Daming heir

Zhu Yunxi's suppression of Japanese pirates in the eastern Jin area went smoothly.

The murderous reputation of Zhang Zhiyuan, the little killer of the Ming Dynasty, was once again more intuitively presented in front of everyone.

Reorganize Jindong and recover the city.

The North Patrol went up and down, busy reorganizing the entire Shanxi Road.After capturing Shouyang City, Jingchuan Hou Cao Zhen 'completely wiped out' the Japanese pirates in Shouyang, and the army received news that Pingding Prefecture and Leping County had been recovered.

Zhu Yunxi was busy rectifying the army and horses, and went north to Meng County to meet Zhu Di.

And on the other side of Taiyuan Mansion.

There are mountains and mountains and heavy snowfall.

In winter, the snow in the north seems to never stop, and it always falls day and night.

The heavy snow covered the whole earth, hiding a lot of things.

But at the same time, it also clearly exposes some things that would otherwise have been less noticeable to people's sight.

Snow buried the pipes.

There were fewer pedestrians, and sometimes the carriages of merchants and government officials from the south or north made two clear ruts on the official road.

The mud spots splashed by the wheels cover a large area on both sides of the rut, giving the marks different colors.

If you stand on a high place and look at the official road, it will be a clear guide.

And outside the pipeline.

Heavy snow piled up on the treetops, and the eyes were all covered in silver.

In the wild, several snowshoe hares were jumping up and down from numerous caves in search of food.

Even though these snowshoe rabbits have a lot of down and a thick layer of fleshy pads on their feet, they can still leave footprints on the snow.

In the wild snow field.

The three figures led the horse and walked in the snow with one deep foot and one shallow foot.

The north wind brought flying snow, which hit the three of them on their bodies and faces.

Even though they shook their bodies from time to time to shake the falling snow, there was always a thin layer of snow on the three of them.

"Further ahead, we will arrive at Wuzhai Fort. If you go west, you can go to Baode Prefecture, and if you go east, you can go to Ningwusuo. If you continue to go north, you will be at the border gates near Piantouguansuo and Laoyingbaosuo."

Among the three, Tian Mai, who was of medium stature, led the horse and raised his head to look around, explaining in a deep voice.

While speaking, he silently looked at Zhu Yunwen, who was walking among the three people.

Sun Cheng on the other side said: "Ning Wu's past is Datong, no matter how Liu Zongsheng and the others go, it is impossible to go this way.

The area around Piantouguan Station and Laoyingbao Station is the only area where the Great Wall has not yet been built, but it is guarded by frontier troops.It is unlikely that Liu Zongsheng and the others would choose to escape from the heavy guard of the frontier army. "

After finishing speaking, Sun Cheng looked at Zhu Yunwen silently, just like Tian Mai.

Both of them felt helpless.

His Royal Highness Taisun personally spoke, as long as Liu Zongsheng and the gang of rebels are not found, they will never even think about going back in this life.

They can only go back if they find Liu thief and others.

Since the birthday party of King Jin in Taiyuan City, they left Taiyuan City and have been looking for traces of Liu Thief and others in the snow on Shanxi Road.

However, Zhu Yunwen's arrival surprised Sun Cheng and others who had not known about it beforehand.

After the incident, I feel admiration for Zhu Yunqi's love and righteousness.

The three of them were like this, walking together together.

Zhu Yunwen raised his head and looked at the snowy field in front of him that seemed to always look the same.

His face was covered with ice crystals and falling snow. The originally elegant young man now also had a beard on his face, which looked a little messy because he couldn't take care of it in the wild.

Zhu Yunqi looked more vicissitudes, but also had more inexplicable charm.

He turned his neck that was stiff from the cold, glanced at Sun Cheng and Tian Mai, his lips and teeth moved slightly, and his voice was a bit vicissitudes: "You all think that Liu thief and others will go west, close to the south of Baode Prefecture Escape from Shanxi Road?"

Sun Cheng and Tian Mai looked at each other.

Tian Mai said: "This is the greatest possibility. As long as they pass through Baoding County, the Yellow River has frozen at this time, they can cross the Yellow River on flat ground and enter Shaanxi Road. There is only Fugu County on the opposite side, and they have to go south. There will be a Shenmu County, and there are no cities in the northern area, which is enough for them to trace the Great Wall and escape to the desert."

Zhu Yunwen nodded and looked at Sun Cheng.

Sun Cheng echoed: "For Liu Thief and others, this is the safest route."

Zhu Yun nodded, his eyelids sank, and he fell into deep thought.

After a while, he shook his head and said slowly, "I think he will most likely choose to escape from the Piantouguan area."

Both Tian Mai and Sun Cheng showed doubts on their faces.

This is the most unsafe and easily discovered route among the three directions for Liu Zongsheng and others.

If you really go this way, it will be no less than throwing yourself into a trap.

Zhu Yunwen explained: "The most dangerous place is the safest place. Thief Liu is the most suspicious and capricious by nature.

Based on his nature, he would most likely choose to escape in the direction of the main pass.

And... haven't you noticed any abnormalities along the road in the past two days? "

"abnormal?"

Sun Cheng and Tian Mai spoke at the same time, their faces full of confusion.

The northwest area of ​​Shanxi is covered with mountains.

Even in the past, when outsiders came in, they would sometimes go the wrong way.In addition, at this time of year, there is nothing but snow.

Zhu Yunwen shook his head: "Quiet! It's so quiet. During the past few days along the way, have we met anyone? Except for the merchants who went north, there are also sporadic government servants, who just don't see each other all day long. people."

Tian Mai frowned.

Sun Cheng was still puzzled and said: "At this time, the mountain is blocked by heavy snow, and the road is blocked by snow. It is normal that there are fewer people."

Zhu Yunwen said, "But have we seen anyone going south?"

Sun Cheng was stunned for a moment.

Tian Mai said in a deep voice, "Not a single one."

"Yes! There isn't even one." A sneer appeared on Zhu Yunwen's face: "If I guessed correctly, something must have happened in the north."

Sun Cheng and Tian Mai stopped in their tracks.

The wind and snow among the mountains in the wilderness became more urgent.

Zhu Yunwen stretched out his hand to press the velvet hat on his head, and said in a low voice: "When Liu Thief and the others discussed the uprising in Taiyuan, they mentioned that they would induce the Japanese workers sent by the imperial court to mine coal in Shanxi Road to participate in the rebellion.

In this way, with Taiyuan City as the center and Japanese workers in eastern and western Shanxi as supplements, the entire Shanxi Road would be in chaos.

When Liu Thief and the others take Taiyuan City, they can take down the turbulent places in Shanxi Province one by one.

Originally, I thought that Taiyuan City was sealed off by the second child and the rebels were wiped out overnight, and this incident might not happen again.

But now it seems that Liu Thief and the others have already planned the launch time.Even if they failed in Taiyuan, Japanese workers from all over the world would rebel against the imperial court. "

His face was a little dignified.

The rebellion of Japanese workers is not such a serious matter.

With the second child in Taiyuan, the imperial army can rush to the rebellious places in an instant.With the elite of the imperial court, it is just a matter of flipping hands to suppress those unarmed Japanese workers.

But what worries him is that the place is in chaos and the border is also affected.

So whether the frontier soldiers who are supposed to guard the border can still fully perform their original duties.

Once a loophole appears, it will be an opportunity for people like Liu Zongsheng to escape from the Central Plains and hide in the vast desert snowfield.

Tian Mai's face changed a little: "So now, only if there is a rebellion in the area of ​​Piantou Pass and Laoyingbao, it is possible that there will be people who have not been seen going south all day.

In the chaos in Northwest Shanxi, local officers and soldiers and border guards will definitely be involved in countering the rebellion.

At this time, the border gate may have become useless.If this was planned by Liu Zongsheng and other thieves long ago, it is most likely that they would escape into the desert grassland in the direction of Biantouguan. "

"So we went to Piantou Pass."

In the snowstorm, Zhu Yunwen's eyes were dim.

No matter how strong the wind and snow outside were, and even if his body was frozen stiff, his heart was still hot.

Most likely, only the blood of Liu thief and others can calm the heat in his heart.

Sun Cheng and Tian Mai looked at each other.

Ever since the two of them met Zhu Yunqi who was chasing after him, all the decisions along the way were made by Zhu Yunqi.

They knew very well that His Highness Taisun could allow Zhu Yunwen to be alone, which to a certain extent explained a lot of problems.

Perhaps, this was His Highness Taisun's complete disarming of Zhu Yunwen.

"In the area around Piantou Pass and Laoyingbao, Liu Zongsheng and others are most likely to go near Piantou Pass, look for omissions in the border pass, and sneak out of the Great Wall."

At this time, Tian Mai had already taken out a copy of Shanxi Dao Kanyu from his bosom, pointing directly at the location of Piantouguan.

In the entire northwestern Shanxi area, there is no Great Wall built on the east and west sides of all Biantou Pass.

The Laoying Fortress is located at the junction of Taiyuan Mansion and Datong Mansion. There are many border guards and forts. It is conceivable that it is very difficult to cross the Great Wall from here.

Sun Cheng looked at Kanyu, nodded affirmatively and said: "Only at the front line of Piantou Pass, when the Yellow River thaws, you can directly cross into the Hetao area, continue northward and cross the Yellow River again, and completely enter the grassland. At that time, Liu Zongsheng and others will abscond. Thieves, the sky is really high and birds can fly."

"We are half a day behind Liu Zongsheng and others. When we arrive at Biantou Pass, shall we borrow troops to hunt them down together?"

Tian Mai muttered in a low voice and glanced at Zhu Yunwen.

Zhu Yunwen's eyes flickered for a moment, and he couldn't help but think of the gold medal that was placed next to him and the document stamped with the seal of the Emperor Taisun of the Ming Dynasty.

It was given to me by brother Xing when I went north from Taiyuan City and said goodbye.He still clearly remembered the scene at that time, and brother Zong's face was full of solemnity.

He believes that he does not need to worry too much about his own safety when he is acting within the boundaries of Shanxi Province.But once he leaves the border and enters the grassland, and Liu Zongsheng must be surrounded by White Lotus Sect guards, the risks he will face alone will double.

As for the gold medal and the document, he can freely mobilize any border army with less than a thousand people at any border gate, and go northward to the grassland with him.

just.

He didn't want to take advantage of Brother Xun's power to avenge himself.

Zhu Yun hummed: "Let's act according to the circumstances. Since the incident happened in Taiyuan Mansion, this matter should be settled in Taiyuan Mansion."

Sun Cheng took a package from the horse's back.

He took out a few pieces of dried meat and handed the kettle to Zhu Yunwen first.

"Drink your saliva first, and then eat something. Next, you have to rush to Wuzhaibao, have a warm meal, and then rush all the way to the Biantou Pass."

Time is tight, and they cannot tolerate too much rest.

Zhu Yunwen and Tian Mai didn't say much, they silently took the dried meat handed out by Sun Cheng, drank two sips of water from the jug, and silently chewed the tasteless dried meat vigorously.

a while.

In the increasingly heavy wind and snow, Zhu Yunwen and the others mounted their horses silently.

Due to the heavy wind and snow, the horses did not move fast, but they could save the strength of the three of them in turn.

The three of Zhu Yunqi, who were already near Wuzhai Fort, were only about 150 miles away from Piantou Pass.In the past, if you let go of your speed, you can arrive there in about two days.

It's just that in such a snowy weather, the official road is blocked by snow.

The three of them walked through the rolling hills of northwest Shanxi for nearly four days before arriving at the Piantou Pass just after noon.

Along the way, what the three of them saw was just as they expected that day.

The entire northwestern Shanxi was in chaos.

The Ming army stationed in the northwest of Shanxi, chased and killed those rebellious Japanese thieves in the heavy snow like crazy.

Some fortresses were occupied by pirates, and some fortresses were recaptured by the Ming army.

You have to make a detour at the previous stop, but you may also be able to get supplies at the next stop.

Zhu Yunwen, who originally did not want to use the gold medal and documents in his arms, faced the current situation in northwest Shanxi and had to make it public.

"My lord, the customs office is ahead. It's been a chaotic few days, and everyone here is holding their breath, as if the pirates can't be killed all the time.

The detention center is safe, and there is food and drink.The subordinates dare not intervene in the matter of the young master and others, but if the young master and others want to cross the river, they should be careful.The outside is not as good as the inside, and there is no telling when you will meet some hungry and green-eyed wolf cubs. "

The patrolling riders wandering outside the Piantou Pass found the three of Zhu Yunqi, and after checking their identities, they led the three of them to the front of the pass, and did not forget to remind them before parting.

Zhu Yunwen nodded.

The hungry wolf cub with green eyes was not talking about the wolves wandering on the grassland, but the Tatars.

"It's work."

Zhu Yunwen replied.

Sun Cheng, who was beside him, rolled his eyes, took out a piece of silver from his arms as usual, and threw it to the officers and soldiers over there.

The officers and soldiers borrowed the money with both hands, and a look of joy appeared on their faces.

"The younger one, I wish the young master's affairs can be done smoothly, and when the young master comes back from outside, the younger one will warm the wine for the young master at the customs."

After all, the officers and soldiers drove their horses to the south and disappeared into the wind and snow.

After the officers and soldiers left, Zhu Yunwen turned back and looked at the Biantou Pass in front of him, which was very characteristic of the border pass.

The entire Biantouguan is located on a flat land with rare mountain streams among the vertical and horizontal mountains in Northwest Shanxi.

It is only twenty miles away from the Yellow River.

At this time, the three of them drove their horses to the front of the pass, which naturally attracted the attention of the defenders on the wall of the pass.

soon.

Then a group of frontier troops rode out from behind the city gate, and began to spread out from a distance, surrounding Zhu Yunqi and the three of them.

Both Sun Cheng and Tian Mai turned their heads to look at Zhu Yunqi at the same time, the meaning was obvious.

Zhu Yunwen sighed helplessly.

Put your hands in your arms.

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