The two of them talked and laughed all the way, and before the second watch was handed over, they had arrived at the temporary campsite that the Jiangzhong Shidai people had built at the foot of Helan Mountain in advance. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Sure enough, two sergeants who had been sent by Jiang Zhongshi to the eastern side of Helan Mountain to contact the officers and soldiers had already returned to the camp. Jiang Zhongshi let Lai Xing'er into the tent where he lived, and instructed the two sergeants to enter the tent and talk back.

The news brought back by the two sergeants can be said to be mixed: there are indeed officers and soldiers stationed on the east side of Helan Mountain, and the two sergeants also met the officers and military captains who led the team stationed at the foot of the mountain on the other side. According to the lieutenant who reported to the two of them, this official army was controlled by Lu Huaiguang. However, when he heard the two sergeants report that they belonged to the first capital under the Shenhe Army, which had just been formed into an army, the captain immediately became very cold to them, and even blasted the two sergeants out of the camp on the grounds that they could not show their waist cards to prove whether they belonged to the imperial court......

Lai Xing'er sat upright in the camp tent, listened carefully to the narration of the two sergeants, and ordered the two to retreat for the time being, so that they could not help but be secretly surprised: The name of Lu Huaiguang made by this Shuo Fang Jiedu, and he had also heard of it, and it was said that this person was a fierce general in front of the deputy marshal Jingyun Cong tent a few years ago. At the beginning, Jing Yuncong himself was in the Shuofang Jiedu envoy, responded to the call of the emperor, raised troops to participate in the suppression of the rebellion, and repeatedly made meritorious contributions and was promoted to deputy marshal. Lu Huaiguang was able to be recommended by Jing Yuncong to replace him in charge of the Shuofang Army, which shows that Jing Yuncong trusts and respects him very much. Such a person, why did the generals under his command turn their faces on the spot as soon as they heard the name of the Divine Crane Army, spoke ill of each other, and had a completely unwelcoming attitude towards their subordinates?

Jiang Zhongshi was already furious and said: "What kind of bird captain, don't you take us seriously." When I cross the mountain tomorrow, I will see him well. ”

That night, the two of them rested together in the tent of Jiang Zhongshi, and there was no word all night, and the next day as soon as it was light, Luo San'er and Qian Dashun arrived with their respective men.

At the place where several people and horses were united, Lai Xing'er looked up at a faintly visible snow line on the peak of Helan Mountain, and asked Qian Dashun: "Brother Qian, with your eyes, can this mountain horse climb it?" ”

Qian Dashun heard him ask, and knew that Lai Xing'er was reluctant to leave the little white dragon, so he comforted him and said: "Most of the war horses that are usually grazing on the grassland can't climb, but you can ask the little white dragon to give it a try, and it is unknown if it can climb it." ”

Luo San'er also echoed on the side: "General, it's a pity to let the horses go in vain like this, if you want me to say, even if you ask someone to carry them, you have to carry these two thousand war horses to the other side of the mountain." ”

Jiang Zhongshi held the wind with his hand, and his eyes were full of reluctance.

Thinking that the war horses were like the legs of a sergeant, it was naturally difficult to give them up, so he said to the generals: "I understand everyone's intentions, and if you want to bring these war horses to the other side of the mountain, I am afraid that there will be many inconveniences, so it is better to ask the soldiers to choose some horses with good physique and try to take them up the mountain, and let the rest be put in the territory of the Uighurs." In this way, it is good for people and horses. ”

Most of the generals present were from wranglers, and they were really not sure whether these war horses, who were accustomed to galloping on the flat grassland, could climb such a steep mountain. At that moment, each of them ordered his soldiers to choose the sturdy horses from among the horses they rode and climb the mountain with them, while the rest of the horses were handed over to Laixing'er to drive them north into Uighur territory.

Even so, only about 20 percent of the nearly 1,000 war horses carefully selected by the sergeants barely climbed the mountain under the push and pull of the sergeants, and most of the war horses ignored the repeated shouts of the sergeants beside them, and as soon as they reached the vicinity of the snow line on the mountain, they neighed in fear, turned their heads, and ran down the mountain in a stomp.

The little white dragon and the chasing wind are worthy of being the best horses in a thousand miles, all the way closely following in Laixinger and Jiangzhongshi, over the mountains and mountains, as if walking on the ground, the generals saw it, and they couldn't help but be secretly surprised.

Before the day passed, Lai Xing'er and Jiang Zhongshi led thousands of men and horses to cross Helan Mountain and enter the territory of Lingzhou on the eastern side of the mountain.

However, before Laixing'er could close the formation at the foot of the mountain on the other side, three piercing arrows were heard in everyone's ears, and then thousands of soldiers with bows and arrows appeared on the slopes on all sides, and sharp arrows aimed straight at them.

Changed into a hurry, Lai Xing'er hurriedly ordered the generals who followed him, strictly forbidding the sergeants under his command to take the lead and have a head-on conflict with this ambush army, and then ordered his own soldiers to let go of their throats and ask loudly about the number and origin of this ambush army.

After a while, I heard someone on the hillside respond: "We are the Shuofang army under the command of the Shuofang Jiedu Lu Zhen envoy, and you have now entered our encirclement, if you want to live, quickly put down the weapons in your hands and hand over the leading general." ”

As soon as Jiang Zhongshi heard that the other party claimed to be Shuo Fangjun, he became angry, and shouted at the hillside with his throat: "Open your dog's eyes and see clearly, we are the first capital of the Divine Crane Army personally sealed by the emperor's imperial decree, not his mother's Tubo people, who is your leader, ask him to stand up and answer." ”

Before he could finish speaking, a sharp arrow shot straight at the door in front of him, and at the same time a person on the hillside scolded angrily: "Bold dog, dare to pretend to be an official and soldier to deceive us, brothers, listen to my orders, prepare to ......"

Lai Xing'er, who was standing behind Jiang Zhongshi, saw that the other party secretly released the cold arrow, and his attack was extremely ruthless, and he was annoyed, so he leaned forward, grabbed the sharp arrow that shot at Jiang Zhongshi, threw it on the ground casually, and roared sharply: "Qin ordered Fuyuan Marquis Lai Xing'er to be here, who dares to act rashly." ”

Hearing him reveal his identity abruptly, the person on the hillside who was not inferior was stunned, and then asked unconvinced: "You said that you are here to the Hou Ye, do you have a certificate?" If you can't get the certificate, next year today will be the sacrifice day for you dogs. ”

Lai Xing'er sneered, took out the golden official seal from his arms, held it high in his hand, looked around at the soldiers on the surrounding hillside who were aiming at him with bows and arrows, and said loudly: "This is the official seal of the commander of the Crane Army and the horses given to me by the emperor, I think it was Marshal Jingyuncong who personally handed it over to me, is any of you willing to come down to check the authenticity?" ”

Sure enough, as soon as Xing'er heard the name of Jing Yuncong, more than half of the sergeants on the hillside invariably put down their bows and arrows. The man who had asked Xing'er for the voucher saw that his sergeant put down his bow and arrow without waiting for his order, and he was angry and anxious, so he rushed to Xing'er and asked: "Since they are also officials and soldiers of the imperial court, why didn't they even say hello in advance, and secretly climbed over the mountains, intending to sneak into the territory of my Lingzhou?" ”

At this time, Lai Xing'er saw clearly that the people standing with bows and arrows on the slopes on all sides looked like court officials? I saw that these sergeants were unclothed, unkempt, and all of them were vegetable, looking like grass cowards who had not been able to find food for many days.

He had doubts in his heart, so he slowed down his tone and asked the man who spoke on the hillside: "My ministry has an order with us, so it is inconvenient to explain the reason to you. However, may I ask the general, are you the Shuofang army under the command of Lu Huaiguang's envoy, or the local grass cowards who occupy the mountains here? (To be continued.) )