However, it is not that non-talented players like Liao Hua are allowed to be taken lightly, and after they have been honed on the battlefield, they will shine with terrifying brilliance with their veteran experience.

After Wei Yan, Shu Han set up the governor of Hanzhong, and Wang Ping and Wu Yi successively made the county marquis and served as the governor of Hanzhong.

Rest in Jiangyou Pass for one day, and dawn on the third day......

Under the formation of the garrison army at Jiangyou Pass, Liu Yong led the generals and 3,000 heavy armored cavalry to continue to advance.

After the cavalry turned out of the pass, they rode one after another, and with a cup of tea, they disappeared into the winding northward mountains.

Liu Yong led the army to the expedition this time, without grain and grass, each person only brought limited dry food, all the way from Shu County to Zitong County, relying on local counties along the way. However, out of Jiangyou Pass to the north, there was no one in the range of thousands of miles, except for the Han army's ranger guards, and it was difficult for the army to get supplies, so Liu Yong ordered to stay at Jiangyou Pass for a day, prepare the dry food for the rest of the journey before going on the road.

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northern

It is said that Wu Dayong's caravan and his entourage carried Shujin north, entered the customs from Chencang Road, and arrived at Runan through Chang'an and Wancheng all the way, and after recruiting Deng Ai in Runan, the caravan continued to go north to Xuchang and Luoyang, and after staying in Luoyang for a few days, the caravan set off again, preparing to return to Shu in the west.

Along the route when it came, starting from Luoyang across the entire Hongnong County, arriving at the old pass of Hangu - now Hongnong County, and entering Tongguan from Hongnong County. By the time Wu Dayong and his entourage returned to Tongguan again, it was already in the spring and March of the first year of Shaohan.

Tongguan, suburbs

The sun is hanging in the sky, and there are no clouds

The city of Tongguan was built on the loess plateau, and there was a small forest five miles east of Tongguan, in which a caravan with twenty or thirty wagons, donkey carts, and ox carts was stopping to rest.

On a carriage at the head of the caravan, Wu Dayong twisted his dog's beard twice, and squeezed out a little bit of annoyance on his obscene face, he had been in this grove outside Tongguan for three days, a full three days.

Since Deng Ai was recruited in Runan with 100 gold, Wu Dayong found that this Deng Ai was very brainy, extremely sensitive to the terrain and landscapes, and often assumed where the army was camped in the famous rivers and mountains, where to defend the danger, and where there were remote trails to launch surprise attacks.

Approaching Tongguan, this son actually asked the team to stop and stay here for a few days, and it was obvious that Deng Ai wanted to reconnoiter the terrain near Tongguan.

Wu Dayong is a businessman, and the nature of a businessman is to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, and his instinctive approach is to categorically refuse Deng Ai's request. But on the contrary, Wu Dayong agreed, and agreed quite happily.

Because, a simple, duty-oriented businessman will not have a future, the real tycoon is backed by the power of the state, and in return, the businessman also needs to pay the price for the support of the state!

From three days onwards, Deng Ai went out alone in the morning with dry food and water bags, and would not return until the sun had completely set.

Wu Dayong never asked him what he had done, and Deng Ai remained silent.

"How long will we wait?" Wu Dayong grumbled impatiently.

Suddenly, at this moment, the little four fingers under the car rails pointed to the distance and shouted at Wu Dayong: "Hey! Lord, the stuttering boy is back! ”

"Huh?" Wu Dayong looked up, and a figure with a hat approached in the distance, it was Deng Ai's kid.

"Why did this guy come back so early today?" When Wu Dayong was secretly puzzled, he slapped his thigh and said in surprise: "Little four! Tell everyone, pack up, let's go! ”

Half an hour later......

The Shujin caravan that had been stationed for three days slowly turned out of the small tree age, walked on the Hangu Road leading to Tongguan, and continued to embark on the road to return to Shu in the west.

Deng Ai and Wu Dayong drove together, holding a piece of hay in their mouths, their pupils dilated, thoughtful.

Liu Yong, the lord of Shu, specially sent people to recruit himself, and other Deng Ai didn't dare to say it, this at least reflects Liu Yong's thirst for talent, and a thirsty monarch is usually an ambitious monarch, then, an ambitious king is not allowed to spend a hundred gold to find a waste!

When they met for the first time, Deng Ai needed to prove his worth to Liu Yong, so he was collecting the geography of the Central Plains all the way, eager to find something beneficial to Xishu.

And Tongguan, the first risk in Jinei and the throat of the four towns, Deng Ai will certainly not let go.

Through these three days of investigation, Deng Ai already has a general understanding of Tongguan.

Tongguan is a replacement for Hangu Pass, and like Hangu Pass, the main defensive direction is to defend against threats from the east.

Tongguan is bordered by the Yellow River Pujin in the north and the Qinling Mountains in the south.

The west of Guanzhi is the forbidden ditch of Tongshui and its tributaries. Among them, the forbidden ditch is tens of meters deep, and its steepness exceeds the Tongshui, which is the barrier of the west of Tongguan. However, although the forbidden ditch blocks the east and west, the forbidden ditch can still pass from north to south.

The forbidden ditch can reach the Qinling Mountains to the south, and leads to the Wuguan, if the enemy goes north from the forbidden ditch, you can reach the back of the Tongguan, so the defense of the forbidden valley is the top priority of the defense of the Tongguan, as the supporting of the defense of the Tongguan, there are twelve passes established in the forbidden valley, called the twelve cities.

Therefore, Tongguan is bordered by the Yellow River in the north, Qinling Mountains in the south, the danger of Huangxiangban in the east, and the moat of the forbidden ditch in the west, which makes all attackers daunting.

But even if it is a natural danger, someone has to guard it, and after Deng Ai's careful observation in the past three days, it was found that the Twelve Cities had long been abandoned. In addition, by judging the smoke rising from the Tongguan Pass every evening, Deng Ai can be sure that the troops guarding the pass will never exceed 5,000 people.

This is the experience accumulated by Deng Ai when he moved north from Xinye and was compiled as one of the many Tuntian people.

Wei Ting really took the defense of Tongguan lightly!

As a former citizen of the Great Wei court, Deng Ai let out a long sigh in his heart.

After Wu Dayong's caravan passed through Tongguan, it did not stop, and after eight days to the west, it arrived at Chang'an City, a male city on the Longshou Plain.

On the carriage, Deng Ai said to Wu Dayong with some excitement: "Duke Wu...... Gong, Chang'an...... Chang'an is the best! ”

Chang'an, the majestic city, the capital of the emperor.

The palace was opened in nine days, and all the nations were crowned with crowns. Chang'an has always played a central role in the world during the strong period of the Western Han Dynasty, attracting a large number of foreign envoys and worshippers.

Wu Dayong could understand Deng Ai's eagerness to approach Chang'an, pursed his lips and smiled, his ugly face pretending to be indifferent, "Deng Jun, our caravan will stay in Chang'an for a while, replenish the food and supplies, and then return to Yizhou." ”

"Good!" Deng Ai was so happy that he high-fived, Chang'an City, Deng Ai really wanted to walk around and see more.

The city wall of Chang'an is sixty miles around the circle, the city wall is as high as three zhang and five feet (twelve meters), and three city gates are opened around each side, a total of 12 doorways.

When Wu Dayong and Deng Ai's motorcade drove into the Qingming Gate, Deng Ai was stunned, he had never seen such a majestic and magnificent city in his lifetime

It's a fortified city that never falls!

Wu Dayong saw Deng Ai's jaw drop in shock, his face was full of shock, and he also sighed slightly, when he was young, he also looked like a dirt bun entering the city when he first traveled north to Chang'an, and his eyes fell to the ground.