The three of them recognized the direction and were about to move forward, when Tanglin suddenly said, "Let's just go a few more miles to the northwest." ”

Lu Ping said: "Going northwest? Do? ”

Shu E nodded and said, "Yes, you can still see the level just now from here, maybe they are also looking at us." Let's go a little farther away. ”

Lu Ping's horse passed by Tanglin, and Lu Ping whispered, "Thank you." ”

Running out of the northwest direction for another five or six miles, although there are no hillsides, the terrain is undulating, and looking back at the checkpoint that has just passed, it is almost impossible to see. But there were no chasing soldiers, nor did they see the smoke of the news, presumably this group of people was the same as the group just now, they were all expected by Tanglin, and the people guarding the checkpoint camp were beaten by three passing guests and robbed of money and weapons, and they refused to publicize this kind of thing anyway.

But at this moment, it is much closer to that puff of yellow smoke.

In the distance, it looked like a giant snake that was just winding up, but at this moment it looked like a giant dragon. And you can only see the tail at the back, but you can't see where the head at the front begins. There is only one thing that can be seen, and there are countless men and horses in this vast procession, but they are not fast.

When Shu E saw this kind of might, a layer of worry and incomprehension was added to her eyebrows. Looking back at the distance to the west, you can vaguely see the sparse ground behind the low green trees, and there are some houses with yellow bricks and gray tiles. Xiazhou, Lingzhou, just after passing through those people.

Lu Ping also looked into the distance silently, but there was a strange luster in his eyes. She suddenly said: "Follow the direction they are going, our horses will be fast, and we will definitely be able to reach the front of the brigade." Just keep your distance and don't get discovered. ”

No one agreed, and no one objected. It's just that all three horses are heading northeast in unison. This matter is so strange that if you don't find out, you will feel uneasy after all.

At noon, the three of them went to a hotel on the trail to stop for dinner. It is said to be a hotel, but in fact there is only one house for drinking and cooking, and there are two hermitages outside, and tables, chairs and benches are set up. Lu Ping no longer makes a move with a piece of gold, and no longer loudly tells the store how to behave. However, the habit of lavish spending did not change, and she took out the usual money from a small leather bag and handed it to the store, only saying that the food should be clean.

Half an hour later, the queue that was several miles long had already been driven by the three of them, but the team in front was still out of sight.

Lu Ping said solemnly: "At the beginning, I wanted to catch up for a few miles, maybe I could see the front, but I still couldn't see it." As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly heard music coming from a distance behind him.

It seems to be the sound of a trumpet, and there is a faint mixture of gongs and drums. Suddenly, hearing such a rich and simple music, Shu E's heart just jerked.

The three of them all looked behind them in unison, and the team around them came to an end, and they were separated by a far, long distance that could barely be seen, and they could only see a little hint of surging faintly. However, what I saw was people and horses, and how many people and horses there were, but I didn't know what to do. However, from such a rich music, it seems that there should be a lot of people coming, otherwise the sound of trumpets and gongs and drums would not be heard from such a distance.

Before they could react, suddenly the music was also remembered in the slowly moving team around them. The sound of the trumpets and the sound of the gongs and drums are the same, but this time they are closer, and you can still hear the sound of this kind of music with a fine music, blowing and beating, and corresponding harmony, without a hint of killing, but with a pleasant and festive atmosphere.

Shu E's heart was confused, and she couldn't figure out how such a voice could be played in the ranks of these soldiers of the army and iron horses. Ever since she saw the might of this mighty army, she has always been worried and puzzled in her heart. In this way, it is carried out along the border of the Dangxiang Li clan and the border of Linzhou to the northeast, and there are no more than two places that may be reached, one is to reach the junction of Li Deming's border and the northeast border of the Linzhou border, and the other is to go further to the northeast, to the junction of the Khitans, the Dangxiang people and the Great Song Dynasty, and to go deeper into the Liaodi.

However, although the party members were constantly causing trouble on the border of the Great Song Dynasty, it was also an indisputable fact that the party item Li was a vassal to the Song and Liao countries at the same time, and at the same time Li Deming accepted the titles of the Song and Liao countries. The party's life is nothing more than to plunder some food and property, but there has never been a war in these years.

Moreover, Linzhou is close to the 16 prefectures of Yanyun, the border defense center of the Liao State, and the party members will never choose to pick quarrels and provoke troubles on the northern border of Linzhou. Because although Li Deming was a vassal to Song Liao at the same time, his attitude towards Liao was far more cautious than that towards Song. The titles given by the Liao State to Li Jiqian and Li Deming were also higher than those of the Great Song Dynasty. Therefore, the party members disturbed the border of the Great Song Dynasty, mostly in the south, southwest and southeast, but rarely went to the border of Linzhou to cause trouble.

If it is said that these party soldiers are going to Liao in a big way, it is absolutely unreasonable. If it is to march to the Liao State with the intention of not being good for the Liao State, then the party members can go directly north or go to the northwest, but why should they march towards the sixteen states of Yanyun, which the Liao State relies on the most, and the terrain is dangerous and difficult to defend and difficult to attack?

But could it be that the party members were really preparing to invade the border of the Great Song Dynasty on a large scale at this time? Thinking of this, Shu E's heart couldn't help but feel a thrill, and many of the words that Lu Ping asked rang in her ears again.

When did he come here, and what did he do here? How can you conclude that he is in Lingzhou?

Cao Gongzi, what is this son you are looking for?

Is he an official in the court, or does he have any business?

Did he say anything before he left?

Shu E suddenly had a terrible thought in her heart, she almost didn't dare to think about it, let alone believe it.

Could it be that the third young master's coming this time has something to do with this matter?

Coincidental timing, direction of travel, without saying goodbye did not leave any news. What's even more important is that Lu Ping's words made Shu E think of the identity of the third young master. He has no official position, although the Cao family has been a confidential military general in the DPRK and China since his ancestors. However, although the third young master has no official position, many of his uncles, uncles, fathers, and brothers are in important positions in the court. And most of them are military attachés.

Originally, Shu'e didn't think much about these words one by one, but once she thought about it deeply, she couldn't help but be shocked. There was even a sentence that suddenly came to mind, which made Shu E's ears feel like thunder.

Which general are you?

It doesn't matter if you don't say it, take me to your general.