The reason why Li Jiangyao was so excited was because he suddenly heard Yuduoluo mention the words "Iron Stone Mountain".
You must know that Li Jiangyao is not from this time and space, but from the distant modern world. Although he has completely integrated into Shengtang at this time, and has experienced ups and downs, and has even become a key part of the world's current situation, this cannot completely change Li Jiangyao's background.
When he graduated from the martial arts hall, Li Jiangyao, a special-class martial arts student with excellent grades, did not choose the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry of the Forbidden Army with high status and good treatment. Instead, he chose the Zhenjiang Protector's Mansion stationed in the bitter cold frontier fortress. The only reason was that he In the ancient books of the Imperial College, I accidentally discovered the special place of Tieshi Mountain.
According to reports, Tieshi Mountain has an entrance that penetrates the Water Moon Fantasy Land and connects to foreign time and space. Li Jiangyao judged that this may be his passage back to the modern world.
Whether you want to go back or not is one thing, but whether you can go back is another.
However, it was a pity that he deliberately joined the Pegasus Scout Battalion, looked through military maps and Western Xinjiang annals, and traveled to various vassal states in Ghost Desert, but he still could not find the whereabouts of Tieshi Mountain.
In the end, Li Jiangyao himself gradually gave up. Coupled with the subsequent chaos in Western Xinjiang and the Turkic invasion, a series of earth-shattering events pushed him to keep running forward, and he no longer had time to worry about returning to modern times.
But now, because of the lead mine, Li Jiangyao couldn't help but feel secretly excited when he suddenly heard the name of a place that was both familiar and unfamiliar.
"Are you sure that place is called Tieshi Mountain?" He confirmed again: "What are the words?"
Yuduoluo was stunned for a moment, then immediately replied: "Zili Wenbantimu is a special tribal language of the Yanqi Kingdom. Zili means iron, Wenbanti means stone as hard as iron, and Mu is where they are." It refers to the mountain, which together should be an iron-like stone mountain, which is the iron stone mountain in Shengtang language."
Li Jiangyao thought to himself: That can't be wrong. It's true that there is no place to look for after wearing iron shoes, and it takes no effort to get it. After working as a Pegasus scout for a year and a half, I almost patrolled the entire Western Xinjiang, but I still couldn't find Tieshi Mountain. Who knew that it turned out to be a little-known mountain village in Yanqi Kingdom.
Ziliwenbantimu, or tribal language, who the hell could have imagined this?
He thought for a while, then turned to ask Xu Youchang: "Has Tanli been quiet recently? Is there any sign that the enemy is planning a large-scale invasion?"
Xu Youchang and him were as close as brothers. When they were studying in the martial arts hall in the imperial capital, the two of them hung out together every day and became very familiar with each other. As soon as Li Jiangyao opened his mouth, Xu Youchang guessed 70% to 80% of what he meant: Could this guy want to accompany the fairy Xiahou Ninghan?
Thinking of this, Xu Youchang cooperated tacitly: "The Turks' intention to shrink and retreat is very obvious. In a short time... oh no, in a long time, they will not come to trouble us again. Moreover, there are the main forces of the four armies here, Du Jian's Second Army is guarding Shengyuguan, so there is nothing to worry about."
Li Jiangyao nodded at him in approval: "That's it... Then I have nothing to do in Zijin Pass..."
Dong Tianxing is an experienced man and he immediately understood what Li Jiangyao meant: "How about the Protector-General come with us for a walk?"
"Okay, your suggestion is very good," Li Jiangyao said with a smile: "Researching the lead toxin is also a serious matter to fight against the Turks."
Unexpectedly, as soon as he finished speaking, Lian Ji pouted and said, "Then I'll go too!"
Li Jiangyao was stunned: "What are you going to do?"
Lian Ji raised her hand and pointed at Xia Hou Ninghan: "Don't you just want to accompany her? I'm worried, I have to watch!"
As soon as these words came out, the inexplicable "love triangle" of Da Duhu was immediately exposed to everyone. Xiahou Ninghan was stunned for a moment, then her pretty face turned red and she said angrily: "What are you talking about?"
Unexpectedly, before Li Jiangyao had time to comfort Xiahou Ninghan and reprimand Lian Ji, Holia, the princess of Nanhua County who was sitting aside, said loudly: "I know the Yanqi country the best, I will go too!"
Dong Tianxing was dumbfounded: Good guy, General Li... This backyard is really messy!
Li Jiangyao seemed to have guessed what Old Man Dong was thinking. He even had time to say to him, "It's not what you think!" Then he said to the three girls: "Princess, please don't make trouble. Third, The army cannot do without people. Sect Leader Xiahou, don’t listen to Lian Ji’s nonsense, I don’t mean that. Lian Ji, please calm down, otherwise..."
"What else?" Lian Ji said angrily: "As long as my legs are on me, I can go wherever I want."
Xiahou Ninghan returned to his usual cold demeanor: "You can go if you want, but you are not allowed to talk nonsense."
To be honest, although Lian Ji was ruthless, she was still quite wary of this beautiful sect leader whose martial arts was several levels higher than hers. After receiving a cold glance from Xia Hou Ning, she didn't dare to make another mistake easily, so she just pursed her lips and sulked.
Li Jiangyao shook his head helplessly, and turned to Dong Tianxing and others: "That's it. I, the Xiahou Sect Master, and... Lian Ji, the three of us will go to Tieshi Mountain with you to see what the lead is. What kind of thing, try to find a way to crack the poison soldiers as soon as possible."
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The next day, Li Jiangyao and others left Zijin Pass and headed southwest.
Their team can be described as strong and strong: 300 reconnaissance scouts affiliated with the Intelligence Department are responsible for clearing the way forward, 2,000 elite soldiers from the White Robe Army Commander's Battalion are in the center for protection, and 1,000 light-armored flying cavalry from the Third Thunder Army are following behind.
Holding the banner of the Suppressing Xinjiang Army, this group of troops crossed the prefecture and passed through the capital without any obstruction. It took more than ten days to reach the Yanqi Kingdom located in the central and southern part of Western Xinjiang.
Just after we crossed the border, we saw from a distance that King Yanqi, leading his princes, prime ministers, and a large group of nobles from the Yanqi Kingdom, lined up on the Silk Road to greet him.
Today, Li Jiangyao can be regarded as the emperor of the Western Territory. Which country dares not to surrender respectfully? Not to mention that the 350,000 armored soldiers who guarded the territory did not agree, the identity of the creditor alone was enough to make the kings of various countries "sincerely convinced".
Amidst the loud sound of drums and music, King Yanqi solemnly presented Li Dadu with a courtesy, then personally held the reins and led Li Jiangyao's horse, which made Li Jiangyao feel embarrassed.
After politely declining the king's attentive service, he turned around and whispered to Yudala who was accompanying him: I just asked you to inform them in advance, why did you make it so grand?
Yuduoluo smiled: I didn't let them do this, it was the Great Protector who suddenly led so many people to Yanqi himself, and the other party felt uneasy.
Li Jiangyao smiled helplessly and briefly explained his purpose to King Yanqi. King Yanqi was confused when he heard this, and he couldn't understand why the dignified Protector of the Xinjiang Army was so interested in the Silkworm Mine.
However, his identity was there, and even if he had ten thousand questions, he didn't dare to ask more. King Yanqi apologized and invited Li Jiangyao to go to the royal court to have a good rest for a few days and enjoy Yanqi's most distinctive song and dance performances, and then go to see the mine.
Li Jiangyao quickly declined, saying that he was short of time and could not waste a moment.
Seeing that he spoke so solemnly, King Yanqi guessed that it must be related to military affairs, so he had no choice but to give up. He immediately said that he was a guest and accompanied the army to Shuiyue City.
When he arrived at the place, Li Jiangyao was worried that too many people would frighten the villagers of the local tribe and delay his search for the secrets of Tieshi Mountain. So he ordered that all his troops and horses be stationed in Shuiyue City and wait. Only Dong Tianxing A group of them, Xiahou Ninghan, Lian Ji and several white-robed army personal guards followed him into the mountain.
In addition, there were two guides borrowed from King Yanqi.
The prospecting team of thirty people, led by the local guide, left Shuiyue City and entered the vast Yarumqi Mountains.
The Yarumqi Mountains stretch two thousand miles from east to west and are one of the three major mountain ranges in the Ghost Desert of Western Xinjiang. The ancestors of the Shenhua family chose to set up the fortress secret warehouse here precisely because they valued its majestic and steep characteristics. However, the secret base of the Shenhua family is in the northeast of the mountain range, while the Zili Wenbantimu village of the Yanqi Kingdom is at the southern foot of the mountain range. The two places are more than 400 miles apart, which shows that the Yarumqi Mountains occupy a large area. wide.
After walking less than half the distance, the terrain in the mountains was not suitable for war horses to move forward, so everyone dismounted and walked instead.
Taking advantage of the good weather, the guide suggested that everyone speed up their pace and drive a little longer to reach Ziliwenbantimu Village as early as possible. The climate in Western Xinjiang is inherently weird, and it often changes at any time, and the Yarmqi Mountains are even more weird among the weird. You can usually feel the changes of the four seasons in one day. It is sunny one moment, and it rains and snows the next. .
Li Jiangyao had led troops in Western Xinjiang for many years and knew that what the guide said was true, so he ordered everyone not to delay and push forward deeper into the mountains with all their strength.
Fortunately, the people who came to find the Tuotian Lead Mine, whether they were Xiahou Ninghan, Lian Ji, Amenta, or Wu Rong, were all highly skilled in martial arts, so they didn't feel any hardship at all when walking in the mountains.
Except...Dong Tianxing.
The old man has studied for half his life and been an official for half his life. How could he have suffered so much? He didn't die of exhaustion on the road. Li Jiangyao had no choice but to ask the guards to make a slide, and together with the heroes from the Miao border in Yunnan, they took turns carrying Lao Dong up the mountain.
After traveling for a day and a night, everyone finally arrived at their destination, the primitive tribe deep in the mountains - Zili Wenban Timu.
At this time, there were already local officials from the Yanqi Kingdom waiting here in advance on the orders of their king, along with an inspection captain from the Intelligence Department and an infantry squad from the Fifth Army Corps that had previously blocked the mine.
They brought the leader of the tribe, the head of the village, to visit Li Jiangyao, and introduced the situation of the village and the lead.
The name Ziliwenbantimu is indeed related to the mine next to it. Because it can produce silkworm soul, that is, lead, they have been called the mountain like iron and stone since ancient times. In addition to cultivating some thin fields and hunting game in the mountains, local people can also rely on minerals to exchange for some practical items outside.
However, when the old village chief heard that the adults in front of him wanted to see the mine, he was so frightened that he waved his hands and said no.
