The core city in the northeastern region of the Lijun Basin is called Shangyuan. Since the Shangyuan area has the only main road directly to the outside of the Lijun Basin, Shangyuan City is not only the economic and trade center of the northeastern region of the Lijun Basin, but also has a main army of Lijun stationed there.
It's a big city.
Lijun Ancient Road also falls under the jurisdiction of Shangyuan area.
In the early morning of this day, a strange team of six people walked out from the ancient mountain forest. There were men and women, all of whom were tired of their travels. It was Luo Chuan and his party.
In the group, except for the extremely beautiful woman whose face was covered with gauze, the appearance of others was quite bad, especially the two middle-aged Taoist priests, whose faces were bloodless and spiritless, and they looked like their energy and blood were declining.
appearance.
A few people rested for a while in a nearby village in the forest and then rushed to the largest town nearby.
The town is called Shiban Town. It is built on flat terrain beside a valley and river. It is long and narrow. A main road parallel to the river runs from east to west. The buildings in the town are built along the road.
The houses and courtyards here are of different styles and sizes, but the same ones have stone slabs stacked on top of each other on the roofs. This is probably why the town got its name.
Surprisingly, this town also has a "city wall". Although the height of three to four meters is more like the high walls of wealthy people's courtyards, it is still useful to resist some ordinary beasts.
Entering the town, everyone did not go through too complicated inspections. They just registered their origin and destination and were let in.
"This town is not small," Luo Chuan said while walking on the wide main road while looking at the people around him. It was not busy but very orderly. "It's not completely out of the mountains yet, doesn't it have to be full?"
How could it be possible to have thousands of households when it was plagued by monsters?"
"This is the northern part of Li County. Although there are low-level monsters appearing in the mountains and forests from time to time, the number is still small," the old coachman said in a low voice as he walked beside Luo Chuan.
The county has a strong army, but it is still the main army in the end. Every once in a while, an army will be sent into the mountains for training. Such rotation can not only maintain the combat effectiveness of the army, but also add some meat to the army. By the way, it can also clean up the surrounding villages and towns.
Come to some safe areas," he pointed to the two raised beacon towers at the corners of the previous city wall and added, "Even if there are still fish that slip through the net and come down the mountain, if the villages and towns light beacons, Uehara can also
Someone will come and deal with it in time so that it won't cause trouble." Luo Chuan nodded and looked at a shop not far away. Various animal skins were hung at the door. At first glance, they were mostly herbivores such as wild boars, elk, and elk. They were eye-catching in the shop.
There are also some fox and leopard skins placed in the place, and they all look complete. "With the number of monsters under control, folk hunters will have an extra livelihood."
The old coachman nodded and sighed, "After all, the terrain of Li County is special. If it were a fertile plain like Hanoi County, just farming could feed double the population. Who would be willing to go into the mountains? For ordinary people,
, every time you go hunting in the mountains, there may be a difference between life and death, but it is just to support the family, and the men have to tie their heads to their belts to earn their lives for the family."
Luo Chuan nodded silently and stopped talking. The group of people walked forward in silence. After walking for a while, they heard the distinct sound of horse hooves coming from the other end of the town.
It was not just one or two horses, but at least dozens of horses galloping together to cause the movement.
There weren't many bicycle racks on the main road of the town, so pedestrians naturally hid on both sides of the road when they heard the sound early, and then one by one bumped their feet and looked into the distance.
Pedestrians on the road moved away, and Luo Chuan and his party, who were still in the middle of the road, stood out.
The sound of horse hooves in the distance gradually approached, and a group of about a hundred light cavalry appeared in everyone's sight. Different from Li Mu and others' Lijun Qingqi, the equipment of this group of cavalry was obviously inferior. The standard knight armor could only cover the core.
The key point is that the bottom layer of cloth armor protects the joints of the limbs, the vest is slightly smaller, and they have knives and no crossbows, but the knights on the horses are pretty good, all of them have straight bodies, and they still have some momentum even though they are dusty.
The team of cavalry was led by a burly man. Riding on horseback made the horses under him look a bit small. He galloped until he was three or four meters in front of Luo Chuan and his party before he suddenly pulled
The reins were lifted, and the war horse's front legs lifted off the ground and then neighed and lay across the middle of the road.
The big man's eyes widened angrily, and after scanning Luochuan's group several times, he suddenly shouted in a deep voice, "Who's blocking the way?!"
The old coachman frowned slightly, but Si Qi beside Luo Chuan couldn't help but clenched the dagger at his waist, stepped forward and shouted angrily, "How dare you be rude in front of the young master?!"
The onlookers were immediately in an uproar. There was actually a young master in the slightly embarrassed team in front of them? The young master from Li County?
"Sir?" The big man was still sitting high on his horse and looking down at everyone. He didn't even look at the heroic woman. He just glanced at the old coachman and a few others, then still looked at Luochuan and shouted loudly, "How to prove it?!
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"You!" Siqi was about to draw his sword and step forward, but was held down by Luo Chuan.
Luo Chuan shook his head at her and then said to the old coachman with a smile, "Uncle Jiang, show him."
The old coachman took off the Taishou Order used by Li Mu from his waist and threw it towards the big man on the horse.
The big man carelessly reached out to grab the token, but unexpectedly, the moment he grabbed the token, he was thrown away by a terrifying force and fell to the ground!
"Qiang!!"
The cavalrymen drew their swords and surrounded Luochuan's group, while the people around him had already fled away and did not even dare to watch the excitement from a distance.
Luo Chuan smiled and shook his head, while the old coachman was obviously a little angry. He stared at the big man in the distance who reluctantly got up with the help of a few cavalry and shouted, "Draw your sword at a young man holding the eunuch's order in Li County. You and I
The general behind you...is going to rebel?!"
The sound was like the sound of a bell, making all the cavalrymen slightly dizzy.
The leading man not far away opened his mouth and spit out a mouthful of blood, and then he yelled, "Stop it! Put away your weapons!"
He stretched out his hand to push away the cavalryman who was supporting him, strode to Luo Chuan and the others and handed the governor's order back to the old coachman. He knelt down on one knee and hit Luo Chuan with his right fist on his left chest and performed a cavalry salute.
"Under the orders of General Du Rushan, my subordinates are here to escort the young master back to Licheng!"
Behind him, a group of cavalrymen did not dismount and performed cavalry salutes one after another.
Luo Chuan was still smiling, and he personally stepped forward to help the big man up and said gently, "Thank you, Mr. Baijiang," he paused and then said, "We encountered some rebellious monsters on the ancient road to Lijun, including two people who drew their swords to help.
Senior Wangchuan Sword Cultivator and others are somewhat injured, so we need Master Baijiang to find two carriages before we can get on the road."
The big man glanced at the two Taoist priests behind Luo Chuan and the others expressionlessly, then turned around and asked a few cavalrymen to find the carriage. He saluted Luo Chuan and then retreated to the distance to reorganize the team.
After a while, two carriages that were not spacious and even somewhat crude were found. Luo Chuan got into the first carriage, followed by the beautiful woman and Siqi. The old coachman was still driving, and the two Taoist priests sat behind.
A horse-drawn carriage accompanied him.
Hundreds of cavalry escorted the people in front and behind, leaving the town in a mighty manner.