"I, can I go out of the city and have a look?" Li Liangzuo asked Li Qing.

Li Wu immediately stopped him and said, "Father, no, once the Song army discovers his whereabouts, they may send heavy troops to chase him."

Then Li Wu said, "Father, this is probably the case, why don't you go back to the palace first!"

"Return to the palace?" Li Liangzuo questioned, "It's not easy for me to come out once. Can I return to the palace so soon? I'll keep Wu locked up for a night tonight, and let the soldiers prepare enough dry food and water. Tomorrow everyone wears casual clothes to travel."

"Father, where are you going again!" Li Wu asked Li Liangzuo.

"Stop talking nonsense, do whatever you want."

"Yes, my son will accept the order."

After finally coming out of the palace once, Li Liangzuo certainly had to understand the deployment of the Song army. In the past, he had heard from others how strong the Song army's defense line was. This time, Li Liangzuo wanted to see it himself, but Li Liangzuo did not believe that the Song army's defense line that stretched thousands of miles was really so tight, with no loopholes at all.

The next morning, Li Liangzuo took Li Wu, Li Yue, Qin Hu and more than a hundred imperial guards and left Wu Pass and headed north. To the north of Wu Pass was Xionger Mountain (Fu Niu Mountain); Li Liangzuo's purpose of going to Xionger Mountain was self-evident, which was to see if the Song army had arranged fortifications in Xionger Mountain, but it was difficult to reach the destination. Xionger Mountain was a direction from northwest to southeast, about 800 miles long and about 80 miles wide. It was an important mountain range at the junction of Xia and Song dynasties. As a mountain range on the border, Xionger Mountain was basically in a zone of no-costs.

Moreover, there are not many people living on Xionger Mountain, all of them are old hunters. Li Liangzuo originally planned to enter from the south of Xionger Mountain, and then detour southeastward in the mountains, and finally arrived at the front line of the Song army, but the plan could never keep up with the changes. Li Liangzuo and others encountered snow not long after entering the mountain. It might be very dangerous to encounter such weather in the mountains. Because the mountain was slippery after the snow, it might roll down if you were not careful.

"Father, the snow is getting heavier and heavier. Let's find a place to escape from the snow!" Li Wu walked to Li Liangzuo and said.

"See if there are any caves or houses nearby, go in and hide first." Li Liangzuo said.

Li Liangzuo led people forward not long after, a scout came back and reported to Li Liangzuo: "Your Majesty, find a cave in front."

"Lead the way forward, everyone goes to the cave to escape the snow."

This is a naturally formed cave, without any traces of manual digging. Although the entrance to the cave is very small, it is very spacious. It is not a problem to hide a thousand or eight hundred people. Before entering the cave, Li Liangzuo and others' clothes were soaked. After entering the cave, Li Wu first took people to check it out, and then came back to report to Li Liangzuohui: "Father, it seems that someone has lived in this cave, and some dry firewood was found inside."

"It's great. Wu'er quickly sets up a fire and lets everyone dry their clothes, then make some food and drink some hot soup. These wet clothes will easily get sick after wearing them for a long time."

"Yes, my son will accept the order..."

Li Liangzuo was drinking the broth! Hearing heavy footsteps outside, Li Liangzuo immediately signaled everyone to be on guard. The person who came in from outside was not someone else, but the owner of the cave, an old hunter, followed by a young and a half-old man next to him. This cave is actually a place where old hunters usually take shelter from the rain. Sometimes it takes three or four days to hunt on the mountain, or even five or six days to go home. During this period, they lived in this cave.

After seeing the person coming clearly, Li Liangzuo immediately apologized and said, "This brother, I was so offensive just now. I'm here to apologize to you."

"It's okay, it's okay, this master is joking." The old hunter said honestly.

Li Liangzuo then asked the old hunter: "Brother, life is difficult in the mountains, why don't you move out!"

"The world outside is messy, and there is no scene in our mountains." The old hunter looked at Li Liangzuo and others and said, "This master is so cold, why did you come to this mountain?"

Li Liangzuo smiled and said, "Isn't this idle at home and nothing to do, so I'm going to hunt! But who would have thought that I would encounter such an unlucky weather?"

"It's useless to bring too many people to hunt. Before you can get to the prey, you may have discovered it."

"Brother, how long have you lived here?"

"I don't know very well how long our family has been here for generations."

Li Liangzuo looked at the heavy snow from the goose feathers outside the cave and said, "It's not known when it will stop with such heavy snow!"

"Don't worry, Master, this snow! It should have stopped in the second half of the night." The old hunter said squatting on a stone.

Li Liangzuo looked at the old hunter and said with a smile: "Brother, I have a request to see if you can agree; once the matter is done, I will thank you very much."

"Mr. Just say anything you have to ask."

"My brother has lived in this mountain so well. He should be very familiar with this mountain! I want to ask us to be a guide." Li Liangzuo said as he stretched out his hand to Li Wu. Li Wu took out a ingot of gold on his body, and Li Liangzuo handed the gold to the old hunter and said, "As long as my brother agrees to be successful, I will thank you very much."

"I don't want this gold. Then you can give us two crossbows and some arrows." The old hunter said, looking at the crossbows and arrow feathers placed on the ground.

"This is easy to say. I'll give you two gifts at that time!" Li Liangzuo said with a smile.

The next morning, the snow had stopped. Under the leadership of the old hunter, Li Liangzuo and others left the cave. The old hunter led the way and asked Li Liangzuo: "Master, where do you want to go!"

"That's it! Brother, just take me to find the Song army's fortress." Li Liangzuo said.

With the help of the old hunter, Li Liangzuo and others crossed mountains and ridges. After three days, they finally found the fortress of the Song army. The old hunter said to Li Liangzuo: "Master, if you climb this mountain, you can see the fortress of the Song army."

Li Liangzuo led his men to the top of the mountain and indeed saw a Song army fortress not far from the opposite mountain. The number of people in the Song army fortress was less than 100, but Li Liangzuo saw a very strange phenomenon. Behind the Song army fortress, a convoy was advancing towards the fortress.

"No!" Li Liangzuo said: "Wu'er, have you noticed that the Song army's convoy is strange."

"Reported to my father, my son has discovered it a long time ago. According to our spies, the Song army's convoy only needs a few livestock to pull heavy things, and it is not a car. The Song army seems to have specially laid two long wooden strips, and all the wheels are stuck on the strips..."

Hearing Li Wu's description, Li Liangzuo said in a disloyal voice: "Damn, isn't this the fucking train?"

"Father, what is this train? Why hasn't I heard of it before?"

"You don't need to know what this train is, nor do you need to know. We will go around on the Song army's road to see it. Then you will be able to see it." Li Liangzuo said with a heavy expression.

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