novelSusiti Chapter 402 666 Awesome! So cool!
Chapter 402 666 Awesome! So cool!
Soon, the deafening sound of logging echoed at the foot of Yinshan Mountain.
The Mo family's artisans, who accompanied the army, came out in full force to instruct the soldiers on how to flatten the logs, bend both ends with heat, and how to weave evenly stressed mesh snowboards from rattan.
Three hours later.
As dawn broke, the wind and snow subsided slightly.
On a wide expanse of snow outside the central command tent, thousands of generals and soldiers from various battalions gathered.
A supply wagon with its wheels removed and long planks fixed to it sat quietly in knee-deep snow.
The carriage was loaded with a full thousand kilograms of millet and hay.
At the front of the carriage were only two warhorses with anti-slip iron hooves.
On the other side, ten Qin infantrymen, with oval bamboo and wooden "snowboards" tied to their feet, were nervously lined up and waiting.
Zhang Fan, Meng Tian, Fusu, and others stood on a high place.
"Test drive!" Meng Tian waved his hand.
"drive!"
The coachman suddenly swung his whip.
The two warhorses let out a neigh and suddenly pushed off with their forelegs.
Amidst the tense and even suspicious gazes of everyone, the wheelless carriage, stuck deep in the snow pit, actually emitted a slight "rustling" sound as the warhorses pulled it.
Then, a miracle happened!
The heavy supply wagon, weighing a thousand pounds, seemed to float on the snow, sliding forward with extreme smoothness!
The wooden planks, raised at both ends, pushed aside the snow in front of them, and the large contact area allowed the carriage to remain steadily on the snow surface.
The warhorses ran faster and faster, and the sleds pulled two smooth tracks through the camp, actually moving faster than wheeled carriages on flat ground!
"It moved! It actually moved!"
"Two horses! Two horses pulled a thousand pounds of supplies! And they even flew across the snow!"
An incredulous gasp erupted from the crowd.
"Infantry, begin drills!" Wang Li suppressed his inner elation and gave the order again.
Upon receiving the order, the ten soldiers, wearing snowboards, took a deep breath and strode towards the untouched, waist-deep snowfield beside them.
One step, two steps...
We didn't get trapped!
The wide snowboards steadily supported my body.
The soldiers went from being cautious at first to gradually mastering the techniques of exerting force, and they even began to run in waist-deep snow as if walking on flat ground!
The entire army was in uproar!
Immediately afterwards, someone shouted something, and the entire camp erupted in a frenzied cheer.
"Divine power of the Immortal Master! May Great Qin be victorious!"
"Divine power of the Immortal Master! May Great Qin be victorious!"
Those veterans who were complaining before now looked at the sleds and snowboards with eyes burning with desire, as if they were visiting a brothel.
With these two things, walking on snow-capped mountains is as easy as walking on flat ground!
Looking at the cheering soldiers below, Meng Tian trembled with excitement.
He turned his head and looked at Zhang Fan, who had a calm expression, his eyes filled with admiration and respect.
In the blink of an eye, an insurmountable barrier can be turned into a thoroughfare!
This is the skill of a celestial master!
……
at the same time.
Inside a specially made carriage.
Zhang Fan sat cross-legged on the tatami mat, with his phone in front of him.
On the screen, the face of Zhu Feng, the director of Bureau 749, was clearly visible.
"Sir, the sleds and snowboards have been deployed to the entire army. The blizzard in Yinshan has not only failed to trap us, but has also become the perfect cover for us to improve our mobility," Zhang Fan reported after taking a sip of hot tea.
"Well done! Zhang Fan, your ability to adapt to different situations is getting stronger and stronger." Zhu Feng nodded approvingly on the other end of the video call.
But then, Zhu Feng's expression turned unusually serious, even somewhat urgent: "However, Comrade Zhang Fan, while the problem of snowmobile operation has been solved, our bureau's strategic think tank and meteorological supercomputing center have discovered an even more critical issue!"
Zhang Fan raised an eyebrow: "What's the problem?"
The screen switched to the command center of Bureau 749.
On the huge holographic projector, a 3D virtual sand table of a massive mountain range was being displayed.
A gray-haired geology luminary and a senior staff officer in military uniform stood in front of the sand table.
"Instructor Zhang, I am the Chief of Staff of the First War Zone of Bureau 749."
The senior staff officer pointed to a red dotted line on the sand table and said, "Based on the coordinates you sent back earlier, we have reconstructed the geological features of the Yinshan (Helan Mountain) area in 215 BC and deduced the original marching route of Meng Tian's army."
The chief of staff pointed, and the red line passed through a huge canyon pass in the Yin Mountains: "This canyon, called 'White Path,' was the usual route for ancient military strategists to go north out of the Yin Mountains."
General Meng Tian clearly intended to take this route.
"Is there a problem with this? This is the most direct passage between the two points," Zhang Fan asked.
"No problem under normal circumstances."
A meteorological expert interjected, "But in extremely cold 'white disaster' weather, this is a dead end!"
"Based on the data and images you provided, the supercomputing center has calculated a climate model. The mountains on both sides of that canyon are steep, and the current snow accumulation is already quite high."
The passage of 300,000 troops, the thud of their horses' hooves and the clamor of their voices, has an over 85% probability of triggering a super avalanche!
"Once an avalanche is triggered, the Xiongnu won't even need to lift a finger; the Qin's 100,000-strong vanguard will be buried alive in the canyon!"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Fan broke out in a cold sweat.
The power of nature is far beyond human control.
Even with a sled, encountering an avalanche, which is as devastating as the collapse of the sky and the sinkhole, is a dead end.
"Not only that!"
The chief of staff rested his hands on the virtual sand table, his eyes sharp. "Our AI tactical simulation model analyzed Touman Chanyu's psychology."
He knew the Qin army was coming, and even if they encountered the White Calamity, he would definitely set up a large ambush at the exit of the 'White Path'.
Even if the Qin army managed to cross the canyon by sheer luck, the narrow terrain at the exit would prevent the 300,000-strong army from deploying in formation. Facing the Xiongnu cavalry on higher ground, they would be sitting ducks!
Zhang Fan took a deep breath. He knew that since Bureau 749 had raised the issue, they must have a solution.
"Sir, Chief of Staff, just tell me how to get there."
Look here.
The chief of staff was typing rapidly on the control panel.
On the holographic sand table, the original red dead end disappeared, replaced by a hidden green route.
This route avoids the wide "white path" and instead winds its way through a series of steep peaks on the northwest side of the Yinshan Mountains.
"This is the optimal marching route we've found for you using modern satellite perspective mapping, combined with Qin Dynasty geological data, and the supercomputer Pangu!"
A flicker of excitement flashed in the chief of staff's eyes:
"This road does not exist on the maps of the Qin Dynasty at all; it is a secret passage hidden by weathered rocks and cracks in the mountain!"
The terrain is relatively flat, and the mountain structures on both sides are stable, so there is absolutely no chance of an avalanche.
Most importantly, the exit of this secret passage leads directly into the gap on the right flank of the Xiongnu royal court!
That's a natural plain formed by the freezing of a glacial lake!
(ps: I am Qin Shi Huang Ying Zheng. I have heard that wise men of old would distribute their wealth to the poor on the fourteenth of every ten days to relieve the suffering of the common people.)
He offered the meat of a golden bird to the masses because of his own fondness for it. He offered the cold, clear water to the people because of his own liking for it.
To act with this heart is the mark of a true sage; therefore, I, v50, hereby bestow upon you the title of General!