Shu Chen

Chapter 50 Dangerous Land
People all have vertebrae, and live together in towns. It is taboo for witches and ghosts, and they can cultivate the fields.

The land is rainy, there are few animals, and there are no silkworms, so the county is the poorest.

Keke County has always been known as the most barren and most difficult livelihood county in the Han Dynasty.

For Zheng Pu and his party, they came all the way, and since they stepped into Pingyi County, they felt what is meant by "the sky is not sunny for three days, and the land is not flat for three miles".

The journey to Yingshanhuo was less than a hundred miles, and they actually walked for eight days!

Thanks to the abundant rain and the sultry heat, the army marched on the road, or through the rugged mountains, rivers and valleys with gravel, or slashed the branches with a knife, and spread the thorns and trees on the road wantonly.

Moreover, in some sections of the road, there are sudden rocks, and the front is suddenly raised several feet high!
As a result, the cumbersome carriages full of grain and gluten-free goods cannot be carried out.The soldiers had to unload the food, food, and other things, and manpower to carry and carry the car body over, so that they could pass.

Even more frustrating, the showers came and went.

In the last breath, the sky was clear for thousands of miles. After a few breaths, some clouds appeared out of nowhere, and hurriedly rained a burst of rain and drifted away, as if afraid of the sun.

Drenching everyone's clothes half-wet, the winter breeze came, and I couldn't help feeling uncomfortable.

The same is true of Zheng Pu.

He pulled out a few unknown broad leaves along the road and folded them to make two simple hats, which were placed on the heads of Fu Yi and Li Qiu, who were beside him.

Alas, it's so ugly, it's better than nothing.

Young people, whose body and bones are not strong and yang qi are not fully developed, are very susceptible to wind-cold diseases when they are suddenly exposed to rain.

He didn't want to, when he returned to Chengdu, he would need to bring a cloth bag of children's relics.

After a hard journey, they got used to the weirdness of "sunrise in the east and rain in the west", and they finally arrived at Yingshankuo.

According to legend, the origin of the name of Azalea is that in midsummer, the azaleas here will bloom, dye the whole hills and valleys red, and spread to the sky, forming a splendid beauty with a clear blue sky.

But now it's winter, although there are still green decorations here, the scene of the group of flowers competing for the show, but I have no chance to witness it.

This is a sloping land, with several streams trickling down from the side of the steep mountain, meandering between the gravel and gravel, and pouring into the river not far away.

Looking down from above the sky, we can see that the terrain is high in the northwest and low in the southeast, and the main river valleys are interspersed. Except for some open river valleys with small valleys and basins, the rest are deep incised valleys.

Although the river is not very wide, and it is in the dry season in autumn and winter, the river water is only about four feet shallow, and it can be crossed without boats.

However, along the coast, there are many collapsed rocks, dangerous shoals, and the riverbed is steep, making it difficult for people and animals to pass.

With such a terrain, even if [-] soldiers and horses attacked, they would not be able to spread out all at once.

If we build fortifications and fortifications on the mountain here, we will only be able to accommodate seven or eight hundred soldiers to advance in the face of the enemy.

It is a place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the best choice for building a garrison.

The only thing to worry about is the supply of grain.

If the enemy sends a large army, they are trapped outside the garrison and do not attack, and when the defending army runs out of food and grain, it can be done without any effort!
Zheng Pu looked at the topography of this place, and his heart was awe-inspiring.

They hurriedly sent people to look for Liu Yin, who was still monitoring the scouts in the distance, and Jufu, who had dug trenches and built a high camp with Ban Zhenman.

He also didn't make that complicated etiquette, just pointed his finger at the steep riverbed, and said softly, "Xiaoxing, Xiuran brother, the terrain here has the advantage, although we are only [-] soldiers, but even if the thief Zhu Bao. Even if you send the enemy ten times, you will not be afraid. However, there is also a worry, if Zhu Bao thinks about it, we will fall into death!”

As soon as the words were finished, Jufu laughed heartily, "What Zijin is referring to is the worry of our army's food supply when we are in distress?"

And Liu Yin on that side also smiled without saying a word.

It seems that they have also seen the dead end here.

"Of course!"

Zheng Pu nodded, his eyebrows stretched, and he smiled, "It seems that I am alarming."

After laughing, he regained his expression and asked Zhuang Mu, "I will lead the army here, and only bring one month's grain. But I don't know, when will General Li Shou from Pingyi deliver the rest of the grain?"

Well, the estimated grain accumulation in this garrison is for two months.

However, when they first arrived, the Shuwei camp had not yet been erected, and there was too much rain here, and it was difficult to store the grains. They discussed with Li Yi, who was guarding Pingyi County, and sent people to deliver the grains after a while.

"Li Shou-general claimed that after a month and a half, the food will be delivered."

This time, it was Liu Yin, who had been in charge of guarding and other matters, who answered out loud.

At the age of [-], he has a prudent temperament, and he frowned slightly and asked, "Zijin, do you think there is something wrong?"

"No, it's impossible to talk about."

At first he grinned, Zheng Pu shook his head slightly, and his voice was light and slightly worried, "It's just that I'm quite uneasy in my heart. Brother Xiuran, Xiaoxing, I'm going to this place from Pingyi, and the time spent on the journey is indeed It's too much."

When the words fell, Jufu suddenly looked solemn.

The side boss, Gu Liuyin, walked away, only to find that he also narrowed his eyes and frowned.

Liu Yin was a ranger in his early years. He traveled alone in the wilds of hunting mountains all year round. He was extremely alert to unknown dangers.

Hearing Zheng Pu's concerns, he also suddenly recalled the southern barbarians with short brown knots, ragged clothes, and spine-like vertebrae that the scouts came across when they were on the march.

At that time, he didn't take it seriously when he saw that these barbarians were alone, stomping their feet and gathering plant stems in the mountains and fields.But they forgot that these people may also go to the rebels to report to the rebels for a day's food or a small fortune.

If this is the case, will the rebels, who are familiar with the terrain, procrastinate for a long time and allow them to set up a garrison?
It is common sense in the Israeli army to choose to attack them when their foothold is not stable, right?

"I know Zijin's worries!"

After thinking for a moment, Liu Yin said loudly, "Before the construction of the siege is completed, I will let my scouts go as far as possible, and I will not let Zhu Bao's thieves have the opportunity to cover up the army!"

"Brother Xiuran's words are exactly my heart!"

Gu Fu nodded heavily, and immediately said, "Zijin don't have any worries! My subordinates are all men, all strong and old soldiers, and they are also good at building this fortress. I will give a few words later, and build the garrison as soon as possible. Formed. Even if that thief Zhu Bao gets the news that the whole army is attacking, there is no chance!"

"Brother Xiuran, Xiaoxing, what are you two doing?"

After listening to Zheng Pu, he waved his hands again and again, laughed and joked, "I'm just in front of the army, and I'm a little uneasy. It's not that I accuse the two of you for being negligent. Besides, the two of you have a lot of work, but I have nothing to do. Dare to be arrogant?"

After speaking, he said softly, "Brother Xiuran, Xiaoxing, I am worried that Li Shou will be harassed by the thief Zhu Bao when he arrives to deliver the follow-up grain. Come."

(End of this chapter)