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The 800-mile Taihang Mountain is steep and majestic, like a huge barrier separating the east and south of the river. Throughout the ages, for a long time, the east and west sides of Taihang Mountain were like a wall, becoming two isolated worlds. And it wasn't until a huge canyon was discovered in the mountains that the wall collapsed. The Grand Canyon of Taihang Mountain spans the east and west of Taihang Mountain, just like a god who split the mountain range with a divine weapon to form a natural passage, and has since become a shortcut for people to pass through Shandong and Shanxi.

With the help of this canyon, people built a boardwalk to pass it. Later, in order to transport soldiers and horses during the war, the people of all dynasties continued to open up and expand this passage, and gradually formed an official road that can be used for carriages and horses. Although this so-called official road is only a dangerous road less than a foot wide carved into the cliff face of the canyon, it is already the limit of what people can do.

In the afternoon, Wang Yuan led his troops and horses to arrive and rushed into the Taihang Mountain Pass, and entered the only official road leading to Shandong. The bumpy official road that splits the mountain is full of deep rut marks, and the stone ground is full of deep ravines, which are all traces left by the material vehicles passing here, and the stones on the ground are pressed out of the ravines, which shows how busy and important this official road is.

Fortunately, at the moment, the fighting was mainly concentrated in the Chang'an area, which had long been occupied by the rebels. Therefore, although it was a busy passage, Wang Yuan and the others did not encounter a trace of a car or a person. The rebels' supplies were transported from Youzhou to Taiyuan, and through Taiyuan to Luoyang. The common people and merchants who used to pass through the mountain roads have also become extremely rare due to the war. Most of the merchants had long since ceased to do business with Shandong, Shanxi, and the surviving people rarely dared to walk outside at this time. Therefore, although this road was made with great fanfare, no trace was exposed.

The army marched deeper into the mountain road, and occasionally saw dead bodies and horses on the side of the road, all of which were already white bones, which must have been left behind by the rebels' capture of this official road months ago. In addition, the mountain road is lonely, and the four fields are silent.

Everyone did not rest, and walked for more than an hour, going deep into the mountains for more than ten miles, until the end of the afternoon, when people were sleepy and tired, Wang Yuan ordered to stop and rest in a valley and mountain forest. Because of the return of the prospecting horse in front, ten miles away is where the Huguan Pass is located.

When the soldiers and horses were resting, Wang Yuan and Gongsun Lan decided to explore the truth and reality. After a short rest, the two got on their horses and walked along the official road, feeling to the vicinity of Huguan to survey the terrain. Traveling for miles on the rugged mountain road, the mountain road turns, and the mountains seem to open a big opening, and the eyes suddenly open up. I saw a deep canyon in front of me. The canyon spreads eastward between the two mountains, with thousands of walls on both sides, and the bottom is bottomless. The waterfalls on the cliffs on both sides pour down, and the scenery is extremely dangerous and beautiful.

The two knew that they were approaching the location of Huguan, so they quietly dismounted, pulled the horse into the mountain forest to hide, and then slowly explored along the official road on the side of the canyon. After walking more than two miles along the gravel road, I suddenly found that the road was far away from the side of the canyon and led north along the cliff to the north between the two peaks. The two groped their way forward, and before long, in front of their eyes, two mountain peaks were like two hidden doors, and the mountain path in front of them became extremely narrow. Then, the two of them glimpsed the majestic posture of Huguan Pass on the mountain beam at the end of the mountain road.

The two peaks face each other, forming a pot-shaped passage in the middle, which is narrow from east to west and slightly wider in the middle, which is the origin of the name of Huguan. The official road in the middle has become a sheep intestine trail in this section, and the only passage between the two mountains leads to the Huguan Pass on the mountain beam in front. The pass lies between the two mountains, firmly blocking the way to the official road, and the end of the road is the city gate. Needless to say, this official road is to pass through the Huguan Pass, and the only way to pass through this official road is to break through the pass in order to pass.

From below, you can't see the whole picture, but in the space between this line, you can already see the huge stone wall and several towering arrow towers. Needless to say, this pass must be armed to the teeth.

"Sure enough, it is a Xiongguan, steep and steep, and it lives up to its reputation. Cousin, it looks like we're in big trouble. Wang Yuan, who was hiding among the trees below the cliff and watching, frowned.

"It's really steep enough, but it's not as good as the city of Murto." Gongsun Lan said in a low voice.

Wang Yuan did not get a glimpse of the whole picture of Guan Pass, and he did not dare to assert his agreement. So he said, "How can we find a high place and see." The peaks on both sides are steep, but we may be able to climb them. ”

Gongsun Lan nodded, raised her head and walked around. The mountain walls on both sides are steep and smooth, and there is no place for them to start with. Wang Yuan was about to patrol along the mountain wall to find a place to climb to the top of the cliff, but he heard Gongsun Lan whisper: "Lend me your sword." ”

Wang Yuan immediately understood Gongsun Lan's intentions, pulled out the broken army sword and handed it to Gongsun Lan to tell her to be careful, but saw Gongsun Lan holding the sword in his hand and piercing it into the rock with a sharp sword. Every time she pierced into the rock wall, Gongsun Lan's toes pointed. The stone chips came down one after another, but Gongsun Lan also rose rapidly like a light butterfly, and soon reached the middle of the cliff.

Wang Yuan secretly applauded, he knew that although the Broken Army Sword was sharp, it was not as simple as it seemed to pierce the rock, and the sword body was glowing with white light, which was caused by Gongsun Lan's internal force. If it were himself, he would be weak if he pierced seven or eight holes at most. However, Gongsun Lan is light and free, and her posture in mid-air is extremely graceful, looking effortless.

Finally, Gongsun Lan's figure disappeared from the top of the high cliff, and soon poked her head out from a high place and beckoned downward. Wang Yuan shook his head and smiled bitterly, waving his hand again and again. Although Gongsun Lan left a place to grasp along the way, Wang Yuanzhi couldn't climb such a high cliff. After all, this is not a joke, one misstep will be shattered, Wang Yuan doesn't want to be so strong.

Gongsun Lan tilted her head sideways and thought about it, then suddenly waved her hand to signal Wang Yuan not to climb for the time being, and retracted her head and disappeared for a long time. Just when Wang Yuan was anxious, a woven green vine hung down from above, dangling in front of Wang Yuan. Wang Yuan was overjoyed, grabbed the vine and tied it around his waist, grabbed the vine with both hands and stepped on the rock to climb up. Suddenly, his body flew up like a cloud, and the whole person drew an arc in the air and flew up. Not long after, Wang Yuan was already on the top of the cliff.

The top of the cliff is overgrown with thorns and shrubs, and there is almost no place to stay. The two of them had to go deeper into the woods, where there were far fewer thorny vines and shrubs tangled in their legs and feet. It's just that the forest is too dense and almost impassable. In desperation, Wang Yuan had no choice but to swing his sword and chop, cut down the trees to open up a passage, and climbed up the hillside with difficulty. Finally, an hour later, the front suddenly opened up, and beyond the trees was a rocky field, and the terrain became flat. It looks like we've reached the top of the mountain.

The two of them walked out of the forest towards the rocky land on the top of the mountain, preparing to go to the other side of the mountain to check the situation of Huguan Pass, when they suddenly heard a voice behind the rocks in front of them. The two of them were busy dodging behind a boulder. Wang Yuan slowly came out of the back of the rock, squinting his eyes to peek at the place where the words came from, but saw that the corner of a steel knife was exposed on the back of the sunshade of a rock dozens of steps, and a dazzling halo flashed in the setting sun. In addition, on the other side of the hilltop in the distance, there were dozens of rebel soldiers wandering lazily, almost not spotting them because they were hidden by the rocks and low trees.

"Zhao Laosan, the sun is about to set, we can get through this errand today. Do you say that the brain was kicked by a donkey, in this barren mountain and wilderness, there is a need to stand guard? We are exposed to the sun on the top of this mountain every day. Lao Tzu is tanned and peeled, and he can't pee if he wants to, so he must have dried it. Zhao Laosan, aren't you familiar with General Chen, who closed the customs? Can Ming'er find a way to ask, let's not come up and suffer. Otherwise, we won't have to be on duty at night, at least we won't have to dry like a roasted sweet potato. ”

"Ma Laoqi, don't complain, then General Chen will listen to me? His mother scolds and scolds all day long, and his temper is very bad. Many brothers were whipped by him, and the skin of the beating was open. That dog thing is an inhuman thing, and when I go to talk to him, I don't have to get a few more whips. We do know each other, but that was before you. He is now a lieutenant general, and Lao Tzu is just a fire chief now, will he take care of me? ”

"Hey, that's what I said, the surname Chen is really not a thing. That day, Zhang Donkey, the fire captain of the tenth team, and his brothers threw dice, and he saw it, confiscated more than three yuan, and each of them drew a whip. Damn, you said that we stayed in this place where the dog didn't shit, and there was no fight, and we were going to explode every day, so what's wrong with rolling a dice to relieve boredom? But he came to spoil the fun. Dog's day stuff. ”

"Come on, don't complain, let's be honest and on duty. It's better than those brothers on the front line. I heard that Chang'an was besieged by Wang Yuan's Shence army. This Wang Yuan is not easy to mess with, General Shi Siming led the army to attack Jiannan, and was killed by him with tens of thousands of soldiers and horses and returned in a fiasco, do you say this Wang Yuan is easy to provoke? If Chang'an fights this time, I'm afraid that half of the brothers will die. We can have a good time here, our ancestors are already burning high incense, and I don't want to fight with Wang Yuan's Shence Army. ”

"That's right, think about it this way, we're pretty lucky. Come on, don't mention it, let's sneak the sub-dice tomorrow, let's play a few hands on it to relieve boredom. As soon as I played with the dice, I forgot anything hot or cold. ”

"You're a fucking gambler reincarnated, so what do you say?"

"Hahaha, hahaha."

This group of people chatted enthusiastically with each word. Wang Yuan and Gongsun Lan hid behind the rocks and listened to it clearly. What I didn't expect was that even in the hinterland occupied by the rebels, the Huguan Pass in the deep mountains was so tightly defended. There are also secret sentinels on the top of the hill on both sides of Huguan to guard day and night, which shows that the rebels guarding the pass are extremely cautious.

The two of them hid quietly behind the rocks, although the number of soldiers on the top of the mountain was not large, it was estimated that there would be no more than fifty. With the power of two people, they can definitely be killed. But in that case, it is likely that the snakes will be exposed by surprise, and if they send a message, the enemy in the pass will be alert, and they will not be able to attack suddenly.

The rebel sentries beside the rocks ahead chattered and chattered, and the conversation shifted from complaining to women. Several people boasted to each other about the traitors who had captured various state capitals in the past few months. How many good women have been sexualized, comparing the number with each other, and boasting about the beauty of the women they play. Another rebel soldier also described how he raped a young girl, foaming at the mouth and causing everyone to laugh.

Gongsun Lan's face began to turn pale, she could no longer stand the fact that these beasts were talking about the cruelty they had done in front of her, her breathing began to be rapid, and the hand holding the hilt of her sword began to clench. Wang Yuan hurriedly leaned into her ear and persuaded: "Don't be impulsive, don't startle the snake, and let them live for a while, after breaking the barrier, these people will all die." ”

Gongsun Lan held back his anger, closed his eyes and sighed, cut two strips of cloth from the corners of his clothes with his sword, and stuffed them in his ears, refusing to hear the foul words of these shameless and murderous people again.

The two of them hid quietly behind the rocks and waited, time passed little by little, and the sun set little by little on the western hillside. The shadows of the trees were elongated, the birds returned to the forest, and the sky took on a solemn color, and it was soon dark. Wang Yuan was very anxious in his heart, these people had not yet changed shifts and descended the mountain, but they didn't know when they would have to wait. I couldn't go to the other side of the mountain to observe the situation at Huguan Pass below.

In his anxiety, he heard a rebel behind the rock say, "It's almost time, the sun is about to set, and we should go back to camp." The turtle sons who changed the guard haven't come yet, so we don't have to wait for them, these turtle sons must be trying to delay the change of guard and bargain for us. Ignore it and beckon the brothers to gather and go down the mountain. ”

Wang Yuan was overjoyed in his heart, and made a gesture to Gongsun Lan, who took out the cloth ball in his ear and quietly poked his head out with Wang Yuan. But seven or eight rebel soldiers appeared from behind the boulders in front of them, walking towards the eastern hillside with their lazy armor in disarray, and at the same time loudly beckoning to their companions. Dozens of rebel sentries appeared, some from the shade of the trees, some from the shade of the stone crevices, and soon gathered together. After a brief count of the number of soldiers, the group began to march towards the eastern hillside.

Wang Yuan and Gongsun Lan slowly followed under the cover of the rocks, until they all disappeared under the eastern slope, and then the two slowly touched the edge of the top of the mountain, and looked down. But I saw the dozens of soldiers slowly descending the steep rocky slope towards the mountain, and at the same time, on the side mountain beam not far away, the whole view of Huguan Pass was fully visible.

Under the afterglow of the setting sun, Huguan Pass is bathed in golden light, entrenched between two cliffs, like a tiger standing on a dragon plate, the momentum is extraordinary. Look at the outline of the pass, but the scale of the square mile, the surrounding pass wall does not look too high, should not exceed two zhang high, but it is all made of bluestone, the wall is smooth as a mirror, solid and can not climb. Looking down from above, you can clearly see the thickness of the city wall, the thickness should be nearly three zhang high, and there are a large number of stones and sassalwood piled on the city wall, which are all materials used to defend the city.

In addition, there are some frightening defenses on the pass wall, and on the east and west side of the wide pass wall each sit a dozen tall arrow towers, these arrow towers are all bluestone, like a majestic and strong turret standing in the setting sun. They are topped by large platforms that protrude from the wind, fenced off by a fence and topped to protect them from the elements. On the nearest arrow tower, you can clearly see the figures of dozens of rebel archers dangling on the platform inside the fence, holding bows and crossbows in their hands, and their eyes are looking up and down.

Wang Yuan and Gongsun Lan hurriedly lowered their bodies and hidden, even if they were on the top of the mountain, if they were not careful, they would be within their line of sight.

Wang Yuan's gaze moved along the official road under the cliff, and the official road really passed through the middle of the Huguan Pass. However, Wang Yuan suddenly discovered something unusual, on both sides of the official road that crossed the Huguan Pass, two tall bluestone city walls stretched from east to west, separating the official road from the entire pass. In other words, the official road can pass through the pass, but it is separated from the pass because of the separation of these two high walls. This discovery surprised both Wang Yuan and Gongsun Lan, and Wang Yuan was in a cold sweat.

"It's such a powerful pattern, if we hadn't come up to take a look at it, we wouldn't have known that it was like this. I thought that I could break through the gate of the pass by breaking through it, but I was very wrong. Breaking through the gate of the pass is just entering the passage between the two high walls, which is tantamount to killing oneself. I wondered why there were so many arrow towers in the middle of the city, but they were used to defend the area around the corridor and shoot enemies who broke through. Once they enter the narrow tunnel, they will be shot and slaughtered. Awesome, awesome. Wang Yuan smacked his lips and exclaimed.

Gongsun Lan nodded and frowned: "That's true, it's not the point to attack the pass gate, the focus is to occupy those two high walls." I suppose there must be a gate under the high wall that leads to the pass, otherwise they themselves would not be able to enter the pass. Occupy the gates of the two high walls to ensure that the soldiers and horses in the pass can successfully break through the pass. ”

Wang Yuan nodded and said, "What my cousin said is very true, there must be a gate on the two high walls leading to the city, and that is the key. Looks like we're busy tonight. I didn't expect this pass to be so tricky. It's not much better than Motuo City. ”

Gongsun Lan nodded and said, "That's true, have you thought of a way to get in?" It's not a good idea to climb the walls. ”

Wang Yuan frowned and quietly observed for a while in the twilight, then turned around and said, "It's getting dark, and there are soldiers from below who have changed the guard and come up, we should go." As for how to get in, I have an idea, let's talk about it on the way. ”