The two armies in the north and south of the Han Dynasty, the main army led by Wei Yan, rushed all the way, wanting to capture Yuzhong in the shortest possible time.

And Feng Yong was much more relaxed.

There was also a day of lingering while passing through Didao.

Shi Ma Mahao, the magistrate of Longxi County, who was originally stationed in the old pass, was sent to Daxia Pass to replace Liu Hun by Chen Shi, the Taishou of Longxi, long before Feng Yong's arrival.

Entering Longxi in July, it is already the hottest time of the year.

Fortunately, when in Longxi, the army was all on the edge of the Taoshui River, so they were not too tired.

However, there have been people who have jumped into the water because they were disobedient, sweating profusely, and then collapsed the next day.

Most of these people are Hubu Army, and a small number of them are new recruits who joined the Huqiang Captain's Mansion last year.

In the past few years of following Feng Junhou, the veterans know that every rule in the army is useful and will not be violated.

When Feng Yong led the army to his hometown, Liu Hun was waiting there early.

The weather was too hot, Liu Hun did not wear a helmet, his hair was tied up, and he did not hide the defect that he only had one ear.

Maybe the Hu people don't care about this.

Because there are still a few scars on his face, which he drew himself when he swore an oath.

Carrying a long horse lance, he walked up to Feng Yong and saluted: "I've seen the prince." ”

Jiang Wei, Zhang Wei, and Ju Fu strengthened their patrols because of the lessons of the soldiers who got sick and caught a cold a few days ago, and they camped everywhere.

On the other hand, Gongsun Zheng and the people of the General Staff Department had to constantly revise the battle plan and marching plan according to the Tanma in front.

Therefore, on the edge of Taoshui, Feng Yong was the only one sitting on the Hu bed, enjoying the afterglow of the sunset.

"Oh, the captives are here!"

Feng Yong turned his head and beckoned, "Come and sit." ”

"Xie Junhou."

Liu Hun put the horse lance on the ground, walked over and sat on the Hu bed set up next to Feng Yong, and sat upright, with a straight body.

Feng Yong watched the water flow by, and after a while, he asked, "How is the situation over there in Caohan?" ”

"Back to the prince, the leader of the rebellious army once sent an envoy to Daxia County, saying that he was willing to surrender to the Han, but he was cut off by the last general, and his entourage sent his head back."

Liu Hun replied immediately.

"The leader of the rebellion?"

Feng Yong's eyes narrowed slightly.

"Exactly. When the rebels besieged Di Dao, they re-raised the slogan of the king of the Han Dynasty at the head of the river. After they were driven to Caohan by the prince, they were trapped in a corner of Longxi. ”

"When the rebel Hu tribes were panicked and chaotic, the descendants of Song Jian really took the opportunity to stand up, and now they are the co-leaders of the rebel Hu."

Liu Hun looked at Feng Yong with admiration.

Feng Yong's slightly narrowed eyes quickly returned to normal, and he asked, "What about the bald department in White Rock City?" Is it finished? ”

"It's been withdrawn."

When Liu Hun said this, he couldn't help but tilt his head slightly.

Looking from his direction, he could only see a small part of Feng Langjun's side face, and he couldn't see what Feng Langjun's expression was at all.

Three months ago, Feng Langjun designed to kill Han Qiu, who led the army from Heguan, and then directly returned to Pingxiang.

The bald Khotan personally brought a thousand good horses, a thousand cattle and three thousand sheep to give gifts to Pingxiang.

It's just that I heard that Feng Langjun not only didn't meet the bald Khotan, but also planned to send someone to drive him away.

Later, the bald Khotan Liping Xiangcheng knelt outside the city for a day and a night, and the prince's wife couldn't bear it and pleaded with Feng Langjun.

Feng Langjun allowed them to take out 30,000 head of livestock in exchange for woolen cloth and some grain.

After the bald department exchanged for supplies, it began to return north to the West Sea Ranch.

It was inconvenient to travel between Daxia County and Pingxiang, so Liu Hun could only mechanically carry out the order that Feng Yong had left behind, but he couldn't understand why he did it.

At this time, there were only two people at the water's edge, and Liu Hun couldn't help but ask more curiously.

"Prince, whether we ask the bald department to help, or accept the surrender of the rebel Hu, we can settle the situation in one fell swoop and completely pacify Longxi."

"But the last general, Guan Junhou, seems to intend to indulge the people of Caohanhu, why is this?"

Feng Yong smiled slightly, stood up, and looked to the west, the sun had completely dropped the horizon, and he could only see a few rays of light shooting out from behind the mountain.

"Po, you have lived in the grassland since you were a child, have you ever survived an eagle?"

Liu Hun hurriedly stood up, "Back to the prince, although the last general lived in the grassland when he was a child, the tribe has been passed from the eldest father to the adult, and it has declined. ”

"The villain is not a son-in-law, how can he have the opportunity to do such a thing on weekdays?"

Feng Yong nodded, "I forgot about this." Do you know how to boil an eagle? ”

"This little man has heard of it. The wild eagle is arrogant and untamable, violent and fierce, and after being captured, it is not allowed to sleep for several days and nights, and then starves its belly, covers its eyes, binds its wings, and grinds its wild ......"

The more Liu Hun spoke, the slower his speech became, and in the end, he paused, and his gaze at Feng Yong became shocked and frightened, "The prince can't be ......."

Feng Yong nodded and smiled indifferently, "In this world, it's not just flying in the sky, it's called an eagle. In fact, there is also a kind of person on the earth, called the eagle dog. ”

"Eagle dogs are reluctant to obey at first, it doesn't matter, as long as they grind slowly like boiling eagles, they can always grind away their wildness, and then they can be allowed to hunt."

On a July day, when the sun had just set, the heat had not yet dissipated, but Liu Hun only felt that his back was suddenly a little cold.

"Broken!"

Feng Yong suddenly said.

"The villain is here!"

Liu Hun immediately subconsciously tensed up and stood straight.

I could only hear Feng Yong's voice coming slowly, "The time you have followed me is not too short, you should know my temper." ”

"I'm a person, but my heart is actually very soft. For my own people, I am good to him from the bottom of my heart. ”

"It's just that I can't tolerate those who are bent on going against me, right?"

A drop of cold sweat dripped down Liu Hun's forehead, "Yes...... Right! ”

"So you know what I mean, right?"

"Got it!"

Feng Yong nodded with satisfaction, looking at the green smoke rising from the curling, and he didn't know if it was the fog or the smoke from the fire in the army.

"Let's go, go back to camp."

"No!"

Liu Hun picked up his horse lance and followed behind Feng Yong, as he had been by Feng Yong's side at any time.

When the army left Longxi, it began to leave the banks of the Taoshui River and turn north.

The road began to get rough, and it was evident that the terrain was constantly elevating.

When the army finally crossed a mountain, Feng Yong finally couldn't help but spit out one word: Cao!

I saw a continuous mountain range so abruptly in front of me, and the mountain in front of me was simply a hill compared to it.

What's worse is that this mountain range runs east-west.

Look to the east, there is no end, look to the west, there is still no end!

It just stood in the way of the advance of the army.

"Bring me the map."

Feng Yong commanded.

Staff officer Zhang Yuan immediately spread out the map and sent it to Feng Yong.

"Li Jian!"

"Prince, the villain is here."

Li Jian hurriedly walked to Feng Yong's side.

"Where is this mountain on the map? How long is it? Where's the end? ”

Feng Yong pointed to the mountain range in front of him with his pen.

"Back to the prince, this mountain is close to the south of Jincheng, as long as you climb over this mountain, you can go to the bottom of Jincheng City."

"To the north of Jincheng is the big river, this mountain and a river, encompassing Jincheng in it. At the ends of the east and west sides of the mountain are great rivers. ”

Li Jian said as he drew it on the map.

Feng Yong stretched out his hand and said, "Pen!" ”

I took the pen from someone I don't know, found a large rock at a high point, put the map on it, and began to sketch.

After sketching out the map, everyone gasped.

"No wonder it's impregnable!"

Feng Yong looked at the terrain and muttered.

The main vein on the west side of this mountain range extends to the Yellow River, tightly protecting the south and west sides of Jincheng.

In addition, the golden city rests on the river, which means that it only needs to guard against the enemy coming from the east.

The best way to get to Jincheng is to follow the Yellow River from the east.

There are the remnants of this mountain range and the narrow pass formed by the Yellow River.

It's just that Feng Yong looked to the east, and then at this mountain range, his face was as black as the bottom of a pot.

For as he stood here, he could only see the mountains to the east, obscuring the sky and the sun, and there was no way for the hunters and woodcutters.

And I heard Li Jian say that if you go east, you must go to the avenue of Longxi through Yuzhong to come out of the mountains.

Feng Yong's face darkened even more when he heard this.

If that's the case, then wouldn't it be more convenient for me to go to Yuzhong with Wei Lao Pifu at the beginning?

What's the point of leading the army down the road?

To go around in a big circle?

Besides, if you really dare to lead a large army into the mountains to the east, at least half of the chance you will get lost, and it is estimated that only half of the people who can get out of the mountains and forests.

"Are you sure you can climb this mountain?"

Feng Yong looked at the mountain range in front of him to the north, and muttered in his heart.

This one seems to be taller than the mountains to the east.

"Back to the prince, this road is actually a side road."

Li Jian explained, "In the past, when the Han Dynasty was in its heyday, it was possible to take the Di Road through Caohan, and after crossing the big river, you could take the Huangshui River to reach Xiping. ”

"Then you can take a narrow pass in Qilian Mountain from Xiping, and from there you can reach Zhangye."

When Feng Yong heard this, his heart moved, and he blurted out: "Silk Road? ”

From Chang'an to Liangzhou, isn't it the Silk Road?

Li Jian looked at Feng Yong a little blankly, not understanding what this meant.

Feng Yong forcibly pressed Huo Huo's beating heart and asked, "Isn't it all Jincheng that goes to Liangzhou from Guanzhong?" How come I've never heard of this trail? ”

Li Jian said with a smile, "Naturally, all the way through Jincheng is now." But before that, there were actually three ways to get to Liangzhou. ”

And one more?

Feng Yong swallowed his saliva and looked at Li Jian.

Seeing Feng Yong's expression, Li Jian knew that he was very interested, so he came together in detail.

"In fact, the earliest way to go to Liangzhou is to go north through Wangxian County, pass through Xiaoguan, and then cross the big river in Zuli, and you can directly reach Zhiguzang in Wuwei County."

"This road is relatively desolate, so after the south road was opened, it gradually fell into disuse."

"The South Road is the road that the villain just said, passing through Xiping through Di Road, and taking the Qilian Mountain Pass to Zhangye."

"Because this road was relatively prosperous along the road in the beginning, it replaced the north road."

"It's just that the south road has to go far away, and after Jincheng is completed, it will be closer to cross the river there, so everyone is going from there now."

"In addition, the Qianghu rebellion later, the southern road was blocked, and now few people know about it." Speaking of this, Li Jian sighed, "But our Li family is rooted in Di Dao. ”

"This south road is not passable, our Li family's caravan has to go to Nan'an first, and then to Jincheng, to go around the boss's circle, time-consuming and laborious, and it is very inconvenient."

"So in order to find a way to Jincheng, our Li family tried to climb over this mountain."

Speaking of this, Li Jian smiled bitterly and shook his head, "It's just that this road is high and dangerous, but it is difficult to transport bulk goods." ”

"In addition, in the past hundred years in Longxi, the Qianghu rebellion has continued, and our Li family in Longxi has long been in decline, and there is no longer the prosperity of the year."

In front of Feng Yong, he did not hide his secrets.

Feng Yong listened to his words and quite understood the plight of the Li family in Longxi.

It's like opening a store on a busy street, with a lot of people.

Then one day, the front of the street was blocked, the street was deserted, and no one came to the storefront, so naturally they had to find another way out.

He thoughtfully took the pen and connected the dots of Di Dao, Caohan, Xiping, and Zhangye into a line, and his eyes began to become deep, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

After a long time, Feng Yong raised his head and looked at this mountain range seriously, and found that this piece of mountain was indeed lower than the mountains on both sides in the distance.

If you want to climb over this mountain range, this is indeed the most suitable location.

"Above, will there be an ambush?"

Feng Yong asked.

Li Jian hesitated for a moment, and said with some uncertainty, "It shouldn't be." Because this place is not close to Jincheng, and it is not easy to turn here from Jincheng. ”

"After crossing this mountain, what else is dangerous?"

Feng Yong asked again.

Li Jian replied, "Over the mountain, you can see a water, and you can reach the Great River (Yellow River) by following the water to the north. When it comes to danger, there is no one more than the mouth of the valley, and the terrain is the most precipitous. ”

Feng Yong nodded, turned around, and instructed Zhang Yuandao, "Go, pass on my order, rest at the bottom of the mountain for the night today, and start climbing the mountain tomorrow." ”

The army has to cross this mountain range, but I am afraid that it will not be easy.

Fortunately, there was not much logistical pressure, and the engineering battalion did not follow, otherwise the weight of grain and grass alone would be enough to deter the army here.

His own army sergeants, including Nanyi and Qianghu, are all good at walking mountain roads, plus the training on weekdays, but there is no need to worry too much.

The Hubu Army led by Jiang Wei is also elite, and there are many Qiang people, so there should be no problem.

The only thing to worry about is the cavalry led by Liu Hun.

Thinking of this, Feng Yong asked Liu Hun to call over and instructed: "Tomorrow, I will personally lead the army first, Jiang Wei will lead the Hubu army in the center, and you will lead the cavalry army behind." ”

"If the cavalry can cross this mountain, then they will pass, but if they can't, you will turn back and let Chen Taishou send more grain and grass over, and at the same time patrol the grain road to prevent Cao thieves from crossing east from Taoshui into the big river to sneak attack."

Ever since he heard Li Jian talk about South Silk Road, Feng Yong was a little worried.

Although this road has been impassable for a long time, who knows if anyone knows about the Cao thief on the other side?

In case there is another famous general in Liangzhou that he doesn't know, he will attack his grain route from the flank by surprise, and even cut off his own back road.

At that time, seven or eight thousand people are trapped in the mountains, and they can't advance or retreat, so they can't suffocate to death?