Time flies, autumn and winter are passing again, and everything is sprouting.
In Wuhuan City, the three-meter city wall is thick but low.
Hundreds of thousands of laborers poured the inner and outer city walls before the heavy snowfall. Now these walls are well maintained. Except for the bamboo cage that is half a meter high and deeply embedded in the concrete, which is a bit unsightly, it already looks like a solid wall.
After Zhang Qi returned to Wuhuan, he built thousands of four-meter-long iron rods. By knocking these iron rods, the vibration made the concrete evenly distributed. Thousands of iron rods consumed a lot, but fortunately these things can be It is reusable and can be melted down to make something else even if it is no longer needed.
Several months have passed since Zhang Qi returned to Wuhuan. Now spring has begun, the weather has warmed up, and the ice and snow have melted.
Last winter in Wuhuan and Xianbei was very good. No one froze to death or starved to death.
The hundreds of thousands of grains and grains promised by Zhang Yi arrived as scheduled. Coupled with the continuous shipment of tofu, soybean meal and fish from Xianbei, Wuhuan's population of 200,000 successfully survived the winter.
The weather has warmed up, and things that were impossible to do in winter are now starting to start one after another.
The inner and outer city walls were built as enclosures and fixed with logs. Countless people were dragging stone mills back and forth with strong horses to crush the earth wall in the middle.
Everything is in full swing.
However, what is more lively than Wuhuan is the Greater Khingan Mountains, and the beasts in the mountains are naturally resurrected.
Xianbei Wuhuan mobilized herdsmen to form a hunting team, and shot and killed ferocious beasts like foxes and wolves in the Greater Khingan Mountains along the way. The herdsmen in the tribe were safe, and the skin and flesh of the beasts could meet their daily needs.
Tigers and eagles attacked the two armies and returned to camp. Wuhuan's garrison strength increased greatly. However, Zhang Qi did not just leave them idle. As Wang Li was transferred back from Xianbei, the two armies took turns heading to the east of the northeast and looted wantonly. Fuyu and Sushen.
Compared to the Xiongnu and Han Dynasties, these two groups were a little too easy to bully. If their numbers hadn't been small and scattered, they would have perished dozens or hundreds of years earlier.
The Huben army has already set off, carrying enough food and grass. They will not come back until they run wild on the northeastern plains for half a year.
In Wuhuanzhong, as the three thousand children who were riding and cutting time grew up, and after Zhang Qi brought out a thousand people, the entire Wuhuan was on the right track.
The homing pigeons flew south and trained for several years in the world of riding and cutting. In winter, Zhang Qi took the pigeons out of the world of riding and cutting and formed a sense of home. Then he established a flying pigeon communication network between Liaodong and Wuhuan.
With the help of the carrier pigeons, Zhang Qi obtained information faster. The next step is to let these carrier pigeons follow the steps of weaving the web and gradually spread to the entire five frontier counties.
The dock has already been built. Relying on the convenience of the Northeast water system and the abundance of various materials, the first three-masted sailboat will be launched in the outside world in two to three months.
Unlike the world of riding and slashing, where there were only 300 people in the shipyard, Zhang Qi had high hopes for sea ships, so after the shipwrights came out, he organized more than 3,000 people to go to the shipyard to work as apprentices.
Because no one was hiding anything, these apprentices made rapid progress in half a year. In Yang Disheng's words, they were able to independently manufacture small and medium-sized boats suitable for river basins.
This is also a good thing. With small and medium-sized river boats, fishing will be more convenient. A river system as large as the Northeast has a population of less than 500,000 to 600,000. The fishing resources in these river basins are unimaginable. .
Everything is just waiting for the ice in the river basin to melt. At that time, sea ships will enter the sea, and river ships will transport fish and fish. Everything is moving towards the blueprint of Zhang Qi's plan.
Western Liaoning.
"General Pi, it's time for us to go back. It's almost a year since we left."
Six thousand troops of Youyi's army plundered a village in western Liaoning and spent the cold winter.
From six hundred to six thousand, Hu Shui has gained a lot in this short year.
In addition to soldiers and horses, there is also wealth and bad reputation.
For such a fierce bandit from Jiuhuan and Liaoxi, it is impossible for everyone in Liaoxi not to know.
But what can they do? They can't beat them, even if they can beat them, they can't catch up.
There was no other way, so the counties in western Liaoning had to spend money to ensure safety.
As a result, Hu Shui's reputation became even worse.
Biting a piece of mutton, Hu Shui wiped the grease on his face: "Go back? It's not time yet. The bad reputation we have accumulated during these years is an excellent reputation for you. Wait a minute, I have asked my brother The message has been sent back to Wuhuan, and it is time for us to go back only when your Majesty comes with great momentum."
The captain who just asked the question nodded: "General Pi is General Pi, think far ahead!"
"Hahaha, go away you bastard, you still dare to tease me, come on, come on, practice with me!"
After that, Hu Shui threw the mutton directly to an ordinary soldier. Amidst the sound of the latter feasting, Hu Shui raised his knife and started practicing with the captain.
After spending so much time wandering outside, You Yijun's training Hu Shui has not fallen behind, and now the newly joined grassland people have become decent under the training of such people.
Wuhuan.
Zhang Qi laughed unkindly after receiving the news from Hu Shui. Why didn't he realize that this guy never did human affairs before? Reality has robbed both Zuo and Wang, and now he is the king in western Liaoning. What a good guy, he was born to do it. A talented robber.
After laughing, he called softly: "Come here, let Ying mobilize a thousand soldiers and horses to follow me to Liaodong."
"promise!"
Wangzhang is no longer called Wangzhang, and the people of Wuhuan are not idle in the winter months. Concrete construction cannot be started due to the weather, but wood and stone construction has no such impact.
Houses made of wood and stone are located on the site that once belonged to the Wuhuan Royal Court, and they are located in rows and rows.
The most majestic among them is Zhang Qi's residence. Various decorations make this wood and stone building extraordinarily gorgeous. The furniture is all made by craftsmen who put a lot of thought into it, just to make Zhang Qi comfortable.
A sound of 'No!' sounded outside the door. '
Not long after, the female soldier came back with a token, raised it high above her head and handed it to Zhang Qi with a bow: "General Eagle has received the order and is heading to the school grounds. We will set off in four-quarters of an hour!"
Zhang Qin sighed and took back the token. His eyes did not leave the bamboo slips in his hand. Zhang Yi gave him a large number of books last year. Although he had people from the world of riding and slashing copy them on paper, for some reason, He just likes to hold the bamboo slips and read them.
Three quarters of an hour later, the female soldier quietly woke up Zhang Qi, who stood up, put down the bamboo slips, and then went out.
Qian Qianqiu Cirrus came to Liaodong through the white mist.
The guards at the Great Wall were already familiar with Zhang Qi's identity. They were Zhang Yi's Liaodong Army, so they would not stop Zhang Qi.
However, they did not open the pass, but turned a blind eye and watched Zhang Qi and others use planks to cross the Great Wall.
Zhang Qi laughed a few times, and then asked someone to leave a few jars of liquor. Liaodong is close to the northeast, and the temperature in winter is not high. These Great Wall defenders shivered with cold every day and refused to leave the fire.
Keeping drinks has become Zhang Qi's habit. Don't underestimate this small favor. One day, he will be able to play his role.
(End of chapter)
