Zhang Jiayang entrusted Xiao Zhuge to the shopkeeper of the inn, rested in the inn for half a night, woke up early in the morning and said goodbye to the shopkeeper and left the inn, riveted his strength to the north to go straight to the Dongou country, just out of Yecheng, he met a caravan towards Yecheng, and a man with a dark face who led the team saw Jia Yang who was coming towards him and said: "This strong man is good, is Yecheng still forced to recruit soldiers, is it safe to enter the city now?"

"Yecheng has long stopped recruiting soldiers, and all the young and middle-aged people in Yecheng have enlisted in the army and left for Dongou Kingdom. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info" Jia Yang replied.

"Oh, I see, where are you going?"

"I'm going to Dongou Kingdom, are you from the north?"

"Yes, we came from Chudi, halfway, we saw the troops of Minyue, we were almost captured by the conscripts halfway, fortunately we are familiar with this mountain road, after escaping the trail back, the strong man took advantage of this war time to go to Dongou country, is it to participate in the war. ”

"No, this time the Minyue Kingdom attacked the Dongou Kingdom, it was the decision of the King of Minyue to be bewitched by the villain, and in the end it was the people of the world who were harmed, I couldn't bear the suffering of the people, so I had to try my best to see if I could stop this war. Jia Yang was pleasantly surprised when he heard this man say that there was a small road, and then asked, "This big brother, is the small road from the north closer than the big road?"

"I see, the strong man for the country and the people, in the next for the world to thank the people, from here to the north of the trail is closer than the main road, that is, the road is steeper than the main road, but like we ride a good horse, it is still similar to walking the avenue, but there are still risks. The strong man pointed to the horses in his ranks.

Jia Yang's eyes couldn't help but look at the horses in the hands of everyone in the caravan, and suddenly made up his mind and asked, "Big brother, can you sell me one of your horses?"

"Oh, if you want our horses, you can, we have our own business of reselling horses, you see, we can sell these horses. The strong man said without hesitation.

Jia Yang looked at it carefully, pointed to a sturdy and tall horse and said, "Big brother, how about the price of this horse?"

"Hahaha, good eyesight, this is probably the strongest horse we have transported this time, I met here by chance, and I saw the chivalrous liver sausage of the strong man, it is not an exaggeration to send you one, but our businessman is particular about the first order to the destination, the price you give a little meaning on the line, how about seeing thirty gold?"

"Okay, if you want to trouble my eldest brother again, can you give me a brief introduction to the convenient path to the north, so that I probably have a concept in my heart, so that I won't get lost halfway and delay time. ”

"Haha, you are the right person, our long-distance merchants like to show the way to their passing friends. The man said as he took out a sheepskin from his bosom and unfolded it for Jia Yang to see.

Jia Yang took a closer look, and immediately understood, this sheepskin is a map, with dense curves on it outlining thousands of mountains and rivers, the man pointed to the curves on the map and told Jia Yang, until Jia Yang had a general concept of direction in his heart before closing the map and said: "Look at the strong man's expression as if he didn't understand the road situation, otherwise this way, you bring this sheepskin map, even if you buy a horse, I give it an extra gift." ”

When Jia Yang heard the man say this, he bowed to the man excitedly and said, "Thank you, thank you very much, but you gave me this map, how will you use it in the future?"

"Hahaha, don't worry, we have been walking all year round, and the roads on this map have been memorized, if you need to go to Yecheng to draw another one, it doesn't hurt. ”

"Then I'm not welcome, it's better to be respectful. Jia Yang's gratitude to the man is beyond words.

Jia Yang took the sheepskin map, took out the money, handed it over, stepped on the back of the sturdy horse, thanked him and whipped north.

Jia Yang along the trail to the East Ou Kingdom to advance not to mention for the time being, and said that Liu Ju and Liu Xin brother and sister followed the Minyue army to the north slowly, because the mountain road is rugged and bumpy, the soldiers bring not much grain and grass, basically all rely on the road requisition, the people along the way can suffer, the food and livestock at home have been robbed, and it is also beautiful to say that now it is because of the protection of your homeland and the expedition, it is really black and white, miserable. There will be about five or six days to reach the capital of Dongou Kingdom.

Look at the elderly Dongou King Zhenfu in Dongou is still lying on the rich bed, surrounded by beautiful women, lazily invading in the singing and dancing, the movement of the Minyue Kingdom is not known at all, at this time, the waiter of the Dongou King rushed in to report: "Report to the king." ”

Dongou Wang Zhenfu suddenly heard such a sound, opened his confused eyes and glared angrily: "What are you shouting early in the morning, don't you see that this king is busy, I am scared of this king." ”

"The subordinates should die, and there is a person outside the palace who asks to see him, saying that he has something important to report to the king. ”

"Who, what's the matter?"

"The person who came claimed to be Zhang Jiayang, and said that he was the emperor's guard today. ”

"What's going on, the emperor's guard. Dongou Wang Zhenfu thought for a while, thinking that this emperor couldn't afford to provoke him, don't let him grab any handles, and then said, "Stupid, since you are a person from the emperor's side, let him in quickly, and see what will he preach." ”

"No. ”

After a short time, Zhang Jiayang strode into the main hall and saluted forward: "Zhang Jiayang greets the king." ”

At this time, Dongou Wang Zhenfu had already sat up, and took a serious look at Zhang Jiayang, wearing tattered clothes, his face was full of exhaustion, but his body was strong and burly, and he could see that he was a person who practiced martial arts, so he said: "The envoy is exempt, please take a seat." ”

"King Xie. ”

"I heard that the envoy is a person from the emperor's side, and he has traveled a long way from Chang'an, and he has worked hard all the way. ”

"The king misunderstood, I am not from Chang'an, I am from Minyue. Jia Yang immediately corrected.

"Oh, Minyue Kingdom?" Dongou King Zhenfu immediately wondered, "That king doesn't know what edict the emperor has, can the envoy have a token?"

Jia Yang immediately explained: "King, I was not sent by the emperor, and I don't have a token from the emperor. ”

"I see, what's the matter, tell me about it. As soon as Zhen Fu heard that it was not sent by the emperor, he immediately showed a look of disdain.

"Minyue has sent a large army to attack Don'ou, please don't pay attention to my identity, please prepare for defense as soon as possible, otherwise the city will be ruined and the country will be destroyed." ”

"Ah, that's true. ”

"I came from the trail to report the news to the king, don't be careless, please take measures as soon as possible. ”

"This, this, how this is good. The old Dongou Wang Zhenfu was obviously shocked by this news, and stood up trembling and shaking, not knowing whether he was frightened or his body was old and unstable.

The waiter next to him reminded with a clear mind: "The king should let the provincial prince come to discuss countermeasures as soon as possible." ”

"Yes, yes, yes, quickly declare the province into the temple. ”

After a short time, a sturdy young man walked into the main hall and saluted the king of Dongou and said, "Come to see your father, what does your father have to do when you come to find a child?"

"Come closer, this emperor's guard has received reliable news that the Minyue Kingdom has sent a large army to besiege us, what do you have to do. ”

"King, this is true, if this is the case, our Dongou country is small and weak, even if it is the strength of the whole country, it will be difficult to compete with the Minyue country. ”

"Hmph, don't fight for it, do you want this king to go and surrender to Minyue or sit back and wait for death!"

"The retainers don't dare, and the king is angry. ”

"Gather all the men and horses for this king, and thicken the walls, and I will hold on to the city. Dongou Wang Zhenfu suddenly came up with an idea.

"Erchen must obey the king's orders, Erchen thinks that we must not only hold on, but also find an opportunity to surprise in order to have any hope of victory. ”

"Finally got it right, you see what the plan is. ”

"Erchen is willing to lead a team of men and horses to inspect the direction of Minyue Kingdom, and then report to you the truth ahead in time. ”

"Okay, this is me, you will immediately select sturdy soldiers to go to find out the truth and find out the truth about the enemy from Minyue. ”

"No. ”

The prince province hurriedly took the order and left, but the king of Minyue still felt that he had no bottom in his heart, and kept pacing and wandering in the main hall.