Beachhead Village is closer to Yanmen City than Wutai County, and the road is easier to walk, this Qian Xiangmin has long known from Qin Sange's introduction, now Tantou Village has been burned by the Turkic army, but no traces of the Turkic army's march were found on the mountain road from Wutai County to Tantou Village, and Qian Xiangmin, who has been in the army for several years, of course has to suspect that the burning of Tantou Village These Turks came from the Yanmen battlefield.

As a result, after Qian Xiangmin's crow said that after coming to the mountain road leading from Tantou Village to Yanmen City, although it was dark, with only the moonlight, Qian Xiangmin and He Er and others found obvious traces of the Turkic army's march, and also found some tattered debris, such as torn women's clothes, broken teapots and tea bowls and spilled grains, which proved that the Turkic army returned to Yanmen City by this road with the materials looted from Tantou Village. Seeing this scene, our Qian Senjun also sat on the ground and wailed: "It's over, the Turks know this way, and we can't go to Yanmen City." ”

He Er's face was also a little ugly, because since the Turkic army knew about this mountain road, they naturally paid attention to the movement of this mountain road when patrolling, and maybe they would also set up an ambush on the road to prevent it, and if he and Qian Xiangmin wanted to take this road to Yanmen City again, not only was it impossible, but it was very likely that they would die. However, He Er didn't give up, and turned to Third Brother Qin and asked, "Third Brother, apart from this road, are there any other paths that can be touched under Yanmen City?" ”

"And." Third Brother Qin's answer made He Er overjoyed, Third Brother Qin pointed in one direction and said: "There is still a small road to Yanmen City, that road is very remote, even the locals don't know it, but it is farther to go to Yanmen City by that path, the road is difficult to walk, and it is very dangerous, some people in our village take that road to collect medicine, and there are people who fall off the cliff and die." ”

"It's okay, as long as you can get to Yanmen City." He Er was overjoyed, and hurriedly said to Qian Xiangmin: "Qian joins the army, don't worry, let's rest here for the night, and tomorrow we will take that path to Yanmen City." ”

Qian Xiangmin was not as happy as He Er, but cautiously asked Third Brother Qin: "That road has killed people, is it so dangerous?" ”

"It's dangerous." Third Brother Qin nodded and explained: "Take that path, there are two cliffs where there is no road at all, you can only use a rope to tie your waist and slowly climb down, the people in our village, because the rope was broken by the stone grinding and fell down, and even the white brain pulp spewed out, and they died a miserable death." ”

Everyone knows Qian Senjun's guts, after hearing Qin Sange's description, our Qian Senjun was immediately a little frightened, and after a little thought, our Qian Senjun simply retreated again, and said cautiously: "He Er, Third Brother, or let's forget it, don't go to Yanmen City, it's too dangerous, I don't dare to go." ”

"Not going?" He Er and Third Brother Qin were on fire at the same time, and He Er hurriedly said, "Qian joins the army, what are you kidding?" We've all come here, and you're not going, how can we explain to Deputy Envoy Chen when we go back? ”

"yes." Third Brother Qin also said angrily: "Master Qian, I wanted to lead the way for you, but I resigned as an envoy in the business, and you don't go here now, what about the reward that Master Chen promised me?" Do you give? ”

"But it's too dangerous, I don't dare to go." Qian Qian, who was as timid as a mouse, joined the army and wailed again.

"Qian joined the army, and there is no turning back now." He Er persuaded: "There are Turks everywhere, our dry food is only enough to eat for two days at most, Tantou Village has been burned again, if we don't go to Yanmen City, we will either starve to death or be killed by the Turks, there is no way to go, only go to Yanmen ......, what kind of people?!" ”

Persuaded, He Er suddenly shouted, and then immediately pulled out his sidecar and jumped up, which also scared our money into the army and immediately hid behind He Er, and He Er yelled at a bush: "Don't want to hide, I saw you!" Get out of here, or I won't be so good at talking in the past. ”

He Er's threat played a role, and when the grass was rattling, Hou Junji walked out of the grass, waved his hand and said: "Don't get me wrong, I didn't mean to eavesdrop on your conversation, I saw that you were all coming here, and I thought something was wrong, so I followed, not intentionally to eavesdrop on you." ”

"What do you hear?" He Er asked viciously.

Hou Junji wanted to play Lai and say that he hadn't heard anything, but he was afraid that He Er would see through it, and he would anger He Er, who was far better than himself, and in a flash of inspiration, Hou Junji simply gave up his hand and said: "Don't hide it from you, I heard it, Qian joined the army, Second Brother He, you are going to Yanmen City, right?" I'll help you, I'll go with you. ”

"You're going too? Are you not afraid of death? Qian Xiangmin was surprised, and hurriedly asked Hou Junji about his specific identity, and Hou Junji fabricated the identity of a Wutai County official for himself, explaining that he was to escape the war, and followed his friend Liang Xiaosi to take refuge in this beachhead village, but he never thought that the beachhead village was burned by the Turks, and overheard Qian Xiangmin's identity and intention, and was determined to help Qian Xiangmin go to Yanmen City as a Great Sui official.

Qian Xiangmin, who had never been to Wutai County, did not have any doubts about Hou Junji, but asked curiously: "Why do you want to help me go to Yanmen City, you are not afraid of death?" ”

"Of course the little ones are afraid of death." Hou Junji said with a hippie smile: "But the little one knows that you are a big official when you join the army, so the little one is not afraid, the small one was just a small official before, and this time the county town was also beaten by the Turks, and the small one can keep his job in the future, but the little one knows that if the little one can hold the money to join the army on your thighs, he will definitely be able to keep his job, and maybe he can mix better." ”

"It's not bad to bring one more substitute ghost, the more substitute ghosts, the safer the official will be." Qian Senjun pondered in his heart, quickly made up his mind, and immediately smiled: "Well, since you have the guts, then the official will take you, and you will also put a hundred hearts, as long as you can protect the official to arrive in Yanmen City safely, the official will not be able to treat you badly." ”

"Thank you for joining the army, from now on, the villain's life is yours." Hou Junji saluted happily, and said with a cruel smile in his heart: "Join the army? Yanmen City? It seems that our purpose is the same, very good, see how I clean you up on the way! ”

Fortunately, our confused Qian Xiangmin has a more delicate He Er beside him, and hurriedly reminded Qian Xiangmin in a low voice not to believe in outsiders, our money joins the army in his heart, so not only did he not listen to He Er's contrary advice, but also personally picked up Hou Junji, who was the first to salute, and the lively-mouthed Hou Junji soon had a hot fight, during which Hou Junji took the opportunity to talk and inquire about Qian Xiangmin's identity, Qian Xiangmin also told the truth, and Hou Junji was overjoyed when he heard that Qian Xiangmin was an official under Chen Yingliang, was more respectful and flattering to Qian Xiangmin, and then offered to persuade Liang Xiaosi to go to Yanmen City together, and Qian Xiangmin, who wished that the more dead ghosts the better, was even more happy, and agreed.

Hou Junji soon found that he had made a right choice, he hired Liang Xiaosi did not walk another remote path to Yanmen City, glad that he was blessed at the same time, Hou Junji hurriedly told Liang Xiaosi about the situation of his negotiations with Qian Xiangmin, and asked Liang Xiaosi to cover his identity, and promised to kill Qin Sange after arriving in Yanmen City to make Liang Xiaosi angry, Liang Xiaosi also knew that there was no way back now, and could only continue to move forward, so he also agreed to Hou Junji's request, also promised to pretend to reconcile with Qin Sange and deceive Qian Xiangmin and others into trust.

In this way, after sleeping in the village overnight, the next morning, after collecting enough ropes in the village, Qian Xiangmin and Hou Junji and others set off to Yanmen City again, and the result was just like Qin Sange's introduction, the other path was really very remote and hidden, and there was no trace of the Turkic army, but it was rugged and difficult to walk very terrifyingly, the path was already only a slight trace, and the road was either over the mountains or through the forest stream, and at noon it was forced to walk several miles in the water, It's also thanks to the fact that Third Brother Qin has walked this path twice and is quite familiar with the terrain, otherwise even another guide, Liang Xiaosi, would have to get lost in the deep mountains.

The path is so complicated and difficult to walk, Hou Junji also gave up the plan to kill Qian Xiangmin and others on the road, and worked together with Qian Xiangmin and others decently, hand in hand, and took the initiative to carry the pampered Qian Xiangmin and walked a rather short road, which moved Qian Xiangmin to praise, and also made the relatively simple little bandit He Er let down his guard, and began to believe that Hou Junji was sincerely refuge in Qian Xiangmin, but the sworn enemies of Qin Sange and Liang Xiaosi still refused to pay attention to each other, but fortunately, there was no conflict.

The section of the mountain that must be used with a rope to go down the mountain has come, and the best opportunity to kill Qian Xiangmin and the others has also come, but seeing the vast forest under the cliff and the lofty mountains in the distance, Hou Junji still gave up this plan - if he accidentally injured the guide of Qin Sange when he did it, he might not be able to get out of this mountain forest in his life. With no other choice, Hou Junji had to carry the pampered Qian Xiangmin on his back, slowly descended the mountain with the help of his companions, and finally sent Qian Xiangmin off the cliff safely. Or is he Chen Yingliang's lackey of the thief? ”

In this way, after countless hardships and obstacles, more than once encountered poisonous snakes and beasts that could kill him, it took two full days, and when the dry food was about to be eaten up, Qin Sange, the only one who knew the path, pointed to the mountain beam in front of him and said: "After this mountain, it is Yanmen City, and you can still see the situation of Yanmen City on the top of the mountain." ”

Qian Xiangmin, Hou Junji and others, who were all exhausted, cheered weakly, and then supported each other and stumbled forward, taking advantage of the fact that it was not yet dark, and hurriedly marched towards the mountain beam, during which the third brother Qin, who was born in the mountains, also caught a few fish in the creek and distributed them to everyone to eat raw to satisfy their hunger, and at the same time, the third brother Qin also handed the raw fish to the sworn enemy Liang Xiaosi very rarely-after all, he lived and died together for two days, and the third brother of Qin, whose nature was not as unconscionable as Chen Fuliang, had not been so strong against Liang Xiaosi.

It's a pity that Third Brother Qin's hot face was attached to the cold buttocks, and after taking the raw fish with an expressionless face, while gnawing on the raw fish, Liang Xiaosi glanced at Third Brother Qin with great resentment, full of resentment in his heart, "Why are all my family dead?" Can the people in your family run away? ”

When it was dark, Qian Xiangmin and others finally arrived at the bottom of the mountain beam, rested for a period of time to recover some of their bodies, and determined that there were no Turkic soldiers on the mountain, Qian Xiangmin and others slowly climbed towards the mountain, fortunately, during this time the weather was dry and rainless, the moonlight was very bright, and in the case of not daring to shoot torches, Qian Xiangmin and others could still see the road clearly, and it was very difficult to climb upward, but when the third watch was more than halfway, Qian Xiangmin and others finally climbed to the top of the mountain, and also condescendingly saw the situation of the Yanmen battlefield with their own eyes.

The scene under the mountain surprised Qian Xiangmin and others again, although the Yanmen City north of the lower reaches of the Hutuo River is still safe and sound, but on the surrounding wilderness outside the city, on both sides of the Hutuo River, it is densely packed with the military tents of the Turkic army, like the vast sea surrounding the small Yanmen City, the Turkic campfire will reflect the suburbs brightly, like day, the denser Turkic military flags are blown by the mountain wind, like the waves of the sea, undulating and rippling, boundless.

Seeing this scene, not to mention that Qian Xiangminqian, who was as timid as a mouse, joined the army, even Hou Junji, who was born as a ruffian and hooligan, was also pale, and muttered: "With so many Turkic troops, how can we enter Yanmen City?" ”

"There's a way to get in!" He Er suddenly spoke, pointed to the Hutuo River in the south of Yanmen City, which was brightly reflected by the firelight, and said in a deep voice: "That river is next to Yanmen City, and we are upstream here, so we can go down to the river immediately after going down the mountain, and you can swim down the river to Yanmen City, and then you can enter the city." ”

"Great idea!" Qian Xiangmin's eyes lit up, and he said happily: "I know how to water, after being scared once last time I met a Wagang thief in Tongji Canal, in order to prevent accidents, I spent a lot of effort to learn to swim, the water is not bad, and I am sure to swim to the bottom of Yanmen City." He Er, Third Brother Qin, do you know how to water? ”

"I will." Third Brother Qin hurriedly answered, and He Er smiled and said: "I forgot to join the army, before I was rescued from the thief's nest by Brother Sanbao, I just relied on robbing the Tongji Canal to eat, can I still have water?" ”

Qian Xiangmin, who had been crying for several days, finally showed some smiles, and when he asked Hou Junji and Liang Xiaosi if they would be water-based, Liang Xiaosi nodded, but Hou Junji said with a sad face: "I won't, I haven't learned to swim." ”

"It's okay, I'll let He Er take you." Qian joined the army and was quite righteous, and immediately said: "You help me on the way here, now it's time for us to help you, why not rely on the water to eat, the water is good, and you can still enter Yanmen City with you." ”

Hou Junji was overjoyed when he heard this, and quickly nodded in agreement, and then Qian Xiangmin and He Er discussed a little, and hurriedly distributed the last dry food to everyone to eat, replenishing the body as much as possible, and then used the cover of night to immediately go down the mountain, and took advantage of the night to touch the Hutuo River that was related to success or failure, during which Qian Xiangmin naturally had to carefully inspect Chen Yingliang's recital, but fortunately, the oil paper wrapped in the recital was not broken, and waterproof was not a problem, but there was no need to worry about being soaked in water. Hou Junji also found an opportunity to say a few words to Liang Xiaosi alone, and he didn't know what he said.

It is easy to go up the mountain and difficult to go down, and the clumsy Qian Xiangmin on the way down the mountain has not been less falling, but in order to seize the opportunity in the middle of the night, and in order to alarm the Turkic soldiers patrolling under the mountain, Qian Xiangmin did not cry out for grievances, gritted his teeth and just insisted, relying on the help of He Er and Qin Sange, and also by the lighting of the moonlight and firelight, he finally went down to the bottom of the mountain when the fourth watch was about halfway through, and came to the grass that was only about two miles away from the Hutuo River.

This is a two-mile journey that determines the success or failure of life and death, and the patrols and sentinels of the Turkic army on both sides of the Hutuo River are constantly coming and going with torches, and they are extremely close to each other, and as long as Qian Xiangmin and others rush to the river, they may be immediately surrounded by Turkic sentinels or killed by random arrows. For the sake of safety, Qian Xiangmin, He Er, and Qin Sange could only quickly discuss countermeasures in a low voice, and finally decided to take advantage of the gap between the Turkic sentinels patrolling back and forth to reach the river by crawling. However, after discussing the method, Qian Xiangmin just turned around and wanted to explain to Hou Junji, but was stunned to find that Hou Junji and Liang Xiaosi had disappeared.

"What about Hou Junji? Where did they go? Third Brother Qin and He Er were also confused, they couldn't find the shadows of Hou Junji and Liang Xiaosi when they searched left and right, and they didn't dare to shout, and at the same time, time waited for no one, Qian Xiangmin and the other three had no choice, so they could only decide not to pay attention to them, and hurriedly took advantage of the gap between the two Turkic sentinels to cross and walk away, and crawled out of the grass and crawled towards the Hutuo River.

Time is precious, Qian Xiangmin and others climbed very fast, and climbed out of more than 200 meters in a blink of an eye, but at this time, two stones suddenly flew from behind them, and successively fell to Qian Xiangmin and others to make a sound, Qian Xiangmin and others were shocked, and quickly turned around, but saw Hou Junji and Liang Xiaosi, who suddenly disappeared before, appeared on the hillside at some point, and threw a few stones to make a sound. Although the sky was still dark and the distance was a little far, Qian Xiangmin and the others seemed to be able to see the hideous smiles on the faces of Hou Junji and Liang Xiaosi.

The noise deliberately made by Hou Junji and Liang Xiaosi still attracted the attention of the Turkic patrol, and found that the situation was not right, and the two Turkic patrols that had crossed before turned around and rushed towards Qian Xiangmin and others. Ambassador Li, don't worry, not only do I know water, but I also have very good water quality, and I still have dry food hidden on my body, so I will go further upstream and go down the river for a day in the mountains to send you a message. ”

With a cruel smile, a strange thing happened suddenly, Qian Xiangmin, who was crawling on the ground, suddenly stood up, pointed at Hou Junji and Liang Xiaosi and shouted, Hou Junji and Liang Xiaosi didn't understand the words at all, Hou Junji couldn't help but say, "What is he talking about?" ”

Hou Junji couldn't understand what Qian Xiangmin said, but the two Turkic patrol sentinels who rushed quickly heard it clearly and clearly, "Taijun, don't shoot, I'm a good citizen, catch that eight roads!" Grab that dirt ...... road. "Oh no, it's wrong, it's this......

"I am the messenger of the Khan! Catch that person, catch that Central Plains spy! He is a spy in the Central Plains! He is a spy in the Central Plains! ”

Hearing Qian Xiangmin's Turkic language, and following Qian Xiangmin's instructions, he saw Hou Junji and Liang Xiaosi on the hillside, the two Turkic sentinels did not hesitate, and immediately rushed to Hou Junji and the others with a strange scream, scaring Hou Junji and Liang Xiaosi into a distraction, and quickly turned around and ran up the mountain, and the Turkic patrol team immediately dismounted and caught up with the mountain, Hou Junji cried desperately, "Why did you come to arrest me?" Arrest those people under the mountain, I am kind enough to remind you, why do you still want to arrest me? ”

It's a pity that the Turkic soldiers couldn't understand Hou Junji's shouting words at all, and they chased faster and tighter, and after Hou Junji and Liang Xiaosi attracted the attention of the Turkic sentinels, Qian Xiangmin, He Er and Qin Sange also rushed to the Hutuo River in front of them, using their strength to eat, and rushed towards the Hutuo River at a speed that they had never seen in their lives............

Plop, plop, plop three sounds, three bright splashes bloomed in the Hutuo River, which has a large flow, and when the Turkic sentinels rushing from the left and right rushed to the scene, the waves in the Hutuo River had subsided, and Qian Xiangmin and the three had disappeared.