Li Zicheng took Tian Chun and Tian Qiu to a tributary on the left bank of the Baoku River, the Chahan River, and traveled more than ten miles.

This place is called Mao Cikou, and it is the place where he prepared to set up camp.

There is a huge bulge not far from the lower reaches of the Baoku River, which can dock a large number of boats, and the soldiers abandon their boats to land at Maocikou, as long as they pass through a few valleys, and it is not far from the Daban Pass.

Liu Yunshui also stopped his horse and slowly leaned over, "My lord, the army is camped here, it is not far from Daban Pass, but if you go to Kadang Mountain, ......."

Li Zicheng put his hands behind his back, his eyes were introverted, and with the support of the Hui people from the side, the original train of thought had to be changed appropriately, he pondered for a moment, and said: "Yunshui said very reasonably, the army is camped here, and it is really far away from the battlefield!" ”

Liu Yunshui didn't expect Li Zicheng to agree with his opinion, and he was pleasantly surprised, "My lord......"

"Xiaomi, immediately give the order and build a pontoon bridge!"

"Yes, sir!" He Xiaomi hurriedly passed the order, but Liu Yunshui said: "My lord, we really don't set up camp here?" ”

"Didn't Yunshui always want to fight the Mongols earlier? What, scared now? Li Zicheng smiled faintly and said: "Our goal is Kadang Mountain, now the Mongols have not yet come to Dabanshan for nomadism, we should immediately rush over, preempt the Mongols, and set up a large camp in the local area, at least at the northwest foot of Daban Mountain." ”

"The auxiliaries and the 500th ......"

"The pontoon bridge is left to the auxiliaries, they and the fleet, there is no need to land here, along the Baoku River, you can go directly to the westernmost foot of Daban Mountain," Li Zicheng said in a deep voice: "As for us, we are all cavalry, fast and mobile, first rush to Daban Pass, and first meet this big toast!" ”

"The subordinates understand, the subordinates will first supervise the brothers to build the pontoon bridge!"

The Chahan River is a small river, except for the local people, outsiders do not know the existence of this river, and the nomads came here to know its name from the mouths of the locals.

But for such a small river, it is not difficult to build a pontoon bridge, but in an hour, two strong pontoon bridges connecting the east and west banks are presented in front of Li Zicheng's eyes.

The army first crossed the Chakhan River, then ate dry rations on the west bank, replenished with water, and rested for half an hour.

At this time, it was already Shen Shi, Li Zicheng estimated that he could rush to the Daban Pass before dark, so he left two soldiers to wait for the government soldiers here, and he personally led the cavalry of Liu Yunshui's department to the Daban Mountain Pass.

Under the guidance of Tian Chun and Tian Qiu, the army turned west into a mountain col, and then followed the mountain to the north.

Although the mountain road is narrow, the distance between Maocikou and Daban Mountain Pass is only twenty miles, and before the unitary time, it will rush to the destination.

Wang Anping and Wu Ermao were already waiting for Li Zicheng, they knew that Li Zicheng was about to rush over, but they didn't expect Li Zicheng to leave the infantry and arrive at Banshan Pass so quickly, and hurriedly came to salute: "My subordinates knock to see my lord!" ”

"Hurry up, you've worked hard!" Li Zicheng helped the two of them up with a smile and raised his eyes to look at the tent nearby, "You should set up accounts, are there no people nearby?" ”

Wang Anping said: "My lord, although there are people nearby, but they are either Hui people, or Han people, they all hate the Mongols, if we spend the night, they should not refuse, but the adults often tell us, until the last resort, do not disturb the people......

This Wang Anping also knows the military discipline of the Xining Army, as well as Wu Ermao, a ranger, and will also abide by the military discipline, which is really strange, Li Zicheng laughed and said, "How is it, where are the Mongols now?" ”

"Lord Hui, now the pasture has not yet grown, the Mongolians have not yet been nomadic everywhere, and there are no Mongolians in the Daban Mountain area!"

Li Zicheng nodded slightly, and suddenly asked: "Anping, Ermao, beyond the Daban Pass, on the north bank of the Datong River, there is a place called Haomen Town, do you know?" ”

"Haomen Town?" Wu Ermao lowered his head and frowned, pondered for a moment, and said: "My subordinates have heard of such a place, which is said to be owned by a Hui people's great Tusi, because it is north of the Datong River, it has nothing to do with the Maili cadres, and the subordinates have not investigated deeply......"

"When the big toast is called Tanaka!"

Li Zicheng asked about Haomen Town, just to see if Tian Chun and Tianqiu were lying, in fact, along the way, Li Zicheng had already taken the teaching test and did not find any flaws, and now it was just confirmed again through the mouths of Wang Anping and Wu Ermao.

In fact, it doesn't matter, Tanaka was a Hui man, if you want to deal with the Xining army, there is no need, and you don't have the strength, and it is even more impossible to cooperate with Mai Ligan to deal with the Xining army together, the Xining army has already come to Dabanshan Pass, I am afraid that Mai Li Gan is still in the dark.

"It seems to be this name," Wu Ermao scratched his ears and cheeks, and after racking his brains, he could only come up with such a sentence, and he thought that there was a mistake in the place, and looked at Li Zicheng with a blank look, "My lord, ......"

"This may be a good thing," Li Zicheng's face was light, "They are also harassed by the cadres of Mai Li, and they are asking for help from the Xining army, and there are two of his retainers here." Li Zicheng beckoned and asked Tian Chun and Tian Qiu to come over, "Tian Chun, you go back first, tell Da Tusi that my army has come to Dabanshan Pass, Tian Qiu, you stay, show the way for my army, go down and rest first!" ”

"Yes, sir!" Tian Chun and Tian Qiu touched their chests with their right hands, bowed and saluted, and then turned around and retreated.

“……”

"Don't worry about this," Li Zicheng saw that it was getting late, so he didn't have the meaning of looking at the scenery of Daban Pass, "Anping, Ermao, let's go, go to your big tent and sit!" ”

"Yes, sir!"

Wang Anping led the way in front of the head, led Li Zicheng into the big tent, and offered hot water, "My lord, is the journey smooth?" ”

"Smooth is smooth, but this way, there are few pedestrians on the road, mountains and rivers are blocked, it took a lot of time, this avenue will be repaired in the future," the furnishings in the big tent were too simple, Li Zicheng had to sit on the only marching bed, "Anping, Ermao, you also sit, first tell me in detail about the situation of the Maili cadres." ”

"Yes, my lord," Wu Ermao said eloquently, "...... According to the estimation of his subordinates, within a month, the Maili cadres will go south to graze! ”

Wang Anping then also said the information he observed, coupled with his subjective judgment, it was basically no different from Wu Ermao, except that he had more manpower, and his interrogation of Mai Li's cadres was more comprehensive.

Li Zicheng roughly knew the location of the Mai Li cadres, and the nearby ethnic groups already had the same hatred and hatred for the Mai Li cadres, but there was still an important message, Wang Anping and Wu Ermao did not give an answer, "Anping, Ermao, although you have given a lot of extremely valuable information, do you know how many people and how many strong men the Mai Li cadres have?" ”

"This ......" both of them opened their mouths, unable to speak, and after a long time, Wu Ermao opened his mouth: "My lord, we can only detect the outer edge of the Maili cadres, the Mongolian horses are fast, and the riders are proficient in equestrianism, we don't dare to get too close......"

This can't be blamed on them, in this era, if you want to get first-hand information, you have to get close to the interrogation, but the Mongol cavalry is too terrifying, if you can't suppress them in terms of combat power, you can't get close at all, even if you risk getting closer, it is difficult to retreat safely in front of the hornet-like Mongolian cavalry.

However, Li Zicheng already knew that the Maili cadres were not famous, and it should be a small tribe, but they didn't know the exact number.

Li Zicheng did not embarrass the two of them on this issue, but asked: "How far is it from here to the northwest to the junction of Banshan and Datong Mountain?" If you go to Datong Mountain along Daban Mountain, which side of the mountain is more convenient to pass in the south and north of the mountain? ”

Wang Anping said: "Lord Hui, my subordinates have walked through a section, there are many rivers rushing down from the south of the mountain and the north of the mountain, in comparison, the road in the south of the mountain is smoother, starting from here, forty or fifty miles away, is the end of Daban Mountain!" ”

Forty or fifty miles of mountain roads, infantry needs at least a day, if it is cavalry, most of the day is enough, Li Zicheng nodded silently, pondered for a moment, and said: "Anping will set off tomorrow morning and rush to the break between Daban Mountain and Datong Mountain, to find an open camp for the army, and Ermao will go with me to lead the way for the army." ”

There was nothing to say all night, and the next morning, Wang Anping said goodbye to Li Zicheng early in the morning and went north first, but Li Zicheng went to Daban Pass to hang out.

The Daban Pass is not a fracture, and the mountains on the east and west sides have a low slope about several miles wide, and although it is passable, it is still much higher than the lowlands on the north and south sides.

On the northeast side of the pass, there is a mountain peak, which is not prominent compared to the surrounding mountains, but it extends northward, forcing the pass to pass straight north.

Li Zicheng did not go north, and after leaving the mountain pass, he walked northeast along the foothills.

Wu Ermao pointed to the mountain that stretched out, and said: "My lord, this is the Little Tianshan Mountain, there is a river under the mountain, called the 'Go to Disease' River, it is said that bathing with river water can go to all kinds of diseases!" ”

Li Zicheng smiled faintly, maybe the river water contains some special elements, often go to the river to bathe, some health benefits, if it can really cure all diseases, what do you need doctors to do, this is probably just a good wish for people.

The name of the river is strange, though!

"To the Sick River? Going sick? Li Zicheng muttered softly.

"My lord, I heard from the local people that the Great Khan had a young general, what was his name...... Those who go to the sick have drunk horses here, so the river is called the river of going sick! ”

"Huo Quai!" Li Zicheng blurted out.

"Yes, yes, it should be this Huo Qu's disease," Wu Ermao's face was surprised, "Adults know about this river?" Have you ever been here before? ”

"The Han is called the general who goes to the disease, there is only this one," Li Zicheng was unconsciously excited, when Huo Qubing traveled thousands of miles west, not only consolidated Longyou for the Han Dynasty, but also opened up a large area of land west of the Yellow River, I didn't expect that he had walked through Daban Mountain.

He paused for a moment and said, "Ermao, let's go, let's go to the river and have a look!" ”

"Yes, sir!" Wu Ermao led the way in front, and Li Zicheng followed behind with his own soldiers, walking along the mountain, but after a mile or two, he saw a trickle, which was the source of the sick river.

Everyone went down the river, stopped at a low slope corner, went to the sick river here, has gathered a large amount of spring water, Li Zicheng raised his eyes to see the river flow to the northeast of the Datong River, perhaps a tributary of the right bank of the Datong River.

"Ermao, let's go down and drink horses, and get rid of the pride of the sick general!"

He doesn't want to be a vassal of elegance, elegance is a matter of wind and snow, and it has nothing to do with Huo Quai's thousand-mile march.

If the military legend left by Huo Qubing also belongs to Fengya, what does it matter if he goes to vassalage and copy it now?

Li Zicheng not only drank horses in the sick river, but also held water with both hands and drank two sips, the river water was sweet and clear, which was refreshing.

On the way back, before arriving at the big tent, the herald had already greeted him, "Lord Yu, Tanaka Shida Tusi sent someone to ask for a meeting, and he is waiting outside the big tent!" ”