Lin Ji's departure seems to have been premeditated.

After he came back from Hudong Town, he made a lot of arrangements in the days when he was taking care of Hu Yi'er, which he might not have been able to do.

First, he established a system of decision-making in his absence. It includes a decision-making team composed of five people: Po Tu, Fa Arc, Hu Aman, Hu Yi'er, and Izuxia, and the decision-making process and methods. With this system, they can respond to all kinds of things on the basis of what they have. They can discuss how to do it.

Second, he put Honan in the lead, organizing artisans, teachers, and a small number of students to establish a research center. The research projects include the manufacture of three acids and two alkalis and other chemical products, metal smelting, the processing of various simple machinery and equipment, etc. He left behind books, samples, part of the experimental equipment. In the future, the establishment of the science and technology tree can rely on these people to explore on their own.

In the end, he left behind a large amount of medicine and supplies that could be used. This makes it possible for him to leave, without causing too many problems because of these shortages.

In the time when the ice and snow had not disappeared after the Spring Festival, he went out of the city to inspect the north and went to the town and military camp on the ground of the deer to have a look. Then, on the day of his return, he went out of his own land by way to the northwest.

When the news came back to Chaolin City, Hu Yi'er was dumbfounded: "How many people did he bring?" Where are you going? How long will it take to get back? ”

In case Lin Ji wants to go to the black Africa that will take ten years, it will be over, and after twenty years of going back and forth, I don't know if Chaolin is still there.

The man who came back to deliver the news said: "The king has brought more than 20 people. It is said that he went to the grassland to find donkeys and horses. I should be back in half a year. ”

"Only about two dozen people? How can you let him go with only twenty or so men, quick, send him two thousand-man troops. Hu Yi'er said urgently.

"The king said that it is easy to be discovered by Bayang when there are many people, and it is easy to cause misunderstanding, he just wants to quietly drip into the village ......"

Thinking of Bayang, Hu Yi'er finally trembled and cried. She just thought she could be hypocritical before, but she never expected Lin Ji to have such a reaction.

She wiped her tears and shouted in her heart: I don't dare, can you not go?

The snow and ice are gradually melting, and the spring breeze is cool and refreshing.

Lin Ji naturally couldn't hear the cry of Hu Yi'er's heart.

Outside the realm of the kingdom and into the muddy and cold wilderness, he suddenly felt a sense of freedom in the sky high and far. The elephants that have not returned north for several years are excited, not a few angry chirping.

Even Xiao Bai, who was walking in front of the team, jumped all the way, wielding the big knife weighing dozens of pounds to cut through thorns and thorns, and had a great time.

Xiaobai's big knife is specially made in the iron and steel factory, with a handle that is more than one meter six long and weighs more than fifty pounds. It is difficult for the average person to lift it. In Xiaobai's hands, with a knife, the tree with a thick calf can be cut off.

Xiaobai got this knife, he couldn't put it down, and he didn't know how many things he had broken. I was once punished by the forest traces, but now I can cut it in the forest.

He had always felt that after he left, the kingdom would be in trouble, and his family would miss him.

It was only after he came out that he realized that it might not be the case at all. He's so good at tossing and turning, maybe the whole kingdom doesn't like him going so fast. And the family ...... How do they know how important they are?

It is still a plain of thousands of miles, alternating between water and forest, and only the path trodden by the kingdom's caravans.

In order to avoid the whereabouts of the Mao tribe, Lin Ji specially avoided the traces of people. He planned to cross the Qinling Mountains or the Taihang Mountains into the Loess Plateau, and then head north out of the fortress into the grasslands.

It may not be easy to walk, but it should open up a road to the grasslands to avoid the Mao tribe.

This time, everyone rode out of the elephant in unison, one person and one ride, and it should not be too difficult to climb over the mountains. If you can find the place where the Qinling Mountains and the Taihang Mountains meet, then you can save too much effort.

For Lin Ji to go to such a far place, everyone in the team is very yearning, but there are also opposing voices.

Dunmu reminded Lin Ji all the way sensibly that if he really walked so far, he might not be able to go back for half a year.

"Dunmu, if you can't bear your wife, you can go back, it's not very far yet." Lin Ji felt that bringing out the dun wood was also the biggest mistake of this trip. I don't know when this thing started to become a mother-in-law.

Chen Li on the side was much better. Although he was turned into an ordinary guard by Hu Yi'er, he still loyally guarded the forest trails. Lin Ji said what it was, and he definitely didn't ask much, and he didn't discount it.

Is it more life-sparing to have a knighthood? Lin Ji muttered to himself. In the past, it was not like this. Or is it not fun to have a wife and children?

The weakness of the dun wood of Izuki, Lin Ji mentioned this, and he immediately softened a little: "No, I'm just ...... This trip is more than 1,000 kilometers, and I'm afraid we won't be able to go home in half a year. Then the queen will be born. ”

"It's okay, it should be fine then." Lin Ji waved his hand a little bored.

Woman, he really doesn't understand. Let her make it. Out of sight, out of mind. When the child is born, she still insists on her own point of view, then he will get three thousand beauties in the harem. In this way, I won't be sorry for her, and I won't be unhappy in my heart.

Who doesn't want to have three thousand beauties in the harem.

"You yourself said that a pregnant woman's mood will fluctuate greatly, and you yourself ......" Dunmu used the theory of forest traces to persuade Lin Ji. Lin Ji simply pretended to be deaf.

The ghost eagle in the sky suddenly passed from a low altitude, and Chen Li, who had been vigilant, immediately jumped onto the tree from the elephant's back, opened the branches to see the trajectory of the ghost eagle, and quickly jumped down and whispered to everyone: "Someone is coming, the number is unknown." Coming from the east. ”

Lin Ji looked at the figure of the ghost eagle, and then asked everyone to speed up. But after walking for more than ten minutes, they found that the people who came had also changed direction and were still coming to their side.

"It seems to be an acquaintance, so it won't be so unlucky, right?"

The ghost eagle can serve as the eyes and ears of Lin Ji and others to guard in the sky, but in the eyes of acquaintances, it will also point out its own direction to enemies like fireflies in the dark.

The person who came obviously judged the direction of Lin Ji and the others according to the posture of the ghost eagle.

In this place, those who are familiar with the ghost eagle, Lin Ji feels that it is very likely to be Bayang. And sometimes what to be afraid of is one of the unsolvable riddles of life.

Lin Ji saw that the circle of the ghost eagle flying was not large, and judged that the number of people who came was not large, so he simply asked everyone to stop in an open place and wait in a battle formation.

Not long after, the figure of the bighorn deer knight appeared on the opposite side, and it was indeed a member of the Mao tribe in disguise.

Moreover, Lin Ji also quickly saw the roasted sun wearing a feather crown.

Seeing that there were only about 200 people coming from the opposite side, Lin Ji drove the elephant out of the battle formation slowly, and greeted generously: "I didn't expect to see the leader of Bayang here, it seems that we are really fateful." ”

The roasted sun on the opposite side had a fierce face. He doesn't care if he has a fate or not, because he originally came for the forest tracks.

He was the man who was going to defeat Lin Ji. And he can't forget the humiliation of Lin Ji at the Huaxia State Banquet. Although he was drunk at that time, even if he was sober later, he couldn't have a seizure because he was under the roof. Now that the forest trail has fallen to his ground, it is up to him to decide what to do with it.

"You are so bold that you dare to attack my Mao tribe!" This is the reason that Bayang finds for the fight. Buckle up your hats, so that everyone can come forward to fight as one.

Lin Ji raised his voice and said, "The leader of Bayang has made a mistake. We didn't attack the Mao tribe. As far as I know, this is not the territory of the Mao tribe. And, according to the previous agreement, we can come and go freely in this place. ”

According to the previous agreement between the two sides, the south of the Huai River in the Qinling Mountains was the sphere of influence of China.

This is the basin of the upper reaches of the Huai River, but where the Qinling Mountains are, you can't see it here. In an age when there are no obvious landmarks, this boundary is not too obvious. Lin Ji can't admit that he has broken into the territory of the Mao tribe.

Naturally, Bayang couldn't figure out whether this was the agreed boundary between north and south, but this was indeed not the territory of the Mao tribe, he knew that this was not clear, so he simply said scoundrelly: "You guys want to invade my Mao tribe!" ”

Lin Ji said: "The leader of Bayang has misunderstood. We only brought so many people, how can we invade your Mao tribe? I'm not afraid to tell you, but I actually want to go north from here to play on the grasslands. I didn't expect you to care about us so much, and you blocked us here. I want to ask, what does the leader of Bayang want to do? Are you going to kill me? Aren't you afraid of the wrath of thousands of my Chinese warriors? ”

By the end, Lin Ji almost turned into a roar.

Xiao Bai felt the momentum of the forest traces, and also roared, cutting off a tree with a thick bowl mouth next to him.

As the tree fell with a bang, Lin Ji continued to ask: "Not to mention that my Huaxia warriors are invincible and have sharp blades, just with a few people like you, you can stop us!" Yes? ”

After Lin Ji's shouting, Xiaobai roared a few times again. It was tall and strong, and it had just cut down a tree to annotate itself. These frightened the bighorn deer on the other side jumped in terror, and many people also retreated a lot.

On the opposite side are more than two dozen elephants, and the tonnage is also quite advantageous. The people of the Mao tribe looked at it and had no bottom in their hearts. And recently, they have heard a lot of brave stories of Chinese people, and seeing them today really makes them heartbroken.

Seeing that the morale on his side was so quickly frightened, Bayang also secretly hated it in his heart.

He had received news that Lin Ji was patrolling the north, so he had the intention to attack and kill. Just when there was nothing to do, he organized about 5,000 people to wait near the border. It's just that the speed of the forest trail is too fast, and he followed the reported news from east to west, and those who did not have bighorn deer had already been thrown away by them, so he only brought more than 200 people to chase here.

Bayang and Mingyu have a lot of contacts, and they have also seen the scene of the caravan warriors riding elephants to fight, and they also know in their hearts that it is actually difficult for a person like himself to stop the forest tracks.

But on the face, he couldn't let himself weaken his momentum: "We want to stop it, why can't we stop it?" ”

Lin Ji's demeanor calmed down instead, and asked, "I just want to know, what did the leader of Bayang want to do when he stopped us?" Are you preparing to go to war with me Huaxia? If you are really not afraid that our Chinese soldiers will kill your Mao tribe, trample your women and children under the legs of elephants, and make your tribe slave forever, you can kill them now, and we will fight to the death! If you don't want to start a war with us Huaxia, you just want to compete with us. We can compare them. I'm afraid you won't dare. ”

The people behind Bayang looked at each other, not daring to answer. Baking Yang is also ...... Hesitant again.

He had planned to attack the forest trails before, purely on the spur of the moment. I feel that as long as I kill the forest traces, Huaxia will collapse, and those good things will also belong to the Mao tribe. Naturally, the mushroom picking belongs to him.

Now that he was reminded by Lin Ji, he remembered that he was afraid that even if Lin Ji died here, Huaxia would not collapse immediately. Because outside of the forest ruins, the complicated bureaucratic system in Huaxia, and the officers with their own legends, seem to be able to command one side. It is really possible for them to attack the Mao tribe and avenge the forest traces.

In this way, the Mao tribe really had no way to resist the elephant horses and those sharp weapons in China.

Bayang's personality was already relatively indecisive, so as soon as he hesitated, he felt that if he started a war with Huaxia, it would be better to prepare for a while. At the very least, find a way to restrain elephant riders or defend against sharp weapons.

Lin Ji saw Bayang's hesitation, and gave the steps in time: "For the sake of the tribes on both sides of us, we still don't want to fight, how about comparing the strength of the feet?" ”

"How do you compare?" Bayang had made up his mind, but he felt that he couldn't lose his momentum, so he asked.

Lin Ji said: "A few days north from here, there is a big river, which we call the Yellow River. Let's take the Yellow River as our goal, how about who will arrive first? But this is a change in my itinerary, and I will enter your territory, but you will not be afraid of the two dozen of us, right? ”

"Compare to compare! How do you win or lose? ”

Lin Ji patted the elephant he was sitting on and said, "You win, I'll give you my mount." You lose, you give me your mount. ”

The elephant ridden by Lin Ji was selected from the 10,000-headed elephants, and it was one of the best in size, posture, temperament and wisdom.

The bighorn deer in Bayang doesn't seem to be bad. He was heavier, and the deer was taller and stronger, and he was a good deer.

Bayang glanced at the elephant behind Lin Ji and said, "I want all your elephants." ”

He saw the advantage of elephants, and the last time he negotiated with Huaxia, he only had a dozen baby elephants, which made him depressed. Although the baby elephants could be ridden, they began to get sick not long after they returned, and there were not many left.

Lin Ji looked behind Bayang and wanted to say that he wanted all his deer too. Because in terms of value, this is almost reciprocal. But he didn't want two hundred cavalry to haunt him every day, so he said, "Then I want you thirty of the best deer." ”

"Good!" Bayang answered, and beckoned people to go north, as if they had won.

Dunmu and the others hurriedly wanted to chase, but Lin Ji waved his hand and said, "Let's just follow them." They will wait for us. ”

"Why are they waiting for us?"