Two days later, the song city on the banks of the Qishui River.

As the former capital of Yin Shang, it was once "mostly defenseless", with an inner city but no outer Guo, and no city walls were built.

But after Uncle Wei Kang was divided here, he wantonly "sealed the land and built the state", and built a circle of rammed earth walls along the periphery of Chaoge. After the Fan family entered this place, it was strengthened and expanded many times, and it became the strong city of the Fan family east of Taihang, and it was also the base camp of the family.

Two months ago, because of the failure of the attack on Chengxiang, although the charge was deducted on the head of the Luliang bandits, Fan Jia was still punished. Fan Ying compensated the Zhao family for the coins and silks, and promised to place the troublesome grandson in Chaoge and not return to Xinjiang for three years.

Of course, this is actually just the smoke of the old jackal confusing the Zhao family, Fan Ying's real purpose, like a hand holding a dagger, hidden behind the cowardice and concession on the surface, has now been exhausted, revealing a corner.

From the words on his grandfather's slip, Fan Jia vaguely knew the inside story, but he still felt that he had been exiled, and he could only sulk all day long with his younger brother Fan He in Chaoge. However, Fan Jia is not a dull person, and the cold reception in the past two months has also given him time to think and solve the doubts that have always remained in his heart.

In the northwest corner of the castle, there is a tall mound, which is said to be the remains of the deer platform of the Emperor of the Emperor*, and it is now full of barren grass and dry mounds.

Today, it is particularly lively here, Fan Jia and Fan He drove into here with heavily armed armor soldiers, arranged people to guard the surroundings, and the people of the Zhuren Temple were busy carrying large bags of wheat flour.

Everything was ready, the two gentlemen stood far away, and several armor soldiers carried the guards in front of them, as if they were facing a great enemy.

On the other side of the mound, a vertical man who won the lottery was crying and mourning. Carefully pour a large amount of finely ground wheat flour into a clay pot. He closed the lid and shook it, then let out a breath inside, and suddenly kicked up countless dust. Then he took the torch from someone else. Aiming at the mouth of the can, he threw it in, and then he held his head and threw himself into the grass next to him!

"Poof!"

After a popping crunch. The clay pot cracked, and the flames could be faintly seen flashing.

When the explosion appeared, Fan Jia was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat, and took a few steps back, as if he remembered some terrible memories, but the bold Fan He held him back.

"Brother, don't be afraid, it's not in the way."

After a while, Fan Jia looked at the shattered clay pot. Only then did he sneer: "That's right, it's exactly the same as the thunderclap that sounded in Chengxiang that night!" It seems that as my grandfather said, Zhao Wuxian didn't have any ghost power, he just lit the wheat flour and made a noise to scare my Fan clan and the soldiers of the Bank of China away! ”

The fear that Fan Jia had always had in his heart suddenly disappeared, and he couldn't help but look up to the sky and laugh.

"I'll just say, how can he Zhao Wuxian be virtuous, how can he get the protection of the Emperor of Heaven, it turns out that it is all fake, and it is a trick set up by him, Wu Zhu, and the craftsmen!"

Fan Jia's heart was blocked. The hatred for Zhao Wuxian resurfaced, and at this moment, a messenger came to report. said that he received a pass from Xinjiang.

After Fan Jia took the slip and looked at it, he burst into laughter again.

Fan He, who had a good temperament, came over and asked, "Why is my brother so happy?" ”

Fan He read the words on the slip again, and then said: "Le Qi was assassinated and died in Taihang, and Zhao Wuxian escorted his coffin, and will pass through the southern border of Chaoge, cross the river from Jianjin to Weiguo and Song. Grandfather passed a book, asking us to lead the army to stop it, and Zhao Wuxian must be arrested. Sent back to Xinjiang to ask for guilt, and Le Qi's coffin. Also stay here. ”

Thinking of the beautiful woman of the Song Kingdom who accompanied Zhao Wuxian, Fan Jia suddenly felt a commotion in his heart. Wearing a plain filial piety dress, she must be more handsome! intercepted Zhao Wuxian and his party, didn't this beauty fall into his own hands? Le's has no owner, even if he leaves her to play with her, no one knows......

As soon as he thought of this, Fan Jia couldn't stay for a moment, and while walking briskly towards the bottom of the mound, he ordered: "The messenger said that Zhao Wuxian, with more than 100 subordinates, plus a hundred Le clan armor soldiers, has arrived at Xiuwu at this moment, and will cross the river on the north bank of Jianjin tomorrow. Hurry up and get a thousand soldiers, thirty cars, and I'm going to intercept it myself! ”

……

Like the news received by Fan Ying, Zhao Wuxian and others were cultivating martial arts.

Xiuwu has a long history, Yin Shang called it "Ningyi", the end of the Shang Dynasty Wu Wang cut down, the army passed through Ningyi when it encountered heavy rain for three days and could not work, stationed on the spot to repair the army and practice martial arts, so changed Ningyi to "Xiuwu".

As if history reappeared, Zhao Wuxian and the others also encountered a heavy snowfall here, and they were forced to wait for a day, and they also practiced martial arts, so that Wen Shu was familiar with the crossbow machine, and they happened to be caught up by the passing car sent by Zhao Ying, and they knew what happened in Xinjiang.

"The Fan family also sent a chauffeur to Chaoge, and it must have arrived at this moment, so when we reach the north bank of the Great River, it is very likely that we will encounter the Fan soldiers who intercept us...... Feng Rin, is there really only one place to cross the river? ”

Although Zhao Wuxian wanted to rush all the way over, considering Le Lingzi's safety, he still forcibly suppressed his impulse and asked if there was another path.

Feng Rin has been worried for the past few days, he was happy when he left Xinjiang, thinking that it would be a simple mission to take credit and hug his thighs, but there were so many accidents along the way.

But now, he can only follow Zhao Wuxian, he reluctantly smiled and said: "Gentleman, the land of Nanyang is on the verge of a big river, if there are more than 100 people, there are three places to cross from the north bank to the south bank. One is Mengjin, the second is Yi, and the third is Jianjin. With the exception of these three, the rest of the places either had strong currents or the river was too wide for the ferry boats. ”

Feng Rin didn't need to go into details, Zhao Wuxian also knew the reason why he chose to cross the river from Jianjin instead of the other two.

Yi, which is also the site of the outbreak of the famous Battle of Jin Chu Yi, its location is in the territory of Zheng State. Since Zheng Guo attacked Zhou Tianzi Wangji last year, although Jin and Zheng did not directly engage troops, they were also at war.

And Song and Zheng are bitter enemies for a hundred years, and they haven't sent anyone to borrow from Zheng Guo, so they run to Yijin in such a hurry, and it is estimated that as soon as they cross, they will be surrounded by Zheng Shi along the river and become prisoners.

The location of Mengjin is still in the west of Wen County. It's too far from here, and it will take three or four days to turn back, and the road is too variable. Not to mention. After crossing the river, it was the royal land of the Zhou family, since it could not go from Zheng to Song. Then you have to go south through Wangji, detour to Rushui, and then pass through the area of Fangcheng in Chu State, and then pass through Cai State and Chen State before you can reach your destination Shangqiu.

This road is thousands of miles away, and it is also strange and long for Zhao Wuxian and his party. Jin Chu is also in a state of cold war, and the hundreds of people who are heavily armed want to take advantage of it? There are no doors!

So. Zhao Wuxian had no other way, and after the snow stopped, he set off again for Jianjin. Along the way, he kept his soldiers on their armours and put their spears and crossbows on their shoulders, but he had to take care to maintain the physical strength of his men and horses.

In the afternoon of the next day, Zhao Wuxian stood on the marching wagon and faintly heard the murmuring of the river and the sound of ice floe colliding.

"We're on the north bank of the Great River." The Yellow River at this time was not yet yellow, so it was only called a big river.

Meanwhile. Yu Xi, who was exploring the way a few miles ahead, also rode back, and there was a bloody human head tied to the saddle, presumably a scout placed by the other party.

He reported. There is an army of five or six hundred people on the north bank of the ferry, which is lining up outside the Thornjin backwater!

Zhao Wuxian took a deep breath, turned around and glanced at Le Lingzi, took the white banner she handed over, and tied it to the top of the bronze gauntlet.

"Second and third sons, the big river has arrived, and after crossing the river, it is one step closer to Shangqiu! The soldiers of the Zhao clan want to assist me in completing my mission, and the soldiers of the Le clan want to go home. But there are people who don't let us get our wish. They are also the murderers of Le Dasi City, and they are blocking the ferry at this moment. even wanted to leave Lebo's coffin and prevent him from returning to the village! ”

Le's pawn was the first to be angry. The teeth were gritted loudly, and this emotion infected everyone, and even the originally cowardly Wen County magistrate was also led out of his courage. They followed Zhao Wuxian's example, and all of them put on the white banners that were distributed, and for a while, the whole army was like a revenge army.

Zhao Wuxian drew his sword out of the sheath, looked ahead and said: "Although the other side is arrayed with their backs, our mourning soldiers will win!" ”

……

As the name suggests, it is a crossing in the lower reaches of the river, far from the river's edge, where the sediment accumulated over thousands of years has formed a flat and solid ground, but the salt is heavier, so only a few thorn bushes grow.

Legend has it that when his father did not meet King Wen of Zhou, he was embarrassed here and picked wild berries in the thorny bushes for food. In the spring and autumn period, it became a traffic artery connecting Chaoge and Nanyan, Lu and Song countries, and dozens of boats were tied to it, and there were Hejin officials guarding it all year round.

The Central Plains has been peaceful for a long time, in the memory of the old Jin officials, the most recent army crossed the river, or the seventeenth year of the Jin Zhao Gong September Ding Mao, the Bank of China Wu Shuai passed through here, that day happened to be the day of his daughter's birth, so the memory is particularly clear.

In the early morning of the day of the Lap Festival, the old Jin officials, who were preparing to sacrifice their ancestors with air-dried and pickled pork and fish in the house on the south bank, were startled by the noisy sound on the north bank.

Jianjin is an important ferry, and the old Jin officials ushered in and sent to, and they are used to seeing the honor guard of the Qing doctor, and they are very clear about the war and peace with the countries on both sides of the river.

"Isn't there another army to cross the river? On this day, the cold ground is frozen, and the river surface is about to freeze, even if the six secretaries of the Jin State are in Qi, they will have to wait until the spring of next year, right? ”

Lao Jin hurriedly got out of the hut to take a look, but saw a group of people on the north bank who were pressed by the black, chariots, armor, and spears densely packed.

However, if you calculate carefully, there are only five or six hundred people, and I don't know if it is the vanguard of the army. They were waving the Fan's dragon flag and the black bear flag, and those Fan's soldiers with weapons were driving away the boatmen who were parked on the north bank, telling them to drive the boat to the south bank and not stop at the board!

Then, the soldiers snatched the river fish caught by the boatmen, and began to cook from the cauldron in the cauldron. But the smoke had just risen halfway, and before it was time to eat, there was a noisy shouting on the other side, and those Fan's soldiers extinguished the earthen stoves, took up their weapons, and began to line up.

Lao Jin officials saw from afar that an orderly team came to the northwest, and the banner could not see which one it belonged to, but only knew that the whole army was sketched, Bai Sensen, just like the snow that had fallen a few days ago. To his disappointment, the two armies did not merge into one place, but stopped a mile apart, faintly facing each other.

"This is going to be a war...... Lao Jin shuddered, checked the wooden boat he was in charge of, and was ready to run away at any time, and then pressed his daughter, who wanted to come out to see the excitement, back into the living room.

"Jinjuan, let me in quickly, if there is a fight on the other side, the arrow will be hurt without eyes, and I only need to shout in a while, and you will escape with me on the boat." I just hope they can solve it on the north shore, don't run to the south bank! (To be continued)

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