The world is surrounded by nine barriers, and Yanmen ranks first.

After defeating the Linhu tribe of Loufan, the State of Zhao expanded its territory thousands of miles northward. In the former land of Loufan, the two counties of Yanmen and Yunzhong were set up in the former land of Loufan, among which Yanmen County was the most important. The name of Yanmen County was precisely because of Yanmen Pass.

After Zhao Yong obtained the two counties of Yunzhong, Yanmen, he recruited civilians to build the Northern Great Wall along the southern foot of Yinshan Mountain. Yanmen Pass was the central center of the north Great Wall of Zhao State, and it was also the capital of Yanmen County, connecting the entire northern defense system of Zhao State. Its land was surrounded by dangerous mountains and was lying high on Gouzhu Mountain, with east and west wings, and the mountains were undulating. There is a saying that "Yanmen Mountain is the geese flying out of it", so it is called Yanmen Pass.

Yanmen County is known as "the vassal guards of Dai County outside, the keys of Jinyang inside, the roots of the three passes, and the throat is complete Jin". It is the base camp of the border defense army in the northern part of Zhao State. It is controlled externally, and it is connected to Dai County inside. It is also the source of war horses and cavalry training place for the elite cavalry of Zhao State. Its importance to Zhao State can be seen.

Zhao Yong's first stop on this northern tour was Yanmen County.

Because he was marching according to the rules, the master's father did not disturb the local government. The army led the camp and galloped northward. The officials of the counties along the way did not even know that the master's father was in this army, but only provided food and supplies to the cavalry according to normal specifications.

After passing through Dai County and entering Yanmen County, the population villages gradually became rare. They often met herders who were driving herdsmen to grazing outside. Many of these herders were Hu women and children. They were not afraid of seeing the Zhao army. They just stared at the Zhao army passing by with their eyes wide open on the horse, for fear that the Zhao army would take away his lamb in chaos.

Zhao Xin was amazed after seeing it. Originally, he thought that Zhao State defeated these Hu tribes, snatched the land and livestock of their tribes, and forcibly turned them into Zhao people. Even if these Hu people didn't hate Zhao people, they wouldn't be close to Zhao people. However, they did not expect that the Hu people who saw them were not hostile, but there were many Hu children riding horses along the way, shouting excitedly, "Woo woo" with envious expressions.

Seeing the inconscience in Zhao Xin's eyes, Han Sheng smiled and explained that this was due to the master's strategy against Hu. After defeating Lou Fanlin, the State of Zhao not only did not slaughter their people, but instead hired warriors from their tribe to join the army of Zhao. He treated Hu soldiers equally and had no discrimination. Moreover, he practiced himself and spoke in Hu in a contemptuous manner, which undoubtedly greatly reduced the hostility of the Hu people, who were originally opposed to Zhao.

The northern part is very cold and bitter, and most of the Hu people are not fed and not covered their bodies. When the news that Zhao State valued the Hu people and spread to the grassland, a large number of soldiers who were good at riding and shooting went south to rely on Zhao State, and some small tribes even moved into it. The officials of Zhao State also properly resettled these Hu people one by one, gave them a plump ranch for them to grazed, and would also provide relief to these Hu people during disasters.

At the same time, these Hu people also became an important part of the Zhao army, from generals to ordinary soldiers, and the Zhao army was filled with Hu people. These hard-working and righteous people, and martial Hu people also injected fresh blood into the Zhao army, allowing the old Zhao country who inherited and Jin to regain their youthful vitality, and their military strength surpassed Qin Qi and became a great power in the world.

This also made Zhao Xin's admiration for his master's father even deeper. We should know that China is the most respected and Rongdi is the most despised. In the Spring and Autumn Period, all the banners that dominate the king and expel the barbarians were respected. As the name suggests, the so-called "repelling the barbarians" is to reject the Hu people and treat them as aliens and attack them. It is in this context that the master's father opposed the opposition, broke through the obstruction of conservative forces, and took the lead in lowering his noble head to learn to arch, horse, riding and shooting from the Hu people. His courage, knowledge and courage are unprecedented in the past!

Zhao Yong was completely unaware that his status in this boy's heart had quickly risen to the idol level. In fact, he had no time to take into account the thoughts of Zhao Xin. After entering Yanmen County, the master's father sent a messenger to Yanmen and Yunzhong with his talismans, and ordered Yanmen County Magistrate Cheng Liang and Yunzhong County Magistrate Tu Gudi to lead the light cavalry to meet him. He himself led the army to Mayi and waited for the second division.

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The reason why Mayi is called Mayi is naturally related to raising horses, as the name suggests, Zhao Yong launched a change in Hu clothing, riding and shooting style in China, and also liquidated the slave population hidden by the noble and noble tribes in China, moving these people to the newly occupied Mayi area, allowing them to raise horses for the Zhao army. Mayi therefore established a city, and after several years of development, it gradually became prosperous and became a large city in Yanmen.

Mayi belongs to the hinterland of Yanmen, with the Great Wall in the north. It is impossible for the cavalry of Loufan and Linhu to cross the Great Wall to move south. Therefore, although it is a place where there are no large troops to guard it. Usually, the city gates are open and the dealers are allowed to enter, but today it is a little different.

The Mayi city gate was closed, and the suspension bridge on the moat was also dropped. The low city wall was already full of bows and arrows. It was like the Zhao army facing a great enemy. Although the number was small, the sword was tense and the momentum was not bad. The center was a Zhao army general with a stern face with a bow. He was of medium size, thick bones, and average appearance, but his sharp eyes were unforgettable.

Not far from the city, there were indeed densely packed with cavalrymen. The clothes they wore were no different from those of the Zhao army on the city, but everyone's faces were filled with a hint of anger.

Zhao Yong frowned, turned his head and asked Ji Hu Chu beside him, and said, "Which is this?"

Ji Hu Chu was also one of Zhao Yong's generals. He smiled awkwardly when he heard this, and coughed dryly, "Master, I will scold these ignorant boys later."

After saying that, Hu Chu urged him to go forward and rushed straight to the top of Mayi city.

"Stop it." A loud shout came from the top of the city, but Ji Hu Chu ignored it and still urged him to come forward, his face full of anger.

"Swoosh" a feather arrow shot in the air. Ji Hu Chu was shocked and hurriedly pulled the reins of the horse. He saw a long neighing sound of "Swoosh". The front hooves of the war horse were raised high, almost knocking Ji Hu Chu down. The arrow feather was inserted hard before the horse's hooves, and the tail of the arrow was still trembling. Obviously, the archer had already shown mercy, otherwise he would not have shot so accurately.

Ji Hu Chu tried a lot to comfort the frightened war horse, his face was gloomy and looked very ugly. He suppressed the anger in his heart, raised his horse whip and shouted at the city wall, "Are you blind? Isn't you even recognized me in less than a few years?"

Before following his master's father, Ji Hu Chu was a county magistrate of Mayi for three years. He also boasted with his master's father that he was extremely familiar with Mayi. How could his military generals admire him at that time, but now he is so ugly in front of his master's father, how can he not be angry?

At this time, a person next to General Zhao on the top of the city whispered to him, "Boss, this man is really General Jihu. I have been with him for three years and I will not admit my mistake."

But General Zhao said calmly, "I have my own opinions."

After saying that, he raised his voice and said loudly; "I am not good at the position of General Jihu."

Seeing that he said he was talking about meeting him, but he had no intention of meeting him. He still held a bow and arrow in his hand and looked like he was facing a great enemy, he said furiously, "I actually know who I am. Why don't you open the city gate quickly? If you are half a step later, I will make you look good."

General Zhao still had his face unchanged and said, "Do you dare to ask if the general has a tiger talisman?"

Ji Hu Chu was stunned and said angrily, "Where did I get this?"

"Can you have General Cheng's handwritten?"

Seeing Hu Chu saying nothing, General Zhao said, "There is no tiger talisman or the military order of the county magistrate. Although you are a superior official, you have no right to order me. Today, the army besieged the city, and the Beizi has not received any notification from Lord Cheng. He shoulders the position of defending the city. I hope the general will forgive me."

Ji Hu Chu's face became more and more ugly, and he lowered his face and said, "Rareless, you little captain dared to be so brave, do you know who is here in the army?"

"Who dares ask?"

Ji Hu Chu shouted sternly: "It's my master Zhao. You don't go out of the city to pick you up quickly. If you neglect Wang Jia, even if you have ten heads, it's not enough to cut."

There was a commotion on the top of the city, and the soldiers whispered to each other. When they heard the Lord's Father's arrival, they were already a little shaken. They all quietly lowered the arrow feathers on the bow. The General Zhao was startled, then calmed down and asked loudly, "I dare to ask where the Lord's Father is."

Before Ji Hu Chu could answer, Zhao Yong had already urged him to step forward, tilted his head and said proudly, "I am here, do you have any questions?"

The Zhao general took a deep breath, stepped forward and bowed slightly, and said, "I am in charge of the Lord's Father."

"Since I know that I am the Lord's Father, why don't I worship me?"

"I am still wearing armor and politeness, and I hope the Lord's father will forgive me."

"When I quickly opened the city gate, my soldiers and the soldiers under my tent were already exhausted."

General Zhao hesitated for a while, gritted his teeth and said, "Please forgive me, my father, I dare not obey me."

A sharp flashed in Zhao Yong's eyes and he said in a deep voice, "Dare you dare to resist the order?"

General Zhao hurriedly bowed and said, "I dare not take the humble position, but I am not willing to accept the orders of the king outside the country. Besides, I have never seen you, your father. If you open the city rashly, you may be taken advantage of by the thieves. Mayi is located in a critical junction between the north and the south. If there is any mistake, Lian Po will die in no way."

Zhao Yong narrowed his eyes and said, "What a saying, 'I won't accept the orders of military orders from abroad.' Your name is Lian Po, right? I remember you."

"If a military order is presented, Lian Po should apologize for his death, and I hope the Lord's father will forgive him."

Ji Hu Chu urged him to step forward with a sinister face and whispered, "Master, this kid is ignorant of raising his head. Should we forcefully attack the city? I can guarantee that the soldiers on the city tower will never dare to fire an arrow, it will be a serious crime of raiding the house and extermination of the clan."

"No need." Zhao Yong suddenly smiled.

"Anyway, it's still early, so let's wait patiently for a while. I think the person who comes to Cheng Liang is about to arrive."

Two hours later, the panting messenger finally arrived at the city of Mayi and read Cheng Liang's military order. Lian Po sent someone to hang the general's order with a hanging basket to verify the error, and immediately ordered the city to welcome the horse. He himself knelt beside the city gate and claimed the crime to the master's father who was urging his horse to enter the city. "I deserve to die in my position. I ask my father to allow him to commit suicide and apologize. However, the soldiers under my position are just implementing military orders. I hope my father will forgive him."

Zhao Yong gently tied the reins of the horse and said condescendingly on the horse. "What are you guilty of Captain Lian? What you did is just to follow the laws of our Great Zhao army. Not only is it fruitless, but it has made contributions. I will reward you with great rewards, and I will pass on my will. I will be the commander of Lian Po and reward a hundred gold coins."

Lian Po's face was joyful, and he suppressed the excitement in his heart ecstatically, and said in a trembling voice; "Thank you, Master, Long's kindness."

Zhao Yong looked at Lian Po with a smile, and suddenly bent down and whispered, "You are very smart. I admire you very much. I hope your ability to fight can be so outstanding. If so, I will never be stingy with any reward."
Chapter completed!