A Clash of Gods - Chapter 1193

[Chapter 1183 The narrow road is blocked]

The team walked on the Meridian Road for a day, but it didn’t seem to go very far.

Blessings are unparalleled, and misfortunes do not come singly.

It was a very painful thing to walk through the Meridian Road, and what was even more painful was that at dusk the next day, another heavy rain fell. The sun could not shine into the canyon, but the rain came down.

Ji Jincai had prepared in advance, and asked everyone to bring a mink clothes and hats. People can use the mink clothes and hats to keep out the rain, but the roads cannot, and the roads that are soaked by the rain are naturally even more difficult.

The rain was getting heavier, and Qi Ning saw that there was a rock wall in front of him that bulged outward, and a shelter from the rain was formed below, so everyone drove their cars to take shelter from the rain, and then ordered people to distribute dry food.

Taking off his hat, Qi Ning shook his head slightly as he watched the fine curtain-like raindrops fall from the sky.

“Sir, the rain here comes and goes quickly, don’t worry.” Ji Jin walked in and handed Qi Ning a water bag, “Sir, drink some water.”

Qi Ning took the water bag and said with a smile, “Ji Zhubo is from a literati, but this time he has to suffer from this, is it uncomfortable?”

“No.” Ji Jin shook his head and said, “I am grateful to the Lord in my heart.”

“Oh?”

“Beijing is nearly half a hundred years old, and since he joined the official post, he has not done anything major.” Ji Jincai said seriously: “If we follow Hou Ye this time, we can really get through the Meridian Road, and we will successfully conquer Xianyang, and I am afraid that the humble post will also become famous. Now, I don’t seek talent, but I want to be famous. I always thought that I could only be anonymous in my life, but I didn’t think that the lord would give me such an opportunity, I am very grateful.”

Qi Ning said with a smile: “Then Ji Zhu Bo has thought about it, if there is an oversight, not only will we not be able to get through the Meridian Road, I’m afraid our lives will not be guaranteed.”

Ji Jincai laughed and said, “If you want to do something big, you naturally have to take risks, but no matter what kind of risk you take this time, it will be worth it.” Wei Wei approached and said in a low voice, “Lord Sir, take a look at these brothers, take a look their expressions.”

Qi Ning looked left and right, and saw that the soldiers were in groups of three or five, talking and laughing while eating dry food. The atmosphere was quite cheerful.

The difficult itinerary obviously did not make everyone depressed, but instead took pains for joy.

Before entering the Meridian Road, everyone naturally didn’t know Qi Ning’s true intentions, and they really thought that they were going to Xianyang as a mission, but after entering the Meridian Road, Qi Ning had gathered everyone and told everyone the purpose of this trip.

Qi Ning took the lead and personally served as the vanguard in the mission, which was to open a passage for the troops and horses that attacked Xianyang.

Of course, he is very clear that to get through the narrow passage, he cannot do it with his own strength alone. Everyone in this mission cares about the success or failure of the plan, and everyone must work together. If this matter is concealed. , Everyone knew nothing about the plan, so once they acted, even their own people would be confused, so Qi Ning not only told everyone about the plan, but also made a very careful distribution.

“Everyone knows that this time is very dangerous, but the Lord will go into battle in person, and he will have the heart to die, and the soldiers have no greed for life.” Ji Jincai said with emotion: “And it is everyone’s choice to be selected by the Lord to participate in this operation. Glory is also a great opportunity for everyone to make contributions, and naturally everyone will not give up because the road is difficult.”

Qi Ning felt relieved for a while and said with a smile, “Ji Zhubo, originally I wasn’t quite sure about this action, but now I suddenly feel that no matter how much the Northern Han people block it, we can easily remove it.”

After the rain stopped, everyone recovered their physical strength and continued to move forward.

After walking for another two days, I finally saw the checkpoint set up in the narrow road. The Northern Han people set up checkpoints on the Meridian Road, and the Chu State also set up checkpoints.

The checkpoint is located in a very narrow area. A thick wall with a height of five or six people is built with boulders. On the top of the stone wall, there are crenels for placing arrows. It is located behind the stone wall, less than 500 meters away from the stone wall. There is a tall watchtower, and there are burning torches hanging on the side day and night.

Qi Ning knew that the role of the watchtower at the checkpoint was extremely important. Not only could he be able to look out into the distance, pay attention to the enemy’s situation, but also once the enemy was found intending to attack the checkpoint, the watchtower would light the beacon.

One hundred soldiers were arranged for each checkpoint on the Chu country’s side. In fact, for a small checkpoint, such a force even seemed a bit bloated.

Qi Ning knew that the checkpoint on the Northern Han side should be the same as here, and there shouldn’t be much difference. After all, in this narrow road, it is the most reasonable to build checkpoints in this pattern.

Knowing oneself and knowing one another can lead to a hundred battles.

Qi Ning took some time to observe the checkpoint on Chu’s side, and all the soldiers who accompanied him also carefully observed the situation of the checkpoint. One night, and the next morning, we set off.

Previously, Qi Ning was worried about how the boulder became a wall and how to get past it. At this time, he realized that there are still moving stones at the bottom of the stone wall. If you use tools to remove the boulder from the wall, it will show an exit. After the group went out from the entrance of the cave, the guards immediately blocked the entrance of the cave with boulders.

Qi Ning thought that the road was so heavily guarded, Chu and Han had always been dead places, and there was little trade between the two sides. It seemed that Beitangfeng detoured from Hanzhong to Xianyang, and Chai Bozhong went from Xianyang to Jianye, not from here. Passing, it should be over the Qinling Mountains, which took a lot of effort.

The army is naturally unable to cross the Qinling Mountains, but with a few people walking lightly, it is not impossible to cross the Qinling Mountains.

After less than a dozen miles, there was a second checkpoint. After Qi Ning passed smoothly, after another ten miles, he reached the last checkpoint.

Going out from the last checkpoint, the front is no longer guaranteed, and there may be an ambush by the Northern Han people at any time.

Another day, at dusk, a checkpoint finally appeared in front of the checkpoint. Above the checkpoint, a flag with the character “Han” floated. It was the checkpoint built by the Northern Han people in the narrow road.

Qi Ning knew in advance that the Northern Han people only set up two checkpoints in this narrow road, one less than the Chu country’s side, but the other side’s barrier built with boulders was obviously much higher than the Chu country’s side.

Although there is still a long way to go, Qi Ning’s eyes are sharp, and he can clearly see many figures appearing on the wall, holding bows and arrows.

Ji Jin realized that it was time for him to show his role. He raised his hand and the team behind him stopped immediately. Ji Jin just adjusted his clothes and walked over there alone, while Qi Ning was two steps away and followed behind Ji Jincai. .

Approaching the checkpoint, there is already a voice on the wall shouting: “Who is coming, go further, shoot immediately!”

Ji Jin raised a hand, waved it a few times towards the wall, and said loudly, “The envoy of the Great Chu is going to Xianyang to meet you!”

There was silence on the wall for a while, and soon, a person was seen sticking out his head slightly and said with a sneer: “Emissary of the Great Chu? You and I are at war. You sent envoys to come, are you going to throw yourself into a snare?”

“The third prince sent people to our country and concluded a covenant with my Great Chu.” Ji Jincai said loudly: “My lord is grateful for the sincerity of the third prince, and specially sent me to wait for the return.”

“Covenant?”

“There’s an alliance book here!” Ji Jincai said loudly, “I don’t know how your Excellency is called?”

The man said harshly: “I am Cao Ying who is guarding here. You said that you are the envoys of Da Chu, but I think you are the spies of Da Chu.” He actually pulled out the knife, and the blade pointed at Ji Jincai: “My mission, It is guarding this place, and not allowing a fly from the state of Chu to fly past, you hurry back, I am in a good mood today, and I will save your lives.”

Qi Ning suddenly stepped forward, took out a bow and arrow from behind, and without saying a word, shot an arrow at the wall.

As soon as Qi Ning shot the arrow, the archers on the wall didn’t even think about it. A dozen arrows went straight to Ji Jin, but Qi Ning shot out, but quickly pulled out the saber at his waist. Before, the knife light flashed, but it opened up all the arrows that were shot.

Qi Ning’s arrow hit the wall, all his remaining energy was gone, and it landed on the ground. Cao Ying glanced at it and saw Arrow Shanshan wrapped in paper, leaned over and picked it up, took off the paper, UU read www.

sonicmtl.com opened and glanced, frowned, raised his hand, and the archers stopped immediately.

After a period of silence, Cao Yingcai said solemnly to this side: “Are you really the messengers of Chu?”

“We don’t know if the third prince has explained anything to you.” Ji Jincai said: “But the alliance letter is absolutely not false.” Pointing to the carriages behind: “These are all generous gifts from my lord to the third prince, only I hope to make peace with the third prince. After the third prince captures Luoyang and becomes an enemy, the two countries will turn enemies into friends and become good neighbors. General Cao, this matter is related to the friendship between our two countries, please consider it.”

That Cao Ying was just a small school captain, and he was far from being called a general, but Ji Jincai’s name made Cao Ying very useful, his face softened, and he pondered for a while before saying, “It’s wartime now, even if If you are a messenger, you can’t pass through here. The military order is in your body. If a Chu country person passes by here, I will lose my head. You are going to Xianyang to see the third prince. I will let people report this to Xianyang, only But I can’t give you peace of mind.”

“General Cao, we went to Xianyang on the decree of the sage. Are we going to return without success?” Ji Jincai said loudly: “In this way, we really cannot return the decree to the emperor.”

“How to answer the decree, it’s not about Laozi?” Cao Ying said angrily: “If you are sincere and keep all the gifts, I will send a lot of people to Xianyang. As for your people, none of them will pass the test.”

Ji Jin just turned around and gave Qi Ning a wink. Qi Ning immediately turned around and waved to the team not far behind. Soon, two beautiful women came down from the carriage at the front. Wearing a veil, she couldn’t see her face clearly, but she was slender. In this narrow passage where birds don’t shit, she instantly attracted the eyes of all the soldiers on the wall, all of them staring at the two enchanting women. On the delicate body, it is difficult to remove.