If we talk about the first natural danger in China, it has to be Lizhou. Even the Yanyun Sixteenth Prefecture, which is a natural danger to resist the Tatars from going south, is more than one level weaker than the high mountains and mountains on the Lizhou side.
But in terms of the importance of the Central Plains, the Sixteen States of Youyun are much more important.
Lizhou was Guangyuan in the previous life.
Chen Mu is very familiar with this hometown.
You must know that before the Sichuan-Shaanxi Highway was opened, there were only three roads from the Central Plains to Sichuan, which could barely be called three.
The first one is Jinniu Road at Jianmen Pass, the second one is Yinping Road, and the third one is Mi Cang Road.
Mi Cang said, that is not the road that people take at all. Basically, climbing over cliffs and mountains is worse than the Yinping Road.
As for Yinping Road, even though Deng Ai, a famous general from the Three Kingdoms, raided here and captured the Shu Kingdom, he could only blame the fact that the Shu Kingdom at that time was too weak.
Climbing those cliffs, thousands of soldiers didn't even have horses. If the Shu Kingdom had a stronger general at the rear, Deng Ai wouldn't have taken advantage of it.
As for the Jinniu Road, this road is relatively easy to walk, that is, this side of Jianmen Pass, the distance is relatively short. In ancient times, if you wanted to conquer Sichuan, you must take Jianmen Pass.
But we know that Li Bai in the Tang Dynasty once wrote: The road to Shu is difficult, and it is difficult to reach the blue sky. He is talking about Jianmen Pass.
At the break of the cliff, two mountains repel each other like a gate. The situation is dangerous, so it is called Jianmen.
This is a place where one man can truly guard the gate and no one can open it. During the Three Kingdoms period, Jiang Wei used his 30,000 troops to besiege Zhong Hui's 100,000 troops here.
In the end, if Deng Ai hadn't used his unexpected troops to fight to the death, the outcome would have been decided.
As for Chen Mu, he only entered Lizhou with General Roaring all the way around Jianmen Pass.
Lizhou is different from the Sichuan-Sichuan Plain. This place has always had inconvenient transportation, most of the places are barren lands, and the economy is very depressed.
In addition, there are too many steep mountains. Not to mention this ancient time. I remember taking my girlfriend home for the first time in my previous life and driving on the road all the way. Afterwards, my girlfriend thought she was taking him to the mountains.
Sold.
You can imagine that this is the case in modern times, but how thrilling it must have been in ancient times.
Lin Qiye's hometown is in a place called Quhe Village in Qingchuan County, Lizhou.
But now that he was in a place surrounded by high mountains and deep ravines, how could Chen Mu know where Qingchuan was?
After entering Jianmen Pass, I had no choice but to go all the way down.
Lizhou is mountainous and has no plain areas. Even Lizhou City is surrounded by mountains.
Such a steep terrain is destined to prevent large-scale residential settlements on this land.
Along the way, we only saw some villages occasionally.
After asking all the way, until the sun was about to set, Chen Mu finally arrived at Qingchuan County.
Seeing that it was getting late, Chen Mu had no intention of continuing to look for Naquhe Village.
After leaving the huge roaring general in the distant mountains and forests, Chen Mu came to an inn alone.
I have been sleeping in the open during this journey, but now I can finally sleep in bed.
However, even though it is located in a remote location, the inn currently built is much taller and more luxurious than the surrounding houses.
As soon as Chen Mu entered the house, he saw a tall, muscular man coming towards him with a smile.
In addition, Chen Mu also noticed that there were seven or eight people sitting on the other side of the corner.
They all had fierce looks on their faces, were fat and strong, and were dressed in black clothes. Chen Mu could clearly see that several of them had a black dragon pattern on their necks.
this……
After concentrating for a moment, Chen Mu frowned. Isn't this the emblem of the Black Dragon Gang?
Why are the people from the Black Dragon Gang here in Lizhou? And in such a remote village?
Before Chen Mu could think about it, he heard the big man in front of him say hello: "Hey, sir, are you staying at the hotel?"
Damn...I'm afraid I'm in a black shop.
I cursed in my mind, but seeing that I couldn't run away now, I still nodded with a smile on my face: "Yes, stay in the hotel."
"Okay, guest sir, the total is thirty cents, plus tea."
Hearing this, Chen Mu was a little surprised. He had already accepted that he was going to be brutally slaughtered today, but this extremely abnormal and ordinary scene caught Chen Mu off guard.
Walking up the stairs, Chen Mu glanced at the big men downstairs and the waiter in front of him.
Chen Mu, who had been involved in secret sects for many years in his previous life, could never see it wrong. Even if the black dragon gang pattern on his neck was wrong, the evil spirit in these people's eyes was real.
They are definitely a group of desperadoes who often lick blood from their knives.
No matter what the purpose of these people was, Chen Mu would never believe that a group of gangsters would open an inn in this remote area.
But for life's safety, I had to run when it got dark.
But soon, when Chen Mu arrived on the second floor, everything became clear.
"Uh-huh...uh-huh...uh-huh...uh-huh..."
Sounds came one after another, like a sudden heavy rain, and the gasps and moans of men and women kept coming from the wooden house with extremely poor sound insulation.
It's overwhelming and endless. This damn thing turns out to be a chicken coop.
If it were his previous life, Chen Mu would still understand that some chickens would directly rent a hotel on the first floor to do these things.
Even so, Chen Mu was still a little suspicious. Even if such a large Black Dragon Gang relied on money from the people of Ba County, they would be able to make a huge profit in a month, right?
How could you...think about sending people to this remote area to open a kiln?
I always feel like... there are other secrets here.
"Haha, little brother... he must have come here because of his reputation, right?"
While walking, the big man in front of me suddenly asked meaningfully.
After thinking for a moment, Chen Mu smiled and nodded: "Haha, yes, I came from the Quhe River. I heard from my brother that the girls here are all top-notch. Come... give it a try."
"Just for prostitution?"
Chen Mu frowned: "No...what else?"
The big man sneered with empty eyes, and then asked tentatively: "The girls here are all free, but when you play... don't you have to buy something to enjoy yourself?"
Upon hearing this, Chen Mu's brows trembled slightly. He felt keenly that the pleasure he mentioned was exactly the purpose of the Black Dragon Gang coming all the way here.
At that moment, he quickly changed his words and said: "Look what big brother said, if you come here to have fun, how could you not order some? As for the price..."
The big man patted Chen Mu on the shoulder: "Let's see which girl you choose, little brother. The cheapest one costs three hundred coins."
To Chen Mu today, three hundred coins is nothing, but he was once poor. Chen Mu knows very well what three hundred coins means to a villager.
However, in order to know what these gangsters were doing here, Chen Mu pretended to be coy, and then agreed.
Although it is in this remote town, the business here is very good. There are people in almost every room. When they reach the end of the corridor, they are taken to the side room by the big man.
The room was very basic and even dirty. Sitting on the edge of the bed, Chen Mu could clearly smell the smell of urine coming from the quilt.
When I glanced at it, I could even see some unknown liquid that had dried up and was imprinted on the blanket.
It's really disgusting.
However, in order to find out what the Black Dragon Gang was planning, Chen Mu endured it.
Not long after, I saw the big man walking in with five thin girls with bitter and numb faces.
After the big man called out, the girls began to introduce themselves.