Chapter 188 Taking advantage of the situation is the best way

After successfully passing Beilu Pass, the group set out for Dingbeicheng where Wei Wenzhong was in charge.

After passing Beilu Pass, the weather started to get colder.

Fortunately, Shuobei has not officially entered winter yet, otherwise, what they would see would be a world of ice and snow.

But judging from the current situation, in about half a month, Shuobei will probably have its first snowfall this winter.

Shuobei has a vast territory.

Although Shuobei is a state, its actual area is almost as large as the two neighboring states.

Therefore, even if they had arrived at Shuobei, it would still take several days to reach Dingbei City.

There are nine cities in total including Shuobei and Beilu Pass.

Dingbeicheng is basically at the forefront of Shuobei.

In front of Dingbeicheng are the two acropolis of Suining Guard and Jing'an Guard.

The three cities are at an angle to each other, forming the first line of defense in Shuobei.

The total standing troops of these three cities amount to more than .

Suining Guard and Jingbei Guard are still twenty miles away from Baishui River.

The area between these two acropolis and the Baishui River is the northern wilderness, commonly known as the Northern Plains.

Beihuan's previous raid on Daqian's grain security team was launched in Beiyuan.

Originally, there were three border towns across the Baishui River.

But in the war five years ago, Daqian was forced to cede the land across the Baishui River in exchange for Beihuan's withdrawal. Naturally, those three border towns became Beihuan's possession.

Nowadays, the three border towns have become strategic points for the confrontation between Beihuan and Daqian across the Beishui River.

The Whitewater River is a canyon river.

The entire Baishui River separates the current Daqian territory from the Beihuan territory. The two tributaries of the Baishui River flow into the Beihuan territory, providing Beihuan with a large area of rich natural pasture.

Ugh!

It would be simple if those three border cities had not been ceded and they wanted to cause trouble in the Beihuan territory.

Just when Yunzheng was thinking wildly, Ye Zi rode his horse to Yunzheng's side.

"Do you feel that something is wrong with Wei Shuo?"

Ye Zi frowned and asked.

"There's definitely something wrong!"

Yunzheng smiled and said: "He is just the guard of Beilu Pass, but he insists on checking our luggage. He is obviously deliberately making things difficult!"

All the rules of the court are nonsense.

As Shen Luoyan said, the imperial court set the rules to prevent Beihuan's spies from sneaking into Beilu Pass with hidden weapons and cooperating with others to seize the pass, instead of actually interrogating everything they see.

Their weapons were clearly in their hands, what else did Wei Shuo want to check?

It turned out that he had already noticed it.

Ye Zi nodded secretly and asked, "What do you think Wei Shuo is going to do?"

"It's not clear yet."

Yun Zheng shook his head and said: "It's possible that he just wants to give me a warning and stop me from showing off as a prince in Shuobei. It's also possible that he's one of my royal brothers."

Ye Zi thought for a while and replied: "I think the former is more likely."

"It doesn't matter."

Yun Zheng smiled disapprovingly and said: "It's impossible for him to obey my orders anyway. I will fall out with him sooner or later. His attitude towards me will not have any influence at all."

Yun Zheng saw this clearly.

He had already thought of this when he was in the Imperial City.

Seeing Yunzheng's calm look, Ye Zi couldn't help but nod.

He is unfazed by favors and humiliations and is thoughtful and considerate.

He is indeed a man of great things!

But even so, it would be extremely difficult for Yunzheng to seize the military power of the Beifu Army!

After chatting with Ye Zi for a while, Yun Zheng called Du Guiyuan into the carriage.

Yunzheng unfolded the map of Shuobei.

The entire dividing line between Shuobei and Beihuan is like an irregular few characters.

Beiyuan and Beilu Pass are at the forefront and the rear respectively.

The winding Beishui River forms a natural barrier.

Yunzheng stared at the map for a while and asked: "In addition to crossing the river from the ford in Beiyuan, where else can we quickly enter Beihuan's territory?"

Du Guiyuan's heart suddenly jumped and he said in shock: "Your Highness is not going to take the initiative, is he?"

“It doesn’t have to be proactive.”

Yunzheng lied and said with a smile: "I just thought about sneaking to Beihuan's territory to have a look. It would be best to find out the situation in Beihuan in advance so that I can prepare for the next step."

"Is that so?"

Du Guiyuan thought for a while, pointed to Suqu in the northwest direction of Shuobei and said: "Go northwest from here to Miyun Snow Mountain, the birthplace of Baishui River. There is a valley in the snow mountain, and you should be able to enter Beihuan, but , that valley is famous as a death zone..."

"Death Zone?"

Yun Zheng was puzzled, "How do you say this? Is this area dangerous?"

"It's really dangerous."

Du Guiyuan nodded and said: "This place is very strange. Anyone who enters will be struck by lightning..."

Speaking of the death zone, Du Guiyuan's chatterbox opened up immediately.

This death zone is also called the place of divine punishment.

As long as someone enters the death zone, the mountain god will be angered and thunder will fall.

Whether it is Daqian or Beihuan, there are people who do not believe in evil and have been to the death zone.

But so far, no one has ever left the death zone alive.

When Du Guiyuan was the commander of the Blood-Shirt Army, he did not believe in evil.

He took a few people with him and wanted to cross the death zone, but he was struck by lightning before he had gone very far.

Fortunately, they were lucky and were not struck by lightning.

From then on, Du Guiyuan was in awe of the death zone.

Listening to Du Guiyuan's words, Yunzheng couldn't help but feel his heart skip a beat.

Isn't this similar to Death Valley in Kunlun Mountain in the previous life?

You could use this place to some advantage!

However, even if you want to take advantage of it, you must understand the situation first.

If you just rush in so recklessly, I'm afraid the whole army will be wiped out if you don't pay attention.

While Yunzheng was thinking, Du Guiyuan added: "Actually, if His Highness wants to send a small number of troops into the Beihuan territory to inquire about the situation, there is no need to go to such trouble."

"How to say?"

Yunzheng asked curiously.

Du Guiyuan replied: "Winter is about to begin in Shuobei. In more than a month at the latest, the entire Baishui River will be frozen. When it is the coldest in Shuobei, the ice layer on the Baishui River can even reach half a foot thick. ! Don’t talk about people at that time, it won’t be a problem for a large group of cavalry to run on it..."

"This……"

Hearing this, Yun Zheng couldn't help but fall into thinking.

What Du Guiyuan said makes sense.

However, he still wanted to take action sooner.

After all, there is not much time left for him.

But when he first arrived in Shuobei, it would definitely take him some time to organize his military affairs.

Well, let’s meet Wei Wenzhong first!

It would be best if we could settle in Suqu.

If not, then consider the death zone over Suqu as an alternative!

Let's first see which city Wei Wenzhong plans to let himself enter to lead the army!

After making up his mind, Yunzheng stopped thinking about it and asked Du Guiyuan about Beihuan's situation.

In fact, the interior of Beihuan is not monolithic.