It turned out that they had an old friend in the capital, and the two exchanged a few words. General He pointed at the little leader and said: "They all act according to the rules. Recently, the Mongolian Tatars are restless, and there are always people sneaking across the border, so we have to be on guard. General Guo left the city but did not return. The orders he left before leaving were to strictly check all those who passed by. They did not dare not to carry out the orders. Besides, as you know, Zhang Yushi is also an extremely serious person. I am not afraid of the King of Heaven if he gets angry. Fortunately, he is not in the customs today. In this case, since you are a guest of Dongchang, I will be your guarantee and take you out of the customs!" Lin Sheng laughed and said: "We know the rules, and Wu Dinghou has no weak soldiers! In this case, please trouble General He and send us out of the prison!"
I have some admiration for the little boss, but this General He was a favor in an instant. The little boss was helpless. Ning Xi glanced at me and must have wanted to leave. As soon as I left, Manager Ge had already come over. Said: "Let's go together!".
Seeing Batu and others mounting their horses and driving their camels into the customs, Lin Sheng and others followed suit. General He seemed to know our identities and waved to us, beckoning us to enter the customs together. Everyone was overjoyed and got on their horses again. Ning Boyang and I rode in front and followed Batu slowly into Juyong Pass.
Juyongguan is a pass between two mountains. The terrain is dangerous and the Great Wall is like a dragon with its wings spread out. It has always been a place heavily guarded by military strategists. The pass is completely a barracks. Although it is separated by an inner wall, the sonorous and powerful voices of the sergeants inside and the neighing of the horses make people feel safe. A Zhenwu temple stands on the side, and several red clay cannons face the pass. Batu and others looked at it carefully with solemn expressions. Ning Boyang smiled and said: "The Mongols are no longer as brave as Genghis Khan. Now they rely on harassment. Sometimes I feel that it is a happy thing to go to the battlefield and kill a few Mongolians! It's just that they pay so much attention. Protection is somewhat unnecessary."
His voice was not quiet. I saw Batu and Mrs. Wang look at each other, while Lin Sheng and others nearby turned around and looked at us, with a bit more anger in their eyes. Ning Boyang was startled. , I asked him to return to the middle of the team, and the group slowly walked out of the pass. Although we were accompanied by some generals, the soldiers guarding the pass were still waiting for us and their eyes were always following us. Those Mongolians were quite calm, but they just looked more carefully inside the pass.
In about half an hour, we left Juyong Pass one after another. During this period, General He invited us to rest at the General Military Mansion. I could see that Batu and others were full of expectations, but Lin Sheng refused, saying that the Ming Emperor had always stipulated that, The ministers are not allowed to enter the local military mansion without the emperor's order. This Wudinghou has always been strong. We are lucky that we did not meet him today. How dare we go to his yamen to sit there? Although we are joking, we still feel that this Wudinghou Extraordinary.
Twenty miles outside the pass, there is an open land with vast plains. Under the sun, the white snow is extremely dazzling, and there is not a single person. The howling north wind makes people feel desolate instantly. I really don’t know why the Marquis’ Mansion has to leave the border. There are three warm cars, eight servants, and thirty-one royal guards. Fifty miles ahead is the border of Mongolia. Although the two sides are no longer openly at war, they are secretly competing. There are still many things going on. The little prince is said to be very brave and wants to take back the capital and regain the mantle of the Yuan Dynasty.
When I look back, Juyong Pass can be said to be a majestic pass. One man can pass it and no one can open it. The Great Wall is like a powerful arm, moving on the top of the mountains. A heroic spirit suddenly arose in my heart, and I remembered a few lines from Tang poems: Zheng Peng left the Han Dynasty, and the returning geese entered Hu Tian. The desert is solitary and the smoke is straight, the sun is setting over the long river.
The Mongols were warriors on horseback, with first-class equestrian skills and fast horses and swords; while the Ming Dynasty relied on barriers and firearms. In the past, Emperor Taizu and Emperor Taizong made continuous expeditions across the desert and went straight to the royal court. There were many examples of the iron-blooded banners of Huo Qubing and Wei Qing in the Han Dynasty. Although his demeanor is similar to Wang Yue's Battle of Mobei during the Chenghua period, I'm afraid it will be difficult to see it again in future generations. Especially in the Battle of Tumu Fort, Ming Dynasty's courage gradually disappeared. Although the defense of the capital was victorious, the concept of focusing on defense was increasing day by day, and active attacks were rare.
I sighed softly, remembering that Ning Boyang's heroic words just now were actually just a fantasy.
General He and Lin Sheng rode forward side by side and marched for more than twenty miles before reining in the reins and bidding farewell. Lin Sheng escorted Batu and others and flew away. I never knew where we were going. Manager Ge just said we should just follow. We didn't want to ask more questions, so we had to keep following. General He turned his horse's head, looked at us, hesitated, and came over: "Yesterday, the Ministry of War issued a document saying that your royal guards escorted the people of the Marquis' Mansion out of the customs. I was ordered to see them off. I don't I know where you are going, but there is Yehuling ten miles ahead, which is our last outpost. Beyond that, is the Great Wall, which is the border of Mongolia. This area is not peaceful. Although you are Jin Yiwei, field battles and fighting They are two different things. You must be careful and leave early and come back early!" I thanked him repeatedly. General He looked at me carefully, then looked into the distance and said: "It will be very cold tonight. When you leave the customs at this time, don't go too far. If you can stay one night in Yehuling, stay one night. Our brothers are there." I quickly saluted to express my gratitude. General He smiled and said: "My brother He Jin is also a Jinyiwei, but he is in the Anhua Palace. Work. I haven't seen you for many years, but I feel close to you when I see you." After saying that, he led the troops back to Benguan City. I was at a loss and hurriedly went to find Manager Ge. The guy actually expected that I would ask, and before I could say anything, he said, "Let's keep going and rest at Yehuling tonight!" I had no choice but to follow the order, and at the same time Order everyone to be on alert.
As the sun sets in the west, the vast wilderness becomes more and more vast. We meandered to Yehuling. It was just a bare mountain ridge with few trees. There was a small village formed around the hill, but there was not a single villager. They were all garrisoned. On the hill was a beacon tower made of stones, lighting up the hill. In the bonfire, many soldiers walked around with guns. Their armor was thin, and they went to warm themselves by the fire from time to time, but they were still shivering in the cold wind. Halfway up the mountainside are houses made of stones and wood, covered with snow, making them white. There is also a horse stable outside. There are few horses and it is very empty.
There are about a hundred soldiers here, led by a king guard. Because we were royal relatives, he was very polite and specially arranged several big houses for us to live in, but all the places to eat were in one big room. The room was dilapidated and could barely keep out the cold wind. I found the best room for Ning Xi to live in, and the others took care of it.
For some reason, Ning Xi didn't make things difficult for us as everyone had heard. She didn't even look at me. She entered the house and didn't come out. Not long after, General Manager Ge brought some food to me and said with a smile that it was from Ning Xi. He also told me to rest early as I would still be on the road tomorrow. I was extremely grateful, but I didn't dare to be careless. I asked Wang Shoubei to set up a guard outside the house, and at the same time arranged for Hardy and Ning Boyang to lead the brothers to protect the people in the Marquis' Mansion, to be precise, to protect Ning Xi. I took four brothers to guard the outer room. People outside must pass through the door of this room if they want to enter.
We had just settled in, but unexpectedly, Lin Sheng and others were also here. The Mongolians also came over one after another. They just said that it was too late and too cold at night to walk too far and there was no place to rest, so they came over to stay overnight. Wang Shoubei I was happy to arrange for people to provide them with food and accommodation. I originally wanted to ask, but I saw Lin Sheng talking to those people. It must have been arranged by him. He was talking and laughing, suddenly looked at me, and said calmly: "Everyone, please rest quickly, we have to go on the road tomorrow!"
I had a simple dinner. I shared the food given by Ning Xi to everyone. Everyone ate quickly. Only Ning Boyang ate carefully and kept saying it was delicious. I smiled and said, "Brother, you are well-informed." , haven’t you ever eaten it?” Everyone burst into laughter, Ning Boyang’s face turned red and said: “The taste is different!” Hardy heard this and said: “Brother, don’t you like to eat? You can fill up your stomach if you can eat it. Belly, it doesn’t matter whether it tastes good or not. It’s my second brother who is so good at getting such delicious food.” After saying that, he reached out to take Ning Boyang’s. Ning Boyang pushed him away and said, “You are really Zhu Bajie eats ginseng fruit and doesn’t know the taste!” Everyone laughed again.
I didn't chat with them anymore and went outside to check the surrounding environment. Night had already fallen, and the sky was filled with stars. How could there be a snowstorm? Suddenly, I discovered that there were more stars here than in the capital. I took a deep breath and felt a lot more energetic. Suddenly, a black shadow ran towards me, silently. I subconsciously held the handle of the knife and shouted: "Who is it?"
The man chuckled and said, "So alert, our family is Lin Sheng."
