"Greetings, Mr. Lang."
"Greetings, Mr. Lang."
Li Shan jumped off his horse and smiled and cursed at the few young men guarding the village entrance. Most of the two hundred personal guards who accompanied him on the expedition returned safely. After all, it was said that Li Shan personally charged into the battle in Jingzhou, but In fact, before arriving at the battlefield, Dubu Khan and Tuli Khan turned around and fled. The troops in the Xiaoguan Battle mainly came from Yanzhou and Daizhou.
Zhu's, Zhou's, and Xiaoman's carriages and vehicles carrying various salutes entered Zhuangzi one by one. Li Shan stayed behind and strolled and joked with everyone. Most of the guards returned to Zhuangzi yesterday, including Wang Junhao, Zhu Ba, Zhao Da's dozen personal guards followed, and by the way, Liu Heier.
More than four months have passed in the blink of an eye, and Zhuangzi has changed a lot. Now Sun Moon Lake has a population of nearly a thousand households, which is comparable to a small town. Li's house, which was originally located on the west side, has now become the center. The area is not small, and the south To the side is the Su residence, to the north is the Ling residence, and nearby are the residences of generals with titles such as Zhou Erlang, Zhang Zhongjian, Hou Hongtao... Without exception, no one chose to move to Chang'an City.
Li Shan rode around on his horse from the south side, looked at it from a distance, and asked with a smile: "Did you include that village?"
"Yes." Zhu Wei nodded and said: "There is really not enough space. Just past the Forbidden Garden on the west side, and Dongshan on the north side, we can only go south. I exchanged it with them for the fields on the other side of the Wei River, and also helped them use red bricks. A house was built.”
"What a pity for this river...Brother Dingfang spent a lot of effort that year."
"It's still useful. After all, several big houses are in Hebei." Zhu Wei explained: "The small river leading to the Moon Lake is the outer perimeter, and there are also young men stationed there."
As he spoke, Zhu Wei looked at Liu Heier, thinking that the new Hu general Da Lang had conquered had a very poisonous eye, and everything he looked at was dangerous.
And Liu Hei'er was also a little surprised. It looked like an ordinary Zhuangzi, but it was easy to defend and difficult to attack... The village entrance to the east had obviously been garrisoned by young men for a long time, and there were scouts in the dense forest outside. However, the terrain in the south was flat, but There are rivers blocking it, so Zhuangzi is obviously used as a fortress.
After inspecting various places, Li Shan smiled and asked, "Ah Hei, if you have five hundred soldiers in your hands, how many days can you hold it?"
Liu Heier hesitated for a while, "Food?"
"There is enough food and grass." Zhu Wei asked with great interest: "The soldiers are all wearing armor, at least cotton armor. Horses, spears, knives are all available, and there are hundreds of crossbows."
Li Shan glanced at Zhu Wei. Although he had many crossbows under his command when he led the army in Daizhou and Yuanzhou, there were not hundreds of crossbows in the personal guards... After all, the world was originally established, and now the people are not allowed to use weapons or even armor. , but crossbows are strictly prohibited.
Liu Heier looked around and said in a deep voice after a moment: "Hundreds of enemy troops are difficult to defeat. More than a thousand enemy troops are enough to defend for ten days. Two thousand enemy troops can also defend for three to five days."
Li Shan nodded with a smile. This scale was similar to what Su Dingfang and Zhang Zhongjian estimated. "Uncle Qi, go back to Zhuangzi Defense to hand over to Ah Hei. Let him take a look at the roster so that he has an idea."
"Um."
Li Shan thought in his mind that if a large number of enemy troops attacked, it would mean that Li Shimin had been defeated... and was dead.
If Li Jiancheng succeeds, even if Pei Shiju is causing trouble inside, as long as Li Shimin is not dead, there will not be a large number of enemy troops attacking Sun Moon Lake... Cutting off Li Shimin's head must be Li Jiancheng's first goal.
As long as Sun Moon Lake can be defended and Pei Shiju is not allowed to cause the truth, Li Shan does not believe that the old fox has any ability to kill himself... Let Princess Pingyang handle the nonsense.
Of course, if Li Shimin really dies, then Li Shan's future will definitely be bleak... He might even find a chance to flee to the south in despair to survive.
In fact, Li Shan wanted to use it in this place when he brought Liu Hei'er back to Chang'an. Wang Junhao couldn't do the defense of Sun Moon Lake, but Liu Hei'er stayed at Nanguan Town that day, and he was unique in choosing the location and opportunity, so it was the most suitable. .
Zhu Wei looked deeply at Liu Heier and said in a low voice: "Since His Highness has more trust in you and allows you to command the personal guards, you must fulfill your duties and do not slack off."
"I would like to stay in Li's house." Liu Heier's answer was both straightforward and decisive.
Yesterday in the Lingyan Pavilion, Liu Heier witnessed with his own eyes how the Tang Emperor believed in Chong Langjun. He could also see that the Tang Emperor rejected the Jihu clan, but he still accepted Jihu's internal medicine and even agreed to trade with him.
"I ordered you to stay in the guard that day, just to reassure you." Li Shan got off his horse and walked along the water channel in the village. He said hello to the passing villagers from time to time and said with a smile: "There are also bandits in Jingzhao. As long as It’s all your credit for being able to defend Zhuangzi.”
"When the war calms down, Qu Shilang should be able to return to the Guards. At that time, you can serve in the Sixteenth Guards. It will be difficult to become a general, but it should not be difficult to become a lieutenant general."
"After all, the Jihu clan has just returned. Although you have the merit of defeating Xiao Pass with Gu Gu, after all, the previous battle on Tiantai Mountain..."
"You should be given a knighthood, but it won't be too high."
Liu Heier followed behind, but kept responding. Wang Junhao on the side smiled and said: "Those who were able to enter Lingyan Pavilion yesterday should be able to be knighted or promoted, right?"
"Brother Junhao is already the county official, and Zhou Erlang is the county boy." Qi Laosan pointed his fingers, "This time it will be the turn of the younger brother and Fan Shiyi."
"You can also build a big house by then." Li Shan said with a smile, which was regarded as acquiescence.
Speaking of which, Qi Laosan is also quite unlucky. He has been following Li Shan for a long time, and he is almost considered the second group. The first group was Fan Shiyi, Su Dingfang, and Wang Junhao, but they were later driven away by Li Shan. Making red bricks and horseshoes, they failed to catch up with the war the year before last, and they didn't show up in the Tiantai Mountain battle last year, leaving Qu Silang and Hou Hongtao to take the lead.
In fact, if it weren't for Qu Silang and his team staying in the army this time, Qi Laosan might not be able to follow Li Shan into Lingyan Pavilion.
After walking around everywhere, Li Shancai turned around and went home. Most of the house was completed, and the main building was fine. It was ready for people to live in. Only the corners still needed repairs. The front and back yards were mainly unfinished. Two gardens.
But even so, because the drawings were originally drawn by Li Shan, he did not have the characteristics of the times. He mixed in all the gardens he had visited in later generations. It seemed really messy to later generations, but at this time it was unconventional... …And this kind of exquisite garden-style architecture was actually rare in the Sui and Tang dynasties, especially in Guan Nei.
After Li Shan went on the expedition, he mainly took over the supervision side. They thought they were perfect, but in Li Shan's opinion... it was a bit rustic.
Li Shan felt a little regretful, but Liu Heier, a country bumpkin born in the grassland, was dazzled by the sight... He didn't know how to move when he walked into the winding corridor on the small lake.
(End of chapter)
