Chapter 474: Dismantling customs and transporting stones
Xigu Pass is known as the world's number one pass because it is tall and sturdy, easy to defend but difficult to attack. However, if we talk about the world's most dangerous pass, it is Yanmen Pass.
Yanmen Pass is built between Panlong Ridge and is built in the largest gap in Panlong Ridge. Although Panlong Ridge is not as majestic as Xiguguan Beiling, it is much more steep than Beiling, and it is rolling and undulating. Yanmen Pass is about twenty miles long, and on both sides are Panlong Danger Ridge that rises from the ground, which goes straight into the sky. The entire Panlong Ridge Mountains have dangerous peaks and clouds. If you want to climb over the mountain, there is almost no possibility of breaking the pass and entering.
Many people from the mission, including Xue Huaian, have never been to the northwest, and have never reached the border to see Yanmen Pass. Although Yanmen Pass is famous all over the world, there are not many people who can see its true face.
Chu Huan killed twelve Western Liang cavalry in the Xiliang military camp and became famous.
Many people in the mission were actually not convinced by Chu Huan at the beginning. Chu Huan was young and could become the dignified Viscount of Qin and the deputy envoy to the Western Liang. In the eyes of the Guards, that was not how capable Chu Huan was, but because Chu Huan had a backer behind him and had his connections to be able to do what he is today.
What soldiers pay most attention to is hard power. Whoever has real skills will be convinced by them.
Although Chu Huan planned to wipe out nearly a thousand bandits in Gushan County, the guards were cavalry who came out. Everyone thought Chu Huan was smart and did not think Chu Huan was really capable.
However, in the Xiliang military camp, killing twelve fierce Xiliang cavalry alone was a remarkable thing. The battle made the people of Xiliang frightened and made the delegation feel even more respectful to Chu Huan. Xue Huaian had been uneasy before, but when he saw Chu Huan showing his power, he felt that with Chu Huan by his side, he had several more chances to come back from Xiliang alive.
Although Mazanga was violent, he also kept his promise and offered 17 stones of rice, which was nearly 2,000 kilograms of grain. Although it was not a large amount, it was better than none. The dozens of Qin people who were brought to train were also released. These people put two thousand kilograms of grain in several cars. After the disaster, they pushed and pulled the carriage with rice to the opposite Ningshan. Chu Huan was afraid that the people of Xiliang would play tricks again, so he saw that the team was approaching Ningshan, so he led the delegation to set off again.
Mozanga was in a bad mood, but he naturally had to do what he had to do. He led the Qin delegation all the way north, and stopped along the way. It took seven or eight days before he arrived at Yanmen Pass.
Along the way, the fields were deserted and desolate, and even the dead bones and rotten corpses on the roadside could be seen occasionally. Moreover, the people of Xiliang obviously wanted to seize the time to plunder the resources of the occupied areas. A large number of people in the occupied areas were forced to deforest and mine minerals. A large number of people with pale faces and thin faces were forced to transport a large number of resources outside Yanmen Pass. There is no doubt that these resources naturally had to be transported into the country of Xiliang.
The environment within Xiliang Kingdom is not only deserts, but also large areas are grasslands, forests and mines are quite rare, and trees and minerals are also the resources that the people of Xiliang lack the most.
The route chosen by Mozang A had avoided those areas at the beginning, but the people of Xiliang plundered a lot. Even if they bypassed the main plundering areas, they were still discovered by the Qin delegation. Xue Huaian also asked, but Mozang A had thrust his chest, saying that the two states are now in the hands of the Xiliang Army. Before retreating, all resources belonged to the Xiliang Kingdom. Qin was not qualified to ask about how to deal with it.
If Xue Huaian just stayed in the capital and heard that the people of Xiliang were invading the northwest, he might not have felt much. However, he saw with his own eyes that the people of Qin were driven by the people of Xiliang as cattle and horses, and when the resources of the empire were greedy plundered by the people of Xiliang, he was also extremely indignant. The missions of the Western Liang were mostly passionate men. As they walked along, they were also indignant and looked sad.
Along the way, Xue Huaian rarely spoke, and Chu Huan was even more indifferent. Until one day, Xue Huaian suddenly said to himself: "The country is weak and is bullied by others, and the country is weak and has no strong soldiers..." He obviously felt something along the way. Before he knew it, he blurted out what he felt in his heart. When he recovered, he realized that Chu Huan beside him looked at him with a strange look.
Xue Huaian shook his head, just smiled bitterly, and didn't speak.
Chu Huan's mood was naturally not better than Xue Huaian. He knew very well that an emperor's importance to a country. A wise monarch could make a country extremely prosperous, and foreign invaders dare not covet at all. But similarly, if a monarch is unintentional to political affairs, it will inevitably lead to the rapid decline of the country, which will cause foreign enemies to deceive and compatriots to suffer.
A weak country has no strong soldiers.
Chu Huan naturally had a deep understanding. The army of the Great Qin Empire was actually going to fight on hungry. Their individual combat capabilities were already somewhat different from those of the people of Xiliang. They were also hungry and weak and had a knife in their bodies. How could they be the enemy's opponent?
The reason for the lack of food is that the national treasury is empty and the national treasury is naturally related to the stupid and corruption of the court.
Chu Huan vaguely felt that even if the Western Liang army really withdrew from the Qin Dynasty this time, could an empire with empty treasury and an empire with poor people and hungry soldiers really go smoothly?
As it approaches Yanmen, there are dilapidated post-war appearances everywhere, with few people and extremely desolate people. You can see the shadow of the Panlongling Mountains from afar, but when you approach Yanmen Pass, you find a surprising situation.
Yanmen Pass is about twenty miles long, and it is the northwest gateway of the empire. It is the most dangerous pass in the world. It is said that it has spent countless manpower and material resources to build this majestic pass. However, when the delegation arrived at Yanmen Pass, it discovered that this once majestic and solid pass was already ruined and no longer had its former glory. What is even more surprising is that the Yanmen Pass was covered with pale and thin civilians. Under the threat of the Xiliang Army, they smashed and cracked the huge stones of Yanmen Pass, dismantled them, and then transported them to the outside of the pass by a car.
The people of Xiliang actually demolished the pass and transport stones.
The mission was shocked. Xue Huaianchi rushed forward and looked at Yanmen Pass that it was already broken and was covered with broken stones. He came from his heart and pointed at Yanmen Pass and said angrily to Mozang A: "What's the situation? Why should Yanmen Pass be dismantled?"
When Mozang A saw Xue Huaian's furious look, he smiled gloating and said loudly: "This is already my Daxiliang thing. I heard that a new city is going to be built in Daxiliang. The stones at Yanmen Pass are very strong and can be transported back to the country for city construction. And I will hear that the city is called Yanmen City!"
Xue Huai twitched safely, but Chu Huan stared at the once majestic Yanmen Pass ruthlessly dismantled, thinking about something.
The people of Xiliang demolished the pass and transported stones, and were naturally ambitious.
Yanmen Pass has stood here for hundreds of years, but is about to be destroyed by the people of Xiliang today. Chu Huan did not feel much regret, but seemed very calm.
A pass can certainly resist foreign enemies for a while, but these passes are never the ones that can truly resist foreign enemies.
The country is weak, even if there are thousands of passes, it cannot resist the enemy's footsteps. Although Yanmen Pass is majestic, the Xiliang Army has only taken less than a month to break it.
The Yanmen Pass, which spent a lot of manpower and material resources, could not withstand the people of Xiliang for a month.
The only thing that can truly block foreign enemies is the strength of the country.
Even if a country is strong, there are no barriers, and it can also ensure the security of the Central Plains. If a country is weak, it will be of no use to thousands of barriers.
"From here, you have to go to the road behind you." Mozanga was already very impatient when he arrived at Yanmen Pass. At this time, he felt relaxed. "Except Yanmen Pass, you should be able to reach the Jingulan Desert within two days. If you want to marry my princess from Daxiliang, you can pass through the desert first!" Speaking of this, Mozanga smiled strangely, turned his horse's head, and stopped talking, waving the horse whip, and leading his subordinates to gallop away.
Xue Huaian knew that the mission was now powerless to prevent Yanmen Pass from being destroyed. He sighed and shook his head to lead the crowd out of the pass.
After leaving Yanmen Pass, I went north and saw many convoys turning west after leaving Yanmen, so that the team would follow him. However, after traveling less than ten miles, I found that there were checkpoints on the road. When I saw the Qin delegation, I immediately blocked them and did not allow them to pass. Someone from the delegation went forward to argue. However, these Western Liang soldiers were extremely barbaric, not long-winded, and refused to enter, but only allowed the delegation to turn from the east road into the desert.
There was no choice but to turn east. When it was dark, I found a slightly higher place to camp. There was a stream nearby, which was just enough to replenish the water source.
Yanmen Pass is still two days away from the Jingulan Desert, so it is still a message from Mozang A. In addition, the mission knew nothing about the desert.
Everyone knows that you have to travel through the big desert, but no one knows how to travel through the desert.
This is the first time that the Qin officials have gone to the Western Liang Dynasty. There has never been a Pathfinder before, and this mission has been the pioneer.
The tent was built, and dead branches were piled up in front of the tent, and the bonfire was blazing. The team brought dry food and dried meat and dried fruits for easy storage. A civil servant named Lu Tong was an official in charge of food management along the way. He took dry food and dried meat from the car according to the quota and distributed it to everyone.
Xuanyuan Shengcai divided his cavalry into four teams, with carriages and officials in the center, and four teams of cavalry camped around them, surrounding them, guarding the four corners of the main rush, and soldiers were on duty in shifts.
When you get outside the barrier, everything needs to be cautious. Xuanyuan Sheng is responsible for safety work, so he naturally has to be careful everywhere.
Although what you see and hear along the way makes people feel sad, after leaving the seclusion, it always makes people feel like they are free. Many people feel relaxed all over their bodies, sitting by the bonfire, eating dry food, drinking water, and chatting in groups of three or five.
The most mysterious one in the team was of course the Divine Uniform Guards of Chu Baihu. Since he left the capital, several Divine Uniform Guards have never said anything, and they were extremely cold. They just guarded the closed and tight carriage and walked all the way. Even if others entered the inn to rest, these people were still inseparable from the carriage.
Some people vaguely feel that there must be an important person in the carriage, but there are very few who they know. Although those god-in-laws do not pay attention to others, they do not contact those cold guys. Although they are in the same team, they seem to be strangers.
On the way, I didn't find the opportunity to chat with Chu Huan. When I was using the food, Xuanyuan Sheng pulled Chu Huan and sat down with him by a bonfire, took the jerky meat to serve him. He had a lot of awe in his eyes and said, "Deputy Envoy Chu, I heard before that you were famous in the Iron Blood Garden and were superb in equestrianism, but I never saw you. Now I really admire you."
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