The mountain wind is howling and cold like water, and the wind enters the mountain forest, bringing up the sound of pine waves.

The further south you go, the more trees there are, and the more steep the terrain becomes.

"Most of the enemy has passed through Qishan all the way to the southwest of Li County."

A man carrying a command flag, wearing armor, and wearing a helmet on his head, knelt on the ground at night, reporting the military situation ahead.

Chen Wanglerma stopped, his eyes crossed the army and threw himself towards the towering Qishan Mountain Range not far away.

Qishan is located in the east of Li County, Gongchang Prefecture, and the north of the Western Han River.

It stretches for about 50 miles from Beibi in the west to Lucheng in the east.

Lianshan Xiuju, Luo Feng is conscientious, known as "the name of Kyushu, the world's wonderful".

The ground chokes Shulong's throat, and the offensive and defensive forces must be rushed.

During the Three Kingdoms, Zhuge Liang was the prime minister of the Ji Han Dynasty, and in order to revive the Han Dynasty, he led the army out of Qishan six times to launch the Northern Expedition, and Qishan became famous all over the world.

On the peak of the middle of Qishan, there is a strong city built in the Three Kingdoms, which can be described as a one-man pass, and ten thousand people cannot be opened.

It's just that with the development of the times and the changes of the years, this once strong city has long disappeared in the long river.

With the continuous northward movement of the Central Plains frontier, Qishan has also lost its original role, and this dangerous pass has now become a sparse and ordinary place, no longer functioning in the past.

There were no more heavily fortified forts, and no ambitious armies gathered behind the mountains.

Everything in the past has disappeared with the years, Zhuge Wuhou died of illness in Wuzhang Yuan with unfinished ideals, even if Jiang Wei worked hard, he could not save the building from falling.

When Hong Chengchou first entered Shaanxi, he divided his troops to guard the dangerous pass at the junction of Shaanxi and Henan, Huguang, so as to prevent Gao Yingxiang, Zhang Xianzhong and others from entering Henan and Huguang provinces again.

In several provinces, there are only more than 48,000 troops who can be mobilized, and the number of troops can be said to be stretched.

There are not many soldiers in Gongchang Mansion to defend at all, that is, there are many battalions and soldiers temporarily transferred from Ningxia and other places in the Fucheng to assist in the defense.

There were not many soldiers in these battalions, and the money they were given was not much.

They are not well armed, and it is okay to defend the city with the guards and the brave and strong men of the country, but it is difficult to fight in the field.

Put two guns in battle, which can be regarded as worthy of the food and salary issued by the imperial court.

There are only more than 300 soldiers in Qi County, all of them are guards, and there are no battalions.

The garrison was unbearable, especially the more it was in the interior, the more corrupt it became.

Don't say that it is not good to face the rogues, even ordinary mountain bandits and thieves are difficult to deal with.

At this time, when the inland guard station was in ruins, there was a shortage of people and many escapees.

There are five or six out of ten fugitives in one school, and the rest are just regarded as the private property of domestic slaves by the Guard Military Academy, where is there any decent combat effectiveness.

In the interior, it often happens that bandits who want to exterminate a group of more than a dozen or dozens of people have to mobilize the entire army of the thousand households, or even combine the soldiers of several thousand households to attack together.

Qishan did not become any obstacle, Li Yangchun, Lin Shengquan and Li Guo led the soldiers under their command to pass through Qishan smoothly.

"What's the situation in Lixian?"

Chen Wang's eyes condensed slightly, and he asked.

"The surrounding towns and villages of Li County have been looted, and dozens of black smoke can be seen from a distance, and thieves crisscross the forests and valleys, wantonly looting."

"Our department did not collect and inspect the ruins at night, and no one was killed, so it should be useful to warn in advance, and local officials have moved people into the city to take refuge."

Chen Wang's heart was slightly reassured, he had already sent a messenger to the south of Qishan to send a warning message to the prefectures and counties along the road, so that they could take the surrounding township people who had no ability to protect themselves back to the city in these few days.

Of course, Chen Wang naturally pulled Hong Chengchou's tiger skin as a banner, and according to his current rank, he could command the governors and counties in these places.

After all, there are a few magistrates like Wang Zhaolin, and more are those "gentlemen" who think very highly of themselves, are full of benevolence, righteousness and morality, wear gorgeous official uniforms, and are high above the world.

Although it was Li Guo who he deliberately let go, Li Yangchun and others who deliberately let go.

These rogues were completely rushed by Chen Wang to the south of Gongchang Mansion, and these disasters are really counted, and Chen Wang brought them to Gongchang Mansion.

But this is also the future development, and it has to be done this way, and it is a last resort.

Chen Wang stared at the Qishan Mountains in the distance, and his heart did not waver.

He has made the best choice possible to save more people.

He worked hard, delayed time, and planned and designed, just so that he could enter Hanzhong Mansion, get rid of the shackles, and save a foundation.

In troubled times, it is known as the golden horn and silver edge grass belly, but although Hanzhong Mansion is the hinterland, it is not a grass belly.

Hanzhong Mansion is bordered by the Qinling Mountains in the north, and the Qinling Mountains are high and precipitous, steep and circuitous, and difficult to overcome.

To the south, it is bordered by the Daba Mountains, which are slightly slower and lower, but the mountains are extremely tortuous and long.

Hanzhong Mansion is sandwiched between the narrow mountains of Qinling and Daba Mountain.

In addition, there are mountains on both sides of the east and west, and Hanzhong is surrounded by mountains, which can be attacked when entering, and it is easier to defend when retreating.

To occupy Hanzhong, it was only necessary to hold a few important passes, and with a small number of troops and horses, most of the enemy troops could be blocked.

Hanzhong has always been a battleground for soldiers, and Liu Bang was the lord of Hanzhong in the past, and then won the world.

By the end of the Ming Dynasty, Hanzhong's status had not diminished much.

If Hanzhong is completely occupied, it can go to Huguang in the east, Sichuan in the south, and Shaanxi in the north and west.

The most important thing is that the famine in the late Ming Dynasty almost did not affect the Hanzhong Basin, which is undoubtedly the most suitable place to live and develop at this time.

Chen Wang's mind was settled, and he looked back to the east.

I don't know why, after sending the Tangbao to Guanzhong, he began to feel a little uneasy.

Thinking back carefully about his actions, Chen Wang always felt that he had missed a lot of things, but no one helped him to check and fill in the gaps, and now everything needs to be thought about by himself.

There is no one to mention him, and no one can give him advice or speak for him.

Chen Wang's eyes once again shone with brilliance, and he raised his hand holding the horsewhip.

After entering Qishan, two roads were placed in front of Li Yangchun's eyes, one went south to Sichuan, and Li Yangchun and others naturally did not dare to choose.

The other is to enter Hanzhong Mansion in the southeast through Lixian, Xihe, Chengxian and Weizhou.

The terrain of Lixian-Weizhou is quite open, Li Yangchun, Lin Shengquan, and Li Guo are all elite cavalry and horse army, without the drag of the infantry team and hungry soldiers and the old and weak, it can travel hundreds of miles a day, the speed is extremely fast, or it will not be long before the army can come to Weizhou.

What they have to do is very simple, that is, to break through the pass between Hanzhong Mansion and Gongchang Mansion - Yu Pass.

He led the infantry team to pursue, traveled forty or fifty miles a day, and delayed for seven or eight days, as long as Li Yangchun and the others were not waste, they could break through Yu Pass.

At that time, you can follow Li Yangchun and other subordinates to enter the Hanzhong Mansion naturally......

Just as Chen Wang was imagining, a rapid sound of horses' hooves suddenly came into Chen Wang's ears from behind him.

When they turned around, they saw a messenger in a red arrow suit galloping from the official road to the east.

When the arrivals stopped, Chen Wang saw the appearance of the arrivals, Chen Wang was stunned for a moment, hesitated for a moment, and then shouted.

"Brother Ming, why are you here?"

Chen Wang's brows furrowed slightly, and he felt a little bad in his heart, so he stepped forward immediately.

The person who came was none other than his brother Chen Ming, who was under Cao Wenzhao's account as a family member like him, he should have followed Cao Wenzhao in Guanzhong, why did he come to Gongchang Mansion.

Chen Ming didn't answer first, but rode up to the front and handed Chen Wang a well-sealed letter.

Chen Wang was slightly stunned and took the letter from Chen Ming's hand.

The moment he received the letter, Chen Wang's heart suddenly sank.

He saw the letter, Cao Wenzhao's handwriting.

If something goes wrong, there must be a demon.

Although he didn't open the letter, Chen Wang was already aware of the abnormality.

(End of chapter)