Chapter 5: Soldiers Jump to the Jumping Stream

All the princes got up, raised their glasses and drank together, wishing Anle Hou a triumphant return.

Although he said this on his lips, he didn't know what to think in his heart.

An Lehou's gaze swept over everyone, and he raised his glass and drank it all.

The princes waited here for the triumph of the Marquis.

A.D. 327, July.

An Lehou waved his troops to the north, leading dozens of generals, 240,000 soldiers and horses, 5,000 stones of grain and grass, and the end was magnificent, and the sound of the soldiers killing shook the sky, and the majesty was magnificent.

The army marched three hundred miles, and passed by the Jumping Stream Mountain in front of it, and then it did not advance again.

Although An Lehou has no big mind, he still understands some simple truths when marching and fighting.

Now that the army is marching towards the national capital, not to mention whether Wang Yi has gotten the news, the bandits in this area alone are enough to give people a headache.

The terrain of Jumping Stream Mountain is dangerous, there are many ancient trees, this section of the road is far, if there is an ambush, it will inevitably fail miserably.

An Lehou was dressed in bright gold armor, sat upright on his horse, and drank, "Where is the sentinel general?" ”

"The last general!"

A sentinel dismounted, bowed and obeyed

In the army, there is a clear division of labor, and each has its own soldiers and horses.

"You take a team of people to investigate, if there is no abnormality, you can leave a few people along the way, and when you go to the exit, you can push this round and tell me!"

"Subordinates take orders!"

After saying that, the general led hundreds of people to investigate

After the man left, An Lehou instructed the other generals, "Everyone can let the army rest first, and if there is nothing abnormal ahead, our army can set off!" ”

Hearing this, a man who looked like a big man among the generals raised his right hand and shouted, "The army stops advancing and camps on the spot!" ”

After waiting like this, when I saw a pillar of incense, no one came to report the news in front of me.

"Although it's a long way to go, I should be back, but why haven't I come back for a long time?"

An Lehou had a premonition that something was wrong, his brows furrowed, and he sent someone again.

After about an hour of incense, the group of people disappeared.

"This matter seems a little strange"

An Lehou was a little startled, squinted his eyes, stroked his not very long beard, and muttered to himself

It was originally noon, and An Lehou was about to send someone there, but after several inquiries, it was not early. The sky was getting darker

The soldiers lit torches one after another, and the land for dozens of miles was brightly illuminated.

What happened next surprised An Lehou and the generals even more, except for the soldiers whispering in this big mountain forest, it seemed extremely quiet, even the sound of insects and birds had not been heard.

"Generals, you and the others are all marching and fighting, have you ever seen such a strange thing?"

An Lehou was puzzled and asked many generals.

"Master Hou, this kind of situation, we are unheard of!" The generals also shook their heads

"Something is abnormal, so that Ben Hou's heart palpitates" An Lehou stared into the distance, and then said, "Okay, tell everyone to set up on the spot, but don't be careless, let the soldiers take turns on duty, and then wait for tomorrow to find out, the army can swing in"

"Yes!"

Next, the army began to settle down, but An Lehou sat on the ground with many leaders, An Lehou said, "Does anyone know how far this jumping mountain is?" ”

At this time, An Lehou's subordinates, a bearded man, said, "As far as the last general knows, although the distance of this jumping stream mountain is less than three or five miles, it is twists and turns, a hundred turns and thousands of times, and it is extremely difficult to walk, I guess the sentry in front must not have reached the exit yet, so the Hou Ye please wait patiently."

This person is An Le Hou's subordinate general, named Pang Gu, six feet long, tiger eyes and eyebrows, the face is not handsome, is average, but makes a good hammer, there is the courage of ten thousand people, it is said that he followed An Le Hou to conquer Xiliang, and a few rounds beheaded the famous general Longping in Xiliang at that time, since then the statement is a big shock, everyone is called the world's famous general.

"The general doesn't know, Ben Hou is very uneasy in his heart, not because the mountain road is difficult to walk, but because he is afraid that this Wang Yi will listen to me and lead the generals to come, so he will set up an ambush in the middle to stop us and others! In this way, I am afraid that it will be a long-term battle" At this moment, An Lehou already has a heart of repentance, and he is very anxious in his heart, secretly thinking, "This conquest of the king is a small matter, but it can't withstand a long toss, the longer the time, the greater the loss of grain and grass, and there will be obstacles to his future actions, but now there are many princes waiting at home, which is really a headache."

"Hou Ye doesn't have to be so worried, he will bring a team of people to investigate at the end of tomorrow" Pang Gu hugged his fists and saluted, his voice was like thunder, and a cold light appeared in the tiger's eyes

"It's okay" An Lehou nodded, but there was no better way at the moment, and then, as if he remembered something, he said, "Where is Xu Wen?" ”

"Hou Qi, Xu Wen is still in the Chinese army"

"Oh, it's a big deal" An Lehou exclaimed, patted his head and said, "Come and invite me!" ”

Not long after, Xu Wen was invited to come, "the villain visited the Hou Ye"

"Mr. doesn't have to be polite" An Lehou got up, helped Xu Wen up, his tone was calm, and he said with a smile, "King Liang values Mr. and says that Mr. has the ability to move the heavens and the earth, Ben Hou doesn't believe it, now my army is trapped here, Mr. might as well guess, what is the reason?" ”

Xu Wen Shili had already guessed a rough idea in his heart, the army must have changed if he didn't advance here, but he said, "Master Hou forgives the sin, the military plane is a big event, and the villain never dares to assert it"

"Eh~" Hou Ye smiled and said, "Mr. is wrong, King Liang sent Mr. to follow this king, so he naturally values Mr.'s talent, but it doesn't hurt to say it"

When Xu Wen heard this, he secretly thought to himself, but he didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in this Anle Hou gourd, and it was not easy to refute it at the moment, so he nodded and said, "Can Master Hou tell me a thing or two about what happened?" ”

"This is natural," An Lehou said what had happened

"Hou Ye, according to the villain's point of view, Hou Ye's judgment is very good, the army is indeed not suitable for trade, and it is considerable to make a decision tomorrow" Xu Wen Shili told him, he is a smart person, he knows what to say and what not to say, and he just agrees with An Lehou's actions at the moment.

The army rested overnight in the Jumping Stream Mountain, and in the early morning of the second day, the soldiers came to their senses, and Pang Gu asked for orders to take a team of men and horses to investigate.

About the hour of the three pillars of incense, everyone had already guessed that something had happened, but at this moment, Pang Gu actually led the men and horses to retreat.

Seeing Pang Gu come out, An Lehou was surprised and delighted, and almost instantly greeted the generals, and said with a smile, "General Pang is really Benhou Fuxing!" ”

"Master Hou......" Pang Gu arched his hand when he heard this, as if he wanted to speak and stopped

An Lehou was stunned for a moment and said, "General Pang, why is this so?" ”

Pang Gu bowed and saluted, "I don't hide it from the Hou Ye, but my subordinates feel that this trip is quite strange."

"Oh?" All the generals and An Lehou, including Xu Wen, were all suspicious, I don't know why Pang Gu said this, An Lehou said, "General Pang, please come quickly"

"Yes" Pang Gu nodded, and said, "My subordinates led the troops to go, and everything went well, but I passed many forks on the way, and my subordinates were curious, so I went in to investigate, trying to find the first two teams of people, but who knows, I walked to the exit of every road, and I didn't see anyone, so I felt strange, and I didn't dare to stay for a long time, so I retreated."

After hearing this, An Lehou was taken aback and said, "Is there such a thing?" This jumping mountain is really weird," An Lehou turned his words and hurriedly asked, "Can you see the ambush?" ”

"It's... The subordinates have never seen it," Pang Gu said

"Haha" An Lehou was overjoyed, and said, "Since there is no ambush, we can set off and the army will go"

At this time, a general beside him said, "Master Hou, don't do it!" ”

"Why?"

"I don't know where the first two teams are going, so don't rush in, I'm afraid of luring the enemy into the depths."

An Lehou fell into deep thought, and did not say anything for a long time, how is it good, but there are six gods without masters, he is uncertain, he thinks twice, and decides to ask Xu Wen, and asks with a smile, "What do you think, sir?" ”

Although Xu Wen on the side was holding the book, he could hear it clearly, he was not flustered at the moment, but seemed a little leisurely, listening to An Lehou's question, he put away the codex, and said, "Master Hou, from the perspective of the villain, the army can swing in"

"Oh? Isn't it a high theory, sir? The generals and An Lehou were a little puzzled

"Don't dare," Xu Wen bowed and said, "It's just that if this army is stationed here and refuses to advance, I'm afraid that it will miss a big event."

Although An Lehou has an army of 200,000, if he is trapped here and cannot march, and the food is not a small matter, he is afraid that after a long time, the army's spirit will be unstable, and before he reaches the national capital Ganlan, the soldiers have already lost the heart to fight again

The soldiers are fast, this is true, but all the generals are clear.

"What the gentleman said is reasonable, but... But these soldiers and horses are the lifeblood of this king, and there must not be a little difference" An Lehou looked a little embarrassed at the moment, and said, "If Mr. has a clever plan, you can speak out"

"Master Hou, the villain actually has no clever plan, but since General Pang can return safely, why can't we wait for the army? The villain's words stopped here, as for how to choose, he also asked Hou Ye to make it clear, "Xu Wen doesn't want to be the first bird, although he has a clever plan in his heart, but he can't say it, but at the moment, he is just saying what An Lehou thinks in his heart."

"What Mr. said is reasonable, General Pang can advance and retreat freely, and we can do the same" An Lehou swept away his sluggishness, his spirits were greatly lifted, and he shouted, "Order, go down, give the order to march!" When you arrive at the mouth of the valley, you can pass through quickly! ”

Everyone was vigilant and did not dare to be careless, and after entering the valley, they looked around.

When I arrived, I could occasionally hear the sounds of insects and birds, but I didn't know where they came from.

"Herald! Speed up! Somehow, An Lehou suddenly felt apprehensive in his heart.

The army accelerated forward, walking neatly, the footsteps shook the heavens and the earth, and the echo in the valley reverberate, like thousands of horses galloping.

After a while, everyone had reached the first fork in the road, and everyone ignored it and walked straight by.

After about half a pillar of incense, the crowd passed through the second fork.

The army stopped, An Lehou looked ahead, puzzled, and said, "Where is General Pang?" ”

"The last general!"

"General Pang, please look, there are three roads ahead, I wonder which one can be closer to the exit?" An Lehou held the horsewhip in his right hand, pointed straight ahead, and asked Pang Gu

"Huh!" Pang Gu screamed, he was a little confused, before, he had walked through several intersections, why didn't he see these three forks? At this moment, I was puzzled, and at the same time, I knew that I had made a big mistake, so I hurriedly knelt down and begged for mercy, "Lord Qiqi, the last general has not passed through this way, so.... Ignorance... Which one is closer?"

As soon as he heard this, An Lehou suddenly became angry, and shouted, "Bold and solid, you dare to lie about the military situation!" Let my army go deeper, what are you guilty of! ”

As soon as An Lehou drank, Pang Gu was immediately frightened and pale, and even knelt down and explained, "My subordinates did walk one by one just now, but they just haven't seen this road" Speaking of this, Pang Gu couldn't say anything anymore, this is really indefensible

"Shut up! Full of gibberish! At this moment, An Lehou's heart was already burning with anger, his eyes seemed to be about to breathe fire, but the humiliation in his heart was even worse, if he didn't even see Wang Yi's face, he would have lost 200,000 soldiers and horses in vain, it would be really a shame to throw home.

"Subordinate... subordinates..."Pang Gu tried his best to find a good reason, but at this time, he didn't know what to say

"That's it!" An Lehou was already a little impatient, and said, "If you can't leave safely this time, even if you are my favorite general, you will not be spared!" ”

"Yes" Pang Gu hurriedly retreated and did not speak again

"Let's go!" An Lehou glared at Pang Gu and began to ride his horse towards the middle road.

After walking for about an hour of incense, the people were still in the valley.

Seeing that the 200,000 lives were about to be buried in the valley, the anxious An Lehou jumped like thunder, pointed at Pang Gu and scolded angrily, "This is the case, I will kill you Pang Gu!" ”

"Yes, yes, yes"

Pang Gu sat on the horse, frightened, did not dare to talk, hung his head, remorseful in his heart, and made up his mind that he would never explore the road in the future, and only be a pioneer.

An Lehou's anger gradually subsided, and he asked with a straight face, "Mr. Xu, I heard you, what should I do now that I am trapped in the valley?" ”

"Hou Ye doesn't need to panic, the villain has a clever plan to help Hou Ye get out of trouble" Before Xu Wen had a plan in his heart, the reason why he refused to tell him was to see what this An Le Hou was capable of, and now, he found that he was just a person with mediocre qualifications, and it was not enough to be afraid if he could save it.

"Sir, please don't fool Ben Hou, please also make it clear" Hearing this, An Lehou felt a little at ease, his words were extremely sincere, and it was no exaggeration to say that he sent Xu Wen to kneel.

This An Lehou was originally a military general, and he played with guns and sticks, but he didn't understand this strategy

However, it was true that he wanted to kill Xu Wen before, but there was no strategist in the account now, and for the sake of the future, he had no choice but to bow his head.

"This matter still needs General Pang's help," Xu Wen bowed and saluted, his eyes looking at Pang Gu

Pang Gu was shocked by this sudden errand and broke out in a cold sweat.

"Pang Gu, don't listen to what Mr. said, if you can take me out, I can spare you from death" An Lehou's face was very ugly

"Yes, yes, subordinates should receive their orders"

Pang Gu glared at Xu Wen, revealing an expression that was more ugly than crying, and the corners of his mouth were grinning, he didn't want to wade into this troubled water, but he didn't want to be swept in by this Xu Wen again, this time, I was afraid that he wouldn't be able to avoid being killed.