Feeling the hardships of the gunpowder army fighting in Yangzhou, so when facing Liu Bei of Yong'an County this time, Yuan Yun began to provide a large number of logistical support, and after delaying it for so long, in addition to waiting for the construction of the road, it was more about waiting for Luoyang to send a new batch of armaments.

Gatling has reached thirty, and the number of artillery pieces has also increased to hundred, with such a powerful firepower configuration, Yuan Yun feels that Liu Bei has only one way to lose, if the other party dares to resist, it will be better, and it is best for Liu Bei to be hot-headed, and then harden with the gunpowder army.

After preparing for so long, when the army was pulled, not only Yuan Yun, but even the lowest soldiers felt that it was a bit excessive, and now the equipment configuration has exceeded the standards set before, and because of this, everyone feels that this westward march is tantamount to picking up war exploits in vain, and the popularity of natural people is high.

The happiest thing in this is naturally Xu You, looking at those new artillery pieces that are larger than before, he is happy to see his teeth and eyes, the power of this weapon, he is naturally very clear, from this can also guess that Yuan Yun is probably planning to bombard all the way to the west this time.

The role of tanks is basically not much in Yizhou now, so even if Luoyang is allocated ten again, they can only be used as transport vehicles, and because of the existence of these iron bumps, the transportation of artillery has been greatly alleviated.

The army left Xiangyang majestically, and it was still handed over to the army of Wancheng to guard, and in order to make Yuan Yun completely reassured, Cao Hong even came to the town in person, and personally sent the gunpowder army out of the city.

Zhao Yun led more than 20,000 Hu cavalry to open the way, in the previous battle in Yangzhou, lost a lot of Hu cavalry, but when the gunpowder army repaired in Xiangyang, those Hu tribes in Luoyang immediately sent more strong men, even if these people look very young, but their riding skills are excellent, there is no problem at all to become new cavalry.

It can also be seen in the game that those Hu people who have settled down in the Luoyang territory attach great importance to this war at the moment, and only by living and dying with the locals can they feel qualified to gradually get closer to these locals in their future lives.

This point of view surprised Yuan Yun a little, he didn't think that these elders or patriarchs of the Hu people had this insight before, but now it has changed a lot, and it is even more determined to make Luoyang a completely open city in the future.

The goal is obvious, that is, to establish an international metropolis in the Central Plains region before this 1,800 years ago, and it can also be used to continuously absorb the technology and talents from the Western Regions, even if it is a hundred years after Yuan Yun, at least this prosperity can last for a long time.

Three days after the army set off, the former convenience sent back the news that the main general who was now guarding Yong'an County was Zhang Fei, and he was surrounded by strategists like Jiang Wan and Ma Liang, and there were people like Yan Yan in the partial generals.

These people are not very conspicuous now, but Yuan Yun knows very well that these people are definitely not good at stubble, and their strength must not be taken without strict precautions, in case the other party is given a little opportunity, the gunpowder army will still be beaten to the point of losing its armor, which made Yuan Yun feel so much more than once in Yangzhou before.

The first battle broke out earlier than expected, and while the Gunpowder Army was encamped, an alarm was suddenly received from a hot air balloon and a group of cavalry was raiding from the southwest.

The so-called stirrup created by Yuan Yun before has now spread all over the world, not only the Cao army in the south is equipped, but also the Sun family and Liu Bei in Yangzhou have learned, after all, this design is very simple, and it is cheap to steal the division, but the benefits to the cavalry can be multiplied.

The cavalry who came to attack only forced themselves up a hill, and then immediately began to draw their bows and shoot arrows, raining down a large number of arrow feathers, and immediately withdrew after the incident, disappearing into the twilight mountain forest.

And these arrows rain did cause chaos in the camp of the Gunpowder Army, and even led to the death of many soldiers, and the placement of the camp was delayed until an hour later because of this.

In this mountainous environment, it is indeed very difficult to guard against such a flexible and mobile cavalry team, unless there is a super-technological thing such as infrared satellites, with the current ability of hot air balloons, it is just a warning in advance with a stick of incense.

Attacks like this have occurred many times on the way of the gunpowder army behind, and it is precisely because of this that the marching speed of the gunpowder army has been greatly reduced, and Zhuge Liang will inevitably choose a safe place to camp after walking fifty miles every day.

This caution is indeed very necessary in Yuan Yun's opinion, now the gunpowder army does not want to hurry at all, the defenders of Yong'an County are there, and they will definitely not be able to escape, and the gunpowder army's actions to attack, it is estimated that the other party has already known, there is nothing to hide here, it is really Liu Bei of Xiangyang, it is estimated that there are more than ants.

Under this premise, there is no point in speeding up the march, and it is more prudent to maintain the physical strength of the army every day, as is the case now.

With the continuous deepening of the gunpowder army, the mountain roads became more and more complicated, the mountains in the four states became higher and higher, more and more, and the terrain became very rugged.

By noon on the sixth day, the army had already reached the first pass in front of Yong'an County, which had been strengthened by Liu Bei before, although there was no name to call it in history, but just by looking at its blocking the road, you can know that this place has become a Xiongguan.

Looking at the tall peaks on both sides of the pass, and the bottomless cliffs beyond the peaks, Yuan Yun knew very well that the gunpowder army could only rush to attack if they wanted to pass here, and a detour would only disorient them, making the march behind more unexpected.

Zhuge Liang also suggested that there was no need to divert the route, after all, although the other party had the advantage of geographical advantages, but the gunpowder army was good at attacking cities, that is, for the existence of such a Xiongguan, so the design of the artillery began in the afternoon.

After a few rounds of cannonballs, Yuan Yun was a little surprised to find that the other party built this city pass is very clever, the front of the pass is hidden between two mountains, if you want to hit the cannonball directly to the city, you must completely smash a mountain wall on the outside, if you really want to do this, I don't know how many shells need to be wasted.

"Lord, isn't it time for our gliding eagles to come in handy? The little one has already looked around just now, and the peak on the right side of our camp is higher than the pass on the opposite side, as long as you glide down from there, you will definitely be able to return safely after dropping bombs. Xiao Liu suddenly suggested.

Yuan Yun stood on the lookout platform of the camp, first glanced at the height of the pass opposite, and then turned his head sideways to look at the mountain peak next to the camp, it was indeed as Xiao Liu said, much higher than the opposite side.

Looking at Xiao Liu's excited look, Yuan Yun nodded and smiled: "This time I will hand it over to you to command, be sure to let the other party know clearly, we are not without a way to attack them, as long as a few rounds come down, the other party can only be beaten, but can not fight back, presumably it will inevitably have an impact on their morale, I hope they had better retreat because of the difficulties, then Lao Tzu will remember your Xiaoliu a great achievement." ”

Xiao Liu nodded solemnly, and immediately took the order to start assembling the team.

Zhuge Liang saw that Xiao Liu got off the lookout, so he stepped forward and said: "After we take Yong'an, the other party must have done more such defenses in the back, and in Yizhou, Liu Bei must also be overhauling the fortifications to prevent our invasion." ”

Yuan Yun frowned and replied: "Liu Bei is very clear about the combat methods of the Gunpowder Army, which can already be understood when fighting with the Sun family, so they must be very well prepared this time, and the battle behind us must be very difficult." ”

Zhuge Liang also frowned, and said: "In the reaction of some craftsmen captured from Yangzhou, the first to master some of our steelmaking technology is not the Sun family, but Liu Bei of Yizhou, they must have done a lot of effort in this regard, and we are no longer facing some enemies who are much worse equipped than us, so our marching speed must be slower, and safety and security are what we need to protect." ”

Yuan Yun smiled when he heard this, and said: "This is also what I hope, since Kong Ming thinks that it is more beneficial to us to be safe than to rush forward, then we can reduce the speed of the march later, the construction of the road in our rear is still going on, and the supply in the back will only get easier and easier, so we can afford to drag it out." ”

Zhuge Liang also laughed at this time, and said: "With such a rich logistical supply, let Liang feel that this battle is really a very easy thing, it seems that building roads is very beneficial to both strategy and future development. ”

Yuan Yun shook his head and said, "Don't be in a hurry to praise me first, General Huang Zhong, who joined us before, Kong Ming asked him to command the rifle battalion, will it be too early?" After all, our riflemen have many differences from the traditional bow and crossbow battalions, and I still think that General Huang Lao needs to adapt for a while. ”

Zhuge Liang smiled slightly, and said: "Liang has had a lot of contact with General Huang these days, and the other party is really a general, and the rifle battalion is under his command, Liang feels that it will only be brilliant, and there will be no drawbacks. ”

After speaking, Zhuge Liang paused slightly, then squinted at Yuan Yun and said: "Liang is worried about Wei Yan, the lord asked him to command the heavy infantry, is it just like Liang, has he examined this person's ability in advance?" ”

Yuan Yun was stunned, he was not as careful as Zhuge Liang, he relied entirely on historical records, so he understood how powerful Wei Yan's ability was, and because of this, he handed over the command of the heavy infantry to the other party.

It's just that he didn't know how to explain it to Zhuge Liang, and in the end, Yuan Yun simply played with his magic stick again, and replied unashamedly: "My ...... of the art of physiognomy"

"Understood, the lord doesn't need to explain, just watch the changes, whether this Wei Yan has the ability or not, you have to rely on the rear of the battle to know." Zhuge Liang didn't wait for Yuan Yun to finish speaking, he had already dropped a sentence, and then got off the lookout.

Yuan Yun saw that Zhuge Liang was also gone, and immediately felt a lot more relaxed, so he turned his head and glanced at the direction of the baggage camp, this time Liu Yiyi still followed the brigade and marched with women, Zhuge Liang did not object, and said that Liu Yiyi was there, but it made the soldiers more brave in battle.

After all, no matter how much loot is snatched, there will be people to help transport it back to the rear, unlike before, many of them can only choose to discard, which directly leads to the bandit morale of the gunpowder army soldiers skyrocketing, and everyone hopes that after entering Yizhou, they can do a good job.

Not long after, a few black dots were finally seen in the sky of the opposite pass, and in an instant, a dense explosion sounded over.