The topography of the mouth is very dangerous.

Especially after exiting the gorge, there is only a steep and rugged hill in front of you.

There is no other way.

Standing on the hillside, Zhang Yue looked down.

The rolling river water, passing from the south, splashed waves, lapping on the bank of the river, stirred up countless reeds to ripple in the water.

"This is Shenhepo...... Zhang Yue thought in his heart: "Gusu Murong's place of death ......"

Carefully examining the geography, Zhang Yue found that this place is indeed a place that is very suitable for the weak to counterattack.

The Changling River runs from the south, and the mountain gorge obscures the way, but under the slope of the mountain, there is an undulating undulating mountain terrain.

Countless hills, one after another in the sight.

The ruins of Shenhe City in the distance are on the south bank of the Changling River, controlling the southbound traffic.

If you want to go from the grassland to Yanbei, this is the only place to go.

Otherwise, you can only take a detour through the clouds and take the Heshuo channel.

But......

Yunzhong County and Yanmen County, from the map, seem to be connected together, and the physical distance is very close to each other.

But......

Geographically, Yunzhong County, including Hetao, is two completely different geological landforms from Yanmen County, Dai County, and Shang County.

The clouds and the river are the impact plains.

Moreover, it is not a plain connected together, but is divided into large and small plains by the Yellow River and its tributaries, which are composed of countless river bays, plains, and mountain gorges.

Yanmen is different.

In particular, the northern part of Yanmen is a typical undulating landform of the Loess Plateau.

Therefore, since ancient times, the shortcut for the northern nomads to go south is to go down from the Wuzhou River and attack Yanmen.

Yanmen Pass is in the Yanmen Mountain Gorge hundreds of miles away, locking this key passage.

Therefore, Yanmen Pass is actually not a border pass, but an internal pass.

It's the second line of insurance!

But......

This Shenhepo also has the potential to become a fortress, in history, after the Yanmen Pass was abandoned, it became the key to the north and south of the lock key, Tang was the White Wolf Pass, and the Song Ming Dynasty was the 'Kill Hu Pass'.

With this information flashing in his heart, Zhang Yue looked into the distance, staring at the ruins of Shenhe in the distance.

Since a hundred years ago, after the Thorn Puhou Chai Wu Tu Shenhe, the Shenhe City has been abandoned.

Today, there are only ruins in the area, and there are not even residents nearby.

Agriculture in Yanmen County is mainly concentrated in the upper valleys of the Changlingchuan River, Woshui and several other tributaries of the Yellow River.

The main reason is that agricultural technology is underdeveloped, and iron farming tools are not popular.

As a result, people can only settle in the middle valleys of relatively fertile rivers.

"Let's take a rest here...... Zhang Yue suddenly said: "It's just right, I want to enjoy the scenery of the mountains and rivers!" ”

The entourage had no doubts and received orders one after another.

But Zhang Yue himself frowned, and he was very uneasy in his heart.

Because......

It's so quiet here.

It's terrible to be quiet!

Although this area is already desolate, there is not even a single business trip to be seen, it is too common!

You must know that Shenhepo is a necessary place to connect with the outside of Senese, otherwise there would not be so many famous wars here.

Naturally, it is also the first choice for business travelers.

In the future, it even became the starting point for another route along the Silk Road.

Zhaojun also came out of the plug from here and walked towards the grassland.

Now, however, not even the shepherds, let alone the merchants.

How could Zhang Yue not be suspicious?

At the beginning, when Ma Yi was plotting, the Xiongnu's military ministers were suspicious because they were too quiet to even see a shepherd.

Zhang Yue's IQ and the amount of knowledge he has in reserve are naturally higher than those of military ministers.

What's more, from the moment he saw the ruins of Shenhe, the Huangshi in his mind was already warning him, and the closer he got, the stronger the warning from Huangshi became.

Therefore, Zhang Yue turned around and beckoned to a Hu Qi standing behind him, and the other party immediately stepped forward and bowed on his knees: "What does the angel command?" ”

"When Tu, you take five horsemen, set off from here, move forward along the river bay, sweep forward......" Zhang Yue raised his head and looked at the ruins in the distance: "Don't go to the ruins of Shenhe, just check on both sides of the riverbank, and then come back and report!" ”

"Yes!" Dugu Dangtu immediately paused, then turned over his horse, and with a few henchmen, he went down the hillside and ran into the distance.

…………………………………………

From behind the ruins, the owl looked at the cavalry galloping from miles away.

His face immediately became gloomy.

"Damn it!" The owl said with a calm face: "Why are these people so cautious? ”

The choice of ambush here, rather than the mountain gorge, was carefully designed.

It's a psychology - common sense says that in the mountains and gorges, people will involuntarily be vigilant and raise their vigilance.

And near the ruins, they will let down their guard and be less vigilant.

At this point, if you are caught off guard by the ruins, the target's followers will fall into a panic.

In this way, we can achieve a quick solution and reduce casualties.

However, the owl never expected that the other party would actually send a scout leader!

"What about my brother?" A henchman asked, "Do you want to attack?" ”

"Idiot!" The owl scolded: "You can storm that hillside and try it?" ”

"Send someone to call Tu Ge to come......" Ao Gu licked his lips: "I'm afraid this matter will have to be done in a different way......

Soon, Tu Ge came with people, and he looked at the cavalry who were crossing the river in the distance, and his face sank at once.

He knew it was going to be difficult.

Raids, it seems impossible.

Even if they withdraw from the ruins and find another place to hide, they will definitely be discovered.

Because, more than 500 people, including people and horses, what a huge team?

As soon as you come out of the ruins, you will be discovered.

Even if not, as long as someone enters the ruins to take a look, even a blind person can find the traces left by so many people and horses.

When you don't know whether to give up or find another way.

The cavalry from afar, however, only inspected and inspected the bridges, roads, and banks of the river after crossing the river, and began to turn around.

Tu Ge and the owl bone, the heart that hung up, fell back into the stomach.

"Good luck!" Tu Ge hummed and said, "It seems that even the gods are protecting us, and this trip is making a lot of money!" ”

The owl listened, nodded, and smiled cruelly.

………………………………

Dugu was slaughtered, in front of people, returned to the hillside, and then came to Zhang Yue to report: "Back to the angel, we were ordered to investigate the river bay, bridges, and roads, and found nothing abnormal!" ”

"Good!" Zhang Yue nodded with a smile and said, "It's hard work, go down and rest......"

But he did not give the order and continued to advance, but ordered men to set up camp on both sides of the hillside.

It doesn't look like he's going to go down the mountain and cross the river right away.

Many people, although they are puzzled, are still obedient.

It's just that it's all talking.

In particular, the heads of the various clans and representatives who followed each other exchanged heads and ears.

Zhang Yue saw it and laughed.

"Shizhonggong, why are you camping here?" However, Guo Rong, who accompanied him, didn't understand very much, so he ran to ask Zhang Yue for advice.

Along the way, Guo Rong often consulted Zhang Yue on various issues.

And Zhang Yue, for the purpose of cultivation, naturally knows everything.

Regardless of geography, history, and culture, they are all at your fingertips, telling the changes of ancient and modern times.

successfully made Guo Rong a little fan brother and follower.

"The mountains and rivers here are dangerous, the hills are undulating, and the roads are rugged," Zhang Yue replied with a smile...... "It is a treasure land of feng shui for ambushes, encirclements and sieges, and in this kind of place, no matter how careful you are......"

"Besides......" Zhang Yue blinked his eyes and said, "The envoy is still waiting for the soldiers and horses of the Captain of Wuheng to come and make peace?" ”

As the ancients said: The son of a daughter can't sit down.

This means that there is no absolute certainty or necessity, and it is not easy to take risks.

Be cautious, there is always no mistake.

What's more, in addition to the Huangshi warning, Zhang Yue also saw a lot of clues.

When Wu Zhou was still under the stopper, Zhang Yue knew that someone was informing Shanwucheng of the matter.

When he found out, he remained silent, but stayed under the plug for two more days.

On the one hand, it is to lure the snake out of the hole.

Let the opponents and enemies, be fully prepared, do everything possible to them, mobilize forces.

On the other hand, he had already summoned Sima Xuan, the commander of Wuheng, in advance, and ordered Sima Xuan to lead the two thousand cavalry of the commander of Wuheng to join him immediately.

The meeting point is the entrance of the meeting.

And this arrangement has been deployed since he ordered the reform of the Dugu clan.

Now, five days have passed.

It only takes one day for the fast horse to set off from Saixia and arrive at Nanchi!

In other words, the elite cavalry of the Captain of Wuheng is now probably under Wu Zhousai and lined up into the fortress.

Therefore, Zhang Yue is in a very good mood now, and he even has the leisure to tell jokes with Guo Rong.

"Shiro, if there is a rat infestation in your house, and there are rat holes everywhere in the walls, how do you deal with it?"

Guo Rong listened, thought about it, and replied seriously: "Poison...... Or go buy a few more tanuki ......"

"What if even the poisoned minions and the raccoon cats they bought back colluded with the mice?" Zhang Yue seemed to be pointing.

"That'...... I don't know what to do if you're lowly......" Guo Rong thought hard for a long time, but there was no answer, and then he asked, "How can the Shizhong Guild deal with such a situation?" ”

"I'm ......" Zhang Yue laughed: "Smash the wall, recast it with rammed earth, and throw all the subordinates and tanuki who colluded with the rats into it, so that their corpses and flesh and blood are mixed in the new wall, so that the latecomers will see it and will not collude with the rats again......"

Guo Rong listened, only to feel that his calves twitched a little.

Even if it was Wang Wenshu back then, I'm afraid he was never so domineering, right?

"But ......," Guo Rong said, "In this way, wouldn't there be no subordinates and tanuki available?" ”

"Huh!" Zhang Yue laughed wildly: "Three-legged toads are hard to find in this world, two-legged people are everywhere!" ”