I’m The King Chapter 569: : Pioneer City

Mu Qiu, who had been planning how to escape back before, is not in a hurry now. He stayed on the mountain for three full days. Except for looking for something to eat and drink, the rest of the time was spent on Observe the situation below the mountain.

After three days of careful observation, he finally confirmed that there were about 2,000 people in the Yan army stationed in the field at the foot of the mountain, while the Donghu cavalry guarding them were at most five hundred. What surprised Mu Qiu was that these Yan army prisoners looked They seem to be very law-abiding, even if these Donghu cavalry beat them at every turn, these people did not resist.

This made Mu Qiu feel a little unbelievable. In his opinion, although the two thousand Yan troops have no weapons, as long as they choose the right time and rise up to resist, it is not impossible to win, but they are willing to be slaves here?

He shook his head. He went back to report to his superiors about things he couldn't understand. Perhaps they knew that the first thing he had to do now was to get a better understanding of the situation here. The second thing was to escape.

On the fourth day, the sky followed people’s wishes. God, who had been sunny for several days, finally changed his face, and it began to rain. It started from a light rain before dawn, and gradually increased in the morning. After getting up, Mu Qiu wove a coir raincoat with branches and grass, wrapped himself tightly, and decided to take this opportunity to escape. Looking at the weather, the rain will not stop for a while. In the rain, the speed of the cavalry will slow down, and the sight will be blurred. It will be difficult to track him. Moreover, since yesterday, the Donghu cavalry who were waiting at the foot of the mountain have disappeared. It seems that he is not patient either. In this kind of weather, he may not be able to bear the hardship and still set up an ambush at the foot of the mountain.

In any case, I have to take a risk myself. But I don't have a horse, so I'm afraid I'll have to suffer a lot and take a longer time to go back. It's more than 200 miles, and if I walk on two legs, I'm afraid it will take several days.

Be sure to go back, there is such a big piece of fat here. No matter what, he had to go back and bring the army, and took a bite. After becoming Xu Yuan's personal guard, Mu Qiuke heard Xu Yuan talk about how to expand the army many times. There are two thousand Yan troops here, who have received good military training, and if they are brought back, the strength of the general's troops will almost double. It's just that Yan Jun here doesn't seem to have any blood, and he behaves like a son in front of the Donghu people. It's hard to say whether he can be rescued or not.

Tightened the belt around the waist, and tightened the straw cape on his body even more, and Mu Qiu was like a moving haystack. Run down the mountain.

Pioneer City, where the First Pioneer Army of the Northern Field Army of Zhengdong Prefecture is stationed. Although Xu Yuan has been educated and literate, he is not a person with literary talents. Right now, the big camp he built was still far away from the city, so he still swiped his pen and named this big camp Vanguard City, because the troops he commanded were originally the vanguard of the Northern Army. Since it is his station, this future city is called Pioneer City and it deserves its name.

In Pioneer City. In Xu Yuan's room, he hung a map on the wall. During this time, the multiple sentinels sent out have basically returned, and the terrain within a hundred miles of the opposite bank has no secrets in his eyes. What surprised him was that within a hundred miles of the opposite bank, there was basically a vacuum. The Huns who used to live here had disappeared, leaving only some relics of the old camp where they had been stationed. And the Donghu people did not fill the vacancy in time. It seems that the internal problems of the Donghu people are bigger than what the governor and Jiang Yizheng estimated, and Thorpe should not have freed up his hand.

In spite of this, Xu Yuan did not raise troops to cross the river immediately and push the actual control area of ​​Zhengdong Mansion to this area. cross the river. The Liaohe River is not a small creek. It is not easy to cross the river. Once the river is crossed, the transfer of logistics materials and the follow-up of the follow-up troops are all big problems. Once attacked by the Donghu army, it is very easy to suffer failure.

Liaohe River is not only a natural moat for the armies of both sides, but also a natural line of defense.

What bothered him was that there was another sentry cavalry that hadn't come back, and the captain of this sentry cavalry was named Mu Qiu, who happened to be a young officer whom he valued very much. Learning, such as drawing maps, which is extremely difficult for most soldiers, this guy who has just been transferred to his command for less than half a year, has already mastered it very well. You know, the sentry team that went out this time, the leader of the team Except for Mu Qiu, the officers are all old men under his command.

This is a young man who deserves to be cultivated well. If he loses it at this point, it will be a big loss.

Mu Qiu has not returned for a long time, and Xu Yuan roughly guessed the reason. Mu Qiu is young, willing to learn, smart, and brave. These are his advantages, but his disadvantage is that he is too young. Being young means that it is easier Impulsive, with a stronger desire to make contributions, his detection range must have exceeded the hundred miles he stipulated.

Perhaps the Donghu people have not reached this area at all, and Mu Qiu went further, or they have already encountered the Donghu people, and at this time, they have become the prey of wild beasts.

After sighing for a while, Xu Yuan put this emotion behind him. People will always die in war. Since Mu Qiu has made his own choice, he must be prepared to pay the price. , and much more to do.

The barracks prepared for the second army are almost completed, and they are roughly the same as here. The preliminary work has been done by myself, and more improvements will be made after Yan Peng's second army arrives. Done. The distance between the two camps is about ten miles. After they are completed in the future, there will be two cities that will form the horns of each other and echo each other. They will not only be the point of advance for attacking the opposite bank of the Liao River, but will also serve as the base for guarding the group army headquarters that will be built on the shore of Dayan Lake. sword.

Dayan Lake will, in the future, erect a city that is not inferior to any state city in the Central Plains. There, it will become the core of Zhengdong Mansion's control of the Hetao Plain.

I heard that Guo Quan, the minister of the Ministry of Industry who is good at building cities, will also bring a large number of craftsmen and civilian husbands to Dayan Lake with Commander Sun Xiao. Counting the days, they will soon reach their destination.

He stood up and decided to go to see the army's farmland. The northern group army arrived in the Hetao Plain not only to control the fixed area, but also to develop this area. Xu Yuan took a step ahead. He arrived last winter He had already completed this big camp a few years ago, and turning him into a real city in Huigu was obviously not something that could be completed in a short period of time, and he was not an expert in this field, so it would be better to hide the clumsiness , When a skilled craftsman comes, it is not too late to make further plans. He still understands the truth that sharpening a knife does not miss woodcutters.

After the beginning of spring, the troops are free, there is no battle to fight, and they can't drag the soldiers to train every day. This will make the soldiers feel bored. They were looking for something to do, and he had the idea of ​​clearing some fields.

Now it seems that the original idea is still correct. Thousands of acres of fields have been cultivated around Pioneer City. In addition to sowing food seeds, they have also planted a lot of vegetables. Now the soldiers already have fresh vegetables. I ate it, and years ago, this kind of life was unimaginable. Although some vegetables were brought in from the rear, after the long journey here, the fresh vegetables that were originally small were almost uneatable. , The soldiers are still wolfing down. Now, they are at least self-sufficient in vegetables, and as time goes on, they will produce more varieties here.

Walking on the fields, looking at the green seedlings on the ground, Xu Yuan couldn't help feeling proud. He squatted down, randomly dug up a lump of soil, squeezed it in his hands, and the black soil rustled in his hands Luo Luo, the land here is really fertile, such a piece of unclaimed land, if he doesn't take it into his hands, it will be a waste of money.

What a wonderful place. As long as there are enough people, this place will change from a thousand miles of wilderness to a thousand miles of fertile land. territory.

Damn Donghu people, I will not let you occupy this place, it belongs to our Zhengdong Mansion. Xu Yuan waved his fist in the air.

"General Xu!" An eager shout came from behind, Xu Yuan stood up straight, turned around, and saw Tao Zongwang riding a horse, running towards him from a distance, he couldn't help but startled, and came out What's the matter? Slapping the dirt off his hands, he strode forward.

"What's the matter?" He asked loudly ~IndoMTL.com~ In this place, any slightest disturbance can arouse his vigilance.

Tao Zongwang got off his horse and ran up to him, "General, today our department routinely patrolled the banks of the Liao River and accidentally rescued a soldier of our army. He is the general's personal guard and is the sentry sent by the general to draw a map of the opposite bank. One of?"

"Mu Qiu?" Xu Yuan raised his eyebrows, "He's back, alone?"

Tao Zongwang nodded, "Yes, a man, with injuries on his body, swam across the Liaohe River with a wooden stake in his arms. He was exhausted, but happened to run into our patrol team. He said that there was an urgent military situation to report to the general." Report!"

Urgent military situation! Xu Yuan was moved. Although Mu Qiu was young, he had fought a great battle. A person who could survive such a fierce battle in Jishi City naturally knew what an urgent military situation was.

Could it be that the Donghu people have reached the other side? Xu Yuan's heart tightened, the leisure time might be coming to an end, if the Donghu people had arrived and the two armies faced each other across the river, even if the Liao River blocked them, it would not be all right, the war is about to start?

"Let's go, go back!" He opened his steps and strode towards Pioneer City.