After Xu Huang's army took Chen Cang, they only had a short rest on the pass for two days, and then immediately led the army to come and go into Hanzhong. Xu Huang had already received the intensive send from Guo Huai, and knew that Guo Huai's ten thousand powerful bear army had successfully taken Xiegu Pass and would be inserted into the eastern part of Hanzhong within a few days.

Indeed, Guo Huai followed Xu Huang's orders and sent troops to Chen Cang when Xu Huang's army captured Sanguan and sent troops; Guo Huai personally led 10,000 soldiers of the Rising Bear Army quietly into the Xigu Battle Stack; although the Xigu Battle Stack had been excavated for hundreds of years, the road was much better than in the early Han Dynasty, it was still narrow and steep, and could only pass one person or one horse at a time.

Guo Huai is a graduate of Jinyang joint school. He has received the key attention of Lu Ning, Guo Jia, Ju Su and others. His abilities have long been much stronger than Guo Huai in history. Especially Lu Ning instilled in some advanced concepts from later generations, which has qualitatively improved Guo Huai's thinking ability.

Of course, Guo Huai in history was originally a very outstanding general and had an important position in the history of the Three Kingdoms; and after further study in Jinyang Border Affairs, his ability was not to be questioned. Although he was young, he was highly valued by Lu Ning and was also trained by military personnel.

This time, Guo Huai led troops independently and Lu Ning meant that many generals disagreed. They thought that Guo Huai was still young and would have to be tempered for a few more years. But Lu Ning said that excellent generals grew up in battle and always came out in the greenhouse.

The slanting valley plank road is on the cliffs, and under the road is a straight narrow valley. Wherever you go, there is a vast vast land, so desolate that it is like coming to the era when the world has just been born.

The sunset, rivers, waterfalls, quiet valleys, and steep peaks form a suffocating and cold soul-smelling Jedi scenery. Here, besides the eagles and raptors like vultures hovering in the air, they are fierce jackals, tigers and leopards, and there are almost no weak animals to see. It is a harsh living environment that makes many animals unable to survive.

Although the 10,000 Rising Bear Army led by Guo Huai were all infantry, if the road was wide, there were war horses to travel. However, when walking on this slanting valley plank road, you could not ride a horse at all. You could only move forward slowly by one person and one horse. In addition, all supplies were carried by war horses, and there were tens of thousands of horses carrying supplies, and the marching speed could not be faster.

Guo Huai also sent multiple groups of scouts to reconnaise the enemy situation. Even if one group is annihilated by the opponent, there will definitely be other groups of scouts who can return to report, so as to avoid being ambushed by the enemy. This is necessary to ensure the safety of the army. For Guo Huai, who was born in a military academy, this will not be careless.

Guo Huai led an army of 10,000 on the 300-mile cliff plank road, which was difficult to cross. The relationship was dug from the cliff halfway up the mountain. The mountains here are crisscrossing, connecting with each other, dangerous rocks and steep roads.

Due to severe soil erosion, the rocks were exposed. The mountain looked iron-gray limestone from a distance, and it looked gloomy, cold, monotonous in color, and deadly aura.

Due to soil erosion, the land is very barren and lacks vegetation. The rock walls on the top of the mountain are often broken and exploded by wind and rain. The gravel as big as a ball may sprinkle at any time, smashing a person's head into rotten watermelon. Fortunately, it is not the rainy season at this time, otherwise it is really more dangerous.

Guo Huai led 10,000 soldiers of the Rising Bear Army and several pairs of war horses to walk on the plank road. If you are careless, you will fall into the abyss and be crushed to pieces. On the left is a huge stone wall, towering into the clouds. From head to toe, there is a bare and black limestone, and the valley is filled with thick fog. When you twist to the right, you will see that the deep valley is bottomless and the clouds are floating. You immediately feel cold all over and dazzled. Walking on the plank road, everyone is floating under their feet, feeling like they are flying in the clouds and fog.

Guo Huai's army was walking on the plank road, and war horses would fall off the cliff from time to time. Sometimes soldiers were too tired and would accidentally fall off the cliff. What made Guo Huai reduce production the most was that because the soldiers were exhausted, if they were not careful, soldiers would fall on the plank road. The soldiers behind them would trip over and over, one after another, and sometimes dozens of people fell into the bottomless abyss in despair at the same time.

It took Guo Huai's army nearly half a month to walk out of the plank road on the cliffs. The soldiers were very excited, but there was still the entrance of the Xigukou of Tianzhuo 500 miles away. It was difficult to cross mountains and ridges, and there were still Xigu dangerous passes to be taken. If it was rainy season, then Xigu and Ziwu Valley would definitely have mountain torrents and mud and stones everywhere. It would be a good thing that the army would not be trapped in the valley.

After Guo Huai's army walked out of the plank road, they immediately found a place where they could camp and let their soldiers rest for a few days. After all, after half a month of marching, the soldiers were seriously overdrawn in their physical strength. If they continued to move forward, let alone fighting, it would be difficult to walk.

After half a month of continuous march, Guo Huai's army finally passed the terrifying 300-mile plank road. The soldiers were exhausted. Some soldiers lie down as soon as they touched the ground before the barracks were ready. They slept soundly like thunder for a moment. Guo Huai couldn't stop it, and Guo Huai was also very tired.

After Zhang Lu from Hanzhong got Xu Huang's army to walk on Chencang Road, he did not expect Xu Huang to send another army to Xigu; he also let the plank road, Xigu, and Ziwu Valley not send troops to block or harass him; Zhang Lu only placed 2,000 defenders at the Xigu Pass, and did not send heavy troops. Otherwise, it would be more difficult for Guo Huai's army to pass through such a road than climbing to the sky.

After three days of rest, the soldiers' physical strength was recovered well, but a heavy rain at night brought great difficulties to the army's departure.

Ziwu Valley has always been known as the 500-mile heavenly prison. Even on a sunny day, it is difficult to see the sun. It is as gloomy as hell. After a heavy rain last night, the road was even more difficult to walk, and the road section would be destroyed by heavy rain.

Fortunately, the heavy rain didn't last long, and the breeze was gentle in the middle of the night, and the moonlight was bright. Although the humidity was heavy, there was no raindrop. Guo Huai felt much more relaxed. The soldiers had been resting for three days and had received an order to set off tomorrow. The soldiers packed their luggage and set off.

The army left Huai continued to advance. No matter how difficult the inheritance was, soldiers could still ride on war horses for transportation, which saved the soldiers' physical strength. However, due to a heavy rain last night, floods broke out in the valley, floods were washed away, and some narrow mountain roads were silted.

While Guo Huai's army was walking, they also sent engineers to open the road ahead. At that time, the road would ensure the walking of the army. On the left side of the narrow valley was the mountain Ruping, the sky was the scorching sun, and the mud, gravel, and torrents rushed from the flood. The entire valley was vast and the waterless place was muddy and almost impossible to move forward. Guo Huai's army was suffering from pain for a moment.

Although the march is difficult and difficult to walk, after all, there is a war horse for transportation, which is much easier than marching on the plank road. The speed is much faster, and you can travel about 60 miles a day.

After a few days of marching, the scouts returned and reported: "General, there are Xiegu Pass ten miles ahead, and there are 2,000 soldiers defending the pass."

After hearing this, Guo Huai said, "Continue to reconnaissance and control all the people seen in front of you. Whether it is the other party's detective, even the people must control it."

After hearing this, the scouts left immediately. Guo Huai asked the army to camp and rest, and then made a decision after the on-site reconnaissance of the geographical terrain and landform.
Chapter completed!