Chapter 5 Gorge Rock City

"Phew." Luo Dai looked at the green mountains in the east from a distance. This is not anywhere else, it is the Gorge Rock Mountain.

Luo Dai looked over on the north bank of the Huai River and saw the mighty Huai River, where the river tightened. I saw a meandering flow into the mountains, and the water seemed to become turbulent. Then the view is obscured, and you can't see what the downstream looks like.

"Hurry up and find out where this Gorge Stone City is?"

"Yes." Immediately, more than 100 scouts headed in all directions.

After a while, someone immediately said, "My lord, an abandoned city has been discovered, right in the mountains." ”

"Let's go." Luo Dai said, "Go and see." ”

Luo Dai led people to ride into the mountains and walked along the north bank of the Huai River. It's just that the more you go, the narrower the road becomes. It's also getting rougher and rougher.

Although the mountains are not too high, the ground is not dangerous. But Luo Dai saw that this road was probably walked out by people, and the vegetation on both sides encroached on the road, and there was no room for the army to move.

Luo Dai said: "The brigade stays and opens the way, and you guys follow me." ”

Immediately Luo Dai dismounted, took dozens of people, walked up the mountain, and sure enough, on the edge of the Huai River in the mountain, he saw a city.

However, the city is already dilapidated, there is a feeling of ruins, and there are still some people living in the city. Luo Dai knew at a glance that it was the people who were hiding from the harsh government in the mountains, and Luo Dai also gave the leading old man a piece of silver and told them to leave this city quickly. has been requisitioned.

Ignoring the people who left their former homes tremblingly. Luo Dai inspected the ruined city, but saw that the size of the city was not large, and the four walls were only a mile, a little larger than some small county towns, and the defensive measures many years ago, the female wall and other things, all fell to the ground, deep in the dense plants.

It has to be cleaned up before it can be used.

Anyway.

With this city as a support, it is convenient for many things.

Luo Dai stood on the city wall near the river, found that the city was at the bend of the Huai River, into the gorge stone mountain, the Huai River turned two bends in a row, here to see, the Huai River came from the southwest, went to the southeast, the river channel is the narrowest here. The sound of the river lapping on both sides of the river can be heard clearly. Moreover, the terrain of this city is higher, and the cannon from the city can definitely hit the middle of the river.

"Sure enough, it is a dangerous place to hold the Huai River." Luo Dai secretly said in his heart: "A group of people and horses are stationed here, and a few cannons are placed, and thousands of ships and sails cannot be crossed." ”

Luo Dai looked at the south bank, and suddenly saw that there seemed to be some relatively regular shapes in the green on the south bank, he frowned, and said, "Bring me my clairvoyant mirror." ”

"Yes." A pro-soldier immediately put down the mahogany box behind him, opened it gently, and put it down

The brass-colored claircase mirror in the white satin was taken out, and Luo Dai took it and looked at the south bank, but saw that there was also a person on the south bank, who was looking at the north bank with the clairvoyant mirror.

"The officers and soldiers are moving so fast." Luo Dai said.

The north and south cities of Xiashi City, standing between the rivers, the metric river, Luo Dai only took the northern city, did not get the southern city, Luo Rucai let him hide the order of the Xiashi City, but it was impossible to complete.

"Immediately send someone to report the current situation to the king." At this moment, Luo Dai can only make amends.

"Yes." One of his own soldiers shouted yes, and then strode out of here, hurried down the mountain along the road he had come, and reported to Luo Rucai.

In the middle of the south bank of the Huai River.

A person who looked at the situation in the north in the future was also shocked, and secretly said in his heart: "Fortunately, after I got the order, I worked day and night, and I didn't dare to slack off for a day, and I finally caught up." ”

This person is Qiu Yue under Huang Degong, he was originally a member of the garrison in Fengyang, after receiving the order, he immediately took three hundred horsemen from Fengyang from Fengyang Shouzhou, at the moment there are only three hundred horsemen around him, and there are only some people who were recruited from Zhang Limin, the prefect of Shouzhou.

"Someone, fanfare." Qiu Yue said loudly.

"Yes." But in a moment, a large flag was spread out, among which was Huang Degong's black tiger head flag. Qiu Yue also immediately sent someone to make a detour to report to Huang Degong, and secretly said in his heart: "General, general, you have to come quickly, otherwise I won't be able to last long here." ”

However, he also knew that from Xiayi to Shouzhou, it was far farther than from Runing to Shouzhou.

He could predict that the thieves must have come faster than Huang Degong.

Above the Huai River.

It's still on top of the ship.

A tall arrow target is erected on the side of the ship.

I saw a cavalryman on the north bank coming from the east, riding on the shore, bending his bow and arrows, "Collapse." With a sound, only the sound of the bowstring was heard, and the shadow of the long arrow was not seen, and the long arrow was firmly rooted in the target. Someone immediately removed the arrow from the target and took down a piece of paper that was rolled around the shaft.

After a while, the letter was handed to Luo Rucai.

At this moment, there was a smell of medicine in Luo Rucai's cabin, and Li Zhengfang was frying medicine for Luo Rucai on the side. And Zhang Zhen summarized all kinds of information on the side, and reported to Luo Rucai what the situation in the world was.

In fact, Li Zhengfang has not been decocting medicine for many years, and it has always been something that a little apprentice does. However, people always bow their heads in the face of power. Luo Rucai asked Li Zhengfang to come, and Li Zhengfang couldn't refuse.

"The East Captives have withdrawn." Zhang Zhen said: "According to the intelligence, the Dongyu in April and May, out of the customs, this time they ravaged Shandong, North Zhili, almost burned the two places into white ground, it is said that the convoy out of the customs, stretching for more than 30 miles, from the city of Beijing, the official army did not have a single person

Horses dare to fight. ”

"Since Lu Xiangsheng's death, this is the case, it is not surprising, the dignified Celestial Dynasty has been bullied like this by a few savages, it can be seen that the imperial court has exhausted its strength." Luo Rucai said while looking at the information in his hand.

Cao Ying's intelligence system has always been very problematic, and the news from a month ago is still news in Luo Rucai's place.

"However, there is also a caveat to it." Zhang Zhen turned a blind eye to the smell of medicine in the cabin, and already knew that he didn't ask what he shouldn't ask, and he didn't see what he shouldn't see. Still as usual, he said: "Anyway, the official army still has a little strength in the north, and now we are threatening Fengyang, and the eastern captives have withdrawn from the Guanwai, I am afraid that the officers and troops in Shandong will move south." Do you want to remind Commander Zhang. ”

"Hmm." Luo Rucai's voice was a little confused and said, "What can those thieves who can't beat the eastern captives do?" Notify if you want. ”

"Yes." Zhang Zhen immediately wrote a letter and asked him to shoot from the boat to the shore, and naturally someone arranged a fast horse to report to Zhang Xuan.

Zhang Zhen was busy with everything, and when he came back, he found that Luo Rucai was still in the long exam, and he only stood respectfully and waited.

After a while, Luo Rucai was shocked and said: "Order, the army turns, build a floating ball, let the horse team on the north bank come to the south bank, and the team abandons the boat and walks," Speaking of this, Luo Rucai paused slightly and said: "What villages are there on the south bank?" ”

Zhang Zhen immediately said: "There is Zhengyang Town. ”

"Order the army to assemble in Zhengyang Town, and immediately be marched towards Shouzhou." Luo Rucai said.

Zhang Zhen hurriedly recorded it, and broke down the orders to the orders of each team, such as the order to the people and horses on the south bank, which was to stop and repair, and send a forward to explore the horse and explore the road from Zhengyang Town to Shouzhou. The order given to Zhou Fuchen was to immediately give way to the pawns to disembark on the south bank and build a pontoon bridge with empty boats. And all that.

After being busy with these things, Zhang Zhen asked, "Your Highness, what happened?" ”

Luo Rucai immediately asked the letter to be read by Zhang Qian. After reading it, Zhang Zhen immediately pleaded guilty and said: "The matter of Xiashi Mountain is the responsibility of his subordinates? ”

"It doesn't matter." Luo Rucai didn't care at all, and said: "This road doesn't work, just go other way." And if you want to go to Jiangnan, you must pay attention to two people, that is, Huang Degong and Zuo Liangyu. Zuo Liangyu is now swearing in Anqing, and he is going to go west. When I wanted to break into the camp and start fighting with the Qin army, it was when Zuo Liangyu went west. This Zuo Liangyu is a slippery head. ”

"The rest of what we need to worry about is Huang Degong, not Fengyang, just get rid of Huang Degong, just Fengyang City, don't do it."

"Since Huang Degong wants to fight in Shouzhou, I should come down." Luo Rucai walked on the side of the boat and slapped his palm on the railing.

A burst of blowing and wrinkling water lifted the banner of "King Wu" behind Luo Rucai.

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