In the first year of Yuanjia, Huo Tong, who had just succeeded to the throne, led 50,000 Yulin Iron Cavalry to leave the capital Chang'an and rushed straight to Yingchuan, which was still confronting Ghost Rong.

On this expedition, Huo Tong only equipped each sergeant with two war horses, a bag of salt, and no baggage provisions, even himself.

As for how to solve the problem of eating and drinking on the way of the army, Li Di just said five words lightly: "Figure it out yourself!" ”

The Yulin Iron Cavalry was originally the most elite unit of the Han Dynasty, and Li Di specially trained it in this month, and now all the sergeants can skillfully change horses at will in the wild gallop.

Huo Tong drove the expedition in person, Huo Shixun originally wanted to lead the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs to the Shili Long Pavilion to see him off, but he politely refused.

"This time I sent troops to Yingchuan, it was a life-and-death struggle with the ghosts, and the princes worked hard to help me take care of the government, Huo Tong was already grateful, and he dared to send you again."

After the ten-mile long pavilion, Huo Tong ordered the army not to care about the formation anymore, but to march as fast as possible.

Among them, the one who went to Yingchuan first was named a general, and the general who went to Yingchuan first was promoted two levels in a row.

However, the seemingly unrestrained wild run is not without restrictions, that is, those who reach Yingchuan must have at least a team of ten people.

If you ride alone to Yingchuan, not only will there be no reward, but there will also be fifty boards to serve.

In addition, the army must not disturb the people, eat, drink and Lazar all solve it by themselves, if anyone disturbs the people for the sake of provisions, they will punish the nine tribes.

Huo Tong's words now are the holy decree, and as soon as the holy decree was issued, all the armies rushed forward one after another, and for a while, there was a big chaos on the official road.

Li Di, who was walking side by side with Huo Tong, frowned and said, "Your Majesty, there will be damage to such a march, how many soldiers and horses are left in Yingchuan?" ”

Huo Tong said: "No matter how many soldiers and horses are left, they will be the most elite soldiers of the Han Dynasty, and they will be strong men with one hundred strongmen." ”

Not only was this the case for the army, but also for Huo Tong's 1,000 personal guards, so in just half a day, there were only seven guards left around him and Li Di.

Seeing this, Li Di said: "Your Majesty, now you and I can't make up a ten-person team, if we are the first to arrive in Yingchuan, what should we do?" ”

"The prince is guilty of the same crime as the common people, not to mention today, the board is correct, and it is not that he has not been beaten by the board when he grows so big. Besides, you can't wait for them when it's almost time, and catch a few people to make up the numbers? ”

Huo Tong sat down on a horse named Jade Fox, which was a snow-white horse with no miscellaneous hair, and the other horse was Chiyan, which was red from beginning to end.

Although Li Di's two horses were not as famous as Jade Fox and Chiyan, they were not far behind, so although the two of them set off a little late, they gradually rushed to the front.

Three days later, Huo Tong and Li Di had already left the army far away, and the other seven people who accompanied them were left behind because they couldn't keep up with the two, and finally chose to be with others.

Li Di looked at the empty road behind him and said, "I don't know how long I have to wait under Yingchuan City to enter the city." ”

Huo Tong said: "As a prince before, as long as you charge forward, it's fine." But not now, the country and people's livelihood have to be taken into account, I want to take this opportunity to observe the people's feelings, it is estimated that there will be a lot of delay on the road, so it is really not necessary to be the first to reach Yingchuan. ”

Li Di was silent for a long time and said: "Your Majesty, there is one thing that Weichen dare not say, although you are the first person in the Han Dynasty who personally supported the throne by the Emperor Taishang, but I don't know what the other princes plan in their hearts, you can't help but guard against it." ”

Huo Tong said: "It's the same, can't you not be so polite to me?" We are nominally monarchs and ministers, but in fact we are brothers, brothers who share weal and death together, and don't be commensurate with my monarchs and ministers when there are no outsiders. ”

Li Di said: "Then how to make it?" ”

Huo Tong rolled his eyes: "How can you not do it?" When I carried you out of the Wind Thunder Valley, I didn't see how polite you were. ”

Seeing that Li Di still didn't say anything, Huo Tong sighed: "What's the name of the sentence?" May you not be born in the emperor's family in the next life, do you really think that the palace is so peaceful? Similarly, although I have royal brothers, royal brothers, royal sisters, and royal sisters, you are the only brother who can be braved! ”

Li Di looked at Huo Tong and suddenly said, "Your Majesty, if Li Di makes a big mistake in the future, you can deal with it as you want, but please let my family go." ”

Huo Tong looked surprised and said, "What do you mean by this?" Didn't you do something sorry for me? ”

Li Di smiled: "Of course not, but who dares to say what will happen in the future." ”

Huo Tong nodded and said: "It makes sense, it is said that a companion is like a tiger, then a word is a certainty, no matter how much trouble you cause in the future, I will never harm my family." ”

Li Di first thanked Huo Tong, then looked at the sky and said, "Why don't you find a place to rest tonight?" ”

Huo Tong waved his hand and said: "The summer is scorching, and the evening is a good time to hurry, continue to rush tonight, and it will not be too late to rest tomorrow." ”

When it was dark, Li Di pointed to the village not far away and said, "Can you go to the village for a while?" I don't know how much sweat has come out in the past few days, and I feel a sour smell all over my body. ”

Huo Tong said: "Have you ever carried silver taels on you?" ”

Seeing that Li Di was a little puzzled, Huo Tong continued: "I have long said that you are not allowed to disturb the people, how can you rest if you have no money, and spending money on accommodation is not disturbing the people. ”

Li Di gave a thumbs up when he heard this: "Your Majesty is Your Majesty, and the excuses are so unconventional." ”

The village Li Di refers to is about two miles away from the official road, and it is a small village.

The two of them walked a few steps forward after getting off the official road, and they felt that something was wrong.

It's the height of summer, and people get up early to get busy in the cool weather, but why is this village so quiet?

After entering the village, the two found that the streets of the village were not only a little messy, but many of the gates had traces of being violently smashed open, and there were blood stains in some places.

Li Di said: "Something happened." ”

Huo Tong rolled his eyes: "I'm not blind." ”

The two of them took off their spears that hung diagonally on their horses and walked cautiously deeper into the village.

When they came to a courtyard in the center of the village that looked more elegant, but the gate was closed, the two glanced at each other, and Li Di wanted to step forward.

There was still a foot away from the gate, only to hear a "squeak" sound, the door opened from the inside, and then a person greeted: "Two please come in!" ”

The courtyard was crowded with people armed with all kinds of guys, both weapons and farm tools.

However, everyone looked a little embarrassed, and in addition to being disheveled, some of them were also wounded.

Without waiting for Huo Tong to speak, an old man parted the crowd and arched his hand: "The two of you are generals in the army?" ”

Seeing Li Di nodding, the old man said excitedly: "It's a savior." ”

Huo Tong said: "Uncle, how do you say this? ”

"General, last night there were suddenly remnants of ghosts in this village, and there were about dozens of them. Because of its suddenness, we were caught off guard, and the losses were not small, and today we are preparing to fight them to the death, and we don't want the two generals to come here to help us. ”

Ghost Rong? Or dozens? This is not Yingchuan, it is Guanzhong, where the capital of the Han Dynasty is located, how can so many ghosts suddenly appear?

Li Di frowned and said, "This is a plain area, how can there be so many ghosts?" Is it a wandering slave or a ghost civilian? ”

The old man said: "It should be civilians, these ghosts can not only speak, but also understand some formation changes, otherwise we would not have suffered such a loss." ”

"Have you ever reported to the official?"

"I sent someone to the town in front of me last night to inform the local pavilion chief, and I want the pavilion chief to know about it."

Huo Tong said: "Uncle, how much has the population of the village been damaged?" ”

The old man sighed: "Seventeen were killed in battle, nine were seriously wounded, and minor injuries have not been counted." ”

Huo Tong said: "How many people in the village still have the strength to fight?" ”

The old man said: "There are more than 70 young and middle-aged people, more than 80 young women, and more than 260 men, women and children. ”

Huo Tong nodded and said: "You gather all the young and middle-aged people, listen to my orders, Ghost Rong attacked the village last night, and he will not escape too far overnight, I will definitely kill them to avenge the villagers." ”

The old man singled out more than 120 men and women, and gathered his weapons together and gave them them.

Huo Tong first left ten people to follow him, and then divided the rest of the people into four teams, and searched forward in four directions, with a limit of ten miles.

Everyone took the order and left, and Huo Tong said to himself with some puzzlement: "How can there be so many ghost civilians here, how did they avoid layers of precautions and reach the hinterland of the Han Dynasty?" ”

Then he seemed to think of something: "Uncle, didn't any of you stay from last night's ghost?" ”

The old man said: "Although they suddenly appeared and caught us off guard, they still killed a few with the concerted efforts of everyone, but in the end the bodies were taken away by them, and more than 20 young boys and girls were plundered. ”

Huo Tong was even more puzzled when he heard this: "Plundering young boys and girls? What kind of ghost do you see? ”

At this time, a young man said: "The height is different, the movement is agile, and the two-meter-high courtyard wall can fly by." It's just that it was too dark for us to see what it looked like, but I felt that it was almost the same as us, except for the difference in appearance from Hermes-Epitek. ”

Li Di pulled Huo Tong aside: "Your Majesty, this is not a ghost, it is someone who pretends to be a ghost and wants to do something wrong." ”

Huo Tong nodded and said: "Whether it's a person or a ghost, even if it's a ghost, you have to find out these black sheep." Pretending to be a ghost to plague the people, these beasts have also done it, they are really inferior to beasts! ”

Huo Tong returned to everyone and said loudly: "Everyone, although we are ordered to go to Yingchuan, we will also fight with ghosts when we go there. Since there are also ghosts here, let's practice with them first. ”

Then Huo Tong instructed the old man to let the rest of the people repair the damaged courtyard and bury the dead.

He and Li Di led people to start looking for the cave where Ghost Rong was hiding outside the village.

Li Di whispered: "How can you find it?" Those are not ghosts, and besides, this is not a mountain, where are there any caves? ”

Li Di nodded and said: "This can reassure the people, since they pretended to be ghosts to attack the village, they must not stop here, and determine where these people want to attack tonight." ”

……

Behind the Moyun Pass is an endless field, a big river comes from the west, and after the pass, it turns a ninety degree bend all the way to the north.

There is also a large road along the river, which has been abandoned for a long time, but there is not much vegetation on the road, and it is thought that it was made of cooked earth.

Xue Tianqing knew that Qin Zhidao was built with cooked soil, but she didn't expect that there was a similar road here.

On the west side of the river is an endless field of grass more than a meter high that undulates in the wind, and is dotted with unknown trees.

In addition to the wild grasses on the side behind the gate, there is a wild banana forest not far away, and at this time the trees have hung down bunches of fruits, and there is a bamboo forest swaying a little farther away.

Walking along the road to the city, Xue Tianqing looked into the distance, and what greeted him was still a field as far as the eye could see, and there was no trace of human activity as far as the eye could see.

On the side of the city, near the road, there is a row of stone walls that have collapsed or not yet collapsed, and there is even a toilet that has long been disused.

The foundation of the gate tower is about three meters higher on both sides, and the buildings on it are almost completely gone, leaving only a stone more than one meter high that still resists the invasion of nature.

Just as Xue Tianqing was looking around, the cry of a cub came from the other side of the castle tower, and it turned out that the little guy had also come here.

Following the cry to the other side, Xue Tianqing found that it was hovering in front of a surprisingly large boulder.

When it was a sunny day, I realized that it was a stone hut, and a stone door that had not been opened for I don't know how many years had completely sealed it.

Looking along the stone gate, Xue Tianqing's heart shook suddenly, because there were three words engraved above the stone gate - Valhalla!

As the name suggests, this place is dedicated to the spirits of those who died on the battlefield! Maybe it's one, maybe it's a group.

He or they have not only long disappeared from history, but have also been forgotten by the world, only this stone hut still persistently guards the glory of the hero.

The stone door is cleverly designed in that it is not perpendicular to the ground, but leans forward at an angle, allowing it to press against the door frame under its own gravity.

In addition, there is a stone bolt fixed to the wall at one end directly above the door, and as soon as the stone door is closed, the bolt will automatically fall, so the door cannot be opened as long as it is closed.

However, 2,000 years is too long, so long that the iron pin that holds the deadbolt has long been oxidized, so as soon as the snow is clear, the pin will break, and the bolt will fall to the ground.

The moment the stone door opened, a rotten aura rushed towards him, and it was not until this aura almost dissipated that Xue Tianqing stepped in.

Maybe it's because the seal is too good, and although it's been 2,000 years, the house is still very clean, almost spotless.

Directly in front of the doorway was a stone table with a long wooden box that had been broken in several places, and the walls on the front and sides were densely carved with words.

After entering the house, Xue Tianqing found that even the walls on both sides of the door were the same.

As Xue Tianqing looked around, the wooden box turned black at a speed visible to the naked eye, and then turned into a pile of powder.

The wooden box had long since decayed, and it was the sealed environment that delayed its existence, and when the fresh air poured in, it could no longer hold on.

The wooden box contained a longsword, but it was also corrupted, and although the hilt was still distinguishable from the blade, the longsword looked no different from an oxidized iron rod.

Xue Tianqing didn't put his mind on the long sword that was no longer useful, but turned his eyes to the words on the front wall, and after reading it, he realized that the last glory of Moyun Pass was recorded here.

According to records: In the ninth year of Xuanhe of the Great Han Dynasty, Guirong attacked Moyun Pass.

When the Emperor of the Han Dynasty heard the news, he ordered Huo Ying, the general of the chariot cavalry, to lead an army of 50,000 to help, and since then the two sides have started a five-year offensive and defensive battle at Moyun Pass.

The ghost Rong knocked on the pass this time was different from the past, they attacked day and night as if they did not want to die, at first it was an army, but as the casualties increased, the siege slowly became old and young, women and children.

Huo Ying, who is the general guarding the pass, obviously feels that something is wrong, where is the siege of the opponent in such a performance, it is clearly to send him to death!

Suspicious, Huo Ying sent scouts to venture out of the customs to find out the news, but they really learned the reason.

It turned out that five years ago, the ghost was suddenly attacked by an unknown monster, and they didn't care about it at first, but they didn't expect that there would be more and more monsters, and finally it began to sweep the entire ghost territory.

Wherever monsters go, locusts pass through, and any living creature becomes their food.

In the end, the ghost Rong could not resist, so the whole country moved north to seek a new foothold, and fought a battle to the death with the Han army at Moyun Pass.

After knowing what happened, Huo Ying sent people to meet the emperor to report the news on the one hand, and on the other hand, he increased his efforts to collect information on monsters, because he was afraid that those monsters would attack the Han Dynasty after occupying the entire territory of Guirong.

In the end, the news brought back by the scouts was not optimistic, those unknown monsters were extremely fierce, and the notoriously fierce Oni Rong was vulnerable in front of them, and the most important thing was that those things were rushing towards Moyun Pass.

After receiving the report, the emperor of the Han Dynasty discussed with the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty, and finally decided to let the ghost Rong enter the customs.

First, you can use Hanzhong as a buffer to delay the possible attack of the monster in the future. The second is to let Ghost Rong continue to rely on Hanzhong as a pioneer to resist monsters, and Dahan will use the opportunity to find out where the monsters come from to formulate a response plan.

It is not without conditions to let the ghosts enter the customs, first of all, they must first let the old, weak, sick and disabled enter the customs, and those who have the ability to fight continue to resist the monsters, and the big Han can take the opportunity to withdraw the people.

Then the ghosts can only live in the Hanzhong region after entering the customs, and they will sacrifice their protector holy beast Jairus to the Han Dynasty.

Because Jairian is the basis for the confrontation between Ghost Rong and the Great Han, King Ghost Rong did not agree at first.

After another half a year, almost all the land of Guirong fell, and they had no choice but to agree to the demands of the Han Dynasty.

When the army was withdrawn, Huo Ying ordered the construction of Valhalla to commemorate the more than 26,000 soldiers who died in battle.

Before leaving, he left his sword to accompany the undead, and only left after receiving a promise from Oni Rong to treat Valhalla well.

Xue Tianqing didn't know who Emperor Xuanhe was, and he didn't have an impression of the name Huo Ying, and the word "Hanzhong" interested him in the record.

He knew where Hanzhong was during the Han Dynasty, could it be that the plane flew out at such a distance?

But it's not right, will there be banana trees in Hanzhong? There is a large wild banana forest under the gate.

When Xue Tianqing turned her gaze to the walls on both sides, her mood became heavy, because all the names were engraved on it.

Three walls, densely packed, with more than 26,000 names.

Xue Tianqing, who returned to the city, looked at the plain behind the pass in a daze, and was still carrying the long sword that had become an iron rod in his hand, although it had been corrupted, it was also a self-defense weapon.

If you want to leave, I'm afraid it will take some effort, the deserted wilderness is a headache to look at, there is that big river, water is not a problem, but what to eat on the way?

Xue Tianqing knew that his luck would not be so good that he could find fruit trees everywhere, and definitely not, if that way, he would not have fallen from the sky.

When the eyes fall on the bamboo forest not far away, the eyes of the snow are bright, if you make a bamboo raft down the water, not only save the hard work of walking, but also bring a lot of bananas.

Just how do you put down those bamboos? In addition to a change of clothes and a few books in the backpack, there is only an electric shaver, which you can't chew with your mouth, right?

At this moment, the cub's voice came from the gate, and Xue Tianqing looked for a voice, and saw the little guy walking west while barking at himself.

Walking straight along the slope of the west side of Moyun Pass, less than 500 meters of snow and clear weather, a cave was found, although the entrance of the cave is not big, but the space inside is not small.

Although there was still no trace of human beings, Xue Tianqing found some stone or bone tools in the depths of the cave, could it be that he found the remains of a primitive man's activities?

However, Xue Tianqing soon denied his speculation, because he found a skull in the corner of the cave, and the most important thing is that it is a modern human skull.

Just as Xue Tianqing was staring at the skull, he heard the cub let out a childish but very rapid low roar.

He turned around to find that the little guy was not only facing the entrance of the cave in a defensive posture, but even the hair on his body stood up, and there was something outside the cave!

Seeing this, Xue Tianqing was about to run out, because when he came in, he noticed that there were several trees outside the cave, and as long as he could climb them, no matter what beast could do with him.

But before he had gone a few steps, it was dark, and then a beast he had never seen before appeared at the mouth of the cave.

The beast resembles a tiger, but much larger, with a head eight points similar to that of a wolf, two pairs of fangs exposed, and a whisker on each side of the upper and lower lips.

Although the beast has red hair on most of its body, its sides and chest are smooth skin like fish scales, and at first glance it looks like it is wearing a piece of clothing, which is strange to look at.

When Xue Tianqing's eyes fell on the beast's claws, he almost laughed, because compared to its legs, the claws were really a little disproportionate, just like ordinary people with huge bear paws.

I'm not sure, but judging by the size of the beast, the two beasts should be the same thing that fought with the cub clan last night.

The beast didn't have Xue Tianqing's sense of humor, and when he saw someone in the cave, he jumped directly and pounced, although Xue Tianqing dodged it, but he also secretly exclaimed: What a speed.

Seeing the beast fall to his side, Xue Tianqing lifted the "iron rod" brought out of Valhalla and smashed it on the head.

only heard a crisp sound, although the beast was smashed and snorted, but the "iron rod" in Xue Tianqing's hand was also bounced high.

At this moment, the beast suddenly raised its front legs and pointed at Xue Tianqing's chest, and then his whole person flew directly backwards!

After landing, Xue Tianqing was not only thrown into the dust, but also the "iron rod" was thrown aside.

But the beast didn't give him the slightest respite, and pounced on him after slapping it away with one claw!

Seeing that there was no way to avoid it, Xue Tianqing grabbed it on the ground with his right hand, just holding a slender thing in his hand, and then no matter what it was, he raised his hand and stabbed it in the stomach of the beast that turned into a black shadow!