While you are sick, I will kill you!
This truth is not only understood by Han Du, but also by the Meng Yuan people.
"The traces of the army coming here are too obvious. When the time comes, the Meng Yuan people will be able to follow the traces directly to us." Xu Chengfei spread his hands and helplessly imitated Han Du's movements and shrugged.
After all, no matter how fast a person with two legs can run faster than someone with four legs. If Han Du retreats south, he will be overtaken by the Meng Yuan people soon.
"But it's different if we continue to go north. Although we have fewer people and are weaker, our concealment is also better. In this vast grassland, even if the Mongolian people want to find us, it is not an easy task.
Unless we are unlucky and suddenly fall into the encirclement of several huge tribes, we will be safer than going south. "
Han Du looked at the map and couldn't help but nod, agreeing with Xu Chengfei's view. "Going south seems to be safe, but it is dangerous. Going north seems to be dangerous, but it is safe. As expected, the views of professionals are different. They not only have a unique approach, but are also clear and well-organized, and their analysis is penetrating."
At this time, Tang Ding also smiled and added: "Besides, there is another benefit to our going north."
"What's the benefit?" Han Du suddenly raised his head and looked at Tang Ding in confusion.
Although traveling north is safe, it is not without risks. This is deep into the hinterland of Meng Yuan. If anything happens, they will really be besieged to death.
Walking to the map, Tang Ding pointed at a place and said: "Gong Ying led an army of 100,000 to attack the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty. To the northeast of him was the 150,000 army of Marquis Yongchang, so he would definitely not go directly north. In that case They will collide directly with the army of Marquis Yongchang, and they will not be able to form a horn. Ying Guogong is like a god in his military, and he will definitely not choose such a restrained strategy. He will definitely maintain the momentum of a horn with Marquis Yongchang, and then lead the army March westward."
Han Du looked at the locations of Daning and Jinshan on the map and nodded in agreement with Tang Ding's view. Indeed, the location of Jinshan is already in the extreme north. Even Lanyu will not go directly to the north, but will go northwest to conquer the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty.
When Tang Ding saw Han Du nodding in agreement, he continued: "Besides, we don't have to go directly north. After all, we don't have many people and strength. But we can go east and get closer to Duke Ying. As long as we can continue to communicate with Duke Ying, we can go east." If they echo each other from afar and form the force of horns, then we have nothing to fear."
After listening to their explanations, Han Du looked at the two of them respectively and saw that their eyes were full of determination.
Han Du nodded and smiled: "Okay, then let's go north."
At the same time, a fist hit an intersection in the direction of Ying Guogong's army.
"Come here." Han Du yelled.
A soldier outside the door opened the curtain and came in.
"Send the order and give everyone one stick of incense time to eat. After one stick of incense, the whole army will set off."
...
Just after Han Du led the Shanzi camp to the north for a day, several fast horses came to check and then quickly headed west.
Two days later, Zhu Di's army was stationed in a depression with lush water and grass. There is plenty of water here, and the low-lying terrain is difficult to spot, making it an excellent place to stay.
Several fast horses galloped towards the camp from the distant hillside, which immediately aroused the alert of the sentry on Wangdou, and a low and whimpering horn sounded from Wangdou.
When the camp guard heard this, he immediately became alert and looked up into the distance. After seeing just a few fast horses and no large army behind them, I felt relieved again.
When Kuai Ma came closer, he could clearly see that they were his own people. The resisting horses in the camp were immediately pulled away by the soldiers, allowing a few fast horses to rush into the camp without stopping.
Zhu Di was sitting in the commander's tent and soon received the news of Tan Ma's arrival. Hearing that Han Du continued to go north with Shanziying, Zhu Di chuckled twice, turned to Dao Yan and said: "It seems that there are times when Master can't predict that Han Du has the courage to continue going north."
"Amitabha, it is true that the poor monk underestimated him. But from now on, it can be seen that this Han Du is indeed brave and resourceful. If he cannot be eliminated, he will definitely become a great harm to the prince in the future!" Yan was famous for his uncanny calculations and won Zhu Di's trust.
But now that he was exposed by Zhu Di on the spot and there were mistakes in his plan, Dao Yan did not feel uncomfortable at all. Instead, it was as if he had not heard Zhu Di's teasing, and he just put the topic aside as usual.
"The Evil God"
Sure enough, people who can achieve great things are extremely thick-skinned, or they are simply shameless.
Dao Yan can win Zhu Di's trust, naturally not just because he can make clever calculations, let alone Dao Yan's one mistake or omission, which will cause him to doubt him and no longer trust him.
Han Du's sister is a princess, and you can tell with your toes that Han Du must be determined to protect Zhu Biao. No matter how much Zhu Di paid or how much effort he put into it, he could not win Han Du over.
Even for Zhu Di, who had met Han Jingyun by chance, he did not have no thoughts about Han Jingyun. Men, although it is a bit too much to say that you fall in love with someone after you meet them, but for a woman like Han Jingyun, who has a beautiful appearance and extraordinary intelligence, no matter who sees her, she will never forget her.
The same is true for Zhu Di, but his thoughts have always been hidden deep in his heart and he has never mentioned it to anyone. But after he learned that Han Jingyun finally married Zhu Biao and became the princess, he suddenly felt resentful towards Zhu Biao.
To be honest, Zhu Biao was very kind to his brother, and Zhu Di once respected Zhu Biao. Even though Dao Yan encouraged him hard in his ears later, Zhu Di was never really moved.
But after learning that Han Jingyun was going to marry Zhu Biao and become the crown princess. Zhu Di suddenly understood in his heart that there were some things in this world that even he, the King of Yan, could not obtain and could only watch helplessly hand them over to others. If he doesn't want to let it go, then he must become the master of this world, just like his father!
Besides, in terms of resources and status, there is nothing Zhu Di is bound to do. What he could give to Han Du, Zhu Biao could do the same. Even if he couldn't give it, Zhu Biao could still give it.
Such a situation made Zhu Di have no naive idea of wanting to win over Han Du.
Since it cannot be used by oneself, then one must be killed by oneself! Zhu Di has never been an indecisive person. Even if Han Du is Han Jingyun's brother, he will not hesitate at all.
But how could it be so easy to let Han Du die?
Zhu Di just glanced at Dao Yan lightly and said with a hint of dissatisfaction: "My father personally gave me an order to ensure that Han Du is safe, even if it's just a matter of time."
He would not hesitate to retreat his troops. "
After saying that, he looked up and sighed with pretense of compassion: "I was originally planning to let Han Du retreat in the face of difficulties, then turn back and go south. Who would have expected that he would rush towards the hinterland of the grassland."
Zhu Di's style can only deceive other people, but not Dao Yan. Dao Yan knows better than anyone what kind of person Zhu Di is, so he doesn't care at all about Zhu Di's sadness.
He directly came forward and said softly: "Your Majesty has worked so hard and the sun and the moon can tell you. If the Emperor knew about it, he would definitely not blame you. And this grassland is in chaos, and even if something unexpected happens, it is not something that Your Majesty can control." Isn’t it?”
After hearing Dao Yan's words, the satisfied look on Zhu Di's face flashed away. After that, he seemed to have not heard Dao Yan's words, lowered his head and turned over the book to himself. It seems that there is not only Yan Ruyu in this book, but also a golden house, which completely attracted Zhu Di's attention.
Dao Yan's eyes never left Zhu Di's eyes, and he noticed the fleeting changes in his expression.
Therefore, Dao Yan said nothing more. He just stood up and bowed to Zhu Di with his hands clasped together: "It is late at night. I will not disturb the prince's sleep. I will say goodbye."
"Hmm~" Zhu Di didn't even raise his head, and just gave a vague response from his nasal cavity.
...
Han Du led the Shanzi Camp northward along the northeast direction. Perhaps because of his good luck, he only encountered sporadic small tribes along the way, not even a medium tribe, let alone a large tribe.
Several small tribes were easily wiped out under the iron hoofs of Tang Ding's cavalry. Even Han Du's Shanzi camp disappeared from the grassland without even taking a step.
Han Du was riding on horseback, looking at the vast grassland with satisfaction. Judging from their experiences these days, Tang He and Xu Chengfei's advice was indeed wise. They concealed the traces of the army along the way. There were no Mengyuan people following them for so many days, which made Han Du feel relieved. And the tribe he encountered was a small tribe that could be crushed to death with one finger. Han Du felt like a fish in water while wandering in the hinterland of the Mengyuan people.
The only thing that Han Du couldn't stand was the hard work of riding a horse. Although he occasionally rode horses in the past, those were relatively short-lived. It's not like now, where he eats, drinks, poops, and stays on horseback for twelve hours a day, except for sleeping. This makes Han Du's buttocks and thighs suffer.
Waves of burning pain came, causing Han Du to grin involuntarily.
When Tang Ding saw it, he couldn't help but ride over and asked with concern: "What's wrong with you?"
"It's okay." Han Du gritted his teeth and held back.
Then he let out a long breath, tried his best to divert his attention, turned his head to Tang Ding and asked, "Where are we now?" Tang Ding saw that Han Du was fine, so he did not continue to ask. He raised his head and glanced ahead a few times, but didn't see any familiar impression.
Then he turned back and said to Han Du: "I don't know, but we are in the right direction. As long as we continue walking, we will always be able to get news about Duke Ying. Moreover, we have enough food and grass, so we don't have to worry about not being able to go on."
Han Du nodded. The pain in his butt and thigh made him lose interest in continuing to speak. Tang Ding's experience reassured Han Du. Since he said it was fine, it should be fine.
