The tunnel can only accommodate more than two people, and as little as one person passing side by side, and the speed of progress can be said to be outrageously slow, almost moving forward step by step. d-m

The family members had already been instructed, and they all looked down at the road and walked forward silently, and no one said a word. Even the horses were bridle so that they would not make a sound. And they are fed once before they enter the hole, so they don't have to worry about hurting their horsepower.

In the darkness of night, only a sound of footsteps could be heard.

This road was discovered by Lu Tianding.

When Lu Tianding came back from Bansheng City, he didn't take a normal route.

According to normal thinking, he should go all the way to the south, and then as long as he finds a border fort or a fire road pier in Daming or encounters a Daming scout who is out on patrol, then it is considered safe, and he is back in the arms of Daming. But the problem is that in the deformed era of the last years of the Ming Dynasty, it is better not to infer something according to common sense.

If Lu Tianding is really so naïve, then his end will be to be captured by the border generals of the Ming Dynasty, become the slave of the generals there, and then live in slavery and pain for the rest of his life.

During the Zhengde Dynasty and the Jiajing Dynasty, the imperial court and the local government really attached great importance to these southbound fugitives, because they were basically men in the prime of life, and being able to escape from the Mongol territory alive showed that their physical fitness must be good. And they are familiar with the customs, territory, routes, and even Mongolian language of the Mongols very well, and most importantly, they have been enslaved and abused by the Mongols for many years, and they are full of deep hatred for the Mongols.

Isn't this the best soldier?

In the Zhengde Dynasty, under the Imperial Horse Prison, there was an army that had always been composed of people who had fled from the south, and its combat effectiveness was considerable.

But the later it went, the less the court paid attention to this area, and the more it ignored and even forgot that there were still such people. And because of this, the status of the southern returnees is getting lower and lower. Later, even the southern fugitives would be captured as slaves. Because they are strong, it is only fitting to be a slave after being caught.

Moreover, they all fled from the territory of the Mongols, and there are really a lot of crimes that can be inserted at will, even if they are all mouthed, they can't tell clearly. These returnees have nowhere to run, are homeless, and are powerless to resist, so they can only be appointed.

And they are very sought-after, because according to the unwritten rules formed by the border army over the years, whoever catches it is whose private property

In fact, Lu Tianding was really so naïve at the beginning.

When he finally arrived at Huyukou Fort with silver and Ulan Ba calendar after all the hard work, he raised his arms and greeted a group of Ming scouts who were out patrolling with a smile on his face, but they were greeted by cold arrows and the greedy smile of the border army.

Then it was another three months of slavery.

before he came out of the tiger's mouth and entered the wolf's den.

Three months later, Lu Tianding and Baiyin Ulan Bari saw an opportunity and escaped by snatching three horses. The general was naturally unwilling, and sent people to chase all the way, Lu Tianding and his men panicked, ran all the way, and found that when they asked the pursuers, they ran to the territory of the Mongols again. However, a small tribe that used to live there had been evacuated by drought, so they were spared.

The three of them killed a horse, and then they hid on the horse's meat, and then went south.

But this time, they didn't dare to take the main road, but hid in the mountains, and specially chose the uninhabited path. It was also their grandfather's luck that they really discovered this hidden mountain hole for them, and passed through the defense line of the Ming army to the territory of the Han people.

During the Chinese New Year, the tenants came to Dong Mansion to pay New Year's greetings, and Dong Ce beckoned them to take care of the meal. At the banquet, Dong Ce asked them about learning that Lu Tianding was a fugitive from the south, and Baiyin and Ulan Bari were even more Mongolians, and he was moved at that time.

You must know that this plan had already taken shape in Dong Ce's mind a few months ago.

He was going to rob Fan Yongdou's caravan out of the customs.

Destruction, to be exact.

Dong Ce didn't know where the huge caravan in Yanghe City was going, but he could be sure of one thing - these materials must have something to do with Jiannu. And if you carefully calculate from this point, it is nothing more than grain, spirits, silk and satin from the Central Plains, gold and silver products, exquisite utensils, and so on.

In recent years, the Ming Dynasty was in the period of the Xiaoice River, and life was very difficult, with successive droughts, grain harvests failing every year, displaced people everywhere, and wars raging. It can be said that at least half of the Ming Dynasty Liukou was destroyed in the future because of this damn Xiaoice era. And Jiannu is in Liaodong outside the Guan, in fact, life is not easy. The drought in Liaodong is also very serious, and when the old slave killed the people without grain, most of the family was forced to go to the entrance of the village and take the initiative to get the knife. There are not many of the three million people on the eastern Liaodong border who were killed.

The wanton killing not only brought extinction to the Han people, but also directly caused the Houjin regime to lack the most valuable labor force, a large amount of land was barren, grain production was extremely reduced, food prices soared, and many Zhenyi were starved to death, and the Houjin almost did not have to fight, and they were about to perish.

But the Ming Dynasty in the south is too weak, since Huang Taiji ascended the throne, several times in a row to the south into the Kou, plundered a large number of grain artisan population, etc., coupled with the eight imperial merchants continue to sell grain there, so that Jiannu can tide over the difficulties, and now the national strength is gradually recovering.

Grain is always the hardest pass on the Jiannu side, and it is also the goods that Jiannu needs the most.

And those gold and silver utensils, delicate utensils, silk and satin, etc., were very popular among the middle and upper class nobles of Jiannu.

Dong Ce estimated that there might be a lot of bulk goods inside, which was not something that his team could carry out at all, and he planned to burn them on the spot and never leave them for Jiannu.

This plan can be described as audacious, and if it is known, it really wants him to die without a place to bury.

Fan Yongdou Fan Daguan is not only the eight imperial businessmen of later generations, but also the few big businessmen in Shanxi at this time, who have traveled extensively, and I don't know how many high-ranking officials and dignitaries in a huge network of relationships. If this matter is really exposed, Liu Ruozai will not be able to protect him at all, and those big men will crush him to death with one finger.

But Dong Ce still has to do it!

He was sure that the news would not spread, and he knew that if he didn't do this himself, he was afraid that many things that would require more courage in the future would not have the courage to do it.

Life is like this sometimes, you think too much about a difficult thing to decide, and you retreat, and most of the next thing will be the same. Over time, then don't do anything.

Therefore, after returning from Yanghe City, Dong Ce asked them if they knew that the inaccessible path in the mountains could lead to Saibei - this matter was absolutely unsightly, and they must avoid the Ming border army. He didn't think he could ask anything, he just wanted to let these three people come out to investigate, but he didn't expect Lu Tianding to have such a bizarre experience. In this way, it saved trouble, so Dong Ce asked them to come and visit again, and the three of them came over and walked the road again, and then went back to report to Dong Ce.

Dong Ce looked up, and could only see the tall silhouette of the mountains in the distance at night, but the road ahead was vague.

Fortunately, Bai Yin and Ulan Bari have a good memory, and with their leadership, although they stumbled, they still moved forward smoothly.

About an hour and a half later, Dong Ce estimated that he had walked out for twenty miles, if this speed was placed on flat ground, it could be described as turtle speed, but in this mountain, it was already dissatisfied.

Dong Ce was always walking with his head down, and as soon as he raised his head, he was suddenly stunned.

By the moonlight, he saw that not far ahead, at the top of the mountain, there was a winding dragon entrenched on it, and there were all kinds of things. At the top of the hill, less than half a mile to the right, stood a tall beacon.

Dong Ce never thought that the first time he saw this giant dragon entrenched in the north after coming to this era, it was in such a situation.

The Great Wall here is obviously very tall and majestic, and even in the dark of night, it can be seen clearly by the light of the moon. Dong Ce did not suffer from night blindness, and he could even roughly see that the outside of the Great Wall was covered with bricks, and the beacon tower was also four or five zhang high, squatting on the top of the mountain like a giant beast.

Here, the stream suddenly became much wider, about two zhang wide, and the slope on both sides also slowed down, forming a rather large fissure. Therefore, there is a gap in the Great Wall here, but the side walls on the east and west sides are quite close together.

Obviously, when this place was first built, I don't know how much manpower and material resources were spent to build this high wall on the steep mountain, covered with bricks, and built beacon towers every short distance.

But now, it's deserted.

According to the rules of the border army, the beacon tower must be lit by torches at night, not only to illuminate the top of the pier, but also to make the surroundings transparent, this is to prevent the enemy from attacking at night. Each beacon tower is garrisoned by five to seven dun soldiers.

But now, there is no one here, and there is no fire in the beacon tower, so it can be seen that there are no defenders for a long time.

At least Lu Tianding said that he didn't see the defenders when he slipped back.

This is good news for Dong Ce, but his heart is heavy.

Armament is wasted, as far as Si!

After walking about three or four miles, the passage came to an end, and the front was blocked by rocks, and it was no longer passable. The source of that stream may have flowed out of this troubled world. But here, the sides are not so steep, and they become gentle slopes. Everyone led their horses to go up, and at this time, Lu Tianding walked out for a while with Baiyin and Ulan Bari, and soon came back and led everyone into a hidden mountain road.

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