On the 19th day of January in the 78th year of the Chengtang Dynasty, the westernmost defense line of Yuanzhou, Tuyuan Fort, was covered with battle clouds.

The city of Ningzhou was broken, the three passes of the Xisha fortress collapsed, hundreds of people were displaced, everyone knew that Chengtang would not stop like this, and Qusu Tartar would not give up like this, and the war would start.

Yuanzhou lost the protection of Changning Pass and Ningzhou, and became the last line of defense to defend the capital.

Standing alone on a small hill, Tsugaki Fort is where the Wonju City Defense Army is stationed, and it is also the forefront of the battle line in Wonju.

Under the hill is the turbulent south flow of the Fuyuan River, the Fuyuan River is wide, the water flow is gentle, the land is fertile, and there are more than a dozen villages on both banks.

In the early spring of each year, the melting of ice and snow in the Beili Mountains makes the Fuyuan River rise, and all parts of the river have to raise the flood prevention, but this time it is still winter, and the water level is not high, so it is a good time to sail without hindrance.

Board the ship from Yuanzhou Tuyuanbao Wharf, go southeast, and arrive at Jinyun Wharf in Beijing in five days at the earliest, which is faster and more convenient than land.

Bai Zeqing dangled in the prisoner car for more than three days before arriving at the Tuyuanbao Wharf in Yuanzhou.

Along the way, all you can see are deserted or charred villages and fields that are uncultivated and trampled by horses' hooves. The Qusu army almost crushed the villages outside Ningzhou to rubble, and the surviving displaced people had no other way to go except eastward.

On the bank of the Fuyuan River, a group of ragged old and weak women and children supported each other and walked eastward with difficulty, there were only a few broken cars in the procession, loaded with some rice grain, and a few children and old people who were really unable to walk sat on the cars, their expressions full of sorrow.

They were all infirm and powerless, and they had basically fallen behind among the eastbound homeless.

Several farmers picked up hoes and sickles, wanting to protect their families as much as possible, and were slightly relieved when they saw the long eagle black flag of the Northwest Iron Horse, but they still quickly let go to the side of the road and stared at the black armored iron rider vigilantly.

The cold wind blew from the river, making some thinly clothed old and weak shrink into a ball, although the winter in Yuanzhou is not as snowy as Ningzhou, but it is still very cold.

The future is uncertain, thinking that if Yuanzhou can no longer settle the displaced people, they will have to go to the capital to survive, and this way is full of food and food, and I don't know how many people can arrive alive, some old people in the team are already crying blood.

A child sitting in the car inadvertently swept over the river, and he suddenly pointed to the center of the river in surprise and said, "Grandpa, there is a big boat there." ”

The old man who was staggering by the side of the car raised his eyes and was also stunned, only to see that in the middle of the Fuyuan River, more than 100 large and small boats were going upstream, one of which was the most huge and sturdy, with a big flag on the bow of the ship, and a big word on it.

There were many soldiers on board, and more than 20 warships around the ship guarded the ship in the center, followed by a cargo ship full of baggage.

The old man's exclamation made everyone else turn their heads to look at it, and there was a wide range of people in the team of displaced people who couldn't help but shout: "This is the water army of the Southwest Shi family, right?" How did you come to Yuanzhou? Seeing the Shi family's sailor and the soldiers on the ship with distinct armor, they were almost even more powerless to walk because of their weak legs.

Bai Zeqing couldn't help but hold on to the log of the prisoner cart and stood up and watched.

At this time, there seemed to be some commotion in the bow of the ship, and Bai Zeqing clearly saw a few people slowly walking out of the cabin on the top floor, one of them came out in line, standing at the bow of the boat, touching the railing, and looking at the shore.

This man was dressed in a plain robe, covered with a blue coat, and his appearance could not be seen from a distance, only the man could clearly see that the man waved his hand towards the team of the Northwest Iron Cavalry.

Bai Zeqing muttered: "It seems that I am going to take a boat, but it's okay, it's not so bumpy." ”

She lazily sat back in the prisoner car, her eyes wandered, and suddenly saw a simple-looking middle-aged farmer in the ranks of the homeless people, and a cold light flashed in his eyes the moment he saw the building boat, but he immediately lowered his head, still looking depressed and worried, and touched his right leg from time to time, which was wrapped with some strips of cloth, which should be a wounded leg, no wonder he fell behind with the old and weak women and children.

Bai Zeqing frowned, did you see it wrong? No. That's the problem with this person.

The boat was still moving, a leading boat had already docked, and a small cavalry of thirty people was the first to descend. The leader is a female general wearing silver soft armor, who is glamorous and unique, with long eyebrows and sideburns, which makes people know at first sight that this is a heroine.

She wore a black cape, a silver whip hanging from her waist, and a crossbow hanging from her back. The retinue behind her was also dressed in silver soft armor and wore crossbows.

The woman who rode alongside the female general was a Taoist priest.

The Taoist priest's face is like a crown of jade, his figure is tall and long, and he is fat and thin. The azure robe on his body was a little tattered, and his hair was loosely tied with a green bamboo hairpin.

This outfit looked out of place with this group of cavalry, but seemed to have been mixed in with the homeless.

When this cavalry approached the homeless team, it naturally dispersed and faintly surrounded the homeless team. The homeless people couldn't help but panic.

The female general set her eyes on the Taoist priest, and the Taoist priest's gaze swept over everyone one by one, his expression was idle, but his eyes were clear and clear, and everyone who was swept by his gaze had a feeling that he was almost hooked by the king of Hades.

The Taoist priest's gaze fell on the injured middle-aged farmer, the corners of his mouth showed a hint of ridicule, and the wine gourd in his hand casually nodded at him, and said, "You, come out." ”

The middle-aged man hesitated for a moment and limped forward.

After the Taoist priest clicked, the female general looked at him all the time, until he walked to the horse, and the female general asked coldly: "You are Qusu's secret agent, right?" ”

The farmer looked dazed, as if he didn't know what the woman was talking about, but justified in fright: "The villain is not a spy, the villain is a cropper with his duty, and his legs are ...... He broke his leg and was left behind by the villagers. ”

The female general smiled coldly and said, "Lie!" ”

With that, the whip in his hand stabbed the farmer in the throat like a poisonous snake.

The farmer's eyes flashed, and he didn't react, but he just screamed and closed his eyes, and the long whip was indeed back at the touch of a button. The farmer was covered in a cold sweat and fell to the ground in fright.

The female general was condescending, looked at him coldly for a long time, and then looked back at the Taoist priest, her eyes full of inquiries.

The Taoist priest took a sip of the wine gourd, shook it again, "ouch", frowned and shook his head: "There is no wine." ”

The general was not angry, and walked in the direction of the north-west horseman, and the other knights rode away.

The middle-aged farmer breathed a sigh of relief and was about to get up, but he heard the Taoist priest who fell behind the line sigh faintly: "It's a pity, you can't kill mortals." ”

At this moment, the farmer felt a cold, sharp foreign object pierce his throat, and he struggled to look up, only to see that the female general at the head had withdrawn her hand and looked at him coldly.

The exile let out a suppressed exclamation, and the blood stained the plum blossom dart embedded in the farmer's throat, and he made a "ho-ho" sound in his throat, and his eyes flashed with fierce anger and confusion, and he fell to the ground and died.

The Taoist priest "tsk" twice, let the horse walk to the female general's side, and then nodded and said: "I'd rather kill the wrong one than let it go, it's ruthless enough." ”

The female general raised her eyebrows and muttered in a low voice, "It's clear that you asked me to kill", but instead of arguing, she saluted on the horse: "Thank you, Mr. for helping to screen the details." Then, without waiting for an answer, he shouted to the northwest iron cavalry team: "Shi Ling of the Southwest Navy asks to see the major general." ”