Nightfall Chapter 39: Helan Mountain is missing
Weicheng is the hometown. The closer we are to Weicheng, the more cowardly we are.
Looking at the Tucheng in the distance, thinking about the years spent here, even if the indifference is as pale as Ning Que, he can't help but feel a little bit of emotion. His gaze crossed Weicheng and continued to look south, knowing There is Minshan over there, Hebei County over there, Chang'an City over there, Datang over there, and the Academy over there.
There is his and Sangsang’s home and country, but they can’t return, they can’t enter, or they don’t want to, because neither he nor Sangsang want to bring the heavy dark cloud above their heads into the Tang and bring disaster into Datang.
The black horse-drawn carriage stopped outside Weicheng for a while, and then set off again, circling to the east, turning all the way, avoiding the Seven Fortresses, and constantly avoiding the patrol cavalry in the Beida Camp.
The Northern Army is stationed in the border all year round and is responsible for monitoring the powerful and ambitious Golden Tent King Court. It is well-trained and has played countless hard courts. From the perspective of ordnance and military quality, it is the Fourth of the Tang Dynasty. The strongest unit in the frontier army is even stronger than the tens of thousands of cavalry under Xiahou's back then.
Ning Que was a member of the Northern Army. Of course, he knew what kind of difficult situation he would face once he was discovered by the patrol cavalry. He didn't have the confidence to escape from the cavalry charge in Peking Daying.
Besides, he didn’t want to fight with his colleagues at all, so he became extremely cautious, planned the route accurately according to the military map, and walked in the buffer zone between the control of Tang Jun and the Golden Tent King’s Court, relying on the wasteland. Getting acquainted with the North Army Army was unexpectedly unpredictable.
As the escape continued, the spring mood deepened, but the two in the black carriage felt getting colder and colder, and the wall of the carriage was covered with a layer of shallow frost again, which has nothing to do with the gradual freezing of Atami and the night The main reason is that Sangsang's body is getting colder and colder, and his breath is completely like ice.
And the black carriage has been heading north.
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The Minshan Mountain, which traverses the entire northern continent, is divided into north and south by a narrow gorge. The Central Plains people are used to calling it the northern and southern foot of the Minshan Mountain, the people on the wasteland and some people in Taomen. It is customary to call the southern foothills Minshan, and the northern foothills as Tianqi Mountain, which means Haotian abandoned mountains.
At the west entrance of the narrow gorge that cuts off Minshan Mountain, there is a magnificent castle called Helan which is more than a hundred meters high, so the narrow gorge is also called Helan Mountain.
The location of Helan City is already deep in the wasteland, very close to the King's Court of the Golden Tent, but it still belongs to Datang. It is the furthest piece of land in the Datang Empire. To describe it more accurately, it should be said to be an enclave.
The distance between this place and the city of Chang'an is more than a thousand miles, if you want to transport grain and grass from the mainland of Datang. The journey is far away, it is very expensive, and requires many cavalry escorts. In order to avoid the threat of being robbed by horse thieves or fake horse thieves, even so, the tens of thousands of cavalry in the Golden Tent Palace still have the ability to cut off this food road at any time.
Consuming so many resources and taking such big risks, the Datang Empire still struggles and persistently maintains the existence and normal operation of Helan City. The reason for this is not because the empire’s psychological maladies of great success from top to bottom are at work. , But because Helan City is very important to Datang.
This majestic walled city in the remote wasteland is the power display and spiritual symbol of the Tang Empire in the wasteland. It is the confidence of the merchant groups in the Tang Dynasty to go into the wasteland. The most important thing is that this male town guards the only passage leading to the Eastern Wilderness. It is extremely important to Datang commerce and trade, and it is like a sharp and thick knife, inserted in the sky. Between Abandoned Mountain and Min Mountain, the Golden Tent King Court and the Left Tent King Court were cut apart. Has extremely important strategic significance.
Looking at the towering city walls between the two cliffs in the distance, Sangsang thought of Chang'an City, but the city wall of Helan City was built between the steep peaks of the cliff, which gave people a more shocking visual impact.
The cold wind entered the window, and she coughed slightly. Looking at Ning Que, he asked, "To the north or east?"
Go north from this place and walk along Tianqi Mountain. It will go deeper into the wasteland. The cold area is sparsely populated. If you go further north, you can reach the Mozong Mountain Gate. If you continue to go north, it will be a snowy field that few people have visited.
If the place where there is no one is a safe place, Ning Que should choose to take Sangsang north to the snowy field. In that case, no one can find them except the great priest of Xiling Temple or the eminent monk of Xuankong Temple.
I don't know why, but Ning Que chose to continue eastward.
The further east you go, the closer you are to Helan City, and the closer the mountain is. The white heads on the top of the mountain gradually turn into clear snow in your vision, and the steep cliffs gradually reveal their true face.
Dark clouds enveloped the city of Helan, and white clouds floated on the towering city walls. Hundreds of Tang troops appeared on the city wall. He could even hear the noose pulling and the clasping of the crossbow machine.
There were thirty or forty heavy carriages under the city wall. However, for some reason, the city gate of Helan City was closed tightly and the caravan was not allowed to enter. The atmosphere under the city was very tense.
Ning Que glanced at the dark clouds above his head, naturally knowing why Helan City would be closed, and thought silently in his heart, it seems that it is impossible to get into the caravan to pass.
The wheels were rumbling, but the ground was still boulders. Under Helan City, the deacons of the merchant group were huddling in their carriages to avoid the cold, thinking about how to contact the generals in the city, hurry into the city and listen. With the sound of the wheels, they couldn't help but look back curiously. When they saw the black carriage, their expressions changed suddenly.
According to the orders from the Xiling Temple, as well as the annotations of the portraits of the courts of various countries, this black carriage is now very famous, and everyone knows that the legendary daughter of the Hades is on this carriage.
There is a panic under Helan City.
The shouts of the merchants and the guards came one after another. The long-distance tired horses neighed again and again in shock. Someone saw the opportunity very quickly. They ran down to Helan City and slapped the gate desperately.
The city gate of Helan City is deeply wedged in the mountains. It is made of iron and wood. It is very heavy and thick. The merchant’s palm falls on the city gate, like the wings of a mosquito on the stone. Faint voice.
Even if the officers and soldiers in the walled city heard this sound, it was impossible to open the door at this time.
From the moment that dark cloud approached Helan City, Helan City closed its gates, and no one was allowed to enter or leave. What they were guarding against was the black carriage. How could it give the black carriage a chance to rush into the city?
The black horse-drawn carriage passed by the convoy of the merchant group, and the scared coachmen repeatedly raised the reins, moved the carriage farther, and gave way to the black carriage. After the scene was slightly chaotic, it was absolutely quiet, even Dead still.
Ning Que ignored the merchants and guards who were facing the enemy. He drove the carriage to the front of the mountain, drove out to the gate of the city, and looked up at the two gates that were like mountain peaks.
Above the city wall, the sound of the strangulation of the crossbow machine gradually ceased. Several defensive crossbows struggled to adjust their angles and aimed at Ning Que below the city. Hundreds of archer and crossbowmen aimed at the black carriage a little farther away, ready to shoot. , And even the sound of burning oil and smashing rocks could be heard. The Tang army in the city actually used him alone as a siege army to prepare!
Faced with so many well-trained Tang troops defending the city, even if the cavalry and priests of the Golden Tent King’s Court came out, they would not be able to attack the city in a short time. Ning Que knew that things could not be forced.
"This is Ning Que, I have thought about the city." He looked up and said.
His voice is not loud, but it reaches the top of the city clearly and reaches everyone's ears. Then he continued: "I used to be a member of the North Army. I have made countless military merits. These can be found in the military archives. I don’t want to fight with you. I just want to exchange those military merits. One pass."
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Helan City is extremely important to the Tang Empire. The highest military officer is habitually called General Helan within the military, second only to the four generals and the few veteran generals in Chang'an City.
The surname of this general Helan has a long history and has been stationed in the bitter cold city for more than ten years. This man is half of the barbarian blood, but he has won the trust of His Majesty the Emperor to give such an important task.
Under the **** of more than ten shield players, the historical general came to the city wall and looked at Ning Que below, and said: "Tang soldiers, talk about merits and rewards! To bring the daughter of Hades into the city, that is Don't think about it!"
"I am not going into the city, I am going to cross the city."
"This road is nowhere."
"Why not get through?"
"As General Tang, how can I let you bring this demon girl into my Datang City?"
"In the general's opinion, my wife will bring disaster to the world, so don't let us live?"
"Not bad."
"The carriage crosses the city and leaves the Tang Realm. Even if it is a disaster, it will only bring disasters to others. Why not? If you get to the Eastern Famine, whether you die or live, I will accept my fate, but I don’t want to I was killed in my own country."
The historical general seemed to be touched by Ning Que's last words and remained silent.
A lieutenant said anxiously beside him: "General, why are you hesitating? This person is so stupid that he dared to yell in the city, and quickly set his arrow down and seize the opportunity to kill this person!"
Another lieutenant frowned slightly and said, "Where is Ning Que so easy to kill?"
"No matter how powerful a practitioner is, it is impossible to kill him."
"When I say that it’s not good to kill, it’s not that it’s impossible to kill, but in the Tang Realm, no one wants to do it! Don’t forget that he is Mr. Thirteen of the Academy. These days, watching the dark clouds float, the military department and the Peking Daying camp are quiet. It’s terrible, I haven’t searched for this black carriage seriously, why? I just don’t want to take this responsibility! Do we have to bear it!
"Are you really going to let him take the daughter of Hades into the city?"
"Of course it is not possible to enter the city, but this is a matter for practitioners. If you want to kill, wait for people from Tianshu and Nanmenguan to come."
"The daughter of Hades will destroy the entire world. This is not the business of the practitioners, but also the responsibility of all of us! As soldiers, how can we be so cowardly and conceited!"
"Don't make noise."
The historical general scolded with a cold voice: "Whether it is to kill or release, or to block him outside Helan City, waiting for those practitioners to do it, it is not our Helan City's own decision."
"General, what are you going to do?"
"Of course it is to ask your majesty."
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