There are many city walls. I think of those days when flowers covered willows, phoenix towers and dragon pavilions were surrounded by pearls and greenery in front of the Long Live Mountain, and music and songs were played in the Peng Hu Hall. Nowadays, the suburbs are full of iron cavalry, and the wind and dust are bad.
The soldiers are safe. The people are safe. Filling the ravines. I sigh that the mountains and rivers are still the same, and thousands of villages are deserted. When will I ask for a tassel to carry a sharp brigade and cross the Qinghe River with a whip? But I come back and continue my tour to Hanyang, riding a yellow crane...
——"The River is Red: Impressions of Climbing the Yellow Crane Tower" by Yue Fei
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The scouts came to report that after Hu Qi evacuated, he abandoned his horse thirty miles away from Jianmen Pass, trying to imitate Deng Ai, sneak across Yinping, and capture Chengdu.
Zhao Kunlun sneered, Deng Ai attacked Chengdu secretly, this was the only time in history.
Deng Ai was familiar with the world's mountains and rivers map. Under the guidance of local guides, he dared to dig mountains and build roads from Yinping, build trestles and bridges, and file in through Han Deyang Pavilion to Fu County. In this way, he narrowly escaped death and thousands of people died.
People enter the mountain, and more than a hundred people come out of the valley.
You bunch of barbarians are underestimating your own abilities, thinking that you are very powerful in martial arts, so you want to cross the vast Shu Mountain? Are you underestimating the gods of Shu Mountain?!
Zhao Kunlun marked the place where the Hu people entered the mountain and carefully studied the map on the wall. From Yinping, the Hu people turned east and south along the Jinggu Road, left Jiange more than two hundred miles south, and crossed Jiangyou and Mianzhu in order before they could reach Chengdu.
If you want to bypass Jianmen Pass and reach Jiangyou, you must cross more than 700 miles of uninhabited and dangerous territory. This uninhabited land is an ancient forest, especially Mage Mountain. The mountains are high and the valleys are deep, steep and steep, and the roads are cut off. What's even more terrifying is that
Yes, along the way there were forests blocking out the sun, poisonous insects and ferocious beasts, and poisonous mist and miasma emerging one after another. Even experienced hunters and herb farmers did not dare to enter the mountains easily.
Only then did Zhao Kunlun feel relieved.
Kneeling and sitting on the floor, a cup of capped stone flowers went into his throat. The spring water was clear and the fragrance of tea overflowed. Zhao Kunlun suddenly stirred up his spirit. General Hu went deep into the army alone and pursued him for thousands of miles. He must have a back-up plan, so he must not be careless.
Thinking of this, Zhao Kunlun wrote quickly and reported detailed military information. He then used flying pigeons to pass the letter and secretly sent it to his elder brother Jiang Yinnong.
The next day, Jiang Yinnong received a letter from Zhao Kunlun. He found Tang Gu, the head of the Tang clan. After the two of them discussed it together, they made careful arrangements and issued several instructions.
The Bashu martial arts community was mobilized urgently.
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He Luehuang and Qishi Liege each took dozens of people and entered the Mangyuan Mountains in two ways. They tried to follow Deng Ai's example, bypassing the sword pavilion, crossing the forest, and reaching Jiangyou. When they arrived in Jiangyou, it was only more than 300 miles away from Chengdu.
, the plains are flat and there is no danger to defend.
At that time, Xuanzong was at a loss, and the imperial family of the Tang Dynasty was ready to capture him.
After entering the mountain for several hours, there was nothing unusual except that the trees became more and more lush. He Luehuang felt relieved and smiled at the other generals: "According to this progress, we can reach Jiangyou in less than ten days."
We walked to an alpine meadow. The terrain was relatively gentle, with wild flowers in full bloom and grass growing and warblers flying. He Luehuang signaled everyone to rest here. Hu Jiang took out dried meat, cheese and kumiss, sat on the ground, and ate.
Yesterday's battle at Jianmenguan left everyone with lingering fears. Seeing the beautiful scenery of the meadow, the mood was high. After drinking and eating, they actually took out the matouqin and started singing and dancing.
He Luehuang did not stop it. After all, the battle was fierce yesterday, and the soldiers needed to relax and relieve stress.
Poruma drank too much kumiss and went to a quiet place to relieve himself. There were wild mushrooms everywhere and several clusters of giant flowers growing there. The flowers were shaped like trumpets, with thick petals and a fragrant aroma.
Polo walked to the giant flower, threw the iron ax on the ground, untied his belt, pointed it at the giant flower and peed. The pee lasted for a long time, and Polo felt very uncomfortable.
While Polo was enjoying himself, the giant flower was like a living creature, and its petals were like a bloody mouth, swallowing the Polo in one gulp.
Polo screamed, his upper body was swallowed by the giant flower, and his legs kept fluttering outside. The giant flower was like a giant python, swallowing two mouthfuls, swallowing Polo whole, and then it remained as bright as ever, fluttering in the wind.
It was time for a bowl of tea, but Bolu hadn't returned yet. He Luehuang felt a little uneasy and called everyone to search around. When they saw Bolu's iron ax, everyone gathered around. Except for a few clusters of giant flowers, there were no clues.
The more He Luehuang looked at these clusters of giant flowers, the more strange he felt. He Luehuang picked up Bolu's iron ax and chopped it at the giant flowers. The giant flowers were disembowelled, and something rolled down from them. A yak head and horns were vaguely visible.
sound.
"Piranha!" He Luehuang was shocked.
Everyone hurriedly took out their weapons and chopped open several other giant flower bushes, and finally found Polo's body in the belly of a giant flower. Polo had been corroded by the green liquid in the petals and had no human form. Only his hands and feet were left. It was too miserable to look at.
The sour smell hits your nose.
The generals said "Wow" and vomited out all the dried meat and cheese they had just eaten. Without waiting for He Luehuang's instructions, they hurriedly fled the scene.
In a hurry, Bolzhijin stepped on a bag of earth. The bag collapsed, a "buzzing" sound spread, and thousands of wasps swarmed out of the bag and pounced on Bolzhijin.
Bol's soul was shattered and he ran away desperately. The wasps were like a black cloud, sweeping away and knocking Bol's body down.
By the time everyone used torches to drive away the wasps, Bor was already dead. His whole body was covered with dense black spots and small holes, like a honeycomb, which was creepy and made his skin crawl.
Only then did He Luehuang realize how powerful the mountains in the wilderness were, so he quickly gathered his team. As if facing a formidable enemy, he moved forward cautiously. He finally passed through the alpine meadows and entered the dense forest.
The weather in the mountains is changeable. The sun was shining just now, a mountain breeze blew by, and heavy rain poured down.
Everyone was walking through the forest and saw a large tree with lush branches and leaves. It was dry for several feet and was not affected by rain. They quickly hid under the tree to take shelter from the rain. The trunk of the big tree was thick and thick, and it took several people to surround it. Based on this, it was inferred that the age of the tree should be
There are thousands of years.
There were many dead branches under the tree, and everyone gathered dry firewood and lit a bonfire. The dry firewood crackled in the fire, emitting bursts of sandalwood fragrance.
Everyone was exhausted, leaving a few sentries to guard all sides. The rest leaned on the tree trunks and fell asleep. The scent of sandalwood seemed to have a soothing and hypnotic effect on the nostrils. The sentries also fell asleep without knowing it.
While everyone was sleeping, countless vines hung silently from the thousand-year-old tree. The vines were like spider webs, trapping everyone around them.
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I slept soundly and was very relieved.
In his sleep, He Luehuang seemed to have returned to the grassland, lying in his own tent. The bearskin mattress and wolfskin blanket were fluffy and warm.
Outside the tent, mastiffs were playing, children were playing and laughing. The women were skinning the lambs, tearing them into strips, and grilling them on the bonfire. The meat was fragrant.
He Luehuang's pet dog jumped into his arms, its long tongue licking its head and face...
He Luehuang woke up, his eyes were hazy and groggy, as if he was still hungover. After a long time when he came to his senses, he realized that he was tightly bound to the tree trunk by vines.
There was no sign of his teammates, only the crackling of the campfire.
He Luehuang's feet felt itchy, and when he lowered his head, he saw three cute little black bears, gnawing on the soles of his feet with relish...
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In one day, the entire army led by He Luehuang was wiped out.
Qishilege's troops were not much better.
Qishilege led his team to gallop through the lofty mountains, when the ground suddenly sank and collapsed into a huge sinkhole.
Dozens of people were unable to dodge and fell straight down.
The sinkhole was more than a hundred feet deep, and dozens of Hu people with weak light skills fell directly, hitting the stalactites heavily, breaking their bones and tendons, and died immediately.
The people who survived quickly gathered together. Qishilege counted the number of people, and in just one step, one-third of the men and horses were lost. Qishilege was heartbroken. He died so cowardly, he might as well have followed him at Jianmen Pass.
Tang Jun has a good job!
Everyone took out torches and made torches, each with one hand. Following the direction of the water flow in the sinkhole, they slowly moved out of the cave.
After walking for half an hour, we came to a huge cave that was tens of feet high. The rock walls on both sides of the cave were black and translucent. If we looked closely, we saw thousands of black bats hanging densely on the cliffs, chirping and restless.
When the fire suddenly appeared, the bat army flew down like a huge black cloud. Everyone was frightened and ran away with their heads in their hands.
"Stay away from the water!"
Qishi Liege caught a glimpse of a black shadow silently approaching the shore in the pond, and hurriedly shouted loudly to alert everyone.
Everyone's eyes were dazzled when one person fell into the water. Like a lead on a fishing bait, he was dragged into the water and sank quickly. The water splashed violently and soon returned to calm. There was only a pool of deep red blood, rippling with the waves, and slowly fainted.
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After finally walking out of the cave, the sun was shining brightly, the stream was gurgling, the grass was green, and everyone was cheering for joy.
A foreigner rushed to the stream happily, picked up a handful of stream water in both hands, wiped his face and washed his face. Then he took a handful of clear spring water and put it into his mouth. The stream water was clear and refreshing, and he drank three sips in a row.
Suddenly, the barbarian fell to the ground, vomiting blood and twitching all over.
Everyone was horrified and ran forward to rescue him. When they looked closely, their hair stood on end.
Billions of schistosomiasis flowed like water plants, pouring out of the barbarian's eyes, ears, nose and other orifices. The schistosomiasis seemed to be able to multiply instantly, gurgling more and more, endlessly. The schistosomiasis group squirmed on the barbarian's shoulders, like river water.
The soil washed away on the shore. The Hu people's flesh and blood instantly collapsed and turned into white bones...
Everyone was stunned.
A foreigner was so frightened that he went crazy on the spot. While laughing wildly, he cut his companion next to him into two pieces with a knife.
With a scream, everyone lost control and collapsed, running away in all directions, no longer listening to Qishi Liege's command.
In the distance, poisonous mist and miasma cover the sky and the ground, and a large net is opened with a ferocious look on its face, waiting to catch all these unauthorized intruders.