A golden eagle passed by in the sky. It crossed the edge of the Gobi Desert, which was rocky on the southern foot and the northern foot were the ridge of the forest. A green grassland appeared in its sight. There was also a clear river flowing northward on the grassland.

This ridge is the remnant of Yanran Mountain in the north of the Mo River, and the river originates from the Orhun River in the Yanran Mountains. From here to the south bank of the North Sea (Lake Baikal) in the northeast is the area with the most densely populated grassland ethnic group.

A sharp whistle came from the grassland, and the golden eagle shook its wings and pounced down, then steadily landed on the shoulder of a man riding a strong horse. This person was Lu Bu's scout. His patrol mission today had been completed. He turned his horse's head and rushed towards the lower reaches of the Orwen River.

A moment later, a prototype city appeared in his sight. The city was located on the banks of the Orhun River.

After Lu Bu's army crossed the desert, they rush to build this city. The city did not use the method of rammed earth to build a city commonly used in the Central Plains, but instead used local materials and built it with stones and wood from Yanran Mountain.

It was not only for the Lu Bu army to spend the winter, but it would be built into a big city in the future. As the capital of the Northern Region Chief Envoy's Mansion, Lu Bu named it Beiming City, which was related to Feng Yu's instructions to him - to push the boundary of the Han area to the sea of ​​Beiming.

In fact, the location of Beiming City is also related to Feng Yu's suggestion. The reason why Feng Yu suggested establishing Beiming City on the banks of the Orkun River north of Yanran Mountain was because in the Middle Ages of the original world, the Mongol Empire that truly ruled the entire Eurasian prairie was also in this place.

At present, this city has only built an unfinished temporary wooden wall and some simple temporary wooden buildings. Most of the soldiers, including Lu Bu, the governor of the Northern Region Chief Office, still live in the military tent.

At this time, the central army tent where Lu Bu is located, generals and scouts at all levels still come to the regular meeting on time to report the situation of all parties to Lu Bu.

"Who are there any tribes nearby? Can you find out clearly?" Lu Bu first asked a scout captain.

The scout captain immediately replied: "Qi Bing Jiedu. The tribes distributed nearby are mainly some of the Yuanhe tribes, and in addition, there are a few tribes of the Tiel tribe."

Lu Bu murmured in a low voice: "Yuan He?" It was obvious that he was not very familiar with the tribe of Yuan He.

Seeing this, a general from the Southern Huns added:

"I have reported to the Jiedushi. Yuan He was a branch of the Tiel tribe of the Xiongnu in his early years. The Huns split north and south, and Yuan He belonged to the Northern Xiongnu. More than a hundred years ago, the Northern Xiongnu moved westward, but still left hundreds of thousands of people in the northern desert. Some tribes of the Yuan He tribe were also among these people. Later, after the rise of the Xianbei people, they all called themselves Xianbei and were ruled by the Xianbei Great Shanyu."

Lu Bu nodded and said, "So that's it. Have these tribes been asking us for trouble recently?"

"When returning to the Jiedushi, except for a few of our scouts who were harassed by the other side's cavalry, there has been no incident of attacking our army so far."

Lu Bu said again: "If they don't provoke us, we should not provoke them easily. Now the most urgent task is to build this city first and then do other things. So, how is the progress of Beiming City now?"

A young but ugly civil servant bowed and said to Lu Bu: "I have reported to the Jiedushi that the main body of the city wall will be completed in about ten days. Most of the sheds for winter in the city are almost completed. However, in order to hurry, these are temporary wooden buildings. It is believed that the Hu people will invade our army before the city is completed. So we must be prepared to prevent fire attacks."

"Oh, how do you make sure that the other party will attack Beiming City within ten days?"

The other party replied calmly: "Returning to the governor, the reason is simple. When those Hu people saw a Han army building a city in their long-standing place, they did not know what our purpose was. They must first think that we would rely on the city to kill them. And they would not be able to go far away when winter was coming. Therefore, they would definitely take advantage of the construction of Beiming City before it was completed."

Lu Bu said disapprovingly: "According to your principles, they should have attacked when we just started building the city. Why did they take action until Beiming City has become a prototype?"

The official answered easily: "That's because they need time to form alliances. There is no single tribe here with the strength to challenge the governors' army. But now, based on their common concerns, they must have formed an offensive and defensive alliance."

After he finished speaking, he added: "Not only did they calculate that they would attack Beiming City, but he also concluded that they would harass our army's baggage team that transported wood and stone between Yanran Mountain and Beiming City in the past few days. They would even attack the logistics supplies that crossed the desert to provide us with food and grass."

Lu Bu's expression became solemn, and he suddenly asked, "Why haven't you seen you normally? What's your name? Any official position?"

The man bowed and bowed to Lu Bushi and said, "Qi Zhuo, the governor of Jiedu, whose surname is Pang, the name Tong, is Shiyuan. He was the chief clerk who was sent from the Liang Palace to the Northern Region Chief Envoy. He arrived here a few days ago and had not yet paid a visit to Jiedu, so the governor did not recognize someone's face."

A smile appeared on the corner of Lu Bu's mouth: "So, you are the Shiyuan. The king went to a letter to someone a few days ago and specifically mentioned you. These days, he was busy at some point, and he forgot to instruct his staff to pay attention to your arrival."

Pang Tong's family was a branch of the Pang family in Jingzhou, and lived in Dangyang for generations. After Liu Bei launched the Jiangling Mutiny, some of the Pang family living in Dangyang were afraid of being harmed and fled one after another. Pang Tong and his parents and brothers also fled to Xiangyang City, Liang State.

For these aristocratic families who fled to Liang State, local officials would report details to Liang King Feng Yu to know. Feng Yu was surprised to see Pang Tong's name and activated him in his prime.

Originally, Feng Yu kept Pang Tong around him, but Pang Tong insisted on coming to Mobei because he believed that there was no war in the Central Plains for a long time and that he could only display his talents in Mobei.

Finally, Feng Yu agreed to him. In addition to Pang Tong's own strong request, Mobei really needed military and military service to provide staff for Lu Bu. Moreover, a bitter and cold place like Mobei is indeed not suitable for elderly people like Jia Xu, Xun You, Huang Quan, and Zhang Song.

As soon as Pang Tong sat down, soldiers rushed into the tent and shouted loudly: "Report that our army's supplies transporting stones and wood in Yanran Mountain were attacked by Hu cavalry, with dozens of casualties. The surviving soldiers were trapped in a hill. They asked the Jiedushi to send reinforcements to rescue them quickly!"

Lu Bu said indifferently: "Sure enough, Shi Yuan was convinced. We passed our military orders, the fourth and fifth camps of the Chongqi camps were followed to rescue the siege."

Pang Tong hurriedly said: "Jingdust, the Hu cavalry may have already been surrounded by heavy troops. They are waiting for our reinforcements to enter the cage. And if the main force leaves Beiming City, they may also take the opportunity to attack Beiming."

Lu Bu asked anxiously: "What should we do?"
Chapter completed!