On June 19, Minzhou's troops arrived at Huayin Mountain.

At the foot of Huayin Mountain, in the barracks, Wei Zhang and Jiang Fu have already come here.

Jiang Zhen dispatched 5,000 Yu Lin Wei out this time to be led by Jiang Fu, the reason why Yu Lin Wei can be transferred out now, and he doesn't have to be too wary of the five monarchs of the East China Sea, is because Wei Ping is still in Linzi!

Wei Ping is in Linzi, who dares to mess around?

Since ancient times, when marching and fighting, you have to go through a battle and do a pre-war mobilization or something.

5,000 Lin Wei and 5,000 bronze bird battalion soldiers stood on the school field against the scorching heat.

The soldiers of the Tongque Battalion rushed all the way over, dusty and looked slightly tired. It stands to reason that it is necessary to travel thousands of miles from Minzhou to have a day's rest.

It's just that Wei Zhang has been waiting in this place for several days, and he can't wait to go on the expedition, this time he must take the lead, cross Huayin Mountain as soon as possible, raid Hancheng in one fell swoop, and come outside Jishui County, so that his father and brother will be impressed.

In addition to the five thousand Yu Lin Wei, Jiang Fu also brought a group of mysterious people with their faces covered, wearing leather armor, and carrying a wooden stick wrapped in white cloth.

The mysterious men showed only a pair of eyes, and they were so tightly wrapped that it was impossible to see their faces clearly.

Wei Zhang looked at this group of mysterious guys, on a hot day, wrapped so tightly, he felt that Jiang Fu was playing tricks, and he was a little contemptuous.

"Your Highness, who are these people?" Wei Zhang felt a little amused and asked, "Killer?" Marching and fighting, swords and guns are not long-sighted, do you still expect this group of killers to assassinate the enemy's commander? ”

These 500 people were the musket team he had worked hard to train, and the Ordnance Department solved the problem of bullets, and soon made a musket that was even more powerful than Xu Xiang's original earthen gun.

The reason why I brought the musket team was to test whether the musket team could be used in actual combat, and second, to find out how the musket team and the existing army in the East China Sea could fight together.

Since ancient times, long-range strikes have generally been bows and arrows, with bows and crossbows.

The effective range of the bow and arrow is about fifty or sixty meters, and the powerful bow and arrow can reach one hundred meters, that is, a hundred steps.

A hundred steps through the Yang is to describe the range of the bow and arrow and the archer's archery.

After the musket test, the effective range can reach 150 steps, which is better than the bow and arrow, and as long as it hits the vital point, it will be killed, and the damage is much higher than that of the bow and arrow.

"They are all guys who can't get on the stage, naturally they can't compare to the elite of His Highness's Bronze Bird Battalion!" Jiang Fu smiled faintly, not wanting to reveal too much.

"Your Highness, since my people have arrived, why don't we separate here, you and I will rely on our own abilities to see who will arrive in Jishui County first?" Wei Zhang didn't care about the five hundred people, but couldn't wait to march.

"Your Highness doesn't consider letting the Bronze Sparrow Camp rest for one night and march again tomorrow?" Jiang Yu persuaded him.

"You don't have to, it's just a thousand miles away, what's the point of being in my Bronze Bird Camp?" Wei Zhang smiled, and then said to Li Chuan behind him: "General Pear, give the order to go." ”

With a wave of Li Chuan's big hand, the soldiers of the 5,000 Tongque Battalion instantly recovered their spirits and set off from the camp.

Judging from the discipline and momentum of their march, this is indeed an elite division.

"Is Your Highness curious, why can my Bronze Bird Camp be in good spirits so quickly?" Wei Zhang saw Jiang Fu's puzzlement and asked.

Jiang Fu nodded, "Just now, I was still looking dusty and listless, why did I suddenly become radiant and energetic?" ”

"Because that's the characteristic of my Bronze Sparrow Battalion, as long as it doesn't involve war and training, whatever they do. But when the order is given, the momentum and atmosphere must be brought out! ”、

"It seems that Minzhou Hou manages the army, but he has a hand."

"That's it!" Wei Zhang took his words as appreciation, and his tone was very proud.

The first route Jiang Cheng chose was to cross a valley, passing through the Huayin Mountains, which was seven or eight miles long, and he had to be cautious, as there could be enemy ambushes anywhere in the valley. If you are not careful, you will never recover.

Before entering the valley, Jiang Fu must send someone to investigate, so as not to fall into an ambush, "Ah Qing, send a spy!" ”

Yu Aqing had already taken refuge in him and helped him control the scout team.

The second route chosen by Wei Zhang was to climb the mountain from the south slope first, and then through the Tiger Leaping Stream to the north slope. After descending from the north slope, you can draw water and go all the way north to Hakagi.

The height of the southern slope of Huayin Mountain is about more than 800 meters, which is very steep, and there are very few footholds, and some places are even smooth like a mirror.

"Childe, this southern slope is so steep, it's very dangerous to climb up." Li Chuan looked at Huayin Mountain, locked every day.

Wei Zhang also discovered this problem, there are many mountains and forests in Minzhou, and there are countless peaks that are higher than them, and the Tongque Camp has almost conquered all the peaks in Minzhou.

But there are no such steep peaks.

It is not easy to reach the summit, and in general, the mountaineer carries the rope on his back, and then finds a solid rock or tree on the top of the mountain to tie the rope, and then pulls the others below the peak up.

"What about Sun Xiaocheng?"

"Childe, I'm here!" A thin man in tight armor stepped out of the crowd.

Wei Zhang asked, "The person who brought you, go and try it first, try the rock power." ”

This Sun Xiaocheng is the most powerful mountaineer in the Tongque camp, he himself is very light, coupled with outstanding light skills, he is the master of the seven layers of the day after tomorrow, every time he climbs an unfamiliar mountain, he is the first to reach the top.

"Yes!" Sun Xiaocheng was ordered to prepare.

Sun Xiaocheng was only a small 100-person commander in the Tongque Camp, and there were 100 people under his command who specialized in the tools and methods of mountaineering.

Although the Tongque Battalion is good at climbing mountains and wading through rivers and fighting on multiple fronts, in fact, the only people who really know how to do it are him and his subordinates, and the rest of them have only learned some superficial knowledge from them.

After preparing all the tools for mountaineering, Sun Xiaocheng came to the bottom of the south slope.

He tilted his head and looked up, trying to find a place to stay.

"Qi Hook!" He stretched out his hand, and the soldier beside him handed him a three-clawed hook with a long rope.

Sun Xiaocheng took the hook head, shook it gently, and finally fell up, Qi Hook's three claws grabbed a rock and locked it tightly.

He gently pulled the rope, and the hook gripped the rock tightly so that it didn't fall. Just scratching the spot, some of the gravel fell.

Sun Xiaocheng frowned, loosened the hook, and changed several places.

"This grip is not enough, I'm afraid it's hard to go up." Putting down the Qi hook, the rock force here is indeed a little low.

"Shovel!" He reached out and placed a black shovel in his hand.

"What is Sun Xiaocheng doing? Haven't started climbing for so long? Wei Zhang asked with a frown.

"Childe, I'm afraid the southern slope of Huayin Mountain is a little difficult, and Commander Sun should be thinking of other ways." Li Chuan replied.

After a while, Sun Xiaocheng walked over and said to Wei Zhang: "Your Highness, the rock strength is a little low, and it is a little difficult to climb up. ”

"What do you mean? Can't go up? Wei Zhang was a little angry, and swore that he would definitely be able to cross the Huayin Mountain Range, break through Hancheng, and come to Jishui County.

However, now it is hindered by a small southern slope?