Meng Hetong listened quietly, and then secretly wrote down the fortifications in the city. Because it was the first day here, they had been running around for more than twenty days, one by one, and they were inevitably a little exhausted. Ning Yuanhou asked them to Go and have a good rest.
Because the war started in the border town, many people who originally lived here began to move out, so the city gradually became a little deserted. Some generals asked to close the city gates to let the people in the city live and die together with the city.
But Ning Yuanhou would not do this. He has always firmly believed that talent is the foundation. Only when people are alive can they have opportunities and a future. If everyone is to guard a city that is about to collapse, it will only create more people. It has no effect other than the innocent soul.
Meng Hetong lay on the camp bed for a while, but still couldn't sleep, so he went out to find Xu Yanquan and asked him to accompany him for a walk in the city. Then he met the sneaky Xie Suyu.
Then the three of them hit it off immediately, changed their clothes, and went to the city arm in arm.
After actually walking to the center of the city, the place was uncharacteristically lively. People were coming and going on the streets, and occasionally a strong fragrance wafted out. The group of them had been eating dry food along the way. As soon as they smelled these The smell of the food made me couldn't help but move my index finger, and finally I sat down in a noodle shop.
Because it is close to Northern Xinjiang, there are occasionally people who have escaped from Northern Xinjiang in this city, so there are also many Central Plains people with deep eyebrows in the city, but one by one, they all speak this fluent Central Plains dialect.
"Brothers are all from the capital, right!" The waiter came up with a face in his hand, "Look at the three students, Jin Gui, who also speak with a certain accent. Are they here for business or for fun?"
Meng Hetong saw the waiter's enthusiasm and said with a smile: "We are just here to see the customs and customs of this city!"
"It's not a good time to come now. It happens to be during the war and we can't go out. In normal times, there will be many people from Northern Xinjiang here to do business. They have a lot of weird things. It's so fun!" Waiter He said with a smile, "You guys should go back after playing here for two days. At this time, this is not a safe place!"
Xie Suyu looked at the waiter and couldn't help but ask: "Then why don't you leave?"
"Us? We are born and raised in this place, where can we go?" The waiter smiled bitterly, "However, we are also used to it. Those barbarians from northern Xinjiang will come and fight from time to time, but they can't get in! "
"What if a call comes in?"
"Then fight with the soldiers, and you will have to drag two backers to death!" The waiter laughed honestly, "His Majesty the Emperor is worried about us people from poor areas, so he wants his sons to come here to fight. Come on, are the lives of us people more important than His Majesty’s children? The princes are all fighting here. We are fighting for our homeland and we ran away. We are really cowards!"
After the waiter finished speaking, he left.
Xie Suyu and Meng Hetong looked at each other, and finally Xu Yanquan pulled out the chopsticks for them: "Eat quickly!"
"I really didn't expect that the people in this place are quite courageous!" Xie Suyu was a little surprised.
"Most of the people here grew up in battles, and their ancestors always had family members who were in the army, guarding the city and their own homes. As long as Your Majesty does not give up on them, they will naturally not Give up your home!" Xu Yanquan said softly, "My father often said that what we protect is not just the country, but the homes of these people!"
Xie Suyu looked at the noodles in the bowl with a rather deep look.
Xu Yanquan and Meng Hetong looked at each other, neither said a word, but just ate noodles quietly.
The people in the border town are very enthusiastic. They still live like this. They don't seem to feel the threat of war. From the eyes of these people, Xie Suyu can see the trust they have in his father. Walking around this city , Xie Suyu suddenly felt that his eccentric father was actually a good emperor!
When Xie Suyu, who was sitting around the bonfire drinking at night, said these words, Xu Yanquan laughed: "His Majesty has always been a good emperor who serves the country and the people! It's just that the continuous wars for years have prevented His Majesty from developing the economy properly. This has been a loss for the treasury, but externally speaking, His Majesty has always stood by the country and is an out-and-out good emperor!"
Xie Suyu looked at the bonfire in front of him in a daze.
Meng Hetong took a sip of wine: "Back then, the fathers of the three of us sat by the fire camp, talking nonsense and drinking together. Now it's our turn!"
Xu Yanquan raised his head and glanced at Ning Yuanhou's camp not far away: "My father is the only one who sticks to Northern Xinjiang now. In fact, in a few years, it will be hard for my father to go to the battlefield again. I need to fight in the shortest possible time. , hold up the banner of Ningyuan Hou Mansion!"
Meng Hetong patted Xu Yanquan's shoulder with some emotion: "You still have time. My father is gone. I haven't had enough of this, and I have already achieved the title of Marquis!"
Xu Yanquan glanced at Meng Hetong: "If you had stopped being such a waste a few years ago, you wouldn't know nothing!"
"I see that the Marquis' face is very solemn. Is the situation of this battle very unfavorable?" Xie Suyu hesitated for a whole day and finally asked this question.
Xu Yanquan hesitated for a while, then said: "It's really not optimistic! You know, this is the northernmost place on my map. When the weather gets cold, you will freeze to death if you get up to urinate in the middle of the night. Originally, I I still want to take advantage of the turn of spring and summer to achieve a quick victory, but after listening to what General Fang said today, I’m afraid it won’t be that simple if I want to win a quick victory!”
"Since Northern Xinjiang sent the Sanger group to fight this battle, they are determined to win. Your battle will become very difficult. They will definitely try their best to wait until winter, and when the heavy snow closes the mountains, here It has become their home court! They are born to be horsemen, but our cavalry only accounts for one-tenth of all people. Once we wait until winter, we will become very passive!" Xu Yanquan's eyes were full of excitement. worry.
Meng Hetong and Xie Suyu looked at each other: "So, Marquis Ningyuan and His Majesty should also know about this possibility?"
Xu Yanquan nodded: "Your Majesty made great achievements in Northern Xinjiang in the early years. How could he not know that he sent my father to go on an expedition because my father was good at fighting hard in winter? The seventh prince is a prince, and no one dares to fight in the seventh prince. The prince is deducting military pay right under his nose, your majesty is preparing for a rainy day!"
