This is still within the scope of the Qingsong Mountains, but it is only at the foothills, so the bushes are relatively dense.
"Brother, are they really disciples of the Chuyun Sword Sect?" Just as Yang Ning and the two left, one of the sergeants asked the leader just now.
The leader nodded: "Looking at them, that young man is surrounded by sword intent. He must be a disciple of Chuyun Sword Sect." The leader looked at the direction in which the two people left, and then said: "Everyone During this period, you must be alert and alert to prevent enemy spies from passing through." With that, he led more than 20 people and began to be on guard.
Little did they know that the spies of the Gale Force Army had already passed safely under their noses.
After the two passed the checkpoint of the Uci Empire, they quickly hid themselves.
"It's a good thing you spoke up just now, otherwise we might not have been able to pass through safely." Fen Han was still frightened. Although the cultivation level of the twenty or so people just now was not high, Fen Han knew in his heart that once the two of them showed their flaws, they would probably face Zhao Dongyan's army, and they would definitely die here.
Yang Ning explained: "Although the Chuyun Sword Sect is hidden from the world, as a disciple, there are still necessary trials. Otherwise, the Chuyun Sword Sect will not stand up to Yuci and become the second largest sect. "
Fen Han nodded, curious about Yang Ning's knowledge of the sect, and asked, "Yang Ning, are you really from Qingming Town?"
Yang Ning was slightly stunned and said, "Why is there something wrong?"
"No." Fen Han waved his hand and said, "I just feel like you are quite mysterious."
Yang Ning smiled slightly and said, "Brother Fen Han, I just changed your name for you, please forgive me."
"It's okay." Fen Han said, "My original name can't be used anyway, so I might as well just call it Ding Yan as you said."
After the two passed Yuci's checkpoint, Fen Han felt relieved.
The two people have already determined their identities. Yang Ning is the outstanding disciple of the new generation of Chuyun Sword Sect, and Fen Han is Ding Yan, who is Yang Ning's follower. The two of them walked through the Yuci Empire just to gain experience.
"Brother Ding Yan, in what direction should we go next?" Yang Ning looked at the flat grassland at the foot of the mountain, stretching as far as the eye could see, a little lost in thought.
This is the first time for even the well-informed Yang Ning to see such a prairie.
The first feeling that gave Yang Ning was vastness, and the second was emptiness. It’s just too empty.
Fen Han took out the map from his arms, pointed to the red line on it, and said: "We have just passed the Tianqian Cliff, and in the Yuci Empire, the closest to here is Baofeng City, and Zhao Dongyan's army is also in Baofeng City Therefore, our first goal is to go to Baofeng City." Fen Han pointed at a city to the west of the red line.
"Baofeng City?" Yang Ning was a little surprised. He didn't expect that the Yuci Empire didn't have heavy troops guarding the Qingsong Mountains.
"Yang Ning, you may not know yet. Although our Gale Army guards the Tianzhi Cliff, it is simply impossible in terms of national strength to cross the Tianzhi Cliff and invade the Yuci Empire. Therefore, this Tianzhi Cliff, In fact, it is our Liuyun Kingdom’s natural barrier, but it is not from the Yuci Empire.”
This is the first time Yang Ning has heard that someone objectively analyzed the strength of the two countries.
Originally, Yang Ning thought that even if the strength of the two countries was very different, it was still within a certain range. But now it seems that it is not what he imagined.
It turned out that the Yuci Empire was so powerful, Yang Ning sighed slightly in his heart.
"How far is Baofeng City from Tianqian Cliff?" Yang Ning asked.
"Baili." Fen Han said.
Yang Ning nodded and said, "So, don't we have to take a detour?"
"Detour?" Fen Han was a little surprised.
Yang Ning said: "Have you forgotten? The general said the day before yesterday that Zhao Dongyan's army is stationed only fifty miles away from Tianqian Cliff, and the Baofeng City we are traveling to is a hundred miles away. Don't we need to take a detour?" Yang Ning pointed to the map in Fen Han's hand.
Fen Han smiled and said, "So this is what you are talking about. We don't need to go around. Come and see."
Fen Han said, pointing to the west side of the red line on the map, and said, "Look, we are here now."
Fen Han pointed at two straight lines between their location and Bao Feng City, and said, "This should be where Zhao Dongyan's army is stationed."
"Huh?" Yang Ning was a little surprised: "Why is the marching route of the Yuci Empire not a straight line?"
Fen Han explained: "The Yuci Empire is famous among the Sixteen Kingdoms of Surabaya for its iron cavalry, so their iron cavalry is very powerful. However, the most important thing about the iron cavalry is not the soldiers, but the cavalry. Therefore, the Yuci Empire attaches great importance to the choice of mounts. "
Yang Ning pointed to the location where Fen Han pointed just now and said, "You mean, this is the breeding point for their mounts?"
Fen Han nodded.
"I see." Yang Ning finally understood why he didn't take a detour.
"In this case, let's set off and head to Baofeng City." Yang Ning said.
The two of them shuttled through the bushes and soon arrived on the grassland.
"Brother Ding Yan, this place is rich in resources and people, why does Yuci want to go eastward?" Walking on the prairie, Yang Ning felt the wilderness.
"Although this place is rich in resources and people, it is only for ordinary people. Moreover, the crops on this prairie are single, which is not as simple as you said." Fen Han explained.
"Brother Ding Yan, you mean ordinary people, are there any restrictions on cultivators here?" Yang Ning could quickly understand the meaning behind Fen Han's words.
"Yes, although the grassland is vast, in terms of cultivation materials, Yuci is probably not as good as our Liuyun Kingdom. This is also the main reason why Yuci has been trying to advance eastwards for many years." Fen Han explained the relationship between the Yuci Empire and Liuyun Kingdom in one sentence Source of contradiction.
"It turns out that no matter where you go, people's greed will never end." Yang Ning was lost in thought.
"Yes, human desires are never-ending." Fen Han said softly as he looked at the lush green grassland and felt the scenery of the grassland.
After the two of them traveled for nearly a day, Baofeng City on the map finally appeared within their sight.
"The city ahead should be Baofeng City." Fen Han pointed at the faint outline of the city ahead.
"It's getting dark, let's go into the city quickly." Yang Ning looked up at the sky. The sun had already set in the west and was about to disappear in the western sky.
The two of them quickened their pace and walked towards the city.
Baofeng City does not look majestic. There is something peaceful against the backdrop of the setting sun.
There are three city gates, one large and two small, and the city wall is only less than three feet high. On top of the city wall, you can see scattered guard sergeants, and there are bustling people on the road, walking in a hurry.
"Brother Ding Yan, this Baofengcheng is not as lively as imagined." Yang Ning sighed. Originally, Yang Ning thought that he would see a bustling city, but when he saw this scene, he felt a little disappointed.
Fen Han said softly: "The Yuci Empire is dominated by nomadic people. Therefore, it does not attach much importance to the construction of the city. If this Baofeng City was not for garrisoning large armies, I am afraid there would be no such city."
Fen Han said, pointing to the pedestrians on the street, and said, "These people are already pretty good."
Yang Ning was speechless.
In the city, most of them are round-headed houses, and in some places, they are even tents set up with felts.
"We'd better find an inn or something so we can stay safe tonight." Fen Han said, pointing to a lit inn in front of him.
Yang Ning quickly adapted to the miserable scene in Bao Fengcheng. Soon, Fen Han paid and stayed at this inn.
Yang Ning came to Fen Han's room.
"Yang Ning, aren't you sleeping yet?" Fen Han said.
"Brother Ding Yan, let's make a plan first, how to sneak into Yuci's army." The biggest purpose of Yang Ning's trip is to figure out the main intention of Yuci Empire's action, and want to To figure this out, we must go deep into the Yuci Army.
"Didn't the general say when we came here that we, as the newly minted Chuyun Sword Sect, went to the army for a trial? Everything didn't fall into place. How could there be any problem?" Fen Han was puzzled.
Although Fen Han didn't have the flexible brain of Boyan, he was able to become one of the Eight Great Colonels and Generals, so he certainly had his own merits, otherwise he wouldn't have been promoted by Qin Feng.
"But if we go directly like this, the Yuci military will definitely be suspicious, right?" Yang Ning asked.
"I'm afraid suspicion is inevitable." Fen Han said, "After all, the Chuyun Sword Sect has not been involved in the world for many years."
"Chu Yun Sword Sect, Chu Yun Sword Sect..." Yang Ning kept chanting silently, and suddenly his eyes lit up and he said: "Brother Ding Yan, I remember that Canglan Sect seems to have many young disciples who are going to train in the army. What do you think? Wouldn’t it be safer if we were with them?”
"What you said makes sense." Fen Han looked happy, but soon became embarrassed and asked, "But where can we find the disciples of the Canglan Sect?"
"Well, this is a difficult task." Yang Ning thought thoughtfully.
Although Baofeng City looks a little dilapidated, it is also one of the main cities of Yuci. It covers a large area. It is not an easy task to find the disciples of Canglan Sect.
"It seems that we need to find a way to lure them out." Fen Han said.
"That makes sense." Yang Ning nodded, fully agreeing with Fen Han's statement.
"Perhaps, we can use the identity of Chu Yun Sword Sect to make a fuss." Yang Ning held the token of Chu Yun Sword Sect in his hand. This identity should be able to attract many people.
"Actually, with the Canglan Sect's status in the Yuci Empire, we can also follow their lead and gain a certain degree of contact with them." Fen Han said.
"But, if this is the case, we may be in a passive position..." Yang Ning understood that Fen Han meant to follow suit.
As the first sect of the Yuci Empire, the Canglan Sect must be respected by the world, so it will undoubtedly be possible to find them, and with their identity as the Chuyun Sword Sect, it should not be difficult to enter the Yuci Army, but... In terms of the situation, it will definitely be much more passive.
"However, if we take the initiative, it will be like walking on the tip of a knife and push us to the center of the situation..." Fen Han said worriedly.
After a simple analysis, Yang Ning said: "Yes, this will make us much more dangerous, but it will also be much faster. After all, we are in a dominant position."
"You know, we don't have much time..." Yang Ning finally added.
"Yes, Zhao Dongyan's army is already less than fifty miles away from Tianma Cliff. We really don't have much time..." Fen Han sighed and said, "It seems that we can only do what you said."
"Okay, just do as I say." Yang Ning finally looked at Fen Han and said, "In this case, I will trouble you tonight..."
"Understood." Fen Han patted his chest and said, "You must also be prepared."
Yang Ning nodded.
Fen Han stood up and said, "I'll go then..." As he said that, his figure flashed and disappeared into the night.
