Separated by a "wall", there is a harsh winter on one side and a summer on the other.

On one side is the desolate land, and on the other side is the green grassland.

After a hurried glance, Wu Fanyang didn't dare to be careless, and immediately took someone back from the blue light.

What is certain is that between one in and one out, the seasons have changed, indicating that they have crossed a long distance.

But where exactly it went, no one knows.

Keep it a secret, or it will cause confusion.

He strictly demanded accompanying gunners.

The gunmen are all retired young people selected from Jinshan City, and they know how powerful they are.

Marked by the "wall of water", dozens of people returned to the castle with the hunted sheep.

Sheep blood, received dozens of pots.

It was too cold, and most of the sheep quickly froze.

Lu Tao had to lead people to drag hundreds of frozen and hard-nosed sheep to the castle and pile them in the shade of the corner. It is more than ten degrees below zero, and it can be stored for a long time.

After half a day's work, the castle has been cleaned, and the dead vines and branches are piled up, which can be used as firewood.

In the middle of the castle is a six-storey main building, with the second floor, arranged as a command center.

Three brigades, six brigades, stationed five miles away from the castle, one left and one right, into a corner.

There are two telephone lines leading to the command room.

After eating a mutton feast, Lu Tao and Ji Yue took a hundred people to Qutuo City to reconnoitre.

Wu Fanyang and Lu Tao are both from the reconnaissance brigade and have rich experience.

Qutuo City is only three hundred miles away from the dead city.

It doesn't take more than a few hours to get there by car.

"Lu Tao, have you found it, the boss seems to have a mind." Ji Yue drove a pickup truck, Lu Tao sat next to her, and behind her, two buses and a truck followed.

"The boss has thoughts, why didn't I see it?" Lu Tao put down the binoculars and asked in surprise.

"Because you're a man." Ji Yue turned her head and glanced at Lu Tao, her eyes full of tenderness.

"He may be worried that Qu Tuocheng will be difficult to take, I heard my sister-in-law say that Qu Tuo City is quite big." Lu Tao cocked his legs, leaned back, and stretched comfortably.

"Sister-in-law? Hmph, don't call that vixen sister-in-law. Ji Yue's mouth rose and said hatefully.

"It's not easy to be the boss, it's not good to have no woman around to take care of it." Lu Tao saw that Ji Yue was angry, and said hurriedly.

"A singer, why should you take Qutuocheng for her." Ji Yue stepped on the accelerator suddenly, and the pickup drove fast.

There are no roads, so drive on gravel ground, just keep an eye out for larger rocks and bushes.

"Eh, be careful, slow down, the car behind can't keep up." Lu Tao hurriedly shrank his legs and pulled on the safety belt.

"The boss is really, married to the princess, and he is not satisfied." Ji Yue slowed down and sighed.

"The princess and the boss belong to a political marriage, do you understand the political marriage? Don't mention this kind of thing in front of anyone in the future, otherwise everyone will be embarrassed. Lu Tao sighed and said very seriously.

"I understand, just complaining in front of you, Lu Tao, you are not allowed to be as attentive as the boss in the future." Ji Yue bit her lip and said.

"Ji Yue, I really like you." Lu Tao grinned, and stretched out his hand dishonestly.

"Nasty!" Ji Yue chuckled.

Gravel ground, as far as the eye can see, not a single river in sight, not a bit of greenery in sight.

The car drove into a bush and slowed down.

On the bushes, bright red berries can still be seen, hanging shriveled.

Occasionally, a small group of wild beasts wandered around, heard a roaring cart running over, and hurried away from it.

Ahead, a large mountain rises abruptly, thousands of meters high, like a huge black chimney rising from the ground.

On the map, it is very clear that this mountain is called Iron Mountain.

Several cars, parked at the foot of the Iron Mountain.

"Damn, if it's as thick as the top and bottom, it's a bit like Sun Wukong's golden hoop stick." Everyone circled around Tieshan, and Lu Tao looked up, feeling that it was very much like Sun Monkey's weapon.

The Iron Mountain is as high as a kilometer, but it covers an area of only more than ten acres.

It seems to suddenly emerge from the ground, straight into the sky, and it is also like falling from the sky, plunging into the ground like a sharp sword.

The black surface reflects a metallic luster.

They have a mission.

Take a sample and take it back for testing, there is a shortage of iron in Jinshan City.

Chen Junwen squatted down carelessly with a handful of iron hammers.

"Bang!"

"Damn!"

The hammer in his hand almost collapsed.

Chen Junwen came out with Lu Tao to reconnoitre, and Wu Fanyang specially arranged for him to exercise.

"Brother Tao, it's not a stone." Chen Junwen shook his shoulders and bared his teeth and said.

"When, when, when......" Lu Tao picked up the hammer and tapped it gently, making a crisp metal impact sound.

"How is that sound?" A person next to him said in surprise.

"This mountain is iron!" Chen Junwen's eyes widened and he exclaimed exaggeratedly.

"The city-states are short of iron, if it is iron, why don't you take Qutuo City?" Ji Yue was very puzzled.

Iron Mountain, only more than fifty miles away from Qutuo City.

Lu Tao took the iron hammer.

"Bang!"

The hammer was hammered down.

Damn, he only felt that his hands were numb, and the hammer almost flew away.

Several people hurriedly leaned over to take a look, and the surface was so black that there was not the slightest trace.

"It's so hard, no wonder Qu Tuocheng can't get it away, haha, such a big piece of iron, making bows and crossbows, making knives and guns, you can make a lot of things." Lu Tao said overjoyed.

"General Lu, it's so hard, so big, do you have a way to get it away?" Ji Yue snorted.

"Ji Yue, didn't I tell you, Jinshan lacks this and that, and there is no shortage of one." Lu Tao said triumphantly.

"What?" Ji Yue tilted her head and looked at Lu Tao.

"Technology, don't say it's in the open air, even if it's underground, you can get it away." Lu Tao pinched Ji Yue's cheeks, "Understood, brother has technology." ”

"I don't believe it, is technology bigger than Iron Mountain?" Ji Yue smiled and dodged, still skeptical.

……

……

"Youshan, are you surnamed Zhu?" Wu Fanyang returned to his residence with a heart, and Youshan was holding a copper bowl and ironing a few underwear.

All the way to the march, unless there was something to ask, Youshan was not with him. When I arrived at my accommodation, I didn't go out most of the time.

Wu Fanyang was very satisfied, this woman knew how to measure, never said much, let alone inquired.

"Brother, my father's name is Zhu Hongge." Youshan was concentrating on burning her clothes, and she didn't lift her head.

"Well, based on the photos taken by Lu Tao, Professor Han concluded that Qu Tuocheng was from the Ming Dynasty, and his surname was Zhu." Wu Fanyang nodded, took off his shoes and lay on the bed.

"Why?" Youshan asked casually.

"The founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty is surnamed Zhu." Wu Fanyang smiled, "You are a relative of the emperor, and you can be regarded as a princess." ”

"Princess?" Youshan shook her head, "I don't care about identity. ”

"It's just that taking Qutuo City won't be that simple."

"Difficult to take?" Seeing Wu Fanyang staring at the roof with wide eyes, Youshan put down the copper bowl in his hand, walked to his side, and rubbed the top of his head.

"Qutuo City is a bit similar to Jinshan City, surrounded by mountains, and there is only one cave leading to the city." Wu Fanyang sat up, took out a cigarette and lit it.

"Is there no way to do it?"

"There are several iron gates in the cave, and the entry and exit are very strict, and many brothers will definitely die if they attack it." Wu Fanyang slowly exhaled smoke, his brows furrowed.

After Lu Tao's investigation, he found that the cave was like a tunnel, with a gate at the outer entrance, and it was made of pig iron with thick arms.

The cave roof is carved into a groove, and the thick iron chain twists the gate, and once there is a change, the gate can be lowered in a few moments.

When put down, the explosives simply cannot be exploded.

What's even more hateful is that there are three gates inside the cave, which is more than a mile long, and each gate is hanging.

Raid, even if you get one, two, there is absolutely no way to get three in one go.

"It's easy to get in and out, Youshan is willing to enter the city and investigate first." Youshan stroked her hair and said softly.

"No, it's too dangerous." Wu Fanyang said hurriedly.

"Brother, don't forget, there is still my father's old department in the city, if you can get in touch, the inside and the outside should be together, and it is not difficult to break the city." Youshan snuggled up to Wu Fanyang's chest, "In this life, it is also my blessing to meet you." ”

Wu Fanyang stroked Youshan's hair and was silent for a long time.

"Brother, if you keep suffering from it, you can send a few more people to pretend to be salt merchants. After a long time, once the other party discovered that there was a garrison in the castle, it would be even more difficult for them to be prepared. ”

"Okay, Youshan, you really have the blood of the city lord of Zhu, take the city, you have made up your mind about this city lord."

Wu Fanyang snuffed out the cigarette butt and hugged Youshan tightly.