Crossing the Unknown Country

Chapter 292 Wang Xiaohu takes them to the border to see the place

Su He and his men were talking to the general when a guard came in to report and a scout came over to report something.

Wang Xiaohu quickly stood up and said, "General, let's go down and discuss what to do. I'll take my leave now."

The general waved his hand to signal them to leave. Su He and Feng Dayuan saluted together and followed Wang Xiaohu out of the study. The three of them quickened their pace and left the place quickly. They didn't know if there were any military secrets, so it was better to stay away.

Wang Xiaohu took them to the military camp to select a team of soldiers and go outside the city to take a closer look. They had to bring the army with them, otherwise it would be bad if they encountered the enemy.

This was Su He's first time to the border between the two countries. Not far away was an endless grassland, now a sea of ​​green. The short hills in the distance were also green, with dark green, light green, tender green, and dark green interweaving. Faintly, you could see a big bird flying in the sky, flying to the depths of the grassland in the distance.

Su He was shocked every time she saw this kind of scenery. She had been to the Bashang grassland in her previous life and had seen the beautiful scenery of cattle and sheep in the grass. But she was still overwhelmed when she saw the grassland here. People are so small in front of nature. You can only see the vast grassland and the dense grass, and you can't see any other animals.

They first passed through a section of the Gobi Desert and arrived at a place with a boundary marker. The large stone tablet was engraved with Ansheng Kingdom. This was the northernmost part of the country. Because this place was too close to Dongjie Kingdom, it was sparsely populated and no one wanted to live here. The same was true for Dongjie Kingdom. No one wanted to live here.

They chose a relatively flat area in this area and had the soldiers move stones to roughly enclose it. They were going to build some bungalows on both sides and a platform in the middle with bricks, just like the layout of a modern vegetable market. They were going to erect some wooden stakes on the side for washing livestock, so people had to ride horses and drive carts to come here.

People can put all the goods they brought into the house and put some samples on the table for trading. If they are tired, they can sit on the stone bench at the back to rest. Of course, there is also a brick bed in the bungalow, so if the weather suddenly changes and they can't leave, they can sleep there overnight.

A trench should be dug around the trading market. If the enemy suddenly attacks, the people of Ansheng can raise the suspension bridge to leave a chance to escape. Su He sometimes thinks of the Great Wall. He wonders if there is one here. If there is such a building now, it will be enough to resist foreign invasion.

The most important thing is that the two countries need to sit down and negotiate to solve the problem, so that the transactions between the two countries can be carried out in compliance with the law. This is the safest way. Guarding against thieves for a thousand days is not a solution.

This is also the reason why the general reported to the court. It must be raised to the national level. If it is only between cities, it is still not safe. Only when the two countries sign a contract can the long-term sustainable development of the border market be guaranteed.

The general drafted a memorial and sent his personal soldiers to escort it back to the capital, preferably with the imperial envoy. That would mean the court agreed to open border trade, and they could negotiate with the Dongjie Kingdom.

Now is the right time to negotiate, because last year we dealt a heavy blow to their army, so they didn't dare to invade this year. A little harassment will not cause any harm to Ansheng.

Since they don't have the strength to rob, they can trade their own supplies for winter supplies. This method should be acceptable to them, otherwise it will be difficult to survive in winter.

They made some plans here and then returned with their men. It was better to be on guard against the Dongjie Kingdom. If they could not negotiate, they would most likely launch a small-scale war in the fall.

They returned to Fenggou City and sent some soldiers out every day as a training exercise. They were asked to bring some bricks there every day to build houses first. Then, each person was asked to bring tools to dig trenches.

Digging trenches should be the lowest cost defense tactic in war. As long as it is a ground war and close combat, this is the best defense method. The excavated soil is just right for building houses and mud. The soldiers in the barracks are very busy, either going up the mountain to dig saplings, or coming to the border to build houses and dig trenches.

This year, the drills in the barracks were not conducted by all soldiers together, but by small teams that rotated out to perform these tasks. They experienced a different kind of barracks life, and some soldiers were quite happy about it.