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The pouring rain was still falling, as if it had pierced a big hole in the sky.

Due to the humid air of the Whale Sea in the far east, the northeast has always been rich in rivers, which is different from other parts of the north, and it is almost not bothered by drought, which directly makes this place a place where the wind and rain are smooth. However, half of the precipitation in the Northeast is snow and half rain, and every time the summer enters about May of the lunar calendar and June of the solar calendar, there is a period of precipitation that lasts for a long time, just like the rainy season in a tropical monsoon climate region.

This is an boundless, thousands of miles of mountains, full of cliffs, dangerous peaks and dense forests.

Due to the heavy rains, all the rivers that originate in the mountains have risen sharply, and the streams that have been seen every day have become turbid streams with turbulent water. Normally it was only eight feet and a foot wide, but now it was three or four times as wide, and the murky water rushed down from the upper reaches of the river, swaying and swaying, and the water was rushing rapidly, making a loud noise, mixed with a large amount of earth, sand and gravel, and many branches and trunks washed down from the upstream. These branches and trunks are thick enough to hug and thin enough to be the thickness of a human leg. People can't help but be shocked when they see it, if they are smashed in the water, it is not comfortable, the broken tendons and fractures are light, and they can't be killed directly.

Under the heavy rain, the sky and the earth were white, and the visibility was extremely low.

And it was in this extremely harsh environment that a huge army was wriggling in these mountains.

Yes. It's creeping.

Everywhere there are streams and dense forests, and there are cliffs everywhere. There is no road to pass at all, just groping for progress. And the stone is also unusually slippery, it is difficult to stand, and if you are not careful, you will slide down the abyss, so the soldiers are cautious, tiptoeing like a thief, such a march, the speed can be fast is strange.

The wind was blowing, and a large black flag was hunting in the wind.

Under the flag, a young man with a calm and majestic temperament was holding a branch. Staggering forward.

Although he is the coach of the Hercynian Nuzhen, Amin does not add any preferential treatment to himself, and he also leads the horse with one hand and crutches with the other, but he is surrounded by many guards, so naturally there will be no danger.

This is already the third day after Amin got the news of Jiahewei's sneak attack, that is, the second day of the fifth month of the 53rd year of Zhengde.

On the evening of April 30, Amin received the news and gave an order, and the army set out in the starry night. Rush to Jiahewei.

Amin's location is even the Sanchuankou, a hundred miles west of Partridge Town, and there are two roads leading from Sanchuankou to Jiahewei. One is from here directly to the west, after reaching the banks of the Dulu River. Follow the river all the way to the north, first arrive at Wutun Hewei, and then arrive at Jiahewei. The road is gentle. All the way through is a flat river, extremely open. There is no need to worry about being ambushed, and it is suitable for the cavalry gallop of the brigade. It's going to be faster. But the problem is that the distance of this road is too far, seven or eight hundred miles away, and the army wants to reach Jiahewei, I am afraid that it will not be able to reach it in three or four days. For three or four days, I was afraid that the yellow flowers would be cold.

The second road is to go northwest from here to Luobei, and then continue northwest to Jiahewei. This road is at least thirty percent closer than the first one, but the problem is that Luobei Amin knows very well that this county town is already occupied by Wu Yijun, and as long as he passes within fifty miles of its surroundings, he is afraid that he will definitely not be able to escape the eyes and ears of Wu Yijun. As for going around far, it will naturally have an effect, but if you go around so far, it's better to take the first one!

Amin already decided in his heart that Lian Zining thought that he would not rush to help Jiahewei, so he would never want his whereabouts to be discovered by Wu Yijun - once Lian Zining knew the news, he would definitely try his best to intercept it, so wouldn't his strategic goal be completely lost?

So after standing in front of the map for a long time, Amin finally chose the third road, which is also a road that will hardly be taken into the sight of ordinary people at all, and it is also an extremely difficult, almost impassable road - from Sanchuankou to the north, along the Songhua River, through the vast Muluhan Mountain.

After leaving Muluhan Mountain, it is only more than 30 miles away from Jiahewei, and the fast horse gallops for half an hour.

This road exists only theoretically, but it is usually not considered at all, because Mount Muruhan is too difficult to navigate. This big mountain is the remnant vein of the Xing'an Mountains, it is not extremely high, not even a peak of more than two thousand meters, but it is known for its rugged terrain, full of cliffs, mountains and forests are treacherous, especially the streams in it do not know tens of thousands, all of them merge into the Songhua River in the north, these streams are the natural obstacles on the marching road.

However, with so many disadvantages, the advantages should not be overlooked - if you take this route, you can at least shorten the trip by one day.

For Amin now, one day can save his life!

So he chose this path without hesitation, and plunged headlong into the reckless mountains with his army.

The situation was much more difficult than Amin had imagined, and the heavy rain in the mountains and forests made it even more difficult to pass, and from time to time there were soldiers who fell off the cliffs because the ground was too slippery. In the past two days, nearly 500 soldiers have been killed by accidents such as poisoning by poisonous insects and snakes and falling off cliffs.

This is already a difficult number for Amin's department, which now has only fifteen or six thousand left.

But fortunately, everything will pass, and this mountain will soon be able to see the end.

"My lord, there is a glimmer of heaven not far ahead." It was the pathfinder who came back to report.

"Oh? It's a silver lining? Amin was shocked when he heard this, this damn mountain is finally going out.

He said loudly: "Spread the news, and let the soldiers rest after a day!" ”

"Yes, sir!"

As soon as the news wore through, everyone was in high spirits, and bursts of excited cheers rang out in the marching columns. They tossed and turned in the mountains for two days. I'm really tired, and I can't wait to find a flat place to sleep for a few days.

After crossing a slightly gentle river valley. Amin can already see a glimmer of heaven from afar.

In the Muluhan Mountains, there are many steep canyons. But there is only one place like a glimmer of sky.

This is the west gate of the whole Muluhan Mountain, after this line of sky, it is a low hilly river valley, through that river valley, it is an empty and wide plain, the sea is wide and the fish jumps, the sky is high and the birds fly.

As the name suggests, the first line of heaven is an extremely narrow valley road. On both sides are high and steep cliffs, with only a line of blue sky left in the middle, looking up at the sky. It's like a giant spirit god slashed here with a giant axe, splitting the entire mountain and forming a canyon here. The canyon is eleven miles long, the narrowest place is less than five zhang wide, and can only accommodate less than twenty people in parallel, which is the most open place, and it is only dozens of steps wide. The walls on both sides are thousands of feet, and the stone walls are smooth and vertical, and even the apes are difficult to climb. Looking up from below, you can only see a glimmer of blue sky. It's midday in the middle of summer, and the light below is dim and cold.

It's a veritable silver lining.

It is also a miracle of nature. Of course, it is also extremely dangerous.

At the entrance here. On the left stands a dangerous peak, which is not very high. It is only about two or three hundred zhang, but it rises on the flat ground, is extremely majestic and majestic, and extremely steep, and it is difficult to climb. The overall shape of its structure is like a person who has magnified countless times, especially in the middle of the legs, there is a huge crack, which looks vivid. The mountains and rocks are all pale gray, hidden in the endless smoke and rain.

Seeing the first line of the sky is basically equivalent to seeing Jiahewei, and the soldiers who have trekked in the mountains for two days are all cheering excitedly. Some of them were already impatiently walking towards the valley.

Amin was nervous, frowning, and had a faint premonition in his heart.

He had never been to the sky before, and he had only heard of its name, but not its shape, so he didn't expect this place to be so steep and high. And as the commander of the army, the angle of seeing things and the number of ways of thinking are naturally not quite the same as others-he immediately thought that this is the best place for an ambush!

He furrowed his brows and looked at it for a while, and finally shouted the order: "Let the soldiers rest in place for half an hour." ”

He said to himself just now that he would wait until the first line of days before resting, but at this time, he said that he would rest before it had passed, which was really a suspicion of changing the order one day. But the soldiers couldn't do so much, and as soon as they heard that they could rest, they immediately let out a shout, and they scattered to find a place to shelter from the rain.

Surrounded by the guards, Amin had reached the best part of the place, between the legs of the mountain that seemed to be a huge figure, under the crotch. There was a huge crack between the legs, like a cave with a very high opening, and it was so deep that it was impossible to see the bottom at a glance, and it was pitch black. The cave was open and dry, and the rain could not get in, and the ground was flat with stones, with only a little beast droppings, and it seemed that at some point it had been occupied by a few wild beasts.

Although the soldiers were all dressed in robes, they hardly played a role under this heavy rain, and the clothes and armor inside were already soaked and sticky to their bodies, cold, wet and sticky, and very uncomfortable. At this time, when we arrived in a dry place, many guards went out to find some wood, which was naturally extremely humid, and at first it was thick black smoke, but after a while, the moisture inside was almost dry. Moreover, most of the branches found were pine trees, which were rich in oil, and in a short time they were blazing.

There were more than a dozen big fires in the cave, and everyone was roasting on the fire, and they were finally more comfortable. They wanted to pull down a pair of chops and roast them, but they were a little embarrassed because Amin was here, so they all secretly looked at him.

Amin glanced at everyone and smiled: "You guys, you're all a bunch of old men, are you still restrained?" I'll take it off first! ”

After that, he first took off his armor clothes, leaving only a pair of nose calf shorts, everyone saw it, laughed, and took it off, some of them didn't pay attention to it, and they turned themselves into bare chickens, showing a big black hair, everyone laughed and scolded a few times, and no one cared.

Amin didn't have to do it himself, his clothes and armor were taken by the guards to dry, and the moisture and moisture on his body were dried. Sure enough, it's much cooler.

Outside, I strode in and looked at the bare chickens in the cave. Even if he was gloomy in his heart, he couldn't help grinning. The people saw him coming. They all stood up and saluted.

I waved my hand and said, "Sit down, there is anything to be polite at this time." ”

He walked up to Amin and sat down, and the guards were all eye-catching, and at a glance they knew that the two giants had something to discuss with each other, and they were far away.

"Why don't you leave? Didn't you say that you would rest after a glimmer of time? ”

My baby's voice was a little hoarse, and he was anxious and tired in the past two days, and his lips were a little red and swollen, similar to the two sausages.

"I've always had bad feelings. Look at this line of sky, so steep, if the Wu Yi army is ambushed here, wouldn't we say that the whole army was annihilated? Amin shook his head slowly.

I was stunned: "Didn't you say that there were no ambushes?" ”

"I said that if there are no ambushes, there are no ambushes? Does Wu Yijun listen to me? Amin glared at him angrily, and said very unhappily: "Now that the matter is now, you must be careful everywhere, and you must not be careless." ”

He stretched out his hand and pointed to the soldiers outside who were sheltering from the rain: "This is our last team, and there is no room for error, if something goes wrong." You and I are lost dogs! ”

I nodded heavily, he pondered for a moment, and said, "I'll take someone to explore the way." ”

After that, he stood up and wanted to go out.

"Well, don't go. Tell others to go. Amin hurriedly stopped me and said, "Be careful in everything." ”

"Don't worry!" I nodded, and walked away.

About half an hour passed. The rain outside slowly became lighter, and it began to light up from the torrential rain. In the end, it turned into a drizzle again.

It seemed to be terrifying to the noise of rain that filled the whole world. It's a lot smaller, so that everyone's ears are a little uncomfortable, and they feel that the surroundings are too quiet.

When I strode outside and walked in, the rain stopped.

The heavy rain, which lasted for two days and three nights, stopped!

The dark clouds dispersed, the sky was a clear blue, the sky was high and beautiful, revealing a brilliant sunset on the horizon. A rainbow slanted across the mountain peak, this scene can be painted.

At this time, Fang Zi made people sound, and it turned out that it was already evening.

In the evening, it's best.

The cheers of countless Jurchen soldiers resounded in the mountains, and many people took off their clothes directly, letting the sunlight that still had the residual warmth of the setting sun shine on them.

The march in the rain, the mountain roads were rugged and bumpy, and it was really too hard.

I Ba Boy strode in, his face was full of uncontrollable excitement, and said: "I have been investigated, they have walked once, there is no ambush, the cliffs on both sides, no one can climb up at all, if you want to ambush, I'm afraid it's easier to fight a tough battle with us!" ”

Amin glanced at him and saw that his armor was quite torn, and apparently he had gone to explore the way himself. He sighed slightly in his heart, and he didn't break it, he knew why I was in such a hurry, and even better than anyone else.

"It's just that I'm sorry, boy! The man you desperately want to protect, as soon as I enter the city, I will kill him! Amin apologized slightly in his heart, but said in his mouth: "Can it be serious? ”

I nodded heavily: "I guarantee with my life." ”

"Good!" Amin Huoran got up and ordered: "Pass the order, after reading a cup of tea, get up immediately, and after crossing the first line of heaven, you will not rest anymore, and kill Jiahewei directly." ”

After resting for such a while, the situation became much better, and the spirit was uplifted, so they all drank hot soup on the fire and ate the sparse corn buns that had been soaked - it is worth mentioning that the high yield of corn in Wu Yijun has spread throughout the entire Guanwai, in addition to Fu Yuwei, the beneficiary who followed closely, Amin also promoted a large number of corn in various counties under his jurisdiction during the period of governing Jiahewei. He didn't know how good this corn was at the time, but he still tried his best to implement it, and almost within a year, more than 100,000 acres of land under the jurisdiction of Jiahewei were planted with corn.

This probably comes from his complicated emotions towards Lian Zining - hatred and resentment naturally need not be said, after all, the two are the great enemies of the country and the extinction of the species, and there is absolutely no room for reconciliation. But at the same time, he also recognized Lian Zining's ability and insight very much in his heart, and unconsciously had a feeling that people were even doing this, it must be very reasonable, and he didn't care about anything else. Let's talk about it after learning.

Compared with these two alien races, the Han people in other areas outside the Guan, except for the territory of General Songhuajiang, did very poorly in this regard. Rollout has been extremely slow. This situation occurs because of the Han people's old-fashioned habits. Reluctant to take risks with innovation. On the other hand, it is the psychology of the officials who do not seek merit but seek no fault.

Amin didn't know where he got a large amount of corn seeds, and distributed them to the peasants to plant - of course, the land outside Jiahewei had been turned into the grange of the Jurchen magnates, and the Han people had become slaves to cultivate it.

He didn't learn much of the method, but the high yield of corn itself and the fertility of the land in the Northeast are here. Although the yield is not as high as that in Wu Yijun's territory, it is far more than the spring wheat that was originally planted. There is a large surplus of bumper grain in the harvest, and there is no panic in the heart of the grain in his hands, which has also become an important driving factor for Amin to be able to brazenly invade the south this year.

After the army rested, it marched towards the first line of heaven again.

As soon as he entered the first line of sky, the already bright sky suddenly darkened again.

The canyon is full of rocks, the road is rugged, and when you look up, you can only see a line of blue sky, I don't know how high, and it takes a little longer to see it. It's dizzy and makes people's heads glaze.

From time to time, there were bursts of terrible bird chirping and beast roars from the mountains on both sides, which added to the eerie and terrifying feeling.

In this environment, many people are nervous. The discomfort was as if I was walking on a road to hell.

On the contrary, Amin was already very relieved at this time, sitting on the horse. Unexpectedly, his eyes narrowed slightly, and the whole person looked extremely relaxed.

He took a closer look. It is seen that it is impossible to climb this line on a large scale. It seems that I am overthinking this time.

The first line of heaven is not long, but it is narrow, and it is not more difficult to walk than the other roads that the Jurchens have walked along the way.

Out of the sky, the eyes are open.

Outside the valley is a low, hilly area, about seven or eight miles long, and standing at the mouth of the valley, looking far away, there is an endless wilderness. The sun hung in the western sky, and the whole field was gilded with a brilliant red. A long river stretches across the distance, sparkling and majestic.

The gray rocks of Taniguchi glow faintly white in the sunlight.

The Jurchen soldiers wandered around the mountains for two days, and when they saw these scenery that they were tired of seeing, they felt as if they were peerless beauty. I don't know when the cheers first rang out, and finally turned into a huge shout.

Amin also let out a long breath and smiled slightly, not restraining these excited soldiers.

Looking at the direction of Erjia Hewei in the west, his eyes suddenly became fierce: "Lian Zining, wait, this time, it will definitely make your heart bleed!" ”

After the soldiers cheered, he stretched out his hand and pointed to the front, shouting: "Get on the horse, gallop to the aid of Jiahewei, and slaughter those Han dogs!" ”

"Kill!" The soldiers mounted their horses and shouted arrogantly.

In addition to the valley mouth, the terrain goes all the way down, and the hilly area of the valley mouth is said to be hills, but in fact, it is not like a low mountain, it is all dirt mountains, the slope is very gentle, it is covered with dense forests, and the trees are extremely tall. The distance between the earth and the mountains was huge, and even the cavalry galloped between them.

The army of 15,000 marched slowly forward in a procession about two miles long.

And just as the front of the troops reached the middle of the area, suddenly an extremely sharp sound sounded.

Immediately afterward, there was a loud, piercing, scalp-tingling shrill whistling.

It was the sound of something tearing through the air with extremely high kinetic energy.

Immediately afterwards, countless cannonballs flew out of the dense forests on both sides, smashing heavily into the Jurchen ranks!

The ambush came from Wu Yijun.

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Time moved forward by half an hour.

"The rain has stopped." A faint voice sounded, but it could still be heard, and there was an unconcealed excitement in it.

"Good stop, even God is on our side this time." Another slightly younger voice sounded and said with a smile: "This rain has stopped, our firearms can exert ten percent of the power, if the rain does not stop, I am afraid that three percent of them will not be able to exert themselves." (To be continued.) )