare to act openly."
After hearing this, Lin Ji realized that it was no wonder that Ji Liu was so resentful and co-authoring was delaying his business.
Lin Ji continued to ask: "Since you know that the barbarians are robbing food, why don't you transport the food away? If you don't let them return with a full load every time, in the long run, they will not even be able to fill their stomachs, and it will be difficult for them to have the energy to come to Yunzhou.
Bar?"
When Ji Liu heard this, he grinned, and there was something strange in that smile.
"Brother Lin, why do you think barbarians are called barbarians?"
"What?"
"If they couldn't grab food, they would capture the people and take back the corpses of both sides on the battlefield. As long as they were edible and useful, they would take them back."
"Eating people?" Lin Ji's pupils narrowed.
Ji Liu patted Lin Ji's shoulder and waved to the other side.
The team on the other side is a convoy entering the city.
Soon, a motorcade driver came over carrying a small bag.
Ji Liu took the bag, opened it and showed it to Lin Ji.
"Dried meat?" Lin Ji was puzzled.
Ji Liu smiled.
"I encountered barbarian robbery on the road and was killed by my convoy guards. What I snatched was dried human meat."
Upon hearing this, Lin Ji subconsciously took the bag from Ji Liu's hand and took out a bunch of dried meat.
I couldn't see it clearly just now, but after I took it out, I could see it clearly.
It's a forearm, dried after removing the palm.
He put the thing back into the bag with some hesitation and handed the bag back.
"Mr. Ji, Lin's eyes have been opened."
"Hehe, so now is not the time to come to Yunzhou. The war is about to start, and the entire north of Yunzhou will become a battlefield... I remember that about ten years ago, the barbarians all attacked Beiguan City."
Ji Liu pointed to the city wall and said, "Did you see those ravines above? They were left by the barbarians."
While he was talking, it was Ji Liu's turn in the team.
After saying hello, he went to deal with the officers and soldiers guarding the city.
Lin Ji was still in shock. He knew that Yunzhou was the front line with the barbarians in the north, but he never knew that things would be so troublesome, let alone that the barbarians could reach the capital of Yunzhou.
"From this point of view, the Zhenbei Army may not have any advantage in the battle situation..."
Thinking of the famous Yunzhou Zhenbei Army in Beijing, Lin Ji could never imagine that the real situation would be like this.
After Ji Liu entered the city, Lin Ji took a step forward.
The guards came up to him and looked Lin Ji up and down.
"You don't look like someone from Yunzhou. Are you from the south?"
"Yes, from Jingzhou."
"What are you doing in Yunzhou?"
"Are you going to cross-examine in such detail?" Lin Ji was stunned, "I think the people in front of me all paid and went into the city."
"They are all familiar faces. They come and go frequently, so there is no need to check them," the guard said meticulously.
Lin Ji was too lazy to talk nonsense. If there was no direct passage for officials to enter and exit Beiguan City, he would never have thought to queue up.
He took out his token directly.
"Here on an errand."
As soon as they saw the sentence order, the guards quickly took two steps back and bowed in salute.
"I don't know if it's your Majesty the Commander in Chief. Could you please pass me your official documents or proof of identity?"
Upon hearing this, Lin Ji became more and more surprised, and his expression became a little more solemn.
Even the people from the Supervisor Tiansi dare to investigate. If something goes wrong, there must be a monster.
"I received an oral order and no official document. As for proof of identity...how should I prove it?"
"This..." The guards were also stumped. On weekdays, if the supervisors in the city were coming in and out, they would naturally not need to conduct such careful checks.
Just when the situation was in a dilemma, Lin Ji suddenly felt a slight chill on the back of his neck. Someone powerful was looking at him.
Looking back, I saw someone jumping over the long queue and heading straight to the city gate.
The man was wearing a thick coat and a felt hat on his head, but looking at his rosy face, it was obvious that he was not dressed like this because of the cold.
He looks to be in his early forties, with a rough look on his face.
Lin Ji narrowed his eyes slightly. He felt that his spiritual power was about to move, as if he wanted to compete with the person in front of him.
"Sun Travel Realm monk?" The man came closer and looked at Lin Ji.
Then, his eyes fell on the token in Lin Ji's hand.
"Where are you the commander?"
"Jingzhou, Lin Ji." Lin Ji responded and asked again, "You haven't asked for advice yet?"
"Are you Lin Ji? Hahaha, brother Lin, you and I have been friends for a long time." The tough man laughed twice and waved his hand at the guard at the door.
The guard said nothing and quickly moved out of the way.
Somewhat inexplicably, he followed the brute man into the city, and then the man turned back to look at Lin Ji.