Chapter 378 Silver Horse Road
Because the second sect could not capture it for a long time, he had already been worried about Long Tianxiang. Now, when he heard that southern Yunnan actually wanted to join forces with him, he felt even more uneasy. But then, he thought of another point: "Are you serious about this?"
As far as he knows, there should be no spies from southern Yunnan now. So is Li Ling's statement about Duyun?
Mo Li's expression was quite serious: "I thought this news might not be reliable before, but as the people of the Luotian Sect said, they had the last key eyeliner buried in Qianzhou, right next to Li Ling. So now, his itinerary and actions are in my control, so there will be no mistakes."
Long Tianxiang nodded in understanding. He had already seen too much about the Luotian Sect's methods. Not to mention a mere person with them beside Li Ling, even if they say that there are people from the Luotian Sect around the current emperor, he would not have too much doubt, because they are just doing this.
"They also rushed to the second sect. Do they want to alienate my Long family?" Long Tianxiang quickly focused his attention on this, with a serious expression. "Can we send troops to intercept them halfway?"
Mo Li said carefully: "The interception is a must, but it cannot make a big move and send too many troops. Aren't we still thinking about how to eliminate the hatred with Long Wenzhou and the others and bring him together? If we suddenly send troops at this time, it is hard to say that he will not be suspicious, and it will be detrimental to us at that time."
"Not bad!" Long Tianxiang immediately understood the truth and frowned and thought, "Then we can only send a small number of elite soldiers to intercept and kill them. How many of them are there?"
"Not many, just a hundred people, and they don't know that their whereabouts have been completely exposed. So as long as our people are arranged properly, find a dangerous location, and you can kill them all in just one sneak attack!" Mo Li said, and looked at him again, "In fact, in terms of manual arrangements, Xue Linjing of Luotian Sect has taken over. What they lack now are a few guides who are very familiar with the geographical locations in Duyun and Yinma Road, so that they can ensure that there is no accident."
"Will the Luotian Sect take action?"
"Yes, they have a grudge against Li Ling, so this time they took the opportunity to finish it."
After thinking for a moment, Long Tianxiang agreed with this arrangement. Although the Long family also has many good players, they all need to beware of the troubles that may arise around them at this moment, so it is the most appropriate way to let Luo Tian Cult take action. What's more, Luo Tian Cult has a great master in charge. In such a small-scale battle, such a master is definitely overwhelming.
"Okay, just do what you said. The guide is not a problem. I will ask you to come over to meet them later. Be sure to get rid of them as soon as possible!" Long Tianxiang finally reminded him.
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March 18th is the best time of the year, whether in the Central Plains or the Southwest.
After several months of cold autumn and winter, under the spring light, everything has completely recovered. In the mountains and forests, there are lush grass and trees. All kinds of birds fly by in the sky, singing moving songs on the branches, making the entire forest come alive.
However, in this vibrant area, there are also hidden dangers in certain winters. Among the lush and green flowers and plants, some highly venomous snakes and insects that have woken up from hibernation may be hidden. If you accidentally bite by these poisons, you will die in just a short moment.
This threat often appears on the official roads connecting Yunnan and Guizhou, not to mention the more remote mountain roads with fewer pedestrians. And Silver Horse Road is such a mountain road that does not fall into the category of official roads.
Because Qianzhou is subject to geographical constraints, there are indeed not many places where horses can be produced here, so for many years, the Long family has purchased horses from southern Yunnan. In addition to the ruler of the Long family, the ruler, other sects have also made private transactions with Qianzhou to buy horses, especially the two sects with silver mines and rich wealth, and often buy horses and weapons they want from southern Yunnan.
But this kind of thing must not be caught by the main sect, so they have been doing the transactions with southern Yunnan for a long time, and they dare not trade from the main official road, so they can only set up a different path. This road, which was much narrower, rugged and more dangerous than the official road, was walked out by them. Because the two sides made transactions with silver and horses, they called it the Silver Horse Road by the locals.
This is a road that runs through several mountains between the two provinces. Some places are flat, so that the team can pass by calmly, but some dangerous and difficult areas can only be allowed to pass carefully. It is really a passage that walks out between the cliffs. This restricts the flow of goods. It is precisely because of this that the main sect who has long known the existence of the Silver Horse Road turned a blind eye to it and did not obstruct it with a tough stance.
However, today, with the sudden changes of the Long family, this silver horse path may become the key path to save the master sect. The team that is rushing on this may become the most important weight to influence this incident.
It is precisely because they know that they have a heavy responsibility that the superiors and subordinates of the caravan along the way have maintained absolute caution and caution. Not only are they always guarding against possible dangers in the mountains, but when they camp at night, they will also leave 300 people to guard against the night defense, and will not give any foreign enemies an opportunity to take advantage of it.
After more than ten days of travel, the entire team was safe and sound. According to the speed, you can reach the Duyun territory in another five or seven days. This made everyone feel more energetic and felt that victory was already in front of you.
Bai Cong, the nominal leader of this caravan, deliberately slowed down and retreated to Li Ling who was disguised, and said with a smile: "Young Master Li, you have worked so hard on this journey. Fortunately, these hardships are worth it. As long as you pass through the mouth of the eagle in front of you, there will be no obstacles along the way."
"I can't think of it. Brother Bai, you and the brothers who are exploring the way forward have a harder time." Li Ling rode his horse slowly and said politely. Then, his expression became somber again: "But before we arrived in Duyun safely, we must not relax. Is the mouth of the eagle quite dangerous?"
"That's right, that side is one of the three most dangerous passes on the entire silver horse road. You have to go straight up and down. There are cliffs around you. You will definitely not be able to ride the horses, so you can only lead them and pass slowly. Moreover, the entire team must be lengthened when they get there. Therefore, when bandits in the past rebellion, the passes are the most likely to encounter enemies." Bai Cong said and smiled again: "But Mr. Li, don't worry, after leaving the silver horse road for many years, we dare not say anything else, and there are still some ways to prevent the eagle's mouth."
Seeing him looking confident, Li Ling also laughed: "Then it's all up to Brother Bai, you can bring people to safety."
"Okay, then I'll take a step first, you guys will follow. According to the speed calculation, before dark today, our entire team can pass through the mouth of the eagle, and we will speed up tomorrow." After saying that, he put the reins on and came forward again.
Li Ling and his friends watched him take the lead and walk forward for more than an hour. After walking, the mountain road, which was not very wide, had rapidly contracted, and the terrain began to rise continuously. However, because there was a large bend close to 90 degrees in front, Li Ling and others who were still here could not see what the road ahead looked like.
However, Li Ling knew one thing, that is, they had arrived at the mouth of the eagle and had to raise their spirits to deal with it. Because if there was really an enemy who wanted to stop the attack, this was their last and best chance!
The three people around them also knew this, so when they reached the turn ahead, they took the lead and stood in front of Li Ling. At the same time, the caravans around them all had all dismounted. The narrow road here could no longer be smoothly riding, so it was safer to lead the horse and walk. Li Ling and the others were no exception, and they dismounted and turned.
This bend is just the beginning. Under the twists and turns, no matter how high the terrain is in front, it is a steep uphill, and there is another turning point, which makes them unable to see the specific position of Bai Cong and others running in the front.
Suddenly, a soothing sound came from the front. It was the sound of the sharp arrow breaking through the air, which made the Yang brothers shudder, and their hands were already on the hilt of the knife beside their waists.
"Don't worry, this is our boss Bai doing the test!" The veteran caravan beside him quickly explained when he saw this, which made the few people feel a little relieved, and then continued to lead the horse forward.
After carefully leaning on one side of the mountain wall, they finally arrived at the entrance of a narrow and dangerous mountain road that rushed straight up. It was a path that was more than two miles long but only one person wide. On one side was the steep mountain wall that penetrated straight into the sky, and on the other side was the cliff that could not be seen at all. The winding and reversing road looked like it was only a curved eagle beak.
At this time, Bai Cong was bringing a few people to the entrance. They had bows and arrows in their hands. After watching the environment and wind speed around, several more arrows flew out and shot to several locations diagonally above.
Li Ling naturally couldn't see what was in the details of those places, but Yang Zhen couldn't help but nodded slightly: "If I brought people to ambush here, those places would be the best places for Tibetans. This would take a few arrows to shoot over. As long as people were hidden, they would be injured in custody."
As a result, seven or eight arrows flew out one after another, but there was no movement there, which made everyone around him feel relieved. Even Bai Cong smiled and said, "It should be safe. I just said, almost no one knows about our trip, so how could someone be ambushed halfway? Let's go!"
As he waved his hand, several men had already strode forward and walked up the narrow and steep mountain path. Others also followed one after another. Some were watching over the horses and driving them forward, and some were skillfully carrying packages. However, Li Ling and the others had to follow the team and walk steadily.
Just after stepping onto the dangerous path and walking a few steps carefully, Li Ling suddenly had a thought in his mind: "No, there is something wrong..."
As his mind turned, he had already shouted: "Be careful, there is an ambush!"
Chapter completed!