Chapter 161: Xianyou Temple
"Heishuiyu ......"
Gao Yingxiang's face changed slightly, and the alarm bell sounded in his heart.
The name of the place, for unknown reasons, made him extremely uneasy.
Gao Yingxiang frowned and involuntarily slowed down.
But the people around him were immersed in boundless joy at this time.
They built roads in the mountains, repaired bridges in the water, experienced thousands of difficulties and dangers along the way, slept in the wind and food along the way, and now finally walked out of this Fu Luo Road.
At this time, I finally arrived at Heishuiyu, which is only two hundred miles away from Xi'an City!
The distance of 200 miles, galloping horses, two days is coming!
"Hooray!"
Between the mountain road trestle bridges, I don't know who shouted first.
"Hooray!
! ”
Immediately afterward, the rest of the people were also in high spirits, raising their arms in the air, raising their arms and shouting.
The deafening cheers echoed in the air over the narrow mountain road, as if hundreds of millions of people were shouting and roaring at the same time, almost wanting to pierce the clouds and crack the stones.
Gao Yingxiang looked around at the group of elated soldiers around him, and forcibly suppressed the strong uneasiness in his heart.
He knew very well that he could not show any hesitation or uneasiness at this time.
As the commander of an army, even if Mount Tai collapses, he must not change his face, and he must remain calm no matter what.
The strong self-control cultivated over the years has allowed Gao Yingxiang to return to normalcy.
The last part of the road is relatively open, the facilities are not as dilapidated as the middle of the road, the terrain has begun to flatten, and it is already possible to ride here.
Gao Yingxiang stepped onto the white horse and looked up at the end of the road.
More than a dozen guards behind him saw Gao Yingxiang on the horse, and they also stepped on the war horse together.
In order to ensure that the military orders are conveyed smoothly, in an orderly manner, and that various orders can be executed, the marching queue naturally cannot cover the entire mountain road, and there is still a space for people and horses to pass on the inside.
Gao Yingxiang dragged the white horse under his seat all the way along the mountain road, and a group of guards followed closely behind.
"King Chuang!"
Most of the soldiers on the road were still immersed in joy.
But when Gao Yingxiang, who was riding a white horse and wearing a white robe, entered their field of vision, they quickly sobered up.
"King Chuang!
! ”
On the mountain road, a group of soldiers raised their arms one after another and saluted Gao Yingxiang.
"Hooray!
! ”
Most of the soldiers were soldiers directly under Gao Yingxiang's command, and they had been following Gao Yingxiang for many years to fight in the north and south, winning one battle after another, and getting rid of one team after another of officers and soldiers.
Gao Yingxiang has always been a pioneer, and when he retreated, he also personally led the army, and he had already accumulated great prestige in the army.
I don't know when it started, but the original light rain has stopped at this time.
The clouds in the sky faded.
After the rain, the sky is sunny and the sky is getting brighter.
Gao Yingxiang rode all the way forward on a white horse, he raised the whip in his hand, and smiled back to the soldiers on the road who saluted him.
After a brief period of distraction, but now he has regained his composure.
The grain and grass in the army were only enough to eat for another two days, and they would soon be exhausted, and it was impossible to return to the Hanzhong Mansion.
The path was set, and now there was no way for him to turn back.
The roads are muddy, and it is difficult for war horses to walk, not to mention the dead horses running in Wangshan Mountain.
By the time we reached the turning point of the mountain road, it was already more than a quarter of an hour later.
The marching column on the mountain road moved forward again, and now only the vanguard cavalry as scouts had arrived at Heishuiyu, and most of them were still in the plank road.
Gao Yingxiang glanced at the long marching column behind him.
There were still about two hours before dusk, and by the time the last team left Fu Luo Road, it was probably already dark.
Whether I want to or not, I'm afraid I can only spend the night in Heishuiyu temporarily.
I walked on the Meridian Road and Fu Luo Road for 15 days in a row.
In particular, the last part of the journey has been in the rain, and the number of sick people in the army has been exhausted, and the morale has also been weakened.
Now that they have walked out of Fu Luo Road, the morale of the army has recovered a lot, the clouds have dispersed, the rain has stopped falling, and the breath that many people are carrying has also been relieved, and people must rest at this time.
After all, people are flesh and blood, not tireless steel.
Gao Yingxiang turned around and did not stop on the road behind him.
At this time, after turning the mountain road, the exit of Fu Luo Road, Heishuiyu, is in front of you.
Yu, the original meaning refers to the valley, and by extension, the valley or canyon begins, and Heishuiyu is the entrance of Xi'an Mansion to Hanzhong Mansion.
Heishuiyu was called Manggu in ancient times, there is a black dragon pond in the valley, there is a dragon in the legend pond, the water is as deep as ink, so it is called "Heishuiyu".
The strong wind hit him, blowing the plain robe that Gao Yingxiang was wearing.
The sound of hunting continued to echo in Gao Yingxiang's ears.
Gao Yingxiang narrowed his eyes slightly, observing everything around him.
This place is on the high point, the Qinling Mountains are deep in the mountains, the peaks are towering, the ravines are vertical and horizontal, and there is no obstruction at a glance.
On one side of the road down to the valley is a towering mountain peak, and on one side is a cliff hundreds of meters deep, and below the cliff is the river that flows through the area, which is called Black Water.
The name of Heishuiyu is named because of this water.
The black water rushes forward and gurgles downward, in stark contrast to the solemn mountains around it.
At this time, in front of Gao Yingxiang, it was the last section of the road out of Fu Luo Road into Heishuiyu.
The road is the same as Heishui, all the way down to the bottom of Heishui Valley.
The black water goes all the way down to the black water Tanzhong, and the road goes all the way down to the plains in the valley.
The mouth of the valley is in the direction of the north-east, where the terrain is gentle, and the river is flat.
After leaving this pass, you will enter the endless Guanzhong Plain.
Except for the valley pass in the northeast, the rest of the direction is a series of mountains, and even the nearest northwest direction is separated by a mountain beam.
Heishuiyu is actually a small basin surrounded by mountains, but the center is quite open and the terrain is relatively gentle.
Gao Yingxiang led the war horse and slowly walked down the road.
Although the road goes down, it is not steep, and you can drive freely.
Of course, you must travel on the inside, because the outside is a cliff, dozens of meters deep, and it is difficult for people and horses to fall into it.
The front team of the army had already arrived in the Heishui Valley at this time, and the vanguard horse team was wandering back around the pass to investigate.
Gao Yingxiang breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and now he was calm, and he didn't seem to be abnormal, which made him feel a lot more at ease.
Then the news brought by Liu Zhe made Gao Yingxiang feel relieved.
"Qi Yu Chuang Wang, the pioneer scout has been stationed in the Xianyou Temple, and the residents outside the temple are also controlled by our army."
Liu Zhe led the horse to stand on the road for internal testing, and reported in a deep voice.
Gao Yingxiang raised his head and looked at the Heishuiyu at the bottom of the mountain, and his gaze slowly swept over the entire Heishuiyu.
After the fresh rain, the valley was empty and fresh, and a tall temple stood on a hill slightly higher to the south of the center of Heishuiyu.
This temple is the famous temple in Heishuiyu - Xianyou Temple.
Emperor Wen of Sui opened the emperor for 18 years, repaired the immortal palace, and thought it was the palace.
In the first year of Renshou, Emperor Wen of Sui in order to place the Buddha relics, on October 15, ordered the monk Tong Zhen of Daxingshan Temple to send the Buddha relics to the Xianyou Palace, built the relics pagoda to reside, the Yi Palace was the tower, and since then it has been renamed the Xianyou Temple.
"I've interrogated the villagers and the monks in the temple, and they haven't found anything out of the ordinary."
Liu Zhe lowered his head and reported that Gao Yingxiang did not ask Liu Zhe how he interrogated and what kind of means he used.
Gao Yingxiang knew that the news reported by Liu Zheyu was absolutely credible.
"There is nothing wrong with the Yukou Valley, and the vanguard cavalry is investigating the situation outside the Yukou."
Gao Yingxiang turned his head and saw the cavalry outside Xianyou Temple, and the stone in his heart slowly settled.
I don't know why the feeling of uneasiness I used to feel is not resurfaced now.
Gao Yingxiang shook his head slightly, and let out a breath of turbidity, he felt that maybe the pressure in his heart was too great, too much gain and loss, so that his heart was too uneasy.
"This walk is the fifteenth, and there is continuous rain, and the generals in the army should have reached the limit of their physical strength."
Gao Yingxiang stabilized his mind, raised his horsewhip, and pointed to the Xianyou Temple under the mountain.
"The whole army is ordered to camp around Xianyou Temple today, repair it for a day, and then go out of Heishuiyu."
"Yes!"
Liu Zhe smiled and answered in a loud voice.
Everything is going according to plan, and in two days, the troops will be able to come to Xi'an and make immortal achievements, how not to make people excited.
"There is no need to save grain and grass today, just take out all the food, so that the sons and daughters can open their bellies and indulge a little more today."
Gao Yingxiang stretched his tight eyebrows, relaxed a little, and said.
Gao Yingxiang's military orders soon followed the back and forth of the herald cavalry, and passed down from one level to another, and was known to everyone.
For a while, deafening cheers rang out again between the mountain roads.
……
The sun is setting westward, as the sun gradually sets between the mountains.
A huge camp with Xianyou Temple as the center has been built, and the camp is overlapping, which seems to be chaotic, but in fact it is orderly in chaos.
Although Gao Yingxiang is not out of the army, he has fought for many years, and most of the elites under his command are border army battalions in Yulin, Guyuan and other towns.
In some details, Gao Yingxiang may not be as good as the generals and colonels of the Ming army today, but when it comes to the ability to command large corps to fight, it is difficult for many generals and colonels of the Ming army to beat the horses and beat Gao Yingxiang.
After all, the military attache at the end of the Ming Dynasty was only a battalion of thousands of soldiers and horses when he became the general soldier of a town, and he had a few generals and guerrilla reinforcement battalions and guerrilla battalions under his command as support, adding up to less than 10,000 people.
The big battles of tens of thousands of people and tens of thousands of people were basically supervised by Wenchen.
As the sun slowly set, all parts of Heishuiyu quickly fell into darkness.
The beasts and birds in the mountains also returned to their nests and were no longer lively, and the sounds between the mountains and forests slowly disappeared and became silent.
But inside and outside the Xianyou Temple, it is brightly lit and still full of people.
The lanterns are dotted with flames inside and outside the temple, and when you look down from the top of the mountain, it looks like a brilliant star.
In the camp of the army, there was a commotion.
In the central area of Xianyou Temple, it is unusually quiet.
On the towering drum tower, Gao Yingxiang was wearing a plain robe and stood against the railing.
There was no lamp on the drum tower, nor did it follow Gao Yingxiang's side.
All the guards were guarding Gao Yingxiang under the drum tower.
At this time, on the drum tower, only Gao Yingxiang stood on it.
From the top of the drum tower, you can take in most of the black water valley.
The sky was a large expanse of burning red clouds.
The sun in the distance showed only the last small half of its face.
The sun is not as dazzling as it is at noon, and it is impossible to look at it directly.
In fact, this time it was not Gao Yingxiang, the first time he came to Heishuiyu.
This was his second arrival in Heishuiyu.
The first time was when Chongzhen was eight years old, and at that time he had already come to Heishuiyu to explore the terrain.
He went to Meridian Pass first, and then to Heishuiyu......
Gao Yingxiang glanced at the sunset that was about to set, and then looked back at the main hall of Xianyou Temple behind him.
This ancient temple has been weathered for thousands of years, and has been affected by the war several times, and I don't know how many times it has witnessed the sunrise and sunset.
Gao Yingxiang surrounded the surroundings, carefully observing the surrounding terrain while the sun had not yet set and he could still see the surroundings clearly.
Senyuji Temple is located in the southern part of the plains, and the surrounding terrain is quite flat, and Senyuji Temple is at the highest point.
The black water that flows through the Black Water Valley comes from the south, turns a U-shaped bend around the Xianyou Temple, and then flows north until the mouth of the valley.
The position of Xianyou Temple, as a soldier's point of view, is an important place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack.
Time passed, and the sun completely disappeared into the mountains.
Darkness swept in from all directions, and the whole world suddenly went dark.
The original majestic temple gradually began to become a little eerie after darkness fell at night, for some reason.
Gao Yingxiang slowly closed his eyes.
He is ignorant of everything in Xi'an Mansion today.
Just hope everything goes as planned.
Life and death are fateful, and wealth is in the sky.
He's done his best, and the rest will be left to Destiny......
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"As expected, the Liukou has entered Heishuiyu and entered the Tunxianyou Temple."
Li Yuchun was wearing a red arrow suit, walked into the tent quickly, and said excitedly.
"I didn't collect the return at night, and I saw a large number of Liukou stepping out of Fu Luo Road into Heishuiyu, breaking into the army with more than 30,000 people, and among the troops, I saw five flags at the head of the battalion, and Gao Yingxiang's purple Daxu was also in the column."
Li Yuchun clenched his fists and waved it reluctantly.
Sun Chuanting sat on the first seat, and Li Yuchun's return did not affect his mood.
He was still calmly carrying his hands and staring at the map in front of him with his back to everyone.
Everything has just begun, and the time for a decisive victory has not yet come, so nothing can be taken lightly.
……
Inside Fu Luo Road, there was darkness.
Chen Wang stood on the mountain road, staring at the brightly lit camp at the foot of the mountain.
He didn't say anything, just slowly clenched the Yanling knife at his waist.
Chen Wang raised his head and looked into the darkness farther away.
He knew very well that the Qin army led by Sun Chuanting at this time was hidden among the rolling mountains.
The mountain wind whistled, crossed Chen Wang's body, and swept over the mountain road.
Just behind Chen Wang, all the soldiers were ready to go, and the murderous aura was awe-inspiring.
Human titles, horse ties.
They are ready for everything.