It was day and night, and it was also the day before setting off for the Qiandu City.

Li Changkong looked at the statistics of the number of people sent by the military affairs in front of him, and couldn't help frowning.

In the battle of Meridian Valley, nearly half of the 10,000 troops died, and with the addition of the wounded, there were only 3,000 troops left in the battleable army.

Although this battle was won, it was also a pyrrhic victory.

If you really go back with 3,000 people, I'm afraid that if something really happens, 3,000 people will not help.

Therefore, Li Changkong and Liu Yucai decided to rest for one night, borrowed 5,000 troops from Sheng Jin in Jiaozhou City, and collected 8,000 soldiers.

It's not that I don't want to borrow more, it's just that Meridian Valley captured a large number of prisoners in the First World War, plus the displaced people who pretended to be rebels before, and now these people are called Jiaozhou, which is under the jurisdiction of Sheng Jin.

Five thousand is already the limit, if it is more, once something happens in Jiaozhou City, I am afraid that it will be another rebellion.

"General, are you looking for me?"

Yan Shantu's shouts came from outside the camp tent, interrupting Li Changkong's thoughts.

"Well, come in."

As soon as the words fell, Yan Shantu, who was eight feet tall and carrying a longbow on his back, walked in slowly, looking at Li Changkong's gaze with a blazing heat that could not be hidden.

Although Li Changkong said that he didn't know martial arts, couldn't kill the enemy bravely, and took the lead, he had proved to everyone the gold content of General Anbei's four words, and since then he has been worshiped by the three sergeants.

Yanshan Tu is naturally no exception.

At that time, in such a desperate situation, he thought that he was going to die. is still thinking about how to fight a bloody way so that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can escape.

Who would have thought that the next moment, Li Changkong's words would completely turn the tide of the battle.

Who doesn't worship such a general?

"I've seen the general." Even though Yan Shantu was wearing armor, he still knelt down on one knee and saluted.

"Yanshan Tu, there will be a top-secret matter to be handed over to you to carry out." Li Changkong didn't talk nonsense and got straight to the point.

When Yan Shantu heard this, he suddenly became excited, and his eyes lit up.

This is a great opportunity for a promotion and a raise!

He immediately replied: "The last will never give up!" ”

When Li Changkong heard this, he didn't speak, but took out the Xingchen soft armor, put it on the case, and said, "Chop it with all your might." ”

Yan Shan Tu's eyes were sharp, and he could see at a glance that this was the armor that Li Changkong wore on weekdays, so he was a little worried, and said: "General, the last general is powerful, if it is cut down, ......"

"It's okay, just let it go." Li Changkong said confidently.

Seeing Li Changkong say this, Yan Shantu's eyes narrowed slightly, realizing that this armor might not be a mortal thing, so he pulled out his waist knife and slashed it fiercely.

While!

Hearing only a crisp sound, the long knife was directly bounced, and there were even some cracks in the slashing place.

"This..."Yan Shan Tu was shocked and exclaimed, "This armor is so strong. ”

Li Changkong nodded, put away the Xingchen soft armor and said, "Not only that, it only has the weight of leather armor." ”

When Yan Shan Tu heard this, his pupils instantly contracted: "Only the weight of leather armor, but it has the hardness of heavy armor, if such armor can be mass-produced......"

"General Ben came to you for this purpose." Li Changkong interrupted him and said, "This armor is made of a rare metal called Xingchen Iron, and I received news that not far from Yizhou, there is an island, and there is a vein of this Xingchen Iron on it!" ”

"It's not even Star Iron, there's a vein of a rare metal called Ugin."

"No matter what kind of weapon you build, as long as you add a little ugin to it, you can sharpen iron like clay, blow hair and break hair."

"Even, you can break heavy armor!"

When Yan Shantu heard this, his breathing suddenly became short.

One Star Iron alone is terrifying enough, if there is another Ugin.

He couldn't imagine how terrible it would be to have an army armed with armor and weapons made of these two metals.

I'm afraid that in the face of the cavalry that the Northern Yuan is proud of, it will also be devastating.

"Does the general want me to lead my troops to find this island and dig up the stars and iron and Ugin?" Yanshan Tudao.

"No, you just need to determine the location of the island and whether there are really veins of star iron and black gold on the island."

"This island is not empty, there are a lot of Japanese robbers living on it, and now our army needs to return to the defense of the capital city, and the number of people you will not exceed two hundred."

"Don't talk about digging up such a few people, even the Japanese can't deal with them, so you just need to do reconnaissance."

"The last general knows." Yanshan Tu was a little disappointed, such a treasure mountain is in front of him, but he can't dig it, what a pity.

However, he also knew that the situation was strange now, and it was better for the army to return to Qiandu City immediately.

If the Qiandu City is gone, no matter how many stars and iron and Ugin there are, it will not help.

"Well, there's one extra thing to be aware of."

"I speculate that this island should be located southeast of Yizhou."

"In other words, it's not just our Da Qian, but also Da Chen and Da Liang in the south may also discover it!"

"Da Chen is okay, my father's previous battle on the Xiangjiang River almost destroyed all their sailors, and it is unlikely that he will come out to investigate in a short time."

"But the sailors of the girder have to guard against it."

"So I've given you a mission to investigate! Once you find Nanliang's people, retreat immediately, and never let the other party find you! ”

When Yan Shantu heard this, he immediately realized the seriousness of the matter.

According to what Li Changkong just said, the natives of that island should be all Japanese robbers, with low statures, beards in the middle of the people, like to wear clogs, and the dialect is chaotic, which is very different from the people of the Central Plains, and it is almost impossible for them to impersonate.

So once it is seen by the people of Nanliang, the identity will be immediately exposed.

And Daqian is in the land of four wars, and he already has a lot of enemies, and it would be unwise to clash with Nanliang again....

It seems that the difficulty of his task this time is not small.

Thinking about this, Yan Shantu nodded heavily and said, "No." ”

"Okay, once this matter is discovered, I will send someone to send the news to me quickly."

"In addition, this is top secret, and the rest of the operation cannot be told except you."

"The last general knows, and he will live up to the general's expectations."

After everything was explained, in the early morning of the next day, Li Changkong and others led a group of 8,000 soldiers to embark on the road back to Qiandu City.

……

Shanhaiguan.

Liu Gong looked at the Northern Yuan army under the city wall, like a black cloud pressing down on the city, and frowned.

Especially in front of the army, the young people who were surrounded by the stars and the moon.

This person is the lord of the Northern Yuan who has pacified the three major tribes of the steppe in just two years, Tuoba Heavenly Khan!

In northern Xinjiang, this person's name can stop children from crying!

Twenty years ago, his father Tuoba Feng died at the hands of Liu Gong.

Twenty years later, he revisited Shanhaiguan as a king, and the army crushed the city!

No matter how confident Liu Gong is, when facing this, his heart is still full of solemnity.

He turned his head, looked at Zheng Lun behind him, and asked, "Have the reinforcements from the imperial court arrived?" ”

When Zheng Lun heard this, he replied: "After receiving the news, the imperial court raised 200,000 troops at the fastest speed, and rushed to Shanhaiguan in the starry night, and now there are only two or three days left. ”

Hearing this, Liu Gong suddenly had confidence.

As long as he survived these two or three days, he believed that Tuoba Tianhan would not be able to help Shanhaiguan.