What a key pass!

Jiang Wei raised his eyes and looked over, the city wall of Yangping Pass itself is not very tall, but this pass is connected to the Qinling Mountains in the north, Daba Mountain and Micang Mountain in the south, and is exactly located in the closest place of the two parallel mountain ranges, and the terrain can be described as very dangerous.

The frustrated water surrounds the city walls, which is a natural moat.

This pass is in the ten thousand mountains surrounded by Qinba, the west leads to Yinping, the east controls the Han Dynasty, and there is the famous general Ma Chao to guard it, and the army of tens of thousands must not be lightly understated, and it is worthy of being the most important gateway in the northwest of Shu and Han.

The later "Book of Sui" described it as: the west controls Sichuan and Shu, the north passes Qinlong, and the back is Jingshan, the front towers the Dingjun, Zhuo Bi, the right is on the white horse, the golden bull, the left arch clouds and mist, Baizhang, Han, black, and embers are wrapped in the water, and the world is extremely dangerous. If Shu is above it, he can overthrow the enemy and respect the royal family; It can encroach on Yong and Liang, and expand the land; You can stick to the key points for a lasting plan......"

Therefore, Guyang Pingguan has been regarded as "the throat of Shu" and "the gateway of Hanzhong" since ancient times, and is known as "the most dangerous in Han".

Jiang Wei was sighing at the city gate, and Yang Wan was already shouting at the door: "Lao He, open the city gate quickly!" My old Yang is back! ”

A head suddenly poked out from the middle of the battlements above the city gate, and then a burst of laughter sounded: "King Yang, why didn't you capture a few Qiang women?" ”

Yang Wan was originally the leader of the Baima people, so he had another nickname in the army called "King Yang".

When he heard this, his old face turned red, and he scolded: "You old congratulations on dog days, you are here, and you dare to talk nonsense!" Wait for my old Yang to come in, see if I beat you half to death! ”

The door was wide open when it was closed in laughter. Lao He descended the city wall and welcomed Jiang Wei and his party into the city.

Entering the city gate, Jiang Wei glanced roughly, only to see that the inside of Yangping Pass was just a small city pass covering an area of 150 acres, and three or five streets roughly divided the city pass.

Lao Yang said that Guanzhong has been stationed for a long time with 2,000 soldiers and horses under the command of Ma Dai. The 8,000 soldiers and horses of Ma Chao's headquarters were stationed in the east of Chuyang City. The two places of Chuyang and Yangping are horns of each other, and the interval is only 30 miles, and the fast horse can walk back and forth in half a day.

Unlike Chuyang, which is a city where military and civilians live together, Yangping Pass is a border pass, and usually only soldiers are anchored.

But right now, the streets are full of people, so it's not lively. Soldiers dressed as soldiers and men spread out the banquet in groups of three or five, or carried newly opened wine jars on the table. Not far away, the firewood burned "crackling" and the smell of stewed meat was faintly accompanied.

Before Jiang Wei could ask a question, Yang Wan was already impatient to explain: "It must be my general's general who received the message from the front and made this arrangement!" After a while, it will be necessary to greet the old Qiang brothers. Counting the hours, the two generals should be able to turn around in two more hours. Haha, it's been a long time since I've been so lively, and at night, my old Yang will definitely fill the old He of that dog day half to death! ”

He pulled Jiang Wei, looking very interested, and kept introducing the streets and buildings in the pass.

Jiang Wei saw his mother's embarrassed look, and said helplessly: "Lao Yang, my mother is old, now that I have arrived in the Guannei, can you find a place for me to rest first." I haven't closed my eyes for two days and two nights, and my eyelids are fighting. ”

Yang Qian patted his head, quite ashamed: "Look at my memory, the second general has ordered, when you arrive at Yangping Pass, the first thing you will do is to send you to the post house to rest." He said to his soldiers, "Brothers, disperse first, and go back to the camp." ”

Then he turned to Jiang Wei and said, "Brother Jiang, please come here." At that moment, Jiang Wei and his party were led to the east.

The post house is located at the east end of the city pass, because the city pass is not big, everyone did not walk a few steps to arrive.

It is said to be a post house, but in fact the scale is very small, just a courtyard to enter, only five rooms before and after, and they are all empty at the moment. Fortunately, there were only six people in their group, and Jiang Wen and Jiang Wu squeezed into one room, and they could arrange it.

There is only one veteran soldier in the hall.

Yang Wan gave a few instructions to the old soldier, and then said to Jiang Wei: "Old lady, Brother Jiang, I, old Yang, will go and arrange a table of good wine and good food for you first, you eat and drink first, and then rest for a while." In the evening, when the second general comes back, I will invite you to drink again to suppress the shock! As soon as he finished speaking, he arched his hand and strode away.

At this moment, the old soldier trembled and saluted to everyone, and said cautiously: "Everyone, General Yang has just ordered, you are the general's distinguished guests." If you need anything, just give instructions to the little old man. ”

Jiang Wei saw that his hair and beard were gray, and he thought that he was old. He was curious, so he asked: "May I ask what this old man is called, Gui Geng this year?"

The old soldier replied: "The little old man's surname is Tian, and he is the third in the family, so others call me Tian Laosan, and there are nine out of forty this year." ”

The ancients had a shorter lifespan, and fifty was already the age of knowing the destiny of heaven. Tian Laosan is 49 years old this year, which is considered an advanced age among the people. It's just that when you reach such an age, you will probably enjoy your old age at home, and rarely come out to work, let alone serve in the army.

Jiang Wei then asked: "Why don't you rest at home and still do these chores here?" ”

Tian Laosan sighed and said, "It's good to teach this distinguished guest to know that Xiao Lao'er is a native of Hanzhong, and he has two sons in the family, so he can live a good life." But this year, there was a war in Hanzhong, and my two sons were taken captive by Cao thieves! Cao Bing thought I was old and refused to carry it on the road, and the little old man's family was broken up.

The little old man was helpless, and he wanted to commit suicide in frustration. Fortunately, General Yang passed by, saved the little old man's life, and arranged to help in the post house, and finally gave him a way to live.

Xiao Lao'er plans to live like this, maybe one day the king of Hanzhong will send troops to the north, and Xiao Lao'er will still be alive to see my two sons. ”

Separation from life and death from family is the most tragic thing in the world. Jiang's mother has just experienced it, and she empathizes, and her eyes are already red.

Jiang Wei secretly thought in his heart: "I don't want that old Yang to look so arrogant on the outside, but he also has such a benevolent side." ”

He took out the two pieces of silver that were left from his arms, stuffed them into Tian Laosan's hand, and said with a smile: "Uncle Tian still needs to live well, and there will be a day of family reunion in the future." ”

After a pause, he said, "I'm waiting for the wind and dust all the way, and I still need to bother Uncle Tian to help bring some hot water to my mother and Aunt Yang's room." The accompanying horses are also afraid that they are about to lose their fat these days, so please prepare some sorghum and bean cakes to treat these horses well. ”

Tian Laosan hurriedly shirked and said: "It's all ready-made, I can't make it, I can't make it ......."

Jiang Wei just didn't follow.

Seeing that he really couldn't shirk it, Tian Lao accepted it in three ways, and choked up: "They are all good people... Then the little old man will bear it. After thanking him, he turned around and went to collect the hot water and horse feed.

Jiang Wei was damp and hot, his blood and sweat were sticky, and he couldn't stand it anymore.

He saw a well in the yard, so he ran straight to the well, hurriedly took off his shirt, drew a bucket of water, and poured it on his head. The haze that had accumulated in my heart in the past few days was like a blood stain on this armor, and it was suddenly washed down.

Seeing this, Jiang Wen and Jiang Wu also stepped forward to shower.

The two brothers suddenly relaxed at this time, and they didn't know who splashed who first, so they splashed water on each other, and then they were out of control. Laughing and laughing, it was just like the old days of Tianshui.

Jiang Wei saw that his mother and Yang were just smiling on the side, and couldn't help but say, "It's finally safe to arrive!" In this situation, even his own mood was completely relaxed.

He saw that Jiang Wen and Jiang Wu were having fun, and when he pulled Ma Jun, he also joined the battle group. Ma Junyuan was a little reserved, and was immediately infected by Jiang Wei, Jiang Wen, and Jiang Wu.

After washing up, Yang Wan had already come with a hot meal, and everyone used it, divided the rooms according to their priorities, and went back to their rooms to rest.

After Jiang Wei served his mother and rested, he stepped into his room and fell on the bed.

The bed is made of hardwood, which is not as comfortable as at home, but it is undoubtedly a world of difference compared to sleeping in the open air. His heart relaxed, and after a while, there was a soft snoring.