The last three kingdoms

Chapter 123 March!March!
Tian Zhang was at a loss, Zhong Hui said with a smile: "Just received the latest information from Shuzhong, the senior officials of the Shu Kingdom have noticed the Yinping Trail, Lieutenant Youcheng Liu Yin suggested strengthening the defense of Jiangyou Fucheng and asked the imperial court to send troops to guard the Yinping Trail , Although Liu Chan, the puppet emperor against Shu, did not send troops to the Yinping trail, but Liu Yin's opinion has been adopted, and Jiangyou Fucheng and other places are already strictly guarded."

"How reliable is this news?" Tian Zhang has some doubts. After all, the two sides are now in a state of war, and the precautions are very strict, and a lot of information needs to be screened.

"This information comes from Lieutenant Qingniao of Jian Military Academy. He is the number one spy of the Great Wei. The reliability of the information he conveyed is over [-]% reliable. The defense map of Hanzhong is his masterpiece. Because of the defense map he passed back, we Only then can you take Hanzhong lightly, and this is the first achievement in taking Hanzhong, none other than the blue bird." Mentioning the blue bird, Zhong Hui's face is full of admiration.

There was a little regret on Tian Zhang's face, and he said: "It seems that the plan to attack the Yinping Trail is no longer possible, and it will be very difficult to destroy the Kingdom of Shu in a short time."

On Zhong Hui's face, there was also a strange and sinister smile. "Since Deng Ai wants to die, he will be fulfilled tomorrow. Tian Zhang, you take 2000 troops and follow Deng Ai to wait for the opportunity to act. If Deng Ai is defeated by the Shu army, he can replace him." Zhong Hui will secretly The letter moved to the side of the candle, watching the secret letter burn until it was ashes, Zhong Hui gently flicked the remaining ash on his hand. "In addition, this secret report must never be known to Deng Ai. From now on, no one but you and I will know the content of this information."

Tian Zhang suddenly realized, and said: "The governor's plan to kill people with a knife is really clever."

Zhong Hui said with a sinister smile: "Since it is destined to be a road of no return, why not push the boat along the way? This time, the governor led a crowd of more than [-]. If Deng Ai took the lead, wouldn't it make the world ridicule and break Jiang Wei's plan? It has already been done. After the Yinping Xiaodao is completed, the governor will implement it."

The next day, Zhong Hui summoned Deng Ai and other generals to discuss matters.Zhong Hui fully agreed with Deng Ai's plan and gave him high praise, which was a bit beyond Deng Ai's expectations. Although Zhong Hui's attitude was very different from yesterday and today, Deng Ai did not suspect him. The meeting proposed that Tian Zhang lead two thousand soldiers and horses as his backup, and Deng Ai also agreed.

After the discussion was over, Deng Ai immediately got up to say goodbye, and quickly returned to Yinping Bridge.

In fact, Deng Ai's plan to smuggle across the Yinping Trail had already been made when he met Zhong Hui, and the preliminary preparations had been completed. After returning to Yinping Bridge, Deng Ai immediately ordered troops to march on the Yinping Trail.

His son Deng Zhong said with some concern: "Zhong Hui agreed so readily, is there something tricky about it? Father still needs to carefully consider it."

Deng Ai laughed and said: "There are extraordinary people first, and then there are extraordinary things. Zhong Hui regards me as a mediocre person. I guess I will not be able to get Chengdu, so I will take it for him to have a look. I won Hanzhong and thought it was a great achievement. If I hadn't caught Jiang Wei in Dazhong, how would Zhonghui have him today? When I take Chengdu, it will be ten times better than taking Hanzhong."

So Deng Ai raised the tent, gathered all the generals in the tent, and said: "Today, a certain soldier wants to take advantage of the Yinping trail and take Chengdu. If he succeeds, all of you will be immortal achievements. It's just that the mountain road is difficult and dangerous. Are you willing to accompany me?"

All the generals said in unison: "I would like to obey the governor's order, go through fire and water, and die!"

Deng Ai nodded in satisfaction. All the generals under his tent were his confidantes who had followed him to fight in Longxi for many years. Although this mission was dangerous, none of them backed down, which showed Deng Ai's rigorous management of the army.Now he ordered Deng Zhong to lead 5000 elite soldiers to open the way, without armor, with light clothes and simple obedience, each holding an axe, chisel, knife and saw, to open roads in the mountains, and build bridges in the water, so as to create convenient conditions for the follow-up army to march.The remaining [-] people, abandoning their baggage, carts and horses, all walked lightly, each with only their own weapons and dry food ropes, and headed for the Yinping trail.

This is a road that has never been walked before, with cliffs, dangerous mountains and bad waters, full of unknown dangers, but Deng Ai's heart is like a rock, even if there is no road, he will find a way out.

No matter who, no matter what, can no longer stop Deng Ai's determination to move forward.

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After setting off from Chengdu, Liu Yin immediately felt that the marching speed of the team was slower than he expected. The last time he went from Chengdu to Hanzhong, he accompanied dozens of people, all of whom were riding horses. The speed was naturally much faster, but this march, although Liu Yin The waiters still rode horses, but most of the troops were infantry, who could only walk, and there were also carts for transporting grain, grass, firearms and ordnance, which were really not much faster than ox carts.

Although the physical fitness of these private soldiers is quite good, Liu Yin doesn't want to consume their precious physical strength and energy during the march. After all, they will devote themselves to the real fierce battle after arriving in Jiangyou. Now they have fully maintained their physical strength. Totally must.

Liu Yin secretly calculated that he originally planned to arrive in Jiangyou in ten days, but now it seems that this is almost an impossible task, at least there will be a delay of three or two days, but this should be within an acceptable range. Even if Ai set off at the same time, the Yinping Trail is much more difficult than the Shuzhong Avenue, and he would have to spend at least twice as long to reach Yinping. Liu Yin should still have enough time, so there is no need to worry about this.

It was October, and the weather was getting cooler. According to the climate in the north, it should have entered winter with heavy snow covering the ground, but the climate in central Sichuan was still in late autumn. Although it was cool, there was no biting cold wind, which was for Liu Yin The march did not cause much trouble.

But the further north you go, the higher the terrain, and the cooler the weather, especially in the morning and evening, the chill is striking.Living in the open air is the most serious test for this team.In order to go on the road, there is no time to light a fire for two meals a day to cook. Basically, it is water and dry food. The camp at night is to build a few simple tents. Since the march is in the territory of Shu, Liu Yin does not need to worry about being suddenly attacked by the enemy. , although there are rotating guards at night, the security intensity is not too high, and the camp is also very simple.

Fortunately, the loyalty of these private soldiers is relatively high. Although the conditions are difficult, everyone has no complaints and carried out Liu Yin's orders to the letter. It can be seen that Liu Yin's short-term high-intensity training in the past few days has been fruitful.

This also gave Liu Yin great confidence. Only a team with high discipline and not afraid of hardship is a team that can fight tough battles.

Leaving Chengdu, passing through Mianzhu, and crossing Fucheng, after a long trek all the way, Jiangyou Pass is not far away.

(End of this chapter)