Xiao Shilian walked cautiously on the mountain path, which was covered with snow, and if it weren't for the wild grass swaying in the wind on both sides of the road, it would be difficult to even see that there was a road here.

The soldier who was exploring the road in front used the pole in his hand to probe the snow, turned around and whispered, "General, there is nothing going on here." ”

"Let's go." Xiao Shilian waved his hand. He was actually in the Yonecang Mountains now, but he didn't go deeper, and the mountains not far away covered the entire horizon. Cangshan bears snow, and it has a spectacular taste.

At this time, walking on the mountain road with one foot deep and one foot shallow, Xiao Shilian realized how difficult it was to walk on the snowy Micang Mountain mountain road. Not to mention that the heavy snow originally covered a lot of the original potholes, just the freezing of the ice was enough for an army to drink a pot.

After all, when the people in front of them walked by, there was still snow on the ground, but too many people passed behind, and the snow turned into ice, and two or three people had to walk up arm in arm to avoid slipping.

And now Xiao Shilian is only taking the road on the periphery of Micang Mountain, and he doesn't even know what kind of perseverance his opponent has crossed this mountain.

At this time, Xiao Shilian had to sigh, this captain Chi Yuan is not an idle person in the end, an army with such high morale and perseverance is definitely more difficult to deal with than imagined, because such an army is better at creating miracles.

Although Xiao Shilian's opponents before couldn't be said to be very easy to deal with, people like Wei Chi Hui actually only encountered it in the battle of Zhangshan County, and the opponent that time was also Wei Chi Yuan.

If it is really counted, that battle is also the most difficult battle that Li Xinchen, Xiao Shilian and others have encountered.

The Northern Qi army that was dealt with in Huaibei before, the Western Liang army that was dealt with in Jiangling, and the local township soldiers of the Northern Zhou Dynasty who were not very strong in Bashu later were not able to be compared with the soldiers and horses under the command of Wei Chi Yuan.

An old general who has been fighting horses all his life must have some capital.

"Will ······" The scout who was cautiously exploring the way in front was about to turn back to speak, but he seemed to suddenly see something, and the latter word was stiffly stopped.

And Xiao Shilian, who was already engrossed, also noticed the change in his expression, and suddenly chuckled in his heart and waved his hand violently. The surrounding guards were all aware of it, and they raised their shields to protect Xiao Shilian's left and right, and this action was also seen by the people behind, and these soldiers who had already been repeatedly emphasized bowed down and looked forward nervously.

Xiao Shilian pushed away the guards beside him and lowered his voice: "What's wrong?" ”

The scout walked over lightly: "General, in the col ahead, the enemy!" ”

Xiao Shilian was stunned for a moment, hurriedly took two steps forward, and lay down on the spot. He could clearly see that in the col in front of him, two or three thousand Northern Zhou soldiers were burying pots and making rice.

Taking a breath lightly, Xiao Shilian's hands were trembling, and he didn't know if it was because he was excited or nervous. He carefully opened the map, and on the map, this col was marked with the words "Sun Family Gate".

And in the position of "Sun Family Gate", Xiao Shilian played a big cross. There are still many of the same crosses on the map, but the rest are marked with dates by Xiao Shilian, which is the result of his journey around the mountains with so many soldiers in the past day.

Bashu is mountainous, and the different topography is generally clearly distinguished. The open terrain is generally called "Ping", such as Zhoujiaping, where Xiao Shilian had been stationed before, and the bends of the rivers in the mountains are generally called "corners", such as the pine forest and Hedong corners used by Li Xinchen when he attacked Tiangongyuan Mountain.

The name "gate" is generally used to refer to the passage between the two mountains. Bashu Mountain is high and steep, and the general mountain passages are in the two opposite mountains, so the word "door" is used to call this kind of terrain, for example, after the Sword Pavilion, there is the same steep Chaotian Gate that does not belong to the Sword Pavilion, which is said to be this kind of one-man pass, and the soldiers must fight for ten thousand people.

That is to say, this is not a col at all on the surface, but a trumpet-like passage, such a passage is hidden in the layers of mountains, and it is generally difficult for ordinary people to find, although Xiao Shilian doesn't know how Wei Chi Yuan knows, but he knows very well that at this time, the enemy has been killed under his nose.

Of course, some of these mountain roads are spacious, some are rugged and difficult to walk, but they are just small roads that allow one person to pass, so not all mountain roads have military value, such as Sunjiamen, such as small roads, can only allow light soldiers to advance, in addition to being able to cause a certain degree of suddenness to the enemy, in fact, it does not pose much of a threat.

However, now that the cities in Langzhong are still in the hands of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, it is not impossible for such a light army to break through, after all, this can indeed catch Li Xinchen outside the city by surprise, as long as Li Xinchen can be repulsed, then Langzhong naturally has not much threat.

Thinking of this, Xiao Shilian breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, if he hadn't been alert, he would have pressed the whole army directly after he couldn't find any trace of Wei Chi Yuan, I'm afraid he wouldn't have known until these enemy soldiers and horses rushed out of the rice cang mountain.

Now, after a day in the mountains, after searching most of the mountain passes near the county town of Panlong, I finally met the enemy I had been waiting for for a long time in this place.

However, seeing that the formation of this army under the mountain is scattered, and the soldiers are also lying or sitting, it is conceivable that it should also be a rapid march all the way, and it did not take long to come out of the mountain, otherwise it would not be so tired.

I came in time.

"General, what should I do?" Several generals and battle masters rushed over at this time, and they were all in extra spirit, rubbing their hands together one by one and looking at the enemy's military formation in front of them.

No matter how tired the other party is, it is also the scale of two or three thousand people, two or three times the number of soldiers and horses under Xiao Shilian, and no one knows how many people are behind it. If Xiao Shilian attacks directly, then it is very likely to be beaten.

"Don't panic, just find it." Xiao Shilian said in a deep voice, "And this is only two or three thousand people, who can guarantee that this is not the enemy's partial division?" ”

After a pause, Xiao Shilian didn't wait for his subordinates to answer, and then arranged: "Don't take back the scouts that were released before, scatter all the remaining scouts, and send someone to tell General Dangkou about the situation here." ”

"No!" One of the warlords hurriedly agreed.

And Xiao Shilian rubbed his chin lightly and looked at the enemy under the mountain.

It's time to come after all, but if you fight this battle, will you startle the snake. Looking at the banner under the mountain, it is true that the main general will be "Wei Chi", but Xiao Shilian does not dare to guarantee that this "Wei Chi" is Wei Chi Hui, after all, Wei Chi Hui's son Wei Chi Shun is also in the army.

What's more, Wei Chi Yuan is the main general, will he really lead two or three thousand soldiers and horses to the front?

If this is only the enemy's front, then where are the enemy's main forces?