From Guanzhong to Hanzhong, there are three roads, among which the Bao ramp road is the widest, which can accommodate the largest number of troops; The second is the old road, which can accommodate a large army less than the slope road, and the geographical location is more remote.

There is also a road, it is located in the east side of the Guandong, not too far from Xianyang, Xihe, because of its north-south direction, take the meridian two times and get the name - meridian road.

This is a small road in the middle of the lofty mountains, it winds and circles in the heavy mountains of the Qinling Mountains, the mountains and forests are dense and sparsely populated, there are only a few small passes and villages and towns along the way, and the poisonous insects and beasts are dense, even the old hunters who have lived here for a long time do not dare to say that they will be able to cross the entire meridian road alive and unharmed.

Zhao Kuo is now in the Meridian Dao.

In fact, this was already the eighth day that Zhao Kuo had entered the Meridian Dao.

Since the victory in the First Battle of Xihe, Zhao Kuo did not continue to follow the main force of the Zhao army led by Li Mu to the west, but received another task when the army was drawn.

"To the south?" Zhao Kuo stood in the handsome tent, looking at Li Mu in front of him, his face was somewhat surprised.

"Yes, south." Li Mu said calmly: "If I go to Xianyang, the Qin people will definitely resist to the death, in this way, the remaining forces of the Qin people will presumably be concentrated in Xianyang, and Hanzhong will be empty." If you can lead an army south from the Meridian Road to Hanzhong at this time, the Qin army must be caught off guard, and Hanzhong should be at your fingertips. ”

As soon as Zhao Kuo heard Li Mu's instructions, his spirit immediately came.

Isn't this the meritorious opportunity that Zhao Kuo has always dreamed of?

As a small expert in paper talk, Zhao Kuo understands the importance of Hanzhong very well.

Once the surprise attack on Hanzhong was successful, then the connection between Bashu and Guanzhong was completely severed.

In this way, Zhao Kuo not only hopes to become the first hero to take Hanzhong, but also hopes to cut a big cake in the battle of Bashu.

Although there are drawbacks to this, that is, the credit for breaking through Xianyang and capturing Qin Wang Chu is definitely gone, but Zhao Kuo just thought about it and made a very decisive decision: "Zhao Kuo obeys the order!" ”

So in that year, Zhao Kuo quietly broke away from the large army with the 5,000 elite soldiers allocated to him by Li Mu, captured a few hunters as guides in the local area, and then went all the way south towards the Meridian Road.

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Although it was still late spring, the sun at noon was already very unbearable, Zhao Kuo squinted his eyes and looked up at the sky overhead, cursed a few dirty words in his mouth, and then gave an order: "Pass the order, the whole army will rest for a while, and then set off in an hour and a half." ”

Sitting in the shadows of the trees, feeling the heat in the air, Zhao Kuo felt very irritable in his heart for no reason.

"Where's the guide? Call the guide for me! ”

A moment later, several Qin State Orions who nodded their heads appeared in front of Zhao Kuo.

Of course, there are many people in the old Qin who are not afraid of death, but there are also many people who are afraid of death, and these Orions who are willing to act as guides for Zhao Kuo obviously belong to the latter type.

In fact, it is not only to save his life, but also the military exploits promised by Zhao Kuo are also very crucial.

After all, the military merit system has been implemented in Guanzhong for nearly two hundred years, and the old Qin people know very well what military merit means.

"The general is calling, I don't know what's going on?" A short, stout middle-aged Orion of the Qin State with a bright eye in his eyes said to Zhao Kuo, this Orion is also the leader of all Orions.

Zhao Kuo stared at the middle-aged hunter named "Shot" in front of him, and said in a deep voice: "How long is it still from Hanzhong?" ”

She replied: "Back to the general, ten miles ahead, there is a place called Yingfeng, as long as you pass this Yingfeng, it will be the Hanzhong Plain." ”

"Yingfeng? Hanzhong Plain? Zhao Kuo listened to the answer, and his eyes gradually lit up: "So...... I'll be able to get out of this damn meridian today? ”

"Exactly," he replied. ”

When he speaks, he is very respectful, and this kind of respect is not only because of Zhao Kuo's position, but also contains the admiration in his heart.

How difficult it is to walk the meridian road, shooting as an indigenous nature is known.

If you are an ordinary person, if you can walk this meridian road in half a month, it is already quite a good performance.

However, Zhao Kuo and the five thousand Zhao troops under his command walked this road for the first time, and it took only eight days to complete this extremely steep meridian road, which has to be said to be a very amazing marching speed.

Even shooting himself was quite tired after the eight-day march, but he clearly saw that although these Zhao soldiers were also a little tired, their eyes were like a vicious wolf that only chose people to devour!

This is a very hungry army, and they want nothing but tempting killings and feats!

A hungry wolf army!

Zhao Kuo nodded, and said in a deep voice: "Very good, if you can get out of this place, you will be long!" ”

Shooting Daxi, he bent lower when he saluted, and his tone became more respectful when he spoke: "Thank you, General Zhao Kuo!" ”

At dusk on this day, Zhao Kuo and his 5,000 soldiers finally arrived at Yingfeng after a hard journey through mountains and rivers.

Yingfeng can't even be called a small city, at best it's just a small town.

So even after a very difficult day, Zhao Kuo still occupied this town without much effort.

After capturing Yingfeng, Zhao Kuo took a brief respite before continuing westward, conquering the city of Chenggu in Hanzhong County of Qin five days later.

It was here that Zhao Kuo learned a news that shocked him very much.

"Qin Wang Chu gave up Xianyang and couldn't escape, and now he has reached Nanzheng?"

Zhao Kuo's eyes couldn't help but widen, and he pulled out the long sword at his waist, and put it against the neck of the two or five hundred masters who were captured by himself in front of him, and said in a deep voice: "Is this really true?" If you dare to deceive this general, then your head will not be protected! ”

The two or five hundred lords of the Qin army were shaking like chaff, and they all trembled a little when they spoke: "The general spares his life, the general spares his life, I dare to swear to the heavens, my king is indeed Nanzheng, who arrived two days ago." I was ordered by my king to come to Chenggu City to mobilize manpower and prepare to cooperate with General Wei Yu's order to guard Hanzhong. ”

After interrogating several captives repeatedly, Zhao Kuo finally determined the fact that Qin Wang Chu was indeed in Hanzhong at this moment, and it was very likely that he was still in Nanzheng City.

Thinking of this, Zhao Kuo's heart suddenly became hot.

Nanzheng City is only two days away from Chenggu City, where Zhao Kuo is now!