Gangnam Province.

March is the time when the flowers bloom.

On the official road outside Jiangdu, there is an endless stream of pedestrians.

Suddenly, there was a uniform sound of horses' hooves in the distance of the official road, and the earth began to shake violently.

Immediately after, a black "long dragon" appeared in everyone's field of vision like a ghost.

"Huh?"

Almost all the pedestrians stopped and watched. In just a few moments, the black "long dragon" was already galloping in.

Only then did everyone realize that it was a horse team.

There were thirteen horsemen in the caravan, all of whom rode black horses, wore black armor, carried spears and swords, and carried large bows.

The person at the head also held a big black flag, and on the big flag, there were two big characters in gold lacquer "Heavy Mountain".

"Oh my God! This is the most well-equipped heavy cavalry! How did it end up here? ”

"Heavy mountain? Which general's name is this? Why haven't you heard of it? ”

"Not really! The twelve popular tiger generals of my Daqian Dynasty, no one can have anything to do with these two words! ”

……

For a while, among the pedestrians, there was a lot of discussion about this sudden appearance of heavy armored cavalry.

While everyone was talking in a daze, a carriage slowly ran away from everyone and drove away from Jiangdu City.

The driver was an old man in sackcloth, with white eyebrows and a surname of Li, and people who knew him would call him Old Man Li.

Old man Li has long passed his age, but he is full of energy and does not feel old at all.

In the carriage, there was a girl wearing a hat, who looked to be no more than seventeen or eighteen.

Even if it is covered by a veil, it can't stop her innate dusty temperament.

The girl leaned sideways and lifted a corner of the curtain.

While carefully dusting off a willow leaf hanging from Old Man Li's hair, he asked with a smile.

"Grandpa, don't you always say that you are an old Jianghu? Then tell Ran'er who they are in the past. ”

Old man Li grinned and said with a doting expression.

"Girl, the last time grandpa roamed the rivers and lakes, it was twenty years ago, you asked grandpa to talk about the current rivers and lakes, isn't that deliberately asking grandpa to eat deflated?"

"Besides, what just passed was a heavy ride, and it has nothing to do with the rivers and lakes."

The girl didn't seem to want to let him go like this, she pinched her throat with her hand, and deliberately learned Old Man Li's usual tone in a thick voice.

"Grandpa, I remember you said that the rivers and lakes and the court are like the water of the Jing River and the Wei River, which look like they are distinct, but in the end they still have to flow together, so it doesn't matter." Old man Li probably didn't expect to lift a stone and hit his own foot, so he had to laugh and say, "Girl, you can spare me." ”

He narrowed his eyes, touched the beard on his chin, and continued: "In today's rivers and lakes, your name is much bigger than that of grandpa. ”

"What does the Langya Rouge List say? Look at the city, and then look at the ......"

"Grandpa!"

Seeing that Old Man Li suddenly pulled the topic to herself, the girl was obviously a little embarrassed, and she pretended to be angry and lowered the curtain.

"I won't tell you."

"Hehe......" On the way to the grandson's trip, this scene has obviously appeared many times.

Old man Li smiled from ear to ear, and his face was full of pride.

Also, who made his granddaughter's surname Li, a single name!

The name Li Ran, even on the Langya Rouge List, which is known as the best in the world, is only inferior to the Taoist idiot who is said to have the appearance of heaven and man, ranking second.

Moreover, according to Langya Ge, if she grows up for a few more years, she will not even lose to the Tao.

How can you not be proud of having such a granddaughter? While the two were chatting, the carriage had already driven far away from Jiangdu City, and the walls of Jiangdu City were no longer visible.

Suddenly, there was the sound of shaking horses' hooves breaking through the earth.

On the official road ahead, a black heavy horse appeared again.

The same is the most well-equipped Thirteen Horsemen!

However, the difference is that the black flag held by the leader is no longer the two gold lacquer characters of "Chongshan", but the three words "Dasanguan".

Old man Li let out a light "huh", and then couldn't help frowning. Li Ran also seemed to notice Old Man Li's strange appearance, lifted the curtain again, and asked softly, "Grandpa, do you know them?" ”

Old man Li nodded and hummed: "I probably know, it's just ......"

"Just what?" Li Ran asked curiously.

"It's just that if it were them, they shouldn't be here."

"Huh?" Li Ran was stunned for a moment.

Originally, she asked Old Man Li to tell her about this black heavy ride, which was just a small game for her grandson and grandson to pass the boring time on the road.

But now her curiosity has been completely ignited.

"The Great Dispersion ......"

Li Ran looked at the big gold lacquer characters on the black flag seriously, and muttered: "This seems to be a place name, but it seems that I haven't heard of it......"

"In the Daqian Dynasty, I have never heard of an army with a useful name as a banner......"

No wonder she was puzzled, you must know that the flag in the army is generally based on the surname or first name of the leading general.

In particular, generals who are relatively famous have already played a role in deterring the enemy by simply putting their surnames or first names on the banner. Of course, in addition to the "surname" and "first name" of the leading generals, there are also those who use the country name.

For example, when Emperor Gaozu of Daqian was personally recruited, he used "Qian" instead of his own surname "Li".

"It's indeed a place name."

Old man Li nodded and continued: "Girl, in fact, you should have heard of them, but what you heard may be another name. ”

"Another name?"

Seeing that Li Ran was still puzzled, Old Man Li stroked his beard and chuckled: "The grass is twilight on the side of the mountain in Qianliguan, and the sky is in autumn. "Thirteen Cities of the North!" Li Ran's eyes widened instantly.

Thirteen Cities of the North!

This name is not as simple as having heard of it, and even if it is described as "famous", I am afraid it is not enough to say what it is famous for.

Whether it is the 300,000 black-armored elite horsemen who swept the world, or the North Rejection City of the four famous cities in the world!

or the only one with a different surname, Wang Wu, Wang Wu, and Zhao De, who are not comparable to the twelve popular tiger generals of the Daqian Dynasty.

"That's right, it's the Thirteen Cities of the North." Old man Li gently stroked his beard with his hand, his eyes were full of reminiscence, and he slowly spoke.

"Mr. Feiqing, one of the four gentlemen of the academy, wrote these two poems praising the world after traveling to the north, and people only know that they have written the vastness, vastness, and depression of the thirteen cities in the north."

"Actually, in addition, these two poems also cleverly connect the names of the thirteen cities in the north."

"It's just that the name of the Thirteen Cities in the North is so famous, so famous that people all over the world think this is their name."

"Only those who have been to the North know that the Thirteen Cities of the North are just a collective term."

"The grass on the side of the mountain is twilight, and the sky is in autumn."

"If a thousand miles are heavy, it will be a heavy mountain."

"Dasanguan, Gushan, Border City, Caotou City, Twilight City, Yiyishui, Starfall Pass, Beacon Tower, Shuozhou, Yunzhong, Autumn Wind Crossing."

"Coupled with the world-famous Rejection of the North City, this is their name."

Li Ran suddenly realized, but soon wondered: "Since it is the black armor spirit rider of the thirteen cities in the north, why does it appear in the hinterland of the south of the Yangtze River?" ”

Old man Li shook his head, obviously he had a hard time understanding.

The carriage slowly walked along the official road, and the number of black armor elite horsemen in the north that the two encountered was also increasing.

The banners of these black armor elite horses in the north are indeed the names of the thirteen cities as Old Man Li said.

After the "Great Dispersion Pass" is the "Lonely Mountain", until the "Autumn Wind Crossing" that appears at sunset, the banner of the thirteen cities has seen twelve.

Only the world-shattering "Rejection of the North City" banner has not yet come out.

The grandfather and grandson settled in an inn not far from the official road, and the two sat at a table near the window on the second floor of the inn.

Li Ran ordered a pot of tea and a few vegetarian dishes, she first poured a cup of tea for Old Man Li, and then sat back in her seat obediently.

Holding his chin, he followed the example of Old Man Li and looked sideways out the window.

On the official road, it was a team of black-armored elite horsemen who set off the hustle and bustle.

The banner of "Autumn Wind Crossing" was blown by the wind, and the girl's thoughts seemed to float far and far with the wind.

Until the black shadow was far away and the official road returned to calm again, Li Ran suddenly muttered.

"They went to Jiangdu City one by one, which was too weird, and it always felt like they were going to pick up someone."

"Who?" Reminded by Li Ran's words, Old Man Li slapped his thigh hard, and then laughed: "I'm so old that I even forgot about this stubble." ”

Li Ran was taken aback by Old Man Li's sudden move, and the hand holding his chin shook slightly, almost falling.

"Grandpa!"

Li Ran snorted lightly, but quickly recuperated his chin, looked at Old Man Li, and said curiously.

"Grandpa, what kind of stubble are you talking about?"