The terrain leading from Lanzhou to Pingliang is already steep, with mountains and peaks on both sides of the road. Five thousand troops and horses marched toward Pingliang in a mighty manner. After three days of journey, they entered the territory of Pingliang.
Yang Xiaoxiao accompanied Da Kui on the horse and said as he walked: "Father, we need to find a guide. Otherwise, if we enter Pingliang like this, I'm afraid it will be detrimental to our army."
Dakui nodded and looked around. All he saw was devastation, but where were there any homes?
Yang Xiaohu looked back at the five thousand elite cavalry behind him, and couldn't help frowning: "Father, the land of Pingliang is very steep, and we can't occupy the advantage. Besides, there are ten thousand Yuan soldiers and five thousand of them. We are outnumbered, so what?
Can you fight?"
Dakui smiled softly and said: "Soldiers are not more numerous but more skilled. All of Ao Dun's subordinates are rogues and bandits. What's the point of fear even if they are large in number?"
"This time the adoptive father has brought the Jingqi camp out, so why didn't Sun Qian come?" Yang Xiaohu asked one question after another.
Dakui not only sighed: "Sun Qian is a relative of the emperor, how can he be comparable to us?"
While he was talking, Dakui saw smoke rising from the mountain at the foot of the mountain.
"Xiaohu, go ahead and see what kind of house it is. Remember to be careful what you say, so as not to scare the people." Dakui warned carefully.
"Yes." Yang Xiaohu agreed, then rode his horse and whipped his whip, leading the large group of people and running towards the distant smoke.
As the saying goes: A horse will die when it looks at the mountain. Yang Xiaohu galloped for a while, and it took him only a few seconds to burn a stick of incense before he reached the foot of the mountain. There was indeed a farmhouse at the foot of the mountain, and the farmhouse was surrounded by wooden boards that were separated by a fence as high as one person. The smoke that he saw earlier was not there.
It's from this farmhouse.
Yang Xiaohu came to the courtyard gate, turned over his saddle and dismounted his horse, led the horse to the gate and stretched out his hand to knock on the door.
Not long after, I saw through the gap in the courtyard door that the door of the farmhouse opened and an old woman in her fifties walked out.
"Auntie, I'm passing by and want to ask you something." Yang Xiaohu said in a loud voice.
When the woman saw Yang Xiaohu alone outside the hospital, she couldn't help but ask, "Where are you from?"
Yang Xiaohu smiled and said, "I'm from Lanzhou."
The woman took two steps forward and looked at Yang Xiaohu carefully through the fence. Fortunately, Yang Xiaohu had an upright face and did not look like a villain. The old woman looked at it for a long time before coming over and opening the door.
Yang Xiaohu led the horse, first bowed and clasped his fists with a smile on his face. Then he said: "Madam, I would like to ask where this place is and how far it is from Pingliang Town?"
When asked, the old woman replied: "This is Kongtong Mountain, which is still seventy miles away from Pingliang." As she spoke, she looked Yang Xiaohu up and down.
Yang Xiaohu led the war horse, with an iron gun hanging on it. The whole body was tight and neat, and the armor shone brightly. Perhaps this old woman rarely saw people in the military, so she was particularly curious.
Yang Xiaohu blushed at the sight, not only broke the silence but also asked: "I wonder who else is in the aunt's family?"
The old woman looked at the sky and then replied: "I have an old man at home who will be back soon."
Yang Xiaohu came here to inquire about Pingliang City, but it was difficult to speak to this old woman.
"Child, are you hungry?" the old woman asked with a kind smile on her face.
Yang Xiaohu scratched his head and said after a long while: "There are many of us, and I have brought food for the stove, so I won't bother my aunt." After saying that, he turned to leave, but the old woman called out: "My child, I have been boiled at home.
Highland barley porridge and some steamed buns. If you are hungry, come to my house and I will fill you up!"
Yang Xiaohu turned around and replied with a smile: "Hey, I'll be back after I talk to my adoptive father." The old woman couldn't help laughing when she heard this.
Seeing Yang Xiaohu get on the horse, the old woman greeted with a smile: "Since your family is here, you might as well come to my house together. There is no one around here, and there is usually no one to talk to. It just so happens that you are here to make it more lively."
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Yang Xiaohu just smiled slightly as he turned his horse around, then whipped off towards the way he came, the sound of hoofbeats disappearing in an instant.
The old woman happily returned to the house, and first wiped the tables and chairs clean. The originally clean floor was also sprinkled with water and swept. After tidying up, the old woman put the prepared meals on the table.
He also specially brought out home-brewed wine and put it on the table.
At this moment, half a hundred old people came in from outside the courtyard gate. The old woman looked back at the house and then happily welcomed her out of the house.
"Old man, there will be guests coming soon." The old woman said with a smile.
It was the husband of the old woman who came back. The old man was carrying two rabbits in his hands and a long bow with a quiver on his back. He looked like a hunter. "Yeah? Didn't say where he came from? What did he do?" The old man
As he walked towards the house, he asked.
The old woman followed behind and replied with a smile: "He is a young man, he looks like a soldier."
The old man paused when he heard this, then turned around and said, "Soldier? Could it be that you went to Pingliang to inquire about the news?"
The old woman not only asked: "What news are you trying to find out?"
The old man said anxiously: "Hurry up and clean up with me. Let's hide in the mountains?"
"Oh, old man. What are you doing?" The old woman couldn't help but panic when she heard her husband's bad tone.
The old man said angrily: "Even if he is a military man, he must be here to talk and hear the news. If I tell him, I will offend the people in Pingliang. If I don't tell him, I'm afraid a disaster is coming."
The old woman suddenly understood and hurried into the house. The old man stood outside the courtyard and called: "Just bring some dry food, nothing else." After a while, the old woman returned to the courtyard carrying a bag.
, the old couple hurried out of the door and hurriedly ran towards the mountains along a deserted path.
After listening to Yang Xiaohu's report, Da Kui immediately ordered the army to move forward at full speed. For a moment, the iron hooves were flying and the roar was deafening. The five thousand troops and horses arrived in front of the farmhouse Yang Xiaohu mentioned in just half an hour.
When Yang Xiaohu came to the door of the farmhouse again, he saw that the door was wide open and there were two dead rabbits on the ground in the yard. Other than that, there was no trace of anyone.
"Is anyone at home?" Yang Xiaohu stood in front of the courtyard door and shouted loudly, just as he was about to step in.
"Stop." Dakui shouted, dismounted from his saddle and walked to Yang Xiaohu and said, "Even if the master is not here, it is naturally inconvenient for us to break in."
"But it was clear that someone was at home when I came here earlier, and the old lady invited me to have dinner with her." Yang Xiaohu then added hurriedly: "The old lady also invited you." He pointed to the farmhouse and said, "Look at the house.
The doors are open, and there is food and wine on the table in that room. It is naturally used to entertain us."
Dakui sighed and said: "Give me the order and the army will retreat three hundred steps to rest in place."
Upon seeing this, Yang Xiaohu pouted and went to deliver the order.
There are green mountains and beautiful waters all around, and you can occasionally hear the chirping of birds and the chirping of insects. In such a place with beautiful mountains and clear waters, the people who live in it are naturally a kind home.
Dakui only wanted to see the people and carefully inquire about the situation in Pingliang Town. Dakui would never do anything to disturb the people.
Pingliang is just a small town. There are only more than 2,000 people in the town, but there are more than 10,000 troops stationed in it.
Ao Dun used to be a gangster on Qingyang Street. He usually caused trouble and did all kinds of bad things. He was once jailed for hurting people and was involved in a lawsuit. Yuanting has laws. If a Mongolian kills a Han, he will be punished with twenty sticks. If a Han injures a Mongolian, he will be punished with twenty sticks.
Cut in half. Unfortunately, Ao Dun accidentally beat to death a relative of the magistrate of Lanzhou while drunk, and he got into trouble.
Later, the world was in chaos. Timur, Li Siqi, and Zhang Liangbi had a grudge against each other until they attacked each other. Zhang Liangbi was the weakest among the three. He was temporarily short of troops, so he released the prisoners from prison and sent them to the army. Ao Dun relied on his ruthlessness.
He gradually became a lieutenant colonel in the army. Later, he made military exploits due to his bravery in battle, and was promoted to a partial general. It is said that this Ao Dun was Zhang Liangbi's general. When Zhang Liangbi died, the hozens fell from the tree. Ao Dun was the day Qingyang City was destroyed.
Pulling together a group of people and carrying a large amount of jewelry, they escaped from Qingyang City and arrived at Pingliang Town.
He knows Pingliang Town Ao Dun very well because this is his hometown.
It is true that money can make a fool of himself. Whether it is a bandit or a defeated general, or even a homeless man, as long as he is willing to join the army, Ao Dun will accept anyone who changes his mind. In just one month, Ao Dun's soldiers and horses
The original number of six or seven thousand has grown to nearly ten thousand. It is a wise saying to be prepared for danger in times of peace. Ao Dun is not only brave but also resourceful. He knows that occupying Pingliang is not a long-term solution, so he recruits soldiers and stores food and grass. As long as the Ming army comes to suppress it, he can
If you can't fight, you can take your men and hide in the mountains.
Nowadays, Aoden has changed his tactics and appointed Kuaoku Timur as his commander. In the Battle of Guanchuan River, Aoden's men were the first to bear the brunt. This time, Kuao Timur fled far to Mobei, and Aoden died down in Pingliang.
When the expanded Timur comes back, it will be the time for his arrogance to rise again.
As God wished, two distinguished guests came today.
Naturally, a feast is required to entertain distinguished guests, and all of Ao Dun's generals come to accompany him.
In the hall, silk and bamboo are wrapped around the ears, and the beautiful lady is waiting for her with wine.
At the banquet, Ao Dun toasted frequently, with extremely respectful expressions and words. One of these two distinguished guests was Sun Qian, the deputy general of the Ming Dynasty's vanguard army, and the other was Fang Jiutian, the Poison King of the Miao Territory.
"Two distinguished guests are coming to Pingliang, and Ao is honored to come. Come, come, I'll toast you two again." Ao Dun raised his glass and drank it all in one gulp. Sun Qian raised his glass casually, but Fang Jiutian
He didn't move at all, and there was no expression on his face with bulging veins, but an ordinary person would probably have nightmares for three days just looking at this face.
"General Sun's affairs are my Ao Dun's affairs, and there are no outsiders here. General Sun has something to say, but it's okay to say it." Ao Dun waved his hand, looking heroic.
In terms of stature, he is about the same size as Sun Qianzhen. He is the same tall and mighty, and has the same rough appearance.
Sun Qian sighed and said: "I thought that if Chang Yuchun was removed, the Ming army would lose power. But it turned out to be contrary to expectations. Now Dayuan has lost its city and territory and has been defeated again and again."
Ao Dun couldn't help but sigh when he heard this. Who could say otherwise? If the Yuan army had not been defeated, Ao Dun would not have fallen to this point.
At this time, Fang Jiutian, who was sitting as the guest of honor, said in a cold voice: "Then let's get rid of Xu Da." After speaking, Fang Jiutian picked up the wine glass and took a sip of wine and swallowed it slowly. After a long time, he said: "
If Xu Da does not die, it will be difficult for us Jiutian to return to Liang Wang."