The predecessor of Yulei Pass, one of the two most important passes on the west side of the Daba Mountain Range, is now in front of the 10,000 Qin army.

The exhausted crowd sat down and rested, looking around at the scenery around them from time to time.

Contrary to the surging Minjiang River, the Bailong River and the Baishui River here do not have a trace of waves. Against the backdrop of the dark green mountain leaves, there is a quiet scenery that is rare in Qindi.

"Your Majesty, there are no waves in this water, and the most dangerous part of this road should be in the past, right?" Mao Qiao was slightly pleased, and asked Ziying with a smile.

"The most dangerous water... Passed. Ziying's face was gloomy, and he replied with a little deep meaning.

"Is there still a dangerous mountain?"

Mao Qiao got up and stood on top of the high stone, overlooking the mountain road behind the Yulei Pass.

"It's a steep mountain, but you don't have to go straight down, you can easily go down with many meanders. The king need not worry. Mao Qiao said.

Lu Matong followed, nodded after watching, and said, "That's true, the king is too worried to bring so many useless things." ”

Ziying smiled bitterly and did not answer.

Walking along the Yulei Pass, it is naturally Antao. Otherwise, how could the Three Kingdoms in the next world have a peaceful and righteous path with nine bends. The Tang Dynasty, which is famous all over the world, will not set the Yulei Pass as a pass between it and Tubo.

"From this way, you will be able to go out of the mountain in less than five days. After that, he marched eastward, and he should have cooperated with Li Xin to lead the Golden Bull Road. Lu Matong came to the spirit, "At that time, even if the troops are not as strong as Bashu, you can win by surprise!" ”

"Unexpected?" Ziying glanced at him, "It's not a surprise to pass by from now on." ”

Zhang Er once said that Lu Pheasant relied on Liu Bang's prestige to gather at least 100,000 soldiers and horses. The child must be more than 100,000.

After Daqin subdued Bashu, Li Bing built Dujiangyan, and Bashu became the "country of abundance". The war outside will not affect this, and there will be plenty of people and things to recuperate for a long time.

In addition, Bashu was also the place where Great Qin exiled prisoners, and the people in it must have been dissatisfied with Great Qin.

If Lu Pheasant informs the people of Bashu that there is a war with Qin, I am afraid that it will incur 150,000.

There must be people to guard the righteous path! Jiangyouguan also has no shortage of manpower.

At that time, Deng Ai crossed 700 miles of uninhabited land, and 3,000 tired and short of food attacked Jiangyou Pass, which was also a dangerous move.

Jiangyouguan is surrounded by mountains, flowing in the water, easy to defend and difficult to attack, Zhuge Liang sent heavy troops to guard in the past.

Interestingly, Shu Han was weak, and Ma Miao, the Jiangyou guard, was disappointed in Shu Han and was frightened by the sudden appearance of the Wei army. actually surrendered and gave Jiangyouguan to Deng Ai, and his angry wife Li was martyred by hanging.

Deng Ai won the Jiangyou Pass, repaired it well, and then led the rear army to attack Mianzhu, killed Zhuge Liang's son Zhuge Zhan, and forced Liu Chan to surrender all the way to Chengdu.

At that time, the Wei army was at least twice as large as Shu, and half of the Shu army was in the hands of Jiang Wei in order for Deng Ai to succeed.

Nowadays, the Qin army does not have an advantage in strength, and the right and dangerous roads are all dangerous roads.

"From here, go south, cross the ancient road dug by the Qiang people, and you may face thirty or forty thousand Bashu troops, and you will not be able to move forward." Ziying said to herself, "From the south of the mountain, you can dig a dangerous road, you can go directly to Jiangyoushu, there... It's also extremely difficult to break..."

"It's... Dangerous roads on the left and right?! Mao Qiao exclaimed.

"Exactly." Ziying smiled suddenly, "But the land of Bashu is very strange, it is always known for being easy to defend and difficult to attack, but it is always broken by outsiders. People who rely on natural risks are often bound to let their guard down. ”

Ziying got up, and an army of ten thousand followed.

"Captain Mao took the Qin soldiers to follow the widow. The remaining 9,000 men were led by Lü and went south. Ziying instructed, "These 1,000 Qin soldiers handed over their bows and arrows and blades to 9,000 people, only with bags and tools to open the mountain." ”

"Is the king leaving his ministers alone...?" Lu Matong was suddenly taken aback, "The army is inferior to Bashu, and the minister has never led troops, so he is not Bashu's opponent." ”

"If it is not a strong attack, these 9,000 Qin soldiers feint, there is no need to be stingy with arrows, and the Bashu army must think that the army is coming, with tens of thousands of troops. It may be possible to attract the army of Jiang Youshu to give the widow a chance to attack Jiang Youshu. Ziying thought.

"But... Why didn't the king bring a sword? Mao Qiao puzzled, "Even if you have the opportunity, you can't win the level without a blade." ”

Ziying looked to the southwest, "It's useless to bring it, the widow has his own clever plan..."

Lu Matong thought for a long time, gritted his teeth and nodded, and went southeast with nine thousand people.

Three or four hundred Yue people, plus six or seven hundred Qin pawns, handed over their blades, followed Ziying, and Mao Qiao set off.

......

On the Golden Bull Road, Li Xin and the three of them had already passed the Sword Pavilion, and they were about to rush out of the plank road, and the red-clothed Bashu army with bows and arrows was all over the road crossing.

Li Xin's eyes widened suddenly, and he roared, "Set up a shield in front, and the archers in the rear quickly take their bows, and they will pass the test today!" ”

Tens of thousands of Qin troops drew their bows in unison, clenched their teeth, and glared at the enemy troops in front of them.

In this battle, even if the people in the plank road have a shield in front of them, they have nowhere to hide, they are moving targets, but people outside will expose their bodies if they want to shoot arrows.

It's not so much a war as a life-for-life.

"Commander Li Xin, the Qin army does not have an advantage in numbers, so the whole army will be wiped out in such a battle!" Zhao Ji on the side hurriedly reminded.

"Within a month of Great Qin, I practiced archery hard, just for this time!" Li Xin looked resolute, "Madame should take King Changshan to dodge, so as not to be injured by arrows." ”

"But..."

"Today's generals are far inferior to those of the first emperor. The soldiers who will be trained will not be weaker than the Bashu army! ”

Zhao Ji was uneasy and still wanted to persuade, Li Xin ignored an order, and arrows shot out from the sky.

Almost at the same time, the arrows of the Bashu army fell like raindrops.

The arrows shot diagonally upwards and shot from a distance, and the shield in front of them could only guard against a few Qin soldiers.

"Haha... Collect the arrows, put on the shield! Li Xinxie laughed and yelled.

The archer shot an arrow, and immediately picked up the shield behind him to block his body.

The rain of arrows in the sky was almost all blocked by shields, or there were arrows that shot to the mountain wall and onto the Qin soldiers.

The sound of shooting shields sounded, and Zhao Ji behind the shield was stunned for a moment.

"This..."

In the past, when the enemy was far away, the archers shot arrows in front of the battle, and the infantry flanked them. If they are close, the infantry retreats into the middle of the formation, and the infantry charges forward.

In the face of the enemy's bow and arrow, or the cavalry charge to break it, it is the best way to exchange casualties for fighters, and the light cavalry of Zhao State relied on their speed and speed, often breaking through the enemy formation and defeating the enemy. Holding a shield high to defend is to give the enemy a chance to attack first.

When the arrows are released, the archers use both hands, and they don't have a shield at all! Zhao Ji had never heard of the tactics of the archers who raised their shields to defend after releasing their arrows.

Zhang Er was also stunned, shrunk and arched his hand again and again, "Commander Li Xin changes randomly, and this king admires it." ”

"King Changshan has won the award, this is a clever thing that generals should know." Li Xin said with a smile, "There is a saying in the Art of War: 'Don't chase after the poor', and chasing a cornered enemy will attract backlash. But my Great Qin Commander Bai Qi has always annihilated the enemy army. This commander thought for a long time before he knew the deep meaning, and from this he realized the method of changing the formation, and there was no need for praise. ”

"Great Qin completely annihilated the enemy army, firstly, in order to destroy all the combat strength of the enemy army and take the city with confidence. The second is to deter the princes. Sun Tzu helped Wu Guo fight, and Wu did not have the strength of Great Qin, so he did not dare to provoke the remnants. Zhao Ji nodded.

"Exactly." Li Xin unconsciously sighed at Zhao Ji's insight.

The Bashu army saw that it could not be struck, and the rain of arrows was even heavier, but it was also blocked by all the shields.

After the Bashu Army, a middle-aged man wearing armor and an elegant appearance frowned slightly.

"Archers with shields? Who came up with it? ”

"Haha... Although this method looks clumsy, it actually spared the casualties of the Qin army, and the Qin State has no other famous generals except for the surviving Li family Li Xin. The bearded man next to him laughed, "It's the smart enemy that makes war more interesting." ”

The elegant man glanced faintly, a little unaccustomed to the ruffian of the beard.

"The Qin army is so stingy with its troops, presumably there is not enough manpower." The elegant man said in a loud voice, "The whole army quickly retreats!" Put the Qin army in the aisle, a desperate battle! ”

"Wait." The bearded man shouted, "Li Xin has long been prestigious, and the Qin army has the name of 'Tiger and Wolf Division', infantry combat, even if the Qin army has few soldiers, we may not be opponents." ”

"Then what is Commander Chen's plan?" The elegant man said unhappily.

"Don't fight~" The bearded man smiled, "They have arrived here, and they have no intention of turning back, so it is better to be trapped here." When their food and grass are cut off, it is not too late to send troops. ”

The elegant man was immediately furious and shouted, "The king doesn't have so much time to wait!" If Lu Pheasant returns victorious, the king will have no chance to seize power! ”

The beard was slightly displeased, and mocked, "Commander Kong has already delayed a fighter, what else is there to worry about at this moment." ”

"That's to leave soldiers and horses for the king, and you can't die on the plank road!" The elegant man said angrily, "Now there is no way to set up an ambush, only to fight to the death!" ”

"Commander Kong is really interesting." The bearded man smiled disdainfully, "If you don't send troops as soon as possible, you can delay the hour, but now that the time has passed, you are worried about the people." The people of the Kong family still know how to study in the land of Qilu, don't go to the battlefield. ”

As early as when the Qin army entered the plank road, the bearded man wanted to lead the army to fight on the plank road.

At that time, the reason was that the plank road was difficult to travel, and the Qin army would retreat under the mutual loss of troops on both sides.

But it was stopped by the elegant man, if you want to fight on the plank road, you must first fight the sword pavilion, if so, more than 20,000 people and horses are lost, and it is Lu Pheasant who is proud. He also wanted to use these Liu Bang's personal soldiers to take the opportunity to return to Chengdu and capture Lu Shizhi alive.

"You...! Stop, don't shoot arrows! The elegant man roared.

As soon as the rain of arrows stopped, Li Xin suddenly poked his head out to check the situation.

"Hahaha... The generals quickly returned the arrows to the Bashu army. Li Xin shouted.

Qin Bing lowered his head and picked up the arrows, put down his shield, and drew his bow to shoot all the arrows back. Without the enemy's rain of arrows, the Qin soldiers took this opportunity to shoot dozens of arrows in a row. The Bashu army outside the pass kept their heads and scurried.

Li Xin squinted his eyes and shook his head unconsciously, "Who is the general on the other side?" How did they make it all the way to Xianyang? ”

The bearded man on the opposite side hugged his shoulders, looked at the corpses on the ground, and teased him, "Commander Kong's order is really amazing, you can win the battle with your eyes closed, hundreds of people died in vain, and when Lu Pheasant comes back, Commander Kong will have to lose his skin if he doesn't die." ”

The elegant man twisted the collar of his beard, "Are you thinking about the king or Lu Pheasant?!" ”

"Commander Kong doesn't think that the king can seize power, right?" , The beard stepped back sharply, "Lu Pheasant placed us here, and it was already a dead end." Either defeat and let the Qin army in. Either win, or lose the army. Either way, Pei Gong has nothing to do. It is better to repel the Qin army, and Bashu can survive in peace, so that he can think of another strategy. ”

The elegant man lowered his head and gritted his teeth, "Everything will be handed over to Commander Chen." But... Leave at least 10,000 soldiers in the next place! ”

"Pedantic!" Chen He scolded, "The Qin army is at least 20,000, how can 15,000 men and horses resist?!" ”

"Lao Tzu didn't say that it's good to let go!" Kong Wei was angry, and said that he planned in his heart, "I will hide with the soldiers and let the Qin army attack Chengdu, whether it is victory or defeat, Lu Shizhi will be greatly damaged." At that time, we will wait for the army to attack it again before we can do things for Pei Gong! ”

The more Kong Wei spoke, the more excited he became, "The Qin army will definitely be defeated if it lacks food and grass." We can also take Fuling directly, prevent Lü Pheasant from returning, and then gather the Bashu soldiers to attack Lü Shizhi. Lu Ze brought all his cronies on this trip, and this is the opportunity left for me to wait! ”

"Cronies? Also gather soldiers? Hehe..."Chen He scratched his forehead and smiled bitterly, "As soon as you enter Bashu, you will be in charge of the Lu family, and this is not Surabaya County." They will only recognize the Lu family, and if Commander Kong does this, he will just be a chaotic minister in the eyes of the Bashu people. Stopping all the cities are Lu Ze's people, and Commander Kong leads the army to hide? Which city will be the keeper of the city that will provide food and grass? Idiot! ”

Kong Wei was completely speechless, standing in place and silent.

"The generals will obey!" Chen He shouted, "Daokou Anza! The archers are ambushed, if the Qin army dares to cross the aisle, the bows and arrows will be released, and the halberd soldiers will respond to the enemy! ”

The Bashu army, who was already dissatisfied in their hearts, lowered their heads and walked to both sides of the road.

Li Xin in the Dao frowned unconsciously, "Don't fight?" That's the best way to go..."

"Commander Li, how is this good?" Zhang Er said hurriedly, "Three or five days can still be delayed, and after a long time, it will definitely be in vain." ”

"If the king hands over the remaining 25,000 men and horses to his ruler, he will pass by force today." Li Xin was slightly dissatisfied, "Now I can only drag it out first, and then think of other strategies." ”

Zhang Er looked around at the mountains, "Alas, they are all cliffs, and the sharp weapons for climbing are all in Qin..."

"Ahem, cough, cough..."

Zhao Ji coughed slightly, opened her ears and quickly shut up, only to remember that Ziying didn't want Li Xin to know that he was in danger.

Li Xin glanced at Zhang Er and didn't ask deeply.

"Does Commander Li know where the west side of the Sword Pavilion is?" Zhao Ji looked back to the north, as if she had thought of something.

"The first time Chen Pingsheng came here, I didn't know it." Li Xin frowned and shook his head.

"On the west side of the Sword Pavilion, there seems to be another way..."Zhao Ji muttered, and the father who had traveled all over the world told her that there was this way.

"Madame, really?!" Li Xin couldn't hide his excitement, "If that's the case, Madame will make a great contribution." ”

Zhao Ji nodded slowly.

There are steep cliffs all around, and if there is no bypass, it will be delayed by the Bashu army.

"Five thousand soldiers and horses retreated and stationed ten miles. The rest of the soldiers retreated to the Sword Pavilion with this commander! Li Xin shouted.

The rear team of the whole army became the front team, and the car was familiar with the road and returned.

Three hours later, when the sky was dark, Li Xin stood on top of the Sword Pavilion for a long time, his cold face extremely ugly.

The west side of the Sword Pavilion... There is no road! The rugged rocks are crooked, and they are not a road left for people at all.

"The Ruler should not have believed the woman's words." Li Xin scolded secretly, "If there was a way, the defenders of the Sword Pavilion would have informed this commander a long time ago. ”

Zhang Er lay down on the head of the Sword Pavilion City tiredly, and sighed, "This battle is all for this king, and Li Xintong is tired." ”

Li Xin was not in the mood to be polite and was silent.

Since the defeat of Vachu, he has not fought a war to revive his prestige. After Ziying promoted him from the commander of Zhongwei to the commander of the army, he attacked Zhai State and returned it, and attacked Bashu without giving all the soldiers and horses, and his heart was extremely nestish.

"The two roads of the Golden Bull Barn are both in battle, what is there to defend in a Hanzhong? You want to send 10,000 people?! Seeing that Zhao Ji was not there, Li Xin couldn't help but blurt out and scolded, "The king is just nonsense!" ”

"King Qin must have his reasons." Zhang Er defended Ziying, although he also thought in his heart that Ziying was messing around.

The torches on the Sword Pavilion lit up, illuminating the surrounding mountain walls and being extremely deserted, and Li Xin suddenly wanted to drink.

"If you don't win this battle, the commander won't even be the commander of the central defender, and it's better to be a drunkard." Li Xin complained, "Every time you take a woman, you have to bring a woman, and this kind of battle is okay." ”

Zhang Er felt a little guilty in his heart, thinking that Ziying was helping him, which caused the discord between the monarch and the minister at this moment.

Zhang Er took the torch from the city and sighed, "Commander Li rested earlier today, this king has some things to do." ”

"At this moment? It's already dark, and it's not too late for King Changshan to stay until tomorrow. Li Xin squinted at Zhang Er.

"Some things can only be done when it's dark." Zhang Er replied.

"What's the matter?" Li Xin said vigilantly.

"Alas, when Liu Bang raised troops against Qin, he was followed by a lot of loyal ministers." Zhang Er sighed, "Although he has been seized by Lu Pheasant now, some of his courtiers may still be loyal." The king went to persuade him by night. ”

Li Xin was worried that Zhang Er would expose Ziying's strategy when he saw Liu Bang's men. But now he has no choice, and the worst result is to withdraw the army, even if Zhang Er finds out that he is lying to him, it doesn't hurt. Moreover, even so, if the Bashu generals are scheming and using this design to lure them, as long as they make a move, they will give him a chance, which is better than the current stalemate.

"This commander will send the captain to follow." Li Xin said.

"No need, if they really follow Lu Pheasant with all their hearts, this king will be more and less auspicious, and there is no need for King Qin's courtiers to follow this king to die." Zhang Er said earnestly.

"Then there will be King Lao Changshan." Li Xin arched his hand.

Zhang Er nodded, slowly walked down the city, and marched south.

Li Xin quietly watched Zhang Er's back, and slammed the head of the Sword Pavilion City, "The woman made a mistake, this time she lied about the military situation, the king must be the same as Mrs. Hu, and he will not be punished!" Ziying, you faint! ”

"Whether it will be punished or not, Mrs. Ben does not know. But Mrs. Ben is cautious in her actions, and she will not talk nonsense if she is not sure. ”

Zhao Ji's voice suddenly appeared behind Li Xin.

Li Xin was startled, turned around and knelt on one knee, "Madam... The minister said..."

"I don't have to explain." Zhao Ji casually threw a piece of copper to Li Xin, "This is what Mrs. Ben found from the mountain stone on the west side, it is a hoe for collecting medicine." ”