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Chapter 57 Yanmen joins the army

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    "There are nine fortresses in the world, and Yanmen is the leader!"

    Yanmen Pass is close to the dangerous mountains and stands high on the Gouzhu Mountain. It has undulating mountains on its east and west wings and the Great Wall on the ridges. It winds its way from Pingxing Pass, Zijing Pass and Daoma Pass to the east, directly to Youyan, and connects to the vast sea; to the west, it goes to Xuangangkou,  Ningwuguan, Piantouguan, to the Yellow River.  Known as the first fortress in the North, it has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times. It is also the only way for the grassland nomads to go south.

    On Yanmen, a thousand-year-old road, from time to time you can see Yanzhao knights riding horses and carrying bows and arrows, gathering in groups of three or five to join the army at Yanmen Pass. In Chinese history, it pays attention to the Qin and Han Dynasties.  Integrated into one, it can be said that the establishment of the Han Dynasty inherited the Qin system in many aspects, especially in the military field, which attached great importance to military merit. Liu Bang, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, once made it: "No one without the surname of Liu can be the king, and no one without the surname of Liu can be the king."  "Become a Marquis!" The oath of the white horse; in this era, joining the army was a very glorious thing for those passionate young people, and it was also a rare promotion channel; so that every time the Han army went out, there would be a large number of people on the road.  The sturdy young man prepared his own weapons and dry food to follow him into battle, hoping to gain a future on the battlefield!

    It can be said that the social status of soldiers in a country determines the strength of the country's military strength. China has had a martial culture since ancient times, especially in the Yanzhao area. Because it is located in the northern Xinjiang and has fought for years, the folk customs are extremely tough.  Known as: Guduo¡¯s generous and tragic man!

    The martial culture of the Chinese people started from the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties and continued to the Northern Song Dynasty. Starting from the Song Dynasty, culture was emphasized over martial arts. The status of warriors in the country took a sharp turn. It can be said that the Song Dynasty was a watershed in the overall national character of the Chinese people.  .

    Before the Song Dynasty, the life goals of all Chinese boys were basically: "Practice martial arts well, become a general when you grow up, and perform meritorious service outside the Great Wall!"

    After the Song Dynasty, the life goals of all Chinese boys became: "Study hard, become the number one scholar when you grow up, and ride on a horse through the streets!"

    From then on, the martial arts style completely declined, and the culture and education style flourished. Under the warm wind of the gorgeous Song poetry, the Central Plains Dynasty became an artistic country. Then came the invasion of foreign tribes, cession of land, annual coins, and professing ministers. Finally, there was no more after Yashan.  China¡­¡­

    On the quiet ancient road, with the rapid sound of horse hooves, three fast horses came running. The leader was a young man in black clothes and a black horse, with a wolf's back and a wasp's waist. He had a dark little face with sharp eyebrows and eagle eyes, and a  The sinister beauty of his butt, the huge iron-armed bow carried on his back, and the eighty-one-pound gold-plated phoenix wings hung on the victory hook beside the saddle clearly told everyone that in addition to his handsome appearance, this young man was also brave.  A tough side; the two young men behind are also tall and sturdy, each carrying a gleaming weapon.  The three people all had a look of dust on their faces, and they had obviously come from afar.

    The people who arrived were none other than Xiao Yi and three other people. It turned out that after the three of them made plans to join the army in Yanmen, they packed their bags and set off immediately. They left Yuyang County, followed the official road westward through Shanggu, passed Dai County, and drank in the mountains.  Spring water, hungry hunting wild animals for food, Xiaoxing overnight along the way, and half a month later successfully entered the boundary of Yanmen Pass.

    The Yanmen and Yunzhong areas were originally the activity areas of nomadic peoples. During the Warring States Period, a generation of British rulers, King Wuling of Zhao, boldly reformed the military and abandoned the traditional Central Plains people's traditional wide robes, big sleeves and clumsy chariots, and replaced them with Hufu riding and shooting.  , which greatly strengthened the military strength of the Zhao State, and finally defeated the foreign tribes such as Lin Hu and Lou Fan. They snatched this place from the wolf's mouth and established Yanmen County; looking at the steep terrain of majestic mountains and ridges in front of them,  Xiao Yi couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "Our ancestors were so brave, how can our descendants lose even an inch of land!"

    Yanmen Pass is located on the main road between two mountains, with two gates in the north and south. Outside the north gate is the boundless prairie. Due to the recent rampant activities of the Huns, some scattered cavalry often come to harass, so it is usually closed tightly.  The South Gate is the area where the Han people can move. Because it was plundered by 30,000 Xiongnu cavalry for many days a few days ago, and countless people and livestock were robbed, so when Xiao Yi and the others arrived, they saw only a desolate scenery.  The countryside was abandoned everywhere, and the population was extremely sparse. In many places, traces of being burned by war can still be seen. It can be seen that the disaster caused by the Huns' southern invasion to the Han people was deeply painful.

    Prefect Zhang Yang is indeed a capable official. Since taking office, he has summoned a large number of young men and civilians from various inland counties. He has spent a lot of money to personally supervise the work day and night to repair and rebuild the city destroyed by the Huns. At this time, looking around  , there are construction sites everywhere, countless civilians with bare backs, shouting slogans, carrying bricks, boulders and other materials on their shoulders; the newly built city walls are all based on bluestone and giant bricks.  It is made of glutinous rice with excellent viscosity, mixed with iron sand, and then rammed with layers of loess. There is a top floor for garrisoning on the city wall. The entire pass is strong and majestic. It can definitely be called: "One man is in charge of the pass.  There is no hope""; the bluestone plaque at the city gate is engraved with three large seal characters: "Yanmen Pass"; the strokes are vigorous and powerful, majestic and extraordinary

    Xiao Yi and the others did not enter the city. It turned out that in order to accommodate these heroes who came to join the army, the prefect Zhang Yang specially ordered a barracks to be expanded and rested at an abandoned temple outside the south gate.  Hundreds of acres, with a large number of tents set up on it.  In this way, it not only facilitates the unified management of these heroic men who come to join the army, but also prevents these people from irritating the people in the city after entering the city. After all, most warriors have strong personalities and draw swords against each other when they disagree.  It happens all the time, and you know, the more capable a person is, the more capable they are of causing trouble, and the more unruly they are.

    When Xiao Yi and the others rode their horses to the gate of the camp, a large number of Yanzhao rangers who had come to join the army had gathered inside. There were thousands of them as far as the eye could see, and there was a chaos in the camp with people shouting and horses neighing.  Their noises can be heard everywhere, and fights and other things happen from time to time

    There is also a training area next to the military camp. It is also a vast area. It is a wide grassland with a large number of wooden stakes and grass targets. It can be used to practice riding and shooting as well as weapons. There are already hundreds of people here.  The horses were galloping, and various weapons were flying up and down in their hands. Most of them were spears, horse spears, bows and arrows. Some of them performed very exciting drills. From time to time, there were bursts of cheers. After standing on the horse for a while, Xiao Yi and  I didn't find any peerless generals among these people. They were only skilled in bow and horse at most. I originally expected to meet a few famous generals from the Three Kingdoms, but it seemed impossible. Also, most of those talented people chose to join the Ming Dynasty.  My Lord, there are really not many people who are willing to start as soldiers

    Seeing the arrival of Xiao Yi and the others, a soldier immediately walked out of the military camp and took them to a tent for resettlement. At the same time, he explained the rules here in detail. It turned out that the prefect Zhang Yang spent a lot of effort to recruit warriors this time.  , all those who come here to join the army are not only provided with free food and accommodation, but all expenses during the selection period in the camp are also borne by the government; everyone can have a good rest in the military camp and recover their strength, or they can go to the nearby field to practice riding and shooting  , as long as you don¡¯t make trouble outside the camp, you are relatively free here.  In three days, the prefect Zhang Yang will come here in person to select talents and assess martial arts. Because this time the main task is to form cavalry, the focus of the assessment is riding and shooting skills.

    After settling in, Xiao Yi did not go out. For him, the kind of training like sharpening a gun before the battle was meaningless. He just stayed quietly in his tent, recovering from the fatigue on the road, while carefully considering the challenges he was about to face in the future.  Various complicated situations; on the contrary, Daniel and Ma Liu were very active after arriving at the military camp. They quickly adapted to the collective life in the military camp and walked around all day long.  He was very good at martial arts and soon made many friends.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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