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Text] Chapter 263: Journey to the Western Regions (2)
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Chapter 263: Journey to the Western Regions (2)
The horse-drawn carriages meandered westward along the ancient road.
? We travel the ancient road by car at sunrise and overnight, passing through Hangu Pass, crossing Guanzhong and heading north to Pingliang.
Along the way, the 100-man young army led by Daniu and Dadao regarded marching as training. Under the careful teaching of Li Qi and Liu Xiongwei, they made rapid progress. They learned everything from observing the situation to lurking undercover. He has a certain appearance, and even his mind has matured a lot. He is completely different from the ignorant young man when he left.
That evening, a group of people followed the secret message left by Liu Xiongwei and came to the front of a towering mountain.
Li Qi tightened the reins and stopped, looking at the dark mountains in front of him and said: "Your Highness, let's stop and wait for news from Brother Liu."
"That's fine," Yang smiled and nodded, looking up at the majestic mountain in front of him and frowning, "Do you want to climb this mountain?"
"Yes, Your Highness"
"The mountains are high and the forests are lush. This mountain looks mysterious."
"Your Highness is really smart. This mountain is called Liupan Mountain. There is a group of horse thieves on the mountain. There are three leaders among the horse thieves, all of whom are extraordinary in martial arts. The big leader is called Wei Dongyang. I heard he is a famous swordsman in the world. He has about five hundred bandits, specializing in Brother Liu, the businessman who passed the robbery and explored the way, has not returned. Let's wait for him. We have no choice but to spend the night here tonight."
Listening to Li Qi¡¯s report on the number of horse thieves, Yang Xiao¡¯s frown deepened. Four to five hundred horse thieves were considered a large number in ¡®peaceful times¡¯. It would be a big disaster if this was to rob someone's family.
"This place is under the jurisdiction of Guyuan. Are there any soldiers in Guyuan?" Yang Xiao asked.
"No, there are only a hundred or so government officials," Li Qi responded.
"What about Liangzhou Prefecture?"
"Beyond the reach of the whip"
"What's so out of reach?" Yang Xiao snorted coldly, "I think they're just eating corpses."
"Who is the guard general of Liangzhou now, and how many troops do he have?"
Li Qi responded: "The guard general of Liangzhou Prefecture is called Ma Xun, and he has about 20,000 soldiers."
"Twenty thousand government soldiers dare to imitate those in Huainan and Jiangnan who don't pay taxes and silver." Yang Xiao thought of the old man Zhu talking about the tax and silver in Jiuzhou, and said with a sneer, "He is very courageous."
Yang Xiao paused and then said: "By the way, has Ma Xun ever defeated Wei Dongyang?"
"I heard that they have been suppressed before, but the terrain of Liupan Mountain is weird, and I came back several times without success. What's more, behind Liupan Mountain is the jurisdiction of Lanzhou Prefecture, which can be regarded as a two-way zone."
At this time, Yang Xiao also understood clearly that this group of horse thieves at the border between the two provinces also knew how to use the strategic position to maneuver between Liangzhou and Lanzhou.
"Then how did you get there before?"
Li Qidao: "This group of horse thieves is also trustworthy, but they won't easily hurt people's lives when asking for money. If they encounter them, they will be given 30% of the goods."
"Oh" Yang Xiao was surprised. This group of horse thieves didn't look simple. They knew how to "take the long term to catch the big fish", fish without drying up the lake, and hunt without leaving the forest. "It seems that Wei Dongyang is not a simple person."
Li Qi smiled bitterly and said: "Yes, Your Highness, what should we do? If we usually settle the matter and give him 30%, it wouldn't matter. This time we have brought new weapons, how can we promise them to him?"
Just when Yang Xiao was about to answer, the scouts sent by Liu Xiongwei came galloping on horseback in the distance.
After a while, the scout arrived in front of the two men, got off his horse, and said respectfully: "Your Highness Changsun and General Li, my subordinates have found out that the horse thieves on the mountain have gone to the border of Lanzhou in the past few days. General Liu has sent a young man here. Tell His Highness that you can cross the mountain overnight."
Yang Xiao and Li Qi were overjoyed when they heard this. They secretly thought that their luck was not ordinary. It was a headache for these 500 bandits to occupy a favorable terrain. If they really had anti-personnel weapons, they wouldn't be afraid, but I'm afraid There will also be a lot of losses.
"Where is your general?" Li Qi asked.
"Our general has led people to explore the way forward," the scout responded.
¡°Your Highness, let¡¯s climb the mountain as soon as possible,¡± Li Qi said half-inquiringly.
Yang Xiao nodded and said with a smile: "Brother Li, you don't have to ask for my opinion on everything. I am a young person in this regard. You can just follow your old methods."
Li Qi¡¯s eyes widened when he heard this. Although Master Yang is now His Royal Highness, he is still as trustworthy as before.
"Give me my order to get everyone dressed up. Everyone should have their soul-stealing crossbows and soil bombs strapped to their waists, just in case something unexpected happens," Li Qi roared.
?"Yes, I obey the order," the scout responded, mounted his horse and went back to deliver the order.
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Liupan Mountain is famous all over the world for its six-fold winding road, and it is also a natural barrier in Guanzhong.
Liupan Mountain runs north-south across the border between Shaanxi, Gansu and Ningxia. It is majestic and towering.
The moonlight shines brightly
The fires are shining brightly on the six-layered winding road, and the cars are rolling
People who had been traveling all night climbed onto the main road in the middle of the night. Apart from the gurgling water, the only sounds around were the snorting of horses and the breathing of people.
The main force of the horse thieves was not on the mountain, and the road was smooth. Occasionally, one or two sentry horse thieves jumped out from the mountain road and tried to stop them. However, they saw a crowd of heavily armed people running like wolves and tigers, and they all ran into the forest in panic.
Liu Xiongwei still led a hundred or so people to explore the road ahead, while the remaining Luo Canyon soldiers and a hundred young soldiers led by Da Niu and Da Dao were scattered around the carriage to escort them slowly.
Just as everyone was moving forward in silence, a sudden burst of horses' cries came from the mountain road in the distance.
Li Qi frowned, reined in the reins, waved his right hand behind him, and the carriage stopped. Everyone quickly drew out their soul-stealing crossbows and followed the carriage in silence.
Qing'er also took out her sword and stood beside Yang Xiao, looking into the distance with clear eyes.
It was quiet in the mountains, and the sound of horse hooves could be heard very clearly. After a while, the sound of horse hooves came to the corner of the mountain road ahead.
Li Qi listened for a while and relaxed his frown.
"Your Highness, Brother Liu is here"
Hearing that it was Liu Xiongwei who was reporting back, Yang Xiao frowned instead. If there were no other abnormal circumstances, Liu Xiongwei would not report it in person.
Seeing that Li Qi was a little relaxed, Yang Xiao turned to look at him and said, "Let everyone be on guard."
Li Qi was startled when he heard this, but he made another gesture without any doubt, then jumped off the horse and walked in the direction of Yang Xiao.
"Your Highness, is there something abnormal?"
"I don't know. Brother Liu may encounter something difficult when he comes back at this time."
While the two were talking, a torch jumped into everyone's eyes, reflecting Liu Xiongwei's delighted face.
¡°Your Highness, Your Highness¡ª¡ª¡± Liu Xiongwei shouted excitedly.
Yang Xiao and Yang Xiao stood up and walked towards where Liu Xiongwei came from.
The horse ran forward with great joy, Liu Xiongwei jumped down with a vigorous stride, and said excitedly: "Your Majesty, in front of you - I saw the Crown Prince - the Concubine -"
"Mother?"
"Master?"
Yang Xiao and Qing'er looked at each other and saw surprise in each other's eyes.
About a month ago, Li Chunfeng sent a message saying that in the early morning of that morning, Taoist Master Qingyun originally wanted to go to Zhujinfang, but when he was crossing the Luoshui River, he met Yuan Tiangang and the former Cao Gang leader Master Wang. So they chased Master Wang together. How come we met in this place? Could it be that Master Wang escaped here?
Yang Xiao thought of this and quickly asked: "How many people did you see with your own eyes?"
Liu Xiongwei turned his head and thought for a moment, then said: "Three people, one of them is an old Taoist with a fluttering white beard, the other has his back to me, one arm, and his back looks a bit familiar."
"It is indeed them." Yang Xiao just murmured to himself, then he felt the figure around him flicker, and heard Qing'er's crisp voice: "Monk Hu¨¡, wait here, I'll go see the master."
Yang Xiao was startled and looked up, only to see Qing'er's white shirt at the corner of the mountain disappearing in a flash.
"When did this girl become so hot-tempered? Then Master Wang heard that he had obtained the relics of the ancestors of the Li family. I'm afraid it would be even more difficult, especially if he got his way.
"Daniu, take fifty people with me and Brother Liu to have a look. Brother Li, you will pass Liupanshan first as planned. If we don't come back, we will meet in Lanzhou Mansion," Yang Xiao ordered hurriedly.
"Okay, your highness, don't worry"
"Be careful in everything. If you encounter any situation, just use a bomb to greet you. Don't worry about whether it is enough. We will prepare it after we get to Lanzhou. Fortunately, sister Qing'er can also make it."
"Your Highness, I understand."
Yang Xiao gave a few more detailed instructions, then led the young soldiers led by Da Niu and followed Liu Xiongwei forward in a hurry.
As soon as the horse ran around the corner, Liu Xiongwei led everyone off the avenue and went up a side path.
"Brother Liu, will Sister Qing'er go the wrong way?" Seeing that they had left the main road, Yang Xiao asked worriedly.
??"No, Your Highness, this is a shortcut to go up and back to the winding road." Liu Xiongwei explained.
Several people rode their horses up. When they reached the bumpy road, they got off their horses and led the horses past. After walking for half a stick of incense, they returned to the winding road.
"That's the woods ahead." Liu Xiongwei stopped at this time, pointed to the woods on the other side of the winding road and whispered.
After Liu Hongwei finished speaking, he clasped his palms together on his mouth, exhaled loudly, and called out "Gu Gu Gu Gu¡ª¡ª", which spread extremely far in the silent woods.
"Gu Gu Gu Gu¡ª¡ª" As soon as the voice fell, there was a response from the distance. After a while, a scout dressed in medicine came out of the woods.
¡°Goudan, are the Crown Princess and the others still there?¡±
The scout named Goudan shook his head and said: "His Royal Highness Changsun, Chief, Crown Princess and the others were so fast that they fought in front for a while and then ran away again. Brother Fang followed with a few people. "
"Have you seen a girl in white?" Yang Xiao asked.
"Your Highness, I saw the girl very quickly. When she came, the Crown Princess and the others had just left, so my subordinates pointed in the direction and asked her to chase her."
Yang Xiao frowned again. Sister Qing'er was reckless this time. It's not easy for Master Wang to escape calmly when pursued by two masters, Yuan Tiangang and Taoist Qingyun.
"Your Highness, what should we do now?"
"Follow and take a look," Yang Zhi said flatly, "Goudan, you wait here for General Li and report to them."
"It's Your Highness"
"Then let's go." Yang Xiao mounted his horse and chased after him along the secret sign.
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