Chapter 648: The Hinterland

Being able to look up and see the clear and vast sky and wilderness is definitely a joyful thing that makes Zhang Qian and others feel uplifted.

Looking back at Lin Hai behind him, especially when he raised his head in half a month, he could only see the sky cut into fragments by dense bamboo leaves. Now that his eyes are open, Zhang Qian has an inexplicable illusion of escaping from another world.

"Where is this place?"

The only thing Zhang Qian knew was that he actually led his army through the Wanli Bamboo Sea, but because there was no accurate description of the Wanli Bamboo Sea on the map, Zhang Qian didn't know his exact location, so he could only be very general. I probably know that it should have entered the northeast boundary of the barbarians.

After coming out, there was already a large army stationed on the spot, and with Zhang Qian's knowledge, this was digging trenches and holding back horses, and many monks used magic techniques to gather stones to form a wall, as if they were going to build a big village look.

Where the hell is this? Dare to set up a village so loudly? Aren't you afraid of being trapped here to death?

It's a pity that no one will answer the question in Zhang Qian's heart. Even now, he still doesn't know who the leader of the road he is following is. The golden sword monk Lin Ye dismantled and executed according to the time.

Now that he was able to come out of the thousands of miles of bamboo sea, apart from being greatly relieved, Zhang Qian also wanted to know who the leader of his trip was as soon as possible, otherwise he would feel very uneasy.

About half a day after Zhang Qian came out, he didn't see Gan Lin coming out from behind. The two of them looked at each other from a distance and smiled, which was a big stone to let go of their respective hearts. Fortunately, my friend is fine.

Afterwards, Zhang Qian was incorporated into the engineering job of building Dazhai, responsible for the leveling of a slope, and as required to set aside an open space for at least 10,000 people to set up tents.

This kind of errand is not too troublesome. There are monks in the army who can help, and the soldiers have to work hard to pick up the loosened soil.

Such busyness has continued, and there will be no stoppage of work. Instead, it will be divided into three batches, and the construction will continue day and night. The order given is that the external defense of Dazhai must be completed within two days.

In fact, it’s not just Dazhai, there are two small villages in front of each other for two miles to the left and right. The scale is much smaller, but the structure is also built according to long-term existence and is very solid. And Gan Lin was leading his brothers to explore the small village on the left side and was busy.

Until noon the next day, Zhang Qian, who had only rested for two hours, received the first warrant from the chief general, asking them to go to discuss matters immediately. On the signature was a name that made Zhang Qian feel familiar: Pan Shigui.

Hurrying to the middle tent in Dazhai, they met Gan Lin who also came at the door. The two of them hadn't been together for a long time, and suddenly regained their familiarity, and immediately whispered to each other.

"I didn't expect Master Pan to be the main general. You and I should be able to get along easily this time, right?"

"Sure! Sir Pan misses the old days the most. You and I are old men under him after all, so we must be given preferential treatment. But Master Pan, isn't he retired? Why did you come to the front line?"

"Aren't you stupid? Master Pan's cultivation is necessary to serve when he was fighting? Isn't it evil that Yang Yansi was punished. Isn't Master Jiang leaving the army for the same reason? Now Yang Yansi has disappeared, Master Wen is in charge of the military department, how can a famous general like Master Pan have any reason to idle the mountains and fields?"

"That's right! Master Pan is here, so I feel relieved. I just don't know why we built such a large military camp. Could it be that there are backups?"

"It's hard to say. Do you know exactly where this is?"

"Know shit, you know?"

"I know I still need to ask you? But I guess we've already crossed the line of Jianchuan." Zhang Qian said the last sentence with a suppressed voice, and Gan Lin beside him was shocked.

But after what Zhang Qian said, Gan Lin felt the same thing in his heart. Indeed, it took such a lot of effort to come out after half a month of crisis-ridden days after entering the Wanli Bamboo Sea from Xiaochuan. According to the geographical location of the Wanli Bamboo Sea, after passing through, it must be in the southeast hinterland of the barbarians.

And it is very likely to cross the line of Jianchuan, because only if it is deeper than Jianchuan, it will make sense to build a military stronghold at this location, otherwise it is pure brain convulsion.

The two chatted a few words at the door when they heard their names being sung, and hurriedly straightened their clothes and bowed to enter the account.

"Subordinates Zhang Qian and Gan Lin, please refer to the general!"

"Well, sit down."

Acquaintances belong to acquaintances, and there is no need for occasions where small talk is not allowed. After Zhang Qian and Gan Lin took their seats, several generals came in and sat down one after another. A moment later, this partial army, which started from Xiaochuan and finally crossed the Bamboo Sea for thousands of miles, finally ushered in the first formal military strategy meeting.

After Pan Shigui unfolded the map, many generals and officers present showed sudden expressions. And Zhang Qian smiled at Gan Lin beside him, meaning: How about it? Am I right?

"Here is where we are now. The Taoist chief yamen is named "Shimen". You must have noticed that this place is not far from the uppermost military stronghold in the north of our army's Jianchuan. It can be reached in a day and night on a fast horse. The march took only four and a half days, and it was the most important link for our army to continue to advance.

In addition, the thousands of miles of bamboo sea secret road that you have worked so hard to open before can make it only half a month for Xiaochuan to get here, which doubles the shortened long line of the army from the Kunduo Pass to the Wuhu Lake, and then turned northward. You don't need me to remind you of its significance, do you?

So, our current task is twofold. The first is to build the general stronghold as soon as possible, and the second is to stick to it.

Just the day before yesterday, the Jianchuan great victory, the barbarians fell into the trap, suppressed the army in the upper Jianchuan military stronghold, wanted to break it desperately and then formed a roundabout double-team middle and lower military stronghold, but was countered by Shen Wanlin, the general of Jianchuan, and defeated the barbarians in one fell swoop The offensive formed a joint attack of the upper, middle and lower military camps, which solved the crisis in Jianchuan. Yesterday, the military stronghold in the upper part of Jianchuan sent a mixed army along the edge of the Wanli Bamboo Sea."

The military strategy is relatively simple, but the news is exciting.

Great victory in Jianchuan! ?

All those present here are leading troops to fight, not to mention famous generals, but they can definitely see the situation of the battle clearly. The great victory in Jianchuan, the upper military stronghold was a hard bone thrown into the wolves. The barbarians tried their best to bite it off, but they were flanked in turn, and finally they became the opening to break the deadlock.

Others don't know how many details and dangers there are in the middle, but the result is already clear: after the Jianchuan victory, the entire defense line will enter the stage of turning from defense to offense. And as a strong support point for the long front is now this newly named place: Shimen.

When Pan Shigui said that the generals below understood his current position, he was relieved at the same time. Jianchuan's side broke the game, so Shimen's side is not considered to be a lone army, but has become a new salient. It is the task of their partial army to hold and ensure the supply line.