Zhang He was actually very depressed.

Really, if I knew that it was the current situation, I should have fought with Zhang Xi head-on, relying on the combat strength advantage of my own soldiers, and I was not unsure of winning, right.

What did I think at the beginning, how did I think of taking a detour on the mountain road and avoiding Zhang Xi to attack Wuzhangyuan?!

Even if you want to take a detour, then it's good to choose the easy-to-walk mountain road, why do you have to find yourself hardship, choose this old mountain road that no one has walked for more than 30 years?!

Well, Zhang He knew that these were just some of his own inner complaints, and if he didn't take this road, how could he hide it from that Zhang Yuanchang.

At the beginning of Wugong County, when Zhang He and Wang Chang carefully formulated a plan, they had a detailed discussion about whether to take this old mountain road.

On the matter of the sneak attack on the detour, under Zhang He's insistence, there was basically no objection, but Zhang He and Wang Chang were somewhat controversial about which way to go.

In fact, there was no controversy at the beginning, after all, Wugong County leads to Wuzhang Plain, and there are two roads to go.

A big road was blocked by Zhang Xi, and if you want to go over, the price is really hard to say.

And the remaining mountain road, regardless of whether Zhang Xi knows the existence of this mountain road, but if he has no choice, even if he takes the risk, he can only take this road.

However, a certain family in Wugong County, for the purpose of currying favor with Zhang He, the left general of the Great Wei, proposed another old mountain road, which could also bypass the avenue and lead directly to Dachangji.

This made Zhang He and Wang Chang interested. There is still a way.

Although the old man of the family who provided this mountain road said that no one had walked this mountain road for more than 30 years, this was a guarantee for Zhang He. The locals haven't walked for more than 30 years, and not many people know about it, how can he, an outsider in Zhangxi, know the existence of this mountain road?!

It's like God is helping you build your career.

Therefore, Zhang He made a decision on the spot and wanted to march from this old mountain road. But Wang Chang still has some objections.

The old mountain road has not left for thirty years. If it's easy to go, it can go, but if it doesn't leave for 30 years?!

After carefully asking why no one has left for 30 years, Wang Chang still suggested that Zhang He should take the current ready-made mountain road, and don't have anything to do to find guilt.

The ready-made mountain road can also bypass the Shu army on the avenue and lead directly to Dachangji, and the terrain of this mountain road is gentle, and there is no place to ambush the ambush soldiers.

Therefore, Wang Chang believes that even if Zhang Xi is aware of his own combat intentions, the Shu army will at most be stationed in Dachang at the mountain pass.

This should not be a problem for Zhang He, after all, Zhang He's command experience is rich, the combat effectiveness of the Wei soldiers is significantly higher than that of the Shu army, and the Dachangji area is not large, so it is impossible to invest in the army on a large scale. This kind of thing of pure command and soldier combat strength is superior to one's own family.

But Zhang He felt that with Zhang Xi's ability, once he was aware of his advance plan, Zhang Xi would not be so simple to fortify in Dachangji.

Wang Chang thought that it was impossible for Zhang Xi to set up an ambush on the mountain road, that was just Wang Chang's opinion. Zhang He always felt that Zhang Xi should have a way.

Zhang Xi, in Zhang He's cognition, is good at using everything around him to create favorable combat conditions for himself.

Earlier, Zhang He and Guo Huai had chatted casually, when they were in Ji County, Guo Huai also thought that Zhang Xi would not be able to stop his thunderbolt bombardment, and the city wall would be destroyed in three days at most, but that Zhang Xi insisted on casting the wall with ice, and it was delayed for several days, waiting for Zhang Fei and Ma Chao's reinforcements.

And when he was defending the city in Luoyang, he originally thought that Zhang Xi had nothing to do with himself, but in the end, he used a trebuchet to throw charcoal and set the entire Luoyang City on fire.

Where are you going to reason with this person?!

Not to mention anything else, the mountain road is so narrow, if the stream is attacked with fire, it will not be able to move forward by itself, and if it is difficult to walk backwards, it may be planted in it.

Although in the details of the fire attack, Zhang He couldn't figure out what Zhang Xi was going to do for a while, but Zhang He felt that if he could think of it, that Zhang Xi should be able to think of it, and if he couldn't think of it, he could still think of it.

Zhang He was also very jealous of Zhang Xi, and he really didn't dare to bet that Zhang Xi couldn't imagine the possibility of attacking himself in the mountain road.

On the contrary, this old mountain road, which has not been walked for thirty years, is a little more secrecy than the mountain road that is often walked by hunters and woodcutters today.

As for the problem that the mountain road is not easy to walk, Zhang He thinks it is not a problem. Just because it's hard for the people to walk doesn't mean that the army can't go either.

Opening roads in the mountains and filling bridges in the water is in itself the ability that the army should have, if you can't even do this, how can you march and fight in the wilderness?!

Taking a step back, even if Zhang Xi really knew about the existence of this mountain road, that mountain road would also bypass the three mountains, and no one could say what the specific situation was in the mountain road now, and he had to take the time to send someone to investigate.

As long as he marches fast enough and doesn't give Zhang Xi time to find a mountain road and set up an ambush, then Zhang Xi can only block himself in Dachangji, which is nothing more than a small-scale hard battle, and this Zhang He is really not afraid of Zhang Xi.

Therefore, Zhang He insisted on taking this old mountain road, and Wang Chang had nothing to say.

After all, if you really want to talk about secrecy, it is obvious that the secrecy of this old mountain road is higher, and it is even more difficult for Zhang Xi to see through.

And then bar. Zhang He really regretted it.

This mountain road is really something that people can walk?!

The mountain road, which has not been walked for more than 30 years, is overgrown with trees, vines, and grass, and the road has been completely submerged.

If you don't look at the topography, you don't know that there is still a road here.

Even if Zhang He led an elite army, and the army had the means to open roads and fill bridges in the mountains, it was not easy to pass through such a road quickly.

It's winter, the grass has basically withered, and the trees are tall, but not all of them grow in the middle of the road.

Anyone who has experience in weeding in the countryside knows that it is not easy to cut down a vine, even if it is wilted in winter.

Generally, when dealing with these things, they cut off a part of it, made a fire trap, and burned it directly.

But Zhang He couldn't burn it, and he didn't dare to burn it.

Putting a fire in such a narrow mountain road, one bad thing is to set yourself on fire, Zhang He has not been stupid enough to be so stupid.

Therefore, Zhang He could only let the soldiers use the ring head knife to clear the obstacle all the way, although it was a bit troublesome, but it couldn't stand the large number of soldiers, and it was not too difficult to cut it all the way.

But after entering the mountain road for ten miles, Zhang He was stunned to find that a "dirt mountain" appeared in front of him.

In fact, it is not wrong to say "earth mountain", this is the rocks and mud that landslided down from the mountain after the earth dragon turned over 30 years ago, blocking the mountain road, and after more than 30 years of sedimentation and trees and weeds, it looks like a small mountain.

What Zhang He has to do now is to climb over this dirt mountain.

It can't be cleared.

Thirty years ago, when the rocks had just fallen, there was a possibility of clearing, but now, thirty years later, after sedimentation and tree roots, you want to clear this dirt mountain, which is basically the same as digging a mountain.

Zhang He didn't have the time to dig the mountain now, so the most practical way was to open up a way to climb on this dirt mountain, so that the soldiers could climb over this small dirt mountain.

Fortunately, the small earth mountain is not high, but it is three or four zhang high, that is, the city wall of the general small county town is as high, although it is a bit expensive to ordnance and a little time-consuming, but it is not impossible.

But Zhang He's most depressed problem is not the problem of a dirt mountain, but the fact that he has turned over such a dirt mountain, and when he looks up, there are several such dirt mountains behind him.

Although the height is different, it is not a terrain that can be quickly traversed.

In addition, these dirt mountains, some of which are quite solid after sedimentation, are not a big problem when climbing, but some parts of the earth mountains are still empty inside, and they suddenly collapse while walking, and the Wei army that fell into the collapse is not dead but also disabled.

Marching all the way, in one day, Zhang He had just walked half of the mountain road, and the Wei soldiers were reduced due to minor and serious injuries in various situations, but there were already almost 100 people.

Although this is not a small number for a force of 5,000 men, but. It hurts morale.

Again, Zhang He's purpose is to quickly march into Dachangji, and not give Zhang Xi time to react According to Zhang He's estimate, although the mountain road is a little farther away and a little more difficult to walk, if he marches smoothly, it is a big deal to walk a night road with torches, maybe he will be able to reach Dachangji in one day.

But now after a day's walk, I've only half walked the mountain road. Isn't this just a day of reaction time for Zhang Xi's kid.

The road has come here, and it is impossible for Zhang He to say that he regrets it now and leads the army back to Wugong County. It's also too demoralizing.

Therefore, Zhang He can only move forward with his head, and at the same time, he can only hope for Wang Chang, hoping that Wang Chang will act like a little bit in Wugong County, and buy himself another day no matter what.

On the night of the first day, Zhang He's whole army was in the mountains and forests in the wilderness, lighting a fire, wrapping tent cloth together, and huddled together to bake the fire for the night.

It is really elite led by Zhang He, there is this kind of long-distance attack is not smooth, and the experience of spending the night in the field has to be replaced by ordinary soldiers, it is estimated that there should be deserters that night, if you don't get it right, you should mutiny early the next morning.

And the next day, after another day's trekking, Zhang Hejun finally came to the exit of the mountain road less than ten miles before night fell in the evening.

But at the same time, the scouts sent by Zhang He brought a very bad news to Zhang He.

In Dachang Ji, there are Shu soldiers stationed in the station.

(End of chapter)