Chapter 100 Daling Kingdom

Then the two of them went down the mountain and returned to Linguan Fort.

At this time, Linguan Fort was very crowded. The temporary tents filled the training ground. All the sheep sheds and pig pens in the fort were vacated to accommodate the war horses.

As for pigs, sheep, and chickens, those that could be killed were killed, and those that could not be killed were temporarily kept in the homes of the military households.

"Sir, this is the situation of food and supplies in the garrison!" Yang Chengze found Yang Zhengshan and handed a document to him.

Yang Zhengshan walked into the study, sat down by the stove, opened the document and took a quick look.

“It should last a month!”

There were not many food and supplies stored in Linguan Fort originally, but they also brought a lot of food and supplies when they came, so there was no problem in holding out for a month.

"Well, the young and strong people that the adults asked me to choose have also been selected!" Yang Chengze said again.

"how many people?"

"One hundred and twenty-three people!" Yang Chengze replied.

There were one hundred military households in Linguan Fort, and each household had one regular soldier enlisted in the army. The rest either farmed or did other things in the fort.

People between the ages of fifteen and forty are considered young and strong. It is not difficult to select another young and strong man from a hundred households in addition to the one able-bodied man.

"Well, go and prepare. If the Hu people attack, they will need our help in defending the city!" Yang Zhengshan said.

Now that he had arrived at Linguan Fort, Yang Zhengshan had to prepare for the worst.

Once the Hu tribe attacks, there must be more than three or five hundred soldiers, at least thousands, or even tens of thousands.

There may be more, but Linguan Fort is so small that even if more Hu people come, they will not need so many people.

In the following days, the Hu tribe sent out more and more scouts, and many of them arrived near Linguan Fort.

At the same time, a lot of scouts were sent out into the city, and the scouts from both sides kept clashing and fighting around the city.

Yang Zhengshan also sent out scouts, but the scouts he sent out only surrounded Linguan Fort three miles away.

He really can't afford to lose the two hundred cavalrymen under his command.

In order to avoid casualties, he even ordered an immediate retreat back to the fort if he encountered Hu cavalry.

After all, the missions of the scouts he sent out were different from those of the scouts at the city gate. The mission of the scouts at the city gate was to spy on the enemy, while his scouts were only to give early warning to the garrison.

On this day, Yang Zhengshan was looking at a map of the area around Linguan Fort in the study of the government office.

Linguan Fort is only about ten miles away from Guancheng, but Guancheng cannot be seen from Linguan Fort because there is a mountain blocking the two.

If the Hu people wanted to attack Linguan Fort, they had to bypass this mountain and come from the north.

At present, it is certain that the Hu tribe already knows the existence of Linguan Fort. After all, the other side has so many scouts who are not vegetarians. They should have already investigated the situation around Chongshan Pass.

As to whether they would attack Linguan Fort, Yang Zhengshan could not be sure.

Linguan Fort is not a big city and does not have much strategic significance. Logically, the Hu people can completely ignore it.

But then again, how can I allow others to sleep peacefully on my bed?
The Hu tribe camp is only more than ten miles away from Linguan Fort. At such a close distance, the Hu tribe army should not ignore the existence of Linguan Fort.

Just when Yang Zhengshan was wondering whether the Hu people would come over, he suddenly heard the sound of a gong outside.

The clang-dang-dang sound was so rapid that Yang Zhengshan trembled all over.

No need to think, the Hu people are coming!
Yang Zhengshan walked out of the study quickly and ran into Yang Chengze.

"Sir, the Hu bandits are coming, there are more than a thousand of them!"

Yang Zhengshan's face darkened, "Mingwu!"

"I'm here!" Yang Mingwu ran out from the next room, tidying up his clothes and armor.

He went out on patrol last night and had just slept for more than an hour when he was woken up by the sound of a gong.

"Pass the order down, prepare to defend!"

Yang Zhengshan gave an order and walked quickly towards the tower behind the garrison.

Climbing up the tower, he saw a cloud of dust rolling in the north, and a howling cold wind carrying a heavy and murderous aura was overwhelming him.

At the same time, the sounds of bamboo clappers and bronze drums were heard in the fortress. The soldiers gathered and came to the walls they were responsible for guarding according to the previous arrangements.

Everyone had a serious expression on their face. After waiting for so many days, the enemy finally arrived.

This battle will be a real tough one, and no one can be sure of life or death.

But they were not afraid because their defense officer was with them.

Especially the soldiers in Linguan Fort, they have an additional responsibility of guarding than other soldiers.

They had experienced the massacre by the Hu cavalry and had finally found a place to settle down and live a stable and peaceful life. They would not allow anyone to destroy their homes or hurt their families again.

Yang Zhengshan stood on the tower, observing the surging Hu army. They were a mix of infantry and cavalry, with a total number of about 1,500 people.

Ahead of the main army, teams of Hu cavalry had already arrived near Lingguan Fort. They galloped around Lingguan Fort, stopping from time to time to shout a few words.

"Listen up, Rong Gou inside. If you know what's best for you, come out and surrender!"

"Cowardly Rong people, our masters have already made it clear that those who surrender will not be killed, but their families can be kept safe!"

"Those who surrender will not be killed, and their families will be kept safe!"

The shouts reached the garrison, but did not cause any commotion. All the soldiers seemed not to hear them and stared closely at the fleeing Hu cavalry.

surrender!

The military households in the garrison had all suffered persecution from the Hu people, and they had a blood feud with the Hu people.

As for the soldiers brought by Yang Zhengshan, their families are not here. If they dare to surrender, their families will be punished and the whole family will die.

Besides, most people around don’t have such thoughts. Even if there are one or two who are afraid of death, they dare not bring it up.

About a quarter of an hour later, the Hu army arrived outside Linguan Fort and slowly gathered one mile north of Tunbu.

There were more than 1,500 enemy troops, and from a distance they looked like a black mass, which was still very scary.

Not to mention others, even Yang Zhengshan was facing so many enemies for the first time.

It is true that the original body had participated in the Battle of Black Cloud Mountain, facing an army of nearly 100,000 Hu people. However, the original body was just a small soldier at that time. All he could see were his comrades and enemies in front of him. He had never seen a large and mighty enemy.

"Sir, do you want to light the beacon?"

Yang Chengze asked in a low voice.

The purpose of lighting the beacon was to convey the message to the city, but Yang Zhengshan estimated that the city would not care about the Linguan Fort at this time. He did not know what the plan of Changping Marquis Liang Chu was, but he knew that Liang Chu would not change his plan because of a garrison.

Even if Liang Chu's plan was just to defend Chongshan Pass, he would not come to support Linguan Fort.

“Light it up!”

Yang Zhengshan thought about it and decided to light it.

Regardless of whether Chongshanguan will come to rescue or not, he must at least let Chongshanguan know the situation here.

Soon, two plumes of smoke rose from the beacon tower in the garrison.

Yang Zhengshan turned his head and looked in the direction of Chongshan Pass.

Unfortunately, due to the mountains, he could only see a corner of the city wall.

Retracting his gaze, Yang Zhengshan looked at the Hu army opposite again with a calm expression.

According to the military organization of the Hu people, three hundred people formed a Niulu, five Niulu formed a Jiala, and each of them was led by a Jiala Ezhen.

The one in front of us should be a reorganized Jiala.

Unlike the suspected Jiala Ezhen who fought in Yinghe before, there must be a real Jiala Ezhen here.

The Hu people on the opposite side were obviously very familiar with the military deployment of Chongshan Town. For example, a garrison like Linguan Fort had a circumference of only two or three miles, and there were usually only one or two hundred soldiers in the fort.

With their troop of fifteen thousand men, it should be easy for them to capture this fortress.

But they didn't know that Yang Zhengshan was also in Linguan Fort, and he brought five hundred soldiers with him.

If they knew in advance, they might have sent more troops.

But even if they knew now, they would not ask for help.

They're asking for help before the battle even starts. Do their Jiala'e really have no respect for themselves?

Jiala Ezhen on the opposite side only took a glance and could tell that there were more than one or two hundred soldiers in Linguan Fort.

Of course, he would not feel dissatisfied or annoyed about this, but would feel happy instead.

The more Rong Dogs there are in the garrison, the greater the merit they will get after breaking through the garrison, and the more combat items they will obtain.

The key point is that he finally got the opportunity to play this time.

Thinking back to last year when they came to Chongshan Pass, tens of thousands of people stayed in the tents for more than a month, but not even a drop of blood was seen, while others entered Darong and slaughtered and looted at will. Thinking back on it now, he felt depressed.

Now that he finally had the chance to take action, he naturally didn't want anyone to share his credit and spoils.

He laughed loudly and brought a group of cavalry to the city of Linguan Fort.

"Listen up, everyone inside. I am Borha, the third-class lord of the Daling Kingdom. I now order you to come out and surrender immediately. Otherwise, when I attack the castle, I will destroy you all together and make your life worse than death!"

"You guys better think it over carefully, don't regret it later!"

He shouted in the direction of the tower.

"Da Ling Kingdom!"

"Third Lord!"

Yang Zhengshan listened to his words and looked at each other in confusion.

Not only him, but also Yang Mingwu, Yang Chengze and others standing beside him looked puzzled.

"The Hu people have established a nation!"

Yang Zhengshan could only think so.

The Hu people did not have a country in the past. They lived separately in tribes. About thirty years ago, the seven major tribes of the Hu people reached an alliance, jointly built the Fushan City, and formed an organization of elders similar to a parliament to jointly discuss Hu affairs.

Under the leadership of the Council of Elders, the Hu tribe developed rapidly. In just over a decade, they became the biggest hidden danger on the Darong border.

As their strength increased, their ambitions also expanded. The Hu people finally couldn't hold back and raised their butcher knives against Darong.

Unfortunately, they underestimated Darong's strength. Needless to say, after a war, the Hu tribe fell silent for twenty years.

At that time, the Hu people had not established a country and did not have a real leader.

But now they have established a country, which shows that they definitely need a king.

A unified kingdom is definitely more difficult to deal with than a scattered ethnic group.

More importantly, this king was not only able to unify the scattered Hu people, but also able to make the dormant Hu people rise again. This shows that he was an extremely capable person.

"What is the Daling Kingdom?" Yang Chengze couldn't help but ask.

They could never imagine founding a nation.

Whether it is a dynasty or an empire, it cannot be established casually.

And even if you want to establish a dynasty, it is not something you can establish just by saying so.

Without the recognition of the surrounding dynasties, the dynasty you established would be a joke.

In other words, the Hu people were barbaric and didn't know these things, so they gave themselves the name of Da Ling.

"No matter what it is, just shoot him first!" Yang Mingwu raised the pistol in his hand.

They were very fond of Yang Zhengshan's pistol throwing skills and practiced them a lot in daily life. Now Yang Mingwu could no longer suppress his eager hands and wanted to shoot the rude guy outside.

"Don't be in a hurry, let's see what they do next!" Yang Zhengshan stopped Yang Mingwu's reckless behavior.

This was his first time defending a city, and he wanted to take the opportunity to gain some experience.

If this guy is scared away by a shot, it would be a waste of time.

Jiala Ezhen!

Haha, he is very interested.

The previous one was just suspected to be Jiala Ezhen, and he has not yet verified the other party's identity.

The person in front of him was not only Jiala Ezhen, but also a third-class lord who was conferred by an unknown person.

Sir!

I think it should be a title.

(End of this chapter)