After an unexpected incident, Chen Kan successfully took over the city defense of Longshou Pass.
Dali Mansion has two military cities under its jurisdiction, one is Longshou Pass and the other is Longwei Pass, with a total of 3,000 soldiers stationed there.
Both passes were formed during the Dali period. At that time, the Duan clan of Yunnan's separatist regime, the Dali Kingdom, relied on these two passes to withstand the Mongolian cavalry of 100,000 men who were sweeping across the world.
In the end, although Duan's Dali Kingdom was destroyed, the Mongolian army of 100,000 that conquered Dali wasted 80,000.
This shows the importance of these two passes to Dali Prefecture.
When he first learned that Fozi and the remnants of his men were evacuating towards Longshou Pass, Chen Kan's first reaction was to be shocked.
This result was completely beyond Chen Kan's expectation.
There are many roads to return to Shuzhong from Yunnan. The nearest one is to enter Dongchuanfu from Tu'er Pass, then transfer to Douchuan Pass and enter Mianzhou via Wuchi Road.
At the same time, this is also the weakest guarded road from Yunnan to Sichuan. Because Shuzhong is completely mature territory, there is no need for defense. Therefore, the most soldiers stationed at the checkpoints along this road are only the Thousand Households Station at Douchuan Pass.
But since Fozi did not choose the best path, but chose a detour, Chen Kan could only think along Fozi's thoughts.
After reviewing the map, Chen Kan suddenly understood Fozi's plan.
Once out of Dali Prefecture, it is the Hengduan Mountains with high mountains and deep valleys. The Hengduan Mountains are still Tibetan areas. Once they go deep into the Hengduan Mountains, it will be impossible for the imperial court to send a large army to pursue them. Because the steep roads in the Hengduan Mountains are completely inconvenient for the army to move forward.
The imperial army needs to consider attrition, but the White Lotus cultists don't need to at all.
According to the news reported by Mu Sheng's soldiers, they didn't even need to prepare dry food. The lost White Lotus cultists could just become food in their mouths.
Having escaped the pursuit of the imperial army, the chances of the Buddha and the Saint escaping were increased countless times.
The most important thing is that no one would have thought that they would skip so many shortcuts and instead take the farthest and most difficult one.
No matter how tight the guards at Longshou Pass were, they would never have thought that Buddha would come straight to Dali. This gave him an opportunity to fish in troubled waters. If Chen Kan hadn't gone to Dali first and controlled the pass, I'm afraid he would have let him go straight to Dali. The Buddha went out of the pass.
Because Chen Kan had already learned when he entered the city that if Chen Kan didn't arrive today, he planned to switch on and off tomorrow to divert some of the caravans stranded in Guancheng.
Therefore, in addition to taking a long detour and taking a long way, there is no risk at all compared to taking the rabbit ear pass, which may fall into the hands of the border troops at any time.
If Chen Kan were a Buddhist disciple, he would also make such a choice!
It's a pity that Fozi calculated everything except that Mu Sheng had a special forces unit in his hands.
Everyone knows that the general's soldiers are the strongest. In wartime, the soldiers around the general are the general's second and third life.
But the Ming Dynasty has been at peace for so many years, and many people have forgotten how strong the general's personal soldiers are, including Fozi.
He would never have imagined that someone would follow them into the deep mountains and forests without the help of his medicinal liquid.
Since he had an insight into Fozi's plan in advance, it would not be Chen Kan's character to not lay out a big bag for him to drill into.
With just one order, the guard of Longwei Pass rushed to Longshou Pass with a thousand households under his command at night. In addition to the five hundred households who stayed at Longwei Pass, there were enough Ming Dynasty tigers in Longshou Pass. The number is two thousand five hundred.
Coupled with the two hundred elite cavalry brought by Chen Kan and the two hundred special forces secretly following Fozi, there are nearly three thousand elites. If this cannot keep Fozi in Yunnan, Chen Kan can only... ...
It was naturally impossible to wipe his neck to apologize, because Chen Kan really couldn't think of any chance for Buddha to escape from this cage, unless he had wings!
The method of setting up defenses is very simple. There are 2,500 people. There is no need to divide the troops. When the Buddha emerges from the forest, just rush forward in a swarm.
As for which mountain the Buddha will emerge from, Chen Kan just needs to wait quietly.
Now that Mu Sheng has sent out all his soldiers, the whereabouts of Buddha are no longer a problem.
After conveying the order to the army and asking all the soldiers to take turns to rest and be on guard, Chen Kan got into the room prepared for him by Duan Cong.
He was too tired. He had been running wildly for three days and three nights. During this period, he didn't even sleep a wink. He even had to eat on horseback.
As soon as I closed my eyes, it was already midnight when I woke up again.
It was such a coincidence that as soon as Chen Kan opened his eyes, there was a knock on the door.
"Sir, news has arrived!"
Fang Xu's voice came from outside the door. Chen Kan stood up from the bed and opened the door to see Fang Xu's somewhat excited face.
"Where is the person?"
Chen Kan was also a little excited. The White Lotus Sect was as slippery as a loach. Now that the loach was finally caught, how could he not be excited?
Fang Xu said: "It's just above the Guan Tower!"
As soon as Fang Xu finished speaking, when he looked up again, Chen Kan's back was already gone.
As he hurriedly walked to the gate tower, a figure with ragged clothes and scars all over his body, who could not be identified as the most elite soldier in the Ming army, and looked like a beggar came up to him.
"Greetings to the Imperial Envoy!"
Chen Kan supported him and prevented him from bowing down.
She clapped his hand with some excitement: "Thank you for your hard work. Where is Buddha now?"
The soldier did not show any pretense. He stood up and cupped his hands and said, "Sir, when I left the mountain, the remnants of the White Lotus Sect had already left Yuanshan. They will appear outside the pass around early in the morning."
"good!"
Chen Kan couldn't help but sigh, and continued to ask: "Do you know which way they will come out of the mountain?"
The soldier shook his head hesitantly and said: "We don't know yet, but if the remnants of the White Lotus Sect want to enter the pass, they will definitely have to disguise themselves. I guess that they will most likely disguise themselves as a caravan entering Tibet."
Chen Kan clasped his hands behind his back, pondered for a moment, then looked back and ordered the soldiers on night duty: "Calling officers from more than a hundred households in the army to come to the closed building to discuss matters!"
Seeing that Chen Kan was already prepared, the soldier who reported the news bowed his hand to Chen Kan and was about to leave.
"Wait a moment!"
Chen Kan stopped him, and the soldier turned around and asked, "Sir, do you have anything else to give me?"
Chen Kan said in deep thought: "Please go back and tell your family leader that I accept this love, and ask him to lead people at the critical moment..."
After explaining to the soldiers, Duan Cong and others just arrived at the gate tower after receiving the news.
"Gather the troops, send the scouts thirty miles away, and set off!"
The so-called deliberation is the process by which Chen Kan conveys orders to the generals at Longshou Pass and Longwei Pass.
Since it is an interception, it is impossible to place the interception at Longshou Pass.
Two thousand seven hundred people marched out of Guancheng in a mighty manner, leaving only a few dozen soldiers on the tower to guard Guancheng.
Fate is so wonderful. A few days ago, Chen Kan was the target of an interception by the White Lotus Sect.
A few days later, the roles were reversed, and the White Lotus Sect became the target of Chen Kan's interception again. The only difference was that Chen Kan had Ah Jin to report the news to him, so he was lucky enough to escape, while Fozi might not have. Such good luck.
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It was night, in a canyon between two mountains, countless torches illuminated the entire canyon like day.
The Buddha and the saint sat cross-legged among the crowd, eating the dried thigh meat one bite at a time.
The fishy smell of human flesh made the saint almost gag, but this was the only food they had now. If she didn't eat it, she might not be able to make it to Shu alive.
Therefore, no matter how unpalatable the meat was, she could only endure the nausea and eat it.
On the contrary, it was the young girl Ajin. For some reason, Fozi had been feeding her with elixirs during this period, so as to avoid the consequences of cannibalism.
Whenever Buddha ate, he would feed Ajin a black elixir. This elixir was magical. After eating, Ajin would not only not feel hungry, but would fall into an intoxicating illusion. Among them, the direct result is that the originally healthy little girl has now turned into a skinny drug addict.
After finishing the meat strips in his hand, Buddha reached out and called a believer and asked, "How did you go about finding out the news?"
The believer responded respectfully: "Back to Buddha, there are no other changes at Longshou Pass except for martial law."
Fozi nodded. He had expected the martial law at Longshou Pass. In fact, the entire pass in Yunnan was now under martial law to prevent the remnants of the White Lotus Sect from sneaking out.
But I guess that person would never guess that he didn't go to Tu'er Pass, but instead came to Longshou Pass, which is completely opposite to Tu'er Pass.
Thinking of this, a faint look of ridicule appeared on Fozi's face. He could already imagine the man who led his troops and chased him to Tu'er Pass, but there was no trace of him at all, and he finally became furious.
Living among monkeys since he was a child, he has an unimaginable persistence in his hobby of playing tricks on others.
Whenever he sees someone getting angry after being teased by him, he will feel a great sense of satisfaction and accomplishment in his heart, as if not doing so is not enough to show his wisdom.
The only thing that made him regretful was that he couldn't see the angry person with his own eyes this time, which would weaken his sense of accomplishment and satisfaction.
Sighing, Fozi said calmly: "Go and inquire again. If you encounter a passing caravan, report it immediately."
"I will obey the orders of the Buddha!"
After the believer took the order and left, the saint couldn't help but asked curiously: "Can we get through by pretending to be a caravan?"
Hearing this, Buddha smiled evilly and whispered: "How did you know that there is no back-up plan arranged by me in Longshou Pass?"
"What, you..."
The saint was shocked, her eyes full of horror.
But as soon as he spoke, Fozi covered his mouth.
The saint's mouth was covered by him, but she couldn't hide the shock in her eyes. She didn't expect that Fuzi's hand had already reached Longshou Pass. No wonder he ignored everyone's objections and wanted to After taking a long detour, it turned out that the chess pieces had already been buried in Longshou Pass.
At this moment, she suddenly felt a strong sense of fear.
"It's good to know, but beware of trouble coming from your mouth."
Seeing the saint blinking her eyes desperately, Fozi let her go after threatening her.
The saint girl recovered from the shock and couldn't help but change her face when she looked at the Buddha.
The atmosphere fell into a brief silence. The saint wanted to ask the Buddha a few words, but she saw that the Buddha had already closed his eyes and rested his mind, so she had no choice but to shut her mouth.
No matter what arrangements Fozi has, she has no ability to resist now until she escapes.
Everything will have a chance!
...
When a hint of fish belly white appeared on the horizon, the believer who inquired about the news left and returned.
Only this time, the believer's expression was ugly.
He leaned close to Fozi and whispered a few words, and saw Fozi's face darken instantly.
The saint frowned and said, "What's wrong?"
"Change of plans!"
Fozi uttered four words coldly, then stood up and paced back and forth with his hands behind his back, and his face began to become irritable.
He couldn't understand why that person chased him here?
How was his whereabouts exposed?
Could it be that that person secretly arranged for the pursuers?
"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"
Buddha murmured to himself, causing the saint to ask: "What's going on? What's impossible?"
Fozi frowned tightly. He absolutely did not believe that someone could follow him through the mountains and forests without drinking his medicinal liquid.
Not to mention the miasma in the mountains that could kill people at any time, and without drinking his medicinal liquid, the ferocious mosquitoes in the mountains are not something ordinary people can deal with.
Not to mention that you can get malaria after being bitten by a mosquito.
He has absolute confidence in his medicine.
Since there is no pursuer, the only explanation is that there is a traitor in the team.
When he thought of this possibility, Fozi looked at the saint with fierce eyes.
Except for the two women in the entire team, everyone else was the confidant he brought from Shu. They would do it without hesitation if he asked them to die.
There is no reason why they would betray themselves.
So the most likely person to betray him is this woman. Could it be that this woman has unresolved feelings for that person?
But this woman had stayed by his side ever since she entered the mountain. How did she report the news to that person?
Are there really pursuers?
Buddha's mind was a little irritable.
Then he looked at the White Lotus cultivators who were eating.
These days, the remaining White Lotus cultists took turns acting as scouts, which meant that except for him and the two women, everyone else had ever left his sight.
Could it be that there are really traitors under his command?
Fozi's footsteps paused, and a hint of ferocity suddenly flashed in his eyes. Whether he was a pursuer or a traitor, it was an established fact that his whereabouts were exposed.
All his plans have probably been seen through by that person.
In this case...
Soon, Fozi made a decision in his heart.
Although this decision made his heart bleed, he had to do it for the sake of his life!
He came to the saint's side and whispered a few words in a low voice that only the two of them could hear. Then he saw the saint's face suddenly changed. Then he looked at the Buddha in a panic and asked: "We still have hope to go back alive." ?"
"Hmph, I have a hard life. Otherwise, it would be impossible for us to return to Shu alive!"
