525、Behind the Merit(1/2)
"We are currently in the middle of the Qiyun Mountains. The entire Qiyun Mountains are distributed in an annular zone, which divides the entire northwest into two pieces. The source is located outside the country and crosses the Three Kingdoms. Therefore, from ancient times to the present, it has been an important barrier to isolate the Western Regions countries from here to invade the northwest."
In the conference room, Loulanzhou stood by the wall hanging on the map and said to everyone sitting on the side, "This mountain range not only prevented the Western Regions from peeping at Anxia from the northwest, but also divided Dayin and these Western Regions into two worlds. Until hundreds of years ago, Dayin had very little communication with the Western Regions countries. And until now, it was still difficult for them to communicate through the Qiyun Mountains."
Leng Sa held his chin and said, "So we don't have to worry about the small countries in the Western Regions attacking us from the Qiyun Mountains?"
Loulanzhou nodded and said, "Yes, if those countries want to participate in the war north of Qiyun Mountain, it is almost impossible to cross the Qiyun Mountains directly. They can only detour from the west to pass through the territory in the southern part of Dayin. The Dayin people probably would not tolerate them appearing on their own territory."
Jiang Yu said, "The people of Dayin should not look down on the combat power of those small countries."
Loulanzhou smiled and said, "It is indeed possible that Dayin has strong troops. In their eyes, they may not need these small countries to get a share of the pie when dealing with the Northwest. Most of those were won over by Sun Liang."
Leng Sa asked, "We are still about two hundred miles away from Yin's army. Will they abandon us and move towards Yanming Pass?"
Loulan Zhou said, "Unless the Yin army has a large number of reinforcements, it may not be big, and the Yin army must also worry about its rear. Since we have arrived here, they will never leave us alone unless we are in a hurry."
"That's good, there will be less work to do later." Leng Sa still knows his abilities.
Loulanzhou smiled and said, "Thank you, Mrs. Young Master, for your mercy. Lou must do his best."
After leaving the conference room, they are now stationed outside a small town at the foot of the mountain in the middle of the Qiyun Mountains. There are not many people in the town, and most of the people have migrated to the east. Those who stay at home are the elderly, weak, sick and disabled.
However, the environment here is quite good. With the Qiyun Mountains back, even in summer, you can see white snow on the top of the mountain. The ice and snow on the top of the mountain melt into water and flow down the mountain to form a river winding on the grassland. The water also nourishes the grassland at the foot of the mountain, making it appear more lush than elsewhere.
Leng Sa strolls in the town. Compared to the yellow sand flying from time to time in Yanming Pass in the north, the town looks very clean. The air is clear and the grassland is endless. This is what Leng Sa thinks the grassland really should look like.
There are occasionally a few elderly and children in the town, but these people are obviously a little afraid of outsiders. They hide in their homes when they see someone. Only the braver children dare to quietly open a crack in the door and peep out. Leng Sa happened to meet a pair of dark eyes. Zhan Yan smiled at him and the other party closed the door as if he was frightened.
Jiang Yu walked slowly beside her and smiled, "I didn't expect that there was a good place in the northwest, which was really good. I always thought it was like the north, either in the wilderness, or even the grassland seemed a bit desolate."
Leng Sa nodded and said, "It's really good. It's right in the south. However, it's still too far from Anxia Center. It's difficult to build a large-scale city if the transportation is inconvenient."
"Indeed," Jiang Yu said, "I heard that the people on the northwest border communicate with the people of Dayin every day more often than they do in the east." After all, the general public may not have a range of activities within a lifetime than their residence site. The vast area of the northwest and a few large cities are still concentrated in the east. Even herders rarely travel so far. Except for some merchants, the people here will probably never come into contact with those people and things in their lifetime.
"Young Madam is planning to go there?" Jiang Yu asked curiously.
Leng Sa said, "You don't have to follow me when you walk around."
Jiang Yu had something to do, so he naturally nodded in agreement, "Okay, young lady, be careful. Didn't the Dayin people still secretly stare at the young lady?"
Leng Sa smiled and said, "Thank you, Mr. Jiang for your concern, I know it."
Watching Jiang Yu turn around and leave, Leng Sa said to Fu Yucheng and Jiang Zhan who were following him, "Let's go outside the town and take a look."
The two of them didn't ask the reason, but just nodded and followed Leng Sa's pace silently.
Not far outside the town is a small river formed by the ice and snow on the mountain.
The sun sets in the evening, and the sunset makes the river surface look bright, winding towards the distance like a ribbon hanging across the grassland. Leng Sa squats by the river and stretches out his hand to pluck the river water. The river water that just flows out of the mountains is slightly cool, and a wash of the summer heat makes people feel refreshed.
Fu Yucheng and Jiang Zhan stood aside and watched Leng Sa’s movements. Fu Yucheng was a little confused, "Sister-in-law, is there any problem with this water?"
Leng Sa looked back at him and stood up and said, "No problem."
Fu Yucheng was even more puzzled but didn't say anything anymore because he saw Leng Sa making a gesture to them.
Leng Sa said, "There is nothing to see here, let's walk forward." So the three of them walked forward again, and the river turned along the foot of the mountain before heading towards the other direction. The three of them turned along the river, and soon they were blocked by the foot of the mountain extending outward.
The sunset gradually sets, and the last ray of sunset disappears into the sky.
The light on the entire grassland seemed to gradually become darker, but the three of them never turned out from there.
Several men appeared by the river, gathered together and talked for a few words before walking carefully towards the place where the three of them disappeared.
They were wearing the clothes of herders from the northwest region, and if they didn't look carefully at the outline, they would look similar to local residents.
Leng Sa sat behind a protruding stone above the valley, and sighed with disgust while observing the surroundings.
The mountains here are different from other places where pine, cypress or towering trees are different. Not to mention big trees, even small saplings are rare. They are the scattered rocks and sparse and yellow thatched grass, which is very inconvenient to hide their whereabouts.
I don’t know how long I waited, but she was so long that she wondered if the other party had given up, so she finally saw several figures walking into her sight.
The four tall men with deep eyebrows and eyes looked like An Xia people, but they were wearing clothes similar to those of ordinary people in the town. They were holding guns in their hands and were looking around carefully while moving forward, as if they were looking for someone.
Leng Sa smiled slightly, raised the gun in his hand and aimed at one of them, pulling the trigger.
A loud bang broke the tranquility of the evening. Faced with the sudden fall of his companion beside him, the other three quickly scattered around to find cover to block their bodies before poking out their hands and shooting in the direction of Leng Sa.
They didn't see Leng Sa, but just shot according to the direction of the bullet. It can be said that they felt quite accurate. Leng Sa had just slid down from the stone and seven or eight bullets were called over.
As soon as Leng Sa landed, she rolled on the ground and hid behind a stone below.
At this time, Fu Yucheng and Jiang Zhan appeared at the same time above both sides of the valley, and shot at the bottom. They were different from Leng Sa who only brought pistols. When Leng Sa came out, they were fully armed.
The small valley was filled with gunfire, and a few minutes later, two more people fell under their guns.
The remaining man immediately wanted to escape when he saw this, but he had just left the valley and had no time to turn around and pressed a cold dagger on his back, "Don't move."
He couldn't understand An Xia's words, but the people all over the world had the same perception of danger.
The man's body stiffened, and he slowly raised his hands and threw the gun in his hand to the ground.
Fu Yucheng and Jiang Zhan were sure that the other three were indeed dead, so they walked over quickly with guns. Seeing the two of them coming, Leng Sa smiled with satisfaction, "No, it's quite fast."
Fu Yucheng said, "Did these people be the ones Yinjun came to assassinate the eldest sister-in-law? It feels very ordinary."
Jiang Zhan nodded coldly to agree with Fu Yucheng's words, Fu Yucheng said: "These are just a few people? Is it not... Sister-in-law, be careful!"
Before he could finish his words, the man who was held hostage by Leng Sa suddenly took out a dagger from his arms, turning around and stabbing towards Leng Sa.
Leng Sa sneered, leaned to the left, and sent the dagger in his hand without hesitation.
The violent sting made the man groan, but the dagger in his hand was still unwilling to give up and slashed towards Leng Sa with his height advantage.
"Bang! Bang!" Two gunshots rang out at the same time, and Jiang Zhan and Fu Yucheng behind them shot at the same time.
The man was stabbed with a dagger on his waist and was inserted into his waist. He was shot twice in the back and his body trembled. Leng Sa took the opportunity to kick him out.
"Why is it so difficult to keep a living mouth?" Leng Sa had a headache, and Jiang Zhan said, "Mrs....We didn't hit the vitals." Both of them shot the man's left and right shoulder blades a little further away, and he shouldn't die.
The two looked at the person who was lying on the ground and unable to get up, then looked at Leng Sa who was standing aside, and couldn't help but cover his waist silently.
The stabbing was accurate and fierce, and they all felt the pain.
Leng Sa sighed and waved his hand and said, "Take it back first, you shouldn't die for a while... right?"
"..." is hard to say.
Fu Yucheng said, "Why are there only these four people?"
Leng Sa gently kicked the person on the ground and said carelessly, "Come and test it."
The gunshots naturally attracted the attention of those who came to the town. When Fu Yucheng and Jiang Zhan carried the half-dead person back, Loulanzhou had already come with them.
Seeing the person in their hands, Mr. Lou raised his eyebrows slightly, "What's going on?"
Leng Sa said, "Let me find someone who speaks Dayin and ask."
Loulan Zhou knew it, nodded and waved his hand to ask someone to take him to treat him. If he died like this, he would not be able to ask anything.
What disappointed everyone was that they didn't ask anything because the man died before he returned to the camp, and the cause of death was overdrain.
Leng Sa was very regretful but helpless about this. Loulan Zhou was even more worried, "Young Madam, be careful these days." No matter how you think about it, the people of Dayin could not only send only four people to assassinate Leng Sa. You must know that Leng Sa is in the army most of the time now, and even if she is not around the army, there are people to protect her. It is not easy to assassinate her.
Leng Sa nodded and said, "I know, don't worry."
Mr. Lou said he was not very relieved, "Mrs. Young Master deliberately led people out?"
Leng Sa sighed, "If you take action in a small town, you will inevitably hurt the innocent." Sometimes there is really nothing you can do, such as the other party just takes action without saying a word. But since you can choose the battlefield yourself, you must do your best not to affect it.
Loulanzhou shook his head, "No wonder Brother Fu always feels worried."
Mr. Lou felt that if he married such a wife, he would be worried at all times. So no matter how much Loulanzhou admired Leng Sa, they would only become friends. Because he thought he did not have the strong ability of Mr. Fu, it would be fine if he was once or twice. He really couldn't stand it if he had too many times.
Leng Sa disagreed with this. These men always feel that women take risks make them worry, but when they take risks, they only take it for granted and have never considered whether women will worry.
However, when Loulanzhou mentioned Fu Fengcheng, Master Leng was still a little embarrassed, "Has he looked for you?"
Loulanzhou smiled and said, "I send you a telegram every day. If something happens to my young lady with me, I will not be able to explain to Mr. Fu."
"..." I didn't contact me so hard. Does Fu Fengcheng no longer love me?
While the two were talking, someone reported outside the door, "A Mr. Su, who claimed to be Adjutant Fu, asked for a meeting."
Leng Sa was a little surprised. Is Su Ze so fast? He arrived here from the southwest, as if it was not a few days before Fu Fengcheng told her about the news.
Loulanzhou smiled meaningfully at Leng Sa and ordered, "Please invite Adjutant Su in."
Su Ze did not come alone, and there were four young men around him. These four people knew that they were all masters at a glance. Jiang Zhan's eyes lit up when he saw a few people walking in.
"Young Madam." Su Ze respectfully saluted Leng Sa, then turned to Loulanzhou, "Young Madam Lou."
Loulan Zhou said, "Adjust Su, you have worked hard all the way. I guess Mr. Fu still has a lot of words to ask Adjust Su to convey, so Lou will say goodbye first."
Everyone watched Loulan Zhou leave, and the atmosphere in the tent became much easier-minded. It was true that Loulan Zhou was an approachable person, but for the people of the Fu family, he was still an outsider after all, and it was completely different to having outsiders present and not having outsiders present.
Leng Sa walked over and poured a few glasses of water and pushed it to Su Ze and the others, saying, "Sit down, thank you for your hard work when you arrive in the northwest so soon."
Su Ze smiled helplessly and said, "The eldest young master is very worried about the safety of the young lady. He just returned from the battlefield and heard about the young lady's great achievements, so he let us set off."
Leng Sa sat aside, holding her chin and said, "Fu Fengcheng asked you to look at me? But can Deputy Su beat me?"
Su Ze smiled and said, "It's impossible to beat him, but the eldest son said that everyone around you listened to you, and they may not dare to persuade you if you want to take risks. So..." So the main task of Adjutant Su coming was not to protect Mrs. Fu, but to watch her not do anything too dangerous. Even if she can't dissuade her, she can notify Mrs. Fu as soon as possible.
Leng Sa glanced at him and said coldly, "So it's a spy."
To be continued...