Chapter 132: Infiltrating the Khitan (Part 2)
Laizhou, in the north of Suizhong County, Liaoning Province, was the southern end of Zhongjing, and was adjacent to the sea.
What caught my eye was a series of rolling mountains, five peaks standing side by side, with hundreds of miles from east to west.
Wang Zhengzhong said: "Brothers, look, does this mountain look like the Five Finger Mountain mentioned in the Master Journey to the West? Those five peaks are just five fingers!"
When Wang Zhengzhong said this, the brothers looked like it, and Guo Hao was amazed, thinking that he had never heard of this mountain in his later generations!
Everyone came to the foot of the mountain and happened to pass by a woodcutter. Guo Hao asked loudly: "Brother, what kind of mountain is this?"
At this time, Guo Hao and the others had two more horses, which looked more like caravans. Moreover, Guo Hao and Zhao Kuangyin changed into the previous Khitan clothes, which looked like Khitans, but their hairstyles did not look like them, so they could only wait for a hat on their heads.
"This mountain is called Wuzhi Mountain, also called Wansong Mountain!"
It's really called Wuzhishan?
Everyone looked at each other and laughed. Guo Hao was also a little surprised and coughed dryly, "Can you reach Zhongjing through this mountain?"
Seeing Guo Hao so polite, the woodcutter was a little flattered and said, "No, but there is a group of bandits in this mountain, right on the highest peak. You should be careful in going there, so as not to be robbed by them."
When they heard that there were bandits, everyone was not surprised but happy. They were so bored that they kept thinking about finding a group of bandits to warm up!
"Thank you!"
Guo Wei clasped his fists and then called everyone into the mountain. Everyone thought he was going to find the bandits, but Guo Hao was just busy rushing and had no intention of finding the bandits.
Everyone walked north along the mountain road and found a place to camp in the evening, as if they didn't know there were bandits.
The next morning, Guo Hao and everyone continued to go north and walked out of Wansong Mountain, without seeing the shadow of the bandits. Everyone was a little disappointed.
"There is Zhongjing ahead. Don't forget the purpose of our coming out. I know you are all bored, but our purpose is not just to revenge.
After entering Zhongjing, we must speak carefully. Before arriving in Shangjing, try not to expose ourselves as much as possible. As long as we arrive in Shangjing, we can do a lot of things!"
Seeing that everyone was a little depressed, Guo Hao reminded them in time that some people were thinking about how to take revenge, but Guo Hao was responsible for their lives.
After leaving Wuzhishan, it was a plateau. There were a mountain range with many forests and no location navigation. Guo Hao felt that they should have entered Mongolia.
When I walked through several towns, most of the people I saw were Han people. In front of me was a huge city, four kilometers wide from east to west, and I don’t know it from north to south. There is a gate in the south, with three large Khitan characters “Zhuxia Gate” written on it!
In front of me is Zhongjing, one of the Khitan's accompanying capitals. The city wall is ten meters high, with soldiers patrolling on it, and the defense is extremely strict.
Seeing this, Guo Hao did not rush into the city. The two of them ordered people to check the defense along the outer city and then report to him.
Half an hour later, both waves of people came back, and one of them said, "Young Master, this city is about three thousand steps north and south, with four corners and four city gates. The inner city is about one thousand steps away from the outer city, and there are also city gates. The surrounding city gates are guarded by heavy troops!"
Another person reported the same thing. Guo Hao nodded when he heard this. It seemed that Zhongjing should be similar to Bianliang, with three outer cities, inner cities and palace cities, and all the city walls were built in plates.
After learning about the outside of Zhongjing, Guo Hao decided to go to the city to take a look, but so many of them were all Han people, entering the city would likely cause suspicion, but it would not work if they didn't go in.
In the end, Guo Hao decided to enter Zhongjing City in batches. He led nine people in first. If there was no accident, Zhao Kuangyin would lead the others in. If something was wrong, he would also be able to respond to them.
So Guo Hao rode his horse, and the others followed him and walked straight to the city gate. The soldiers guarding the city were Han people. Seeing Guo Hao wearing the clothes of Khitan nobles, he didn't stop them and let them enter directly.
Everyone was a little surprised, but they walked forward calmly. When Zhao Kuangyin saw this scene, he guessed that the clothes were working, so he followed him.
Two groups of people entered the city, and Guo Hao briefly conveyed the order to allow them to investigate the situation in Zhongjing in a dispersed manner, and then met at the North Gate.
At this time, the Liao Kingdom was not a large capital, and many nobles did not live here, and the emperor and ministers were all in the capital.
It took everyone two days to understand the situation in Zhongjing, and then they pulled the goods to continue north, and gradually there were fewer houses.
Looking at the vast grassland, Guo Hao understood what it means to be vast and vast, and the wind blows the grass and sees cattle and sheep.
Their group rode their horses and were a little conspicuous on the grassland. There were many tents similar to yurts on the grassland, which were the domes of the Khitans.
When Guo Hao's team passed by, someone looked at them in front of the tent. At this time, a Khitan came over on a horse and said a lot of things.
When Guo Hao heard the Khitan language that looked a little similar to Mongolian, he was confused. At this moment, a person in the team stepped forward and whispered to Guo Hao: "Young Master, he asked us what we were selling, and he wanted to see it."
Guo Hao was stunned when he heard this, then smiled and said to the man: "What's your name? Tell him that we brought tea, the best tea!"
After Guo Hao finished speaking, the man said, "Let me be Liu Qingyi..."
Then he talked a lot, and the Khitan man looked at Guo Hao with a strange look, his eyes seemed to be full of sympathy, and he nodded and said a lot.
"Young Master, he said he was willing to exchange all our tea leaves for five sheep!"
Guo Hao shook his head when he heard this: "What a joke? We have so many tea leaves, so we don't change ten sheep. If it's ten horses, you can still consider it."
Guo Hao originally wanted to ask for a price everywhere, but his goods were still hidden. He never thought about changing them, otherwise he would have to cover them up.
However, after Liu Qingyi's retelling, the Khitan man hesitated for a moment, gestured, and agreed. Guo Hao was stunned.
"He really wants to have this little tea? What did he just say?"
Liu Qingyi wanted to laugh a little, but he held it back and said, "It's nothing. He said that for Tenggeri's sake, he could promise you!"
Guo Hao didn't know what Tengri was, but he should be an existence like Changshengtian, so he also made a gesture and nodded with a smile. There were a lot of ten horses. They could make one person and two horses just by making a few horses, which was very beneficial to their next actions.
Seeing Guo Hao agreeing, the Khitan man whistled, and the group felt that the earth was trembling. The sight was blocked by the Qionglu before, and now countless horses rushed from afar.
When Guo Hao saw these horses, he was a little embarrassed, but all disappeared at this time. He suddenly remembered a joke from later generations, and a classmate sold two cows at home.
The horse was called over, and the Khitan man called Guo Hao to choose the horse, but Guo Hao was not good at this, so he signaled Zhao Kuangyin to choose.
At this time, for a man, the war horse was like a car in later generations. Zhao Kuangyin could no longer help but take a few people around him.
The Khitan man went to recruit his wife and children to carry tea. The more Guo Hao thought about it, the more he became, the more he was wrong, so he asked: "Liu Qingyi, what did you say to him? Why did he look at me with sympathy!"
Seeing that he had not made excuses, Liu Qingyi could only answer honestly: "I said that the young master is a Khitan, but he grew up in the Central Plains, so he can't speak Khitan..."
Guo Hao was stunned when he heard this, and then smiled and said, "Yes, you reacted quite quickly. He could believe this reason. These people are really..."
At this moment, the sound of horse hooves came from afar. Since the horse herd was nearby, they had not noticed it before.
It was not until it was not far away that Guo Hao realized something was wrong. He turned his head and saw a group of Khitan cavalry chasing a man and a woman!
"Help (Khitan)!"
Guo Hao couldn't understand and asked Liu Qingyi: "What did she say?"
Liu Qingyi had a grim expression and said, "Go back to the young master, she is shouting for help!"
"Um?"
Guo Hao frowned when he heard this, and saw the Khitan woman running towards him. Guo Hao looked around and there was no one else here except them.
The Khitan women were getting closer and closer, and the cavalry behind them were chasing each other reluctantly. Guo Hao signaled Liu Qingyi to inform Zhao Kuangyin and the others to prepare for battle!
Chapter completed!