Of course, this is a good thing for Wei Qing.
Because Wei Qing is about to be promoted.
Jianyuan five years, September 6th.
Wei Qing was sitting on a chair thinking about something, but he never thought that his deputy Bai Yunsheng would walk up to him with several people dressed in official uniforms.
"Lord Captain!"
Bai Yunsheng bent over and said, his words revealing his respect.
Wei Qing, on the other hand, just woke up from his confused thoughts and wondered why this guy Bai Yunsheng came to him!
Especially when he saw two or three people in official uniforms following Bai Yunsheng again bending towards him, Wei Qing could not help but frown even more tightly.
"This is our Captain."
Bai Yunsheng pointed at two unfamiliar faces and said a bunch of clumsy words. After explaining for a long time, Wei Qing finally knew who the people in front of him were.
It turns out that these people are the record-keepers of the fourth-grade admiral's camp, the highest military commander of the Yanling Local Military Region.
As a unified empire, the Han Dynasty's army had a complete set of upper and lower systems.
The corps commander, the commander of a hundred soldiers, and the captain are all junior officers.
Above the captains are the mid-level officers, captains, and officers, and after that are the senior officers.
Only senior officers of rank five or above can have the word "general" after them.
As the first line of defense against the Huns, the top military officer of the Yanling Regional Military Region, the general who controls an army of thirty to forty thousand men, must be a senior officer in the true sense.
The three record-keepers were subordinates of Chang Shi in the fourth-grade admiral's camp.
It was Chang Shi who was specially sent here to check and check on Wei Qing's efforts to clean up Zahu.
Wei Qing smiled when he heard this, thinking that this matter was too simple.
Although the corpses of the bastards have been buried long ago, their weapons and equipment are left in the warehouse and can be inspected as they wish.
After all, this matter is true and not a false report.
The inspection went smoothly, the three recording officers were very reasonable, and the matter was settled quickly.
Seeing that the matter was done, Wei Qing did not hesitate. According to the unspoken rules of the officialdom, when no one was around, he took out a few coins from the bag hanging on his shoulders and handed them to the three clerks.
Maybe it was because of his efforts in eradicating Zahu, or maybe it was because of the respect of Wei Qing's sister Wei Zifu, or maybe it was the money given by Wei Qing that played a role.
A few days later, news of Wei Qing's promotion came to Yanling's garrison camp.
As a fourth-rank admiral, the highest officer in Daijun after the prefect, naturally no one dared to question Wei Qing's promotion to a mere eighth-rank official.
Relying on his achievements in clearing out the miscreants, Wei Qing stayed in Yanling for just half a year and was promoted from the eighth-grade captain to the seventh-grade school captain.
After being promoted to captain, Wei Qing's power was also strengthened, and the number of people under his command increased from 300 to 800.
Today, Wei Qing has been transferred to the nearby Houtu County, responsible for the military administration of a county and protecting the security of a county.
Wei Qing was naturally pleasantly surprised after receiving the transfer order. Being promoted and making a fortune is naturally a happy thing, and even he is not exempt from this.
However, when he led several hundred soldiers to the gate of Houtu County, he stared at the low earthen wall.
Something suddenly hit his heart.
Although he didn't know what kind of county Houtu County was within Yanling, he didn't know whether Houtu County was considered a large county.
But this is also an important border town. After all, this county is guarding the route of the Huns heading south. How can the city walls be made of rammed earth...
And he’s still so humble. Isn’t this a joke?
This is making fun of the people, the soldiers, and everyone's lives.
When Wei Qing thought about the big cities in the hinterland of the Central Plains, they were all made of big blue bricks lying on top, especially the imperial capital of Chang'an, with its endless tall city walls, he felt a toothache.
What is the use of spending so much money to build such a large city wall in the hinterland of the Central Plains? If you have the spare money, you might as well build more border cities.
He was shocked, doubtful, and even a little dissatisfied, but he didn't show it on his face. He silently led his soldiers towards the city gate.
As we get closer and closer to the city wall, the various conditions on the city wall become more and more clear. The city wall of this county town is indeed made of loess.
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After being exposed to wind and rain for many years, traces of the clay, silt, straw and flour used to build the city can still be seen in the fallen wall soil.
Weeds with strong vitality have stubbornly taken root in the loess city wall, and there are no crenels or towers used for defense on the city.
The more Wei Qing looked at it, the more his right eyelid twitched. He made a visual inspection and estimated that the city wall was only about twice his height.
As a city wall, this height is really too short.
He is 1.82 meters tall, the height of the city wall is about three meters, and the width from north to south is about four or five miles.
If the east-west width of the city wall were equal to the north-south width, the area of the county would exceed 26 square kilometers.
This county is small, but its defense strength looks pitiful.
Next to the city gate, there is a small wooden gatehouse like a pavilion, standing alone on the city wall.
Leaning against the pillars on the left and right sides of the gatehouse, there were four or five soldiers in helmets and armor standing on each side.
The soldiers' helmets and breastplates were both dark in color, and they were obviously old and worn-out armors.
Wei Qing was leading more than 300 people and dozens of horses, lining up in a long line along the road, looking magnificent.
As you can see this scene, the people are buzzing and talking one after another.
Looking at Wei Qing and his party who were about to enter the city, a rough-voiced county soldier shouted: "The captain is here!"
He was the captain on duty at the city gate.
In fact, there was no need for others to shout. Just by hearing the rapid sound of horse hooves and the formation of hundreds of people, the people in the city knew that a high official was coming.
In the blink of an eye, the city guards lined up in two lines on both sides of the road at the city gate. They stood tall with their heads held high, their guns in hand, and their eyes fixed.
While the official road outside the city gate was still in chaos, dozens of tall horses had already jumped into the city gate and passed by in front of everyone's eyes.
The people who crowded on both sides of the road to watch the excitement let out bursts of cheers.
On a military flag, embroidered with a large word "guard", it fluttered in the wind and made a hunting sound.
The yellow sand kicked up by the horses' hooves floated in the wind, and Wei Qing had entered the thick soil county in the dust and mist.
Because Houtu County had a new official, the entire Houtu County was immersed in an inexplicable joy for several days.
There is no other reason than that the county government recently posted a notice.
