Beyond the border city is another world.

There are no cities, no towns, and even farmland is vaguely defined. Because in Xu Yuanzuo's opinion, since it is said to be farmland, at least there must be a square rectangular ridge acre, but it is already very good to see the traces of cultivation here. When I first came out of the border pass, there was still a small dirt road under my feet, and after walking through a fork, the dirt road gradually narrowed and then disappeared.

If it weren't for the Tucker group leading the way in front, and Li Rusong and Li Pinghu guarding the front and back, Xu Yuanzuo would have been worried about getting lost. And he couldn't imagine how Tucker and Li Rusong found their way in this primitive environment. The wilderness made him feel depressed, and he quickly walked to Li Rusong's side.

Li Rusong squinted his eyes and seemed to be napping on his horse, but after feeling that someone was riding with him, he immediately opened his eyes and was full of light.

"Jing Lian, what's the scenery outside?" Li Rusong said with a smile.

Xu Yuanzuo smiled reluctantly: "In different sides, it's like the end of the earth." ”

"Further north, it's even more vast, as if it's never finished." Li Rusong shook the whip lightly: "Sometimes I really want to run all the way down the horse to see what is on the horizon." ”

Xu Yuanzuo took two breaths of fresh air and said with a smile: "If Zimao runs out of Nuergan like this, and runs through the Xianbei Wasteland, he will run to a sea with icebergs, and beyond the ice sea, it will be an ice field." Of course, there is no land under that ice sheet, so it can be said that the ice field is just a large piece of ice floating on the sea. If you run straight and go down, after the pole, you will turn south, and then there will be another continent. ”

Li Rusong laughed when he heard this: "This is the one written in "Zhuangzi"? ”

Xu Yuanzuo grinned: "No, I was thinking nonsense." ”

Li Rusong laughed: "Interesting, interesting." ”

Xu Yuanzuo laughed for a while. said: "It's just interesting to think about, but I can't bear the bitterness if I want to see it myself." I already feel too desolate here. ”

Li Rusong said: "That's true. From Guannai to Liaoyang, I feel that it is already a cold and bitter place. From Liaoyang to Kaiyuan, I thought: This place can also live in people. When I got out of Zhenbei Pass, I couldn't see anyone when I raised my eyes, which really made people's legs and stomachs turn around. But it's okay here. If you go further east, you will go out of the territory of the Haixi Jurchens. When the time comes, you will see that those Yi people not only can't understand their words, but they don't even look like people. ”

"Not like a human?"

"Those raw Jurchens have no hair on their heads, their cheekbones are protruding high, their teeth are on the outside, and they like to pierce and pierce rings on their brow bones and nostrils. The oiled leather on the body is the garment. Li Rusong shook his head as he spoke: "I really can't say." ”

Xu Yuanzuo smiled: "Zimao has been to see it in person?" ”

Li Rusong shook his head and said: "I will go as far as Xinzhou City, which is still a place where raw and cooked things are mixed." Farther away, hearsay. ”

Xu Yuanzuo relaxed his waist and hips. With the ups and downs of the horse waves. He was tired of riding, but he was too embarrassed to stop and rest, and this kind of nonsense chatting was a lot of relief. He said, "It's good to be hearsay." If someone is willing to go and come back and tell me, I'd rather pay for him to go. ”

Li Rusong laughed.

Xu Yuanzuo said again: "Maybe the people who go to see can still find gold mines." ”

"That's a good home." Li Rusong didn't take it to heart, and said: "When the time comes, we will divide it one by one." ”

"But if you send people to mine and then transfer them back, you have to have a way. There are post stations where you can rest along the way. Xu Yuanzuo said: "No matter how far I ran rashly, I found that no matter how good things were, I couldn't get them back." ”

Li Rusong nodded and smiled. Xindao: Are you still serious?

Xu Yuanzuo also saw that Li Rusong was not interested, and turned the topic to the Jianzhou Jurchen.

"It is said that the Jurchen is not satisfied with 10,000 people, and it is impossible to fight if it is full of 10,000 people, is it true or false?" Xu Yuanzuo asked.

Li Rusong scoffed: "Who is talking nonsense there?" The Jurchen is not satisfied with 10,000 because it is not full of 10,000. If there is more of them, there will be a famine in the stockade. I'm going to starve to death. Not to mention 10,000, a few thousand can't hold it. You say that such a Yi people, what is there not to fight? ”

Xu Yuanzuo looked at the carriage procession leading the way far ahead, and those Jurchens walked slowly, quite leisurely. He said: "The Jianzhou Jurchen is very capable of fighting? ”

"They're okay among the Jurchens." Li Rusong said: "But if you meet Tatar, you won't be able to." ”

"Tatars are warlike?"

"Just bully the Jurchens. If it's really against our Liaozhen. and they have no good fruit to eat. Li Rusong said very easily.

Xu Yuanzuo recalled the Li family's achievements, whether it was Li Chengliang or Li Rusong, they really didn't seem to take the Mongols seriously.

"Pinghu is a Tatar." Li Rusong said suddenly.

"Oh?" Xu Yuanzuo pretended not to know: "It looks no different from my Daming disciples." ”

Li Rusong said: "Back then, my father led troops to exterminate a Tatar tribe, and he was a prisoner. Because when he saw that he was born strong and strong, he took him as his son. Speaking of Liaodong, this place is a mixed Han and Yi place, attacking each other, but it is really impossible to talk about the mortal enemy who swears to the death. ”

Xu Yuanzuo's understanding of Liaodong has been refreshed a lot. was about to speak, but he heard the sound of horses' hooves behind him, and it was Li Pinghu who chased after him.

"General! Horse Exploration Report: There are Tartar scouts in the north, and it seems that the comers are not good. Li Pinghu reported succinctly and forcefully.

Li Rusong nodded slightly, and said to the left and right: "Let Takshi slow down, and the whole army is on alert." The soldiers beside him pursed their lips and let out a sharp whistle, and the Jurchen convoy in front of him quickly stopped.

"Let's find out." Li Rusong said nonsense to Li Ping.

"Whoa!" Li Pinghu clasped his fists and saluted, pulled the horse's head, and ran away.

As soon as he left, Tuckers had already run over and said, "General, there are thieves?" ”

"Tartar's Scout." Li Rusong looked up at the sky: "I may have been targeted early in the morning." ”

Tucker looked embarrassed: "If they dare to attack the idea of so many of us, I'm afraid there are quite a few of them." ”

Li Rusong thought for a while and said, "You also send someone to investigate." He said to Xu Yuanzuo again: "Yuanzuo, let the team get together, let's be safe." ”

――Didn't you just blow quite loudly?

Xu Yuanzuo said: "Obey!" ”

The convoy soon changed formation, the carriages and goods were gathered together, and the horses were released on both sides. The Jurchen knights in front and the Liaozhen iron cavalry in the back guarded the caravan one after the other. Li Rusong took his own soldiers in the center, and it was convenient to respond at any time. Although the convoy continued to move forward, the speed slowed down significantly.

Xu Yuanzuo asked Luo Zhenquan and Gan Chengze to get ready, and beckoned the guards to assemble spears and arrange formations.

Li Rusong always thought that Xu Yuanzuo was a powerless businessman, although those guards were tough. But it may not be able to fight. At this moment, people came prepared, and the swords and guns were started, and the momentum of the whole body became awe-inspiring and solemn.

"Strong Army!" Li Rusong praised.

Xu Yuanzuo said: "They are all veterans of Qi Shuai in Jiangnan back then. ”

Li Rusong bowed slightly: "Sure enough, the name is well deserved." Last year, Qi Shuai transferred 3,000 southern soldiers from Zhejiang to Jizhen, and the military discipline array was really breathtaking. In the rainstorm, the armies were scattered, but only the southern soldiers could stand tall, and no one wiped their faces, let alone sheltered from the rain. ”

Xu Yuanzuo smiled and said: "Fight for a long time. I think the same is true for Liaozhen. ”

Li Rusong thought so: "If you don't fight for too long, your good sons will be wasted." ”

Xu Yuanzuo thought that it was better not to fight, and if he wanted to fight, he would have to wait for his own military industry to rise up and sell arms before fighting.

-- Now you war practitioners are killing and killing, and it really doesn't do me the slightest good.

"Report to the general! In the southeast, more than 20 Tartars were found to be scattered. "Detective Pegasus Newspaper.

Li Rusong's face did not change: "Explore again." ”

After a while, the Jurchens also found out and came to report one after another.

Xu Yuanzuo followed Li Rusong, and Luo Zhenquan followed Xu Yuanzuo. It can be regarded as being in the Chinese army.

"It looks like we're surrounded." Xu Yuanzuo said.

"Southeast, Northwest, Northeast." Li Rusong stretched out his big hand with deerskin gloves and nodded three points on his palm. He stroked along the lifeline: "They are forcing us to the mouth of the three rivers in front of us. ”

"Why?" Xu Yuanzuo asked.

"Because that's the only way to spread the formation." Li Rusong said: "These twenty or thirty horsemen are just pioneers, and the brigade is still behind. ”

For the first time, Xu Yuanzuo felt the oppression of war, and it seemed that everything was out of his control. He didn't know where the Tatars would be, how many men there were, and how his side would respond. All hopes can only be pinned on the future famous Li Rusong.

Li Rusong didn't mind at all, and looked around: "These Tartars are here to seek death again." The convoy moved on. There is a mound in front, grab it down and line up first. ”

"They're not going to attack us halfway, are they?" Xu Yuanzuo asked and waited for the people below to start acting before asking.

Li Rusong took a good time: "From three hundred years ago to the present, there are only two methods of warfare. He held up a finger: "Either the striker feints and tempts people in." Then the wings were outflanked. This is the favorite method of warfare of the Tatars, but it is not used here. They may not have as many people as us. ”

Xu Yuanzuo wanted to ask how do you know that there are not as many people as us, but he realized that this was a lack of trust in Li Rusong, so he couldn't help but ask.

Li Rusong continued: "The second is like this right now, scaring you and letting you drill into their baggage, and then a large team of people rushes out to attack. ”

"So we're going to occupy the high ground and line up to defend it?" Xu Yuanzuo seemed to understand whether he understood or not, and found that fighting a war was indeed a technical job, and he had to have experience.

"No, you see, once we form a formation, they will rush straight up."

"Why?" Xu Yuanzuo was puzzled.

"The formation means that we are afraid, and they will not be afraid at that time." Li Rusong said.

The so-called anticipation of enemies like gods is based on understanding. Xu Yuanzuo didn't know anything about this, so he naturally believed it. Li Rusong followed his father to Liaodong since he was a child, fought from west to east, fought from childhood to adulthood, what he saw was a battle formation, what he heard was a war, and this understanding could naturally be used as a basis for decision-making.

Sure enough, more and more Mongolian scouts appeared near the convoy, narrowing the encirclement like wolves.

"Jing Lian, what's your name as the head of the guards?" Li Rusong pointed to Gan Chengze and said.

"Gan Chengze."

"Gan Chengze!" Li Rusong shouted: "Defend in a circle!" ”

Gan Chengze looked at Xu Yuanzuo.

Xu Yuanzuo nodded.

"Circle Formation!" Gan Chengze shouted.

The veterans of Zhejiang gathered together and put on a formation that seemed to be square and round.

"If you want to have fun, come with me." Li Chengliang shouted at Xu Yuanzuo, turned around and shouted at Li Pinghu: "Sons, kill with me!" With that, he took the lead and rushed due north.

Xu Yuanzuo's head was stunned: What kind of logic is this! He subconsciously opened his hands and looked at his lifeline, if the Tartar cavalry was in the southeast, northeast, and northwest, then where was their main force? Is it due north? How is it derived?

Luo Zhenquan was born as a pirate and is not familiar with life on land. He was a little anxious and said, "Brother Zuo, what should I do!" ”

"Lao Gan, line up for defense." Xu Yuanzuo pinched the horse's belly: "Lao Luo, let's go up and have a look!" ”

Luo Zhenquan's equestrian skills are not as good as Xu Yuanzuo, but after eating other people's food, how can there be any reason for being disloyal? This has to be particular even in the pirate circle! He had no choice but to hit the reins and chase Xu Yuanzuo out.

Li Pinghu led a large team of men to catch up with Li Rusong, and it was an arc. Xu Yuanzuo took the opportunity to embellish behind the Liaozhen Iron Cavalry and was not left too far behind. The cavalry quickly rushed into the sparse forest, and the men and horses shuttled through the forest without stopping. Where did Xu Yuanzuo and Luo Zhenquan's riding skills dare to gallop in this terrain? I can't wait to stop it. However, horses, especially war horses, are very proud animals, they do not allow their kind to surpass them, and some even run to death. In this case, if Xu Yuanzuo pulls the reins, he can pull the war horse man under his crotch to stand up and throw him off.

Xu Yuanzuo bent down and felt the wind blowing across his face, like a knife. The branches and leaves of the trees rushed to their faces, and they were immediately left behind. As for how to shuttle, it was all left to the horse's instinct. Just pray that it doesn't hit a tree, or trip over its roots.

――I really want to go to the bathroom.

Xu Yuanzuo closed his eyes tightly and stopped the urge to urinate from his bladder.

It seemed that a hundred years had passed, and the bright light passed through the eyelids, which stimulated Xu Yuanzuo to open his eyes and see that he had rushed out of the forest. He looked back and saw Luo Zhenquan, his face full of nervousness, and he didn't seem to be much better than him. Looking ahead, the Liaozhen cavalry had already thrown them far away, and could only vaguely see the horse's tail swaying in the dust.

"Drive!" Xu Yuanzuo shouted.

"Kill!"

"Ahh

Liaozhen Iron Cavalry was charging, and the enemy was already in front.

Xu Yuanzuo realized at this time: Brother doesn't even have weapons, what a lot of fun!

Luo Zhenquan chased after him and pulled out a Mongolian knife, which the Liao people used when they carried meat with them.

- You're not much better than my bare hands!

Xu Yuanzuo wanted to shout, but the strong wind in front of him sealed his mouth tightly.

Luo Zhenquan glanced at Xu Yuanzuo with resentment: Look, let you run blindly!

"Bang!"

"Bang bang!"

The three-eyed gun sounded densely, and the Liaozhen Iron Cavalry really met the enemy.

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