The king behind the empress

Chapter 442 Fighting wits and courage
As early as the beginning of the battle in Guangling City, Xiao Yanbing, who had trained soldiers in the mountains for a long time, had already led the army and walked towards the Wanling Mountains.

Because of the special way of fighting this time, the army did not carry any luggage. All of them marched lightly, and each carried dry food for fifteen days. , all have to starve to death in this Wanling Mountain.

Along the way, there were countless tigers, leopards, snakes and insects. From time to time, some soldiers accidentally left the team and got lost in the vast Wanling Mountains.

When they entered the mountain, there were 3000 soldiers of the National Guard. When they left the mountain, there were only [-] soldiers left. More than [-] elite soldiers died, and they stayed in the Wanling Mountains forever. bingo.

Orion, who was in charge of leading the way, after carefully identifying the surrounding environment, came back with a happy face and reported to Xiao Yanbing: "My lord, after passing this last mountain range, we will be able to get out of the Wanling Mountain Range. Now where we are, it is It’s already in the territory of Da Zhou.”

"Reached?"

Hearing Orion's words, Xiao Yanbing was in a daze. It took only nine days to march in the mountains, but it seemed to him that a year had passed. There were too many dangers in the mountains. Yi has Fengwei Army under his command, but he has never considered marching from the Wanling Mountains.

He glanced back at the vast mountain, feeling a little lingering in his heart. If he was asked to do it again, he was really not sure if he would have the courage to lead the army into the Wanling Mountains.

After all, according to Orion, the most dangerous thing in this mountain is that there will be heavy fog. The fog will last for at least several days, maybe even more than ten days. If they encounter it, they will It is estimated that none of the 2 people will come out.

"Fortunately, fortunately, I came out."

Xiao Yanbing breathed a sigh of relief, and then sent an order: "Go and tell the brothers below that after passing this mountain, it will be the Great Zhou Dynasty!"

"Here!"

The messenger responded, and then quickly passed on Xiao Yanbing's words. After the soldiers below heard this, there was a little commotion in the team, but they quickly regained their calm and did not react too much.

This kind of reaction is not because of how good their psychological quality is, and they can be flattered or humiliated. It is because Xiao Yanbing said too much on this journey. Every time when morale is low, Xiao Yanbing will use similar words. It lifted their spirits, so after listening too much, they basically became immune to Xiao Yanbing's words of wishing for plums to quench their thirst.

"These people don't believe the truth."

Xiao Yanbing shook his head with a bit of a smile, but he didn't explain. Anyway, he was almost out of the Wanling Mountains, so it didn't matter if they believed it or not.

"Speed ​​up the marching speed, the army must climb over the mountain ahead before dark."

Looking at the mountain of average height, Xiao Yanbing estimated the time in his heart, and then said: "Tonight, we will spend the night in the city of Da Zhou!"

……

There are several cities outside the Wanling Mountains, which were built by Mo Congyi himself after observing the topography of the Wanling Mountains when he was still the prince.

At the beginning, Mo Congyi felt that although the Wanling Mountain Range was a natural danger, it was not impossible to cross it, so he specially recruited craftsmen to build several cities here according to the terrain.

Although these few cities are not very big, they firmly block the road from the Wanling Mountains to the outside world. Once an army crosses the Wanling Mountains, their number will not be many. I can't take it anymore, so as long as these passages are blocked, the enemy troops who crossed the Wanling Mountains will be blocked alive in the Wanling Mountains without siege equipment.

It's a pity that because no enemy troops have ever come here, the defenders here gradually slack off.

When Mo Congyi was in power, it was okay. After all, he ordered the construction of this place, so the defenders here could barely do their duty. No one has been in charge of this side, so the situation here has begun to take a sharp turn for the worse.

Except for a few commanders appointed by Mo Congyi himself, the rest of the people did not take Mo Congyi's words to heart. In their view, with the Wanling Mountains, no one can climb over this moat , so there is absolutely no need to guard against it.

Therefore, in the past few years, the problem of corruption in the army has been quite serious. Not only have the military salaries been embezzled, but a lot of military equipment has also been resold. , now, if you really want to settle it again, half of it would be good.

The closest city to the Wanling Mountains is Dingfeng City. This city directly blocks the exit of the Wanling Mountains. People who come out of the Wanling Mountains, unless they use a lot of effort to find another way, otherwise, this is the way to get out of the Wanling Mountains. The only place to come out of the Wanling Mountains.

Jiang Yi, the guard of Dingfeng City, is a member of the lineage of Wang Qianjun, the county guard, so he was able to take the official position of guarding Dingfeng City. You must know that although Dingfeng City is a bit remote, it is the only way to get in and out of the Wanling Mountains. He said that he would take half of all the things that come out of the Wanling Mountains, and even those who come here to do business need to pay [-]% of the proceeds as a tribute.

Although a large part of the money has to be handed over, as the first handler, he has made a lot of money all these years. At this time, he is throwing a big banquet in the mansion, because today is the day when he takes the seventh concubine .

Of course, the banquet of taking concubines is not for nothing, so everyone who comes to the banquet must prepare a generous gift for him, otherwise, he will never have a good life in Dingfeng City in the future.

Therefore, taking a concubine was almost regarded as a business by Jiang Yi. If there was no peace in a year, he would take a concubine at least once a year, and then use it to make a fortune.

"There are silver, there are beauties, comfort, comfort."

Jiang Yi was at the same table with his brothers in the army, and they were pushing glasses to change glasses. Jiang Yi, who was so drunk, thought about the gift list he had just read, and couldn't help but feel a little elated. This kind of godly day, really wouldn't even be changed by an emperor. .

"Come on, brothers, drink... drink, drink..."

Thinking of his pride, Jiang Yi raised his wine glass again, and clinked a glass with these generals under him, "Gai... Gaiming, brother also... also... I will find some beautiful girls for you, here... for you ... make it... make it..."

Jiang Yi's tongue got a little bit big when he drank, and at the same time he didn't forget to promise his subordinates that he would benefit them in the future. For a while, the whole banquet seemed to be full of joy for both guests and host.

……

While they were drinking, Xiao Yanbing had already come out from the Wanling Mountains with the Wei Guojun.

Xiao Yanbing looked at Dingfeng City, which was already lit up in front of him, and his heart was a little hot. He had seen this city countless times on the map, and today he finally saw it with his own eyes, which made him a little excited.

However, he did not act rashly. Instead, he recruited the spies under his command who were investigating the situation just now, and asked, "Have you found out about the situation in the city?"

"It has been found out."

The face of this spy is a little weird. To be honest, he has never seen such an outrageous city. Yes, I really fell into the eyes of money.

He reported the situation he found to Xiao Yanbing, and finally added a sentence: "I heard that Jiang Yi, the guard in the city, took concubines today, and most of the guards in the city went to drink weddings, so today's defense is better than usual. And relax."

"Oh, the guard is taking a concubine today?"

When Xiao Yanbing heard this, he couldn't help laughing, and then said: "It seems that we came today at the right time."

"Pass down the order and prepare the army for war. Let's congratulate the guard."

"Here!"

Hearing this, these soldiers who had drilled in the mountains for more than ten days couldn't help laughing out loud. I don't know if the guard of Dingfeng City would be surprised to see them congratulating them.

(End of this chapter)