Three Kingdoms

  Chapter 840 Living is not easy (End)

  Although the Han Dynasty is crumbling at this time, for most people, the authority of the Han Dynasty is still deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, especially in the hearts of ordinary people.

  At this moment, outside the city of Pingyang, there was a surge of people.

Pingyang City has become the commercial center of the Northland. With the help of the water conservancy left by the Pingyang Kingdom, it has been restored and put into use. The surrounding farmlands have gradually returned to normal one by one. The rise of a large number of agricultural businesses has created a Now that there is a large population gathered around Pingyang, if this continues, maybe one day the land in Pingyang City will become very expensive.

One of the reasons why Pingyang City can develop so quickly is because of the stimulation of border trade. In most of the time in ancient times, Huaxia traded with foreign countries. In fact, it was Huaxia who made more money. The trade between Pingyang and Hu people was no exception. On the other hand, thanks to the cognition and utilization of inflation by Fei Qian's later generations, in fact, it is the use of trade to plunder the wealth of Hedong, Hanoi and even Jizhou, which quickly created the current prosperity of Binh Duong City.

In fact, the development of cities in various dynasties is nothing more than this. The population boomed in the early stage, and the economy and trade soared. Then these populations brought more consumer demand, which also promoted the further development of commerce and service industries, thus attracting more people. Entering the city, but when the population develops to a certain level, the huge material demand begins to require more rations of surrounding commodities. If it cannot be satisfied, the city will enter stagnation, and even begin to decline.

  But now, Feiqian's Pingyang City is still on the rise, and every place seems to have infinite vitality, so these people in Pingyang also have a kind of vitality that other places do not have.

  Although Fei Qian led troops to conquer Yinshan in the north, today, these troops who returned to Pingyang with victory lined up outside the south gate, preparing to enter the city to proclaim their military power. The Han Dynasty favored martial arts, especially in foreign wars. Every time there was a victory in a battle, there was a grand event of Xuanwu to inspire the world. Ma Tayinshan's meritorious deeds are naturally indispensable in Pingyang, where he triumphantly declared his martial arts.

  The people around Pingyang City crowded side by side on both sides of the city streets, standing full, and some even came out of the whole family, calling their children and daughters, and watching with their feet up among the crowded crowd. The slightly better locations of the shops on the street are provided for those who consider themselves to be of a slightly higher status to watch. As for those high-rise restaurants, it is a must-see for the nobles who spend money like water.

   "Come! Come!" The people who had been waiting since the morning saw the dust gradually rising in the south of the city, and couldn't help shouting excitedly.

   "I didn't expect this old man to see this day! Heaven has eyes!"

   "It's been a hundred years, and I have fled south every year. I never thought that today I can attack Yinshan Mountain!"

   "This gang of Xianbei dogs is still here today! There were more than ten people in a certain family back then, and only my brother and I escaped. The rest, alas... I really want to kill two Xianbei dogs with my own hands to relieve my hatred!"

  At this time, Fei Qian has already stood on the south gate of Pingyang. As the commander, he does not need to go into the city with the soldiers, because today's glory belongs to all ordinary soldiers.

   "Drums and trumpets!"

  Among the rumbling war drums, the low-pitched ox horns sounded, shaking all directions. With the sound of drums and horns, groups of soldiers appeared in sight and slowly walked towards the south gate of Pingyang.

  At the beginning, when they sent troops to crusade against Yinshan Mountain, they also marched northward to Yinshan Mountain in the same way. Now they are still returning in glory one after another, but there are fewer robes around them.

   Gradually approaching, the people who were looking forward to the chaos suddenly became quiet one by one, as if their throats were blocked by something.

I saw the soldiers at the front, covered in white linen clothes outside their battle robes, holding a large flag on the left and right, with four desolate and powerful ancient officials written on them, which are the four characters of soul and return, and they follow behind The soldiers in front of them are holding spiritual tablets with black background and red letters on their chests upright.

  At this moment, the blood-red official script font on the spiritual tablet is like streaks of blood on the battlefield, flowing on the pitch-black soil. The big white flag fluttered, and the whistling wind sounded like a faint cry.

  The soldiers moved forward slowly. Although it was not as shocking as the arrangement of later generations, the scene in front of them was enough to shock the people of the Han Dynasty who had never experienced such a battle.

  The sound of the war drums gradually became muffled, but the musicians above the South City Gate started beating the gold and iron, and amidst the clanging and simple metal knocking sounds, they chanted loudly:

   "Fuck Wu Ge, I was caught by a rhinoceros armour, and the wrong car was picked up by a short soldier!"

   "The sun is covered by the sky, the enemy is like a cloud, and the arrows are falling, and the soldiers are fighting for the first!"

   "Ling Yu formation, Yu Yu line, left barbarian, right blade injury!"

   "Two rounds of smog and four horses, aiding jade and beating drums!"

   "The sky is falling, the spirit is angry, and the wilderness is abandoned!"

   "You can't go in and out, you can't go back, and the plains are so far away!"

   "Bringing a long sword and holding the Qin bow, the head and body are separated and the heart will not be punished!"

   "Sincerity is both brave and martial, and finally strong and invincible!"

   "The body is dead, the spirit is alive, and the soul is determined to be a ghost!"

The singing voice is desolate, although it doesn't have as many singing skills as the later generations, and there is no expression on Qiqing's face, let alone a hysterical roar. The accompaniment, but hidden in the increasingly monotonous voice, the kind of boldness and majesty that comes from the heart is not available in many songs of later generations.

  In the land of Bingzhou, how much is there recorded in the green ink in the history books?

   Did Qin Mengtian have 300,000 people who chased the Xiongnu to the north?

   Has Li Ling in the Han Dynasty sighed helplessly in a desperate situation?

   Are there Hu people going south to miserable ordinary people in this land?

   Are there any gray-haired veterans on the border but don't know their surname?

  Some people may remember, some may have forgotten, but Fei Qian hopes that starting today, all the survivors should remember those who should be remembered.

   "Drumming! Drumming!"

   Fei Qian took a step forward and ordered loudly.

  The sound of the rumbling war drums sounded, accompanied by the majestic or hoarse voices of the generals in the city:

   "Huxiong Zhonglang's Bingzhou Cavalry, 1,250 people went out, and 1,250 people returned to the team, all of them are here!"

   "The daring cavalry under Huxiong Zhonglang's command, 2,300 people went out to the battle, and 2,300 people returned to the team, all of them are here!"

   "Barracks of Pingyang County, 1,800 people went out and 1,800 people returned, all of them are here!"

   "Yong'an County Barracks, 700 people went out and 700 people returned, all of them are here!"

  …

  When Xu Yu, the Marquis of the Yong’an Barracks who suffered the most casualties, stood in front of a whole cart of spirit seats and shouted that they were all there, many people who could not find their relatives in the ranks were already crying...

"...someone once said," Fei Qian stood on the top of the city, looking at the soldiers holding or leading chariots below the city and said, "When I go to battle, I have no eyes for swords and guns, and when I die on the battlefield, I am also my body shrouded in horse leather. Waiting for the duty of guarding the frontier soldiers! It is our supreme honor! To be a hero in China, to be a great hero in death! Since we are both brothers, we are brothers! As long as Feimou is here, we will not let the soul of our brothers in Paoze be in a foreign land , leaving the homeland! Now, take our robes and the heroic souls of our brothers, and enter the city together! Return to the homeland together!"

   "Let's go brother, brother will take you home!"

  A wounded soldier's tears flowed down his cheeks, but he didn't care to wipe it. He just held a spiritual tablet tightly in his arms with his uninjured arm, and followed the queue slowly into the city gate.

  More voices sounded one after another, gradually converging into one voice: "Brother, I brought you home! I'm back home!"

  (end of this chapter)