Chapter 90: Night through Centipede Ridge
No one knows exactly how long Centipede Ridge is.
Centipede Pine Ridge is a mountain range across Wei Guoya County and Tongguan, Qindi is mountainous, since ancient times, if you talk about the most famous mountain in Qin, Centipede Pine Ridge is of course not ranked, but if you say that the mountain of Qindi is the most dangerous, then Centipede Pine Ridge can be said to be the best.
In this midwinter season, the endless Centipede Ridge Mountain Range is like a white dragon, circling in a roundabout way, stretching freely, drawing a circle from east to west.
Looking down from above, you can see that this centipede ridge is magnificent, tall and majestic, and extremely steep. The centipede pine ridge was bare and lifeless at this time, and the sudden heavy snow last night buried the thin tree trunks and messy weeds on the ridge alive.
At this time, it was dark night, and on the extremely dangerous mountain road of Centipede Pine Ridge, huge rocks were piled up, and there was no order. On both sides, there are bottomless valleys, which make people look at it and be frightened. And it was in the midst of such an environment that a group of men and horses were moving forward by the moonlight, and the heavy snow had stopped before the departure last night.
The group was dense and silent, but it filled the entire mountain.
Needless to say, this army in the sneak is the Hu Hu military camp led by Zhou Feng, last night at three times, the third battalion of the Pingxi Army was divided into two roads and set off towards the two passes.
Among the 20,000 guards in the battalion, there were about 5,000 cavalry troops, and the cavalry team at this time tied the horses' mouths with cloth and wrapped the horses' hooves with the thick cotton cloth, because there had just been a heavy snowfall last night, and the snow was very deep in the mountains, so as to prevent the horses' hooves from slipping; Second, it can be more hidden, which is not conducive to being discovered by the enemy.
The entire army of the guard camp was lined up in a line, and it walked through the mountains and mountains. The army did not march fast, in order to take care of the foot strength of the infantry and to be wary of the harsh environment.
After all, the mountains are high and the roads are far away, the mountains are dangerous and the valleys are deep, and if the whole army suffers losses because of these factors, it will be more than worth the loss.
By the darkness of the night, the army of 20,000 was like 20,000 ghosts, quietly moving forward in a white world.
At the front of the entire team, Zhou Feng was wearing black armor, with a horse under his crotch, looking majestic, and next to him was Mei Jingting, Mei Jingting did not wear armor, but only wore a white robe, which was very chic.
As for Wei Ziyang, because he was only a small captain, he naturally would not be at the forefront of the whole army, but was assigned to the front of the army.
"Commander Mei, how far is the place we are to be from that Tongguan?" After a while, Zhou Feng asked coldly.
"Back to General Zhou, where our army is now is in the middle of Wusong Ridge, and there is still about a day before the ridge is left, if it is counted from now on, it will not take more than five days to go to the Tongguan Pass." Mei Jingting obviously understood it a long time ago, and when he heard it, he replied calmly.
Starting from Ya County, no more than half a day's journey, you can reach this Centipede Ridge, and after Centipede Ridge, it is a relatively difficult depression to walk, named Huze, between Huze and Tongguan, there are high and low undulating mountains and complex and changeable jungles, so Huze is not far from Tongguan, but even if the itinerary is smooth, it is no problem to walk for three or five days.
When Zhou Feng heard this, he nodded, and then said to Na Mei Jingting: "It is expected that the people of the Qin State have already noticed our movements at this time, and there is no need to speed up the trip, and after dawn, they will order the brothers to cook on the spot, rest for half a day, and then go straight to Tongguan with all their might." ”
When Mei Jingting heard Zhou Feng's words, his face was expressionless and he nodded.
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Wei Ziyang was walking in a nervous state of mind, but he suddenly heard the order from above that he wanted to take a rest, and he was also a little stunned at the moment.
What kind of army is it that just started to rest?
Of course, he had no opinion on this, and he also conveyed the news to the following, so he found an open place and sat down.
The world in front of me is really different from the scenery seen in that small Yaxian County.
The entire Cinnamon Ridge is covered by the snow, and then lined with the warm sun of early winter, but there is an indescribable warmth.
It is very strange that when the army is about to set out, Wei Ziyang feels calm and warm in addition to the normal nervousness, as if he is not a rookie who has just entered the battlefield at all, but like a battle-hardened general, which is incomprehensible.
Just as Wei Ziyang was wordlessly looking at the mountains and forests in the distance, he suddenly heard a chuckle behind him: "What's the matter?" What are you thinking? ”
turned his head to take a look, but it was Mei Jingting who was looking at him with a smile and walking slowly towards him.
When Wei Ziyang saw Mei Jingting, he just stood up, patted his buttocks and said, "My subordinates have seen Commander Mei." ”
"Eh, between you and me, don't care about these etiquette, sit." When Mei Jingting heard Wei Ziyang's words, he hurriedly waved his hand, and sat on the ground first.
"How do you feel, can you get used to this half-day march?" Na Mei Jingting looked at the mountain scenery in the distance and asked lightly.
When Wei Ziyang heard this, he paused: "It's okay." ”
When Mei Jingting heard this, he also turned around, glanced at Wei Ziyang a few times inadvertently, and then said with a smile: "I think when I first joined the army, but I couldn't bear the pain of this army's long journey, it's good for you to take such a dangerous road, but it's like a nobody, if I didn't know that you were new to the battlefield, I really wouldn't have seen that you were a novice." As Mei Jingting spoke, she looked at Wei Ziyang with strange eyes.
Wei Ziyang heard this, but smiled: "My subordinates love martial arts on weekdays and exercise from time to time, so they may be a little more adaptable." ”
Mei Jingting didn't speak, and turned his head again to look at the silver-clad world.
"Have you ever been on the battlefield?" The cold words suddenly came out of Mei Jingting's mouth, but Mei Jingting didn't look at Wei Ziyang, just stared blankly into the distance, his expression was in a trance, and his eyes were dull.
When Wei Ziyang heard this, his heart tightened, but he shook his head and said, "I haven't been on it before." ”
Mei Jingting heard this and smiled indifferently: "Then you will know the war immediately." ”
Wei Ziyang frowned when he heard this, and he didn't know what Mei Jingting wanted to say for a while.
I saw that Mei Jingting walked to the cliff of the mountain, condescendingly looked down at the mountains and rivers in front of him, was silent for a long time, shook his head, turned to face Wei Ziyang and said: "The battlefield is the field of life and death, and on the one hand, life can be achieved, glory and wealth can be achieved, and supreme fame and fame can be achieved; On the one hand, it is the white bones of the forest, which have been withered in the soil for thousands of years, and no one cares. ”
"Have you ever thought about it?"
Wei Ziyang shook his head, but he didn't answer Mei Jingting's words immediately, and walked to the cliff, just like Mei Jingting, looking at the mountains and rivers below.
Liang Jiu said: "To be born and to die, to die and to die, life is just the word life and death, how to think of a good thing?" ”
Mei Jingting was silent.
After a long time, he finally said, "If you put it to death and live later, what if it?" ”
When Wei Ziyang heard this, he finally raised his head, looked at Mei Jingting, and saw Mei Jingting also showed a mysterious expression, smiled at him slightly, and thought for a while, before he wondered: "What is a place of death, and how to be reborn?" ”
When Mei Jingting heard this, he smiled and said: "My military camp is only 20,000, and if I attack Natong Pass, the casualties will be too great, so I think it is better to use clever tactics to outwit Tongguan." ”
When Wei Ziyang heard this, he frowned and said to Mei Jingting: "Didn't Your Highness say that it was a feint attack?" If we can attract the defenders of Tongguan to the side of Hangu, then our army may not be impossible to attack. ”
Mei Jingting laughed twice and said slowly, "Yan Guang is not that stupid. ”
Wei Ziyang was a little confused, and couldn't help but be curious: "Then I don't know Brother Mei, what is the way?" ”
Mei Jingting saw that Wei Ziyang began to call himself "Brother Mei" again, and he shook his head helplessly, and paused before saying: "From Wusongling to Huze, there is a fork in the road, called Heishui Mountain, you will see a first-line sky canyon when you go over Heishui Mountain, the canyon is very steep, and it is difficult for ordinary people to pass, but if you can successfully cross the valley, then you can bypass Tongguan and go deep into the pass, and when the time comes, it will be easy to take Tongguan." ”
When Wei Ziyang heard this, he couldn't help but be shocked, and said in a lost voice: "Is there really such a way?" ”
"Of course." Mei Jingting replied categorically.
Wei Ziyang pondered for a while, and first hesitated: "If Brother Mei knows this way, then the people of the Qin Kingdom will also know, won't they set up an ambush in that Heishui Mountain?" ”
"No, Yan Guang's army is only tens of thousands, they also sent troops to rescue Hangu Pass, there will not be too many defenders guarding Tongguan, besides, Heishui Mountain is a place outside the pass, if he Qin people want to get out of the pass, isn't it in the hands of our army?" Mei Jingting calmly analyzed.
"Then I don't know, what are the chances of surviving this way?" Wei Ziyang thought about it and said with a look in his eyes.
"Ten is less than one." Mei Jingting said lightly, and a pair of eyes also looked at Wei Ziyang, just to see the tense face and nervous expression.
Wei Ziyang was speechless, standing on this cliff for a long time, before silently spitting out a word.
"Done."
When Mei Jingting heard this, a smile tugged at the corner of his mouth, and he said to Wei Ziyang: "Not afraid? ”
Wei Ziyang also smiled indifferently at this time, and replied: "Personnel success, in addition to doing your best, you have to look at the sky." ”
"Oh?" Mei Jingting's eyes lit up when he heard this.
"Coincidentally, Wei is a person who watches the sky and eats." Wei Ziyang said lightly.
A sentence is confided in this white snow, like a dragon swimming in the valley, which is terrifying.