Chapter 1174: Baixing of the Eight Passes of Taihang Mountain

Everyone listened carefully to Tian Yu's words. Guo Jiada said, "So the general hasn't determined the status of the ancient road yet, has he?"

After Tian Yu heard this, his face turned red and he said: "Your Majesty, please forgive me. So far, I have not been able to determine which road was the ancient road of the Qin State, and it is not clear whether it is really possible to enter the Shangdang Basin from here. However, the general has sent people to continue the investigation, but if we want to truly confirm, it will be impossible to get the results within a few months. "

"I am not an ignorant person. The ancient roads hundreds of years ago cannot be discovered in a short time. However, the general still needs to step up the investigation. Of course, this matter needs to be kept confidential." Huangfu Chaobo also knew that this matter was not Maybe he was taken aback, waved his hand and said;

"Your Majesty," Guo Jia stood up and said, "After receiving the pigeon letter from the King, Wei Chen carefully considered the feasibility of this matter, and then sent a letter to Yuan Zhi in Luoyang, asking him to go to Cai Zhonglang's ancient books. After searching carefully, Yuan Zhi just gave Wei Chen news a few days ago."

"Yuan Zhiyan repeatedly confirmed from the large number of ancient books collected by Cai Zhonglang that he could basically confirm that when the Qin army invaded Changping from Hedong, it was Baixing who was among the Eight Routes of Taihang. And this Baixing was in the West during the Warring States Period. It starts from Jicheng in the east of the river and ends at Mengmenguan in Hanoi County in the east, with Changping in Shangdang County in the middle."

"However, after Qin unified the world, people were reluctant to walk on the western section of Baixing due to the dangerous and difficult roads. As time went by, no one walked on the western section of Baixing. Later, when Emperor Gaozu replaced Qin, the western section of Baixing became even more difficult to travel. It is almost abandoned. In the four hundred years since the Han Dynasty, the western section of Baixing has been forgotten by people. To this day, people think that Baixing has been from the ancient times to the east, all the way to Lingchuan, and then to Dahao. In the mountains, turn south and exit Mengmen Pass from Yuntai Mountain."

"So, does the ancient road of Qin really exist?" Huangfu Chaobo asked in surprise;

"Your Majesty!" At this time, Pang Tong came out and said: "Your Majesty, do you remember that when you attacked Lujiang County, you led the troops to participate in the copy of the Changping Battle?"

"Um?!"

"At that time, in the dungeon, although I did not go to the rear of the Qin Army to see, I knew that there was indeed a road going west to the west of Gaoping Pass and Kongcang Ridge, and the Qin Army's baggage supplies and supporting troops and horses They all come from the east of the river in the west, so it can be seen that the ancient road to the west mentioned by Fengxiao does exist. "

"Well, if there is such a road in the dungeon, then at least this road did exist in the big map. In other words, even if such a road is not in use now, there are indeed traces of such a road. Exists." Huangfu Chaobo clapped his fists together and said excitedly: "So, our idea is completely correct, and since Yuan Zhi has found the relevant information from Old Man Cai's ancient books, he can also find it from Another aspect validates the existence of this path.”

"Not bad!" Guo Jia and Pang Tong both responded in unison;

"Okay, Shi Ah!" Huangfu Chaobo said;

"The minister is here!" When Shi A heard this, he immediately stepped out of the queue and promised;

"Leave this matter to Shadow. You will be responsible for it personally. Cooperate with the soldiers who are exploring the road in front of you to find the ancient western road of Baixing as soon as possible. Remember, you would rather go slower, but you must ensure that this matter is not leaked!"

"Wei Chen understands that we would rather go slower, but we must ensure that this matter does not leak out!"

"Well, Governor Zhang and General Tian must cooperate fully. Remember, we still have plenty of time. We must ensure that the information is not secretly obtained by spies from other countries!" Huangfu Chaobo looked at Zhang Chao and Tian Yu, and once again emphasized;

"Promise!" they both agreed in unison;

"Very good, starting from tomorrow, General Tian Yu and General Lejiu will accompany Gu to inspect the military and defense arrangements in various places in Hedong. The rest of the people will do their own thing. There is no need to accompany Gu to patrol everywhere." Huangfu Chaobo told the others All humanity;

"No! Wei Chen and others will take their leave first!"

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Ten days later, in a valley more than ten miles east of the Qinshui River east of Duanshi County,

Shi A and his party, who led more than a dozen Shadow Guard masters, finally arrived here. In the valley, the soldiers who had already received the news to explore the path had already sent people to wait there. Seeing Shi A coming in person, Several people couldn't help but heave a long sigh of relief. They were all just ordinary soldiers. They just stayed in these high mountains for a longer time. In terms of ability, they might not even be as good as the hunters who had lived in these high mountains for many years. , now that a master like Shi A has come in person, they are finally relieved. You must know that several soldiers have been attacked and killed by wild beasts in the mountains while exploring the road these days. Now that a master like Shi A is here, let them They are much safer.

"General Shi!" Several people quickly saluted the official;

"Well, how's the situation?" Shi A asked;

One of the leaders said: "Brothers have explored several valleys these days, and have basically determined that one of them should be the ancient road mentioned by General Tian. However, there are too many ferocious beasts in these high mountains. Over the past few days, we have Several brothers have lost their lives, so it is only now that we have found out that it is less than twenty miles away..."

"Huh?!" Shi A was stunned. It took him more than half a month to eliminate several wrong routes and lose several soldiers. When he was about to speak, he looked up and found that almost all of the soldiers who came to greet him were... They were all injured, and then they realized that things might not be as simple as they thought.

So after thinking for a moment, Shi Adao: "Thank you for your hard work. In the following time, I will be personally responsible for this matter. The people who came with me this time are all former ranger masters. If they go into battle to kill the enemy, it may not be as good as You guys, you should be able to deal with a few beasts in the mountains with ease."

Seeing that Shi'a was not angry, several people were obviously relieved: "Thank you, General, for your understanding! General, please come later. We must speed up our journey, otherwise we will not be able to reach the camping site before dark."

"Lead the way!"

The group of people quickly disappeared into the vast mountains.

After walking for less than half an hour, even though Shi'a was mentally prepared, he was still surprised by the hardships along the way. It took them half an hour to walk less than five miles in the valley. If compared with the march of the army, , this is already a very fast speed, but compared with the usual speed of these rangers, it is simply indescribably slow.

Although the pathfinders in front have found a road that is barely walkable in the valley, they are only able to walk. This is not the most important thing. The most important thing is that they must be on guard against dangers from both sides at any time during their walk. Attacks from various wild beasts that may appear on the side.

Fortunately, as Shi A said, there were more than ten of them, all masters among the rangers. Back then, they were all able to travel the world alone with a sword. They all had their own methods of dealing with such birds and beasts that suddenly attacked them. Along the way, it took most of the group's time just to deal with these sudden attacks. Fortunately, they dealt with them easily every time, and no one was injured. This made the few soldiers leading the way. Overjoyed.