The brigade of men and horses approached the Yellow Cliff Pass, and under the order of the general guarding the pass, hundreds of soldiers twisted the shaft and pulled up the huge gate weighing thousands of catties, revealing the long road that was dug and widened under the cliff. More than 1,600 horsemen rushed into the road and rushed to the exit north of the pass.

Galloping in the middle of the road, Wang Yuan only felt that the whole earth was trembling, his ears were filled with the sound of roaring horses' hooves, and the icy wind rushed in fiercely from the north side of the road, blocking people from breathing. The whole person seems to be being swept forward by a torrent, and there is a sense of fear that he can't help but rush to the end.

But the next moment, the eyes suddenly opened up, and when you look at it, the mountains are like waves, the wind is sweeping strongly, the pine waves are like tides, and in the blink of an eye, Huangyaguan is left behind.

The valley is wide, and the gravel valley has obviously been excavated and constructed, and a road more than ten zhang wide has been carved out of the rubble, and it winds along the valley to the north. The cliffs on both sides stand like axes and machetes, and on top of the peaks that suddenly rise, huge fortresses stand on them, and the flags planted on them are waving in the wind. You can vaguely hear the low and majestic sound of horns coming from the Yellow Cliff Pass behind you and the mountain walls on both sides, as if you are sending everyone off and playing music.

The valley was winding, and it was only five or six miles away from the valley exit to the north, but the road was indeed difficult, and the large group of men and horses had to slow down soon after rushing out of the Yellow Cliff Pass, because the gravel road could not support the horses to gallop, and the wagons pulling supplies could not support such violent bumps. Therefore, the brigade of soldiers and horses soon became in a state of moving slowly, and Wang Yuan could also take this opportunity to observe the layout of the Huangya Pass that An Lushan had painstakingly managed.

The mountains on both sides are undulating, but every time there is a high place, a beacon tower must be built, and at the bottom of the valley, you can even see the figure of soldiers leaning down from the cliff to look down. At the mouth of several narrow gourds, you can see huge wooden fences built by man, and piles of boulders and thick logs can be seen looming behind the fences.

Wang Yuan knew that these were all rolling wooden stones. Above such a narrow valley, it goes without saying how lethal this kind of thing is. If an enemy soldier rushes into the valley to attack Huangya Pass, these few rolling logs and stones alone can effectively kill and injure the enemy army and temporarily block the enemy's advance path, giving the soldiers and horses of Huangya Pass and Xiongwu City a lot of time to prepare.

Wang Yuan had to marvel at the importance of this pass valley. If there was only such a passage in the mountains, the gods would never want to attack from this valley, and there was hardly any way to break through except for a detour.

In the afternoon, the team finally walked out of the mouth of the valley and arrived at the boundary of Yanzhou, and almost everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Not to mention the difficulty of the road, walking on such a valley bottom road, the high cliffs and facilities on both sides give people a sense of oppression and insecurity. Although they all knew that those facilities were aimed at the enemy, they always felt uneasy.

Wang Yuan has another layer of worries, that is, if Gongsun Lan returns to Xiongwu City and follows all the way, whether she can cross such passes and valleys. Although she is a great martial artist, if she does not take this shortcut, but crosses the mountains, no one will be able to bear it, let alone chase after a large group of people. Out of this concern, Wang Yuan decided to delay the team's trip, and could have taken a break to refuel and hurry to Zhulu County, which belongs to Yanzhou, before dark, but Wang Yuan camped and rested in a place called Qingfeng Ji on the grounds that the weather was cold and he was not in a hurry.

Although Yan Zhuang and An Qingxu were reluctant to camp in a small market town, they couldn't do such a trivial matter against Wang Yuan, and An Qingxu agreed after scolding a few words. The gloomy weather made it dark quickly, the weather was cold, and everyone was reluctant to leave the tent. After drinking two bowls of wine with Yan Zhuang and An Qingxu in the evening, Wang Yuan returned to his tent early, sat by the fire and waited for Gongsun Lan's return while roasting the fire.

In Wang Yuan's estimation, if Gongsun Lan can successfully pass the Yellow Cliff Pass, she will return tonight no matter what. However, sitting by the fire until midnight, there was not the slightest movement of Gongsun Lan's return. Qingyun'er urged Wang Yuan to rest, Wang Yuan had no choice but to go to bed, and when he woke up, he came to the next morning, and Gongsun Lan still didn't have any news. Wang Yuan had to comfort himself that Gongsun Lan's martial arts were strong and nothing would happen, but his heart was already a little panicked.

The team walked for another day, and after Zhulu County, they marched to the Qingyi army where the Yanzhou County Administration was located, and Wang Yuan only walked more than 60 miles after a day, and had to camp in the field again, An Qingxu scolded endlessly, and even Yan Zhuang thought that Wang Yuan was a little deliberate. But when they saw Wang Yuan's face, they still didn't dare to say much, because Wang Yuan's face was gloomy, darker than the clouds in the sky, and the whole person looked unhappy and about to explode. Yan Zhuang didn't know why Wang Yuan was unhappy, but since the envoy was unhappy, why bother to bother with himself for such a trivial matter.

After camping, Wang Yuan didn't even drink with Yan Zhuang An Qingxu according to the evening custom, but hid in the tent and didn't come out. Yan Zhuang and An Qingxu were also happy not to deal with him.

Everyone around Wang Yuan was shrouded in low air pressure, Wang Yuan's face was as black as the bottom of a pot, and everyone had to talk and walk carefully. Although he knew that Wang Yuan's unhappiness had nothing to do with him, but was worried about Gongsun Lan's safety, but due to the influence of Wang Yuan's state of mind, no one could be happy. It's been two days and two nights, what the hell is going on? Wang Yuan couldn't figure it out, and even thought that Gongsun Lan abandoned him.

At the beginning of the shift, Wang Yuan was silently drinking stuffy wine in the tent, Qingyun'er looked at him worriedly on the side, and poured him wine from time to time when Wang Yuan signaled, seeing Wang Yuan drinking cup after cup, but he didn't dare to persuade him.

The tent door was opened, and the cold wind blew the bonfire in the fire, and the candle flame was almost extinguished. Wang Yuan looked up and saw two figures coming in from the tent with their heads down, one was Liu Dehai and the other was Liu Jun.

"It's just in time, General Liu, accompany me to drink two glasses, I went to bed early after the wind and cold, and there was no one to drink with me." Wang Yuan beckoned to Liu Dehai with drunken eyes.

"Wang Qin's envoy...... Humble ...... I came to admit my mistakes......" Liu Dehai said with a sad face.

"Teacher...... I'm here too...... Admit your mistakes. Liu Jun also said with a sad face.

Wang Yuan frowned and said, "What is wrong?" ”

"That's right, this ...... That ......" Liu Dehai scratched his head and hesitated.

"What are you doing? If you have something to say, you can say it, and if you have a fart, let it go. Wang Yuan shouted.

"Yes, yes." Liu Dehai nodded and was about to speak, when Liu Jun interrupted him and said: "Teacher, this matter is the student's fault, it has nothing to do with General Liu, it was the student who forced General Liu to do it, I am the mastermind, he was forced." ”

"No, no, no, master, don't be like this, there is a share of the lowly position, and the lowly position is wrong." Liu Dehai said busily.

Wang Yuan watched the two of them arguing with each other, and shouted, "You two are coming to perform in front of me, who is more righteous?" What the hell is still unclear. ”

Liu Jun shouted: "Teacher, don't worry, it's Sister Gongsun's business." ”

Wang Yuan was stunned for a moment, slowly put down the wine glass in his hand and frowned: "Cousin's business? What does it have to do with you? ”

Liu Jun cried and told the events of that night with a sad face, and finally said: "We thought that Sister Gongsun had refused, but now it seems that she must have gone to investigate, but somehow she didn't come back." We didn't dare to say it at first, for fear that you would punish us. But it's been two days and two nights, and there is no news yet, so we are all panicking. If you don't say it again, I'm afraid something will happen. ”

Liu Dehai knelt down and said: "Wang Qin, it's the fault of his subordinates, the little boy is a child, it's okay if he doesn't think about it." I, a person in my tens of years, didn't expect this either. Since the Gongsun girl heard that there was a secret in the hoarding place in the north of the city, she must have gone to take a look, and she blamed her for being humble and brainless, so she asked the envoy to punish her. ”

Wang Yuan's heart swelled with anger, picked up a half-gnawed leg of mutton on the plate and smashed it on Liu Jun's face, and scolded angrily: "Bastard, how did I explain to you, how did you promise me?" I said before I came, don't make any extraneous complications on this trip, just spend it safely. Let's just take a stroll around, don't worry about anything, but you have to be nosy. It's a bastard. ”

Liu Jun didn't dare to wipe the oily stain on his face, knelt on the ground and cried with a sad face: "The student knows that he is wrong, the student just saw that it was very mysterious, so he became curious, and he didn't deliberately ask Sister Gongsun to get into danger." The students are also afraid of An Lushan, and they are hiding some ulterior secrets. ”

Wang Yuan scolded angrily: "Is there a secret thing there that I still want you to say?" Didn't I know there would be secrets there? I came to Hebei Province as a dignified envoy to Hebei Province on an errand on an errand on the orders of the emperor, where can I not see and where I cannot go? They said that I can't go to see the hoarding place, and I need An Lushan's permission, isn't this a big joke? I don't know there's a there? ”

"Original...... It turned out that the envoy knew that this was not normal,......" Liu Dehai said in amazement.

"Nonsense, can I not know? You guys are so stupid, I don't bother to explain it to you, now that my cousin is alive and dead, there is no news, you are happy? Tell me, what now? ”

Wang Yuan was furious and drenched the two of them with blood, Liu Dehai and Liu Jun knelt on the ground and nodded and didn't dare to quibble, regretting it in their hearts.