Three thousand soldiers escorting grain and grass arrived at the military camp in the evening, rested all night, and left the military camp before dawn in the morning.
The cold wind was blowing, and the lights in the big tent were kept on all night. After hearing the news of their departure from the guards, Huang Zhong glanced at Ji Shu, who was sitting in front of the sand table in a daze, and said in surprise.
"Although you always said you agreed to Lu Xun going, before they set off, I thought you would keep Lu Xun. He is young and his merits are enough to be promoted to general. In fact, there is no need to take risks."
Ji Shu seemed to come to his senses after hearing this, smiled, and threw the short stick in his hand into the edge of the sand table.
"Bo Yan's family was in decline. He was still an eleven or twelve-year-old boy when he joined our army in Jingzhou. I was eager to have him under my eyes. But only four years later, he and Han Zong followed Wen Chang galloped to Yizhou, captured the city, drove back the Qin soldiers, and surrendered Liu Zhang, shocking the world."
"Huo Qubing led 800 cavalry in the first battle at the age of seventeen, galloped for hundreds of miles, beheaded more than 2,000 people, and captured the Xiongnu Prime Minister and Chanyu's uncle. He bravely won the three armies and was named the champion. Boyan is not good enough? The young eagle has already When he grows up, he no longer needs my protection. As Wen Chang said, he is eager to take risks and establish great achievements. Don't you think that the boy Lu Xun is usually stable and respects his teachers? Don't you think that a young man's blood is not hot? ?”
Huang Zhong was at a loss for words. He asked Ji Shu to take a rest early and opened the curtain of the big tent. It was already dawn.
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Ensuring the confidentiality of the operation is just one of the preparations for a successful surprise attack. The Yulin Army gave up their armor with astonishing defense and put on the leather armor of the transport team. This was not only for camouflage, but also to reduce the load when traveling through the mountains.
After several days of marching, they returned directly to Yangping Pass without even entering Duangu County. The guard, General Wang Wei, had been waiting for a long time. He received Ji Shu's secret letter and prepared compressed dry food, short knives, short bows and cotton-padded clothes to keep out the cold in winter.
The Yulin Army finished changing their clothes, rested for another night, and then headed for Ziwu Valley under the guidance of two hunters. After they left, Yangping Pass was closed, and no one was allowed in or out. Even food and grass would be delayed for ten days before being sent to the front line.
Ziwu Valley.
The weather has turned cold for a long time, but this snow is long overdue.
It snowed all night, and the branches in the forest were covered with a thin layer of snow, and the mountains and rivers thousands of miles away were covered in snow.
call out!
An arrow suddenly hit the feet of a wild boar that was munching on mushrooms leisurely. A slight deviation could hit its thigh. The fatal danger was so close that the wild boar was frightened and ran wildly, howling.
"Oh, why are you so bad at shooting?"
"Stop complaining and chase!"
"Chase! Chase, don't let it run away!"
In the seemingly deserted forest, a dozen figures suddenly rushed out from three directions and faintly surrounded the wild boar.
Although the wild boar ran fast, it swung left and right in panic, and was quickly hit by arrows. It fell to the ground with a groan and kicked its legs.
A dozen or so people came around with smiles. They were wearing tight-fitting cotton clothes and cotton trousers, and they were holding short bows and short knives in their hands. They looked a bit like hunters.
"Let's go, give Commander Wei and the general a taste first!"
The two Yulin Army officers tied the wild boar to a wooden stick with faces full of joy, and they carried it with others towards the camp.
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After passing a guard post in the mountains, we turned into the mountain col and immediately saw a lively camp. Some people were cooking venison soup, while others were cooking wild vegetables and mushrooms.
"Ha, Tao Wu, that's good. Although your hunting team came back late, not many wild boars were hunted back. This one weighs about three hundred kilograms, and can make a lot of lard for cooking."
A noncommissioned officer patted the hanging wild boar, thinking that his pot of wild vegetables always felt less flavorful without adding some lard.
Are you thinking about my things?
The chief minister named Tao Wu rolled his eyes when he heard this and replied while walking forward.
"The wild boar I caught will be roasted later. I will send it to Commander Wei and the general first. You? Wait until we have leftovers, and then we'll see if there's any more for you."
Tsk!
The sergeant who spoke earlier smacked his lips.
"Old Tao, you are becoming more and more ruthless. Didn't you get a share of the fresh pot of mushroom soup our team cooked yesterday?"
When Tao Wu heard this, he was so angry that his teeth itched.
"If it weren't for your mushroom soup, wouldn't everyone in our team have diarrhea last night?"
The sergeant shrank his head, and his momentum suddenly weakened.
"Old Tao, the other hunting teams have already started cooking. If you don't clean up quickly, the general and others will be full later."
Tao Wu snorted and stopped caring.
What the sergeant said was correct. Other hunting teams would basically bring soup to the tent when they came back. Wei Yan, Lu Xun, and Chen Wu had already eaten and were sitting around studying the simple map drawn by the scout. .
Ahead, there are mountains and rivers, winding streams, thick trees, and no way to go. There is only a steep mountain road on the cliff, which is only one person wide. Looking down, there is a cliff of ten thousand feet.
There was a long journey with no way to find food and no place to rest. It takes half a day to walk to reach a flat valley, and the scouts have only just explored this place.
The road ahead is bumpy.
After looking at it, Lu Xun said.
"Wei Shuai, you can only bring 3,000 people to the show here. It's not a grand event."
Wei Yan glanced at him with his eyes hanging.
"Is your skin itchy?"
Lu Xun pretended to sigh.
"Wei Shuai, I am analyzing this carefully. It is not safe for you to make a surprise attack on Chang'an. The old thief Dong Zhuo is very suspicious. The elite Xiliang cavalry are always defending themselves. The palace is heavily guarded, and I heard that there is a secret passage leading directly to the outside of the city. Even if there is a secret passage leading directly to the outside of the city. I am confident that the Yulin army can attack the palace, and I estimate that the old thieves can also escape to Tongguan. The surprise attack on Wancheng makes this operation meaningful, but the three thousand people are really few. When Ma Chao withdraws, Wei Shuai, Are you really confident that you can hold on?"
"Okay, okay. By saying this, don't you just want to test whether I still have the idea of attacking Chang'an?"
Wei Yan said impatiently.
"Since I have issued a military order in front of the military advisor, I will not go back on it. The military order is like a mountain and will never be changed. You are the only one who has a lot of ideas."
Lu Xun secretly breathed a sigh of relief. With Wei Yan's words, the two of them have the same goal, so they can be considered united.
He quickly apologized.
"Commander Wei is true to his word, and he is admirable! Lu Xun will definitely follow Commander Wei as his leader, lead by example, and fight to the death!"
Wei Yan choked and felt helpless. He felt that Lu Xun was getting more and more tactful in his words, often half-truths and half-falsehoods, which made him unpredictable. He had no choice but to kick Lu Xun's ass angrily.
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