Volume Four, The Year of the Curtain, Chapter 39, Helan Mountain is missing
Weicheng is my hometown. The closer I am to Weicheng, the more timid I feel.
Looking at the earthen city in the distance, thinking about the years he spent here, even if he was as indifferent as Ning Que, he couldn't help but feel a little emotional. He looked beyond Weicheng and continued to look south, knowing that there was
It's Minshan, over there is Hebei County, over there is Chang'an City, over there is Datang, and over there is the academy.
Over there was his and Sang Sang's home country, but they couldn't return, couldn't enter, or didn't want to enter, because neither he nor Sang Sang wanted to bring the heavy dark cloud above their heads into the Tang Dynasty, and bring disaster into the Tang Dynasty.
The black carriage stopped outside Weicheng for a while, and then set off again, heading eastward, circling all the way, avoiding the Qicheng Walled City, and constantly dodging the patrolling cavalry from the Beida Camp.
The Northern Expedition Army is stationed at the border all year round, responsible for monitoring and intimidating the powerful and ambitious Golden Tent. It is well-trained and has fought countless hard battles. Whether it is in terms of military equipment or military quality, it is one of the four major frontier armies of the Tang Dynasty.
The strongest troops in the army were even stronger than the tens of thousands of cavalry under Xiahou's command back then.
Ning Que was once a member of the Northern Army, and of course he knew what kind of difficult situation he would face once he was discovered by the patrolling cavalry. He had no confidence in escaping from the cavalry charge all over the mountains and plains of the Beida Camp.
And he didn't want to fight with his comrades at all, so he became extremely cautious next, accurately planning the route according to the military map, and kept walking in the buffer zone between the control areas of the Tang Army and the Golden Horde Royal Court.
The familiarity with the army actually made it through without any danger.
As the escape continued, the spring feeling deepened, but the two people in the black carriage felt colder and colder. The walls of the carriage were once again covered with a light layer of frost. This had nothing to do with the freezing of the Atami and the approaching night. The main thing was that
It was because Sang Sang's body was getting colder and colder, and her breath was completely like ice cubes.
And the black carriage has been heading north.
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Minshan Mountain, which stretches across the entire northern continent, is divided into two sections, the north and the south, by a narrow gorge. People in the Central Plains are accustomed to calling the northern foothills and the south foothills of the Minshan Mountain. People in the wilderness and some people from Taoism are accustomed to calling the southern foothills Minshan.
Mountain, and the northern foothills are called Tianqi Mountains, which means the mountains abandoned by Haotian.
At the western entrance of the narrow gorge that separates Minshan Mountain, there is a majestic walled city more than a hundred feet high, named Helan, so the narrow gorge is also called Helan Mountain Gap.
Helan City is located deep in the wilderness, very close to the Golden Tent, but it still belongs to the Tang Dynasty. It is the farthest piece of land in the Tang Empire. To be more accurately described, it should be said to be an enclave.
The distance between this place and Chang'an City has long been more than a thousand miles. If you want to transport grain and grass from the mainland of the Tang Dynasty, the journey is long, costly, and requires a lot of cavalry escort. In order to avoid the threat of being robbed by horse thieves or fake horse thieves, even so, Jin
The tens of thousands of cavalrymen in the Tent of the King's Chamber are still capable of cutting off this grain road at any time.
Spending so many resources and taking such big risks, the Tang Empire still struggled and persevered to maintain the existence and normal operation of Helan City. The reason for this was not because the empire was obsessed with great achievements from top to bottom, but because of the psychological ills at work.
Because Helan City was very important to the Tang Dynasty.
This majestic walled city hanging far away from the wasteland is the display of power and spiritual symbol of the Tang Empire in the wasteland. It is the confidence of the Tang Dynasty business groups to trade in the wasteland. The most important thing is that this majestic city guards the road leading to the Eastern Wasteland.
The only passage was extremely important to the commerce of the Tang Dynasty. It was like a sharp and thick knife inserted between Tianqi Mountain and Min Mountain, cutting the Jinzhang Royal Court and the Zuozhang Royal Court. It was extremely important.
strategic significance.
Looking at the towering city wall between the two cliffs in the distance, Sangsang thought of Chang'an City, but the city wall of Helan City was built between cliffs and steep peaks, which gave people an even more shocking visual impact.
The cold wind entered the window, and she coughed twice. She looked at Ning Que and asked, "To the north or to the east?"
Go north from here and follow Tianqi Mountain. You will go deeper into the wilderness. That cold land is sparsely populated. If you go further north, you will reach the gate of Mozong Mountain. If you continue to go north, few people will go there.
of snowfield.
If a place without people is a safe place, Ning Que should choose to take Sang Sang north to the snowy plains. In that case, no one can find them except the high priest of Xiling Temple or the eminent monk of Xuankong Temple.
For some reason, Ning Que chose to continue heading eastward.
The further east you go, the closer you are to Helan City and the mountains. The white heads on the mountain tops gradually turn into clear snow in your field of vision, and the steep cliffs gradually reveal their true appearance.
Dark clouds enveloped Helan City, white clouds floated on the towering city walls, hundreds of Tang troops appeared on the city walls, and the sound of the noose being pulled and the crossbows tightening could even be heard.
There were thirty or forty heavy carriages under the city wall. However, for some unknown reason, the city gate of Helan City was closed tightly and the caravan was not allowed to enter. The atmosphere above and below the city was very tense.
Ning Que glanced at the dark clouds above his head and naturally knew why Helan City was closed. He thought to himself that it seemed that it was impossible to sneak into the caravan and pass the customs.
The wheels rumbled, but the ground where they ran over was filled with boulders. Under Helan City, the deacons of the merchant group were huddled in their carriages to avoid the cold, thinking about how to contact the generals in the city, and quickly entered the city, listening to the sound of wheels.
, couldn't help but look behind curiously, and when they saw the black carriage, their expressions couldn't help but change suddenly.
Through the edicts of the Xiling Temple and the portraits and annotations of the imperial courts of various countries, this black carriage is now very famous. Everyone knows that the legendary daughter of Hades is on this carriage.
There was a panic in Helan City.
The merchants and guards shouted one after another. The horses, tired from the long journey, were frightened and neighed repeatedly. Someone saw the opportunity and ran to the foot of Helan City, beating the city gate desperately.
The city gate of Helan City is wedged deep into the mountain and is made of iron and wood. It is extremely heavy and thick. When the merchant's palm falls on the city gate, it is like a mosquito's wings fanning on the stone, and can only make a very weak sound.
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Even if the officers and soldiers in the walled city heard the sound, they would not be able to open the door at this time.
When the dark cloud approached Helan City, Helan City closed its city gates and strictly prohibited anyone from entering or exiting. What they were on guard against was the black carriage. How could they leave the black carriage a chance to rush into the city.
The black carriage drove past the convoy of the merchant group. The frightened carriage drivers repeatedly lifted the reins and moved the carriage farther away to make way for the black carriage. After the scene became chaotic for a while, it became absolutely quiet, even dead silence.
Ning Que ignored the merchants and guards who were facing formidable enemies, drove the carriage to the front of the mountain, got out of the carriage and walked to the city gate, looking up at the two city gates that looked like mountain peaks.
On the city wall, the sound of crossbows whirling gradually subsided. Several city guard crossbows adjusted their angles with difficulty, aiming at Ning Que below the city. Hundreds of archers and crossbowmen aimed at the black carriage slightly further away, ready to launch at any time, and even fired.
You can hear the sound of burning oil and smashing rocks. The Tang army in the city actually prepared him as an siege force!
Faced with so many well-trained Tang troops defending the city, even if the cavalry and priests from the Golden Tent Palace came out in full force, it was impossible to attack the city in a short time. Ning Que knew that he could not force the matter.
"I'm Ning Que, I want to go to the city." He looked up and said.
His voice was not loud, but it spread clearly to the top of the city and to everyone's ears. Then he continued: "I used to be a member of the Northern Expedition Army, and I have made countless military exploits.
It can be found in the files of the military department. I don’t want to fight with you. I just want to exchange those military achievements for a pass.”
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Helan City was extremely important to the Tang Empire. The highest military officer was habitually called General Helan within the military, and his status was second only to the four generals and the few veteran generals in Chang'an City.
This General Helan's surname is Han Qing, and he has been stationed in the bitter cold city for more than ten years. This man is half barbarian, but he has won the trust of His Majesty the Emperor and has been given such an important task.
Under the protection of more than a dozen shield bearers, General History came to the city wall, looked at Ning Que below and said: "Soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, shamelessly talk about asking for rewards for merit! It is impossible to bring the daughter of Hades into the city!"
"I'm not going into the city, I'm going across the city."
"This road is blocked."
"Why doesn't it work?"
"As a general of Tang Dynasty, how can I let you bring this witch into my city of Tang Dynasty?"
"In the general's opinion, my wife will bring disaster to the world, so he won't let us live?"
"good."
"The carriage passed the city and left the Tang Dynasty. Even if it is a disaster, it will only bring disaster to others, so why not? If we arrive in the Eastern Wasteland, I will accept my fate whether we are dead or alive, but I don't want to be in my own country.
Got killed inside."
General Shiqing seemed to be touched by Ning Que's last words and remained silent.
A lieutenant beside him said anxiously: "General, what are you still hesitating about? This person is so stupid that he dares to yell and curse outside the city. Hurry up, shoot arrows and drop rocks, and seize the opportunity to kill this person!"
Another lieutenant frowned slightly and said, "How can Ning Que be so easy to kill?"
"No matter how powerful a practitioner is, it is impossible not to be killed."
"When I say it's hard to kill, I don't mean that it can't be killed, but in the Tang Dynasty, no one is willing to take action! Don't forget that he is the thirteenth gentleman of the academy. Watching the dark clouds drifting in these days, the military headquarters and the Beida camp are extremely quiet. Just
You haven’t searched carefully for this black carriage, why? You just don’t want to take this responsibility! Should we be responsible for it?”
"Are you really ready to let him bring the daughter of Hades into the city?"
"Of course you can't enter the city, but this is a matter for cultivators. If you want to kill him, just wait for the people from Tianshu Office and Nanmen Temple to come."
"The daughter of Pluto will destroy the entire world. This is not the matter of the practitioners themselves, but also the responsibility of all of us! As soldiers, how can we be so cowardly and give in!"
"Stop arguing."
General Hanqing scolded him coldly: "Whether we kill him or let him go, or block him outside Helan City and wait for those practitioners to take action, it is not something we in Helan City can decide on our own."
"General, what are you going to do?"
"Of course I'm asking for your Majesty's permission."
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