Chapter 832: Difficult to Walk
As we enter November, the power of the sun has been greatly reduced, and even at noon, the sun hanging high in the middle of the sky can only emit a less fiery light, and can only shine a little warm on the grass and trees, allowing a few rabbits to bask in the sun leisurely. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
Suddenly, the gray hare, which was at ease, erected its long ears alertly, and a pair of small eyes searched around, and soon it saw several tall figures coming towards it somewhat slowly, which made it react immediately, turning and scurrying into the deeper grass, while watching with some alarm at the uninvited guests who had entered its territory.
The rabbit did have reason to be puzzled, for in the past there were hardly any people in or out of such a steep mountain road in the past months. You know, although this area is quite flat, but the road before and after is extremely difficult, there are a few sections that need to be next to the axe-hewn mountain wall, little by little to move forward, and as long as a careless, the body loses balance, the person walking on it is likely to fall into the abyss, even a corpse will not come back.
This is the most dangerous mountain road from Guangxi to Sichuan, compared to the already difficult to walk, the well-known plank road into Shu, the road in this area is more difficult, only the most familiar with the environment here, and have a very strong skill and balance ability of the people, dare to enter Shu through this.
However, even those people only dare to enter the river in spring, summer or early autumn, and once it is late autumn, the rain here becomes extremely abundant, which makes the road even more dangerous, and the area is completely inaccessible.
But today, a group of seven people cautiously came to the steep and narrow mountain path that allowed only one person to walk sideways, and if anyone saw it, they would have thought they had lost their minds.
Of course, they didn't get any madness, so they were really forced by the situation to enter Sichuan at this time. This group of six people is Yang Zhen who set off from Guilin and is bent on going to Sichuan.
In order to have an impact on the entire southwest situation as soon as possible, and in order to pass through the gaps in Yang Yinglong's department before the outbreak of the war, Yang Zhen and the others not only set off on the road early, but also specially picked a small road that they did not dare to take in ordinary hurry.
Although they did encounter a lot of dangers along the way, and on a few occasions they almost fell off a cliff, but they still gritted their teeth and persevered. This is not only because of Jiao Wu, a person who is extremely familiar with the geographical dangers along the way, is making a pointer, but also because all the skills of this group are not bad.
Yang Zhen didn't go to the mountains and rivers this time, so the people he brought must be few and fine. In addition to him, as well as Cai Yingyang, who he trusts the most, there is also Zhukong Yan, who is newly joined, but is quite appreciated by Yang Zhen, and the other two are Ruan Tong and Wang Hai, who have made great progress, plus Jiao Wu, who is leading the way, to form such a small team that goes deep into the danger.
In fact, before leaving, Yang Zhen planned to bring two other subordinate brothers. But Ruan Tong and the others, who had not behaved much, suddenly asked him for his life, saying that they wanted to make some merits and have a chance to be promoted in the future. For these two fellow villagers, Yang Zhen was not easy to refuse, and these two people have indeed grown a lot in the past few years, so he agreed to their request.
But even with a certain amount of preparation, when walking and climbing such a dangerous road, Ruan Wang and the others still dragged everyone back. There is no way to do this, in terms of martial arts, they are far inferior to Yang Zhen, in terms of strength, they can't compare with Cai Yingyang, and Zhu Kongyan, as a Miao warrior, is very good at climbing mountains and wading in water, not to mention Jiao Wu, who was born as a scout and is used to walking mountain roads. So, the two of them finally realized their shortcomings along the way, and they both felt a little guilty in their hearts.
However, since you have already embarked on the road, there is no possibility of retreating, even if this road is dangerous, you can only keep moving forward to overcome the natural dangers everywhere.
It wasn't until they turned the corner that they had to climb the stone wall with one hand and then try their best to pick it up that Ruan Tong and the others were even more tired and panting, and they felt that after this blow, their feet began to tremble a little.
When they came through the gap that was nearly a foot away, they subconsciously glanced down, only to see the abyss that made people's hearts palpitate like a strange mouth that was about to devour people, and they almost didn't get through. Fortunately, Cai Yingyang in front of him pulled them to ensure their safety.
At this moment, the frightened two only felt a burst of shortness of breath, and the already difficult mountain road became even more difficult. And Yang Zhen obviously found out about their situation, so he smiled and said, "Okay, everyone is tired, and the time is past noon, let's rest here for a while." As he spoke, he was the first to stop, unpacked his backpack, and took out a few baked buns and distributed them to a few people around him.
Everyone was indeed a little tired, and when they saw Yang Zhen say this, they also stopped, picked up the skin bag around their waists, and poured water. Along the way, not only did you have to overcome the dangers of the road, but the food was also extremely simple, only the roasted buns brought out from Guilin were gnawed together with salt, and the mountain spring water filled along the way.
But these did not make Yang Zhen and them have the slightest intention of retreating, and the physical hardship was nothing to them.
It's just that when Yang Zhen nibbled on the bun, his expression was still full of worry, and after a while, he looked at Jiao Wu: "According to your estimate, how many days will it take for us to really enter Sichuan?" ”
Hearing Yang Zhen's question, Jiao Wu quickly swallowed the contents of his mouth, and then said respectfully: "If you go back to your lordship, you should be able to enter the Sichuan territory in another three or four days." But ......"
"But what?" Yang Zhen frowned and asked.
"But before that, there is still an extremely difficult road in front of us, which the locals call the ape to turn back, and it is much more difficult to navigate than all the dangers we have experienced before." Jiao Wu said a little uneasily.
"Is the ape turning back?" Yang Zhen smacked his lips, and his face became serious. Just by the name, you can see how dangerous it is, and apes are the best animals at climbing, and if they have to turn back, it will be very dangerous.
But soon, he laughed again: "Since there is a road in this world, we must be able to get by, whether the ape turns back, or the bird flies, since we are on the road, we must cross it." ”
His rather heroic words made several people who were still a little nervous show excited looks. And Yang Zhen lowered his head again, and there was still a lingering sadness between his eyebrows.
He was not worried about the hardships on the road, but because of something else, about the war situation in Guangxi.
Along the way, the most grinding thing is the ignorance of what is behind. When they stepped into the mountain road into Sichuan, Yang Zhen lost contact with everything outside. Neither Jinyiwei nor the local government could get any contact with him, and he naturally had no way of knowing whether Xiao Duo and their resistance to Yang Yinglong's troops was victorious or defeated.
For a traverser who has always attached great importance to intelligence work and wants to know everything well, this kind of complete separation from the outside world is the most uncomfortable.
"I don't know what happened to them, how many cities can they hold, and how many casualties will there be?" While nibbling on the bun, Yang Zhen thought silently in his heart.
But this expression fell into the eyes of Ruan Tong and the others, making them have a different thought: "It must be Erlang, he thinks it is difficult for the two of us to turn back from the ape...... We can't afford to hold him back any longer! The two made quick eye contact, as if they had made a decision.
Yang Zhen, who was thinking of himself, didn't notice this, but quickly wiped out the food in his hand, and after pouring several large amounts of water, he looked at the people who were also like this: "Okay, it's almost, let's continue to set off." The sooner we can get to the place, the sooner we can start doing our work, and the sooner we can end this war. ”
"Yes!" Hearing this, several people hurriedly agreed, quickly sorted out their lower bags, tightened their leggings again, and set foot on the road forward again.
Behind them, the grey rabbit that had been hiding before sprang out of the bushes and watched them away with a puzzled look, and it couldn't understand why these creatures were here at this time, and why they were going to a more dangerous place.
In some dark corners, a few people were staring carefully at an extremely rudimentary map, which was a sketch of the mountain road from Guangxi to Sichuan.
"They actually chose to enter Sichuan from here, it's really a bit bold! However, this is convenient for us, and on the terrain along the way, setting up an ambush anywhere is enough to get rid of them. ”
"Don't get too carried away, that Yang Zhen is not an ordinary character, whether it is strategy or martial arts, it is first-class, we must make proper arrangements and pick the place where it can play the most role."
"Then choose here...... The ape turned around, and the terrain here is the most complicated! Someone pointed to one of the points on the map.
"This is indeed the most dangerous place, but it is also where they are most vigilant, and our attacks may not be able to hide from their eyes and ears."
"Then in your opinion, where should we do it?"
"Here!" Another hand reached over and tapped it somewhere behind the ape's turn.
"It's not dangerous here......
"It's because it's not dangerous that it's the best place to start. And just after coming back from the ape, the body must be very tired at this time, and I really want to find a safe place to rest, this is the best place to attack! ”
When these words were spoken, the others nodded unconsciously......