Lantian Mountain.

Out of Xianyang and to the southeast, through Lantian, Shangyi to Wuguan this road, is the Wuguan Ancient Road. Among them, the section from Lantian to Shangyi is particularly difficult to travel, this road is at the foot of the mountain, the two sides are heavy and mountainous, the trees are dense, the road is rugged and bumpy, and it is not easy for the army to pass. Even when traveling on a bicycle, it is easy to be bumped by the rocks under your feet and you can't eat.

Even if this road is so difficult, it is still the only passage from Xianyang to the southeast, and it is also the only way to advance from Chu to Qin. However, because of its limited terrain, the fortress of the pass is not so tall, but a small pass repaired on a narrow road. With Wuguan in front, Yaoguan is not so important. At least before today, the people of Qin really haven't repaired the city well.

Sima Cuo stood on top of the mountain, looking at the undulating mountains on both sides, and couldn't help but say: "Although the geographical location of the mountain pass is extremely important, it cannot completely rely on the terrain to develop an army, if it is built on a wide road, its role will be a hundred times greater. ”

Wei Zhang looked at him and replied behind him, "That's true." If this road can be widened, it will be more beneficial than disadvantageous for the Qin State. It's just that such a narrow mountain road, digging up, is by no means a day's work, and the amount of money it takes is by no means what you and I can imagine. ”

"If so, why not build a road on the basis of the original road, but find another way, why not?"

"Looking for another picture?" Wei Zhang looked at the veteran suspiciously, "In this lofty mountain, if you want to find another map, how easy is it to talk about it, don't you really want to go around the mountain?" ”

"Eh, that's a mistake." Sima Cuo said, pointing to the undulating ridge of the mountain and said: "What the old man means, if you can rely on the ridge to build a road from Lantian to Shangyi, it is not only easy to defend and difficult to attack, but also the road is spacious, and there is no worry about falling rocks when you use the passage, wouldn't it be very good!" ”

Wei Zhang was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect Sima Cuo's idea to be so atmospheric, to build the road to the ridge, indeed, in this way, this road can be described as wide and flat, and there is no need to worry about falling stones, but, "According to your assumption, if this road is to be built, then the Qin State will run out of taxes for several years, and when the time comes, the countries will fight, but the Qin State will have no pay and no soldiers, but it will be very bad." ”

Sima Coo laughed, he naturally knew that his ideas were a little whimsical, in the short term, it was impossible for the Qin State to come up with such a sum to repair the road, so he didn't say more. If these two veterans knew that when the Qin State unified the world, their jokes today would come true, I don't know how to feel.

"This battle fell on you and me, and this responsibility is not easy to bear." Sima said wrongly.

The general laughed. Wei Zhang smiled bitterly, "The key to this responsibility lies with the general. The last general was just ordered to assist the general and make meritorious contributions. This is true, Sima attacked Shu by mistake, and the terrain of Shu was rugged and changeable, and the march was extremely difficult. The terrain of the mountain is compared to the Shu land, which can be said to be a small thing, and letting him be in charge of this battle is also based on these considerations.

"General Wei is polite," Sima Coo muttered for a while, "To be honest, the reason why you and I advocate withdrawing to Weishui and dealing with the Chu army is because the frontal width of Weishui is enough to provide 400,000 people for Qin and Chu to fight, and can effectively deploy the army and launch an attack. With the advance of the Chu army, there is no possibility of crossing the river without being detected. And the Chu army that crosses the river will be strangled in the well-defended our army, so as to slowly encroach and eventually eliminate the Chu army. ”

"Not bad. It's just that it is not clear what kind of self-confidence Zhu Lijian has, and he strongly persuaded the king to fight a decisive battle with the Chu army in Lantian. You must know that the blue fields are narrow, open and limited, and backed by mountains, although this kind of terrain is not conducive to the enemy army, it is also not conducive to our army. This is something that Wei Zhang can't figure out, in his opinion, with the wisdom of the disease, he will definitely not fail to consider this.

Sima Coo shook his head, "I don't know about this. However, he has always been resourceful, and there must be a perfect solution. It's just that you and I have to rely on this small pass to resist the huge number of Chu troops. If you can buy more time for Lantian's troops, just fight for more. ”

Just when the two of them were about to discuss how to fight against the Chu army, the drums in the valley in the distance were thundering, and a team vaguely appeared in sight, especially the bright red blood. If it's not Chu Jun, who is it?

"The general guarding the pass, is it Wei Ran?"

"Yes, that's the man." Sima Cuo said, "This person's art of war is strategic, there are still some ways, a certain person fought in Shu, this person has also made military exploits, although it is still a little inferior to Bai Qi, but it is also the choice of outstanding people." With him guarding the pass, although he does not hope to complete the battle, as long as he can buy some time and let me wait for the defense in Lantian, it will be enough. ”

"Even so, can the general know that this person is a Chu person?"

"Chu people?" Sima Cuo was slightly surprised, "I don't know this yet." He... How is a Chu person. ”

"Of course. This person is the half-brother of the king's concubine and the eighth son, and the uncle of the son of Yingji, isn't he a Chu person? ”

Sima Coo was dumbfounded, he didn't expect that he would use a person from the Chu State to deal with the Chu State, what if this ......

Above the pass, Wei Ran looked at the familiar red at the moment, and couldn't help but feel a burst of emotion in his heart. Maybe he never dreamed of it, after all, his biological father used to be one of the most ordinary soldiers in the Chu army, and now, what he has to do is to stand on the opposite side of them and stop them from advancing.

"General, the Chu army has arrived under our city pass and is preparing to attack the city."

"Hmm." Wei Ran nodded, "Prepare to fight." ”

Zhao Sui glanced up at the pass, and saw that although the gate was not tall, it was built according to the mountain, and the two sides were close to the cliffs, so it was impossible to go around. The mountain and the mountain fit perfectly, and there seemed to be no other way except for a frontal assault. In that case, there is no such thing as a conspiracy. Zhao Sui and Jing Cui's strategy was the same, directly sending troops to attack the city.

The offensive of the Chu State really opened Wei Ran's eyes, and the waves of people made the small pass of Yuguan seem so weak, as if it would soon be defeated by the tide. The Chu army continued their performance in Wuguan and Shangyi, that is, they were not afraid of death. This kind of tenacious character is also the characteristic of the Qin army, and it is found from the enemy at this moment, and it has also made the Qin people suffer enough. I saw the Chu army climbing the ladder one by one, only knowing that they were rushing towards the city, and it seemed that the stones falling above their heads at any time were just raindrops for them, and they did not have the slightest strength to stop them from advancing. From afar, the entire pass was submerged in the red tide.

Wei Ran was very calm, and in the face of the strong offensive Chu people, he commanded according to the step-by-step arrangement. Before the Chu army attacked, Wei Ran had already arranged for a lot of people to accumulate stones and rolling wood, and there were many tall mountains and trees, and the most important thing was the mountain stones.

The bows and arrows of the Chu army seemed to be endless, so that the Qin army suppressed the city head and did not dare to fight back, and only after waiting for the Chu army to climb the city wall could the Qin army be ruthless and retaliate against the invading Chu army. The ruthless rain of arrows naturally couldn't recognize whether it was friend or foe, and the people who fell on the bloodstained city wall were not only the people of Qin, but also the people of Chu.

The battle lasted for a day, and it did not stop until the evening, and after the battle, the casualties were counted, and the Qin army was 15,000 people, and the casualties reached more than 6,000 people, although I don't know the geometry of the casualties of the Chu army, but almost every corpse of the Qin army, there are always one or two corpses of the Chu army. Whether it was the Qin army or the Chu army, until they died in battle, they had no fear. While collecting the bones of his comrades, Qin Jun also sorted out the corpses of Chu Jun, and then threw them down from the city wall. Under the city walls, the soldiers of their own Chu army collected their corpses and brought them back to the Chu state. Both sides know very well that this war has reached this point, and no one has a way out, only you and me.

On the second day, the main force of the Chu army led by the king of Chu finally arrived at the pass, and he was not interested in the casualty report of Zhao Sui, and directly ordered that the city must be broken within two days. He personally put on his armor and rode on a horse to give orders to the Chu army, and the generals around him surrounded him tightly, lest the Qin army secretly use cold arrows and kill his own king on the spot. However, they are obviously overthinking, with the current offensive of the Chu army, the Qin army is just doing its best to obey the fate of heaven, and as for fighting back, it is impossible.

Looking at Wei Ran, whose casualties were gradually rising, he had no other thoughts except for being anxious. can only go back and forth in the city tower to supervise the battle. In yesterday's battle, he was also injured in his right arm by the rain of arrows of the Chu army, and he couldn't lift it, even if he had the heart to kill the city tower today, it would be impossible. I can only listen to the reports of my subordinates, and the offensive of the Chu army was suppressed by the Qin army wave after wave.

"General, if we don't abandon the city at this moment, I'm afraid we will be captured by the Chu State."

The adjutant general looked at Wei Ran as if he was sitting on pins and needles, and naturally knew what he was thinking in his heart. When Sima Cuo made the arrangement, he said that as long as Wei Ran could hold out for two days, at most three days, he could retreat safely. But more than half of the day has passed, but the order to withdraw has not yet come, how can this not make Wei Ran anxious?

"As a general, if you abandon the city without an order, even if you and I return to the Chinese army, I am afraid that we will not be able to escape the death penalty. This must not be done. Wei Ran waved his hand and said.

"But... This..."

"Needless to say, this matter is non-negotiable." Wei Ran said, the ninja's right arm was in sharp pain, and he pulled out his sword in a hurry, "Go, follow someone into battle to kill the enemy!" ”

Wei Ran tried to prove a problem to his subordinate lieutenants, even if he was a native of Chu, he now eats the grain of Qin and drinks the water of Qin. And the state of Chu, although it is known as the land of the country, what brought Wei Ran was not any happiness, but the whole tragedy of the first half of his life, even if there may be his biological father's robe brothers standing in front of him, but now what he wants to do is to use their blood to pay tribute to his dead father. Hatred is so long.

The smoke between Qin and Chu became thicker and thicker, and it seemed that the sun would never be seen again. And hundreds of miles away in the land of Sanjin, there is another good show about to be staged.

"Father, the child is gone." Lian Po rode on a horse, looked at his father, who was already a little old, and choked up a little when he said it. After not seeing each other for many years, they met again, and the two only saw each other for a long time, and Lian Po was about to leave again, and he didn't know if he would have a chance to survive.

"Let's go, the Father is here waiting for you to return victorious." Lian Wu's face was serious, and he didn't seem to show any reluctance.

"Yes, the boy wrote it down." Lian Po got on his horse, walked a few steps, and looked back, Lian Wu was still standing straight at the gate of Lin City, looking at himself. didn't see the expectant gaze, Lian Po was also ruthless, and a dozen horses rushed to the team not far away, never looking back, seeing Lian Wu's eyes red.

"General Qiyu, Du Wei Lian Po came to report."

"Well, it's good to be back." Qiu Li said, "It is said that you were a captain before, why have you become a captain now, could it be..."

Lian Po's face turned red, "It's due to the young and vigorous spirit of the last general." ”

Qiu Liquid knew that he had committed this kind of thing before, it was nothing more than confronting the official, or picking quarrels and provoking trouble. "Don't worry, this time the king transferred you to a certain one, which shows that it is still very important for you."

As soon as Lian Po thinks of Yong now, his heart can't help but flash the situation when he reprimanded himself, and now when he hears Qiu Li mention it, he can't help but shiver, and his heart is a little nervous.

"And what is the goal of our army now?" Lian Po said, speaking of which, Qiu Li's actions are very mysterious, even Lian Wu doesn't know half of it, and Lian Po is naturally even more unclear.

"Qin State, Puyang!" Qiu Ye said, a sneer appeared on his lips, in his eyes, Puyang will definitely become his world-famous battle. "Qin people, wait."

(End of chapter)