Dong Shouye came to the place where the meeting was held, knelt on the main seat, and Dian Wei stood behind him to guard. Soon after, the crowd was divided into two shifts, each setting up a case, and kneeling on either side.

Dong Shouye saw that everyone had almost arrived, and everyone who should have come had come, so he signaled that Li Dao's meeting could begin.

Li Dao reported some of the current situation to Dong Shouye, and Dong Shouye was still quite satisfied with the current work, which was almost ready, and there was no big problem in terms of grain and grass, and there was no problem in terms of morale and combat strength of the soldiers, so he was immediately relieved, so he asked at the exit: "Childish, did you come all the way by boat, and when did you arrive in Henan County?" ”

Li Wei replied: "Hui Gongzi, since that day and Gongzi separated, we will board the boat in the east of the Tsukasa Ling Mountain, and then go all the way east, to a village called Luonan (at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Luonan has not yet built a port into a county), and then go straight downstream, through Lushi County, Yiyang County, and finally arrive at Henan County, all the way down the river, zigzag, travel more than 1,200 miles, it takes nearly six days, it is estimated that it is at least half of the time than taking the land route to Mianchi Shaanxi County and other places. ”

Dong Shouye asked again: "Is this road safe, and is there any injury to the soldiers?" ”

Li Wei replied: "Gongzi is really a god, even if this can be expected. ”

Dong Shouye smiled and said, "It's all your own people, so you don't need to be a sycophant, just tell the truth." ”

Li Wei replied, "Yes, Childe." We are in the place of embarkation, the water flow is still stable, less than a hundred miles, the water flow is getting more and more rapid, that is, the water flow from the boarding place to Luonan is relatively turbulent, several of our small boats, the draft is too shallow, can not bear the rapids, almost capsized, dozens of soldiers fell into the water, almost killed, fortunately the boatmen on the boat, there are many sailors, and they are all people nearby, familiar with the water nature of the river here, all the soldiers who fell into the water were rescued, which did not cause any non-combat attrition. The rest of the river was very smooth and the journey was uneventful. ”

Dong Shouye listened to it and said approvingly: "Since all the armies are safe and sound, the general will be relieved, childish, and hard." ”

When Li Dao heard Gongzi praise him, he immediately couldn't help but be overjoyed, and hurriedly said modestly: "Gongzi's words are serious, this is a matter within the general's share." ”

At this time, Du Yi asked out loud: "Childe, I don't know what is going on in the south right now?" ”

Dong Shouye's face suddenly turned correct, and he said: "The south shape is not optimistic!" After I separated from you from the mound leading the mountain, I led two thousand fine horsemen, fast horses, four days later to the southwest side of Luoyang, near the two counties of Luhun and Xincheng, and then sent rangers to explore the surrounding to listen to the news, at this time Sun Jian was still stationed in Luyang, so I led the people south, arrived at Liang County, lurked, sent out fine work, entered Luyang City, but found that Sun Jian's troops in Luyang were greatly enhanced, and Yuan Shu supported him, and increased 30,000 horses, and now there are estimated 60,000 to 70,000 people under his command, and there is a trend of increasing, According to my conservative estimates, it may increase to more than 80,000 men, and the advantage of our army is no longer obvious. Sun Jian is also a good general, and I am afraid that it will be a vicious battle in the future. ”

As soon as Du Ji heard his master's words, he immediately stood up and said loudly: "Son, the Book of Han has Yunluoyang nine hundred and sixty miles away from Chang'an, which refers to the road to Mianchi and Shaanxi County. Childe walked from the south, it is estimated that the distance is a little closer, but it will not be much closer, Childe only took a little more than four days all the way, isn't it more than 200 miles a day, such a speed, it is really appalling. How did Childe do it? ”

Dong Shouye saw the always steady Du Ji flying around with excited foaming stars there, his face was radiant and excited. was a little speechless for a moment, but the secrets in the army, naturally, the less people knew about it, the better, so he didn't answer, and looked at Du Ji with a smile.

Du Ji saw that Dong Shouye did not answer, and immediately became a little anxious, and was about to ask again, at this time, Zhang Ji, who had a good relationship with him, was also shocked at this time, but he was still relatively sober, but he reminded Du Ji out loud: "Bo Yan, you have drunk too much, don't sit down quickly!" ”

Du Ji looked at his desk and there was no alcohol, why did he say anything drunk, okay, you Zhang Derong, you just drank too much, your whole family drank too much. Fortunately, he is still a smart person, so he immediately reacted, gave a salute to Dong Shouye, and said: "Childe, the last general has lost his temper, and I ask Childe to punish him." ”

Dong Shouye is not a stingy person, and he doesn't take it to heart, and says in his mouth: "Bo Yan doesn't have to worry, this matter is just a small section, don't take it to heart." ”

After a pause, he said to everyone: "All of you here are the confidants of the general, and the general will not deceive everyone about the speed of the march, this matter is true." However, this is a secret of our army, and naturally the fewer people who know about it, the better, and it is not that we will not trust everyone. Besides, most of you are infantry commanders, and although you have heard a little about cavalry, you are not proficient in it. Even if he knew some secrets, it would not be of much benefit to him in leading the troops to fight. Ben hereby assures that in the future, these secrets will be made known to everyone one by one. However, today's affairs still need to be kept secret, and even the closest people cannot reveal half a sentence, and those who violate military law will be served. ”

Originally, Dong Shouye also wanted to reveal the secrets of these things to everyone, thinking that the current advantage of the Xiliang army over the Kwantung princes is the cavalry, if the matter of the stirrup and the Takahashi saddle is known by the Kwantung princes, so that their cavalry can go to a higher level, enough to confront the Xiliang cavalry, then the loss will be great, if these technologies spread to the hands of the Hulu in the border areas, then the trouble will be even greater. Moreover, many of Dong Shouye's preparations have not yet been completed, and many equipment have not yet been installed, and it is far from the time when the stirrup and saddle techniques can be announced. At this stage, it is better to maintain the technological leadership.

Zhang Ji said loudly at this time: "Childe, I heard that the mountain road of the South Road is steep and rugged, I don't know why the son chose the South Road to support Luoyang?" ”

Dong Shouye smiled and said: "Sometimes it is not necessarily far to seek far, and it is not necessarily close to seek near at the expense of the far, the Marquis family of the Book of Han once wrote that when Emperor Xiaojing, the rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms occurred, and the court was in danger. At that time, Emperor Xiaojing worshiped Zhou Yafu, the second son of the Marquis of Jiang, as the captain, and commanded the three armies to quell the rebellion. Zhou Yafu advised Emperor Xiaojing to abandon the frontal decisive battle, abandon the Liang State, cut off the grain route from behind the rebels, and then wait for an opportunity to defeat the rebels. Emperor Xiaojing said that it was good, so Zhou Yafu made a detour, and when he marched to Bashang, he met the famous Zhao She. Zhao Shijian yì Zhou Yafu then made a detour to the right to avoid being blocked by the rebels halfway. Zhou Yafu adopted, so he went to Lantian, went out of Wuguan, crossed Funiu Mountain, went straight to Baima, and then crossed the strategic land, you can go to Luhun County, Xincheng County and then go straight to Luoyang. Sure enough, the ambush was captured and the rebels were routed. This time, our army is following the same path that Zhou Yafu took when he quelled the rebellion, so it can be so unexpected and so fast. ”