The farther north you go, the more green trees and horses there are along the way.

Fortunately, in Shanxi, whether it is the Jianghu sect or the robbers and horse thieves, once they see the flag of the Tiger Roaring Hall, they will retreat one after another, but it is convenient, and it can be said that the road is also stable.

A team of people, plus Zhao Hanqing, Shen Yuan, and Zhong Buying, is only thirty people. Considering that Shen Yuan and Zhong Buyi still had to recuperate from their injuries, the group of people also walked slowly, and when they arrived in Youyu County, Datong Prefecture, it was half a month later.

It is the early spring of February, but the border here is still often windy and snowy, which makes it even more desolate.

The horse's hooves are wrapped in cloth, and the snow is treading forward, making a "creaking" sound along the way. When the snow stopped, I saw that everyone's faces were red from the cold, and there was white smoke from their noses.

"The front is the Right Jade City," Zhao Hanqing pointed to a small city in front of him, "After the Right Jade, if you go out to kill Hukou, it will be considered out of the border of our Ming Dynasty." ”

Shen Yuan looked around, only to see that the surrounding mountains were embraced, but they were all mounds and shallow hills, and now they were covered with snow, barren grass and vines, and there was no trace of good scenery, but there was more sadness.

Although the right jade city is small, it is an important border town, and the city defense is strong and very majestic.

Zhao Hanqing looked at the sky and said, "It's almost noon, why don't we go into the city to find a restaurant to rest, and order a table of good dishes, which can be regarded as a practice for the two of you." ”

Shen Yuan said: "It's okay, there really is a Lao Zhao Hall Master this way." ”

"Whatever you say, let's go. Zhao Hanqing said with a smile, riding the horse first.

As soon as he entered the city, but seeing that this city was also prosperous, Shen Yuan was puzzled and asked: "I really can't imagine that such a small city is so lively, Hall Master Zhao, you have been here, do you know why?"

Zhao Hanqing said: "Although the Tatars often come to disturb the border, but the trade has not been cut off, now the Tatars are poor, and the common people can not live a good life, those salt, tea, utensils, vegetables and fruits, cloth, etc., which can be used on weekdays, they are in short supply, the cattle, horses, sheep, and leather goods are what we need in the pass, so there are many Han merchants in the grassland, and there are many Tatar traders in the pass. ”

Zhong Buyi continued: "This Youyu County is located in a key place, choking three passes to control the five plains, and going to the desert, this is the only way to go, so you see that in this city, it is also a common thing for traders to go in and out of the border passes." ”

Zhao Hanqing looked left and right, and said suspiciously: "It's strange, why don't you see Tatars on this street?"

"How?"

Shen Yuan saw that Zhao Hanqing was standing still, so he asked.

Zhao Hanqing shook his head and said, "It's okay, when I came here a while ago, I could still see a lot of Tatar merchants doing goods on the street, but I didn't see any of them today, perhaps, they were all in the horse market where Hubao was killed." ”

Shen Yuan really felt new when he saw and heard it all the way, and he was also curious, and asked, "Killing Hu Bao is killing Hu Kou?"

Zhao Hanqing nodded and said, "Exactly, there is a horse market there, let's go in the afternoon and change a horse for the two of you to ride." ”

He turned around and said to the disciples: "You go to kill Hubao first, find out the news, ask if there is peace outside the gate now, and then wait for me in killing Hubao." ”

The people were commanded and went away with their whips.

The three of them got off the horse and saw a shop in front of them, and a wine curtain was hung outside the store. It's not big, but it's neat.

"That's it, Zhao has been here before, and his wine is very strong!" Zhao Hanqing said, his expression was also endless.

Zhong Bu laughed and said, "Okay, as long as the wine is strong!"

The three of them tied their horses and sat down in the shop. called Xiao Er, who ran the hall, asked for the strongest wine here, and ordered simmered rotten mutton and cooked chicken.

While eating and drinking, I saw a tall and sturdy man, wearing bright armor, striding into the store, walking straight to the shopkeeper, and said with a smile: "Shopkeeper Li, it's still the same." ”

"Okay, Master Jiang, you take a seat first, and this will be served to you. ”

Look at the appearance of this person in his thirties, his face is scruffy, and he is still a little chapped, so he can see that he has been weathered at a glance, but when he looks at the clothes on his body, he is meticulous, and at first glance, he is mighty and extraordinary.

The man turned his head, looked left and right, and saw that Shen Yuan and the three of them were wearing swords, so he asked, "Three heroes, where did they come from and where are they going?"

Zhao Hanqing stood up and arched his hand: "In Xia Pingyang Mansion Zhao Hanqing, send these two friends of mine out of the customs." ”

"Beixia Zhao Hanqing? ”

The man looked up and down, arched his hand slightly, looked at Shen Yuan and Zhong Bucheng and said indifferently, "What is the matter with these two people?"

Before Shen Yuan could answer, he heard the sound of gongs on the street, and when the man heard the sound, he hurriedly ran out, looked to the north, only to see the wolf smoke rushing to the sky, and scolded: "Damn, I can't even drink alcohol!"

At this time, Shen Yuan and the three of them also followed, and when they saw the wolf smoke, even the children knew that it was the Tatars who attacked!

The man turned back to the three of them and said, "I advise you to go back, it will not be peaceful to kill Hu Kou during this time." ”

With that, he rode away at a gallop!

Shen Yuan, Zhong Buyi, and Zhao Hanqing glanced at each other, threw a silver ingot to the shopkeeper, and the three of them also rode after them.

The man ran all the way to Kill Hu Fort, and at this moment about 500 cavalry had already gathered outside the fort, and as soon as he saw this person arrive, he was ready to go. After taking the iron spear, he immediately led the men and horses to the killing mouth a mile away.

Shen Yuan and the three of them followed closely, only to see that the Great Wall was extremely majestic, twisting and turning, and endless!

A majestic pass stands in the middle, which can be described as majestic mountains and rivers, and the murderous spirit is soaring!

On the city wall, the soldiers have drawn their bows and their arrows have been stringed, and they are ready to fight!

The banner is rolling, full of slaughter!

The three of them went straight to kill Hukou, only to see that the adult surnamed Jiang had already led his troops to the gate.

When I got to the pass, I only heard the sound of "whoosh, whoosh......" countless hollow-breaking sounds sounded overhead, and when I looked up, countless arrows flew out from the city wall of Hukou!

After two rounds of arrows, the gate opened suddenly, and Master Jiang shouted: "Kill!"

Take the lead and lead the troops out of the pass!

Seeing this, Shen Yuan couldn't help but admire these border troops!

These people are forbidden by order, and the military discipline is strict, and even if there is an emergency, there is not a trace of panic! Although all of them are full of wind and frost, they are all full of blood and unruly!

I don't know how many times stronger than those defenders in the capital.

The soldiers on this side know that whether it is the original Warat or the current Tatar, they still have illusions about the Central Plains, although Mongolia and the ancient kingdom are no longer the grand empires of Genghis Khan and Kublai Khan, but the change of the civil fort gave the Tatar Khan Mantulu the hope of counterattacking the Central Plains.

As a result, the steppe cavalry often intruded on the frontier, and even if they could not conquer the city, they could plunder a little from the people.

Although the Ming Dynasty and the Tatars have won and lost each other in the war over the years, they only say that in this Youyu County, the border army soldiers fought bloodily, and I don't know how many times the Tatar cavalry was blocked from killing Hukou!

The border army is brave and known to the world!

It's just because they are obsessed with the obsession in their hearts: "The army is defeated, and the people are dead!"

At this time, not only Shen Yuan, who had never seen such a situation, but also Zhao Hanqing and Zhong Bucheng couldn't help but sigh for a while!

Suddenly, someone on the city wall shouted: "But Brother Zhao Hanqing?"

"It's down there!"

Zhao Hanqing was overjoyed, turned around and said to Zhong Buyi and Shen Yuan: "It's this garrison master who killed Hukou, who is familiar with me, let's go up and watch the battle!"