Chapter 32: Yanmen Pass, Guangwu City
Qin Wen, who was riding a snow dragon pony, quickly traveled through most of Bingzhou and rushed to Yanmen County at full speed. However, Qin Hao did not go to the county government office, but went directly to Guangwu, which is closest to Yanmen Pass.
Yanmen County has 14 counties under its jurisdiction, including Yinguan, Mayi, Qixian, Loufan, Guangwu, Yuanping, Lucheng, Wangtao, Fanri, Juyang, Naoxian, Wuzhou, Pingcheng, Qiangyang, etc. 14 counties, located in the northeast of Bingzhou, bordering the vast grassland to the north, Taiyuan to the south, Dai County of Jizhou to the east, and Dingxiang to the west. The terrain is surrounded by mountains, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack. The county has the strongest pass to resist the foreign tribes in the north. Yanmen Pass!
Yanmen Pass faces Longling and Yanmen Mountain to the east and Longshan Mountain to the west. The two mountains face each other and are shaped like a gate. Wild geese fly between them every year, so it is called Yanmen Pass. It is also called Yanmen Pass and Xilong Pass. It is located on the choke point of Guangwu. When you walk out of Guangwu City and follow the ditch, you will enter a narrow valley, known as the Yanmen Ancient Dangerous Road. There are mountains on both sides and strange rocks flying dangerously high. After climbing over a steep mountain ridge, you will find Yanmen Pass. It immediately catches the eye.
Yanmen Pass is built on a mountain, with overlapping peaks and steep cliffs. The walls are densely populated with pheasants and beacon monkeys. The east and west sides connect Laoyingkou to Shenchikou, Yangfangkou, Donglongkou, Xishankou, Doloukou and Dashikou. Eighteen passes such as Shikou, Malankou, Ruyuekou and Huyukou are connected into one. The terrain is very dangerous and it is a must-win for military strategists. It is also a must-pass for the foreign tribes from the north to go south.
During the Warring States Period, General Li Mu of the Zhao State was stationed in Yanmen. He relied on the dangers of Guancheng and careful defense to defeat hundreds of thousands of Xiongnu. The famous generals of the Han Dynasty, Li Guang, Wei Qing, and Huo Qubing, once led their troops to fight against the Xiongnu here and won a great victory. It was so powerful outside the Great Wall that Sui Yang Emperor Yang Guang once led his troops to fight against the Turks here. Tang general Xue Rengui once pursued the Turks here. Successful reports were frequently reported. In the Northern Song Dynasty, Yang Ye also came out of Yanmen several times to defeat the Liao soldiers, which frightened them and won the title of "Yang Invincible". "title.
Qin Hao's father, Qin Wen, had been benevolent since he became the governor of Yanmen four years ago. He opened trade routes, recruited refugees, dealt with corrupt officials internally, and fought against the Huns externally.
After four years of vigorous development, Yanmen has achieved great governance, with harmonious politics and good governance. Now it has surpassed Taiyuan in terms of population and has become the most populous county in Bingzhou. It currently has a population of 400,000 and a garrison of 40,000.
Although Yanmen County has undergone great changes in the past four years, its development has been extremely bumpy. In the four years since Qin Wen took office, he has been at war for two years. It can be said that the war has been constant. As for the reason? After taking office, the prefect Qin Wen did something that challenged the bottom line of the Huns, which was to rebuild Yanmen Pass.
Yanmen Pass is the gateway to resist the foreign tribes in the north. It plays an extremely important role for the entire Northern Territory of the Han Dynasty. However, during the Huan Emperor period, due to the incompetence of the defenders, Yanmen Pass was attacked and burned by the Xiongnu Chan Yu Luan Ti Qiang Canal, and then burned. It has been in a state of neglect and has not been rebuilt.
It is not that the Han Dynasty never thought about rebuilding Yanmen Pass to consolidate the northern border. However, once the Han Dynasty built Yanmen Pass, the Xiongnu would definitely lead their troops south to clear the grass valley. The Han army without the Yanmen natural moat was simply unable to resist the Huns' cavalry. It was destroyed again before it was built. Coupled with the weakness of the compromise faction between the DPRK and China, the Han and the Hungarians finally secretly reached an unspoken rule, that is, the Han Dynasty would not rebuild Yanmen Pass, and the Xiongnu would only operate in the northern and central parts of Bingzhou.
This tacit understanding lasted for nearly twenty years. It was not until Qin Wen rebuilt Yanmen Pass that the balance was broken.
Once the Yanmen Pass natural moat is re-established, with the barrier of Xiong Pass, the Huns will no longer be able to plunder southward wantonly, Bingzhou will no longer be the Huns’ back garden, and the people of Bingzhou will also live a peaceful life.
However, although Qin Wen's move was widely expected, it was challenging the Huns' bottom line. The Huns would never just watch Qin Wen's Yanmen Pass be rebuilt, and war would be inevitable.
Success will be famous throughout the ages, and failure will be remembered forever. Fortunately, Qin Wen succeeded.
When facing the 15,000 cavalry that invaded for the first time, Qin Wen only had 20,000 old and weak county soldiers in his hands. However, Qin Wen did not give up. First, he showed his weakness to the enemy and pretended to defeat three battles in a row. Finally, he defeated the enemy in the dangerous place Donglong. He set up an ambush and wiped out 15,000 invading enemies in one battle. Taking advantage of the month before the Huns invaded again, Qin Wen concentrated the people, material and financial resources in the county and raced against time to repair Yanmen Pass.
During this month, Yanmen's 200,000 soldiers and civilians were all united and united. No matter men, women, old or young, they all carried burdens with bare sleeves. They knew that when the Xiongnu returned again, there would be not only 15,000, but 100,000. Without the protection of Xiongguan, death would surely be waiting for them.
However, even if 200,000 soldiers and civilians work hard, it is impossible to repair the huge Yanmen Pass within a month. Although it is impossible to repair all of it, it is more than enough to repair a few crossings.
When the Xiongnu invaded for the second time, Qin Wen relied on the dangerous crossing he had repaired to defend with all his strength. Due to the united efforts of the army and the people, and the fact that the Xiongnu moved in a hurry and lacked food and fodder, the Xiongnu finally ran out of food after holding on for a month.
After the Xiongnu retreated, Qin Wen continued to invest in the repair of Yanmen Pass. When the Xiongnu returned again, what awaited them would be an even stronger cold city wall.
The reconstruction of Yanmen Pass took a total of eight months, and Qin Wen was able to complete the construction of this magnificent pass in such a short time with the power of one county, which was also inseparable from the support of the imperial court and other states and counties in Bingzhou.
After Qin Wen repelled two southern invasions by the Xiongnu, the imperial court also saw the hope of rebuilding Yanmen Pass, so it ordered the governor Ding Yuan to fully cooperate with Qin Wen in rebuilding Yanmen Pass. It was precisely because of the support of the entire Bingzhou that Qin Wen was able to rebuild Yanmen Pass in eight months. Yanmen Pass was rebuilt internally and became stronger than before.
Seeing that Yanmen Pass was getting stronger day by day, the young Xiongnu Chanyu Fuluo was naturally unwilling to give in. He vowed to once again destroy this heroic pass that his father had destroyed. However, Qin Wen was not an incompetent general, so he had the heroic pass in hand. With few soldiers, he was not afraid of the Huns.
In the first two years when Qin Wen served as the governor of Yanmen, the Xiongnu Chanyu Yufuluo launched a total of 13 attacks on Yanmen. However, except for leaving no less than 80,000 corpses at Yanmen Pass, Yanmen Pass was hardly moved at all. , the Yanmen Army also continued to hone in the defense of the city, and eventually became the most elite frontier army of the Han Dynasty. The prefect Qin Wen also became famous all over the world for rebuilding Yanmen Pass and defeating the Huns.
With the guards of Yanmen Pass, the Xiongnu could no longer get involved in Yanmen. Yanmen County gradually restored stability, and many people who had left home came back one after another. Coupled with Qin Hao's series of preferential policies to absorb refugees, Yanmen became the first choice for the migration of refugees in northern Xinjiang. A large number of The refugees from Jizhou migrated to Yanmen.
With the population comes the source of soldiers. In the past four years, the population of Yanmen has increased from 200,000 to 400,000, and the garrison has also increased from the original 20,000 county soldiers to the current 40,000 elite soldiers.
Although there are some guards at Xiongguan, Yanmen is not absolutely safe. Yanmen Pass has been breached after all. In order to strengthen the defense of Yanmen Pass, Qin Wen has good intentions. Guangwu County is more than ten miles away, and most of the refugees are settled in the county near Yanmen Pass, which makes the six counties in the northern part of Yanmen gradually prosperous.
With the continuous development of commerce and the continuous expansion of trade routes, under the guidance of the Qin family business firm, Guangwu City gradually became the "commercial capital" of Bingzhou. More and more merchants came here to do business. Now Guangwu City has become the first commercial capital of Bingzhou. Two large commercial cities with a population of 100,000, which have been expanded twice.
Since riding fast horses is not allowed in Guangwu City, Qin Wen dismounted his horse and walked slowly towards the prefect's mansion after entering Guangwu City. The snow dragon colt attracted the attention of passers-by along the way.
"What a handsome white horse, even the prefect's Zidian horse can't compare to it!"
Although horses are not a rare thing in the north, the Snow Dragon Colt is too "unique". It is almost twice as tall as ordinary horses. Anyone who is not blind can almost tell at a glance that this is a magical horse that can travel thousands of miles a day. .
"Which young talent from this family is so handsome? A horse and a talented man are a perfect match."
"You don't know this, right? He is the young master of the prefect's family. I met Mr. Qin during the prefect's birthday last year!"
"Qin Hao, the son with double pupils, is actually him!"
After a commoner revealed Qin Hao's identity, all the common people immediately exclaimed. A series of policies to benefit the people over the years have made Qin Wen deeply loved by the people of Yanmen, and even the eyes he looked at Qin Hao were extremely soft.
"Master Qin, you are so handsome!"
"Has the young master ever been married? My daughter is twenty-eight years old and as beautiful as a flower. May I take the young master as my concubine?"
Qin Hao felt overwhelmed by the enthusiasm of the people of Yanmen, so he immediately quickened his pace and left the place of right and wrong as quickly as possible. There were also some knowledgeable people who looked at Qin Hao with thoughtful expressions.
"Isn't Qin Hao a disciple of Master Wang? If he doesn't study with Master Wang at this time, why is he going back to Yanmen?"
"Who knows? But now that the Yellow Turbans are in rebellion, the prefect is about to lead the troops to suppress it. Maybe the young master will go out with the prefect to quell the rebellion!"
"Going to the battlefield at the age of fourteen? As expected of the son of Governor Qin!"
The Prefect's Mansion is located in the center of Guangwu City and can be walked along almost every avenue. After getting away from the crowd, Qin Hao quickly found the Prefect's Mansion. When he was about to enter, a guard with a serious face stepped forward to stop him.
"The Prefect's Mansion is an important place, so the rest of the crowd will stop."
Qin Hao was stunned when he saw the person coming. He didn't expect that he was still an acquaintance. He had changed a lot over the years and it was normal for the other person not to recognize him. But why was he here?
"General Gao Shun, why are you here guarding the gate?"
