Turbulent Times Chapter 5: Tian Shui City

"He has already offered a price of 100 yuan, which is enough to give our Zhang family face, but you accept it when you don't see it. Our Zhang family started out as a business, and we have a degree in everything. If your sister hadn't married into the Changping Palace, Although our Zhang family is rich, it is difficult to get rid of even a lowly business status, let alone be a leader in Qingshui County. In just a few years, you have learned all the problems of a dude..."

Wang Junlin knew that Zhang Qingyu said these words to Zhang Hongmeng, and before Zhang Qingyu finished speaking, Wang Junlin saw another person rushing from the front yard, and went into the living room after reporting.

"My lord, I have just inquired about an important matter. Wang Junlin had contact with the newly appointed General Ying Yanglang, Han Ziliang. Han Ziliang once wanted to accept Wang Junlin as his own soldier, but Wang Junlin refused. After Wang Junlin had a conflict with the young master, he went to the restaurant to look for Han Ziliang, what the two said between them, the humble staff can't find out."

With a bang, Wang Junlin heard Zhang Qingyu smashing something again, "Han Ziliang actually took a fancy to that dog thief, so it will be a little troublesome to kill him."

"Zhang Tao, take one thousand taels of silver and go to Tianshui City to find the second master, and ask him to take care of the county mansion and Cheqi mansion, especially to find out about Han Ziliang's origin. In addition, send someone to keep an eye on Tianshui City Four city gates, report to me as soon as Wang Junlin appears, but don't act rashly."

The person who just entered respectfully said yes, and then left in a hurry.

Wang Junlin knew that Zhang Qingyu would not send anyone to hunt down the Chen family in a short time, and the sky was getting brighter, and there was a danger of exposure if he lurked any longer, so he quietly got off the roof and left Zhang's mansion.

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Two days later in the afternoon, Wang Junlin led a horse and stood on a hill, looking to the north.

This river is called borrowing water, and the Xiongcheng on the other side of the river is the county town of Tianshui County.

Wang Junlin was extremely curious when he saw the city for the first time in this era, so he couldn't help but stop and look at it.

"This is the hinterland for future generations, but now it is close to the border of the Sui Dynasty..." Wang Junlin sighed in his heart. Facing all kinds of fierce alien races, the flames of war continued, and never really found peace. And he, Wang Junlin, was obviously going to be involved in this turmoil.

Wang Junlin is very aware of the importance of information and intelligence, so he has inquired about some basic information in the past two days.

For example, he knows that there are Longxi County and Jincheng County to the northwest of Tianshui County, which are all under the jurisdiction of Yongzhou, and Jincheng County is really bordering Tuyuhun. However, after Wang Junlin carefully recalled the history of the Sui Dynasty, he knew that the major problem of the Sui Dynasty in the northwest was not the Tuyuhun, but the Western Turks.

According to Wang Junlin's knowledge of the history of the Sui Dynasty, at the same time that the Sui Dynasty was established, the Turkic people flourished at the southern foot of the Altai Mountains, and then went south to establish the Khanate. In the second year of the Kaihuang reign of the Great Sui Dynasty, the Turks invaded the south and were defeated by the Sui army. In the third year of Emperor Kaihuang, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty adopted the plan of founding the country and the minister Gao Jiong, and set up a plan of separation, provoking divisions and military strikes, resulting in the Turkic Turks being divided into two parts, the Western Turks and the Eastern Turks. Since then, the Eastern Turks dominated the north, and the Western Turks dominated the Western Regions and controlled the Silk Road, starting from Dunhuang in the east and ending in the Caspian Sea in the west. The area from Dunhuang to Jincheng County was the sphere of influence of Tuyuhun.

Wang Junlin tried his best to recall the history of the Sui Dynasty that he knew in his heart, while leading his horse down the mountain, he walked towards Tianshui City.

The so-called looking at the mountains and running dead horses, Wang Junlin didn't come to a small village on the south bank of the Jushui River until dusk. He had already found out that the gates of Tianshui City would be closed at five o'clock in summer. At this time, Wushi has passed, and we can only wait until tomorrow to enter the city.

Wang Junlin glanced at Tianshui City on the other side of the river, and was about to find a place to stay in this village for the night. Suddenly, he saw five bright flames appearing on the top of the mountain to the north of Tianshui City, which were particularly dazzling in the dark sky. A heavy warning bell sounded from the top of the city, and Wang Junlin could hear the echo of the bell at a distance of five or six miles.

There was an uproar in the village behind Wang Junlin. Hundreds of villagers rushed out of the houses, looked at Tianshui City from a distance, and watched the beacon smoke on the hills in the north of the city. Everyone's eyes were full of worry. Among the voices of discussion, I knew that it was the beacon fire, which meant that enemy soldiers were coming.

Wang Junlin's heart was awe-inspiring and his expression was solemn, but he found that the villagers next to him were not much flustered. This made him a little puzzled. He glanced left and right, and saw a ferry boat approaching the shore, and a scholar in a scholar's gown got off the boat and walked towards this side. Shi Li asked modestly: "Brother, I heard that there are Longxi County and Jincheng County to the north of Tianshui County. Even if there are foreign invaders, it is impossible to appear in Tianshui County all at once. Why is there a warning beacon in Tianshui City? "

The man saw that Wang Junlin had a good temperament and he was holding a horse, unlike ordinary people. In addition, Wang Junlin was modest, so he said happily: "This brother must have just come from another place and is not familiar with Yongzhou. The situation. From Jincheng County all the way south, through Longxi County, to our Tianshui County, there is a beacon fire every 20 miles. According to the past practice, as long as the Tuyuhun or Turkic troops exceed 10,000 troops, they will use the beacon fire to Longxi The two counties of Tianshui and Tianshui sent a warning message. As for whether the enemy is Tuyuhun or Turkic, and how many troops there are, I don’t know.”

Wang Junlin looked stunned, cupped his hands again, and said, "Thank you, brother, for clarifying the confusion."

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At the same time, in Tianshui County City Taishou Mansion, Yuan Jietang, the prefect, was hosting a banquet for Han Ziliang, the newly appointed Cheqi Mansion Eagle Yang Lang, and high-ranking civil and military officials from Tianshui County were present. The dancer danced gracefully, the banquet was in full swing, all the officials were chatting and laughing, and when the heavy alarm bell sounded, the living room was suddenly silent, and all the officials looked at each other, not knowing why.

A small official sitting by the door of the living room suddenly pointed at the distant night sky and shouted: "Look, it's the beacon fire!"

More than 20 civil and military officials flocked to the door of the living room, looking at the five beacon smoke in the night sky on the top of the mountain in the north of the city, discussing for a while.

"The smoke of thousands of people should be a warning from Jincheng County, which means that Jincheng County has an army of more than 50,000 people coming." Compared with the restlessness of others, Han Ziliang's expression was full of excitement, and his heart His fighting spirit was so high that he wished he could appear in Jincheng County now and kill the enemy to make meritorious service.

On the second day, at dawn, Han Ziliang hurried north with 25,000 troops, leaving only 5,000 defenders to garrison Tianshui City. At this time, Wang Junlin was preparing to cross the river.

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Borrowed water is still a river in the rainy season, but it is actually a slightly larger canal in the dry season. Now it is the rainy season, and the river is more than 20 feet wide. If you want to cross the river, you can only take a ferry.

After getting off the boat, Wang Junlin led the horse and walked towards Tianshui City, which is six or seven miles away.

Looking up from the south bank of Borrowing Water, Tianshui City looks a little small against the backdrop of mountains in the north. Yongzhou is the head of the three prefectures of Tianshui, Longxi and Jincheng.

In the later generations, Wang Junlin traveled from north to south and traveled to many places. He was even more familiar with the northwest. As far as he knew, Yongzhou City was located in Pingliang City, Gansu Province, and Tianshui City was Qinzhou City, Tianshui City, Gansu Province. District is located. As for the mountains on the north and south sides, the one called Changshan in the north should belong to Liupan Mountain, and the Qinling Mountains in the south has never changed its name for thousands of years.

Tianshui City is located at the main road of the river valley between east, west, north, south, and north. There are many merchants of various ethnic groups traveling from south to north, and the population of Tianshui City is as high as tens of thousands.

Wang Junlin knew that Tianshui County was often plundered by Turkic, Qiang, and Tugu people since the Han Dynasty because of its rich reputation in the northwest and the ravines around it that made it easy to sneak in and attack.

As the city wall became bigger and bigger in sight, both sides of the official road where Wang Junlin walked became more and more lively. Countless merchants crowded around the official road, occupying most of the four or five feet wide official road.

Wang Junlin saw that all merchants who brought goods into the city were not only checked carefully by the soldiers at the city gate, but also had to pay taxes. Those who did not bring goods were also checked. The Qiang people didn't know what was found out, and they were beaten and kicked by several soldiers, dragged aside and tied up.

Wang Junlin guessed that this was mostly due to the beacon fire last night and foreign enemies coming at the border, so the soldiers at the city gate were filled with a tense atmosphere.

The long procession to enter the city slowly moved forward, and finally it was Wang Junlin's turn. Wang Junlin's tall and burly figure, coupled with the fact that he is leading a horse, has a long knife across his waist, and has a bow and arrow immediately, has long attracted the attention of the city gate guards. As soon as he entered the gate, a group of soldiers surrounded him. One of them Huo Chang said coldly: "Non-military members are not allowed to bring weapons into the city."

Wang Junlin observed for a long time, and he knew it in his heart. He took out the token that Han Ziliang had given him at the beginning, and said, "I am the personal soldier of General Han of Che Qifu."

The guards at the city gate immediately became respectful, and the fire chief who asked the question gave a respectful salute and said, "It turns out that he is one of our own, brother, please come in."

"Thank you." Wang Junlin nodded and led his horse into the city.

Passing through the dark doorway, the eyes suddenly open up. The roads, big and small, are like rice paddies, and there are thousands of shops and houses. There was an endless stream of pedestrians, but in the streets and alleys, there were iron cavalry patrolling the roads, and on the city walls, there were archers protecting them, and the city was filled with a murderous atmosphere.

Wang Junlin inquired all the way, and when he came to Cheqi Mansion, he realized that it was indeed the Tuyuhun people who took the initiative to send troops to attack Jincheng County, and Han Ziliang led troops from the North City Gate early in the morning to Jincheng County for support.

Fortunately, Han Ziliang valued Wang Junlin very much. Not only did he apply for military registration for Wang Junlin, but he also made arrangements for Wang Junlin to go to Jincheng County to look for him with the food delivery team. Wang Junlin had no choice but to ask clearly the time for the food **** team to go out of the city, and then find a place to eat and stay, and wait for the departure early tomorrow morning.

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