Early in the morning, the fog filled, majestic whistling fog over the mountains, across the sea spread to the sky, like a full frivolous teenager, while the sunrise on the horizon of the sky is like a frightened girl, was molested by the fog parcel, red face hidden under the horizon, shy with anger waved out a touch of the morning sun jade hand, through the fog of the open diffuse, hit the frivolous fog teenager a resounding slap in the face.
Under the morning fog is Yingtian.
Yingtian giant city north across the Yangtze River heavenly danger, east according to Zhongshan dragon coiled, west against the stone tiger crouch, south look at the south of the river.
The city wall is more than 100 metres high, like a mountain, Yingtian divided into the inner city and outer city. The inner city behind each gate is equipped with urns, each gate has a jack gate, even if the enemy luckily into the first gate, will be put down by the urn of the jack gate block, become a turtle in a jar. Outside the city because of the mountains, built an outer city, opened 18 gates, nearly 100 miles in circumference, a glance can not see the edge.
Such a colossus, just like a savage beast that stands on the sky and earth, stepping on mountains and swallowing the sea!
Anyone who sees this majestic giant city, the heart will not help but give birth to a sense of admiration, awe, this city honestly do not dare to compete!
If it is from the top to look down, will find in this savage beast around several small beasts arching, these small beasts are arching in the Yingtian giant city around a small town, which the southwest direction of the arching small town name is: Jiangning Town.
The first morning sunrise out, Yingtian this savage beast as if alive opened its mouth, swallowed into the spit out a group of people, a car and horse, hawking, chatting, horse hissing donkey bray endless, the whole Yingtian City are Linbo angry up.
“Sharpening knives, sharpening scissors, sharpening kitchen knives, small old professional sharpening knives for fifty years, used to say yes …….”
“Sell bean flower child, hot bean flower child, there are into the sweet, paste spicy flavour also have oh.”
“Deep frying Qin Hui, deep frying Qin Hui le ……”
“Potstickers, potstickers, pork potstickers, all guests have a blessed hello, my second uncle’s family’s ploughing ox yesterday ploughing home accidentally crashed into the wall, had no choice but to report to the government slaughtered, beef potstickers this day, unlimited supply ……”
Yingtian giant city around the arch of small towns also live, the city gates open, the sound and smell of life from the city came out.
Although from time to time the news of the Japanese invaders came, especially that what Shangyu of the Japanese invaders only in the southwest of Wuhu haunted for a while, but on the town of Jiangning has no effect, people still live, the city bustling still.
Why?
In addition to Jiangning backing Yingtian City, is the gateway to Yingtian, Yingtian cover, outside the city next to the wall of the barracks, but also the people of Jiangning live and work in peace and contentment, the city’s prosperity and hustle and bustle remains the bottom line.
This close to the wall of Jiangning military camp has more than 1,000 soldiers, by Jiangning Commander Zhu Xiang, Jiang Rise command, Commander Zhu Xiang is a family of military generals, his ancestors used to follow the Hongwu Emperor in combat, so have war achievements, Zhu Xiang himself also has a reputation, once led the army to eliminate a group of water bandits, personally killed two bandits. Commander Jiang Sheng is a martial arts scholar, skilful with bow and horse, and plays a good hand of marksmanship, which is mostly praised by the world.
Close to the military control, the majestic commander-in-chief, this is the bottom line of Jiangning live in peace and happiness.
Early in the morning, Jiangning town opened the city gate, a group of people, a carriage to and from the endless flow.
In the flow of people, there is a rich merchant leading a team from the city to the city gate came out, the leader of the rich merchant like a tycoon, wearing brand new satin brocade clothes, draped in ermine coat, hanging jade pendant around the waist, hand with six gold rings, two jade trigger finger, more than thirty servants pushing and pulling the eight carts followed the rich merchant, the wagon is loaded with vegetables, fruits, wine, meat, two of the carts are pulling a one by one wine altar, the top several wine altars are open.There were a few wine jars with open mouths on top, emitting a strong fragrance of wine, after the last carriage there were more than twenty servants jumping on a stretcher in their hands, which was bulging inside and following behind.
“Oh, military master hard work, thanks to military master night and day guarding the door, only to have our peaceful life, a small token of appreciation is not respect.”
The rich merchant is a self acquaintance, smilingly towards the city gate guards, will be a full five taels of silver stuffed into the hands of the head of the city gate commander, and then waved his hand to the servants behind him, and loudly commanded, “two columns, three daozi, you two come over, the mention of the wine and food to the military master, wang Er, Liu Qiang, you two hold two altars of good wine over, it is freezing cold, to the gate guards of the master of militaryWarm up your body.”
“Hi ….” Erzhu Zi gave a hi, carrying the food box and walked out, just opened his mouth was bumped by a servant on the side, and also glared at him without any trace, Erzhu Zi instantly realised that he had a slip of the tongue, and quickly changed his words and said, “Yes yes yes, here it comes.”
The city gate junior’s attention was on the silver in his hand, and the gate guards’ attention was on the food box and wine jar. This little tidbit of Erzhuzi’s slip of the tongue did not attract the slightest attention from them.
“Ahem, how bad is this.”
The city gate commander couldn’t help but gulp, clutching the silver tightly in his hand as he falsely excused himself.
“Master Army, this is just a small token of our appreciation. We can make a lot of money and live a good life at the back, but it’s not because you are sheltering us from the wind and rain at the front, a small token of appreciation. Please don’t refuse. It’s really hard for you to keep your posts in this freezing weather. Drinking a cup of wine can also warm up your body a little, in fact, not only you guys, we also have to go to the front of the army camp to treat the army.”
The rich merchant laughed and said, insisting on giving the silver and wine to the city gate commander and the others as a token of appreciation.
“Hehe, since that’s the case, then we’ll be respectful and thank you for your kind words, officer.”The city gate commander obediently retracted the hand that clutched the silver, he was not really refusing, this five taels of silver was his salary for half a year, and the richly scented wine and food, it made him and the soldiers under his command indisputably drool, where would he want to push it out.
“Thank you for your kind words, sir.”The soldiers guarding the gate had long been impatient to receive the wine and food, each smiling like a flower.
“Hehe, Master Jun, we have the intention to go to the barracks in front of us to treat our troops and thank you for protecting us from the Japanese invasion. But we are not familiar with the barracks, in order to enter the barracks to treat the army is estimated to have to spend a lot of words, in order to avoid unnecessary trouble, the army master can you send someone to go with us, to help call down the barracks door, so that we do not delay in the barracks door, the wine and food will not be delicious when it gets cold, the taste must be reduced by at least half.”
The rich merchant said to the gatekeeper with a smile, requesting the gatekeeper to send someone with them to treat the army.
“Oh, small matter, small matter.”The gatekeeper answered without taking it seriously, and immediately turned his head towards a gatekeeper soldier and waved his hand at him, “Zhang Lock, isn’t your brother-in-law guarding the gate at the camp entrance, so you’ll accompany the officer and them on their journey. Don’t worry, I’ll leave you a portion of the food and wine, you’ll get nothing less.”
“Okay.”The guard soldier Zhang Lock happily answered down.
He had only received silver and food and wine from others, so what is this small matter of calling the door for them?
