From Chen Ying to Mulingguan, even if you choose the nearest road, there are more than 1,100 miles, that is, more than 440 kilometers. Fortunately, the real cycling distance is only 340 kilometers, and when you reach Xiapi, you can take a boat north to Muling Pass. Subtract the time spent on the boat and subtract the reserved time, and you'll be riding about 50 kilometers a day. It's not difficult for adults to come here, but for Xiongjing, it's not a one-day ride last year, it's a seven-day ride in a row, and it's a way to march in the wild.

In the first two days, he felt very good, although 'Song has no long wood' (the big trees of the Song Kingdom have been cut down, there is no long wood), but he is used to seeing the palace tower for the first time and is very happy to see the rural scenery, and many times he will gallop wildly and enjoy the sense of speed of riding. On the third day, he felt that he couldn't do it, his whole body was sore, and he had to be supported by someone when he got on and off the horse, and he was always worried that this way down would become a loop.

If it was really a child, he would probably have made a fuss about asking people to find the carriage on the fourth day. Fortunately, he was an adult, and early on the morning of the fourth day, he actually did not want the servants to step on his feet, and he jumped on the horse, and then rode forward without saying a word. Zhuang Qujian immediately followed, and more than 100 palace knights also rode horses to follow. The left and right two histories fell to the end, and relying on the stirrup saddle, the two were barely able to ride.

In the hot summer, I ride for two hours in the morning, about 30 kilometers, and then rest to feed the horses. Horses are not cattle, they cannot ruminate, they need to be fed constantly, and concentrate must be fed to save feeding time. After hanging in the afternoon, I rode for about an hour and a half, and stayed at the post stations along the way before dark. It's just that on this day, because of the crossing of the river, at the time of early food, everyone has reached the south of Qiyi.

Qiyi is the ancient Song Dynasty (Huaibei Suzhou Qi County), and it seems to have a special meaning for the Chu state: in another history, thirteen years later, Wang Jian defeated the Chu army led by Xiang Yan here, and the Chu state perished; After another fifteen years, Chen Sheng and Wu Guang killed Qin Wei here, exposing righteousness, and the Qin Dynasty perished; After another six years, Liu Bang led the Han army to be stationed here to prepare for the Battle of Qixia, and a year later, Western Chu perished.

Qiyi has witnessed history, but in Xiongjing's eyes, Qiyi is just a city on the north bank of the muddy water. The longest of the two sides of the city is no more than six miles, and the circumference of the whole city is twenty miles. Because it is Huaibei Yaojin, Nanguo near the wharf also looks prosperous. However, Xiong Jing and his entourage on the south bank of the muddy water must cross the river before they can enter Qiyi.

The sudden appearance of more than one hundred and twenty horsemen on the docks was very noticeable, especially since some of the knights lifted their cloaks, which were full of mirror-like armor. The name of Jujia appeared on the news of Da Chu last month, and the king once said that every family would have Jujia in the future, and it suddenly became a strange news of Chu State, which not only spread all over Chu State, but also spread all over the world.

There was no town on the southern pier, but a small wild market, a few inns and a few liquor shops selling food and wine, and a dilapidated earthen ram with a flag at the front door, which was supposed to be the residence of the magistrate. Although more than 100 armored warriors on horseback attracted people's attention, these people were not afraid, and after looking at the group of knights, they began to go about their own business.

"King Yu, the boat here is once an hour, and there is no boat for the time being," Zhuang Qujian came over with a merchant dressed as a detective, who arrived here the day before yesterday. "And the one who has more ink."

"Inkman?" Xiong Jing looked at the wild market, serving corn, meat, fish, chickens and ducks, and even coal from Quyang, which was the same as the Yingdu market, there was everything to buy, a very ordinary market, and most of them were women, and Ding Zhuang was almost nowhere to be seen.

"Exactly." The scout also bowed. "Qiyi is Huaishang Yaojin, and the other side is still under the jurisdiction of the government, and the south bank is ......."

The opposite bank is Qiyi, which is naturally under the jurisdiction of Qiyi, and the south bank is separated by muddy water, which historically belongs to Shansangyi, but Shansangyi is far away from seventy or eighty miles away, although there are sirhusbands here, but these officials can't control the wealthy families and swordsmen who come from the north bank. It's not worth losing your life for money; You can make money without selling your life, so why not?

"Why isn't the ferry there?" Xiong Jing didn't care about any ink, half of the palace armor wore ring armor, although there was no giant iron spear, but there was a huge blade, and no blade could fight against it. He cares about the boat.

"After the meal, the boat arrives." The king's itinerary was kept secret, and the detective cavalry did not take out the talisman to send a boat to Yin Yi on the other side, but spent money to hire some rafts, and the agreed time was in today's Yanshi.

"It's already a meal." There is a Lu not far from the wild market and the liquor store, and the smoke in the Lu has been rising for a long time.

"Please, the king......" The scout was about to kneel, but Zhuang grabbed him. No need to bow down. ”

"Please, the king, atone for your sins." The alliance is a major event, and there are arrangements along the way, and the detective didn't expect those people to be untrustworthy.

"Not guilty!" It's still wartime. Several months ago, the Chu army began to assemble secretly, and unlike last year, this time only men over the age of eighteen and under the age of forty-five were needed. There are fewer people, but there is also a lot of grain and grass, and many boats in various places have been taken away.

"The boat is coming." I was still worried about ferrying, but on the river, I saw more than a dozen boats coming from the downstream against the water, and there was one of them. The scout hurriedly looked over, and after taking a closer look, he said happily: "Your lord, these are the boats." ”

Fifteen or sixteen rafts, and one more. The muddy water is not wide, there are only more than 100 steps here, and it seems that it can be crossed in just three times. Xiong Jing nodded slightly, and then ordered: "Loosen the iron armor to prevent falling into the water." ”

The iron armor weighs more than ten kilograms, and if you really want to fall into the water, you have to go straight to the bottom of the river. When the knight with armor was unarmoured, the armor in leather armor had already led the boat across the river. When the raft came back, Zhuang went and said, "Please come up to the king." ”

It is a big ship, and there are three boats on the top. It is more stable than a bow boat and a floating raft, but it is also slower than a bow boat and a floating raft. When the men went out to fight, more than a dozen men were all old men in their fifties and sixties, and seeing that they were struggling to row, Xiong Jing even wanted the armor to come forward to help.

"The people of Tianjin hate themselves, dare to ask the nobles where they are going?" Every boat must have a boatman, and when the boat reaches the river, the boatman with white hair will bow to Xiongjing.

As soon as he opened his mouth, he put Xiong Jinghu behind him, and said in front of him: "Back to the old man, I will naturally rush to Qiyi." ”

"Qiyi? Hehe. Qiu Ji smiled and said: "I heard that the Qi people want to ally with our country in Mu Ling, watch you and others, at that time, from other counties, but the king standing behind you?" ”

"Rude!" Zhuang went to draw his sword, and as soon as he drew his sword, the rest of the armor soldiers also drew their swords.

"Haha, the people are not afraid of death, so why should they be afraid of death." The enemy laughed. Hearing his laughter, the rest of the men also stopped laughing.

"You're the Inkman?" Xiong Jing stopped Zhuang Quji, who was about to come forward, but this was on the boat, not on the shore.

"Exactly." Qiu Ji looked at Xiong Jing, an undead child, and it was hard to imagine that this was an unkind king. "The murderer dies, and so does the ancients, why does the king order the murderer not to die? If you speak unreasonablely, we should be buried with you. ”