Five people set foot on the ancient Qinling Road almost at the same time. In order to ensure the suddenness and concealment of this operation, Deng Ai ordered the blockade of all passages between Wei and Shu before the Wei army set out, and all business travelers were prohibited from passing through, and the spies in Shu were strictly investigated.

Due to the Qinling Mountains, it is very difficult to transmit information between Wei and Shu. Many intelligence and information are either unable to be transmitted or there is a serious lag. In order to prevent the leak of the news of the troops sent, Deng Ai blocked all channels between Wei and Shu in advance. In this way, the Shu army would definitely not be able to learn about the news of the Wei army's expedition at the first time.

Even though the Shu army was indeed ready to face the sudden Wei army, they could not respond calmly. Deng Ai certainly knew the importance of the raid, so Deng Ai asked all the troops to set out at the same time and launch an attack on the enemy in Hanzhong and Dazhong at the same time, leaving the Shu army everywhere exhausted and ignored themselves, so that the tactical arrangements for each defeat were realized by the Wei army in advance.

Of course, due to the different distances of each valley, the difficulty of passage, and the poor transmission of information, Deng Ai could not predict who would arrive in Hanzhong or Dazhong first. However, Deng Ai did not deliberately require the troops to arrive simultaneously. Anyway, the time they entered Hanzhong or Dazhong should be similar, and at most it was only three or five days apart. From Lecheng in the east to Gansong in the west, it was almost a thousand miles apart, and it was difficult for the Shu army to pass messages to each other. When they passed the news of the attack to the nearby city, all the Wei army members had probably entered the corresponding position and launched an attack on the Shu army.

Therefore, Deng Ai asked all the troops to march quickly, and the soldiers were very fast, so he did not give the Shu army any chance to breathe. No matter who arrived at the destination first, he would immediately launch an attack according to the original plan.

Although Deng Ai didn't say it clearly, for the command of the five-way horse, it was like a cross-country race. The starting points were roughly equal, and it depends on who would run to the finish line first. Although those who reached the finish line first might not be able to win the first place, the chances were much greater, so the generals of each battalion were secretly working hard and wanted to grab the first place.

Whoever leaves the valley first will be able to seize the opportunity. This attack on Shu will be the last battle for the Wei Kingdom to unify the world. According to the custom of the Wei army, such merits will definitely not be inferior, and this is also the last opportunity for a general to make merits and rewards. If you don’t fight hard at this time, you will probably have no chance.

The camp led by Shizang was probably the least optimistic of all the teams. Not to mention the Zuowei Camp and Didao Ruiqi Camp that were walking far away, the Yueqi Camp that attacked Hanzhong together took the Baoxi Road, and the Tangluo Road first came. In terms of the difficulty of access, Ziwu Valley is much more difficult to walk than Xigu and Luogu.

So before the expedition was launched, many people in the Wei army sang accused Shizan, believing that he would be the last to arrive in Hanzhong.

Indeed, Shizun has little competitiveness. The steepness of Ziwu Valley itself is well known. In addition, the two cavalry units, Yueqi Camp and Ruiqi Camp, will obviously have a lot of advantages in their advancement. Fortunately, it is a steep mountainous land like the Qinling Road. Otherwise, Shizun would just admit defeat, because in terms of speed, infantry and cavalry are not comparable at all. In plain areas, cavalry can easily surpass infantry in seconds.

However, Shi Zhuan was holding his breath secretly. People all said that he could not do it, so he had to prove it to them. No matter how dangerous the Ziwu Valley was, it had a way to follow. As long as the San Francisco carried forward the spirit of not being afraid of hardship or fatigue, he would definitely surpass other teams and be the first to appear on the Hanzhong Plain.

After leading the army to leave Chang'an, you only need to travel forty or fifty miles southwest to reach Heishui Valley, which is the entrance to Ziwu Valley, called Zikou.

Zikou is a trumpet-shaped valley. A not-so-wide river flows out of the valley, with gurgling shallow water. This is the stream flowing down after the ice and snow of the Qinling Mountains melts, which is clear and cold.

It is early spring in February. Although it is already spring at the foot of the mountain, you can still see white snow on the top of the Qinling Mountains. Therefore, the stream is not big now, only knee-deep and is flowing happily. It is probably when the peach blossoms are in full bloom, the river will flood, right?

Shizun noticed that the river surface of Heishuiyu is actually very wide. The huge river channel almost occupies the entrance of the entire Zikou. You can see round pebbles and gullies washed out when the river water flows. Now this season is the best time to enter Ziwu Valley. After the flood season, the flooding flood will inevitably fill the entire river channel. When you want to enter the valley, you can only walk on the cliffs on both sides.

The vanguard of the camp was already stationed in Heishui Valley in advance. Their mission was not only to block the Ziwu Valley and prohibit anyone from passing through. However, it seems that even if they did not block the Ziwu Valley, there was no one coming or going through Ziwu Valley. Looking at the thorns and weeds in the valley, you can see how sparsely populated it is.

Chang'an is only a few dozen miles away from Zikou, but compared with the prosperity of Chang'an, it is simply two completely different worlds. Chang'an is fertile and vast, with crowded people, and a prosperous scene. Zikou is rugged, with terrain, dangerous, and rarely visited, and a desolate scene.

However, Shizun obviously did not care about these things. The Ziwu Valley was winding and about 600 miles long. It was only when we reached Zikou that we had just stepped into Ziwu Valley. It would take at least ten days to travel through the entire Ziwu Valley.

And this is just an estimate. After all, the information in Ziwu Valley is quite complicated. Not only does it have rugged and steep mountain roads and plank roads, but it also has strange and unpredictable weather. These factors will seriously affect the marching speed of the camp.

However, it is easier to walk on the Xiegu and Luogu. Even the plank roads are often repaired. At normal speed, Yueqiying and Xiandengyingying can walk out of the Qinling Mountains and arrive in Hanzhong in less than half a month.

If Shizang wants to compete with them, he must speed up the marching and cannot delay for a moment.

Shi Zhuan called the former military captain stationed in Heishuiyu and asked him in detail about the situation in Ziwu Valley. The vanguard troops in the camp not only act as the checkpoint, but their most important responsibilities were their most important responsibilities. After arriving at Zikou, the vanguard troops had already started their work.
Chapter completed!