The Zhou army has entered the Wushan area. Between the green mountains, the river is turbulent, and the waves roar between the mountains and rivers. A high-pitched and hoarse voice came from the stone wall by the river: "Hi! Suddenly, everyone shouted in unison: "Hey, yo......" and others shouted rhythmically: "Hey! ”

The shouts of the slender men were vigorous and powerful, covering the sound of the waves of the river, and exuding a strong vitality in the reverse water. Guo Shao stood at the bow of the boat and was shocked for a while. He looked at the river, and saw a group of naked men leaning over the stone wall, and struggling forward again and again in shouting. At this time, the trumpeter raised his head again and shouted: "Drag! A group of men immediately shouted in unison: "Drag, drag, drag, ......"

There is also a captain in front of the ship, who is familiar with the local water conditions, and the captain of the warship adjusts the direction of the ship to avoid the ship from hitting the rocks. Guo Shao felt that the fate of the warship was linked with the slender men, and the magnificent trumpet was like a shout on the battle array.

Earlier, a general advised him to leave the ship and go overland, because if he touched the reef, he would destroy the ship. However, Guo Shao refused, saying that he would be in the same boat with the soldiers...... Of course, there is a reason, he can swim.

This dangerous water journey is not far, and the flagship that Guo Shao took did not take long to pass the most urgent section. In the future, ordinary ships may still need to continue to pull, but the Zhou army's Yangtze River warships do not need to be used, because there are waterwheels and multi-oar power, and the sails are better; Military warships are something that does not count the cost.

The slender man on the shore put away the rope, sang briskly, and turned back to go east; There are more boats to pass through the dangerous waters, and of course there are more porters behind. When Guo Shao listened carefully, most of the songs had no lyrics, and occasionally there were one or two words but they seemed to be local dialect words, and he didn't understand them. Perhaps the original music of the ancient ancestors was such a voice, a cry from the heart.

"Come, bring their leader, and I will go ashore to meet them." Guo Shao turned back to the general and said.

Guo Shao took a small boat ashore, only to see the army vehicles and horses on the road along the river like a long dragon, and the tiger flag of the tiger army fluttering among the towering overlapping mountains, which was particularly magnificent. Occasionally, there are cliffs and plank paths...... In the past, people carved out stone holes by hand on the stone wall, and then inserted wood into the stone caves, and built planks on top of them to build plank roads; It seems that no matter how sinister nature is, it can't stop people from moving forward.

A group of naked people in rags looked at Guo Shao with their backs bent, they just used their eyes to express etiquette, and there were no extra words. Finally, a trumpet head came up, bent down and said, "General." ”

Guo Shao turned around and turned to a bag containing copper coins, handed it to him, and said, "The people who have been with us in the same boat and helped the Great Zhou army are all our allies. ”

The head of the trumpet said happily: "General Xie rewards." The slender men, who had been silent, heard the sound of copper coins in the bag, and the atmosphere relaxed, and they spoke quietly.

At this time, Guo Shao found that Jing Niang was on her back, looking helpless. Guo Shao asked: "Why don't you wear clothes?" ”

"I can't afford it." The head of the trumpet deliberately spoke slowly, although the accent was different, but the pronunciation could still be understood, "We are prone to wear out our clothes, and we will get sick when we wear wet clothes." ”

Guo Shao looked sympathetic, sighed, and asked, "How are the people here?" ”

The head of the trumpet said: "The poor mountains and bad waters, there are not many things to grow in the fields, and the people who pull boats in the 'lower river' still have to rob us of our work, wow." ”

Guo Shao said: "You go back and tell the prestige village elders in the mountains, let the nearby chiefs and patriarchs bring people to Wushan County, and the Great Zhou will help the suffering people." ”

"Okay, okay." The head of the trumpet looked at Guo Shao and nodded hurriedly.

Guo Shao waved his hand to let the slender men go and get back on the boat. At this time, the general could not help but say: "Although those people are miserable, the lord has mercy, but there is no need to help them now. It was not easy to transport military rations from the rear, and it was a pity to give them to the mountain people. ”

Guo Shao said: "We can't calculate the cost like this. If Zhou Jun doesn't cultivate virtue and has a bad reputation, what should he do if he sails now? The sailors were not familiar with the treacherous water conditions, so they didn't crash the boat...... The slender men did not say that they deliberately destroyed our boat, and fled into the mountains without pulling the boat for our guide, and it was enough for the army to take this road. He patted the general on the shoulder, "Although those people are coolies, they are also people, and they can tell who is good and who is bad." Let's be nice to them, the people know it. ”

On the side, Zuo You praised: "The lord has a lofty house, and those who win the hearts of the people will win the world." ”

As he was talking, he heard a "wow......" sound, and a soldier not far away suddenly vomited. Guo Shao turned his head to take a look, only to see that his face was pale, so he said to Zuo You: "Bring some Langzhong from Jiangling Mansion and ask them to boil some decoction to prevent diseases." ”

"Yes, go and urge them now." Left You Road.

The boat was rickety on the river, and most of the soldiers carrying some of the Tiger Ben army were northerners, and they might not be used to riding on the river. I think that Cao Cao beat Sun Wu back then, but it was also because the northerners were not used to taking boats that they connected the boat with iron cables, so they were attacked.

…… In the afternoon of the same day, Guo Shao suddenly got a report that the rear army had been attacked last night, and the grain and grass were burned to the ground.

The civil and military forces on the warship were in an uproar, and everyone asked: "There is only one road here, and there are mountains all around, how can the rear army be attacked?" But the young general who came to report didn't know, he only said that it was the Shu army, and it was not a mountain bandit with armor and flags.

Besides, the mountain bandits have nothing to do to provoke the army, what are they doing?

Guo Shao ignored their discussions, took out a copy of the report from a package, read it again, and then handed it to Wang Pu. He continued to dig out the map and look.

Wang Pu said: "It may be the people of this place, Wushan Military Village." ”

A few days ago, there was a report from the forward Dong Zunzhi Department, and there was a confrontation with the Shu army for the first time. The Shu army set up a military village on a mountain in the east of Wushan County, and because of the dangerous terrain, Dong Zunzhi sent people to attack several times without success; So he reported that in order not to block the road in front and delay the trip, he sent people to block the mountain pass and continue to advance, and did not continue to attack the military village.

According to Dong Zunzhi's description, the Shu army's army was on the mountain and did not block the road, so the failure to attack did not affect the army's continued advance. But leaving the Shu army there, it attacked Guo Shao's back from nowhere.

The next day, Guo Shao arrived in front of the Shu army by boat, and then took people off the boat and went ashore to see the place...... It is indeed a trouble to keep it, as if there is a nail in the middle of the road, and it may come down at any time to disturb the grain and baggage of the army.

"It's on the hill over there." The commander who stayed behind at the mountain pass pointed with his finger and said.

When Guo Shao squinted his eyes, he faintly saw some flags on the rocks, and he couldn't see the specific situation clearly if he was too far away. The mountains and cliffs to the north are like a row of barriers, towering along the Yangtze River. The scenery is beautiful and magnificent, but Guo Shao doesn't like this kind of place very much, his vision is not wide, and he always feels a little depressed when he looks at it and is blocked by the mountains.

"I'll take a closer look." Guo Shaodao.

Zuo You persuaded: "This place is dangerous, the lord doesn't have to be in danger himself, just send someone to see it and report it." ”

Guo Shao ignored it, turned his head and said, "Take the armor and put on the armor." ”

The two pro-soldiers brought his things, and Guo Shao took off his coat, wearing breathable linen underwear. Immediately, with the help of his own soldiers, he changed into military uniforms. First put on chain mail and skirt armor, mainly protect the moving parts, and then hang the plate armor; After a while, Guo Shao had already weighed more than fifty pounds because of wearing two heavy armors. He took the helmet and put it on, with leather padded inside, and chain mail on both sides to protect the ears; There is also a bulging bulging bag on the top of the semi-circular helmet, which is really not a nice design...... But because people at this time have long hair and generally comb their hair in a bun, it is necessary to have a space for their hair to be comfortable.

A group of soldiers also put on armor and equipment, and followed Guo Shao along the mountain pass, a winding road from the bush to the hillside. After everyone walked for a while, they saw some Zhou soldiers stationed behind the fence fortifications. There is already a very steep stone mountain in front, and there is a winding road on the stone mountain, and you can already see the figure of the Shu soldiers stationed on the mountain.

"!" A general scolded in the back, "What is the use of the people of Shu running to a place where this kind of bird does not to set up a military village?" ”

Guo Shao looked up at the top of the mountain, but he didn't know what was behind the mountain, anyway, it must be a mountainous area with lofty mountains. "There should be a road behind the mountain, and you can make a detour to disturb the marching road, otherwise it is really meaningless for the Shu army to build a military village here."

"Call the guide." Guo Shao turned his head and shouted. He shouted and observed the terrain in front of him, and as far as the eye could see, almost all the cliffs were impassable, and only in front of this military fortress was there a road carved in the rocks.

After a while, a local man came up and said that he had never been to anything behind the mountain, and that it was probably a place where there were no people.

At this moment, suddenly a sergeant caught up from behind, knelt down on one knee and said: "The rear army sent someone to escort the prisoners up, saying that the pursuit of the Shu army last night captured a few people." ”

"Bring it here." Guo Shaodao.

After a short time, he saw three people who had been pulled out of their armor and were escorted up with their hands tied. There were bruises and blood on their faces, and it looked like the Zhou soldiers had suffered a little after they caught them.

The military general who held the captives shouted: "Say whatever you ask, dare to tie a stone and sink into the river!" ”

The captives drooped their heads and hung their heads.

Guo Shao pointed to the mountain and asked, "How many people are there in the military village?" ”

The Shu army prisoner in front said: "More than 1,200." Originally, there were only more than 100 people, but Wang Jianjun recently reinforced more than 1,000 people and brought in a large amount of grain...... Tell us to keep it for half a year. ”

"Wang Jianjun, is it Wang Zhaoyuan?" Zuo You sighed. The generals discussed, "I still want to keep it for half a year, but he thinks it is very beautiful." ”

The captive said: "Don't hide it from the general, the terrain on the mountain is treacherous, and it is really impossible to attack from any direction." That's what Wang Jianjun said...... He said that the east of Kuizhou has been laid an iron wall, and the Zhou army has not thought about Kuizhou for three or five years; But because we are the first fortress and there are no reinforcements outside, as long as we hold for half a year and constantly attack the grain road, so that the Zhou army is exhausted. ”