Late at night, Shangguan Yun, Nalan and Duguyue led seventeen soldiers to put on people's clothes and rode to Tongguan.

Choosing to leave late at night is also to get rid of many distractions and prevent scouts from watching. Externally, it is said that it is a transfer, and as for where to go, only Shangguan Yun, Nalan, and Duguyue know. In order to prevent Huangfu Dan from intercepting and using illusions in the middle of the road, Nalan deliberately brought enough fire triggers and fire bombs. In addition, there are several garrisons in dozens of miles of Cuihan, so it is more reassuring to walk.

They led the horses out of Qinglong Town for two or three miles in the dark before lighting the torches, turned over and ran in the direction of Tongguan after turning over the horses.

Nalan and Duguyue were unwilling to transfer at this time, they didn't catch Murong Cheng, and Huangfu Dan's identity was not clear, and where did the five hundred stone grain that disappeared for no reason go? There are also Wen Renyu who appeared in the cave and so on.

And Duguyue escaped from Murong Cheng in a dream; What is the matter with Huangfu Dan chasing Xuanyuan Ledao? These are all confusing, real and illusory, it is difficult to clear the clouds and mist, and recognize the true face of Lushan. But just left, who will solve these mysteries?

There are many things in the world that may not have answers.

The group rode horses on the post road for about three or four hours, and arrived at Tongyu Station. Walk a few hours to Tongguan, you can pass the pass by the time switch. Just when everyone was happy that the cold weather could be caught up so quickly, they knew that not far in front of the Tongyu Post Station, the garrison erected a fence and built an arrow tower.

About 100 steps before the fence, a sergeant on the arrow tower shouted: "Stop when someone comes, otherwise you will be killed!" ”

The group had to get off the horse, Shangguan Yun muttered: I didn't see this checkpoint when I came, why did I set up a card just one day, Xu Shitong Pass camp in order to strengthen vigilance, it is normal to increase vigilance, and it is understandable. So, he stepped forward and said: "I am a member of the military department, Shangguan Yun, there is an urgent matter and the nineteen followers have passed, please be accommodating." After speaking, he showed the military department token.

But the team on the arrow tower said sharply: "At the time of the unitary hour, the door will not be opened, and the adults will either wait in the same place, or please return the same way!" ”

"What do you mean by that? I'm a member of the military department, I have a token, and I have a military department paperwork, why don't I let it go? ”

"My lord, please forgive me for acting according to orders."

"My dignified soldier Wai Lang needs to pass because of the military situation, so I will quickly call your captain to speak."

After saying that, he took two or three steps forward, but he didn't expect two "whoosh, whoosh" sounds, and two arrows were shot at his feet. They come for real.

Seeing this, Nalan stepped forward to protect Shangguan Yun and took a few steps back. I saw another row of arrows shot down from the arrow tower, with an uncompromising posture.

Nalan persuaded: "My lord, it's useless to reason with them. He turned to the sergeant on the arrow tower and said, "Quickly ask your captain to speak." Otherwise, you can't afford to delay the military situation. ”

"What can't afford to be guilty of, the rebels are just outside Hangu Pass, how do I know if you are scouts? Tokens and paperwork are useless to us, so let's wait until the hour switches. ”

"But on such a cold day, you let us sleep like this?" Seeing this, more than a dozen pro-soldiers were a little geared up, and Nalan glanced at them and signaled not to act rashly.

Shangguan Yun said: "It's really not good, let's pick up some firewood nearby, Mr. Fire, and then leave when the hour comes?" ”

This time, Duguyue stepped forward and said, "My lord, I know that there is a small road nearby, which leads directly to Tongguan." It's just hard to do. Why don't we avoid this level and pass through the path. ”

Shangguan Yun pondered for a while and said, "We acted at night to avoid people's eyes and ears, and now we are blocked here, why don't we just take the trail?" ”

At this time, Nalan replied eagerly: "My lord, no! There must be something strange in it, and this obstruction seems to be deliberate. If we take the path lightly, not to mention that the road is slippery at night, what should we do in case of an ambush? ”

Seeing that Shangguan Yun was a little anxious, Duguyue reflected and said, "My lord, what Nalan said is not unreasonable. Blocking us in this way seems to be deliberately forcing us to take the trail. ”

"If that's the case, then, as I said, gather some firewood and make a fire, so that everyone doesn't get frostbitten." After speaking, he kept stomping his feet, rubbing his hands, and hazing.

At this time, several pro-soldiers muttered, and they didn't even recognize the tokens and documents of the Ministry of War, is this still a soldier of the imperial court?

The speaker is unintentional, but the listener is intentional. When Nalan heard this, his heart was shocked, could it be?

He didn't dare to think about it any further, hoping it wasn't true. But it's really strange, the military department doesn't recognize the token, is it still a soldier of the imperial court? If we wait in front of this level, if they have really betrayed the court, how can we die?

Thinking of all this, do you think that the trail that Duguyue said may work? Can...... If you make a mistake in judgment, what if there are traps in the trail?

Just when there was nothing else to do, there seemed to be the sound of rushing water at the end of the Yellow River in the distance. It is about two or three miles away from the Yellow River, and it is absolutely impossible to hear during the day. It's just that the night is heard in the dead of night, occasionally. When Nalan heard this voice, he had an idea: the best way is to find a shortcut to the north, find a ferry along the way, and cross the Yellow River first. Regardless of whether the Cuihan garrison rebelled or not, rushing to Fenglingdu was the goal. However, it may not be able to say that Shangguan Yun and Duguyue can be moved!

So he tried to find Duguyue first: "Post chief, I feel that this level is set up a little abnormal, no matter what, our purpose is Fenglingdu, why don't we first find a shortcut to the Yellow River, find a boat, and cross the river?" ”

Duguyue was shocked when she heard it: "No! Why are you so anxious today? ”

"I suspect there is a change in the garrison!"

Duguyue stared at him for a long time.

"I hope my feelings are wrong. You are familiar with this post road, is it possible to cross the Yellow River by going north? ”

"Three or four miles to the north, I know that there is an inconspicuous little ferry, and there is an old man ferrying on a sheepskin raft at the ferry, I have not walked there for a year or two, I don't know if the old man is there?"

"Either way, let's go first, and then we'll cross the river. Don't wait for the military mutiny, it's too late. ”

"You can cross the river from there, and it is estimated that you have to float down for more than ten miles before you can go ashore, and it will be even farther away from Fenglingdu."

"The Shuofang army is operating on the northern front, and the rebels should not be able to take care of it...... Now I don't know how to persuade Lord Shangguan. ”

"I'll talk to him!"

I saw Duguyue approaching Shangguan Yun and whispered for a while, and a look of horror appeared on Shangguan's face. He immediately said to the sergeant: "All the soldiers obey the post commander's arrangement!" ”

Duguyue immediately signaled to Nalan, Nalan understood, walked to the pass and shouted towards the arrow tower: "Please inform your captain, since you are not allowed to pass, we will go back to Shantangyi for the time being, and then the military department will blame it, and you will not be able to eat and go around!" ”

The sergeant on the arrow tower did not answer.

The group immediately turned their horses and rode their horses, and after retreating for about a mile, Duguyue found the path to the north. But the road is narrow, and it is impossible to ride a horse. So he dismounted and led the horses forward.

As soon as I walked about a mile, I saw a noisy sound on the side of the post road, as if people and horses were chasing with torches, and I could faintly hear: "Don't let them run away!" Brethren, chase after you! ”

This is in line with Nalan's speculation. Nalan ordered the people to extinguish all the torches and stand in the darkness of the night, and soon saw about a hundred people chasing after them on horseback. They thought that the twenty people who wanted to pass the pass really went in the direction of Shantangyi, so they didn't care about the trail to the north.

After the gang chased after them, Nalan discussed with Shangguan Yun and Duguyue: "After they find out that something is wrong, they will definitely come back to search for this path, we quickly abandon the horse and walk, the post chief is familiar with the road, lead the way in front, and I will take a few people to break the back." ”

Dugu didn't say a word, took a torch and carried Shangguan Yun and walked forward, while Nalan tied the horse with several personal soldiers to block the way of pursuit. Duguyue's Yongyue hissed when she saw her master abandon her.

Isn't that good?

Nalan didn't know if the people on the post road heard it, and some of them couldn't bear Yongyue being captured here. He cut off the reins that bound Yongyue, and Yongyue ran in the direction of her master. Several of them also hurried forward.

After walking two or three hundred paces, the pursuers on the post road followed the neighing of their horses and shouted, "They have taken a small road to the north, follow quickly, catch them!" ”

Fortunately, there was a mile away, and the other party couldn't ride a horse, so he had to get off the horse and chase after him. Seeing that the other party was so domineering and pursuing, Nalan guessed that there was a change in the garrison of Zhun Kunhan, but fortunately he withdrew in time, but Duguyue and Sima Pavilion were miserable.

After running for about three or four miles, I came to the beach of the Yellow River.

But the secret ferry in Duguyue's memory couldn't be found. When the pursuers were getting closer and closer, almost ready to fight against the water, Yongyue suddenly hissed and ran forward on the river beach, hissing as she ran, and stopped after about three or four hundred steps, and several people chased after her, and it turned out to be two sheepskin fa.

Duguyue was so excited that she hugged Yongyue and sobbed for a while. Shangguan Yun said: "Quick, don't cry, hurry up and find the boatman!" Several other sergeants hurriedly carried the sheepskin to the Yellow River.

Duguyue shouted like crazy: "Ah-du, a-du." This language moved Shangguan Yun and Nalan strangely, in fact, this secret ferry was used by the Guo family to go to and from the banks of the Yellow River for business, and only when the people of their own tribe used this code word, the boatman would appear.

After shouting several times, the boatman did not appear, and the pursuers got closer and closer, Shangguan Yun hurriedly said: "It's too late, only I can support the boat", so several people got on the sheepskin.

But looking at the surging Yellow River, I still feel a little frightened. Ice runs through the river from time to time, and there is no boatman to ferry them, and those of them who have no ferry experience at all can be dead.

Rather than being chased by the pursuers and shot to death by random arrows, it is better to fight desperately.

Dugu Yuejian couldn't find the boatman, so he boarded the sheepskin raft. At this time, Yongyue ran to a high ridge by the river, hissing a few times, and it was vaguely visible that there seemed to be a cave under the high ridge. A man came out of it. The man slowly climbed onto his horse, and Yongyue carried him all the way over.

Just when everyone said that they couldn't wait any longer and started the fazi immediately, Yongyue came over with an old man. Duguyue hurriedly went over and said, "Old man, hurry up and cross the river." ”

The old man was in a trance for a moment, and said, "It turned out to be a young lady!" I'm really sorry, how long has it been since no one crossed the river. The old man drank a few more glasses of wine tonight to keep out the cold, overslept, and didn't know you were coming. I'm sorry. Are so many of you going to transition? ”

Duguyue said: "Ah Weng, don't talk about it, hurry up to the fazi and cross us over." There are pursuers in the back! ”

When the old man heard that he was busy with the fazi, he looked around and said, "The old man can only control one fazi." What should I do with the other one? ”

At this time, the pursuers had entered the river beach, and the shouts of killing came, but it was only four or five hundred paces.

Duguyue said sharply: "Ah Weng, don't be long-winded, open the ditch quickly." ”

The old man was scolded, and the wine seemed to be half awake, so he hurriedly found a wooden pole from the fal and pushed it into the river, and then he was in the water. Nalan and several sergeants followed his example on the other wall, and both of them went into the water.

After a few dozen steps from the shore, the fal was like a fast plank that had lost control, drifting downstream at a rapid speed. At this time, the pursuers had arrived at the shore, and the archers shot a row of arrows at the wall, and the leading lieutenant saw this, and said to himself: "Cross the Yellow River at night, don't waste arrows." Tomorrow they'll report to the Dragon King. ”

Yongyue, who wanted to lead Duguyue, screamed, and even ran into the river and followed Nalan's man. When Duguyue saw Yongyue running into the river, she shouted "Yongyue" very sadly, and sobbed.

How could it be possible for this drop of water to cross into ice.

Shangguan Yun and Duguyue rode on the old man's sword, although the old man had experience in crossing the river, but he was in a hurry to cross the river at such a late and cold day.

And Nalan was indeed the first time to support the Fazi, and after a while, it was more than a hundred and ten steps away from the Fazi that Duguyue and they were riding. When they lose control, they generally go with the flow.

They were a little frightened, and tried to row to the center, but it didn't work, and under the light of the torches, they saw the river rushing, and they didn't know where they were going. And Duguyue, their torches are getting closer and closer to the other side.

Just when they were desperate, a snort suddenly sounded behind the fazi, startling several of them, Nalan took a torch and shone it, it turned out to be Duguyue's Yongyue followed behind at some point, its whole body was submerged in water, and only a neck and head were exposed. Nalan lay on the wall, trying to pull its reins. Unable to hold it, he had no choice but to throw down the rope on a section of the wall and let it bite by itself. The original intention was to pull it, but after Yongyue bit the rope, she dragged it to the other side of the river.

Nalan understood Yongyue's intentions, so he rowed hard towards the other side of the river. On the way, from time to time, there were waves hitting the fazi, and the fazi was in danger of capsizing, and several people had to firmly grasp the rope that bound the fazi with one hand, and rowed hard to the opposite bank with the other hand.

Xu is Yongyue and a few people worked together, Fa Zi was closer to Duguyue and them, judging from the mountain shadow in the dark night, they had crossed the middle line of the Yellow River and came to a place where the water was slow.

When Nalan looked at Yongyue again, he was nowhere to be seen, and he pulled up the rope, leaving only traces of bites. Nalan said softly and heavily, "If it weren't for the post chief's horse tonight, our lives would be at risk!" ”