Seeing that Xia Pingan's attitude was neither servile nor overbearing, the Zhao general's expression became even gentler. "I am Liu Chi, the You Ji General at Gate of Yanmen. I heard that you killed a few Xiongnu in the village today?"
"Those Xiongnu killed my fellow villagers. It's only right that I kill them!"
"Only right that it's only right!" The general clapped his hands in admiration and said hatefully, "Those Xiongnu are like jackals and wolves, cruel and vicious. Year after year, they invade our borders, kill our Zhao people, rape and pillage, and do everything. How can we, men, tolerate that? Let those Xiongnu bully our country and humiliate our people. Kill them all, and protect our country and our neighbors. That's what we, men, should do!"
"General is right!" Xia Pingan agreed. "Only dead Xiongnu are good Xiongnu. Living Xiongnu should all be killed!"
"Hahaha, well said. I just heard from my subordinates that you met a strange person in the mountains who learned excellent medical skills. In the Gate of Yanmen camp, there are often soldiers who are injured in battle with the Xiongnu and are in urgent need of medical treatment. I wonder if you are willing to come with me to the Gate of Yanmen camp. With your ability, why do you need to be a ranger? You can make a name for yourself in the army and achieve something …"
"May I ask who is the commanding general of the Gate of Yanmen camp?"
Hearing Xia Pingan's question, You Ji General Liu Chi was slightly surprised, but he still said, "I won't hide it from you. In the past two days, there has been news from the Gate of Yantai camp that the commander in chief of the Gate of Yantai camp is about to be transferred away. The new commander in chief is General Li Mu. General Li Mu used to be stationed at the Gate of Yantai camp to defend against the Xiongnu, but was later transferred away by His Majesty. This is the second time he is stationed at the Gate of Yantai camp. General Li Mu loves his soldiers like his own children, and is extremely compassionate towards his soldiers.
Li Mu, a famous general from the Warring States period!
As expected!
Li Mu was the first general in the history of Huaxia to defeat the Xiongnu.
Xia Pingan suddenly understood.
Yan Zhao was a man, and this Realm Pearl was used to summon cavalry. As soon as he came out, he encountered the Xiongnu at the border. Therefore, the highest mission of this Realm Pearl was to kill the Xiongnu at the border and protect the country.
Whether or not the Realm Pearl could fuse perfectly with the Realm Pearl would depend on his contribution to it.
Xia Pingan only thought for a moment before he came to a realization.
This was the second time that Li Mu had been ordered to guard the Gate of Yan. This time, it was also the beginning of Li Mu's immortalization.
When Li Mu was stationed in Yanmen County for the first time, he had studied the tactics of the Xiongnu cavalry. The Xiongnu were all cavalry, and they came and went like the wind. They were skilled with bows and horses. When the Xiongnu cavalry fought with the border army of the Zhao Kingdom, it was mostly the border army of the Zhao Kingdom that was at a disadvantage. The border army of the Zhao Kingdom had almost no way to restrain the Xiongnu cavalry.
Li Mu had taken the initiative to avoid the sharp edge of the Xiongnu cavalry in order to counter their unique characteristics. In the eyes of others, he was a little "cowardly".
When the Xiongnu cavalry came, Li Mu ordered the army to defend the camp and pass and not attack. The Xiongnu cavalry attacked and pillaged the border many times, but they were unable to pose any threat to the Zhao Kingdom's army.
On the other hand, while avoiding the Xiongnu cavalry, Li Mu was constantly perfecting the warning system at the border and monitoring the movements of the Xiongnu. At the same time, he insisted on rewarding the soldiers and improving their meals. Every day, he slaughtered cows and sheep for the soldiers' meals. At the same time, he also strengthened the training of the soldiers and trained a large number of valiant archers for the Zhao Kingdom to prepare to crush the Xiongnu.
Just like that, the Xiongnu cavalry became more and more arrogant, thinking that the border army of the Zhao Kingdom was a coward. However, the border army of the Zhao Kingdom became stronger and stronger under Li Mu's training, and the situation gradually became favorable for the Zhao Kingdom …
However, the heavens played a joke on Li Mu. When Li Mu was stationed at the Yanmen Gate for the first time, he was still accumulating strength and looking for an opportunity. Before he could do anything, the king of the Zhao Kingdom believed in his slander and felt that Li Mu was too "cowardly" and would harm the prestige of the country. He immediately dismissed Li Mu and replaced him with a brave and aggressive general to meet the Xiongnu cavalry at the Yanmen Gate.
Several years after the new general arrived, he lost many battles with the Xiongnu. Not only did he lose soldiers and generals, but he also spent a lot of money and resources. Furthermore, the situation at the Yanmen Gate did not change at all. The people were still suffering at the hands of the Xiongnu. The king of the Zhao Kingdom could not take it anymore and felt that Li Mu was more reliable. Although he was a little "cowardly", at least he was able to defend the situation. Thus, he went through a lot of trouble and invited Li Mu to guard the Yanmen Gate for the second time.
At this moment, since news had already spread from the camp at the Yanmen Gate, Li Mu should be on his way.
This information flashed through Xia Pingan's mind. Xia Pingan directly said to the You Ji General Liu Chi, "General, thank you for your appreciation. I am willing to serve the army …"
"Hahaha, good, good. In a while, you will come with me to the Yanmen Gate camp …"
"Yes!"
… …
This time, there were only a few hundred Xiongnu cavalrymen who came out to pillage. When these few hundred Xiongnu cavalrymen saw that they were no match for Liu Chi's two thousand men, they immediately fled. Liu Chi did not gain any merit and only chased the Xiongnu cavalrymen away.
Before the Xiongnu cavalrymen took them away, they killed many people and kidnapped some women.
Because Xia Pingan was injured, the You Ji General Liu Chi allowed Xia Pingan to ride a war chariot back to the camp.
The war chariots of the Zhao Kingdom were carriages pulled by horses. Each war chariot had a coachman, an archer, or a spearman.
In this era, war chariots were very popular "heavy weapons" in the military. The strength of a country depended on how many war chariots they could gather in battle.
If the battle were to take place on a plain, the sight of hundreds of thousands of chariots charging side by side would be a great deterrent to any fleshly body.
When they returned to Yanmen Pass, the sun had already set in the west. Looking at the nearby villages that were filled with fire and smoke, and women and old people were crying and wailing everywhere, Xia Pingan did not feel good in his heart. This kind of border disaster had never been cut off for the Chinese people for generations. The threat that the northern nomads posed to the Central Plains dynasty was too great.
Besides Xia Pingan, there were many youths from the various villages who followed Liu Chi back to the Yanmen Gate camp to join the army and kill the enemy.
By nightfall, Xia Pingan had already followed Liu Chi back to Yanmen Pass.
In the darkness, Yanmen Pass was like a giant beast hiding in the mountains, brimming with killing intent.
At this moment, the Zhao Kingdom had been stationed at Yanmen Pass for many years. It was already rather large and was not very different from what one would see in the future.
The surrounding terrain of Yanmen Pass was extremely dangerous. It was between two mountain valleys. Yanmen Pass was built along the mountain's topography and had a perimeter of about five kilometers. The southern end of the wall was connected to the eastern and western wings of the pass, while the northern end extended along the mountain ridge to the bottom of the valley. There was a gate at the end of the encirclement. Outside the encirclement were several large and small stone walls that acted as barriers.
After arriving at Yanmen Pass, Xia Pingan finally understood why the local people called Yanmen Pass the "Iron Inner Gate". It was because the gate of Yanmen Pass was wrapped in a thick layer of iron. It was incomparably thick and heavy. Even if one were to chop it with an axe, one would only be able to leave a faint mark.
In the mountains surrounding Yanmen Pass, there was a series of watchtowers and beacon towers. Almost every hundred meters, there would be a watchtower. In the most dangerous areas, Yanmen Pass had castles, moats, and hidden doors. After extending north from the east and west, it was connected to the Great Wall built by the Zhao Kingdom's Spirit King.
In this era, it was not an exaggeration to call such a majestic pass the number one pass in all of China.
When the Xiongnu people in the north saw such an impregnable pass blocking their way to the south, one could imagine the despair in their hearts.
The Yanmen Camp of the State of Zhao was set up in the north of Yanmen Pass. In the southeast of the pass was the camp's drill ground. At this moment, there were almost 80,000 to 90,000 soldiers of the State of Zhao stationed here.
As soon as they arrived at the camp, Liu Chi directly led Xia Pingan to a relatively independent camp in the southwest of the camp.
The camp was lifeless and dark. There was an aura of decline everywhere. Just as they entered the camp, Xia Pingan could smell the thick smell of blood and the unique smell of rotting human wounds. Of course, it was mixed with the smell of messy herbs. From time to time, low moans and wails could be heard coming from the barracks on both sides.
"This is the wounded barracks. The wounded brothers are all recuperating here …" Liu Chi looked burly, but after arriving here, his face became sad.
"How many people are taking care of the wounded soldiers in this camp?" Xia Pingan asked.
"The three shamans in the camp are all here …"
The entire Yanmen Camp of the State of Zhao only had three shamans? Note that these shamans were not professional military doctors. They were a combination of shamans and herbalists who knew how to perform the Great God Dance …
For example, the doctor Xia Pingan met in the village today was lucky. The doctor went to a nearby village to treat people and encountered the Xiongnu troops. He had no choice but to hide. After the Xiongnu troops left, he dared to show himself and participated in the treatment of the wounded soldiers in the village.
Xia Pingan asked Liu Chi to call the three shamans here. After asking, he found out what the shamans in the army used to treat the wounded soldiers. It was very simple. There were only four words: scrape, saw, chisel, and pull. Rather than calling them doctors, they were more like carpenters.
All the wounded soldiers who were sent here, after going through the four types of treatment and watching the shamans praying to the gods, could only resign themselves to fate.
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