The legend of the king of crossing

Chapter 343 Stone Forest Encounters

Duan Heng kept thinking in his mind, looking at me from time to time, as if I appeared out of nowhere and would disappear at any time. Duan Heng admired his courage, if it were him, he would not dare to step into this dangerous situation.

Dali's desire to restore the country has come to nothing with the failure of the rebellion. As I just said, there will be no chance again in the future. Although Duan Heng has never left Tianlong Temple in the past ten years, but for Dali However, the current situation is very clear. As the second son Duan Shi became the second general manager of the Dali area, and the officials who had surrendered from the Dali Kingdom became the chieftains of various places, they were still powerful, at least among the aristocratic class in Dali. In his heart, he has accepted the indisputable fact that the Mongols ruled Dali.

If you cooperate with the Song Dynasty, you will have a chance. In this world, after all, only the Song Dynasty has the strength to fight against Mongolia. However, if you want to get this opportunity, Duan Heng can no longer have the idea of ​​restoring the country.

As time passed bit by bit, beads of sweat appeared on Duan Heng's forehead. Facing my silence, Duan Heng only felt that there seemed to be an invisible pressure, which made him unable to breathe.

Fortunately, after more than ten years of practice, otherwise, he might have gone mad. Duan Heng wiped the sweat from his forehead with his clothes. Seeing that the time is coming, if there is no conclusion, it means that he has given up the choice, that is to say With nothing but a green lantern to accompany the ancient Buddha, for the rest of his life, Duan Heng wiped his sweat and thought, it is better to have a chance than nothing, whether it is Dali Kingdom or Dali Autonomous Prefecture, with the help of the Song Dynasty, first find a place, except Let's talk about this traitor in Duanshi, and then think of ways to develop his strength. If there is a chance in the future, just expel the Song people.

With this in mind, Duan Heng immediately felt relieved.

I know Duan Heng is thinking non-stop, but I don't know Duan Heng's extravagant thoughts.

This quarter of an hour seems very long.

Duan Heng said: "Your Majesty,"

"Why, have you thought about it?"

Duan Heng nodded, then knelt down and kowtowed three times: "My subordinate, Duan Heng, has met with the emperor. This subordinate has already made up his mind and is willing to obey the emperor's will."

"Okay, Duan Heng, since you have made your choice, I will not treat you badly,"

"The subordinate understands, the emperor, what should the subordinate do now,"

"Secretly develop anti-Mongolian personnel, hoard strength, let Duan Donglou gather the remaining forces, occupy mountains in remote mountainous areas as king, rely on villages to establish their own base areas, but do not attack any towns forcibly, and do not have large-scale conflicts with the Mongols Confrontation, so as not to provoke a strong counterattack from the Mongols or Duan Shi, I will use the Wuhe Village on the east bank of the Huangni River as a contact point. If there is anything, you can ask someone to contact the great wizard Hongyuan in the village. When the time is right , I will order the Guangnan Military Region to march into Dali, and then I will join forces with you and Duan Donglou to expel the Mongols from Dali in one go."

"Yes, Your Majesty, the subordinates will act according to the order,"

"Duan Heng, on the way to Shanchan, I heard from the Miao people that Duan Donglou was hiding in Xikou Mountain, north of the stone forest. Is that true?"

"Your Majesty, that is indeed the case, but the news seems to have leaked out recently. According to the last report from the East Building, Duan Shi's army was found near Xikou Mountain, so they are preparing to move north,"

"Duan Heng, the next time you meet Duan Donglou, you must remember to tell him to adopt the strategy of encircling the city from the countryside and develop power in places where the enemy is weak,"

"Yes, Your Majesty,"

I then asked, "How many people are there in Duan Donglou?"

"Your Majesty, there are a total of more than 2000 people who followed Duan Donglou into Xikou Mountain, led by Duan Donglou and his three disciples Duan Tianyang, Jimu and Jin Zhenyuan, and there are more than 3000 people scattered in various places,"

"Duan Heng, the decisive battle between Song and Meng won't be too long. I estimate that there are still two years at most, so leave it to me, Kublai Khan, and you don't have much time left. Grasp the last two years and do your best!" Get ready for the battle of life and death,"

"Your Majesty, what do you think the chances of winning are?"

I smiled and said, "Duan Heng, although our military strength in the Song Dynasty is slightly weaker than that of Mongolia, our overall comprehensive strength is not weak. Moreover, I am the true dragon emperor who has inherited the destiny of heaven, so I think the winning rate should be more than [-]%. Song also got the help of Mr. Duan, I think the [-]% winning rate is not an exaggeration at all."

Duan Heng whispered: "Seventy percent, that's a lot,"

"Okay, Duan Heng, after all, this place is occupied by the Mongols. I won't stay here for a long time, so as not to have long nights and dreams. In addition, you also need to be more careful. If you find anything wrong, leave Tianlong Temple immediately and go to the east bank of the Huangni River." In Wuhe Village, keeping your life alive is the most important thing, remember, if you keep the green hills, you don’t have to worry about running out of firewood.”

"Yes, Your Majesty, the subordinates understand,"

The last sentence I said touched Duan Heng's heart. Career is important, but life is more important. This obviously reflects the emperor's concern for his subordinates.

Walking out of Tianlong Temple, I saw Hong Sheng wandering alone in front of the gate.

Tian Xiuyan said: "My lord, Big Brother Hong Sheng has really sneaked in here."

"Well, it's getting late, call Hong Sheng and leave the city quickly,"

There was no words all the way, and when we walked out of the gate of Shanchan, we breathed a long sigh of relief.

Leaving the city gate, Hong Sheng spoke first: "My lord, I have inquired in the city and asked people I know well. Most of the garrison troops in the city have taken away from the Shilin Xikou Mountain. It seems that the rumor that Sheliwei is hiding in Xikou Mountain is true. It’s true, but I don’t know if Shariwei can escape this calamity.”

"Don't worry, relics are still fearful. We don't need to pay attention to them. I have already finished the affairs of Tianlong Temple. After meeting everyone in Changshui Village, I will immediately set off and return to Wuhe Village,"

"Yes, sir,"

The historical Sheliwei rebelled again ten years later and was killed by spies who mixed in.

Yuan Ji and the others responded in unison, and then surrounded me and hurried towards Changshui Village. At the moment of leaving, I saw Yuan Ji wiped off his sweat a little, thinking, with Yuan Ji's cultivation, he would do the same , It seems that it is indeed too nervous.

It was evening when we returned to Changshui Village.

Fang Ling and others who were waiting at the entrance of the village greeted us as soon as they saw us.

"Ling'er, everything is fine with us, are you okay here?"

"Brother, it's okay,"

"Okay, inform everyone, go back the same way,"

After a short rest in Yi Village in Cannes, we bid farewell to Xiaodan, the leader, and presented all the goods prepared for us by the great wizard Hongyuan to Xiaodan, and then embarked on the itinerary of returning east.

Returning the same way means crossing the stone forest. The stone forest area we passed is called the small stone forest. Compared with the big stone forest, the small stone forest is more sparse and elegant. The so-called stone forest is a forest-like karst landscape. Karst is a combination of various stone pillars formed by the dissolution of carbonate rocks by surface water and groundwater under the cooperation of crustal movement, structural fissures, biological action and soil erosion. The combination is complex, anthropomorphic, with various shapes.

It's just that we all didn't want to stop to appreciate the wonders of the world, and walked silently among the various pinnacles.

Near noon, when we had just turned a stone peak and came to a relatively open area, we heard a sudden sound of horses from the north.

Hong Sheng hurriedly jumped off his mount, leaned on the ground, and after listening, he said: "My lord, there seem to be hundreds of people, and the direction is right here."

My heart tightened suddenly, and I thought to myself, "Could it be that I was discovered?"

Yuan Ji and Fang Ling closely guarded me from left to right, Fang Ling's soft whip was already in his hand, Zhang Quanyi and Tian Xiuyan stepped forward slightly, blocking my oblique front, Shen Mo and Wen Zhang I rode forward, and under the command of Zhang Zijian, Yun Zhongfei and Hong Sheng, the rest immediately gathered and formed a circle to guard around me.

After a while, we saw a bald monk wearing a gray monk's robe and a mask covering half of his face rushing towards us, followed by hundreds of knights in military uniform about 30 meters away. Holding a bow in his hand, he turned his head and shot a feathered arrow from time to time. Every time a feathered arrow was shot, a knight would fall under his horse and be crushed by the horse team.

Yuan Ji said: "My lord, this man is very skilled in archery, and he still managed to hit the target with a hundred shots even while fleeing."

The gray-clothed monk was also surprised when he saw our group suddenly appearing in front of him. After seeing our costumes clearly, the gray-clothed monk hurriedly shouted: "Brother Miao, leave quickly, the Mongols behind are chasing after us." I, none of your business,"

Hong Sheng who was behind me said: "Young Master, judging from the military uniforms, half of the pursuers are from the Mongolian army and half from the Dali army. There are about [-] people in number, but the monk in front does not know where he is from."

I heard Hong Sheng say that the enemy only had 300 people, and I felt relieved a bit, and then I heard Hong Sheng mention "monk" again, and with a thought, I said loudly: "Save people,"

Zhang Zijian, who was standing at the forefront with Shen Mo and Wen Zhang, had already held his bow. Hearing what I said, he shot four feathered arrows without hesitation. The Mongolian knight fell off his horse in response, and before the Mongols had time to react, Zhang Zijian shot eight arrows again, and the eight Dali soldiers in front fell off their horses again in response.

I praised: "What an eight-armed ape,"

Yuan Ji also said: "Well, the shooting skills of the eight arrows are indeed superb. Even among the Mongols who are good at riding and shooting, they are enough to be called 'Zhebie'."

At this time, the gray-clothed monk had already approached. Seeing our help, he quickly reined in the reins and said, "Brothers of the Miao nationality, thank you for your help, but there are too many enemies. Report again,"

Shen Mo was about to speak out when he saw a Mongolian general who looked like a general in the opponent's army step forward and shouted loudly: "You Miao people, you dare to help the rebels shoot our army. Don't you know that I, Mongolia Tianwei, are you?" If you don't hurry, you will be captured and the traitor will be offered up, and this general will not die."

Yuan Ji said: "Young master, let's make a quick decision."

I nodded and said, "Kill,"

Fifty selected imperial guards, including super masters such as Shen Mo and Wen Zhang, are sure to win against 50 ordinary soldiers. The imperial guards are the elites of the entire Song Dynasty army. One thousand, the two hundred guards I brought out were carefully selected by Lan Yu, Shen Mo and others, all of them are masters, and the [-] guards who followed me into Dali in the end are even more masters of masters , It's no problem to count one as ten.

If I had an imperial bodyguard of [-] to [-] people, I would completely ignore the Mongolian iron cavalry, even if the Qixue army was two or three times larger than mine, it would not be the enemy of our army.

Of course, this can only be a dream, how can there be so many masters.

Fifty guards and thirty Wuhe soldiers shouted in unison: "Kill!"