Aspirations for Nation and Beauty: Section 121 Danger

Looking at the majestic and dangerous pass in front of him, the middle-aged man wiped the sweat from his forehead. Although it was already cold and windy, but after walking on such a rugged and winding mountain road for two or three hours, his back was also soaked in sweat Heavy clothes.

"Damn it's not a road to walk alone!" The middle-aged man cursed secretly in his heart. As far as the road conditions are concerned, it is not too bad, but this road is winding and winding, with uphill and downhill, and it is simply a nightmare for large-scale troops to operate here. But the intention of the higher-ups is already obvious, and it must be here to make up their minds, otherwise I wouldn't have been running back and forth over and over again in the past few months.

There are not many people walking on this road, and most of them belong to short-distance businessmen and tourists. Long-distance businessmen who go to Hanzhong Prefecture would rather go south to Bashan via Xikang, and enter Hanzhong Prefecture from Bashan. The road condition is much better. You can also use transportation tools like horse-drawn carts, but on this road, the only load tools that can be used are probably mules, donkeys and horses, and mules are the best choice.

Although his face is honest and honest, the burden on his body is also full of precious medicinal materials from Jinzhou, Lu Yin is from Jinzhou, and his destination is Hanzhong. Keep your head down as much as possible to avoid drawing anyone's attention. The guy who just passed by just now can feel it with his own intuition, it is definitely a detective from Guanshang. Although he has made a lot of cover-ups, for a person like me who has been rolling in the rivers and lakes for a long time, it still seems too much. A little tender. A pair of eyes wandered around. Although they pretended to cover up, they couldn't hide it from themselves. Their eyes moved around, and their final targets all pointed to the waists and hands of passers-by. This was obviously to check and judge the identity of the other party, but this method was too rough. Simpler.

There was an imperceptible smile on the face of the middle-aged man. After all, these Taiping Sect guys were not from professional backgrounds. Compared with people in other aspects, they seemed much more immature. However, there is no need to spend too much energy on this road. It only needs to combine light and dark and set up a few checkpoints. It is absolutely impossible for any large-scale organized troops to sneak in, and civilians are not allowed to stay in Guanzhong. It is indeed a natural danger to make all attempts to integrate the inside and the outside come to naught.

Turning over the small hill in front of him, there is a pass in front of him. The middle-aged man stopped, pulled a sheep belly towel from his waist, wiped his face twice, and then turned his eyes to the precipitous mountain in front of him. An incomparable pass, above the single city gate, there are three big characters in seal script that are already somewhat blurred --- Jianmen Pass.

This is Jianmen Pass, which is known as the most dangerous in the world. The walls on both sides stand thousands of feet high, just like a sky-axe. Looking around, you can see the vastness and abruptness of the peaks, which really makes people sigh. If we talk about the steepness of the pass, I am afraid that Jiayuguan, which is known as the first pass in the world, will be inferior by three points. It is only because of the difference in the importance of the location that the name of the first pass in the world is hanged on the head of Jiayuguan. , "Jianmen is dangerous in the world, Kuimen is majestic in the world", these two sentences are vivid portrayals of describing the two great gates in the western part of the empire. If you want to capture this checkpoint from the outside, the middle-aged man can't imagine who can do this step.

"Old Cousin, why don't you leave?" Passengers passing by asked kindly: "Don't rest here, be careful not to arouse the suspicion of the military men in the customs. "

"Okay." The middle-aged man also responded with a smile, and then took another step.

The inspection before the customs is not very strict, but it is obviously much stricter than the previous few times. In the past, it was only to check whether there were any contraband such as weapons, but now it is necessary to open all the bags and check them one by one. Of course, it would be much more convenient to stuff two gold coins. In this regard, the middle-aged man is obviously familiar with the road, and his familiarity is even the envy of the business travelers who passed the customs together.

"Mr. Jun, what's the matter today? What's the matter? Why do you need to open the package to check? These are all precious medicinal materials. If you want to be targeted by bad guys, what can I do?" The cautious appearance of the middle-aged man attracted a wave of good-natured ridicule from the soldiers in charge of the inspection: "Come on, Boss Zhang, I'm afraid that your little things are not enough to fill the teeth of the robbers? Besides, where is the area controlled by our holy religion?" What kind of villain is here? You are obviously slandering the reputation of our holy religion, why don't we ask our leader to talk to you about the damage you have to pay for slandering our reputation?"

The middle-aged man shrank his neck quickly, and said with a panicked expression: "Don't, don't, we won't be able to get out when Mr. Chen comes. I'm a small business, and I can't stand big troubles. I'm just talking too much, that's fine." No, Lord Jun, are you okay? Can I go?"

"Go away, hehe, Boss Zhang, you want to make a lot of money even if you have the guts to make a lot of money? I think you may only be destined to spend your whole life on this road." Several soldiers shouted with a smile, "I'm afraid you have to hurry up. Maybe after a while, the wind will tighten, and our side will be closed. If it doesn't work out, you will have to celebrate the New Year here."

"Oh? Little one understands, thank you military lords." The middle-aged man left the city gate with a smile, nodding his head and bowing his head. His eyes swept across the tower above the city gate inadvertently. A line of patrolling soldiers patrolled from south to north Passing by, the guards on the observation post above the tower have been significantly strengthened. The two observation sentries in the last two times have increased to three. It seems that the situation in the south has changed, and it has directly affected this side.

After entering the checkpoint, a winding but spacious road leads to the front. You can vaguely see the figure of the east tower. There are occasionally a few side streets on the main street, but they are all very narrow and short. There is a small military camp under the towers on both sides, and the military camp on the west is slightly larger. It is where the head of the garrison lives.

Glancing at the blue bird flag fluttering in the wind in the distance, the middle-aged man twitched his mouth, shook his head, and went into a side street. At the corner of the street, a shop with "Old Panji Pharmacy" came into view. , the middle-aged man walked into the pharmacy carelessly, "Is Boss Zhou there? I have good Jinzhou original medicine here, are you interested?"

When the obese man who was busy behind the closet saw the man, a trace of unnoticed excitement flashed in his eyes, and he greeted him with a tacky smile on his face: "Boss Zhang, are you old? Good brother, if you have any good goods, you have to take care of your brother first. Don’t worry, as long as the goods are good, the price is easy to negotiate, but you have to be a big brother so you can’t lose money, right? Come, come, let’s talk inside. Niu Er, come, let these two The guests are greeting."

The simple and honest young man rushed up to greet the two medicine buyers, and took the goods from Boss Zhang who just came in by the way.

"Hehe, don't worry, the goods are fine, they are definitely authentic Jinzhou goods, it depends on Boss Zhou's sincerity."

Entering the inner hall, the two of them were still courteous to each other, while expertly checking the quality of the medicinal materials, Boss Zhou even broke off a piece and chewed it in his mouth, as if to check for something.

It wasn't until they reached the warehouse behind the inner hall that the voices of the two gradually became quieter, and the vulgar smiles on their faces disappeared without a trace.

Rows of containers were lined up in the warehouse, and the strong smell of various medicinal materials permeated the air. The two came to the middle row of containers. Boss Zhou reached out and opened the third drawer from the bottom on the right. He reached in and groped for a while. After a shock, a hidden door on the wall behind him quietly opened.

"How's the situation?" The middle-aged man who sat still had completely lost the humble and timid appearance when he just entered the customs, and his vigorous breath slowly came out.

Sitting on the kang, Boss Zhou still looked like a businessman, "There hasn't been any major changes in the customs. The number of garrisons and commanders have not been adjusted. It was much more frequent some time ago, but the traffic has not been cut off for the time being, but it is estimated that it will only happen in the past few days."

"Well, I noticed it when I entered the customs. Probably the change in the situation in the south has made them feel nervous." The middle-aged man nodded, "How is that matter going? The higher-ups attach great importance to this matter , even Mr. Li personally intervened, demanding that the goal must be achieved."

"Well, there is progress, but it's not enough to see immediate results. I haven't dared to say that, but those two guys are already a little tempted~IndoMTL.com~ If you work harder, maybe you can get 50% Be sure." The pharmacy owner's forehead leaked a trace of sweat, both excited and terrified, even the highest level paid attention to this matter, which shows the effectiveness of his work, but the responsibility is even heavier, so he dare not make any judgments.

"Five achievements are enough, we can't delay any longer, we have to step up." The middle-aged man said decisively, "You don't have to worry about the rest."

"Is it enough to be 50% sure?" The pharmacy owner asked back, with a confused look on his face.

"Well, the other 50% have other arrangements." The middle-aged man's words still couldn't dispel the doubts in the opponent's heart, so he thought about it before saying: "At that time, our troops will also enter, if the southern checkpoints are breached , You said, what would they think? You can grasp this point, and the work will be much easier. As the above said, no matter what the cost, no matter what the other party asks, you can agree to it, and the sooner the better."

"Well, I understand." The pharmacy owner suddenly realized, "Then it's not a big problem, it's just that you have to choose the right time."

"Well, you can grasp the timing yourself, the sooner the better, but you can't act too hastily, otherwise it will backfire. If you want to strive for a success, we may not be able to bring you the news from the outside after the customs is closed. You can only rely on yourself I got it from them." The middle-aged man warned cautiously.

"Well, there's no problem with that. The relationship between me and them is almost done. I can't hide the news from me." The pharmacy owner is still quite confident in this regard. From top to bottom, no one knows him, Boss Zhou.

"Well, that's good, I'm leaving, you can do it yourself." The middle-aged man nodded, and the humble and cautious expression began to emerge again.