Chapter 162: Suiye City
In the middle of the night, Xiaoxiao was sleeping soundly while hugging He Yunxiao's arm. He Yunxiao estimated that it was almost time, so he pulled her little hand away and got up to change guard.
"Master, let me do it. You sleep for a while."
Qing Yuzi was not polite to He Yunxiao. After all, staying up late would cause dark circles under her eyes. She was already worried about her appearance, so she couldn't be careless now.
Although He Yunxiao was on night watch, he was not idle. He was secretly thinking about the matter of Luoyue Pass.
Although sending a letter to Mengbao and Li Xiangjun might indeed solve the situation of heavy casualties in the siege of the Qi army, the road to Yan State was far away, and the letter might be delayed everywhere. This letter would take at least a month to go back and forth. What if the King of the Northwest led his army to attack the city before that?
The best way is to have a way to break Luoyue Pass without relying on the Grandmaster.
But this is easier said than done. The title of Luoyue Pass as the first pass of Qi State is not exaggerated. How can it be so easy to break.
As he was thinking, He Yunxiao suddenly remembered that when he was attacking Sister Jiang, the system gave him an item called "Sand of Falling Moon Pass". He hadn't studied it yet. Could it be a powerful item similar to the Yan State Border Defense Map?
He Yunxiao called out the system and selected the item. Sure enough, this system was a bit weird. It said "gifted items", but in fact, you have to get them by yourself, steal, buy or rob them. The system just gave you a location!
He Yunxiao cursed and opened the location, and found that the "Sand of Falling Moon Pass" was located 100 miles east of him, and that location was exactly where he was going to go, Suiye City.
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On the evening of the second day, He Yunxiao and his party arrived at Suiye City smoothly.
This is a small city, but like all the cities in the northwest, even if it is a small city, its walls are high and thick, ready to guard against enemy attacks at any time.
He Yunxiao has Li Jin's pass, so it's not a problem to enter this small city.
After entering the city, he first found the inn in the city, settled the heroines, and then went to the location of the system.
It was late now, and even if he went to Tingfeng Tower to send a letter, he had to wait for the scouts to set off tomorrow, so there was no rush.
The reason why he didn't take the heroines with him was mainly because Feibao and Xiaoxiao were not compatible, and Feibao might not be willing to go shopping with He Yunxiao and Xiaoxiao. If he took Xiaoxiao or Feibao alone, the other would definitely feel neglected. So He Yunxiao simply set off on his own.
There were many heroines, so it was particularly important to treat them equally.
Of course, this depends on the specific situation of the heroines. Some heroines cannot be treated equally, such as Ruobao, Chuchu, and Mengbao.
There are many disputes about beautiful women, and there is nothing we can do about it.
He Yunxiao followed the system's location and walked in Suiye City.
This city originally served the Qi-Yan trade route. Now that Qi and Yan are at war, business in the city is quite depressed. The taverns are empty and there are not many people on the streets.
Fortunately, the war has not been going on for long, and all the taverns and shops are still holding on.
It is conceivable that once Qi and Yan continue to fight for a long time without negotiating peace, this small town will be doomed to die along with the decline of the business road.
The system locates He Yunxiao to a dilapidated house.
This house is dilapidated and has been uninhabited for a long time. The wooden door is rotten, the bricks and stones are cracked, and the weeds are growing wildly.
He Yunxiao knew that no one was there, but he still knocked on the door in a pretentious manner.
"Is anyone there?"
"Excuse me."
After asking for instructions, He Yunxiao jumped over the wall and into the yard with Qinggong.
The yard is also quite ordinary, it feels like a dilapidated house, and it has nothing to do with high-end things like "system props".
He Yunxiao stared at the system's positioning and found that the location is indeed here.
There is no way, He Yunxiao can only walk around the yard to see if there is anything strange.
After walking around for a few times, He Yunxiao did not find anything unusual in the courtyard. The only thing worth mentioning was that there was a well in the courtyard.
This place is not like Yinjing. The land here is barren and dry. The family with a well is definitely a wealthy family.
The wooden pulley on the well has long been unusable. He Yunxiao had to take a stone and throw it into the well. He could faintly hear the sound of falling water.
There is water in the well.
In fact, there is no need to be so sure. Just look at the lush weeds in the courtyard and the moist soil outside to get a glimpse.
The land outside Suiye City is dry like sand, but the land here is icy and slightly moist. It must be the credit of this well.
He Yunxiao stared at the wet soil in his hand and looked at the system's positioning. He suddenly felt that there was a reason for it. The system would not be aimless.
Why did the system hint at the soil here?
Water? Soil? Humid?
This place is so dry, where does the water come from?
He Yunxiao suddenly remembered that when he first came to this world, Yang Zhe and he competed in poetry. Yang Zhe was from Hexi County, that is, a local here. The first sentence of Yang Zhe's poem was "Riding a horse to the north of the saltpeter mountain, hearing the song at sunset."
Nitrate Mountain.
Nitrate is a white mineral salt.
Nitrate Mountain is naturally not a mineral salt mountain, but a symbol of "white mountain".
The most likely white on the mountain is not a mineral, but snow!
Snow is water!
He Yunxiao's brain was working fast. His intuition as an old bookworm was extremely sharp at this moment. Qi, as an imaginary world, would not come out of thin air. It must be designed by the dog author based on the real world.
According to the logic of the real world, this place in the real world corresponds to the "Ancient Western Regions"! Of course, it is now a northwestern province.
In this northwestern province, there is a huge water conservancy project, the crystallization of the wisdom of the working people, the "Kaner Well". This well is built using the meltwater from high mountain glaciers and snow.
Simply put, it is to use groundwater for agricultural irrigation!
He Yunxiao smiled as he looked at the well in the courtyard.
The area around Luoyue Pass may not be as dry as it looks on the surface.
The meltwater from the glaciers and snow on the top of the mountain may have created a considerable amount of groundwater over thousands of years.
What does water mean in arid areas?
The source of life, prosperous agriculture, and a torrent of killing.
In ancient times, Bai Qi flooded Yancheng. If the Qi army can dig out groundwater today, it will not be a problem to break through Luoyue Pass with a flood in an instant.
However, this is too cruel. He Yunxiao is going to tell Ruobao to use this strategy to resist the Southwest King's strategy of forcibly attacking the city, with the aim of putting the siege plan on hold until the arrival of the Qi-Yan peace talks. With the peace talks, there is a guarantee of peacefully retaking Luoyue Pass.
He Yunxiao breathed a sigh of relief after discovering the secret of groundwater. Now we have a delaying tactic, just waiting for news from Mengbao and Li Xiangjun.
No matter what, the plan to attack Luoyue Pass is probably bankrupt.
The discovery of groundwater can also be used to improve the lives of border residents after the war.
He Yunxiao is now refreshed, and it feels different to do good things.
He jumped out of the courtyard and walked briskly in Suiye City, trying to buy a few strings of candied haws for Xiaoxiao. It's a pity that Suiye City doesn't have such luxurious things as snacks.
If it were normal, He Yunxiao would have complained, but he was in a good mood now, humming all the way back to the restaurant.