When resting at night, lying on a soft bed was undoubtedly the most comfortable feeling. Unfortunately, this was just an extravagant hope for the bandits. The road they were traveling on was rugged and difficult. The more supplies they carried, the slower they traveled and the greater the difficulties they faced. Therefore, in order to travel as fast as possible, they had to abandon everything they could and carry a bed board. This was obviously very unrealistic. Even the leader of the bandits did not receive such treatment. However, the leader's tent was slightly bigger and there were special blankets and bedding that could be spread on the ground. Moreover, there were multiple blankets. The dirtiest and hardest blankets were placed at the bottom while the soft ones were placed on top.
These soft blankets were easier to carry. On the other hand, a hard bed would be very troublesome to carry. Therefore, the bandits would rather carry more blankets than a long and hard bed. These things were really impossible to carry. Moreover, it was obviously very unsuitable to make a bed board in the middle of the journey. The bandits were all very tired and did not have the leisure to make a temporary bed. At most, they would pick up some dry branches and lay them under their bodies to block out the cold.
However, there were smarter bandits who would put the charcoal ashes that they used to cook under the branches they picked up. As the charcoal still had some residual heat and the residual heat could last for a longer period of time, it was very comfortable to lay these things under their bodies and they would not have to worry about the cold at night.
Pony and Fatty picked up a lot of charcoal and laid them under the dry branches. Of course, these charcoal only had residual heat, so there was no need to worry about them being roasted alive. Normally, such a thing wouldn't happen. Moreover, the tent was very simple and crude. Even if there was a fire, they would be able to escape quickly. These horse bandits were all crafty and wouldn't just stand there and watch as they were roasted alive.
The charcoal under their bodies was very effective. The heat was transmitted to the branches through the charcoal. When the temperature of the branches increased, it would transmit the heat to the clothes on them. When the clothes were warm, the people who slept on them would naturally feel warm too.
Satiety and warmth induced sleep. Fatty fell asleep very quickly, but because Foal had something on his mind, he was still awake. When he heard the commotion outside, he knew that One-eyed and the mounted bandit leader had eaten their fill, so he got up and walked out of the tent.
From afar, he saw the leader of the bandits walking towards the pile of chests. He was probably worried about the treasures there and wanted to take a look personally. Meanwhile, One-eye went for a stroll nearby.
Foal followed One-eye and was about to discuss something with him.
"Foal, why aren't you sleeping?"
One-eye sensed someone behind him and asked when he saw that it was Foal.
Foal smiled and said, "I ate too many steamed buns and my stomach feels uncomfortable. I can't sleep! I should feel better after taking a walk. "
"Haha! Me too. I'll take a walk before going back to sleep. Today's pheasant meat was pretty good.
One-eye said.
"It's not a big deal. If Brother Yan likes it, I'll go hunt pheasants when I have the chance in the future so that you can eat pheasants every meal. However, there must be pheasants on the road. We have to walk in this forest all the way. This road is too difficult to walk on. The only good thing is that we can meet pheasants and hunt them to satisfy our hunger."
Foal said.
His words were watertight. No matter how one listened to it, there was no problem at all. It did not seem like he was trying to get information at all.
One-eye did not suspect anything. Perhaps because he was in a good mood, he said, "This road will be very difficult to travel! Basically, the road conditions are like this and there will be a lot of pheasants. Once we enter the Lu River Valley in Ying Province, the road will be much easier to travel. Crossing the river is the most difficult road. After crossing the river, the road conditions will be much better. "
These casual words revealed that the Lu River Valley was the only way for the horse bandits to pass through. Hearing these words, Foal was naturally very happy. He had been waiting for these words.
"If that's the case, we can go hunting for pheasants every night when we rest."
Foal said happily.
"Yes! It'll be great if we can hunt more. Two is too little. "
One-eye did not seem to be full. Even if he hunted four or five pheasants, there would be no share for Fatty or Foal. In the end, these delicacies would all go into the stomachs of One-eye and the bandit leader. This was too unfair.
However, the foal was not a foodie. He did not have much interest in eating and drinking. He did not care who he gave the pheasant to. He had always hoped that he could leave the group of horse bandits as soon as possible and live a normal life.
In the following days, Big Colt would follow the bandit team and provide Foal with enough pheasants as needed to cover Foal's undercover mission.
As for the pheasants in Big Colt's hands, they were naturally prepared. Every time he came to meet Foal, he was alone. However, he was not alone. Behind him, there were at least a dozen soldiers to support him, including wild pheasants. Moreover, they had to provide live, fresh pheasants. Dead pheasants would quickly become frozen in the winter. The bandit leader and the others were not fools and could see the flaw in this plan.
It was not difficult for a dozen soldiers to catch pheasants in the woods. This was their mission. In addition to pheasants, they also caught some common wild birds. As long as needed, they could provide them to Foal at any time to help Foal complete his mission.
The bandits moved too slowly. According to the news from the frontline scouts, it would take them about three days to arrive at the Lushui River Valley. It was too boring to wait around all the time. Ang Lee felt bored. Therefore, he decided to go out with Lao Guo and enjoy the scenery.
They had already visited Cold Water Well Village, which was not far away. There were still many scenic spots and historical sites around. However, Ang Lee was not interested in the common ones, because time was limited. It was more appropriate to visit the most significant ones.
Ang Lee fixed his eyes on Yuntai Mountain, which was dozens of miles away. Although he had not been there personally, he always heard about it from others. He could not help but yearn for it.
The reason why Yuntai Mountain was called Yuntai Mountain was that it had a very good topography. It was recorded in a book that there was a natural lion stone in front of it, a land of sweet rain, and a bridge of immortals, which looked exactly like Tiantai. That was why it was called Yuntai Mountain.
The mountain was tall and straight, with hundreds of miles of mountains to the north and five miles to the south. It was the confluence of the Kuye River and the Yellow River. Under the steep cliff in the east was the surging Yellow River, and in the west, the rolling Kuye River brushed the foot of the mountain from the north to the south. Tiantai Mountain was more than 500 meters high, which was already very high.
In the Ming Dynasty, Tiantai Mountain Temple was built on the top of the mountain. Later, it was expanded and repaired to a certain extent. Until later generations, this Tiantai Mountain Temple still existed. Moreover, in this Tiantai Mountain Temple, there were still nearly a hundred murals and steles, which had a very high cultural and artistic value.
The ancient buildings of Tiantai Mountain that existed in later generations were as high as two kilometers. At the southernmost end was a towering mountain gate with a cave of tens of meters. There were more than 200 stone steps in the cave, and there were three big characters carved on the cave, "Southern Gate of Heaven". From the mountain gate cave to the north, there was a nine-story temple.
Not only were there many ancient buildings, but the scenery was also very good. On one side, there were undulating mountains, and on the other side, there was the surging Yellow River. There were all kinds of vegetation, too many to count. There were also many kinds of wild animals. It was simply a paradise for wild animals.
However, this was still the era of the Tang dynasty, so there were no huge ancient buildings at the top of Tiantai Mountain. Those were the buildings of the Ming Dynasty. How could there be such buildings in the Tang dynasty? However, even if there were no complete ancient buildings, as long as this place existed, it was enough. Ang Lee was very clear about the specific location, so it was easy for him to find this place.
"What? You want to go to the Yellow River? That's far away! It's dozens of kilometers away. "
Hearing Ang Lee's request, Lao Guo was a little surprised. After a pause, he said, "Didn't we agree to go hunting nearby and enjoy the scenery? Why do you suddenly want to go so far away?"
Ang Lee naturally had to answer Lao Guo's doubts seriously. He smiled and said, "Lao Guo, I haven't seen the Yellow River for a long time. Isn't it nice to go there and enjoy the breeze?"
"Traveling dozens of kilometers just to enjoy the breeze by the Yellow River? Assistant Minister Li is really in a good mood. Do you want me to go with you?"
Lao Guo was a little reluctant. He had endured it when it took so much effort to defeat the Horse Gang and took such a long detour. After all, Ang Lee was doing it for the sake of the soldiers. But going to the Yellow River to enjoy the breeze by the Yellow River seemed a little capricious. Besides, Lao Guo was a little old. It was really hard for him to travel such a long distance and back.
"It's fine if you don't want to go, Lao Guo. I can go alone with enough bodyguards."
Ang Lee said.
The most basic consideration should be given. Lao Guo was an old man. It was really hard for him to travel back and forth. Ang Lee was young, but Lao Guo was really old. It was a little capricious for him to go to the Yellow River dozens of kilometers away to enjoy the breeze by the Yellow River.
"All right! I'll leave the fifty best guards to Assistant Minister Li. I won't go. It's too far. "
Lao Guo said.
Now that Lao Guo had said so, Ang Lee couldn't force him, because that would be too much.
"Old Guo, I have guards. A dozen of them are enough. Why do I need so many guards?"
Ang Lee said.
Going to enjoy the scenery, not to fight a war. It would be a little redundant to take so many soldiers and horses.
Lao Guo thought for a while and said, "How about this? I'll let my guards follow you for three to five kilometers, and only three guards will follow you on your left and right. How about that? "
The outside world was full of dangers. No one could be sure that they wouldn't run into unexpected dangers. It was always right to be conservative, so that they wouldn't be at a loss when they encountered real dangers.
"All right! Then I'll let my fifty guards lead the way, and I'll only take six personal guards. Including myself, there are only ten people in total. In this way, we won't attract attention. "
Ang Lee said.
After making the decision, Ang Lee immediately sent fifty guards to set off in advance. The map was drawn by Ang Lee based on his own impression, so there shouldn't be much difference.
After the guards set off for five kilometers, Ang Lee led nine guards to Tiantai Mountain along the official road. In this era, there was no concept of Tiantai Mountain. Maybe no one even knew about it. After all, the world of the Tang Dynasty was too big, and there were beautiful mountains and rivers everywhere. A mere mountain by the river naturally wouldn't attract attention. But Ang Lee was eager to have a look. He wanted to see the difference between the scenery of Tiantai Mountain in the Tang Dynasty and the one in the modern era.
The scenery along the way was very good. Ang Lee enjoyed the scenery while moving slowly. When he encountered a very beautiful place, he would even stop to enjoy it for a while. Anyway, there was nothing urgent to deal with. He came out to play and enjoy the scenery. Nothing was more exciting than playing and enjoying the scenery.
Dozens of kilometers was not a short distance. It would take a long time to walk. However, the speed of a horse was very fast. They could arrive in a few hours. If they set off in the morning, they would definitely arrive in the afternoon.
When he encountered a place with beautiful scenery, Ang Lee would choose to move slowly, or even stop for a moment. But when there was no good scenery, Ang Lee would run at full speed. In this way, the speed was really not slow. They arrived at Tiantai Mountain in the afternoon.
At this time, Tiantai Mountain didn't even have a name. It was really pitiful. There were no buildings on the top of the mountain. It was simply an unknown hill. It was a pity that such a magnificent scenery was buried just like that.
No matter how good the scenery was, it still needed to be discovered by future generations. Only when it was discovered by human beings, it was the real scenery. If it was not discovered by human beings, then it was the scenery that was buried.
On the path close to Tiantai Mountain, Ang Lee could already hear the roar of the Yellow River. The sound was very loud and gave people a very shocking feeling. Only the mother river of the Hua Xia could have such boldness. It made people sigh after hearing it.
Because this was still a primitive environment and had not been developed, there was no path to the top of the mountain. If one wanted to go up, they had to open up a path by themselves. In the winter environment, opening up a path to the top of the mountain was undoubtedly a very simple matter. In the summer, if the vegetation was dense, it would be more difficult to open up a path.
The soldiers in charge of opening the road in front quickly opened a road to the top of the mountain. Ang Lee easily climbed the legendary Tiantai Mountain along the mountain road.
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