Chapter 540: Shuangyu Gorge (2)
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100,000 horsemen divided into two routes, preparing to pass through Shuangyu Gorge.
More than 30 miles of Shuangyu Gorge, out of the gorge is a small basin, although there are no people, but there are many temporary rest simple houses built during farming.
Of course, there is no indication on the map, only that there is a basin there.
The sun has turned west, and it seems impossible to pass through Shuangyu Gorge today.
After dark, the soldiers and horses of the Marquis of Jinyang had not yet walked a third of the way, and the rear team had not even entered the Shuangyu Gorge.
The so-called roads on both sides of Shuangyu Gorge are actually not roads, they are stepped on by people and beasts, and they are very difficult to walk.
Although it is late autumn, on both sides of the Li River, the grass and trees are only a little yellow, and the name has not withered, and because of the continuous rain some time ago, the grass and trees have a lot of moisture.
At night, the humidity is heavy and a mist rises.
According to the idea of Jin Yanghou, he passed overnight, but the fog rose after dark, and there was no moonlight, and the canyon was pitch black, so there was no way to hurry.
Under the persuasion of the soldiers and strategists, the Marquis of Jinyang had no choice but to order to rest in place.
The night was already a little cold, and Qin Jun couldn't help but light torches, find some hay and dry branches, and make a fire to roast dry food to keep warm.
In the blink of an eye, thick smoke billowed on both sides of Shuangyu Gorge, and two rows of fires lit up, and the Marquis of Jinyang was shocked, isn't this equivalent to a beacon fire, didn't you tell Xiayu Pass that there was a large army coming.
The Marquis of Jinyang was furious and had the intention of killing, and ordered the bonfire to be extinguished, and those who violated the order were beheaded.
But when he encountered embarrassment, he could pass on word of mouth on his side, but he couldn't receive his password on the other side.
"Master Hou, even if it's too late to extinguish the bonfire now, it's better to light all the torches and go forward overnight. β
Guan Ting suggested.
Jinyang Hou thinks about it, the fog and smoke in the canyon have risen, as long as the other party has a sentry to pay a little attention to it can be observed, now the only feasible way is to grab time, quickly pass through Shuangyu Gorge, and rush to Xiayu Pass as soon as possible, as long as Xiayu Pass is taken, there is a horse Pingchuan in front, 100,000 troops are deployed, and the unguarded enemy army is vulnerable according to his prediction.
The Marquis of Jinyang lit a torch on this side and began to move forward, and the opposite side naturally saw it, and later lit a torch to move forward.
Now it is lively, 100,000 people, 50,000 or 60,000 torches, winding along both sides of the canyon for more than ten miles, very spectacular.
Qin Jun is very tired now, but the military order is difficult to disobey, so he has to move forward, but after all, it is night, and he can't see the road clearly, and from time to time someone falls into the swamp, causing an exclamation, and the sound of crocodiles stirring the water and the screams of people sounded in the swamp, thinking that it alarmed the crocodile, and the people who fell into the swamp became food for the crocodile.
"Master Hou, the situation is not good. β
There was a crackling sound in the swamp, Guan Ting was shocked, and hurriedly caught up with the Marquis of Jinyang, and reminded nervously.
In fact, Jin Yanghou also found an abnormality, although he couldn't see the situation in the swamp clearly, but the sound of the crocodile stirring the water could still be heard clearly, this was not a few crocodiles, listening to the sound, it should be a lot of crocodiles.
"Quickly send the order down, find dry land to form a defensive array, quickly!"
Not all of the canyon is swampland, there are a lot of dry land, although it cannot be connected from north to south, but there are still a lot of dry lands with a radius of more than a mile.
In the Shuangyu Gorge, the screams of the people this night have not stopped, until the sky is bright, the fog gradually disperses, and when the sun shines into the canyon, the Marquis of Jinyang is covered in blood, and his dull eyes do not know where to look.
It's too miserable, in addition to the small losses of the rear army, the Qin army, which went deep into the Shuangyu Gorge, lost most of it, tens of thousands of people are missing, and the tragic deaths are tragic, and in half of the swamp, the blood is surging, and the survivors in dozens of small camps are sitting together in horror, looking at the crocodile that slowly crawls back into the swamp, their faces are pale and trembling.
All around them, mutilated corpses and a handful of dead crocodiles were everywhere.
"Master Hou, find a road behind the mountain. β
At this time, several scouts rushed over, and a military commander saluted and reported.
They had just rushed over, and they were also shocked to see such a miserable scene, and they searched around tremblingly, and finally found the Marquis of Jinyang.
"Oh!"
The Marquis of Jin Yang finally came back to his senses, and saw that the scouts sent out had just come back, and then looked at the miserable situation around him, he really wanted to draw his sword and cut down these scouts, and find the way early, how could such a tragedy happen, and before he saw the enemy army, he lost tens of thousands of soldiers and horses.
But after all, he still has the strength, slowly calms down the angry heart, the hot mind, and after taking a breath, he slowly stands up.
"Lead the way.
Close the pavilion, put a flag on the opposite side, tell them to go back and follow us. β
The Marquis of Jinyang, who was unfamiliar with the terrain, strayed into the Shuangyu Gorge, and as a result, tens of thousands of people died in the swamp and in the mouth of crocodiles.
There was another way to Xiayu Pass, but they didn't find it.
In fact, this is not to blame those scouts, but the Marquis of Jinyang was too anxious, and he didn't wait for a return, so he urged him to hurry, which caused such a consequence.
There are two gates in Shangyu Pass, and the southwest gate was sealed by the soldiers of the Zongye State, but the gate leading to Shuangyu Gorge was opened, just to calculate the Qin army, let them enter Shuangyu Gorge, and go to greet the crocodiles.
There are indeed a lot of crocodiles in Shuangyu Gorge, but a small number of people walk, be careful, don't alarm the crocodiles, there is no danger.
But there were too many Qin troops, and they were walking at night, and they accidentally fell into the swamp, and the crocodiles, which were originally quiet, were alarmed, and if there was food delivered to their mouths, they could not eat it, they competed with each other for food and bites, and the people were torn apart, and the bloody gas attracted the crocodiles around, and they poked their heads out to see that there was so much food, but they were so happy, they rushed to grab it first, and the Qin army was miserable.
But not all of them were eaten by crocodiles, and many people panicked, some burrowed into the mountains, and some fell into the swamp and sank.
It is difficult for people in the mountains to walk in it, but there is no obstacle for wild beasts, and most of those who burrow into the mountains are lost in the mountains, and some of them are called food for wild beasts.
Before meeting with the coalition forces, after finding the right way, a third of the 100,000 men and horses were lost.
"Send someone to send a message to Li Chaoyang and ask him to send 200,000 people to follow up. β
found the way, the spirit of the Marquis of Jinyang rose again, the loss of more than 30,000 people is nothing, the Qin State is a lot of soldiers, and if you increase the number of troops by 200,000, you must take Wuling City.
The Marquis of Jinyang privately dispatched troops to raid Wuling City, and after Wu Yuehou got the news, he was speechless for a long time.
The last envoy of Emperor Qin had not yet arrived, and the previous envoy had not yet left, he frowned, held the hilt of his sword in his hand, and forcibly held back his anger, waiting for Wu Yuehou to deal with this matter.
Wu Yuehou scolded the brother of Jinyang Hou angrily in his heart, but he really couldn't bear to step on his back again, as long as he said that he didn't know about it, then the envoy would leave without saying a word, and what was waiting for Jinyang Hou was Qin Huang's angerγγγ