The team groped through the mountains, and in the blink of an eye, seven or eight days had passed.

The distance of more than 400 miles, in exchange for the plain, Lu Bu can reach it in half a day, but in the mountains and fields with dangerous terrain, the daily travel speed is only twenty or thirty miles.

It is estimated that it will take a month just to complete this ramp.

On this day, Lü Bu led his army to the foot of a certain mountain.

A number of fences appeared in the middle of the road ahead, blocking the way forward.

Behind the fence is a simple walled city, patrolled by soldiers and built with arrow towers on both sides, and the terrain is extremely dangerous.

Lü Bu's army walked through a narrow mountain pass, with cliffs on the left and right, squeezing them in the middle. Lu Bu and his soldiers could only meander along the road, like a long snake with no tail.

When the soldiers guarding the city saw that an army was coming, they hurriedly sent someone to inform the captain, and the rest of the people were all on the defensive.

Lu Bu raised his hand and signaled the army to pause its march.

He inspected the walled city in front of him, which was not large in size, and the strength of the army was estimated to be only five or six hundred. However, when the road is down, the danger is guarded, even if there are only a few hundred people, it can contain the army of tens of thousands of people, and it is impossible to advance for half a point.

The lieutenant in charge of guarding the town walked up to the walled building, held the railing, and shouted to Lu Bu: "Who is coming!" ”

Before Lu Bu could answer, Jian Wei beside him first scolded loudly: "Blind your dog's eyes, this is the Marquis of Wen and the right general of the Han Dynasty, Lu Bu is also!" Don't hurry up and get out of the way! ”

This reply caused a commotion among the soldiers of the walled city, and even in the valley where the news was difficult to convey, they seemed to have heard of Lu Bu's reputation.

The sturdy lieutenant also lost his previous confidence, restrained his irritability, and asked aloud, "Is there a certificate?" ”

He is not a fool, of course, it is impossible to believe that the general who leads the army is the famous Wen Hou today based on Jian Wei's words.

Lu Bu took off the right general's seal from his waist and asked Jian Wei to send it to the lieutenant for inspection.

He came to conquer Hanzhong this time, but Su Gu, as the county guard, did not know about it.

At the beginning, Su Gu said that he was sick and did not enter the court, but Lu Bu not only did not break it, but pushed the boat down the river, comforted him with kind words, and let him recuperate well in Hanzhong, so as to paralyze his psychology and make him careless.

Now it seems that it really worked.

After checking Lu Bu's right general seal and seeing that it was correct, the lieutenant immediately ordered the gate to be opened, removed the fence and antlers in the center of the road, and personally led more than 500 soldiers from the city fortress out to greet Lu Bu.

Seeing that it was getting late, Lu Bu ordered to rest here for the night and set off tomorrow.

At night, in Lu Bu's tent, Chen Gong, Cao Xing, Song Xian and others gathered together.

"General, do you want us to do it tonight and finish this place in one go?" Pan Feng's eyes revealed excitement and eagerness to try.

Since joining Lu Bu's account, he has not made a single contribution, and the people around him, Cao Xing, Song Xian, Ma Zhong, and Hou Cheng, did not follow Lu Bu to fight on the battlefield, and the merits they made are innumerable on their fingers.

Take Cao Xing as an example, don't look at his martial arts, but the bow shooting is extremely accurate, and the most relied on strategists of the three kings of Xianbei back then were shot by him, and there were not a few enemy generals who died in Cao Xing's hands.

Even Ma Chao, a minor boy, has the credit for helping Lu Bu make a name for himself in Liangzhou.

Pan Feng was a little anxious to prove his strength, so he put forward the idea of killing all the soldiers in this village tonight.

As soon as Pan Feng's words fell, he was stopped by Chen Gong.

"General, this is not appropriate!"

Chen Gong bowed his hand to Lu Bu and talked about the stakes: "Our army has just arrived, and our army is not familiar with the military deployment and checkpoint city fortresses in Hanzhong. ”

"If someone escapes and goes to all parts of the front to ventilate the news, the future fortress may be even more dangerous. With only our 5,000 soldiers and horses, it may be difficult to fight all the way into Hanzhong. ”

"If we encounter ruthless people again, we simply set fire to the plank road and burn it all, and we will fall short this time."

The plank roads on those cliffs, once burned down, are equivalent to cutting off traffic, and they can't be built well in three or five years.

Lu Bu thought for a while, weighed the pros and cons, and then said to the generals in the tent: "Okay, you all go to rest early." Regain our strength, and we will continue our march tomorrow. ”

Lu Bu agreed with Chen Gong's point of view, because even if he killed all the soldiers here, he would have little benefit.

After resting for the night, Lü Bu led his army and set off again.

The captain sent Lu Bu out of the walled city, and told Lu Bu about the dangers ahead, telling him to be more careful.

Lu Bu asked the name of this person, and the captain reported to the door.

His name is Zhao Ju, a native of Nanzheng in Hanzhong, and he has a younger brother named Zhao Song, who is now serving as the chief under Su Gu, and is quite appreciated.

Bidding farewell to Zhao Ju, Lu Bu continued his journey.

The road ahead is rough, but it is also unimpeded.

Whenever he encounters a checkpoint or walled city set up to curb danger, Lu Bu can just stop the team and report his name. When he met some slightly cautious guards, Lu Bu took off the general's seal and handed it over to them for inspection.

When these lieutenants saw this, they were all sincerely afraid. Even if there is a bold man, he does not dare to stop it, after all, what Lu Bu represents on this trip is the imperial court.

To confront Lu Bu is to oppose the imperial court, and it is disloyal.

No one can afford this crime.

As for what Lu Bu is doing here, how can these lieutenants listen to it?

After more than 20 days of marching, this ramp was finally coming to an end.

"Wenhou, in front of you is the last fortress on the slope road, Cangling Pass. After this place, and then over the mountains behind, go down to the Baocheng of Hanzhong County, and then there is a flat field, no longer need to climb over the mountains and mountains. ”

Jian Wei had a flattering smile on his face, because Lu Bu had promised him in advance that if this happened well, he would be given a position as a Shaofu Cheng when he went back, which was much higher than his previous official position.

Lu Bu didn't pay attention to Jian Wei, but looked back at the thousands of soldiers behind him. After a long journey of more than 20 days, many soldiers had blood blisters on the soles of their feet, and they limped and walked with a limp.

You're all good!

Lu Bu said silently in his heart.

When they arrived at the Cangling Pass, the guards asked as usual.

Jian Wei, who was beside Lu Bu, replied as always, and the guard general was obviously also a cautious person, asking Lu Bu to show the object.

Lu Bu untied the seal of the right general and asked Jian Wei to take it for inspection.

After the guard finished the inspection, he handed it back to Lu Bu, but it didn't seem to mean to let Lu Bu enter the customs.