Chapter 376: Shu Dao

"Oh, attack Pingnan without injury, how to break?"

Hearing Mu Qingchen's words, Dali's eyes immediately lit up, he was worried about how to attack Pingnan, but he didn't expect Mu Qingchen to really have a way, and he couldn't do a single soldier, how could this make him dislike.

His mouth was cheap, and when he said it, he splashed out the water, with tears, and he had to finish speaking, Mu Qingchen's face remained unchanged, and he said in a deep voice: "Shizi, you may not know, in Pingnan Mansion, another place, called Qinglong Gorge, can be described as difficult to cross, and the gorge is as hot as fire, not to mention people, it is a boulder, and it must be shattered when it is slapped by the big waves, so it is deserted, only some woodcutters and hunters in the mountains, it can be said that it is an absolute place of death!" ”

Hearing Mu Qingchen's words, Dali Shizi frowned, rolled his eyes, a dead place, where did so much nonsense come from, he was slightly impatient, and then knocked on the table with his fingers inadvertently.

Mu Qingchen also saw his impatience, smiled, and then said: "Lord Shizi, don't worry, listen to me slowly, when I was hunting in Pingnan, I wanted to find a good falcon, but I walked a long way, but I didn't find it, but in that Qinglong Gorge, there were falcons, when I took some small fights in the house to the past, I was also shocked by the river, but what shocked me even more was that several hunters lived in the Qinglong Gorge, and after careful inquiry, they were not our Han people, It's just that half of the bloodline and the other half of the bloodline belong to the barbarians in the mountains, but they are looked down upon by both the Han and the barbarians, so they can only live there......"

Speaking of this, Mu Qingchen finally became serious, he grabbed the map on the table, and then said very seriously: "Shizi, you see, this is Qinglong Gorge, if you enter from here, you can reach Pingnan, but if you want to pass from here, there is only one road that cannot be regarded as a road, and that is ...... Xiao Shu Road! ”

"Xiao Shu Dao?"

Hearing Mu Qingchen's words, Dali Shizi's eyes also stared at the map, but there was some hesitation in his eyes, he didn't know how difficult this Xiaoshu Road was, but from this name, he could already guess about it, in the place close to the South Prison, where is not the poor mountains and bad waters, but he doesn't know how big the odds are, whether it is worth betting!

"Lord Shizi, I can guarantee that I have personally walked through it, although it is a little dangerous, but it has miraculous effects, such a dangerous place, I believe that I only know that Liu Fa has not been in charge of Pingnan for a long time, and he is still tracking down his father's whereabouts, as for Qinglong Gorge, I am at least ninety percent sure, Liu Fa does not know!"

Mu Qingchen swore that he was confident, to be honest, such a place, even Mu En didn't know, if it wasn't for a coincidence, I'm afraid I wouldn't have known that there was such a place in Pingnan.

"Hmm......"

The prince of Dali saw that Mu Qingchen was quite confident, but he was still a little hesitant, because this is not a simple matter, if something really happens, maybe there is no need to fight, and many of the soldiers under his command will die there!

"Let's go investigate first, and then make a decision when the scouts come back!"

He was silent for a long time, and finally made a decision, he is not a gambler, but he still wants to gamble and try, but if he wants to gamble, he has to see if it is worth the bet, and it is not too late to bet clearly!

"Yu Shizi, I have already sent people, and it is estimated that there will be news tomorrow!"

Mu Qingchen smiled slightly, looked at the prince of Dali, and bent down respectfully, where is there still the arrogance of the son of the family back then.

"Haha, good, good!"

When the prince of Dali heard Mu Qingchen's words, a trace of complexity flashed in his eyes, and he disappeared in a flash, and then patted Mu Qingchen's shoulder heavily, full of appreciation.

"Lord Shizi praised it falsely, this is what the last general should do!"

Mu Qingchen obviously saw the complexity in the eyes of the prince of Dali, he knew it, but he didn't say anything, just smiled slightly, and bent down again very humbly.

The air is full of harmony and happiness, but what is behind this harmony, no one has spoken, and some things, once punctured, will spoil the atmosphere a little.

"Click...... Click......"

Sparks splashed, and the firewood made a sound of peeling in the air because of the humidity, although it was burning, there was some smoke, and the smokers had some eye pain.

In a cave outside Pingnan, Han Ju and a group of scouts under his command sat by the fire, their eyes were full of complexity, they lit the fire very hidden, and they couldn't see the fire in the distance.

Beside this fire, the scouts under the command of Han Ju sat tightly together, under the dim light of the fire, Han Ju's face looked a little cloudy, he kept using a burning stick to pick up the fire, listening to the sound of the flames.

"General, what are we going to do next?"

One of the scouts looked at Han Ju with some nervousness and anxiety in his eyes.

They didn't pry anything out of the captive's mouth today, they just knew that they were indeed scouts who belonged to Dali, and they were just to investigate the surrounding situation, but Ling Hanju was a little strange that these scouts from Dali, they were really a little abnormal, just in the afternoon, they also met those Dali scouts who were chasing behind, although they didn't find themselves, but they didn't seem to give up looking for their whereabouts.

That's not the point, the most important thing is that there are a lot of scouts!

Yes, under normal circumstances, it is not a small number of scouts to have one or twenty people, but this scout team has a full number of hundreds, which is really strange and incomprehensible in the eyes of Han Ju.

And looking at their appearance and their blades, they don't seem to be trying to find out about the situation in Pingnan, because they bring a lot of things and ropes, and although there are many mountains around Pingnan, they don't necessarily need these things.

"Don't act rashly, follow down, tomorrow we will take a look, these people really make people feel a little uneasy, I'm afraid they are not here to investigate Pingnan!"

Liu Ao also nodded, looked at Han Ju, and said with some doubts: "I also think it's a little weird, such a team of people is really a little uneasy, we haven't been in Pingnan for too long, and Mu Qingchen has been here for twenty years, for Pingnan, he knows too much more than us!" ”

"I don't know if the sixth son has gone back and sent the news back!"

Han Ju rubbed his forehead, a little tired, today is too dangerous, if you are not careful, it is estimated that you will be wiped out by these hundred people.

Pingnan, the house where Liu Fa temporarily lives!

Liu Fa looked at the sweaty Liuzi, his brows were furrowed very tightly, his heart was full of thoughts, full of complexities, it was really an eventful time, now Mu En has not been found, Mu Qingchen's army has come.

"Is there really an enemy army outside Pingnan City?"

"General, there is indeed a large group of people and horses, it should be Dali's soldiers and horses!"

Liuzi didn't have time to wipe the sweat from his head, but nodded anxiously, and presented the things that Hanju handed over to him to Liu Fan.

"You go down first, and have a good rest!"

Seeing the letter brought by Liuzi, Liu Fa just glanced at the words on it, and did not open it, and then waved his hand to let Liuzi walk out, with that handwriting alone, Liu Fa was already able to determine that it was Hanju's handwritten letter, at this moment, he was a little puzzled, what is it, it is not enough for Hanju to report the news urgently, but also to add a letter, is there anything strange about the Dali army outside the city?

"Chuan Qingyun is flying!"

Liu Fa thought as he opened Han Ju's letter, and after reading it, he pondered for a long time, and after a long time, he finally spoke, looked at the attendants on the side, and called Qingyunfei in.

"General, it's so late, what's the big deal about calling me?"

Qing Yunfei hurriedly walked in, and saw Liu Fan sitting quietly in front of the bookcase, his brows furrowed, and then asked a little anxiously.

"Hmm, Yunfei, sit down first, well, come on, call Ye Wei too!"

Seeing Qing Yunfei coming, Liu Fa nodded, motioned for Qing Yunfei to sit down first, and then remembered something and called Ye Wei in.

When Ye Wei walked in, he saw that Liu Fa and Qing Yunfei were both a little unpleasant, and before they could speak, Liu Fa waved his hand: "Ye Wei, come, there is something important today, and I need you to help me!" ”

"General just give orders!"

Hearing Liu Fa's words, Ye Wei bowed his body, and his face became serious.

"Ye Yuan, how much do you know about this Pingnan?"

Liu Fa nodded, smiled slightly, first motioned for Ye Zhi to sit down, and then unfolded a map, Ye Zhi looked over unconsciously, but it was the map of the whole territory of Pingnan.

Ye Wei looked at the map, was stunned for a moment, and then said: "General, although I don't know much about Pingnan, but I also walk around in this southwest mansion all the year round, Pingnan, I still know better, but in the past, Pingnan was the territory of the Mu family after all, and our Ye family didn't go too often, after all, the four clans in the southwest were the same in the same way, and they always had to pass in face!" ”

Liu Fa nodded casually, but his eyes kept wandering on the map, he didn't say anything, but his eyes were full of playfulness and thoughtfulness, but Ye Wei on the side felt very strange, but Liu Fa didn't ask, he didn't know how to answer, and he didn't know how to answer.

After a long time, Liu Fa finally raised his head, he looked at Ye Value, and then pointed to the map: "Ye Value, do you know which link of Pingnan is the weakest, if you want to capture Pingnan with the least loss, where to start!" ”

"Hmm......"

Hearing Liu Fa's words, Ye Wei was stunned, his eyes stared at the map unconsciously, he touched his chin, and then looked at it seriously: "General, this Pingnan Mansion, in the southwest, can be regarded as a small city, if it is attacked, the simplest, most direct, is like us, directly attack it, as for other methods, I really don't know, general, come and see, the surrounding of Pingnan, from south to north, but two roads, these four are all landforms belonging to the South Prison, the rivers are crossing, and the canyons are crossing, Where there is a way to go, even if there is, it is not enough for a large army to pass! ”

Liu Fa nodded, he agreed with Ye Value's words, and what Ye Value said was quite pertinent, because this is the case, in fact, he also thought so in his heart, but because of this, he felt even more puzzled, if Mu Qingchen's army came to attack and attacked Pingnan, he would not be vain, and he would not feel that he could not hold it, but it was because of Mu Qingchen's strange movements that he felt bottomless in his heart.

"That's it, Qingyunfei, you take the men and horses under your command, go to the area of Pingnan to investigate carefully in the past few days, no matter what the situation is, get the news out in time!"

I can't think of a question, it's useless to think about it, Liu Fan shook his head, and finally made up his mind, he looked at Qing Yunfei, his eyes were full of trust.

"Yes!"

Qing Yunfei nodded, and suddenly his spirit became vibrant, he was the most reluctant to think, what could be solved with a knife, he would never scold and stir up the situation with his mouth.

Seeing that the sky had completely darkened, a trace of complexity flashed in Liu Fan's eyes, and he didn't know what happened to Liu Ao at this moment, although he now has his own child, but for this righteous son, his love has never decreased.

"Have you found their whereabouts?"

Outside Pingnan City, in a dense forest, Han Ju squatted on a big tree, his eyes were like eagles, bright and cruel, beside him, a dark shadow lowered his voice, and said slowly: "General, it seems that they have given up looking for our whereabouts now, and they are now starting to go in the southwest direction, it seems to be the Qinglong Gorge?" ”

"Keep an eye on me, see when they go, we'll track it all the way!"

"Yes......"

The sound slowly became smaller, but the night slowly deepened, and everything was quiet and returned to the embrace of nature, but this dream had to wake up after all, and people always had to live, and in order to live, they did not hesitate to let others die.

If you want to go to Qinglong Gorge, the first thing to pass through is the three stone peaks, the three stone peaks are covered with snow all the year round, towering into the clouds, enter the three stone peaks from east to west, the weather will gradually turn cold, the road is still wide at the beginning, the towering pines and spruce trees on both sides stand in a forest, thousands of miles of sea of clouds, you can't see the edge at a glance.

Red cherries, purple lilacs, pink almonds, and a variety of unique and beautiful shrubs are all over the valley ravines. The layers of forests and seas are colorful, and the flowers and birds, the small bridges and flowing water complement each other, and the scenery is beautiful and abnormal.

Countless kinds of petroglyphs are distributed on both sides of the valley, the sun, moon and stars, cattle, horses, sheep and donkeys, hunting, sacrifices, marriages, colorful barbarian stone walls, is an art gallery of the history of the three stone peaks, these are the things left by the barbarians who lived here in the past, but no one goes to watch.

A scout brigade of 100 people set off here, and they had long left Han Ju and his party behind, because they had received a new order, all just to go to Qinglong Gorge.

At this moment, they didn't know that just behind them, dozens of people were already staring at them, and they were following them in a hurry.

With such a beautiful scenery to enjoy, the first time I was not tired, the brigade of men and horses meandered westward, stepping through the rocky forest, and marching very quickly. In one breath, I traveled seventy or eighty miles. The scenery in front of me changed abruptly, the forest became denser and denser, the mountains and rocks became steeper and steeper, and the valleys were full of scattered gravel, large or small, abrupt and rugged, and the war horses stepped on the stones, constantly slipping and sinking deeply, and they could not ride at all. Everyone could only turn over and get down, pulling the reins and leading the horses forward, and the speed suddenly slowed down a lot.

The scouts led by the Dali army looked up, the mountains were high and the forests were thick, and the lush branches of the trees blocked the rays of the sun. The forest is hazy and sometimes bright and dark, and it is impossible to distinguish between east and west, north and south. Walking in the mountains, the most feared thing is to lose your way, and the scout led by him naturally understands this principle well, and takes out the compass to identify the north-south direction. Seeing that the direction of progress was correct, he breathed a long sigh of relief.

"My lord, where are we going now?"

One of the attendant scouts pulled out the water bladder, grunted, swallowed a mouthful of water, and asked in a whisper. At present, they are marching in the depths of the vast Sanshi Peak, and the more they walk, the more remote they go, everywhere there is an endless sea of forests, the weeds grow higher than a man's neck, there is no road ahead, and the war horse will turn back after a few steps.

"Just go straight, where did you get so much nonsense!"

The scout at the head was obviously reluctant to say more, but only glanced at the person who was asking, and then walked in front without looking back.

The attendant scout frowned, a little dissatisfied, hesitated for a moment, and finally added, "However, there is no way in front of us. Where are you headed?"

The scout at the head took a deep breath, now deep in the forest, overgrown with weeds, and every step forward required great effort. The worst thing is that neither the map nor Mu Qingchen has explained anything about what to do next.

If you are like a headless fly scurrying in this forest, you will not be able to reach Qinglong Gorge for the rest of your life, not to mention, even your life will be surrendered here. As the commander, he was anxious but couldn't show it, and the scout at the head was silent for a while, not saying anything, and suddenly the sound of running water came from his ears. Looking up, a clear stream not far away flowed slowly, overflowing the thick turf, scouring the jungle into a shallow ditch, and a few pale white pebbles were deposited in the water. Several war horses resting in the depths of the woods, craned their necks and lowered their heads to suck the clear water, which was so quiet that it even gave people a sense of dead silence.

"Let's go, follow the current, and you will definitely be able to reach Qinglong Gorge!"

In a moment, the scout who was the leader had an idea, the corners of his mouth raised slightly, and then he strode forward, at this moment, not far from him, Han Ju looked at the scout of the hundred people steadily, and couldn't help but shake his head, a trace of contempt and pity flashed in his eyes.

"Half of these people can make it to Qinglong Gorge alive, and they are all merciful from God, hehe!"

He watched Dali's scouts let go, where is there a scout should be cautious and careful, but he sighed again, he really looked down on them a little, it turned out to be just a bunch of waste, a rabble!