25. Difficult to walk
The moment he led the army to leave his hometown, Zhao Kuo even had the idea of directly leaving the troops behind and running back to Handan, after all, in his bones, people are afraid of adventure and death.
However, immediately, Zhao Kuo left this idea behind. How could he live up to Sima Yue, who vowed to die in front of him, how could he live up to Li Yun, who was willing to break his bones because of his trust, and how could he live up to the soldiers on the front line who fought to the death for him. Although he is a traverser, he feels that his life is inseparable from the 200,000 Zhao troops under his command.
He was on a secret march this time, and the flag was still on the front line, Sima Yue was of the same size and age as him, and was responsible for wearing his armor in Hanwang Mountain for the soldiers to see.
Let Qin Jun see it.
For this surprise attack, Zhao Kuo made full preparations.
He had the wheels of the chariot removed, an axle half a meter long placed in the middle of the wheels, and then the axle was placed in a wooden shelf.
Dry food, water, and even weapons and armor were placed on wooden racks.
The wheelbarrow is easy to overturn due to the subversion of the center of gravity, but it has high operability in places with easy to lose balance, such as mountain roads, and is easy to control when unloading.
A wheelbarrow that can carry supplies equivalent to six times the weight of the person pushing the cart.
This time, Zhao Kuo took more than 1,000 people and more than 100 wheelbarrows to bypass Shu Qi's camp and prepare to drill into Danzhuling.
These thousand people are the most elite part of the Zhao army, and the leader is of course the Zhao family's disciples, followed by the soldiers in the Zhao army who have been named by Zhao Kuo or have personally clothed them. There are also the soldiers of the Zhao Army who performed well in the previous battles.
Before setting out on the expedition, Zhao Kuo still couldn't bear the money in his hands, and quietly gave all the rewards he deserved to these thousand people.
This raid is also different from the past. Previous raids have been light. Zhao Kuo took advantage of the wheelbarrow and asked everyone to bring armor and long weapons, as well as plenty of bows and arrows.
Everyone was even given a pair of straw sandals with broken soles for easy gripping, and some of the mountain roads were muddy, so relying on spikes could speed up the march, but if you reached the stone road, wearing spikes was equivalent to torture.
His plan was to take people along Xinzhuang, Anluo, Sigou, and Xigou over the Danzhu Ridge, go to Xiyang to see if there are any big fish, if there is a wave, if not, follow Sima Yue back to the camp, and then prepare to start holding on.
On the other side, it is Bai Qi, there must be a way to defeat or even annihilate Shu Qi.
Xinzhuang is a place in the Pingchuan area of the Dan River Valley, according to the topographic map in Zhao Kuo's mind, next to Xinzhuang, the mountains are steep, the mountains are steep, ordinary people can't find a place to go up the mountain at all, even if there is, it is only a sheep intestine trail, and it is difficult for the army to pass.
From a distance, this mountain range is full of abrupt peaks, rocks, weeds and shrubs.
Zhao Kuo asked people to wait at the foot of a mountain, and he took Song Yi and the others, who were the best, according to the topographic map in their minds, from a relatively not so steep place, cut the shrubs blocking the way, stepped on the protruding stones, and turned into the mountain.
The big trees in the mountains are lush and green, blocking the sun, and in this broad daylight, Zhao Kuo and the others feel like they are in the evening after turning into the mountains.
There were fallen leaves and animal feces piled up everywhere, and there were some wild animals, obviously they hadn't seen anyone, and after seeing Zhao Kuo, they thought that this was some kind of new monster, and immediately ran away in horror.
Occasionally, some snakes, insects, and small beasts were directly split by the highly vigilant Song Yi with a sword.
Finally walked out and arrived at the hill where Zhao Jun gathered, Song Yi was very experienced, and asked everyone to cover their eyes and open them again later, so as to save the sun from dazzling and hurting their eyes.
"When I was farming at home, I used to go up to the mountains to hunt from time to time, and I also crossed the mountains and lived in the mountains." Song Yi explained with a smile and removed the wheels on his back.
Zhao Kuo nodded, found some solid ground on the mountain, and then asked the sergeant to hammer the big iron nails prepared by the blacksmith in the army to the ground.
"Song Yi, you and I are brothers who were born and died together. Everybody now works with their heads pinned to their belts. When you see me in the future, don't call me a small one. Zhao Kuo patted Song Yi on the shoulder and continued: "This surprise attack, if it succeeds, I will definitely find a way to let everyone mix up an official position." If I can't do it, I, the marshal, don't do it. ”
After speaking, Zhao Kuo took the lead in picking up the hammer and nails and nailed them to the ground.
A rope is tied to three nails to ensure that nothing is lost. Soldiers look like consumables to King Zhao and the clan, and to Zhao Kuo, they look like brothers and sisters.
The centers of several wheels were also nailed to the ground. This is Zhao Kuo's plan to use the principle of pulleys to transport people and goods.
After the red rope is tied, it has to be wrapped around the wheel before it can be put down.
"Everybody wrapped strips of cloth around their hands. One person has two ropes, the red rope is tied to the waist, and the yellow rope is grabbed by himself and climbs with me. Zhao Kuomen, who was at the foot of the mountain, commanded Chengzhao, and then took the lead in rock climbing.
Zhao Kuo stood at the top of the mountain, originally wanting to help turn the wheel, but when he looked down, he felt that the mountain peak was steep and extremely terrifying.
It turned out that he had a fear of heights.
Song Yi didn't plan to keep Zhao Kuo busy, so he took the lead to observe the progress of the climbing at the foot of the mountain, and turned the wheel.
This wheel is equivalent to a safety device, on the one hand, it can help Zhao Jun who climbs, and on the other hand, it can also pull Zhao Jun by stopping the wheel when Zhao Jun misses when climbing.
Sure enough, just as he started climbing, Zhao Jun's feet slipped, and the red rope on his hand was not grasped steadily, and he was about to fall at that time.
"Grab the wheels." The sharp-eyed Song Yi immediately roared, clenching the wheels with both hands. The force of the human body falling plus gravity, not to mention a thousand catties, Song Yi actually used both hands and immediately grabbed the wheels tightly.
Click.
The force of the fall and Song Yi's grip acted on the wheels at the same time, and the wooden wheels couldn't help but crack directly.
The distance of the red rope can also reach the foot of the mountain, and when the wheel is cracked, the rope will fall like a wild horse.
"Steady, save my brother." Zhao Kuo on the side directly burst out and grabbed the rope with both hands. He didn't have sackcloth wrapped around his hands, but the rope was tied to his hands, and his fingers were connected to his heart, and it was very painful.
"General, let go." Song Yi saw that Zhao Kuo's tiger mouth was strangled with blood, his eyes widened angrily, and he hurriedly threw the wheel, hung the rope on his back, and walked quickly towards the mountain.
The Zhao Jun archer who missed was pulled up the mountain by Song Yi.
It's just that after Song Yi waited for the archers to go up the mountain, he couldn't help but say, and turned around with a kick: "Long snack, the general's hand was about to break in order to save you just now." ”
The archer saw Zhao Kuo's bloodstained tiger's mouth, and knew what had just happened, so he blushed and kept silent, untied the rope and threw it towards the foot of the mountain, holding the other end of the rope hard.
The first Zhao army to go up the mountain carried wheels and ropes, and with the increase of Zhao troops on the mountain, the pulleys continued to increase, and in the end, the armor, weapons and the wooden frames of those wheelbarrows were all transported up.
"Happy!" Song Yi has been a slender man for a day today, his arms are sore, his strength should be one of the best in all Zhao troops, and there is a person behind him who forcibly pulls nearly a hundred pairs of armor up.
"I see that you are a stupid big man, you have so much strength, don't hold a sword in the future. Take a hammer and smash it hard. Zhao Kuo smiled and motioned to Cheng Zhao, the doorman, to take the biggest hammer to Song Yi.
Hammer piercing armor. A few years later, Song Yi, the first commander of the Sledgehammer Warriors who terrified all the heavy infantry of the Warring States, held a weapon that he could use to write a magnificent life.