Zhu Yunxi's purging of the thieves in the eastern part of the Jin Dynasty was smooth sailing.

The murderous name of Zhang Zhiyuan, the little killing god of the Ming Dynasty, was once again presented more intuitively in front of everyone.

Reorganize Jindong and recover the city.

The northern parade was up and down, busy reorganizing the entire Shanxi Road. After capturing Shouyang City, Jingchuan Hou Cao Zhen 'completely annihilated' the Japanese thieves in the Shouyang area, after the army received the news that Pingding Prefecture and Leping County had been recovered.

Zhu Yunxi was busy rectifying the soldiers and horses, and went north to Meng County to meet Zhu Di.

And on the other side of Taiyuan Province.

Mountains and snow.

In winter, the snow in the north never stops, and it never stops.

The snow covered the whole land and hid a lot of things.

But at the same time, it also makes some things that are not very noticeable clearly exposed to people's sight.

Snow covers the pipes.

The number of pedestrians decreased, and sometimes the merchants from the north and south and the government wheels crushed two clear ruts on the official road.

The mud spots splashed by the wheels mark a large area on both sides of the rut with different colors.

If you stand on a high place and look out at the official road, it is a clear guide.

And outside the pipeline.

Heavy snow piled up on the treetops, and it was covered in snow.

In the wild, several snow hares leap from the many caves in search of food.

Even though these snow hares have a lot of fluff and a thick layer of flesh pads on the soles of their feet, they can still leave footprints on the snow.

In the wilderness and snow.

Three figures led the horses, one foot deep and one foot shallow in the snow.

The north wind drove the snow and smashed it on the bodies and faces of the three people.

Even if they shook their bodies from time to time and shook the falling snow, there was always a thin layer of snow on the three of them.

"Further on, we will go to Wuzhai Fort. To the west, you can go to Baodezhou, and to the east you can go to Ningwusuo. If you continue to the north, it is the border pass around the Yatou Pass and the Laoying Fort. ”

Among the three, Tian Mai, who was of medium stature, led the horse and looked up at the surroundings, explaining in a deep voice.

While speaking, he silently looked at Zhu Yunwen, who was walking among the three.

Sun Cheng, who was on the other side, said: "Ningwu used to be Datong, no matter how Liu Zongsheng goes, it is impossible for them to take this road."

Although the Great Wall has not yet been built in this area, it is guarded by border troops. It is unlikely that they will choose to escape from the heavy guards of the border army. ”

After finishing speaking, Sun Cheng was also like Tian Mai, silently looking at Zhu Yunwen.

Both of them were a little helpless.

His Royal Highness Taisun personally spoke, as long as they didn't find Liu Zongsheng's gang of thieves, they wouldn't want to go back in their lives.

Only by finding Liu Thief and the others can they go back.

Since the birthday banquet of King Jin in Taiyuan City, they have left Taiyuan City and have been looking for traces of Liu Thief and others in the snowy sky of Shanxi Road.

However, the arrival of Zhu Yunwen surprised Sun Cheng and the others, who did not know in advance.

After the incident, I admired Zhu Yunwen's love and righteousness.

The three of them walked together.

Zhu Yunwen raised his head and looked at the snow field in front of him, which seemed to be the same forever.

His face was covered with ice crystals and falling snow, and the elegant young man who had been the original one now had a beard on his face, which looked a little messy because he couldn't take care of it in the wild.

Zhu Yunwen looked a little more vicissitudes, but he also had more indescribable charm.

He twisted his neck, which was a little stiff from the cold, and looked at Sun Cheng and Tian Mai, his lips and teeth moved slightly, and his voice was also a little vicissitudes: "Do you all think that Liu Thief and the others will go west and escape from Shanxi Road in the south of Baode Prefecture?" ”

Sun Cheng and Tian Mai glanced at each other.

Tian Mai said: "This is the greatest possibility. As long as they pass through Baodezhou, the Yellow River has frozen at this time, and they can cross the Yellow River as if they were walking on the ground and enter Shaanxi Road. There is only Fugu County on the opposite side, and there will be a Shenmu County to the south, and there are no cities in the north, which is enough for them to trace and climb the Great Wall and flee to the desert. ”

Zhu Yunwen nodded and looked at Sun Cheng.

Sun Cheng echoed: "For Liu Thief and others, this is the safest route. ”

Zhu Yun shook his head, his eyelids sank, and he fell into deep thought.

After half a ring, he shook his head and spoke slowly: "I think he will most likely choose to escape from the area around the Yatou Pass. ”

Tian Mai and Sun Cheng both had doubts on their faces.

This is the most unsafe and easiest route to be discovered for Liu Zongsheng and others in the three directions.

If you really go this way, it will be like throwing yourself into a net.

Zhu Yunwen explained: "The most dangerous place is the safest place, and Liu Thief is the most suspicious and capricious.

With his temperament, he is most likely to choose to flee in the direction of the deviant pass.

And...... Didn't you notice any anomalies along the road these two days? ”

"Anomaly?"

Sun Cheng and Tian Mai spoke at the same time, their faces full of puzzlement.

The northwest area of Shanxi Province is full of mountains.

In the old days, outsiders could sometimes go the wrong way when they came in. In addition, at this time of year, there is snow in addition to snow.

Zhu Yunwen shook his head: "Quiet!" It's so quiet. Have you met anyone along the way? In addition to the merchants who went north, there were also sporadic government officials, and they couldn't see anyone all day long. ”

Tian Mai was already frowning.

Sun Cheng was still puzzled: "At this time, the heavy snow covers the mountain, the snow blocks the road, and it is normal for there to be fewer people." ”

Zhu Yunwen said: "But have we seen anyone going south?" ”

Sun Cheng was stunned for a moment.

Tian Mai said in a deep voice: "Not a single one." ”

"That's right! Not a single one. Zhu Yunwen showed a sneer on his face: "If I guess correctly, something must have happened in the north." ”

Sun Cheng and Tian Mai stopped.

The wind and snow between the mountains of the wasteland are a little more urgent.

Zhu Yunwen stretched out his hand and pressed the velvet hat on his head, and said in a suppressed voice: "When Liu Thief and his family discussed the Taiyuan uprising, they mentioned that they would lead the imperial court to send the Japanese workers to Shaanxi Province to mine coal to participate in the rebellion.

It is good to take this opportunity to take Taiyuan City as the center, supplemented by Japanese workers in the east and west of Jin, so that the entire Shanxi Road is in chaos.

When Liu Thief and them take Taiyuan City, they can take all parts of Shanxi Province that are in turmoil one by one.

Originally, I thought that Taiyuan City was sealed by the second child and the thieves were cleared overnight, and this incident might not happen again.

But now it seems that Liu Thief has already planned the time for launch. Even if they were defeated in Taiyuan, the widows from all over the country would also rebel against the imperial court. ”

There was a solemnity on his face.

The rebellion of the widowers is not a serious matter.

With the second child in Taiyuan, the imperial army can rush to the rebel places in an instant. With the elite of the imperial court, to suppress those unarmed widows is just a matter of turning hands.

But what worries him is that the place is in chaos, and the border gates are also affected.

So whether the soldiers of the border army, who were supposed to be guarding the border passes, can still fully perform their original duties.

Once there is a loophole, then it will be an opportunity for Liu Zongsheng and others to escape from the Central Plains and hide in the vast desert snowfield.

Tian Mai's face changed slightly: "So now, only if there is a rebellion in the area of the Yatou Pass and the old camp fort, there may be people who don't go south all day."

In the chaos in the northwest of Shanxi, local officers and soldiers and border officers and soldiers will certainly be involved in counterinsurgency.

At this time, the border pass may have become a virtual reality. If this was planned by Liu Zongsheng and other thieves a long time ago, it was most likely that they would flee into the desert grassland in the direction of the Toutou Pass. ”

"So we're going to the Eccentric Gate."

In the wind and snow, Zhu Yunwen's eyes were gloomy.

No matter how big the wind and snow are outside, even if his body is frozen and stiff, his heart is still hot.

In the near future, only the blood of Liu Thief and others can calm the heat in his heart.

Sun Cheng and Tian Mai glanced at each other.

Since the two of them met Zhu Yunwen who caught up, all the decisions along the way were decided by Zhu Yunwen.

They know very well that His Royal Highness Taisun can let Zhu Yunwen come out alone, so to a certain extent, it explains a lot of problems.

Perhaps, this is His Royal Highness Taisun's complete release of his guard against Zhu Yunwen.

"In the area of the Yaotou Pass and the Laoying Fort, Liu Zongsheng and others are most likely to go near the Yatou Pass, looking for the omissions in the border pass, and sneaking out of the Great Wall."

At this time, Tian Mai had already taken out a copy of Shanxi Dao Kanyu from his arms, and pointed directly to the location of the partial head pass.

In the entire northwest area of the Jin Dynasty, the Great Wall was not built on the east and west sides of all the Yatou Passes.

The old camp fort is located at the junction of Taiyuan Mansion and Datong Mansion, and there are many border forts, and it is difficult to imagine how difficult it is to climb over the Great Wall from here.

Sun Cheng looked at Kanyu and nodded affirmatively: "Only the first line of the Bitou Pass, at this time, the Yellow River thaws, you can directly cross into the Hetao area, continue to cross the Yellow River again in the north, and completely enter the grassland." When the time comes, Liu Zongsheng and others will abscond and rebel, and they will really let the birds fly. ”

"We are half a day slower than Liu Zongsheng and the others, and when we arrive at the Bitou Pass, will we borrow troops to pursue them together?"

Tian Mai muttered in a low voice, and his eyes glanced at Zhu Yunwen.

Zhu Yunwen's eyes twitched, and he couldn't help but think of the gold medal that he placed close to him and the document stamped with the treasure seal of the crown prince of the Ming Emperor.

It was from the north of Taiyuan City, and when he was leaving, Brother Xi stuffed it to himself. He still clearly remembers the scene at that time, Brother Xi'er's face was full of solemnity.

He thinks that he is acting in Shanxi Province and does not have to worry too much about his own safety. But once he left the border and entered the grassland, coupled with the fact that Liu Zongsheng would definitely have the White Lotus Sect guards by his side, the risks he would face alone would be doubled.

And that gold medal and paperwork, you can arbitrarily mobilize a border army of less than 1,000 people at any border pass and go north to the grassland with you.

It's just that.

He is unwilling to borrow the power of Brother Xi to avenge himself.

Zhu Yunwen snorted: "Let's act at that time, since the matter happened in Taiyuan Mansion, this matter should also be settled in Taiyuan Mansion." ”

Sun Cheng took a package from his horse.

Take out a few pieces of dried meat from it and hand the kettle to Zhu Yunwen first.

"Let's drink some water and eat something. Next, we have to rush to Wuzhai Fort first, eat a hot meal, and then we have to rush all the way to the partial head pass. ”

Time was of the essence, and they could not afford to rest too much.

Zhu Yunwen and Tian Mai didn't say much, silently took the dried meat handed out by Sun Cheng, drank two sips of water in the kettle, and silently chewed the dried meat without any taste.

Less.

In the increasingly heavy wind and snow, Zhu Yunwen and the three of them silently rode on their horses.

Because the wind and snow are too strong, the war horse does not go fast, but it can save the physical strength of the three people in turn.

The three of Zhu Yunwen, who were already near Wuzhai Fort, were only about 150 miles away from the Yatou Pass. In the past, if you let go of the speed, it will only take about two days to arrive.

It's just that now in such windy and snowy weather, the official road is blocked by snow.

The three of them walked for nearly four days in the continuous mountains in the northwest of Jin Province before they arrived at the Yatou Pass after noon.

And along the way, what the three of them saw was just as they expected that day.

The entire northwest of Jin was in chaos.

The Ming army stationed in the northwest of Jin Province was like crazy chasing and killing those rebellious thieves in the heavy snow.

Some forts were occupied by Japanese thieves, and some forts were recaptured by the Ming army.

The former stop will have to be detoured, and the latter station may also be able to get supplies.

Zhu Yunwen, who originally didn't want to use the gold medal and documents in his arms, had to make it public in the face of the current situation in the northwest of Shanxi.

"Childe, there is a gate ahead. It's been a lot of chaos these days, and everyone here is holding their breath, as if the thief can't be killed.

It's safe in the gatehouse, and there's food and drink. The subordinates didn't dare to ask about the matter of Gongzi and the others, but if Gongzi and the others wanted to cross the river, they should be careful. It's better to be outside than inside, and I can't tell when I'll meet some hungry and green-eyed wolf cubs. ”

The patrol rider who was wandering outside the Guanguan found Zhu Yunwen and the three of them, and after checking their identities, they led the three of them all the way to the front of the Guan, and did not forget to remind them before leaving.

Zhu Yunwen nodded.

The hungry and green-eyed wolf cub was not talking about the wolves roaming the steppe, but about the Tatars.

"I'm tired."

Zhu Yunwen replied.

Sun Cheng, who was beside him, rolled his eyes, took out a piece of silver from his arms as usual, and threw it to the officers and soldiers over there.

The officers and men borrowed the silver with both hands, and their faces showed a touch of joy.

"The little one wishes the son's affairs to be done smoothly, and when the son comes back from outside, the little one will warm the wine for the son in the customs office."

With that, the officer and soldier rode south and disappeared into the snowstorm.

When the officers and soldiers left, Zhu Yunwen turned his head and looked at the partial pass in front of him, which was very characteristic of the border pass.

The whole Yaotou Pass is located in a piece of rare mountain stream flat land in the vertical and horizontal mountains in the northwest of Shanxi.

It is only twenty miles away from the Yellow River.

At this time, the three of them rode to the front of the pass, which naturally attracted the attention of the defenders on the wall of the pass.

Soon.

A group of border troops rode out from behind the city gate, and began to spread out from a distance, surrounding Zhu Yunwen and the three.

Sun Cheng and Tian Mai turned their heads to look at Zhu Yunwen at the same time, and the meaning was obvious.

Zhu Yunwen sighed helplessly.

Put your hand in your arms.

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