Qi Dabao's face was full of red light, and he was excited, as if he had been beaten with chicken blood, as if he was singing: "If we take this place down, we will have a lot of war horses." ”

The Song Dynasty lacked war horses, and if more than 20,000 war horses could be captured, it would be a great thing and would cause a sensation. As soon as this was mentioned, not only Qi Dabao was excited, but even Huangfu Song's eyes widened suddenly, and his eyes were full of little stars, his right hand clenched into a fist, and he shouted loudly: "Okay!" Good! Good! This time, we're going to have to do a big deal! ”

Although the Khitans are nomadic people, they have mastered half of the desert and have a lot of war horses, so it stands to reason that there is no need to concentrate war horses in the land of Yanyun. The main reason is that the land of Yanyun is an agricultural area, and there are not many horses here, so the Liao State will set up some horse farms in the land of Yanyun to reserve war horses.

The land of Yanyun borders the Song Dynasty and is the place where the war between the two countries is the most intense, and it is inevitable to prepare for various wars.

"Hmm!" If you can kill this horse farm, there will be many benefits, Wu Ji raised his eyebrows and asked, "The route has been clarified?" It is a little far from our conversion, more than a thousand miles, and most of it has to pass through the territory of Liao, which is very difficult, and if there is no route, it is difficult to succeed. ”

This horse farm in Liao is in Laishui, more than a thousand miles away from conversion, and it is very difficult not to alarm Liao State after such a long march. If you don't understand the route, this thing can't be completed, not only can't it be completed, but you will lose yourself, this kind of loss-making thing, Wu Ji will not do.

"Yes!" Huangfu Song couldn't help nodding and looked at Qi Dabao, very nervous and looking forward to it. Nervous, I am afraid that Qi Dabao has not grasped the information in this regard. What I expect is, of course, that Qi Dabao has mastered the situation.

"This ......" Qi Dabao raised his eyebrows and groaned.

"What? You didn't find the path? Huangfu Song was very disappointed.

Starting from conversion, it is impossible to fight all the way to Laishui. No matter how strong the combat strength of the Converting Army is, after all, there are not many people, and it is impossible to fight for a long time when entering the territory of Liao, and it is the best countermeasure to leave with one vote. A big piece of fat meat is right in front of you, but you can't eat it in your mouth, and anyone will be disappointed.

Wu Ji waved his right hand to stop Huangfu Song from complaining, and said, "Let him think about it." ”

Huangfu Song stared at Qi Dabao closely, and wanted to speak several times, but he still didn't say it, letting Qi Dabao think about it.

"There it is!" After a while, Qi Dabao slapped his forehead and said, "Commander Wudu, we can do this." Starting from the conversion, he did not enter the Liao realm first, but walked west along the mountain, came here, came to the vicinity of the Ansu army, and then went north, entered the Liao realm, and went straight to Laishui. ”

As he spoke, his finger swiped across the map, and Wu Ji followed the direction of his finger stroke. The march according to the route he said was longer, but it could reduce the time spent in the Liao Territory and be more secretive.

If you don't march like this, you will set out directly from the conversion and go straight to Laishui, which will be more than a thousand miles away in Liao, and it will be very unsafe. If it is carried out according to the route of Qi Dabao, it will only be four or five hundred miles in the territory of Liao, and at the speed of cavalry, it will be possible to arrive in one day, and the possibility of exposure will be greatly reduced.

"Is it possible to march like this, walking in the mountains most of the time?" Huangfu Song's face was solemn: "The terrain in the mountains is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, once the Liao army finds out, only a few hundred people are needed, and our entire army will be annihilated." ”

It is Taihang Mountain, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the terrain is dangerous. If you want to march in the Taihang Mountains, it is easy to block the road. Once the Liao army is blocked, the consequences are unimaginable.

"It's a good route." Qi Dabao did not answer Huangfu Song's question: "This route is a private trade route between merchants from the two countries, not only can it pass people, but also can transport goods, it is not too difficult to walk, and the time for us to pass through will be greatly shortened." ”

The Song and Liao countries set up relevant cities at the border gates and conducted trade there. However, the things that are traded in the market are open, and some of them are prohibited, which necessitates smuggling. Smugglers naturally have to look for new routes to avoid being found by the government.

Some of the smuggled goods were carried by the imperial court, such as war horses. The Song Dynasty needed war horses too much, and if they bought from the Liao State, the Liao State would ask for a sky-high price, and the Song Dynasty would complete it through smuggling. Although it did not fundamentally solve the problem, it was also alleviated, and the smuggling of horses was done by the Song Dynasty for a long time.

"If that's the case, it would be much easier!" Wu Ji made a decision: "Just take this route." Although the trip is farther, it is safer and not easy to expose. ”

Never do a loss-making transaction, this is Wu Ji's principle, he would rather walk more than be exposed.

"In this case, we can disguise ourselves as merchants, set off in batches, and meet in Liao." Huangfu Song was busy coming up with ideas.

"Good calculation!" Wu Ji also thought so, and agreed with Qi Dabao in unison.

"You can take some people to set off first, find out the route here, and then, control the dangerous place, and then the army will follow up and enter the Liao realm in one fell swoop." Wu Ji clenched his right hand into a fist and gave a plan.

Before thinking about victory, first thinking about defeat, this is Wu Ji's principle, and it is impossible for Wu Ji to put the converted army in danger. It is too necessary to send people to find out the situation along the road first, and by the way to control the dangerous places and ensure the safety of the army, which is too necessary, and Huangfu Song and Qi Dabao have no objections.

"Commander Wu Du, I will lead three hundred people to set off first." Huangfu Song asked for help.

"You can't go. I'll go for this. Qi Dabao rushed and said: "Our Qiyun Club has some branches in this area, I can contact them by the way, and get their help, and we will have a greater chance of success." ”

"Good! You'll be tired. Wu Ji agreed.

Qi Dabao was very excited, and immediately led three hundred returnees, disguised as a caravan, and set off. Wu Ji and Huangfu Song began to prepare, and with an order, the conversion began to prepare dry food and prepare for departure at any time.

To go to Liaojing, there are more than 2,000 miles back and forth, and it takes more than ten days to interval, and it is enough for each person to prepare half a month's worth of dry food.

With Wu Ji's efforts, everything was carried out in an orderly manner. Three days later, news came from Qi Dabao that he had taken control of the route. Wu Ji left two hundred Returned Faith Army to train the Western Soldiers, and led the rest of the Returned Army to set off.

The converts set out in two groups, each of which varied in size. They may pretend to be merchants, or grooms, or martial artists, or pedestrians, and they can all pretend to be.

Wu Ji led 300 people to set off, he dressed up as a wealthy merchant, dressed in gorgeous satin, wearing a turban, quite a bit rich, seeing the soldiers' eyes lit up, and couldn't help but joke.

Out of Guixin City, march along the Taihang Mountain. Here, still in the Song Realm, don't worry too much about news leakage. Of course, it was not only the merchants of the Song Dynasty who smuggled it, but also the Khitans, and it was also necessary to prevent leaks.

He had not gone far when he saw a procession of forty or fifty men approaching, led by a man of about thirty years of age, dressed in satin, with a lock of beard under his chin, and a fan in his hand, riding on a horse, shouting to his men to hurry up.

As soon as this person saw Wu Ji, he waved the fan in his hand, his subordinates hurriedly stopped, and the martial artist pressed his hand on the hilt of the knife, looking at Wu Ji and them vigilantly. Obviously, there are often robberies and black-eating things on this road.

Wu Ji's group is tall, very tough, and all of them are imposing, so he can't be nervous.

"Let's go!" Wu Ji nodded at this person, smiled slightly, waved his hand, and left with the Returning Army.

Looking at Wu Ji and them leaving, the man breathed a sigh of relief and wiped the sweat from his forehead: "Such a big person, so strong, is it the prince of the court, or an adult?" ”

"They're there to get horses, right?" There's a guy who talks a lot.

"Look at this appearance, it should be a senior official of the imperial court." The corner of the man's mouth twitched: "On this road, you often meet people from the imperial court, and they are just trying to get horses. Although the horses they sold to the court were cheaper than those in the market, they were not much cheaper, and the silver was earned by these people. ”

Although the war horses obtained by smuggling are cheaper than those sold to the Song Dynasty by the Liao State, they will not be cheaper. Because, this has to be done by the big forces, these big forces buy at a low price and sell at a high price, and they still make money from the Song Dynasty.

"The imperial court is also yes, if we are allowed to sell to the imperial court, the price will be much lower." Someone muttered again.

"Humph! That's the collusion between officials and businessmen, like our little silver, where can we get the government. The middle-aged man was very dissatisfied, waved his hand, and left with his subordinates.

In the Song Dynasty, the smuggling of war horses was a profiteering industry, and those dignitaries and big businessmen would not let go, and these small businessmen would definitely not be able to intervene.

Wu Ji led the Converts to the army all the way, and from time to time he would meet merchants on the road, either driving horses or other goods, hurrying away. Every time I encounter a batch, I am always vigilant and have a very high surname, as if Wu Ji is a robber and wants to eat black.

Regarding their mood, Wu Ji can understand it very well and doesn't care.

This smuggling route was really prosperous, and Wu Ji was surprised. The more this is the case, the more confident Wu Ji is in this operation. This shows that the Liao State also turned a blind eye to this smuggling route, and they also needed a lot of goods from the Song Dynasty, but the Song Dynasty explicitly ordered not to sell them.

Along the way, whenever you encounter a dangerous place, you will find a converting army. They hid in the dark, staring at the dangerous places, and if the Liao army arrived, they would occupy it as soon as possible.

Wu Ji was very satisfied with Qi Dabao's disposal.

A day later, Wu Ji went out of Taihang Mountain and joined Qi Dabao. When Qi Dabao saw Wu Ji, he said with a smile: "Commander Wu Du, there is no change in the Liao dog in Laishui, we will definitely gain a lot if we go this time." ”

"That's good." Wu Ji was overjoyed.

"Commander Wudu, can you meet someone?" Qi Dabao hesitated for a moment before he spoke.

"Who is it?" Wu Ji was a little surprised, his mind turned around, and he asked, "Is it the leader of your Qiyun Society?" ”

"It's our leader, and he wants to discuss something with you." Qi Dabaodao.

"The leader of the Qiyun Society?" Wu Ji was a little surprised.

The relationship between Qi Yun Society and Wu Ji is extraordinary, and Qi Yun Society is the earliest Thunderbolt customer. It was precisely because of Qi Yunshe's purchase of thunderbolts that Wu Ji earned the first pot of gold, and Wu's military industry developed. Later, Wu Ji took over the Guixin Army and cooperated with Qi Yunshe. However, so far, he has not seen the leader of Qiyun Society.

(To be continued)