This winter has been getting colder and colder every year, especially this year. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoEven in Sichuan and other places that were not so cold in previous years, this year under a tight gust of north wind also gave people a chill to the bone, especially after entering the wax moon, two heavy snowfalls, the whole territory of Sichuan has been covered by ice and snow, so that people don't want to go out.

But even with such a snowstorm, it was still difficult to extinguish the fire of rebellion in the southwest. Today's country of abundance has already changed greatly, and many prefectures, counties, and capitals are either constantly fighting or shrouded in clouds, and it seems that new wars may break out at any time. As for the villages dotted between the towns, it is even more bone-ty, and it is very common to disappear for dozens of miles.

With the counterattack of the imperial court, this rebellion has brought incalculable damage to the whole of Sichuan and the people in it, and what is even more worrying is that no one knows when this turmoil will end. For now, at least, the war will continue, and the cities will be in dire straits and clouds.

If you walk in the Sichuan Basin at this time, walking between those state cities, you will always see the defenders of the city waiting for battle, or the armies of both sides fighting inside and outside the city. Although more cities have long been controlled by Yang Yinglong's subordinates, it is always inevitable that a small group of officers and troops will attack and harass.

But there was one city that was special, at least on the surface, it seemed extraordinarily peaceful and calm, as if it were not in the midst of this rebellion. But in fact, on the contrary, this city is the root cause of the outbreak of this war, because this is Banzhou, and it is where Yang Yinglong's real foundation lies!

In China's long history, in the southwest, between Guizhou and Sichuan, Banzhou has not been so conspicuous, it is not rich in mineral deposits, nor is it on the main road of transportation that must be fought for, and it seems a little poor, even because of the appearance of Yang Yinglong, there are not many people in the government and the opposition who can really introduce it specifically.

Hundreds of years later, however, this small state city became a turning point in the fate of the entire Chinese nation, when a meeting was held here that allowed a man to regain the leadership of an army, resulting in a great shift between the past and the present, and more than a decade later, this man and his forces ruled the whole of China. And it all started with this humble town, and then it became a holy place, longed for by thousands of people.

By the way, this small city was no longer called Banzhou at that time, but had a name that seemed to be more atmospheric and beautiful - Zunyi!

However, Yang Zhen, who was already outside Banzhou City at the moment, staring coldly at this small city, didn't have the heart to think about these "later" histories. In fact, he didn't know that this Banzhou City, which is now under the jurisdiction of Sichuan, was actually Zunyi under Guizhou Province in later generations. There was only one thought on his mind right now, and that was how to safely enter this seemingly defenseless town.

After encountering a surprise attack on the mountain road to Sichuan, Yang Zhen reflected on his original decision, knowing that after the enemy had realized his whereabouts, it would be a little difficult to stir up the situation in the cities of Sichuan. After all, the strength of himself and others is limited, and coupled with the lack of people and land, it is inevitable to rely on the strength of the local government.

And he doesn't have much faith in these people, neither ability nor loyalty can be trusted in this chaotic situation. So he quickly changed his original strategy, continued to hide, and came all the way to Banzhou, and only by going deep into the heart of the enemy could he truly reverse the whole situation.

And his decision is obviously correct, the other state cities have been on guard for a long time, always planning to open their nets and wait for Yang Zhen and them to fall in, but this Banzhou, at least as far as it seems just now, the defensive psychology is much weaker.

However, after continuing to observe for a period of time, Yang Zhen dispelled this idea of underestimating the enemy by luck. Although the inside and outside of this city look calm, it is loose on the outside and tight on the inside, and it is not so easy for them to sneak into the city safely.

"Second brother, why do you say that?" After listening to Yang Zhen's words, Cai Yingyang blinked a pair of small eyes and said with a puzzled face: "I see that they haven't been checked much when they enter and leave the city gate, could it be that we will be found out by those gatekeepers in the past?" They don't know who we are, and they don't have our portraits......"

"Do you see any clues?" Yang Zhen looked back at the other people, and finally his gaze fell on Zhukong Yan's body.

After carefully staring at the people entering and leaving the city gate for a moment, Zhukong Yan finally nodded and said, "It's indeed a little weird. Although they seemed to be able to enter and exit the city gate at will, and no one searched their bodies, the soldiers guarding the gate would take a look at something in their raised hands, as if they needed some kind of credentials to enter and exit Banshu City. ”

Yang Zhen smiled with satisfaction: "This is the reason why they seem to be lenient, obviously the city has sent things like road guides to the people in the city, and only by holding this thing can they enter and exit the city gate smoothly." ”

"That's not hard. We just need to find a chance to defeat a few people who have gone out with their credentials, and we can enter the city without any problems with their vouchers. Wang Hai hurriedly gave his opinion.

Yang Zhen shook his head lightly: "You still don't look carefully enough, in addition to looking at the things in their hands, those guards also deliberately looked at the appearance of the person who entered the city, obviously there is a record of the person's appearance on the certificate, if we get a few vouchers casually, it will only show the horse's feet." ”

"That's going to be tough." Cai Yingyang scratched the top of his head, and suddenly said, "Then wait until it gets dark, and let's go over the wall and go in." This wall is not very high, and it will not stop us. ”

Indeed, the Banzhou city wall in front of them is also a good match for its small city, but it is more than three zhang high, although there is no gap, but with Yang Zhen's skills, as long as they use some hooks, they can easily touch the city.

But Yang Zhen shook his head again and rejected this proposal: "This is still a bit risky, since they have this guard during the day, won't they take corresponding precautions at night?" This is Yang Yinglong's lair, as far as I know, it seems that he is still here to command everything ahead, will he leave such a hidden danger for himself? ”

"So what's good?" Cai Yingyang widened his glasses and asked helplessly. The other two brothers were also at a loss, they worked hard to get to the outside of Banshu City, but they didn't even know how to enter the city.

Yang Zhen's eyes were still firmly fixed on the city gate, and he said in a flat tone: "Don't be too anxious, there are always exceptions." No matter how tight the defense is, it has its loopholes, but we don't know it. But if you look closely, you can always find an answer to the question. ”

In this way, several people hid in the bushes outside the city, and continued to stare at the movement at the city gate, although the cold wind continued to howl on them, but they did not even frown.

Half an hour later, Yang Zhen's eyes suddenly flashed, and he said softly: "There is!" ”

The other three immediately perked up, followed his gaze, and saw that a man with a large bundle of firewood had been stopped by the guards of the city, questioned him carefully, and searched his body before letting him enter the city.

"That's it." A smile arose from Yang Zhen's mouth: "The weather has been cold recently, and the people in the city always have to make fires to keep warm, and obviously the original reserves in the city must be insufficient, which requires someone to transport firewood from outside the city to sell, these people must not be the people in the city, so there must be no voucher to enter and exit the city!" We, just taking advantage of this loophole, entered the city with this identity! ”

The next morning, several guards stood at the entrance of the gate, which was not very wide, as usual, and dutifully checked the people who entered and exited the gate. Although many of them were already familiar with each other, for the sake of prudence, they continued to patiently check the appearance of the guide and the master, after all, there were spies from the government who wanted to sneak into the city before, and they were even clever impersonators. Fortunately, their captain checked carefully, which prevented a disaster, which also made them dare not take it lightly.

After carefully checking the appearance of the husband and wife sitting in the carriage in front of them, they moved the antlers that stood in front of the door, let the carriage go, and then put a hand on the people who were about to enter the city behind: "You, where is the guide?" ”

This is a somewhat timid young man, wearing only a single coat, and carrying a large bundle of firewood on his back. As soon as he heard this, he subconsciously stepped back and muttered, "It's still ...... Is there a road to talk about? Why didn't Brother Li mention it to me? ”

"You don't have a way?" Several of the guards looked at him more closely, but not too wary, after all, the young man didn't look much of a threat.

"I ...... I listened to what Brother Li Jiapo said earlier, saying that firewood in Banzhou City has been in short supply recently and can be sold at a good price, so it took two days to sell these firewoods, but I didn't expect that even the city couldn't enter the ......" said with a look of annoyance.

When the soldiers heard this, they laughed. They are naturally very aware of the lack of firewood in the city, but the people outside the city don't know much, obviously this young man should have no problem. In that case, just let him in.

So someone waved his hand, asked the young man for his identity and name, and searched him and the firewood for a while, and after being sure that there was nothing wrong with him, he waved his big hand and let him into the city.

At the same time, something similar happened at the other three gates......

Unbeknownst to these soldiers, their decision had brought a great threat to the city, and there were already a few saboteurs in Banshu City who could turn everything upside down!