Liu Yin was respected as a warrior in the army and had many strategies, but he was unlucky.
Ever since the Nanzhong rebellion was put down in the third year of Jianxing, he was sent to garrison at Guangshi garrison of the Hanzhong army. It has been thirteen years since he left Bashu in the north!
However, they have been guarding the city or guarding the passes all year round, but every time they face a battle, it is always untimely.
The accumulated achievements~
well.......
It was difficult for him to express himself.
Naturally, it would be impossible for him to say that he was not envious or hurt himself when he saw that his familiar friends or fellow commanders had the opportunity to defeat the enemy in battle and be granted the title of general.
Especially, in two years he will reach the age of knowing his destiny!
How much time is wasted in life?
Therefore, when Zheng Pu asked him to secretly lead his troops to the Jufu garrison in the north of Xiaoguan Road and claimed that he was going to climb Liupan Mountain to attack Gaoping City secretly, he couldn't help but burst into tears.
A man is sincere and pure, and there is nothing shameful about crying.
And those present were Zheng Pu and Ju Fu, both of whom he had known each other for many years and shared life and death with each other.
The main reason is that once he can successfully attack Gao Ping, he will definitely become famous all over the world, and even future generations will not be stingy about adding a piece of history.
Because the Longguan Road and the Weishui River Valley are now cut off, no matter whether the Han Dynasty attacks Wei or Wei wants to fight Longyou, it is impossible to advance from these two roads. Moreover, Xiaoguan and Manyin Fortress are now in the hands of the Han army. If they attack Gaoping City again
, then, not to mention that there is no need to worry about Wei Guo raising troops to invade Longyou or Hexi in the future, he will not even be able to send a small group of troops to invade!
The Han Dynasty completely occupied Longshan-Liupan Mountain, and it will become an unshakable place of physical beauty!
In other words, the sneak attack on Gaoping City can be compared with Zheng Pu's effortless capture of Xiao Pass and Jiang Wei's thousands-mile attack on Guanyin City.
Naturally, it is not surprising that people who are lucky enough to facilitate this move would have the heart to think, "How can I hate it even if I die?"
At that time, everyone present here could not help but be envious, and said: "In the past, brother Xiuren lamented that his achievements were not achieved, but in the past ten years, he has worked hard to reach this point, which is really enviable!"
Yes, although Jufu also went with him, his duty was only to assist Liu Yin in seizing the city.
There was no way around it. Although the Badi Zhuang Barbarians under his command were also famous for walking over mountains and ridges as if they were walking on flat ground, they were still far behind the two tribes living in Fuling County.
Fuling County has mountains, dangerous shoals, and no sericulture. It produces tea, elixirs, lacquer, honey, wax, etc.
Among them, tea, pills, and lacquer are all occupied by wealthy families. The two poor tribes rely on climbing dangerous cliffs to collect honey, wax, or herbal delicacies and other beneficial livelihoods, and are known as "mountain beggars."
When Zhang Bao was recruiting troops in Fuling, most of the recruits were beggars from these impoverished lands.
The Banzhen barbarians who thrive in Badi (hills in central Sichuan) have many acres of mulberry fields, and their livelihood is not bad. Naturally, they are not as good as the climbing skills that the two tribes of Zhenzhi have no choice but to develop. In the process of climbing Liupan Mountain, they also
The 蜑罽jun climbed up the cliff first, and then lowered the rope to let Bancheng Man use his strength to climb up.
Therefore, the Prime Minister and Zheng Pu decided to let Ju Fu also go with them. However, Liu Yin's army only numbered three thousand. Even if they successfully sneaked into Gaoping City, it would be difficult to hold on until Zhao Guang's troops could respond when the Wei army counterattacked.
But it is said that Liu Yin became very arrogant after receiving the order.
He simply ignored Zheng Pu's statement that "if Gaoping City can be taken, seize it; if it cannot be taken, turn to intercept and kill Hu Zun's tribe who rebelled against the Wei Dynasty" and asked him to act according to the situation, and to retreat if things couldn't be done.
He finally had such an opportunity, so how could he "do nothing"?!
It's either success or death, there's no such thing as quitting!
Regardless of Zheng Pu's previous private advice that "the governor should not benefit the soldiers for personal gain while outside, so as to avoid criticism from others," he slaughtered all the grazing sheep in his Longyou pasture and transferred them to Watingchuan to feed the 霑罽 army.
Before leaving, he gathered a crowd and said: "Climbing Liupan Mountain and diving to high levels will definitely be difficult, but I don't know how many people will survive. However, we have been favored by the imperial court for many years, and we should repay it with death!" General Zhenxi turned to the Prime Minister's words and claimed
If anyone dies in battle, the imperial court will provide for his wife and children generously and provide them with supplies at all times, so that we will not have any worries! I will go with you, and I will first climb dangerous places and walk on the mountain ridges, but I hope that you will die to make it immortal.
Contribution! Success, I did not predict any rewards from the imperial court, they are all divided among you!"
After saying this, everyone held their heads high and vowed to die.
The first day of climbing went quite smoothly.
Not only were the Liupan Mountains relatively gentle in the direction of the Wating River, the forests were not very dense, and there were many trails for hunters to follow, but there was also the fact that the dragonfly troops all went lightly.
For example, the soldiers of Zhenliang did not wear armor, and their weapons were only two short blades tied to their calves. There were also Banzhenman, the governor of Jufu, who was responsible for carrying dry food, ropes, crossbow arrows, and wound medicine to detoxify snakes and insect poisons.
On the second day, we crossed three low hills in succession, and when we looked back we could no longer see clearly where the Han army camp was.
On the third day, we entered a deep valley.
This place has never been inhabited, it is primitive and rough.
Looking up, you can see the ridge towering into the clouds, and the unpredictable mountain air rising from the mountainside like a magical gauze curtain, hiding the entire mountain. Looking straight ahead, you can see the green trees and the mountains.
The stream meanders down among steep and upright rocks. Occasionally, the ethereal sounds of unknown birds or insects can be heard. Being in it has a unique style. I don’t know whether it’s the people walking in the scenery or the scenery following them.
flow.
But while it looks pleasing to the eye, climbing is a kind of suffering.
For example, poisonous insects hiding on the forest trees, moss attached to the rocks, and vines that are not sure whether they are strong or not, etc., will become dangers for soldiers when climbing. Because climbing over this mountain is the Liuliu Mountain on which the Gaoping City of the Inverse Wei Dynasty is based.
It was a remnant of the winding mountains, and it was especially difficult to identify the direction of the valleys in the mountains. They could not and did not dare to go around the valleys, so they could only look towards the ridges and climb up.
On the fourth day, after climbing more than thirty feet, many soldiers' hands and feet were scratched by rocks or bitten by snakes and insects, but no one showed any fear.
On the fifth day, I climbed more than thirty feet again.
It began to happen that soldiers fell to the bottom by mistake.
Because it rained last night, it wasn't heavy and it didn't last long, but it made the rocks and trees that could be used for strength slippery. If you're not careful when climbing up, you might lose your footing.
On the sixth day, the real difficulty came.
Due to the fact that Liupan Mountain is located in the northwest and is "frequently cold", there is not much vegetation on the mountainside here, and the upward ridge is as straight as a cliff.
If you want to continue climbing up, you can only rely on the occasional small bumps on the mountain.
It is precisely because of this situation that more than a hundred people from the Zhenzhi Army fell into the valley in one day.
The towering ridge has been invaded by wind and sand from the north all year round, and many of the small protrusions on the seemingly solid mountain have weathered. The soldiers stretched out their hands to grab and use the force to support it, but when their limbs were used to use the force, they were unable to bear it.
Cracked or broken due to heavy load.
Let the soldiers who have nowhere to rely on fall like the wooden kite with its string broken.
But there were no screams or desperate wails.
In order not to make any noise that would startle birds or cause echoes in the valley, everyone would hold small stones in their mouths when climbing, and then cover their mouths with thick cloth and tie them up. Therefore, the soldiers who unfortunately fell were left behind in the end.
The sound in the world is a dull whine and nasal sound.
The iron hooks and small iron pestles that Zheng Pu specially prepared before coming here are of no use here.
The mountain is almost like a cliff, and it is no longer possible to dig out small holes and insert small iron pestles to serve as fulcrums for the hands and feet, nor can sharp iron hooks grasp the depressions to use force.
Perhaps this is the reason why no one has ever climbed Liupan Mountain.
Today's climb was naturally very slow, with the climb up to less than twenty feet, but Liu Yin and Jufu asked the soldiers to spend the night at a height of more than ten feet.
There is no way, people can't hang on the mountain wall overnight.
Only the ten feet or so in the middle of this mountain is slightly flatter, allowing thousands of them to squeeze in, rest, eat dry food, and recover their strength.
But instead of being depressed, the morale of the soldiers was high.
The Gein Ridge is already in sight, and about twenty feet higher you can stand on the top of the mountain, looking down at Niwei like an ant!
On the seventh day, morning dawned.
The soldiers all raised their heads in silence, looking up at the Sima and Sima of the Tingbu who spontaneously asked for help, as well as the four or five most athletic beggars who continued to climb up. Their eyes were full of nervousness and expectation, and many of them clenched their fists.
You may pinch your fingers until they turn white, or your mouth may be opened wide and you may be salivating without even realizing it.
Every time the climbing robe is shaken by the sudden mountain wind, occasionally scratches the small protrusions of the mountain, or is blinded by the sand, etc., the pupils of those who are looking up will quickly condense, and their breathing and mood will suddenly become tense.
A suffocation.
However, there is no need to worry about them falling into the valley today.
Gein Liuyin and Jufu finally came up with a way. Each climber tied a rope to his chest and back, and the other end of the rope was tightly tied to the rock or in the hands of more than ten soldiers.
The only regret is that we were not able to climb the ridge today.
Sima Sima, the fastest climber, was still about four to five feet away from the top of the mountain before the last ray of sunset faded away.
On the eighth day, keep up the good work.
The night sky began to turn slightly white, and some long-lasting stars were shining vaguely. Coveting the tenderness of the night and reluctant to leave, Sima Tingbu began to climb alone. Because of yesterday's experience, there was no need to be cautious anymore.
Testing the stability of the places where his hands and feet rely on strength, he climbed up very quickly and stepped onto the ridge at noon!
It is conceivable that when he untied the rope tied to his body and fixed the stone tied to the ridge to indicate that others could go up, the soldiers were delighted.
For example, Liu Yin with a beautiful beard inadvertently plucked out several strands of his beard, or when he was excited, he punched a mountain rock with a fist to open his skin and flesh without feeling any pain. There are still many people who could not help but burst into tears, and Bancheng Man murmured something in his mouth.
Praying for obscene sacrifices in the countryside, etc.
However, they were very restrained and did not cheer as much as they wanted.
After trampling the mountain tops under their feet, it would not be difficult for them to sneak attack on the city.
That night, everyone hung down the ridge with ropes.
On the ninth day, we walked northward along the steep wall for about ten miles, and before noon, we reached the remaining mountains of Liupan Mountain on which Gaoping City rests.
Liu Yin and Jufu ordered all the soldiers to eat and rest on the spot to relieve their fatigue and tense mood after days of climbing, so that they could steal the city after nightfall.
