Chapter 9240 Fortress
The Qingmu Territory can only be regarded as a small and remote place in the Daowu world. Although they are adjacent to the thirteen overseas islands and can do some shipping business, their business is also too much. It is done with the Thirteen Overseas Islands. They cannot reach it if they are far away, because shipping is the lifeblood of the Thirteen Overseas Islands, so they have been They are all firmly controlled in their own hands, and others are not allowed to get involved easily. Even if Qingmu Ling wants to do shipping business, it is impossible. That will cause a strong backlash from the thirteen overseas islands. The two sides are fighting, and the strength of the thirteen overseas islands is not necessarily worse than that of the Aoki leader, so the Aoki leader does not dare to do shipping business now.
There is no way to expand overseas, and there is no way to expand on land. In this case, the Aoki Territory has almost no room for development, and there are three territories and two territories with the Aoki Territory. This is the same as the Aoki Territory. It is also a coastal territory. The area of these two territories is similar to that of the Aoki Territory. Many, the situation is similar to the Aoki Territory, or even worse than the Aoki Territory, because the Aoki Territory is the closest to the Thirteen Overseas Islands, and can also do some shipping business, while the other two territories are far away from the Thirteen Overseas Islands, they want to The shipping business is not as convenient as the Aoki Territory, so those two territories are also poorer.
Of course Zhao Hai’s goal is not the other two territories, but the third territory adjacent to the Qingmu Territory. The territory of this territory extends towards the inland of the Dao Martial World. The land-like area is larger than the Qingmu Territory, and of course it is richer. Zhao Hai's goal is this territory, which is called the Bluestone Territory.
There is only one word difference between Qingmu Ling and Qingmu Ling, but the difference is very far. Qingmu Ling is relatively close to the sea and is mostly hilly, but Qingshi Ling is different. The difference between Qingshi Ling and Qingmu Ling is There is a big mountain lying across the room , this big mountain is called Daqingshan. This Daqingshan mostly produces a kind of bluestone. This kind of bluestone is very hard in texture and is a high-quality stone for construction. Most of this bluestone is produced from the side of the bluestone collar, and the bluestone The collar also got its name.
In addition to the big green mountains, the land in the Bluestone Territory is mostly plains. The land is very fertile, so it is relatively richer. The current lord family of the Bluestone Territory is the He family, and the He family is the Bluestone Territory. The largest family, in fact, the situation in the Bluestone Territory is similar to that in the Greenwood Territory. Although the He family is in the Bluestone Territory, The largest family, but the Qingshi Territory is also divided into various counties, and those counties are also controlled by some small families. In other words, in the Daowu world, there is no territory at all, forming a centralized system. , they are all alliances. A territory is considered a big alliance, it’s that simple.
The boundary between Qingmu and Qingshi is bounded by Daqing Mountain. There are several mountain roads in Daqing Mountain, and there is a fortress on each mountain road. Of course, these mountain roads are not very big. The real main passage is a canyon called Songfeng Gorge.
At the southern exit of Songfeng Gorge, there is a fortress built by Qingmu Ling, while at the northern exit of Songfeng Gorge, there is a fortress built by Qingshi Ling. These two fortresses, We have been facing each other since we were in Shofu Gorge until here. Standing at each other, it is said that a war broke out between the two sides more than a hundred years ago. Finally, the two sides decided that with Daqing Mountain as the boundary, Songfeng Gorge was the only channel in Daqing Mountain that could run through the entire mountain. Naturally, heavy troops will be sent to guard it.
The Aoki Territory has a hundred thousand troops stationed here all year round, and these one hundred thousand troops are all drawn from each territory. This army is rotated every five years, but the total number will not change. Yes, and the army of this fortress, the Rong family Generally, they will not move, because once the army here is moved, the people of the Qingshi Territory may rush directly into the Aoki Territory, and the entire Aoki Territory will be destroyed. Therefore, the army of this fortress is in Qingmu Territory. The status here is still very high.
However, the situation has improved in recent years. The two sides have not fought for many years, and trade has been open for many years, so the situation here is not so tense now. It is precisely because of this that the Songfeng Fortress is here. Although the army still numbered one hundred thousand, it was inevitable that the training would be slack.
Songfeng Fortress is the name of the fortress on this side of the Qingmu Territory, while the fortress on the other side of the Bluestone Territory is called Songfeng Fort, just to make a distinction. This Songfeng Fortress happens to be blocking the Songfeng Gorge, and it is built almost the same as the two sides. It is as high as a mountain, reaching a height of about twenty feet. The entire city is made of large bluestones, and its length reaches ten miles. There are as many as eight city gates alone.
Many merchants pass through Songfeng Fortress every day. The length of the entire Songfeng Gorge is only about thirty miles, so no one stays in Songfeng Gorge, usually on both sides. The fortress rested outside the city. Originally this was not allowed, but since the two sides had not fought for many years, no one cared about it anymore.
On this day, the defenders here at Songfeng Fortress were as usual. An hour after dawn, the eight gates of the fortress were opened, and the caravans that had been waiting outside began to come in and out. , it was very lively, and it lasted like this for about two hours. The soldiers guarding the fortress gate were standing there boredly. If there hadn't been a strict order from above that they were not allowed to leave, they would have left long ago. Even if There were strict orders, but they also felt very bored.
At this moment, the caravans that were about to enter the fortress suddenly became chaotic outside the fortress, and no one ran into the fortress like a headless fly. This made the soldiers alert at once. They immediately looked around, and then their eyes suddenly widened, and they saw a giant elephant slowly walking towards the fortress.
This giant elephant is really too tall. It seems to be more than three feet tall. It is very huge. Every step seems to make the earth tremble. When the soldiers guarding the city gate saw the giant elephant, They were all stunned there. They really didn’t know what to do. At this moment, Suddenly a harsh whistle sounded, and the soldiers reacted. They immediately ran towards the city. As they ran towards the city, they shouted loudly: "Close the city gate, close the city gate quickly." They have been at peace here for a long time. , they had seen such a huge elephant there, so they reacted like this. Soon, all eight gates on the fortress were closed. The people on the fortress looked nervously at the giant elephant outside the city. After a while, several generals wearing armor also appeared on the city wall. Everyone looked nervously at the giant elephant outside.
The giant elephant slowly came outside the city and stopped about thirty feet away from the city wall. Only then did the people on the city see clearly that there were two people sitting on the back of the giant elephant. , a man and a woman, the man was sitting there calmly, with his eyes closed, and the woman was kneeling and sitting next to the man. Although she was wearing a palace dress, she looked like a maid.
The general on the city glanced at the people outside the city and said loudly: "Who are you? Why do you come to our Songfeng Fortress?" When the general saw the man, he didn't seem to have any intention of using force, so That's why he asked this question. He believed that if the other party really wanted to use force, even if it had been done long ago, he would not wait until now.
At this time, the general in the city heard the woman sitting on the back of the elephant say: "People in the city, listen, my young master is the elder Qing Mu, and he travels around the world under the orders of the lord. Now we have to go to Qingshi Ling and ask the general for permission." The voice didn't seem very loud, but it was nevertheless. It was clearly passed to the ears of the general in the city. When the general heard what the other party said, he couldn't help but be startled, but at the same time his face also changed slightly, because the woman's showing of her hand was enough to show their strength. The strength is not something he can deal with, which is why his face looks so ugly.
But the general also understood what the woman meant. When he heard the other party's identity, he was really stunned. He also knew something about the situation in Qingshi City. He didn't seem to remember Qingshi. There must be such a guest elder in the city, but when the other party said this, he couldn't neglect it, so he immediately said: "Do you have the certificate?"
"Here is the customs clearance document and the status gold medal. General, please take a look." The woman's voice came again and again. When he heard the woman say this, the general was relieved, but he still waved his hand, and people around him immediately Someone put down a basket with a long rope attached to it and slowly entered it under the city wall.
When the woman saw this situation, she couldn't help but snorted, and then she didn't see any movement. She just flashed a few times, and she was already under the city wall, and then she put the two things down. When she reached the basket, her figure flashed again and she was back on the back of the giant elephant.
As soon as the general saw the woman's actions, he did not dare to neglect. He immediately waved his hand and his men immediately lifted the basket up. The general took out a gold medal in the basket and returned it. There was a customs clearance document. He looked at it carefully and then glanced at Zhao Hai. Then he took a deep breath, and then said: "Open the city gate." All his people also breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately someone came He ran to open the city gate.
Subsequently, all eight city gates were opened, and the soldiers in the city were all lined up on both sides of the city gate, holding weapons in their hands. At this time, Zhao Hai also followed Xiang Xiong towards the city gate. Before they reached the city gate, several war horses rushed out of the city. The leader was a general who looked to be about fifty years old. The general sat on the horse and came to Xiang Xiong. He stopped his horse and propped himself up with his hands He picked up a gold medal and customs clearance document, raised his hand, and said loudly: "Yu Fengyang has met the elder. I was rude just now. Please forgive me."
As soon as Yu Fengyang finished speaking, he felt a lightness in his hand. The next moment, the customs clearance document and identity gold medal had disappeared from his hand. He could feel that the other party did not get off the elephant's back, but only used special force to suck the things up. .
Then Yu Fengyang heard a voice saying: "General Yu, you're welcome. This is your duty. How could it be rude? But I just want to go to the Bluestone Leader today, so I won't disturb the general." "General, there is no need to waste any time, we will leave immediately. If there is any disrespect, please forgive me." This time it was Zhao Hai who spoke.
(End of this chapter)