Just as war broke out again in Xuzhou and Wang Yu was busy governing in Qingzhou, a team of more than a hundred people was meandering forward and trudging through the rolling mountains. [This article comes from]
"The ancients said that reading thousands of books is worse than traveling thousands of miles, and it's true. If you hadn't been there personally, who would have known that the majesty of the eight hundred miles of Taihang would be so great?"
Walking at the front of the team was a young man with a sunny smile, holding a cane in his hand. As he walked, he lamented the dangers of the mountains and the rugged mountain roads. But no matter what he said, his vigorous steps and
The cheerfulness and sunshine in the smile are always the same.
Just looking at his mental outlook, he doesn't look like a general leading an army in battle at all. Instead, he looks like a young scholar who is studying abroad. He accidentally discovered the beautiful scenery and ran to enjoy it regardless of the hard work.
After walking through the most rugged mountain road, he became even more excited and suddenly recited a poem: "Going north to the Taihang Mountains, how difficult it is and how majestic it is! The Yangchang Slope is twisted, and the wheels are broken by it. How desolate the trees are, the sound of the north wind is sad
.The bear is squatting against me, the tiger and the leopard are crowing on the road..."
After hearing the sound of the poem, everyone felt that the fatigue on their bodies suddenly lightened a lot, and their feet became lighter. Unknowingly, the entire team's progress speeded up.
Of course, not everyone is so positive. Pan Zhang is one of the exceptions. Looking at Xu Shu's back, he lamented loudly: "Oh my God! Shou En, did you hear that he is actually reciting poetry? He still has the strength."
Reciting poetry, and the poetry he recited was not composed by himself, but plagiarized from the Lord! Is this, is this still a human being?"
Pan Zhang was no longer as high-spirited as when he left Gaotang Camp. Just like the pile of empty wine gourds hanging on his body, his energy and strength had left his body, and he was swaying and limping when he walked.
Turned.
"What do you have to feel wronged about? I was fine staying at home. If you hadn't forced me to come out, who would have suffered this? In fact, you just can't think about it. Think about it, even if you want to join the army, you don't necessarily have to.
To follow General Yuan Zhi and do such a big thing, wouldn't it be great to become a teacher in the academy?"
Ma Zhong didn't know what the relationship between reciting other people's poems and plagiarism was. Even if it was plagiarism, it had nothing to do with whether he was a human being or not. His train of thought was very clear. The reason why he left his cozy nest and was in this continuous group of people
The arduous trek in the mountains was all because of this grumbling guy in front of me.
"You are the one who teaches?" Pan Zhang sneered at his friend's statement: "The teachers in the academy are all Cai Zhonglang and a world-famous Confucian like Mr. You'an. What do you think you can teach?"
Ma Zhong pointed to his nose proudly, raised his chin and said: "I am the best woodcutter in Mount Tai. When it comes to identifying herbs, stones and even mineral veins, if I claim to be second, who dares to claim to be first?"
"The best woodcutter..." Pan Zhang shook his head and stamped his feet. He said in a tone of hatred that iron cannot become steel: "Can you be more useless? Men are born in troubled times, and they want to make contributions! Woodcutter
It's not worth talking about at all! You know, this time we have to command hundreds of thousands of troops! How can we have such a mood?"
Because of fatigue, he was not walking very steadily, and when he jumped, the movement was even greater. The wine gourds on his body were swaying back and forth, colliding, and making a series of extremely clear sounds. It was like a large trumpet.
wind chimes swaying in the wind.
"Otherwise, what should I do if I complain like you? Then I might as well recite poems." Ma Zhong didn't even glance at his friend, he just stared at the mountain walls on both sides.
"Shou En, you are so boring." Pan Zhang had no choice but to vent his anger and cursed: "Forget it, let you go. When I return this time, I will recommend you to the lord and let you
Go to the academy and hang out with those boring old men like Cai Zhonglang, and I will suffocate you to death!"
"Consolidate your wishes."
The quarrel was carried by the mountain wind and spread from the back of the team to the front. Everyone couldn't help but smile when they heard it. In fact, similar conversations have happened countless times on the road. God knows that these two people have very different personalities and very different values.
How do people with different differences become friends? There is no doubt that the existence of these two people added a lot of fun to this long journey.
Xu Shu smiled and asked the people around him: "Xiao Liu, how far is the journey?"
"General Yuan Zhi, don't always call me Xiao Liu. I have a big one now. My name is Zhao Liu, the same Liu as Yang Liu Yiyi!"
The person who answered the question was not bothered by the mountain road at all. Instead, he looked high-spirited. He said with great ambition: "People say it is easy to return home in rich clothes. This time for me, Yang Xiaoliu, can be regarded as a return home in rich clothes."
, I am a military commander now, but when I was Wen Xicheng, I was just a helper. Among the thousands of people in the city, few would look at me seriously. Now, haha... who can not look at me sideways? "
"Looking sideways..." Xu Shu corrected subconsciously: "It means that others hate, hate and fear you. With your current situation, others should look at you with envy and surprise, right?"
Although Xianyu gave himself a nondescript name after his death, and no one should say it, Zhao Junhou was still very humble in general. He nodded and said: "Yes, yes, Brother Xu always said that I should read more
This is indeed the reason for ordering books. If I can have as much knowledge as you, General Yuan Zhi, it will be really glorious..."
Xu Shu listened attentively, without any sign of impatience. Although he was very patient, the long mountain road and lots of time were one of the main reasons.
After a long time, Zhao Liu realized his gaffe, scratched his head, and said with a smile: "I just can't hold the door, General Yuanzhi, don't be ridiculous... In fact, we are almost there. After walking out of this mountain road, it is the Shimen. After passing it,
Shimen is Wangwu Mountain. I know there is a small road in Wangwu Mountain that can be walked in two days. When you walk out of Wangwu Mountain, you will see Dongshan..."
"Gudong!" Halfway through his words, he was interrupted by a loud sound of a heavy object falling to the ground. Looking back, he found that Pan Zhang, who was wandering at the end of the team, had come up to him at some point and happened to hear Zhao Liu.
Explanation of the journey.
Pan Zhang complained loudly: "I said Liu'er, this is also called almost there? Count it yourself. How many mountains are there just from what you just said? Who named this place? It's not reasonable at all.
It's Hedong, it's basically Shanxi, it's all mountains, endless mountains."
Zhao Liu shook his head and said: "Not much. We haven't taken the road to Huguan yet. Otherwise, we won't be able to get out of Taihang Mountain now? Just wait until we reach Dongshan. Sushui comes from Dongshan Xiaojia Valley, and there are three mountains to the west of Dongshan.
Ten miles away is Zhou Yangyi. When we get there, I will find some boats and go down the river, and I will reach Anyi City in one day."
The hope that was too far away could not cheer up Pan Zhang at all. He sat on the ground and simply stopped getting up. He groaned and said: "It's so difficult to walk on this road. What can we do even if we get to Hedong? We have been here for hundreds of years.
People have to walk this way for months. There are hundreds of thousands of people in Hedong, and they still have to walk for a year and a half? Then there will be no need for people to block the road. If there is a sneak attack, we will starve ourselves.
Dead."
Zhao Liu originally wanted to retort, saying that people in Hedong are accustomed to walking on mountain roads, but when he thought of the number of hundreds of thousands, he felt guilty and looked at Xu Shu unconsciously: "There will always be a way? Right, General Yuan Zhi?"
"Well, there's always a way." Xu Shu didn't know what he was doing. He was commanding hundreds of thousands of people to migrate in such a geographical environment. No matter who he was, he wouldn't be sure.
When he left Gaotang, there were thousands of men and horses, but there were only more than a hundred people who followed him to Hedong. Xu Shu also tried to march with more people, but later found that the more people there were, the more people he would march with.
, the slower the traveling speed.
The description of the winding trails in the Taihang Mountains is no exaggeration at all. In many places, only one or two people can walk together. There are so many people and horses that it is difficult to even find a spacious place to camp on the road. This is still thousands of people. If it is enlarged a hundred times, it will become several
One hundred thousand people, that kind of scene makes people shudder just thinking about it.
At that time, the hostile forces in Qingzhou do not need to go to war at all. They can just send a few groups of troops to hide in the mountains. If they see the troops passing by, or wait until night and beat the gongs and drums, the hundreds of thousands of ragtag marchers will be finished.
.Emotions such as fatigue and despair are the most likely to cause camp bombing.
But now that the task has been given, we must persist to the end. If there is a way to complete it, if there is no way, we must find a way. As the coach of this trip, no matter what he thinks in his heart, Xu Shu only shows full confidence in front of everyone.
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The terrain of Hedong has been imprinted in Xu Shu's mind as early as this journey. However, he was in the mountains and his field of vision was limited. He could not connect what was drawn on the map with what he actually saw. Now after listening to Zhao Liu
explanation, the impression in his mind began to overlap with reality. Xu Shu suddenly had some ideas.
He stopped the team and summoned several deputies together: "We can't just rush on. Yuan Shao and Wen Gui, you and the brigade will continue to march westward with Zhao Junhou leading the way. When you reach Dongshan, don't rush on and continue on your way.
Let Zhao Junhou sneak into Wenxi to find out the situation. I will take a guide to check out the Dongyuan area."
"Dongyuan?" Pan Zhang and others didn't do enough homework. They just memorized the terrain along the planned route and didn't pay attention to other places at all. When Leng Ding heard such a strange place name, they all looked at each other.
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"That road is completely impossible to walk, unless..." That is to say, Zhao Liu, a local, has some impressions there, but he does not think there will be any shortcuts there. Of course, nothing is absolute. Dongyuan City is on the north bank of the river.
If there are enough boats and there is no one to intercept them, traveling along the Yellow River would be a good idea.
Xu Shu smiled easily and interrupted Zhao Liu's questioning: "Anyway, let's go and take a look first. Anyway, the task is already very difficult. No matter how difficult it is, it can't be any more difficult, right?"