Chapter 44: Sinister intentions
According to the indication on the map, it took Sang Nan and them two days to come to the next target location, Beacon City. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
Located in the eastern steppe of the Northern Yan Empire, Beacon City is a military fortress where a regular army is stationed, and the commander of the legion, Shen Yugong, is an eighth-level archer.
Beacon City is very close to the north bank of the Anbei River, only five miles away. Sang Nan did not enter the Beacon City, but set up camp on the bank of the Anbei River, and then asked Sang Baiqi to rush to the Beacon City with Luo Yucheng's letter to visit the army commander Shen Yugong.
Seeing Luo Yucheng's letter and learning the intention of Sang Nan and others, Shen Yugong was very polite, he ordered people to prepare a lot of armaments and materials, and led the army to personally escort them to Sang Nan's camp.
In this regard, Sang Nan is not surprised, although he is just a child, but the identity of the patriarch of the Sang clan is not trivial, the Sang clan and Beiyan have been friends for generations, watch and help each other, and in times of trouble, they still do not forget to send troops to help Beiyan, as a general of the Beiyan military, they should be grateful. And as long as the Kasha Dynasty did not publicly admit the rebellion of the Sang people, his grandfather Sang Haiyuan is still the Beihai Marquis of the Yanbang Plateau.
Therefore, no matter what the reason, Shen Yugong's visit is reasonable.
When the two sides met each other, they naturally exchanged pleasantries, it turned out that this Shen Yugong was actually a descendant of the Jiang family, and he knew the friendship between the Sang clan and the Jiang family, and when he heard that the patriarch of the Sang clan was here, he naturally did not dare to slack off, so he rushed to visit.
When he saw Sang Nan for the first time, Shen Yugong looked slightly stunned, as if he didn't expect that the current patriarch of the Sang clan was actually a child. He was not very familiar with Sannan, and although he seemed polite and polite on the surface, he could not hide a sense of loss in his heart.
Sang Nan didn't think so, he could understand Shen Yugong's feelings, but he didn't explain anything, just enthusiastically let Shen Yugong into the tent and carefully inquired about the situation around Beacon City.
As soon as the two sides talked, Shen Yugong found that he was seriously blind, Sang Nan was thinking clearly, he was young and old, and he was extraordinary, not like a child at all, he was dumbfounded by Sang Nan's questions several times, and then saw the appearance of the generals around him, and suddenly understood that he had underestimated the young patriarch in front of him.
His temperament was also hearty, and he first accused Sang Nan of a crime, and then gave a detailed account of the surrounding hostile situation.
The area around Beacon City is one of the hardest hit areas of the West Island Army, and there are at least four West Island armies scattered around it, ranging in number from hundreds to thousands, which is very consistent with the markings on the map.
However, listening to Shen Yugong's introduction, Sang Nan suddenly had a trace of doubt in his heart.
Beacon City and Shiqing City are three hundred miles apart, and geographically speaking, both are in the rear of Beiyan, and their importance is almost the same, why is there so many troops in the West Island in Beacon City?
"General Shen, isn't the location of Beacon City very important?" Sang Nan stared at the map for a long time, but he didn't understand it, so he couldn't help but ask.
"Of course it's more important, otherwise Marshal Jiang wouldn't have stationed a legion here." Shen Yugong replied truthfully.
"What is the reason for this?" Sangnam still didn't understand.
Shen Yugong pondered for a while before pointing to the Anbei River in the map, and said in a solemn tone: "Because of this river!" ”
"Because of a river?" As soon as Shen Yugong spoke, not only Sang Nan felt strange, but Sang Baiqi, Wang Che and others were even more confused.
Sang Nan stared at An Beihe in the map, looked at it several times, and suddenly a flash of inspiration appeared in his mind, and his face suddenly became a little pale.
He pursed his mouth, frowned on his forehead, walked straight to the bank of the river outside the tent, looked at the river, and didn't say a word for a long time, Shen Yugong and the others didn't know what he was thinking, but it must be an extremely important matter, so they stood silently behind him and didn't make a sound to disturb.
The big river in front of him, the river surface is hundreds of meters open, the water flow seems to be gentle, but in fact the flow speed is very fast, Sang Nan once heard Luo Yucheng say that the Anbei River originates from the Kelba Snow Mountain, I don't know how many years it has existed, it stretches for tens of thousands of miles, there are many tributaries, and the basin covers almost the entire Beiyan Empire.
At this time, it is dusk, the gorgeous sunset, like the golden red oil paint painted in the sky, the Anbei River under the afterglow, like a red and gold python, slowly swimming forward between the rivers.
Sang Nan's eyes followed the python, constantly cruising, carefully observing the scenery and terrain on both sides of the riverbank. Suddenly, his gaze was fixed on one place—
"What's that corner up ahead?" He asked suddenly and aloud.
"There is Wangjun Mountain, Crimson Bay." Shen Yugong, who was behind him, heard Sang Nan's solemn tone and hurriedly stepped forward to explain.
"Crimson Bay? Is there a river fork there? Sang Nanyou asked casually.
"How do you know?" Shen Yugong was a little curious and asked in a deep voice.
"General Shen, let's go over and have a look!" Sang Nan said a word to Shen Yugong, and then walked towards the camp gate:
"Gao Ran, prepare a horse for me!"
Crimson Bay is only seven or eight miles away from Beacon City, everyone rode horses, and they arrived there in half an hour, because they didn't want to attract attention, Sang Nan only brought a hundred palace guards with him, and Shen Yugong only brought a hundred relatives with him.
However, for the sake of insurance, Gao Ran took the battle battalion three miles behind the two of them.
The location of Crimson Bay is a fork of the river, from which the Anbei River is divided into two, the main trunk continues to the west into the sea, and the tributaries bend from Crimson Bay to the southwest, because the channel angle of Crimson Bay is too large, causing the river to be turbulent, so the east bank is washed out of a large tidal flat.
Wangjun Mountain is located on the west bank of the main stream of the Anbei River, belongs to the Jura mountain system, and is at least five or six hundred meters high.
Sang Nan looked at Crimson Bay and pondered for a long time before he asked Shen Yugong on his side: "General Shen, what is that tributary called?" ”
"Jun Ha!"
"Jun He? It's a bit of a weird name! ”
"Oh? Okay? Because it flows through Cité Soleil! ”
Rumble! As soon as Shen Yugong's words came out, Sang Nan felt a thunderbolt ring in his mind.
"You say it flows to Sun City?"
"That's right!" Shen Yugong replied subconsciously.
"That's why you're here?" Sang Nan suddenly realized.
"That's right! Is there something wrong? Shen Yugong also heard something in Sang Nan's words at this time.
"Then why didn't I see soldiers stationed around here?" Sang Nan's tone was not good, and he questioned loudly.
"Of course the soldiers are stationed at the ferry terminal?" Shen Yugong explained, and then secretly laughed at Sang Nan's lack of common sense.
"It turns out that you are on guard against the West Island Navy entering the Jun River!" Sannan nodded, then shook his head again.
"Otherwise, what do you think we're doing here?" Shen Yugong was confused by the young man's strange behavior, was there anything else he hadn't thought of?
"I'm wondering, if Wangjun Mountain suddenly collapses and blocks the main stream, will the water in the Anbei River pour into the Jun River!"
Sang Nan whispered his speculation, but Shen Yugong beside him was like being struck by lightning, and he stood in place. (To be continued.) )