The next day, Yun Zheng and his team arrived at Beiyuan Shoal.
The weather in Shuobei is gradually getting warmer.
The ice on the Baishui River has melted a lot and now it is no longer suitable for horse racing.
In about twenty days, the Baishui River should be completely thawed.
According to Yun Zheng's instructions, the construction of a simple stone bridge leading to the other side has begun.
In fact, before Sanbian City was lost, there was a stone bridge here that was nearly two hundred feet long and about two feet wide.
This bridge was built during the reign of the previous emperor.
In order to build this stone bridge, tens of thousands of soldiers were mobilized and it took a full three years to complete.
After ceding the three border cities to Beihuan, Emperor Wen ordered the stone bridge to be destroyed.
But Emperor Wen always thought that he would have to fight back one day, so he only had the bridge deck destroyed, and the most important bridge piers did not suffer much damage.
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Bei Huan also wanted to capture Shuobei one day, so in order to facilitate the transportation of food and supplies, he did not destroy the bridge piers.
Thanks to this, the difficulty of rebuilding a simple stone bridge on the original bridge piers is much easier.
If even the bridge piers had been destroyed back then, Yun Zheng would definitely not have thought of rebuilding the bridge in a short period of time.
Without any foundation, building such a bridge would be a huge project in the Danggan Dynasty.
Yun Zheng’s requirements now are not high. It doesn’t matter whether it looks good or not, as long as it can pass the test of a cart transporting grain.
According to the current progress, it is estimated that it will take another half a month to complete the bridge.
It should be repaired before the Baishui River completely thaws.
At 10 o'clock in the afternoon, Yun Zheng and others arrived at the edge of the hill.
Yun Zheng immediately summoned all the generals and asked about the situation on the hillside.
At present, everything is normal here in Gobian.
Most of the city walls that were destroyed before have been repaired, except for some damaged areas on the north and south gates.
As for the barracks, some of them have been repaired, but it will take some time to repair them all.
Fortunately, the weather is getting warmer now, so there is no need to worry for the time being.
They had already sent people to investigate, and found that the Beihuan enemy troops in Weibian and Qingbian had all retreated long ago.
Now, these two cities are deserted.
However, as usual, Bei Huan destroyed part of the city wall, and many houses inside were burned down.
Restoring Weibian and Qingbian to their previous appearance is also a huge project.
"Does Beihuan have troops stationed around here?"
Yun Zheng asked.
"have!"
Dugu Ce said: "The Beihuan troops closest to us are about eighty miles north of Gubian, and there should be three thousand people! In addition, about thirty miles northwest of Weibian, the Beihuan Youxian King's troops have a thousand people stationed there, and about forty miles northeast of Qingbian, there are also about a thousand people stationed there..."
This is not a confrontation, just being on guard against them.
Beihuan is now adopting a defensive alert posture.
Once they attack, the enemy will surely run away.
"Lure the enemy deep into our territory, then surround and annihilate them?"
Yun Zheng just shook his head and smiled.
Beihuan has suffered so many losses in a row, it seems he has learned his lesson!
“It should be!”
Dugu Ce smiled and said, "It is very unlikely that Beihuan will take the initiative to attack us now. If we don't attack them, they should be thankful!"
The offensive and defensive situation between Dagan and Beihuan has changed.
As the weather warms up, Beihuan can no longer focus on the war with Dagan.
The Northern Huan were semi-nomadic and semi-agricultural.
They had to prepare for spring plowing, and so did Beihuan.
Yun Zheng thought silently for a while, and then instructed Dugu Ce, "Well, send an envoy to contact Beihuan first and exchange the people I left in Beihuan first!"
He now had to know whether those people were still alive before deciding on the next plan.
If Jia Yao breaks the rules of the game between them, don't blame him for being cruel!
It’s not that he doesn’t dare to reduce the population and exterminate the households!
"yes!"
Dugu Ce took the order and immediately passed on what Yun Zheng had instructed.
"By the way, have you found out anything about the situation inside Beihuan?"
At this time, Yun Zheng asked again.
This matter is very important.
It would be great for them if civil strife broke out in Beihuan!
“Although it’s not much, there is still something going on.”
Dugu Ce replied: "We captured a Beihuan spy earlier and accidentally learned from him that Beihuan's Zuoxian King Alutai was seriously injured in the last breakout battle at Gobian. He died after more than a month! Also, Bambu seems to be dead..."
"Bambu is dead?"
Yun Zheng and Shen Luoyan screamed at the same time.
It is understandable that Aluta died from injuries.
But how could Bambu die?
They didn't even know how to engage in direct combat with the main force led by Bambu and Jiayao!
“Not sure.”
Dugu Ce shook his head slightly and looked at Yun Zheng with a smile on his face, "However, according to my guess, Bambu was probably angered to death by the prince..."
Bambu suffered too much at the hands of Yun Zheng.
Beihuan's plan to besiege their more than 40,000 people also failed. Instead, they killed more than 20,000 people and burned so much food and tents.
It is possible that Bambu was angered to death.
"Are you so angry?"
Yun Zheng burst out laughing.
Bambu is too careless!
"It's almost time to get mad."
Dugu Ce looked at Yun Zheng with a helpless look, "If I were so angry, I probably wouldn't have survived until this moment..."
Are you so angry about this?
He didn't even think about how much Bambu had suffered at his hands.
It’s pretty good that Bambu has managed to hold on until recently!
"Let's wait until it's confirmed before we get happy!"
Yun Zheng still shook his head and smiled, "To be honest, I feel really sorry that I didn't see Bambu for the last time!"
After listening to Yun Zheng's words, everyone couldn't help but look upset.
Still regretful?
What? Does he want to anger Bambu to death in front of him?
Yun Zheng smiled and asked, "Who is the current Zuo Xian Wang of Beihuan?"
“That’s unclear.”
Dugu Ce shook his head and said, "When we caught that spy, Aluta had just died. The spy didn't know who would take over Aluta's position. However, according to the situation in Beihuan, it is very likely that Aluta's son or brother will take over..."
They also sent people to inquire later, but never got any relevant information.
Is that so?
Yun Zheng pondered silently.
If Aluta was really dead, there should be some internal strife among Aluta's troops, right?
If this is true, we can start with Zuo Xian Wang’s tribe.
After finishing the business talk, Yun Zheng said to Dugu Ce: "Your family members have already arrived in Dingbei, do you want to go back and confirm?"
"Need not!"
Dugu Ce said with a smile: "I believe in you, Your Majesty! We have also heard that the emperor has appointed you as the governor of Shuobei."
Emperor Wen had appointed Yun Zheng as the governor of Shuobei, so there was naturally no need to make things difficult for their families.
This result is a happy one for everyone!
"good!"
Yun Zheng nodded and smiled, "Since it's not necessary, let's prepare to go to war with Beihuan!"
Kill him while he is ill!
"yes!"
All the generals obeyed the order.
They have been waiting for this day for a long time...
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