"So what if we know?" Pu Da was still puzzled, but it did not stop him from taking the initiative to convey the message for his master.
"Now that we know this information, we have the capital to negotiate with the Song people, because if so, we can also lead to the location of King Dashi from the Song people's Hehuang." Yelu Yudu responded slowly, and there was no more panic in his voice. "No matter whether Wanyan Wushu wants to use me to test the Western Xia, we insist that he means this, and he is basically preparing to lead the Western Xia to join the Yan'an battle. By then, given the century-old blood feud between the Song people and the Western Xia, they will have to believe it. Then we will use Wushu's ignorance of King Dashi's establishment as a key point, and tell the Song people that we can be envoys for the Song people to go west out of Hehuang to Hamili to meet King Dashi, and ask the Khitan army to come east to attack the Western Xia and even the Jin people! The Song people will definitely agree!"
The surroundings gradually became quiet, but several people were obviously breathing heavily. It was obvious that a few smart people realized that this move was indeed feasible logically and theoretically.
After all, in this desperate situation, even if there is only a glimmer of hope, it is worth taking a gamble at this moment!
However, there is still a problem.
"General, the battle between Song and Jin is fierce ahead, and the slave of the Grand Master has gone to inform on us. How can we easily cross the front line to find the Song people? How can we guarantee that we can find Song people who are prudent and aware of the situation? And the Xixia people, we are in Hengshan. If the Jurchens from Pingrong Village arrive and directly ask for the people from the Xixia people, then the Xixia people will not be able to hold on and will betray Jonah again. What will we do?"
"This is a gamble of life." Yu Du said in a sonorous tone. "I remember that the Baoan Army's Kaoluo Village is where the Western Army General Guo Hao is. I bet that he has not been captured by a living woman! I also bet that he is someone who knows my identity and the overall situation of the country! And then we are few in number, and now we have abandoned the baggage, while the Xixia people and the Jurchens think that we are only wandering around the north of Hengshan, we will quickly lead the horses back along the original route, and head west and south from the south of Hengshan to Kaoluo Village!"
Everyone then realized why Yu Du had been sitting motionless at the mountain pass in the chilly wind, why he had been unwilling to light a fire, and why he let everyone disperse. It turned out that he wanted to hide his whereabouts and return in a small group.
Besides, only a small group of people would be accepted by the Song people’s stronghold!
Just like that, since Yelu Yudu had explained everything and there was a glimmer of hope, and these last twenty or thirty people were indeed reliable, they did not delay any longer. They first drove away all the livestock carrying supplies, and then tied up all the remaining people and all the remaining horses with ropes, and then, regardless of everything, walked back south through the mountain pass at night.
Maybe it was God's will that the group turned back in the dark, and only one person sprained his ankle, but he was still able to ride his horse carefully and continue... They managed to successfully cross the mountain pass.
After crossing the mountain pass, the group still did not dare to delay or light a fire. They just mounted their horses and galloped along the mountain. They didn't know how long it had been, when it was still dark, they finally heard the sound of water ahead... Everyone knew they had arrived at Hunzhou River, so they dismounted and rested for a while, using some dry food and river water. After a while, the sky became a little brighter, and they couldn't wait to find shallow water to cross the river.
Only at this point did everyone take a breath, because it was already dawn and there was a river blocking the pursuers. From now on, they just had to rush to Taoluo Village as fast as they could.
What's more, they were so careful that they should not have revealed their tracks. So no matter who it was, they would probably still think they were still north of Hengshan.
After everyone had finished their preparations, they mounted their horses.
Only Yelu Yudu was about to whip his horse, but he couldn't bear it anymore, so he reined in his horse, turned around, faced northeast, and took a look.
Pu Da, the confidant next to him, came to his senses and asked everyone to swear a blood oath together, that they must seek revenge on Tai Shi Nu, Saba and other betrayers in the future.
However, just as everyone drew their daggers, Yu Du shook his head and said, "Today, there are 23 brothers who have never left me. I, Yu Du, will never forget them. As for those people like Tai Shi Nu, they were forced by the situation, but I can't say I am angry at them. Even Ba Lisu and Ma Wu were just following orders, and I can't even hate them."
At this moment, Pu Da and the others looked at each other, seemingly confused.
"Two people!" Yu Du also drew his dagger. "One is Wanyan Wushu, who treated me like a stone to ask for directions and threw me out easily; the other is that Weiming Yunge who humiliated me and treated me like dirt today... Yu Du has a mortal body and a mortal heart, but he dare not forget them at all! Today I swear that one day, I will let my brothers enjoy wealth and honor, and let these two regret treating me like nothing!"
After saying this, Yu Du picked up the dagger and cut a bloody trail on the palm of his other hand. Then, without waiting for the twenty-three followers to follow suit, he said no more and rode at full speed, heading southwest.
October 2nd.
At noon, Yu Du led 23 riders to the foot of the Taoluo stronghold, which was not surrounded tightly. He arrived at the gate with his bare hands and introduced himself under the arrows of the Shenbi bow and crossbow, and claimed to be an old friend of Guo Hao's father Guo Cheng. After Guo Hao climbed up the city wall to inquire, he heard that he was Yelu Yu Du, the former commander-in-chief of the Eastern Route of the Liao Kingdom and the right general of the Jin Kingdom. He also heard the other party talking about Western Xia and Northern Liao, as well as Wuzhu and Dashi under the city. He realized that the other party was a rare treasure, so he immediately ignored the opposition and allowed Yu Du into the city.
At this time, Wuzhu was still waiting for news in Taiyuan.
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