Chapter 507 Then the problem comes Although Lengquan Pass has the word "Guan" in its name, there are actually no military fortress checkpoints here.
This is a border fortress that has been abandoned thousands of years ago, originally because the western part of the empire was invaded by the steppe people, and the area west of the cold spring pass, that is, the "northwest region" in the traditional sense of the Roland people, was plagued by the grassland people, and the grassland people invaded and plundered all year round.
The Roland Empire was in a strategic defensive position for a long time, so such a "Cold Spring Pass" was built here as an important stronghold to defend the steppe people from advancing eastward.
In order to protect most of the empire east of Cold Spring Pass from being trampled by the steppe people.
Later, with the strength of the empire, the Northwest Army was once again set up in the northwest, which gradually stabilized the northwest region and had a strategic advantage over the steppe people, and Lengquan Pass no longer had any military value, but became the "inner belly" of the empire.
It would be a waste to maintain such a military power in the heart of the empire.
So the empire completely abandoned this pipe card.
Over the centuries, this cold spring pass has long been reduced to a ruin.
Only a piece of earthen city wall remains, and even the main building of the city gate gate no longer exists, gradually disappearing under the wind and sand year after year, and even overgrown with weeds.
After the carriage slowly drove through the Lengquan Pass, a big road from the side of the Lengquan Pass to the northwest was built later, and it was quite flat, and it directly made a big gap in the earthen city wall on the side of the original Lengquan Pass.
Sitting in the carriage, Chen Daolin looked at the Tushan Bao of Lengquan Pass as if he was stunned.
After a moment, he withdrew his gaze and sighed softly.
"What do you sigh for?"
Sitting next to him was Fiona, a woman who stared at Chen Daolin, and she always liked to quietly spy on Chen Daolin's face all the way.
Chen Daolin glanced at her and said with a smile: "Xiongguan has turned into soil.
Isn't that something that's emotional?"
Fiona's eyes flickered, and she suddenly said, "The location of this Cold Spring Pass is actually very important.
If there is an incident in the northwest, as long as there is an army to guard Lengquan Pass, then even if the northwest makes a disturbance, this fire will not be able to burn to the east.
But now" "Is there anything going on in the northwest now" Chen Daolin glanced at Fei Ona deeply.
"It's hard to say."
Fiona smiled deliberately: "But after passing the Cold Spring Pass, thousands of miles to the east, the fertile land, and the imperial capital directly, there is almost no danger to defend along the way."
And as long as you occupy the upstream wharf of the Lancang River, you can go down the river by boat to the imperial capital.
You said.
It doesn't matter if this cold spring is important."
Chen Daolin groaned for a moment and nodded: "It's really important, but this Xiongguan has already been made of soil, so why bother talking about it." ” Fiona's eyes flashed, and she suddenly said: "Darling, you have read a lot of historical records about the empire, and I think you have read a lot of biographical stories about the first duke of my tulip family, you can know that there is an allusion about Cold Spring Pass."
"Allusions" Chen Daolin suddenly came to his senses.
Fiona took a deep breath, stared into Chen Daolin's eyes, and said slowly, "In the past.
When the first Duke of Tulip, Lord Du Wei, was in power, at that time, the empire was in turmoil, and there was foreign oppression in the north.
The western steppe cannot be said to be stable The first Duke Tulip once had an idea, and he said that the best thing to do is to prepare for the worst.
The geographical location of this cold spring pass is actually very important.
At one point, he wanted to rebuild Cold Spring Pass as the last line of defense in the northwest of the empire.
You see, the location of this cold spring pass.
As long as this Xiongguan is rebuilt here, tens of thousands of elite soldiers will be set up.
Then once there is something in the northwest, whether it is the steppe people going east.
Or the orc kingdom broke the northwest fortress and went south, and finally if you want to enter the inner belly of the empire, you have to pass through this cold spring pass If Xiongguan is rebuilt here and tens of thousands of elite soldiers are set up, then it will be the last line of defense to defend the fertile land in the inner hinterland of the empire As long as the Cold Spring Pass is not lost, then the imperial capital will be safe If Lengquan Pass is lost, then thousands of miles to the east, there is no danger to defend, and the enemy can gallop directly under the walls of the imperial capital.
Darling Chen, do you think the idea of the original Duke Tulip is interesting?"
When Chen Daolin heard this, he pondered for a moment, and then said with a smile: "This idea itself is not wrong.
If something really big happens, this Cold Spring Pass can indeed be used as the last line of defense.
But what big can happen in the northwest, it's your tulip family's base camp.
If the situation is really so eroded that even the entire northwest is lost, and you need to defend the day when the Cold Spring Pass needs to be defended, then your Tulip family has already perished first.
I don't think the heroes of the Du Wei generation will not be so unconfident in their tulip family. ” "So, although Lord Du Wei proposed this idea later, he quickly dispelled the idea himself."
Fiona seemed to be smiling.
"Oh" Chen Daolin narrowed his eyes: "There is also a possibility, unless it is the Tulip family, then the northwest is naturally no longer owned by the empire, only when this happens, the empire will need such a place as Lengquan Pass as a barrier." ” The smile on Fiona's face was a little reluctant: "You are joking, the Tulip family has been loyal for generations, how can it be the opposite." ” Chen Daolin said leisurely: "This is very difficult to say.
At the beginning, everyone said that Shiloh was a foodie prince with no ambitions, but now" Fiona kept her mouth shut, and didn't seem to dare to take on such a sensitive topic.
For a moment, there was silence in the carriage.
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Chen Daolin turned his head again and carefully looked at the cold spring pass again.
After watching it for a long time, Chen Daolin's heart moved.
Although this cold spring pass has been abandoned, it is not impossible to say that it is impossible to rebuild.
Although the main castle wall and building have been abandoned, the foundation is still there, and if it is to be rebuilt, as long as the original earthen castle wall is restored, the project will not be too large.
As for the fortress level, which has been turned into a dirt slope, the outline of the main building is still there, and it only needs to make some fortifications, then it can have some military value.
But after thinking about it, Chen Daolin shook his head, and laughed at himself in his heart: I'm afraid that this Cold Spring Pass will not be able to be used anymore.
And the kind of thing I imagined would never have happened.
The Tulip family rebelled Are you kidding That woman, no matter how she looks, doesn't look like she wants to be an emperor. belch If she really became the emperor, wouldn't she be the empress?
If I really marry her, then wouldn't I be the future emperor, his son Hahahaha, this kind of thing is ridiculous.
It's ridiculous The carriage passed through the land of Nulin Province and a few days later approached Mulan City, the capital city of Nulin Province.
Although he knew that Paning was in this city, Chen Daolin had no intention of going into the city to catch up with this old acquaintance.
Moreover, in the past few days in Nulin Province, it is obvious that the atmosphere is not right.
The towns you pass through along the way are heavily guarded.
The local garrison has been mobilized, and although the city defense is not more tightly guarded than before, the cavalry of the local garrison can be seen galloping from time to time along the way.
These are Ranger Scouts.
I'm making my rounds around.
This is clearly an atmosphere of war approach.
The closer you get to Mulan City, the more you can feel this atmosphere.
In the vicinity of Mulan City, the two divisions of Thor's Whip seemed to be ready to mobilize the whole army.
Outside Mulan City, there were actually some military fortifications on several main roads, and even Chen Daolin saw some convoys in the army, carrying all kinds of ordnance and military supplies.
This large-scale mobilization and delivery of military supplies carries an unusual signal.
While passing through a small town, Governor Fritz sent his men out to inquire and brought back news.
The Governor of the Northwest, Panin, has issued an order to include Mulan City and three other nearby cities in the military zone.
Two divisions of Thor's Whip completely took over the defense of this area.
In addition, the few local garrisons in Nulin Province were also mobilized, along with the logistics support troops.
All mobilized and redeployed.
More than 10,000 local garrisons began urgent training, although the official explanation was that the governor of the northwest, Governor Panin, was preparing to conduct a military review before the New Year to reorganize the armament of Nulin Province.
But everyone understands.
It's never that simple.
When Governor Fritz rested that night, he took out a map of the province of Nulin and scribbled on it for a while.
Then he put this map in front of Chen Daolin.
"Looks like there's going to be a war here." fight Chen Daolin glanced at Governor Fritz with some surprise.
"Don't you believe it" Governor Fritz sneered: "You look at this picture carefully, this is what I sorted out based on the information found by my subordinates."
Panin put on this posture in the northwest, if it weren't for the war, my years of books in the Imperial Academy would be in vain."
Chen Daolin's face changed slightly, and he looked down at the map.
On the map, Governor Fritz has used two different pens in red and blue to outline two areas on the map.
On this map at this moment, a red regional band and a blue regional band are tightly attached to each other, showing a fan-shaped state.
"Red is centered on Mulan City and radiates to the three cities around it.
These three cities, plus Mulan City, happen to be a fan, blocking the westernmost side.
The red area is the military area that has been completely assigned to Thor's Whip to take over the defense.
And the blue area, after the red area, this is the mobilization and assembly of more than 10,000 local garrisons, the blue area belt, after the red, can be regarded as the second line of defense.
Panin had already put on a defensive posture. ” Governor Fritz said this, paused deliberately, and said with a smile, "Then, the problem comes" ` Everyone, pay attention, now add my WeChat: 8182 I'll be getting updates on the release of a mobile game based on my novel in the near future, and I'll be giving away some game packs If you are interested, please add my WeChat You can also find me by searching for "dancing" directly on WeChat.
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