Yuan Shao's invitations always arrive a day or two after Guo Yi was sealed, and this time was no exception.

"My lord went to Liangzhou this time, it was dangerous and abnormal, but there was a clever plan to break the enemy?"

Guo Yi sighed and said: "I want to take Wudu County first, this place is remote, and it is occupied by the Qiang people, and the kingdom's military strength cannot reach it." ”

Guo Tu took out the map and spread it out, it was a topographic map of Hanzhong and Wudu. However, the cartographic level of the Han Dynasty is really not flattering, there is no scale, there is no contour line, and these two key data are missing, just some boundary lines, a few geographical names, there is no fame at all.

But Guo Tu was foaming at the mouth, and the head of the story was Dao, "If you want to enter the martial capital, there are two lines." One from Chencang, along the mountain road to the south, can go directly to Wudu, it takes about a month. One goes to Hanzhong, and it is quite difficult to go north through layers of Shu roads. ”

But there are advantages and disadvantages to each of these two paths. Walking through Chencang, the journey will be half a month faster, but now there are traitors rampant in the Sanqin area, I am afraid that there will be more harassment, and some wars will inevitably occur. ”

"Walking Hanzhong, although the Shu Road is difficult, Hanzhong is peaceful and rich, and it can replenish armaments, and it can also go directly to the next division. I don't know where you want to go? ”

Until the Tang Dynasty, Li Bai still had "the difficulty of Shu Road, it is difficult to go to the blue sky." The population and productivity of the Han Dynasty cannot be compared with later generations, and it must be a difficult road to take the Shu Road. Go south in Chencang County, although there will be wars, but there are some scattered villages along the way, the army can also have some supplies, and the roads are much more perfect.

"Let's go Chencang!"

"Good!" Guo Tu expected Guo Yi to choose this path, according to his observations, Guo Yi's biggest flaw is: lack of patience! To put it nicely, it's called the pursuit of efficiency. Walking Chencang, although there will be rebels to block him, Guo Yi is not afraid of fighting, on the contrary, he has a strong desire to charge into battle. As long as he can save time and arrive in Wudu as soon as possible, Guo Yi will definitely choose.

"Your Excellency, please take a look." Guo Tu pointed at the map and explained: "From the Chencang Road, a total of 700 miles. Passing through the two counties of Gudao and Hechi, there are mountain roads along the way, but there are official roads to pass, which can accommodate cavalry marching. After the adults conquered Gudao County, remember to set up camp, stabilize their positions, and slowly advance. The Qiang people lack military discipline, as long as the adults fight steadily, they will be able to sweep away the Qiang people. When the march reached Xiazhi, the military capital was already in hand. ”

Guo Yi nodded, in history, Wudu County was not recovered until the Western Jin Dynasty. Although the Qiang people lack discipline, they are fast and scimitar, coming and going like the wind, and it is indeed difficult to deal with. "It's not enough to have Wudu County, at least four counties in the eastern part of Liangzhou must be taken!"

Yuan Shao heard the words and asked, "In that case, why don't you take Hanyang directly?" ”

Without waiting for Guo Yi to speak, Guo Tu retorted and said: "Hanyang and Jincheng are important places for rebels, and there must be a large army to guard them. ”

"Mr. Guo is right." Guo Yi didn't say much more, the battlefield is changing rapidly, and it's useless to say the details now. After taking Wudu, you can gradually go north.

After talking about Guo Yi's matter, Yuan Shao inquired about Emperor Han Ling's establishment of a new army. "I heard that yesterday the emperor had agreed on the establishment of a new army, what do you think about Lord Guo?"

Guo Yi shook his head and said helplessly: "This matter is too hard to handle, and I can't help." ”

"In that case, then so-and-so wishes you a safe journey."

"Thank you."

In the past few days, Guo Yi has closed his door to thank guests and carefully studied the topography and topography of the Xiliang area. His knowledge of this area came from geography classes in middle school. But modern times there are all kinds of winding roads, viaducts, there are trains, cars. In the Han Dynasty, there were no wheelbarrows, and the natural conditions to deal with were not the same.

Dinner. Since Guo Yi was appointed as the assassin of Liangzhou, the atmosphere at home has been very solemn. Emperor Han Ling did this, basically to kill Guo Yi, and no one would be happy if he changed it.

Yan Hua said: "I'll go with you too, I can help somewhat." ”

Guo Yi immediately vetoed it and said, "No, the family needs someone to protect you." ”

"You don't have to deal with that." Yan Hua said calmly: "I'm not your retainer, I can go wherever I want." ”

"Master, just take Miss Yanhua with you. Don't worry about things at home. Zhao Rou also opened her mouth to persuade Yan Hua's martial arts to be a great help.

"No way!" Guo Yi's attitude is very resolute, and he can't say that he has no opponent in the court, and it is not known what kind of despicable means the ten permanent servants and others will have. The most important thing is that if the matter of being the queen is leaked, the family needs someone to protect and escape. Zhao Xin is pregnant, so she must be cautious.

Although men in the Han Dynasty had the habit of leaving their wives and children behind and running away. Needless to say, Liu Bei's behavior of abandoning his wife and children is "immortal". Even Cao Cao, after the failure of the assassination of Dong Zhuo, escaped from Luoyang alone, leaving behind his wife and children. This means that Dong Zhuo did not order the extermination of the clan, otherwise Cao Pi would die in infancy, and Cao Zhi and the others would not want to be born. But Guo Yi is not the kind of person who abandons his wife and children.

"Master, I'll show you something." Zhao Rou stood up and walked straight to the courtyard, where there was a grinding disc next to the well, which was used to grind flour. Zhao Rou rolled up her sleeves, grabbed the grinding disc with a diameter of half a meter, and actually raised it with one hand.

"Master, it's no problem for the concubine to clean up a dozen strong men."

The maids and servants in the house were all frightened. This seemingly weak housemother actually has this kind of divine power?

"Okay." Guo Yi saw her such an attitude, so he agreed. Both of their mother and daughter had eaten dragon meat, and it was really not a problem to deal with a few soldiers fleeing for their lives. "In the past few days, let Yan Hua teach you a little bit of capture methods, just in case."

Ten days later, Fan Xin arrived in Luoyang with 300 soldiers, all of whom were Guo Yi's soldiers and had absolute loyalty to him! They were given weapons and equipment, and they were organized into a cavalry of 300 men.

The equipment of these Shaofu was all improved by Guo Yi when he was a master craftsman. The armor uses Western-style chain mail, which can not only protect the upper body, but also have a certain protective force on the arms, which is lighter and easier for soldiers to move. Boxer briefs are specially customized to stabilize the position of the second child and improve the comfort of horseback riding.

The helmet is made of a one-time iron helmet, which is relatively thin, but strong enough to resist stray arrows. It is a few notches stronger than the leather helmet of ordinary soldiers.

The main weapons are all improved Modao, which is mainly used to deal with the Xiliang cavalry. With the steel filling method, the strength of the material has been greatly improved, and the Mo knife can cause great damage to horses. Guo Yi's improvement of the saddle made it possible for cavalrymen to hold long-handled weapons, and also reduced the difficulty of training cavalry.

The secondary weapon is the Miao Knife, which has been improved to increase the appropriate arc. The Miao knife is slender and easy to use, and the design of the scimitar also improves the efficiency of the Miao knife to kill enemies.

Limited by the backward casting process of the Han Dynasty, all weapons were poured from inverted molds, and equipped for use with a little polishing. The primary assembly line set up by Guo Yi has increased the efficiency several times, and it is a miracle that the order can be completed in such a short time.

In addition to slashing weapons, all of them are equipped with compound bows, forming a unit that can adapt to a variety of combat methods.