Chapter 11 Chapter 11: Small Boat(11)

The cavalry turned into an empty camp that had not yet been activated, and had just passed a row of stone pillars where horses were tied, when Lu Guichen suddenly heard the sound of weapons being unsheathed.Lu Guichen reacted immediately, yanked the reins to stop the horse, and looked around with the saber.In the seemingly empty camp, a group of black-clothed infantry suddenly appeared. They were Xiatang military uniforms. There were about a hundred of them. The cavalrymen of the personal battalion held their sabers and lined up to fight against the infantry. They were comrades-in-arms. When they met at this time, they all looked at each other with hostility.

Xiyuan looked at the centurion: "You don't know me?" "Where do you come from?" The centurion also looked at Xiyuan. Xiyuan nodded slightly: "Is it the letter from you?" He slowly pulled out his epee, the sword was only half a foot out of the sheath, a golden print near the hilt flashed, and Xi Yuan quickly pushed the sword back into the sheath. "Know my name?" The centurion froze for a moment, took a step forward, and knelt down: "Young general!" Xiyuan's sword was a gift from Baili Jinghong, the lord of the Lower Tang Dynasty.Baili Jinghong bestowed Xiyuan with a famous sword on his sixteenth birthday. On the sword was carved a chrysanthemum gold amulet for mobilizing troops and horses in the Tang Dynasty. The courtiers discussed privately. Ze and his nephew had a premonition of Baili Jinghong's urgency to win over young generals.Therefore, there are speculations in the court that the government of the Tang Dynasty, which has always placed more emphasis on business than military affairs, may undergo drastic changes in order to cope with the increasingly chaotic current situation in the Eastern Land.Xiyuan also became famous for this.

"Deqiu, the centurion of the Qianfeng Battalion?" Xiyuan asked. "The subordinate is Deqiu!" "Take me there." Xiyuan jumped off his horse and said in a low voice.He turned his head and waved, motioning for Lu Guichen to go with him. Lu Guichen walked beside Xiyuan, and the two followed De Qiu all the way into the camp.On both sides are barracks built of rammed earth, and the side facing north to block the wind is made of stone. At this time, the camp is empty, but the scale is larger than the few camps Lu Guichen has seen.Lu Guichen calculated in his mind that this place can accommodate thousands of people when it is full.And he also knew that there were no less than a hundred such camps in Shangyang Pass.

"Isn't the establishment huge?" Xi Yuan noticed that he was looking around. "I used to think that Tangwu Pass, which defends our barbarians in the north, is the most important pass in the Eastern Continent, and it is also the largest pass. Now I feel that the scale of this place is even bigger than Tangwu Pass." Lu Guichen said. "Tangwuguan became famous because of Emperor Fengyan. However, the Eastern Continent has always had more civil wars than foreign enemies. Shangyangguan is known as the "lock of the imperial capital". From this point of view, Tangwuguan is no match for it," Xiyuan said lightly, "if the Eastern Land states are united, the Northern Land Seven Divisions are no match."

"Yes." Lu Guichen's heart moved. "But these princes, even if you cut off their heads, you can't make them focus on foreign affairs. But if you just put a knife on their necks, they can still pretend to be peaceful for a while." Xi Yuan smiled . Lu Guichen felt relieved suddenly, and smiled at Xiyuan. After walking a few steps, his expression became serious again: "The hostility between Donglu and our Hanzhou is still hard to understand, right?" "Yes." Xiyuan replied flatly, "Hanzhou is still too desolate to be suitable for farming. Uncle also said that the main reason for the historical wars in Hanzhou is that there is not enough land in Hanzhou to support the population. Get hostile."

"Then will we become enemies one day?" Lu Guichen walked beside him, he was already about the height of Xiyuan, shoulder to shoulder. Xi Yuan was stunned for a moment, then laughed: "You said Ji Ye would lead soldiers to kick your tent?" Lu Guichen was also in a daze, thought for a while and shook his head: "How come?" "Then neither will I. Ji Ye and you are friends, and I am also friends with you." Xiyuan said with a smile, "You are all so far from the north, and the trek along the way is terribly difficult, why should I go all the way to kick your house?" tent?"

The two looked at each other, smiled and stopped talking.Lu Guichen's heart was completely relieved. When he turned his head, he saw De Qiu stopped, pointing to a dusty bamboo mat on the ground: "Major General, this is it." "Here?" Xiyuan squatted down and pressed the mat.He felt that there was no effort underneath, and it seemed to be a hollow. De Qiu lifted the mat carefully.Lu Guichen looked down and was taken aback.Covered under the bamboo mat is a bottomless deep hole, the water vapor is very heavy, there is a sour smell of retting in the water for too long, together with the cool smell of moss and aquatic plants, gushing out together.

Xiyuan stretched out his hand to probe the entrance of the cave: "It's so cold down there, have you checked?" De Qiu shook his head: "Not yet. This matter is of great importance. After finding out the clues, his subordinates immediately led troops to blockade the camp and sent someone to send a message to General Xi. Others, dare not act rashly. Before the Major General came here, Chen Guohe People from Chu and Weiguo passed the door, and some people came to ask, but the subordinates didn't answer, they just didn't allow people to step in."