Xiangyang, because it is located in the yang of Xiangshui, it is called Xiangyang.

The geographical dividing line between the south and the north of the Chinese land is the line of the Huai River in the Qinling Mountains, and Xiangyang is located between the Qinling Mountains and the Huai River. Tongbai Mountain, the birthplace of the Huai River, is east of Xiangyang, and the west is the Qinling Mountains and the remaining veins of Daba Mountain. There are mountains on the east and west sides, which are not easy to pass, and Xiangyang is sitting in the middle of it, which is the necessary place to pass around the Huai River and pass through the north and south.

And it leads to Ruluo in the north, Qinshu in the west, Huguang in the south, and Wuyue in the east. It not only runs through the north and south, but also inherits the east and west, and is in a very unique geographical location, so it has been an important transportation place since ancient times, and has the reputation of being the thoroughfare of seven provinces. And because of its location, it has also been a military important place in all dynasties, and it is a place where soldiers must fight. In real history, the Mongol army attacked Xiangyang for decades without being able to take it. Therefore, Xiangyang has been known as the first city in China and the iron Xiangyang since then.

At this time, the Song army held the line of the Huai River, and Mongolia had invaded the south three times in succession, although it also had the record of crossing the Huai River and hitting the banks of the Yangtze River, but only a few small forces broke through, and the army could never cross the Huai River and fight. The small force that crossed the Huai River could not gain momentum, or was killed by the Song army, or was driven back to the north bank of the Huai River.

The Mongol army is not good at water warfare, and the rivers between the Yangtze River and the Huai River are criss-crossed, and the terrain is complex, so the Mongol cavalry will be greatly limited in this terrain and cannot play a role. Therefore, after three successive failed invasions across the Huai to the south, the Mongols shifted the focus of their attack to Xiangyang, and as long as Xiangyang was breached, a breakthrough in the north-south defense line was opened. And from here, you can go down the river and attack Lin'an directly.

After the beginning of spring, the Mongol armies began to assemble in Xiangyang. Before the Mongols wanted to cross the Huai to invade the south, so the soldiers were scattered along the Huai River. And it is mainly in Henan, so it is assembled at this time. It was also Henan that attacked Xiangyang in person.

Although the land of Shaanxi had also been occupied by the Mongols, most of the Mongol troops were gathering in Henan at this time. Therefore, Yin Zhiping led the team all the way from Shaanxi to Xiangyang, and did not encounter a large number of Mongolian troops on the way. Moreover, most of the road from Shaanxi to Xiangyang is also a place with high mountains and dense forests, which is not suitable for the passage of large armies. Yin Zhiping only led more than 100 people, plus they are all people who practice martial arts, and they are agile, so it is naturally not a problem to cross the mountains and forests along the way.

However, there are many people, but it is inevitable to slow down the trip. It took more than a month. Yin Zhifang led the team to Xiangyang. When he led the team down the mountain, it was not yet the first month, and when he arrived in Xiangyang, it was already March of Yangchun.

When he was on the mountain, he worshipped heaven and earth with Li Mochou and entered the cave house not long after. Although it is not official, it stands to reason that the month after this is also considered a honeymoon period. But on his honeymoon trip, he took one hundred and one Taoist priests with him. There was basically no chance to be alone with Li Mochou along the way, and he had to pretend to be polite in front of people every day and politely keep his distance. For the rest of the month on the road, Yin Zhiping only found seven or eight opportunities to avoid everyone. Alone with Li Mochou, but sometimes he didn't dare to stay too long, so as not to be suspicious. There are a few times when I can't care about being happy and affectionate.

The rest of the month, the number of times I had a good time. There were only five full fights, and three of them were field battles. This honeymoon trip. Speaking of it, Yin Zhiping's eyes were full of tears, and he felt very sad, and he felt very sorry for Li Mochou in his heart, and he couldn't even give her a happy honeymoon trip. Of course, Li Mochou actually doesn't have the concept of "honeymoon", but she has tasted the beauty of fish and water for the first time, and she knows the taste of eating marrow, but for the rest of the month, she has not been happy with Yin Zhiping night and night, and sometimes she can't help but have some resentment towards Yin Zhiping in her heart.

On this day, when he arrived at a Wuli Pavilion outside Xiangyang City, Yin Zhiping sent his junior brother Wang Zhitan to Xiangyang City to inform Guo Jing of the news that he had led a team to arrive.

He had already gotten the news on the road, Guo Jing and Huang Rong led the group of heroes who stayed in Lujiazhuang and did not leave, and they had already arrived in Xiangyang before the first lunar month, and they had already settled down in Xiangyang at this time.

It is also not far from Xiangyang, but more than 200 miles, it is on foot, and it will be there in seven or eight days at most. They set off after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, and they arrived before the first lunar month.

Guo Jing, Huang Rong and his wife are old acquaintances with Xiangyang guards and appeasement envoys Lu Wende. When Genghis Khan was still alive, he ordered his fourth son Tuo Lei to lead a large army to attack Xiangyang. After Guo Jing learned the news, he rushed to Xiangyang with Huang Rong to inform the Song army guard Lu Wende. The two had used a strategy to help Lu Wende hold Xiangyang, and then Guo Jing originally planned to assassinate Tuo Lei and make the Mongolian army retreat without a leader, but when the two sneaked into Tuo Lei's tent, it happened that Genghis Khan's envoy arrived, and conveyed to Tuo Lei that Genghis Khan's illness was important to call him back. When the envoy conveyed the words of Geith Khan, he also mentioned Guo Jing, the golden sword and horse.

Guo Jing remembered Genghis Khan's nurturing grace, and heard that Genghis Khan was seriously ill and would die soon, so he appeared to meet Tuo Lei, and then rushed to Western Xia with Tuo Lei to meet Genghis Khan. Soon after seeing Genghis Khan's last face, Genghis Khan died of illness. As soon as Genghis Khan died, the southern invasion of the Great Song Dynasty was temporarily stopped, and it was not until more than ten years later that the Mongols wanted to invade the south again.

Guo Jing had cooperated with Lu Wende back then, and helped Lu Wende to defend Xiangyang, Lu Wende had seen Guo Jing's ability, and he was more convinced of Guo Jing, so after more than ten years, Guo Jing brought people to help defend Xiangyang, and Lu Wende quickly negotiated with Guo Jing and accepted his kindness.

At this time, there were quite a few heroes from all over the world who came to Xiangyang, and after Wang Zhitan rushed to Xiangyang City first, he found a beggar disciple to inquire about Guo Jing's whereabouts. The beggar disciple was very enthusiastic, and took Wang Zhitan directly to Guo Jing's mansion in Xiangyang, which was a mansion that covered a large area. This house was specially donated by Lu Wende to thank Guo Jing for his help. However, Guo Jing was pedantic and refused to accept it, so he bought it at a discount with Lu Wende.

At this time, Guo Jing was entertaining the heroes from all over the world who came to the house today, Wang Zhitan reported his name, and the door passed in, Guo Jing heard that it was Wang Zhitan, and immediately greeted him in person. Wang Zhitan is also a disciple of Qiu Chuji, when Guo Jing took Yang to Zhongnanshan to apprentice, he had been in Chongyang Palace for a few days, but Wang Zhitan also knew each other.

The two greeted each other, and Wang Zhitan said to Guo Jingyan that Yin Zhiping was leading the team to follow, and it would not be long before they arrived. Guo Jing heard this. immediately led the heroes of the house out of the city to greet them in person.

Among the crowd, Huang Rong is naturally indispensable. Guo Fu, Yang Guo, and the Wu brothers are also there.

After Yang Guo and Guo Fu got engaged. After more than two months, they have gotten along quite well. And they also have affection for each other. Although sometimes there are inevitably some quarrels, they often talk intimately, and there are many sweet times when they feel each other. And Yang Guo is a clever and eloquent person, who is really willing to put his mind into it, and naturally he can often coax Guo Fu to be happy.

The Wu brothers originally liked Guo Fu, but they were unwilling to be snatched away by Yang Guo like this. Although Guo Fu has been promised to Yang Guo by Guo Jing, both sides have also invited matchmakers to exchange birthdays, and this matter can be said to be a certainty. irreparable, but the two still went to trouble Yang Guo in private, hoping to force Yang Guo to leave on his own, then they still have a chance. It's just that the two of them are working together, but they are not Yang Guo's opponents. After losing a few times in a row, I finally gave up.

Guo Jing and Huang Rong led the group out of the west gate of Xiangyang City, and the two looked into the distance, and saw that Yin Zhiping and the disciples of the Quanzhen Sect had not yet appeared, so they led people to wait here.

Yang Guo couldn't wait, and said to Guo Jing and Huang Rong: "Uncle Guo, Aunt Guo." I'll go to the front to meet my Master. ”

When Guo Fu heard this, he stood up and said, "I'll go too." ”

Guo Jing smiled when he heard this, waved his hand to the two and said, "Okay, you guys go." ”

Yang Guo and Guo Fu temporarily said goodbye. Hand in hand.

Guo Jing turned his head to Huang Rong and smiled: "These two children, now they can't be separated for a moment. ”

Huang Rong's belly was already bulging, but it wasn't big. It does not affect the action. She smiled when she heard this, and said, "Isn't this exactly what you've been looking forward to?" ”

Guo Jing smiled with relief. said: "The heroes from all walks of life who went to Lujiazhuang to participate in the hero conference that day have almost arrived in Xiangyang at this time. Now Senior Brother Yin also brought people to arrive. In a few days, we will be able to officially hold an engagement banquet for Guo'er and Fu'er. In two years' time, when they are older, they will be able to get married. ”

The two gossiped a few words, and it wasn't long before they saw a figure appear on the road ahead. The current person, with a feather coat and a star crown, with long eyebrows and handsome eyes, is Yin Zhiping.

On the left hand side of Yin Zhiping was a Taoist wearing a dark blue Taoist robe with a face like a crown of jade, Guo Jing and Huang Rong both knew that the Taoist was the current head of the Tiantai Sect, Bai Yuchan, and was about to merge with the Quanzhen Sect. However, this white jade toad, they only knew it at the Heroes Conference last year because of the introduction of Qiu Chuji and Yin Zhiping, but they had never heard of the reputation of this white jade toad in the rivers and lakes before. They only said that this white jade toad is very famous in today's Taoist world, but it has nothing to do with the rivers and lakes, so they don't pay much attention to him.

On Yin Zhiping's right hand side is a beautiful Taoist girl dressed in an apricot yellow robe, with a graceful demeanor, the appearance of a sinking fish and a goose, a shy flower and a closed moon, and a beautiful Taoist aunt who is as straight as a fairy descending to earth. But this beautiful Taoist aunt, but the two of them are face-to-face, and they don't recognize each other.

Guo Jing was about to turn his head to ask Wang Zhitan, when suddenly someone in the group behind him exclaimed: "It's Li Mochou, it's Li Mochou's red practice demon." It turned out that there were people among the heroes who knew Li Mochou.

"It's really Li Mochou, the big devil!"

"Why is she here too, still with Deputy Alliance Leader Yin?"

"I heard that this Li Mochou is the one who was captured by Deputy Alliance Leader Yin the year before last. ”

Everyone was gossiping and discussing, but some had a grudge against Li Mochou and were clamoring to seek revenge on Li Mochou.

Smelling that beautiful Dao Gu is the famous Chilian fairy Li Mochou on the rivers and lakes, Guo Jing and Huang Rong were also taken aback. The two glanced at each other, both of them didn't know why, and couldn't figure out why Yin Zhiping came with Li Mochou.

Hearing the discussions of the heroes behind him, and some people threatened to seek revenge on Li Mochou, Guo Jing turned around and said, "Everyone, listen to Guo's words." ”

His words came out with internal force, although the voice was not loud, but it sounded in everyone's ears, suppressing everyone's voices, seeing that everyone stopped looking at him, Guo Jing continued: "Since Deputy Alliance Master Yin came with Li Mochou, he naturally has his reasons. Everyone doesn't have to speculate, when Deputy Alliance Leader Yin comes over, he will naturally explain it to everyone. ”

When everyone heard this, they stopped talking about it, and they all waited for Yin Zhiping to come over and ask him to give a reasonable explanation. (To be continued.) )