The road to Shu is as difficult as climbing to the sky!
Silkworms and yufu, how confused the founding of the country was!
You are forty-eight thousand years old, and you are not in the vicinity of Qin Sai.
There is a bird path in Taibai, Xidang, which can cross the top of Mount Emei.
The earth collapsed and the mountains destroyed the strong men to death, and then the ladders and stone stacks were connected to each other.
On the top there is the high mark of the six dragons returning to the sun, and on the bottom there is the rushing wave and turning back to Sichuan.
The yellow crane cannot fly past, and the ape clings to it to overcome its sorrow.
There are piles of green mud, and there are nine twists and turns in a hundred steps.
Mon went to the Lijing Well, raised his head and breathed, and sat with his hands on his head, sighing.
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Even if the peaks are gone, the sky is not full, and withered pines hang upside down against the cliffs.
The turbulent waterfalls are noisy, and the cliffs turn into rocks and thousands of valleys are filled with thunder.
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The sword pavilion is majestic and Cui Wei. One man can guard the gate, but ten thousand men cannot open it.
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——Excerpt from "The Road to Shu is Difficult" by Li Bai
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The zither string killed the enemy with one blow. Bai Fu suddenly used this move, which consumed a lot of his internal energy. Bai Fu collapsed on the grass, breathing heavily, and it took him a long time to adjust his internal energy.
These wounded soldiers were the best source of intelligence. Bai Fu picked up his sharp sword and interrogated them one by one. The prairie cavalry were originally rough and thick-skinned, rough and heroic. They clenched their teeth and refused to say a word.
Bai Fu had been in prison for many years and was very proficient in the method of extracting confessions through torture. Bai Fu took out a silver needle and obtained the information he wanted by dividing three times, five times, and two times.
Bai Fu separated three or five wounded soldiers, interrogated them individually, and verified them in turn. After extracting the confessions, he confirmed the information.
After the accuracy was correct, Bai Fu killed these wounded soldiers one by one.
Li Xuexuan couldn't bear it and tried to stop him.
Bai Fu had a cold look in his eyes and said: "These Huqi massacred many people and deserved their death. Moreover, they know the whereabouts of the imperial concubine. If they are left alive, there will be endless troubles."
Li Xuexuan glanced at Yang Yuhuan, sighed, and walked away.
Bai Fu threw all Hu Jiang's corpses into the cliff. After handling them, he walked to Li Xuexuan.
Bai Fu's face was heavy and he said: "I have never understood why Hu Qi would appear on the Shu Road since this place is far away from the battlefield. Only after being tortured and extorted a confession did I find out the truth.
An Lushan has been preparing for many years to seize the country. For this rebellion, he invited the steppe wolf god Ashina Shemo."
Li Xuexuan was stunned and said: "Who is this person?"
Bai Fu said: "This man is the god of wolves in the grassland and the emperor of wolf kings. His influence is even higher than that of the Turkic Khan! According to what General Hu said, I infer that this man is the number one master in the grassland, and his martial arts should be as good as that of Dugu Sword."
The devil is in the same realm."
Li Xuexuan took a breath of cold air.
Bai Fu said: "What's even more terrifying is that the grassland tribes worship Changshengtian. The great khans of all tribes recognize this person as the incarnation of God Tengger. He is worshiped as a god by all grassland tribes. He has supreme appeal and exists like a myth."
Li Xuexuan asked: "Why have you never heard of this person?"
Bai Fu said: "If you want to be regarded as a god, you have to have a sense of mystery. It is said that this man is like a dragon, but very few people have seen him.
But as long as the khan of any tribe fails to pay tribute on time and does not respect him, within a month, the entire tribe will be bloody and exterminated. No humans, livestock, cattle, horses, chickens or dogs will be left."
Li Xuexuan was horrified.
Bai Fu pondered for a moment and said: "The reason An Lushan dared to invade the Central Plains unscrupulously this time is said to have received strong support from this person.
Otherwise, if the Yan army goes deep into the Central Plains, the grassland tribes will definitely take advantage of the emptiness in the Fanyang area and invade on a large scale.
However, in my opinion, the mantis stalks the cicada and the oriole is behind.
This man is so ambitious that he lets An Lushan act as a pawn while he controls the situation from behind. Once the Central Plains has an opportunity, this man will definitely lead all the grassland tribes to invade the Central Plains. At that time, it will be the real disaster for the people of the Tang Dynasty, with lives devastated and bloodshed.
It flows into a river."
Li Xuexuan asked: "Where is this person now?"
Bai Fu said: "According to what General Hu said, this person has entered Bashu. The group of Hu Qi we intercepted set off a few days later than originally planned because they assisted Sun Xiaozhe in attacking Chang'an. Otherwise, according to the Hu Qi's journey, this group
Hu Qi should have arrived at Jianmen Pass by now.
This person is well versed in the art of war and will definitely find a way to hijack Xuanzong. Once he captures Xuanzong, he will hold the emperor hostage to order the princes and cut off the connections between King Qin and his army."
Li Xuexuan said: "What should we do? Let's set off quickly and rush to Jianmen Pass!"
Bai Fu sighed: "The information came too late, we should be too late. Let's divide our troops into two groups. I will set off first and rush to Jiange. You can take Sister Yuhuan to Emei first, depending on the situation."
After the two reached an agreement, they acted according to the plan.
Bai Fu said goodbye to Li and Yang, and each of them took three horses and traveled day and night to Jianmen Pass.
When we arrived at Jianmen Pass, the setting sun was like blood...
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Xuanzong and his entourage arrived at Jiange ten days ago. Cui Yuan led the civil and military officials of Bashu to greet them. After entering Jianmen Pass, Xuanzong finally let go of his hanging heart.
Just as he sat down, he heard loud shouts of murder outside Jianmen Pass.
It was also Xuanzong's luck that as soon as he entered the pass with his front foot, his pursuers arrived. Hundreds of horsemen disguised themselves as officers and soldiers of the Tang Dynasty and tried to sneak into Jianmen Pass.
You must know that An Lushan's forward army had just occupied Chang'an at this time, and it was thousands of miles away from Jiange. No one dared to go deep into the hinterland alone to hunt down Xuanzong and his party.
Just when the generals of the Longwu Army were slacking off, fortunately the guard of Jianmen Pass, Zhao Kunlun, was alert and stationed scouts fifty miles away from Jianmen Pass to investigate day and night.
When the scouts discovered the enemy's situation and smoke rose from the canyon, Zhao Kunlun immediately ordered the city gates to be closed tightly and the soldiers of the three armies to prepare for war.
Guard General Zhao Kunlun is a descendant of General Zhao Yun and the fifth brother of Jiang Yinnong, the leader of the Sichuan Gang. Zhao Kunlun has the style of his ancestors, with a dignified appearance, tall and powerful, and majestic.
Zhao Kunlun obeyed the orders of his ancestors and gave up the opportunity to fight on the battlefield and become famous in the world. He guarded this majestic pass day after day to protect the safety of the people of Bashu.
A few years ago, Zhao Kunlun followed Jiang Yinnong's instructions to organize the passes, expand the army and prepare for war.
Jianmen Pass is flanked by 100-foot cliffs, with a long and narrow valley path in the middle. The canyon is like a trumpet, gradually narrowing toward the middle. Only the pass is located at the mouth of the trumpet, which is the throat of the canyon. One man can pass the pass, and ten thousand people can pass it.
Don't open it.
The Jianmenguan city tower is not very tall, but the terrain is steep. It stands high and blocks the narrowest part of the bell mouth. The city wall is made of huge granite stones and rice soup, which is extremely strong.
On the cliffs on both sides of the pass, there is a zigzag path. The local people call it the "Bird Path".
There are many mechanisms on the bird path and there are perforations all over. If the enemy attacks the pass head-on, the crossbowmen on the bird path on the cliffs on both sides can hide behind the protective wall and fire crossbow arrows at the enemy.
In addition, a large number of rolling logs and stones are placed on the top of the cliff at the entrance of the trumpet mouth, just like the hanging coffins of the Ba people. The mechanism is activated and thrown from high altitude. It can not only damage the enemy, but also block the entrance of the canyon and trap the enemy in the trumpet mouth.
Within the canyon.
Such a majestic pass can be said to be impregnable.
Jianmen Pass is the throat of Bashu and the most powerful pass in the world. For thousands of years, it has never been captured by the enemy from the front! This is the confidence of the entire Jianmen Pass defenders.
However, Zhao Kunlun was still worried. As soon as he fought with the enemy, Zhao Kunlun smelled danger.