Sun Qing said: "Big brother, you and I will each take a few brothers and look for them separately." ”

Zhang Yan said: "Good. Along the way, remember to leave signs so you don't get lost. ”

Sun waved his hand lightly and led the five people to go. Zhang Yan saw Sun Qing heading to the northwest, so he took the remaining few people to explore the southeast. In the Zagros Mountains, where there is abundant rain, the trees on the mountains are tall and overgrown, making it very difficult to walk. Zhang Yan drew his sword and led the way. When the soldiers saw it, they hurriedly rushed forward, laughing, there are live soldiers to do, and this bit of eyesight is still there.

Overcoming thorns and thorns all the way, he struggled forward, and the clothes on his body were no different from beggars' clothes scratched by thorns. Zhang Yan led people over a mountain, his head was suddenly stunned, only to see a cliff under his feet suddenly appeared, stretched out his head to see, the bottom was not visible, and a deep canyon was formed between the high mountains in the south, the vegetation at the bottom of the valley was dense, and the faint mist was ethereal.

Zhang Yan looked at the soldiers beside him and said, "How much does the rope bring?" ”

A pro-soldier said: "General, about 100 zhang, it is estimated that it can reach the bottom." How about I try it? ”

Zhang Yan said: "Slowly, connect the ropes first." ”

The soldiers untied the rope from their waists, connected them in order, Zhang Yan found a strip of stones, tied them to one end of the rope, walked to the place where there were fewer miscellaneous trees on the cliff, and threw the stones casually, the rope was pulled by the stones in Zhang Yan's hands and fell rapidly. Zhang Yan smiled: "God has eyes, the rope is just right." ”

The soldier just now said, "General, I'll go down and take a look." ”

Zhang Yan nodded and said, "Be careful, go down to the bottom of the valley and light the torch first in case of accidents." ”

The soldier did not speak, took out the towel he had with him, wrapped it around the rope, grabbed the towel, and slid down the valley. Zhang Yan watched as his soldiers slowly reached the bottom of the valley and disappeared into the clouds. For a long time, the voice of the soldiers came up, but the distance was too far to hear it really, Zhang Yan said with great joy: "It's safe, let's go down and have a look." ”

Zhang Yan took the lead, and several people came to the bottom of the valley one after another, fortunately, the valley is not very wide, and then look at the opposite slope, although it is steep, it can still be climbed. Zhang Yan and his entourage went up to the top of the mountain, and when they looked at the opposite side, it was a big mountain again, and they couldn't tell the bitterness in their hearts. Seeing that it was getting late, these five or six people did not dare to spend the night in the mountains, so they had to return the same way.

When he came to the meeting place, Sun Qing was also standing on the side of the road dejectedly, and when he saw Zhang Yan, Sun Qing was in good spirits and asked, "Big brother, how is the situation?" ”

Zhang Yan said: "It's not as difficult as expected, early tomorrow morning, with more people, you will definitely be able to touch the mountain peak above the fortress." Zhang Yan knew that morale could not be discharged, in case he, the main general, also said some frustrating words, and spread to the army, the momentum of the soldiers would not be raised.

Sure enough, Sun was overjoyed when he heard this, "Big brother has a road here, so it couldn't be better." You don't have to do it tomorrow, just let the younger brother do it. ”

Zhang Yan said with a smile: "The stakes are very high, and you can't be careless." Early tomorrow morning, our brothers will come with troops. ”

Early the next morning, Zhang Yan selected 200 capable soldiers and surveyed the road again. The hard work paid off, and this time I finally made it to the top of the fortress. Look down on the fortress and get a panoramic view. The Persian men and horses lived on narrow mountain roads behind the fortress, with tents one after another, grain and grass in the open space at the rear, and the city was full of soldiers and guns, and there were swords, guns, and defensive things everywhere.

Sun chuckled and said: "Big brother, from this mountain, push down the boulder, and the Persians will cry and call their mother, why use the flying army to make a move?" ”

Zhang Yan said with a smile: "Fighting the grass and startling the snake, the Persians are prepared, how can our army survive the fortress?" ”

Sun Qing smacked his lips and said, "Big brother said how to fight, brother listens to you, nothing to say." ”

Zhang Yan said: "Rest for one night, tomorrow morning you rush back to the barracks, inform the flying army, come to my side to assemble." Then you and Wang Dang command the brothers to sneak around the fortress. At the third watch of the evening, I led the flying army to kill the defenders of the city, opened the gate of the fortress, and then raised the fire as a signal to kill together. ”

Sun chuckled and said, "Big brother looks down on my brother, so while it's still early, I'll leave to return to the camp." ”

Zhang Yan said: "Brother, it's getting late, and between the mountains and forests, wild beasts are infested. It's better to rest for the night. ”

Sun Qing said: "Don't worry, big brother, don't forget these eyes?" ”

Zhang Yan smiled: "Okay, forget about your night owl eyes." You go back with a dozen brothers, so that you can have a baby. ”

Sun Qing said: "Okay, big brother, just take a look." ”

Sun Qing took more than a dozen soldiers with good skills, turned around and went down the mountain, and disappeared into the vast forest.

Time passed little by little, and on the evening of the second day, the flying army came to Zhang Yan's side and tapped the number of people, one thousand flying army is not a lot. Zhang Yan smiled with satisfaction, and said with a smile: "Brothers have worked hard, rest for a day, and we should make contributions tomorrow night." ”

Carrying so much equipment over the mountains, the flying army was indeed tired enough, set up tents one by one, and fell asleep. Zhang Yan didn't dare to make a fire on the top of the mountain, silently nibbled on a few mouthfuls of dry food, chewed beef jerky, and thought about tomorrow night's battle.

The stars shifted, the sun rose and set into the western mountain, Zhang Yan looked at the thousand energetic flying troops and said: "In tonight's battle, we must hit with one blow, open the fortress gate for the rear soldiers, and clear the way for our army to successfully attack Persian Ctesiphon." Is there confidence? ”

The flying army shouted in unison: "Yes." ”

Zhang Yan said: "Check the equipment and be on standby at all times." ”

Seeing that the flying army began to work, Zhang Yan came to the two hundred soldiers and said: "After the flying army volleys, you closely observe the enemy troops under the city, if there is any abnormal movement, boulders and fireballs will be pushed down the mountain to prevent them from going up the city for reinforcements. ”

Zhang Yan commanded about 50,000 people, if it was a strong attack, with the sharp weapons of the Han army, the fortress was not impossible to capture, but the minimum price in exchange for the greatest victory was the only rule of the soldiers. Zhang Yan and his soldiers have been fighting for so many years, and they have a deep relationship, so they are naturally reluctant to let the brothers lose their lives in vain, and there are thousands of ways to achieve victory, depending on what Zhang Yan does.

The appointed hour finally came, Zhang Yan looked at the 1,000 flying army, and said solemnly: "The terrain below is unknown, and during the descent, remember to play twelve points of spirit, so as not to fall into the enemy's camp." The terrain at the head of the fortress is narrow, and it is very difficult to control the landing point, so be careful. When you get to the top of the city, remember to shoot with a repeater to clear the enemy from the city. ”

After all, the flying army only has 1,000 people, but it is facing 10,000 enemy troops, and the disparity in strength is huge, so Zhang Yan can't be careless. These 1,000 people are all Zhang Yan's top hearts.

The Persians in the Zagros Mountains defended the fortress with the posture of a man who could not be opened. The terrain of the fortress is indeed dangerous, and if the Han army attacks strongly, the price paid will definitely not be small. Therefore, the Persian soldiers stood at the head of the fortress, wandering leisurely, taking advantage of the absence of the generals, and occasionally chatting a few words about the mountains.

The moonlight was not good this night, but fortunately, the bonfire on the wall was still burning brightly, and the flying army was easily recognizable in mid-air, and the flying wings could be adjusted at any time. A thousand people swayed and slowly landed, and when they were about fifty zhang away from the wall, Zhang Yan made a gesture, took out a repeater, and aimed the arrows with a dark luster at the Persian soldiers.

The Persian soldiers listened to the whistling mountain wind, and looked at the dark and empty place, where did they think that the impermanence ghost had descended from the sky. Zhang Yan aimed at the back of a Persian soldier, quickly pulled the crossbow, and the arrow screamed and inserted into the back of the Persian soldier, and the soldier popped and fell to the ground. When the soldier next to him saw it, he shouted loudly, and before his mouth was closed, an arrow flew in, and this soldier also went to see the king of Hades.

Zhang Yan saw that he had already alarmed the Persians, and shouted: "Kill all the enemy troops at the head of the city, regardless of the cost." ”

The arrows of the flying army rained down, and the enemy troops at the head of the wall were suddenly hit and defenseless, and the Persians, who were attacked, quickly lost their lives. The Persian soldiers on the other side were stunned for a moment when they saw the surprise soldiers falling from the sky, and the flying army landed at the head of the city before they reacted and sounded the alarm. The camp of Persian soldiers behind the wall became panicked, and countless Persian soldiers ran out of the camp in a panic, and under the shouts of the generals, they assembled in formation and prepared to go to the city.

The 200 soldiers on the top of the hill saw the Persians assembled, avoided the walls, and pushed down the mountain with boulders and burning fireballs. The mountain was steep, and the speed of the boulder was extremely fast, and it smashed into the formation of the Persians with the force of ten thousand pounds, causing a wail at once. The fireball rolled into the Persians' tent and soon set everything combustible on fire. The Persian soldiers at the rear of the fortress were stunned for a moment, how could the Han army attack from the high mountains of the fortress, could they fly one by one?

Zhang Yan landed, untied the flying wings as fast as he could, drew out the long sword, flew forward, and stabbed at the Persian soldier who rushed over, the soldier had not yet reacted, the long sword pierced through, Zhang Yan pulled out the long sword, and shouted loudly: "Light the fire and inform Sun Qing." Three hundred men stopped the enemy at the head of the city, and the rest went down with me and opened the gates. ”

Zhang Yan ran down the road to the city, and saw the Persians in the camp running over in a hurry, without saying a word, pulling out a crossbow, a burst of wild shooting, the flying army behind reacted quickly, and it was also the same, the Persians ran blindly in the dark, and under the head-to-head attack, they cried one by one and called their mothers, and suddenly there was a big chaos.

The flying army went down the city, the distance of the Persians was still a hundred zhang away, Zhang Yan laughed, knowing that tonight's surprise attack was successful, he divided his men to open the gate, and the rest of the men looked for cover and blocked the Persian reinforcements with crossbows.

Sun Qing received the signal, and Wang Dang led the men and horses to the fortress wall, saw the gate open, shouted, and led the men and horses to rumble into the fortress.

Zhang Yan was relieved, turned over, leaned on a wooden plank, and shouted at the dark starry sky: "Your Majesty, the last general will live up to the trust and have succeeded." ”