The rainy weather in southern Xinjiang lasted for three or four days before it finally cleared up.
On the second day of sunny weather, tens of thousands of troops from Heiqiao City left the city and marched southward, marching in a mighty manner toward the southeast to a place less than five miles north of the mountains. They were very close to the dark mountains and forests.
They set up camp in a nearby place. The soldiers cut down trees to form a tall and strong camp, sharpened the wood to make defense facilities such as horses, and dug trenches and other animal-invading defenses around the camp. They seemed to be preparing for a long battle.
But in the early morning of the third day, nearly one-third of the military commanders in the army received military orders, left the camp directly, and went south into the mountains and forests. Then the second batch of nearly one-third of the military commanders led the army.
Leave, and finally the third batch.
In one day, the huge camp that was originally built seemed to have been abandoned. Tens of thousands of troops broke into the southern mountain forest without any warning. Only two thousand troops and a small number of logistics engineers remained behind. For a while, not only
It's just that the movements of Nanyi this spring are quite strange, and even the Taiming Army has become increasingly unpredictable!
As for Taiming City, 10,000 elite soldiers from the city went south to take over the city defense.
Luochuan and his Lijun Qingqi quietly set off south at midnight on the third day. They did not take the same route as the main force of the Taiming Army, but directly headed towards the plains of the Taiming area. This group was originally famous all over the world.
The powerful army seemed to have no intention of participating in the main battle of the Taiming army going south. He leisurely started the prefect's inspection tour of the Taiming area.
The more than 4,000 cavalrymen were not moving south very quickly. Every time they arrived at a small town, they had to stop for supplies. Luo Chuan himself even took the people around him to actually inspect the towns. Not only did he understand the people's livelihood conditions, but he also solved problems on the way.
Several civil disputes occurred.
After such delay, it was not until the night of the fourth day that we finally arrived at the southernmost town in the Taiming region, a town that had relocated its people and was now deserted.
According to Luo Chuan's original plan, the inspection trip came to an end here. After a night of repairs in a deserted town, he should return to Taiming City. But at dawn the next day, he suddenly changed his mind and brought a large number of cavalry with him.
It broke into a huge canyon pointing directly to the east.
The canyon has a huge opening, and a small river winds out of it. The terrain on both sides of the river is gentle and there are few shrubs, which does not cause too much trouble for the cavalry to enter the mountain.
The canyon winds and goes deep, and the sky becomes dimmer as you go deeper.
The mountains on both sides gradually rise up, and the mountain gradually becomes vertical. At first, there are signs of earth and rocks, but at the back, the mountain is completely made of huge rocks. It looks towering and heavy. Walking closer, it even makes people feel like they are about to fall.
illusion!
Fortunately, the distance between the mountains is still large. Although there are more gravels rolling down from the mountains at the bottom of the canyon, the horses are still allowed to move forward, but the speed is naturally much slower than in the plains.
As soon as they entered the canyon, Luochuan, Siqi and a group of Wangchuan sword cultivators were surrounded by the 100th general of Lijun Qingqi. Luochuan, who had mediocre riding skills, was among them and didn't even have to pay attention to the horses.
Just look up and look around.
In the dead silence, the only sound was the rustle of the tenacious pine trees growing in the gaps between the rocks.
"This mountain forest is really weird. It feels more dangerous than the Lijun Ancient Road in the north of the Fubo Mountains..." Siqi, who was riding beside Luo Chuan, couldn't help but lean closer to him.
Their legs and feet in the stirrups almost collided together.
"If Chief Siqi is afraid, I can teach you the 'head covering technique'," said the old Taoist with a long beard who was riding behind Luochuan with Qin Wansong and Chang Wuxi. His ears were very sharp. When he heard Si Qi
After Qi's words, he playfully made a gesture of holding a bag over his head, "Just take a piece of black cloth and sew it into a bag shape and buckle it on your head. I can guarantee that your fear will be eliminated immediately!"
The old Taoist with a long beard was still not satisfied with this. He made a sound in his mouth and stroked his long beard with one hand, showing the demeanor of a master. "The Tao is really simple. Everyone can learn such a wonderful method. It is really an incredible merit."
..."
After hearing this, Siqi turned around and glared at the long-bearded old man, and snorted.
"Senior Brother Niu, this is a big mountain in southern Xinjiang. We need to be more careful not to fall into the Nanyi trick," Taoist Chang Wuxi, a square-faced Taoist, looked at the surrounding mountains and rocks with a serious look, and after glancing at Luochuan's back
He approached Qin Wansong and whispered, "Senior brother, how about I go to the sky and watch?"
Qin Wansong shook his head and before he could speak, the long-bearded old Taoist took over the conversation, "Nanyi's trick? This time it is obvious that our prefect and the general Lu are planning a trick for Nanyi. Besides, there is no shortage of people in the sky."
If you kill someone, your half-baked sword skills will fly into the sky, and even Nanyi, a hundred miles away, will know in advance that you are coming."
Chang Wuxi thought about it for a moment, and then let it go. He just kept his eyes open and carefully alerted everyone, not daring to slack off at all.
The old Taoist with a long beard stepped forward and asked Luo Chuan, "Master Taishou, I heard that there will always be generous rewards in the Taishou's palace after the soldiers of Lijun Nanjiang win a great victory. Looking at the atmosphere this time, there should be a big battle to be fought."
Yes, would you also consider including our Wangchuan sword cultivators in the reward range? In this way, wouldn’t sword cultivators be more powerful in killing demons and beasts?”
When Si Qi heard this, he glanced at the old man with long beard angrily, and even turned away from his horse and wanted to push old man with long beard into the back.
Luo Chuan just smiled slightly and said, "Okay."
The old Taoist with a long beard opened his mouth in surprise, and then asked in a low voice, "If we make meritorious deeds, what will the prefect want to reward us?"
"Why don't we also reward some houses and fields? When the world is at peace, all the Wangchuan sword cultivators will gather in my Li County. It will be better for everyone to live next to each other so that we can be taken care of," Luo Chuan said.
The long-bearded old Taoist immediately murmured, and while stroking his beard to cover up his embarrassment, he whispered, "That's no need, that's no need, Wangchuan Sword Cultivators are all cultivators after all, and they will eventually return to Wangchuan...
..”
Luo Chuan looked back at him, "I heard that the three thousand thatched cottages above Wangchuan were built by the sword cultivators themselves?"
"Indeed," Qin Wansong took over the topic, looking at the old Taoist Chang-beard with a smile in his eyes, "but a free and easy worldly master like Senior Brother Niu doesn't mind living in the residence of other senior brothers.
"
Luo Chuan laughed loudly. The laughter echoed in the canyon. It was so heroic and heroic that it made the dead and strange canyon seem alive. He turned sideways on the horse and looked at the long-bearded man who curled his lips and looked indifferent.
The old man said, "Taoist Master Niu, I am not a stingy person. If there is a great victory in southern Xinjiang this time, I will take out a batch of heavenly materials and earthly treasures from the treasure house of the prefect's palace to reward Wangchuan, who has made military exploits in Lijun and helped me in this battle."
Swordsman!"
As soon as these words came out, not only Qin Wansong, Chang Wuxi and other nearby Wangchuan sword cultivators looked shocked, but also the long-bearded Taoist priest who had created the figurine quickly explained, "There is no need for you, the prefect, to kill demons and beasts in Wangchuan."
The responsibilities of the lineage, the old Taoist joked before, were just to ask for an opportunity for some fire element brothers to practice near the side palace, and they had no intention of coveting the treasure trove of the prefect!"
Luo Chuan waved his hand and said, "Luo Chuan's move is not just a whim. I will also reward not only the Wangchuan sword cultivators, but also the cultivators of the middle and third realms in our army in Li County." He looked around at the surrounding mountains.
Jue Qunshan solemnly said, "This is the way the world is. What are you doing guarding those dead objects in the palace treasure house? If they are used for suitable people, each additional cultivator who breaks through the realm can save countless human beings."
life."
He said softly, "I am the governor when the people are here. If the people are gone, where will there be a governor...?"