Gansu! Silver!

There was a snowfall last night, and the sky and the earth were covered in snow. The snow reflected in the sun, and it was white and bright in front of me. On the white snow, there are strings of claw marks left by unknown animals. There are chickens, rabbits, mice, and of course, bobcats, foxes, and wolf footprints.

To the west is the remnants of the Qilian Mountains, and to the east is the daunting Tengger Desert. If there was no silver, no one would come here to eat sand.

Silver: This place produces silver, which seems to be a slip of the tongue. But this place is indeed a famous silver mine in the northwest, and silver ore was found here as early as the Zhu Hongwu period. After more than two hundred years of gathering, the silver mine has gradually dried up.

The city born of the mine quickly fell into loneliness. People leave for their livelihoods, and seven or eight out of ten of those left behind are old and weak. They lived by farming and shepherding sheep, and because it was a frontier, the imperial court reduced taxes. Although there are no rich and noble people, life is still passable.

Early morning! Ge Erdan walked on the snow in an old sheepskin jacket, and put down the cover last night. Maybe you'll be able to come back with some prey! In winter, it is the most wonderful thing to bring some game back to fight for tooth sacrifices. In his mind, he fantasized about whether he could catch a hare or a young chicken, and if he could catch a yellow sheep that had not yet migrated, it would be too happy.

In the early years, the Tibetans were very fierce and often came to rob. The soldiers of the imperial court fought a few battles with the Tubo people, although they flickered the victory and defeat, but the Tubo people and the Ming Dynasty could not afford it, so they gave up the idea of continuing to invade and concentrated on operating in Xining.

In recent years, the Mongolians have made a lot of trouble, but they are all making trouble in Yinchuan. It is said that the battle with the soldiers of the imperial court was earth-shattering, and the Mongols died a lot, and the soldiers of the imperial court also died a lot. However, as a small city behind Lanzhou, Baiyin had never felt the threat of the Mongols, and Ge Erdan had never even seen what the Mongols were like.

The snow squeaks and creaks when it is stepped on.

Ge Erdan tried to find his way and walked towards the lonely old elm tree. In the distance is the vast Tengger Desert, where people walk in and die for life. Ge Erdan's sleeve was very cleverly lowered, and it was installed on the dirt slope under the big elm tree. As long as an animal passes by, it will definitely not be able to escape.

A piece of white gas erupted from his mouth, and Ge Erdan finally climbed up the dirt slope. When he saw what was going on down the dirt slope, he almost fainted.

On the clamp under the dirt slope, a black war horse is sandwiched. A few meters away, there was a corpse.

The corpse's head was strangely bent to the side, and its body was arched like a shrimp. People have long been frozen hard, and there is no possibility of saving them.

Ge Erdan was so frightened that he almost screamed, the man was wearing an earthy yellow military cotton jacket, and his lower body was also an earthy yellow military cotton pants. There was a bayonet hanging from the back of the buttocks, and a rifle in the saddle. The hat fell out, and I don't know where it was blown by the wind. His black hair was frozen on his face, and a few strands that weren't frozen were fluttering in the wind.

This is the Liao soldiers, the Liao soldiers under Li Dashuai.

Since the Mongols were in turmoil, the border troops here have been replaced by Liao soldiers. I heard that it was the main force of the Liao army that was fighting the Mongols in the north, and these people were just ordinary border troops.

There was a "buzz" sound in Ge Erdan's head, and the Liao army obviously fell off his horse and died. And the culprit who made him fall off the horse was the trap he set. With your eyes closed, you can think of a snowy day with one man and one horse galloping in the snow. The war horse under the crotch suddenly stepped on the sleeve, and the person on the horse fell out and broke his neck directly.

The condom was placed by oneself, which is a mortal sin. It is said that Li Dashuai is an extremely protective person, and the Liao soldiers and generals under him are all murderous and unblinking. Now that he actually killed the Liao soldiers, it seems that he is still a cavalry in the Liao soldiers, which is a big trouble. Maybe, it will be destroyed by the fierce Liao soldiers.

The first thought in Ge Erdan's mind was to run, and he didn't know how many heels he had fallen along the way. The old sheepskin jacket was covered with snow, and Ge Erdan didn't have time to pounce. Knocked open the door of the house with his body closed, and climbed onto the kang with a swing.

"Two eggs! What's wrong with you? I don't take off my shoes even when I'm on the kang! Erdanniang looked at her son strangely, could it be that she had met a leopard? It's impossible, the leopards in this winter have all entered the Qilian Mountains, and they rarely come to this place where there are people. Could it be that a wolf was encountered? God, it's the blessing of our ancestors to come back alive.

"Mother! I'm in trouble, I'm in trouble. Ge Erdan's body shrank into the kang, and the snow on the old sheepskin jacket fell off and soaked the kang mat.

"What's the matter! You say! Erdanniang slapped Erdanniang anxiously, this kid is not small, why is he scared like this today? What the hell happened to you? Could it be that you have met the Tibetan people?

"Mother! The trap I put under was stepped on by the cavalry of the Liao army, and the cavalry fell to his death, fell to his death. Li Dashuai will definitely take me to cut off my head! Ge Erdan cried.

"What?" The second Danniang was dizzy, and she almost lost her breath. never thought that the son would set up his prey and cause such a big disaster.

"Mother! I don't want to die, I don't want to die! Ge Erdan hugged the old lady's arm and shook it vigorously.

"What can I do about this, your father went to Lanzhou to deliver mountain goods, this is ......" Erdanniang had no idea for a while.

"Mother, Li Dashuai's soldiers will definitely come to arrest me. They're going to kill me! Ge Erdan cried and shouted.

"Your uncle is literate and has a lot of ideas, wait, my mother will call your uncle to you. Let him help us get the idea! Erdanniang suddenly thought of her brother, who was literate and hyphenated, and he was also admitted to Xiucai. is a well-known figure in ten miles and eight villages, if he comes up with an idea, he will definitely be able to help his family escape.

Erdanniang trotted all the way to her brother's house and pulled her brother back to her house.

"Erdan, what do you have to tell your uncle?"

"Uncle, I killed the Liao soldiers. I didn't mean to, it was his horse that stepped on the leash, and he fell off the horse and died. I didn't mean it, I really didn't mean it. The second egg grabbed his uncle and cried and shouted.

Uncle's brows furrowed, he didn't have the slightest affection for Liao Bing. Those are just rough men who insult Sven and slander the sages, I heard that half a year ago, Li Dashuai ordered the Liao soldiers to kill many scholars in front of the noon gate. Among them is Mr. Xu, whom my uncle admires the most!

These damn Liao soldiers, the more they die, the better, and no one sympathizes.

"Erdan, don't panic, take your uncle to have a look. Carrying a hoe, if there is no one nearby, we will bury the person. God doesn't know the ghost, and no one will know that a Liao soldier has died. The uncle spun around twice on the ground, and suddenly stood still and said in a deep voice.

"Uncle, is this going to work?" Erdanniang was a little hesitant, after all, this is a Liao soldier. Legend has it that the commander of the Liao soldiers has the ability to penetrate the heavens and the earth, knows astronomy and geography, knows five hundred years before and five hundred years later, and is a fairy-like figure. If he knew about it, wouldn't he kill his whole family?

"Afraid of what? On this snowy day, who has nothing to do to go to the suburbs. While it's still early, let Erdan follow me with a hoe. The body was buried, and the gods did not know it. Uncle looked at the sky outside and urged.

"Two eggs! Hurry up and go with your uncle, or no one will be able to save you. Erdanniang shouted, and Shangkang dragged Ge Erdan, who was trembling, down.

Ge Erdan led the way in front with a hoe, and his uncle also followed behind with a hoe. In winter, the ground is frozen hard and difficult to plan, so you can plane a little faster with two hoes.

Luckily, no one went out today.

Coming to the old elm tree, Ge Erdan pointed to the corpse on the ground and did not dare to speak.

The uncle walked down the dirt slope and pulled the body with a hoe. Seeing that the corpse was already frozen hard, he shook his head helplessly, and he was really dead.

This Liao soldier is different from other Liao soldiers, and there is a leather bag hanging on the outside of the army's cotton jacket. My uncle opened his backpack and saw that it looked like an official document.

"Erdan, hurry up and dig the pit and bury the dead. It's not fun to dig deeper, and if someone turns it out. The uncle commanded, and took out the official letter to himself.

Just glanced at it twice, and my uncle's face turned white.

"Two eggs! Don't plane, hurry home. Uncle pulled a handful of Ge Erdan, and ran back at a trot, not even a hoe.

"Uncle, don't bury the body, it's okay to be seen." Ge Erdan was a little confused, this uncle was still in a hurry a minute ago.

"At this time, I can still take care of this, hurry up and go home, it's too late." The uncle picked up the official letter, pulled Ge Erdan and threw away the hoe, turned his head and ran back.

Ge Erdan didn't know what was going on, and when he saw his uncle looking more nervous than himself, his heart immediately became nervous. followed his uncle and ran home in one breath, as soon as he entered the door, Ge Erdan sat on the kang and gasped for breath, so after running twice in a row, Ge Erdan felt that his heart was about to jump out of the cavity.

"Uncle, what the hell is wrong, why did you run back so quickly? Deceived corpses? Erdanniang's brain was surprised, and she actually thought of deceiving the corpse.

"Old sister! Hurry up and pack your things, the Mongols are coming. The uncle grabbed Erdanniang's hand and said eagerly.

"What! Mongols, weren't they blocked by the commander's soldiers in Yinchuan in the north? Erdanniang asked puzzledly. In fact, she didn't know where Yinchuan was, and since he was born, he hadn't even been to a place ten miles outside Baiyin City.

"My old sister, the Liao soldier who died was a messenger. He held an official document in his hand, saying that it was our detailed investigation that the Mongols were sending a large army to Xining. Then set off from Xining and went straight to Lanzhou City. The letter also said that the garrison master of Lanzhou City should be prepared, and at the same time report to the imperial court to know. ”

"Lanzhou? So how did he get to Silver? "Although she has never been out of the courtyard, Erdanniang still knows which direction Lanzhou Mansion is.

"Xue Da got lost, so he came to our silver. Unfortunately, the horse was caught by the second egg's sleeve, and the person froze to death after lying on the ground all night. Hurry up and pack your things, let's escape to Guanzhong. It's been a few days since this messenger came out, and it's too late soon, so do you want to wait for the Mongols to cut off your head? Uncle said urgently.

"The second dan hasn't come back yet, are you waiting for him for a few days?" Erdanniang remembered her husband and was still sending mountain goods to the warehouse in Lanzhou City. Taking advantage of the cold weather, I dug up some Suoyang, this thing is a man's treasure, and it can be sold at a good price in Lanzhou pharmacy.

"A few days? My old sister can't do it for a few hours. Hurry up and pack your things and run, or when the Mongols come, you won't be able to run away if you want to. The two-legged one can't outrun the four-legged one anyway. ”

"Oh......! Good......! "Hearing my brother say this, Erdanniang has no idea. As long as you are overwhelmed, you can pack up your own things at the same time.

After my uncle finished speaking, he ran away, and I guess he is also packing at home now. Fortunately, both families have horse-drawn carriages, and they have always been building roads over the years, and horse-drawn carriages do not look thin on the official roads.

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"Has the news been notified to the Lanzhou government? This news is our insider, and we risked death to send it back, so we don't dare to delay. Lu Zhu looked at the heavy snow outside the city and asked with some uneasiness.

"If you go back to the girl, you have already sent a fast horse to Lanzhou. At this time, the snow was heavy, and there were no reliable carrier pigeons in the west, so there was no flying pigeon to pass the book. ”

Lu Zhu shook his head helplessly, even if there are carrier pigeons, they may not be able to be sent to Lanzhou. The northwest has always produced eagles, especially the golden eagle, which is called a sacred relic by the Tibetans, and is the overlord of the sky.

In the past, I tried to breed some carrier pigeons, but after they were released, they all sank into the sea. Needless to say, it must have been those eagles who hijacked the carrier pigeon halfway and turned it into a plate meal. The rest of the letterhead or something, the brutes didn't even know what it was.

"Hey......! I hope Lanzhou can escape this catastrophe. Sent to Yinchuan Xingying, and did the fast horses from Xi'an send out? ”

"Back to the girl's words! They have already sent fast horses to deliver the letter, presumably at this time, Master Cao of Yinchuan City has already received the girl's handwritten letter. However, the patriarch in Xi'an is estimated to have to wait for two days. These days are snowy and the messenger may not arrive on time. ”

Luzhu looked at the goose-feather-like snow and sighed helplessly. The news has been sent, and I can only wait for the destiny of heaven.

The fact that the news had been delivered in a hurry showed that the matter was kept very secret from the Mongols.

The Mongols gave up attacking the fortified Yinchuan and instead took aim at Lanzhou, which had a lax garrison. According to the news from the inside, the Mongols did not intend to occupy Lanzhou, but only wanted to grab a handful.

Lanzhou is an ancient city and an important town in the northwest. The entire northwest mountain goods trade is all carried out in Lanzhou. The imperial court exempted the whole province of Gansu from taxes, but in Lanzhou, it was able to collect more commercial taxes than the province's agricultural taxes.

If Lanzhou is robbed by the Mongols, it will be very lively. Some well-intentioned people in the people made full use of this incident to add trouble to the imperial court.