Hua Fei raised his eyes and looked around, only to see the snow on Dabie Mountain, the sky was blue, and the mountains were verdant and covered with frost.

The mountain road is difficult, and the mountain road in winter is still difficult. After more than ten days, Hua Fei finally led more than 10,000 elite soldiers under his command to the southern foot of Dabie Mountain step by step.

Dabie Mountain, west of Tongbai, east of Jinling. Hua Fei knew that Jinling at this time was Nanjing in later generations. When he arrived at the southern foot of Dabie Mountain, he should have led his army to quickly cross the river and seize a place in Jiangdong.

However, on the same day, before the troops left the two mountain passes, he had ordered Zhang Demei to send effective guards to leave the army and go to various places to find out the news of various forces.

In the past few days, the information continuously transmitted back by guards from various places made him feel not only surprised, but also doubly heavy.

After the war, Cao Cao occupied the two counties of Runan and Yingchuan in Yuzhou and a large area in the northeast with an absolute superiority in troops.

And Liu Bei occupied the central region east of Yingshui and west of Xuzhou. As for Sun Ce, it is naturally across the Huai River, the southern area of Yuzhou.

This information was originally expected by Hua Fei, and it did not surprise him.

Even he was not surprised that Liu Bei was in charge of the military power, and after returning to Xuzhou, in the name of avenging Tao Qian and eliminating evil for the people, he killed Cao Bao in a grand manner and successfully seized the power of Xuzhou.

In Hua Fei's view, Cao Bao used a conspiracy to kill Tao Qian, and in order to deal with Hua Fei, he exploited the people of Xuzhou with all his might, and sooner or later there would be bad retribution.

What really surprised him and made him feel heavy was the intelligence from Sun Ce in Huainan. Sun Ce has an advantage that no one else can match, and he is good at uniting the people around him.

His popularity is very good, and he got acquainted with the peerless Koto Mei Zhoulang early. The young man from Shucheng is Zhou Gongjin. Not only that, Sun Ce had an agreement with Zhang Hong, who was temporarily living in the city, early on.

This time, Zhang Hong came to Huainan and invited Zhang Zhao of Pengcheng, who Huafei had long been concerned about. And Wu Jing, the Taishou of Danyang who came out of Danyang's elite soldiers, was Sun Ce's uncle, and Sun Ben, the commander of the troops, was Sun Ce's cousin.

In this way, Sun Ce, who was already in charge of the Huainan soldiers, greatly increased his strength.

After seeing his brother-in-law Sun Ce, Zhou Yu, the military advisor of the world, immediately planned for Sun Ce, and had the same idea as Hua Fei and others, to stabilize Huainan and advance Jiangdong's strategy.

With his help, Sun Ce not only quickly pacified the entire Huainan region, but also took advantage of the situation to wave his army southward, quickly captured Jinling, and gained a firm foothold in the south of the Yangtze River.

Zhou Yu's plan was exactly the same as the idea of Hua Fei and others. This couldn't help but make Hua Fei sigh secretly: "Since ancient times, what the wise men have seen is roughly the same. ”

However, Hua Fei clearly knew that he was now in an unfavorable environment with Cao Cao in the north and Sun Ce in the southeast. What's even more terrifying is that there are only more than 10,000 elite soldiers left in his current position.

Cao Cao's soldiers in the north are many generals, so there is no need to say more. Sun Ce in the south has the grace to accommodate heroes, and wherever his army goes, heroes and even bandits and bandits from all over the country have surrendered their loyalty to him.

Its strength has reached more than 70,000 people, and it has to be fiercely fed Zhou Tai, Chen Wu, Jiang Qin and others, and their wings are full. It has also become a hegemon that is by no means comparable to the tens of thousands of people in Huafei now.

As for Liu Biao in the west, although he was named an ally, it was absolutely impossible for him to accommodate his army to cross the border calmly. Hua Fei has actually fallen into a cruel environment again, surrounded by enemies on all sides.

Hua Fei, who was in a dilemma, frowned, and he knew that no matter where he wanted to go, he had to make a decision early. Otherwise, when they have lost their foundation and have no goal, they are afraid that the army will be disheartened.

Although the situation is unusually bad, Hua Fei did not accept his fate or lose his fighting spirit because of this.

He thought to himself: "The ancestors said it really well, the so-called heaven will descend on the people, and they must first starve their bodies and skin and fatigue their minds......

If you want to take a scripture from Tang Seng, you have to go through seventy-two difficulties, not to mention that you are thinking about achieving a great cause. ”

Hua Fei, who was thinking hard about a good way to get out of danger, quickly invited Xu Shu, who was accompanying him, to come to discuss the matter, but he didn't find that Zhang Demei, who came to report the military situation to him, was already holding the seven-star sword with his hands tightly locked and his eyes fierce.

There was a person's information, and she did not report it to Hua Fei. She was a wise woman, and knew that her beloved was already tormented, and she was unwilling or feared that he would be as deeply devastated as she was.

"He Yi...... You're damned! Seeing Hua Fei walk away, between Zhang Demei's bitten white lips, he coldly popped out these words full of murderous intent.

He Yi, a person who betrayed Hua Fei and betrayed Runan, was appointed by Cao Cao as the thief Cao of Chen Liu after the war and transferred to the Yanzhou region.

Zhang Demei knew very well that Huafei's strategy was completely abandoned because of this rat.

She watched her beloved go and struggled with what to do, but she couldn't do anything about it. can only focus all his hatred on this traitor.

In her opinion, Cao Bao, the initiator of the war that caused Hua Fei to lose his territory, has died and got the fate he deserves. And Cao Hong and Yuan Shu have also died on the battlefield.

Only this person was born in the Yellow Turban He Yi, but she has to be a high-ranking official, and she has to ride a horse, how can this not make her angry?

At this time, Xu Shu, who was carrying the sword of Xiangxi at his waist, had already followed the guards to the Chinese military tent with the guards after hearing Hua Fei's urgent call, and met Hua Fei in person.

"Shhh After reading Huainan's information, Xu Shu, who had the style of a martial artist, couldn't help but gasp.

He didn't open his mouth to ask anything, but immediately like Hua Fei, he fell into a deep depression thinking about the future way out of the army.

When Xu Shu was deep in thought, Hua Fei, who was turning the Buddhist beads in his hand, slowly closed his eyes, and a sketch of the Han dynasty slowly appeared in his mind.

The golden horn and silver side are rotten in the Central Plains, since Jiangdong is no longer desirable, what about the other sides? He slowly counted the boundaries of the Great Han. On the edge of Jiangdong, there is a remote Jiaozhou.

In this era, Jiaozhou was still a relatively backward and wild land, and the road was far away, which was not enough to take. Then continue to follow Jiaozhou upwards, and you will arrive at Nanban.

But it is also a backward region, and it is even more distant than the state. Hua Fei thought about it for a while, and then skipped it and didn't take it. Suddenly, he opened his eyes suddenly, and his eyes were shining.

"That's it!" Hua Fei clenched the Buddhist beads and secretly chose his own development goals. Looking up, he could see that Xu Shu was still frowning and thinking hard.

In the faint scent of sandalwood, he smiled and said to Xu Shu: "Yuan Zhi! What do you think of Yizhou? ”

"Yizhou?" Xu Shu also said loudly with bright eyes when he heard this, "Yizhou is known as the country of abundance, the people here are rich and the country is rich, and it is easy to defend and difficult to attack. ”

Hua Fei saw that he said it very well, and smiled secretly in his heart. Think to yourself, how is this Yizhou what you imagined? In addition to the advantages that Xu Shu said.

Hua Fei, a person from later generations, knows that Yizhou contains the Chengdu Plain and large mineral deposits such as Panzhihua. All the way south to the Indian Ocean, it is enough to develop maritime power.

If it goes all the way to the north, it is adjacent to Chang'an, and it is close to Xiliang, where the Han Dynasty produces horses, which is enough to develop cavalry strength. It is a golden horn that can be attacked and defended.

In this history, Sun Quan coveted this place; Cao Cao also wanted to get it; As for Liu Bei, he used it as a basis; It is said that even Liu Biao, who was on guard, had a lot of thought about this place.

Hua Fei thought to himself, if he can have it, then why worry about the ambition to cut off the Wuhu Rebellion?

At this time, I heard Xu Shu "tsk!" With a sound, the halberd pointed to the side and said: "Yizhou is good, but there is a Jingzhou between us and us." But how will our army cross Liu Biao and enter Yizhou? ”

Hua Fei knew that he was worried that he was worried about the large number of troops, and it would inevitably be discovered by Liu Biao between actions, although Liu Biao was an ally, it was impossible for him to let people lead the army through his hinterland.

Thinking of this, Hua Fei waved his hand and smiled: "Yuan Zhi don't have to worry about it, I already have a solution to this matter." ”

"Is this true?" Xu Shu looked at Hua Fei suspiciously.

"Of course!" Hua Fei smiled at him and said, "Yuan Zhi still doesn't know how I led my subordinates to cross Yuan Shu's hinterland without fear and arrive in Runan, right?" As he spoke, he reminisced and told Xu Shu about the past.

Xu Shu listened to it with relish, and sighed: "The lord is a good one-handed strategy to turn light into darkness, so our army is going west, there should be no big problem!" ”

"Definitely!" Hua Fei waved his hand and smiled, "It's not very safe to act like this, I still have an idea to make this strange strategy more safe and secretive." ”

"Oh?" Hearing this, Xu Shu's eyes lit up and he stretched out his hand and asked, "What other good ideas does the lord have?" ”

Hua Fei held the Buddha beads in his hand, smiled slightly, and said sixteen words softly: "Turn light into darkness, turn the whole into zero, divide the army into secret, and go deep into Shu." ”

When Xu Shu heard this, he high-fived and praised: "The lord is really high-minded!" At present, there are wars and turmoil in various places, and the world of this great Han is almost full of homeless people, if we act like this, forgive Liu Biao and know that our army has already traveled through its hinterland? ”

"Yuan Zhi has won the prize!" Hua Fei waved his hand and smiled, "It's just a small strategy, but it's not a scene." ”

Xu Shu suddenly frowned again, and said in deep thought: "Lord! After thinking about it, I found that taking Yizhou from the west is not a good policy! ”

"Oh?" Hua Fei hurriedly stretched out his hand and asked, "What is Yuan Zhi for, and what is he saying that?" ”

Xu Shu held the sword in his hand, paced and said: "The lord may not know yet, that Yizhou now belongs to the territory of Liu Yan, the clan of the Han family, and it is a land with a lord, how will our army be weak?" ”

Hua Fei was stunned when he heard this, but he didn't know for a while how to explain what he knew to Xu Shu. (To be continued.) )