Chapter 1157 Malan Mountain Pass

Malan Mountain is not very majestic, but it stretches for hundreds of miles from east to west. Malan Mountain City was built at the mouth of the only canyon in Malan Mountain, which is known as the second dangerous pass in Eastern Xinjiang. First, of course, it is the Shanhaiguan in the north. If you don't go to Malan Mountain, the north-south traffic will be extremely inconvenient. If you go around, it's not just a matter of a few hundred miles, but more than twice as many as a few hundred miles.

The general of Malan Mountain is called Cen Shan, and according to his military position, he is only a five-rank general. But because the geographical location of Malanshan is too important, the position of the general of Malanshan has always been stared at by many people, and it is obviously impossible to be a five-rank general here, if there is no huge family support behind him.

The important part of this Malan Mountain Pass is that in peacetime, the daily tax collected here is a huge amount. There were so many people coming and going, and everyone was charged a few coins of silver, and at the end of the day, it was also a pile of copper coins that looked shocking. Naturally, there will be more taxes on passing caravans, so it is not an exaggeration to say that there is a lot of money here every day.

But

Since the war in Eastern Xinjiang, where has any caravan dared to run business?

What was once the fattest place has now become the most critical place for soldiers, and for the general of Malan Mountain, this is the most depressing and terrifying for him.

Cen Shan is only because his family is relatively powerful under the rule of Mu Mansion, and his relationship with Mu Mansion is also very close, so a young man like him who is next to the family can be a special general in this place. He originally thought that he would retire here in the future, and he lived a comfortable life every day, without worrying about eating and drinking, and there was a lot of money in the money, and his life was very beautiful.

There are so many people coming and going in this place, who can know exactly how many people walk every day? Even if he was bold enough to withhold ordinary taxes and silver every day, no one would suddenly come out to check on him.

During these days, Cen Shan has been worried.

He was really afraid that one day the army of foreigners would come over, and with the team of thousands of people in his hand, it was obviously impossible to hold the Malan Mountain Pass. If the foreigners don't come, he's afraid. If the foreigner really comes, he is even more afraid. So spending every day in such a mood is definitely torment for him.

Fortunately, General Wei An's troops were transferred to the vicinity of Malan Mountain shortly after the battle in Eastern Xinjiang. As long as Malanshan was attacked, Wei An's team would not be able to rush to support in less than a day.

Fortunately, I don't know why, early in the morning, the general Wei An personally went to Malanshan Pass and told Cen Shan that from today onwards, he would take over the defense of Malanshan Pass. This is simply like unloading the burden on Cen Shan's shoulders, and Cen Shan feels so relaxed from body to heart.

"General, how do you arrange your humble duties?"

Cen Shan asked cautiously.

He wanted to know where he would be transferred after he no longer needed to guard Malan Pass. It's better to be away from the battlefield, he doesn't think he's going to be reused anyway.

"You?"

Wei An glanced at him, and then snorted coldly: "You naturally stay here, this general takes over Malan Mountain Pass, it doesn't mean that you can leave." On the contrary, you will be on duty here every day with your men, and I will go back to the camp. When I say take over, I'm just telling you that this place is no longer up to you. ”

Cen Shan couldn't wait to Wei An's old lady ten thousand times in his heart.

"But the general, according to rumors, the foreigners' team, known as Hyacinths, is less than a hundred miles away from Malan Mountain Pass. There are only a thousand people under the lowly position, and most of them are old, weak, sick and disabled, can the general send some elite soldiers over? ”

"No"

Wei An shook his head: "I won't give you a single soldier, because soon the Black Flag Army will have soldiers and horses coming, you want soldiers, and they will go." ”

Although Cen Shan was not an extremely smart person, he still quickly grasped the point from Wei An's words.

The Black Flag Army is coming!

Cen Shan's mind spun quickly, as a side disciple, he was selected by the family to be an alternate general in this place, naturally not because he was stupid enough and stupid, but because he was still outstanding among the young children of the family. And as long as it is not stupid, it is not difficult to infer something from Wei An's words.

The Black Flag Army was coming, but Wei An came to take over but did not send troops.

Cen Shan's first reaction was that Wei An was definitely not strictly following Mu Mansion's military orders. Mufu's military order must have asked Wei An to send troops to take over Malan Mountain Pass, why didn't he send troops? Because the Black Flag Army is coming, and then Wei An said, you want soldiers, and the Black Flag Army is going to go.

There are too many meanings in this sentence to be too important.

Cen Shan immediately thought that it should be some agreement reached between Mufu and the Black Flag Army, and the garrison of Malanshan Pass was handed over to the Black Flag Army and Wei An, but something big must happen to Malanshan Pass, and many people may die, so Wei An will not send his elite soldiers to replace him

A layer of cold sweat immediately broke out on Cen Shan's back.

Therefore, you may have to face a big risk that is almost certain to die!

"General, please come and talk in the house, it's windy here."

Cen Shan smiled humbly, leaned forward slightly and made a gesture of please.

Wei An ignored it and went straight into the room.

After entering the door, there was almost no hesitation, Cen Shan knelt down with a plop: "The general save me, please allow the general to leave this place, the lowly post has been here for many years, and he has accumulated a lot of family wealth, if the general does not give up, I am willing to dedicate these family wealth to you." ”

"You moth!"

After hearing this, Wei An was furious: "As the general of Malan Mountain, you actually dare to fill your own pocket!" Believe it or not, I'm going to have someone fork you out and cut off your head right now! ”

"The general is angry, the general is angry."

Cen Shan knelt down and crawled over and begged for mercy: "General, I haven't had a holiday with you, and I have always respected you very much in the past few years, and I still have some treasures and jade at home, if the general likes it, I can give it up." ”

Seeing that Wei An didn't speak, Cen Shan hurriedly turned around and ordered his close men to carry the gold and silver.

In a short time, all the gold and silver he had looted over the years were brought out, and there were five large chests full of them, which were not copper coins, but real silver ingots. In one of the small boxes, it turned out to be full of gold bricks. Even Wei An, who was a great general, couldn't help but straighten his eyes when he saw this wealth.

"You've been so greedy for so much money!"

Wei An said loudly: "Come on, all of them will be carried back to the camp for me to be confiscated as military salaries!" As for you"

Wei An kicked Cen Shan away: "You are honestly guarding the Malan Mountain Pass here, and it is already merciful that I don't kill you." ”

He snorted coldly and turned to leave.

Cen Shan looked at Wei An's departing back, his face gradually distorted

In the afternoon, Cen Shan, who seemed to have been robbed of most of his life, curled up in his chair, basking in the sunlight that came in through the window, but he still felt cold. Wei An's face made him still disgusting and angry. The silver was his life's savings, but he couldn't buy a way to live. And he firmly believes that Wei An will never take that silver as military salary, and will definitely put it in his pocket.

"Brute!"

The more Cen Shan thought about it, the more atmospheric he became, and he couldn't help but scold.

The face of the soldier standing next to him was as ugly as his, and he thought that his way of life would come at the same time as he didn't buy a way to live, but who would have thought that the silver was gone, and the way to live did not come. But what about people like them? Wei An has a heavy army, even if they want to fight hard, they don't have that qualification.

"Can't wait to die!"

Cen Shan stood up suddenly, and his face gradually became hideous: "The current Dongjiang is no longer the Dongjiang where Mu Fu covers the sky with one hand. In the past, if Wei An had bullied me like this, I wouldn't dare to resist, or even escape. Because he is powerful, Mu Fu will not make decisions for me. But now, even if I escape from Mu Mansion, what can I do? Maybe it won't be long before Mufu is over! ”

He bit his lip: "You guys, hurry up and go back and pack up my things for me, take away the rest of the valuable, don't want anything, let's leave tonight!" ”

"But the general"

The pro-soldier team couldn't help but worry: "Where can we flee?" To the south, we have to pass through Wei An's defense area, we will definitely not be able to pass, and the main roads and small roads are blocked by his soldiers and horses. Fleeing north? We are going to go through the canyon, and as soon as we go out, we are afraid that we will immediately meet the Black Flag Army, didn't the people from the north say that the north side of the canyon has been occupied by the Black Flag Army? ”

"You can only go north."

Cen Shan thought about it and said, "I'd rather go to the Black Flag Army than go back to Mufu." Besides, only you and I know about that path, so let's take the path and leave. ”

"That's all there is to it."

The pro-soldier team sighed and hurriedly led people out to clean up.

At this moment, a personal soldier from outside suddenly hurriedly came in: "General, a few people came outside, saying that they were old friends of the general and wanted to come to see him." Looking at those people with extraordinary popularity, they are obviously not ordinary people. Do you want to meet it? ”

Cen Shan thought to himself that he had been working as a general in Malanshan Pass, and he had not left all these years, where did he come from? At this point, everyone who can escape has fled, and who will risk coming back to see him? But Cen Shan had a voice in his heart that kept reminding him that he might regret it if he didn't see these people.

"Let them in!"

Cen Shan commanded.

Not long after, a few men in ordinary cloth clothes came in outside, although they were shabby, Cen Shan could still see at a glance that these people were definitely from military backgrounds. These men were all armed with weapons, and their bodies were straight. Especially the young man at the front, who looked to be in his twenties, carried a kind of majesty that made Cen Shan uneasy.

Only those in high positions have the prestige.

"Who are you?"

Cen Shan asked cautiously.

"General Cen doesn't have to worry, since we met, I won't beat around the bush, just explain the intention directly. But before I say that, I have to tell you about the importance of choice. If you are willing to help me, not only can you not die in this battle, but you may also be able to exchange for a great opportunity. If you don't help me, I'm afraid the general won't be able to escape even if he wants to, right? ”

The young man sat down in his chair without the slightest restraint.

"My name is Chen Dingnan, a general under King Wu."

When Cen Shan heard this name, his nerves immediately tensed!

He has naturally heard of this name, it is said that a while ago, the general of the Black Flag Army in Phoenix Terrace, Nalan Dingdong, led the army to rob the granary, Wei An sent troops to pursue, it was this Chen Dingnan who came out of the middle with the elite cavalry, and the tens of thousands of horses sent by Wei An were defeated and returned.

Wei An doesn't let people spread these things, but how can he hide them?

"It turned out to be General Chen."

Cen Shan hurriedly leaned over and saluted: "I don't know if the general is here, what advice do you have?" ”

"Wei An came here not long ago, right?"

Chen Dingnan poured himself a cup of tea, took a sip, and asked with a smile: "If nothing else, he must let you guard Malan Mountain Pass?" ”

Cen Shan's face changed, he smiled, and didn't dare to answer.

"If you help me, I can let you live."

Chen Dingnan said slowly: "The day after tomorrow, my brigade will come here to take over Malan Mountain Pass." I'm afraid that if I can't reach the day after tomorrow, the foreigners' army will attack me. And once the war starts, Wei An will immediately block the road to the south, and Mu Guangling will personally lead the troops to seal the road to the north Mu Fu wants to suffocate my men and horses in Malan Mountain Pass, you are just a funeral object. However, it is not that there is no chance to turn over. ”

Cen Shan's face kept changing, and after hesitating for a long, long time, he stomped his foot heavily: "General, if there is anything, you just have to order!" ”