Longmen Ferry.
Yao Xiong led the army and stood on the cliff, looking into the distance.
The sound of the waterfall in the distance can be vaguely heard. The water flow is huge and echoes throughout the valley.
The location of Longmendu is extremely dangerous. Only by actually coming here can we understand the reason.
Longmendu is surrounded by mountains on both sides and a river in the middle.
The mountains on both sides looked like they had been cut by a knife, split in two, forming two cliffs.
Half of the cliff is in the hands of Han, and half of the cliff is in the hands of Zhou.
Even Gao Yanzong, who was the most confident before, now looked at the cliff in the distance with an ugly expression on his face.
He swallowed and looked at Yao Xiong aside.
"Is it really possible to pass people here???"
He finally understood why people around here were said to be unprepared. There were just two damn cliffs with fast currents in between. Even if they were undefended, how could anyone survive?
Going further west, there is a ferry there, and the terrain has dropped a bit. If the river is frozen, you can run across it on horseback. However, there are people guarding it, and the elite troops under the demon Da Xiwu are stationed there. Once attacked, Da Xiwu will
It takes half a day to lead the elite cavalry to support.
Yao Xiong was as confident as ever, "Of course I can pass."
"If we can't get through, why should we come?"
Gao Yanzong stuck his head out and looked under the cliff.
"If the rope is knotted, people can get through it, but what about the war horses?"
"How to cross the river??"
"How to get the boat??"
"There are knights patrolling across the street, how can we not alert them?"
The more Gao Yanzong looked at it, the more he felt that this strategy was unreliable.
Yao Xiong suddenly laughed, "Do you think Grandpa and the others had been here before they formulated the strategy?"
"Grandpa is a cautious man, so he should have been here before."
"My grandfather has been here and he thinks we can cross the river, so naturally we can."
"Well, let's start with you. Come on, jump over there...
Police Officer Gao Yanzong glanced at Yao Xiong, knowing in his heart that the other party was joking, but he had no intention of accepting the joke, "General Yao, just tell me, how are we going to get there?"
"Okay, don't panic."
"I have already prepared."
"Prepare?"
"Yes, you will know tonight. Come on, come back with me."
Yao Xiong led the knights and quietly left here again.
After Yao Xiong defeated Dugu Yongye last time, he returned to Liu Taozi to accept the reward, and then switched with Zhang Heizu. Zhang Heizu led the army to fill the gap, while Yao Xiong stayed by Liu Taozi's side.
,certainly,
This is only in name.
Yao Xiong selected 3,500 elite warriors and secretly came to the other side of Longmen Ferry.
The camp where he is currently stationed is only three miles away from the cliff, and the sound of water can sometimes be heard.
The camp is relatively simple, and the soldiers are waiting here.
Gao Yanzong and Yao Xiong were sitting in the hut. Yao Xiong was eating meat carelessly, with a look of enjoyment on his face.
Gao Yanzong could not sit still.
Yao Xiong said nothing and refused to reveal anything.
They didn't know how long they waited. When it got dark and Gao Yanzong was about to go back to rest, a warrior finally walked in.
The samurai was followed by several men.
These people were not soldiers. They were dressed in ordinary clothes and looked ordinary. They looked like just old farmers.
Yao Xiong stood up in a hurry and met several people, his attitude was particularly friendly.
Gao Yanzong was a little confused. Although he didn't know the reason, he stood aside and followed Yao Xiong to salute.
Yao Xiong enthusiastically invited several people to sit down, and then only Gao Yanzong stayed and let the others go out.
Yao Xiong's face no longer had the previous irregularity and was very serious.
He looked at Gao Yanzong and explained: "These are sent by my ancestor. They are the masters of the Shaofu."
"Young Mansion Superintendent??"
"Yes, the ladders and dump trucks we used this time were all manufactured under the supervision of these people."
During the Han Dynasty, the Shaofu was only responsible for the emperor's personal financial issues, but after the Southern and Northern Dynasties, it gradually became a "government of mastering hundreds of skills".
There are many institutions in the government, responsible for different aspects of manufacturing and invention.
This is a different concept from the Ministry of Industry. The Ministry of Industry is responsible for large-scale national projects, while the Shaofu is directly responsible for the craftsmen.
Gao Yanzong was thoughtful.
The leader of this group of people was an old man, who looked quite strong, with big shoulders and a round waist.
He said: "We already know the situation here, but we still need to go there to take a look and verify it in person, and then we can start production."
"The cliff is easy to get down here. A rope ladder will do. Crossing the river is not difficult. As for climbing the mountain, if we can set up wheel ropes, we can carry heavy objects up the mountain. However, there are soldiers patrolling the mountain...:. We still have to go and take a look first.
Watch and then think of a solution."
"It's easy to say! It's easy to say!"
"Yanzong, take them to see it tomorrow!"
"only!!"
These people talked a lot with Yao Xiong, and they were all verifying the situation here, such as the number of people crossing the river, the supplies they were carrying, war horses, etc.
They were busy until night and then went back to rest.
Gao Yanzong and Yao Xiong saw them off, and Gao Yanzong just asked: "General Yao, can these people really do it?"
Yao Xiong glared at him, "Do you despise craftsmen so much?"
"I can tell you that these craftsmen who came here are all the top talents in the Shaofu. My grandfather regarded them as treasures. The old man just now served as the governor of the Shaofu and was a seventh-rank official.
!Most county magistrates have to bow first when they see him...\n...
Yao Xiong said seriously: "Your Majesty and Grandfather both appreciate these people very much."
"In order to obtain these talents, the DPRK and the Central Government publicly issued a list of talents, and various places promoted it, so that the current Shaofu Temple was assembled."
"Grandpa said that these people have a way to help us cross the dragon gate. Grandpa will not lie, so don't worry!"
When Gao Yanzong heard what Yao Xiong said, he chose to believe it.
The next day, Gao Yanzong took advantage of the opponent's patrol and led the craftsmen to the ferry.
When the craftsmen saw the ferry for the first time, they were not surprised. They were the talents specially selected by Zu Ting. They had already seen the map and various portraits here, and they just needed to verify it.
Before Gao Yanzong had time to ask, he saw that they had made a very simple ladder with ropes. After hanging it up, they easily descended from the cliff.
Gao Yanzong was stunned for a moment when he saw this.
These craftsmen are not young, but they are extremely agile in doing things, and they don't look like old men at all.
They descended the cliff, then began to look at the water, and finally looked at the cliff on the other side.
Gao Yanzong saw them digging some soil and took out various rulers to measure.
Gao Yanzong had no idea what they were doing, but he seemed to think they were very powerful.
After such a busy day, they hurried back before the enemy patrolled again,
On the way back, Gao Yanzong finally found an opportunity and began to ask questions.
"Actually, only a large ladder truck is needed to cross the river and get ashore. We considered building a bridge, but the distance between them was too far. It was impossible to build the bridge during the inspection period. Even the assembly was difficult.
no."
"As you saw just now, it's not difficult to get down, even to move things down. You can use a floating bridge to cross the river. We just saw it, and the width of the river is not that big...:."
"It's difficult to get up. We can make a big ladder first, then disassemble the ladder, and quickly cross the river to assemble it after going down...:::
Gao Yanzong was quite relaxed after hearing what they said, "Is it really that easy?"
A few of them smiled and didn't answer.
After returning to the camp, these people began to get busy.
The inside of the camp seemed to have turned into a factory, and you could see them cutting wood and banging on it all day long.
After two days of this, Yao Xiong finally decided to send troops.
Just after dawn, Yao Xiong led the soldiers in Moxia to the edge of the cliff.
The heights of the cliffs at Longmendu are not the same. Generally speaking, the cliffs on the Han side seem to be much shorter, which is more disadvantageous for hiding one's body and easier to be discovered by the opponent.
Therefore, they have to control the timing of enemy patrols.
The craftsmen fixed several different ropes on the cliff and made a simple 'hanging basket'. This thing was originally used to carry things to the city wall when defending the city. The craftsmanship of this thing was not the same.
It is not complicated, and ordinary craftsmen can master it skillfully. The only difficulty is the fixed problem at the moment. The craftsmen directed the military craftsmen to work together and quickly started to put people down.
They did not put down all the troops and all their supplies.
This takes a lot of time and can easily be discovered by the enemy.
More than 400 people were put down, and then they began to use the tools made in advance to install the pontoon bridge.
The craftsmen on the cliff began to dismantle the equipment.
Both sides proceed almost at the same time.
The scorching sun rises slowly, and the strong wind howls by. In such a climate, the rays of the scorching sun do not seem so warm.
Several knights from the Zhou Kingdom curled up and walked on the edge of the cliff.
There were about ten people in total, led by an officer, and they rushed forward along the path along the cliff.
All these places that are bordering the enemy are patrolled by knights. Two groups patrol twice a day to ensure that there is no enemy movement on the other side.
The officer exhaled a breath of thick smoke and shuddered.
The crowd was not walking too fast, but was swaying. Their arrival time was stipulated. In order to prevent them from just riding around in a circle without checking carefully, a time was specially set. If they arrived too early or too late,
All destinations will be punished.
Several knights were complaining at this moment.
"People from several nearby prefectures were taken to the north to make contributions.::.Why do we always stay here and can't go anywhere?"
"It was like this in the past when Duke Yun was here. Now that Duke Zheng is here, it's still like this."
"Have we never been involved in a war in our lives?"
"Doesn't even His Majesty trust us?"
These soldiers were the same people who were imprisoned with Lao Wei in the past. They had been staying here and never went out at all. Later, Wei Xiaokuan's position was replaced by Da Xiwu. They thought there would be some differences, but unexpectedly, they continued to sit here.
here.
It's hard to say whether this is luck or misfortune. When Yu Wenhu summoned the twenty-four soldiers before, he didn't summon them. He just let them stare at the Qi people opposite in a daze.
And Qi State has not attacked Yubi or the surrounding strongholds for a long time.
When the officer heard the complaints coming from behind him, he couldn't help but cursed: "Stop talking nonsense!"
"His Majesty allows us to stay here because of his trust in us! Do you think that going to the north to fight Gao Changgong is just a good job?"
"But still remember when Gao Changgong and Liu Taozi rode around Chang'an, and no one could stop them?"
"For people like you, if you go to the north, you're just going to die!"
The officer scolded him a few times and finally suppressed these complaints.
Everyone was walking and watching, and suddenly someone pointed in the distance, "Has the tree opposite been cut down?"
"Which tree?"
"It's that big tree, the one we used to shoot targets...
The officer stopped and looked into the distance. After looking for a long time, he didn't see anything different. He got off his horse and walked to the edge of the cliff again. He looked down and found nothing wrong. Then he pondered for a long time, "
The wind was strong yesterday, maybe I was blown down..."
"Zhao Yi, write this down."
"only."
The officer did not mount his horse in a hurry, but untied his lower clothes and faced the cliff and released the water he drank when he came out.
The knights slowly left.
Under the cliff, a group of Han soldiers clung to the wall with many things placed at their feet.
Fortunately, there is a gap under the cliff here, which can accommodate soldiers. It can be seen from the other side, but difficult to see from above.
They waited for a long time, and then hurriedly got out. The craftsmen on the other side also emerged and assembled it again.
When it was about to get dark, the second wave of knights came to patrol, but this group of people didn't look at anything more. They seemed a little absent-minded and just left slowly.
The craftsmen came out again and continued their work.
A huge assembled ladder truck appeared on the edge of the cliff. This ladder truck was obviously much smaller than the trucks used for sieges, and it had no defensive function. It was a pure climbing tool. The principle was to build a log on the city wall.
, you can walk to the opposite side from here.
The craftsmen carefully calculated the distance. The ladder truck's entrance was almost inserted into the water, but fortunately it was stable and the slope seemed a bit steep. The craftsmen carried out anti-slip treatment on the top, and some military craftsmen even launched it directly into the water.
Dragging the ladder and placing wood under the ladder are all designed to reduce its slope.
It was pitch dark, but Gao Yanzong did not dare to hold a torch.
He just groped, stepping on the traces, and climbed up the cliff with difficulty.
More than 300 people accompanied him, all following him.
Gao Yanzong was the first to climb the ladder, and seeing that he was so strong that he could not move the ladder at all, everyone felt relieved and followed him up together.
Gao Yanzong climbed onto the cliff and looked around cautiously.
There was a forest on the other side of the cliff, which seemed a bit desolate at the moment and had been cut down a lot. Gao Yanzong immediately organized his men and started to guard the surrounding area, and then continued to fish out the rest of the people.
Such a busy night.
By the next day, Gao Yanzong had already made preparations. He had several traps dug on the road, and then hid in the woods, waiting for the enemy's patrolling knights to arrive.
There are many more knights coming today than yesterday, and I don’t know why.
And it came with great force, heading straight for the area where they were crossing the river, and they also brought lanyards and other items with them.
More than twenty horses came galloping towards them. Suddenly, the war horse let out a scream, its hoofs broke, and it fell down.
This trap is a horseshoe pit, specially used to deal with cavalry.
The war horse and the knight fell to the ground together. Before the rest of the people could react, the powerful crossbow was fired, and everyone died quickly.
Gao Yanzong then came out and asked everyone to continue the forced crossing.
Yao Xiong led the remaining people, carrying a lot of weight, and finally crossed Longmen Crossing and successfully arrived in the territory of Zhou Kingdom.
Everyone was very tired and had not rested for a long time.
But there is no way. Having killed the patrolling knight, it will soon attract the enemy's attention. Now is really not the time to rest and recuperate. You have to carry out your own strategy before the enemy has fully reacted.
Yao Xiong led everyone on to the war horses, and then quickly galloped towards the west according to the original plan.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!!"
A huge drum sound suddenly sounded in Yubi City. For a moment, the city quickly went on alert. Many soldiers appeared on the city wall, all holding crossbows and aiming outside.
A knight came galloping and entered the city.
In the official office, Da Xiwu, who was playing a pot-throwing game with his subordinates, was also startled by the sound of drums. He hurriedly asked someone to put on armor for him, and then hurried out of the inner courtyard.
A scout in charge of patrol came to report that the patrolling knights who had already set out were missing, and the last place they went to was Longmen Ferry.
Qi Tu, who went to search, found their houses at Longmendu and also found traces of enemies crossing the river.
Upon hearing this report, Da Xiwu felt a buzz in his head and almost collapsed on the ground.
How is it possible?
How to do it??
Located in Yubi City, Bingfei is only responsible for the defense of Yubi City. The surrounding Jiangzhou, Longmen and other important city crossings are also under the Yunzhou defense system.
The enemy has cavalry passing through Longmen, which is very terrible news.
Because after Longmen is Wuxiang, after Wuxiang is Huazhou, and after Huazhou is Chang'an.
The distance between these three places can be covered in one day on horseback...::And what is even more frightening is that the elite armies of the states near Chang'an are all fighting Gao Changgong in the north...::There is no defense at all
The strength of the enemy.
Da Xiwu's eyes almost popped out at this moment, his face turned ferocious, and he yelled hastily.
"Someone is coming!!"
"Light the smoke!!"
"Send people quickly to inform various places!!"
Chapter completed!