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Youyou's a cappella sang into his ears, with a touch of sadness and sadness, which deeply touched the hearts of those who were about to go on an expedition.

"Brother Lin, look, it's Miss Xu, she sent us here!" Gao Chief whispered.

Lin Wanrong looked back at the east foot, and in the hazy red sun, Xu Zhiqing's beautiful and slender figure was like a standing flower branch on the top of the mountain. The rising sun shone on her clean face with a faint golden light. Two lines of crystal teardrops silently dripped down his cheeks, like the purest morning dew in Helan Mountain.

Thinking of the allusion to the sand burial that Xu Zhiqing told, Lin Wanrong sighed lightly, joy and sorrow flooded into his heart at the same time. He gritted his teeth, waved his whip, and the galloping horse flew away, never looking back.

Wan Zhang Xiaguang burst out, and Xu Zhiqing's figure stood on the top of the peak, as if it was a solidified Wangfu stone, unable to move for a long time...

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Entering Helan Mountain from east to west, the weather gradually turned cold. At first, the road was wide and wide, with towering pines and spruces on both sides. Bright red cherries, purple lilacs, pink almonds, all kinds of unique and beautiful shrubs spread across the valleys and ravines. The layers of forests and seas are colorful, and the flowers and birds, the small bridges and flowing water complement each other, and the scenery is very beautiful. Countless kinds of rock paintings are distributed on both sides of the valley. The sun, moon and stars, cattle, horses, donkeys, hunting, sacrifices, weddings, and the colorful Helan stone walls are an art gallery of the history of Helan Mountain.

There is such a beautiful view. Not feeling tired at first, the group snaked its way westward, breaking through the rocky forest and marching very fast.

In one breath, he walked seven or eighty miles. The scenery in front of me changed abruptly, the forest became denser and denser, the rocks became steeper and steeper, the valleys were full of scattered gravel, big or small, abruptly bumpy, and the war horse stepped on the stone, slipping and sinking continuously, and it was impossible. ride. Everyone had to turn over and go down, pulling the reins and leading the horses forward. The speed suddenly slowed down a lot.

Lin Wanrong looked up, the mountains were high and the forests were thick, and the lush branches blocked the rays of the sun. In the forest, it was dimly lit and dim, and it was impossible to distinguish east, west, north and south.

Walking in the mountains, the most fearful thing is getting lost. Lin Wanrong naturally understands this and takes out a compass to identify the north-south direction. Seeing that the direction of the advance was correct, he breathed a long sigh of relief.

"General Lin, where are we going now?" Chief Gao took out the water bag and grunted. asked quietly. Right now, they were walking in the depths of the vast Helan Mountains, and they were getting more and more remote. There were endless forests everywhere, and the weeds were taller than a person's neck.

In Lin Wanrong's memory, Helan Mountain had at least two canyons to cross from east to west. Of course, that was a past life. Searching for the remaining memories in the brain.

He then carefully compared the rough and pitiful map that Hu Bugui found. He nodded solemnly: "That's right, this is the first mountain range marked on the map. Brother Hu, look —"

After years of that hideous map, the ink has long been incomplete. Hu Bugui only recognized that the triangles on the map represented mountains, but he couldn't understand the others. "Looking at the situation, it looks like the first mountain on the picture," he hesitated. "But, there is no road in front of us. Where do we go next?"

Lin Wanrong took a deep breath, and now he has reached the depths of the forest, where weeds are overgrown, and every step forward requires great effort. The worst thing was that neither the hideous map nor his memory indicated how to go next. If you run around in this forest like a headless fly, you won't be able to reach Bayanhot in your life, and even your life will be explained here.

As the coach, he was anxious but couldn't show it. He was silent for a while, and suddenly there was the sound of running water in his ears. Looking up, a clear stream is flowing slowly not far away, over the thick turf, scouring the jungle into a shallow ditch, and a few pale white pebbles are deposited in the water. Several war horses resting in the depths of the woods, stretched their necks and lowered their heads to suck the clear stream, very quiet.

"Brother Gao, give me the compass—" Lin Wanrong jumped up suddenly, screaming and running towards the stream.

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Chief Gao responded and hurriedly sent the compass to him. Lin Wanrong didn't say a word, and put the compass in a quiet place for a long time, with a strong smile on his face: "Brother Hu, look quickly—"

Hu Bugui and Gao Chief looked at them at the same time, and saw that the stream was sloping to the north-south direction pointed by the compass. Gao Chief said strangely, "Hey, this stream seems to be flowing from the northwest."

"Yes, it's the northwest direction." Lin Wanrong raised his head suddenly, and his eyes flashed: "Brother Gao, do you still remember what the most famous specialty of Bayanhot is?"

"Needless to say, Tan Chong and Jin Mao Qiu." Chief Gao replied without thinking.

Lin Wanrong nodded: "Yes. According to Xu Junshi, the alluvial plain in front of the Bayanhot Mountain is vast and the grassland is rich, and what is rich is the beach. It is an alluvial plain, and it happens to be close to the Helan Mountain. Then you say, Nabayan Where did the rich soil and water on the hot grassland come from?”

"Of course it's Mount Helan." Hu Bugui was shocked: "Oh, I understand—General, you mean that the source of this stream is most likely the source of water and soil that nourishes the Bayanhot grassland?"

Lin Wanrong smiled and gently put his hand deep into the stream, with a cold feeling straight into his heart. He dug out a small pebble from the soil, stared at it for a long time, and said leisurely: "Look at how powerful this stream can rush out a ditch in such a dense forest. Look at this pebble again, it is definitely not artificial. Placed, but formed naturally by thousands of years of running water alluvial. What does this mean?”

Hu Gao and the two looked at each other in confusion, and before they could answer, Lin Wanrong waved his hand vigorously: "- This shows the source of this water flow, which has good activity and strong impact, and is most likely the source of the water and soil of the Bayanhaote grassland."

Lin Wanrong's observation was subtle, and the analysis was very logical. Chief Gao nodded when he heard it, and Hu Bugui said excitedly: "General, you mean, we can go up to Bayanhot by tracing the source along this stream?"

These words are too arbitrary, Lin Wanrong shook his head and said: "Even if you can't reach Bayanhot, I'm afraid it's not far away. Brother Gao, pass my order, the whole army will change its route, the people and horses will not stop, and they will go against the current along this stream. up, and dispatched scouts to investigate its source first."

Since the route has been determined, it is the best way to go through the stream. More than 8,000 soldiers and soldiers have transferred their horses and followed the stream. Along the way, the overgrown weeds and the accumulation of silt are all roads that no one has ever traveled before. From time to time, people and horses are trapped in the mud, and all the soldiers and soldiers come together to rescue them, and the exclamations are heard one after another, resounding through the vast virgin forest of Helan Mountain.

In order to prevent the direction from deviating, Gao Chief held the compass in his hand to constantly locate the stream, and the stream went straight to the northwest as expected by Lin Wanrong, which greatly increased everyone's confidence. Although the road ahead is still full of difficulties and dangers, everyone is not afraid.

In the virgin forest, the fog was heavy, and it was moving along the stream, one foot deep and one foot shallow, everyone was wet and uncomfortable. On the first day, 20 horses were lost because they got stuck in the mud, and as many as 100 soldiers were bitten by snakes, worms, rats and ants. On the second day, it was even worse, with 200 people hanging out.

It is difficult to travel! It is even more difficult to travel in this boundless Helan Mountain! Lin Wanrong deeply sighed.

After going on like this for two days, the stream seemed to have no end, and there was no edge in sight. Every day except for sleeping time, all other times are on the road. Lin Wanrong made a rough calculation. In the past two days, he has traveled more than 300 miles, and there are big blisters on his feet. But still can not see the source of the stream. If it wasn't for the compass showing the correct direction, he would definitely suspect that he was going the wrong way.

"Brother Hu, is there any news from the scouts ahead?" Lin Wanrong licked his parched lips and poked the branch he was leaning on into the clear water. asked anxiously. In order to save physical strength, all the fighters are leaning on branches these days. It was already noon on the third day, but there was still no movement on the road ahead. Thinking about the ten-day limit agreed by Xu Zhiqing, Lin Wanrong felt anxious like a fire. What's even more uncomfortable is that he doesn't know what's going on in Helan Mountain now, and whether Dahua has already started a war with the Hu people. The feeling of being isolated from the world is frustrating but helpless.

Hu Bugui wiped the sweat on his face and nodded: "Let that boy Li Wuling go out early in the morning, and he took a team of twenty scouts to explore the way. I don't know how, when we arrived Haven't come back yet."

"Li Wuling?" Lin Wanrong was taken aback: "Why did Dong Lizi also follow? Brother Hu, you are abusing the Scouts!"

The selection of soldiers is all handled by Hu Bugui. Lin Wanrong did not ask at all. I have been busy exploring the road for the past two days, but I didn't know that Li Wuling also followed into the virgin forest at the foot of Helan Mountain. If Miss Xu knew about it, how could it be?

Hu Bugui said with a wry smile: "General, it's not like you don't know the character of this kid. During the five-yuan war, he charged behind me and took down two Hu people with one shot, but it wasn't enough. He kept going. He complained that you didn't let him enter Wuyuan City. This time, he entangled me even more. When I went to the thatched hut, he practiced swordsmanship behind the hut. The whistling wind was blowing even the yurt. Can you still urinate? I was forced to bring him here. Fortunately, although this kid is young, he is more than clever. He led two teams of scouts to explore the way. It is also in his temperament. "

Practicing swordsmanship outside the hut? This little plum really can do anything. Lin Wanrong shook his head and smiled, remembering what Li Tai had instructed before leaving the capital, that he must train Li Wuling. Unexpectedly, this kid was quite enlightened, so he started training on his own. I just don't know what Miss Xu will be worried about when she learns of Li Wuling's whereabouts.

Speaking of Xu Zhiqing, I remembered the scene of her standing on the top of Helan Mountain, showing affection and singing to each other. Even a man couldn't stand her affectionate appearance. ***, Lin Wanrong gritted her teeth, this time if she can go back alive, she must do it to Xu girl. Lao Xu took a big advantage now, picking up such a powerful son-in-law in vain, it is estimated that he would laugh in the middle of the night in his dreams.

He giggled twice, and was dreaming and dreaming, but when he saw a person hurriedly running from a distance, his feet splashed in the stream and his clothes were wet, and he shouted out of breath: "Get out of the way. , get out of the way, I have a major military report!"

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"It's Xiao Lizi." Hu Bugui was shocked, took two steps in a hurry, and grabbed Li Wuling's sleeve: "Dong Lizi, General Lin is here."

Li Wuling sprinted, his clothes were soaked, his armor was dangling from the branches, his face was pale, and he was gasping for breath as he pulled Hu Bugui.

Whether this kid was frightened or frightened, he was so tired. Lin Wanrong patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Not bad, Xiao Lizi, your running posture is almost as handsome as mine. What military information did you find out, please report it quickly."

"Brother Lin," Li Wuling gasped and said with wide eyes, "There is a lake in front of you, a big lake."

"Lake water?" Lin Wanrong grabbed Xiao Li Zi's shoulder and said with ecstasy: "Where is the lake water?"

His hands were strong, and Li Wuling was caught by him, baring his teeth and grinning a few times. Lin Wanrong quickly let go of him and said with a wide-eyed smile: "Sao Rui Sa Rui, I didn't pay attention for a while. Where is the lake water you said?"

Li Wuling rubbed his shoulders, let out a long sigh, and said proudly: "It's just in front, sixty miles away from us, I saw it with my own eyes - Brother Lin, I've made a great contribution this time, right? The surprise attack on Bayan When I was in Hot, I couldn't let me sit on the sidelines any longer."

Lin Wanrong haha ​​said: "Good boy, you did a good job. When the woman who robbed the Hu people, I will give you two white and tender ones."

"Cut!" Li Wuling waved his hand and snorted disdainfully, Hu Bugui grinned and laughed.

"With the lake water, it must be not far from Bayanhot." Lin Wanrong murmured to himself, and the joy in his heart was self-evident. His eyes swept away, and his roar ran through Cang Ye: "Pass my order, the whole army will speed up, and before sunset today, we must rush to the source of the stream."