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The dry army was resting by the edge of a coniferous forest, and there were many rangers around the temporary camp.

Chang Kun came over and reported to Zhao Junsheng: "Your Majesty, I have sent people to investigate, and no human habitation was found within a radius of ten miles. I guess those Rouran tribes have moved far away, but there are a few people found nearby." A herd of wild horses and bison, and a pack of wolves!"

Zhao Junsheng took out the map and looked at it and said: "This area is relatively remote and desolate. There are deserts to the west and the eastern section of the Tannu Mountains to the north. The terrain is complicated. It is normal that there is no trace of human habitation! Our current location ······There are still five days away from the intersection of Zhiju Water and Shi Water! By the way, have you found a source of water here?"

Chang Kun replied: "No water source was found, but I found that the soil here is still moist and the vegetation is lush. There should be water underground. I will organize soldiers to dig holes to store water!"

Zhao Junsheng thought for a while and nodded: "Since there are herds of cattle and wild horses, there should be a water source nearby, but if you can't find it within a radius of ten miles, it should be far away. At this time, I will go to find the water source and let the soldiers go to the water source. It’s too troublesome to rest anywhere, it’s better to organize soldiers to dig a hole to store water, it’s convenient and easy!”

"Yes!"

The soldiers of the engineering battalion only took an hour to dig out a large puddle. The puddle just dug out was still muddy and needed to be settled to make the water clear before boiling it for drinking.

As soon as the water hole was dug, a group of guards rode fast horses and rode over, panting and reported: "Your Majesty, we found a small group of people who are messengers from He Yun's Lieutenant's Department and Bai Jinguang's Department!"

"What? Why did the messengers who delivered the message come here?" Zhao Junsheng was taken aback, and immediately ordered: "Bring them to see me quickly!"

"promise!"

The news quickly spread among the team, Chang Kun, Yang Lie, Dongfang Chen, Li Song and other ministers and generals rushed over one after another.

"Your Majesty, I heard that the scout sentry cavalry met the messenger who conveyed the order to Wei Juan and Bai Jinguang? Why did they come here?" Dongfang Chen asked.

Zhao Junsheng said: "We don't know yet, we will find out when they arrive!"

Everyone stayed beside Zhao Junsheng and waited for the messenger to arrive, talking in low voices about various problems that the messenger might encounter on the way, which led them to come here.

Two minutes later, a cavalry of about [-] cavalry came down to the temporary camp led by sentry cavalry. The leader was a dragon guard general, a flag bearer was holding the banner of the general, and beside the general was an eunuch named Yuan Lan was appointed by Zhao Junsheng himself as the eunuch delivering the decree.

Yuan Lan and General Zhuang asked the soldiers to stay in the camp to rest and eat. He and General Zhuang, who accompanied him as guards, came to Zhao Junsheng.

"The old servant greets His Majesty!"

"Xie Guang, general of the inner capital of Longwei, pays his respects to His Majesty!"

Zhao Junsheng asked: "You set off two days earlier than my men and horses, and you walked a straight road, and I took the men and horses around for a long time, why did you show up here before you arrived at the Weijuan army?"

Both Yuan Lan and Xie Guang had bitter faces. Yuan Lan said: "The old slave and General Xie arrived at Yanran Mountain six days after they set off from Heyun, but got lost in Yanran Mountain. It took five days to walk out of the mountains! After coming out, I found that the terrain drawn on the map was very rough, and many places were even blank. The old slave and General Xie had to go north with their troops, but they did not expect to meet His Majesty's troops!"

Zhao Junsheng was speechless after hearing this, but he also knew that Yuan Lan and Xie Guang could not be blamed for this matter. Without a map and unfamiliar with the terrain, it is normal to get lost in this vast wild land of Mobei.

Zhao Junsheng said: "This is also because of your good luck. If it wasn't for the fact that I and the soldiers stopped here temporarily, I'm afraid that even if you go to the extreme north and go to the sky, you will not be able to find the army of the lieutenants!"

The two were ashamed.

Dongfang Chen asked: "Didn't you be asked to bypass the western foot of Yanran Mountain? How did you think of going over Yanran Mountain?"

Xie Guang blushed and said: "Eunuch Yuan and I wanted to save some time. The distance to climb Yanran Mountain should be much shorter, and we can quickly find the source of Shishui or Zhijushui. I didn't expect that we would almost be unable to get out after entering the mountain." Come on, after coming out, it was cloudy and rainy for several days in a row, and I couldn't find my sense of direction at all. The guide car broke down on the way, and I couldn't tell the direction at all. Go by feeling!"

Zhao Junsheng waved his hand: "Forget it, it's a blessing in misfortune for you to be able to meet me safe and sound. Go down and rest first!"

The two saluted: "The old slave (the last general) will leave!"

Dongfang Chen watched the two walk away, cupped his hands to Zhao Junsheng and said, "Your Majesty, if the decree has not reached Weijuan and Bai Jinguang, then we can be sure that Weijuan and Bai Jinguang should still be searching for Rouran people, and Weijuan The troops should be in the northwest direction of Zhijushui! This place is still five days away from the intersection of Zhijushui and Shishui. I suggest sending multiple centurions to search for the soldiers in Zhijushui in a fan shape, so that it is easier to meet the soldiers Send out the troops, and then tell Weijuan that we will meet him at the confluence of Zhiju River and Shi River!"

Zhao Junsheng turned his head to look at the map and shook his head and said: "Look, most of the area north of Yanran Mountain on the map is a blank area. There are only two main rivers, namely Shishui and Zhijushui, which are relatively clear, and nothing else is clear. This shows that no one has ever been to this area in the Northern Wei Dynasty. It is no wonder that the Weijuan army is progressing slowly. It is because they are not familiar with the terrain. It is easy to cause accidents when underestimating the enemy. Weijuan is still very cautious!

We are now digging pits to store and fetch water, but our army has a large number of troops, and the water in one pit is not enough to drink. We must find the water source as soon as possible. Looking for the Weijuan army! "

Early the next morning, the army broke out of camp and set off to move on.

After marching eastward for two days, spies ahead reported that a river had been found fifteen miles north-east.

After receiving the report, Zhao Junsheng immediately led his army to the river, and it took only half an hour to reach the river. After setting up camp by the river, Zhao Junsheng discovered that the river was going from the northwest to the southeast. Its origin should be It is the northern foot of the eastern section of Tangnu Mountain.

Next, Zhao Junsheng sent several cavalry teams with Ya as the unit to scatters to investigate the surrounding terrain and enemy situation, and agreed that the farthest exploration distance should not exceed one hundred miles.

After a day, the dispatched teams kept sending people back to report the news. Some teams found the residence of the Rouran tribe, but they were gone; At least, after interrogation, most of the Rouran people have migrated to the northwest.

Several grazing lands where the Rouran people used to live were found on the north and south banks of the river, but none of them have been populated.

"Na Yan, is there still Xinying who communicated with Wei Juan and Bai Jinguang?" Zhao Junsheng asked.

Na Yan cupped his fists with a bitter face and said: "The letter eagle that was released before departure has never returned. I am worried that the letter eagle will encounter accidents during the flight, but there are still two letter eagles, but they are all used to contact He Yun. Yes, it’s useless to contact Weijuan and the others.”

Zhao Junsheng was at a loss, and this was the first time he felt helpless because he was not familiar with the terrain.

"After this battle is over, I will definitely send someone to investigate the entire terrain of Mobei. The map drawn will be clearer and more accurate than the Rouran people who have lived here for generations!" Zhao Junsheng slapped the table and was furious. road.

At this time, a soldier came in and reported: "Report to Your Majesty, that Kuhehan asked to see His Majesty!"

Zhao Junsheng was taken aback for a moment, thinking to himself what is this guy doing here?After thinking for a while, he ordered: "Let him in!"

Hu Hehan walked in and saluted Zhao Junsheng: "See Your Majesty!"

Zhao Junsheng asked: "I heard that you want to see me, is there anything wrong?"

"I heard that His Majesty is sending people to scout the surrounding terrain, and wants to find the army of the Wei family. I have a map here. Although it is a bit rough, I think it should be able to help His Majesty!"

A roll of sheepskin was taken out by Huhehan, and the eunuch took the roll from his hand and handed it to Zhao Junsheng.

Huhehan also said: "This river is called Mutuo River in our Rouran. Walking southeast along the river for two days from our current position, there is a large area with rich water and grass, which is very suitable for living and grazing. There are countless Thousands of horses can be fed, and it is no worse than Khan Court. The locals call it Mutuo, and that is how the Mutuo River got its name. Your Majesty might as well send someone to investigate that area, maybe you can find the army !"

Zhao Junsheng read the map and ordered: "Nayan, send someone to walk two hundred miles along the river to investigate!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Zhao Junsheng looked at Hu Hehan and asked, "Do you know where all the Rouran people here have gone?"

Hu Hehan shook his head and said: "I'm not sure, the power of Rouran is not all in the hands of Tu Hezhen. After Tu Hezhen led the army to leave the Khan Court, Princess Tuzhen was in charge of the affairs of the Khan Court. However, it must be Princess Tuzhen’s order to move the ministries away! But in my opinion, the ministries of Rouran should have moved to the northwest and north, because the farther away the farther away, the safer!”

Zhao Junsheng sent Huhehan away with a wave of his hand.

As the various cavalry squads sent out successively sent people back the maps drawn through reconnaissance, Zhao Jun's life personnel re-corrected these maps, and soon formed a more regular map, and the terrain to the north of Yanran Mountain gradually changed. clearly presented on paper.

The news obtained from the investigation kept coming back. After summarizing, Zhao Junsheng found that there were indeed no traces of Rouran people in this large area. It seems that the determination of the various ministries of Rouran is quite strong. Now that they have left, they will leave cleanly. , and this is what makes Zhao Junsheng a headache, and he won't be surprised if the Rouran people make a comeback in the future.

At noon two days later, a scout galloped into the camp on a fast horse.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, we have contacted the army of the Wei family, and they are on the Mutuo Grassland two hundred miles away!"

Zhao Junsheng was overjoyed, and ordered the army to prepare for the camp, and set off early the next morning to join the army of Wei's family.

Chapter 922

The road leading to Mutuo had already been explored clearly. Zhao Junsheng led the army to advance quickly, and arrived at Mutuo two days later.

When the vanguard of the two groups of soldiers and horses saw each other, they cheered with joy almost at the same time. The soldiers on horseback waved their hands desperately and shouted: "We are here, here!"