Guo Song went all the way east. At dusk, the Yellow River suddenly became several miles wide. He found many horse hoof prints on the river bank. This should be a shallow beach. He picked up a pebble and threw it into the river from a distance. From the water splash, he saw
, the river is not deep.
Guo Song took off his clothes, put his clothes, weapons and horse bag on his head, and led the horse slowly towards the Yellow River.
The river was slow and gradually submerged up to his chest. This was the deepest point inside. Guo Song simply put the items on the saddle and supported the horse as he walked.
At this time, Mengzi fell from the air and landed on the back of the horse. He tilted his head and looked at Guo Song. Guo Song said angrily: "Is there anything interesting to see? It's not the first time we meet, so hurry up and find something to eat."
The fierce man spread his wings and flew across the water. He actually caught a two-foot-long fish in his claws and flew towards the other side...
At night, in the hinterland of the Hetao Plain, in an uninhabited and desolate wilderness, a fire was burning brightly. Guo Song was holding a thick branch with a big fish on it, and bursts of the aroma of roasted fish filled his nostrils.
The charcoal horse stood quietly aside, eating green grass on the grassland by the river. On a towering tree not far away, Mengzi lay comfortably in a big bird's nest. The poor original owner did not know that he was driven away by it.
Where has it gone?
After staying in Lingzhou for nearly a month, Guo Song found the familiar life again, and this feeling actually made him happy.
Guo Song used a dagger to cut off pieces of fish and put them into his mouth. The fish was tender and roasted very sweet. The only regret was that there was no salt.
All his provisions were on another horse, and he forgot them when he left.
The place where Guo Song is currently located is the Hetao Plain, also known as Fengzhou, which covers an area of at least 25,000 square kilometers. It has convenient irrigation and fertile land. Fengzhou had three counties in the Tang Dynasty, namely Yongfeng County in the west and Yongfeng County in the middle.
Jiuyuan County in the east and Feng'an County in the east had a maximum population of more than 100,000 people.
Like Lingzhou, due to the ravages of Xue Yantuo's cavalry and the pacification of the Anshi Rebellion in the interior in recent years, most of the people moved back to the interior, leaving only more than 10,000 people living near Jiuyuan County.
Guo Song had no contact with Fengzhou. The only contact he had was when the Leng family from Fengzhou made an upset and entered the top four of the martial arts competition. Unfortunately, the enemy attacked and they rushed back to Jiuyuan County, Fengzhou overnight.
At dawn, Guo Song got on his horse again and continued to gallop north. After running for several miles, he saw Mengzi slowly flying up from the big tree, circling several times and chasing after him.
At noon, Guo Song had arrived at the north of the Hetao Plain. He galloped along an abandoned official road. Suddenly, a town appeared in front of him. This really surprised and delighted him. He urged his horse to run towards the town.
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A stone tablet was erected in front of the town, with three faded characters "Fengbei Town" engraved on it. The stone tablet was surrounded by three-foot-high weeds and was completely deserted.
He slowly walked into the town, only to find that it was a town that had been abandoned for countless years, with broken doors and windows, collapsed roofs, broken eaves, and weeds growing on both sides of the road.
Guo Song got off his horse and looked for more than a dozen shops in a row. They all walked out disappointed. He wanted to find a little salt, but except for dust and rubble, there was nothing in all the buildings. Even the moldy wheat had been eaten clean by wild rats.
net.
At this time, green smoke seemed to be rising above a thatched hut at the entrance of the town. Guo Song was overjoyed and hurriedly urged his horse to run.
At first glance, you can tell that this is an inhabited house. The surroundings are neatly tidied, and vegetables and radishes are growing.
"anyone there?"
Guo Song called twice, but no one answered. He opened the door and found that the room was empty. There was a table and a shabby bed with a few quilts on the bed.
There was still no one in the room, so he quickly came to the stove. There was actually half a jar of salt in a clay pot. Guo Song was immediately overjoyed. He took out a bamboo tube filled with half of the salt, and took out another ingot weighing about three taels.
After putting the silver on the stove, he turned around and left the house, got on his horse, clamped his legs together, and the horse galloped away to the north.
Not long after Guo Song left, an old man with white beard and hair returned to the house tremblingly. The old man had lived in the town all his life. His wife and young son were buried behind the house. He didn't want to leave, so he had to live in the house.
The eldest son who lives in Jiuyuan County comes to visit him every one or two months and leaves some food and other daily necessities for him.
The old man saw Guo Song when he entered the town, and he was so frightened that he hurriedly hid. At this time, the old man entered the room and saw that there was no shortage of things. He breathed a sigh of relief and walked to the stove again, only to find that half a jar of salt was missing.
This is fifty cents per pound of salt! He was so angry that he was about to curse when he suddenly saw a piece of silver next to him. The old man was stunned for a moment.
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A few days later, Guo Song entered Langshan, which already belonged to the Yinshan Mountains. The endless Yinshan Mountains were like a giant dragon lying on the vast grassland. The sky was blue, the fields were vast, the wind blew the grass low, but there were no cattle or sheep.
There is no human habitation visible for hundreds of miles.
Yinshan occupies a vast area, and it takes at least ten days to cross Yinshan. Guo Song walked in Yinshan for three days and was still wandering around the edge of Yinshan. He was really annoyed that he actually got lost. After walking for two days, he actually walked back.
original place.
Even Mengzi couldn't help him. Although Mengzi could find the direction, there was a cliff in front of him that he couldn't get past.
In the middle of the night, Guo Song was suddenly awakened by a low howl. He reached out to draw his sword and narrowed his eyes slightly. Except for the war horses and fierce men behind him, there was no other unusual movement within thirty steps.
He was in a cave. The cave was not deep, only about twenty steps, and it was located on the top of the mountain. It could just accommodate him and his war horse.
Looking at the dim light outside, it's past the fifth watch, probably around five o'clock, not far from dawn.
He no longer felt sleepy and walked out of the cave with his knife in hand. At this time, another low scream sounded in the distance.
It was a wolf, Guo Song finally confirmed. He could feel the presence of wolves along the way, but he did not encounter them. From the sound, they should not be far away from him.
At this time, Guo Song suddenly discovered a small fire spot, which was particularly eye-catching in the dark night. The fire spot was about two miles away at the foot of the mountain.
Guo Song's thoughts changed, and he immediately realized that it was most likely that someone was surrounded by wolves.
Guo Song quickly returned to the cave, took a bow and arrows and carried them on his back. He also gave Mengzi a few words to keep an eye on the horses.
Guo Song ran out of the cave, climbed on the rocks and hurried down the cliff.
After climbing over a low hill, he unexpectedly discovered that there was a long canyon under the low hill. The canyon was winding and leading to the north. Guo Song secretly cursed himself for being stupid. The canyon road out of Yinshan Mountain was right next to him, and he was still everywhere.
Look for.
He did not go down the valley, but walked forward along the ridge. Less than a mile away, a dozen wolves suddenly appeared in front of him. These wolves were all a few feet away from his feet. They were focused on the bottom of the valley and did not notice.
A person appeared above his head.
Guo Song successfully avoided the wolf on guard outside, and carefully moved forward for more than a hundred steps. He found the wolf king. The huge wolf king stood on an unexpected boulder, staring coldly down the valley, behind it
There are also more than a dozen wolves following him, all of which are obviously smaller than the wolf king.
At this time, Guo Song also saw the situation down the valley. It was a huge caravan, with dozens of swordsmen surrounding it, guarding a carriage. There were several businessmen beside the carriage, and the horsemen were also gathered together.
Holding a torch in his hand, the torches were gathered into a ball. What he saw just now was this ball of fire.
In the firelight, the faces of the grooms were full of fear and even despair. It was obvious that they were all Han Chinese.
About a foot away from them, more than two hundred wolves surrounded them, staring at them with cruel eyes, baring their sharp teeth, and letting out low roars.
This caravan encountered the largest group of wolves in the Yin Mountains, numbering four to five hundred. The ferocious wolves were enough to tear them into pieces.
Guo Song was a little confused. He didn't know much about wolf nature. He only knew that shooting the wolf queen would have an impact on the wolves, but he didn't know how big the impact would be.
But no matter what, he has to give it a try and do his best to save this caravan!
Guo Song leaned against a big stone, slowly drew out an arrow, and stared at the Wolf King thirty steps below without blinking. There was a cliff to the left of the Wolf King, and there was a little open space on the right. If the Wolf King dodged, he would definitely
It's a jump to the right.
His palms were a little sweaty. He had shot an unknown number of people, and for the first time he felt nervous.
At this moment, Guo Song made a risky decision.
He nocked the wolf's fang arrow, drew the bow like a full moon, and aimed at the wolf's head, but the arrow missed the target by an inch to the right.
'collapse!'
The sound of bow strings sounded, and the wolf-fang arrows shot out like lightning.
The Wolf King is extremely keen. The moment it heard the sound of the bowstring, it realized that there was danger above its head. It instinctively jumped to the right. If Guo Song was aiming at the wolf's head, then the Wolf King would have dodged the arrow, but Guo Song missed it.
I made a bet that when the arrow hits the target, it will deflect half a foot to the right.
The moment the Wolf King landed on all fours, the arrow had already arrived. The Wolf King turned his head upwards and said, 'Pfft!' The arrow was shot from the left eye, with great power, and the tip of the arrow came out from the back of the head.
The wolf king let out a low cry and fell to the ground dead.
When the wolf king died, the wolves were in chaos and fled in all directions. Guo Song squatted on a big stone one foot high, and countless wolves fled from under the big stone.
In just a moment, hundreds of wolves escaped completely.