After a few days, to the hundred miles of Yuyuan Pass, the Wancheng army camped in a small village called Yidi.

It is an abandoned village, and it is clear from the traces that it was affected by the war. The stone walls collapsed indiscriminately, the fragments of tiles piled up everywhere, and the wooden beams and pillars were charred and scattered. As far as the eye could see, it was scorched black, with only a few green shoots emerging from a few places.

Wancheng soldiers guarded the main road at the entrance of the village, set up fences, repelled horses, and set up sentry posts on all high places, and more than a dozen teams of soldiers patrolled back and forth seriously.

He Chen, accompanied by Wen Ping, Li Yan, and Yan Ming, strolled through the village.

June in the Central Plains is extremely hot, even if it is cloudy, it makes people uneasy. He Chen looked up into the distance, and in the gray sky, there were still many eagles spreading their wings; The mountains in the distance obscured the distant sight. Li Yan's worried voice floated in his ears again: "City Order, do you really want to go out of the pass?" ”

He Chen retracted his mind, took off his helmet, exhaled a breath of annoyance, pondered for a while, and then said slowly: "This is also a helpless move, now that Kyoto is surging, the court is divided into three ways, the situation is confusing, and a new round of conflict between General He and the eunuchs may break out at any time." Time is life, the sooner we arrive in Luoyang, the sooner we can purge the eunuchs, the sooner we let the court return to peace, and the government decrees circulate. "In fact, there are still some things He Chen can't say, and now it's the beginning of June, and in history, He Jin was killed in August by Zhang Rang eunuch and other deceitful Empress Dowager edicts into the palace. Therefore, in order not to have any accidents, I must take the nearest distance. If you change the route at this time, first, the time may not be in time, because there will be a lot of detours. Second, even if there is no problem in time, then it is still an unknown road for the soldiers to come to the Sankun Xiong Pass, whether to fight or to peace.

In fact, Li Yan also understood this truth, but he couldn't bear to look at He Chen's hard-working children

soldiers, but consumed in front of the pass where there is no chance of winning in this short period of time. can only helplessly say: "If there is really no other way, then under the pass, you can only outwit, not fight." ”

He Chen nodded, smiled a little heavily, and said, "That's exactly what it means." This city order coincides with the positive side. ”

"Yuyuankou is located in the yin of Songyue, it is said that Dayu controls the water and chisels, for the soldiers of the past dynasties must fight and control the important place, but also Luo, Yan to you, Ying, Xiang of the shortcut. There is a mouth of Eling in this Guanxi, a thousand ropeways in the north, the mountains are majestic and rocky, and it is easy to attack. Since the first year of Zhongping, after the swarm of bees endangered Kyoto, General He set up the Yuyuan Pass, which was the first of the eight passes. But the general miscalculated for a while, so he led to the important place of the Beijing division, but let Duan Shi guard it, which is really embarrassing. ”

He Chen shook his head and sighed: "It seems to be a simple gatekeeper, but it is the epitome of conspiracy and killing in the court. The general is heavy, and there is the strong support of the Nanyang family, if you control the main road to Beijing in the north, you can wave your troops directly to Luoyang, and you can avoid Jingxiang to defend it. Of course, people with a heart will not be difficult to sleep and eat, and they will fight for reason. ”

Li Yanruo felt and said: "The city order thinks far-reaching, but his subordinates don't think of this. ”

"Now I don't know what the situation in Yuyuan Pass is, and I don't know if the detailed work sent by Lu Chang has been mixed?" He Chen said a little irritably.

"Hey." Li Yan sighed again.

"Huh? One of my brothers came there on an errand. At this time, Yan Ming said.

"Ahh The cold Yan Ming's ugly and big head suddenly poked over, his voice was like thunder, his appearance was like a ghost, and the blood plate was cracked to the root of his ears, which was ugly and terrifying. Li Yan was obviously taken aback, and screamed. Then he was furious and scolded: "Ugly ghost, don't you be so elusive in the future, okay?" ”

Yan Ming cracked his mouth, kept scratching his head, and smirked: "Nerd, I didn't mean to. ”

Li Yan was stunned, and he was even more angry: "How many times have I told you, don't call me a nerd." ”

Yan Ming was not convinced, but under He Chen's sharp gaze, he muttered: "Who told you to read that broken book all day long?" Where is the steamed bun in that broken book? What are you not a nerd? ”

This guy is really a living treasure, He Chen almost burst out laughing, looking at Li Yanqi's arms trembling, he couldn't help but comfort: "This is a dead-eyed person, what is the strength with him?" ”

"Yan Ming, what's your brother's name?" He Chen asked with great interest.

"That guy is called Yu She."

is another cannon fodder general, recorded in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Yu Sheyuan was a general of Yuan Shujun. When the princes raised troops to attack Dong Zhuo, Yu Shi fought with Hua Xiong, the general of Dong Zhuo's army, and was killed by Hua Xiong in less than three rounds. However, the meat on the mosquito's leg is also meat, although this guy is not a brave general, but how to say that he can be the word "general", the force will not be too bad. Besides, there are only a few macho men in the world, and if there are more, they can be called the backbone.

"Yan Ming, can you go and persuade your brother to help the city commander?"

"Are you full?" Yan Ming is not stupid, before the person is called, he will first seek benefits for his brother.

"Wouldn't it? Does he eat as much as you have? He Chen couldn't laugh and cry, yes, find a few by yourself are all rice buckets.

"Of course, otherwise why would you call it a brother." Yan Ming smirked.

"Hmph, sure enough, things gather like and people gather in groups." Li Yan finally found an opportunity, and said angrily, obviously his anger had not come down yet, and he hit Yan Mingdao.

That Zhi Yanming didn't care at all, just smirked there.

"Then you will go to the Yuanyuan Pass, whether you can persuade you or not, you must be careful." He Chen carefully advised.

"Don't worry, I'm familiar with Yuyuan Pass, and the seven aunts and eight aunts all recognize me." Yan Ming slapped his chest loudly.

"Then you go and go back quickly."

Seeing Yan Ming leave excitedly, Li Yan worried: "City Order, no matter what the subordinates think, how do they feel that this big man is not very reliable, and the general still has to prepare with both hands." ”

"Hehe, of course, you don't have to worry about this." He Chen nodded.

After three more days, the Wancheng soldiers came to pass.

Inside the Yuyuan Pass.

The guard Duan Shi is a middle-aged man with a fat face and a round ball. At this time, he was sitting on the middle hall with a golden knife, and there were maids on both sides gently massaging him, and there were a lot of seasonal fruits on the side, which was delicious.

There are several subordinates in the hall, standing on both sides, and all of them do not squint.

"This He Chen dared to lead troops into Luoyang, do you have anything to say?" The voice of the section is a little slender, as if it lacks middle qi, and it is obviously hollowed out by the wine.

"General Duan, He Chen is He Jin's brother-in-law, this time he will do his best to fight Wancheng, and he must have received He Jin's secret order to support Kyoto. In the opinion of his subordinates, they must not be allowed to enter the customs. ”

"Fart, General Ben naturally knows that now the court is in the court, Brother Ben, Lord Zhang and others are making trouble with He Jin, if He Chen is allowed to enter the customs, isn't it a stab in the back for Brother Ben? You usually say that you have enjoyed enough, and now it is a plan to use people, who can lead the troops to retreat from the enemy? ”

Everyone, you look at me, I look at you, but no one answered for a while.

"Rice buckets, people who are greedy for life and afraid of death, drinking and playing with women, you are scrambling one by one, why are you dumb at the critical moment?" Duan Shi was furious, and rudely pushed away the two maids and said.

"General, it's not that the last general is afraid of death, it's really a dangerous pass, it's for the world's heroes, as long as we can't defend the pass, He Chen and others can't bear it."

"The king's words are very true." The crowd padded.

Duan Shiqi's face trembled and said: "Above the court, my brother is shooting and secretly arrowing at He Jin, if he can kill He Jun at this time, first, he can suppress He Jin's arrogance, second, he can support my brother's momentum, and third, he can also let the world know my Duan Shi's prestige." Whoever of you dares to fight, as long as you return victoriously, this general will present it truthfully and take the first credit. ”

"General Duan, my subordinates are willing to lead troops out of the city to fight." Under the heavy reward, there will be brave men, and sure enough, someone shouted out.