Chapter 970 Stalemate

  Take the Xiegu Road from Hanzhong to Guanzhong, and the exit is a "D"-shaped terrain.

   The horizontal line above the word "Ding" is the Wei River flowing through the mouth of the valley.

   The vertical line below the word "Ding" is the martial arts water originating from Taibai Mountain, and finally poured into Weishui.

  The Taibai Mountain where "Xidang Taibai has a bird path" in "The Road to Shu" is difficult.

  Wugong water is the stone river of later generations.

  The exit of Xiegu Road is on the triangle on the left of the word "D".

   Sima Yi's army is stationed in the triangle area to the right of the word "Ding", facing Wuzhangyuan across the Wugong River.

  Out of Xiegu, go west along the Weishui River, you can reach Chencang.

  Cross the Wugong River to the east, and then go east along the Wei River to reach Chang'an.

  When the Han army in red armor actually appeared at Xiegukou, Sima Yi, who had been waiting here for a long time, was rewarded and couldn't help laughing:

   "A few years ago, I expected that Ge Bandit would come out this way, but now it is as expected. The Shu captives don't know how much preparation I have made here, and I will let him know how powerful it is."

  All the generals laughed.

   "The Shu captives came from a long distance, and they had traveled on the mountain road for a long time. They must be exhausted, their morale is low, and they have just left the inclined valley and their foothold is not stable. Who would dare to go to the front to stand up?"

  If it is against the legendary Feng thief, the generals may still be hesitant.

   After all, it is rumored that under Feng Thief's command, everyone is a fierce bandit, as fierce as a mountain tiger.

  But now that the old army of the Shulu division on the opposite side is tired, it is time to attack, so is there any reason to be afraid?

  So all the generals asked for a fight.

  After looking around, Sima Yi called by name and said:

   "General Niu, are you sure?"

  Niu Jin was overjoyed when he heard the words, clasped his fists and said loudly:

   "Please look at the big Sima and see that the enemy will be defeated in the end!"

   "Okay, I will divide you with three thousand soldiers and horses, and go to defeat the spirit of the Shu captives."

   "No!"

  Zhuge Liang led the army out of the inclined valley, so naturally he would not be unprepared.

  So he used the sharpest knife on hand: Wei Yan.

  As the vanguard, Wei Yan led the army out of Xiegu, firstly to investigate the situation of the army, and secondly to prepare for the follow-up army to station.

  As soon as the former army came out of the valley, a sentry came to report:

   "General, there are thieves attacking ahead!"

  When Wei Yan heard this, he was not surprised but delighted:

   "The prime minister thought that the Wei thief would not be willing to let us leave the valley with peace of mind, so he sent me here, and let's see how I can defeat the enemy!"

  So he ordered the front to guard against the mountains, put on his armor and mounted his horse, and led the soldiers and horses of his headquarters to the front.

   Niu Jin here will soon complete his army reorganization, and immediately lead the army directly to rush over.

  He thought that the Shu army would be caught off guard by him, but he didn't expect that the opponent would quickly defend against the mountain and try to stabilize their position.

  Niu Jin rushed twice in a row. Although he killed some Shu troops, he failed to shake the opponent's position.

  He felt a little surprised at this moment:

   "Could it be possible that the Shu captives had already expected this, so they were prepared for it?"

  Sima Yi on the other side of the river also saw this scene, and immediately said suspiciously to the left and right:

   "I see that the army of the Shu captives is well-organized and orderly in advance and retreat. Its leader must be an extraordinary generation. Send people to investigate quickly. What is written on the commander's flag?"

   "Here!"

  When Tan Ma reported that the word "Wei" was used as the commander-in-chief, Sima Yi's expression changed:

   "Not good, could it be Wei Yan? This man must be the number one brave man in Ge's army! Quickly order General Niu to retreat!"

  As soon as he finished speaking, he heard shouts suddenly sounded in front of the battle.

  But seeing the drums of the Han army loudly, a general led the army out of the valley and rushed into the Niujin army formation.

  For a while, the two armies were fighting together.

  Sima Yi was afraid that Niu Jin would be lost, so he quickly ordered thousands more troops to cross the water to reinforce from the two wings.

  Wei Yan personally led the army to rush left and right among the Wei army. He was fighting vigorously, only to hear the shouts of killing from the two wings. It turned out that another Wei army had arrived.

   Originally under his leadership, the Han army had gradually suppressed Niu Jinjun, but now that this happened, Wei Yan couldn't help feeling a little anxious:

   "I was careless. I was eager to make meritorious service. I wanted to give the Wei thief a blow, but I didn't expect to be entangled here by the thief. If the first battle is not good, the prime minister's army can't get out of the valley in time. This is a big mistake!"

   How can there be distraction when rushing forward?

  Slightly slowing his hand, the bandit Wei on the opposite side raised his gun and stabbed flatly. At the same time, Niu Jin charged diagonally from the side, and went straight to the vital point.

   Fortunately, the personal guards who were closely following Wei Yan tried their best to block him, and then protected Wei Yan and took a few steps back to keep him safe.

  The guard who blocked the gun was knocked down by Niu Jin, and it seemed that he would die.

  The personal guards exchanged their lives for Wei Yan's safety, but the two wings of the Han army couldn't stand it anymore.

  Seeing this, Wei Yan immediately burst into anger, regardless of the danger, he rushed forward again, wanting to defeat Niu Jin first.

   It’s just that Niu Jin can be regarded as a brave general at any rate, and now that he has the upper hand again, how can he easily let Wei Yan get what he wants?

  Seeing that the Han army was about to be defeated, at this time, only the sound of drums suddenly sounded again at Xiegukou, and a Han army holding high the flag with the word "Meng" appeared in Taniguchi.

  The reinforcements quickly spread out. First, arrows rained down, suppressing the Wei army on both wings, and then charged up to meet Wei Yan.

  With reinforcements, the Han army's position has stabilized again.

  In this battle, Sima Yi originally wanted to test it out, but now that he couldn't get an advantage, he began to call for gold and withdraw when both sides were breathing.

  The Han army did not take the opportunity to catch up. After the two sides disengaged, the Wei army quickly retreated to the east bank of Wugongshui.

  Wei Yan was originally a proud and arrogant person, and he almost lost his face this time, so he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.

   When facing Meng Yan who saved him, he was a little ashamed and angry.

  However, Meng Yan was a barbarian general who was surrendered to the Han when the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty pacified Nanzhong, so he has always acted cautiously.

  Back then, King Feng Gui was sent by the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty to govern Yuejuan County. Meng Yan was the prefect of Yuelu County in name, but in fact he was the one who wanted to wipe the **** of King Feng Gui at any time.

  Feng Guiwang’s big **** was wiped off, at most, when he led the army north to Hanzhong, Meng Yan scolded a famous saying:

   What Feng Guiwang said is really all nonsense, and he really can't believe a word.

  Facing Wei Yan now, Meng Yan knew that he was not easy to get along with, so when he saw Wei Yan's face was ugly, he pointed at the other side of the martial arts water and cursed:

   "Wei Thief is cunning, and he came to sneak attack while the general was out of the valley. It's really abominable!"

  Wei Yan saw that he didn't mention the matter of saving himself just now, and instead scolded Wei thief, his heart immediately relaxed, and the embarrassment eased a lot.

   Can't help but gritted his teeth and scolded:

   "If it wasn't for taking advantage of my unpreparedness, how could the Wei thief take advantage?"

   Then he bowed his hands:

   "Thank you General Meng for your help just now."

  Meng Yan waved his hand and said with a smile:

   "General Wei and I are seeking thieves for the country, why should we divide you and me? Besides, I led the army here, and I was also ordered by the prime minister. The general wants to thank, and thank the prime minister."

  The first half was fine, but Wei Yan heard the second half, but it made him feel a little uncomfortable:

  Since the prime minister has sent me as the vanguard, but has Meng Yan follow closely behind, is it not expected that I will suffer this defeat?

  He felt that he had lost face, but now that he thinks about it again, he feels even more unhappy.

  Meng Yan saw that his expression was suddenly a little bit wrong, and he was a little inexplicable at the moment, and he didn't know what caused him to be so.

   After a few more polite words, the two separated to lead the troops of the headquarters, and began to prepare for the arrival of the following army.

  Two days later, a large banner with the word "Zhuge" appeared at the entrance of Xiegu, marking the final arrival of the main force of the Han army's Northern Expedition.

  Sima Yi, who had been watching the movements of the Han army closely, saw that the Han army did not cross the Wugong River, but instead turned to the west and went up to Wuzhangyuan. He couldn't help clapping his hands and laughing:

   "If Zhuge Liang crossed the Wugong River in the east, surrounded by mountains in the south and Weishui in the north, and came eastward, then he wanted to go straight to Chang'an, and we would have to fight to the death."

   "Now he is going west to Wuzhang Plain, I know what he wants, how can I let him do it?"

  So he called Du Xi, the military commander of the Great Sima, and ordered Wang Shuang, a fierce general, to lead 30,000 elite soldiers across the Weishui River in the north.

   Sima Yi dispatched troops and generals, but Zhuge Liang was not in a hurry. He first ordered the army to station in the center of Wuzhangyuan.

   Then someone pushed a four-wheeled cart and drove him to the bank of Wugong River to observe Wei Ying in person.

   Today's Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty is already showing his old age.

   Not only are my legs weak, but when I go out, I need to take a four-wheeled vehicle and be pushed by someone.

  At the same time, the eyes are already presbyopic.

  He raised his eyes and looked into the distance, but saw that the opposite bank was blurry and somewhat unclear, so he raised his binoculars to look.

  But seeing the Wei army camp on the opposite bank lined up with high barriers, deep trenches, and countless antlers standing on the opposite bank, I couldn't help being a little surprised:

   "Sima Yicheng is a formidable enemy. Such a tight camp, if we forcefully attack it, I'm afraid it will cost the lives of many soldiers."

   Wei Yan, who followed him, was quite disapproving when he heard the words:

   "When the Wei thief saw my army arriving for the first time, he didn't want to take advantage of my unstable foothold to attack. Instead, he took such strict precautions early. Isn't that cowardly?"

   "Besides, there is an engineering battalion in our army, and its stone cannons can unleash boulders. As long as we don't stop day and night, why don't we worry about breaking down the camp?"

   "I see that the antlers are all made of wood. You only need to use a stone cannon to fire some oil and fire, and they will be completely destroyed!"

   Zhuge Liang just laughed and said nothing when he heard the words.

  Siege the city with oil and fire, Feng Yong used it ten years ago, how could Sima Yi not understand this?

   Just looking at how many trenches he dug, he knew that it was useful to separate the fire.

  I just looked at it with a telescope, and the barriers are mostly built of clay. Even if there is wood, the front is also coated with wet mud, so I know that it is prepared for fire prevention.

  Looking at the endless barracks on the opposite bank, no matter how powerful the stone cannon is, there is no way to smash all the other barracks!

   There are inexhaustible stones, so what if you can smash all the camps?

  The other side only needs to do it step by step, continue to dig trenches in the rear, build barriers, and repeat this. Do you want to move to Chang'an City step by step like this?

  If you really want to do this, it will work in theory.

   But when do we actually have to wait?

   Besides, soldiers are in great danger.

  If the battle lasts for a long time, the soldiers will be exhausted and tired of fighting, and they will be far away from their hometown. By that time, the morale of the army will already be low before they reach the city of Chang'an.

   There is also food and grass, which cannot be eaten for a long time. No matter how much food there is in Shu, it cannot afford such consumption.

  If you really want to fight like this, if you don’t talk about it for a long time, you have to bet that the other party will not be able to hold on before you, which is really a bad idea.

  The ancient stone cannon is indeed a powerful weapon for siege, but in field battles, at most it can smash down the obstacles and barriers arranged in front of the thieves.

  It is too much to take for granted to rely on stone cannons to destroy the enemy.

  Feng Yong told Zhuge Liang about these things, and Zhuge Liang had also deduced them, so he knew them all well.

   It's just that Wei Yan naturally didn't know this. Seeing that the prime minister was silent, he knew that the prime minister disagreed with what he said, and he was secretly unhappy.

  The prime minister was too lazy to look at him.

   Over the years, Wei Yan has repeatedly said in private that his talents cannot be fully utilized, so he was placed above him by the juniors, and his complaints are beyond words.

   How could the prime minister not know these things?

  He just pretended not to know.

   During the first Northern Expedition that year, the opportunity was fair to everyone.

  Wei Yan was still assigned as the forward, while Feng Yong was assigned to transport food in the rear.

The results of it?

  The striker couldn't attack Xiangwu, but the food transporter took Longguan without hurting anyone.

  The vanguard lost many soldiers in Xiangwu, and those who transported food supported the country in danger, and solved the crisis of the Northern Expedition on the front line.

   Who is to blame?

   Not to mention the battle of Xiaoguan, can Wei Yan defeat 100,000 Wei thieves?

   Bragging!

  So as long as he is the prime minister of the great man for a day, Feng Yong is the future pillar of the great man that he values ​​most.

   Regardless of Wei Yan, who had a bad face, Zhuge Liang just asked someone to push a four-wheeled cart to check the enemy's situation back and forth along the west bank of Wugong River.

  The movement on the east bank has already alarmed Wei Jun, who has been paying close attention to this side. Sima Yi heard about it and brought someone over to check it out.

   One was riding a horse, the other was in a car, a Sima of the Wei State, and a prime minister of the Han State, just met.

  The wheel of history, rolling so far, seems to have returned to the original track again.

  Almost at the same time, the soldiers on both sides shouted loudly: "Dare to ask who is on the other side?"

   "Sima Yi, Great Sima of the Great Wei."

   "Prime Minister Zhuge Liang of the Han Dynasty."

   His eyes seemed to pass through the time and space of history, the prime minister and Da Sima just looked at each other through the martial arts water.

  East Bank: "I have heard the name of the Lord for a long time, and I am honored to meet you today!"

  Xi'an: "Your Majesty comes from a famous family, and you are really generous."

  Both sides laughed.

   "Grandpa led the army out of Hanzhong, do you want to cross to the east? Do you want to cross to the north?"

   "Do you want me to cross to the east? Do you want me to cross to the north?"

   Laughed again.

   In just two sentences, it was already a round of secret confrontation.

   "I would like Gongnan to return, how about it?"

   "I'm afraid I can't do what you want."

   "Then let me see whether you are going east or north."

   "But wait and see."

   A few short chats were enough, and the two of them said goodbye.

  Just waiting to return to the army, Wei Yan said impatiently:

   "Prime Minister, at the water's edge, Sima Yi asked the Prime Minister whether to cross the east or north. It can be seen that he probably knew the prime minister's intention. Why don't we let the general go north to cross the Weishui now and occupy the northern plateau."

   "If not, it will be even more difficult when the bandit Wei reacts!"

  Zhuge Liang didn't want to agree, but after thinking about it for a while, he nodded and said:

   "Forget it, I will divide you into ten thousand people, and cross the Weishui River north immediately tomorrow."

  Wei Yan was overjoyed: "Here!"

   At the same time, after Sima Yi returned to the army, he said to the left and right:

   "Tomorrow, the Shu captives will probably cross the Weishui River to the north and occupy the northern plateau, in order to destroy the army of Li County!"

  Left and right asked: "Zhuge Liang went to the east bank of Wugongshui to investigate the military situation today. Isn't this a preparation for the eastward crossing of Wugongshui? Why did Da Sima say that he wanted to cross the Weishui in the north?"

  Sima Yi chuckled:

   "The so-called emptiness is the reality, and the reality is the emptiness. If he really wanted to cross the Wugong River eastward, he would not go to the Wuzhang Plain. When he went to the Wuzhang Plain, he wanted to cross the Wei River and go to the North Plateau, cutting off the east and west!"

   It was only the second day that a Han army began to cross the Weishui River northward, heading for the highland Beiyuan on the north bank of the Weishui River.

  So all the generals in the Wei Guojun served Da Sima with foresight.

   At this time, Du Xi, who had been sent by Sima Yi a few days earlier, looked at the Han army below Beiyuan and laughed loudly:

   "Da Sima had expected you to come, let me wait here for a long time!"

   Wei Yan was shocked when he heard that there were Wei thieves in Beiyuan, and hurried to the front of the army to check.

  He stomped his feet involuntarily:

   "It's one step too late! If you come here sooner, why are you here?"

   After some testing and found that it was really difficult to capture, Wei Yan had to send someone back to Weinan to explain the situation to Zhuge Liang and request more reinforcements to come over.

   Unexpectedly, Zhuge Liang rejected his request, and even ordered him to lead the army back directly.

  Wei Yan got the order, but he led the army back to Weinan in dismay.

  After he returned to the army, he went to the commander-in-chief camp to ask to see him.

   "Prime Minister, when we came here this time, we didn't cross the water in time, and the attack was indecisive. This is a taboo in the art of war, Prime Minister! If there is any disharmony, it will be too late to regret!"

  Zhuge Liang, who was looking down at the military documents, raised his head and asked slowly:

   "Are you teaching me how to do things?"

  No money for the following:

  In the previous chapter, the conversation between Tubie and Jiang Wei, as well as the map that Guan Ji looked at, have already shown that Tubie knows that Sima Yi has arrangements in Ziwuling.

It's just that he doesn't know that Sima Yi attaches great importance to Ziwu Ridge beyond everyone's imagination. That's why he mentioned in the last chapter that he is very likely to break his head on the hardest tortoise shell~ lightnovelpub.net~ depends Contact the context, don't take it out of context, otherwise I will be said to hate readers again.

  The influence is very bad, all the judges, don't hurt me!

   Let’s talk about Qin Zhidao and Ziwuling.

  Before that, let's clarify a concept, that is Ziwuling Mountains and Ziwuling.

  Ziwuling mountain range refers to the mountain range represented by Ziwuling, which includes Hengling, Xieliang, Laoyeling, Qinglong Mountain, Ziwuling, etc., across Shaanxi and Gansu provinces.

   This mountain range is located between Luoshui and Jingshui. In order to distinguish Ziwuling below, we use its ancient name instead and call it Qiaoshan Mountains.

   As for Ziwuling, it refers to the main representative mountain range in the Qiaoshan Mountains.

  Ziwu Ridge is located at the southern end of the Qiaoshan Mountains, just north of Chang'an.

  So some book friends asked: Why did the soil turtle want to smash the Qin Zhidao in Ziwuling, can't it go around? For example, walking along the Luoshui River Valley.

  The answer is: no.

  Qin Zhidao started from Xianyang, went north to Ziwu Ridge, zigzag around the tops of Ziwu Ridge until it reached a place called Xinglong Pass.

   This name is known to be Guancheng on Meridian Ridge at a glance.

   Everyone should remember this place.

  Because here, Qin Zhidao split into two.

  One is the main road, which is the original straight road of the figurine Kuang Moxiu. It was used until the end of the Western Han Dynasty, and was destroyed by the court on a large scale due to unknown reasons.

   There is also a branch line. This line was first used in the Eastern Han Dynasty, at least until the Tang Dynasty, and it became a folk use after the Tang Dynasty, and it was not abandoned until the Qing Dynasty.

   Let’s talk about the main road first.

  The main road turns from Xinglong Pass to the east, and then follows the tributary of Jushui, which finally flows into the lower reaches of Luoshui.

  Therefore, the main road of Qinzhi Road runs parallel to Luoshui for a long distance.

   It’s just that Qin Zhidao is on the ridge, and Luoshui is in the valley. I’m not sure how far the two are.

   This section of road is basically the current line of Huangling County, Fu County, and Ganquan County. If you are interested, you can check the map. It happens to be the middle and lower reaches of Luoshui.

   Then, after arriving in Ganquan County in the north, Qin Zhidao broke up with Luoshui.

   Luoshui comes from the northwest.

   But Qin Zhidao turned to the northeast, and then extended along the remaining veins of Qiaoshan Mountain to the grassland sandy land in the north.

  Hyundai G65 Expressway also turned in the same direction at Ganquan County and Qin Zhidao, and did not follow the upstream valley of Luoshui at all.

Understand?

  Based on the technology of the modern infrastructure madman, there is no need to easily try the upper reaches of the Luoshui River. Unless the soil turtle has wings, it is estimated that it can go south along the Luoshui River from the north.

  So, the main road of Qin Zhidao is not the one that everyone imagines, starting from Xianyang, it has been going to the north.

   It actually goes along the eastern edge of Beidi County in Wei State, not in the middle of Beidi County.

  Let’s talk about branch lines.

  The Qin Zhidao branch branched from Xinglong Pass began to be used in the early Eastern Han Dynasty.

  It is the Qin Zhidao that everyone imagined, because after leaving Xinglong Pass, the branch line that was branched out continued to go directly north, all the way out of the Qiaoshan Mountains.

  In addition to these two, there is also a fictional Qin Zhidao West Line.

  This was proposed by an old man named Shi Nianhai in the 1970s.

  Because of insufficient conditions at that time, Qin Zhidao's archeology was limited to observation, surface survey and literature research, and there was no way to vigorously excavate it.

  So at that time, the old gentleman proposed a Qin straight line based on the trend of the Qiaoshan Mountains:

   After winding and circling up the Meridian Ridge, Qin Zhidao finally turned to the west, and went to the grassland from the western mountains.

  Later, this line was falsified, that is, it did not exist at all.

   But no matter what, the southern and northern sections of Qin Zhidao have always been clearly defined, but the way to go in the middle section is more controversial.

  Especially in the southern section, that is, from Xianyang to the ridges of Ziwuling. Over the past two thousand years, geological changes have not been able to bury it.

  And this southern section has one and only one.

   No matter how many roads there are in the north of the Qiaoshan Mountains, they all converge at Meridian Ridge in the end.

  So if the soil turtle wants to go south from Jiuyuan, it can only gnaw at Ziwuling.

  Because only Ziwuling has a way to turn over and enter Guanzhong.

  If you don’t want to take the usual path and want to learn from Deng Ai, let’s not talk about whether you can come out of the deep mountains and mountains, that is, if you can come out, how many people can you bring?

  Deng Ai still has the Yinping Trail. There are no ready-made trails for you to walk in the Qiaoshan Mountains.

  Thousands of people, even if the earth turtles are open, because of dry food, it can reach tens of thousands, but there are no horses, no siege equipment, only spears, knives, bows and crossbows at hand, and not even iron armor.

  Wan Baren enjoys the halo of the wood turtle and ran out of the deep mountains and old forests, exhausted.

   Then there is Guo Huai in the east, and Xian Yufu in the west. They are not Adou, who surrender when they see someone coming, and they are not young soldiers who have never seen the battlefield.

  At this moment, besides giving away the head, what else can the soil turtle do? There is no way out!

  Guo Huai got 300 yuan for the head of the land turtle, plus a bounty of 1,000 oceans, and when he returned to the city, he took out a big storm sword...

   Cough, that’s wrong.

Again!

  In the end, some people may still have doubts. You can’t go up the Luoshui River Valley from the east, but what about the west?

   Let’s not talk about whether there is a road in the west, even if there is, for example, let’s assume that the road mentioned by Mr. Shi Lao is connected.

  But the soil turtle didn't want to nibble at Ziwu Ridge in the end, so it had to go south at Malian River.

   Then he will be pleasantly surprised to find that...the Malian River is finally filled with water!

  He saw that on the other side, Shao Yufu was waiting!

  Back then, Da Sima Cao knew how to force the soil turtle out of the Jingshui River Valley in order to use his superior force. The soil turtle and Deng Zhi's army were crowded together. Guess if they would feel crowded?

  The soil turtle has made such a big circle, what are you trying to figure out?

   Isn't it over if you come directly from Longyou?

  Finally, let’s talk about Qin Zhidao’s information.

  Because in the previous chapter, there were many readers who didn't know what Qin Zhidao was like, so I only mentioned it.

   Later, I went back to check the information again, and updated the knowledge base by the way.

  First go to the historical materials:

  "Historical Records·Biography of Meng Tian": "The first emperor wanted to travel around the world, and he traveled to Jiuyuan to Ganquan. He made Mengtian pass from Jiuyuan to Ganquan, cutting mountains and valleys, thousands of miles away."

  "Historical Records·The Chronicle of Qin Shihuang": "Thirty-five years, the road is removed, the road is Jiuyuan, and it reaches Yunyang, cutting mountains and valleys, and leading directly to it."

  "Historical Records The Chronicle of Qin Shihuang": Thirty-seventh year) July Bingyin, the first emperor collapsed on the platform of the sand dunes...He traveled from Jingxing to Jiuyuan...From Zhidao to Xianyang, he went to mourn."

  Tai Shigong was from the era of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and there are also records from the same era as Tai Shigong:

"Historical Records Xiaowen Ji": Three years (before 177): "In May, the Xiongnu entered the north and lived in Henan as bandits. The emperor was lucky at the beginning of Ganquan"; , I have seen all the officials, and I will give it to everyone."

"Historical Records Xiaowu Benji" records the imperial edict issued by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty in the first month of Yuanfeng (110 B.C.), "I will patrol the borders, choose soldiers to revitalize the brigade, bow to the martial arts festival, set up twelve generals, and personally lead Master Yan. Traveling from Yunyang, going north to Shangjun, Xihe, and Wuyuan, leaving the Great Wall, and going north to Shanyutai..."

  One of the top ten archaeological discoveries in China in 2009 was the excavation of the entire Qin Zhidao.

   Note that it is excavation, that is, digging away the upper soil layer to reveal the original Qin Zhidao.

   Know how wide is the widest point?

   More than sixty meters.

  Equivalent to the current two-way eight-lane!

   To be honest, if it wasn’t for the national-level excavation and then authoritative release, I wouldn’t believe it!

  The Qinzhi Road on Ziwuling is more than ten meters wide. During the archaeological work, the archaeological team went up by off-road vehicles.

   That is to say, after more than 2,000 years, Qin Zhidao, which is in good condition on Ziwu Mountain, can still take off-road vehicles.

  Of course, that may not be the original Qin Zhidao, and the most primitive Qin Zhidao may be covered up underneath.

  But this road is the direct proof of Qin Zhidao cutting mountains and valleys.

  What is cut mountain and valley?

   directly flattened the ridge.

  Fill the troughs.

  Qin Zhidao excavated from the archaeology, some valleys were filled with soil layers as high as seven or eight meters.

  The soil layer of the road is baked loess, then mixed with salt and alkali, and finally tamped with iron or copper cones.

  After it was built, it has been used for two thousand years.

  The data I mentioned are all archaeological data, and CCTV has made documentaries.

   Several parts of this Qin Zhi Road have been established as national-level protected cultural relics, and the rest are listed as provincial-level protected cultural relics by Shaanxi, Gansu, and Inner Mongolia.

   During archaeology, a large number of ruins and cultural relics of Qin, Han, and Tang were excavated from both sides of the road.

  These sites include Fengsui, military depots, and city barriers.

  The mutual confirmation of historical materials and cultural relics is a historical fact, although it is hard to believe that the ancients could carry out such a large project.

  In other countries, just a few lines of poems sung by troubadours can be regarded as reliable history.

   Pointing to the few stone buildings that can be blown into the birthplace of civilization.

  Some countries don’t even have these things, so they steal, rob, and take them for themselves, and they are still recognized by the world.

  However, China's glorious history has been repeatedly belittled by others in many cases.

  Be confident, China, after all, you have to walk your own path independently.

  No matter how good the rules set by others are, they belong to others and can only be learned from and not blindly obeyed.

  Because the ancestors came here in this way, this is how they have their own glorious civilization.

  (end of this chapter)