The melodio singing came into the ears, with a touch of sorrow and sorrow, deeply touching the hearts of these children who were about to go on an expedition.

"Brother Lin, look, it's Miss Xu, she sent us here!" Chief Gao whispered.

Lin Wanrong looked back at the eastern foothills, in the hazy red sun, Xu Zhiqing's beautiful and slender figure was like an upright flower branch on the top of the mountain. The rising sun shone on her clean face, shimmering with a faint golden light. Two lines of crystal tears silently dripped down his cheeks, like the purest morning dew in Helan Mountain, tactful and poignant, heartbreaking.

Thinking of the allusion to the burial sand that Xu Zhiqing said, Lin Wanrong sighed lightly, and joy and sorrow welled up in her heart at the same time. He gritted his teeth, waved his whip, and the galloping steed was gone, never to look back.

Ten thousand rays of light erupted, and Xu Zhiqing's figure stood on the peak in a daze, as if it was a solidified Wangfu stone, unable to move for half a minute for a long time......

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Entering Helan Mountain from east to west, the weather gradually turns 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, and 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, cows, horses and donkeys, hunting, sacrifices, marriages, and the colorful Helan stone wall is an art gallery of Helan mountain history.

There is such a beautiful view. At first, the group was not tired, but the brigade 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. The crowd could only turn over and get down, pulling the reins and leading the horses forward. The speed suddenly slowed down a lot.

Lin Wanrong looked up, the mountains were high and the forests were thick, and the lush branches of the trees covered 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, Lin Wanrong naturally understands this principle, 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.

"General Lin, where are we going now?" Chief Gao took out the water bladder and muttered. Whispered. At present, they are marching in the depths of the vast Helan Mountain, getting more and more remote, everywhere is an endless forest sea, the weeds grow higher than a man's neck, there is no road ahead, and the war horse will turn back after walking a few steps.

In Lin Wanrong's memory, there are at least two canyons in the east-west direction of Helan Mountain that can be traversed, of course, that was in the previous life. Desperately search for the remnants of the memories in the brain. He carefully compared the rough and pitiful map that Hu Bugui had found, and nodded solemnly: "That's right, this is it, this is the first mountain range marked on the map." Brother Hu, look-"

After many years, the ink has long been incomplete, and Hu Bugui only recognizes that the triangles on the map represent the mountains, but the others are incomprehensible. "It looks like the first mountain on the map," he hesitated, "but there is no road in front of us." Where are you headed?"

Lin Wanrong took a deep breath, now that she was in the depths of the forest, overgrown with weeds, and every step forward required great effort. Worst of all, neither the skinny map nor his memory stated what to do next. If you are like a headless fly scurrying around in this forest, you will not be able to reach Bayanhot for the rest of your life, not to mention, even your life will be surrendered here.

As the commander-in-chief, he was anxious but couldn't show it, he was silent for a while, and suddenly the sound of gurgling 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 stretched their necks and lowered their heads to suck the clear water, and it was unusually quiet.

"Brother Gao, give me the compass—" Lin Wanrong jumped up violently and ran towards the stream with a loud shout.

Chief Gao answered, and hurriedly handed the compass to him. Lin Wanrong didn't say a word, put the compass away and was quiet for a long time, and her face flashed with a thick smile: "Brother Hu, look-"

Hu Bugui and Gao Chieftain looked at the same time, and saw that the flow of the stream was inclined to the north and south pointed by the compass, and Gao Chieftain said strangely: "Hey, this stream seems to flow from the northwest."

"Yes, it's northwest." Lin Wanrong raised her head suddenly, and a gleam flashed in her eyes: "Brother Gao, do you remember what is the most famous specialty of Bayanhot?"

"Needless to say, Tan Zheng and Golden Retriever." Chief Gao didn't want to answer.

Lin Wanrong nodded: "Not bad." According to Xu Junshi, the alluvial plain in front of the Bayanhot Mountains has vast pastures and abundant products. Since it is an alluvial plain, and it happens to be close to Helan Mountain, then you say, where does the rich water and soil on the Bayanhot grassland come from?"

"Helan Mountain, of course." Hu Bugui was taken aback: "Oh, I understand-General, do you mean that the source of this stream is most likely also the source of the water and soil that nourishes the Bayanhot grassland?"

Lin Wanrong smiled and gently put her hand deep into the stream, and the coolness went straight to her heart with an icy feeling. He dug out a small pebble from the soil, looked at it for a long time, and said, "Look at the power of this stream, which can break through a ditch in such a dense forest. Looking at this pebble, it is by no means artificially placed, but naturally formed by thousands of years of alluvial flow of flowing water. What does that mean?"

Hu Gao and the others looked at each other puzzled, and without waiting for them to answer, Lin Wanrong waved his hand vigorously: "-- It shows that the source of this water flow has good activity and strong impact, and it is very likely to be the source of water and soil in the Bayanhot grassland."

Lin Wanrong's observation was subtle, and the analysis was very logical, Chief Gao nodded when he heard it, and Hu Bugui said excitedly: "General, you mean that we can reach Bayanhot by going up this stream and tracing the source?"

These words were too arbitrary, Lin Wanrong shook his head and said: "Even if you can't get to Bayanhot, I'm afraid it's not far away." Brother Gao, pass on my order, the whole army changed its course, and the men and horses did not stop, and went up the stream along this stream, and sent scouts to explore its source first. ”

Since the route is determined, this gurgling stream is the best way to seek, more than 8,000 soldiers transferred the horse's head and followed the stream up. The weeds and mud accumulation along the way are all roads that no one has ever walked, and its ups and downs can be imagined. From time to time, people and horses fell into the mud, and all the soldiers worked together to rescue, and the exclamations came one after another, resounding through the vast primeval forest of Helan Mountain.

In order to prevent the direction from deviating, Chief Gao kept positioning the compass in his hand, and the stream was really as Lin Wanrong expected, all the way to the northwest, which greatly increased everyone's confidence. Although the road ahead is still difficult and dangerous, everyone is not afraid.

The primeval forest was foggy, and it was along the stream, and everyone was wet and uncomfortable. At the end of the first day, twenty horses had been lost due to sinking into the mud, and as many as 100 warriors had been bitten by snakes, insects, rats and ants. On the second day, there were even more than 200 people hanging the lottery.

It's hard to walk! It's even more difficult to walk in the boundless Helan Mountains! Lin Wanrong sighed deeply.

After two days of going on like this, the stream seemed to have no end in sight. Except for the time to sleep every day, all the other times are in a hurry, Lin Wanrong calculated that he had traveled more than 300 miles in the past two days, and there were big blisters on his feet. But they still couldn't see the source of the stream. If it weren't for the compass showing the right direction, he would have suspected that he was on the wrong track.

"Brother Hu, is there any news from the scouts ahead?" Lin Wanrong licked her chapped lips and poked the branch she was holding in her hand into the clear water. Asked with a quick gasp. In order to save physical strength, all the fighters walked on the branches of the trees these days. It's already noon on the third day, but there is still no movement on the road ahead, thinking about the ten-day limit agreed by Xu Zhiqing, Lin Wanrong's heart is as anxious as a fire. What's even more uncomfortable is that he doesn't know what is happening on Helan Mountain now, and whether Dahua has started a big war with the Hu people. The feeling of isolation makes people anxious but helpless.

Hu Bugui wiped the beads of sweat on his face and nodded: "I let Li Wuling's kid out early in the morning, and he took a team of twenty scouts to explore the way." I don't know how to do it, and I haven't come back yet. ”

"Li Wuling?" Lin Wanrong was taken aback: "Why did Dong Plum come with him?" Brother Hu, you're abusing Scouts!"

The selection of soldiers is all done without returning. Lin Wanrong didn't ask at all. In the past two days, I have been busy exploring the road and hurrying, but I didn't know that Li Wuling also followed into the primeval forest at the foot of Helan Mountain.

Hu Bugui smiled bitterly: "General, you don't know the character of this kid. At the time of the Great War of Gohara. He charged after me, and with one shot he picked out the two Hu people, but he didn't feel satisfied. I also complained that you didn't let him enter Wuyuan City. This time it was even more entangled with me, when I went to the thatched house, he was practicing knife skills behind the thatched house, the whirring wind, even the yurt had to blow up, how could I pee? I was also forced to bring him in desperation. Fortunately, although this kid is young, he is more than clever, and he led two teams of scouts to explore the way. It is also in line with his temperament. ”

Practicing knives outside the hut? This little plum really does everything. Lin Wanrong shook his head and smiled, remembering what Li Tai had instructed before leaving the capital that Li Wuling must be trained. I didn't expect this kid to be quite conscious, so he started practicing by himself. It's just that I don't know what Miss Xu will worry about after learning about Li Wuling's whereabouts.

Speaking of Xu Zhiqing, I remembered the scene where she stood on the top of Helan Mountain, with affection, and sang lightly, and the look of deep affection was unbearable for a man. , Lin Wanrong gritted her teeth, if she can go back alive this time, she must do it for Xu Yatou. Lao Xu has taken a big advantage now, picking up such a powerful son-in-law for nothing, it is estimated that he will laugh in his dreams in the middle of the night.

He heheed twice, and was dreaming of it, but he saw a person in a hurry from afar, his feet splashing in the stream and wetting his whole body, and he shouted out out of breath: "Get out of the way, get out of the way, I have a major military report!"

"It's a little plum." Hu Bugui was shocked, hurriedly took two steps, and grabbed Li Wuling's sleeve: "Winter plum, General Lin is here."

Li Wuling rushed down, his clothes were soaked, his armor had been crooked by the branches, his face was pale, and he was panting for breath with Hu Bugui.

Whether this kid was frightened or frightened, tired like this. Lin Wanrong patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Not bad, Xiao Lizi, your running posture is almost as handsome as mine." What military information have you sought, report it quickly. ”

"Brother Lin," Li Wuling took a few quick breaths, opened his eyes wide, and said, "There is a lake in front, such a big lake."

"Lake?" Lin Wanrong grabbed Xiao Lizi's shoulders and said loudly with a ecstatic face: "Where is the lake?"

He had a strong hand, Li Wuling grinned a few times when he grabbed his teeth, Lin Wanrong hurriedly let go of him, and said with a smile: "Sao Rui Shaorui, I didn't pay attention for a while." Where do you say the waters of the lake are?"

Li Wuling rubbed his shoulders, let out a long breath, and said proudly: "Just in front, sixty miles away from us, I saw it with my own eyes-Brother Lin, I can be regarded as a great merit this time, right?" During the surprise attack on Bayanhot, I could no longer be asked to wait and see. ”

Lin Wanrong haha: "Good boy, good job." Wait for the woman who robbed the Hu people, and give you two white and tender ones. ”

"Cut!" Li Wuling waved his hand, snorted disdainfully, and grinned loudly.

"With the lake, it must not be far from Nabayanhot." Lin Wanrong muttered to herself, and the joy in her heart was self-evident. His eyes swept quickly, and his roar ran through the wilderness: "Pass my general's order, the whole army will speed up, and before sunset today, we must rush to the source of the stream."