Early the next morning, Sun Yueling put on a set of coarse cloth short brown, pretending to be a small trader, crossed Shihu Pass, and headed towards the direction of Qingshi Cliff. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

After Qin Liangyu learned of his mission, he secretly arranged for two brothers, Qin Yiming and Qin Gongmin, to contact him and pass on military information. The two brothers had set up a secret outpost at Meidong Fort, which was ten miles away from the Qingshi Cliff, and as long as Sun Yueling could pass on the military information from the enemy camp to Meidong Fort, then Qin Liangyu would soon learn this information.

Sun Yueling thought that he was going to enter the tiger's den alone this time, but unexpectedly, after Chu Xinying learned the news that he was about to go to the enemy camp, he was still relieved after all, and insisted that Ma Hou from the mountain city accompany him. Sun Yueling hesitated for a long time at that time, considering whether this was appropriate, after all, he was pretending to be a person from the White Lotus Sect this time, and if Ma Hou showed his feet, they would all be killed.

Chu Xinying obviously thought about it for a long time, and finally told him to let Ma Hou pretend to be a sect brother who protected him, after all, if Hu Bo went alone, his martial arts were not very high, and the White Lotus Sect sent a person to protect him in the past. Moreover, Ma Hou is a Yi person, familiar with the terrain and situation of southern Sichuan, and can act as Sun Yueling's translator, even if something happens, it is better to have one more person than to be alone.

Sun Yueling thought for a while, and felt that what she said was reasonable, thinking that even if Hu Bo took someone to go, it would not be a big deal, and Ma Hou had been walking the rivers and lakes for many years and had rich experience, and he pretended to be a member of the White Lotus Sect, maybe he would be more reliable than himself, and it would not arouse the suspicion of Yu Chongming and others, so he agreed to her request.

So, Sun Yueling and Ma Hou secretly went out of Shihu Pass and went all the way to the south.

Both of them were people with martial arts, and they unfolded their methods along the way, running quickly, and they were about fifty or six miles away from Shihu Pass, so as not to slow down, so as not to be suspected by the enemy spies who found them.

Along the way to the south, the terrain is getting higher and higher, and the road is becoming more and more rugged and difficult to navigate, only to see the green hills on both sides, and the trees cover the sky and the sun. Sun Yueling couldn't help but sigh: "It's no wonder that the enemy army of the Ming Dynasty is difficult to exterminate, and it is hidden in such a deep mountain and old forest. ”

Ma Hou already knew Sun Yueling's plan at this moment, and said with a smile: "Brother Sun, with you personally going out, presumably the enemy army will be wiped out this time." ”

Sun Yueling knew that he was deliberately saying light-hearted words, in fact, he and Ma Hou were very nervous, this was a matter of pulling out the beard, and if the two of them didn't get it, they would go in vertically and come out horizontally, so he was also very impressed that Ma Hou could go with him at this time, and said: "Brother, you really have confidence in me, if we make this trip successful, I must have a good drink with you!" ”

"Yes, we must get drunk!" Ma Hou said, "It's best to drink with the heart and liver of the extravagant Chongming, this is happy, haha......"

As soon as he said this, Sun Yueling's nervous mood relaxed a lot, and he said to him: "Brother, I have a question, I don't know if I should ask you?" ”

"When is this coming, if you have something to say, just say it!" Ma Hou frowned, obviously still very nervous in his heart, the bold words just now were just for the sake of courage.

"This ......" Sun Yueling thought for a while and said, "You seem to be a Yi person, not our Han people, and besides, most of the rebels such as Yu Chongming are Yi people, you ......" Sun Yueling hesitated for a moment, or said: "Why do you want to help our Ming army?" ”

"What's the problem?" Ma Hou pursed his lips, and actually came out with a local sentence, "Have you thought about this for a long time?" After a pause, he still answered his words and said: "Brother, although I am a Yi person, among our Yi people, there are also good people, and there are many people who support the Ming Dynasty very much, not all of them are bad people who are bent on rebellion." ”

Looking at Sun Yueling's surprised eyes, he continued, "Even our Tu Protector of Baishi Mountain City is not also a Yi person?" We are all Shunmin of the Ming Dynasty, and the family of Qin Liangyu and Qin Zongbing, it seems that they are also Miao people, not Han people, don't they also support the Ming Dynasty? ”

Sun Yueling smiled and said, "Yes, what my brother said is, I am confused, you are a good Yi person, not a bad Yi person." "I thought that it seems that the ethnic policy of the Ming Dynasty was implemented quite well, and many Yi people who were not Han also agreed with the policies and ideas of the Ming Dynasty and regarded the Ming Dynasty as their own country.

Ma Hou said angrily: "Nonsense, of course I am a good Yi person." ”

Sun Yueling said: "Ma Hou, I remember Miss Chu said that day that you were rescued by Chu Feiyun, the old city lord of the mountain city, have you stayed in southern Sichuan before?" ”

Ma Hou thought for a while and said, "That's all a long time ago, I was still young at that time, only eight or nine years old, and it was the old city lord who saved me in the Battle of Banzhou. My parents died in the Battle of Banshu, and if the old castle lord hadn't saved me, I'm afraid I wouldn't be alive today. ”

Sun Yueling sighed and said, "Brother, your fate is the same as mine, it is full of disasters and difficulties. ”

Ma Hou seemed to be a little nostalgic, nodded and said: "Yesa, my parents, they were killed because of the betrayal of the Ming Court by the Tumu who opposed our Yi people, and I still remember how they would rather die than give in......" suddenly flicked his sleeves again, and said, "What are we talking about these tragic things, it's all in the past, it's all in the past......

Sun Yueling hurriedly said: "Yes, it's all in the past, and our fate today will be in our own hands, not in the hands of those toasts and village owners." ”

Ma Hou raised his head, his eyes were full of determination, and said: "Brother, you are right, these toasts and village owners are all turtle sons who eat people and don't spit out bones, so we must eradicate them all." ”

Sun Yueling said with a smile: "Brother, what you said is so right, I completely agree, what we do today is to liberate those serfs and people who have been bullied and oppressed, and to fight local tyrants and divide the land." ”

Ma Hou didn't understand what he was saying, but looked at him with a very confused, but trusting look.

The two of them talked nonsense, walked for dozens of miles, and gradually walked into the depths of the mountain. The closer to the bluestone cliff, the more rare the human tracks, when the two were near Meidong Fort, they could still see some villages and Yi people from time to time, after entering the bluestone cliff, they could only see the green trees and red rocks.

The mountains in front of you are getting narrower, and you can see the cliffs on both sides towering, like a sword inserting into the sky, and only a sheep intestine mountain road in the middle is left, leading to the unfathomable end in front of you.

Presumably, this is where the natural danger of the bluestone cliff lies.

Sun Yueling and Ma Hou were about to step inside, but they saw more than a dozen people suddenly jumping out after the rocks on both sides, wearing blue cloth armor inside, with a black baotou wrapped on their heads, and a long "Zier" stretched out obliquely above the baotou, and the outside was draped in a wide black felt, holding knives and guns and other weapons in their hands, and the leader shouted at them in Yi language, with a majestic demeanor.

Sun Yueling couldn't understand what he was saying at all, and couldn't help but look at Ma Hou. Ma Hou smiled at him and said, "They are asking who we are and why do we pass through here?" ”

Sun Yueling spread his hands and said, "Go tell them, there's nothing to do with me now." ”

Ma Hou laughed, stepped forward, and muttered to these people.

Those people didn't expect that although the two people in front of them were dressed as Han people, they were not only surprised that someone could speak Yi. After listening to Ma Hou's words, he was even more surprised, and after looking at each other a few times, the Yi man led by the leader finally made way for Ma Hou to ask again, and the leader turned around to show them the way.

"Master Hu, this is Bluestone Cliff." Ma Hou turned to him and smiled, "They will take us to the Tianpeng Cave, please go on your way." ”

Sun Yueling smiled and said, "Ma Zirong, you come with me." He strode forward, followed behind those Yi soldiers, and headed towards the depths of the sky.

The two of them followed behind these Yi soldiers, walked into the bluestone cliff and walked for about four or five miles, and finally walked out of this cramped mountain road.

After a ray of sky, the eyes suddenly opened up, only to see a canyon slope in front of you, surrounded by mountains on all sides, and a waterfall like a rival sloped down from the high cliff in the distance, which was extremely spectacular. On top of this wide canyon, military tents stand one after another, stretching to the foot of the cliffs in the distance, where countless Yi and Han soldiers are rehearsing their military formations and carrying equipment.

It seems that this is where the rebels are encamped.

As Sun Yueling walked, he observed the terrain along the way and the deployment of the rebels, and secretly remembered it in his heart.

Before he came, he learned from the Ming army that there were about 40,000 rebels in Chongming, of which 10,000 were stationed in the base camps of Yongning and Linzhou, and the remaining more than 20,000 elite soldiers were stationed in the area of Qingshi Cliff. Judging from his visual inspection, the rebels in front of him have at least 8,000 troops, and this is probably an important stronghold of the rebels.

After passing through the barracks, they came to the bottom of the cliff where the waterfall overhangs, and climbed up the steep mountain road. Along the way, there are countless checkpoints and passes, and there are many patrolling soldiers walking by, so it can be seen that the closer you get to the Tianpeng Cave, the more strict the guards will be.

At this time, the patrol soldiers who had led them into the first line of heaven handed them over to another group of men, and turned back the way they came. So, Sun Yueling and Ma Hou followed behind this group of people and walked forward along the winding mountain road.

The two of them could not speak at this time, so they could only follow behind these soldiers silently. Sun Yueling found that among these soldiers, not all of them were Yi people, there were many Han people, and it seems that there were also many Han people in the local area who acted as "puppet soldiers" and joined the ranks of the rebels.

After crossing a hillside, one of the leaders of the Yi soldiers in front turned his head, pointed to a mountain peak in front of him, and said to them: "In front is the Tianpeng Cave." "It turned out to be a sandwich Sichuan dialect.

Sun Yueling was slightly surprised, and then thought that these people had been assimilated a lot by the culture of the Han people for a long time under the rule of the Ming Dynasty, and it was not uncommon for them to speak Chinese. ”

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