The speed of these people is not slow at all. Even though it is at night, it is still a very different feeling to run at full speed on the grassland.
Su Han's riding speed has improved rapidly, but even if she runs with all her strength, she can't catch up with Xiao Muting. He can still look back at her and guide her on her riding movements.
It was hard not to be envious of her, and she kept telling herself that during this Jiatong Pass period, she must improve her riding skills so that she could at least be on par with Xiao Muting.
Before dawn, they had arrived at the foot of Yinling Mountain, and this place was already 30 degrees deviated from the direction of Jiatongguan, and was already behind the western foot of Yinling Mountain.
Leaving ten guards here to guard everyone's horses, Xiao Muting led Su Han and his party into the woods quickly.
After walking for a while, Su Han pulled Xiao Muting and asked, "Are you going straight to the top of the mountain?"
"Yes!" Xiao Muting nodded to her, but held her hand tightly.
"I understand." After Su Han nodded, he stopped and waved to Xia Qing behind him, and she immediately stepped forward.
"Take the team members and quickly reach the top of the mountain. We will follow behind. After arriving, I will only give you half an hour to map out the terrain of this mountainous area and find a way to sneak into the Hutou Army. Do you understand?"
She said easily.
"Understood!" Xia Qing answered simply with a firm look in her hood.
"Action!" Su Han waved to her.
Xia Qing turned back, lifted her hood, put her fingers on her lips, and whistled two brief whistles. She took the lead and rushed towards the mountain, followed quickly by a group of men in black, and then quickly disappeared into the woods.
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Xiao Yanli, who was dressed in black armor, immediately came forward and asked anxiously: "What about us?"
"Just follow us, we won't be much slower than them." Su Han said softly.
"This...we can do it too!" Xiao Yanli muttered unwillingly.
"The ability of the Xuanjia Army's vanguard camp is naturally unparalleled. Of course it will work. If you are asked to do such a small job, it will be a bit overkill. Don't worry, after we reach the top of the mountain, we will really rely on you. Come to think of it, the Tiger Head Army
We won't just guard that pass, there will be many people in this mountain, and there will be times when you can show off your skills." Su Han explained to him considerately.
Xiao Muting didn't have such a good attitude. She rolled her eyes at Xiao Yanli and said coldly: "If you want to follow, you must obey the order. Who is used to this problem of yours? You dare to question the command of the superior. If you don't want to follow, just roll down the mountain."
Look at the horses."
"Who said I won't follow?" Xiao Yanli was really afraid of Xiao Muting and immediately retreated.
Su Han immediately tugged on Xiao Muting's arm: "What are you doing? Scaring him away again, he hasn't taught Cang Luan any new techniques yet."
"He doesn't dare. It's not that easy to run away. Don't worry, if they don't teach Cangluan everything they know, they won't be able to leave. At worst, I will organize them into Cangluan's army and see where he runs.
"Xiao Muting held her hand tightly, gently pulled her and continued walking up the mountain.
"Can you do this forcefully? Aren't you afraid that they will rebel? You are a bit like a warlord." Su Han whispered to him, but he felt happy in his heart.
"Rebellion? Then he really doesn't dare. I never want disloyal people. They are not loyal to me, but to the people of the entire Holy Qin. If the soldiers do nothing, they will be no different from the gatekeepers, and they will still be incompetent.
If they can't protect the people behind them, they don't deserve to call themselves soldiers." Xiao Muting answered even more domineeringly.
Su Han smiled and nodded: "What my husband said is absolutely correct, and it's very much what I want."
"Of course, you and my husband have always been in agreement." Xiao Muting looked at her with a proud smile.
"Ms. sir, I think if it's possible, kidnapping that man named Gretegg back and handing him over to Duan Jingyang will fulfill his wish." Su Han looked at him with a sweeter smile.
Xiao Muting couldn't help but pursed his lips in surprise: "Girl, this is what your husband should do. Two years ago, Duan Haisheng and Duan Jingrao escorted the Shengqin envoy to Xiyuan. They were also assigned by my order, but they didn't do anything.
Unexpectedly, it went smoothly when we went there, but when we were passing through Yinling Valley on our way back, an accident suddenly happened. In order to protect the members of the mission, the father and son, with a team of less than a hundred people, stopped at the mouth of the canyon.
After fighting hard all day and night..."
Su Han leaned on his arm, looked up at him, and comforted him softly: "This is not your fault. In fact, ever since I heard about this, I have never understood what kind of conflict would make
This Gretegar suddenly and abnormally wants to hold the entire mission hostage. Who does he want to hold hostage? Is it our Holy Qin or the Western Yuan?"
Xiao Muting shook his head, but said firmly: "No matter who he wanted to kidnap, it was his general who killed me, and the last thing he should do was to hang the Duan family father and son and the soldiers who died in the battle at the entrance of Yinling Valley for public display.
This is a provocation to me, how can I be lenient!"
Su Han nodded: "This is too much. When the two countries are at war, they will not kill the envoys, and they are friendly envoys between the two countries. Besides, if anything disrespects the enemy's generals, once it happens, they will be punished.
It will have a bad impact. As an important general stationed here, it is impossible for him not to know what his thoughts are in doing this."
"I don't know, and I don't want to know. I only know that when I took Duan Jingyang back from Mingu Pass where he had just finished the battle with Dongqi State, and traveled day and night for thirteen days, I saw that he had been sent
The corpses of those generals who arrived outside the pass, and the original group of envoys have also left. What they heard were only a few fragments, and the complete incident was not known at all." Xiao Muting looked up and looked at the light above the dense forest.
Blue, with a trace of tears flashing in her eyes.
"Are you suspicious that there is something fishy about this matter?" Su Han looked at him.
After Xiao Muting took a breath, he nodded lightly, led her to continue walking up the mountain, and said calmly: "Even if there is, it has nothing to do with me. I only remember Gretege's revenge for killing my general."
"What happened next?" Su Han asked again.
"We were going to start a war, but Gretege suddenly sent someone to deliver another person. It turned out to be the body of the Sixth Prince of the Western Yuan Kingdom, Aolei Qizhan, saying that he was the mastermind of this incident." Xiao Muting snorted coldly.
Follow the path.
"What do you mean? Introducing a scapegoat? To close the case?" Su Han asked unexpectedly.
He nodded: "It looks like it, but they underestimated my ability. I naturally won't believe it. Even if it is the sixth prince who instigates it, so what, he is a prince, no matter how many people he has, he can't attack him."
Kill my two generals, I was going to decide Gretege’s life anyway, but Duan Jingyang stopped me!”
"Why?" Xiao Muting was also stunned for a moment. She had never heard Zhong Liang mention this before.
He only mentioned that Xiao Muting had mobilized three armies to gather here at that time to start a war against Xiyuan, and was about to capture Yinling Mountain and capture Gretege alive. However, just before he was preparing to start the war, Xiao Muting suddenly changed his mind.
Only Duan Jingyang was left in Jiatong Pass, and he was stationed here. He also ordered that as soon as the Tiger Head Army leaves Yinling Valley, they will attack with all their strength and fight!
In this way, the Hutou Army was so frightened that they never won a single battle in more than ten battles. From then on, they never dared to leave the Yinling Valley and only dared to move around the valley.
Duan Jingyang was really obedient and only attacked those who took the lead, but he never led his team one step into the valley and just kept guard.
Xiao Muting grinned sharply again: "It's a blood letter written by Duan Haisheng before his death. It states that if you don't fall into the enemy's conspiracy, the fault lies with the people in the mission. If I want to avenge them, just wait for two days."
Only after the new year!"
"Why two years?" Su Han frowned. She couldn't figure this out.
Xiao Muting suddenly waved his hand vigorously, and a tree next to him fell down: "It's my fault, they shouldn't have been allowed to escort this mission. Someone in the mission secretly colluded with the Western Yuan Kingdom, but Duan Haisheng discovered it.
, they only stirred up trouble at this pass in order to silence them. The people sent by Xiyuan did not want to let them live at all. They were besieged by more than 3,000 enemy troops for a day and a night... and in the end they all died in battle!"
"Who is it?" Su Han's voice also turned cold, and tears flashed in his eyes.
"Bian Xirong, the former minister of Honglu Temple!" Xiao Muting said through gritted teeth.
"So? Where are the others?" Su Han rolled his eyes slightly and already guessed most of it.
"Let me chop him down. He collaborated with the enemy and betrayed his country, and killed a loyal and good general. He deserved his death!" Xiao Muting said, puffing up his chest.
"Well done! We can't keep people like this. They will be troubles in the future. Is this the emperor's order?" Su Han asked again.
"No! He still wants to protect me. I won't give him this chance. What can he do to me after the beheading? It's better than him raising an adulterer and causing trouble. This Sheng Qin doesn't belong to him alone, but to all the Xiaos.
." Xiao Muting said angrily.
"Great job!" Su Han gave him a thumbs up.
At the same time, he also understood where the emperor's resentment towards him came from.