Ten 6-pounder guns, after bombarding for about an hour, the west gate of Yangzhou was breached.

When tens of thousands of Han troops entered Yangzhou City, it became a matter of time before all of Yangzhou fell.

By the time Li Zhongyi entered the city and stayed in the Yangzhou Assassin's Mansion, the sporadic battles in the city had already ended.

"Your Majesty, Fang Zhen, the assassin of Yangzhou in the puppet Shu Kingdom, has been captured, and the granary, state treasury and armory in the city have also been firmly controlled by our army." As soon as Li Zhongyi picked up the teacup, Zhang Sanzheng came to report the good news.

"Well, there are no weapons, mainly granaries and state warehouses." Li Zhongyi was most concerned about food, followed by the silver money and silk silk in the state treasury.

When the army is out on the march, it is not only necessary to have enough to eat, but also to give a large amount of reward, and no one is missing.

"Ships, how many have been collected?" Li Zhongyi put down the teacup and asked Zhang Sanzheng with a smile.

Zhang Sanzheng said with a wry smile: "There are a lot of boats, but more than eighty percent of them are small fishing boats, and there are only more than ten large boats. ”

Li Zhongyi nodded and said with a smile: "In a hurry, it is difficult to get more ships, this is not your fault." I know you've done your best. ”

Zhang Sanzheng secretly breathed a sigh of relief, he was worried that there were too few ships and it was difficult to explain. But I didn't think that Li Zhongyi was so reasonable, how could Zhang Sanzheng not be moved?

"The difficulty of cutting down Shu is difficult in the mountains. Nowadays, Yangzhou is under the border, and Xingyuan Mansion is also just around the corner, but the only thing to worry about is Yangpingguan. Li Zhongyi picked up the tea cup again and analyzed, "Yangping Pass, also known as White Horse City and End City, was founded in the Western Han Dynasty. Yangping Pass, north of Qinling, south of the Han River and Bashan, located in the west of Bashu Jinniu Road and north to Qinlong Chencang crossing. It is the western gateway of the Hanzhong Basin, and it is also the northern frontier of Bashu leading to Guanzhong, and the geographical location is very dangerous. Advance can be attacked, retreat can be defended......"

Next to Li Zhongyi, there happened to be a military sand table in Shudi, and Zhang Sanzheng was listening while looking for the location of Yangping Pass on the sand table.

In fact, regarding the geographical location of Yangping Pass, Zhang Sanzheng has long been familiar with it. It's just that since Li Zhongyi mentioned Yangping Pass, Zhang Sanzheng also subconsciously looked at the sand table.

"Your Majesty, Yangping Pass is blocked on three sides, and we can't get around it." Zhang Sanzheng didn't mention the Xingyuan Mansion at all, as if the Xingyuan Mansion still occupied by the Shu army was already in the bag.

Li Zhongyi nodded and said with a smile: "After taking Yangzhou, the logistics supply is worry-free!" Well, you always have to eat it one bite at a time. ”

Zhang Sanzheng accompanied the smiling face with understanding, and said: "Yes, Meridian Valley has completely fallen into the hands of our army, and the burden is worry-free." ”

Li Zhongyi stayed in Yangzhou for three days. In the past three days, in addition to confiscating the money, grain and grass from the state treasury, it is to fight the local tyrants and divide the fields.

There are more than 100 large households in Yangzhou. From their hands, Li Zhongyi got nearly one million stone of grain and more than four million yuan of money.

For a time, everyone in the Han army rejoiced. The promotion of those who should be promoted, the reward of those who should be rewarded, the rewards and punishments are clear, and the children are not bullied!

Two days later, except for 5,000 people left to defend Yangzhou, the rest of the main force followed Li Zhongyi by land and water, and marched towards Xingyuan Mansion.

Xingyuan Mansion, that is, Nanzheng during the Three Kingdoms period, Hanzhong in later generations.

Hanzhong has the reputation of "the birthplace of the Han family, the Chinese cornucopia", and the four rare animals living in the Hanzhong Basin at the southern foot of the Qinling Mountains, the crested ibis, the giant panda, the golden snub-nosed monkey and the takin, have always been known as the "Four Treasures of Hanzhong".

Back then, Li Zhongyi once accompanied the old chief to Hanzhong and saw the "crested ibis" up close.

Now, Li Zhongyi came to Hanzhong again, but he came with a large army to fight the idea of completely conquering Shu.

Revisiting the old place, it is natural to have a different taste in my heart, and Li Zhongyi's mouth always has a faint smile on the corner of his mouth.

During a short break on the way, Li Zhongyi got off the horse, sat on the pony, drank water, and nibbled on a few mouthfuls of dry food.

Li Zhongyi had just eaten a few mouthfuls of dry food, and suddenly found Li Anguo's figure, his heart moved slightly, and then he ordered someone to call Li Anguo to his side.

"Zhengqing, is it bitter?" Li Zhongyi asked Li Anguo with a smile.

"Smack!" Li Anguo put his legs together, respectfully beat his chest and saluted, and said loudly, "If you go back to the emperor, the minister is a soldier, and he takes obedience to orders as his duty, and he is not afraid of hardship!" ”

Li Zhongyi looked at Li Anguo's upright posture, and couldn't help but nod with satisfaction, thinking that at the beginning, he had sent Li Anguo to the recruit camp, but now it seems that this move is completely right.

Li Anguo, who was once a super gentleman, was rampant and domineering in Kaifeng City, and no one dared to provoke him.

Today's Li Anguo is already a standard professional soldier, how can he still have the decadent atmosphere of a gentleman all over his body?

"Zhengqing, what do you think of the battle of attacking Xingyuan Mansion?"

When Li Zhongyi saw Li Anguo, he remembered Li Qiniang, and his heart moved slightly, and he wanted to test Li Anguo's progress.

Li Anguo thought about it carefully and said: "According to the steps and rhythm of attacking Yangzhou, Xingyuan Mansion can be taken in one day. It's just that if you want to take Yangping Pass quickly, it's more troublesome. ”

"So, in your opinion, how to quickly take Yangping Pass?" Li Zhongyi deliberately asked.

Li Anguo thought about it for a long time, but he didn't say anything valuable. No way, he is still young, he has not been in the army for a long time, and he needs to learn more military knowledge.

Looking at Li Anguo's distant back, Li Zhongyi said to Zhang Sanzheng with a smile: "This is a thousand-mile horse, but it still needs to be honed well." ”

Zhang Sanzheng knows that Li Anguo is the grandson of Li Qiong, the prime minister of the current dynasty, and the eldest brother of the present dynasty, so the future is naturally bright.

"Your Majesty, why don't you transfer him to the Military Staff Division?" Zhang Sanzheng had an idea and put forward a reasonable suggestion.

Li Zhongyi nodded with a smile and said, "Don't worry, it's not too late to be transferred to the Senate after he has experienced some things." ”

After the army was on the road again, Li Zhongyi turned over and got on his horse, surrounded by the guards, and walked in the middle of the team.

According to the old rules, wherever Li Zhongyi goes, the people of the General Staff Department will follow him, and this time is no exception.

Dozens of senators of the General Senate all rode on horses and followed behind Li Zhongyi, so that they could be called anytime and anywhere.

Yang Chong, the commander of the Crane Army, was sent by Wang Chuhui to guard Xingyuan Mansion, and Yang Chong couldn't help but be shocked when he heard that Yangzhou had fallen to the hands of the Northern Thieves in one day.

"How is that possible? How is that possible? Yang Chong looked around, hoping to find the answer to the fall of Yangzhou so quickly from the generals.

However, it is a pity that everyone present was stunned, and no one knew the answer.