The wind was cold, and the sky and the earth were dark.

The whole Changbai Mountain is permeated in a kind of coldness, the sky is full of dark clouds rolling, the snow is falling like goose feathers, and the entire Changbai Mountain is turned snow white again overnight.

There is no color in the sky

Under the Yan Mountain, the Dongchang servants are still busy, their bodies, heads, are covered with snow, and with the busyness of everyone, the snow is evaporated by the rising heat of the people, their clothes are stained with some wet, eyebrows, hair, are stained with ice chips.

In the wooden house at the foot of the mountain, Su Shan stood in front of the open window of the cave, standing against the wind and snow, the cold wind blew on his body, his clothes swayed, and the white hair was also hunting, he frowned, his eyes were full of solemnity.

"This heavy snowfall is not at the right time, I'm afraid it will delay a lot of time"

After being silent for a long time, Su Shan exhaled deeply, and his brows furrowed slightly.

With such a heavy snowfall, the road from Yanshan to Tianshan that they had managed to open up with great difficulty would definitely be covered again, and the speed at which people transported gold would be much slower

He was worried that in eighteen days, he would not be able to deliver all the gold

At that time, Guanlong's 100,000 troops, as well as Caoyun's ships, would arrive at Tuzhou Port as scheduled, and it would be too troublesome if they delayed time

"The Overseer is at ease"

Xiao Yu'er, who was standing not far away, heard Su Shan's words, she gently brought a cup of hot tea to Su Shan, and then said in a low voice,

"Although the wind and snow are fierce, everyone has not relaxed, and they have been transporting gold overnight, and they will be able to guarantee that all the gold will be transported to Tuzhou Port within 18 days. ”

"Xiao Yu'er, after I go back, I will reward all those who participated in the affairs of Liaodong on this trip, whether it is official position or silver."

Su Shan took the teacup, gently blew away the heat on it, and said in a deep voice,

"Follow our family to this extremely cold place in Liaodong, busy for several months, I can't let them be busy in vain, I want them to know, follow me, do the service of Dongchang, it will definitely be the most honorable and proud thing of the Great Wei Dynasty"

"The slave understands"

Xiao Yu'er nodded slightly and said,

"All the people involved in this matter, the slaves and maids have already been recorded, and after they go back, they will reward the Fusi side of the North and South Towns according to their merits, and they have also notified Lin Song and Yan Chong, and they will also be ready."

Su Shan didn't say much, holding the teacup, gently blowing the hot air on it, and then set his eyes on the sky in the distance, it was still so white, and the wind and snow did not abate.

"Overseer, according to the current situation, in about five days, all the gold should be able to be transported to the foot of the Tianshan Mountain, and at that time, it should also be transported from the Tianshan Mountain to Tuzhou Port."

"Shouldn't we go to Tuzhou and solve the matter there?"

"If you do it immediately, I'm afraid it's a little too late"

Su Shan drank all the water in the teacup, pondered for a moment, and said in a low voice,

"Tuzhou's affairs, don't be too anxious for the time being, one day, according to my estimate, within one day, the generals of Tuzhou City will be able to be solved, and we will drag it out until the last day."

"You have to understand, the sooner we start, the more likely Yuan Tianzhi is to get the news."

"We must start on the same day that the Guanlong garrison enters Guanlong, and the Cao grain ship enters Tuzhou Port, so that Yuan Tianzhi has no time to prepare as much as possible, so that we can smoothly transfer the gold to the ship and leave safely."

"The slave gets it"

Xiao Yu'er nodded, her eyebrows were still wrinkled, and she said with some uncertainty,

"Overseer, have you ever thought about it, if Yuan Tianzhi is desperate and really wants to snatch this batch of gold, how should we really let the Guan Long army and the Liaodong army fight?"

"If this is the case, the Great Wei Dynasty will be in chaos at that time, even if we return to Chang'an, this Liaodong will become a chaos, and the 100,000 elites of the Guanlong garrison may not be able to return to Guanlong safely."

"I understand your concerns"

Su Shan turned the teacup and handed it to Xiao Yu'er's hand, then closed the window and returned to the charcoal stove, he put his hands on it and baked, dispelling the cold, and frowned,

"However, at the moment, there is only this way"

"If that Yuan Tianzhi dares to openly rebel, then I will only have a life-and-death risk, and take his life in the midst of thousands of troops, leaving this Liaodong army leaderless and completely chaotic."

"In this way, Hu Lingyu can return to Guanlong safely, and we can also return to Chang'an with gold."

"It's just that this Liaodong will lose decades of stability and become a place of chaos completely, or it will let the Jurchens take advantage of the situation, but these are later words, as long as the Great Wei Dynasty is really strong, it will be easy to clean up here in the future."

Xiao Yu'er listened to Su Shan's words, and her coquettish face also showed a thick fierceness, she arched her hand, bent over and said,

"Since the overseer already has an idea, then Xiao Yu'er will live and die"

"If we arrange so much, and we can't stop Yuan Tianzhi, the slave and maid will definitely accompany the overseer to break into his Liaodong army and take his head."

Su Shan listened to Xiao Yu'er's words, a faint smile appeared on his face, and he gently poured a cup of tea, sent it to Xiao Yu'er, and said with a smile,

"It's my luck to have you by my side"

"The Overseer's Prize"

A hint of joy flashed on Xiao Yu'er's face, and she lowered her head.

Time passed, and in the blink of an eye, four days passed.

The heavy snow gradually stopped for several days, the dark clouds shrouded in the sky completely dispersed, the bright sunlight poured down from the sky, and the entire Changbai Mountain was extraordinarily bright, even a little dazzling.

Now, all the gold in this treasure has been taken out, and the last carriage is gradually loaded, and it is preparing to head for the foot of the Tianshan Mountain.

Su Shan and Xiao Yu'er stood on the top of the mountain, looking at the mighty hundred carriages, as well as those fierce Dongchang soldiers, their faces were full of unconcealable fierceness.

"Let's go, follow me to Tuzhou City"

Seeing Yan Chong and those Dongchang servants slowly moving, and countless carriages slowly began to wind towards the depths of Changbai Mountain, Su Shan took a deep breath and turned around and walked towards the bottom of the mountain.

And behind him, Xiao Yu'er, as well as about five hundred servants, also clenched the embroidered spring knife and followed him closely.

Drive, drive, drive

With the sound of low thunderous horses' hooves, a group of horses galloped towards the direction of Tuzhou City with a galloping momentum like thunder, and the numerous figures gradually disappeared in the mountains and turned into black shadows

The land of Yanshan is not very far from Changbai Mountain, all the way over, only two hours away, before noon, this team of people and horses has already come to Tuzhou City.

From a distance, although this Tuzhou City is not as magnificent as Chang'an City, a pitch-black city wall stands on this snow-capped wasteland, which still gives people a sense of heavy oppression.

Su Shan ordered the team to stop, and many of the soldiers began to change into the clothes of the East Factory, and if they wanted to enter Tuzhou City and control the soldiers and horses inside, they had to go over as the East Factory

Otherwise, it will easily provoke a fierce resistance from the garrison and officials here, and when the time comes, it will be even more troublesome

A quarter of an hour later, all the people had already changed their clothes, the flying fish suit was red, the embroidered spring knife was across the waist, and everyone's faces were cold and abnormal, neatly arranged behind Su Shan.

"Departure"

Su Shan's eyes were sharp, and he shouted, and the horsewhip pointed directly at Tuzhou City in the distance.

A group of people roared past, and the sound of galloping horses' hooves sounded on the ground.

But in a moment, everyone came to the gate of Tuzhou City, during the day, the gate of this city was open, but because of the land out of Liaodong, often to guard against the attack of the Jurchen and other foreign races, this city gate guarded by far more soldiers than Chang'an City

At a glance, there were hundreds of soldiers in the left and right rows, all holding swords and wearing armor, and carefully staring at the passing crowd, and the sudden appearance of Dongchang and others also instantly attracted their attention

"What people"

With a low burst of shouting, the soldiers at the gate of the city drew their swords one after another, staring at the place, and countless bows and crossbows suddenly appeared on the city wall, and the sharp crossbow arrows were aimed at the people.

"The overseer of the East Factory is here again, and he will inspect the city"

One of the hundred households rode away and came to the person who guarded the city, and he took out the Dongchang token that had been prepared long ago from his bosom and handed it to the captain who guarded the city.

"The Governor of the East Factory Enters the City to Inspect"

The general had never heard the news at all, and his face was full of suspicion, but after carefully examining the token, he didn't find anything unusual, it was completely a real token

"The Last General Sees the Overseer"

Now the status of Dongchang in the Great Wei Dynasty, as we all know, although this general has not seen Su Shan, but he can also confirm the authenticity of Dongchang according to the token, he ordered everyone to let go of their guard, and then came to Su Shan, bowed down and knelt,

"The Overseer is coming, we are not welcome, and I ask the Overseer to forgive my sins"

"No need, our family came suddenly, you have no responsibility to greet us, our family is going to enter the city now, let Xu Cang, the guard of Tuzhou City, come to see our family"

Su Shan glanced at the captain lightly, did not dismount, and galloped directly towards the city gate, Xiao Yu'er and a group of Dongchang soldiers also followed, bringing a gust of wind and snow.

"The Governor of Dongchang, why did he suddenly come to Tuzhou City?"

Su Shan and the others went to enter the city, the captain stood up with a frown, he thought for a moment, hurriedly called a subordinate, and commanded in a deep voice,

"Guard the city gate, I'll go see General Xu"

"Yes"

The general bowed his hand solemnly, and the lieutenant immediately headed for the city gate.

Soon after, the general entered the city, and came to the place where the general was guarding the city, and after informing the guards at the gate, he hurried into the palace.

After passing through the straight front yard, he came to the back house of the General's Mansion, where there was a middle-aged general with a burly figure, a square face, and a blue and black stubble on his temples.

The general is holding a one-man long Pu knife, wearing a thin cyan shirt, sweating like rain, this person is the Tuzhou City guard Xu Cang, from this knife technique, this strength is not weak

The blade flickered through the air, a ferocity that shattered the air.

"General Xu"

The captain looked solemn, bowed his hand in a low voice, and stood on the edge of the martial arts training ground.

"Don't guard at the North City Gate, what's the matter with coming to me?"

Xu Cang shook the knife and landed heavily on a wooden stake standing in the courtyard, and the low energy burst out, and the wooden stake was directly split in half from the middle.

He twisted his neck, put the knife aside, and sat down on the stone bench beside him.

"General Xu, a big man just came to Tuzhou City. ”

The captain took a deep breath, stood in front of Xu Cang, and gave his hand to understand,

"The overseer of the East Factory, Su Shan. ”

"The Overseer of the East Factory"

Xu Cangzheng was indifferently preparing to drink tea, when he heard this, his face suddenly changed, and he stood up from the stone bench, he stared at the captain with wide eyes, and asked in a condensed voice,

"Are you sure he came to Tuzhou all of a sudden?"

"It's true"

The lieutenant took a deep breath and said in a condensed voice,

"The last general has checked their tokens, it is true, and I heard what this Dongchang overseer said, he came to inspect Tuzhou City, it seems that he came temporarily, and he did not notify General Yuan in advance."

"Is there something wrong with the temporary inspection?"

Xu Cang's brows furrowed even more solemnly, as the defender of Tuzhou City, he can also be regarded as Yuan Tianzhi's henchman, and naturally he also knows some of the actions of the Liaodong Army in Liaodong, and he also knows some things in the imperial court

He was worried that this overseer suddenly came to Liaodong and entered Tuzhou City, it was possible that he came for the Liaodong Army, and there might be some conspiracy, and he didn't dare to deal with it rashly

"You go to the Liaodong Army camp quickly, inform General Yuan of this matter, and see what he means"

Xu Cang pondered for a moment and said in a low voice,

"As soon as possible, try to send the news back this afternoon, I'm afraid that this Dongchang Governor is not good, if there is something, I have to let General Yuan prepare first"

"It's the end, it's over"

The lieutenant nodded, and then added,

"General Xu, the overseer asked you to go to the post station to see him, you have to hurry over, don't delay the time, let him grab the handle"

"I see, you go"

Xu Cang waved his hand, signaled the captain to go down to do errands, and then he returned to the residence of the back house, but in half an hour, he had already changed into official clothes, and then took two guards and hurried away in the direction of the post station.

Today's post station has been surrounded by the soldiers of the East Factory, from the inside to the outside, flying fish suits, embroidered spring knives, this group of guards is even more fierce, angry, Xu Cang glanced at it from the outside, and couldn't help but feel jealous in his heart

It has long been rumored that the people of Dongchang are all elites, and under the leadership of the overseer, they have killed countless people.

When I saw it today, it really lived up to its name

Just these five hundred people, at a glance, even compared with the elite Northern Cavalry Army in the Liaodong Army, they are not far behind

If you fight alone, the strength of these Dongchang battles should still be better

"This overseer of the East Factory is not simple"

Xu Cang secretly muttered to himself in his heart, adjusted his mood, came to the gate of the post station, bowed down and said,

"The last general, the guard of Tuzhou City, Xu Cang, has come to visit the Overseer"

"General Xu"

The soldier guarding the door was a hundred households, he glanced Xu Cang up and down, turned around and made way of a road, and said in a low voice,

"The Overseer is waiting inside, please"

Xu Cang took a deep breath and walked in with two guards.

After passing through the layers of servitude, he came to the meeting room of the inn, and when he looked up, the door was open, and on the main seat inside, sat a young man in a purple brocade official uniform, with gray hair and cold eyes.

When Xu Cang looked at Su Shan, Su Shan also raised his head sharply and cast his gaze.

At this moment, Xu Cang only felt that the whole person was like falling into an ice cave, his body instantly stiffened, and his face became extremely frightened.

The strength of this overseer is stronger than he imagined

Even the shadow master beside General Yuan was much inferior to him

"Tuzhou City Guard Xu Cang, I have seen the Overseer"

After being stunned for a moment, his body was already soaked with cold sweat, and at the same time, the kind of coercion and danger that shrouded his body was also dissipated, Xu Cang's face was extremely nervous, and he walked in respectfully, kneeling at Su Shan's feet.