Transmigration begins with archery training

Beijing?

Chen Sanshi always knew that Gu Xinlan was not a country girl.

However, their specific background is unknown.

Her father took a liking to her at first sight because of her lovely appearance and fair skin.

Children from the countryside have to work in the fields from a young age; how can they be raised to be fair-skinned?

I didn't expect them to be from the capital.

Out of respect, the other party didn't bring it up, and he never asked.

It's likely that Sun Li investigated Lan Jie'er while investigating his background.

"Sister Li, I was too young to remember."

Gu Xinlan pursed her lips: "Let's not talk about the past anymore. I'm just the descendant of a criminal, and I was only saved by my father and raised in his home because of that, which is how I managed to retain some dignity in life..."

"It was my abruptness."

Sun Li apologized, "If Sister Xinlan doesn't want to talk about it, I definitely won't ask again."

"Sister, I'll head back to the inn now."

Sun Buqi finished eating and drinking and put down his chopsticks.

He and his sister had a clear division of labor: one was responsible for watching over the martial arts schools in the city, and the other was responsible for keeping an eye on the movements of military officers.

After dinner.

Chen Sanshi dared not slack off in the slightest. After drinking a bowl of nourishing soup, he prepared to practice his spear technique.

"Junior Brother is still drinking the tonic soup?"

Sun Li could tell he was short of money, so she took out a silver note: "I didn't bring much money with me, three hundred taels. Use this first, it should last you a while."

"Isn't this bad?"

Chen Sanshi accepted the silver note as he spoke.

The level of one's cultivation is a matter of life and death.

He dared not be pretentious.

With these three hundred taels, one can seamlessly and rapidly improve their cultivation level.

"Go ahead and practice."

Sun Li got up, preparing to go to the bedroom with Lan Jie'er to study needlework.

"Senior sister, wait a minute."

"I'd like to trouble you again tonight."

"Dang-dang-dang-dang-"

A loud clanging of metal echoed through the courtyard.

Just as he predicted.

While sparring does help with the absorption of spiritual energy in the meridians, it's still not enough.

You need real-world experience to learn.

To put it bluntly, it's about killing people, and preferably killing in large numbers.

Unfortunately, where would so many people come from to kill?

Soon, the day for the official mission would arrive.

Chen Sanshi arrived at the military camp early to report for duty, and then, guided by Zhao Kang, left with more than a hundred men.

Starting today, he will be in charge of the Great Wall border defense in Poyang County.

Great Wall.

It was of paramount importance to any ancient regime.

As an agricultural civilization, the Central Plains region faced its greatest enemy: the fierce nomadic tribes of the grasslands.

Before the Great Wall was built, barbarian cavalry frequently raided southwards every year.

Moreover, since they were all small-scale cavalry, they were extremely mobile and could basically loot and kill and then leave, leaving no way to stop them.

Until the Great Wall appeared, stopping the horses' hooves from trampling them.

For nomadic tribes to attempt raiding again, they would have to pay a huge price.

They either attacked the city or trekked over mountains and valleys on foot.

The former requires a large number of lives, while the latter, even if one manages to seize something, will only result in being hunted down to death without the support of warhorses.

Therefore, under the pressure of the times, the originally scattered grassland tribes gradually began to unify, eventually forming several powerful allies and concentrating their strength to fight against the Central Plains states.

and.

Contrary to many people's impressions.

The Great Wall was by no means a waste of manpower and resources; on the contrary, it greatly saved on defense spending.

When Chen Sanshi was reading the "Dasheng Book", he found a record that during the Kaiyuan era, an official calculated an account for the emperor at that time.

The detailed data is too complicated, but in the end, it is calculated that compared to the money and food consumed by leaving a large number of soldiers to guard the area, building the Great Wall would save ten times more.

The area around Poyang is surrounded by mountains and has a rugged terrain.

The cavalry and large armies could only advance within a limited area, about two hundred li (approximately 100 kilometers), and the Great Wall just covered that area.

Leaving the Thousand Households Office and heading north, you won't go far before you see a building that looks like a giant python.

"Commander Chen, you've worked hard."

Zhao Kang explained the job duties: "Ten days from now, when Commander Feng's men come to relieve you, you can go back to rest."

From now on, these three centurions will take turns being responsible for the watchtower duties along the Great Wall.

More than a hundred people began to take over the defense.

The rotation of guards alone is a huge undertaking, which is why it's done every ten days to improve efficiency.

Chen Sanshi rode his white swan horse and inspected the Great Wall.

After the shift change was over, he climbed the stairs up the city wall.

The Great Wall is about seven meters high, six meters wide at the base, and five to six meters wide at the top.

A beacon tower was set up every ten li, and five soldiers were stationed at each beacon tower.

The Great Wall, spanning two hundred li, is just the right size for a hundred households.

It might sound like only a hundred people are too few for such a long distance, but in reality, it's more than enough.

The main functions of the Great Wall were to impede warhorses, delay attacks, and transmit information.

Once enemy activity is detected, signal fires should be lit immediately.

When the signal fires are raised, all the soldiers of the Poyang Thousand-Household Garrison will react at the fastest speed, and the whole process will not take more than half an incense stick's time.

Furthermore, since this is not the main battlefield and the barbarian tribes outside the city have a small population, the situation is generally safe.

Since it was the first day, Zhao Kang left veterans at each beacon tower to pass on their experience, explain the precautions for lookout, and the various uses of beacon fires.

The beacon fire is not something that can be stopped simply by lighting a fire.

It is not a simple intelligence system.

The four types of beacon devices—fire, light, smoke, and firewood—transmitted detailed intelligence through a complex combination of four signals: fire, light, smoke, and markers.

For example, how many enemy troops are attacking, from which position, etc...

What you see in a book and what you see in real life are two completely different concepts.

"Ten days."

"I'm going to stay here for ten days straight."

As a general, Chen Sanshi must set an example and cannot slack off.

But he won't waste his time.

The soldiers would take turns resting in a watchtower.

So Chen Sanshi stayed on duty all night and rode back to the military camp during his rest time to help out at the pharmacy during the day. As for sleep, he only slept three to four hours a day. Fortunately, he had the energy and spirit brought by reading, so he could manage.

Ten days later.

Chen Sanshi spent almost all of the three hundred taels of silver his senior sister had given him, and with the powerful effects of the spiritual herbs, his proficiency was approaching that of a master of the bone-refining technique!

[Technique: Undying Golden Serpent Spear - Part 1 (Beginner)]

【Progress: 410/500】

"This is even under the condition that the Linghe toxin cannot be resolved quickly."

"If we could have real combat experience, it would be even faster!"

There's no need to worry about the progress being too fast and being noticed.

Chen Sanshi had specifically inquired about it.

Within the eight major camps alone, there were two people he could find out about faster than himself.

First, there is Governor Sun.

Second, there was Governor Sun's deceased third son.

There are definitely others, but I'll need to ask Sun Li when I have time to find out.

Aside from the Eight Great Camps, there are certainly many others in the capital, including various powerful forces.

so.

His cultivation level improved at an astonishing speed, but it was still within the realm of genius. In addition, he was mistakenly identified as having the Nine Dragons Body, which made perfect sense.

There's no need to go to great lengths to conceal our cultivation level for now.

The reason it feels fast is largely because Poyang County is too remote.