Weinan, Daohu Mountain.
Liu Yu rode a horse five miles away from the mountain and looked at the mountain from a distance.
This mountain is about 2,300 meters high. It is densely forested and lush, giving it the feeling of a distant sky. From a distance, this mountain looks like an elephant, so it has another name, Xuanxiang Mountain. , and more than a hundred years ago, a white-fronted tiger appeared in this mountain, which hurt people and killed people. A strong man went into the mountain alone and killed the tiger to eliminate harm for the people. Therefore, this mountain is also called Taohu Mountain. , Falling Beast Mountain.
Liu Yu has been wandering around the mountain for more than an hour, and he hasn't seen even half a person. In fact, when he came north to Guanzhong with the Luoyang soldiers and civilians, he had passed by this place before. At that time, some villages were still inhabited. He even remembered asking for water in a village called Yuanjia Village, but when he came this time , no one is inhabited, and nine of the ten houses are empty. The Yuanjia Village has long been burned to a white ground, with nothing left except charred corpses. The fierceness of the war and its poison to the people can be seen.
But Liu Yu can no longer distract himself from grieving for the dead, and he doesn't even have time to miss whether the old lady named Wang who once gave him a sip of water is dead or alive. Now, he only has one thought, that is, to find Wang as soon as possible. Jia lived in the valley and brought him back to Chang'an. Perhaps, this divine man's prophecy could make Fu Jian firm up his determination to either defend to the death or be demoted to the Jin Dynasty. In any case, it would be better than the hesitant and restless mood he felt now. , if Fu Jian, as the coach, cannot calm down, then others will only become more uneasy.
It's just that Liu Yu has been wandering here for nearly two hours and still can't find the passage into the mountain. Seeing the sun setting in the west, he becomes more and more anxious. If he can't see Wang Jia today, he will probably be there within three days. The promise of returning to Chang'an can no longer be fulfilled. How well Murong Lan and Murong Wei can negotiate, and whether Murong Wei, an ambitious man, can really leave the city with peace of mind and stop causing trouble, are all highly variable, and may even determine the fate of Chang'an. fate.
Suddenly, Liu Yu's ears twitched, and a subtle vibration came from the ground. He turned his head and looked north, and saw a faint yellow air rising in the sky, as if a group of knights were heading toward them. Coming here, his heart moved. At this time, those who came to Daohu Mountain were either the Xiyan army who divided their forces to loot, or those who had the same purpose as himself and wanted to invite Wang Jia to come out of the mountain. No matter who it was, Maybe it will help yourself.
Thinking of this, Liu Yu curled up his lips, rode his horse into the forest, found a hidden place to tie the horse, and climbed up a big pine tree. With the help of dense branches and leaves, he hid in a tree. Afterwards, a pair of bright eyes looked towards where they came from.
I saw more than thirty horses galloping in. They were not wearing the Xianbei armor of the Xiyan Army, but they were wearing sheepskin jackets with cloth crotches tied around their heads and a knot tied in front of their foreheads. Obviously, this is the standard Qiang dress. , and looking at the horses they rode, they were all skinny and not elite. At first glance, it seemed that they were not the Xiyan army, which was famous for its strong soldiers and horses, but Yao Chang's Qiang soldiers.
The leader, twenty-seven or eight, had a fair complexion, which was completely different from his companions who had wrinkled faces that looked like dead tree bark. Liu Yu's eyes lit up. He knew this person, even though he had only met him a few times. But I was deeply impressed. Wasn't it Yao Qin's young master, Yao Xing, the Qiang young master who had met him in Peace Valley with Murong Lan?
Dozens of riders stopped here. Yao Xing breathed a long sigh of relief, pointed to a pine tree in the forest, and said with a smile: "This is it!"
As he spoke, he jumped off the horse and walked a few steps forward. Liu Yu could see clearly that he had walked in front of a large leafy tree. On the trunk, there was a lump-like thing. Yao Xing I pressed the lump on my body and turned three times to the left and three times to the right. I heard a "click" and the big tree suddenly fell backwards. Along with it, in the dense forest of grass in front of me, a tree fell and the grass moved. A path suddenly appeared in the mist.
Yao Xing laughed and said to the people around him: "When Fu Jian was marching south, he also sent someone to ask Wang Jia, and the person who went to ask for Yao Jia was my father's personal entourage. Because of the organization here, I know the news very well. Wang Jia has set up the Five Elements Qimen Dunjia here because he is afraid of being disturbed. Let’s go, only I can enter here, no one else can come!”
The Qiang people on the left and right laughed one after another, jumped off their horses, tied their horses to a tree, and followed Yao Xing into the small pass. A burst of white mist rose up, covering their figures. , when the white mist dissipated, the fallen tree stood up again, and everything returned to its previous appearance, as if nothing had happened.
Liu Yu secretly thought in his heart: He never expected that this strange art of armor hiding could be so effective. It seems that Wang Jiazhen is not an ordinary person. Fortunately, he met Yao Xing and was able to break through these traps. Fu Jian regarded this man as a god, which seemed to have his reasons. It's just that Yao Xing and more than thirty Qiang warriors seem to be weak. If they want to fight for Wang Jia, there will be a fierce fight.
Thinking of this, Liu Yu touched the dragon-slaying knife on his back and wanted to jump off the tree. There was another sound of horse hooves outside the forest. This time, the sound of horse hooves was obviously more powerful than when Yao Xing came before. From the slight vibration on the ground, we could tell that most of them were cavalry, and Liu Yu immediately disappeared again. Behind the treetops, I held my breath and looked out of the forest.
Those who came back this time were all wearing leather helmets and armor, and even the war horses were covered with armor plates. Could it be that they were all armored cavalrymen from the famous Murong family? On their helmets, a feather tail rises high into the sky, which is different from the tassels of ordinary Xianbei cavalry. Liu Yu heard Murong Lan say that these are the core troops of the Xiyan Army, iron halberds and horses!
The leader, wearing an iron mask, stopped outside the forest. He slowly took off his mask, revealing a sinister face in his forties. He looked at the hoof prints on the ground and felt cold. He said coldly: "It seems that someone has arrived first. If the prediction is correct, it is the small group of Qiang cavalry that crossed the line."
A knight on the side said: "As expected by General You, the Qiang people also want to attack Wang Jia."
Liu Yu's heart moved. Although he did not directly fight against the Xianbei Xiyan Army in Chang'an City, he also knew the current lineup of the enemy's army. The right general was the one mentioned by Murong Lan, who was said to dance with wisdom and scheming. The famous general of Yan State, Murong Yong died.
Murong Yong waved his hand, and three or four of his followers rode into the forest. They rode until they reached the horse left by Yao Xing, and then they excitedly shouted: "Here, they left the horse here!"
Murong Yong put on his mask and said expressionlessly: "The third team is on guard here. Others, follow me!"
