Prosperous Tang Soul

Chapter 256 The Ruined Shuofang City

The rising sun is golden!
Seeing the city in the distance, Zhang Yi couldn't help feeling an urge to settle in as soon as possible, and then find a place to sleep well.After three consecutive months of marching, both men and horses were already exhausted. Zhang Yi even felt that if he had a good night's sleep, he would be able to sleep for three days and three nights!

Yue Shiyi jumped off his horse and walked slowly on the thin weeds. He never stopped along the way, searching among the weeds or among the low bushes next to him from time to time.

But the army formation in front had already started cheering, and then the whole long dragon moved towards Shuofang City in front more quickly.

"What did you find?" Seeing that Yue Shiyi had stopped, Zhang Yi asked.

Zhang Yi felt that there must be a deep meaning in Yue Yi's strange behavior. As a professional spy chief, it is very likely that he found some useful information from the side of the road.

"Three days ago, a large group of horses passed by on this road!" Yue Shiyi pointed to a bush trampled by horseshoes, and said, "Look, there is a gnawed sheep bone next to it, and the bone on it is broken. The freshness of the display is also a few days ago!"

"You mean this is not the trace left by our spies?" Zhang Yi said in a deep voice, "Because they can't have mutton!"

"That's right, our army's military rations were restructured by His Majesty's order in May. Although they were urgently allocated all the way later, they were nothing more than soybeans and peas. Therefore, I am sure that the people who left traces cannot be ours." People!" Yue Eleven affirmed: "The most important thing is that as far as I know, there are only a thousand defenders left in Shuofang City. They have the responsibility of defending the city, and it is impossible for them to leave the city easily!"

"Why are you so sure that the defenders will not go out of the city?" Zhang Yi couldn't help asking: "Shuofang is owned by my Great Tang, and the city is naturally also the soldiers and civilians of my Great Tang. It seems reasonable to send someone to investigate in advance when Wang Shi goes north. among!"

"Of course I can be sure! Because the guard of Shuofang City is Xue Wanche!" Yue Eleventh said confidently: "Xue Wanche is the right-hand man of Chai Shao's son-in-law. He is not only brave and good at fighting, but also the most disciplined general. Since He and his brother Xue Wanjun have been stationed here since they defeated Liang Shidu, and they have never used a single soldier to defend Shuofang in the past few years!
Even though Xieli sent three thousand Qingqi to harass him three years ago, he never sent troops when he could wipe them out, so I believe it is even more impossible for him now!Even if it is what you said to greet the master, he would just sweep the city and wait, but when the army is approaching the city, he will never leave the city! "

That's weird!

Who is this team that has appeared before?Zhang Yi can't figure it out!
"Lizi, what's the matter?" Tang Peng also rushed up on his white horse, and seeing Zhang Yi and Yue 11 pointing at the grass, he asked, "We're almost entering Shuofang City here, you guys The two of you don’t want to go to the city to take a good bath and then sleep? During this period of time, I have suffered so much that I can’t bear it anymore. The smell of sweat all over my body is close to killing people. Fortunately, I’m not in Chang’an, otherwise the flowers The young ladies and sisters in Chunfang Building probably don’t know how to do my brother’s business anymore!”

"We found this!" Zhang Yi pointed to the gnawed sheep bone on the ground.

"Bones!" Tang Peng immediately said: "Seeing that my buddies want to eat too, is it possible that the two of you are going to go out to get food? That's a good relationship. I have heard that there are wild sheep on this grassland. If you can get One came over to roast and eat. Tsk tsk tsk! Thinking of the oil dripping down the bonfire on that sheep, it makes people drool!"

For a foodie like Tang Peng, Zhang Yi felt that what he said just now was in vain.

However, although there was always doubt in my heart, I couldn't think of the reason. As the army slowly moved forward, Shuofang City finally revealed its true face.

old!

Very shabby!
Although it occupies a very large area and looks unusually majestic, it still cannot make up for the fact that Shuofang City is dilapidated!

The whole city is made of loess with some unknown materials added. Because it is an earth-stone structure, it is particularly weathered in areas with abnormally large wind and sand on the grassland.

Whether it's the city wall or the pillars, you can vaguely see the cracks on it and the Cang Yi after being eroded by rain and wind and sand!
Even when he saw it for the first time, Zhang Yi even wondered if he had gone to the wrong place, because everything here was incompatible with the number one city in the north that he expected.

In his fantasy, Shuofang City would at least be taller and mightier than Jingyang City, not to mention surpassing Chang'an.Moreover, as an important defensive area in the north, it is directly related to the safety of the rear of the road, and the city must be strong!

But what kind of a pair of loess clods have anything to do with solidity?
Although Zhang Yi knew very well in his heart that building a city on the grassland was very difficult, whether it was made of wood or fired bricks and tiles, it was extremely difficult, but...it couldn't be made of earth!
Fortunately, the city is big enough, of course, the more people can be arranged to enter the city, when the logistics side enters the city, you can already see the wooden gate that has been opened on the top of the city!
The city gate is a push-pull gate that opens on the left and right. Judging from the color on the top, it is obvious that it has been written for a long time. It is not only simple but also has a feeling of desolation.

Facing such city walls and gates, Zhang Yi couldn't help feeling an indescribable sense of frustration and tragedy from the bottom of his heart.

This is completely different from what you imagined!

Of course, this is not the key point. The key point is that he will live here in the future. When he thinks that the dilapidated city wall can be collapsed by the enemy army with just a single impact, his heart is chilled!
If there were really enemy soldiers approaching the city, Zhang Yi felt that his life would definitely be in jeopardy!

"Chestnut!" Tang Peng's situation was not much better. After seeing Shuofang City clearly, he couldn't stop shaking. After seeing Zhang Yi's face was pale, he pulled Zhang Yi's sleeve and said, "You Do you think it's safe for us to live here?"

One must know that Li Jing, who is the general manager, has already made arrangements to use Shuofang City as the rear to store armaments and food fodder.In other words, the logistics side will stay in Shuofang City from now on.

But facing such an earthen city, who can sleep peacefully?
"Go ahead and take a look!" Zhang Yi felt that it was very necessary for him to take a look at the famous general of Zhenguan. Turning over on top, the bay red horse threw off its hooves and ran forward happily.

(End of this chapter)