Go south from Shuzhong, pass through the Yan Road, pass through Zhuti, and finally go to Dianchi Lake, there is a road, called Wuchi Road.

It is the Qin State Shu County Taishou Li Bing during the Warring States Period, led people to open the mountain and dig the rock, adopted the method of accumulating salary to burn the rock, and dug a passage connecting Shuzhong and Nanzhong from the cliff of the mountain cliff, which is only five feet wide.

Although it was extremely narrow, it was no less significant than the fifty-pace-wide gallop roads that Emperor Shi built in other parts of the country.

It is precisely because of the opening of this road that the connection between Nanzhong and Shuzhong is getting closer and closer.

After the opening of the five-foot road, in the era of the great unification of the Qin and Han dynasties, the business and travel on the road were crowded, and Bashu was therefore rich, and there were many trading items, among which the Dian horse, the slave, the fashionable cow and so on were the most famous.

Before the Han Dynasty destroyed Yelang, this road was the lifeline connecting Shuzhong and Nanzhong.

With it, the central power was able to control Nanzhong from Shu.

Without it, Nanzhong, where the snake is seven songs, qi and heaven, is an enclave.

Even if the Han Dynasty destroyed Yelang later, and reopened many roads to lead to Nanzhong, Wuchi Road is still one of the most important roads in Nanzhong.

After the rebellion in the south, the rebels of Yizhou County first attacked and razed in the north and could not be defeated, and finally Meng Huo had to take most of his troops back to the old nest of Yizhou County, and sent troops to focus on defense in the dangerous place of Wuchi Road to protect Wei County, the gateway of Yizhou County.

Only a part of the men and horses were left to garrison between Wei County and Pingyi.

Later, the militia went south and made a mess of the south-central zone between the two places, and Meng Shu really couldn't fully control it, so he had to let people retreat again.

However, even the craziest militia had to stop in front of the Wuchi Road Pass north of Wei County.

The further south you go, the more important the Wuchi Road becomes, and once the passes along the way are guarded, if the militia groups who are not familiar with the terrain dare to venture easily, they will be taken away by the laborers instead of catching labor.

At this time, in a valley not far from Wuchi Road, a team, like a huge mountain snake, was crawling along the foot of the mountain, just avoiding the pass where the rebels of Yizhou County were stationed.

On the hill and mountainside in front of the team, one or two figures flashed from time to time, and it was the scout who was in front to check whether there was an enemy ambush.

The ravine path, the widest can not accommodate three people in parallel, the narrowest can only accommodate one person, this is the road that only woodcutters and hunters know, few people walk on weekdays, it is extremely difficult to walk, not to mention that there are all kinds of poisonous snakes, insects and ants infested in the grass.

Liu Yin, who was in charge of exploring the path in front, held a long stick in his hand and constantly swept the grass in front of him to alarm the snakes and insects hiding in the grass.

On his face, there were a few small red blood marks cut by the long grass in the mountains, and under the scorching sun, sweat flowed, and the wound was faintly painful, and the weather was extremely hot, which made him feel extremely uncomfortable.

"General, I'm afraid it's going to rain in this weather."

At this time, the guide, who had been leading the way at the front, ran back from the front of the group and said to him.

"It's going to rain again?"

Liu Yin looked up at the sky, only to see that there was only a small dark cloud in the sky, "Where did the rain cloud come from?" ”

The guide pointed to the small dark cloud, "Well, this is it." It's a stuffy day, and it's going to rain in a while. ”

Liu Yin asked with some disbelief, "It's just such a small piece, and it can rain?" ”

The guide nodded repeatedly, "Yes." At this time, it will rain every day in the mountains, at least for a while. ”

Liu Yin remembered that in the past few days since he entered the mountain, it had indeed rained almost every day, and he didn't dare to slack off at the moment, so he hurriedly asked, "How long will it take to get out of this valley?" ”

"You can get out before the sun goes down."

Liu Yin listened, a little worried, do you have to wait until the sun sets?

However, Liu Yin has been with this guide for a long time these days, and he also knows his approximate origin from his mouth.

He was a person carefully selected by Li Dudu, who was originally from Nanzhong, and was not only very familiar with the various trails in the mountains, but also familiar with the climate in the mountains.

Later, he joined the militia of Li Dudu's family, and in the past two years, while working hard, he tried his best to investigate the terrain from Pingyi to Dianchi Lake, so now he can unknowingly bypass the pass of Wuchi Road and find a road that can directly reach Wei County.

Since he said that there is rain, it is basically eight or nine and ten.

So Liu Yin hurriedly asked the soldiers around him to take the guide to the Chinese army behind and pass the news to Li Hui.

Li Hui's order was soon passed back, and the whole army rested in place, and the front army paid attention to vigilance.

The guide was right, and soon the rain began to fall.

Fortunately, it didn't rain much and didn't last long, and the half-pillar incense kung fu rain stopped.

Just as Liu Yin feared, this common rain in the mountains caused a lot of trouble for the march.

The mountain road was originally difficult to walk, but now that it rained, my feet slipped so hard that I could fall if I couldn't stand on my feet.

And after this rain, water rose in the valley, and with the heat of the earth, it smoked as if in a steamer.

As a result, the march slowed down a lot, and the original plan was to walk out of the valley before the sun set, but I didn't expect to wait until the sun set, and then I saw the mountain pass ahead.

Liu Yin led the front army out of the valley first, and despite his exhaustion, he sent the scouts out to search carefully before it was dark, and only then did he relax after making sure that there were no rebels around.

Fortunately, it was already summer at this time, and even if the sun set, it would be dark for a long time, so Li Hui led people to hurry up, and then walked out of the valley and set up camp before it was completely dark.

When it was completely dark, there was no fear that the rebels would appear here, and firewood began to burn in the camp.

Nanzhong is no better than other places, there are many fierce beasts in the mountains, and at night it is completely the world of all kinds of beasts, not to mention that Nanzhong is full of dangerous mountains and bad waters, and you can't see clearly at night, and you will die if you are not careful.

So no one will dare to come out at night.

Liu Yin came back from outside with someone, and before he could sit down, Li Hui's own soldiers came over to spread the word, asking him to go to the middle tent.

He had to hurriedly follow his own soldiers again.

"General, are you looking for the last general?"

When he entered the middle tent, he saw Li Hui sitting on the marching couch, holding a piece of dry food cake in his hand, and gnawing on a bowl of hot water.

"Oh, General Liu is here? Sit down. Come on, give General Liu a bowl of hot water, and then take a piece of dry food cake. ”

After Li Hui beckoned Liu Yin to sit down, he asked someone to bring him food.

"But I don't know what the general is looking for in the future?"

Liu Yin took the water and dry food, and then asked.

"Don't be in a hurry, I'm tired of the day, drink saliva first, eat something slowly."

Li Hui waved his hand and motioned for Liu Yin to fill his stomach first.

"If you want to say that this dry food, although it is eaten in the army, it is really not bad, and it is a delicious thing."

Li Hui watched Liu Yin start eating and drinking, and then said with a smile, "Since you have this thing in the army, you can suffer a lot less on the march." Even the morale of the army can be maintained by it, which is really a good thing. ”

The reputation of dry food is well known to everyone in Jincheng.

But Liu Yin also tasted it himself after he entered the army.

I have to say that compared with the previous kind of dry food in the army that was difficult to swallow, the dry food preparation method offered by Feng Langjun was very useful for the march.

"The Feng Langjun who offered the dry food preparation method is really a wonderful person. I heard that General Liu was also recommended by him, so he could enter the Prime Minister's Mansion? ”

When Liu Yin, who was halfway through eating, heard this, he hurriedly put down his food, and replied, "General Hui, exactly." ”

Li Hui nodded and said, "Since the prime minister brought you to me, he must have recognized your talent." Along the way, you led the team in the front, opened the road and built bridges, saving a lot of trouble for the rear army. ”

"That's the role of the general."

Li Hui nodded with satisfaction.

After careful observation over the past few days, Li Hui found that this Liu Yin was indeed a talented person.

Calm and careful, what was given to him to do has always been done well.

I heard that his martial arts are also extraordinary, but I don't know what his strategy and courage are?

Thinking like this, Li Hui then asked again, "I have left the valley today, according to the people below, when I get here, even if I have bypassed the pass of Wuchi Road, I can go straight to Wei County from here." I wonder if General Liu has the courage to go and investigate tomorrow? ”

Liu Yin was overjoyed when he heard this, isn't this a chance to make meritorious contributions to himself?

Hurriedly got up and hugged his fists and said, "The last general dares not to take the order?" ”

"Now General Wang should have raised my banner and appeared in front of the pass of Wuchi Road to confuse the enemy. Before they reacted, I wanted to lay down Wei County as soon as possible to open the door to Yizhou County. ”

"Therefore, General Liu is here, and he has a great responsibility, and he must investigate carefully, and success or failure is here."

"The last general understands!"

Liu Yin said heavily.

Since Meng Huo personally led the troops north, as the second person of the Meng family, Meng Yan was duty-bound to take on the important task of guarding Yizhou County.

He originally wanted to continue to guard Wei County, hoping to be able to react as soon as the Han army arrived.

Unexpectedly, Meng Shu trusted him and directly asked him to move Dianchi to guard the entire territory of Yizhou County, and at the same time ensure the supply of grain and grass in his rear.

As for Wei County, the gateway of Yizhou County, he sent someone else to guard it.

Although Meng Yan was reluctant in his heart, he had to obey.

At the same time, I secretly thought about a way in my heart, if I found the Han army, how to connect with that Li Hui, and how to introduce the Han army into Yizhou County?

Who knew that he had just received the news that the Han army had appeared outside the pass on the first day, and was just about to send his henchmen to go, but before they set off, he learned that Wei County had been broken.

This made Meng Yan stunned for a while: What about the good way to bring troops into the city? I haven't done anything yet, and you're breaking the city?

Then he scolded in his heart: It must be the king and the eight calves who are guarding the pass are also the same as Lao Tzu, who has descended to the Han Dynasty. Damn, dare to rob me of my credit?

"How did you lose the city? Yes? Guan Pass only found the Han army, and Wei County was lost? ”

Meng Yan was so angry that he directly kicked the soldier who reported the news to him, and scolded, "Do the guards of the pass eat?" How did the Wei County guard guard the city? ”

The barbarian kings and commanders who followed Meng Yan to guard Dianchi Lake, seeing Meng Yan so angry, all thought that he was so out of shape because of the loss of Wei County, but they didn't know that he was robbed of credit because of suspicion.

"Governor, there is no news from the prime minister now, if you rush in easily, I'm afraid it will be a bit dangerous. I might as well hold on to this county and wait for the opportunity? ”

Wang Ping followed Li Hui to stand on the wall of Wei County and suggested.

He used Li Hui's banner to confuse the barbarians in front of the Wuchi Dao Pass, attract their attention, and let Li Hui directly copy Weixian and cut off the back road of the barbarians.

When the news of Wei County came, the two attacked back and forth, so they caught a lot of brute soldiers, and now they are all gathered in Wei County.

"No, it doesn't. The opportunity is rare, the Yizhou rebels must not have imagined that Wei County would be lost so quickly, and they would definitely panic for a while, plus that Meng Shu took away most of the troops, and Yizhou County was empty at this time. ”

"We should take advantage of the fluctuation of their hearts, attack them unprepared, and directly attack Dianchi. Otherwise, when they react, and then recruit enough barbarian soldiers from that barbarian cottage, and have defense, it will not be easy to fight. ”

Li Hui disagreed with Wang Ping's opinion, his eyes fell to the south, and a sneer appeared on his face, "Besides, then Meng Yan wants to surrender to the Great Han, at such a critical juncture, isn't it just that he wants to contribute?" ”

Thinking of Meng Yan, who had secretly descended to the Han Dynasty, was now the head of Yizhou County, Wang Ping was not easy to persuade again.

At the moment, he had to nod, "Then the governor must be careful." After all, the Dianchi Lake is the basis of Meng Huo, and Meng Huo will definitely have a confidant in Dianchi Lake. If those barbarian generals knew that Meng Yan had surrendered to the Great Han, they were afraid that they might not be convinced. ”

Zijun has a point in saying this. Therefore, I let you guard Wei County, one is to protect my back road, and the other is to guard the gateway to Yizhou County. As long as this county is in our hands, the advance and retreat are all up to us. ”

"Don't worry, although this trip seems to be dangerous, there is an opportunity hidden in it. I see that the tooth will be hidden, quite courageous. This time, it was he who first explored the reality in the city, and then took the lead in the charge, which was able to take Weixian lightly. ”

"When I bring him with me, it will be a big help. Zijun, you will guard this Wei County, which is also a great achievement. ”

Wang Ping listened to Li Hui's words and knew that he had made up his mind, "Since this is the case, then the general will not say more, and only hope that the governor will go here and make great contributions to restore the peace of Nanzhong." ”

"Haha, then Chengzi Junjiyan."

Just when Weixian returned to the hands of the Han Dynasty, Feng Yong was climbing the mountain, enjoying the beautiful scenery on the Nanzhong Mountain by the way.

Zhao Guang followed behind him, chattering non-stop: "Brother, this Li Dudu has never come back, why don't we send more people to find it?" ”

"Brother, the situation in Nanzhong is so tense, how can you still be in the mood to go up the mountain to watch the scenery?"

"Brother, even if we can't find Governor Li, we have to make some preparations, right?"

"Brother......

Feng Yong was really tired of listening to it, so he directly picked up the dog beating stick in his hand and pulled it over: "You shut up for me!" It's hard to steal a little bit, so you have to force me to pump you! ”

The wind was whistling, and Zhao Guang was excited, and subconsciously flashed to the side.

Feng Yongzhi looked at him angrily, this guy, since he went to the battlefield, his skills have become more and more flexible, and his sense of danger is constantly improving, as long as there is a slight mistake, he can react quickly.

It's a pity that I carefully selected the good bamboo, which was specially selected for a long time.

The size and length are moderate, and it feels excellent in the hand, whether it is pumping people or beating dogs, it is a good prop.

The dog that interfered with his singing indiscriminately was smoked by himself along the way, and he didn't dare to bark anymore.

Now that he has learned to look at people's faces, as long as Feng Yong has a look, it will whimper and learn pitiful.