After leaving Banbidian Fort and walking north for about twenty miles, you saw a huge stone rising suddenly and sitting in the river valley. It seemed to be more than two feet high and more than a hundred steps in circumference.
"General, is this the flying boulder you were talking about?" Chen Zhong asked as he rode beside Zhang Cheng.
"Oh, I think it's this stone. Isn't there an acquaintance over there to greet us?"
Zhang Cheng was also riding on his horse, holding the rein in his left hand and pointing his right hand towards the north. He saw more than ten riders galloping towards him. From a distance, he could see one of them wearing a black eyepatch, covering his right eye. , if not Zhang Guangda, who else could it be?
A group of knights rushed towards the opposite side. One of them was very powerful. He looked to be around forty years old. Although he was wearing casual clothes, he was full of energy. He shouted from a distance: "Is it Zhang Guerrilla who has reached Dushi?" "
Zhang Cheng vaguely guessed that this person must be the general guarding the North Road in Xuanzang Town, and the commander of the Kaiping Guards was Liu Guangwu. He quickly dismounted from his horse, walked up to meet him, clasped his fists and bowed loudly: "Xuan Town guerrilla Zhang Cheng, here we go. Commander Liu."
Liu Guangwu galloped up on his horse, dismounted in front of Zhang Cheng, supported Zhang Cheng, and said: "Hey, we are all military generals, why do we have those annoying vulgar etiquette."
After lifting Zhang Cheng upright, he looked at it carefully again. After a long time, he said again: "He is really a talented person. A hero comes from a young man. It's true!"
Liu Guangwu's operation shocked Zhang Cheng, thinking: What's going on with Liu Guangwu?
Why are you choosing a son-in-law here? I'm looking at you from left to right, and then you are praising me repeatedly. This is not good, we are already the ones who belong to you!
He hurriedly said: "What are you talking about, General Liu? Zhang Cheng still doesn't understand many things, and he still needs to learn from you."
"What nonsense are you talking about? Let's go. You must be tired after traveling all the way. When we enter the city, my brother has prepared wine and food. Let's give him a good meal. Haha..."
The first impression Liu Guangwu gives people is that he is particularly generous, and Zhang Cheng also feels that he is very harmonious with him. However, he has been a man of two generations, but he is secretly warning himself: the more so, the more cautious he must be. When meeting him for the first time, he must be careful. You can't communicate superficially but only after observing and understanding each other before you can communicate deeply.
At this time, Zhang Guangda, He Biao, Cui Shijie and others had also arrived, as well as some generals whom Zhang Cheng didn't know. They must have been Liu Guangwu's generals.
Chen Zhong greeted Zhang Guangda and the others warmly, and the generals who were unknown to Zhang Cheng couldn't help but look at Zhang Cheng. Liu Guangwu took Zhang Cheng's hand and walked towards the Monolith Castle together.
As he walked, he said to Zhang Cheng: "We have packed everything a few days ago, but I have been waiting here and there but you have not come. But I am very anxious, brother. When you come to our place, please don't be polite. Wait for the handover of military affairs. You are the defending general here.
As a brother, we have a life-long friendship with Guo Guoyou, a subordinate of Yang Shuai, so please don’t let anyone out. Otherwise, we won’t be able to explain to that fool Guo when we return to the town! "
Hearing what Liu Guangwu said, Zhang Cheng felt a little relieved. Since he is Guo Yingxian's brother, his character should not be too bad, at least it will not be detrimental to himself. Moreover, this handover is normal. He can switch defenses and return to the town. This This is what many foreign garrison generals are looking forward to.
"Brother Guo is really good at not letting me know anything about him. Just wait for me to return to town and see how I deal with him." Zhang Cheng said with a hint of joking.
"Let's go, let's not talk about this anymore. Let's go to the city. Brother, you have brought a female family member with you. It's just right for you to talk to your old sister-in-law and relieve your boredom. In this way, we can drink and relax a little bit."
"Hahaha……"
The two of them understood Liu Guangwu's words, and with a burst of laughter, they rushed to the Dushi Castle. Unknowingly, the relationship seemed to have become much closer.
They walked past the boulder, and Zhang Cheng could vaguely see the characters engraved on the boulder, such as "Stupid", "Lonely Show", "One Stone Flying", etc. It seemed that there were even stone steps to climb to the top of the boulder.
Less than a mile away, everyone stopped riding their war horses and approached the south gate of the Monolith Castle on foot. They saw a group of people waiting here outside the south gate.
Dushikou, a thousand-year-old ancient town, got its name because it lies on the "Dushi" in the south and the dangerous "pass" in the north. It has always been known as "the throat of the upper valley and the right arm of the capital".
It is one of the four major pass along the Great Wall. The third one is Jiayukou, Zhangjiakou and Xifengkou. It is even said among the people that "Dushikou came first and Zhangjiakou came later".
According to the "Xuanfu Town Chronicles", in the fifth year of Xuande in the Ming Dynasty, Xue Lu, the right governor and Wuyang Marquis, agreed to move the capital to Kaiping Guards in Dushikou City, and commanded Du Heng to build the city and build bricks and stones to block the northern part of the capital of Xuanfu Town. road.
Dushikou City was built, nine miles and twelve steps in length, nearly four feet high, with four towers, four turrets, and eight pavilions. In addition, there were three city gates, Changsheng Gate in the east, Changning Gate in the west, and Yong'an Gate in the south. Door.
There is also an urn city outside the east gate and south gate of this monolithic castle. The urn city to the south is even more unique. It is built into a diagonal urn city according to the terrain.
According to "Xuanfu Town Chronicles", eight miles north of Dushikou City is "Beizhakou", which is the gateway to Bashang. "Two mountains confront each other, and only a single rider is allowed."
In addition, there is Dongzhakou to the east of Beizhakou and Xizhakou to the west. These three places are the Sanzhakou of Dushi Fort. There is no danger outside the mouth, which shows the importance of Dushikou's strategic location.
Not only is it strategically important, Dushikou is also a place with convenient transportation. The Baihe River Valley connects the inside and outside of Dushikou. This place is also the main trunk road for trade and commerce. In the past, Mongolian tribute and merchants came and went mostly through this place.
Just in front of the Nanguan of Dushikou Castle, Zhang Cheng's generals such as Tong Shoushan and Zhou Ping, and team officers such as Huang Daguang, Yu Jin, Ma Sanzhuang and others gathered in front of the Nanguan to wait.
Seeing Zhang Cheng coming from a distance, everyone greeted him warmly. Tong Shoushan and others even knelt down to pay homage. Zhang Cheng was also helpless. He was being held by General Liu Guangwu, so he had to wave hard. , and asked Chen Zhong, Zhang Guangda and others to deal with the aftermath.
Liu Guangwu still didn't care. He took Zhang Cheng's hand and ran to Nanguan to Yong'an Gate, quickly introducing the situation of this monolithic castle.
Zhang Cheng couldn't remember anything about it. He just felt that this monolithic castle was no less prosperous than the Red Castle. Looking at Nanguan, there were many shops. Zhang Cheng even vaguely saw something like a barbarian trading here. .
Just being held by Liu Guangwu and passing by in a hurry, Zhang Cheng had a vague feeling that there must be a lot of mystery here, but since he was new here, everything was still about watching.
But time waits for no one. It seems that the only way is to start with the details, cleverly use the concept of leverage, and use the smallest amount of effort to achieve the greatest things!
After entering Yong'an Gate, you will see a large market square standing in front of you, with the word "Cheng En" written on it.
