Great Wei Nengchen

However, three days have passed, and Xiao Yi is not abnormal at all. He just keeps sending more people to the Liupan Mountain area, which reassures Xia Houyuan. At the same time, he is also a little anxious. It's time!

So at noon on the fourth day, Xia Houyuan marched to Longyou with a force, and on the night he left, Xiao Yi issued a military order:

Arrest Xiahou and his son's eyeliners in the army secretly, and let them disappear forever. Xiahouheng and Xiahouba who are recovering from their injuries are also put under house arrest. Let them rest well and don't step out of the big tent!

Then he summoned his confidant generals, secretly mobilized troops, prepared to go to Ziwu Valley, enter Hanzhong, take Nanzheng City in one fell swoop, and open the north gate of Yizhou!

Chapter 1463 Meridian Valley, Land of Life and Death ([-])

"Da da da!"

"咴! -- 咴! 咴!"

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In the 15th year of Jian'an - summer, in the middle of the night on June [-], a team left the Meiwu camp. There was no grand expedition ceremony, no loud drums and trumpets, and not even a big flag. The sound of footsteps, interspersed with the neighing of war horses...

There were not many troops in the expedition, [-] Danyang soldiers were in the vanguard, [-] evil ghosts were in the rear, and Xiao Yi's [-] soldiers were in the middle, a total of [-] soldiers, Dian Wei, Huang Zhong, Huang Xu, Deng Ai, Sun Shao and Xiao's sons went to war with the army.

The main army has gone to attack Hanzhong in three ways, and some of them will be stationed in the base camp. There are not many troops that can be mobilized. Even though Meiwu is far away from the battlefield, and Chang'an City relies on each other, Xiao Yi is still a little worried. !

There is no shortage of bold people in the world, what if you go to Ziwu Valley and surprise soldiers attack Nanzheng at the same time, what if the other party does the opposite and also sends troops to attack Meiwu? There are countless ordnance, food and grass, supplying hundreds of thousands of troops consume.

Therefore, [-] iron armored troops were left behind to guard the Meiwu camp. Chang'an City also had tens of thousands of troops stationed there. , Also guard against internal thieves!

Although Xia Houyuan was fooled away, he may turn back at any time, and after Cao Cao knows the situation, he may also send a new supervising army. These things have to be guarded against?

Besides, the Ziwu Valley plank road is narrow and difficult to walk, not to mention that there are too many people and horses to walk away, and the logistics supply is also a big problem. It is better to lead a small number of elite soldiers and pass through quickly, killing the enemy by surprise!

The north entrance of Meridian Valley is sixty miles away from Chang'an, and more than three hundred miles away from Meiwu. If it is a cavalry march, it can be reached in one day and night. Xiao Yi led the infantry team, but it took seven days to arrive, and they couldn't advance every day. Forty or fifty miles, in order to preserve the physical strength of the soldiers.

After the men and horses arrived, they were not in a hurry to enter Meridian Valley. Instead, they repaired on the spot for two days to make final preparations before the expedition. Xiao Yi led a group of generals to climb a nearby hillside to observe the terrain of the Qinling Mountains...

"The peaks and ridges are like clusters, and the waves are like anger. People say that the Qinling Mountains are the dragon's veins in Guanzhong. It's not bad at all, but it has the momentum of a dragon coiling the land!"

"A dragon vein corresponds to a dynasty with a surname. The Qinling Mountains are like huge waves and mountains. They are like the image of a dragon leaping across the world. Therefore, the Great Qin annexed six countries and unified the land of China and Kyushu. Unfortunately, those who are too powerful often have insufficient stamina. Great Qin II died!"

"The dragon veins of the Zhou Dynasty are in Qishan Mountain, the dragon veins of the Qin Dynasty are in the Qinling Mountains, and the dragon veins of the Han Dynasty are in Mount Mangdang. I don't know where the next giant dragon will soar, and how long it will be for the country... There is a dragon on the mountain wall over there. Handwriting?"

After a group of people climbed the hillside, they were shocked by the landscape in front of them. They saw peaks and ridges, ridges and ridges, emerald green beyond the edge, and white mist rising up. It was like a dream world!

Ziwu Valley is in the middle of the mountains, winding and rugged like a snake path, with long white clouds above, flocks of birds, turbulent river below, roaring tigers and monkeys, which caused echoes in the empty valley...

No one has walked on the plank road for hundreds of years, and it has long since rotted into disrepair. Only some stone pillars, stone piles, and stone holes are left densely distributed on the cliff.

On the stone wall on the east side, there are rows of cursive essays carved, each of which is six or seven feet in size. Although it has been eroded by wind and rain and covered by moss, everyone can still clearly identify it:

"Gaozu was ordered to prosper in Hanzhong. The road was scattered from Ziwu to Qin, and the throne was established. The Han clan was established, and then Ziwu. The separation is even more difficult..."

It is the famous "Ode to the Stone Gate", also known as "Ode to Yang Mengwen", which was written by Wang Sheng, the prefect of Hanzhong, and Yang Mengwen, the captain of Sili, in the second year of Jianhe in the Eastern Han Dynasty. The story of Liu Bang's entry into Hanzhong.

After the Kwantung Allied Forces overthrew the Tyrant Qin, Xiang Yu enfeoffed eighteen princes and kings in one fell swoop. Because he was afraid that Liu Bang's talent would threaten his own rule, he made him King of Han, managed Bashu, and remote places in Hanzhong, and set his capital in Nanzheng City. !

When the Han army went to Nanzheng, they took the plank road of Ziwu Valley. When they saw the treacherous mountains and difficult roads, the soldiers were reluctant to go forward and asked to go back to Guanzhong. Liu Bang used this force to Opened the prelude to the unification war!

The generals of the Han army would rather go back to Guanzhong and fight hundreds of thousands of Chu troops to the death than take the Hanzhong plank road. It can be seen how difficult it is to walk through the Ziwu Valley, and it is really more terrifying than the murderous Overlord!

Back then, the Han army walked on the plank road that was intact, and they were scared out of their wits. Now Xiao Yi and his party are facing a dilapidated plank road, and there are enemy troops stationed in front, the difficulty has increased by more than ten times!

"Where is the guide, please come and answer!"

"promise!"

"Little people pay homage to Master Sima and all the generals!"

"Please, give wine and meat!"

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In order to pass Ziwu Valley smoothly, Xiao Yi paid a lot of money to hire dozens of guides, all of whom were hunters, woodcutters, and herbalists. They traveled through the deep mountains and old forests all the year round. They are very familiar with the Qinling Mountains and have rich experience in wild survival. .

After these people came over, they knelt on the ground and kowtowed one after another, and some of them were trembling with fright. "Ghost Face Xiao Lang"'s illustrious killing name is well known to all women and children in the world. They are crushing!

"Ziwu Valley runs northeast and southwest, with a total length of 660 miles. The exit is on the north bank of the Han River, and across the river is Nanzheng City. However, since Wang Mang usurped the Han Dynasty, no one has taken this road for more than 200 years!"

"The road that no one walks, naturally no one repairs it. It has been destroyed for a long time. The villain has crossed the Qinling Mountains more than a dozen times. He only took the Baoxie Road and Chencang Road. He really dare not go to the Meridian Valley!"

"I heard from the old people that Meridian Valley is rugged and difficult to navigate. There are countless poisonous snakes, beasts, and miasma in it. The weather is even more unpredictable. Sometimes there are lightning and thunder, sometimes strong winds, and the sound of ghosts crying. Unspeakable things..."

"I've also heard people say that Zhang Tianshi exterminated evil and hypocrites and imprisoned the six-day ghost king and countless demons in Beiyin Fengdu City, and the entrance of Fengdu City is in Ziwu Valley. There is no return!"

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Guides, you and I talked about the Meridian Valley. After talking, I was scared to death. They came to lead the army because they were greedy for rewards. They thought they were just crossing the Qinling Mountains. This dead end!

Had they known this, even if they were given ten times the reward, they would not have dared to take up this job. Gold, silver and jewelry are good, but they are not as important as life, but since it is the next one, there is no reason to quit halfway, otherwise the head will fall immediately !

Therefore, I described the dangers of Ziwu Valley in detail, and hoped that the great Sima would change his mind and not plunge into a dead end, so that they would not have to follow the risk.

After listening to the guides' narration, everyone present was silent. They knew that Ziwu Valley was difficult to walk, but they didn't think it would be difficult to get to this point. In fact, the failure of Ziwu Valley and the sneak attack on Nanzheng was a small matter. Food and grass cut off, a dilemma, trapped to death in the Qinling Mountains, there are many examples of such things in ancient times!

During the Spring and Autumn Period, Duke Huan of Qi led his army to crusade against Guzhu, and turned back from spring to winter. He lost his way and almost fell into a desperate situation. Fortunately, he followed Guan Zhong's advice and found the way by relying on a few old horses. It was quite lucky. There are also unlucky ones!

In the first year of Taichu of the Western Han Dynasty, Emperor Wudi of the Han Dynasty ordered Li Guangli, the general of the second division, to attack Dawan in order to ask for a bloody horse. Because of the difficult roads in the Western Regions, the lack of food, grass, and drinking water, and the fierce resistance of the Dawan people, the Han army was defeated. A fiasco, less than one-tenth of the survivors!

A lesson learned from the past, the difficulty and danger of Meridian Valley is not under the great desert of the Western Regions. Can [-] soldiers walk through it? , and there are strong barriers to rely on...Will the tragic history repeat itself, and how many soldiers can survive?

"My husband is a hero of today. He has fought in the world for more than [-] years. He has never been afraid of hardships and dangers. The soldiers have also experienced hundreds of battles. They have never retreated and won without defeat on the battlefield!"

"But the children are too young, Ziwu Valley is so difficult to navigate, and everywhere is full of dangers, can we keep them and give them to my concubine to take care of them?"

Zhao Yu and Dao Xiang walked over, whispering in Xiao Yi's ear, their words were full of pleading, their eyes were fixed on several children, the oldest Xiao Xuan was 13 years old, and the youngest Xiao Feng was only seven years old!

The plank road in Meridian Valley is extremely difficult and dangerous, and the sneak attack on Nanzheng is full of dangers. Even a warrior who has experienced many battles, I am afraid it will be more dangerous than good, let alone the four children. !

So the two wives discussed and wanted to keep the four children in Guanzhong, and Daoxiang would take good care of them. Zhao Yu accompanied Xiao Yi to Ziwu Valley. As for discouraging the expedition, they never thought about it. I have always known that there are tigers in the mountains, and I prefer to go to the mountains!

"My sons, come here, you have to make a decision!"

"Father, two mothers!"

A man also has a heart of pity for his sons, facing the two begging wives, Xiao Yi, who has always been decisive in killing, couldn't help but soften his heart, and summoned his sons over!

Since leaving Xuchang, Xiao Xuan, Xiao Huang, Xiao Yao, and Xiao Feng have been living in the barracks, eating the same food and receiving the same training as ordinary soldiers, exposed to the wind and rain, but they have suffered a lot!

After a few months, the four children lost a lot of weight, but they also became stronger, like a pack of wolf cubs, who are alive and kicking every day, and this time entering Meridian Valley is also a life test for them!

Chapter 1464 Meridian Valley, Land of Life and Death ([-])