The legend of the king of crossing

Chapter 379

"Ling'er, you have to wake up quickly. Didn't you say that you want to protect brother? How can brother do without you as a big bodyguard?"

"Ling'er, brother still has a lot of interesting things to tell you. Do you want to hear it? Linger, the world before you is beyond your imagination. There are cars, airplanes, TVs, and mobile phones. ,,,,"

As I was talking, I couldn't help but sang a song "Girl I Love You" that I once sang to Fang Ling.

Long hair, black eyes, I seem to have seen you somewhere, the Gesang flowers on the mountain are so beautiful, I want to pick one and give it to you personally,,,,,, dear girl, I love you , let me walk into your world and be with you, my dear girl, I love you, and I will give everything for you from life to life, and I am also willing.

Unknowingly, I seem to feel that my eyes are already moist.

Suddenly there was a knock on the door, and Wen Zhang's voice came from outside the door: "My lord, the guests have arrived."

I came back to my senses and said, "Wenzhang, let the guests wait in the next room, and call Mr. Fang here."

After a while, Fang Chenyi walked in: "My lord,"

"Well," I said, "Mr. Fang, come and see Ling'er, I'll meet the guests."

In the next room, I saw the Lu brothers who hadn't seen each other for more than half a year.

"Your Majesty, Minister Lu Wende and Minister Lu Wenhuan,"

"Let's get down, I'm doing this privately in a humble suit, you can just call me Mr. Huyan,"

"Yes, sir,"

After getting up, Lu Wende and Lu Wenhuan saluted Yuan Ji beside me, and then said nervously, "My lord, why are you here in Xiangyang?"

"I'm just passing by, I'm going up north in Central County,"

"What," Lu Wende and Lu Wenhuan exclaimed at the same time, "My lord, absolutely not."

I smiled and said lightly: "Masters Lu, I have already decided on this matter and I will not change it. I know that you have contacts with the Mongolians, so I would like to ask you how to cross the Song-Mongolian border in the safest way."

Of course, the continued contacts between Lu Wende and the Mongols were carried out under my instruction.

Lu Wende felt a sense of fear for me from the bottom of his heart, even if he had good intentions, he didn't dare to persuade me anymore, he thought for a while and said, "My lord, it's relatively safe to go north from Yunxi County via Manchuan Pass."

"Yunxi County, map,"

Lu Wende opened the map he brought with him, pointed to the northwest of Xiangyang and said, "Young Master, look, from the northwest of Xiangyang City is the Wudang Mountains, north of Wudang Mountains is Yun County, and the northwest of Yun County is Yun County. Xi County, this Yunxi County is currently the dividing line between our dynasty and Mongolia, because there is Wudang Mountain in the south of Yunxi, which is not conducive to the movement of the army, so there is no large army stationed in the Yunxi area, and the subordinates have had a relationship with the Mongols. It was agreed that in order to facilitate the transactions in the Xiangyang market, Yunxi will be set as a traffic hub, and as long as there is a special certificate issued by the Xiangyang government, the Mongolian defenders will let them go."

Speaking of this, Lu Wende secretly glanced at me, for fear that I would get angry.

I have no expression: "Well, continue,"

Lu Wende continued: "Young Master, you can easily pass through Yunxi County in the name of a merchant. After that, Manchuan Pass is located in the north. Fulling, there is the majestic Yunling in the southwest, which is sparsely populated. The Mongols stationed troops in the area of ​​Longshan and Yunling, but there is no defender in the northern Fulling. Well, you can go straight north from Manchuan to reach Zhongbu County. From what I know about the Mongols, they are quite polite to merchants. As long as you deal with them carefully, you should be fine."

"Then what are we?"

"My lord, I'm going to sell medicinal materials in Xiangyang City. By the way, my lord, is there anyone in your group who is proficient in medicine?"

"Have,"

"That's no problem. The Mongols still prefer the Chinese medicinal materials of our dynasty. I will prepare some urgently needed medicinal materials for you in northern Mongolia for emergencies." Lu Wende paused and continued, "Young master, in Manchuan There is a guerrilla group sent by the subordinates in Guan Yi, do you want them to follow you?"

"No, this matter is limited to the two of you knowing,"

"Yes, sir,"

Yuan Ji said: "Master Lu is right. I have also walked this road. Except for a few areas, most of them can go around the mountains. It should not be a big safety problem."

"That's good. Let's rest here for one night and leave tomorrow morning. Master Lu, do you still have a good relationship with the Mongols?"

"My lord, my subordinates have always maintained a good relationship with them according to your instructions," Lu Wende said while taking out a booklet, "Please read, my lord, this is the bribes my subordinates have accepted."

I didn't even stretch out my hand: "I won't look at it. After the war breaks out, these bribes will be used as military expenses for your Xiangyang Military Region. Lu Wende, what are the recent moves of the Mongols regarding the dispute?"

"Young master, my subordinate happened to have something to report. Yesterday afternoon, the Mongols sent envoys to ask for the construction of a city wall to protect their goods in the Lumenshan market under the pretext of untrustworthy southerners. This subordinate is about to report this matter to the imperial court. , please make a decision, my lord,"

I thought for a while and said, "Lv Wende, if they want to build an earthen wall, let them build it."

Lu Wenhuan hurriedly said: "Young master, the Mongols building earthen walls will harm my Xiangyang."

"It's okay, Lu Wenhuan, since I have already decided on the idea of ​​a decisive battle with Mongolia in Xiangyang, then I have to give the Mongols some hope, Lu Wende, you promise them, but, you need some dowry, to do it to insatiable greed,"

"The subordinate understands,"

Then I said to Lu Wenhuan: "General Wenhuan, you can rest assured that the earthen walls will not stop me from attacking the artifact. The city wall of Xiangyang is strong, and it will be no problem to guard it for three or five years. Since the Mongols are here If you invest your money, you will naturally accumulate heavy troops. At that time, our army will encircle from the outside, and the Mongolian army will inevitably continue to reinforce it. Our army can encircle and attack reinforcements, and implement the strategy of encirclement and anti-encirclement. If the power cannot be brought out, it will allow the battle situation to enter the positional warfare that our court is good at, so as to eliminate its vital forces outside Xiangyang City."

"Young Master Gao Ming,"

"Then again, even though I have weapons and a city, the final decision depends on the perseverance and tenacity of the soldiers on both sides. You must shape the military spirit of my Xiangyang Military Region before the war breaks out. , the Mongols are brave, you are braver than them,"

"Yes, son, the subordinate obeys,"

"Lu Wende, although you have made countless military exploits, you were more or less responsible for Liu Zheng's rebellion in central Sichuan, and the Lumen Mountain dispute almost fell into Xiangyang's disadvantage. These two crimes can completely make the court You will be sentenced to death, so the future Xiangyang battle is your only chance to redeem your sins, so take it well,"

Lu Wende broke out in a cold sweat when I found out his bad deeds: "Young master, don't worry, your subordinates will definitely follow your will,"

"That would be the best, Wen Huan, you are a prudent person, and you should pay more attention to the affairs of the Xiangfan Military Region. In the face of the enemy, you must put state affairs first in everything, mobilize the local people, unite all anti-Mongolian forces, and deal with it together. Mongolia, if our army can win the battle of Xiangyang, the military power between Song and Mongolia is very likely to be reversed. At that time, I will erect a monument in this Xiangyang city as evidence, and write a letter to General Lu Wende and General Lu Wenhuan to defeat Mongolia Here, as a reward,"

"Yes, my lord," the Lu brothers said excitedly, "I will live up to my lord's high hopes and vow to live and die with Xiangyang."

There is such a stone tablet, which is a merit that will last forever.

After dinner, Shen Mo and Lin Ying came to the inn.

After conveying my instructions, Shen Mo and Lin Ying immediately left Lin'an. The two of them ran all the way, day and night, resting when they were tired, and continuing on their way after resting. There were seven or eight hours in a day. Fortunately, Lin Ying's martial arts is not weak. Although she was very tired, she finally arrived in Xiangyang at the scheduled time.

Early the next morning, a group of ten of us headed north in the name of "Zhang's Medicinal Material Store" in Xiangyang. Zhang Quanyi, who spoke with a northern accent, became the young owner of the store, Yuan Ji was the shopkeeper, and Fang Ling's identity was Zhang Quanyi. Yi's elder sister, Lin Ying was the maid, and I and the others all pretended to be the servants of the shop. Dao Fa wore ordinary clothes, and no longer dressed as Taoist priests.

The distance from Xiangyang City to Wudang Mountain is about 350 miles. We arrived at Wudang Mountain at noon the next day after we left Xiangyang. For Zhang Quanyi, Wudang Mountain was the most impressive place besides his hometown. Yi and Zhang Yun'an traveled to almost every peak of Wudang Mountain in search of medicine. Zhang Quanyi was very emotional when he revisited the old place, but his master was missing, which made him quite sad.

There are many peaks in Wudang Mountain, and the scenery is gorgeous, but everyone is eager to watch it, and under the leadership of Zhang Quanyi, they pass quickly.

At the boundary of Yun County, Yuan Ji asked a group of guards who secretly guarded to stay there.

As Lu Wende said, with the help of the road signs of Xiangyang Prefecture, we passed through Yunxi County easily. No matter which side the soldiers were from, they simply looked at our credentials and gave the order to let them go.

From the west of Yun to the north is Manchuan Pass. Like Wudang Mountain, Manchuan Pass is full of high mountains and steep mountains. Of course, its scenery is far inferior. Yuan Ji, who is quite familiar with this place, took us around After a whole day of mountain trails, we passed the Manchuan Pass and arrived at the boundary of today's Shaanxi Province.

Two days later, we sold our horses and hiked across the famous Qinling Mountains. With the help of three masters, Yuan Ji, Fang Chenyi, and Daofa, I, who had the lowest martial arts, and Fang Ling, who was unconscious, also moved quickly. The speed passed through the mountains and did not slow down due to hiking.

After crossing the Qinling Mountains, we saw that the terrain was much flatter. At the northern foot of the Qinling Mountains, we bought another dozen or so good horses for transportation.

Judging from the preliminary situation of the villages along the road, Kublai Khan of Mongolia was not as brutal and arbitrary in the land under his rule as when he first occupied it, and the lives of the people were basically peaceful.

Yuan Ji was quite familiar with the roads to the north of the Qinling Mountains, so he led us to try our best to walk along the country lanes. The road went smoothly unexpectedly. After a few days, we finally arrived at the hot spring village at the southernmost tip of Zhongbu County.