If you want to go to Peshawar, you must cross Mount Kohart.

Although there is a gap in the mountain for entry and exit, and the mountains near the gap are gentle, it is thirty miles long. If Inale sets up an ambush here, it will still be difficult to deal with, so the reconnaissance company was dispatched.

The company commander of the reconnaissance company was a Noga from Yedishan tribe where Obasi's father-in-law Jiangmanbet was located. His family died tragically in the tribe civil strife, leaving him alone. Later, Obasi built an orphan school in the Noga tribe imitated Qitad and adopted them all as adopted sons and daughters. He was one of them.

Originally named Hestu, it was later renamed Deng Situ, obviously to align with Deng Ce, Deng Quan and others.

Deng Situ was twenty-eight years old this year and became an orphan at the age of eight. He grew up in schools at all levels in Truchen and was able to speak fluent Chinese.

At that moment, he took a few scouts to dress up as local shepherds and drove a dozen sheep slowly on the mountain road.

The journey was safe and sound, but when he walked into the mountain road, Deng Situ made a discovery.

On both sides of the mountain road, there are endless mountains and no end at a glance. At this time, there are still some trees in the Cohat Mountain, which are not as deserted as later generations. It is autumn, and the mountain is also golden, but on the far top of the mountain to the west, Deng Situ discovered something strange.

The existence of a telescope is also a high-power mirror for scouts, and the strangeness is clear at a glance.

A large area of ​​buildings hidden among the trees!

It would be fine if it was an ordinary building, but in Deng Situ's telescope there was a Truchen-like building!

Of course, the so-called Truqin style is actually Chinese. Deng Situ, as a Nogai person, naturally does not have the concept of Chinese style, and will only take it for granted as "Truqin style".

This building adopts a black tiled eaves structure. Although it is a bit broken, it can still be seen clearly. There is a big bell hanging under the eaves near this side of the mountain road. When the mountain wind blows, the faint sound of the bell comes over.

Before them, the Trucheners obviously had never been here, which shocked Deng Situ immediately.

After a while, he asked the others to graze nearby, and walked towards the building alone.

Although it is very close to the telescope, it is quite far away when you really walk. Under the guidance of the compass, telescopes and bells, it took Deng Situ about two hours to walk under the building.

Deng Situ once entered the Camel Hunter team, but when he was about to be assigned, he did not choose intelligence work, but chose scouts. He believed that fighting is what men should do, rather than doing "shameful things" incognito. Therefore, he, a scout, is not simple.

He hid himself as he approached the mountain.

On another mountain next to this mountain, the situation opposite is full of sight:

It turns out that the top of the mountain is flat, similar to the "plain" of the Loess Plateau, with a wide area. A Chinese-style temple covering an area of ​​about two or three acres is located on one side of the mountain road, and the rest are fields.

The temple is broken, but there are still people entering and leaving inside, and there are also people working in the fields outside.

These people are monks without exception.

The bare-headed monk!

In a Hinduism and Islamic Buddhism dominates, Deng Situ suddenly saw a Buddhist temple. He was puzzled. The lonely Hindu temple on the Beilu Branch Plateau has been eye-opening, but it is reasonable after all. Although this is the ancient Gandhara, according to the understanding, Buddhism disappeared hundreds of years ago.

Whether it is Hinduism or Islamic Buddhism, Buddhist temples will never be allowed to appear here, but it still appears, not only appears, but also looks good.

After a while, Deng Situ went down the mountain. After he came to the foot of the mountain, he hesitated for a while and walked up the path leading to the temple.

It seemed close, but it took him a long time to walk. It was another two hours later when he approached the top of the mountain.

A broken mountain gate appeared in front of him. The mountain gate originally had a archway, and now there were only two stone pillars left. A black and thin monk who looked a bit like a Punjabi was watching him nervously.

Deng Situ clasped his hands together and said in Turkic words: "Master..."

The man obviously couldn't understand Turkic. Deng Situ had learned Persian before, so he said it again in Persian. The man was still confused. Deng Situ ignored him and walked straight in. Seeing that he was the only one, the man did not stop him, but he still followed closely behind him.

The oncoming main hall is still complete, and a plaque is hanging above the main entrance.

"Sanzang Temple"

It's Chinese!

When I looked again, there was a line of small characters next to it.

"Wang Xuance, a sanctified doctor of the Tang Dynasty, returned to pacify the Tianzhu. He heard that this place was the lecture hall of Master Xuanzang, which was specially repaired and plaques were written."

Although Wang Xuance was proficient in Chinese, Deng Situ obviously didn't know about Sanzang. However, he had also heard about Master Xuanzang's pursuit of scriptures in the West. When he saw the monk following him closely, he smiled and said, "Do you still understand Chinese?"

He said it in Chinese, originally just a joke, but unexpectedly the man was surprised when he heard it and replied in Chinese: "Learn a little"

His accent is naturally far from Deng Situ, but he barely understood it, but the shock in his heart was even more serious.

After entering the hall, the statues inside were quite similar to those of the Lamaism, but their figures were much softer. Deng Situ quickly knelt down and worshiped for a few times.

"Donor..."

When he stood up, there was an old monk in the hall, who looked about sixty or seventy years old, and his long white beard covered his chest.

Deng Situ replied: "Are you the host here?"

The old monk nodded, "Where is the donor coming from?"

Deng Situ thought about it all over his mind, "It is probably the Hinduism around him. Seeing that he was just practicing behind closed doors and had no intention of going out to preach, he allowed them to exist."

Then he said: "I am from the Truqin Empire"

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"Truchen?"

The old monk obviously didn't know the existence of Truqin.

Deng Situ nodded, "Yes, our country is a great empire located between Eurasia, and has all kinds of religious beliefs in the territory. As long as we act according to our laws, everything will be fine. I have one problem."

"Oh, donor, please speak"

"I don't really understand how you survived here"

"This, well, we are not many people and are self-sufficient..."

"I'm not talking about this"

"I know, you have also seen that there are many beliefs in this world. Except for real Buddhism, they are all extroverts and cannot tolerate the existence of other teachings, but real Buddhism does not pose a threat to others"

"Then the source of your believers?"

"There are more than tens of millions of people, and there are always people who believe in my teachings."

"I'm afraid I'm here to take refuge"

“……”

"I think this true Buddhism is also very suspicious. As far as I know, Southeast Asia, such as Myanmar, Cambodia, and Siam are all claimed to believe in Buddhism. They are still in chaos and cannot be at peace."

"Alas, this is contrary to the original intention of Buddhism, and the original intention of Buddhism is also an important reason for its decline. If Buddhism is simply a folk belief, it can definitely promote human thinking and worldly harmony and stability, and it will definitely change its flavor when it reaches the hands of the ruler."

“……”

“……”

The two chatted for a while, and Deng Situ suddenly thought of something.

"Kiji Temple is here for a long time, so I must be familiar with the surrounding environment"

The abbot nodded, "That's natural. Not only here, but from here to west, all the way to the Khyber Pass, there is actually Buddhists. There is also a place called Qinna between Khyber Pass and Kohart Mountain, which is actually China."

"When Dr. Wang Xuance was about to enter the Indus River Basin, he did not pass through the Khyber Pass at the beginning, but entered Qinna by mistake. When he returned, some people were left there, and later this place was called Qinna"

Deng Situ was shocked, "Abbot, can you go around from here to the back of Kyber Pass?"

The abbot nodded, "But they are all small roads, and there are extremely desolate roads along the way. If you don't have a familiar person, you will either get lost or die of thirst because of lack of water."

Deng Situ had a plan in his mind, and he said, "Abbot, I'll let you know, our country has a great influence and has taken over the Multan in the Indus River Basin. In Afghanistan, it has occupied the entire northern part. The emperor of our country worships Buddhism and is preparing to restore the Buddhist grand occasion of the ancient Gandhara Kingdom."

The abbot's eyes lit up when he heard this, but he obviously had no impression of Truqin, and he didn't know what the person in front of him said was true or false, so he just nodded slightly.

Deng Situ continued: "If you want to completely take down these places, Khyber Pass is the only way to go. Can the abbot help us?"

The abbot thought to himself: "Although I don't know whether what this person said is true or false, it will be no loss for us to guide him to the Khyber Pass. If it succeeds, as long as what he says is 10% true"

So he agreed.

Deng Situ quickly bid farewell to the abbot and returned to the army as fast as possible.

At this time, Harach's army had entered the Kohart Mountain Road. After receiving Deng Situ's report, Harach suddenly woke up.

"As long as you take down the Khyber Pass, you can disturb the situation on both sides of Kabul and Peshawar. This is the real standby action. Otherwise, if you only enter the Mardan Basin with a brigade, the effect will definitely not be so good."

Then he said to Deng Situ: "Since it is a mountain road, there must not be too many people dispatched. In this way, I will give you a soldier who is strong and good at climbing mountains, and you will be able to take him to the Khyber Pass."

"You bring more food and ammunition, and you must persevere until the situation changes"

“When the situation changes?”

"It's still necessary to ask? Your Majesty has arrived in Kunduz. He must be sure of the situation in Afghanistan. Now, after the Battle of Kabul, all parties have greatly reduced their strength, and it is time for us to make great achievements."

"Also, Sadik Khan, the leader of the Girzai people, had been captured by our army, but he appeared on the battlefield in Kabul and helped Timur Khan to repel Mahmoud Khan. If I guess correctly, his Majesty's focus will be on him"

"Your Majesty wants to replace Timur Khan with Sadiq?"

"How can I know Your Majesty's thoughts? Don't ask, hurry up and prepare"
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