Going south from central Sichuan, passing through Bo Road, passing Zhu Ti, and finally reaching Dianchi Lake, there is a road called Wuchi Road.
It is a passage connecting Shuzhong and Nanzhong that was dug out of the cliffs by Li Bing, the prefect of Shu County in the Qin State during the Warring States Period. He led people to dig out rocks and burned them with firewood.
Although it is extremely narrow, its significance is no less significant than the fifty-step-wide galloping roads built by the First Emperor in other parts of the country.
It is precisely because of the opening of this road that the connection between Nanzhong and Shuzhong has become increasingly close.
After the opening of the Wuchi Road, during the unification period of the Qin and Han dynasties, there was a constant flow of businessmen and travelers on the road. As a result, Bashu became rich and traded a variety of items, among which Dian horses, Bo slaves, and fashionable cattle were the most famous.
Before the Han Dynasty destroyed Yelang, this road was the lifeline connecting Shuzhong and Nanzhong.
With it, the central government can control Nanzhong from Shu.
Without it, Nanzhong, where the seven winds of the coiled snake and Qi connect to the sky, would be just an enclave.
Even though the Han Dynasty later destroyed Yelang and reopened many roads to lead to Nanzhong, Wuchi Road is still one of the most important roads in Nanzhong.
After the rebellion in the south, the rebels in Yizhou County first attacked the north and were razed. In the end, Meng Huo had to lead most of his troops back to their home base in Yizhou County, and sent troops to focus on defense at the dangerous place of Wuchi Road to protect
Wei County is the gateway to Yizhou County.
Only a few troops were left to garrison between Wei County and Pingyi.
Later, the militia went south and made a mess in the south-central area between the two places. Meng Huo was really unable to completely control the area, so he had to let people retreat again.
However, even the craziest militiamen had to stop in front of the Wuchidao Pass north of Wei County.
The further south you go, the more important the Five Feet Road becomes. Once the passes along the way are guarded, if a militia group who is not familiar with the terrain dares to rush in easily, they will not be able to capture the laborers but will be captured by the laborers.
At this time, in a valley not far from Wuchi Road, there was a team, like a huge mountain snake, crawling along the foot of the mountain, perfectly avoiding the Yizhou County rebels.
garrisoned pass.
On the hilltop and mountainside in front of the team, one or two figures flashed from time to time. They were scouts checking to see if there was any enemy ambush.
The widest path in the ravine cannot allow three people to walk abreast, and the narrowest path can only allow one person to pass by. This is a path known only to woodcutters and hunters. It is rarely used by people on weekdays and is extremely difficult to walk, not to mention that there are all kinds of venomous snakes.
Insects and ants are infested in the grass.
Liu Yin, who was responsible for exploring the path ahead, held a long stick in his hand and kept sweeping the grass ahead to alert the snakes and insects hiding in the grass.
On his face, there were several small red blood marks cut by the long grass in the mountains. Under the scorching sun, sweat flowed, and the wounds were aching. In addition, the weather was extremely hot, making him feel extremely uncomfortable.
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"General, with this weather, I'm afraid it's going to rain."
At this time, the guide who was leading the way ran back from the front of the team and spoke to him.
"Is it going to rain again?"
Liu Yin looked up at the sky and saw only a small dark cloud in the sky, "Where did the rain cloud come from?"
The guide pointed at the small dark cloud and said, "Here, this is it. It's too boring today and it will definitely rain soon."
Liu Yin asked with some disbelief, "Can it rain in such a small area?"
The guide nodded repeatedly, "Yes. At this time, it will rain every day in the mountains, at least for a while."
Liu Yin remembered that it had indeed rained almost every day in the past few days since he entered the mountain. He did not dare to neglect it at the moment and asked quickly, "How long will it take before we can get out of this valley?"
"You can go out before the sun sets."
Liu Yin was a little worried after hearing this. Zhongzhong still had to wait until the sun set?
However, Liu Yin had spent a lot of time with this guide these days, and learned about his origins from his mouth.
He was carefully selected by Governor Li. He was originally from Nanzhong. Not only was he very familiar with the various trails in the mountains, but he was also familiar with the climate in the mountains.
Later, he joined the militia of Governor Li's family. In the past two years, while working hard, he also tried his best to explore the terrain from Pingyi to Dianchi Lake, so now he can bypass the pass of Wuchi Road without anyone noticing and find a way.
A road that can directly reach Wei County.
Since he said it would rain, he was basically right.
So Liu Yin quickly asked his soldiers and guides to go to the center behind and pass the news to Li Hui.
Li Hui's order was quickly sent back, and the entire army rested where it was, and the front troops were on alert.
The guide was right, and soon the rain began to fall.
Fortunately, it didn't rain hard or last long, and the rain stopped after half a stick of incense.
Just as Liu Yin feared, this rain, which is common in the mountains, caused a lot of trouble for the march.
The mountain road was already difficult to walk, but now that it's raining, it's slippery, and if you lose your footing, you'll fall down.
And after the rain, water vapor rose from the valley, bringing with it the heat from the ground, making people feel like they were in a steamer.
As a result, the march slowed down a lot. The original plan was to walk out of the valley before the sun set. Unexpectedly, it was not until the sun set that we saw the mountain pass ahead.
Liu Yin led the front army out of the valley first. Regardless of exhaustion, he sent scouts out to search carefully before it got dark. After confirming that there were no rebels around, he felt relieved.
Fortunately, it was summer at this time. Even if the sun set, it would still be dark for a long time, so Li Hui and his people hurriedly walked out before it completely darkened.
Set up camp in the valley.
After it became completely dark, there was no longer any fear that the rebels would appear here, and firewood began to be burned in the camp.
Nanzhong is no different from other places. There are many ferocious beasts in the mountains. At night, the world is completely dominated by all kinds of wild beasts. Not to mention that Nanzhong is full of dangerous mountains and rivers. You can't see clearly at night, and you will die if you are not careful.
So no one would dare to come out at night.
Liu Yin came back from outside with his people. Before he could sit down, Li Hui's soldiers came over to send a message, asking him to come to the central tent.
He had no choice but to follow the soldiers there in a hurry.
"General, are you looking for the last general?"
Entering the middle tent, they saw Li Hui sitting on the camp couch, holding a piece of dry food cake and gnawing on a bowl of hot water. Liu Yin quickly clasped his fists and saluted.
"Oh, General Liu is here? Sit down quickly. Someone, bring General Liu a bowl of hot water and a piece of dry food cake."
After Li Hui greeted Liu Yin to sit down, he asked someone to bring him food.
"But I don't know why the general is looking for the future?"
Liu Yin took the water and dry food, and then asked.
"There's no rush. It's been a tiring day. Let's drink some water and eat something slowly."
Li Hui waved his hand and signaled Liu Yin to fill his stomach first.
"As for this dry food, even though it is used by the army, it is not bad. It is delicious."
Li Hui watched Liu Yin start to eat and drink, and then said with a smile, "With this thing in the army, the march will be less painful. Even the morale of the army can be maintained by it, it is really a good thing.
"
The reputation of dry food is well known in Jincheng.
But it was only after Liu Yin joined the army that he tasted it himself.
It has to be said that compared to the hard-to-eat military dry rations in the past, the dry food preparation method presented by Feng Langjun was of great use to the march.
"That Mr. Feng Langjun who made the dry food recipe is really a wonderful man. I heard that General Liu also got his recommendation, and that's how he entered the Prime Minister's Mansion?"
When Liu Yin, who was halfway through eating, heard this, he quickly put down his food and solemnly replied, "Return to the general, that's right."
Li Hui nodded and said, "Since the Prime Minister brought you to me, he must have recognized your talents. Along the way, you led the team in front, opened roads and built bridges, and saved the rear army a lot of trouble. No credit.
It’s also hard work.”
"This is the duty of the general."
Li Hui nodded with satisfaction.
After careful observation over the past few days, Li Hui discovered that Liu Yin was indeed talented.
He is calm and careful, and he always does well in the tasks assigned to him.
I heard that his martial arts skills are extraordinary, but I don't know what his strategy and courage are like?
Thinking like this, Li Hui asked again, "We have left the valley today. According to what the people below said, when we get here, we have bypassed the Wuchi Road pass, and we can go straight to Wei County from here. I don't know.
General Liu, do you have the courage to go and investigate tomorrow?"
Liu Yin was overjoyed when he heard this. Didn't this give him an opportunity to make meritorious deeds?
He immediately stood up and clasped his fists, saying, "General, how dare you refuse to accept your order?"
"Now General Wang should have used my banner to appear in front of the pass of Wuchi Road to confuse the enemy. Before they can react, I want to conquer Wei County as soon as possible to open the door to Yizhou County."
"Therefore, General Liu is here with a heavy responsibility. He must investigate carefully. Success or failure depends on this."
"You will finally understand!"
Liu Yin said seriously.
Since Meng Huo personally led his troops to the north, as the second-in-command of the Meng family, Meng Yan was bound to assume the important task of guarding Yizhou County.
He originally wanted to continue to guard Wei County, hoping to respond immediately when the Han army arrived.
Unexpectedly, Meng Huo trusted him so much that he directly asked him to move to Dianchi Lake to guard the entire Yizhou County and at the same time ensure the supply of food and grass in his rear.
As for Wei County, the gateway to Yizhou County, someone else was assigned to guard it.
Although Meng Yan was unwilling in his heart, he had to obey.
At the same time, he was secretly thinking about a way. If the Han army was discovered, how to contact Li Hui and how to introduce the Han army into Yizhou County?
Unexpectedly, he had just received the news that the Han army had appeared outside the pass on the first day. He was about to send his confidants to go forward, but before they set off, he soon learned that Wei County had been captured.
This made Meng Yan confused for a while: Did we agree to lead the troops into the city? I haven't done anything yet, and you're destroying the city?
Then he cursed in his heart: Some of the bastards guarding the pass must have surrendered to the Han Dynasty just like me. Damn it, how dare you take my credit?
"How did you lose the city? Ah? The Han army was only discovered at the pass, but Wei County was lost?"
Meng Yan was so angry that he kicked the soldier who reported the news and cursed, "Does the guard of the pass eat shit? How did the guard of Wei County guard the city?"
The barbarian kings and barbarian commanders who followed Meng Yan to guard Dianchi Lake, seeing Meng Yan so angry, thought that he had lost his composure because of the loss of Wei County, but they didn't know that he was suspected of being robbed of his merits.
"Captain, there is no news from the Prime Minister yet. If we rush in easily, we might be in danger. Why don't we hold on to Wei County and wait for the opportunity?"
Wang Ping followed Li Hui and stood on the city wall of Wei County and suggested.
He used Li Hui's banner to confuse the barbarians in front of the Wuchidao Pass and attract their attention, allowing Li Hui to directly capture Wei County and cut off the barbarians' escape route.
When the news from Wei County came, the two of them attacked in front and back, and captured a lot of barbarian soldiers, who are now gathered in Wei County City.
"No. The opportunity is rare. The Yizhou rebels must not have expected Wei County to fall so quickly. They will definitely panic for a while. In addition, Meng Huo has taken away most of the troops. At this time, Yizhou County is empty."
"We should take advantage of their unpreparedness and attack Dianchi Lake directly. Otherwise, when they react, we can recruit enough barbarian soldiers from the barbarian stronghold. If we are prepared, it will be difficult to fight."
However, Li Hui disagreed with Wang Ping's view. He looked towards the south with a sneer on his face, "Besides, Meng Yan wants to surrender the big man. At this critical moment, doesn't he need to help?"
Remembering that Meng Yan, who had secretly surrendered to the Han Dynasty long ago, was now the person in charge of Yizhou County, Wang Ping couldn't persuade him anymore.
At that moment, he could only nod, "The governor must be careful. After all, Dian Lake is Meng Huo's base, and Meng Huo will definitely have confidants in Dian Lake. If those barbarian generals know that Meng Yan surrendered to the Han Dynasty, they may not
Convinced."
"Zi Jun's words are reasonable. That's why I asked you to guard Wei County. Firstly, you will protect my retreat, and secondly, you will guard the gateway into Yizhou County. As long as Wei County is in our hands, our advance and retreat will be easy."
It’s all up to us.”
"Don't worry. Although this trip may seem dangerous, it actually contains opportunities. I think Liu Yin, the tooth general, is quite brave. This time, he first found out the reality of the city and then took the lead in the charge. Only in this way can he win easily
Liaowei County.”
"When the time comes, I will bring him with me, which will be a big help. Zijun, you will have done a great job by guarding this Wei County."
After hearing what Li Hui said, Wang Ping knew that he had made up his mind, "In this case, I won't say more, I just hope that the governor will go here and make great achievements to restore peace in the south."
"Haha, then I'll take my word for it."
Just when Wei County was back in the hands of the Han Dynasty, Feng Yong was climbing the mountain and enjoying the beautiful scenery on Nanzhong Mountain.
Zhao Guang followed behind him and kept talking non-stop: "Brother, there has been no news about Governor Li coming back. Why don't we send more people to look for him?"
"Brother, the situation in Nanzhong is so tense, how can you still be in the mood to go up the mountain and view the scenery?"
"Brother, even if we can't find Governor Li, we still have to make some preparations, right?"
"Brother..."
Feng Yong was really tired of hearing this, so he directly picked up the dog-beating stick in his hand and whipped it: "Shut up! It's not easy to get some free time. You have to force me to whip you!"
The wind howled, Zhao Guang was excited, and subconsciously flashed to the side.
Feng Yongzhi looked at him angrily. Since he went to the battlefield, this guy has become more and more agile, and his awareness of danger is constantly improving. As long as there is something wrong, he can react quickly.
It's a pity that I carefully selected the good bamboo. I specially selected yellow bamboo and polished it for a long time.
The size is moderate in length and weight, and it feels great in the hand. It is a good prop whether it is for beating people or dogs.
The dog that interfered with his singing was so beaten by him along the way that he no longer dared to bark.
Now it has learned to read people's faces. As long as Feng Yong glances at it, it will whimper and imitate pity.