Chapter 298: Crossing the Snow Peak (3)

Maybe it was the favor of God, or maybe it was the climate of the Great Snow Mountain, when Liu Yin arrived at the pass, the wind stopped, the snow stopped, and the weather suddenly cleared again.

Seizing this opportunity, Liu Yin ordered the army to speed up their march and strive to cross the first snow-capped mountain before dark.

The road down the mountain is naturally much easier than when going up the mountain, but the rugged mountain road is full of ravines, cliffs everywhere, and the snow is deep and slippery, the danger is even more multiplied than when going up the mountain.

The white color gradually faded, replaced by a lovely verdant eye, for the Shu army who crawled out of the purgatory of the world, this wild land at the foot of the mountain is not a paradise on earth.

When Liu Yin arrived at the valley at the foot of the mountain, it was already waning, and all the people and horses had crossed the snow-capped mountain, and it was already close to the third watch.

The tired Shu soldiers fell headlong on the meadow, so tired that they didn't even have the slightest strength.

Compared to the cold wind on the top of the mountain, the climate in the valley is much more pleasant, neither hot nor cold, lying in the wild grass is comfortable and cozy.

Liu Yin stopped the actions of the military judge who tried to prepare to enforce military discipline, in the opinion of the military judge, such a free and casual way is a serious violation of military discipline, but Liu Yin didn't care, proper indulgence is also a reward for these soldiers, although they only crossed the first snow mountain on the way to Guanlong, but these Shuzhong soldiers have created an eternal record, as long as there is a heart of faith that will win, no difficulty can overwhelm these warriors.

Between the first snow-capped mountain and the second snow-capped mountain Mengbi Mountain, it should be called a basin called Xiaojinchuan, although it was not prosperous in later generations, but it was also bustling with people, but at this moment in addition to the wild yaks strolling leisurely by the river. There was no trace of human smoke at all, and the so-called path was also trodden by wild beasts.

After a day's rest, the army embarked on the journey again, aiming directly at Mengbi Mountain.

The march in Xiaojinchuan is much easier, and you can hunt while walking. Those wild yaks and wild antelopes and other animals suffered pitifully, and were beaten by the Shu army, in this era, there is no awareness of protecting animals at all, whether it is flying in the sky, running on the ground, or swimming in the water, whether it is two-legged or four-legged or legless, as long as it is the prey that is targeted. There are few bows and arrows that can escape the Shu soldiers.

Liu Yin also does not prohibit it, in this era of the jungle, his own survival is the first place, everything else is nonsense, and the ancients to talk about the concept of animal protection can only be thought to be in the water.

Arriving at the foot of Mengbi Mountain, Liu Yin did not rush up the mountain, but ordered to camp at the foot of the mountain. Let the soldiers be well fed and well-fed and well-rested. Restore strength.

Spending the night on the top of the mountain was undoubtedly a nightmare, Liu Yin decided to change the way of marching, let the soldiers rest fully at the bottom of the mountain, recuperate, and then set off in the early hours of the morning to attack the snow mountain pass. Strive to climb over the snow-capped mountains in one day and not stay overnight at the top of the mountain.

Liu Chen, Fu Yan, Huang Chong and others have no objection to this, after all, they have no experience in this area. Of course, Liu Yin's experience in this area cannot be called much, although he had re-walked the Long March Road in his previous life, but asphalt roads had already been built on those snow-capped mountains. The road conditions are already much better, coupled with global warming, the snow line has moved, and Liu Yin's Long March road is somewhat unworthy of the name, not so much to remember the bittersweet as to visit the natural scenery.

But the current environment is much more sinister than in later generations, and the depth and breadth of snow cover are many times greater than what Liu Yin once saw, and this march in a primitive and wild area is full of unknown dangers.

When crossing the first snow-capped mountain Jiajin Mountain, Liu Yin had already felt the harshness of nature, encountered the cold snow-capped mountain night, encountered a sudden snowstorm, these were very different from the original when he walked through the Jiajin Mountain, only when passing the first snow-capped mountain, the Shu army had already lost hundreds of people, some fell off the cliff and died, and some froze to death on the top of the snow-capped mountain in the middle of the night, compared with the successful crossing of the snow-capped mountain by the large army, although this loss was insignificant, but Liu Yin's heart still planted a haze, After all, this is the first step of the difficult expedition, and in the end, Liu Yin really doesn't know how many casualties he will pay.

With the lessons learned from crossing Jiajin Mountain, Liu Yin has better arrangements for the next trip. According to the map provided by Ah Jian, Mengbi Mountain is a little lower than Jiajin Mountain, and the snow road on the top of the mountain is only half as long as Jiajin Mountain, so Liu Yin formulated an assault strategy and prepared to cross Mengbi Mountain in one go.

After a short rest, the Wudang Battalion, as the vanguard team, took the lead in the morning light and embarked on the journey to storm the snowy area on the top of the mountain.

Such an elegant name of Mengbi Mountain comes from the Qianlong Emperor of the Qing Dynasty, it is said that when the Qing army conquered Jinchuan, a general lost the wolf's pen given by the emperor, that is an extraordinary trivial matter, many ways to find fruitless, suddenly got a dream at night, woke up to find traces according to the dream, and sure enough, the imperial pen was lost and recovered, and this mountain was named Mengbi Mountain.

Of course, this is the name of the later generations, now here is a wilderness, whether it is that mountain, it is a nameless mountain, Liu Yin in his previous life when he passed the Mengbi Mountain, there is not much snow that can not be seen, the towering trees on the north slope of the mountain are lush, covering the sky and the sun, the south slope of the mountain is strange flowers and plants, colorful, just like the fairyland on earth. Now, there is hardly anything to be seen except a vast white, and the snow is thicker than the Jiajin Mountain.

Obviously, the further north you go, the deeper the snow and the colder the weather becomes. The noon sun shone directly, so that the Shu soldiers couldn't open their eyes, Liu Yin ordered all the soldiers to be blindfolded with black silk scarves to block the reflection of the sun and prevent the occurrence of snow blindness.

Today's heaven is still beautiful, the wind and the sun are beautiful, although you can't feel a trace of warmth on the top of the snowy mountain, but you haven't encountered strong winds and blizzards, which is simply a gift from God.

Liu Yin's strategy still had an obvious effect, the soldiers of the Shu army rested, full of physical strength, plus the weather was good, the southern slope of Mengbi Mountain was relatively gentle, and the speed of movement could be maintained very fast, just after noon, the vanguard had already arrived at the pass of Mengbi Mountain.

The next thing is the way down the mountain, and the Shu soldiers are all smiling, but after climbing to the top of the mountain, looking down, they can't help but gasp. (To be continued......)