Han Yue's question almost represents the voice of all the generals, the Shuge plank road is too dangerous, and it can't be chosen until it is a last resort, plus the 200,000 troops are all cavalry, and if you ride a horse on the plank road, you may lose half of your staff before you get to the place.

"Old man, is there a shortcut here?" Han Yue asked again, staring straight at the woodcutter.

At this time, there are still flying birds outside the distant mountains, which are the forest birds that were startled by Han Yue's lettering and long howl just now, and occasionally a few ape cries came from the mountains, and the sound of hooves echoed in the cliff and valley.

Everyone looked at the woodcutter in anticipation of his answer. The old woodcutter smiled bitterly on his old face and said gloomily: "Where is there a shortcut, there is only one plank road." If there is a shortcut to take, how can my two sons fall to their deaths on a cliff? ”

There is also truth in this, and everyone is stunned. The old woodcutter's two sons are both locals, and even they have to walk the plank road when they go out of the mountain, and it is clear that there is really no shortcut here.

Han Yue's brows furrowed slightly, and he was faintly disappointed in his heart.

Liu Heishi next to him scratched his head, and said to the woodcutter stupidly: "That's not right, how can others pass without shortcuts?" You old woodcutter may not know that four months ago, the court sent an army of 500,000 foot soldiers, who gathered from Chang'an and other places to Jiannan Road, and now they have been fighting with Tibet for nearly two months. ”

The creature shook his head violently, and wondered, "If there is no shortcut here, how will the army of Lu pass?" ”

The old woodcutter was obviously at a loss, and said cowardly: "I don't understand what the adults said, and the little old man has never seen a large army." My family lives in a mountain village under the boardwalk, and if hundreds of thousands of people pass by, they will definitely see ......."

Liu Heishi was stunned for a moment, and his face became dazed.

The generals in the back looked at each other, and everyone felt a little strange.

Da Ru Lou Chengfeng suddenly remembered a possibility, and said softly with a deep face: "Did the army on that road not pass through the plank road, but chose to take a detour from other places?" I have read it in ancient books, and I vaguely remember that there are two paths to enter Bashu, one of which is the mountain plank road in front of us, which is extremely dangerous and can be called the way of the moat. ”

He paused here, and then said: "But there is a flat road in the south, which is an ancient road in the late Han Dynasty, which is from Jinzhou to Jiangzhou, and then from Jiangzhou to Qiandi, and then from Qiandi to the west again, all the way to Bashu ......."

Han Yue pondered for a moment, then slowly shook his head and thought, "Even if the path you said really exists, it can't match it in time. ”

Lou Chengfeng looked up at him, not knowing what Han Yue meant by this.

Han Yue looked at the mountains in front of him with his hands down, frowned and said softly: "Your Majesty sent 500,000 troops to Jiannan four months ago, and this army set off from the periphery of Chang'an, and the nearest passage into Jiannan is here. If you follow the distance you said, they will almost have to go around in a circle in the hinterland of the Central Plains. This circle adds up to six or seven thousand miles, and even cavalrymen have to walk for three or four months, and if they are foot soldiers, they have to walk for at least half a year. ”

Lou Chengfeng was stunned for a moment, and suddenly realized: "However, the army has already arrived in Jiannan, and even fought with Tubo for two months......

"So they are by no means going on a detour, they must go to Jiannan through here!" Han Yue added, his eyes faintly pensive.

"That's weird!" Liu Heishi scratched his head, and said with a puzzled face: "The plank road is dangerous, even if our Xifu Sanwei is not sure to pass, the court army is full of urgently dispatched government soldiers, and many of them were farmers who farmed at home before. How did they pass through the plank road, and could it be difficult to grow wings and fly over? ”

This thing is straightforward and honest, but his words are straight to his heart, this question once again woke up the person in the dream, Han Yue's eyes suddenly flashed, and he blurted out: "It's definitely not okay to fly, but it's okay to swim, Lao Hei, Lao Hei, I can't imagine that you are the smartest among us." ”

Liu Heishi was praised and immediately grinned, but his face was still dazed, obviously not knowing what Han Yue meant.

Han Yue suddenly took two steps towards the edge of the cliff, bent down and looked down at the cliff below, his eyes were faintly flashing with enlightenment, and he said in a deep voice: "At first, you first asked how the 500,000 army passed, so it made this king think that there is a shortcut here, and just now you said that they had wings and flew over, and finally let me understand how the army of the court went to Jiannan......"

These words are faintly close to the answer, but everyone present is still puzzled, Da Rulou came over and looked down at the cliff by the wind, and suddenly blurted out: "There is a river under the mountain, can you trace the river up?" ”

Han Yue laughed and said: "This water is one of the two mother rivers in the Central Plains, the source can be traced back to Tibet, and there are countless large rivers converging during the basin, and several of them originate in Bashu. This king understands that the army of the court is taking the waterway......"

Everyone leaned over and looked down, and sure enough, they saw a jumping river in the middle of the mountains and cliffs, the river was bent and meandering, and the water was surging against the mountain.

Lou Chengfeng's eyes suddenly flashed in contemplation, and he frowned and said, "The width of this river is enough, but it is difficult to turn around. Xia Guan vaguely saw that there were a lot of turbulence in the river, even if the athletes in the water might not be able to swim, so if the 500,000 troops of the court took the waterway, how could they ensure that they would not be drowned in the river? ”

As he spoke, he glanced up at the plank road of the volley cliff and muttered: "The danger of the river is no less than the plank road." Besides, there are still thousands of miles to go from here to Jiannan, is it possible that the court army has traveled thousands of miles? ”

This made sense, and everyone immediately frowned. Liu Heishi had the most impatient temper, and shouted angrily: "This is not good, that is not good, I said Lou Daru, are you specifically picking the thorns of the lord?" Not to mention a long marching history, even if the royal family dares to do this, I will also stone him to death. ”

Lou Chengfeng was stunned, and then smiled bitterly and threw his hand at Liu Heishi, explaining: "General Liu, don't be angry, it is the duty of the official to pour cold water. Since I follow His Highness to ask for a background, I can't just say what is good. ”

Liu Heishi snorted coldly, and looked at him fiercely with angry eyes.

Next to him, Han Yue turned his head and reprimanded, ordering Liu Heishi not to be rude. Lou Chengfeng didn't say anything, but instead repeated the previous question, and said to Han Yue: "Your Highness has thought of the answer, this waterway doesn't seem to be easy to walk." Even if Xia Guan retreats 10,000 steps and analyzes it, it is assumed that 500,000 soldiers and soldiers will swim across, but our Xifu Sanwei can't do it, because the cavalry's war horses can't swim......"

Han Yue laughed, looked at Lou Chengfeng with deep meaning, and asked rhetorically: "Who said that you must swim when you take the waterway, can't you take a boat?" ”

Lou Chengfeng was stunned for a moment, and then his face was ecstatic, and he said loudly: "They are on a boat?" ”

The generals behind him hulala surrounded him, looking at the big river below, his eyes flashed, Lou Chengfeng couldn't help nodding his head with joy, and said loudly: "Those who have water must carry boats, and those who have boats can cross thousands of waters." His Royal Highness is really extraordinary, and the lower officials finally understand. The army of the court must have traveled up the river by boat, and then entered Jiannan Bashu all the way. ”

Everyone nodded their heads one after another, apparently agreeing with this statement.

In the crowd, only Liu Heishi is stupid, and stupid people sometimes think about things differently than others, this thing suddenly scratched the back of his head, and was puzzled again: "500,000 court army, how many big ships do you need to do?" Is it possible to send it back after sending a wave, how many times do you have to deliver it? ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone was stunned, everyone only felt that their joy was suddenly extinguished, and everyone gave Liu Heishi a vicious look.

Although I was angry in my heart, I felt that this guy was reasonable. The boats of the Tang Dynasty were basically small boats, and there were no sailors in the inland of the Tang Dynasty, and the folk boats could only carry the weight of two or three people, and any more would lead to sinking and subversion. So how many boats are needed to transport an army of 500,000, and where did the court recruit so many boats?

Li Fenghua suddenly came to Han Yue's side and whispered, "The prince might as well call the queen mother and ask the mother to ask where did Your Majesty get the ship?" The battle in Jiannan Province is urgent, and if we delay it for one more day, we will lose one more day......"

It's a pity that Han Yue shook his head lightly, and said with a mysterious expression: "You don't need to ask Your Majesty, this ship is not a conscription." ”

He suddenly let out a long breath and said leisurely: "I can't imagine that an idle investment at the beginning has become a sharp weapon for crossing the river today. ”

Everyone was puzzled and waited quietly.

Han Yue laughed violently at the mountains and cliffs, and drank with deep meaning, and said loudly: "Don't listen to the sound of the forest beating the leaves, why don't you chant and walk slowly." Bamboo canes and mango shoes are lighter than horses, and a cloud of smoke and rain is in his life. My good apprentice, the master has already arrived here, and if you don't take out your big ship, come and meet you quickly. Hahaha, I can't imagine a master-apprentice relationship in Liaodong, my apprentice can already help the master......"

His laughter rumbled and reverberated through the mountains. Suddenly, I heard a loud trumpet in the valley far away, and then another woman's respectful voice came from afar.

But listening to this woman also reciting that poem, the feeling of reciting the poem was stronger than Han Yue's, and there was even a whimpering cry in her voice, and her tone had an incomparable longing and joy, and she said loudly: "Bamboo canes and shoes are lighter than horses, and a cloud of smoke and rain is Ren Pingsheng." The master is above, and the apprentice Ren Pingsheng will give you a gift. ”

Countless black spots suddenly appeared on the river surface in the distance, densely covering the entire river surface, and the generals on the cliff looked into the distance, and found that those black spots were actually an incomparably huge boat.

A big boat in the front rode the wind and waves, and a girl in the bow of the boat was dressed in men's clothes, and the reason why everyone could see that she was a girl was because she suddenly untied her hair bun and revealed her side as a girl.

After she untied her bun, she bowed respectfully to Han Yue.

Han Yue looked at it and smiled, looked back and explained with a smile to everyone: "It's not easy for me to be a female apprentice, I am determined to change the poor appearance of Huainan Province and Jiangnan Province, she is a woman but has male ambitions, so this king gave her the word "man." She was destined to be quiet and gave words to life. Ren Jing Ren Pingsheng, women do men's things......"

There was a look of admiration on everyone's faces, and they were all shocked by the countless big ships below, what kind of strange woman could develop so many boats and boats?

Han Yue suddenly exhaled lightly and said with emotion: "My disciple is wearing a man's clothes, obviously she has had a difficult time in the past two years. Datang still doesn't accept women doing big things, otherwise she wouldn't wear men's clothes and tie her hair in a bun. Girls love beauty, and my apprentice gave up beauty for the sake of his career. ”