It was June, and the sun was scorching.

Leaving Luoyang, Jiang Xiaobai and his entourage traveled lightly, and they hurried for several days, crossing Yuzhou, crossing the Yangtze River, and arriving at Huaishui.

Here, it is already the boundary of Yangzhou.

After arriving in Huaishui, Jiang Xiaobai did not immediately cross the river by boat, and hurried for several days, he saw that everyone was slightly tired, so he planned to rest here for half a day.

To the north of Huaishui, that is, the city where Jiang Xiaobai and his party settled, the name is Liyang.

Liyang, belonging to Jiujiang County.

It's an incredible city!

Liyang is located between Huaishui and the Yangtze River, when the Jianghuai water and land rush, the left carries the Yangtze River, the right controls Zhaoguan, Liangshan Zhizhi its east, Haochu ring its north, such a special geographical location, it also makes Liyang, the city, since ancient times become a place where soldiers must fight.

To the west of Yangzhou is Jingzhou.

To the north, is Yuzhou.

Therefore, if the two states want to enter Yangzhou, they have to cross the river to get to Yangzhou, which can be described as an extremely important throat pass.

"Brother, the people here are so wow!"

Entering Liyang City, Jiang Xiaohua was happy like a dancing butterfly, she and Erya, the two good sisters, walked and stopped from time to time, and it was very strange to come up and take a look at everything they saw.

"Master Jiang, compared to other places, this place is really like a fairyland."

Not only Jiang Xiaohua, but also Wang Lin, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun and Guan Yu also felt the same way, along the way, they were amazed again and again, the faces of the people here were full of laughter, and the shops and vendors in the city were everywhere, quite lively.

In this era full of war and smoke, the people in other places have no livelihood and no food, so they can only be reduced to gnawing tree bark and eating Guanyin soil to survive.

In comparison, the people of Yangzhou are indeed much happier.

"Yangzhou has been a rich land since ancient times, and Liyang is the key to open the treasure chest of Yangzhou."

Jiang Xiaobai smiled and said: "In the early Han Dynasty, there was a robber named Fan Rong, he was entrenched in Liyang, this person was a bandit leader, and there were only nearly a thousand people under him, but because he occupied Liyang, cut off the connection between the Central Plains and Jiangdong, and caused great harm to the Han Dynasty. ”

"And then?" Wang Lin asked curiously.

"Of course, this person was eliminated later, but in order to kill him, Han Ting tried his best to get rid of it, and since then, Han Ting realized the importance of Liyang, so he placed the seat of Yangzhou in Liyang."

"That's an exaggeration!"

Zhang Fei exclaimed: "Although the people here are living a good life, Liyang is not much bigger than my Zhuo County, and it can become the seat of a state?" ”

"Yide, you can't underestimate this strategic place."

Jiang Xiaobai said with a smile: "Once Liyang is lost and out of the control of the Han Dynasty, Jiangdong and the Central Plains will be ruled by dividing the river, and the world of the Han Dynasty will also collapse by half." ”

"This Liyang is like the hilt of a sword, and the Jiangdong region south of Huaishui is like a sword body, and the imperial court can only control the sword body by holding the sword hilt in its hand, so that no matter how sharp the sword body is, it is difficult to hurt the person who holds the sword."

"I still don't understand." Zhang Fei scratched his head and said.

Seeing this, Jiang Xiaobai couldn't help laughing: "You don't need to understand, you just need to remember one thing, Liyang is very important, and you must not lose it." ”

Zhang Fei nodded.

"Do you know about the Rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms more than 300 years ago?" Jiang Xiaobai asked everyone with a smile.

Hearing this, Wang Lin, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun and others all shook their heads, but Guan Yu nodded, and his eyes showed a bright light.

"At that time, Emperor Jing Liu Qichu ascended the throne, and then issued an edict to seize the fiefs of Chu, Zhao and other vassal states, and the princes did not obey, so they were headed by Liu Bi, King of Wu, and united Liu Wu, King of Chu, Liu Sui, King of Zhao, Liu Piguang, King of Jinan, Liu Xian, King of Zichuan, Liu Wei, King of Jiaoxi, Liu Xiongqu, King of Jiaodong, and other princes of the clan surnamed Liu, and launched a rebellion in the name of the Qing monarch."

"That rebellion caused turmoil in the world, and finally Liang and Zhou Yafu led the Han army to counterattack the princes from all walks of life, and in just half a year, this rebellion that caused turmoil in the world was completely put down."

Guan Yu spoke eloquently, causing everyone to look at him with admiration.

"Yun Chang deserves to be a cultural person."

Jiang Xiaobai first praised Guan Yu, and then looked at everyone: "Have you ever wondered why this rebellion of the princes is headed by King Wu?" ”

"It's because King Wu occupies Yangzhou!" Zhao Yun replied.

"That's right, it's because King Wu is the lord of Yangzhou, he not only occupies Yangzhou, but also occupies Liyang, and with Liyang as a springboard, Jiangdong can directly send troops to attack the Central Plains."

Jiang Xiaobai said: "Because of the loss, so the emperor in the back put the seat of Yangzhou in Liyang, and the officials of the counties under the jurisdiction of Yangzhou must cross the river to Liyang if they want to do things, so as to greatly reduce the possibility of Jiangdong rebellion and avoid the emergence of people like Liu Biao, the king of Wu." ”

"Jiang Ye, you are simply omniscient, too powerful!"

As Jiang Xiaobai finished speaking, everyone looked at him with great admiration, especially Wang Lin, who had little stars shining in his eyes, as if he saw an idol.

Feeling the hot admiring gaze of everyone, Jiang Xiaobai coughed dryly twice, rolling happily in his heart, but his face was silent.

"Low-key and low-key, Xiaolinzi put away your exaggeration, do you think I will be very happy if you praise me twice? Hmph, no way. ”

In Liyang City, everyone rested for half a day.

Half a day later, Jiang Xiaobai and others crossed the Huaishui by boat and entered the six counties of Jiangdong.

Lujiang County.

This county is too guarded, and its name is Yang Xu.

This person is a member of the Taishan Goat clan.

After half a year, Cai Yong and Cai Yan were exiled to Yangzhou, and he was eager to know if his father-in-law and future daughter-in-law were doing well.

From Sima Fang's mouth, Jiang Xiaobai learned that after Cai Yong and Cai Yan arrived in the land of Wuhui, they had been taken care of by the Taishan Goat Clan.

Even so, Jiang Xiaobai was never at ease.

Leaving one's daughter-in-law in the care of others is too easy to have an accident, in case you accidentally get green......

Don't wait, the young man's head is green, empty and sad!

Jiang Xiaobai couldn't think deeply about this thought, it was too terrifying, too scary, so he was very anxious.

However, when he crossed the Huaishui River and entered Lujiang County, Jiang Xiaobai heard a news, which made him temporarily hold back the longing for his wife in his heart.

Lujiang City is surrounded by nearly 10,000 Yellow Turban thieves, and it is in danger!

This news was learned by Jiang Xiaobai from the mouths of the people who fled along the way, and as he went deeper into Lujiang County, he saw several cities burned down one after another, and puffs of black smoke rose from the city.

Lujiang County, smoke everywhere.

"Brother, let's go to Lujiang City to have a look." Jiang Xiaohua proposed.

The Taishou Yang of Lujiang County was trapped in the city at this time, and without reinforcements, it was difficult to hold on in the face of the menacing Yellow Turban rebels.

Sheep continued, it is Taishan goat!