Step on a branch

Chapter 199
General Houzi Mao stopped Lin Fan and others at the pass.

He took a closer look and found that the few selected by Lin Fan were all good equestrians.

One of them, it doesn't matter if he doesn't recognize it, once he recognizes it, his breathing is tight.

That is Huang Yi.

Grandmaster Huang's grandson.

Mao Gu'an also couldn't figure out why he insisted on coming to the frontier to beat the tartars, since he was not studying in Beijing.

However, if the old master is willing, it is impossible for Feimenguan to drive people back.

Besides, Huang Yi is very skilled, not afraid of hardship, has no temper at all, and gets along very well with the soldiers.

Mao Gu'an heard that Huang Yi and Lin Fan were close friends, so it was no surprise.

Close to Zhu Zhechi.

A hard-working young man doesn't make friends with his own kind, so why should he deal with dudes?
Feng Zhong also discussed with Mao Gu'an in private once, the grand master sent his grandson to Feimenguan, and they tried to take care of him as much as possible, so as not to make any unnecessary mistakes.

It's better to be cautious when you're a scout.

On this trip...

General Mao was a little lucky, but fortunately he also went with him.

In any case, be a guide for young people and add strength.

"Does Dingguo recognize the road pointed by Marquis Yongning?" Mao Gu'an asked.

Lin Fan smiled and said: "Except for the first part, I have experienced it before, and after that, I can only watch it while walking."

"I know..." Mao Gu'an muttered, and raised his voice, "Wait for me to lead the horse, and I will go with you."

"General Mao is going too?" Lin Fan couldn't help being surprised, "Does the old Hou know?"

Hearing this, Mao Gu'an showed embarrassment on his face, and said awkwardly: "I know, he asked me to come."

Lin Fan understood.

When Mao Gu'an went to lead the horse, he shook his head at Huang Yi.

Huang Yi spread his hands, he is not stupid, if he sees through, if he still doesn't understand such a little truth, wouldn't it be worthless to walk in front of the imperial court a few years ago?
General Mao came back quickly.

He was dressed in light riding clothes, with a knife on his waist, and was leading a tall horse.

Putting away his embarrassment, he looked up and down at the few people and said, "If we go all the way, even if it goes well, we won't be able to come back until tomorrow. Have you brought enough dry food on the way?"

Lin Fan said: "I brought dry food for two days, and water."

General Mao felt relieved and got on his horse.

The gate opened, and several horses galloped out.

Scouts scouting the road, they don't run all the way.

Mao Gu'an has a lot of experience, and he took a few young people along the way, watching all the way, sometimes rushing and sometimes slowing down, people can relax, and horses can slow down.

Along the way, they avoided a group of horse thieves, and did not circle around the cliff until the sky darkened.

General Mao led the way, scolding his mother all the time in his heart.

Mao Gu'an roughly knew the route drawn by Marquis Yongning, but he had never traveled the last section.

He never thought of climbing up that high cliff before, so how could he come here?
It was the first time I walked today, and I really sprained my ankle.

Is this the way to ride a horse?

Even jumping off the horse and leading it up, you have to be careful.

There is still a little light at the moment, and I can barely see the road clearly. When the sky is completely dark, except for the excellent night vision, it is better not to force it.

Of course, it is impossible to ignite the book.

In the dark night, Mars is most obvious and can be seen from far away.

Mao Gu'an cursed in his heart, and confessed: "Go slowly, look carefully..."

As he thought, when it got dark, he and Lin Fan made a plan and decided to stay on the mountainside.

They took a rest for one night, and when it was about to dawn, they started to climb again.

When we climbed to the top of the cliff, it was daylight.

Lin Fan observed the situation on the left and right.

The place is much wider than he expected, and there are many rocks. Although it is not as hidden as the forest, it is not difficult to hide the figure with the stones.

Leaving people to guard the horses, Mao Gu'an and Lin Fan walked to the side of the cliff, using the rocks as cover, and looked around.

Condescending, indeed see very far.

Yushakou is at your feet, and the Xiliang garrisons in the north and south are all within sight.

Due to the altitude, it is impossible to see clearly the appearance of Xiliang soldiers, but one black spot and one person can still be distinguished.

At the same time, it is clear at a glance where in the camp is the main tent and where the grain and grass are piled up.

Mao Gu'an took all these into his eyes, and forgot about the cursing while climbing the mountain.

The road that Old Hou Ye pointed out is a sprained foot, but it does make sense.

After losing Yushakou, it became more difficult for their scouts to detect news.

Yushakou is in the middle, and to grasp the situation of the main Xiliang army on the west side, more detours must be made, which is not intuitive.

It's not that they didn't think about looking high and far, but there was no such place among the seats they found.

After all, it's too high.

Too high to not want to challenge it.

Who would have thought that this cliff could be climbed up from the other side in such a winding way?
Now, Mao Gu'an squatted behind the stone, not only saw the Yushakou, but also saw the appearance of the main tent in Xiliang on the farther west side.

Lin Fan was looking in the direction of the Stone Forest mentioned by Marquis Yongning.

At this distance, it is difficult to judge whether there is a garrison inside from seeing people, and the "traces" can be used as evidence.

The firelight of the camp at night, the smoke from cooking.

After dawn, the torches were extinguished long ago, but a few wisps of white smoke rose from the stone forest.

Lin Fan called "General Mao" softly.

Mao Gu'an came over upon hearing the sound, stared at the white smoke, and was silent for a long time before he spoke bluntly: "Based on the pots and utensils used by Xiliang people to camp, there are about a hundred people inside."

Lin Fan nodded and looked around again.

As far as the eye can see, it is smaller than what Yongning Hou described.

This made him more certain that this section of the cliff was much shorter than the ones his father had ever seen.

Returning to the side of Yushakou, Lin Fan looked down, contemplating.

Mao Guan came to his side and looked down.

From the main tent, a stocky man came out with big strides.

General Mao said, "Well, it seems to be Li Jie."

Lin Fan looked intently.

Li Jie was the general of Xiliang who led the troops to attack Yushakou that day, and it was also this person who later wounded Zhen Hao.

When Lin Fan rushed to the rescue, the battle was coming to an end, and Mao Gu'an led his men back steadily.

He killed some of the pursuers and resisted the seriously injured Zhen Hao, but he did not meet Li Jie.

In other words, when the battle situation is chaotic, there can only be one enemy and one friend, and there is no regard for names.

Mao Gu'an gestured at the side: "It's too high, and it's not close to each other, or I'll throw a stone down and kill him!"

After all, there aren't many fools stationed here who wouldn't camp right next to a cliff.

Even if the enemy can't go up, a few rocks rolled down by the wind will still cause losses.

This also became the situation that General Mao came up at this moment, and there was a huge boulder beside him, but there was no use for it.

Lin Fan didn't focus on smashing rocks, he looked at the sloping cliff for a while, called Huang Yilai, and asked, "Do you think it's steep?"

Huang Yi probed and took a look: ...

　See you tomorrow.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)