The sky is clear blue, the wind is refreshing, and white clouds are chasing each other.
Let the sunlight falling on the rolling mountains turn into mottled spots and blur, and the light and shadow are everywhere as far as the eye can see.
The abundant rain in summer makes the trees on the mountains put on new clothes and look extra refreshing, as vibrant as the people walking here.
A military flag with the word "Han" embroidered on it made the sound of hunting as they marched towards Jiameng Pass on the Jiange Road (Dajian River Gorge).
Jiange Road runs through the mountains. The road is narrow and narrow, and the soldiers pushing wheelbarrows walking along it are like a red and black silk thread, stretching for several miles.
This is a new branch of the Han Dynasty named "Xuanwu".
As soon as people heard this name, they thought it was arrogant and domineering, which was different from Prime Minister Zhuge Liang's daily behavior style.
In fact, the earliest building name given by the Prime Minister was "牂獠".
Like "Qingqiang", "訳域", etc., it is derived from the fact that most of the army sergeants are people with beasts of burden.
However, when the title was presented to Emperor Liu Chan and presented with ceremonial banners and other items, the Emperor specially wrote in handwriting to the Prime Minister and changed it to "Xuanwu".
"Book of Rites·Quli" says: "Xuanwu is a tortoise. A tortoise has armor, which can be used to protect against insults."
"Zuo Zhuan" says: "Xuanwu is in the north. Turtle and snake are two insects that are both Xuanwu. Therefore, snakes are the abode of Xuanwu and the star of weakness and danger."
The emperor claimed that the reason for renaming the building "Xuanwu" was to protect the north.
In response to this, the Prime Minister smiled and let it go.
But when Zheng Pu heard this, his heart was quite disgusted.
Black warrior, snake and turtle have the same ears!
In his mind, he felt that the emperor changed the title because he had seen his servants in the begging house sucking the blood of worms in the past, and he had heard that the beastmen had always eaten rice, rice, and snake soup.
Of course, Zheng Pu is the Xuanwu Governor.
He also received an order from the Prime Minister's Office to collect grain, fodder and baggage from Zitongfu County and escort him to Hanzhong County.
There is still no news as to when King Qiang Duan of Di in Yinping will be attacked.
However, Zheng Pu's mind at the moment was not on the attack.
The reason is that when walking on the Jiange Road, no one can be distracted.
No matter how fearless you are, if you occasionally glance at the abyss outside the wooden railing of the plank road, you will become focused.
The road to Shu is as difficult as climbing to the blue sky.
Since the pre-Qin Dynasty developed the Jinniu Road along the Jialing River (Western Han River), and later discovered the Bailong River Valley, which is wider and easier to navigate, the road from Shu to Wudu County is now about three hundred miles long (Hanli, later the same)
).
Four passes were set up respectively.
From south to north, they are Jianmen Pass, Jiameng Pass, Baishui Pass and Guancheng Pass.
Along the way there are gorges between two mountains approaching each other, or valleys carved out by rivers. The widest part is about forty miles, and the narrowest point is less than one mile. Among them, almost half of the distance requires the use of plank roads.
Even though he was marching lightly, his heart palpitated endlessly.
Transporting grain and baggage was even more difficult.
Even if there is a slender wheelbarrow that is easier to control, soldiers will still have to carry it on their shoulders when encountering the stone steps that rise step by step along the way.
The Jiange Road is only fifty or sixty miles long, and at the speed of marching on flat ground, it can only be traveled in one day.
However, it took Zheng Pu and his party a full four days to catch sight of the majestic Jiameng Pass.
well.
It is the ambition of our generation to march out of Guanlong and launch a northern expedition against the Wei Dynasty!
However, if we cannot solve the problem of heavy and difficult transportation of grain and fodder in Shu, we may not be able to fulfill our ambition!
Even if a wheelbarrow is made, it will not be of much benefit in transportation.
Stopping at the Jiameng Pass city wall, holding on to the crenelations that had become mottled by the harshness of time, Zheng Pu looked at the Maming Pavilion Road in front of the pass and sighed in his heart.
At this time, night has enveloped the earth.
The chirping of insects in midsummer alternates with the loud grunting of soldiers inside the pass.
"Warlord, are you worried about walking on the Maming Pavilion Road tomorrow?"
Just as he was frowning and thinking, a voice of concern came from his side.
Looking sideways, he saw Huo Yi walking up to him at some point and inserting the torch in his hand into the hole in the low wall.
Seeing him looking at him, he continued without waiting for a reply, "I just looked for Bu Qu and the guard to ask. Although the Maming Pavilion Road is more dangerous than the Jiange Road, it is better because there are mostly plank roads and there are few stone steps.
At the climbing point, the marching speed should be faster. And the outer railings of the wooden plank road are surrounded by iron ropes, so the soldiers can walk with less fear."
Well, many of the soldiers who followed Huo Jun to defend Jiameng Pass in the past are Huo Yi's current troops, and they know the Maming Pavilion Road best.
"good!"
After hearing this, Zheng Pu couldn't help but clapped his hands and praised, "Shao Xian takes charge of his duties. He thinks everything through, no matter how big or small. What worries do I have?"
"The governor has given me a thumbs up."
With a smile and modesty, Huo Yi continued, "Warlord, we will march tomorrow. Please let my Bu Qu hold the Yunnan horse that Fu Qian is riding."
"Well, why?"
Not knowing what was going on, Zheng Pu raised his eyebrows and asked, "Fu Qian's Yunnan horse is quite docile, but is it dangerous to pass through this pavilion road?"
"No, be careful with your upper ears."
Huo Yi shook his head slightly and explained it accordingly.
Mamingge Road is the road from Jiameng to Baishuiguan. It is opened along the direction of Bailongjiang River and has a total length of about 120 miles.
The pavilion is a tower in the sky.
As the name suggests, this is a road that relies mostly on plank roads and is built on steep cliffs.
Walking on it, you will see Bailongjiang River at your feet, which is extremely thrilling.
Even well-trained war horses that roam the battlefield will be frightened and neigh when they walk on them.
It's not far away. In the past, when the horses of the Houma Chao of Zhuxiang entered Shu and surrendered to the late emperor Liu Bei, when his Xiliang iron horsemen were traveling this way, many horses were frightened and restless, and even fell off the cliff and died.
Therefore, Huo Yi was worried that the Yunnan horse would be frightened and agitated, which would put young Fu Qian in danger.
"I see!"
After Zheng Pu heard this, he couldn't help but nodded repeatedly, "Then Lao Shao will go first."
After he finished speaking, he grinned again and said softly, "Shao Xian respected our ancestors. Back then, at Jiameng Pass, we used hundreds of people to overwhelm Lu's more than ten thousand soldiers. For many years, we could not lose the isolated city and were able to chase it out."
He killed general Xiang Cun outside the pass. Such achievements are rarely seen in ancient times and modern times. I and other future generations are really envious of him."
"Yi, I would like to express my gratitude to the governor for his praise."
When his late father was mentioned, Huo Yi quickly became solemn and thanked him.
Immediately, a hint of sadness appeared on his face, "It has been many years since Xian Kao died of illness, and I have been a seven-foot man for a long time! But I have not made any achievements, which is a disgrace to the name of Xian Kao, and I am a son of a man in vain!"
Zheng Pu also sighed in his heart.
When Huo Yi said this, he remembered the attack on Yinping King Qiang Duan again.
However, with a high-spirited look on his face, he encouraged Huo Yi and said, "Xian Shao is impatient! Now that our army has been awarded the title of establishment and sent to Hanzhong, are we still worried that we will not be able to make any achievements in the future?"
"Exactly what the warlord said!"
As soon as Zheng Pufu finished speaking, before Huo Yi could answer, he was overtaken by Zhao Guang, who was striding forward. "The Northern Expedition against the Wei Dynasty has not yet begun, so why should Mr. Shao say that he has not achieved any meritorious deeds? We, sir, will train our soldiers well. If we can be like tigers and wolves,
That said, maybe he can be awarded the title of Pioneer by the Prime Minister!"
Well, he was on duty tonight and just went to patrol the camp.
Huo Yi waited for him to come forward, then he clenched his fist and punched him, laughing and scolding, "You're so talkative! I don't know what's wrong with you! It's just a temporary feeling!"
"Hahaha~~~~"
Zhao Guang, who had been very familiar with him for a long time, couldn't help laughing loudly.
Huo Yi ignored him, but turned to look at the Bailong River under the bright moon, and said with emotion, "I am a little envious of Brother Wenrong. After recruiting troops, he went straight to Hanzhong County and got the opportunity to replace Liao Canjun in garrison.
I was guarding the siege in Guangshi. I came back from writing a letter a few days ago, claiming that I often have the opportunity to lead my personal guards out for patrols, and that I have personally killed two of them!"
Zhang Bao was actually appointed governor of Guangshi?
Why don't you see Brother Xiuran writing a letter saying evil things?
Hearing this, Zheng Pu couldn't help but be surprised.
He has been staying in the military camp in recent months and does not know much about news from North Korea and China.
Moreover, he had no friendship with Zhang Bao. He only knew that the army led by Zhang Bao was named "蜑獽" by the Prime Minister.
Naturally, the origin of the title is that the two tribes of the army are mainly composed of the two tribes.
"yes!"
Zhao Guang, who had just tried to persuade him not to be impatient, could not help but stand side by side in front of him and said regretfully, "If the soldiers we recruited at that time had moved to Hanzhong County to register households, maybe we could have met him at the same time."
"Heh~~~"
Huo Yi snorted coldly, and glanced sideways, half-smilingly, "The Northern Expedition has not yet begun, what does it mean that meritorious deeds have not been established yet?"
Suddenly, Zhao Guang's face froze.
Not to be outdone, he punched me and said, "You talk too much!"
"Hahaha~~~~~"
"Hahaha~~~~~"
Then, the two young men laughed heartily.
And Zheng Pu, who saw the two of them playing around, couldn't help but smile.
He also stepped forward sideways, stopped side by side with them, and looked at the canyon outside the pass with his hands behind his hands.
But I saw the bright moon bursting like mercury, spreading all over the world, spreading on the Bailong River, rippling silky waves, like a silver thread, winding away with the hope of people on the pass to make achievements.
Day and night.
Just looking at it, his heart suddenly stopped again.
He suddenly remembered that Zhuge Qiao and Guan Xing had been sent by the Prime Minister to garrison camps in various counties and counties since last year, where they ate and lived with the soldiers and observed and practiced military affairs. Mi Wei and Pang Pang, who had returned from recruiting soldiers in Wenshan County,
Hong was sent to conquer the West as a general, and Chen, the governor of Yong'an, came to train under his command.
In addition, Zhang Bao has now succeeded Liao Hua and been appointed as the Governor of Guangshi.
It also means that Prime Minister Zhuge Liang has quietly given authority and experience to the new army members who have been awarded the title of establishment, as well as to the younger generations who have been promoted!
The second generation of the Han Dynasty has made great contributions, and all the fledglings have spread their wings!
And the Xuanwu Army he led was just to escort food and baggage to Hanzhong County?
Zhao Guang and Huo Yi never had a chance to fight. How could the prime minister turn a blind eye and see evil?
As for my promotion too fast in the past two years, there is no need to worry about whether the Prime Minister will consider favoring one over the other and not support him too much.
Since the Battle of Yiling, the Prime Minister has always been determined to support the underachievers without hesitation.
For example, Ma Su was recruited to join the army before Jiang Wan.
For example, Ma Zhong was praised by the late emperor. The prime minister first promoted him to the position of subordinate governor, and then appointed him as the prefect of Zanggao, allowing him to single-handedly lead an army to attack the Nanzhong rebellion.
Now I am no different!
Well, if that's the case, wouldn't it be up to me to defeat King Yinping Di, Qiang Duan?
No wonder, as our supervisor, Brother Zi Rui was assigned by the Prime Minister to do other things more than ten days before the order to protect the food supply was issued, and was sent to Yang'ankou to look for Ma Dai.
The so-called other matters should be to seek out Ma Dai to recruit a few subordinates who are familiar with Qiang and Di affairs and the terrain, right?
After all, there were many Di people from Wudu among the Xiliang cavalry who followed Ma Chao of Zhuxiang into Shu, and now they are all under the command of Ma Dai.
Ha, I was too late!
In an instant, my mind was filled with thoughts.
Zheng Pu couldn't help but feel that the winding way to Bailong River in his eyes was so charming.
Turning his head slightly, he saw Zhao Guang and Huo Yi still leaning against the wall with a look of sadness, and couldn't help but smile again.
However, he did not tell him what he had in mind.
It is a serious crime to talk too much about military affairs!
Even if the Prime Minister is different from him, he will never let him go lightly.
Therefore, he coughed a few times, and when Huo and Zhao turned their heads to look around, he said in a calm tone, "It's night, and we still have to trek tomorrow, so please take a rest."
"promise!"
Hearing this, both Huo and Zhao took the order and left.
The next day, when I stepped onto the Maming Pavilion Road, I saw many of the people who grew up in the mountain ranges had pale faces.
Walking on a wooden plank road that is no more than a foot wide, being squeezed by the cliffs on both sides and being hit by the whistling mountain wind, the feeling cannot be known to those who have not experienced it firsthand!
Dozens of Yunnan horses in the army were all blindfolded with cloth and led by Huo Yi's troops, so they could barely walk among them.
Occasionally, he would neigh in surprise because the iron chain guard chain tied to the wooden pillar would be swayed wildly by the mountain wind.
It also made everyone feel uneasy, fearing that they would be frightened and become restless.
And Zheng Pu finally knew why Huo Jun was able to kill General Zhang Lu and Xiang Cun in the past.
Presumably, it was when Zhang Lu's army was withdrawing, it was behind the Cun Palace. When Huo Jun saw the enemy troops stepping onto the Maming Pavilion Road, he led his elite troops to attack. Taking advantage of the fact that the enemy troops were blocked in the pavilion road and could not return to help, Huo Jun was able to kill the thieves chief!
Among them, keen observation and decisiveness to capture fighter planes are indispensable.
Well, I don’t know if Huo Yi is like his father?
If not, will King Qiang Duan of Yin Ping be allowed to lead the front in this campaign?
However, how could Zhao Guang, who also wanted to seek merit in battle, not feel that he was favoring one over another?
Just do it and think about it.
Zheng Pu held on to the iron chain and walked slowly to protect Fu Qian on the inside of the plank road.
But he didn't want to. Fu Qian raised his head, showing a trace of stubbornness on his face, "Sir, I am not afraid of heights, nor are I afraid of dangerous roads. Why don't you go and supervise other soldiers?"
Uh, this guy!
A smile couldn't help but appear in his heart. Zheng Pu calmed down and said, "Boy, you are noisy! Since you are not afraid of dangerous roads, then recite the book! Do you know by heart the "捭阖tactic" I taught you?"
"Mr. Hui, Wei Zeng."
He lowered his head and Fu Qian answered in a voice like a mosquito.
Immediately, he hurriedly raised the flying tongs chapter of "捭阖CE" that he had been holding on to in his hand, and recited it loudly.
The familiar voice reached his ears, and Zheng Pu felt a little relieved.
At least, seeing the shaky iron chain didn't seem to faze him so much.
Um?
iron chain?!
Suddenly his eyes widened, Zheng Pu looked back and forth at the steep mountain wall outside the pavilion.
It seems that a ropeway can be built here, and a pulley can be used to hang the grain, so that the grain can be transported by high and low gravity inertia, right?
The water of Shujiang River smells refreshing.
The iron from the ancient stone mountains in Linqiong County, Shu County is known for its strength.
As for Xi Cao Pu Yuan of Xiangfu, he is known for his unique and unusual casting methods. He should be able to smelt good steel to make pulleys, right?
Thanks to book friend "Zhuge Dali's First Boyfriend" for the reward.
Regarding the topography and geography in the article, many book friends probably don’t like it, but they can’t help but write about it. Historically, the prime minister’s Northern Expedition was unsuccessful, mainly due to the failure of logistics. If the logistics problem is not handled well, this article will be distorted. Furthermore, to be honest
