Outside the valley, the army camped.
The sky was overcast and the cold wind was biting, blowing on my face like a knife.
The morning exercises in the camp are in progress.
The soldiers are trotting around the camp fence in neat lines, shouting slogans as they run.
It is a lively scene.
Even if the weather is cold, it still does not weaken the lively scene of the soldiers' morning exercises. .
At this time, Zhang Xiu and two soldiers led three local people into the Chinese army's tent amidst the chants of the soldiers.
At this time, inside the Chinese army's tent, Liu Cheng was discussing with Ma Teng and the generals how to live.
Details of the battle of pulling out the valley.
Zhang Xiu walked in and clasped his fists and reported: "My lord, I have found three local people.
These three are the three people who are most familiar with Dadou Bago nearby.
They are waiting outside the tent now."
Liu Cheng raised his hand and ordered: "Let them come in."
"promise" Three local people came in and bowed to Liu Cheng, "The common people are waiting to see you, sir."
Liu Cheng asked them to get up and talk and asked: "What do you three do?"
One of them replied: "Sir, the three of us are local hunters.
Sometimes we also serve as guides for businessmen from Liangzhou, taking them through Dadouba Valley to Xiqiang."
Liu Cheng became more energetic and asked: "So the three of you are very familiar with the climate and surrounding terrain of Dadou Bago Valley."
The local who just spoke replied: "I can't say that I am familiar with it, but at least I know Dadou Bagou better than others."
Liu Chengdao: "Now my army wants to go to Xiqiang through a big battle to pull out grains, and I would like to ask you to be our guide.
I will give you a heavy reward after the task is completed.
I wonder if you are willing."
The faces of the three locals changed, and the one on the left said: "Sir, if it were in other seasons, the grassroots and others would be very happy, but it is winter now.
There are either storms or heavy snowfall in Dadouba Valley.
It is difficult to pass through this season."
Don’t even think about the big fight, you will die.”
The enemy on the right also said: "Yes, it is too dangerous to go to Dadu Bago in winter.
Even in summer, there will be snowstorms."
Liu Cheng frowned and asked: "Listen to what you guys mean, if I lead my troops through the battle to pull out the valley, I will definitely not succeed, and the soldiers will freeze to death and suffer countless frostbite.
Is there no chance at all?"
The three local hunters looked at each other and sighed and shook their heads.
The hunter in the middle said: "Sir, there is no chance at all.
If the snowstorm in Dadouba Valley stops, it can be passed through.
This season in Dadouba Valley There is not always a blizzard raging, it will often stop, but no one knows how long it will stop.
Once you enter the valley and encounter a blizzard, the consequences will be " Liu Cheng stood up and walked around the tent with his hands behind his back, thinking and weighing.
After a while, he stopped and said to the three of them: "I hope that you three will use your experience over the years to help the army this time."
Successfully passing through the Great Battle Valley is a matter of great importance.
Only success is allowed, failure is not allowed.
Once you fail, the army will suffer heavy losses, but you can imagine your own end."
The three hunters knew that they could not refuse at all, nor were they qualified to refuse.
Their faces were solemn.
It was obvious that they were not completely sure whether they could pass through Dadou Bago Valley in winter, especially if they wanted to go through Dadou Bago Valley.
One or two men or a caravan, but a cavalry of thirty thousand The hunter in the middle said to Liu Cheng: "The common people dare not disobey your Lord's order.
However, the common people still have to sincerely persuade the Lord.
To be on the safe side, it is best to wait until spring begins.
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If the Lord must lead the army in the next few days, Just through the Dadou Valley, the grassroots people can only follow your orders to guide the army.
Before the army sets off, they must be fully prepared.
The grassroots people have several ideas to ask the army.
People suggested that soldiers must wear thick warm clothes; they must not bring extra cumbersome things, except for necessary things, everything else that can be left behind must be left behind; when the army will set off, and all matters such as where it stops during the journey must be Listen to the Cao Min.
If you can agree to these two conditions, the Cao Min and others can serve as guides for the army.
Otherwise, even if you kill the Cao Min and the others, the Cao Min and the others will never agree."
Liu Cheng thought for a while and agreed: "Okay, everything will be done as you said.
Do you think we can leave today?"
The guide on the left shook his head and said: "Sir, we need to go to Dadouba Valley to explore first to see if it is suitable to leave today.
If it is not suitable, we can only wait for tomorrow.
If it is not possible tomorrow, then we can only wait for the day after tomorrow.
All Soldiers need to be ready to go at any time, because the time will not wait for us, we will only wait for the time."
Liu Cheng felt that what this man said made sense, so he said: "Okay, you go to the valley now to investigate the situation and see if it is possible to leave today.
I will order the soldiers to prepare for the departure.
Zhang Xiu, how many people can you bring?
Go with them and help, so nothing happens."
"Yes," Zhang Xiu agreed.
He knew what Liu Cheng meant, which was not only to assist, but also to monitor and supervise.
Zhang Xiu immediately led eight soldiers and followed the three guides toward the Dadou Valley.
It is said that you are entering Dadouba Valley, but you are actually climbing a hillside.
This valley is not a plain deep canyon, but a plateau canyon.
The altitude of the canyon is as high as more than 3,000 meters, which is much higher than the terrain at the foot of the mountain.
When they arrived at the mouth of the valley, Zhang Xiu and others dismounted and were about to tie their horses to the mouth of the valley.
One of the guides asked: "Why did the general leave the horse army to go to Xiqiang?
Isn't it necessary to bring horses with him?"
After being reminded by the guide, Zhang Xiu remembered it, slapped his forehead and said: "I actually forgot about this.
You are right, you have to bring the horses up to know whether it is suitable for the cavalry to march."
Several people immediately led their horses and followed the guide to play in the valley.
The cliffs on both sides of the valley were steep and the rocks were rugged.
The cold air blew from the north, making them feel the biting cold on their backs.
However, this cold wind It also gave them some help and saved them a lot of effort.
At this time, heavy snow fell in the sky without warning, and when the cold wind blew it, the snow fell rapidly and fiercely.
Zhang Xiu frowned and said, "Why did it suddenly snow heavily?
Is this situation suitable for marching?"
The three guides in front stopped and turned around.
One of them said: "General, it's not that it suddenly snowed heavily, but it has been snowing all the time.
You see, the snow in front of us is much thicker than behind us."
Zhang Xiu looked at the snow in front of him, and then looked behind him.
In comparison, he found that the snow in front of him was much thicker.
"General, this situation is definitely not suitable for the army to set out.
The temperature here is not too low.
By the time they reach the highest point in the valley, the soldiers will soon be frozen to death."
Zhang Xiu looked at the highest point of Dadou Valley, which was towering like clouds, gritted his teeth and said: "Let's go back and report to the lord."
After listening to the report of Zhang Xiu and the guides, Liu Cheng ordered the army to rest and let the guides continue to explore the valley the next day.
The results of the investigation early the next morning made Liu Cheng very happy.
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He immediately ordered the army to set off.
Thirty thousand cavalry pulled out a team several miles long and quickly marched into the Dadou Valley.
Everyone was jolting on horseback, and the men and horses were panting.
The snow on the ground weakened the sound of the horses' hooves, but it could not weaken the sound of the soldiers' armor and weapons rubbing against each other.
The army entered the valley smoothly.
After entering the valley, in order to reduce the burden on the horses, everyone consciously dismounted and led the horses into the valley.
After walking for a while, the terrain rose quickly.
Liu Cheng asked: "How many people from the army have entered the valley now?"
Zang Ba looked back and replied: "About 30% have entered the valley."
At this time, one of the guides unconsciously glanced back down the mountain.
He turned back and was about to continue climbing, but suddenly realized what he had just seen.
He turned back again.
This time he found that the dark clouds in the distant sky behind him were rapidly approaching.
Move this way.
His expression changed drastically and he immediately shouted: "Stop, stop" The other two guides stopped and turned to look at him, "What's going on?"
"Look" The other two guides looked in the direction of their companion's fingers.
Their expressions changed drastically, and they immediately said to Liu Cheng: "My lord, quickly order the army to return.
If you are late, it will be too late."
Liu Cheng didn't know why, "Isn't it just a cloud?
Are you sure they will drop heavy snow above us?"
The guide on the left explained eagerly: "No, sir, look at its moving speed, it's too fast.
This is a sign of an approaching storm.
Once the storm comes, everyone who enters the valley will be blown away."
Liu Cheng's expression changed when he heard this, and he immediately shouted: "Quickly send the order, everyone turns around and goes back to camp."
"Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooww......" the horn sounded, the soldiers immediately turned around and left when they heard the sound of the bugles.
No one had any hesitation.
Military orders are military orders.
Even if you have any questions, you can only wait until the matter is over.
Although the army turned around and retreated very quickly without any delay or hesitation, some of the soldiers who fell behind were still hit by the storm.
Liu Cheng and others were the last group, and they were also the most severely hit by the storm.
Batch people.
One by one, the soldiers were blown away by the storm.
Liu Cheng stuck his weapons in the snow and shouted: "They all stuck their weapons in the snow and held hands with each other.
We don't need the weapons anymore.
Let's go down the mountain." , hold on to the weapon and go down step by step, hurry up."
Under the command of Liu Cheng, the team at the back stabilized their position.
Everyone helped each other and formed a long queue to gradually go down the mountain against the storm.
From time to time, someone was swept away by the storm and disappeared without a trace, while the comrades around them could only watch helplessly but could do nothing.
Xu Huang, who was at the foot of the mountain, sent someone to prepare a long thick hemp rope and tied it around his waist.
They were blown by the storm and came to Liu Cheng's side.
Everyone grabbed the thick hemp rope while the soldiers at the bottom of the mountain pulled down hard. , so that we can return to the foot of the mountain in a thrilling and dangerous way.
After some counting, it was discovered that there were 127 soldiers missing in the storm this time.
When Liu Cheng heard Chen Qun report this number in the military tent in the camp, he felt particularly heavy.
In the big tent, Ma Teng, Yan Xing, Pang De, Xu Huang, Zang Ba and others all sighed.
Ma Teng said: "Thankfully, the guide reminded me in time this time.
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Otherwise, the consequences would have been disastrous.
Master Sikong, do we have to enter Xiqiang this time?
We can't wait until next year."
Liu Chengdao: "This is the best time.
If you miss this opportunity, it will be too difficult to have this kind of opportunity again in the future.
I lost more than a hundred soldiers today, and I am very heartbroken, but there is nothing I can do about it."
"The storm came too suddenly and too fast.
Let's leave it at that today.
Let's go back and have a good rest and comfort the soldiers.
Zhang Xiu, you and the guides will go explore again tomorrow."
"promise" It was another day, and the results of this exploration were still very bad.
The storm in Dadou Bagou was still raging.
The guide reported the situation to Liu Cheng, and finally said: "Sir, although the storm is still raging, there is one situation that I don't know about.
Not good news, because the storm The storm was raging, and a large amount of snow in the valley was swept away, and the sky was filled with ice slag and snowflakes.
The snow from the previous few days was probably blown away by this storm, but the rest was definitely frozen.
Once you march on a soil and ice surface, your feet are likely to slip.”
Is this good news or bad news?
Most people in the account think this is definitely bad news.
Slippage under the feet while marching is definitely a big trouble for the army advancing towards high-altitude terrain.
Liu Cheng frowned and ordered Liu Ye: "Liu Ye, go and prepare anti-slip shoe covers immediately.
Fortunately, this was considered before setting off from Wuwei City.
Otherwise, it would be difficult to cross the slippery road.
It’s really become impossible.”
After the generals dispersed, Liu Cheng remembered what the guide said that all the snow in the valley had been swept away by the storm.
This storm could not continue to rage forever.
Once the storm stopped, with anti-slip shoe covers, the marching speed would not be deeper than knee-deep.
The speed of walking in the snow is slow, maybe even faster.
After nightfall, Liu Cheng walked out of the tent after dinner.
He suddenly found that the flags that had been rustling in the wind suddenly stopped.
Except for the noise caused by the soldiers, the sound of the howling cold wind disappeared in the camp. .
The cold wind on the flat ground has stopped.
Has the storm in Dadouba Valley also stopped?
Liu Cheng thought of this and immediately summoned Zhang Xiu and ordered: "Quickly take your guide to check the valley to see if the storm has stopped. " Zhang Xiu was surprised and said: "Sir, you mean now?"
"Of course, go quickly" "Yes, yes, I will go immediately."
After Zhang Xiu said that, he turned around and left.
Half an hour later, Zhang Xiu came back with his guide and reported to Liu Cheng: "Sir, the storm in the valley has stopped.
It is very dry and cold, and the temperature is very low."
"Can someone freeze to death?"
"It shouldn't be halfway up the mountain, but it's hard to tell at the top of the mountain."
Liu Cheng walked around the tent with his hands behind his back.
The storm must have been caused by the convection of hot and cold air.
Now that the storm has stopped, there is no sound of wind.
This calm period should last for a while, but he is not sure how long this period will be.
After thinking for a while, Liu Cheng decided to take a gamble.
He had a hunch that at least before dawn tomorrow, the climate in Dadoubagu would not change.
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He immediately gave the order: "Come here, tell the army to assemble and set off overnight to cross the Dadou Bago Valley."
The generals and school officials who received the news were extremely surprised.
Many people said in their hearts that Liu Cheng's decision was too bold.
Crossing the Dadou Valley in the winter night was something that almost no one had ever thought about or done.
But orders are orders, and they were carried out meticulously.
The army quickly gathered and set off.
The soldiers held torches and swam like a long fire dragon to the foot of the mountain and into the Dadou Valley.
The temperature was very low, very cold, but there was no wind in the valley.
It was so calm that it was frightening and frightening.
The ground was indeed slippery, but it improved a lot after wearing anti-slip shoe covers.
Even the hooves of the war horses were covered with anti-slip shoes. set.
The march went extremely smoothly, until it reached the highest point in Dadouba Valley, where the temperature was the lowest.
Liu Cheng just spat, and the saliva fell on the ground and formed ice at a speed visible to the naked eye.
His expression changed.
He loudly ordered: "Go down the order and speed up the march; no one in the army is allowed to make any stops.
Even if he needs to urinate or defecate, he should hold it in.
It won't be too late to deal with it when we get to the bottom of the mountain."
After the order was passed on, everyone moved faster and their breathing became louder.
"Ah" a soldier accidentally slipped and rolled down the mountain, knocking over several people.
These people rolled down one after another.
Fortunately, some people reacted quickly and quickly inserted their weapons on the ground to block them.
At 1:00 in the morning, the army finally passed through Dadou Bagou without any danger.
Everyone felt like they were in a dream.
No one expected that they would come over so smoothly this time.
This was unimaginable even during the day yesterday. of
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