The last three kingdoms

Chapter 297 Inside the Valley

The camp chosen by Chen Shou is in the valley between two snow peaks. The valley mouth is narrow and the mountain road is rugged. No one would have thought that there is a cave in the valley, which is very wide. If one does not enter the valley, it is absolutely impossible to imagine the space in the valley. It's so big.Chen Shou set up his base camp in the valley, which has an excellent hiding effect.

There are soldiers guarding the valley outside closely, and it is absolutely safe to pile up so much food and supplies here.

Liu Yin looked at the camp, smiled at Chen Shou, and said, "The place Cheng Zuo chose is not bad, it's really unique."

Seeing that there was no one around, Chen Shou lowered his voice and said, "The general is planning so carefully this time, but he wants to go north out of the snowy mountains and point directly at Yongliang?" In addition to the grain, grass and dried meat, there are also tens of thousands of winter clothes, and even a lot of ginger. The clever Chen Shou naturally guessed Liu Yin's real intentions, and only more than 3 pieces were filled with raw silk. His winter clothes are enough to prove that Liu Yin has the intention of crossing the snow mountain and going north to Yongliang, otherwise, according to the climate conditions in central Sichuan, these winter clothes are purely redundant.

Liu Yin arranged for Chen Shou to be in charge of the management of the base camp here, but did not explicitly state his plan, which obviously proved that Liu Yin's plan was quite secretive, and Chen Shou asked Liu Yin in private.

Until now, except for the commanders of the battalions, no one else has known the real destination of the trip. Liu Yin has kept the secrecy to the extreme, but as the soldiers arrive at the Daxue Mountain, the final answer will be revealed.

Now that Chen Shou had guessed the result, Liu Yin didn't deliberately hide it anymore, nodded and said, "That's right, that's exactly what I meant."

Although Chen Shou vaguely knew the answer to the mystery, but now that he had received Liu Yin's definite answer, he was still a little startled and said, "This journey is full of hardships and dangers. Although the general is fully prepared, the future is uncertain. I'm afraid it will not be easy."

Liu Yin's ears were almost callused hearing these words, but his inner firmness was never shaken by anyone.Liu Yin smiled slightly and said: "There is nothing difficult in the world, as long as there is a caring heart. Although the snow-capped mountains are dangerous, as long as you have confidence, the road is easy."

After entering the valley, Liu Yin ordered the army to camp on the spot. The valley is very wide, and it is more than enough to accommodate an army of 5000 people. It is not crowded at all.

Liu Yin sent an order to seal the valley entrance, and strictly prohibited anyone from leaving the valley. Then he asked the left and right, "Ajian and the others ever returned?"

As if answering Liu Yin's question, Ah Jian seemed to come out of the ground suddenly, and said to Liu Yin: "Report to the young master, the villain will come back and return."

Liu Yin noticed that A Jian's face was bruised and purple, and his nose was red from the cold, so he couldn't help being moved and said: "A Jian, thank you for your hard work."

"Serving the young master, I will never give up!" Ah Jian's resolute and calm knife-cut face is always so calm. This is the second time that Ah Jian has undertaken a difficult reconnaissance mission. The last time was to go to Yinping Trail to search for Deng Ai's army This time, he went deep into the snow-capped mountains and ice peaks to find a way out.

If A Jian was lucky to meet a few Qiang hunters last time and completed the mission brilliantly, this time he was not so lucky. The entire snow mountain was deserted and he had to rely on his own strength to explore the way.

With the sketches drawn by Liu Yin, it would not make A Jian lose his way in the vast snow-capped mountains, but the map Liu Yin gave was too simple, A Jian could only explore while walking, in the vastness, he was forced to live. A way was found out.

With the detailed map drawn by A Jian, Liu Yin seemed to have taken a reassurance, and his confidence in walking out of the snow-capped mountains was greatly increased. Although this road was traveled by him in his previous life, but it was separated by 800 years. There is no guarantee that the current snow-capped mountains will be exactly the same as those of future generations.Ajian's successful exploration also proved from one aspect that this majestic snow mountain can also be conquered.

After a day of rest, it was finally time for the army to move.

In advance, Liu Yin, Liu Chen, Fu Qian, Huang Chong and others discussed the matter of marching in the big tent. Next, when the supplies were distributed, all the baggage vehicles would be abandoned in the camp in the valley. The mountains of food and supplies will be distributed to individuals.

According to regulations, each soldier will carry one stone of food, one stone is one hundred Han Jin, which is about 13.5 kilograms in later generations, which happens to be one month's food.In addition to food and grass, each soldier will also carry weapons such as bows, arrows, guns and shields. This is the weight after reducing the armor. The average weight of each soldier has reached 150 Han Jin. For the long-distance Shu army, this Still a great test.

As for the standard armor of the Shu army, most of it was discarded by Liu Yin. For long-distance marches, those armors are a burden, especially when crossing snow-capped mountains, the cold and heavy armor is simply a nightmare.

After the armor was reduced, every Shu army received a set of very light winter clothes, a pair of boots made of animal skins, a pair of fur gloves and a leather hat.The winter coat looks very thin, but it is unusually warm when worn on the body. The interlayer of the linen is filled with silk with excellent thermal insulation effect. Originally, only rich gentry could afford silk, but now every ordinary soldier can afford it. can have.

The rest of the supplies are carried by horses and mules. The load capacity of horses and mules is much larger than that of people. The sundries needed for the march are all carried by these mules and horses. Vehicles cannot pass through the snow-capped mountains. Mules and horses became the main force of transportation.

This time, a total of more than [-] mules and horses were raised, which can basically meet the needs of transportation.There were also thousands of horses in the Tiger Cavalry Battalion. Liu Yin ordered all the knights in the Tiger Cavalry Battalion to dismount and walk, and the spare horses would also be used as poor horses to carry supplies.

The distribution of materials by tens of thousands of people was extremely huge and somewhat chaotic, but overall the order was well maintained. However, the soldiers of the Shu army who received the winter clothes and rations were all stunned, at a loss, and whispered to each other. I want to find out what the situation is.

But almost no one could tell what was going on. Gossip and gossip were flying everywhere.

Liu Yin knew that if he continued to conceal it, it would cause instability in the army. Now is the time to explain the details to every soldier, not to mention that at this stage, it doesn't matter to keep it secret.

Liu Yin stood on a boulder, facing the [-]-strong army calmly and calmly.

(End of this chapter)