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

Chapter 471: Excavation! (Thanks to brother Zhong 612 for the monthly ticket support~)

About half an hour later.

Following Lu Bu's order, Sun Ce led an army of 50,000, as well as generals and advisers such as Zhou Yu, Li Dian, and Le Jin, and marched towards Yizhou.

The army carried ten large attack vehicles and five thousand muskets, as well as countless gunpowder cans, mine cans, etc.

Sun Ce was full of confidence in this battle and was determined to capture Wudu County to satisfy his desire!
At the same time, Wei Yan, who was guarding Yizhou, also began to transfer troops from Yizhou and concentrate them in the northern part of Shu County, planning to attack Longxi County.

Shu County, Chengdu.

Wei Yan summoned a group of generals and advisers to discuss the specific matters of attacking Longxi County.

At the meeting, Wei Yan asked everyone:
"My lord has asked me to attack Longxi County. I wonder if you have any good ideas?"

At this time, the water officer Guo Youzhi was the first to step forward:

"General, based on the terrain I explored in the northern part of Shu County.

“Normally, if you want to attack Longxi from Shu County, it is very difficult because of the long mountains blocking the way.

“Generally, we first take over the Longyou area where Wudu County is located, and then we can attack Longxi County from the front of Wudu County.

“But precisely because of this, there shouldn’t be many defenders in Longxi County.

“I have been looking for places where I can develop water conservancy projects.

“It so happened that a waterway was discovered near Yinping Road in the north of Shu County, which can lead directly to the southwestern part of Longxi!
“Then we will wait for General Sun Ce and his men to attack Wudu County and divert the enemy’s attention.

"You can take some small boats and a certain number of soldiers, go downstream, sneak across Yinping, and go straight to Lintao County in the south of Longxi!

"As long as we can capture Lintao City and hold it, we can intimidate the garrison of Wudu County.

“As long as we hold out until General Sun Ce and his men capture Wudu County, we will be able to form an effective connection with our army.

"After that, it will be easy to take over the northern part of Longxi!"

After listening to Guo Youzhi's words, Wei Yan smiled and praised:

"Well, this general likes strange plans!
"In this case, all recent troop movements should be carried out at night to prevent the garrison of Longxi County from discovering our intentions.

"After the meeting, I will go to the north with Youzhi to check the terrain and see how many troops we can bring."

About half an hour later, Wei Yan dismissed the meeting and followed Guo Youzhi and dozens of soldiers to Yinping Road in Yinping County to check the situation.

Yinping County was located between Guanghan County, Shu County and Wudu County.

Because the mountains here are all high and steep, forming a natural barrier.

In history, Deng Ai desperately found an extremely dangerous road from here, and finally he led his divine soldiers and generals to destroy Shu in one fell swoop!

Of course, Wei Yan didn't know about this.

After he came here and surveyed the terrain, he understood more and more why Yizhou was a land of abundance.

It is indeed easy to defend but difficult to attack under the protection of the mountains. If you want to attack, it is relatively easier, but it is not easy either.

Wei Yan and Guo Youzhi stood on a hill behind Yinping Road. The former could not help but sigh:

“Yinping County serves as a barrier to the north of Shu County. Unless the enemy can fly or evade the ground, it is almost impossible for them to pass through here even if they cross mountains and ridges.

"As our army is heading towards Longxi from Yinping Road, the slope is relatively gentle. Of course, it is also difficult to fly over it."

Guo Youzhi responded in agreement, then pointed to a stream to the lower left of the suspension bridge and said:

“At the end of this stream, there is a cave.

"The underground river in the cave can pass through Niutou Mountain and reach the foot of a mountain in the south of Lintao County.

“Of course, even if we reach Longnan, there are many tigers, leopards, jackals and wolves in the mountains, and we still need to cross another dangerous mountain before we can reach Lintao County.

"General, you can bring more elite soldiers who are good at climbing, and be sure to pay attention to your own safety!" Listening to Guo Youzhi's concerned words, Wei Yan waved his hand indifferently:
"Don't worry, this general has always liked to take risky paths, and a victory achieved in this way always makes me excited for a long time.

“So this general is experienced in this area, so you don’t have to worry too much.

"Let's go and take a look at the cave."

As he spoke, Wei Yan, Guo Youzhi and a few soldiers tied ropes around their waists.

At the edge of the steep cliff, the soldiers on the cliff pulled the rope and slowly lowered them down.

Then the people on the cliff released two small boats and some gunpowder cans and their weapons.

After making all the preparations, Wei Yan and his men carried the boat to the end of the stream.

As expected, a cave entrance with a diameter of two or three meters appeared here.

The water flow, which was originally not deep enough for a boat to take, formed a bottomless pool in front of the cave.

Wei Yan and others placed two small boats on the lake, then took the boats, holding torches, and slowly rowed into the dark cave.

There is an eerie silence in the dark cave.

Only the occasional bat flying overhead would break the silence and scare everyone.

Fortunately, the terrain inside the cave is not complicated, but the journey takes a bit long.

The soldiers rowed for half an hour before they finally saw a little light ahead.

After another quarter of an hour of paddling, we finally reached the exit of the cave.

The exit was covered with vines, although it had been cleared once when Guo Youzhi came last time.

However, it soon grew so densely that the cave exit was almost invisible from the outside.

Wei Yan and his group stayed near the exit of the cave.

Looking at the steep mountain wall lying in front of him outside the exit, Wei Yan frowned slightly.

Although Guo Youzhi had already described to him how steep the mountain was.

However, after actually seeing it, he realized that he had thought things were too simple.

The place where they were was equivalent to the bottom of a thousand-foot cliff, and there were almost no climbing or footholds on the cliff.

You can imagine how difficult it is to climb the mountain from the foot of this mountain...

However, the more difficult it was, the more excited Wei Yan became.

He raised his head and carefully surveyed the terrain above his head.

Soon I noticed a thick branch growing tenaciously from the cliff several dozen meters high.

If a rope could be set up there, the danger for the soldiers below during the climbing process would be greatly reduced.

But it's not easy to climb there.

But if a thick quilt is laid on the ground, someone who accidentally falls can get a certain degree of cushioning.

If you want to climb up, you need to dig holes in the mountain to use as leverage.

This is the only way to climb up with bare hands...

Wei Yan observed the terrain while making plans in his mind.

It was almost dark when they returned to Yinping Road.

The next day, Wei Yan brought dozens of soldiers and enough quilts, chisels and other tools and came to the bottom of the mountain again.

Then he had someone set up a ladder, and stood on the top of the ladder to start digging at the wall!
(End of this chapter)