Xianglu Mountain belongs to the Qianshan Mountain Range of Yumai of Changbai Mountains, located in the southeast of Tielingwei and northeast of Shenyang, about 50 miles away from Puhe City. The forests in the mountainous area are dense, the ancient trees are towering, the peaks are high and the water is clear, and the environment is excellent. In terms of topography, the mountain peaks are quite beautiful, the strange rocks are steep, the cliffs are precipitous, and it is a majestic mountain that is easy to defend and difficult to attack.

At the mouth of the valley at the foot of the mountain to the east, there are three valleys formed by three valleys, divided into three ditches, east, west and south, where the Ming army built field fortifications and city walls and fortresses according to the topography, as well as barracks and shelters.

This stronghold is one of the strongholds of the Ming army in the eastern Liaodong region for the longest time and the oldest qualifications, and the Ming army is stationed here in the Hongwu year, and it is called the old border of Hongwu. Over the years, the reconstruction and expansion gradually became a castle from the field camp fortifications, because the castle is located on three ravines, so this fort is also called Sanchaer Fort. It was once one of the most active areas of the Jurchen tribes, and the ownership of the vast areas of fertile fields inside and outside the walls east of the castle was once a hot topic of debate between the Jianzhou and Ming dynasties. Five of Nurhachi's seven hatreds named the fields here by name.

The incense burner mountain is centered on the main peak of the square top and extends to the four directions, its ridge is like a sawtooth, and the elevation of the main peak is more than 1,200 meters. Along the mountain road, the lush forest and giant trees cover the sky, the wild grass and flowers cover the slope as a brocade, the scenery is quiet and fascinating.

There are 18 peaks above 800 meters in the whole mountainous area, 8 peaks above 1,000 meters, the lowest place is about 400 meters high, there are 11 large valleys, the deepest part of the cliff is more than 600 meters, there are fountains in the west of the main peak, up to several feet, forming the majestic mountain waterfall. It flows down the mountain to the west to join the Hara River, a branch of the Liao River, and finally joins the Liao River into the Liaodong Bay.

And the cottage of Yangshan is on the top of the main peak Sifang, so it is also called Sifang Village according to the name of the mountain. According to the topography from top to bottom, it is divided into the main village, the second village, and the third village, which stand on the flat place from the halfway up the mountainside to the top of the mountain. In addition, there are patrol sentry villages on the other hills, each manned and guarded, responsible for patrolling and searching for outsiders on weekdays.

When Yue Xiang learned that there was a fort of the Ming army at the foot of the mountain, he was extremely surprised, thinking that the officers and soldiers stationed here were blind, and the bandits' den next door turned a blind eye? But it wasn't until he reached the foot of the hill with the troops and really met with the officers and soldiers in the fort that he understood what was going on.

The officers and soldiers on this mountain have long been in a nest of snakes and rats, and the officers and soldiers have not received food and pay all the year round, and they do not want to sit and wait to starve to death, so they simply connive at the bandits to go out to grab food, and turn a blind eye to it.

After the bandits came back from robbery, they sent troops to suppress the bandits, and the seized money and food were naturally used to support their families, which was a bit similar to the behavior of black eating black. Over time, everyone formed a tacit understanding with each other, and whenever the bandits went down the mountain and had a harvest, they would hand over a part of the officers and soldiers of Sancha'er Fort in proportion, and the officers and soldiers would naturally no longer care about the food they had, and everyone would be safe.

Later, after Yang Shan came here to open a mountain and set up a cabinet to subdue the local bandits, he negotiated with the officers and soldiers with his skills from all over the world, and formed a state of joint operation and benefit sharing. Officers and men even played the role of the protective umbrella and intelligence source of these green forest bandits, and whenever the officers and soldiers had a major operation, they would pass on information in advance, and they would be notified of where there was food or the route of the grain caravan passing, and even the weapons and bows and arrows of these mountain bandits were also provided by the officers and men.

Anyway, as long as the soldiers have food to eat, they don't care about anything, and as long as the officials feed their subordinates and don't make trouble, everything will be fine.

Seeing that at the foot of the mountain, a group of officers and soldiers came along the mountain road in the distance, and they were still driving a cart, thinking that they had come to "collect rent." Yang Shan turned the horse's head and greeted him with a bold smile. The officers and soldiers led the team was a hundred households, and they seemed to be very familiar with Yang Shan, and the two dismounted and talked shoulder to shoulder for a while, Yang Shan laughed, patted his chest and assured the hundred households.

Yue Xiang looked at him right away and was really speechless, when he joined the army in another time and space, the prestige of the People's Liberation Army was at its peak, and the military discipline was strict during the war, when did this happen? In broad daylight, the officers and soldiers and the bandits talked warmly like old friends who had not seen each other for many years, and they did not even know how to avoid it.

He sighed secretly in his heart, looking at the majestic military appearance and fanatical morale of the Eight Banners Army, the high degree of organization and discipline; Looking at the virtue of the Ming army in front of him, this is like a tiger fighting a rabbit, of course, the Ming army is on the rabbit's side.

But thinking about his identity as an officer and soldier, he doesn't seem to be mixed with these bandits now, and he doesn't seem to have a position to blame others. Seeing that Mr. Bai's face was not good, he seemed to be a little dissatisfied. And Yang Shan kept patting his chest and saying something to him. Thinking that there was no gain from going down the mountain this time, and the soldiers were lost, so there was no benefit to share, Yang Shan was explaining to the officer.

In the end, it seems that the two sides have reached an agreement, and Yang Shan returned and instructed his subordinates to take 800 taels of silver from the cottage and hand it over to the 100 households who led the team, which was regarded as compensation this time. The group did not return, but sat here and waited to collect the money. Anyway, the two sides have an old relationship, and they are not afraid that they will repay their debts.

This is the incense burner mountain...... Yue Xiang looked up at the majestic and steep peaks around him, a mountain road about three or four meters wide that had been artificially carved out of the craggy rocks and towering trees winded down, and when he looked up along the road, it seemed that through the dense woods, the branches and leaves could faintly see the outlines of the buildings on the mountainside.

At this time, even in the early morning, the cottagers who had been tossing all night began to go up the mountain. In the morning, the temperature was particularly low, the frozen people got goosebumps, and the fog rose in the mountains, and the team slowly moved up the sheep intestine mountain road in the fog.

I don't know who planned this excavated mountain road, it is full of steep passes that cannot be opened, Yue Xiang observed the terrain while walking, and felt that the construction of this path was really for military purposes.

Because there are places that can obviously be built more spacious, but they are still narrow; There are places that are noticeably flat and more suitable for road passage but are neglected; It seems that this road was deliberately built to make such a risk. In the event of a war or military disaster, the defenders stationed on this mountain only need to fortify layers on this mountain road to block thousands of troops and horses.

Except for this one, there seems to be a dense forest and steep cliffs all around, and I wonder if there are other paths that lead to the mountain. But Yue Xiang felt that even if he was afraid, it was not necessarily easier than this road, and the mountain trail on Bapanling was already relatively easy, but he could only pass the lightly armed team. The terrain here is much more dangerous than Bapanling, and it is estimated that it is difficult for anyone other than a light skill master or a rock climbing master to bypass this road and go up the mountain from other places.

The winding mountain road is more precipitous than a circle, the team gradually rises from the foot of the mountain, the incense burner mountain at this time, has been shrouded in milky white fog, it doesn't matter the sky, it doesn't matter the ground, it doesn't matter the peak, it doesn't matter the canyon, the heaven and the earth are integrated, the white expanse is a piece, making people feel walking in the clouds.

Walking through the mountains, the fog drifts with the wind, sometimes rising, sometimes falling, sometimes whirling, sometimes stretching, and the road ahead is a little unclear. Yue Xiang beckoned everyone to dismount, and followed the figure of the person in front of him to lead the horse uphill. I don't know how long I walked, I felt that the scene in front of me quickly became clear, Yue Xiang thought that the fog had dissipated, and when he looked closely, he had come to the flat land on the mountainside, and the fog was already under their feet at this time.

"The road winds around the wall, and the wind is high and the pine juniper is singing. The flowers are very frustrated, and the grass grows unknown. Tourists consult the customs, and the residents refer to the old capital. The floating picture starts at the end of the day, looking at the sudden injury. ”

Not far away was the mountain gate of the cottage, and a clear chanting suddenly sounded in Yue Xiang's ears. His face changed, and he looked at the source of the sound, but saw a person lying high on the mountain rock next to the cottage. This person is in his thirties, dressed as a scribe, with two small black beards like Lu Xiaofeng on his lips, his eyes are half-asleep and half-awake, his hair is scattered like a modern artist, and he has a headband tied around his head, and he looks lazy like a drunk basking in the sun.

When Yue Xiang saw this person, a happy smile suddenly appeared on his face. It's exactly the kind of reassuring smile that I haven't seen for many years, Xiao Wan has been Yue Xiang's wife for seven years, and most of the rest of the family have been following Yue Xiang for several years, many people feel that this guy is familiar, and some people even recognize it.

"Ziyi, don't come to harm......" was still so sour, but Yue Xiang sounded quite kind. The relationship between this person and him can probably be regarded as a confidant, and a person may not be able to meet one less confidant in his life, but Yue Xiang feels that he can be counted as one.

"Hmph, didn't you say that you would never be Kong Laoer's disciple again? What are you still dragging here? Yue Xiang hugged his shoulders, looked at him for a long time, and made a good-natured sarcastic.

"Hahaha, if you don't be the disciple of Kong Laoer, can't you drag the text?" The scribe sat up from the stone as he spoke, and a very sharp and agile gaze flashed in his eyes that had been foggy just a moment ago. "Besides, I'm the fourth boss of this Sifang Village now, you guy just came to expose my old bottom, don't you plan to go down the mountain?"

"Hmph, I knew you were here, I would have come to expose your old bottom a long time ago! Unexpectedly, the dignified Wang Yining has also fallen to the point of going up the mountain and falling into the grass, and it seems that the past two years have not been very mixed. ”

"Hehe, each other, I'm not mixed up, but you were caught up the mountain by me, doesn't it seem that you yourself are even worse."

The two of you and I teased each other, and finally turned into a hearty laugh. I think when we first got together, the two of them had to quarrel almost every day, but friendship gradually accumulated in this wonderful quarrel. Some people say that women's feelings are incredible, but the friendship between men is sometimes difficult to explain. Of course, it's not a broken back complex, but the two felt particularly eye-to-eye when they saw each other almost for the first time.

Yang Shan smiled on the side: "What, Brother Yue Xian, what Yang said is true." ”

Yue Xiang cupped his fists and saluted back: "It's really a big flood that washed the Dragon King Temple, and the younger brother of Shicai has offended a lot, so I will forgive me." As he spoke, he ordered the two captives to be released.

Wang Yining seemed to know what was going on, and said with a smile: "If you don't fight, you don't know each other, the third sister and the second brother suffered this big loss, and it also made them know that there are people outside the sky, which is not necessarily a bad thing." I said that it is a great boss to have friends from afar, and it is not a way of hospitality to let people stand at the door and talk. ”

"I can't even bother you when you two talk so happily, you blame me." Yang Shan obviously had been devastated by Wang Yining's poisonous tongue for a long time, and muttered two sentences and shouted: "Open the mountain gate and welcome distinguished guests!" ”