Chapter 251: Flying Bird Difficulty
Wearing Xie Gong's clogs, we climbed the Qingyun Ladder. ----------Tang Li Bai's "Sleepwalking Tianmu Yin Farewell"
It is said that the fairy Li Shishi was wearing a mountaineering suit and leaning on Chen Long in the boat. She was a whole head shorter than Chen Long, just like a bird clinging to someone. As the boat slid on the mirror-like river, Chen Long suddenly felt a strong feeling between father and daughter. In the end of his life, he wanted to protect this daughter and watch her happily marry the person she loved.
Master Li had been paying attention to Chen Long. When he saw him suddenly blushing and turning pale, he smiled and teased Chen Long: "General, you seem to have something on your mind, right?" Chen Long said with a straight face, pretending to be serious: "My lord's business. , the little girl doesn’t understand.”
"I don't understand, so why don't you let me lead the way?" Master Li said unable to bear it.
Chen Long quickly changed his smile and whispered softly: "That's not what I meant. The roads here are all led by Miss Shishi. Also, my 10,000 troops here also need to be commanded by Miss Shishi."
After hearing this, Master Li took a breath and said, "More than 10,000 people came here? I have never seen so many people in my life."
Chen Long said hurriedly: "They are all my subordinates. Even I have to rely on Miss Shishi to guide me out."
Li Shishi was very proud after hearing this. He didn't expect that he could command so many troops at once and satisfy his addiction to being a general. Then he asked Chen Long: "Then I command ten thousand people. What kind of official am I?"
Chen Long thought quickly and said without hesitation: "A person who can command 10,000 people is at least a division commander." It was the first time that Master Li heard the title of division commander, and he asked confusedly: "Is a division commander very big?"
"It's very big. Let's do this. As long as Miss Shishi is willing, I will make you the geographical counselor of the Qinglong Expeditionary Army. Even I have to listen to you, okay? This is a cadre at the level of a military commander, higher than a division commander."
Master Li's smile was as bright as a flower, and he said with satisfaction: "Hello, military advisor! I have heard of the name military advisor. Everyone is strategizing and winning a victory thousands of miles away!"
Chen Long said: "Exactly! The life and death of the soldiers, movement and stillness, all depend on the strategic planning ability of the military advisor. From today on, the military advisor girl will be the registered military advisor of the Qinglong Army!"
Master Li happily said: "Forget it! From now on, you can just call me Master, without the word "girl" at the end, it's so annoying." Suddenly his face turned cloudy again, and he asked: "What about me, a military advisor? Do I still have to obey your orders?" Chen Long was dumbfounded, thinking that this little loli was really difficult to deal with.
Just playing around like this, soon we arrived at the shore where the Qinglong Army landed. When Li Shishi saw many rattan cages, he felt more and more amused. Chen Longling dragged the boat ashore and hid it with the rattan cages. Thousands of people from the expeditionary force lined up to be inspected. Li Shishi stood tall and tall in front of the queue, while Chen Long, Gao Shun, Zhou Buyi and others stood behind, showing off their mighty attitude.
Chen Long loudly announced the appointment of Li Shishi, and the little girl ordered without shyness: "Our boss, Chen Long, and the Zhou military counselor are in the first group with me, leading five thousand troops. General Gao will lead the second group with five thousand troops." Group, follow up. Now group, the half on my left hand is the first group of 5,000 people." As he said, he stretched out his hand like cutting tofu, and pulled it in the middle, dividing the soldiers in line into two halves.
The Qinglong Expeditionary Force looked at each other in confusion, wondering whether they should execute it or not. They all stared at Chen Long motionless. Chen Long shouted: "What are you looking at! You haven't followed the military order yet!"
After all, the Qinglong Army was well-trained and quickly switched into two teams. The army was busy but not chaotic, and the soldiers were lined up neatly. Master Li was overjoyed to see it. He pointed to a green mountain far behind with his hand and said: "The target is the Jiange Plank Road. The first step is to reach that high mountain. The first group comes with me!" In one step, he stepped onto a huge stone, showing Produces quite good Qinggong.
Chen Long tilted his head and signaled Lu Chang to escort Zhou Buji. He jumped onto the boulder and personally protected Li Shishi. Seeing that Master Li was walking in a hurry, he hurriedly said: "Master, you can go slower. First, to ensure safety, the reconnaissance team still needs to be in front. Second, these soldiers are not as good at light kung fu as you." Master Li was very happy to hear this, and also Just slow down and direct these special team members to go to the front to observe.
The road to Shu is rugged and difficult to navigate. The mountain road twists and turns, winding and twisting around the mountains. Between Dajian Mountain and Xiaojian Mountain, there is a thirty-mile long plank road. The peaks are like swords, the mountains are towering, and the cut walls are interrupted like doors, forming a natural fortress, which is called the Jiange Plank Road. Because of its dangerous terrain, which is easy to defend but difficult to attack, there are many people who have ruled the area here in history.
Li Shishi's figure is as graceful as a startling giant. The wooden clogs under his feet are low in front and high in back, soaring directly above the blue clouds. The mountain she was referring to was Dajian Mountain, the starting point of the most dangerous section of the Jiange Plank Road. Without the rows of sleepers inserted diagonally on one side of the mountain wall, it would have been a chasm and two cliffs. In order to carve holes in the bare stone wall that cannot reach the sky or the ground, many stonemasons in the past dynasties have fallen to their deaths.
Plank road refers to a kind of road built along cliffs. In ancient times, it was also called pavilion road and compound road. The construction of plank roads began in the Warring States Period and Qin Dynasty. In the third century BC, the Qin State built plank roads in order to develop Bashu and transport salt and iron out of the sword pavilion. As Cai Ze, Gangchengjun, who was the Prime Minister of Qin, said: "Plank roads are thousands of miles long. The Shu Han Dynasty made everyone in the world fear Qin." ("Historical Records: Biography of Fan Sui and Cai Ze") By the early Western Han Dynasty, there were four plank roads leading to Shu, including Jialing Old Road, Baoxie Road, Fanluo Road and Ziwu Road. Among them, the Baoxie Road is more than 250 kilometers long and the road surface is only three meters wide.
The plank road hovers between the mountains and canyons. Different engineering and technical measures are adopted according to local conditions. Some are carved into the mountain to make a road, some are built to cross the water, or some are close to the mountains and cliffs, and holes are dug on the cliffs, and then wooden pillars are used to support them. The plank road was successfully built. The wooden road above the dangerous rock and deep ravine fully demonstrates its excellent technical ability to adapt to complex terrain conditions. The plank road is also the main transportation line between Sichuan and Shaanxi. It has been built repeatedly in the past dynasties and has played an extremely important role in economic, cultural exchanges and strategies. Just like today's highways, wherever they are built, poverty can be lifted out of poverty and prosperity can be achieved.
Dajian Mountain seemed to be right in front of me, but it took me three full days to get to the foot of the mountain. Along the way, I had to open roads over mountains and build bridges over water. The army found a dry place at the foot of Dajian Mountain, set up tents, made fire and cooked food, preparing to climb Dajian Mountain tomorrow. Master Li sat down on the tree stump in front of Chen Long's tent and said slightly out of breath: "Uncle Long, the plank road is on the other side of the mountain." She had long been familiar with Chen Long and changed her name to Chen Long. Dragon "Uncle Dragon".
Chen Long also sat opposite Master Li and said with a smile: "Thank you so much, Master. Without you, the ten thousand of us would have to live in the mountains with gray hair, and we might not be able to come out."
After a thousand trials and tribulations, Li Shishi laughed happily and said: "Who made me the military advisor of the Qinglong Army! However, tomorrow when I turn to the other side, there will be a bare cliff. How can I get down from the cliff to the plank road? "
Chen Long pondered: "Have you never walked down from the cliff to the plank road?" Shishi shook his head and said: "I have never gone down there. Where can there be such a long rope?"
Chen Long stroked the long beard he had just grown, thinking that this was a problem. I don’t know how high the cliff is. If it is only a hundred meters high, if these tents are torn apart, dozens of hundred-meter-long ropes should be able to be connected. He said casually: "There must be a road before the car reaches the mountain. It won't be too late to climb over Dajian Mountain tomorrow and then find a way to find the road."
When Master Li heard the sentence "There must be a road before the car reaches the mountain", his big eyes lit up and he said: "Uncle Long, I didn't expect that you are so good at martial arts and you are also well-spoken in terms of literary talent." Chen Long knew this problem of his own, and his face became handsome. He had a fever, so he turned his head to cover it up.
That night, Shishi led Chen Long on a hunting trip and caught a big snake, which he roasted to satisfy his hunger. After eating and drinking, Chen Long taught Qinggong to his teacher in front of the fire, and gave her a serrated dagger as a thank you gift. The teacher was overjoyed and suddenly asked: "Uncle Long, you must teach me Go and fight Hanzhong! I haven't seen what fighting is like! Is this army of ten thousand people under my command elite?" Chen Long remembered what Li Yi said, don't deliberately drive away teachers and other words, and felt speechless.
The next day was extremely early, and the team set off and went straight to Dajian Mountain. The yellow crane cannot fly, and the apes are trying to escape their sorrows by climbing up. The shape of Dajian Mountain is like a sharp sword. Since ancient times, there has been no established mountain road for climbing, and the vegetation becomes sparser as you go up, and there are no small trees or weeds that can be used to climb. , which further increases the difficulty of climbing. Further up, there was some faint ice and snow, and all the soldiers really became "climbing" the mountain.
While using his hands and feet, the teacher was not idle, humming some ancient tune in a leisurely manner. Chen Long was by his side, and he thought her singing was unpleasant, so he simply hummed the melody of "Red Bean" to her. The beautiful melody immediately attracted Shishi's heart, and he learned it in a few moments. He glanced at Uncle Long with a little more admiration. He didn't expect that Uncle Long's music skills were so good. This is really hard to do even with a lantern. Looking for a strange man. Who would have thought that Uncle Long’s belly was filled with pirated goods?
The mountain became increasingly slippery, and the soldiers with poor dexterity skills began to struggle. Chen Longrang connected several soldiers with short ropes to form groups to prevent soldiers from slipping down the mountain. After a whole day of climbing, we finally reached a cliff where we could stay. Looking up, we saw the wall-like mountain extending upwards, like a knife chopping and axe-chopping, but we could already see the end.
Chen Long ordered everyone to rest for the night. He pointed to the top of the cliff and asked his master: "This should be the top of Dajian Mountain, right?" The master nodded and said: "Well, if you go over there, you will see the cliff over there. How far down is the plank road? , I don’t know.”
Chen Long frowned. He could climb up such a cliff, but what would others do? I'm afraid nine out of ten people will not be able to climb up. Asked: "Master, it's not easy to climb here. Can you go around to a place where it's easier to climb?" Master shook his head and said: "Other places are further away from the plank road. Regardless of going down the mountain, even after going down, you can go up again. We have to climb several hills before we find the plank road." After talking for a long time, Chen Long realized that the plank road was winding and looping back and forth. After descending the mountain, he didn't know which mountain was the plank road.
Chen Long looked up at the cliff, his heart pounding. Do you really want to imitate Deng Ai, wrap yourself in a blanket and jump off the cliff? Isn't it equivalent to committing suicide? Only a fool like Deng Ai can do it.
If you want to know what happens next, listen to the explanation next time.
