Chapter 35 Feng Ying's Archery
There are six main roads from Chang'an through the Qinling Mountains to Sichuan and the surrounding areas. From west to east they are - Chencang Road, Baoxie Road, and Tuang Road. Luo Road, Ziwu Road, Kugu Road, Wuguan Road.
Among them, Chencang Road, Baoxie Road, Tangluo Road and Ziwu Road are the ancient roads from Chang'an to Sichuan.
Kugu Road is an ancient road from Chang'an to Jinzhou.
Wuguandao is an ancient road from Chang'an to Henan and Xiangyang.
The six ancient roads are all dangerous places.
In the wars of the past and present, they have either been breached or smuggled across, but the Ziwu Road in the Ziwu Valley is an ancient road that has been planned for smuggling many times, but has never been successful.
That’s why there is a saying that “of the six paths in the Qinling Mountains, Ziwu is the king”.
General Qin once described the terrain here in detail to Feng Ying, so Feng Ying felt a lot of emotions along the way.
"In the end, hearing is believing, seeing is believing!"
Feng Ying fiddled with the bamboo flute beside her waist, wanting to play a piece of music on this simple plank road. Given the depth of the canyon here, the sound of the flute will probably spread far and wide.
"Miss, when can we reach Lantian County?"
Xiao Chu was riding on the back of a donkey, looking at the cliff below the plank road with fear, wishing he could get sick. With two wings, he flew to Lantian County in one fell swoop.
Feng Ying, who was riding on the back of another donkey, seemed much more calm. Even she felt a little tired after traveling for days.
Hearing Xiao Chu’s question, he thought that this girl was interested in this Ziwu Road, so he thought for a moment and said: This road is an ancient road leading to Chang’an. If we go well, we can get out of the mountains. After that, we went directly to Chang'an County, which is next door to Lantian County.
Back then, after Liu Bang and Xiang Yu passed the "Hongmen Banquet" in Baqiao, Xi'an, Zhang Liang escorted Liu Bang to Hanzhong and became the King of Hanzhong. He took the Ziwu Road.
In order to confuse Xiang Yu, Liu Bang ordered Zhang Liang to burn down the Ziwu Plank Road.
The "Ode to the Stone Gate" inscribed on the cliff records that "the great ancestor was ordered to flourish in Hanzhong, and the road started from Ziwu."
In the fifth year of Emperor Ping's first year, Wang Mang ordered the construction of Ziwu Road and the establishment of Ziwu Pass, which finally restored the road. Subsequent dynasties continued to repair and strengthen the road, and finally it became a The way we are walking now.
This road connects Shuzhong and Guanzhong. If Yun Zhao wants to do something, he must control Ziwu Pass! "
"Oh, miss, do you think we will have some meat to eat when we get to Yun's House?
Will that charming woman make delicious snacks for us again?
I really want to eat white rice. Do you think they won’t fool me with millet rice? ”
Xiao Chu didn’t listen to a word of what Feng Ying said about knowledge. As she got closer and closer to Guanzhong, her mouth was filled with saliva, which would accidentally flow out whenever she spoke.
Feng YingSeeing Xiao Chu's charming and naive look, her heart ached slightly. She raised her hand to wipe away the drool that Xiao Chu accidentally shed and said with a smile: "Even if that woman doesn't give it to you, we go to Brother Yun to ask for it. He will definitely let you have one." That's enough."
"Let's go faster!"
Xiao Chu jumped off the donkey and shouted at the bandits driving the donkey and pushing the wheelbarrow.
"When we get to Lantian County, I'll treat you to white noodles! Eat slivers of meat!"
After walking on the road for more than a month, these bandits have already figured out Xiao Chu's temperament. He yelled "Hello", then yelled the Chuanzhong chant, and ran towards Guanzhong laughing and joking.
These people are said to be robbers, but in fact they are just a group of people who have no way to survive.
Seeing how happy they were playing with Xiao Chu, Feng Ying's big eyes showed a hint of tenderness.
The last time she came to Guanzhong, she was too young and had Grandpa Peng following her, so naturally she didn't have to pay attention to anything.
This time is different. Grandpa Peng wants to look after the house, so she can only go out with Xiao Chu.
Grandpa Peng specially selected some bandits with families to follow their masters and servants to Guanzhong. This should be the most appropriate choice.
It is difficult to call a robber a robber if he has a family. After all, Feng Ying did not think there was anything wrong with a father robbing in order to support his children. In order to support the little brats in the clan, this kind of thing It's not like she hasn't done it before.
Of course, she always chooses those unscrupulous rich people every time, but after every robbery, she will always cry secretly. The way she cries, even this girl Xiao Chu Never seen it.
On this small road from Shuzhong to Guanzhong, merchants are constantly passing by.
In the Ming Dynasty, the word merchant was sometimes used interchangeably with bandit.
When seeing a large group of merchants, everyone is naturally at peace with each other. If a small merchant encounters a large caravan, the swordsmen who protect the caravan will make a costless business along the way.
If someone is killed on this road, as long as the body is thrown off the plank road, the person will disappear from the world.
Over thousands of years, there may be more bones in the deep stream under this road than in the Wuding River.
During this journey of thousands of miles, because the persons in charge were two iconic beauties, Feng Ying and Xiao Chu, they were robbed no less than ten times.
Since Xiao Chu has two huge short muskets, there is no need to aim these things on the narrow plank road. One shot will turn the most powerful swordsman into a hornet's nest, not to mention she has Two fireguns, each of which can fire two rounds of shotguns.
With Feng Ying behind her holding a long bow, and the most powerful bandits from the Three Gorges on her left and right, Xiao Chu was fearless.
As long as they are robbed once by another caravan, Feng Ying and the others' goods will become richer. After being robbed ten times, the worthless goods they brought back from Shu have already Most of them were discarded by them and replaced with Shu brocade, silk and other good things.West.
After being robbed a lot, the silly Xiao Chu also understood one thing - that is, he is actually very beautiful! !
She even secretly thought that she seemed to be more popular than the young lady.
Of course, this may be related to the fact that Feng Ying always wears a curtain and she likes to have a bare face, but Xiao Chu usually cannot think of such profound things.
In the evening, the group finally arrived at Banyue Pavilion. After passing here, they will arrive at Ziwu Pass tomorrow, which means they have officially walked out of Ziwu Road.
Half Moon Pavilion is a wooden pavilion inlaid on the cliff. Lying in the pavilion, you can just see a full moon.
"Miss, you can clearly see the entire moon, why do you call this place the Half-Moon Pavilion?"
The closer to Lantian County, the less sleepy Xiao Chu became.
“In this world, there are always more half-months than full-moons. Su Dongpo once said that the moon waxes and wanes, and people have joys and sorrows. This is difficult to do in ancient times.
Most of the people who come to this pavilion are travelers. Those who leave their hometown and come to this remote place naturally feel bad. People are sad when the moon is incomplete, and even sadder when the moon is full. Therefore, it is better to call it Half Moon Pavilion than to call it Full Moon Pavilion. Ting."
"Miss, what do you think Yun Zhao is doing at this time?"
Feng Ying raised her hand and pinched Xiao Chu's round face and joked: "Of course he is. I wonder why that beautiful Xiao Chu hasn’t arrived in Lantian County yet, I’ve already prepared some meat...”
“Ah, miss, you’re making fun of me again!”
Said Then he got into Feng Ying's arms, only to find that Feng Ying's body was as stiff as iron.
Xiao Chu was pushed into the plank road by Feng Ying. She was already standing tall with a long bow in her hand, and shouted in a male voice with a rough voice: "Whose friend is here?"
< p>No sound came from the front of the dark plank road.A robber pulled out a burning log from the fire and threw it forward. The spinning log illuminated the plank road not far away.
"Buzz..." There was a sound from the bowstring, and Feng Ying shouted, drew out the long knife with his backhand, and struck out into the dark void. Hearing only a beep sound, the long knife cut off the arrow, and the arrow The arrow fell at Feng Ying's feet.
The robbers kicked the fire off the cliff, and there was no more light on the plank road, and it was even more silent.
"Any friend, please sign up so that you don't die in vain."
Feng Ying shouted again.
Xiao Chu lay on the ground, raised the blunderbuss, and fired a shot along the plank road. A burst of screams came, and the bowstring in Feng Ying's hand kept buzzing. Until the opposite side became quiet again, the arrow she hung on the bowstring did not fire.
There was a rush of footsteps, fleeing into the distance, Feng Ying sneered, the arrows on the bow string were fired again, and another scream came from the darkness in the distance, Feng Ying once again held back the bow. .
The two thieves holding bamboo shields crawled towards the opposite side.
Without much effort, a torch lit up on the opposite side, and soon a torch was lit. Under the light of the torch, the plank road was filled with corpses hit by arrows.
Xiao Chu lay on the ground and shouted: "Drag their goods back."
"There is no goods, these people have armor on them!" The thief's voice became solemn. .
"Light a fire there and come back!"
Feng Ying gave the order decisively. The two thieves quickly found some firewood and lit a fire near the body. , come back quickly.
Feng Ying leaned against the Half-Moon Pavilion, closed her eyes, held a bow in one hand, and placed the other hand on the arrow pot, constantly stroking the white arrow feathers.