"General, Ye Qing has already set off from Xingqing Mansion yesterday." With excitement on his face, the Jin general excitedly reported to the begging gods and slaves.

When the begging stone martyrs heard such news, they didn't show any excitement at all, but instead frowned a little deeper, and after a long sigh, they said in a deep voice: "Gather the troops." ”

"General, how many people do we need to get there?" The general still asked excitedly.

Now in this place bordering the three kingdoms of Jin, Xia, and Song, although he didn't know how many people the Xia people would gather to ambush Ye Qing, he knew that their Dajin Emperor, in order to ensure that this time was foolproof, mobilized an army of more than 20,000 people to the frontier.

So now, with the 5,000 people sent by the begging Shilie gods and slaves to the Liao State, now they have a full 30,000 people, who can form an army to block Ye Qing, and an army of this size, most of which are elite iron cavalry, is enough to leave Ye Qing in these three places forever to sleep.

The begging stone lie gods did not answer the general's words, but walked to the hanging map, and looked at the map silently, although Ye Qing had already set off from Xingqing Mansion, which meant that before Ye Qing was about to walk out of the Xia realm, the Xia people would not move.

Instead, it will be based on the return route chosen by Ye Qing, and then decide where to ambush.

"Where will he return to Song from?" The begging Shilie gods and slaves looked at the map in front of them, looked at Chang'an City on Jingzhaofu Road for a while, and looked at the rolling Longshan Mountain for a while, and continued to mumble to themselves: "There are three paths to Jingzhaofu in Longshan, will he rest in Pingliang and then cross Longshan?" ”

"Huh?" The general couldn't hear the words of the begging stone lie gods and slaves clearly, so he took two steps forward and sighed, and then looked at the begging stone lie gods and slaves with a solemn expression.

"Continue to explore, if Ye Qing's army enters Pingliang, we will immediately go to Red Deer." The beggar stone lie gods and slaves tore down the hanging map and said with a cold expression.

General Jin was stunned for a moment, but did not raise the question in his heart, but immediately walked out of the tent after answering.

Pingliang, known as the first city of Chang'an in the west, has always been a battleground for soldiers, occupying Pingliang, which is equivalent to choking the throat of the east and west, and its identity as an important town on the Silk Road is also extremely important at this time.

Naturally, whether it was the Xia people or the begging stone martyrs and gods, they all regarded this place as the best place to ambush Ye Qing, and similarly, because the mountain was steep and precipitous, it was enough to greatly increase the chances of the Xia people or the Jin people.

It's just that there is not only one Qinjiayuan Pass Road that can be accessed here, but there is another Guanlong Road with relatively good road conditions, which is also the road that Song and Xia merchants are most willing to take in these years.

Rest from Pingliang, and then enter Guanshan, and after crossing the mountains and mountains, you can enter the hinterland of the Central Plains, but the checkpoint on Guanshan has become the place where Ye Qing and them want to guard against Xia and Jin ambushing them.

They may not be able to hide themselves at all, as long as they have a heavy army at one of the passes, it is enough to resist Ye Qing's eastward advance.

Ye Qing didn't plan to make a detour at all, before entering Pingliang Town, he didn't even send out the most basic scouts, and his actions along the way were completely and generously presented under the surveillance of the Xia people's scouts.

It wasn't until they arrived in Pingliang Town that the small town made people notice a trace of a strange atmosphere, originally this should be a place where merchants gathered on weekdays, but after Ye Qing and they arrived, they couldn't see many businessmen, and even the merchants they saw in the humble inn were all behaving strangely and mysteriously, and at first glance they were not authentic merchants, but more like the scouts of the Xia people.

"My lord, do you want to ......?" Since Mo Xiaobao entered Pingliang Town, his expression began to become more and more murderous.

"Don't bother with it, tomorrow will be as usual, since you have chosen to fight hard, then there is nothing unpleasant." Ye Qing held the teacup, sat on the table in the corner and said.

Zhong Silkworm on the opposite side, at this time, had already imprinted the location of each pass of Guanshan in his mind, and after watching Mo Xiaobao leave to rectify the army, he said in a low voice: "If we take the Qinjiayuan Road, we need to pass through the five passes of Saddle, Camel Lane, Ghost Gate Pass, Caizihe, and Changningyi, and then cross the Beizhiliang, and then we can enter the jurisdiction of Jingzhaofu Road." If you take the Longdao Road, you need to go through the Guguan, Dazhen Pass, Anrong Pass, Fu Hanping, Lao Yeling, and the six passes of the Red Deer Pass, and then go out from Longcheng to enter Jingzhaofu Road and then get the response of Lord Yu Yunwen. Needless to say, since it is used with such a name, it is enough to know why merchants rarely choose this path. Although the Guanlong Road is easy to walk, but the two passes of the Great Earthquake Pass and the Red Deer Pass are easy to defend and difficult to attack, and we have seen the huge stone gate every time we pass by, once the Xia people ambush us here, we are afraid that there is nothing to do. ”

Ye Qing rolled his eyelids, looked at Zhong Silkworm with a solemn expression, and then warned again: "I tell you Zhong Silkworm, don't beat my idea again, if you and Mo Xiaobao dare to disobey orders, even if you all die, I won't forgive you." ”

Zhong Silkworm, who originally looked solemn, was stunned for a moment, then sighed, frowned, and said helplessly: "My lord, but this is already the best way, otherwise, it is impossible for us to climb over under the heavy checkpoints of the Xia people, and ...... We don't know at all now whether the Jin people will fall into the lower stone, and where they will choose to fall into the ground. So for the sake of safety, I think what Mo Xiaobao said is very right, as long as you can return to Jingzhaofu Road safely, it will be worth it whether we are dead or alive. ”

"Whether it is Qinjiayuan Road or Guanlong Road, in fact, they are all connected before leaving the Guanshan Mountain, and as long as we can reach the Red Deer Pass, then it is basically ......." Ye Qing didn't want to talk to Zhong Silkworm about their plan, but said while drinking tea.

"My lord, the last general and Mo Xiaobao also know that the red deer pass of Guanlong Road is the Changning Station of Qinjiayuan Road to the south, as long as we reach the red deer pass, it is a stone's throw away from Jingzhaofu Road. But before this, how should we break through the ghost gate and the earthquake pass? And even if we can get through, who will protect the safety of adults? Zhong Silkworm was a little helpless, he didn't expect Ye Qing to be so determined, looking at the walk back again, after Mo Xiaobao nodded to him after sitting down in front of him, he continued to persuade bitterly: "My lord, Xiaobao has already arranged, we have selected two hundred of the most brave and good people from the army, and Jia She, together with two hundred personal soldiers, will pretend to be a merchant Jia to escort you back to Jingzhaofu Road from Guanlong Road, and Mo Xiaobao and I will lead everyone to go to Qinjiayuan Road to attract the attention of Xia people and Jin people, so as to do so, They will never notice you. ”

"I'm a little moved by what I said." Ye Qing said with a sneer on the corner of his mouth.

"Yes, my lord, don't you still believe in my ability to follow Zhong Silkworm?" Mo Xiaobao hit the railway while it was hot: "Back then, you kept us on the grassland for so long, didn't we come back unharmed?" It's the same now, as long as you're safe, you'll be safe, and we'll definitely be able to lead all the soldiers of the Flower Planter Army to rush over from the Qin Family Source Road. And without your ....... ”

"Hearing you say this, I, Ye Qing, am a burden? Is it the two of you who are holding you down? The sneer on the corner of Ye Qing's mouth grew thicker, and Mo Xiaobao and Zhong Silkworm finally noticed that something was wrong, and then they reacted that the two of them were talking in vain.

Since they set off from Xingqing Mansion, Mo Xiaobao and Zhong Silkworm have come up with such a plan, so in the past two days, the two of them have tirelessly launched a series of lobbying bombardments in Ye Qing's ears, hoping to persuade Ye Qing to let them attract the attention of the Xia people and the Jin people, and then he took a small group of elite soldiers to pretend to be businessmen and returned to Jingzhaofu Road from Guanlong Road.

In their opinion, the only best way to keep Ye Qing safe at the moment is only one way, sacrificing most of their people to ensure that Ye Qing can return to Jingzhaofu Road safely.

But such a plan was vetoed by Ye Qing when the two of them were just halfway through the talk, so that in the past two days, Ye Qing has been suspicious, and he has to be on guard against Mo Xiaobao and Zhong Silkworm all the time, whether they will take advantage of their own inattention, suddenly give themselves the back of the head, and after knocking themselves unconscious, let them choose a good person to take him to pretend to be a businessman, and sneak out of Guanshan.

So this is why Ye Qing has been warning Zhong Silkworm and Mo Xiaobao not to fight this idea again, of course he knows that this is the only best way to protect himself, but let himself leave them and flee alone, he Ye Qing can't do it.

There are 5,000 people who plant flowers, and they have never had any complaints about following him to the north and south, east to west, even if they have thrown them on the grassland for nearly two years, even if they don't know who they were fighting for, but they all chose to remain silent because of their trust in themselves.

How could such a group of 5,000 people who followed him without any complaint say that he would throw it away, and then choose to flee for his life alone?

In the army of flower planters, most of them were teenagers when Dong Chao fell into the grass, and now among these people, some have become families, and some have children, they also have a lot of concerns, they are no different from them, and how can they bear to throw away the army of flower planters who have followed them from the beginning?

"Have the two generals ever thought that if I, Ye Qing, returned to Jingzhao Mansion, and the two generals and all the soldiers of the Plantation Flower Army were killed, how would I, Ye Qing, face the soldiers of other armies who trusted me Ye Qing in the future? Yes, taking into account the overall situation, I, Ye Qing, are alive, but what about the military hearts of the armies from all walks of life? What will they think of me? Will you faithfully follow me as you do? Obviously not, they will be afraid, afraid that if they encounter a situation like today, I, Ye Qing, will leave them alone and run for my life. You think you're saving me, but you're putting me in an unjust situation. So...... Give up this idea, I, Ye Qing, should depend on you for life and death, advance and retreat together. Ye Qing got up, patted Mo Xiaobao and Zhong Silkworm on the shoulder, sighed and then took the lead towards the second floor of the inn.

After Pingliang Town, they will really enter Guanshan, that is, the Liupan Mountain where the great man said that "if you don't reach the Great Wall, you are not a hero".

History always has his striking similarities, even in this Liupan Mountain, he still remembers that he once discussed with Temujin the saying that he is not a hero if he can't reach the Great Wall, and he vaguely remembers that Temujin in history died of illness here.