Late October 263. The northwest edge of Zitong County in Shu Han. A force of more than 10,000 men is struggling to advance through the steep mountains.

Deng Ai's army had been climbing through the mountains for more than 20 days.

"Huh~~~ Signal, the scout team continues to advance. The Chinese army stopped and rested for an hour! ”

"Whoa!"

After the herald ran away, Deng Ai gathered the main generals of the team, such as Shi Su, Tian Xu, Zhan Hong, Yang Xin, Zhan Hong, and Wang Qi.

"How far is the rear army from this team now?" The rear team of Deng Ai's army, its commander is Deng Ai's eldest son Deng Zhong - father and son are of the same heart, in such a difficult march, let alone deserters, there are a large number of fleeing generals. Only Deng Zhong bet on the end can ensure that this team will not go less and less.

"The rear team of Huitang Tinghou (Deng Zhong) is about fifty miles away from this team, and judging from the speed at which we are traveling, there are at least two days to go."

"Alas~~~ I didn't expect that even in winter, there would be so many sick soldiers. Four or five thousand people got sick before and after, right? ”

"No, the total number is about 6,500 people. Fortunately, the illness of the soldiers on this march is different from the previous plague, and the symptoms will be alleviated as long as the walking speed is slowed down. After a few days of rest, it will be basically recovered. ”

(Guan Yi: Do you know why this happens?) It's altitude sickness. ）

"Hmm. Sima has worked hard. "It can be said that this time the march of smuggling through Yinping, among the main generals of this army, except for his son Deng Zhong, is the most cooperative. As the military commander, the logistics and miscellaneous affairs of the entire army were all handled in an orderly manner during such a difficult march, which effectively guaranteed the orderly advance of the army.

"It's a matter of subordination. But General Zhengxi, I don't know how far our army is from Jiangyou? According to the news sent by the Marquis of Huitang Ting, the grain convoy of the rear team has been ninety percent empty! ”

Deng Ai's smuggling into Yinping this time is actually Pingwu County, Sichuan Province, which runs through later generations. More than 90% of the county's landforms are mountainous areas above 1,000 meters above sea level. To travel hundreds of miles in such a short time and in such poor traffic conditions. The physical exertion of the whole army is enormous. So, food is also consumed quickly.

"Ben doesn't know about this." Hearing Shi Su's question, Deng Ai also spread his hands helplessly, revealing a wry smile: "No one has walked this road." ”

"I don't know if the Tian Zhang team behind the Huitang Pavilion Marquis has any extra food?" The one who asked the question was Longxi Taishou Zhihong, and the Tian Zhang he was talking about was a subordinate general of Zhonghui. At this time, he was leading 5,000 people to follow Deng Ai's army from afar.

"Humph! Zhong Shiji made a good calculation. Send such a small army to follow us. Defeat has nothing to do with the overall situation, and the credit for winning him can't be lost...... Don't contact him just yet, let's go ahead for another day, and if we don't see the exit yet, we will make another plan. ”

The participants got up with a heavy heart, and when they were about to end the meeting and return to their respective teams, a scout ran over breathlessly: "Report ~~~ Huh~~~ General Zhengxi, the scout team in front sent a report." Huh~~~ About fifteen miles ahead, there is a high mountain. Standing on the top of the mountain and looking in the southeast direction, a city outline can be faintly seen, which is estimated to be Jiangyou City! ”

"Ahh "Really?" "Good! Great goodness! "Great!" ……

"Okay, go and report to your captain and ask him to send his soldiers to tell the whole army the good news! Hey? Why don't you get up yet? ”

"Huh~~~ General, my subordinates haven't finished their words yet. The southeast side of that ridge is a cliff, completely ...... There is no way out at all! ”

"Ah~~~?" Hearing this bad news, many generals below the division felt a deep despair.

"Humph! There is no end to the road! Since God has let Deng Ai come here, he will never let me die here! You, lead the way! Ben was going to see the mountain for himself! ”

…….

At the same time, the straight line is only seventy miles away from Deng Ai in Jiangyou City.

"Dong Gongzi, this is a maid newly bought by Xia Guan from CD. Don't know if you're satisfied? ”

"Oh, County Magistrate Ma, what's so embarrassing? Ben Gongzi has been stationed here for more than a month, and you have given Ben Gongzi more than a dozen maids, which is really ashamed of Ben Gongzi! ”

"Whereever, Dong Gongzi grew up in a place like CD. For the sake of national affairs, we have to stay in such a small place. It's really hard for Dong Gongzi. ”

"Uh, hahaha, no bitterness, no bitterness. It's a bit remote. There aren't many things to play in the city, but there's no one to take care of this son, so it's very comfortable. Of course, there are wonderful people like the county magistrate Ma to accompany you, and you can enjoy it here, and you don't think about it! Uh, County Magistrate Ma, this will be the ...... of this son"

"Hehehe, Childe is casual."

Ma Miao happily retreated. Dong Ming, who had made an impatient expression just now, calmed down instantly, and his mind recalled what his father had said before he arrived in Jiangyou.

"This is an urgent message from Guan Zifeng from Fuling. He said that Deng Ai would raid Jiangyou. And Ma Miao, the magistrate of Jiangyou County, will definitely open the city and surrender. ”

"Off the madman? That bastard? ”

"Hmph, Chongliang, Guan Zifeng is indeed the enemy of our Dong family. But he is also a good minister of my great man. At a time when the country is in crisis, the father has put aside those personal grievances. Do you still remember? ”

“…… Can't. The father named Chongliang for his son, so that his son wanted to respect the glorious deeds of the prime minister and make a contribution to the rejuvenation of the Han Dynasty. Compared with family affairs, state affairs are, of course, state affairs the most important. But father, this level is thousands of miles away, how does he know the battle situation? How can you say so conclusively that Deng Ai will attack Jiangyou......"

"The Father did not believe in the beginning. But look at this one, it was given to his father by someone he asked two months ago. ”

"Jiang Shu will rebel...... Hiss~~~ When will this Guan Zifeng be able to pinch it? ”

"Therefore, the reason for what he said about Jiangyou must not be ignored by my father. In fact, the general also sent a message to his father. If you don't go to the Sword Pavilion for your father, you will go to Jiangyou in person. ”

"Well, what does father mean?"

"CD: This won't wake up yet. Huang Hao, that eunuch, only knows how to deceive His Majesty! Ay...... For my father, I want to go to CD first and persuade His Majesty to use the forces of Nanzhong and Fuling as soon as possible. In particular, it is necessary to transfer Guan Zifeng to CD as soon as possible. Therefore, these 3,000 Zitong soldiers can only be brought to Jiangyou first. ”

"Well, father rest assured. The son swears not to disgrace his life! ”

"Well, you went to Jiangyou, if that Ma Miao ....... you deal with it like this......"

……

"Hmph, County Magistrate Ma, you have to be just a flatterer. For the sake of these days, it is not bad for my son, and after the war, I will persuade my father to help you move your position. If you are really rebellious, hehehe....... hey, two beauties, I don't know what to call them? Do you want to be washed and slept together? ”

On the other side, on the cliff that later became known as Shuma Ridge.

"My soldiers of Great Wei! I, the warriors of Dun Ai! How many years have you been in Longxi? The short ones have three or five years, and the long ones have ten or twenty years! In the past few decades, how many times have Shu thieves violated my Great Wei before and after? Exactly sixteen times! Over the years, which of you has not died under the butcher's knife of the Shu thief? Who has no relatives and has been captured by Shu thieves? Now, my Great Wei has finally launched a war to destroy the country against the Shu thieves! ”

“…… In order to circumvent the natural danger of the Sword Pavilion, you followed Ben Jiang through this deserted mountain for more than half a month. These days, it's just that everyone can't eat well. Even when you sleep, you can only sleep in a queue on the cliff! If you turn over at night, you will fall into the abyss! Along the way, how many brothers fell? How many brothers are missing? Why do we have to suffer so much? To suffer such a sin? Yes! We just want to return all the anger that we have suffered in the past few decades that have been repeatedly invaded by Shu thieves at one time! ”

"Now, our army only has enough food to last three days! There is no way back! The only way to survive is to forge ahead! Heaven forbid! Our army is now only forty or fifty miles away from the Jiangyou City of the Shu thieves! Jiangyou is an important town in the rear of the Shu thieves, and the money and food are very sufficient! If we can take Jiangyou within three days, our army can not only turn death into life, but also create an immortal feat of destroying the Shu thieves! ”

"Now, what stands in the way between our army and Jiangyou is just a cliff! Along the way, our army has crossed many rivers and conquered many peaks. This cliff? Is it enough to stop us? I'm 66 years old! Here I would like to be everyone's pioneer and find a way for everyone! If you still have a little enthusiasm, please follow in the footsteps of Deng Ai and go down the mountain with Deng Ai! ”

After the pre-battle mobilization, Deng Ai took a thick felt handed over by Shi Shu and wrapped his body tightly. Then he closed his eyes and rolled down suddenly!