The cold wind was howling, and under the harsh sunlight, the pale and dry snowflakes hit Wang Lanling's face like gravel.

Wang Lanling squinted at the road ahead.

He and his men were walking near a clean, expansive river.

It has taken more than a day to march from the ice, and even at night it is under the light of the moon.

A team of more than 1,000 people advanced forward in a narrow route, smoothly reaching the cold moss plains on land from the ice.

The range of action of the people of Muzhou is slightly broader, Cangji said: "Wang Xianling, this is a mud platform, when there is no snow, it is a piece of mud, crops and grass cannot grow, there are some weeds that cannot be eaten, and there is a bundle without a bundle, basically all mud." ”

Wang Lanling said gently: "The correct name is the Cold Moss Plain, which is one of the few places in Muzhou that is relatively flat, but like most places, it is not suitable for the growth of crops. ”

After speaking, Wang Lanling added: "It's not that you can't grow crops, it's just that there is better land, and no one likes to farm in such a bad place." ”

Cangji quickly said: "Passing through here, there are several small hills connected together, and beyond the mountain col is Beicang County." ”

Kuraji's range of activity is this area, and I haven't been to any further places in this direction.

Wang Lanling led the horse and continued to walk forward, and the team behind him also continued to follow him.

The snow here is very thick, and you can basically reach the knee of Wang Lanling.

Because there is no shelter, the wind here is quite violent!

Wang Lanling walked against the wind, and when he was lazy and took a breath with his back to the wind, he shouted loudly to the people who followed him:

"Hold on a little longer, and you'll be coming soon! Get on the horse when the time comes! Run and go! ”

When the rest of the people heard Wang Lanling's words, some believed it, and some didn't.

But believe it or not, everyone is following Wang Lanling and continuing to walk forward in the snow, the front is a road that Wang Lanling walked out, and the people behind can just keep up and not fall behind.

Wang Lanling struggled to stretch his legs out of the snow and stepped out.

This snow-covered road is not particularly long, and Wang Lanling has chosen a relatively simple one on his own.

Because Shanhai County is located at the foot of a large mountain, and in addition to the downstream area where stagnant water and rivers pass, the snow is deeper than the rest of the place.

Basically, most of the places suitable for farming are covered with thick snow, and there are some roads deep in the mountains.

Wang Lanling bypassed the mountain road and walked up the river, although it was not a straight road, but this winding road kept Wang Lanling's marching speed at a normal speed.

If you really go on a mountain trail, it will be very troublesome.

The further up he went, the shallower the snow became, but Wang Lanling's destination was set by others, and all he could do was choose a relatively easy path.

It was no longer suitable to continue walking on the ice, so after Wang Lanling felt that it was almost over, he quickly led people down the river and stepped on the snowfield.

When you're in a hurry in winter, especially in such a distant place where no one has ever been, it's easy to get lost in the snowy pale snowfield.

When he was in a hurry, Wang Lanling made a general arrangement, he had learned about the geography of Muzhou, and he also knew a lot of geographical knowledge.

There is also a compass in his pocket, which also provides great help to Wang Lanling.

Looking at the mountain and running a dead horse, just looking at the sun to determine the direction is not safe at all.

Fang Xuan was walking hard when he heard a shout from behind him.

"It's windy!"

"It's windy! It's really windy! ”

"The wind pushes people away! My lord! It's time to get on the horse!! ”

"My lord! It's time to get on the horse! ”

When Fang Xuan heard this, he also shouted happily: "My lord! The wind is blowing! ”

Wang Lanling breathed a sigh of relief, slowly straightened his waist, took out the water bag from his arms, opened it, and moistened his lips and throat.

After screwing the water bag and putting it in the inner pocket of the coat, Wang Lanling turned over the horse.

"Get on the horse! Walk slowly first, wait until you reach a shallow snow and then go fast, remember to keep your distance from the people in front of you as much as possible, not too fast, not too slow! ”

Wang Lanling shouted vigorously, and after everyone behind heard it, he touched his legs on the horse's belly, and the whole team began to slowly advance forward.

There is still some distance where you can really run horses.

Not everywhere knows how to maintain roads like in Shanhai County, but not everywhere there is so much snow!

How to lead everyone on a safe road, how to determine some conditions on the road as quickly as possible and avoid them, these are all very profound knowledge.

For many famous generals, Wang Lanling's ability and knowledge are very valuable intellectual wealth.

There is no shortage of talents in the empire, but Wang Lanling has gradually become a valuable intellectual wealth for this empire.

Fang Xuan rode close to Wang Lanling on horseback and said happily: "My lord! You really are! How did you know you were coming? ”

Wang Lanling explained: "Water, fire, wind, and thunder are all very common natural forces, especially water, fire, and wind, which will form different evolutions according to the situation in different places. ”

"These things are not unusual, what wind rises in the morning, what wind rises at noon, and what wind is in the evening, just observe a little more."

"For example, last night, where did the clouds blocking the moon go, and how the wind changed from the night wind, morning wind, and noon wind, these combined with a certain amount of knowledge and experience, you can guess a rough idea."

Wang Lanling is not lying, observing and predicting the direction of the wind is the basic knowledge for many people in the water department.

It's just that there is no place where this ability can be used in normal times, and the people of the water department still deduce the possibility of rain based on ordinary records, as well as some natural phenomena and the movement of clouds in the nearby mountains.

It rarely rains here in Muzhou, so Wang Lanling has a lot of time to observe the direction of the wind.

Wang Lanling's understanding and prediction of fire are basically conclusions made on the basis of wind.

Water control or something, it has nothing to do with Wang Lanling, he is not modest, it really doesn't have much to do with it.

In the case of fire, it is basically reflected in the influence of the wind.

There is only the wind, which Wang Lanling himself learned and observed little by little.

What others don't care about, Wang Lanling has done it, and he has done it very well.

Fang Xuan and the others didn't understand, they just knew that Wang Lanling was powerful, and it wasn't a big talk, nor was it a blind word!

"Your Excellency is like a god! I've never learned this in my life! ”

Wang Lanling looked into the distance and said calmly: "Don't compliment me like this, there are many things I can't guess, for example, I can't guess what those people in the state capital can be, don't talk about this, let's go, be careful." ”

Fang Xuan quickly said, "Yes!" ”

When the team gradually reached a place where the snow was shallow, the horses and riders under them rushed out quickly on the east wind, driven by the strong wind behind them.

After more than an hour of riding, the team gradually saw some houses that had been crushed by heavy snow, and even saw a corpse lying in the snow, with only half of its back exposed.

The corpse was frozen very stiff, and it looked like it was at least two days ago.

Wang Lanling didn't have time to delay, but in order to better hurry, he still led the cavalry team into the roads in the villages and towns outside the county.

In the rest of the country, the snow is too thick, and only easy places to walk will become roads, and it is better to choose to pass through the villages and towns.

It's just that some of the roads are not so easy to walk, and at the intersection into the town, several men with rifles quickly stuck their guns out of the windows.

It was already very close to the town, with several smoking grave-shaped buildings nearby, and debris such as wooden stakes and stone trunks lining the road.

"Get out! Go back! Shoot when you get close! ”

From a small room came the authentic Muzhou dialect, the voice was not very young, but it was very hard, and it didn't sound like the kind that would compromise.

Wang Lanling got off his horse and took two steps forward.

"I am the county magistrate of Shanhai County, Wang Lanling! The county lord of Yin County in front of me made a rebellion and committed the crime of murder, I want to go over to find out about it, ask the people inside to come out and speak, if you don't want to, please don't hinder me in the house, I will only pass by the road, and not move a stitch here. ”

Soon, a man poked his head out of the hole in the wall and took a closer look at Wang Lanling's side.

When he noticed that most of the men were wearing the same style of clothing and carrying guns, he shrank back.

Soon, the person who had shouted before withdrew the barrel of the gun and continued to stay behind the window to shout.

"You said you are Wang Lanling, what evidence do you have to prove it?"

Wang Lanling was a little speechless, and said helplessly: "I have never thought about this problem, but I have the ID card and documents I used to go to another county this time, if you can call the shots, I will show you." ”

The people inside quickly shouted: "Then you bring it, I'll take a look!" ”

Chai Tuo said angrily: "Bastard!! Where did you get the courage to let our adults hand you something? ”

Wang Lanling didn't speak, it was impossible for him to show things to the people over there.

The gentleman does not stand under the dangerous wall, and he does not have to gain the trust of these people now, in case these people have a hot brain and want to tie him up and blackmail the rest of the people, then the fun will be great.

Although Wang Lanling's martial arts are okay, they are far from reaching the point where the body can resist bullets, and if someone jumps on his head, he will go to see Ula.

After being scolded by Chai Tuo, the people in the dirt bag also scolded: "If you don't dare to come over, get out!" If you dare to get closer, you'll be able to taste grandpa's bullets! ”

"Everyone, dismount!" Wang Lanling raised his hand, he didn't have time to delay.

Fang Xuan, Chai Tuo, Hu Zhong, Wuchi, Jildan, Shanhainan, Tian Bujing, Hu Santu...... Wait for others, quickly dismount.

Wang Lanling clenched his fists, "Line up!" ”

Tian Buxing led his subordinates to quickly run to the place in front of Wang Lanling and stood in a row, keeping a distance from each other.

The team of fifty people was quickly assembled.

At the same time, Hu Zhong and the others held spears in both hands, ready to rush out at any time.

Wang Lanling ordered again, "Everyone, raise your gun!" Forward! Preparation! ”

Click~ a uniform sound, everyone is ready to fire.

Cangji also had some people who followed halfway, watching the movements of the people in Shanhai County, and looked at each other again, and quickly learned and joined the ranks of raising guns.

"The people inside, hide it! Don't look out, and don't stand in front of a hole! I'll show you the proof! ”

After Wang Lanling finished speaking, he quickly put down his hand.

"Shoot!"

Bang!

Bang bang!

Bang bang bang!

The pungent smell of gunsmoke permeated from the muzzle of the gun, especially the sound of hundreds of spears firing together, as loud as firecrackers!

However, it was much more exciting than setting off firecrackers, and the dirt bags in front of them were smashed into a sieve full of black holes by bullets, and a large amount of snow was shaken down from the top of the dirt bags, and some wood and bricks were broken into slag.

Wang Lanling didn't give the people inside a chance to shout, "Put it again!" ”

There was no need to be too accurate, Hu Santu and the others quickly pulled the trigger, and their rifles were all models that could hold three bullets!

The thumping gunshots rang out again, and this time many door panels were pierced, and the people in the dirt bags cried for their fathers and mothers, and squatted on the ground with their heads in their hands to avoid bullets.

"Keep put!" Wang Lanling had no intention of stopping.

The soldiers continued to shoot, and another round of massive shooting!

Kuraki swallowed, his legs were a little weak, and his heart was shocked beyond words.

He also followed the trend and fired a bullet, but at this time, it was not the rifle that shocked these people could fire continuously, but the wealth that shocked these people!

That's a few thousand rounds of bullets, to say the least...... Obedient...... The people in Shanhai County are so rich!

"Stop fighting! Stop it! We surrender! We surrender! ”

No matter how shocked Kuraki and the others were, the people hiding in the dirt bags were stupid anyway, and the gunfight they had in their impression was not like this.

They had the impression that the dirt bags and wooden door panels that could defend against bandits were as fragile as eggshells at this time!

Under the fierce firepower of the scrubbing attack, their arrogance has been shattered like the door panel that has been pierced by bullets, and the dirt bag that has been broken and trampled.

It's not an exaggeration, under more than 3,000 bullets, someone has already been buried in a collapsed dirt bag!

"Put away the gun." Wang Lanling shouted, and only after the people around him took the rifle into insurance again did he say: "Save people!" ”

Soon, the people hiding in the dirt bags were all pointed out by the soldiers with guns, and a few unlucky people were rescued from the rubble by the soldiers.

Wang Lanling looked at these people standing together.

"I'm Wang Lanling! Wang Lanling of Shanhai County!! ”

"Remember me as I look, I'll walk this path when I come back!"

"If anyone wants me to prove that I am Wang Lanling, then I will prove it to him!"

Before the smoke was completely cleared, Wang Lanling continued to march with his subordinates, leaving behind not only a field of bullet shells, but also a group of frightened people.

In the past, only some people in Beicang County knew about Wang Lanling, but after this incident, only a few people did not know.

When the county lord of Beicang County came over and saw the bullet casings all over the ground, he also swallowed a mouthful of saliva, "My mother, what kind of people are these people!" ”

This is a tattered thing for Shanhai County, and for Beicang County, a county without mines, it is really money.

The county lord of Beicang County is simply unimaginable, it is really unimaginable, the people over there in Shanhai County are playing with guns like this......

Compared with Shanhai County, the county lord of Beicang County felt that he and the others were not holding guns, but burning sticks that did not burn bullets.

"Let's pick up all the bullet shells...... the county lord of Beicang County, who was in a very complicated mood, put away the rags, "Wang Lanling will come over again in the future, and I will be the first to surrender!" ”