Chapter 243: Traveling to the Mountains
The result of the method of increasing troops and reducing foci was the defeat of the Wei army and the death of Pang Juan. Although Wei Qing did not increase his troops this time, it was obvious that he was using this trick to lure the enemy, so the generals were also at ease, for three days in a row, thirty miles a day, it was completely a way to walk as a car, and by the third day, the Jin army had approached the Han army, and the Han army had also arrived outside the mountain.
Wei Qing ordered the whole army to set up camp outside the mouth of the valley, and ordered Liu Qi to lead the troops to deploy defense along the mountain, and arrange the ironclad cars, the moon bow, the machine crossbow and the newly made thorn pile.
This thorn pile is actually very simple, first sharpen the two ends of the whole wood, two of them are fixed in a fork shape from the middle, and then fix each five groups of wood horizontally together, and then install hard branches sharpened at both ends on the outer side of the wood, and all the tips on the outside are coated with highly toxic liquid, and then build a skateboard to support underneath, so that it is convenient to march, camp or face the enemy, arrange these fences, if the opponent rushes over, these tips will stab the opponent, even if the opponent does not stab the opponent, because it is forked, the more you impact these fences, As a result, the deeper the support end of the fence goes below the ground, the stronger the support becomes, and this kind of barbed pile can be said to be both offensive and defensive, and it is indeed a sharp weapon when defending.
After the camp was completed, Wei Qing immediately ordered that 10,000 soldiers be drawn out for other purposes, and the other 90,000 people, only 30,000 people were used to guard at the mouth of the valley each time, and the other 60,000 people were to rest in the valley, rotating every day.
This series of orders came down, the first to have doubts was Ma Chao, in fact, Ma Chao didn't know that Wei Qing's series of practices had their own reasons, but he was an anxious person, and he couldn't sleep all night if he couldn't understand one thing, seeing that Wei Qing was planning to live here for a long time, but on the other side, in the direction of Xinyang, he was still waiting for the branch army to attack from behind, what was Wei Qing's plan, Ma Chao really didn't understand, but of course he was embarrassed to run to Wei Qing and ask Wei Qing to explain it to him alone. So Ma Chao went to Bai Buxin, Bai Buxin was patient, and slowly told Ma Chao: "This valley mouth is not big, and these ironclad cars, machine crossbows, moon bows and thorn piles are arranged, even if there are millions of gold troops, it is difficult to pass, General Qianwei used 5,000 manpower to resist 250,000 gold troops in Jinyin Lake, and finally killed more than 50,000 enemies, relying on these weapons, now 30,000 people to defend against 200,000 people, it is enough, after all, our purpose is not to attack, but to defend!" ”
"All I'm asking is why we don't attack!" Ma Chao was annoyed, Bai Buxin seemed to be a bit of an idiot, he didn't know these yet, what he wanted to know was why he had to defend.
Bai Buxin smiled: "I don't know this, I only know that General Wei must have a reason for doing this!" ”
Ma Chao found out that he had come to the wrong place, what he knew, Bai Buxin knew, what he didn't know, Bai Buxin didn't know, he sighed, and was about to go to Wei Qing, but saw Wei Qing walk into Bai Buxin's tent: "General Bai!" Wei Qing ordered: "All the generals and schools are taking turns to rest, and today you will exercise power instead of me!" He smiled: "I'm going to go up the mountain with General Hua to watch, and General Hua wants to be my guide?" ”
This time, not only Ma Chao was dumbfounded, but even Bai Buxin was dumbfounded.
It's too laid-back, isn't it?
But Bai Buxin had developed a habit that made him still loudly agree to "get the order", but there was no doubt.
When Ma Chao's words came to his mouth, he was forced to hold back again.
He didn't want people to say that he didn't know the current affairs, General Hua was as beautiful as a flower, like a flower like a jade, and Wei Qing walked around the mountain together, he Ma Chao can make trouble in other things, he can't make trouble in this matter, Wei Qing looked at Ma Chao and smiled: "General Ma, do you want to come together, listen to General Hua, the scenery of this mountain is strange, General Hua wants to explain it to me all the way?" ”
Bai Buxin immediately looked at Ma Chao.
Ma Chao shook his head: "The last general is not interested in the mountain, unless there is an enemy on the mountain!" ”
Wei Qing laughed, waved his hand and walked out.
Bai Buxin looked at Ma Chao, Ma Chao looked at Bai Buxin, and the two shook their heads together.
Wei Qing got out of Bai Unbeliever's tent, packed it neatly, and walked into the valley with Mulan.
Hua Mulan smiled as she walked: "At the moment of the great enemy, it is really strange that you want to go up the mountain to see the scenery!" Wei Qing smiled, he had his own plans, but he didn't want to say it, he just replied: "Anyway, the enemy doesn't dare to attack for a while, even if he attacks, those weapons made according to Pang Tong's suicide note are enough to block it, and it's rare to have a half-day of leisure, and you said that you are very familiar with this valley, so it's just up to you to lead the way, let's take a stroll together!" ”
Hua Mulan also smiled to herself, he knew that Wei Qing would never be so idle, this so-called "shopping" must have ulterior motives, but what is it? Since Wei Qing didn't say it, he didn't ask.
The two of them climbed the stairs, only to see the winding path through the secluded, the pine and cypress are all visible, thousands of miles of horizontal color, the green forest winds around several peaks, the mountain peaks are not only the cliffs abrupt, the strange peaks stand majestically, the peaks are also staggered, the towering peaks are gorgeous, the strange stones stand in the forest, the peaks are gorgeous, the mountains are magnificent, the caves are secluded, the ancient trees are towering, the green vines are dripping green; The trickle under the mountain, the reflection of the lake, reflect each other, such as entering the fairyland.
Wei Qing walked slowly, he originally had another meaning to go up the mountain, but this time, he was also intoxicated by these scenery.
Hua Mulan pointed to the peaks on the mountain and said: "These peaks are composed of Beeswax Mountain, South Mountain, North Mountain, Six Bee Mountain, Huaguo Mountain and Tianmo Mountain, among which Beeswax Mountain is the highest and the most strange!" ”
Wei Qing smiled: "Beeswax, this name is interesting!" ”
Hua Mulan nodded: "This name has a history, the main peak of Beeswax Mountain is towering, hundreds of feet high without a gap, the peak of the fine spring flows slowly, like honey coating the wall, so there is this name!" ”
Wei Qing said: "In this way, we don't seem to be able to go up to this peak!" ”
Hua Mulan was stunned: "If you want to go up to the peak, then you can't go up to the beeswax peak, no matter who you are, you can't go up to this peak!" ”
"So where do we get there?" Wei Qing asked.
Mulan's question of "why do you have to go up to the peak" came to her lips, but she couldn't help it and replied: "This road is feasible to go up to Nanshan through Baihua Lake!" ”
"Okay", Wei Qing nodded: "Just go up to Nanshan!" ”
There was a little unhappiness in Mulan's heart.
Although he knew that Wei Qing must have other plans for going up the mountain this time, but now that Wei Qing showed it so bluntly, he was a little disliked, but he naturally wouldn't show it, he pointed to a red rock wall on the side, and said to Wei Qing: "This stone wall has a legend!" ”
Wei Qing knew that since he said to Mulan that he wanted to go shopping, he agreed to be his guide, so he would naturally explain the allusions to this mountain, and he was not in a hurry to go up to the top of the mountain, so he listened carefully to Mulan's explanation at the moment.
Hua Mulan said: "Legend has it that during the Warring States Period, when a general led his troops to pass through this place, he couldn't help but admire: this place is extraordinary, not only the scenery is beautiful, the air is pleasant, but also the land of the dragon and the crouching tiger, there is a farmhouse before and after, you might as well ask to understand, in order not to alarm the mountain people, temporarily press the war knife under a stone, and then go to this house to inquire about the geographical situation, when the question is returned to get the knife, the knife has become a red stone as sharp as a knife, he went to lift another piece of the same, the surrounding hillside search, The result is a knife as sharp stones, the general lost the weapon can still be obtained, a long roar to return to the Yellow Spring, that night a gust of wind buried him on the North Mountain, a grave is raised and there is still a soil bag, people called the general's tomb, later people called this place the Red Stone Cliff! ”
Wei Qing listened to this story and sighed: "I know why God wants this general's knife to turn into stone, that is to make the world no longer fight, and the living soul will no longer be miserable!" ”
Hua Mulan was stunned, although he knew this legend, but he didn't know why God let the general's knife turn into stone, this legend was passed on by word of mouth, and no one would consider such a question, but Wei Qing said this, but the explanation was reasonable, Hua Mulan couldn't help but praise: "Your mind is really clever!" ”
Wei Qing smiled, followed Mulan, the two of them zigzag along the mountain road, the peak turned, turned a forest, the eyes of the two were bright, in front of the two, is a lake, the two of them are standing in the distance looking at the lake, close to the line of sight is silver glittering, like ten thousand silverfish swimming, and the distance is flat like a mirror, there is no infestation of a gossamer, the farther and deeper the lake, from near to far, silver white, light blue, dark blue, dark green, the boundary is very clear, especially wonderful is that although there is still a distance between them, However, you can still see the fish swimming in the lake and waging their tails to their heart's content.
"This is Baihua Lake!" Mulan said.
Wei Qing looked at Mulan, and a look of doubt appeared in his eyes: "You are so familiar with this mountain, it is possible that you have lived here!" ”
Hua Mulan nodded: "When I was fighting against Jin, I went in and out of this valley twice to avoid the Jin army, and I have already been on this mountain twice!" Wei Qing was relieved and said: "Today is different from you, this time our 100,000 army will not easily avoid the Jin army!" ”
Hua Mulan heard Wei Qing talk about the war, and took the opportunity to ask: "You want to go to the peak, but you have to observe the enemy!" ”
Wei Qing smiled: "Naturally, otherwise, where would I have this free time to climb the mountain!" As soon as the words came out, he immediately remembered that he was blatantly talking to Mulan about hanging out instead of observing the enemy, and he couldn't help but blush.
Hua Mulan didn't care, his black and white eyes turned, and he smiled: "I see, I understand, you are afraid of leaking the news, so you claim to be hanging out, but even I have lied!" ”
Wei Qing saw that Mulan had guessed what she was thinking, so she had to nod: "That's right, I didn't mean to lie to you, I really had to do it!" ”
Hua Mulan said: "Why apologize, soldier, treacherous, there's nothing wrong with you doing this!" ”
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