Three Kingdoms: I choose Xiao Qiao and Da Qiao, why are you crying, Diao Chan?

Chapter 419 Death Valley (Thanks to Qing:, book friend 2024...2909 for two monthly tickets~)

When Zhu Bao passed the news of Meng Huo's active attack to Yong Kai.

Yong Kai, who had just arrived at the vassal state of Qianwei, suddenly changed his expression!
Obviously he felt the same as Zhu Bao.

Meng Huo was already struggling to defend himself, so why should we take the initiative to attack him?

However, Zhu Bao soon understood why.

Because Lu Bu led an army of 80,000 to attack the vassal state of Qianwei!
And they only have 60,000 troops on their side.

However, as the defender, he already has a lot of troops.

So apart from being a little panic at the beginning, Yong Kai quickly calmed down.

They quickly began to deploy defenses around Zhuti County, the capital of the vassal state of Qianwei.

the other side.

After Guo Jia and his three companions returned, Lu Bu personally led an army of 80,000 into the territory of Qianwei's vassal state.

As a vassal state in the southern part of Jianwei County, Jianwei State had a large area but not many cities.

Therefore, Lu Bu went straight to Zhuti County, and no one dared to stop him.

But before entering Zhuti County, Lu Bu led his army to stop.

Because according to their investigation, Zhuti County had as many as 60,000 defenders.

Although our side has a 20,000-man force advantage, this advantage is insignificant to the attacking side.

Of course, with the gunpowder cans, they don’t have to worry too much, but they also have to minimize their own losses as much as possible.

And according to local people, on the way to Zhuti County, you must pass through a place called "Death Valley".

The Death Valley is filled with all kinds of poisonous insects and ferocious beasts, and even locals may encounter danger when passing through it.

Not to mention outsiders like them.

Fortunately, Lu Bu had found many local people to serve as guides on the road, and gave them a lot of money to let them lead his army through the Death Valley.

When the army arrived at the entrance of Death Valley, Lu Bu looked at the faint black air floating in it and his face darkened slightly.

He immediately asked the guide beside him:
"Is this black air poisonous?"

The guide replied:
“For local people, this black gas is slightly toxic.

“But as long as you don’t stay in the valley for a long time, it won’t be a big problem.

“But after all, our local people’s physique is more adapted to the climate here.

"But I cannot guarantee that there won't be any problems after your army enters."

Hearing the guide say this, Lu Bu suddenly looked embarrassed.

Acclimatization can cause mild discomfort all over the body and even life-threatening consequences.

This is true even in modern society, let alone in ancient times.

Therefore, unless necessary, most people will not easily leave the place where they have lived for a long time.

If a new environment is very uncomfortable, it will have a huge impact on the body and mind.

However, Lu Bu still asked tentatively:
“Is there any way to alleviate the symptoms?
"Make some preparations in advance so that if a soldier becomes seriously unwell, we can respond in time."

The guide hesitated for a moment, then suddenly pointed to a large mountain in the south and said:

“That mountain is called Qingchui Mountain. There is a bitter plant on it called Qingchui Vine, which can relieve symptoms of physical discomfort.

"General, you can go to that mountain and pick enough green weeping vines to prepare for emergencies."

Hearing this, Lu Bu was immediately surprised and prepared to order people to go to the mountain to pick them.

However, at this time, the Imperial Censor Zhang Song came to remind him: "My lord, this Qingchui Mountain is already within the territory of Zhuti County. You must be careful of the enemy's ambush there."

After Lu Bu pondered for a moment, he thought it made sense, and immediately asked Jiang Qin to lead 5,000 people with a guide to the mountain to collect herbs.

At the same time, he ordered Cheng Pu to lead 5,000 people to wait at the foot of the mountain. Once they heard any unusual movement on the mountain, they would immediately go up the mountain to provide support.

Jiang Qin immediately took the order and soon arrived at the foot of Qingchui Mountain with 5,000 soldiers and horses.

Jiang Qin looked up at the towering mountains in front of him.

It is early spring now, and the mountains are covered with lush branches and leaves, seemingly unaffected by the low temperatures of winter.

Such a dense forest is indeed suitable for hiding ambushes.

Therefore, after entering the mountain, Jiang Qin was extremely cautious and asked his soldiers to form a fan shape to explore the situation outside first.

Although the soldiers did not find anything unusual, the sharp-eyed Jiang Qin found a piece of burnt wood under a dead leaf.

He picked up the piece of wood, crushed some black residue on it with his fingers, and found that the black residue was quite dry!

This means that the charcoal was extinguished not long ago.

Otherwise, it wouldn’t be so dry in this extremely humid mountain forest!
Jiang Qin immediately realized that there might really be an ambush in the mountain!
He calmly called a confidant and asked him to go down the mountain to inform Cheng Pu and tell him his judgment.

And let Cheng Pu lead the army up the mountain to provide support immediately!

Not long after he made this decision, bursts of artillery fire suddenly rang out on the mountain!

Then Jiang Qin and his men were horrified to find that countless enemy troops were coming towards them from all over the mountains and plains!

The guide next to Jiang Qin turned pale with fright, but Jiang Qin remained much calmer.

He immediately ordered the soldiers to escort the guide down the mountain, while he immediately organized the soldiers to resist.

At a glance, there were nearly 10,000 enemy soldiers.

After all, there are a total of 60,000 enemy troops this time, so it would be easy to send out more than 10,000 people to ambush here.

After Jiang Qin contracted the defensive circle of his soldiers, he immediately ordered the outermost soldiers to throw gunpowder cans at the enemy.

Although they did not carry many gunpowder jars.

However, when the violent flames exploded in the deep mountains and forests, the entire mountain still shook slightly.

The 15,000 soldiers led by Yong Kai's subordinate Gao Dingyuan were also frightened by the loud noise.

Although they had long heard of the reputation of the powerful strategic weapon, the gunpowder pot.

But this is the first time I have truly witnessed its power!

As the saying goes, “seeing is believing.”

Only by experiencing it yourself can you understand how terrifying this thing is!
However, Gao Dingyuan soon discovered that the horrifying sound did not occur again.

He immediately realized that the enemy should not have so many gunpowder cans.

He immediately ordered his soldiers to take advantage of this opportunity to launch a fierce attack!

The fact was exactly as he expected. Jiang Qin and his men brought a hundred gunpowder cans.

After a wave was thrown out, there were only a few left.

However, Jiang Qin did not think that he could scare off the enemy with just gunpowder jars.

The main purpose of these gunpowder cans is to send a message to Cheng Pu’s army at the foot of the mountain or even the main force in the distance!
When Cheng Pu at the foot of the mountain received the notification from Jiang Qin's confidant, he had already led his soldiers towards the mountain.

Just when I was halfway there, I heard a familiar explosion coming from the mountain!

Cheng Pu's face changed, and he immediately ordered his men to speed up and quickly go to support the friendly forces on the mountain!

(End of this chapter)