Northridge.

The eight hundred miles of Beiling is like a huge dragon crawling on the vast land, running across the northwest of the empire, from the south of Xishan Road to the north, extending straight to the north of Anyi Road. It has a steep mountain and towering towering and unattainable. When it comes to summer, the Beiling is lush and green, lying on the northwest of the empire, which stretches out three northwest roads beyond the Beiling.

Only Xigu Pass has left the pass from within the pass.

Xigu Pass is nicknamed Tianmen. It stretches for dozens of miles, with high and thick walls. The majestic Xigu Pass is between the 800-mile North Ridge. It follows Tongzhou all the way to the northwest. In just three days, it arrives at Xigu Pass.

Xigu Pass can be said to be the number one pass in the world, easy to defend but difficult to attack. There is a garrison of more than 5,000 people stationed here. Atop the wall that stretches for dozens of miles, soldiers guarding every distance, looking down at the inside and outside at the junction.

Although the defenders of Xigu Pass were affiliated with the guards of Xishan Road, they were not under the jurisdiction of Xishan Road, but were directly under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War. Even so, without the imperial edict of His Majesty, no one could mobilize the soldiers and soldiers of Xigu Pass Army.

The main gate of Xigu Pass is like a blood-platter, with a heavy and heavy shuttered door. It is made of pure copper and weighs thousands of kilograms. It has a mechanism. Whether it is opened or closed, it must be activated and dozens of people can be mobilized to work together.

The main gate is less than five miles away from the left and right, and each has a secondary gate, which is much smaller than the main gate. However, it is also a copper gate guarding the gate. Under the door opening, although it is a heavy army inspection, in addition, more than a dozen levels were set up within several miles of entry and exit. Before the gate was closed, it was necessary to go through the heavy searches of the levels, which shows how important Xigu Pass is to the empire.

Now that the war in the northwest is in chaos, Xigu Pass is the only pass to enter the pass, so it is naturally tightly guarded. The guards at the critical moment have doubled and are equipped with longbows and strong crossbows.

When the mission arrived at Xigu Pass, Da Xizhang, the general guarding the pass, had already greeted him personally and led the mission out of the pass.

Da Xizhang didn't talk much. Xue Huaian asked occasionally, and he answered. If he didn't ask, he wouldn't say a word. He was not a sociable person, but from his eyes, he could see that this person was not only a tiger general, but also very smart. Just imagine how important Xigu Pass is, how could ordinary generals take on this important task?

When the delegation arrived at Xigu Pass, it was noon and did not stop. Da Xizhang did not say politely and tried to keep the delegation to rest for a while. Since Xue Huaian said he would leave the customs immediately, he led the way forward in person.

The mission did not leave the main gate of Xigu Pass. Xu Congyang had already ordered the order that people could only enter and exit through the secondary gates on both sides, and the main gate was intended to transport supplies to the northwest.

It was the first time that Xuanyuan Sheng came to Xigu Pass. When he passed through the door, he found that he had been walking for a long time. He saw Xigu Pass standing tall and tall. At this moment, he realized that the walls of Xigu Pass were extremely thick. He was very impressed and couldn't help but think that if the people of Xiliang really occupied the northwest, they could really break the world's first level?

But soon I thought of my cousin Xuanyuan Shao's words. According to Xuanyuan Shao, there is no barrier that cannot be broken in the world, nor a city that cannot be captured. However, Xuanyuan Sheng still felt that it would be an extraordinary difficulty for the people of Xiliang to really reach Xigu Pass and want to break through this iron-like pass. If they want to cross the Beiling and enter Guanzhong, unless they really have the ability to take down Xigu Pass, or fly over Beiling from the sky.

After leaving Xigu Pass and after a few checkpoints, Xuanyuan Shengcai and many guard cavalry could not help but look back. The wide and tall city walls gave people a strong sense of oppression.

Before I knew it, I walked to the last level and suddenly heard a loud noise in front of me. I saw that there were many people gathering on the level. The level was blocked. Dozens of guardians wearing armored armor all walked forward with long spears and unsheathed swords. The atmosphere was very tense.

Da Xizhang had no expression on his face, but at this moment his thick eyebrows were tightened and he immediately stepped forward. Xue Huaian glanced at Chu Huan and frowned and said, "Mr. Chu, it seems that something happened before?"

Chu Huan saw something wrong in front of him and said, "Master Xue, please come and take a look!" He shook the reins and urged the horse to go over. When he approached, he saw hundreds of people in shabby clothes outside the checkpoint blocked by Hengmu. They looked haggard and looked listless. There were old and young people pushing the small wooden wheelbarrow, and the car was covered with some dilapidated things. Chu Huan only glanced at him and knew that this group of people must have escaped from the northwest.

At this moment, twenty or thirty young and strong men were squeezing outside Hengmu, each of them showing anger on their faces. The soldiers behind Hengmu were sternly yelling: "Let them all retreat, who dares to do anything randomly? Kill them to death!"

"Why don't you let us enter the pass?" A man in a bad dress shouted angrily: "We are the people of Qin, why don't you let us enter the pass?"

One person shouted, "We came from Tianshan Road to enter the pass, why don't you let us in?"

Tianshan Road is in the northwest part of the empire and the border area. These people rushed to Xigu Pass from Tianshan Road, but the journey was also long.

Da Xizhang had already reached the edge of the checkpoint at this moment and said in a deep voice: "Let me listen to it. There is no letter of entry issued by the government, and no one is allowed to enter the pass. If anyone is forced, don't blame me for being rude!"

"We are from Qin. If we want to enter the pass, what else do we need to enter the pass?" Someone shouted loudly: "Why didn't I use it when I entered the pass before?"

"This is the order from the top!" Da Xi Zhang said hard: "Where comes from, go back, don't bother here!"

These people came here for a long distance, but they were reluctant to give up like this. Several people rushed to say, "We won't go back, the people of Xiliang have already been called, we are going to enter the pass!"

A group of people behind him crowded up and shouted loudly: "We want to enter the pass, we want to enter the pass..."

Da Xi Zhang looked like Bingshuang, raised his hand, and immediately came up behind him, bent his bow and arrows, aiming at the refugees. When the people saw the arrows aimed at them, they all retreated one after another. However, after a few steps, one of them walked forward and took a few more steps and said loudly: "Are your bows and arrows facing their own people? The people of Xiliang are in the northwest. If you have the ability, why don't you go to the northwest to kill the people of Xiliang?"

Chu Huan urged him to step forward, frowned and asked, "General Daxi, what's going on?"

Da Xi Zhang said: "There is an order above. Unless there is a letter of entry into the pass, no one can enter the pass. If anyone breaks into the pass, he will be killed without mercy!"

Chu Huan asked, "I just saw a few carriages, why can they enter the pass? Are they all holding letters of entry?" When he just left the pass, he saw several carriages entering the pass. He only thought refugees could enter the pass, but unexpectedly he was blocked here.

Da Xizhang nodded and said, "Yes!"

Then a refugee said, "What the hell is the letter of entry into the pass? We are from Qin and pay taxes every year. Can't we even enter the passes of our own country?"

Someone said, "Someone entered the pass just now. They are from Qin, and we are from Qin, why can't we enter the pass?"

Da Xizhang frowned and said, "The people of Xiliang will withdraw their troops soon. You will go back to your hometown. Take advantage of this time to go home and farm."

"Farming?" Someone immediately sneered: "The northwest will be occupied by the people of Xiliang soon. What else can I plant? Will I farm for the people of Xiliang?"

"Nonsense." Da Xizhang scolded: "I have said that the people of Xiliang will withdraw their troops soon, and they have surrendered to our Daqin."

Someone shouted behind him, "We don't believe that the people of Xiliang are still in the northwest. I heard that they will attack soon, so we won't go back and die."

Noisy and chaotic scenes are very chaotic.

Chu Huan was a little confused. Did these people not know that the Qin Dynasty had already negotiated peace with the Western Liang?

Then they felt relieved. The people in the northwest were in the war zone, and the people in the Xiliang people had not retreated for a long time. Of course, they did not know whether the peace talks were successful. The people in the Xiliang people did not withdraw their troops. Naturally, the people in the northwest were afraid and flocked into the pass, which was reasonable.

He was about to speak when he heard another voice coming from behind: "Give me a gift, give me a gift!" The people gave in, but saw several cars slowly coming. In front was a carriage with carriages, while in the back were carriages with wooden boxes. Twenty or thirty guards riding horses were guarding the side with swords, shouting loudly, driving hundreds of people out of a road.

The people were divided into two sides, but they saw the team leader a horse-riding guard who arrived at the edge of the checkpoint, turned over and dismounted, came forward, took out a letter of writing from his arms and handed it over, and smiled and said, "My officials, let's do it, this is a letter of entry!"

A soldier took it and looked at it, turned around and said to Da Xi Zhang: "General, you can let it go!"

Chu Huan said, "Take it and see it!"

Seeing that Chu Huan was wearing an official robe, even Da Xizhang was a little respectful to Chu Huan and did not dare to be negligent. He glanced at Da Xizhang, saw Da Xizhang nodding, and ran over and handed the letter of entry to Chu Huan.

Chu Huan took it, opened it and looked at it. The letter of entry into the pass was very simple. It was stamped with an official seal. It was the official seal of the Qingzhou Ministry of Revenue. After he knew that after he left the customs, he entered the territory of Ganzhou, Beishan Road, which was under the jurisdiction of the three prefectures. Qingzhou was also in Beishan Road. He frowned and looked at the guard and asked, "Is this the official seal of the Ministry of Revenue? Is it the letter of entry into the pass issued by the Ministry of Revenue?"

The guard saw Chu Huan wearing an official robe, and did not dare to neglect it. He nodded and said, "That's right, it was issued by the Qingzhou Ministry of Revenue."

"Where are you from?"

The guard was straight and said, "Caomin is a subordinate of Lord Yu, the head of the Qingzhou Ministry of War. He was ordered by Lord Yu to send the old man to the pass!"

"Old Master?" Chu Huan glanced at the carriage and asked, "Old Master Yu is in the carriage?"

The guard nodded and said, "That's right!"

Chu Huan smiled indifferently and asked, "I asked you, how to issue this letter of entry into the pass? Who can have this letter of entry into the pass?"

The guard was stunned and looked at Da Xizhang, but Da Xizhang had a cold face and said in a deep voice: "Master Chu asked, why don't you say it!"

The guard said helplessly: "Report to the Lord, the people don't know much, but... it's just that this letter of entry into the pass is not something that ordinary people can get. It's really difficult to get into the pass!" He spoke hesitantly, his words flashed. Chu Huan smiled coldly, turned over and got off the horse, walked to the edge of the cross-bowl, and before he could open the cross-bowl, he had already risen and jumped over the cross-bowl, his movements were light and elegant. When everyone saw this, they looked at each other, not knowing what Chu Huan was going to do.

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