Zhao Hao looked at the map surveyed and mapped by the Bureau, although it was impossible to determine whether the data was accurate, but the content was very detailed, every node and path was marked, and the place name would be marked with ancient names and common names, which was at least much more accurate than their map in this regard. For example, the Shou, Zhonghyeon and Shanghyeon that he just mentioned are actually different from what he knows.

Locals refer to the mountains around Xiangyang as Da Hyeon, and the mountains of Da Shou, Gui and Wan are called Da Shou, Zhong Hyeon, and Shang Hyeon, respectively, because of their geographical location and corresponding status. If you don't know the inside story, even the local natives don't know what you're talking about, or the donkey's lips are not on the horse's mouth, leading you to the wrong place.

This is just like using a pseudonym, insiders know that Huang Wulang is the emperor, but outsiders think that he is just an ordinary soldier. In this way, even if Meng Yuan found out about their reconnaissance team, he would not chase and fight, if he knew that the Great Song Emperor was among them, he was afraid that he would definitely catch Zhao Yu if they turned the mountain upside down.

"Fifth brother...... Is there something wrong? Liu Tong saw that the emperor was looking at the map and called softly.

"Oh, the map is so good, it's so detailed, why don't I have it?" Zhao Yu raised his head and said with some doubts.

"Fifth brother, this map is drawn by the Transportation Department of the Affairs Bureau, and it is only for the use of traffic officers in various places to ensure that they can also transfer information in time in extreme situations." Loyalty to the emperor This is an iron law that the core and backbone of the bureau must abide by, and they must obey unconditionally under any circumstances, and they will not hesitate to sacrifice their lives to protect the emperor's safety, Liu Tong naturally did not dare to hide it.

"Because of this, these maps are top secret and won't be easily revealed. We also applied for one from the Ministry of Communications with the approval of the big boss because of the special nature of this mission, otherwise we would not have seen it. ”

"I don't blame you, but you've done a good job. But tell you, great chief, that when I get home, I will kick him twice, and I will not be given a copy of such useful things. Zhao Yu habitually rubbed his chin and said.

"Yes, yes, I'll turn it around in time. However, please be merciful to the fifth brother and kick lightly, otherwise the big boss will have to kick us to death. Liu Tong said with a bitter face.

"Haha, you're funny. But yesterday I turned dizzy, and now I go out with me to see the terrain, and I don't know where it is! Zhao Hao smiled.

"Fifth brother, let's rest for a while and eat something, we still have to do these things." Liu Tong said.

"Wrong, people have specializations." Zhao Yu patted him on the shoulder and said, "If it is a Jedi to survive, run thousands of miles, and kill people invisibly, you are all good hands, and I can't beat the horse." But when you march and fight, attack cities and plunder land, you will have to bow to the wind, and some things will not be at ease if you don't see them with your own eyes. If there is a slight difference, there will be tens of millions of dead and wounded, not to mention the futility, but also the people will be harmed, and starvation will be everywhere. ”

"Alas, the big boss often praises the fifth brother for being a genius in the sky, and he has the world in mind, which is really the blessing of hundreds of millions of people in my Great Song Dynasty. We also hope to see the face of heaven one day......" Liu Tong said with a sigh.

"Hehe, I regret it when I see it, but it's just a hairy boy, a mortal. There are no three heads and six arms, the ability to ride the clouds, and the tiredness of walking all night is like a dog! Zhao Yu interrupted and said with a smile.

"No, no, the little one never thought so, but saw more and more admiration and amazement." Liu Tong waved his hand again and again, "I have been waiting for more than 20 days in front of the palace, and I have never seen the fifth brother rest for half a day. The food is the same as the soldiers, and they wear two old clothes, and they live in a bad house and a broken temple. ”

"If it was last night, the fifth brother and I were all marching in full gear, and everyone thought at first that they would be replaced by someone after walking only a few miles, or even turning back halfway. I didn't expect the fifth brother to be able to keep up with the pace of our waiting, and only after the halfway point of the trip did the guards forcibly share the burden. Let me and my brothers admire it, knowing that the intensity of the march in the mountains is difficult for even well-trained soldiers to keep up with. ”

"I see, I wondered if I had neglected to train in recent days, which caused my physical strength to fade. But compared to you, it's still too far behind, but I will also exercise diligently in the future, so as not to be laughed at by you! Zhao Yu chuckled.

Having said that, he still has a good feeling in his heart, after all, whether it is the action team or the soldiers of the guard battalion, they are all the best among the people, and they are special forces in modern times, and they can keep up with them on foot empty-handed, without falling half a step behind, which is also something to be proud of.

"Fifth brother, don't rob us of our jobs, leave a bowl for the little ones to eat!" Liu Tong had a bitter face, looking pitiful, and then changed his face, revealing a very regretful face and said, "But we have also made sufficient preparations before, once the fifth brother can't walk, he will be carried back, so it is also a great achievement, but unfortunately this credit is gone." ”

"Hehe, did your big leader tell you that it is precisely because Ni Dushuai fled a hundred miles behind my back that he has today's wealth and prosperity, and you are so enthusiastic. But it's only been a day, and you still have a chance to make meritorious contributions, so maybe I won't be able to walk tonight. Zhao Yu laughed again when he heard it, and said in his heart that this product has the potential to talk about cross talk and act in sketches, which is much more interesting than Wang De, and it would be a pleasure to keep him castrated by his side.

"And such a good thing? The big boss has never said anything to us, presumably because he doesn't want me to wait for such a great achievement, and I will live on it in the future. But today, I know that I also ask the fifth brother to give me a chance, and I will no longer have to be pickled by the big boss in the future. After Liu Tong's surprise, he was 'serious' again. It's just that if he knew what His Majesty was thinking just now, would he be so frightened that he ran away in fear right now?

"Fifth brother, let's eat something!" Niu Laifu walked over at this time.

"Well, eat enough, get some sleep, and wake me up when the fog clears!" Zhao Yu took the dry food and kettle handed over by Niu Laifu and said.

"Yes......" Niu Laifu hesitated but agreed.

"Do you have anybody?" Zhao Yu found a puddle and washed his hands, then rubbed it on his body casually and asked, seeing that he nodded, he opened the dry food wrapped in oil paper and pointed at a few people, "You can eat together!" ”

"Good!" Liu Tong was stunned by the little emperor's very down-to-earth action, in the legend, the emperor has dozens of meals at every meal, and he uses gold plates, golden bowls, and golden chopsticks. After coming for a few days, he was already very surprised to see the little emperor eating with everyone, but now he rubbed his hand twice like a countryman to get food, which still shocked him.

"This damn weather, it's too humid, it's hard to store anything, and you shouldn't be able to eat long-haired ones for a few days!" Zhao Yu opened the paper bag, looked at the packaged food, and sighed.

"It's good to have cooking cakes and salted meat, have you ever eaten that kind of compressed dry food? That guy has been preserved for a long time, but it's as hard as a stone and can kill people, and if you do it, you can choke people! Liu Tong and several unattended operatives also came around, and he peeked at the food in His Majesty's paper bag that was no different from his own, all of which were cooking cakes and bacon meat, and laughed.

"Poof......" Niu Laifu quickly turned his head when he heard this, and burst out laughing.

"What I'm saying is true, laughing at what?" Liu Tong looked at a few guards who couldn't hold back their laughter, holding back very hard, but the emperor looked embarrassed.

"Liu Tong, the thing you said was invented by Fifth Brother......" Liu Tong said to His Majesty Nunu.

"You still eat an improved version, when the fifth brother tried to make it, we asked the people of our guard battalion to try it, at least five days at a time, to test whether it can provide enough physical strength, everyone who eats ......," Peng Hu added indescribably beside him.

"Fifth brother, I really don't know, please forgive me for the offense!" Liu Tong was taken aback, he had committed the great crime of arguing about the saint, and hurriedly asked for guilt.

"It's okay, it's okay, when these guys tried it, they secretly scolded me!" Zhao Yu pointed at a few guards and scolded with a smile.

"There was absolutely no scolding of the fifth brother, we just complained a few words!" Scolding the emperor is a capital crime, and Niu Laifu will not admit it if he is beaten to death.

"But seriously, that thing is not very tasty, but it is better than being hungry, and if you are in a hurry, you can take it out as a brick and kill a few enemies!" Zhao Yu didn't care if they scolded or complained, if the thing was so unpalatable and didn't let people scold a few words, wouldn't it be unreasonable.

"Yes, yes!" Where did Liu Tong dare to talk more, and he didn't dare to laugh, so he could only nod his head again and again like a chicken eating rice, but a few guards snickered.

"It was originally for the sailors, and they had hot water on the boat to bubble and eat, and there were not only preserved fruits, bean flour, salt, flour, but I also added some frosting. Although it is not very tasty, such a small piece can make people maintain enough physical strength to continue fighting. Zhao Yu took a bite of the Hu cake that was not soft, ate the salted meat that sold salt, and then drank the saliva, "When the Northern Expedition is over, I have time to improve it, so that he will become softer and taste better, I will try it for you first and give you advice!" ”

"Fifth brother is wise, he can't always harm our guard camp, and he should let the other brothers share some of it!" Niu Lai Fulian claims to be good.

"The little ones are willing to share their worries for the fifth brother!" Liu Tong looked at the expressions of several guards and knew that it was definitely not a good thing, and he was not lightly harmed by His Majesty, but he couldn't shirk it, and he had to pretend to be very honored. But in his heart, he thought that no matter how unpalatable His Majesty was, as long as he couldn't kill anyone, he would say yes, and then let the whole army eat it as soon as possible, and this loss must not be eaten by himself.

"Alas, I'm worried about it." Zhao Hao sighed while eating, and said with a sad face, "We will have to fight to the death with Meng Yuan in the future, and then we will have to go deep into the grassland and Mobei, and it will be more difficult to transport grain." This requires the ability to make an emergency food that is easy to carry, can be stored for a long time, and is convenient to eat. ”

"Fifth brother......" Liu Tong was speechless for a while, not knowing how to reply. And I was very emotional, the emperor had every opportunity, not only to worry about national affairs, but also to think of these 'little things' of what to eat, it was really difficult.

"Everyone is tired from the march all night, and I will take turns to rest, so I will be lazy and not take turns with you!" Zhao Hao didn't notice his expression at all, but ate three Hu cakes in a few bites, drank half a pot of water, wiped his mouth.

"I'll wait, Fifth Brother will do it himself!" Several people said in unison. Then I saw His Majesty carry the rucksack and find a slightly flat place on the side, spread the raincoat on the ground, and then took the sleeping bag handed over by the internal guard and half covered it, and slept with the rucksack and clothes, and after a while, there was a slight snoring sound, obviously not light.

"Has Fifth Brother always been like this?" Liu Tong asked Niu Laifudao.

"The fifth brother has always been kind and easy to serve, never angry with his subordinates, and he won't be annoyed if he makes a few jokes. And in terms of clothing, food, housing and transportation, they are not particular, as long as they are clean, and the rest is not picky. But you must not do anything that violates military discipline and law, and not only will he not excuse you, but he will punish you severely. And we should not do things that are unseemly and contrary to the will of God because we are tolerant. Niu Laifu said softly.

"To put it mildly, we also have to learn from our brothers in the guard camp in this regard!" Liu Tong pointed to the words of several people in the action team, and the admiration for the emperor in his heart increased a few points, and secretly said No wonder the big boss is so loyal to His Majesty, so many generals follow him with all their hearts, if he can stay by His Majesty's side for this life......

At noon, Zhao Yu woke up on time as if he had installed an alarm clock, and he divided everyone into three groups, and he and the two accompanying soldiers each led a group, observed from different angles, and drew topographic maps respectively.

Zhao Yu took a fancy to a high ground with a wide field of vision, they sneaked up from the forest and slowly climbed up, hiding in the dense bushes, four internal guards lurked around him to provide protection at any time, Liu Tong led two team members to act as guards, and Niu Laifu let the guards occupy the key points and control several trails up the mountain, once there is an enemy attack, they can cover His Majesty and quickly evacuate.

Zhao Yu was not so nervous, half-squatting behind the bushes and looking around with a telescope. He quickly marked the direction by the position of the sun, and their position was at the foot of Hutou Mountain, and to the southeast of them was Hutou Mountain City.

In that year, the Song and Mongolian wars in Xiangyang, and the Meng general Ashu built a long siege in Wanshan and Baizhang Mountain in the west of Xiangfan, and built a city in the south of Da Xian Mountain, connecting the forts, completely cutting off the connection between Xiangyang and the northwest and southeast, making Xiangfan an isolated city. During this period, the Yuan army built more than ten castles on the periphery of Xiangfan, established a stronghold of long-term siege of Xiangfan, and completed the strategic encirclement of Xiangfan, and Hutou Mountain City was one of them......