Of course, other than Yanmen Pass, one could also theoretically climb the mountain from other valleys. However, the other valleys were narrower and had greater slopes. There were even cliffs everywhere. It was not easy to climb to the top of the mountain ridge. There was still the Great Wall that was at least twenty feet high. Without enough troops gathered, it was almost impossible to break through the Great Wall with a small team against the soldiers stationed above.
After the enemy entered the mountain, they first had to walk along the mountain path for more than ten miles. When they reached the end of the valley, they would face the largest and tallest Yanmen Stronghold. Even if they broke through Yanmen Stronghold, they would still be outside the Great Wall. They would still have to attack the Dili Gate along the steep slope.
The geographical advantage of the Earth Gate lived up to its name. The city wall here was particularly thick, at least nine meters wide, three times the size of other areas. The slope before the gate formed a perfect angle with the Great Wall on both sides. In modern terms, it was called crossfire. As long as there were sufficient troops on the city wall, the only relatively flat area before the gate would be a dead zone.
As the core of the entire Yanmen Pass, there were many storage facilities in between the two levels of the Great Wall. They were all built with bricks and stones. Not only were there abundant military forces and materials, but they were also not afraid of fire attacks.
Looking at the entire Yanmen Pass, the passes overlapped and the walls were strong. It was worthy of the title of "The first pass of the Nine Fortresses".
Before he transmigrated, Zhao Changlong had passed through Yanmen Pass countless times. However, now that he had passed through it again, he had a modern perspective. The feeling was naturally very different. As he looked at the pass, he pushed the cart with all his might. In his heart, he was secretly estimating how to defend this place, how to fight there, what if he used bows and arrows, and what if he used firearms.
Sigh, you're thinking too much. When will it be my turn to attack Yanmen Pass?
Zhao Changlong set off from the courier station early in the morning. By the time he passed the Dili Gate, drenched in sweat, it was already noon. After a short rest, he went through the Natural Danger Gate in one go and rushed all the way down to Fu Ge Stronghold. At this time, the sun was already setting in the west.
Between the Earth Position Gate and the Natural Danger Gate was the Thousand Households Institute's encampment, which was considered an important military place. Even the courier soldiers did not need to spend the night here unless there were special circumstances. They could stay in the villages on the north and south sides. If the weather was good, they only needed to stay in one of the two villages. If it was rainy or snowy, they could only stay in the north for one night and then in the south for another night. The logistics industry in this day and age was even more difficult than in the future.
As for the fast riders, it was not that troublesome. They would set off early in the morning and pass through Yanmen Pass. They would reach Daizhou before dark.
The next morning, Zhao Changlong and the others set off from Fuge Stronghold and drove to Dai Province. It was less than thirty miles from Fuge Stronghold to Dai Province. Half of the road was mountain and the other half was flat. Fortunately, the mountain roads were all downhill and relatively straight. They had already arrived at Dai Province at three o'clock in the afternoon.
Although Zhao Changlong rode on a horse, most of his attention was on the real world. Today was a good day for Duoyun Xuan to auction the stack of coins.
Xiao Fang still had to go to work. Zhao Changlong bought the high-speed rail ticket and set off for Shanghai early in the morning.
Sitting on the high-speed rail, Zhao Changlong could not help but let his imagination run wild. The high-speed rail would take less than half an hour to travel 80 kilometers from Gusu to Shanghai. It would take two days to travel less than 40 kilometers from Guangwu Posthouse to Daizhou. The difference was too great.
It would be great if they could build a railway.
Bah, stop dreaming!
He should honestly think about how to save his life and how to earn money.
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Zhao Changlong walked into the Duoyun Pavilion with relaxed steps.
The auction started at nine o'clock, and it was now ten past nine.
Eh? Why was it so quiet in the corridor?
No way!
Zhao Changlong's heart sank. He looked around, but the entire floor was almost empty. There was not a single person.
Suddenly, he felt uncomfortable.
Did the boss run away?
It was over, he was going to die!
"Damn it, I didn't expect to find an auction company, but it's still unreliable. Did he have to be so unlucky? Is there any justice in this world?!"
Just as his expression darkened, he saw a figure appear in the corridor.
An acquaintance, the receptionist. She had seen her in Qiu Yuxuan's manager's office.
Fortunately, not all of them had run away.
However, the receptionist obviously did not recognize him.
"Sir, who are you looking for?"
"Um, is the coin auction today?”
"Yes, are you talking about this auction?”
The receptionist smiled and handed a colored page to Zhao Changlong.
"That's right! Why was there no one here? Why is it so deserted?"
The receptionist was stunned for a moment before she regained her professional smile.
"Sir, you're talking about our Duoyun Pavilion's special coin auction, right? The auction will be held at the Four Seasons Hotel."
"Ah? Uh ~"
So he had run to the wrong place?
Zhao Changlong's face turned red. He quickly looked down at the promotional page in his hand as if nothing had happened. There was a line of big words on it: " Duoyun Xuan Famous Collection of Coins and Banknotes Special Event ". Under the huge shooting time, a line of relatively small words read," Four Seasons Hotel Shanghai, 500 Weihai Road, Shanghai."
It turned out that he had run to the wrong place!
It was embarrassing.
Zhao Chang Long's face turned even redder. He lowered his head and thanked her before turning around to leave.
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