Fenghou

Chapter 364 Raiders

Jiang Yanxian was taken aback, "Ziwu Valley must be blocked by heavy snow now, so it's hard to go!"

Chen Qing smiled slightly: "I know Ziwu Valley will be blocked by heavy snow, but it should be possible this year. The golden soldiers just passed through Ziwu Valley a few days ago, and Wanyan Wushu helped me find the way ahead of time."

"That's true. Walking through the Meridian Valley can indeed send a surprise army into the pass and avoid the [-] puppet Qi troops in Shangzhou. The biggest problem is the worry of the general. How to solve the problem of food and grass?"

Chen Qing nodded, "This is what worries me the most, not only food, but also fodder!"

Jiang Yan thought for a while and said: "The closest to Ziwu Valley is Shiquan County, but I guess Shiquan County has no more grain and grass, but there should be some forage collected before Shiquan County, at least wheat straw can guarantee it. I just saw Dutong There are like a thousand camels in the army, and they can use the straw along the way."

"and then?"

"Then Dutong can take advantage of the characteristics of winter to carry supplies, use sleds or ice sleds to transport supplies, a horse can pull five or six times the usual weight, not to mention there are camels in the Dutong army."

Chen Qing's eyes lit up, sled!He really didn't think of this way.

Chen Qing pondered for a while and asked: "The sledge you mentioned refers to the Han River?"

Jiang Yanxian nodded, "The so-called ice sled is actually a small boat. Just install two hockey sticks at the bottom of the boat. Put supplies, tents and other materials in the boat, and let the camels pull them to walk on the ice. You can also walk on the snow when you go ashore. , plus the supplies along the way, Beizhi thinks it is possible to pass through the Meridian Valley."

"If you can solve the food problem, then go to Meridian Valley!"

Jiang Yanxian reminded again: "Of course you can go to Ziwu Valley, but don't forget to pretend to attack Shangzhou and make Wan Yanchang misjudge."

"I'm afraid it will be difficult to hide it from Wan Yanchang!"

Jiang Yanxian smiled slightly and said: "Wan Yanchang is not a god, he can't have clairvoyance, seeing how Dutong is marching, he must analyze it through Shangzhou's battle report, and Dutong sent people to attack Wuguan with bluff, such as attacking with fire or something. , let the puppet Qi army feel tremendous pressure. The news they gave Wanyanchang must be exaggerated. After Wanyanchang realized the truth, Dutong had already entered Guanzhong. As long as Yan Wushu doesn't invade Bashu, he will have to retreat!"

Chen Qing immediately adopted Jiang Yanxian's plan and began to collect ships and supplies.

At noon of the next day, Zheng Ping led [-] infantry, dressed up as [-] people, and marched to Wuguan in Dengzhou.

Chen Qing set off at night. He led [-] cavalry along the south bank of the Han River, while [-] cold-resistant camels pulled [-] supply boats and sleds through the snow-covered Han River. The supplies were food, frozen meat, spirits, tents, kerosene, gunpowder, etc. They marched in a low-key manner and went westward silently.

Wanyan Wushu led [-] cavalry to walk for five full days. Their goal was to cross Micang Mountain and enter Bashu. After trekking hard for five days, hundreds of soldiers fell to their deaths. They came to the plank road.

There are four plank roads in Micang Road. This is also the longest plank road. It is about ten miles long. There is no road here. We can only build plank roads on the cliffs. People continue to walk along the plank roads. On the left is the abyss. If you are less courageous, you dare not walk on the plank road at all.

The fundamental reason why Deng Ai became a famous general of the Three Kingdoms is that he walked through the road of Shu. Walking out of a flat path, the army can survive, this is a feat that has never been done before, and he can become a famous general.

The risk of Wanyan Wushu's army going to Mi Cang Road is also huge. If after ten days of walking, he finds that the road ahead is blocked and the food is gone, what will they do?In the end, it must be to kill the horse to save life. If the back road is cut off again, the whole army must be wiped out.

Wanyan Wushu's army finally encountered danger, the soldiers in front were making noise, Wanyan Wushu said angrily, "What's the noise?"

A soldier rushed to report, "Report to Marshal Du, the plank road ahead has been burned down, brothers can't get through!"

Wanyan Wushu was taken aback, got off his horse, and went to have a closer look, only to see that the plank road on the cliff was burnt to pieces, stretching for more than ten miles, basically destroyed.

Fu Xuan also stared at the plank road in dismay. He never thought that Liu Ziyu had burned the plank road, and it would not be repaired in a month or two.

"Fu Dutong, what's going on?" Wanyan Wushu asked sharply.

Fu Xuan was sweating profusely and replied: "I don't know, I don't know. It was fine when I left before. It must be that Liu Ziyu burned the plank road when he retreated."

"Let me ask you, is there another way to go?"

Fu Xuan shook his head, "This is the only way!"

"You mean, I have to turn around and go back now?" Wanyan Wushu gritted his teeth.

With bitterness in his heart, Fu Xuan knelt down on one knee and pleaded guilty, "I'm guilty of a humble job!"

Wanyan Wushu was extremely annoyed, no wonder this Fu Xuan was underestimated in the Song army, he really had no skills, wouldn't he send someone to scout the way first?
Hatred turned to hate, but Wanyan Wushu had no choice but to snort heavily, "The whole army turned around and headed back!"

The rear team of [-] gold soldiers became the front team and began to turn around and walk back.

What worries Wanyan Wushu the most is food. They have carried dry food for seven or eight days, and now it has been five days, that is to say, they must walk out of the rice barn road within three days, otherwise they will be in big trouble. They could finally kill horses to satisfy their hunger, but none of the Jurchens were willing to kill their precious war horses.

"Pass my order, speed up and march!"

Wanyan Wushu was so anxious that he wished he could fly out of Mi Cang Road with his wings.

Chen Qing marched along the Han River for four days. The ice surface of the Han River was as smooth as a mirror, covered with a thick layer of snow. The sleds walked on the ice like silk, and the camels also walked relatively easily. The belly of each camel Thick blankets were wrapped around their upper and legs to protect their internal organs from the cold.

This afternoon, the team arrived in Shiquan County. The mountain road was steep and rugged, and the sleds could not walk. The army had to abandon the ships, but the horses and camels could not carry so much supplies. Armed with food, grass, fire oil, the team began to march north along the official road.

In Shiquan County, the team got a supply. Jiang Yanxian's judgment was correct. The food in the official warehouse was empty, and only [-] dans of fodder were supplied. The people spontaneously collected more than [-] pigs and sheep for the Song Army.

After resting for two days, the team continued to march north. This is a mountainous area with slippery ice and snow roads. The road was very difficult and dangerous. The team walked very slowly. It took three full days to reach the entrance of Meridian Valley. The army was exhausted, and the army had only enough food for eight days up.

Chen Qing regretted it a bit. He should not go to Ziwu Valley, but to Shangzhou. He never thought that Ziwu Valley would be so difficult to walk in winter. Before the army led by Wanyan Wushu went down the mountain, it was of course easier. Now he It's uphill, and it's really hard.

Fortunately, he finally reached the entrance of Ziwu Valley, Chen Qing immediately ordered the army to rest on the spot, and sent scouts to investigate at Ziwu Pass ten miles away.

Yang Zaixing stepped forward and clasped his fists and said, "Du Tong, I'm humbled to ask for orders to lead the army to capture Ziwu Pass!"

Chen Qing said with a smile: "Wait a minute and see how the scouts investigate!"

At dusk, Zhao Xiaoyi came back with a few scouts. He smiled at Chen Qing and said, "It's the right way to come to Meridian Pass. The guards over there never thought that there would be troops coming."

"How do you tell?"

"There are almost no soldiers on the pass, at most [-] or [-] people, and the rest of the soldiers are hiding in tents under the mountains."

"What is the flag on the pass?" Chen Qing asked.

Zhao Xiaoyi said bitterly: "It is no longer the flag of the Song army, but the wolf flag of the Jin soldiers!"

After thinking for a moment in Chen Qing's mind, he knew how to attack Meridian Pass.

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[Sorry, the winter solstice is off!Normal update in the afternoon, sorry! 】

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