Baiyu Mountain is located at the northwest end of the northern Shaanxi Plateau, with vertical and horizontal valleys and the most complex and changeable terrain in the realm, but it is not desolate.

Only because the most important rivers in northern Shaanxi such as Luoshui and Luyanshui originate here, there are many river valleys and mountain streams interspersed between the ditches and mountains, and the vegetation is luxuriant in the realm, the water and grass are abundant, and it is one of the most important pastoral areas in northern Shaanxi, and there are many garrison cities distributed.

Guide City is located at the source of Luoshui, stationed more than 1,000 soldiers, is the largest military city recently, under the north nearly 100 miles away, located in Wuyuan County of Xi'an Prefecture Thorn History Mansion under the control.

In late autumn, when the vegetation is withering, the herds that were originally distributed between the valleys of the Gulling River are also returning to their respective places, preparing to survive the coming winter.

Because the city was built on the water's edge, as the weather turned cold, the wet and cold mountain wind blew on the wall battlements, condensing a thick layer of hoarfrost.

The soldiers guarding the city wrapped their leather jackets tightly, but they still couldn't resist the biting cold wind, rubbing their hands and stomping their feet to keep warm, while complaining about the torturous weather.

"Those hills and eight people in the south are probably already in the parade and hunting, but we are the most pitiful, guarding the barren mountains and birds, and I don't know when we will be able to move inward!"

The soldiers complained in a low voice, and said expectantly: "I don't know if Beihua Prefecture will go out to hunt for beards this winter?" Otherwise, it would be better to organize the lords once, and defend this barren mountain, when will they be able to return to the court and praise the army? ”

At this moment, the sound of horses' hooves was heard in the valley opposite, and the scouts who were guarding outside also galloped back, reporting that a large herd of horses was coming from the valley to the east.

"The king has an order, and before October, all the herds should be returned to their own place, why are there still horses crossing the border now?"

When the commander of the garrison heard this, he frowned, and immediately ordered: "Lead them to the northern road, and leave fifty sheep for dinner!" ”

When the people heard this, they laughed and rushed to get out of the city to bring this herd. The supplies that the army could provide were really limited, and they had to obtain supplies from the shepherds in the left to get enough to eat.

But when a group of sergeants left in a hurry, several men returned soon after, and before they could enter the city, they shouted loudly: "General, it's not good, it's not good......

"What's worth the fuss? Is the shepherd a thief? ”

Seeing that the soldiers were so flustered, the general who guarded the city frowned and asked.

"Not a thief, but not a herdsman either. They ......"

The soldiers couldn't speak clearly for a while, and at this time, several people rode back on horseback, but a young man who was wrapped in dust was not a soldier guarding the city.

"Cui Yansheng, who joined the army of the Dudu Water Administration, pursued Zhonglang from Shangguan Daxingtai, and Li Boshan, the envoy of the Dushui Dynasty, went north, and originally intended to visit the Chang Envoy of Xi'an Prefecture to discuss official affairs, but on the way he was attacked and harassed by most of the black water thieves Hu. Li Yuanjun's troops were small, and because he was afraid that the war horses he had recruited would be captured by thieves, he turned to his colleagues on the surface and begged the general to accept asylum. ”

The young man rode to the bottom of the city, arched his hand upward, and handed over a letter to prove his identity.

"Where is Li Yuanjun? I didn't listen to ......."

When the guard general heard this somewhat unfamiliar name, his brows furrowed, and after a little groaning, he suddenly remembered, and hurriedly asked again: "What you said Li Boshan, did you murder the thief official in the Luochuan realm a month ago?" Where is he? He dared to rob our food and cause our soldiers to survive the winter, and he dared to come to this realm, he really didn't know how to write the word death! ” …

"This, this is a misunderstanding, so that your trip is a mediation ......"

After all, Cui Yansheng didn't treat face as an external object like his boss, and he was a little embarrassed after hearing this, but now he still has to ask for help, so he can only say embarrassedly: "I implore the general to take the overall situation first, and there are many thieves and people in the back, so that the king is afraid that it will be difficult for the soldiers to resist in this situation, so he went to Xiazhou to ask for help, and he did not ......go with him."

"Sure enough, he is a gutsy thief official, who only dares to play tricks in the south, and when he enters this realm, his ugliness is revealed! Just thieves, even tens of millions of people are afraid! ”

When the guard heard this, he sneered and sneered unceremoniously.

At this time, the horses in the rear were also driven to the front of this pass, and when they saw the size of the horses, the guard's face changed again, and he laughed and said: "Then Li Boshan is timid and afraid of thieves, but Lao Tzu is not afraid. Since he gave me a horse, I laughed and accepted it, and if I wanted to get it back in the future, I had to kneel in front of the city and beg for it! ”

He asked the horses to be brought in from the side, and then escorted Cui Yansheng to the head of the city, and then asked, "How many thieves are there in the back?" ”

"There are all wildernesses, not all of them, but at least there should be more than 10,000."

Hearing Cui Yansheng's words, the guard's eyes widened suddenly, and he asked again: "How much?" The kid thinks clearly and then answers, if you dare to deceive, Lao Tzu's blade is a new grinding! ”

"About 10,000, just a few more. Our department suppressed more than a dozen thieves and killed thousands of thieves, and captured and killed several Hu chiefs such as Liu Ping, Fuzi, Liu Zhenqiang, and other Hao chieftains in Dongxia Prefecture. Most of the Hu tribes in the north and south of Kuli Sichuan are coming to attack, and they will arrive soon, if the general does not believe it, he can look directly at the truth! ”

Anyone who is so despised and humiliated will not be able to help it, Cui Yansheng no longer said politely at this moment: "But please ask the general to ask for help as soon as possible, don't test the authenticity of this with the lives of the city people!" ”

"Y-You're talking nonsense...... How can it be? ”

The guard general only felt a little dizzy when he heard this, and he had to hold on to the city wall to stand firm, so he first ordered Cui Yansheng to be detained in the city, and then hurriedly sent scouts to the outside to prepare the beacon smoke, ready to light the warning at any time.

At this time, far away in the foothills of the mountains dozens of miles northeast of Guide City, Li Tai and others were riding horses.

In the past few days, in order to attract the hatred of the Jihu army in the rear, he did everything he could, and finally lured people to the vicinity of the source of Luoshui.

But he also knew that he was not popular in Xi'an, and Chang Shan's guy was already holding back his bad intentions to clean him up, if he knew that he had introduced so many ridiculous people into the realm, and he could still treat him politely, it would be hell.

Therefore, after entering the realm of Bai Yu Mountain, he began to order his troops to separate from the brigade, and the mountains and fields were criss-crossed, and it was inconspicuous to have less than twenty or thirty people at a time.

By the time they reached the vicinity of Guide City, which was close to the source of Luoshui, his 300 troops had broken away from the ranks and gathered in the valley north of Baiyu Mountain, while the rest of the men and horses led the Jihu pursuers to continue their march westward.

It's very cool to lead the water of calamity, but the key is not to drown yourself in this calamity. Gao Aocao is so awesome, he was backstabbed by his comrades, and it was difficult to enter the city. Li Tai didn't want to be blocked in front of the city and not allowed to enter, and die under the Ji Hu knife.

Running all the way, the horses will inevitably be separated, and they will be too hasty to distinguish when collecting the spoils, and even if they are qualified horses, without the protection of their hooves, they will inevitably be injured after galloping long distances. …

If only the horses arrived, the defenders of Guide City would definitely accept it, and Li Tai would be able to find a place to store the horses.

As for whether he can come back, he is not worried at all, he has to make up for the loss of a good old boy!

Because at the moment his plan is only carried out in the first half, the second half is the key.

It is not a human thing to do, Li Taizi is a decent person, of course he will not do this. He brought Jihu's pursuers to the vicinity of Xi'an Prefecture in order to fight a big battle and kill them fiercely.

Damn, I ran away like a dog chasing me all the way, I really think Lao Tzu has no temper?

He left the army and did not go to the city of De, not to be alone, but to borrow soldiers.

"Lord Lang, over the mountain beam in the north, there is a plain in front of you, and after half a day's view, you can reach Tongwan City!"

In the eyes of ordinary people, it seems that it is only the same, but it is the countryside where Li Zhi grew up, and he is extremely familiar with the geography of this place.

When Li Tai heard this, he nodded, and while pulling the reins of the war horse and walking the rugged mountains, he shouted loudly and cheered up: "Everyone hold on a little longer, wait until you enter Xiazhou to attract a strong army, and kill all the thieves who are chasing here!" ”

This is the so-called area of the dead horse running in Wangshan, which is clearly visible between the two ravines, but it takes more than half a day to turn around and detour to arrive.

It was not until the afternoon of the next day that they left the mountains and came to the plains. But the so-called plains are just a piece of Gobi sand moraine, and if it weren't for Li Zhi's reminder to fill the mountains with water bags, people and horses might not have the strength to continue on the road under the fatigue of people and horses.

Xiazhou is more desolate than the northern Shaanxi region, and as far as the four fields can see, the terrain is neither obvious nor inhabited. There are many intermittent Great Walls, but they have long been abandoned and are not garrisoned.

Under the leadership of Li Zhi, the group ran in this wilderness for more than two hours, and the scenery in their vision gradually became richer, and there were many herdsmen and tribes scattered here. The most striking building is a majestic castle that rises on a gentle slope.

The city is tall and deep, and it has a great visual impact in this wilderness, which is the Tongwan City built by Helian Bobo more than a hundred years ago. Although the Hu Xia regime has fallen for many years, this Xiongcheng has still been preserved to this day, and it is the seat of the current Xia Prefecture.

There are many herdsmen living in the attached city, and the long felt tent fence is almost impossible to see. As soon as Li Tai and the others arrived near the settlement, many herdsmen bravely led bows and horses into front of them to ask questions.

It was Li Zhi who came forward to negotiate, although his clan forces had moved into Guanzhong, but there were still a lot of people left, so he was able to smoothly pass through this large area of settlements and come to Tongwan City.

"Li Si, you don't warm up in Guanzhong, how can you have time to return to your hometown in the cold wilderness?"

The commander of the soldiers guarding the city recognized Li Dao at a glance, and joked with a smile before riding his horse in.

Li Zhi didn't have time to catch up with others, he only hugged his fists and apologized to the commander: "The military situation is urgent, and there is really no time to draw up and talk about the old brother at the moment, please enter the city quickly to inform Yuwen Envoy that the southern thief Hu Fu has rebelled and has invaded Xi'an Prefecture." I chased Zhonglang from Daxingtai and Gao Pingnan Li Zhijun, and entered this warning day and night! ”

When the commander of the soldiers guarding the city heard what Li Zhi said so seriously, he immediately did not dare to slack off, first took Li Tai's order token, and then hurried into the city.

Li Tai and the others didn't wait for a long time, and a tall middle-aged man rode out of the city surrounded by the crowd, and said with a serious expression: "Which one is Gao Ping's man Li Cheng?" ”