The housekeepers had marmot oil on their faces, and they were covered with face towels, revealing only a pair of eyes, but their eyes swept over the faces of the three people from time to time-

As soon as the team set off, the sharp-eyed ones found that there were several faces in the team, to be precise, it should be three people.

An old man in his fifties, two strong young men under twenty, those two young men with flat faces and big noses, did not look like Han Chinese. The three of them rode on the horse, and they didn't work very hard, just pulling the reins of the horse and holding the horse's belly between their legs, and following the ups and downs of the war horse, but they looked unusually stable. Obviously, all three of them are good riders.

Some of those who have a good memory recognize him, isn't this an adult's family? I lived not far from the rock fort, and I heard that dozens of acres of land by the river were divided, and the father and son built a few thatched huts to live in.

Why are they here?

Dong Ce slowly reined in the horse, and the family members thought something was wrong, so they slowed down one after another, but Dong Ce waved his hand to them, signaling them not to care, just overtake it. In fact, Dong Ce is just doing this to let himself return to the middle of the team from the front of the team. He is actually very uncomfortable with this feeling of rushing to the front, perhaps because Dong Ce is a very cautious person in his bones, and he is well aware of the truth that the son of a daughter cannot sit down, so he avoids danger. After all, if something happens, the earliest to die must be the first.

It's not that he's cowardly, if necessary, Dong Ce can come to the battle array to kill the enemy, but at this time, there is no need.

He leaned to the side and came to Lu Tianding's side, and Lu Tianding hurriedly snorted on horseback and said respectfully: "Master." ”

Dong Ce laughed and slowed down his horse's speed: "This time, it's really thanks to you, otherwise, it's not easy to find that hole." ”

Lu Tianding said with a smile: "Little Lao'er was also lucky at the beginning, but I didn't expect it to come in handy today." ”

Dong Ce nodded and pointed at Bai Yin and Ulan Bari: "I see that your two sons are both capable, let them kill two people this time, and see blood." When I come back this time, I'll come to the official housekeeper! ”

Lu Tianding was overjoyed, hurriedly thanked him, and then signaled Bai Yin and Ulan Bari to thank Dong Ce. If he hadn't been on the horse at this time, I'm afraid he would have knelt down and kowtowed.

But he didn't expect Bai Yin to be silent for a moment, and said: "Master, I'm sorry, let Ulan Bari give you the house, I want to give my father a pension." ”

Ulan Bari had a stiff neck, and said: "No, you go to the old man to be the housekeeper, and I will provide for the old father, and I am more familiar with the work in the field than you." ”

These two brothers choked Lu Tianding enough, and he was sophisticated and transparent, so he knew what a rare opportunity it was to go to Dong Ce's mansion to be the head of the house, not to mention taking silver every month, and eating a lot of fish and meat. What's more, adults are still in a high position at such a young age, and they will definitely have a bright future in the future, and they will also rise with him! How much of a benefit is that?

He glared and said angrily: "You two shut up for me, it was a great gift for the master to let you go, why don't you two know to cherish it?" Lao Tzu can still move, can't he support himself by himself? ”

Bai Yin and Ulan Bari glared at him, and they didn't dare to speak.

Dong Ce didn't move, but he was a little funny, how could he be in charge of his own house as if he was sent to death?

He also liked the straightforwardness of these two boys, and smiled faintly: "Why don't you want to think about how much money you get every month when you become a family?" How much food can be bought? It's much more cost-effective than shaving food in the field, and I'm afraid that I won't be able to feed your father? ”

Bai Yin and Ulan Bari glanced at each other, and said in unison: "Master, we did it!" ”

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Although it did not deliberately accelerate, four legs were faster than two legs, and Rock Fort was not far from the border pass.

It was almost dusk, and it was already recorded in the book, and even the fine map of the north border of Datong Town in Dong Ce's hand was no exception.

This is not unexpected.

Between the Ming Dynasty and Mongolia, there is a high and low mountains, composed of countless mountains and other veins, stretching from east to west for thousands of miles, and the vast majority of the north-south width is only a few dozen miles. Of course, there are quite a few gaps in them, but without exception, these gaps are guarded by strong forts. Not only these gaps, but also some of the transportation arteries on the mountain range, the river valley formed by the river passing through the mountain, and the hole formed by the river drying up, in these places, the Ming Dynasty also built some projects. Or a military fort, or a fire road pier, or a beacon tower.

What's more, there is also the Great Wall built over the centuries with a total length of more than 100,000 li distributed among these mountains, stretching through here, blocking almost every road and monitoring every inch of land here.

However, there are always exceptions.

For various reasons, perhaps someone forgot it, or maybe it was not discovered at all, this path was not infested with people from the Ming army.

There are actually a lot of trails like this, within a hundred miles, there are two or three, but compared to this vast area, it can also be said to be very rare, and it is a big opportunity to find it.

"Let's go, let's go in."

Dong Ce turned over and dismounted, led the horse over the pile of rocks at the entrance with difficulty, and walked in first.

He didn't intend to delay the time, the reason why he was taking people out in the afternoon was because he had calculated the time.

Arrive at the foot of the mountain in the evening and take advantage of the cover of night to cross the mountain.

The longer you stay here, the better your chances of being spotted.

And sneaking over at night can minimize the chance.

The crowd rushed in.

Like many of the tunnels that run through the mountains, this one was clearly a dry channel a few years ago, but it was noticeably narrower, less than six feet wide, and could only accommodate two horses walking side by side. Moreover, the ground is rugged, and the mountain rocks and mud and sand are mixed together to form a high and low ground, and one or two boulders will appear from time to time on the road. The stones were so huge that some of them even blocked the hole so that only a crack one or two feet wide remained, and only one person or one horse could pass through.

Apparently, where was the river before it dried up? It is clearly the level of a mountain stream, and it is estimated that it is still very narrow and turbulent.

By this time it was already nightfall.

The weather was not bad tonight, on the fourteenth day of the first lunar month, a full moon was in the sky, and the moonlight spread down, bringing a faint light, at least the outline of things in the distance could be seen.

It seems that the heavenly prince is also beautiful, knowing that Dong Ce is going to travel at night tonight.

Dong Ce sat on the horse, looking at this hole, and seemed to have an understanding in his heart.

Maybe it's not that the Ming army didn't discover it, but that there is really no value in garrisoning here. On both sides are cliffs that are several zhang or even more than ten zhang high, and this former mountain stream deeply cuts the mountain, resulting in a very smooth cliff surface that cannot be climbed at all. The passage itself is very narrow, and there are so many large stones blocking the way, which can only pass through people and horses, and even some slightly larger baggage equipment cannot be transported. As a result, the traffic capacity is extremely limited, and it may not be possible to pass hundreds of people in a day.

If the Tartar on the other side only wants to enter the Kou, then a few hundred people will let him come over, it doesn't matter.

And if it's a general battle of tens of thousands of people on both sides, then a few hundred people have a fart?

But at this time, it was cheaper for Dong Ce.

This kind of valley road is the most suitable for a small team like Dong Ce to pass. The team entered the hole one after another. Dong Ce naturally will no longer be at the front, Bai Yin and Ulan Bari are leading the way, and Lu Tianding is next to Dong Ce. The canal formed by this dry mountain stream is not straight and has many bends, including some tributary branches. If there is no one to lead the way, it is impossible to say that it will go to the road of death.

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