Ma Chao blocked the attack of Liu Xiong and others, but he also lost the opportunity to kill Yang Ang.

Entangled in another battle, seeing that his subordinates could not disperse the Hanzhong army for a long time, and could not kill Yang Ang, Ma Chao chose to retreat.

When he returned to the camp and counted the number of people, he lost more than fifty people, and Ma Chaoyue felt more and more aggrieved. I have the heart to fight to the death, but I think of ...... In the end, forget it.

The most important thing is that Yang Ang took 2,000 people out of the pass, but the number of people at the pass was not seen at all, which shows that there are a lot of people guarding the pass, and it is really difficult to take it with 2,000 horsemen.

Ma Chao is confident, 2,000 people won the 11,000-person garrisoned Xiegu Pass, or cavalry, it's really ......

……

The mountains are high and the forests are dense, and the birds are endless.

The sparsely populated mountain roads in the past are now noisy. People shouted and neighed, endlessly, startling countless birds, as if they were full of vitality.

"Where are we now?"

Pound took the reins, first ordered everyone to rest for a while, and then leaned on the side of the ancient road and asked the guide beside him. The guide was the old man who had walked this ancient road after Pang De flew for a long time in Fu County. Although the road was difficult, under the guidance of the guide, no one died, which is already very good.

It's just that the cavalry turned into an infantry army, and the speed of movement was much slower.

The guide wiped the Han water on his face, threw it on the ground, looked around, and said with great certainty: "This is Songda Bend, and it will take less than a hundred miles to reach the intersection of the water and the Han water." ”

"So it's three days before you reach Yangping Pass at most?" Pound was stunned at first, and then said happily.

The guide nodded, then hesitated, wanting to say something, but was silent.

Pound found out about this, frowned, and said, "But what's the problem?" ”

The guide shook his head, then nodded again.

"What do you mean?" Pound was rather displeased.

The guide was startled, Pang De's politeness along the way made him almost forget that this was a general who killed people without blinking, his body trembled, and he hurriedly said: "There is a bridge to the west of Yangping Pass, I don't know when it was built, it was already very broken when the villain hit there, and I don't know if it's still there." ”

Pound was stunned and said, "What do you mean?" ”

"The water in that area is very fast, and the only way to cross the river is this bridge, and if the bridge is destroyed, the villain doesn't know what to do." The guide hunched over, apparently worried that Pound would slash him in a fit of rage.

Pound just frowned and said, "Is there no other bridge besides this bridge?" ”

"Nope!"

The guide was worried that Pang De would not believe it, and then said: "The general has also seen this road, there are very few people walking, and it is a blessing to have a bridge, how can there be a second one." ”

Pound fell silent when he heard this, and the lieutenant general on the side grabbed the guide's collar and shouted, "Since there is such a thing, why didn't you say it earlier?" Shall we run for nothing? ”

This is true, the water is fast, and they are not good at water, if there is no bridge, there is no way to cross the river.

"Stop!"

Pound stopped him and said, "What's the use of killing him now?" It's better to talk about it when you get to the place. Now let him go. ”

"Yes!" The adjutant general is Pound's confidant, and he is naturally extremely obedient to him.

After the guide was let go, he took a few breaths and explained: "General, it wasn't the villain's intention, it was really the general who suddenly remembered it when he asked." The villain hasn't walked this path for years, and some things are really forgotten. ”

"That's it!"

Pound glanced at him lightly and said, "That's it, take us to the place first, if the bridge is still there, it can still be used!" ”

"This ...... Be! The guide only hesitated for a moment, and then answered.

After that, not long after walking, the guide recalled a shortcut he had discovered that year, and hurriedly brought it up with Pound. It was just a matter of the square moment that Pound's trust in him was much lowered, and finally the guide agreed after repeated reassurances. Fortunately, after Pang De later took Yangping Pass, he learned that the original road was no longer passable because of the collapse of the mountain, and he would have to take a detour at that time, which would take a lot of time.

It was precisely this time that was most important to Pound.

The original three-day road, because of the change to the shortcut, only took a day, and came to the bridge in the guide's mouth.

The reason why it is "in the mouth" is because the bridge has been ruined, and only a few ruins can still be seen that there was a bridge here.

"General, what now?"

The adjutant general looked at the river dozens of feet wide and was dumbfounded.

Pound also felt a headache, thought about it, and said, "Send people upstream and downstream to see if there are any other bridges." On the way here, you can see that there are still people walking, which means that it should be possible to cross the river. ”

"Yes, General."

The adjutant general responded, and personally led people upstream to investigate.

Two hours later, the lieutenant and another man returned.

"The last general went more than 20 miles upstream, but no bridge was found, and the water upstream was very urgent, at least more urgent than here."

Another person followed: "General, the downstream is also like this, there is no bridge, and the water flow is fast. ”

"Huh?"

Pound heard that something was wrong, and stood by the river and looked at it carefully.

Not to mention, Pound really saw a lot of problems, first of all, the water surface of this piece should be wider, wider than the upper and lower, so the water flow is much slower. This is not the most important thing, the most important thing is that the bridge should have collapsed, and just recently, it should not be more than a month.

"Could it be that Zhang Lu discovered our intentions and made preparations in advance?" No wonder Pound thinks so, no matter how you look at it, it looks like it's aimed at them.

Pang De stood for a long time, but in the end he still didn't think of anything wrong, you must know that since he and Ma Chao separated, he deliberately hid his whereabouts, not to mention outsiders, even those in Xiliang may not know his traces.

"Forget it, I can't go back when the time comes."

Pound shook his head sharply and said, "Immediately cut down trees to make a pontoon bridge and prepare to cross the river." ”

"Yes, General."

The adjutant general first responded, and then said in a low voice: "General, we don't know how to erect a pontoon bridge. ”

Without waiting for Pound to reply, the guide on the side spoke first: "General, if you make a raft, the villain knows a thing or two." ”

"Oh?" Pound couldn't help but look at the guide.

Unexpectedly, the guide's face turned red and said: "The villain was originally from Hanzhong, and he was not bad at water, but he came to Fu County later." ”

When Pound heard this, he thought about it, as if this guide was an upside-down door, but because his ability was not small, and the previous generation was gone, his status in the family was not low.

"Done!"

Pang Dechong signaled: "You listen to his orders and finish it as soon as possible." ”

The lieutenant was a little unhappy, because he felt that the guide was unreliable, but he still responded.

It took a whole day to set up twenty huge rafts, which were then tied together with vines and pushed one by one into the water, and thanks to this, a usable pontoon bridge was erected in front of them. (In the past, many people in the countryside were able to use a knife, because the mountain vines were strong enough and the bundle was more than enough.) ）

It took about another hour for all 8,000 men and horses to cross the river. The reason why it took so long was mainly because there were problems with some rafts, and the guide could only continue to pass after he went into the water and re-tied them with mountain vines.

At this time, Pound could be regarded as looking up at him.

After crossing the river, Pang De did not continue to move forward, but found a col nearby and stationed down, and then personally led people to Yangping Pass to inquire about the situation. The previous incident of the destruction of the bridge made him jealous, and he had to act carefully, after all, 8,000 brothers was not a small number.

Arriving not far outside Yangping Pass, Pound just gasped.

In terms of name, Yangping Pass is much worse than Tongguan, Bishui Pass, and Huguan, which are famous all over the world, but in terms of danger, Yangping Pass is still more than that. Even in Pang De's opinion, if you want to win Tongguan and Bishui Pass, you can always fight it down as long as you take people, but Yangping Pass gives him a feeling of "one husband is a pass".

"This time, it seems that it can only be outwitted!"