Bright Spring

"Your Highness..." Duan Xuehen expressed dissatisfaction and anxiety.But she has nothing to do, she can't attack the savior, right?

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The weather in Dali changes quickly. In the morning, it is still clear and white clouds. In the afternoon, there are dark clouds and light rain. The whole city is shrouded in hurricane wind and rain.

In the General Military Office, Xu Tao had just received news from the magistrate that a well-armored cavalry had arrived ten miles away from Dali City.Because it was the Ming army, there were only a few hundred people, so the city of Fufu was not closed.

Where did the cavalry come from, how could they suddenly approach Fucheng?He hadn't heard any news from the station beforehand.

This matter is indeed a bit strange, but it does not seem to be alarming.Xu Tao's reaction was to send people to greet the Ming army and ask them about their origins, wanting to figure out the situation first.

Not long after, a military general came to the hall to report: "My lord, the commanders and envoys have arrived!"

Xu Tao hurriedly said: "Please enter the yamen."/p> Then, Xu Tao asked all the officials in the yamen office to come out and greet the messenger of the commander and envoy together. He took a look at the red official uniform on his body.Then walk out of the lobby.

As soon as Xu Tao led a group of officials out of the hall, the messenger and two other sergeants arrived.

The messenger took out the lacquered letter and said loudly: "The Yunnan Metropolitan Commander envoys a military order. From now on, the troops of the Dali Mansion shall not be mobilized or dispatched for any reason without the military order of the Yunnan Metropolitan Commander; they shall not interfere with the official duties of the Han Palace guards. Violators will be charged with disobeying military orders and intending to commit treason!" After he finished speaking, he handed over the letter, and said, "I ask the generals in the General Military Office to testify clearly."

In front of many people, Xu Tao had no choice but to verify the seal with the lieutenants first, and then check the military order.

The lacquer seals and seals are all genuine, and even the military order is written by the new commander, Si Caolong.Xu Tao had no choice but to say: "I will follow the orders of the governor!"

As soon as Xu Tao returned to the lobby, he murmured: "Han Palace, what does this mean..." His expression changed immediately, and he said to the people around him, "Call Zhao Wenlong to meet me in the signing room immediately!"

Zhao Wenlong is Xu Tao's brother-in-law and Duan Baoji's second son-in-law. He is also working in the General Military Mansion as the Secretary Wenlang of the General Military Mansion.

When Zhao Wenlong came to the signing room, Xu Tao immediately said in a deep voice: "Brother Zhao hurried to his mother-in-law and told her that something serious might happen, please make arrangements quickly."

"I'll go right away." Zhao Wenlong glanced at Xu Tao and clasped his fists.At this moment Xu Tao's face must be very flustered.

Only then did Xu Tao feel that something was really wrong!He walked anxiously in the signing room for a while, looked up at the door, and asked: "The people who went to meet the soldiers and horses outside the city haven't come back yet?"

An official replied: "When the person comes back, the younger ones will report to the adults immediately."

After waiting like years for a while, Xu Tao was so anxious that sweat broke out on his forehead.Finally someone came in, the general's robe was covered with mud spots, maybe it was still raining lightly outside, so he left in a hurry.

The general said: "Master Chief Soldier, that group of troops reported themselves that they are from Kunming City and from Hanwang Mansion. But they didn't come to Dali City, they went straight to Diancang Mountain!"

Diancang Mountain is very big, so Xu Tao immediately asked, "Which way is going to Diancang Mountain?"

The general thought for a while and said, "Lan Feng."

Xu Tao's face became even uglier, he froze all over, he waved his hand calmly and said, "I see."

The general clasped his fists and said, "The last general will retire."

Xu Tao took out the military order of the commander of the capital and read it again.He wandered anxiously in the signing room, turned his head and glanced at the armor on the wooden frame by the wall, walked a few steps there, then turned around and walked back suddenly, walking in a panic.

At this time, if Xu Tao forcibly mobilized his troops to touch the Lanfeng of Cangshan Mountain, he would be disobeying the military order, and it would be regarded as treason!But ignore it at this time, once the Mu Mansion falls, the implications will be even greater, including him, Xu Tao, who may not be able to bear fruit, and the matter may be even more serious!

The most terrible thing is that so many people have heard Dusi's military order, can he mobilize troops now?

The rain outside the window was already very small, and the light rain was so fine that it was silent.The drizzle made the air hazy as if shrouded in a layer of mist, and it was very quiet. If you don't listen carefully, you can hardly hear any sound.The world was still so peaceful, as if it was just a peaceful and ordinary afternoon, but Xu Tao had a faint feeling that the earth would soon be shaken!

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 252

There was a drizzle in the sky, and the mountain road was steep and slippery.A group of people in strong and persistent clothes trekked hard like a long dragon on the road.

There was the sound of "ding ding bang bang" of armor colliding in the air, and people's panting was everywhere.The temperature in the mountains is even lower, and many people are breathing white steam from their mouths.

Hu Mi's robe was covered in mud, and the headrest on his head was also crooked. He fell down more than once; more slippery.Holding a wooden stick, he opened his mouth like a fish out of water, panting like a bellows, but he didn't groan or cry out.

Not only was he desperately climbing the mountain, but he also took the time to ask Duan Yang in front of him: "Madam Duan, think again, is there any path that has been missed..."

Duan Yang, who was walking in front of Hu Wei, was much more relaxed than Hu Wei.Although she is a woman, she is a martial arts practitioner, and she is not comparable to a civil servant like Hu Wei.

Mrs. Duan Yang looked back and said, "The stream next to us is called Baishi Stream. This is the shortest road to Lanfeng. We go up the mountain from Mount Diancang, and the two nearest roads from north to south have soldiers going up the mountain. ;The other roads are far away, and there are people blocking the intersection. There is really no way to go!"

Hu Wei asked again: "Where is the west side? Can the people from Lanfeng's temple run to the mountains to the west?"

Duan Yang immediately shook his head and said: "No way! The temple is not on the top of Lanfeng Peak, and there are cliffs on both sides of the peak. It is impossible to go up from the vicinity of Lanfeng Temple. Even if someone detours over the mountain, there is no way to go; The mountains are steeper, with cliffs everywhere, and there are not even people inhabited.

To the west of the mountain, there is a river going down the mountain; when the river flows down to the Sancha River, there is a village of the Yi nationality.But that river is very fast, with waterfalls and reefs everywhere, if people drift down the river, they will be thrown to death; even the mountain people can hardly go down from that place, let alone those who are used to being pampered..."

At this moment, someone in front suddenly shouted: "There is a house above. All troops are on alert, let the vanguard scouts check first!"

The shouts of the soldiers came from the long line, and the ten-man banner team at the front prepared their weapons and walked up the hillside by the road.

The small flag team was just about to approach the wooden house on the slope when a figure suddenly appeared in people's sight.The soldiers immediately formed an formation on the spot. Although the road was narrow, the people in front were still in a row of three and two, forming two dense rows of gun shields.

Suddenly, three men rushed towards us with shining swords!As soon as the two rows of sergeants in the front squatted down, there was a few strings of "bang bang...", and the archers in the back row hurriedly fired arrows!The screams sounded one after another, and the two fell to the ground in response; the wooden house was very close, and the remaining one rushed to the front of the battle.

A few archers in the back were taking arrows, and the spear and shield players in the front row had stood up, holding their shields to defend the front.The spear was too long, and the man in civilian clothes who charged was agile and rushed close to the shield in an instant, and the sergeant in the front row couldn't attack him with the spear for a while.

"Ah!" Suddenly there was a scream, and a sergeant in the second row stabbed the man with his spear through the gap between the two people in the front row.The man held up the sword, and a bloody hole was pierced by the spear in his unarmored chest. The weapon quickly fell from his hand and stuck straight into the soil.

The sergeants killed three people, continued to climb the low slope, rushed into the house and searched.

Hu Wei and others continued to walk forward, passing by the corpses thrown in the mud, he turned his head and looked at those corpses for a long time, they were all white barbarians he did not recognize.After a while, Hu Yan couldn't help sighing: "If there were no soldiers and horses suddenly dispatched, it really wouldn't be possible to get close to this place..."

Duan Yang turned her head and said: "I said earlier, Duan Baoji's influence in Dali cannot be underestimated."

Hu Wei nodded and said: "These three people are here to die. A person who is called a hermit can actually support the dead!"

The team continued to walk up the mountain, and encountered the sentry post of the white barbarians again on the way.But most of those people escaped from their houses, only two people ran too late and were shot dead on the road by soldiers with bows and arrows.

"Lanfeng Temple!" Duan Yang pointed to a huge courtyard under the snow-covered snow mountain.

All the troops quickened their pace, the soldiers who went up the mountain first surrounded the temple, while the other soldiers rushed straight into the mountain gate and into the temple.The doors of the temple are all open!

Hu Wei heard that the door of the temple was open, and hurriedly shouted: "I'm afraid the man has already escaped! Send people to search for footprints around immediately, and chase them immediately!"

Sure enough, when Hu Yan rushed to the temple, he only saw a few irrelevant Baiman nuns reciting scriptures with their eyes closed on the futon, completely ignoring the armored soldiers who came in, looking as if they were dying.

"Officer Hu Ke, come and see." A sergeant of Jin Yiwei shouted to this side.

Hu Yi ran into the fasting room inside, and saw several soldiers stomping on the embers on the ground.The room was full of smoke and ash, and the ground was covered with black ash from burnt paper, but there were still some scraps of paper that had not been burnt; the general Chen Dachui was picking up the scraps of paper and stuffing them into his armor.

Hu Mei immediately rushed over, regardless of Sanqi 21, took off the cloth bag on his back, reached out to pick up the incomplete papers, and put them into his bag after a little tidying.

After a while, someone came in and reported to Chen Dachui: "Chen Bazong, I found those people's whereabouts, and they are heading north. There are new footprints on the mud! Our people are following the footprints and chasing them."

"Go!" Chen Dachui waved.

A group of people came out of the temple and continued to chase north with the sergeant who reported the news.