The carriages and horses crossed the suspension bridge and entered the cave. After entering the cave, I realized that there was another cave. This natural cave extends in all directions. In addition to one main cave, there are dozens of forked caves in the surrounding branches and vines. The cave is lit with pine trees.

Although the light from the oil lamp is a little dim, the majesty is not diminished at all. Strange stalactites and granites can be seen everywhere in the cave. If this kind of stone were in Lin'an, it would probably be used by the homes of wealthy businessmen to build gardens.

My favorite. If it can be shipped to Lin'an, I'm afraid I'll make an unknown amount of money.

In the cave, there were soldiers patrolling everywhere. However, these soldiers were all in ragged clothes and looked disheveled. But they were still energetic. When they saw Zhang Diwan and others, they also saluted loudly and said hello.

Fang Zian couldn't help but secretly admired that such a cave was simply a shelter given by God to the loyal army. Not only did it become a dangerous place, but there were so many caves in the cave that it could store a large amount of materials and manpower, making it a perfect shelter.

No wonder the Zhongyi Army would set up its main camp in such a place. Even if the Jin soldiers knew this location, even if they were allowed to attack, there would be nothing they could do. As long as the Zhongyi Army has enough supplies and is not in chaos internally, it will never be broken.

"Master Shi, brother-in-law, I ordered people to clear a side hole for your carriages and horses to park, so you don't have to go to the main camp. The road is difficult to travel after leaving the cave, and our supplies, carriages and horses are also parked here.

If you feel uneasy, you can send someone to stay in the cave to guard the carriages and supplies." As they were about to leave the cave, Zhang Diwan said to Shi Hao and Fang Zian.

Fang Zian glanced at Shi Hao. He didn't know if Zhang Diwan's call of brother-in-law would irritate Shi Hao. Shi Hao's expression remained normal. In fact, Shi Hao already knew about the relationship between Fang Zian and Zhang Ruomei. Zhang Ruomei had been with Shi Ning before.

There were letters exchanged every month, and Fang Zian did not hide it from Shi Ningyue, and informed Shi Hao of the matter through Shi Ningyue's mouth. Shi Hao only insisted on one principle, no matter how many wives and concubines Fang Zian had, his daughter must be the head wife.

, he actually can’t care about the rest.

"Just leave it to General Zhang's arrangement. We will do as the Romans do and follow your rules. If you need our troops to stay here, please speak up." Shi Hao was honest.

Zhang Diwan waved his hand and said with a smile: "That's not necessary. Now that you have entered our loyal army camp, we will treat you as guests. If you are wary, I will not let you in. Besides, I can still

Don’t you believe my brother-in-law? Hahaha.”

Fang Zian looked at Zhang Ruomei and smiled when he heard this, and Zhang Ruomei stuck out his tongue. The two of them thought: My brother suddenly became reasonable, and his face changed really quickly.

After the carriages and horses were settled, everyone followed Zhang Diwan towards the exit of the west cave. The exit of the west cave seemed to be dug manually, because the entrance was regular and had traces of ax chiseling.

Fang Zian asked casually, and Zhang Diwan replied with a smile: "My brother-in-law has observed carefully, and it is indeed true. There is a man-made exit behind the cave. Originally, the cave is more than twenty feet away from the mountain wall behind. It is our brothers from the Zhongyi Army."

It was dug through with an ax and a gouge because we need this passage leading to the valley behind."

Approaching the entrance of the cave, a cold wind poured in from the cave, making everyone feel cold all over.

.However, when everyone came to the entrance of the cave, Shi Hao, Fang Zian and the accompanying soldiers and horses all opened their eyes in shock and opened their mouths in amazement.

Looking out from the entrance of the cave, the scene in front of me is simply shocking. Below the cave is a huge and open valley. Under the sun, the valley is covered with snow, and the snowfield is vast and majestic. What is even more surprising is that

The terrain around the entire valley is like a huge bowl-shaped valley, surrounded by thousands of mountain walls, densely covered with pines, and dense smoke, just like a scene in a fairyland from another world.

Along the hillside, there are several villages scattered around. Looking down from a high place, the houses are as small as small piles of rubbish. The figures walking in the village are like small black spots. Standing in this cave, you can overlook the entire landscape.

The valley is like standing in heaven overlooking the human world.

"It's such a big valley. Who would have thought that there could be such a paradise-like place in the Taihang Mountains. It's so beautiful and dangerous." Shi Hao couldn't help stroking his beard and praised loudly.

Zhang Diwan stroked his beard proudly and said: "Don't dare to go to paradise, it's okay, we can still stand. The land in the valley is fertile, and we can grow some crops to protect some people who have moved in from outside the mountains. The surrounding terrain is also very good.

It is steep. The canyon outside goes around half a circle, which is a natural moat. Although there is no canyon dividing the northwest and north, they are cliffs. Our people have set up beacon towers on the top of the cliff to guard against enemies attacking from that side.

, we will know it as soon as possible. Then we can go to the path on the top of the cliff for reinforcements."

Shi Hao nodded and praised: "It's amazing, it's amazing. General Zhang actually found such a place. The loyal army can sit back and relax. The Jin soldiers can't even think of breaking in."

Zhang Diwan laughed, quite pleased with himself.

Zhang Ruomei whispered from the side: "Unfortunately, the climate in the mountains is changeable, with cold weather, frequent rain and snow. We can only grow crops for a few months in a year. We can only grow wheat and some cold-resistant crops. It is difficult to supply troops.

What the horse needs.”

Zhang Diwan felt a little embarrassed when he heard this, and hurriedly said: "These are all minor difficulties, they will be solved, they will be solved."

Fang Zian smiled and thought to himself: This is not a small difficulty. Living in the Taihang Mountains, not being able to solve the problem of self-sufficiency is a big problem. How can the soldiers fight if they don't have enough to eat?

"That's where the camp is, on the slope between the two trees in the middle of the snowfield." Zhang Ruomei pointed to a house in the valley and said.

The road down the mountain is indeed not suitable for carriages and horses. The stone path opened along the hillside is steep and narrow. The rocks are basalt and very hard. It is extremely difficult to open a road. In fact, there are still people digging roads on the mountain road. This passage

It has not been completed until now. In addition, the stone path is even more slippery after the ice and snow. If there were not a log railing nailed into the rock on the other side and holding a rope, it would probably be very dangerous.

However, Fang Zian saw several nooses up and down the cliff. Zhang Diwan still thought of some ways. In times of emergency, materials and manpower can be lifted up and down from these winches, which is a convenient method. But in

In the mountains, the wind is extremely strong, and going up and down the winch basket is actually more dangerous than walking on the trail.

Law.

Stepping onto the valley floor, everyone felt relieved. Although there was no wind in the valley, they did not feel warm at all. The sun was clearly shining on them, but they could not feel any warmth. There was snow on the ground.

It is so frozen that walking on it is like stepping on a hard shell, and no one will sink in. Fang Zian knows that this is the result of the valley being too low, and the surrounding cold air sinking and gathering in this basin. Like the Taihang Mountains

The climate of such a large mountain range is different from that of the outside. A large number of mountain peaks can form their own climate. There are two worlds outside the mountain and inside the mountain, and the temperature difference must be huge. Living in a large mountain must be extremely difficult.

Following a trampled ice and snow road, the group walked for half an hour and arrived at the hillside between the woods where the main camp of the Loyalty and Righteous Eight-Character Army was located. A stone wall about ten feet high was built around the camp.

A group of buildings. The buildings in the camp are neatly arranged. A gravel road runs through the camp. There is a square in the middle. A two-story wooden building stands on the square. That is the meeting hall of the Zhongyi Army. There are several rows of houses around it.

Surrounding it, there was another separate camp-within-a-camp. A flag with a cyan flower and a red flower was flying on the sentry tower above. Zhang Ruomei told Fang Zian that that was the camp for her women's camp.

Under Zhang Ruomei's arrangement, the regiment's soldiers and horses were placed in three rows of military camps on the west side. Shi Hao and Fang Zian also lived in two separate houses. Although the houses were simple, they had walls and tiles.

What's more important is that there are shops, which makes everyone satisfied. Since setting off from Lin'an, it has been a tiring journey, wind and snow, and sleeping in the mountains. Not only must we endure fatigue and severe cold, but we must also be prepared for the golden soldiers, so everyone can't eat well.

, couldn't sleep well, and were actually exhausted physically and mentally. The conditions at this moment were nothing short of paradise for them.

Shi Hao was extremely tired. Although he didn't complain a word during the journey, he was old and pampered, so he couldn't stand it anymore. After sitting down, he didn't want to move. Fang Zian originally wanted to go to the camp with him.

After looking around for a while, Shi Hao said that he just wanted to take a hot bath and have a good sleep. Fang Zian had to arrange for someone to boil water for Shi Hao to take a bath, cleaned the room himself, laid out the bedding, and heated the hot bed.

After Shi Hao took a bath, he went to bed and fell asleep soundly.

After Shi Hao went to bed, Fang Zian went to the military camp for a walk. Lei Hu, Zhao Gang and others were arranging the night alert. Fang Zian told them that there was no need to do this tonight. Everyone should have a good rest and eat some hot food.

Take a good night's sleep and recuperate your energy. It's nothing important, so there's no need to report it.

It was getting dark. Fang Zian returned to his room and was about to wash and take a shower. Before the hot water came, he saw Zhang Ruomei coming. Fang Zian hurriedly opened the door. As soon as Zhang Ruomei entered,

Fang Zian then slammed the door shut.

Zhang Ruomei blushed and said angrily: "What are you doing?"

Fang Zian held her in his arms and whispered: "I miss you so much." After saying that, he reached out and held Zhang Ruomei's face and kissed her deeply.
Chapter completed!