After setting up camp for five days, the scout cavalry brought news.
There are Yuan soldiers gathering around Jinyang, and the Mingjiao army cannot pass through.
To the north, you can go to Datong, where there is the Datong Basin, but it is too close to Mongolia and is easily attacked from the north and the south.
To the south, you can go to Luliang and Linfen.
These two places have Luliang Mountain as a barrier on the right, and the Yellow River confronts northern Shaanxi on the left.
Or go further south to Yuncheng, near the junction of Zhongtiao Mountain and the Yellow River.
Li Jiang looked at the abstract map that the scouts had worked hard to draw, compared it with the map he had learned before in his mind, and finally got a rough outline.
After thinking for a long time, he decided to go to Luliang Mountain, at least to be close to the holy land and soak up the dragon spirit.
Fan Yao was actually more inclined to go to Yuncheng. After all, it was adjacent to Henan and could be in contact with the rebel army, but Li Jiang vetoed it. The reason was that Yuncheng was too close to Luoyang and there was a large Mongolian and Yuan army there, which was now too weak and unnecessary.
Hit an egg against a stone.
Fan Yao is a veteran of Mingjiao, but he is a rolling-shutter military aircraft and a latecomer, so he can only depressedly suppress his objections.
One day later, Li Jiang announced that he would break camp and go up the mountain, bypass Jinyang, and send troops to Luliang.
After going up the mountain, the soldiers immediately showed up without any training.
The Mingjiao Guards are basically composed of martial arts masters. They can climb mountains and cross rivers as if they were walking on flat ground. But the 50,000 newly recruited recruits are miserable. Even if they abandon all their luggage, they cry for their fathers and mothers when they cross the mountains.
Li Jiang was helpless and regretted not letting the Houtu Army have more manpower, otherwise there would be no point in working so hard. They were opening roads through mountains and building bridges over water should not be too simple.
So he had to order most of the Guards to go forward to clear the way, and he and Fan Yao took a small part to carry the baggage and break up the rear.
There were always Yuan soldiers hanging behind him, and Li Jiang could only rest assured if he guarded it. On the narrow mountain road, he believed that he could equal one to a hundred. If it still didn't work, wouldn't there be baggage left?
A chance to escape.
However, it is not enough to just defend without attacking. You must also dare to show your fangs to the enemy soldiers, letting them know that if you catch up, they will knock off their big fangs.
Therefore, Li Jiang led dozens of people with high Qinggong skills to charge back and killed more than a dozen Yuan soldiers.
This move was indeed effective. After the army had penetrated dozens of miles into the mountains, no Yuan soldiers appeared behind them.
After temporarily relieving the crisis at the rear, Li Jiang sent Fan Yao to the front to lead his men to clear the way.
More than ten days later, a group of disgraced people emerged from the western foothills of Luliang Mountain.
As soon as the group of people came out of the mountain, they dispersed and separated from the guards. Soon after, more beggars started to walk out of the mountain.
The beggars were not as energetic as the first people who came out. They were lying or sitting on the ground at the foot of the mountain, feeling weak.
After a whole day of this, the beggars were almost finished coming out, and Li Jiang led the rear army and also came out.
This is a painful march and a spiritual journey.
Although an inventory later revealed that thousands of people had been lost due to falling down the mountain, falling ill, etc., the people who had climbed over the mountain and stayed behind had all been spiritually sublimated.
People who used to complain about being tired when practicing martial arts no longer complain. Compared with climbing a mountain with bare feet, the suffering of practicing martial arts is really far different.
People who used to be unorganized and undisciplined are now disciplined. They all understand a truth in the mountains. If they are free and undisciplined and do not obey orders, they will just fall off the cliff.
Li Jiang was very satisfied with the results of this march. After discussing with Fan Yao, he decided to camp on the spot and rest for two days, which attracted the cheers of tens of thousands of people.
Ordinary soldiers have rested, but the Guards cannot rest yet.
They still have to be vigilant and send out scouts everywhere to find out information.
Li Jiang and Fan Yao didn't feel too tired. Li Jiang had advanced innate skills, so the mountain road was basically indifferent to him. Fan Yao had gained half of the innate skills after opening the Ren channel, so he didn't feel much tired at all.
The two then discussed choosing a location for the camp.
Luliang in the Yuan Dynasty was under the jurisdiction of Jining Road, and included Jiaocheng County, Wenshui County, Xingzhou, Lanzhou, Linzhou, Shizhou and Fenzhou.
Lijiang belongs to several counties close to the mountains, such as Jiaocheng, Wenshui, Xingzhou and Lanzhou.
Jiaocheng and Wenshui border Luliangzhi Shizhou, while Xingzhou and Lanzhou are farther away. In terms of geographical location, Jiaocheng and Lanzhou are the best, with mountains on both sides, which is convenient for transfer.
Fan Yao agreed, but the two of them had only made a rough decision, and the results of the reconnaissance investigation were still needed. If there was a large army stationed in Shizhou, it would be better to stay away.
One day later, a scout from the Guards came to report that there were thousands of troops stationed in Shizhou, led by a captain of thousands.
"Haha", Li Jiang and Fan Yao looked at each other and smiled. They both knew that they were safe for the time being. A thousand Yuan soldiers could not even defeat the Guards, let alone tens of thousands of people who had been tempered.
Three days later, all the guards reported back, but there were no Yuan soldiers stationed in other counties. The Jiaocheng area that Li Jiang paid special attention to was no different. Only the county government had some pitiful government officials. With less than a hundred people, it could be destroyed overnight.
In view of this, Li Jiang issued an order from the Military Aircraft Department to set up a central camp in Jiaocheng.
Fifty thousand people were mobilized, cutting down trees and cracking rocks to build camps along the mountains.
Li Jiang also sent dozens of envoys to inform Mingjiao branches and rebels across the country and announce the decision of the Central Committee.
Li Jiang didn't understand the rest of the construction work, and it was managed by the Guards, so while everyone was in full swing, he was idle.
He finally had time to practice the "Nine Yin Manual".
Since receiving the "Nine Yin Manual", he has basically not practiced anything else except taking some time to practice "Yi Jin Tong Gu Pian" every day.
"Easing the Muscles and Strengthening the Bones" is not a strong medicine, it is a step-by-step method, and the effect will not be seen in a short period of time.
Li Jiang has been practicing for more than half a year, and he doesn't feel any ecstasy, but he is sure it has an effect, which can be seen from his system data.
His physique rose from 38, which had been immobile for a long time, to 39.
The most interesting thing about the system data is the faith value. He gained a lot of faith points through some cool operations in this world, which has already exceeded the next ticket price and reached more than 20,000 points.
But Li Jiang didn't want to leave at all, he wanted to settle down once and for all.
Participating in the overthrow of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty, how much merit is this? If not one hundred thousand points, there will definitely be at least fifty thousand points.
If you have 70,000 to 80,000 points of faith, you won’t have to search so hard in the future. Wouldn’t the Yitian Sword be returned? Then buy another one!
Not only the Yitian Sword, but also the Wandering Dragon Sword, the Green Sword, the Purple Microsoft Sword and other magical weapons. I bought them for looking good and giving them to others.
You can also try hard to cure the elixirs that you couldn't afford before. One dozen of Qi Gathering Pills, one dozen of Yuan Yuan Pills, and two dozen of Concentrating Spirit Pills to cultivate your spirit.
Li Jiang still has regrets in his endless longing. The system won't give him anything beyond the martial arts world. Otherwise, if he exchanges it for some Gatling Bodhisattva, cannons, or even flintlock guns, he can bulldoze the whole world.
Half a month later, the construction of the camp at the foot of the mountain was completed and Li Jiang moved into his new home.
This is a courtyard specially built for military VIPs. There are three main rooms, surrounded by stone walls. There are matching toilets inside, the water is tap water, and bamboos are used to connect springs from the mountains.
Li Jiang held a special celebration meeting for this purpose, thanked the builders, and looked forward to their future work and life with them.
The winter of the fourteenth year of Zhizheng gradually passed amid the excitement among the Ming sect.