"If it is not expected......" Zhang Xun surrendered, of course, he was in a hurry to make meritorious service, and after thinking about it slightly, he already had a guess, "It should be Yuan Yao, the eldest son of Yuan Shu, who is also the crown prince of the Zhong family." ”

"What does Yuan Shu think? If he didn't go and sent Yuan Yao over, did he think that Yuan Yao was more talented than him? Lu Bu was a little puzzled, after all, this Yuan Yao was unknown.

"Too ...... Yuan Yao is indeed much more stable than Yuan Shu, and once persuaded Yuan Shu not to ascend the throne and become emperor, but at that time, Yuan Shu was already lustful and only wanted to be the emperor. Maybe he's still young now, but it's hard to say in the future. Zhang Xun explained.

"Anyway, people have already gone south, and it is already difficult to arrest them. It's up to Sun Ce to deal with them! Lu Bu didn't bother to care, calculated that Yuan Yao would take 20,000 people south at most, and after deducting the auxiliaries and people, it was estimated that there would be five or six thousand soldiers.

It's just that Sun Ce's side is not much better, and if you calculate that there are 10,000 soldiers at most, you have to guard the coast, and at the same time you have to guard against Shanyue, and if you have to deal with Yuan Yao, you don't know how many troops you can divide over.

After a pause, he waved his hand and said, "Forget it, everyone went to Jiangnan, and let Sun Ce have a headache." It's time for this battle to end...... It's a boring battle, and I don't feel a little more enthusiastic. ”

Zhang Xun next to him was a little speechless, with two thousand people, he broke through their team of tens of thousands, but he couldn't make him enthusiastic? The next step is to kill the enemy army of thousands of people and then defeat it?!

Thinking of Lu Bu like the god of war, he smashed into the position of thousands of people and slaughtered all directions...... Zhang Xun suddenly felt very emotional, as a military general, he should be like this!

Although the war stopped, Lü Bu was still stationed on the Lujiang side, Runan was stationed with Xiahou Yuan due to the ban, and Nanyang was handed over to Lü Qian and Liu Pan to be stationed. The latter surrendered voluntarily and retained the official position of lieutenant according to Liu Tao's wishes, and stayed for a year or two.

Anyway, Liu Biao called, and Liu Pan would have led the troops to the top first. Loyal or disloyal, it's useless to just talk, you have to do it.

In fact, up to now, Liu Biao has no possibility of continuing to resist. In fact, since Sun Jian was captured, he began to treat him negatively, otherwise Yuan Shu would not have been able to say that Nan Hunt would be Nan Hunt.

With pig teammates all around, he didn't plan to put himself in it...... Although it has already been taken.

The battle situation was successively summarized from all over the country to Luoyang, and at this time, Luoyang was only completely relocated, and the harem was slightly decorated to the appearance that Liu Tao was used to.

"It's simply over......" Liu Tao looked at the battle reports sent back from all over the country and began to sigh.

The news received by Lu Bu was slower, and he had Jinyi guards on his side, so the news from all over the country was slightly faster. For example, Liu Biao has begun to discuss with his courtiers about going to the country to surrender; For example, Liu Zhang began to plan to close the passage into Shu; For example, Ma Teng has already explored the Western Regions.

What surprised him was that Yuan Shu was a little stiffer at the end of his life, compared to Yuan Shao's result of being captured and dying alive, he at least let people see Yuan Valve's backbone.

At the same time, Yuan Yao was also sent to Jiangdong, but instead of fighting with Sun Ce for territory, he threw himself under Sun Ce's command.

Yes, now that Sun Ce has accepted Yuan Yao and appointed him as the Huiji Taishou, he has only seized his military power, but he has been treated very favorably in all aspects. and he did not take away any of the gold or silver treasures that he had brought with him.

Theoretically, even if Yuan Yao wants to live in Jiangdong now, buy some land, and then become a rich man, he can actually do it, at least he can continue Yuan Shu's vein.

In a sense, the Zhong family has already perished with Yuan Shu's killing, but it was Sun Ce who destroyed the Zhong family, not the Han Dynasty, which is probably also the meaning of Yuan Shu.

At the same time, because Sun Ce did not claim the title of emperor, there is also the possibility of surrender. According to his usual character, Liu Tao may allow Sun Ce to return to obedience, and Yuan Yao, who has already submitted to him, is no longer the prince of the Zhong family, so he can naturally survive.

Yuan Shu may not be a good monarch or courtier, but at least he is a good father.

"Sun Ce's side is not worried, the biggest problem is still Liu Zhang's side? Now that the matter has come to this, why does he still think that if the passage of Bashu is closed, we will not be able to pass? Liu Tao sighed.

"The road to Shu is difficult, and it is indeed not easy to walk." Jian Yong replied.

"Either go up the Yangtze River or break through a few checkpoints...... In addition, the mountain road is difficult to travel, and a smaller means of transportation is required, otherwise the baggage and even the soldiers may fall off the mountain road. Guo Jia added.

The traditional means of transportation in Bashu is the Dian horse, and the horses in the Dianchi area are sold by the barbarians from time to time. These horses live in the mountains all year round, so they can walk on the ground in the mountains and have a lot of stamina.

The shortcomings are also obvious, perhaps because of the habit of small broken steps, unless long-term training, the flat speed can not be fast. Even if it is specially trained, it is slightly insufficient compared with Qiang horses or Xianbei horses. In the end, it is too short, and it has to fight with Mongolian horses.

However, that side is now Liu Zhang's territory, and it is impossible to get it.

When it comes to transportation, Liu Tao thinks of wooden oxen and horses, and some people in later generations say that they are actually rooster carts or wheelbarrows. With a little fumbling around this, it can still be made. Compared with the Dian horse, the wooden ox flowing horse is more practical.

"I'll draw a diagram and let the Ministry of Industry try to make it, if it works, maybe we will attack Yizhou, we will be somewhat sure," Liu Tao replied, and also thought about whether to dispense explosives.

If you think about it carefully, this year, saltpeter must first be purified before it can be used, and the lack of purification process is also a problem. In addition, even if the mixing ratio reaches the highest, there is no way to expect how much destructive power the black powder can have.

It's okay to blow up the ordinary rammed earth city wall, but it is estimated that it is powerless to deal with those blue brick walls in Bashu.

"In addition, send Jinyi guards one after another to see if we can find one or two, and the path that leads directly to the back of the checkpoint can allow one or two hundred people to bypass." Liu Tao immediately ordered, but this time he looked at Yang Jie.

"Yes!" Yang Jie didn't say much, just replied silently, and immediately went to arrange.

However, even if the black powder is not made, the saltpeter purification technology may be able to be done first. It's better to get the original chemistry out...... Liu Tao thought for a moment and asked, "If I'm looking for an alchemist, where are the more?" ”

"Your Majesty, isn't it planning to alchemy and immortality?" Guo Jia was shocked when he heard this, and was worried that Liu Tao would be addicted to immortality, so he asked.

"I'm a child of the Immortal Family, I don't know if I can live forever?" Liu Tao glanced at him, what thoughts, "Don't you see that I am working hard to cultivate the next generation?" I don't want to be an emperor all the time, at most sixty or seventy years old, and I have to retire when I should retire. Immortality, in the end, is bluffing, it's better to cherish the ...... in front of you."

After a pause, he continued: "I want alchemists because they are very clear about the performance of various minerals, and they are very suitable for a new discipline to be formed, don't think nonsense!" ”