"The husband Liu Yan is also the rat thief of the country. When the Yellow Turban thief arose, the thief was the head of a county, and he didn't think about serving the country, and he didn't think about protecting the territory and the people, so he abandoned the official land and fled into Beijing, and bribed the eunuch with money to let the thief, and won the position of the state pastor, and the thief entered Sichuan, and the arrogance was very good, and the people were fished and fleshed, and they deceived and deceived Jia Long to take away the merit of the Yellow Turban in Yizhou, and used Zhang Lu to occupy Hanzhong, block the grain road, and vainly try to separate themselves and occupy the state as the king, which is really a big rebellion......"

On the first day of September in the third year of the Han Dynasty, on the stage of the general in the western suburbs of Chang'an, Kang Peng shook his head and read the text written by Li Ru to him to crusade against Liu Yan, Kang Peng has been in this era for three years, and he has almost mastered the small seal characters of this era. At this moment, under the stage, the flags are fluttering, the guns are standing in a row, and tens of thousands of Dong Zhuojun soldiers are standing in strict clothes, and the murderous atmosphere is soaring into the sky.

Finally waited for Kang Peng to finish reading the text, Kang Peng burned incense three times to the emperor's thick soil, and took out his holy decree to go to Luoyang this time to coerce Han Xian Emperor, and read it aloud: "Fengtian carrier, the emperor said that Liu Yan of Yizhou, as an imperial prince and Han Chen, did not want to serve the country, vainly tried to cut the land and stand on his own, and the crime was monstrous. ”

Dong Zhuojun shouted three times long live, and Kang Peng finally held the talisman and shouted: "Where are Lu Bu and Zhang Xiu?" ”

Lu Bu and Zhang Xiu stood out of the queue and replied in unison: "The end will be!" ”

"Let the two of you lead 50,000 horse infantry, Lu Bu as the main general, Zhang Xiu as the deputy general, enter the Sichuan from the sloping valley, occupy the plank road, take down the Bian, Luoyang and Yangping Passes, and go to the Sword Pavilion to meet the main force of our army, can you understand?" After repeated discussions with Jia Xu, Li Ru, Fa Zheng and others, Kang Peng finally decided to give Lü Bu a chance to lead the division into Sichuan and eliminate the threat of the flank of Dong Zhuo's army, but Kang Peng still arranged Zhang Xiu, who had recently performed well in the battle with Cao Cao's army, to Lü Bu as a deputy general to ensure safety.

"Yes!" Lu Bu and Zhang Xiu were ordered to retreat.

Kang Peng picked up the second soldier and ordered the arrow, "Where are Li Dao, Guo Yan, Fan Chou, and Zhang Ji?" ”

The four generals came out together, hugged their fists and said: "The last general!" ”

"Let the four of you lead the 60,000 Fei Xiong Army, Li Dao as the main general, and the troops will go out of the upper valley, take Tielong Mountain, Qishan and other places, attack Yuzhong, and contain the Yizhou army, can you understand?" This is the third route of Dong Zhuo's army, the purpose is to disperse the Yizhou army in three ways, so that each can break through, and the roads of Tielong Mountain and Qishan are bumpy and difficult, and it is difficult for cavalry to march, so Kang Peng sent Li Dao, Guo Yan, who are good at leading infantry, to enter Sichuan through here.

"Yes!"

After the two partial divisions were fully deployed, Kang Peng picked up the third arrow, "Zhao Yun, Ma Chao, Gan Ning, Wu Yi, Wu Ban, Pang De, Li Su, and Zhao Cen listen to the order!" ”

Zhao Yun and Ma Chao and others came out together, "The last general!" ”

"Let you lead 150,000 horse infantry, serve as the Chinese army, and enter the river through the Meridian Valley with the prime minister." After arranging the main force - or arranging the army to protect himself, Kang Peng appointed Jia Xu as his military advisor, Lu Su and Fa Zheng as deputy military advisers, and he personally recruited with him. ordered Sun Ce and Ma Dai to be grain officers, responsible for transporting grain and grass; Dong Chong, Dong Man, Li Ru and Sima Lang were left in Chang'an to be responsible for the preparation of military food and weapons; He also transferred Zhang Liao to Taiyuan to prevent the Xiongnu and Yuan Shao's army from attacking Baima; Xu Rong and Xu Huang remained at Tongguan and Qingni Pass to prevent changes in the Central Plains.

After the whole army was transferred, Kang Peng concluded: "Gentlemen, this is the first battle of our army to sweep away China and support the Han Dynasty, you must be cautious and cautious, and strive to win the first battle!" Speaking of this, Kang Peng lowered his voice, "Benxiang also wants to give an order to all of you, you all come back alive for me, Benxiang hopes that you can all see the day when the rivers and mountains are revived!" ”

Since Pangu opened the sky, probably only Kang Peng dared to say such depressing words on the general's platform, but it was also very strange, Kang Peng said this not only did not lower Dong Zhuojun's morale, but provoked the army to shout together: "Revitalize the rivers and mountains!" Revive the rivers and mountains! Revive the rivers and mountains! ”

Kang Peng nodded with satisfaction, "All the generals will return to the camp to reorganize the troops and horses, and set off at noon tomorrow." ”

Kang Peng returned home from Dianjiangtai, Dong Boss's house was already noisy, first of all, Dong Boss's wife hugged Kang Peng and cried bitterly, for fear that Kang Peng would not be able to come back this time, Kang Peng spent a lot of effort to comfort her and calm her, and helped her back to the room. Without waiting for Kang Peng to take a breath, Boss Dong's second brother who was not angry came to pester him, and he had to go out with Kang Peng, on the grounds that he captured Gan Ning last time with "courage and resourcefulness", proving that he was not the 'Dong Er waste' that others called him behind his back, so this time he also had to go into battle with his eldest brother and make contributions.

Kang Peng shook his head, and the bronze bell glared at Dong Chong and asked, "They all went to the front line, so who will be left to guard Chang'an?" The base camp is not handed over to my own brothers to stay behind, but to others, can I rest assured? This is indeed Kang Peng's heart, although the two brothers of Boss Dong are very wasteful, they have nothing to say about Boss Dong's loyalty, and only by handing over the rear to them to guard can Kang Peng dare to rest assured that he will be in person.

Dong Chong was a little happy, and said that the eldest brother still attaches importance to me, and was about to speak, Kang Peng patted him on the shoulder again and said: "Good brother, you want to go to the battlefield to help the eldest brother fight, the eldest brother is very happy, but there can be no one to guard the rear, you can rest assured, there will be opportunities for you to make contributions in the future." After saying this, Dong Chong only opened his mouth and smirked, and repeatedly said that he wanted the eldest brother to rest assured that he would definitely assist the third brother and niece and son-in-law to keep Chang'an and never make the mistake in Luoyang again.

After sending Dong Chong away, Kang Peng just wanted to go into the backyard to say goodbye to many wives and children, but Lu Bu suddenly sneaked into the hall again, "Father-in-law, the child has something to ask for." ”

Kang Peng paused, "What's the matter?" ”

Lu Bu's face was a little red, and he squirmed for a long time before he said: "Father-in-law, this expedition, I don't know how much time it will take, the child wants to take the cicada with him, please ask the father-in-law for permission." ”

Kang Peng frowned and said: "The state has national laws, the army has military regulations, the soldiers of the Xiliang Army are not allowed to bring their families with them when they go out to fight, this is expressly forbidden, you are my righteous son, and you must set an example and take the lead in abiding by military orders." Besides, Diao Chan has just given birth to her daughter, so can she withstand the bumps and fatigue on the journey? ”

Lu Bu's face turned even redder, rubbing his hands and pleading: "Father-in-law, it's because Cicada Er gave birth to her daughter not long ago, so I don't worry about her staying in Chang'an, if they are sick in Chang'an, who will take care of them?" If they are thirsty, who will bring them tea and water? If they are hungry, who will serve them soup and food? Please, father, let me take them with me. ”

Kang Peng was a little angry, and said in his heart that you are still the number one military general in the world, and you are such a mother-in-law! Kang Peng just wanted to be angry, but when he saw Lu Bu's sincere and clear eyes, Kang Peng still sighed, and said in his heart, you loved your wife like your life in history, and it was because of this that you died.

"Okay." Kang Peng nodded and said, "But the father wants you to remember a few things, and you promise to do it, so that the father can agree." ”

"Father, please command." Lu Bu shouted ecstatically, "The child must do it." ”

"First." Kang Peng held up a finger the thickness of a rolling pin, "On the way into Sichuan, you are not allowed to drink; Second, you can't go your own way when you encounter problems, you must listen to the opinions of Zhang Xiu and your subordinates, and listen to them to make it clear; Third, use your brains more, just like in the matter of Han Sui, you have handled it very well, you must continue to carry it forward, you can't be reckless and reckless in war, you must use your head to fight more. Remember these three articles, and my father will promise you to take Diao Chan with you. ”

"No problem." Lu Bu slapped his chest loudly, grinned and said: "Don't worry, father-in-law, the child must not drink, listen to the opinions of his subordinates, and use his brains more." ”

Kang Peng smiled, nodded and said, "Go and prepare." Looking at the back of Lu Bu leaving happily, Kang Peng suddenly stopped him again, "Feng Xian." ”

"What else does the father-in-law command?" Lu Bu replied back.

Kang Peng's eyes were a little sour, "Come back alive." Lu Bu's eyes were also a little red, but he didn't say a word, his hands were clenched into fists in front of his chest, to show his strength, and a thousand words were all in silence, until Kang Peng's ugly face showed a smile, Lu Bu turned to leave.

Coming back alive, Kang Peng said this sentence to Lu Bu at the same time, Ma Yunlu was also saying this sentence to Zhao Yun and Ma Chao, Lu Yiling was also saying this sentence to Lu Su, thousands of households in Chang'an were saying this sentence, countless parents were saying this sentence to their children who were about to go on the expedition, countless wives, countless girls were saying this sentence to their husbands and lovers, a simple sentence, but it contained infinite true feelings, infinite care, and infinite thoughts......

On the second day of September in the third year of the Han Dynasty, 260,000 Dong Zhuojun were fully equipped, known as 400,000, and set off into Sichuan in three ways, starting the first step of Dong Zhuojun's great cause in the world. Kang Peng personally followed the army of 150,000 to take the Meridian Valley into Sichuan, passed through Hanzhong, and went to join the Chen Palace and Gao Shunjun in Jiameng Pass. Drawing on the experience of the last attack on the Qiang-Han coalition army, Dong Zhuojun, who had a lot of wealth, brought enough catapults and foot bows to show his might, and the number of catapults alone reached 800, and the number of horse foot bows was as many as 10,000, and there were 300,000 special arrows, and many new weapons that Kang Peng had quietly made by drawing on the experience of later generations.

In the east of Hanzhong, on the east side of Dong Zhuo's army's grain road, there is also a Shangyong city directly controlled by Liu Yanjun's army, although the people are outnumbered and only 5,000 garrisons are thin, but it is always a threat, Kang Peng immediately ordered Ma Chao and Wu Ban to lead 20,000 troops and 100 catapults to take Shangyong and eliminate this threat.

The road between Hanzhong and Shangyong was relatively smooth, and Ma Chao and Wu Ban led the army day and night, marching all the way, and arrived at the foot of Shangyong City on September 17. Lai Min knew that the few soldiers in his hands were not Dong Zhuojun's opponent, but he was unwilling to surrender, so he immediately adopted the strategy of clearing the wilderness, collecting all the people outside the city into the city, reorganizing and strengthening the city defense, preparing to hold on for a long time, and waiting for Dong Zhuo's army to retreat from afar.

Lai Min's abacus played well, but he didn't expect that Dong Zhuojun's siege was not like other armies that would cause greater losses to his own army with ladders and cloud platforms, but first used a hundred catapults to bombard the city tower, in addition to nearly two hundred catties of boulders, the catapults also threw some burning sacks, and the sacks did not know what was in them, as long as the defenders were smoked by the white smoke emitted when the sack burned, they immediately burst into tears, and their eyes could not see. What made Lai Min even more frightened was still behind, Dong Zhuojun actually stretched his bow with his feet far away from the range of the defenders, and the long arrows fired could easily penetrate the bodies of several defenders and nail the defenders to the city wall alive.

"Come, come, come." Lai Min's deputy, Zhang Yao, rushed to Lai Min's side with red eyes, and handed over a letter with both hands, "My lord, this is Dong Zhuojun's surrender letter shot in with an arrow." ”

Lai Min took a look, it was nothing more than some threats and temptations such as killing chickens and dogs all over the city if he didn't surrender, but there was one thing that made Lai Min particularly excited, as long as he led his troops to surrender, Dong Zhuo would reward him with the position of Guanglu doctor and seal the new Yehou. Lai Min was a little strange, how did Dong Zhuojun know that he was a new savage, and how could he know that he was angry because he was humiliated by the villagers, and he should have only told the concubine who was newly accepted last year?

"Come, my lord, let's surrender." Zhang Yao rubbed his eyes that were red from the white smoke and said: "Dong Zhuojun's strange cars that can throw stones and the strange arrows that shoot while lying down are too powerful, and the brothers have suffered heavy casualties, and they can't stop it at all, we can't watch the brothers die in vain." ”

Lai Min sighed, "For the sake of the people and brothers in the city, I will carry the infamy, open the city, and surrender." ”