Twenty miles away from the southern suburbs of Yecheng, twelve carriages were arranged in line by the official road, and more than a hundred guards were resting on the roadside with their horses. In the front of the convoy, Yuwen Wen was seeing him off and saying goodbye to the academic master Liu Zhuo and the alchemy Taoist priest Liu Yang.

After several days of Xi Sheng's assassination case, he finally cleared himself of the suspicion and did not need to stay in the mansion to show his innocence. The days for Liu Zhuo and Liu Yang to go south finally came, so Yuwen Wen went out of the city to see him off.

Liu Zhuo brought his family, luggage, personal servants, and a batch of books newly purchased based on the book list he opened, accounting for a total of seven cars. Master and apprentice's luggage was very simple, and he could handle it in one car with people and things.

The remaining four carriages contained the things that Yu Wen Wen bought, which contained gifts for the family and some fragments. The other two were filled with things that Zhou Faming and Tian Yilong respectively.

The entourages sent back to Shannan by various families were riding horses, and they joined the officials sent by the court to Shannan to join them. The entire convoy would reach a scale of twenty vehicles, with hundreds of escorts and walking on the official roads. Unless they met an army, ordinary horse bandits would not dare to provoke them.

Normally, no official is willing to take inexplicable people along the way, so as not to be "suddenly attacked" by the other party on the road. It was just that Yuwen Wen entrusted his relationship and asked the government to come forward to match up, gathering up enough people to "travel groups" to Shannan.

From Yecheng to Anzhou, Shannan, it is about 2,000 miles away according to the current route. It takes more than a month to travel with cars and horses. Now it is late July, and the convoy arrives at the southern border of Shannan until the end of August or early September.

What makes people feel relieved is that they are firmly controlled by Zhou State. There are inns along the way, inns can rest, horses can be replaced, and vehicles can be broken, and there are places to repair them. However, just in case, Yuwen Wen sent a few clever guards to accompany him and handle the situation along the way.

Most of the escorts of the convoy were transferred by him by his father-in-law Chi Shun, and of course Yuwen Wen was responsible for the round trip fee.

"The car is exhausted along the way, Master Liu must take care of his health." Yuwen Wen reminded that Liu Yang has been practicing elixirs with excessive mercury lead for decades, and his health is somewhat affected, so he is more worried that this person will not be able to withstand the bumps of the road.

"Don't worry, my husband, I am used to traveling around, so there will be no trouble."

"If you have any discomfort, don't hold on. The accompanying guard will arrange accommodation and rest for a while before embarking on the road." Yuwen Wen was still a little worried. Master Liu adhered to the belief that "heard the truth in the morning, he will die in the evening" and must go to Bazhou to pursue the way of chemistry. He was afraid that the other party would be overworked as soon as he arrived in Bazhou.

The zinc smelting technique that appeared nearly a thousand years in advance was a unique skill that Liu Yang accidentally discovered. Although the detailed method has been written to Yuwen Wen, Yuwen Wen still hopes that this person can develop more.

Although the alchemy Taoist took the wrong technical route, he was a very experienced "chemist" of this era. He talked about many things more easily to Liu Yang, and the orphans adopted by Yuwen Wen still need to grow and their basic chemical qualities have not yet been cultivated.

Chemistry is the icing on the cake for Yuwen Wen. The army that can fight and sufficient food are timely helps. However, since he has some spare energy, he feels it doesn't matter if he try to explore it.

Yuwen Wen talked to Liu Yang, and Zheng Tong said goodbye to Liu Zhuo, and according to the convention, he offered Cheng Yi some of his feelings. Cheng Yi was the travel fee, and it would be a rude not to give him some farewells these days.

Delivery is a gift, but how to deliver it is a problem. This time, Liu Zhuo took his family to Shannan Bazhou, and the entire fee was covered by Yuwen Wen. So if he delivers Cheng Yi in person, it would be difficult for Liu Zhuo to collect it or not.

The solution is to pass Zheng Tong's hands, there are copper coins and scattered silver. Anyway, it is enough for Liu Zhuo to spend extra money on the road. Not to mention local specialties, food or rare scriptures, it is enough to meet a young lady who sells herself to bury her father. It is enough to be merciful two or three times.

Yuwen Wen was originally planning to give Liu Yang some Cheng Yi, but he didn't want this person, so he sent him to the accompanying guards in case of frequent needs on the road.

The time has arrived, and the imperial officials who were heading to Shannan have arrived. Yuwen Wen exchanged a few greetings with him to serve Cheng Yi, and then waved goodbye to the crowd. Looking at the convoy heading south, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart:

I can go back after staying for more than a month!

After seeing off, Yuwen Wen was not in a hurry to return to the city. He was a little depressed during this period and failed to kill Xi Sheng. He couldn't get too angry even if he raged in the Qiu government, so he had to roam around and relax.

Wild Horse Hill is about twenty miles away from Yecheng, and it is said that you don’t have to be so far away when you see him off. So Yuwen Wen just went out on an excuse. Looking at the terrain around Wild Horse Hill, his instinctive reaction came again: "This place is a bit dangerous, and it seems that it can be set up an ambush when marching and fighting."

"What the envoy said is that the official road is in the middle, with woods and mounds on both sides. If you pass by without being wary of it, you will easily be ambushed." Zhou Faming agreed with Yuwen Wen's point of view. Today, Tian Yilong entered the palace to tell stories to the emperor, so he escaped.

The officials accompanying Yuwen Wen to travel began to explain the allusion of this wild horse ridge. This ridge was named after it was like a galloping horse. It is often a hunting place for the powerful and powerful people in Yecheng. Of course, the hunting ground will not be near the official road.

There is a large area west of Yemagang. Not only are there trees and rivers, but there are many wild animals such as hares, birds, deer, etc. because of the abundant water and grass. There is a stream called Biaojian, also known as Tigerjian.

"Tiger Stream? Could it be that there are tigers in this Stream?"

"It is not known that during the former Qi period, the Qi ruler often came here to hunt with his close powerful and powerful children. Since Shi Zhao, many kings, princes, generals and ministers have been buried east of Wild Horse Gang."

"This is the west of the southern suburbs of Yecheng. So the army sent by Yang Jian to attack Yecheng was probably here too?" Yuwen Wen's focus was still on marching and fighting. He was not interested in hunting because he really didn't have time to think about such things.

"The envoy said it is right. Three years ago, Yang Ni sent troops to attack Yecheng. His marching chief Yu Wenxin was the first to approach as the vanguard. The Prime Minister set up three thousand elite troops here, but he was not expected to be defeated by him with more than 500 cavalry."

"More than 500 cavalry? Could it be armored cavalry?" Zhou Faming asked. He was very interested in cavalry. If he could have an elite cavalry in marching and fighting, it would have twice the result with half the effort.

"I just heard from others that the specific situation of the war is unclear." The official replied.

"I remember that the army sent by Yang Jian defeated Wei'an County Duke in Qinshui, and then chased and advanced northward. I think Yu Wenxin was leading elite light cavalry to pursue him. The man should be armoured, but the horse may not be. Otherwise, if you catch up with hundreds of miles, you won't be able to bear it, not to mention killing the enemy."

"Isn't it just to prepare one more horse... Hi, I'm thinking too much." Zhou Faming said to himself.

There were many horses in the Northern Dynasties, and one cavalryman, two horses and even three horses were common. He initially thought that he could get a spare horse armor and transfer to the next time he fought, but this didn't work because he had to gallop with heavy horses and couldn't stand it if he had a long distance.

"Don't be too stubborn. The biggest advantage of cavalry is speed. Armored cavalry is magnificent, but the right way is to raid the enemy's key points by 300 miles a day and night." Yuwen Wen began to talk loudly.

Modern history enthusiasts argue that horses cannot gallop for 300 miles a day and night, so the ancient cavalry's surprise attack tactic was to infuse water. Of course, there were many people who opposed it, so the debate broke out naturally.

He can't even talk about this kind of debate where the male and female are reasonable, but in ancient times, there were indeed many cases of cavalry raiding day and night, defeating the enemy's prevailing number in one fell swoop.

Even though the ancient "li" was different from the modern "li", the raid tactics of ancient cavalry raiding day and night were indeed very sharp, and many large armies were "into their souls".

"Our army can easily deal with the Chen army in the Yangtze River area. If we go to the plains to fight, it is the primary priority to prevent enemy cavalry raids." Yuwen Wen and Zhou Faming discussed, "Then the problem is here. If the guard range of the sentry detectives is expanded, they must have cavalry, that is, horses..."

This kind of topic is mostly about tears. In ancient times, if there is not enough horses in marching and fighting, it is a tragedy. It is either finished immediately or sooner or later. The generals of the Southern Dynasty did not know the importance of cavalry, but the horses were not enough.

Everyone knows that the success rate of the girl who drives the girl is high, but if you can't afford it, you can only drive a small electric donkey, right?

After a walk and chatting, Yuwen Wen took a rough walk around the Wild Horse Hill. He originally wanted to go to the Fengshui treasure land east, but everyone kept trying to dissuade him. After all, it was too unlucky to go to the cemetery for no reason.

The main reason is that they are afraid that this person will cause something again. The officers accompanying him also brought more than ten cavalrymen. According to the instructions of Yuwen Wen's father-in-law Chi Shun, they wanted to "take care of" Yuwen Wen.

This kind of thing is very embarrassing. Yuwen Wen cannot control it, so they can only "move it with emotion and explain it with reason".

Yuwen Wen and his party walked around and came to the southeast of Yemagang, but saw a river flowing slowly in front of them. The accompanying officials said that this was yellow-clothed water. After passing through Yemagang, they entered Wanjin Canal and entered the Hemorrhae Pond.

"You won't pass through any strange places upstream, such as cemeteries or something?" Yuwen Wen asked.

"No, the cemetery is north of Yellow Clothing Water, not upstream."

"Then drink horses by the river and I'll go back to the city later."

In fact, Yuwen Wen wanted to Xiao Jie. When he saw the entourage drinking horses by the river, he saw a big tree coming over. Zhang Yu was worried that Xiao Jie would encounter something unexpected, so he quickly went forward and opened the way.

It’s not that I’m afraid of meeting thieves. The ground is full of weeds, and Zhang Yu is afraid of some poisonous snakes coming out. If you take a bite on Yuwen Wen’s leg, you’ll be done. Not to mention the ground, you have to pay more attention to the trees.

Seeing Zhang Yu leading a few guards in front of the grass and using wooden sticks to alert the snake, Yuwen Wen smiled helplessly. It was not winter now, so he knew that he had to be careful of snakes when walking in the grass, but he couldn't get rid of the river. After all, there were people and horses drinking water a few steps downstream.

‘Isn’t it just a small answer? I can’t encounter anything, right? It’s not possessed by the god of decline, so how could it be that way…’ Yuwen Wen was thinking about it, and suddenly he tripped under his feet and almost fell to the ground. The most important thing is that he almost couldn’t hold it in and wet his crotch.
Chapter completed!