When the rooster crows, the gate of the courtyard restarts.

Mr. Fufeng Hou walked out slowly, and stood under the eaves in dismay. Until the gate of the courtyard was slowly closed behind him, he still did not come back to his senses.

"Young Master?" In the carriage, the book boy lifted the curtain and called.

"Yeah." Mr. Hou suddenly woke up. When the cold wind blew, the whole body became cold. Cold sweat on his eyebrows had turned into ice beads. Take a deep breath and calm your mind. Then he walked towards the carriage.

The long night is destined to be sleepless.

Above Taicang, there is a small yellow door wearing a gauze hat and a plain dress, with a light in front of it, leading guests to the hall to rest.

The distinguished guest spoke softly about Wudi, came from a family in Jiangnan, and had a high-ranking official in his family for generations and was rich. When he came to Luoyang, he also ordered the top card in the museum. His identity was particularly noble, and it is said that the origin can be traced back to the time of the late emperor. As for his identity, it is not worthy of being told by outsiders.

The warehouses are connected by soft ladders. Each single-family building stands on a warehouse. The guests only go up and down from the ladders. As for the women in the museum, they have their own hidden paths to reach the top.

The stone lamp in the courtyard was lit. The little yellow gate had been blinded by the eyes and there was no light. I pushed the door of the noble master open the hall and bowed and left.

The noble young master walked into the house and pushed the mullet sliding door with his back hand to cover up the bright light in the museum.

Lead the way back to the Xiaohuangmen. Turn off the lights and candles, avoid the dark room, and take their place. For a moment, they are silent. Only the calm breathing of each other can be vaguely distinguished.

These little yellow doors without any sense of light have no sleep. When there is nothing to do, they will often be immersed in half-dream and half-awake. It is like falling asleep, but they have perception. This unique state is called "stability" by the internal officials.

After a long time, when everyone was settled, one of them stood up gently and walked out of the secret room quietly.

Before dawn, I returned quietly.

No words all night.

Longyou, Baishi County.

Baishi County was established in the sixth year of Shiyuan (81 BC) of Emperor Zhao of Han Dynasty. The city was built on the platform of the northwest of the Lishui River (Daxia River) valley. The city was trapezoidal, high in the west and low in the east, and built along the terrain. The city was close to the cliffs on the north, east and south sides, and the west city crossed the hillside. Double trenches were dug outside the city, and a beacon was erected on the high ground outside the moat.

Baishi City only has one goal. It is easy to defend but difficult to attack.

Located on the plateau, the climate is severely cold. Blizzards are falling from the sky, and land traffic has long been cut off. Looking around, there is a white area. The grassland valleys and the stretching ridges are all covered with ice and snow. The cold wind is biting. The Han army on the city is curled up next to the brazier, one by one, listless.

They are all old soldiers guarding the border, most of whom have gray hair.

A dull sound suddenly appeared in the sky. An experienced old man immediately raised his ears. After a moment, he had already resounded through the sky.

The sound was as quiet as thunder.

"Enemy attack!" The old soldier got up excitedly, rushed to the beacon tower standing on the high ground outside the trench, shouting loudly, and turned around and ran towards the winch: "Get up the suspension bridge quickly!"

The sudden tight hemp rope broke countless ice cones. The ice surface in front of the trench torn apart. As the cracks moved, the outline of the suspension bridge quickly appeared on the ice. The old man used all his strength to turn the winch. The suspension bridge with thin ice finally rose up with difficulty.

The old soldiers who were sweating all over and smoked on their cheeks didn't care to wipe them, so they wanted to light the wolf smoke again.

"Don't move! Don't move!" The companions on the beacon outside the city were already shouting loudly: "It's the Han army, the Han army has arrived-"

"Han Army?" The old soldier hurriedly rushed to the trunk. He used his eyes and looked at it carefully. As a result, a large group of people and horses roared. The people and horses were covered with frost and snow, almost integrated with the mountains and rivers. Although he could not distinguish his appearance, the flags were like forests, which were the Han style.

How can the chaos of Qiang cavalry have such momentum?

A single arrow from the top of the city, the knight's spear suddenly crossed and the army slowly stopped.

The people and horses were spraying long breaths and lined up in an order. The war horses and knights were covered with ice cones, as if thorns were everywhere. They were also like ice sculptures resurrected.

The flag handles were brushed to the ground, and all the thin ice collapsed.

The flag flutters in the wind, and it is the red deer horns and the three-legged black and black.

The leader of the knight knocked the ice and raised the ghost face: "Under the command of the Han general of the Western Regions, Zhang Fei, the captain of the rear army, was ordered to enter the city. Open the city gate quickly!"

The sound is like a thunderbolt and a thunderbolt. It is like a fake bag and a fierce Zhang Fei.

"The lieutenant is waiting for me. I will wait until my eyes are too bad, and the county lieutenant will arrive later."

"Hurry, hurry up. Lately injured the war horse!" Zhang Fei shouted.

"Here!"

Before he finished speaking, the Baicheng County Magistrate had already climbed to the top of the city.

Looking around, it was like a fake man's iron cavalry.

"Open the city gate quickly." After checking the military talisman and general seal, the county magistrate gave an order.

Wearing fur and sweatshirts, winter military uniforms, armor and riding gear, wrapped in cloaks, only the eyes of the people and horses are exposed, and multiple protections are used to protect against the cold. It is also common for us to catch the wind and snow.

A good Xianbei horse under your crotch can withstand extreme cold. But you need to be careful of wind and cold. You will be sweating all the way. If you don’t dry it in time and put on a cold-proof felt, you will definitely get infected.

When asked about the location of the camp, ten thousand elite cavalry and thousands of soldiers chariots roared in.

After the camp was settled and the war horses were placed, Zhang Fei rushed to meet with the officials in Baishi City.

"Meet the Chief Zhang." Baicheng County Mayor ordered a group of subordinates to line up to greet him.

"Everyone is not a gift." Zhang Fei clasped his fists and said, "Zhang was ordered to garrison Baishi and look for an opportunity to fight the Qiang thieves. If there is any disturbance, I hope you will be waiting."

"I dare not, I dare not." The county magistrate extended his hand to invite him and went into the official residence to talk.

The charcoal fire in the house drove away the cold.

Zhang Fei took off his battle helmet and led the eighteen cavalry to line up. He took two imperial edicts from the governor of Liangzhou and the general of the Han Dynasty and handed them to the county magistrate Baishi for a look.

After confirming it, the county magistrate finally breathed a sigh of relief: "Dare you ask Captain Zhang, how to use troops in the snow and ice?"

"Mingting will not bother with everything in the army." Zhang Fei smiled and said, "If any soldiers disturb the people, please allow Mingting to enforce the law impartially."

"The subordinate officials obey the order." The military and political division were separated, so County Magistrate Baishi felt at ease.

"Where is the Qiang thief now?" Zhang Fei straightened the point.

The county magistrate blurted out: "Everyone is huddled in the mountains in the west."

The county magistrate hurriedly said: "Report to the lieutenant. The Qiang people in the west are Zhong Cun Qiang tribes and have not colluded with the rebellion."

Zhang Fei smiled and said, "The Qiang people fled back and had no place to live. Today is here, tomorrow is there. The same is true for seeds. They are divided and merged, and they are annexed with each other. How can they distinguish them?"

"This..." the county magistrate was speechless.

"There may be city barriers nearby." Zhang Fei asked again.

The county magistrate replied: "There is a garrison in Baishizhan."

“Where is the obstacle?”

"The barrier is on the upper reaches of Lishui Zhijin, and the southern foot of Baishi Cliff." The captain said.

Baishizhan is located on the platform where the Lishui tributary is intersected by the Yangqu River and the Yangla River in later generations. It is located in the west (Ganjia) grassland and connects to Kuhan in the north. It crosses the pass of the Qilian Mountain branch (Dariga Mountain) in the northwest and can connect to the Western Qiang. It is an important military transportation site.

During the Former Han Dynasty, the city barriers were built to guard the city. Because it was a hollow cross-shaped city block, and there were eight city piers at each corner of the cross city, forming an octagonal, it was later called "octagonal City". The outer edge of the city was a moat, and the north city was surrounded by mountains without gates. The west city was built with an outer contour through the south gate to the east city, and the south gate was built with an outer city. The walls were made of sand, reeds, red willows, etc., and the city walls were built with thick walls. There was no dead corners for shooting crossbows under the city. In addition, the city gate passage was very small and there was no gap to take advantage of, which was easy to defend and difficult to attack.

Five miles north of the city is Baishi Cliff. This cliff has a wall of thousands of feet high, and white jade shines. It stretches across the sky and earth for dozens of miles, dazzling and spectacular.

"The Lishui River Valley is shaped like a horse's hoof, which can connect Baishi Barrier and Baishi City." The county magistrate then used his fingers to draw a hoof arc on the mountain and river topographic map.

"How far apart are the two places?" Zhang Fei asked.

"It's about two hundred miles." The county magistrate replied.

"I understand." Zhang Fei then clasped his fists: "Military situation is urgent, say goodbye!"

The county magistrate suddenly asked, "Does the school magistrate want to break the connection between the Qiang?"
Chapter completed!