There are eighteen bends in the mountain road. Even though Huang Yi and his party are all young and middle-aged men, all of them are strong and strong, carrying two horses, and they get up early and wait late, they can only march about sixty miles a day on average.
Yang Shihu and Liu Chuanzong are indeed good guides. They basically took shortcuts with everyone.
Huang Yi still often climbs high and overlooks the distance. He also uses his mobile phone to take pictures of the terrain and add text descriptions.
In the future, when making sand tables and drawing maps, these saved field pictures will be used as reference materials.
I didn’t meet anyone along the way and found no human traces.
Of course there are many mountain people in the mountainous area outside the pass and close to the border wall. Huang Yi often saw sparse mountain huts with his telescope.
But in this freezing winter, poor people basically don’t go out!
Why?
Quite simply, there are not enough clothes!
Modern people may not understand.
In fact, clothes and bedding were precious things in ancient times.
Too many extremely poor families only have one pair of pants and one quilt, and only people who go out wear pants.
It's minus ten degrees Celsius, and without thick warm clothing, poor people will freeze to death if they leave home.
Huang Yi, who was leading the march, just continued to survey the front. He never expected that three people were following them in this freezing cold weather.
The young and energetic Geng Zhanghua was drunk and carried home, where he slept until midnight.
He was drunk, but he didn't forget the promise made at the banquet.
He has received formal education since he was a child, and his promise has been deeply rooted in his bones.
When he woke up, he cursed himself for drinking and causing trouble, and then asked his wife to prepare her luggage quickly.
Geng Zhanghua's first wife also comes from a big family. She has been taught that a husband should obey his wife since she was a child, and the four virtues should be followed. Although she knew what her husband was planning to do, she kept silent.
I would rather cry while packing my luggage!
Geng Zhanghua did not dare to sneak away secretly, so he went to his mother's place to say goodbye.
The old lady was in a very good mood at this time, because Geng Zhangguang had already told the story in detail.
The old lady knew that with only ninety-seven Tatar heads, this military achievement was not simple, and Lao Geng's life would definitely be saved.
As for Geng Zhanghua also making noises about killing Jiannu and Tatars, the old lady thought it was Geng Zhangguang's drunken remarks, which could not be counted.
When Geng Zhangguang came to the main room where his mother lived, he found laughter and laughter.
The old lady, Geng Zhangguang, Geng Yueru and two aunts were chatting happily.
It has been a few months since Lao Geng was imprisoned, but today is the only time the family is alive.
As soon as Geng Zhanghua entered the door, he knelt down to salute his mother and said, "My son will accompany Huang Baihu to attack the Hou Jin Army. This is where he comes to say goodbye to his mother."
"Ah? You slept all night and still haven't forgotten it?" Geng Zhangguang asked in surprise.
Geng Yueru chuckled and said, "It's already three o'clock in the morning. Huang Baihu's men and horses have already set off for a long time. I'm afraid Third Brother won't be able to catch up."
Geng Zhanghua said: "Brother, you always talk about a promise of a thousand gold. I take the initiative to follow Huang Baihu. How can I break my promise and get rich?"
Geng Zhangguang said: "I went to see Huang Baihu off early in the morning, and it has been an hour since he left."
"It doesn't matter. We know the direction. They have dozens of people and we can find them."
"You guys? Who did you agree with?"
"I just made an agreement with Geng Da and Geng Qi. They both said they were willing to go, but I'm afraid my mother won't agree."
The old lady spoke up and said, "Yes! Even Geng Da and Geng Qi know that I won't agree. Why do you come to say goodbye?"
"Mother, you have taught us since childhood that a man cannot stand without trust. It was I who asked to follow Huang Baihu to kill the Jin Army. If I didn't go, how could I have the dignity to live in the world in the future?"
"This..." The old lady didn't know how to speak for a while.
Geng Zhanghua added: "When I went there, I really fought hard to save my father and followed the Jin army. If I really got my head and reported it to the court, the adults would have more reason to speak for my father."
"Then Huang Baihu only takes about thirty people. Whether they can succeed depends on God's will. It's also possible that they all won't be able to come back. I don't allow you to go."
"Mom, you must not be untrustworthy. I am a man of iron bones. I would rather die than fulfill my promise. I ask my mother to fulfill my promise!"
"What if I firmly refuse?"
"I will kill myself!"
"You, you, you..." The old lady was trembling with anger.
Geng Zhanghua still looked determined.
"Well done, third brother!" Geng Yueru couldn't help but cheer.
The old lady was so angry that she wanted to strike.
Geng Yueru shrank his head and said with a smile: "Mother, isn't Huang Baihu a human being? Why isn't he afraid of the Hou Jin Army?
If I were a man, I would have put on my helmet and armor and taken my servants to the capital to fight with the Jin army.
I think it is good for the third brother to go in person. Not only can he see Huang Baihu kill the Jin Army with his own eyes, but he can also prevent Huang Baihu from using his name to lie to my family and not dare to fight with the Jin Army. "
"Huang Baihu lied to my family?" The old lady was attracted by these words.
Geng Yueru said: "Is it possible? My family gave me so many armors, and Huang Baihu just gave me a promise. What if I can't see him by then?"
Geng Zhangguang said quickly: "No, no, that Huang Baihu talks well and has an upright face. He is definitely not a treacherous person!"
Geng Zhanghua got excited and said: "My Geng family is a wealthy family, and we cannot do anything treacherous, so I must go!"
"Third brother, I support you!"
"You keep talking nonsense about family law!" the old lady was angry.
Geng Zhanghua knelt down with a plop and said: "Mother, I have to go, otherwise I will never have the dignity to live again. Please do it!"
Geng Zhangguang was worried that Geng Zhanghua would threaten to commit suicide in front of his mother by drawing a sword and gain a bad reputation as unfilial, so he said:
"If you promise that we won't be rash and everything will be arranged by Huang Baihu, I agree that you can take Geng Da and Geng Qi to have a look."
"That's for sure. There are only three of us. Of course we must obey Huang Baihu's orders."
Geng Yueru said: "Third brother, you have to promise me not only to come back alive, but also not to get hurt, otherwise I won't let you go!"
Geng Zhanghua said with a smile: "I am actually very afraid of death and pain. Of course I want to live and not get hurt!"
The old lady said: "Since you are afraid of death and pain, why should you suffer that kind of pain?"
"Everyone strives to take a breath of Buddha and receive a stick of incense. I am an official of the Ming Dynasty. How can I tolerate the Jin army coming and going freely in the capital? I should carry a three-foot sword..."
Geng Zhangguang was a little dumbfounded and interrupted: "Okay, okay! We can wait until we come back to write a victory report after we succeed. Now we have to go to our clan brother to borrow three pairs of armors."
"Yes, yes, I was thinking about the armor just now. Let's go now."
Geng Yueru complained: "That Huang Baihu was so greedy that he actually took away all my armor."
Geng Zhanghua said: "It's not his fault. The heroes he brought to fight against the Jin army still couldn't do it all with iron armor!"
"What kind of armor is Huang Baihu wearing? Is it as good as yours?"
"This is quite strange. Huang Baihu's subordinates all have iron armor or leather armor plus cotton armor. It seems that he is the only one wearing cotton armor!"
"Ah? Why is this?"
"I don't know either, but I'll figure it out soon!"
"Then tell us carefully when you come back."
"Sure!"
"By the way, is Huang Baihu the same age as you?"
"Yes!"
"Is he much taller than you?"
When the old lady saw that her little girl had been asking about Huang Baihu, she interrupted: "Why are you asking so many questions? This is what you, a boudoir lady, should ask!"
Geng Yueru was startled and stuck out her tongue at Geng Zhanghua, not daring to say anything.
