In the second year of Guiyuan, autumn, August 15, Mid-Autumn Festival, snowing all over the sky.
Shuofang City is a military city, located on the edge of the desert, the geographical location is extremely important, like a nail firmly driven at the door of the Turkic people's house, so that the Turks can not sleep and eat, eager to pull it out quickly.
However, since the city was built, after years of changes and dynasties, until today, Shuofang City still stands on the edge of the desert, choking the throat of the Turks, so that they are always worried about being cut off when they plunder, and they will not be able to enjoy themselves.
Now the leader of the Turks is Mo Si, called Apogan Khan, he is a male lord with great ambitions, bent on restoring the glory of the past, with a scimitar and iron cavalry to sweep away dissidents, almost unified the steppe tribes, there are 200,000 people under the account, and six years ago sent troops south, recaptured the land of Yinshan in one fell swoop, washed away the shame left by Jieli Khan decades ago.
In the great war six years ago, both sides suffered heavy casualties and could no longer afford to wage a large-scale war, so they exercised restraint and fell into stalemate and confrontation, and the border ushered in a period of relative calm.
There has always been a lack of stone in the desert, so the city wall of Shuofang City is made of loess, and it is not tall and majestic, only more than six feet high, and the head of the city is about four feet wide, barely able to run horses.
Moreover, there is no moat outside the city, and in this arid northland, even the drinking water of the people and horses has to be barely provided by digging deep wells, even if you try to dig a river, where will you get the water from There is no moat, what is the use of it, therefore, the border armies of the past generations have to rely on that effort.
In any way, Shuofang City is not a fortified city.
However, time flies, the years change, the border army has changed one stubble after another, only the border city is still there, guarding the border land of the Tang Dynasty, blocking the iron cavalry of the Turks, and writing a period of vicissitudes of history.
And there is no city in the world that cannot be attacked, it is better to take people as a city than to take people as a city, and the reason why Shuofang City stands tall is because generations of Tang border troops have built this unbreakable border city with their flesh and blood.
The north wind was tight overnight, and from the early hours of the morning, it began to blow, and snow powder drifted up, and then snowflakes drifted again.
Snowflakes are flying, and at this time, Shuofang City is already white, and the city walls, barracks, streets, etc., are all covered with snow, retaining a vague outline, and the original color cannot be seen.
Shuofang City is a border city, and it is also a city of garrisons, except for the border troops stationed there, there are only a small number of aborigines, and even more rare merchants.
There is only one straight road in the city, in the north-south direction, about ten zhang wide, connecting the only north and south city gates, which is the only majestic and magnificent existence in the city.
The general line is located in the middle of Shuofang City, on the east side of the straight road, and on the opposite side is a row of warehouses, and the straight road passes between the two, unobstructed, straight and unobstructed.
In addition to this straight road, with the general as the center, there are more than ten other roads, which form a radial shape and lead to the city walls on all sides.
These are the transport routes, which connect the general in the treasury with the four city walls, and in the event of an enemy attack, reinforcements and strategic materials can be delivered to any city wall in the shortest possible time.
From the place next to the city wall, there are rows of military camps, which occupy most of the area of the city, and the few aborigines and merchants who are all concentrated in the west of the city, surrounded by military camps like a cage.
This is a necessary precaution, be prepared, and who knows if there are any enemy spies among them You must know that after a long time, there are also many Han people among the Turks who have plundered away, and after a few generations, who can guarantee that no one will betray their ancestors and become the eyes of the Turks The north wind is blowing and the snow is falling.
On this kind of day, it is time to invite three or two friends, or to embrace a beautiful wife and concubine, hide behind the heavy curtains, wear fox furs, around the stove, roast a fat sheep, scald a pot of wine, chant a few crooked poems, praise the heavy snow outside the heavy curtain, and usher in a full applause.
It's a pity that these can only be the lives of Luoyang and Chang'an, belonging to those literati and high-ranking officials, not Shuofang City, nor to the border soldiers.
In this snowy day, the border soldiers of Shuofang City are still busy, each sticking to their own positions, and the entire Shuofang City is running in an orderly manner day after day.
The middle straights, as well as the radial troop transports, were cleared of snow from the ground to keep the road clear and avoid delaying the battle in the event of a possible enemy attack.
Sima, who was in charge of military law and discipline in the army, simply ate the morning food, and then led a group of subordinates to patrol around the city, not letting go of any dead ends.
This kind of behavior of law enforcement Sima is obviously a thankless task, which has caused people to complain one after another, but this kind of dissatisfaction and complaint can only remain in the heart, and it will never appear on the face and mouth.
There is also a team of soldiers above the city, each responsible for a section of the area, braving the cold wind and flying snow to clear the snow at the head of the city.
There was a lieutenant colonel shouting loudly, directing the actions of the non-commissioned officers.
Don't underestimate snow clearing, it's not a simple thing, and there are certain tricks to it.
For example, the cleared snow cannot be pushed outside the city walls, because it is the cold season, and the snow will freeze as the temperature continues to drop.
If you piled up all the snow on the outside of the city wall, accumulated more and more, and then froze again, wouldn't it form a slope of ice and snow, and the enemy horsemen would ride directly into the city, which would be unimaginable.
The castle tower on the north side is the tallest building in Shuofang City, and it is also the most luxurious building, all the square bluestone is made of brickwork, the bluestone is mixed with glutinous rice and lime caulking, there are traces of swords and axes on the outside, and the potholes left by the arrowheads, silently telling that there was a big war here, and it is extremely tragic.
In the upper part of the tower, a watchtower and an arrow tower were built with thick pine wood, which were indispensable military buildings and were responsible for monitoring, early warning, and warfare.
At this time, the one-foot-thick and iron-covered gate was halfway open, and nearly two hundred soldiers, led by a captain, guarded the half-open gate.
The snow at the city gate had been cleared, and about fifty soldiers were distributed outside the city gate, braving the wind and snow, holding horse lances and Tang knives, monitoring the movement in the distance.
The rest of the people stayed in the doorway below the castle tower, lighting a bonfire to dispel the cold.
Because the weather was too cold, the lieutenant divided his soldiers into four squads, and rotated them every hour, which not only did not delay military affairs, but also could combine work and rest.
The soldiers gathered around the fire and talked a lot.
"The first snow of the winter was really violent, and it was only a few inches thick on the ground.
Eighty percent of the Turkic dogs are nesting in tents to drink and beat their mothers-in-law, and they should not come to rob. ” "Yes, yes, it's the Mid-Autumn Festival today, and the old Liu Tou in the room said that the handsome man is gracious, each person has a bowl of meat, and the wheat rice is full."
"If there was another sip of wine, it would be perfect" "One by one, they know that they are thinking about eating and eating, and they are all reincarnated by starving ghosts.
They all cheered up Lao Tzu, there was a mistake, Lao Tzu was emotional, military law is not emotional" The captain scolded and scolded, but everyone was used to it and was not afraid.
Qiang Suddenly, the soldiers on the arrow tower shot out a Ming Di, followed by the fifty soldiers outside the city gate, the horse lance forward, the Tang knife pointed obliquely, forming a wartime formation.
The sound of the arrow is an order, and there is no need for the captain to shout, everyone instantly returns to their positions and defends the city gate impassable.
And in the snow, three horses and one man are coming quickly
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