Xin Er stood between the mountains and rivers, and watched the four weeks approach.

Looking at the east side from afar, a mountain rises from the ground, it is Longmen Mountain, but see that the mountain cliff is ringed, the cockscomb pass, the Longwei slope and other dangers, although it can be seen from afar, it is frightening to look at it. The northeast side of Longmen Mountain is Fengsui Mountain, the main peak is stacked several times, and the floating clouds are connected to it.

Looking at the west behind him, the mountain gorge is gloomy, the ravines are vertical and horizontal, and it is the Puming Mountain that has just crossed and passed.

To the west of Puming Mountain, there is Lingzuka Mountain, and to the east is Jindui Mountain.

Beyond the beacons, mounds, and piles of gold, there are mountains.

Within the range of hundreds of miles, there are more than ten mountains that can be named, the valleys are entangled, the dangers are wrong, each mountain is majestic and undulating, the big one stretches for hundreds of miles, the small one is also as long as more than ten miles, or the east and west direction, or the north and south vertical and horizontal, the mountains and mountains and rivers are dense, the forest is luxuriant, the road is wide, less than one-third of the official road of Longdi; In a narrow place, people can hardly pass.

From Guyin to Wudu County, about a thousand miles away, Xin Er took less than half a month in total, and from the county of Wudu County to the west of the county, into Hanzhong County, a short road of less than 300 miles, Xin Er took ten days.

"The difficulty of Shu Road, now I know it! This is still from the Wudu into Hanzhong, if it is from the Guanzhong, there is the Qinling Mountains as the separation, what kind of danger will it be? Whoa, the danger is high! The difficulty of Shu Road is difficult to go to the blue sky! ”

It's better to be famous than to meet, Xin Er has never been to Shudi, only heard that the mountain road here is difficult to walk, but I didn't expect it, but it is so difficult to walk!

He sighed from the bottom of his heart.

Marvel at the difficulty of Shu Road and the danger of Shu Land.

Sighing for a long time, touching the scene, I can't help but think back to the various experiences since this era, the past, the fugitive life of Inoze Shinozawa, the grievances of Jiankang County, the anxiety and anxiety when the fox died, the walking on thin ice below, the past experience, slowly, seems to be fused with the high, deep, dangerous and solid landscape in front of me.

Xin Er raised his horsewhip and said, "Shu Road is difficult! And the husband wants to show his ambitions and become famous in history, and it is difficult to regain his reputation in Shu Dao! ”

……

It has entered the border of Hanzhong County.

According to the military deployment in advance, Gao Yancao, Ling Huqu and Xin Er should divide their troops here.

Xin Er waited for a while, and Gao Yancao and Ling Huqu came separately.

Hanging the map on a big tree on the side of the road, Xin Er beckoned the two of them to get closer, and the three of them stood in front of the map.

In the map, Xin Er found his current location.

From the current location of the whole army, along the water of Quanjie to the east, about thirty or forty miles, is the county of Chuyang. The south of the mountain and the north of the water are yang, and the county is located in the north of the water, so it gets this name.

From Chuyang to the northeast, also thirty or forty miles, is Baozhong County. Baogu Road, the south exit of Baochuan Road, is in the territory of Baozhong, and this dynasty called this county Baozhong County.

To the east of Baozhong and Canyang, about 30 miles away from Baozhong and almost 60 miles away from Cangyang, it is Nanzheng County, which was called "Heavenly Prison" by Emperor Chengwu. This county is the county seat of Hanzhong County.

There are five counties in Hanzhong County, and the other two counties are Chenggu, which is about 100 miles east of Nanzheng, and Xixiang, which is more than 100 miles southeast of Chenggu.

According to intelligence, fifty percent of the defenders in Hanzhong were concentrated in Nanzheng County, with nearly 3,000 people; There are nearly 1,000 people in Baozhong and Chuyang. Because Chenggu and Xixiang do not border Wudu and have the Qinling Mountains as a barrier in the north, they are relatively safe, so there are not many garrisons in these two counties.

Xin Er adopted the suggestions of Tang Ai, Yang Chao and others, and chose the main target in Nanzheng; However, in order to prevent Baozhong and Chuyang from coming to the rescue, it is necessary to send a force to contain the soldiers and horses of these two counties.

The task of containment was handed over to Ling Huqu and Gao Yancao.

Xin Er first said to Linghu Qu: "The guard general Zan (zan) Le in the praise is the younger brother of Zan Ding, this person has no plan, but because he is a noble breed, he has to sit in the important town of Baozhong, so there is no need to worry." After the general arrives in Baozhong, he can build a camp and surround it. ”

The Li family, the royal family of Chengqin in Shuzhong, whose ancestral home was in the Danqu of Pasir County, was later attached to Emperor Wu and moved to Luoyang County. In the middle of this dynasty, the invasion of Liuyi, the rebellion of the Qi clan of the Di people, the military disasters in the Guanxi area, the people of the six counties such as Luoyang and Tianshui were exiled and migrated, and there were tens of thousands of people in Hanzhong, and the Li family was among them. The Li clan colluded with the heroes of the six counties such as Luoyang and Tianshui, coerced the people to raise troops, and then occupied Shuzhong.

In other words, the foundation of the Li regime was originally the powerful forces of the six counties such as Lüyang and Tianshui who migrated to Shu.

The ditch and other places in Bajun are where the Rong people live, and the Li family is the first to be the Shihao in the ditch, but in the Bashu region, there are not only Rong people, but also a large number of people live. The people are the famous "Ban Yu Man", brave and good at fighting.

In order to stabilize the power of the Li family, it is obviously not enough to rely on the strength of the six counties, and it is indispensable to win over the Ban Yuman, especially because of several civil strife, the children of the Li family, the meritorious old ministers of the six counties such as Luoyang have been killed one after another, and they can no longer become the Li family's dependence, and the significance and role of the Ban Yuman in maintaining the Li family's rule have become more and more important.

There are seven big surnames, that is, large tribes, and Zhan is one of them. Zan Ding is the most important general of the current Shu lord Li Dang. This Zan Le, one is because of its family name, and the other is because of the relationship between Zan Ding, and it can be out of the town.

Linghu Qu promised.

He hesitated for a moment and said: "The ability of the lower officials is limited, in case he is highlighted by Zan Le and actually aids Nanzheng, I am afraid that he will miss the major event of Ming Gong." Xiaguan's younger brother Ling Hujing, Zhiluo is slightly stronger than Xiaguan. The lower officials dared to invite the Ming Duke and took Jing as the adviser of the lower officials. ”

Xin Er patted Ling Huqu's arm affectionately, and said with a smile: "Brother is too humble!" The first king promoted the elder brother to the general of the army, if the elder brother had no talent, how could he get the important task of suppressing Kyoto? I know what you're capable of. You don't have to be little, you will definitely be able to watch Zan Le. Nan Zheng Tianjiao, it is not easy to take, there are few talents, I just need him to give advice, indispensable! I believe you! ”

Linghu Quxin said: "Anu came to my camp the night before and discussed with me in secret, saying that although the county town of Baozhong is strong, Zan Le is unconspiring, and Li Liang, Ma Hui, and Hu Ben under my account also suggested that I want him to come over from the command of Xin Zheng, and our brothers work together to use his strategy to drive Li Liang and Ma Hui as the forerunner, maybe we can not only prevent Zan Le from rescuing Nanzheng, but also capture Baozhong." If Baozhong can be captured, my brother can build a great achievement. But he didn't mean it, and the captives refused to give Anu to me! ”

Xin Er disagreed, and although he was disappointed, he had no choice but to stop mentioning the matter.

Xin Er said to Gao Yancao again: "Tiger, Deng Wen, the guard general of Chuyang, has no reputation. Qing to Chuyang, but also trapped and besieged, so that it can not go out of the city. Wait for me to capture Nanzheng, and the news of Yang can be determined. ”

Gao Yancao blinked, disgusted with Xin Er's evaluation of Deng Wen's "no reputation", and said: "Nameless junior, the tiger disdains to fight. Ming Gong, please exchange with General Linghu, and I am willing to break the praise for Ming Gong! ”

Ling Huqu heard what he said, but he didn't change color because he was deep enough, and he was not angry in his heart, thinking: "If you don't disdain to fight, just change me?" What do you think of me? Is it also a nobody? That's it, my brother and I are ambitious, and we don't care about you! ”

Xin Er laughed and said: "Tiger, using you to fight Deng Wen is indeed a small use, but your department is too horse, it is difficult to gallop in Hanzhong, and you have the right to suffer some grievances, so go and scare Deng Wen's nameless junior!" He comforted Gao Yancao and said, "Don't worry, when you break through Hanzhong and go south to Chengdu, you want to come all the way, there will be no less tough battles to fight, and there will always be a time for you to show off your might!" ”

Gao Yancao was still unhappy and reluctantly agreed.

After the dispatch was completed, the troops were divided.

Linghu Qu led his troops east to Baozhong; Xin Er led the main force and attacked Nanzheng; Gao Yancao led his troops and went west to Chuyang.

With Gao Yancao, in addition to the soldiers of the Taima Battalion in his headquarters, there were also 500 soldiers of the Jian'er Battalion.

The commander of this athlete's battalion is none other than Qu Yuanguang.

However, different terrain needs to be dealt with with by different troops.

The people of Longzhou are fierce, Tang and Hu live together, they are good at riding and shooting, and they are good at riding and shooting, and they can fight on the plains, which is enough to be equal to Pu Qin and Murong Wei, but Shuzhong is mountainous, watery, and the terrain is dangerous, and there are many places, and it is difficult for people to walk, let alone the heavily armed cavalry and infantry, therefore, with the use of troops in Shu, there must be the assistance of the arms that are good at fighting in the mountains.

Therefore, before sending troops, Xin Er temporarily recruited more than 3,000 new soldiers from various counties who were good at climbing mountains, and they were not included in the "scholar register", but were regarded as "recruits", and were used as "athletes" as a "soldier" with the name "Dingshu".

At the time of recruitment, and Qu Yuanguang volunteered, and said to Xin Er that their Lushuihu tribesmen herded the summer pastures on the banks of the Lushui River in summer, and went into the winter pastures in the valley in winter to spend the winter. Xin Er compiled the hundreds of people he selected into a book, which he led.

Since the defeat and surrender of Xiner, and although Qu Yuanguang has also served in the army several times, he has never had his own troops.

Now, he finally has his subordinates again.

Although the number of people is not large, five hundred, but for Yuanguang, it is already a big progress.

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The cavalry of the Taima battalion were all armored horses, and they were not leather armor, but iron armor.

This army is the first-class elite of Dingxi.

Each knight is carefully selected, one person has three high-quality horses, each person has three or four lightly armed riders, usually take care of their horses, maintain armor, wartime from the left and right, help them observe the enemy situation left and right and behind them,—— armor rider's pocket is not only helmets, but also masks and other accessories, after draping neatly, the whole face, only in the eyes, nose and other places have openings, the protection is extremely tight, but also caused the field of vision is not wide enough, which needs to be from time to time from the side to give them a hint.

Gao Yancao led 400 horsemen from the headquarters, 500 foot soldiers from Yuanguang and his troops, and more than 1,000 lightly armed riders, swaggering and driving straight forward, and two days later, galloped to the outside of Chuyang County.

Gao Yancao took Yuanguang and several other generals to the high ground to look at the situation in the county seat of Chuyang.

I saw a mountain in the east of the county, and the two peaks confronted each other.

Gao Yancao asked, "What is that?" ”

And Qu Yuanguang had already memorized the map, compared the directions, and replied: "Dingjun Mountain." ”

There is a mountain again in the west of the county, the mountain stone is like a horse, the hope is realistic, a small city is built on the side of the mountain, the flag of the city head is fluttering, it is obvious that there are soldiers stationed.

Gao Yancao looked at it and said: "That should be White Horse City, that mountain is White Horse Mountain, right?" ”

And Qu Yuanguang replied: "Yes." ”

There is another city in the southwest of the county, this city is built on a mountain, the side of the city is a valley, it is located in a high position, the forest can not be shaded, and there are flags to be seen.

Gao Yancao glanced at it a few times and asked, "The city on the mountain, I think it is Seoul, and the mountain is Dongshan, right?" ”

And Qu Yuanguang replied: "Yes." He couldn't figure out what Gao Yancao meant by asking back and forth, but as far as he could see, the mountains and cities were dotted, the mountains were towering, the valleys were deep, the cities corresponded to each other, and the rivers were rushing. ”

Seile is another name for Seoul. At the end of the Qin Dynasty in the previous generation, the separatist forces in Shu built two larger fortresses near Chuyang, thinking that it was a military fortress, one was Hancheng and the other was Lecheng, and Hancheng was called West Lecheng because it was in the west of Lecheng.

Gao Yancao looked left and right, looked at White Horse Mountain, White Horse City, then Dongshan, Seoul, and then looked at Chuyang City, his expression gradually calmed down, as if he had fallen into deep thought.

And Qu Yuanguang peeked at his complexion, and said in his heart: "This old Gao, who is brave and fierce, has been bragging on the road since he started from Guyin. What do you think? When I saw such a dangerous city, I was afraid and didn't dare to say anything big, right? But this guy does have some force, and I can take the opportunity to show favor. ”

On his ape-like face, he showed a warm smile, and said with relief, "Fortunately, Ming Gong only taught the general and me to watch the Shu soldiers in Chuyang, so that they could not rush to the aid of Nanzheng, but there was no need to attack the city." The general does not have to worry about this. ”

Gao Yancao said in surprise: "Who said I was worried? ”

And Qu Yuanguang asked, "What is the general thinking?" ”

"Mountains and rivers overlap, and the three cities are opposed. Such a scene is really beautiful. Lao Tzu's poetry is out, and he is pondering and writing a poem. ”

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