Seven days later, on the tenth day of the second lunar month, Sun Tu finally led his army to arrive at Yanmen Pass, half earlier than previously expected.

But this is also reasonable, after all, the slow march was dragged down by Gao Yu before, but after he was executed, there was no longer any delay, and those soldiers of the forbidden army who were used to pampering themselves did not dare to shout that they were tired, so they could only keep up with their best efforts, and finally bought a little time for Sun Tu.

This is the second time that Sun Tu has arrived at Xiongguan on the northern border after crossing the Great Song Dynasty, but when he looked at the huge gate that penetrated into the sky from afar, the wall was more than ten zhang high, and it perfectly blended with the surrounding terrain, blocking the huge Guancheng where the strong enemy in the north could not see the Central Plains, his heart was still agitated.

In the hundred years of the Great Song Dynasty, how many soldiers fought hard here, blocking the powerful Liao army, and how many singing and crying stories continued to occur inside and outside this Guancheng, and the vast majority of them may have been drowned in the rolling torrent of history, and those people have not even left their names.

And today, Sun Tu's return to Yanmen is destined to be just a passerby, at most he will rest in this gate for two days, and then he will embark on another journey, and go to the unknown fate with the 5,000 soldiers behind him, to meet the Liao people, and even the Jin people in the north, and divide the victory and defeat!

When Sun Tu suddenly reined in his horse and looked into the distance, the soldiers of the Tiger Ben Army around him also stood on their horses and looked into the distance, and then many people also gave out bursts of admiration. The soldiers of the forbidden army, who have always been in the prosperous area of Tokyo, are also very interested in this kind of border scenery, especially when the golden iron horse, the grand momentum of the general's immortal heart is hit by the whirring wind, it makes their hearts shaken and they are full of emotion.

At this time, Sun Tu saw something different, although the wall was towering, the wall located in the south of Yanmen Pass could not cover everything inside after all, and they were in a high place in the distance, so they could barely see the situation in the pass. This made him sigh softly.

I saw that the inside of this gate city was actually a series of tents, and there were countless people walking around in it, looking at this Yanmen Pass, it was more like a huge mutual market than a Xiongguan that blocked the enemy from going south. Obviously, when the main force of the Great Song Dynasty had gone north, this original Central Plains gateway took on more of the role of logistics transportation and receiving wounded soldiers, so even if the customs were a little lively at this time, it was reasonable.

"Let's go." Thinking of the trick, Sun Tu smiled, and with a flick of the reins, he had already taken the lead in riding his horse down the high slope and heading straight to the southern gate of Guancheng. The other thousands of people did not dare to slack off, and shouted loudly, and they were already close behind, and the military flag was rolled, and the hooves were like thunder, and the door was closed at a gallop.

At this time, the Yanmen Gate was closed, and some guards had already seen this army of soldiers and horses. But there was not much joy on the faces of those soldiers, but someone took a sip lightly: "There are thousands of people who are dragging their feet, and I don't know what those people in the court think, it is better to send these people to send us more armor and food." ”

"Xiao Qu, be cautious, if this is heard by the generals below, you will be punished." Although a seasoned military man beside him was also a little disapproving, he still warned in his mouth.

"Brother Guan, am I not right? In the past few months, no less than a dozen reinforcements have come from the south, but as a result, the front line should be defeated or defeated. And now that I'm in and out of the city, they're only going to cause us more trouble. Xiao Qu looked contemptuous, but his voice was much quieter.

"Although it is a fact, after all, they are all higher than our ......" Brother Guan said, he had clearly seen the content of the flag of the approaching team, and said with a wry smile: "It's still the forbidden army who comes, these masters are our garrisons and have to take care of them, not to mention us and other little people." Tell the people below to open the castle and welcome them in. "But it's Sun Tu, and they've already come to the gate.

Majestic and towering, five zhang high, enough for seven or eight cars and horses to open the door in parallel, so that Sun Tu and they do not need to stop the horse, only need to reduce the speed of the horse, they can enter the customs smoothly. At the same time, the soldiers were already running quickly towards the Guannai, reporting the news of the arrival of the Tokyo Forbidden Army to the Guanzhong garrison as soon as possible.

Now guarding Yanmen Pass is only a garrison general, surnamed Tian Boyuan. Although he is only forty-five, he is already a real veteran of the border pass, he has been guarding the Yanmen Pass for more than 20 years, and he has been stationed here since he joined the army at the age of eighteen, and he can be said to be the person who is most familiar with the Yanmen Pass, and at the same time, he has also developed a proud character, and he does not pay much attention to the army outside the border army.

When he heard that thousands of forbidden troops had arrived, his reaction was not much different from that of the soldier Xiao Qu, and he pouted: "What can only a few thousand people do?" But it's also a matter of thinking about it, the forbidden army, but it's very precious, it can come a few thousand, and it's not easy to go to the north to get a credit. It's just that they came to the wrong place this time, and the war in Baigou River is not optimistic. ”

Having said that, Tian Boyuan didn't dare to slack off after all, quickly came out of the command post, and led people to the south to meet those forbidden troops. At this time, Sun Tu and the others were also walking straight inside the open street under the guidance of a few guards, and at the same time looked at the left and right sides in surprise. The continuous tents and people I had seen from the outside were now close in front of me.

What really puzzled Sun Tu was that eighty percent of these people were ordinary people, and the soldiers only accounted for a small part. Seeing them arrive at this time, many people were still watching with curiosity and fear, inquiring about their origins, and after knowing that they were actually forbidden troops from Tokyo, they became more in awe and envy, and even the voice of discussion was muffled.

"General, how can you say that there are so many people left in this Yanmen Pass, roughly looking at it, there are enough twenty or thirty thousand. Do they intend to let these people guard this gate in the future? Cao Yan asked with some curiosity.

"Of course this is impossible, it should be their own considerations, this is all the matter of the guards themselves, and it has nothing to do with us." Sun Tu walked slowly on his horse and said casually, "What we have to do is just rest here for two days, and then ask them for some dry food and water to set off north." After the Yanmen Pass, although it is still in the territory of my Great Song Dynasty, it is more desolate than the south, and you may not be able to find any supplies for a few days. ”

"Whoa." Both the front and rear are low in response. Now that Sun Tu is a god-like existence in their hearts, naturally no one dares to disobey orders.

As they spoke, they saw a team of dozens of people hurrying in front of them. When the leader saw them from afar, he was already smiling, clasping his fists and saluting: "I don't know that the brothers of the forbidden army are coming from afar, and I don't want to be surprised if I Tian Boyuan is disappointed." ”

Seeing this, Sun Tu quickly rolled off the horse, and also smiled and hugged his fists in return: "General Tian's words are serious, my Sun Tu can't afford such a big gift from you." Behind him, the hundreds of soldiers on horseback had dismounted in unison, and the other foot soldiers also stopped at the same time, their movements were uniform, but Tian Boyuan and everyone around him were stunned.

Anyway, they really haven't seen such a neat and integrated team, which makes them unconsciously put away a little contempt, and Tian Boyuan's eyes lit up: "Good military appearance!" Then he reacted: "Sun Tu...... Dare to ask this general, what is your relationship with the Yue Hou in Tokyo? ”

"It's Benhou." Sun Tu said with a smile, but the other party was stunned again, and then straightened his body even straighter: "It turned out that Yue Hou arrived, and the last general was really disrespectful." We have been waiting for the Yanmen Pass guards to admire your name for a long time, and we have not been able to meet before, but this time it has fulfilled a wish for me to wait. He bowed again, this time with a much more respectful attitude than before.

The other defenders of Guanzhong also unconsciously showed a look of reverence, and they all saluted, which caught Sun Tu a little off guard, and hurriedly stepped forward to help: "General Tian is too outside, there is no need to be so ......" The surrounding people were also surprised when they saw this, and they inquired about the origin of this forbidden army general, and they didn't know what their exploits were.

Of course, even more surprised and proud are the soldiers of the Tiger Army. In fact, they had traveled all the way just now, and they also felt the contempt of the defenders in the Guannai for them, but it was not easy to attack. But now, the other party is so condescending after knowing the identity of Yuehou, is this the so-called fame and domineering?

Even Sun Tu himself was a little surprised, he asked himself, although he had some fame, but he would not let a border veteran like Tian Boyuan be so out of shape. Could it be that he is so polite because of Tong Guan's relationship?

Of course, this is not the case, although Tong Guan also has a lot of forces in the north, the real focus is on the Western Army, and it cannot affect Yanmen guards like Tian Boyuan. So there will be such a scene, in fact, it is still Sun Tu himself. It is not his many meritorious contributions in Shandong or Jiangnan, but his powerful performance in the territory of Liao many years ago.

Yanmen Pass is located on the border of Song and Liao, so they can quickly and clearly know everything that is happening there. Sun Tu was in Youzhou at that time to protect Tongguan, kill Liao soldiers, and seize the border map...... All kinds of feats have long been known by the soldiers here, and even exaggerated, and he is regarded as a great hero.

Moreover, there is also the spread of the Qingzhou soldiers who came to the north with him before, and later forced to stay in Yanmen Pass, as well as their successive victories in the military competition, which made the defenders of Yanmen Pass admire and favor Sun Tu Dasheng even more. As for his later deeds in Jiangnan, the credit is not well known to them.

In this case, the relationship between the two sides has become extremely harmonious. Tian Boyuan didn't dare to be a little lazy, so he quickly arranged for Sun Tu's department to be stationed in the pass, and at the same time specially set up a banquet for Sun Tu to catch the wind, although now the Guanzhong is not allowed to drink, but the dishes are quite sumptuous.

It was also at this banquet that Sun Tu finally said what he meant, planning to go north after only two days here. But as a result, after listening to his words, Tian Boyuan showed embarrassment: "Master Hou, forgive me, I'm afraid this matter is extremely dangerous, in my humble opinion, it's better to stay in the pass first." ”

This made Sun Tu quickly frown: "Why is this, but is there anything wrong?" ”