Standing on the large carriage, Li Chongrun pointed to the somewhat empty mountains in the distance and asked the guide who was leading the way.
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The Hetao Plain is located at the foot of the rolling Yinshan Mountains. It is a barrier land between the Central Plains and the barbarians. Except for a few times when the Central Plains was strong, this fertile land, known as the South of the Yangtze River by later generations, was just a vast grassland most of the time.
"To tell you my lord, Yinshan is what we call it. The Turkic people call it a very confusing name. It roughly means the big blue mountain."
The place names mentioned by the guide were very troublesome, but fortunately the military attache named Guo spoke good Turkic language, so Li Chongrun was able to understand some of the place names a little bit.
Now that we have arrived at Yinshan Mountain, the Hetao is indeed at the foot of the mountain.
"At the foot of the mountain is Qiantao on the other side of the Yunzhou River. Yongfeng and Fengzhou are in Zhongtao. It's about 34 hundred miles away."
"I thought it was almost here, but I didn't expect it would have to run for a few more days."
Li Chongrun looked a little ugly. Although the carriage brought from the palace had been specially modified, the wheels were widened and the wheels were specially made of rare rubber.
It's just that Mobei, which was later known as the Mongolian Plateau, although theoretically speaking, the terrain cannot be called a cluster of peaks and mountains, but after all, it is not as fertile and fertile as the God's Capital.
So coming from Ziyingzhou, even if he was riding an enhanced version of the carriage, it was not comfortable. In this way, Li Chongrun couldn't laugh after running around for more than ten days.
What's more, due to the many ups and downs, the speed of the carriage has never been increased. In addition, there is no concept of road in this vast Mobei, so it can only travel a hundred miles in one day.
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"From here, go west, pass through Wuliangsuhai and enter Zhongtao, and then you can reach Yongfeng. If there are no waves, it will only take two or three days."
Military Attaché Guo could see that Li Chongrun was a little unhappy, so he comforted him in a very straight manly manner.
"Is there any way to feel more comfortable?"
After these days of trekking, Li Chongrun finally had enough of the bumps and bumps.
In the first two days, I happily rode Gaixue and experienced the joy of galloping horses on the grassland with the factory guards. However, after living comfortably for too long, I naturally couldn't endure the hardship of this long journey.
In just two days, I had a lot of blisters on my legs, so I had no choice but to act as my own wealthy idler in the carriage.
"There is a better way to walk. Go down the mountain from the entrance of Dahei Valley, cross Qiantao and follow the Yellow River. You can reach Fengzhou. Although the distance is longer and it takes two to three hundred miles to walk, it is only 1
The road is smooth, and it only takes two days to reach it."
Military Attaché Guo and the guide gathered together and murmured for a long time, and finally came up with a quick and comfortable way.
But judging from his hesitant look, it seemed that there were still some hidden things that he hadn't stated clearly.
Just when Li Chongrun was about to ask Lao Guo what he was struggling with, a burst of brisk singing suddenly came from outside.
The singing voice is like a silver bell. It cannot be called melodious, but it can be considered beautiful.
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"The little song Hua'er sings is quite nice."
As the sun sets, the horse team has already begun to set up camp. Bao'er, Xianhui and other girls, who have been in the carriage for a whole day, are running like crazy on the vast grassland to relieve the depression caused by the rush and take a walk.
After walking and doing horse carriage for a day, my legs and feet were quite uncomfortable.
The little girl singing was a Turkic girl that the cavalry team rescued from the horse bandits two days ago. She was about the same age as Bao'er and Xianhui, which was exactly the age of Hua Guduo. Although she was a little confused when she first met her,
He has a gray face, but the skin that is not covered by the smoke is extremely white, and his eyes are of unusual color, which is very pleasing to the eye.
After asking for a long time, I still don’t know where the little girl was robbed by this gang of horse bandits. What’s more, the Turks have always been nomadic and rarely stay in a fixed place. Even if they know where they come from, they just have to rush there.
It has also been moved away.
What's more, where horse bandits are rampant, ordinary shepherds have little chance of surviving.
Bao'er liked this little Turkic girl who looked like a Persian cat very much. In addition, in this vast and highland Mobei, a little kid who was alone was afraid that he would become food for wolves in a few days, so Li Chongrun agreed.
He accepted Bao'er's request to keep the little girl by his side as a playmate.
The little girl’s Turkic name was very complicated, but fortunately Lao Guo knew the Turkic dialect and knew the meaning of pear blossom, so he gave the little girl a Chinese name, pear blossom.
Having gotten to know each other well over the past two days, Lihua is no longer as timid as she was a few days ago, and her eyes are much more cheerful.
Although she is not very old, she is a Turk who grew up on horseback. Her riding and archery skills are pretty good. She can often get some hares and goats, and some unknown birds come to help everyone satisfy their cravings.
The people who enjoyed the wild game for a few days also changed their name to Hua'er to show their intimacy.
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"This song is the famous Chilean song. The sky is like a dome, covering the four fields. The sky is blue and the fields are vast. The wind blows and the grass is low, and cattle and sheep can be seen."
Although Lao Guo is a military attache, he is also a military attache of Honglu Temple and a serious scholar from the Ming Dynasty. Naturally, he understands this familiar poetry.
"So, this place is not far from the Chile River?"
Speaking of this, Li Chongrun vaguely understood what Lao Guo was struggling with just now.
Chilechuan is located at the foot of Daqing Mountain, sandwiched between Yinshan Mountain and the Yellow River.
If it was just a well-known scenic spot, it would naturally not make Lao Guo so nervous.
Chilechuan was also called Yunzhong County, Yunzhong City, or the Turkic Royal Court in this dynasty.
After receiving Lao Guo's affirmative reply, Li Chongrun said to himself that if he had known better, he should have looked at the map more before going out.
"It doesn't matter, even if the mountain is in the clouds, we won't bump into the Turkic Royal Court just by chance."
However, just as Guo'er complained before, Li Chongrun's mouth was open. Early on the second day, the cavalry that had just descended from the Dahei Valley ran into a Turkic cavalry heading north.
Fortunately, after paying the price of some spirits and sea salt, the seemingly fierce Turkic cavalry immediately became much more polite and did not embarrass the cavalry, which was selling products from Yingzhou to Yunzhong under the banner of a caravan.
They even sang and danced to see everyone off.
It's just that the language spoken by these Turkic cavalry is very complicated, and even Lao Guo, who is familiar with the barbarian language of the North, can only understand part of it.
The local guide seemed to understand a little bit. Ever since he said goodbye to the cavalry, he had been looking nervous. He kept looking behind him from time to time as he hurried on, as if he was worried that someone was chasing him from behind.
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"Brother, Hua'er said that those Turkic cavalry just now seemed to have other plans. Hua'er said that they were going to use the same method that the Turks used to fight wolves, and they were going to track us and attack us when we set up camp."
Bao'er has been playing with Hua'er the most these days, and he can already understand everything Hua'er says.
"Soldiers and bandits have been the same family since ancient times. If there is no token of the leader behind an ordinary businessman, the Turks will pick off their heads at some point on this grassland."
Lao Guo was a little sad. The group of cavalry just smiled so sincerely. It turned out that they were just coveting their own money.
"Before we travel from Yingzhou, we should find a way to find a token with us." Li Chongrun's emotion was somewhat like hindsight, but since this trip was to secretly gather information, his original idea was to sneak into the village and shoot.
No, so I didn’t do much to hide my identity.
"Hua'er said that salt and fine wine are the most precious on the grassland. A pot of good wine offered to the leader can be exchanged for a hundred lambs. With the 1 handful of salt we gave, it can already be used in the Khan's army.
The name is written in the book."
Being named in the Turkic military register is almost equivalent to having a reputation in this dynasty, and you can be regarded as a minor nobleman to some extent.
"It turns out that the gift was too generous, which made me look like a wolf. These things are not valuable here, but I didn't expect them to be so valuable in Turks."
Although Li Chongrun somewhat regretted his violation of the principle of not revealing his wealth, he didn't take it too seriously.
After all, with only firearms, I dared to fight tens of thousands of Turkic cavalry in Liucheng with a few hundred men. Now, although there is no longer the protection of the city wall, I still have the advantage of mobility, and I am just one Turkic cavalry.
There seemed to be only a hundred cavalry, so Li Chongrun naturally didn't take them seriously.
But the giant eagle always hovering in the sky is really an eyesore.
The Turks have had falconers since ancient times, and it is said that skilled falconers can even use eagles as scouts.
His own cavalry is so powerful that a wild eagle will naturally not pick up foreign food on him. The only answer is that this eagle is the eyes and ears of the Turkic cavalry, keeping an eye on his group for the Turks who are following behind.
He must keep track of his whereabouts to prevent his big fat sheep from falling into the belly of other Turks.
"Pass my order to anyone who can knock down that eagle. If you want any reward, just ask."
After hearing Li Chongrun's order, the young men in the factory guard were somewhat eager to give it a try.
"I wonder if the prince can reward a young lady from Qingyiyuan who is studying opera to come down!"
Some bold brothers opened their mouths and joked with Li Chongrun. The little girls who studied opera in Qingyiyuan were all junior sisters of Wu Qi and the others, so their appearance was naturally impeccable.
In addition, most of Wu Qi's senior sisters are already married, and they are all married to Yang San's disciples, so the brothers in the factory guard are naturally envious of these Yun Ying's unmarried little girls.
"It's the little girls who have the final say whether you want to marry or not, but I can help you find a match. The premise is that you can beat down that flat-haired beast."
When a man is together, the topic naturally cannot be separated from women, and Li Chongrun also made a rare joke with everyone, although in exchange for Alan's treatment, he was pinched hard behind his back.
"Hua'er said that this is a giant eagle that they trained by hand. Its wings are as long as a human being. It looks small now, but in fact it can fly hundreds of steps high. Even with the hardest bow on the grassland, it can fly
Even the most accurate eagle shooter cannot injure them at all."
Although I knew that Li Chongrun's men had extraordinary skills, since Guo'er came to Li Chongrun, I have really enjoyed some peaceful days. In addition, girls are not naturally interested in things like fighting and killing, so they don't know about the factory guards.
What was the power of the black iron pipes that the soldiers carried all day long? Instead, they honestly helped Hua'er tell Li Chongrun her worries.
"It doesn't matter. Since I have given you a reward for my brother, I can certainly find a way."
Li Chongrun smiled and comforted Bao'er. He also took out a rifle with great interest and leaned on Wangshan Mountain to aim hard.
The minigun brought out this time is an improved version, with the length of the chamber and barrel increased, and the position of the fire door also improved, so the misfire rate is much lower.
Li Chongrun was the first to fire. However, even with 7 Niang’s many years of teachings, he did not miss the daily practice. However, after all, sharpshooters are fed with bullets. Li Chongrun, a mountain cannon who has never touched a gun many times,
Naturally, I felt lonely. I didn’t know where the bullet had gone, but the eagle in the sky was still soaring there.
Fortunately, the target was not that big at all. Even though everyone in the factory guard opened fire, after a burst of random shooting, not even a single hair was knocked down, let alone the vulture.
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"If Zhang 3 is not injured, that guy's shooting skills will definitely knock down the eagle."
Shi 1 said angrily from the side.
Zhang Sanlang was seriously injured and did not follow him when he came to the Turks this time. Since Li San stayed in Linyi, the title of sharpshooter of the factory guard was vaguely taken by Zhang Sanlang, who was also ranked third.
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Just as everyone was sighing, the sound of a cannon was heard from a carriage behind the cavalry.
Several carriages in the convoy have undergone specific modifications. The wheels and frames appear to be made of wood, but in fact they are reinforced with iron bars inside, making them very heavy.
In order to improve the passability, it is difficult to use 4 wheels.
Even if there are as many as six royal horses, they are so heavy that they cannot move fast. This is also the key to increasing the speed of the cavalry.
However, the reason why so much effort was put into modifying it is naturally because it has several improved versions of artillery.
Before the smoke from the artillery had dissipated, the giant eagle, which had been unusually handsome just now, had been ravaged into a tattered rag and fell from the sky with Xuan'er in its arms.
"Brother, give me a reward."
Xianhui happily jumped off the cannon cart and signaled Li Chongrun to reward him.
"Everyone uses guns. Your use of a cannon is somewhat of a violation."
"Brother only said to shoot down the eagle, but he didn't say that cannons can't be used."
Xianhui's reasons were very good, and with Bao'er still fanning the flames, Li Chongrun had no choice but to reluctantly agree. "Tell me, what do you want?"
"I haven't thought about it yet, you owe me now, and you can pay me back later when I remember."
Xianhui only wanted to beat Li Chongrun, but she didn't care too much about what Li Chongrun would reward her.
Several thin dogs were born as hunting dogs, and their instinct of retrieval was engraved in their bones. Without Li Chongrun's greeting, they rushed towards the place where the eagle fell.
However, eagle meat is not delicious. Even if they kill such a big thing, everyone just wants to have less eyes and ears on their heads.
Hua'er, on the other hand, happily asked for the eagle's body. The little girl worked hard to carry the giant eagle, which was much bigger than herself, onto the carriage where she lived. She didn't know what she was doing.
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Now that he knew there were pursuers behind him, Li Chongrun was no longer in a hurry. He deliberately slowed down the speed of the convoy and arranged for two small teams to walk to the rear on both sides.
It was discovered that the following eagle had been shot down, and the Turks behind were much faster.
Not long after, Shi1 came over on flying horse to report that the whereabouts of the Turkic cavalry had been discovered behind him.
"The fleet lines up and prepares to meet the enemy!"
The bottom plate of the carriage was removed by everyone, and a few gun carriages were used as the core, vaguely forming a circle of city walls. The dark muzzles also revealed a faint dim light, heading in the direction of the Turks' attack.
Xianhui excitedly directed a group of boys to start assembling the hot air balloon, preparing to teach everyone how to shoot.
The Turkic cavalry of a hundred people was not as large as the several horse bandits encountered along the way, so everyone was not too worried.
1 Instead, the brothers were chatting and laughing, waiting for these unlucky guys to bump into their heads.
"coming!"
Xianhui, who had already flown into the sky, shouted once to alert everyone of the enemy's whereabouts.
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1 The Turks didn’t know what the strange thing in the sky was, or why their prey suddenly stopped. But when they thought about the dozens of large cars in the convoy, they didn’t know how much fragrant wine and snow-white salt there would be.
I don’t know how many cattle, sheep and girls to be married can be exchanged for.
Maybe we can exchange with the leader for two beautiful slave girls from the south, with their plump waists and snow-white skin. After thinking about this, the whips of the Turkic cavalry became much denser, and there were faint sounds of cracking through the air.
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I just saw from a distance where the group of Han caravans should have appeared. I don’t know when a small city came out. The Turkic captain headed by him didn’t have time to think about how these Han people built a city out of thin air on the plains.
When they came out of the city, they heard a swift black shadow flying towards them with a long roar.
"Five or ten steps off."
Bao'er on the hot air balloon excitedly held the position with everyone. With the data, the second gun carriage made an appropriate adjustment and soon fired the second shot.
The shells landed impartially in the middle of the charging Turkic cavalry, but apart from a few unlucky ones who were stirred up and scattered clods of soil on the ground, they did not cause much damage.
However, before the Turks could recover, a loud explosion exploded from where the shell landed.
Soon, the second and third artillery shells hit like hailstones. In the blink of an eye, a fully loaded Turkic cavalry was left with only a few lone riders wandering around the periphery.
However, just as the riders were running desperately towards the fourth place, another burst of gunshots sounded like exploding beans on both sides.
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Although it did not have the same range of damage as artillery shells, the relatively small gunshots were accurate and frightening. With almost no gunshot, a Turkic cavalryman who was trying to escape fell off his horse.
"Straight bitch, I can't hit an eagle flying in the sky. Beating you, a beast running around on the ground, is just like playing."
Shi1, who was holding a gun horizontally, said angrily.