Don't look at the straight line distance from Zigui County to Badong County, the straight-line distance is only more than 100 miles, and the waterway along the Yangtze River is also 100 miles, not far, if it is a normal road, the war horse can be arrived in a few hours.

However, the actual situation is not as easy as imagined.

It is not easy to cross a primeval forest, this, Liu Yi tried to drop a military horse from Yingchuan to Luoyang to forcibly pass through the primeval forest, raided Luoyang, and saved the ancient capital of Luoyang that would be burned by Dong Zhuo from Dong Zhuo's hands, and established the current New Han Dynasty. At that time, after thousands of men and horses crossed the primeval forest of more than 100 and 200 miles, the entire army was not in shape. Later, it was also extremely difficult to track Cao Cao to rescue Emperor Xian and pass through the open primeval mountains and forests of hundreds of miles in the northland between Nayong Prefecture and Bingzhou.

And now, the New Han army led by Zhang Fei and Long Ge, their situation is even more difficult.

Because the area they have traversed, I am afraid that there are some extremely dangerous areas that have never been stepped on before, which are said to be difficult to reach the blue sky. They didn't call them away, they climbed every step, and they had to climb those dangerous peaks that would be crushed if they weren't careful. Only by climbing directly and then climbing down from the other side can they truly cross the "Heavenly Dao".

Therefore, the 5,000 men of the vanguard troops, after finally completing the impossible task, are no better off than the beggars.

The sergeants, all of them, were either scratched by the sharp edges and corners of the rocks between the sharp mountain walls, or by the thorns in the forest, and some of them were poisonous. It will directly make the wounds of some sergeants itch and rot. Yan zhòng's inflammation. Luckily, it's cold right now. There weren't too many wild mosquitoes, otherwise the sergeants would have been even more uncomfortable.

Along the way, in order to facilitate the march and to enable the sergeants to climb better, many baggage weights were discarded. Even some armor was discarded.

In terms of food, it is just right for them to use it until now.

So. Zhang Fei, who was already out of shape and had a bearded face, also felt very helpless, because he found that even if his military horse reached the city of Padang County, he was no longer able to immediately launch an attack on the county town of Padang. His army and horses must rest for three or two days before they can attack the county town of Patong.

Zhang Fei and Long Ge, who were helpless, had no choice but to let the military horses lurk in the dense forest southeast of Padang County to rest.

Originally, if the soldiers of the New Han Army. After resting for three or two days, you will definitely be able to recover a lot of energy, and you will definitely be able to carry out a surprise attack on the county town of Patong, and then capture the county town of Patong in one fell swoop.

It's a pity. The current county town of Padang, but the guard is Yan Yan.

The current Yan Yan is naturally like Huang Zhong. Not too old a veteran. It's just a general in his forties, relatively speaking. He was also in the prime of life.

Because his current playing time is more than ten years earlier than in history.

He at this time. or is not as famous as Yan Yan in history, nor is it taken as seriously by Liu Zhang. However, his ability to command the army, as well as his military force, have already gained a lot of fame in the Yizhou army. At least, it can almost be compared with Zhang Ren, the senior brother of Zhao Yun, who followed Liu Yan from the earliest to the present Liu Zhang.

Zhang Ren is the king of guns in the Shu army, an iron gun, invincible, and extremely famous.

To be able to make a name for himself among the old generals in Yizhou who first made a name for themselves from Liu Yan is not a waste of fame. And Yan Yan, who can be as famous as Zhang Ren and known as the sword king of Shuzhong, is not in vain.

The most important thing is that Yan Yan is not only by force, his commander is a bit like Xu Rong, brave and strategic, and especially cautious.

Zigui County was lost, and the front of the New Han Army was in front of them, eyeing the tiger, and it was possible to attack and kill at any time. Especially the earlier killing of Leng Bao, the general of the Yizhou Army, by Zhang Fei, sounded Yan Yan's alarm bell. He was ordered to lead the army to defend Badong, which was equivalent to being at the forefront of the confrontation with the New Han Army, and a front-line defense line related to the tranquility of the entire Sichuan. Therefore, Yan Yan didn't dare to take it lightly.

Among them, because Yan Yan is an authentic Yizhou native, he cares very much about the peace of Yizhou, especially now, when the world is gradually becoming clear, and it is already Liu Yi, Cao Cao, Liu Zhang, Zhang Lu and other opposing situations. As Liu Zhang's general, Yan Yan also felt that he should be loyal to Liu Zhang, the lord, in order to protect the people of Yizhou, in order to be loyal to the lord, he must guard Badong City for Liu Zhang.

Because, Yan Yan felt that if the New Han Army was allowed to enter Sichuan, it would definitely affect the stability of Yizhou and the stability of the lives of the people of Yizhou.

Well, that's really the case. Under the governance of the talented Liu Yan, the people of Sichuan, their lives are indeed much more stable and prosperous than those of the ten permanent servants in the palace and the Yellow Turban Rebellion.

Some loyal people, who are trapped in their own vision and cannot think about things that last longer. Therefore, they benefited from Liu Yan, and then they also had a good impression of Liu Zhang, who was also able to be kind and relatively benevolent, except for some, who were not too willing to be hidden by his talents, and ambitious people, generally, thought of being steady, and would not lightly think about sending troops to the Central Plains to fight for the world.

For this part of the people, they will feel very satisfied if they are stable and maintain the current status quo in Yizhou.

Yan Yan is such a person.

He will set himself up for the benefit of Yizhou.

Therefore, he has been busy arranging the defense line of Yizhou recently, strictly preventing the New Han army from coming to the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, and beware of the New Han army entering Sichuan.

Under Yan Yan's arrangement, Badong County is along the direction of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, and even a bird can hardly fly into the river.

However, there are some people who really have some special induction.

In recent days, Yan Yan has always kept his eyebrows jumping, and he always feels unsteady in his heart. Eat tastelessly, sleep restlessly.

Because. What he wants to defend against is the New Han Army, before. When the New Han Army became famous all over the world, Yan Yan always felt that it was very far away and had nothing to do with him, but now, when he wanted to face the New Han Army face to face and face each other, he had to try his best to understand the New Han Army.

Again, the more you know. The more chilling I felt in my heart. It is even more elusive to understand the style of action and combat style of the New Han Army. It can be said that it is by no means an exaggeration to describe it as eclectic.

In a war, no matter how unfavorable the situation of the New Han Army is, it seems that the final winner is always the New Han Dynasty and the New Han Army. These, this qiē, all made Yan Yan feel unsteady in his heart.

Just when Zhang Fei and Long Ge led their troops to rest in the deep mountains and dense forests more than twenty miles southeast of the county town of Badong. There were actually people with Yan Yan who noticed the existence of this military horse.

Actually, he is not a strict person. It's just some of the people in Patong County.

Zhang Fei and Long Ge led this New Han army to climb and march in the deep mountains and dangerous peaks, at that time. It is still far away from Padang City, so naturally it will not be discovered by people from the state. But. It's too close to Patong City now.

What's more, Badong City is just southeast of the Yangtze River. Patong Castle is not very big, and it is also very close to the mountains to the southeast. There were no people living in the deeper mountains. But in a radius of ten or twenty miles from Patong City, there will always be some mountain people living in those places. Even if there is no one. There will also be hunters going into the mountains to hunt or some medicine farmers going into the mountains to collect medicines or something.

Naturally, it is still cold and freezing, and spring has just begun. Very few hunters go into the mountains, and even fewer medicine farmers go into the mountains to collect medicines.

However, it was true that some local people found the sergeants of the New Han Army who had crossed the mountains and led them through.

Here's the thing. At that time, there was a family that was originally a hunter's family in the mountains. There is only one man in his fifties or sixties, and one of his grandsons who is about ten years old.

He planned to take his grandson into the mountains to hunt after the beginning of spring, mainly to cultivate some common sense of hunting for his grandson. However, his grandson, the boy, was very interested in hunting, and secretly stole a bow and arrow, wanting to hunt alone.

As a result, he found the soldiers of the New Han Army who were coming over the mountains.

At that time, he didn't know what to do, and he thought that he was a wild man in the wild forest, well, the soldiers of the New Han Army, everyone was covered and dressed, and he couldn't see that he was a normal person at all. He also wants to beat a wild man and go back to show his grandfather. Fortunately, his grandfather found out that his grandson was not at home and found him. Stopped him in time. Of course, his grandfather didn't know who these people were, and he also thought that the wild men in the mountains had escaped in groups. Frightened, he hugged his grandson, covered his grandson's mouth and quietly fled.

Of course, he didn't dare to stay at home in the mountains anymore. Quickly fled with his grandson to the county town of Patong.

His son and daughter-in-law opened a tavern in Patong City. It is equivalent to an inn, mainly for the Yangtze River merchants to stay and eat and drink. Because he can often hunt some game meat to sell at the store, the business of the inn tavern is quite good.

The old hunter was also a very talkative person, and especially liked to brag and chat with the people who came to the store to drink, and told all kinds of strange and strange things. Seriously, he's a bit of a storyteller in a hotel. It's just that he just wants to have a good time and likes to admire the passing guests.

A large group of savages suddenly appeared in the mountains, not a small number. He had seen it with his own eyes, and he had experienced it himself. Treat this as an anecdote, and say it even more vigorously.

Of course, at first, no one would believe it, and they would not believe that there would really be hordes of wild people running out of the mountains. All as if he was bragging, no one would believe it.

That day, he was saying that this was the truth, and no one believed him when he said it, which made him angry.

However, the speaker has no intention, and the listener has the intention.

Yan Yan was uneasy, and he heard that there was such a good place in the city, and he heard that there would be some wild game in the mountains from time to time.

Well, anyone who practices martial arts seems to be particularly fond of drinking and eating meat. Yan Yan will not be an exception.

He arrived at the tavern, and listened to the old man's incessant boasting, which sounded like the truth. Yan Yan couldn't help but interject and ask.

I don't know if I don't ask, but Yan Yan was startled when I asked.

Because, in fact, it was only in the past two days, and the old man also swore that those wild people had climbed down from the high mountains, and they were as flexible as monkeys, and there were many, maybe dozens, or hundreds, or even more.

At that time, the old man and the grandson were indeed a little far away, and they couldn't see it clearly enough.

However, the old man also said that he was so frightened that he didn't dare to go back to the mountains to hunt, and those wild people might still be in the mountains and forests. When he told others, they wouldn't believe it, and he patted his chest and said that if they weren't afraid of death, he could take them to see it, just have to see it. But where do ordinary people go? The old man also saw that those people who died would not be so boring, and they would not take it seriously, so. He dared to say that, and if he really asked him to take another look, he wouldn't dare to do so.

However, he didn't dare, but Yan Yan did.

After Yan Yan heard this, he always felt very strange, because he didn't believe that there would be so many wild people climbing down from the mountain.

He immediately sent spies to the deep mountains and dense forests that the old man said to reconnoitre.

I don't know if I don't go to reconnaissance, and at a glance, I almost scared Yan Yan into missing the three souls.

Because, where are those wild men who are what? It was actually the New Han Army, and there were still thousands of people. The New Han Army was really like a savage, crossing through the deep mountains and dense forests that it was impossible to cross over. Right now, I'm resting in the jungle southeast of the city. If this army is allowed to kill in Padang City, then it will not be good. No, not a killing, but a surprise attack, in the unprepared situation of Padang City. Yan Yan was almost sure that it would definitely be successfully raided by the New Han Army. The city of Padang, which he guarded, will surely be lost. Lost access to one of the most important dangerous places in Xichuan, the county seat.

Don't look at the straight line distance from Zigui County to Badong County, the straight-line distance is only more than 100 miles, and the waterway along the Yangtze River is also 100 miles, not far, if it is a normal road, the war horse can be arrived in a few hours.

However, the actual situation is not as easy as imagined.

It is not easy to cross a primeval forest, this, Liu Yi tried to drop a military horse from Yingchuan to Luoyang to forcibly pass through the primeval forest, raided Luoyang, and saved the ancient capital of Luoyang that would be burned by Dong Zhuo from Dong Zhuo's hands, and established the current New Han Dynasty. At that time, after thousands of men and horses crossed the primeval forest of more than 100 and 200 miles, the entire army was not in shape. Later, it was also extremely difficult to track Cao Cao to rescue Emperor Xian and pass through the open primeval mountains and forests of hundreds of miles in the northland between Nayong Prefecture and Bingzhou. (To be continued......)