Hangu Pass borders the plateau to the west, Juejian to the east, Qinling Mountains to the south, and the Yellow River to the north.
The Guanzhong land to the west of Hangu Pass, including Da Qin, has always been considered by the Central Plains countries to be the land of the Western Barbarians, and there is no lack of contempt in their words. Even though Da Qin later became the most powerful existence among the seven kingdoms, although they were afraid,
But this disdain still exists in the hearts of the Central Plains countries!
In 516 BC, there was civil strife in the Zhou royal family. The various vassal states were keen on fighting for power. Wars were frequent and the people were in dire straits. Laozi, who was revered as the ancestor of Taoism, was deeply disappointed with the Zhou royal family, so he decided to resign and go west.
Yin Xi, the commander of Hangu Pass, saw Zi Qi coming from the east, and sure enough a few days later I arrived riding an ox.
Yin Xi entertained Lao Tzu for several days and asked him to write a book. Lao Tzu couldn't refuse, so he left behind the famous Five Thousand Words. The world calls it "Tao Te Ching", also known as "Laozi" or "Laozi's Five Thousand Words".
It is said that after I left the letter and left Hangu Pass, I rode a big green ox and continued westward, and there has been no news from him since.
Since the old Qin tribe was established as a vassal state, Hangu Pass has been the gate of Qin's national destiny for many years.
With Hangu Pass in hand, the old Qin people were calm and unafraid. Without Hangu Pass, the Qin people in the middle of the pass were like exposing their chests to the enemy's spears and swords, and the whole country was nervous and uneasy.
This was originally the most powerful pass in the Qin Dynasty and even the most powerful pass in the world. After thousands of years of wars and wind and rain, in later generations there are only broken walls and loess, and it will never regain its former majesty!
This was not the first time that Hu Hai came to Hangu Pass. When he returned from his eastern tour, he entered the pass through Hangu Pass and returned to Xianyang! But at that time, he was still worried about his family and life and had no time to pay homage to this majestic pass that had protected the Qin Dynasty for hundreds of years.
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This time I returned to my hometown. When I saw this majestic pass again, my mood was different. What Hu Hai saw and felt was different from the first time!
More than ten miles away, Hu Hai, who was riding Heidian and wearing black soft armor, a black gold woven cloak, and a bun, saw a majestic and tall pass that pierced the sky suddenly appeared among the mountains in the distance!
Hu Hai was already a simple man and did not ask for anything like the emperor's ceremonial guard. However, with the accompanying Dragon Guards and Weng Zhong's more than 6,000 Xuanwu troops, as well as the children of the Ying clan who came after Hu Hai's edict, Wang
There are nearly 10,000 descendants of the clan!
The Chi Road out of Hangu Pass from Xianyang runs along the south bank of the Weishui River through Yueyang and Xiabang, enters the Taolin Highlands, and passes through Han Valley. It exits Hangu Pass and interfaces with the two major Chi Roads outside the Pass.
As the main passage out of the Qin Dynasty from the east, even if the world is uneasy now, there is still a bustling flow of people. Merchants from all over the country enter Xianyang from outside the pass and go west to Longxi, Jiuyuan and other places; or they travel from the east of Xianyang to Qi and Zhao outside the pass.
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Therefore, when the emperor travels, although Hu Hai saves the necessary cumbersome rituals, the flags are still fluttering. As Hu Hai's brigade moves forward, endless sacrificial incense tables begin to be placed on both sides of Hanguchi Road. Long white cloth streamers connected with each other flutter.
People from both sides of the avenue followed Hu Hai's troops all the way. People of all kinds who originally didn't know or were not sure whether Wang Li really died for his country or whether Da Qin was really defeated by Xiang Liang were all shocked at this moment!
His Majesty’s actions along the way, the Second Emperor of Qin, have clearly proven the truth of the rumors!
By the time Hu Hai's brigade arrived at Hangu Pass, the number of civilians, businessmen, and people with other ideas who followed Hu Hai had accumulated to more than 200,000!
Hundreds of thousands of people are crowded on both sides of the road. If someone pushes it accidentally, it will cause serious trouble!
The most important thing is that when Hu Hai left Xianyang this time, he was escorted by only more than 6,000 Weng Zhong Xuanwu troops who had not yet been given names. Although judging from the appearance of these big men who are more than eight feet tall, it is estimated that even if they are twice as many civilians, they may not
Can break through these opponents who are completely made of steel!
But Zhang Han, who had never seen these seemingly powerful and powerful Xuanwu troops take action, always felt a little uneasy!
Hu Hai rejected Zhang Han's proposal in a rare and forceful manner, and when he arrived in Xia Bang, he asked the Dragon Guard to dispatch the Iron Eagle Swordsmen of Black Ice Platform and all the dead men from the seventh to fifteenth lieutenants of the Dragon Guard to come out of Xianyang. Mixed in
Among the civilians on both sides of the road!
Hu Hai doesn't know how many Black Ice Platform Iron Eagle Swordsmen and Dragon Guard Nine Lieutenants there are, but Hu Hai believes that if these measures are not enough, Ying Yi will definitely remind him, but judging from Ying Yi's performance, there should be no problem!
So Hu Hai once again rejected Zhang Han's proposal to dispatch 200,000 troops from Bashang to guard the route.
It's okay to reveal some of his trump cards appropriately to show off Great Qin's powerful force, but that doesn't mean that Hu Hai wants to put all his trump cards in front of the public and let everyone know!
You must know that there is a restricted area within 20 miles of the Bashang Camp! Day and night there are countless dragon guards hidden in the dark and trainee scouts selected from the Bashang Camp patrolling. Once anyone approaches, everyone will be killed without mercy!
At present, apart from the ministers of the DPRK and the Central Government who know about the 600,000-strong army of Ba Shang, only the scholars in the Imperial Academy of the Qin Empire who are currently under semi-house arrest in the Wenxin Academy know something about it!
However, although Hu Hai rejected Zhang Han's proposal to dispatch the troops of the Bashang Camp to protect him, he ordered that all the officials in the Lieutenant's Office of Lieutenant Yang Ruihe and all the officials and guards in Hangu Pass except for the guards.
Everyone calls out to maintain order!
Hu Hai was surrounded by the Dragon Guards in the center of the brigade!
Behind and behind him were the heavily armored infantrymen of the Xuanwu Army, all of whom were wearing upper armor!
Getting closer to Hangu Pass!
Still two or three miles away, Hu Hai saw an elegy hanging on Xiongguan Pass that was as high as Guanshan Mountain. The black characters the size of a chariot were shocking from two or three miles away.
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The heavy footsteps of more than 6,000 heavily armored infantry were connected together but sounded like one person. They moved forward slowly but firmly, approaching Hangu Pass step by step. With every step forward, Hu Hai's heart tightened!
He didn't know, he didn't know how he should face the tens of thousands of soldiers arrayed outside the pass!
Li Xin's 19,000 elite cavalry and Yang Xiong's remaining 10,000 guard soldiers from the Battle of Huaihe have all lined up outside the pass!
The more than 20,000 wounded soldiers of the Nine Plains Army who were ordered by Hu Hai to return to the Pass when Meng Tian went northward were also lined up outside the Pass!
The two armors were equally broken, their eyes were equally sharp, and even the disabled soldiers were still standing upright on both sides of the avenue!
In the center of the avenue is a simple carriage. Yang Xiong and seventeen guards are guarding the simple but dignified coffin on the carriage! In the coffin is the Marquis of Wucheng, and the general Wang Li is wrapped in ice.
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Li Xin personally held a three-foot-tall black banner that was hunting in the wind. On the flag was a line of white characters "Wucheng Hou Wangli". In the center of the black banner were four large white characters - "The soul returns to its homeland"!
Although the armors of the two armies on both sides of the avenue are different, they have two things in common. First, most of the soldiers in the two armies are holding one or two black clay pots in their hands!
Another similarity is that the two armies are all covered with white flags and dressed in plain clothes!
As the Hu Hai Brigade approached Hangu Pass, the footsteps of more than 6,000 heavily armored infantry made the whole earth tremble slightly!
Hu Hai waved his hand and the army stopped!
"Publicly carrying banners!"
Hu Hai turned over and dismounted, and said solemnly! As he said that, he took off the black gold cloak on his body, reached out and took the silk powder handed over by Ying Yi and put it on his body!
In a moment, the entire army of more than 10,000 people was completely wiped out! Countless white flags were raised!
No less than hundreds of thousands of civilians and people of all kinds have gathered inside and outside Hangu Pass!
Seeing Hu Hai slowly appearing outside Hangu Pass, tens of thousands of Qin soldiers arrayed outside Hangu Pass all knelt on one knee and shouted in unison: "Welcome Your Majesty!"
The huge sound made the majestic Hangu Pass tremble slightly!
"Welcome Your Majesty!"
Regardless of whether they are willing or not, more than 100,000 people of all kinds gathered outside the pass and bowed in unison!
"You are equal!" Hu Hai said loudly with all his strength!
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
When all the soldiers stood up, Hu Hai slowly walked forward along the left side of the road.
The people standing in formation on this side are all the 100,000 guards sent out by Hu Hai. After entering the Huaihe River, there are only less than 10,000 soldiers left!
Regarding what happened to these soldiers, Li Xin had already reported everything to Hu Hai in detail! The courage of tens of thousands of wounded soldiers to commit suicide made Hu Hai feel shocked for the first time!
How much courage does it take to calmly leave the hope of life to others? The most important thing is that it is not just one or two people who make such a choice, but tens of thousands of people!
This is the first time these guards have seen the almighty Emperor!
As Hu Hai approached, the armors were in pieces. Even when facing more than 200,000 fierce Baiyue barbarians, the soldiers who showed no trace of nervousness or fear suddenly became nervous one by one and unconsciously straightened their bodies even more.
, the fingers holding the weapon turned slightly white!
Hu Hai walked up to a foot soldier at the front and gently raised his hand to brush over a newly scarred finger-length scar on his face. If the scar was even half an inch away, it would have been scratched through his eye!
Feeling Hu Hai's sweaty palms, the soldier's face turned red and his body couldn't help but tremble slightly! Hu Hai keenly felt the soldier's nervousness, smiled and carefully used his hands to tidy up the broken armor on his body.
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Then Hu Hai reached out to take the pottery pot that the soldier was holding in his arms. The soldier was startled when he felt someone was trying to take the pottery pot in his arms, and hugged the pottery pot tightly in his arms like a conditioned reflex!
Then he suddenly realized that he was snatching it from the hands of His Majesty the Emperor! In shock, he let go of his hand and the pot immediately fell! With quick eyes and quick hands, Hu Hai leaned over to catch the pot that was about to fall to the ground with both hands, and then patted him gently.
Walk forward slowly with your shoulders!
As His Majesty the Emperor left! The soldier let out a long sigh of relief. The fall of the pottery jar just now made him feel like he wanted to die!
Those are the remains of his own Paoze. He has taken him outside Hangu Pass and will soon take him back to his homeland in Guanzhong. If he falls and breaks in this place, he will never forgive himself!
Perhaps it was an illusion, but he suddenly found a drop of hot water splashing on the back of his hand!
The soldier looked up in confusion and saw that the sky was filled with scorching sun!