The Song Dynasty has been deliberate for 16 years, only to know that it is the Water Margin

Helan Mountain is the remnant of the Kunlun Mountains.

There is a poem by Wei Chan in the Tang Dynasty that says: There are orchards at the foot of Helan Mountain, and they are famous in the north of the Great Wall and south of the Yangtze River.

In the Han Dynasty, Helan Mountain was called Beiyi Mountain. The name Helan was first seen on written paper in the "Book of Sui: Biography of Zhao Zhongqing" written in the 13th year of Zhenguan of the Tang Dynasty. The book records: In the third year of the founding of the Emperor, Zhao Zhongqing attacked the Turks, and Out of Helan Mountain.

And this name is not because the mountain is majestic, like a group of galloping horses. It corresponds to the later transliteration of "Helan" in Mongolian for horse. Because the Mongolian saying that it comes from the time is wrong, it is too late, and it was there during the Xiongnu period. He Lai Mountain and Ke Lan Mountain were said to be Helan Mountain in the Sui Dynasty.

Helan has been in many tribulations since ancient times. Among all the mountains in the world, none is like Helan Mountain, which has been almost always in a state of war since ancient times.

As early as the Qin Dynasty, after the Qin army defeated the Yiqurong who dominated the land in Hexi, the Helan area was included in the territory of the Qin Empire. However, the war continued and they repeatedly competed with the Xiongnu for this area. In the Han Dynasty, Wei Qing and Li Xi led The army went north to attack the Huns and once again reached the Helan area.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty divided the country into thirteen provincial governors, which administered counties. Among them, Lian County was established at the eastern foot of Helan Mountain under the jurisdiction of Beidi County.

In the Tang Dynasty, Emperor Taizong Li Shimin ordered an attack on the Turks and stationed them in the Helan Mountain area. This was the second time that troops from the Central Plains were stationed in this mountain after the Han and Sui Dynasties.

Helan Mountain has lush forests and grass, suitable for grazing. It is convenient for nomadic people like Dangxiang to live in the surrounding area and raise cattle, sheep, camels and other animals. The herdsmen on the mountainside, regardless of gender, have all developed a superb set of horses in summer and winter. The art of riding a camel.

This mountain is also where the tombs of the Xixia royal family are located. Since the founding of the country, Li Yuanhao has buried his grandfather Li Jiqian at the east foot of Helan Mountain. The east foot is surrounded by pines and overlooks the Yellow River. It is a geomantic treasure.

Since then, all the imperial mausoleums of the Western Xia dynasties have been located here. In later generations, this area of ​​mausoleums was called the "Oriental Pyramid".

Helan Mountain also produces salt, with dozens of nearby salt lakes, and various minerals such as iron, gold, coal, and phosphorus. It is also suitable for the growth of fruit trees, especially grape peaches, and is rich in grape wine.

There are many wild animals on this mountain, but few ferocious beasts. There are red deer, horse musk deer, goral, blue sheep, argali, blue-eared pheasant, black cheetah, etc., but there are few tigers and leopards. It is very suitable for hunting and is also suitable for the herding and hunting of the Dangxiang clan. Living condition.

Zhao Tong led people to climb the mountain from Helankou, the largest main road in Helan Mountain.

This Helankou is also called "Huaukou". In the ravine next to Helankou, there is a big stone lying flat, which looks like a human foot. Next to the big stone, two large footprints are carved, one in front of the other. After a while, it was like the mark left by a giant taking a long stride.

Legend has it that the Immortal opened his mouth when he opened the mountain here, leaving this footprint. The first ancestor of the Heilang family who lived here in ancient times became pregnant after stepping on the Immortal's footprints, and multiplied into the later Helan tribe. Therefore, he "opened his mouth" Also known as Helankou.

Nowadays, there are still some infertile women from the Dangxiang tribe who come here to touch the immortal's big footprints when they have nothing to do. Some of them will become pregnant soon after returning. I don't know if the immortal is really manifesting or there is something fishy about it.

The five thousand soldiers were all elite. They followed Zhao Tong directly to the main peak of Helan Mountain, bypassed the Spirit Snake Cave, then crossed the Guqin Platform and arrived in front of Yanzi Liang.

The Swallow Liang in Helan Mountain is named after the flocks of sparrows that gather together. At the turn of spring and summer, the swallows return south and gather on the beam, making endless murmuring sounds.

The scenery here is beautiful. Zhao Tao ordered the soldiers to rest where they were. They saw colorful clouds floating in the distant mountains, winding creeks, boulders and clear springs converging, gurgling down the mountain ridges, and the springs flowing like silk threads. It was infinitely wonderful.

After a while, we continued climbing. The main peak of Helan was called Malan Peak, not the later Aobao Peak. It was not called that name at this time.

In fact, the Zizai Sect is not on the top of the mountain. The top of the mountain is full of rocks and dangerous, rugged and barren. No large-scale sect building can be built anywhere.

Zizai Gate is built on the back of the mountain halfway up the main peak. It is a place called Madiyuan. It is relatively flat. There are many houses and terraces, some of which are ancient and may not be thousands of years old.

At this time, I could see the mountain gate in the distance. It was majestic, but at first glance it didn't belong to a hidden sect. Instead, the two red doors looked like an earthly temple, full of incense.

Yuan Ying put up the pergola with her hands, raised her feet and looked around: "This Zizi Gate is different from what I thought. Why does it look like a big temple?"

Zhao Tong never expected such a scene. Since it is the inheritance of Nanhua Master, it should be full of charm and moral prosperity, but he did not expect such a secular scene.

"Twenty-eight, haven't you been here before?"

"Master, how could I have been here before? You don't know that Sister Nineteen is a disciple of the Divine Bird Palace. The Divine Bird Palace is at odds with the Zizai Sect. My Yuan family will never go to the main peak of Helan Mountain."

Zhao Tong nodded: "Yuan Jing is from the Palace of Birds of Prey. You, the Yuan family, are here soon. I forgot about this."

He thought in his mind, looking at the new features, they all seemed to have been built in recent years. He estimated that the Zizi Sect was not like this before, at least it would not be like this in the generation of the old man. It should be after Wu Zangqiu Shui entered the palace, especially after becoming the Queen Mother, he This is what happens when Zi Zi Sect is granted the title of Guozong.

However, as the sect of a dynasty, it was normal for his sect to be luxuriously and gorgeously built, but Zhao Tong did not like it.

This is the inheritance of Nanhua Zhenren Zhuangzi's master. Now, not to mention that almost all of it has been invaded by foreigners, it is still like this. How unbecoming!

"Surround up!" Zhao Tong narrowed his eyes and ordered.

The five thousand soldiers behind immediately rushed to the mountain gate. There were disciples of the Zizi Sect at the mountain gate shouting: "What are you doing? What are you going to do?"

Luda was leading the five thousand soldiers at the moment. Hearing the words of the disciple of the Zi Zi Sect, he let out a flurry of bows and arrows, shooting directly at the door wall, scaring the disciples guarding the door and running to both sides.

"Don't let anyone go!" Zhao Tong calmly ordered from behind.

Ruda immediately rushed forward and shouted: "No one is allowed to move. Anyone who moves without permission will be shot!"

But how could those disciples of the Zi Zi Sect be obedient? They all relied on their own martial arts skills and twisted and jumped. Some wanted to run away, while others wanted to rush back into the mountain gate.

"Cum for Sajia!" Seeing that these disciples didn't listen, Luda raised his thick eyebrows and shouted loudly.

Just listen to the sound of the bowstring, and the arrows are like locusts, shooting forward indiscriminately, dense and fast, with an endless sound of "swish, swish, swish".

Although the disciples who guard the gate are all skilled in martial arts, there are really no masters among them. If they were really masters, they would not be sent to guard the gate.

The rain of arrows was so dense that the disciples couldn't escape, so they were shot at them one after another.

Some disciples ran more than ten feet away and had arrows pierce the back of their hearts. Some disciples immediately entered the door and were shot like hedgehogs. Some disciples were good at Qinggong and jumped high into the wall. , but was shot by an arrow in mid-air, and fell to the ground with a scream.

In just the blink of an eye, all the disciples outside the door were killed, leaving no one alive.

Ruda held the sword in his hand, stepped forward, and kicked open the foot-high mountain gate. The soldiers behind him immediately aimed their bows and arrows inward. Just looking inside the gate, there were people running towards this side at the moment. They were all disciples of the Zi Zi Sect. Within a moment, both sides were filled with people, all glaring out angrily.

At this time, the soldiers separated and Bai Ba and Bai Zhan cleared the way. Wu Song was guarding them on the left and right, and Zhao Tong walked over with his hands behind his back.

He looked at the disciples in the sect and gave a slight signal. Luda jumped in first. Some of the disciples gritted their teeth and wanted to step forward to take action, but they were shot directly into the chest by cold arrows from behind, killing them directly.

Zhao Tong also stepped into the door at this time, looked at the indignant disciples, and said calmly: "Where is Li Huangzhu?"

Someone among the disciples immediately spoke: "Song Gou, invade my country and our sect, I can't wait to..."

Before he could finish his words, Wu Song rushed over and all the disciples hurriedly rushed towards Wu Song with fists and kicks. However, Wu Song was no match for him. He was beaten up and down, crying for his father and mother. The disciple who had said something rude just now was directly beaten. Wu Song pulled it out, pushed him down and knelt on the ground.

Zhao Tong looked at this disciple and said coldly: "In the whole world, could it be the land of the king? On the shore of the land, could it be the ministers of the king? The land west of Hexi has been restored to the Central Plains since the Qin and Han Dynasties. How can you have such rivers and mountains?"

"You..." The disciple stiffened his neck and tried to argue, but Wu Song slapped him so hard that he spit out several teeth and was silenced.

Zhao Tong frowned and looked inside. The inside of the Zizai Gate was also very large. There was a bluestone road in the middle, and there were trees, pavilions, and houses in the distance on both sides.

"Even this sect is not the sect you are waiting for. You are just trying to occupy the magpie's nest. Today the king is going to take back this place of freedom!"

As he spoke, Zhao Tong rushed to the side and waved his hand, and the soldiers behind him immediately shot arrows at the disciples. At this moment, a voice suddenly came from inside: "Song Thief, stop it!"

As the sound came out, I saw a red shadow flashing for a few times on the road. In a blink of an eye, I was approaching. It was a girl in red holding two swords. Her eyebrows were upturned, her almond-shaped eyes were wide open, and her face was as cold as frost. , scolded delicately: "What a thief from the Song Dynasty, you actually came to my Zizai Gate to show off your evil ways. Today, you will not be able to come or go. You will regret being born in this world!"

When Zhao Tong heard this, she ignored her, and the soldiers ignored her. They shot out arrows one after another, only to see the Zi Zi Sect disciples crying and howling, unable to escape, and suddenly fell to the ground.

Even the tough-talking disciple who was being held down by Wu Song was kicked far away and rolled a few feet, spurting blood from his mouth, and he was about to die.

The girl in red's eyes suddenly burst into tears: "Song Thief, Song Dog, you beasts, I, I will fight with you!"

She has a graceful figure, holds a pair of short knives, and uses her small boots to move forward.

Zhao Tong looked at her for a few times, then nuzzled at Yuanying next to him: "Twenty-eight!"

"Master!" Yuan Ying had been eager to give it a try. When she heard Zhao Tong speak, she immediately replied.

"Go, teach this wild girl a lesson, let her know why the flowers are so red!"

"Okay, Master!" Yuan Ying was overjoyed when he heard this. He floated out with the gun pole propped on the ground, and shouted to the girl in front of him: "Hey, where did this wild girl come from? Master said, let me teach you why Hua'er is like this So red!"

The girl in red almost died of anger when she heard this. She looked at Yuan Ying and thought, who among us is the wild girl?

Yuan Ying's outfit is very confusing and weird. Because her parents passed away early, she has been thinking about many things by herself since she was a child.

Her hairstyle is all developed by herself, not party items, not big Song, one long braid on the left, two short braids on the right, tied up with a small white and pink silk ribbon, and a ponytail at the back, which is indescribably unusual. .

The skirts she wears are also designed and cut by herself. They are silver white with goose yellow accents. The hand guards are all made of leopard fur. The silk ribbon around her waist is of colorful colors. Different cloth ends are pieced together, lining with beef tendon, and sewn together. become.

The next pair of small leather boots were also made by ourselves. They were made of deerskin and lined with linen. It took three days of sewing to complete.

At this moment, he was holding a big gun, which was twice as tall as her. Although he had a picturesque appearance, he looked like a monkey on the mountain when he jumped. What was he if he wasn't a wild girl?

The girl in red pointed the lancet in her hand: "Wild girl, who are you talking about?"

"Wild girl, I'm talking about you!" Yuan Ying was furious when she heard the other person call her that name instead, wondering how she looked like a wild girl? What's more, those were Master's words, how could Master be wrong? !

Zhao Tong was behind at this time, resting his chin on his hand, frowning, thinking that was wrong, why does Twenty-Eight look more like a wild girl compared to the girl in red? I didn't pay much attention just now and blurted out, this twenty-eight not only looks like a wild girl, but more like a little wild monkey?

The girl in red said angrily: "Sharp teeth, sharp mouth, acknowledging thieves as fathers, working for Song Dog, I will eradicate you scum today, watch the knife!"

She heard that Yuan Ying's accent was that of a Dangxiang person. When she saw that the leader of the Song people at the back called him master, she knew that he had taken refuge with him. She was filled with anger and her subordinates would show no mercy.

Yuan Ying heard this and said angrily: "Young girl, today I want you to know why the sun is as strong as fire and why the flowers are so red!"

She was wielding a red tassel gun. The big barrel looked like flowing clouds, and the red tassel was like a ray of red sun, already in front of the sword.

Long spears have always had an advantage over short knives. Otherwise, there would be no talk of defeating a spear with a single sword. Because they are not as good as each other, there is a separate routine to talk about what is to be defeated.

The girl in red was using her ability to break a gun with a single sword at this moment, but she didn't have a single sword in her hand, but a pair of swords, which was even better.

She was fully confident that the two swords could defeat the spear. Her swords were not ordinary, but a pair of precious swords with hand guards.

The fingers are all protected by the gauntlet, and the blade is short and wide. Even the elbow can block it when it is hooked back. With these two swords, it is not easy to break a gun, but it only takes a moment.

The two of them were fighting at the same place in an instant, but after only three moves, a sudden change occurred. Yuan Ying's big gun opened and closed as desired. During the stroke, it was like lightning and thunder. Just a slap, and the girl in red was beaten. He just pulled it aside. It's all a joke to break a gun with a single sword.

The girl in red let out a sweet cry and rolled on the ground for a few feet, vomiting blood and breaking bones and tendons.

Yuan Ying jumped out of the circle with an arrow, pointed the gun at the girl and sneered: "It turned out to be just a first-class martial arts. Fortunately, I am still cautious. If I had known that such a move would defeat you, why bother to work so hard? You know this, a wild girl. You girl is one of the few little masters!"

Zhao Tong's face turned dark when he heard this from behind, and ordered the soldiers to tie up the girl in red, then coughed: "Don't come back yet!"

Yuan Ying jumped back: "Master, how was your disciple's fight?"

Before Zhao Tong could say anything, he saw a group of people in front of him running over quickly...

(End of this chapter)