Chapter 379 North

"Ling'er, you have to wake up quickly, didn't you say that you want to protect your brother, how can my brother do it without you, the big bodyguard."

"Ling'er, brother still has a lot of interesting things to tell you, do you want to hear it, Ling'er, brother's previous world is something you can't imagine, there are cars, planes, TVs, mobile phones, ,,,,,。"

As I spoke, I couldn't help but sing a song I once sang to Fang Ling, "Girl, I Love You",

Long hair, dark eyes, as if I have seen you somewhere, the Gesang flowers on the mountain, blooming so beautifully, I want to pick one and give it to you with my own hands,,,,,, dear girl, I love you, let me walk into your world, be with you, dear girl, I love you, I will give everything for you in my life, I am also willing,

Unconsciously, I seem to feel that my eyes have moistened,

There was a knock on the door suddenly, and Wen Zhang's voice came from outside the door: "Childe, the guest has arrived." ”

I came back to my senses and said, "Wenzhang, let the guests go to the next room to wait, and call Mr. Fang over." ”

After a moment, Fang Chenyi walked in: "Childe." ”

"Yes." I said, "Mr. Fang, you come to take care of Ling'er, and I'll go to meet the guests." ”

In the next room, I met the Lu brothers, whom I hadn't seen for more than half a year.

"Minister Lu Wende, Minister Lu Wenhuan see Your Majesty."

"Calm down, I'm a micro-service private business, you can call me Huyan Gongzi."

"Yes, Childe."

After Lu Wende and Lu Wenhuan got up, they saluted Yuan Jian beside me, and then said a little nervously: "Childe, what is the matter with coming to Xiangyang." ”

"I'm just passing by, I'm going to Central County to the north."

"What." Lu Wende and Lu Wenhuan exclaimed at the same time, "Childe, don't do it." ”

I smiled and said lightly: "Two Lord Lu, I have already decided on this matter and will not change, I know that you and the Mongols have dealings with each other, so I want to ask you how to pass through the Song-Mongolian border in the safest way." ”

Of course, the continued correspondence between Lüwende and the Mongols was carried out at my behest.

Lu Wende felt a sense of fear of me from the bottom of his heart, even if he had good intentions, he didn't dare to persuade me again, and thought about it and said: "Childe, it is relatively safe to go north from Yunxi County through Manchuan Pass. ”

"Yunxi County, map."

Lu Wende opened the map he brought with him, pointed to the northwest of Xiangyang and said: "Childe, you see, from the northwest of Xiangyang City, there is the Wudang Mountains, the north of Wudang Mountain is Yunxian, and the northwest of Yunxian is Yunxi County, which is currently the dividing line between our dynasty and Mongolia, because the south of Yunxi is blocked by Wudang Mountain, which is not conducive to the action of the army, so there is no army stationed on both sides in the Yunxi area, and the subordinates and the Mongols have agreed that in order to facilitate the trading of Xiangyang Yanchang, Yunxi will be set as a traffic hub. As long as there is a special certificate issued by the Xiangyang Prefecture, the Mongol defenders will all be allowed to pass. ”

Speaking of this, Lu Wende secretly glanced at me, for fear that I would be angry,

I was expressionless: "Yes, go on." ”

Lu Wende continued: "Childe, in the name of the merchant, you can easily pass through Yunxi County, and after that, further north is Manchuan Pass, Manchuan Pass is surrounded by mountains and rivers, surrounded by mountains, there is Cui Wei's Longshan in the east, there is the towering Falcon Ridge in the north, there is the majestic Yunling in the southwest, sparsely populated, the Mongols have troops stationed in the Longshan and Yunling areas, but there is no defender in the north of the Falcon Ridge, you can pass, after the Manchuan Pass is the actual area controlled by the Mongols, from Manchuan straight north, you can reach the central county, with the subordinates' understanding of the Mongols, They are polite to the traders, and they should be fine if they are careful. ”

"And in what capacity are we?"

"Childe, just take the medicinal herb merchant in Xiangyang City, by the way, Childe, are there any people in your group who are skilled in medicine?"

"Yes."

"Then there is no problem, the Mongolians still prefer the Chinese medicinal materials of our dynasty, and my subordinates have prepared some medicinal materials urgently needed by Northern Mongolia for Gongzi in case of emergency." Lu Wende paused and continued, "Childe, there is a guerrilla sent out by his subordinates in the area of Manchuan Pass, do you want to let them follow you. ”

"No, it's just the two of you."

"Yes, Childe."

Yuan Jian said: "Lord Lu is right, I have also walked this road, except for a few areas, most of them can go around the mountains, and the safety problem should not be big." ”

"That's good, let's rest here for one night and set off tomorrow morning, Lord Lu, do you still have a good relationship with the Mongols."

"Childe, my subordinates have always maintained a good relationship with them according to Childe's instructions." Lu Wende took out a pamphlet as he spoke, "Childe, please see, this is a bribe accepted by a subordinate." ”

I didn't even stretch out my hand: "I don't look at it, after the war breaks out, these bribes will be used as the military expenses of your Xiangyang Military Region, Lu Wende, about the field, what are the recent movements of the Mongols." ”

"Childe, my subordinates just had something to report, yesterday afternoon, the Mongols sent an envoy, using the southerners' lack of faith as an excuse to ask for the construction of a city wall to protect their goods in the Lumen Mountain Field, and my subordinates are about to play the court on this matter, please make a decision."

I thought for a while and said, "Lu Wende, if they want to build an earthen wall, let them build it." ”

Lu Wenhuan hurriedly said: "Son, the Mongols building an earthen wall will be unfavorable to my Xiangyang. ”

"It's okay, Lu Wenhuan, since I have already set up the idea of a decisive battle with Mongolia in Xiangyang, then I have to give the Mongolians a little hope, Lu Wende, you promise them, but what, you have to ask for a bride price, you have to be insatiable."

"My subordinates understand."

I then said to Lu Wenhuan: "General Wenhuan, you can rest assured, the earthen wall can't stop my artifact, the city wall of Xiangyang City is strong, and there is no problem in guarding it for three or five years, since the Mongols have invested blood here, they will naturally hoard heavy troops, and at that time, our army will be surrounded from the outside, and the Mongolian army will inevitably continue to reinforce, and our army can encircle the point to send reinforcements, and implement the strategy of encirclement and counter-encirclement, this tactic will make the field power of the Mongolian iron cavalry unable to exert itself, and can make the battle situation enter the positional warfare that our dynasty is good at. Thus destroying its living forces outside the city of Xiangyang. ”

"Childe is smart,"

"Then again, although we have firearms and cities, but the final decision to win or lose depends on the perseverance and tenacity of the soldiers on both sides, you must shape the military soul of my Xiangyang Military Region before the outbreak of war, the brave will win, the Mongols will be brave, you must be braver than them."

"Yes, Childe, my subordinates obey."

"Lu Wende, although you have made countless military exploits, but back then, when Liu Quan rebelled in Sichuan, you more or less had an unshirkable responsibility, and the field of Lumen Mountain almost fell into Xiangyang at a disadvantage, these two crimes can completely allow the imperial court to punish you with capital crimes, so the future battle of Xiangyang is the only chance for you to atone for your crimes, take advantage of it."

When Lu Wende heard me turn over his bad deeds, he was suddenly shocked into a cold sweat: "Don't worry, your subordinates will follow your son's will." ”

"That's the best, Wen Huan, you are serious, you should examine the affairs of the Xiangfan Military Region more, the enemy is at present, everything must be the priority of national affairs, mobilize the local people, unite all anti-Mongolian forces, and jointly deal with Mongolia, if our army can win a great victory in the battle of Xiangyang, then the military strength between Song and Mongolia is very likely to be reversed, and then I will set up a monument in this Xiangyang City as a proof, and write that General Lu Wende and General Lu Wenhuan broke Mongolia here as a reward."

"Yes, Childe." The Lu brothers said excitedly, "The subordinates will live up to the high expectations of the prince and swear to live and die with Xiangyang." ”

There is such a stone tablet, which is a merit that has been passed down for centuries,

After dinner, Shen Mo and Lin Ying came to the inn,

After conveying my instructions, Shen Mo immediately left Lin'an with Lin Ying, the two of them ran all the way, day and night, tired and rested, and continued to rush after resting, there were seven or eight hours in a day spent on horses, fortunately, Lin Ying's martial arts were not weak, although very tired, but finally arrived in Xiangyang at the scheduled time,

Early the next morning, a group of ten of us went north in the name of Xiangyang's "Zhang's Medicinal Material Shop", Zhang Quanyi, who held a northern accent, became the young owner of the shop, Yuan Jian as the shopkeeper, Fang Ling's identity was Zhang Quanyi's sister, Lin Ying as a maid, and I and others pretended to be the subordinates of the shop.

From Xiangyang City to Wudang Mountain about three hundred and fifty miles away, after leaving Xiangyang at noon, we arrived at Wudang Mountain, for Zhang Quanyi, Wudang Mountain is the most impressive place in addition to his hometown, back then, Zhang Quanyi and Zhang Yun'an two people in search of medicine, almost all over every peak of Wudang Mountain, this time to revisit the old place, Zhang Quanyi is a sigh, but his master is nowhere to be found, but it makes him quite sad,

The peaks of Wudang Mountain are lined with beautiful scenery, but everyone also has the intention to watch, under the leadership of Zhang Quanyi, quickly passed,

At the boundary of Yunxian County, Yuan Jian let a group of guards who were secretly guarding stay in the local area.

As Lu Wende said, with the help of the street signs in Xiangyang Mansion, we passed through Yunxi County with ease, and no matter which side of the soldiers were, they simply looked at our vouchers and ordered them to be released.

From Yunxi to the north, it is Manchuan Pass, the same as Wudang Mountain, Manchuan Pass is also full of high mountains and mountains, of course, its scenery is naturally far less, Yuan Thorn, who is quite familiar with this place, took us around the mountain trail, a whole day later, we passed through Manchuan Pass, arrived at today's Shaanxi Province boundary,

Two days later, we sold our horses and trekked through the famous Qinling Mountains, with the help of the three masters of Yuan Jian, Fang Chenyi, and Dao Fa, I and Fang Ling, who lost consciousness, also passed through the mountains at a faster speed, and did not slow down because of the hike.

Over the Qinling Mountains, I saw that the terrain was much flatter, and at the northern foot of the Qinling Mountains, we successively purchased more than a dozen good horses to walk.

Judging from the preliminary situation of the villages along the road, the Mongol Kublai Khan was not as brutal and casual as when he first occupied the land, and the life of the people was basically peaceful.

Yuan Jian is quite familiar with the road north of the Qinling Mountains, and took us to walk on the country road as much as possible, this way down, it was unexpectedly smooth, after a few days, we finally came to the southernmost hot spring village in the central county,