Chapter 680: Secretly crossing Chen Cang
Seven days later. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
The sun overhead was so hot that it could almost dry people's scalps, but on the rugged mountain road, a team of 10,000 people was marching under the scorching sun.
More precisely, they are digging a mountain to open a road while struggling to move forward.
The plank road at the foot is carved along an almost steep cliff, with a mountain wall on one side and a bottomless abyss on the other, which makes people feel dizzy just by looking at it.
Walking on such a dangerous plank road, you must be extremely careful, even if you are good at mountain walking, you don't dare to be careless, because as long as you are a little careless, your foot is a little off, you may fall directly into the abyss and fall into the flesh.
Under the banner of the word "Han", Han Xin was walking carefully on the suspended plank road, panting and sweating.
Suddenly, there was a high-pitched scream.
Han Xin subconsciously raised his head, and saw that at the turn in front of him, a soldier with empty feet was falling rapidly, and in the blink of an eye, he fell into the bottomless abyss, making a dull impact sound.
Everyone shuddered, and even if they couldn't see it, they could imagine the unfortunate soldier crashing into the ground and falling into a meatloaf.
Han Xin took a light breath, his mood did not fluctuate much, and he continued to hold on to the cliff.
The soldiers in front and behind only trembled for a moment, and then lowered their heads and continued to move forward silently.
They have long been numb.
Since stepping on this uninhabited ancient road, I don't know how many comrades have fallen to their deaths, not one thousand but eight hundred, they have long been accustomed to it.
Mourning and sighing are of no use, they must concentrate all their energies without the slightest distraction, and always keep an eye on the road under their feet.
Otherwise, one more second of distraction will give you one more chance to fall and follow in the footsteps of those dead comrades.
At sunset, Han Xin led his soldiers and horses over the peak called Motianling, and finally walked through the most difficult part of this ancient road.
From here, the road ahead began to get better, and they were expected to finally end this journey of death, stepping from the mountains to the flats.
Han Xin breathed a sigh of relief at this time, and ordered the soldiers to stop advancing, camp on the spot and rest, and must find a flat enough area to camp before dark.
Han Xin, who was out of breath, also leaned against a big tree and gulped down water.
"General Han, I have to say, this strategy of yours is really risky enough, such a difficult road, we haven't gone out yet, I'm afraid that we will lose thirty percent of our troops, such a road, Liu Zhang would never have imagined even if he dreamed." Wu Yi also sat next to him, raised his head again, and sighed again.
Han Xin poured most of the water in one go, and then his thirst was slightly relieved, wiped the water stains from the corners of his mouth, and sneered: "The more dangerous the enemy can't think of, the greater the chance of success." ”
Wu Yi nodded and sighed: "I only understand now, why did the king let you be the commander, you are a gambler, and only you dare to use such a risky trick." ”
After a few days of getting along, Wu Yi and Han Xin have endured so much hardship, and they can be regarded as sharing weal and woe, understanding each other a lot, and becoming friends, so they naturally speak a little less politely and a little more sincerely.
"General Wu has won the award." Han Xin smiled slightly, "General Wu won't blame me for following me to endure hardships." ”
"How could it be, how could it be." Wu Yilian waved his hand recklessly, "To be honest, this road has endured a lot of hardships, but if it succeeds, it is equivalent to making an immortal achievement, and I also want to thank General Han for taking me to make this great achievement." ”
Han Xin nodded, his gaze moved to the northeast, raised his hand and said, "With General Wu's knowledge, how long will it take for us to reach the flat ground?" ”
Wu Yi pinched and pointed and counted for a long time, and replied: "According to my estimate, we have passed the most difficult ridge, and the road ahead will only become smoother and smoother, and it will only take four days at most, and we will definitely be able to enter the flat land." ”
Four more days......
Han Xin's eyes lit up, as if he saw hope, so he jumped up and said happily: "Since this is the case, then what are we still grinding, pass on the order, and the whole army will continue to move forward." ”
Han Xin didn't want to delay any longer, and every time he delayed, the chance of this surprise attack being exposed would be a little greater, so he had to keep moving non-stop.
When the order was handed down, more than 9,000 Wei soldiers and soldiers did not care about being tired, and they got up from the ground one after another, took heavy steps, and continued to move forward on the mountain road.
Nine thousand men and horses drove ten miles of mountain roads between the dark and then set up camp on the spot to rest, and for the next four days, they traveled at a speed of more than 50 miles a day.
At dusk on the fourth day, the mountain road under his feet had become quite flat, and Han Xin strode to the front of the group, taking the lead in climbing the last hillside.
Ahead, there is already a flat river, and below the hillside, the Baishui River flows from west to east, passing in front of you.
Han Xin raised his eyes and stared, but saw that at the foot of the hillside, on a open field on the south bank of the Baishui River, a small city stood majestically, quietly bathed in the remnant sun.
Yinping City, it's finally here!
Han Xin stood in the middle of the high slope, his eyes flashed with a little excitement, and he looked back at the soldiers left and right, these soldiers who had suffered enough were also very excited, so excited that they almost roared and screamed.
"Over seven hundred miles of barren land, we can be regarded as stepping out of this Yinping path, it seems that the Shu army is completely defenseless, General Han, congratulations on this peerless trick, success is just around the corner." Wu Yi smiled with emotion beside him.
Han Xin stared at the Yinping City at the bottom of the hillside, and his eyebrows couldn't help but burn a little pride.
Take the Yinping path and attack Yinping City, this is his plan to break the enemy with a plan for the pottery merchants.
Perhaps Han Xin was buried deep in his soul, and that kind of understanding of the terrain in Shuzhong made him see the importance of this Yinping City after a little analysis of the map.
This city is located in the north of the Jiange, in the traffic pass above, to the west can take the Longxi Avenue, to Longxi, to the east can threaten Yangping Pass, enter Hanzhong, to the south, can threaten the Jiange Pass.
Han Xin's surprise army, if it attacked Yinping City, it would be equivalent to bypassing the Sword Pavilion Guantian Danger, penetrating directly into the flank of the Shu army, and stabbing Liu Zhang in the back.
When Han Xin offered this plan, the potter suddenly woke up and remembered the story of Deng Ai's smuggling into Yinping in history.
At that time, the Wei State invaded Shu on a large scale and captured Hanzhong, Zhong Hui led an army of more than 100,000 troops to attack Jiange Pass with all his might, in an attempt to destroy Shu in one fell swoop.
The situation faced by Zhonghui is similar to that of the pottery merchants, and it is also because the Sword Pavilion Pass is too dangerous, and the army of more than 100,000 is rejected by the Shu army and cannot be broken through.
At this stalemate, the famous general Deng Ai came out and led a strange army to walk the Yinping Trail, bypassing the world of the Sword Pavilion, capturing Jiangyou City in one fell swoop, entering the hinterland of Shu, and finally taking Chengdu directly, forcing the queen Liu Chan to surrender, and making an immortal feat.
In history, Deng Ai's plan to smuggle into Yinping was smuggled from north to south, while Han Xin's smuggling plan was the opposite, smuggling from south to north.
Although the directions were opposite, the results were all the same, all of them bypassed the Sword Pavilion Pass and inserted themselves behind the enemy's flank.
Obviously, in the past, Han Xin once offered Liu Bang the plan of "repairing the plank road in the open and secretly crossing Chencang", helping Liu Bang to evade the enemy's defense in the front, and took the Chencang trail to attack Guanzhong and killed Hanzhong in one fell swoop.
The plan of repairing the plank road and secretly crossing the Chen Cang, and the plan of smuggling through Yinping, although the time is different and the location is different, but it also has the same magic, that is, the enemy is not prepared and surprised.
After hearing Han Xin's plan, the potter immediately remembered Deng Ai's plan, and also remembered Han Xin's deeds of secretly crossing Chen Cang, so he was convinced that this plan was feasible, and he was even more convinced that only Han Xin could take on this important task.
Therefore, the potter did not hesitate, and dared to boldly give Han Xin 10,000 elite soldiers, so that he could rest assured and boldly implement this plan.
The potter, who was hundreds of miles away, didn't know at the moment that Han Xin was only a little bit away from success.
Taking a deep breath, Han Xin raised the big gun in his hand, pointed at Yinping City under the hillside, and shouted proudly: "Da Wei's sons, you have crossed the mountains and mountains, it can be said that you have suffered enough, and the general will never let you suffer in vain, and now the great achievement is in front of you, and the time has come for you to make meritorious contributions and be rewarded for your knighthood, and you will rush down the mountain with this general and step through the Yinping!" ”
"Breaking through the Peace—"
"Breaking through the Peace—"
The nine thousand sweaty soldiers, their blood was boiling, roared loudly, and the sound of killing shook the sky, echoing in the valley, as if instantly dissipating their exhaustion, burning their blood and their fighting spirit to the core.
Han Xin didn't hesitate at all, strode down, and rushed down the hill with a big gun in his hand.
Wu Yi also laughed wildly, followed by Han Xin, and slaughtered wildly.
The nine thousand Great Wei Erlang, with the long-accumulated war intent, slaughtered the mountain violently, like a torrent that burst the embankment, rushing down the hillside all over the mountain.
At this moment, the pain of climbing over the barren path is insignificant, everyone is tempted by the reward for meritorious service, stimulated by the sense of glory of meritorious service, abandoning all fatigue, with the rolling tide of war spirit, rushing down.
Nine thousand soldiers, there is only one common thought left in their hearts:
Break through the yin!
The sound of killing shook the sky, startled the birds and birds in the sky, and the soldiers of the Wei army who collapsed down, in the blink of an eye, rushed to the front of Yinping City like heavenly soldiers and heavenly generals.
Although the strategic location of this Yinping city was quite important, its main role was to guard against Cao Cao's attack from Longxi, rather than against the Wei army in the south.
At this time, Cao Cao had just pacified Xiqiang, and the army was still far away in Liangzhou, so there was no substantial threat to Yinping City, so Gou Jian could not put too many troops into Yinping in order to concentrate his troops in the Sword Pavilion to resist the pottery merchants, and there were only 800 soldiers and horses in the city.
Moreover, these 800 soldiers and horses are all county soldiers with low combat effectiveness, and they have not experienced any baptism of war.
At this time, it was evening, it was the time of the handover of the two shifts of guards on duty during the day and night, and the front line of the west gate of the Wei army's target was only more than 300 soldiers and horses.
Han Xin chose the best time, and it was this best time to launch a fatal blow to Yinping City!