After successfully passing Beilu Pass, the group started heading towards Dingbei City where Wei Wenzhong was stationed.
After passing Beilu Pass, the weather began to get colder.
Fortunately, Shuobei has not officially entered winter yet, otherwise, what they would see would be a world of ice and snow.
But judging from the current situation, in about half a month, Shuobei will probably welcome the first snow of this winter.
Shuobei has a vast territory.
Although Shuobei is a state, its actual area is almost as large as two states within the Guannei area.
Therefore, even if they have arrived in Shuobei, it will still take a few days to reach Dingbei City.
There are a total of nine cities including Shuobei and Beilu Pass.
Dingbei City is basically at the forefront of Shuobei.
In front of Dingbei City are the two citadels of Suiningwei and Jing'anwei.
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The three cities form a pincer attack and form the first line of defense in Shuobei.
The combined standing military strength of these three cities easily totals more than 100,000.
Suining Wei and Jing'an Wei are still twenty miles away from Baishui River.
The area between these two acropolises and the Baishui River is the northern wilderness, commonly known as the North Plain.
The previous Beihuan raid on Dagan’s grain escort team was carried out in Beiyuan.
Originally, there were three border towns on the other side of the Baishui River.
But in a battle five years ago, Da Gan was forced to cede the land across the Baishui River in exchange for Bei Huan's withdrawal, and the three border towns naturally became Bei Huan's possession.
Today, the three border towns have become strategic locations for Beihuan and Dagan to confront each other across the Baishui River.
The Baishui River is a canyon river.
The entire Baishui River separates the current Dagan territory and the Beihuan territory. The two tributaries of the Baishui River flow into the Beihuan territory, providing Beihuan with large tracts of fertile natural pastures.
well!
If those three border towns had not been ceded, it would have been easy to cause trouble in the Beihuan territory.
Just when Yun Zheng was lost in thought, Ye Zi rode his horse to his side.
"Do you feel that there is something wrong with Wei Shuo?"
Ye Zi frowned and asked.
"Something must be wrong!"
Yun Zheng smiled and said, "He is just the commander of Beilu Pass, but he insisted on checking our baggage. It is obvious that he is deliberately making things difficult for us!"
All the court rules are bullshit.
Just as Chen Luoyan said, the court set the rules to prevent Beihuan's spies from sneaking into Beilu Pass with hidden weapons and colluding with others to seize the pass, not to check everything they saw.
Their weapons were clearly in their hands, what else was there for Wei Shuo to investigate?
It turns out he had already noticed it.
Ye Zi nodded secretly and asked again: "What do you think is going on with Wei Shuo?"
“It’s not clear yet.”
Yun Zheng shook his head and said, "It's possible that he just wanted to intimidate me and stop me from acting like a prince in Shuobei. It's also possible that he is one of my brothers' men."
Ye Zi thought about it and replied: "I think the former is more likely."
"It doesn't matter."
Yun Zheng smiled disapprovingly and said, "Anyway, he won't obey me. I will have a falling out with him sooner or later. His attitude towards me will have no effect on me."
Yun Zheng saw this very clearly.
He had thought about this when he was in the imperial city.
Looking at Yun Zheng's calm appearance, Ye Zi nodded continuously.
He is calm in the face of praise or criticism and is a meticulous person.
He is indeed a man who does great things!
But even so, it would be extremely difficult for Yun Zheng to seize the military power of the Northern Palace Army!
After chatting with Ye Zi for a while, Yun Zheng called Du Guiyuan into the carriage.
Yun Zheng unfolded the map of Shuobei.
The dividing line between Shuobei and Beihuan looks like an irregular character "几".
Beiyuan and Beiluguan are at the forefront and the back respectively.
The winding Baishui River forms a natural barrier.
Yun Zheng stared at the map for a while and asked, "Besides crossing the river from the shallows in the Beiyuan area, where else can we quickly enter Beihuan's territory?"
Du Guiyuan's heart suddenly jumped, and he said in astonishment: "Your Highness, are you going to take the initiative to attack?"
“You don’t have to take the initiative.”
Yun Zheng lied and said with a smile: "I was thinking of sneaking to Beihuan's territory to take a look. It would be best if I could find out the situation of Beihuan in advance so that I can prepare for the next step."
"Is that so?"
Du Guiyuan thought for a moment, pointed to Suqu in the northwest of Shuobei and said, "Go northwest from here, and you will reach the Miyun Snow Mountain, the source of the Baishui River. There is a valley in the snow mountain, and you should be able to enter Beihuan. However, that valley is a well-known death zone..."
"Death Zone?"
Yun Zheng was puzzled. "What do you mean? Is this area very dangerous?"
“It is indeed dangerous.”
Du Guiyuan nodded and said, "This place is very strange. Anyone who enters will be struck by lightning..."
Talking about that death zone, Du Guiyuan immediately started talking.
This death zone is also called the land of divine punishment.
Anyone who enters that death zone will anger the mountain god, who will send down thunder.
Whether in Dagan or Beihuan, there are people who do not believe in superstition and have been to that death zone.
But so far, no one has ever left that death zone alive.
When Du Guiyuan was the leader of the Blood-Clothed Army, he also did not believe in evil.
He brought a few people with him and wanted to cross the death zone, but they were struck by lightning before they had gone far.
Fortunately, they were lucky and were not struck by lightning.
From then on, Du Guiyuan was full of awe for that death zone.
Hearing Du Guiyuan's words, Yun Zheng's heart couldn't help but skip a beat.
Isn’t this similar to the Death Valley in Kunlun Mountain in our previous life?
This place can be utilized!
However, even if you want to take advantage of it, you must first understand the situation.
If we rush in so recklessly, we might be wiped out if we are not careful.
While Yun Zheng was thinking, Du Guiyuan said, "In fact, if Your Highness wants to send a small number of troops into Beihuan territory to investigate the situation, there is no need to go through so much trouble."
"What do you mean?"
Yun Zheng asked curiously.
Du Guiyuan replied: "Winter is about to come to Shuobei. In a month or so at the latest, the entire Baishui River will be frozen. When it is the coldest in Shuobei, the ice layer of the Baishui River can even reach a thickness of half a meter! By then, let alone humans, even a large group of cavalry can run on it without any problem..."
"this……"
Yun Zheng couldn't help but fall into deep thought after hearing this.
What Du Guiyuan said makes sense.
However, he still wanted to take action as soon as possible.
After all, he doesn't have much time left.
But since he had just arrived in Shuobei, it would definitely take some time for him to sort out military affairs.
Well, let’s meet Wei Wenzhong first!
It would be best if we could settle in Suqu.
If not, then consider the death zone on Suqu's side as an alternative!
Let’s first see which city Wei Wenzhong intends to let him enter to lead the army!
Having made up his mind, Yun Zheng stopped thinking about it and started to learn about Beihuan's situation with Du Guiyuan.
In fact, the Beihuan is not a monolithic entity.
The Northern Huan were a typical nomadic people, consisting of various tribes.
There were often fights between tribes for the control of land with abundant grass and water.
In addition to the troops of the Great Chanyu of Beihuan, Beihuan also had three powerful tribes.
The leaders of these three tribes were respectively named Zuoxian King, Youxian King and Daming King.
These three are also ambitious people.
If these three were given the opportunity, they would definitely want to replace the Great Chanyu.
Listening to Du Guiyuan's words, Yun Zheng gradually came up with an idea in his mind.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend.
If there is an opportunity, we can first provoke civil unrest in Beihuan.
Taking advantage of others’ misfortune is the right way to go!
Well, we have to find a way to set a trap for Bei Huan!
A trap that the Beihuan people cannot refuse!
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