Let's say that in Qutang Pass, there has just been news of the movement of the Jingzhou army, Zhao Yun and Huang Zhong have already crossed Wuxia and Qutang all the way, and they are about to go under Kuimen!

This attack on Yizhou was to be a prestige, and at the same time, it was also an experimental nature, so before setting off, it was first reorganized into an "infantry division" -- in the future, before the army was officially transferred, unless it was an emergency transfer, it would be reorganized.

It can be regarded as the gradual reform of the military system!

The attack on Yizhou is certainly not in a hurry, since it is necessary to take the Qutang Gorge line, it must wait until the beginning of March to set off, and arrive before the middle of April, when the vegetation is abundant, it cannot be ignited, and it is not yet the main flood season.

Along the way, they were accompanied by people from the Taishi Bureau, not for divination, but to observe the weather—once there was a sign of heavy precipitation, the army would find a high place to station.

The numbering is very simple, it is prefixed with the name of the station, and the number is numbered in chronological order.

That is to say, Zhao Yun led the "Wancheng First Division" and Huang Zhong led the "Xinye First Division", each division was more than 10,000 people, and a total of nearly 25,000 troops were dispatched......

Huang Zhong is theoretically only the acting division commander, so the supreme commander of the army is still Zhao Yun.

In addition, in addition to the new titles of brigade commanders and regiment commanders at all levels, they also boldly used newcomers - Fa Zheng, who is more familiar with the topography of Yizhou, served as the chief of staff of the Wancheng First Division, and Guo Huai, who was born in the state and came thousands of miles to join the Chu State, served as the chief of staff of the Xinye First Division.

The General Staff will play a role similar to that of the "military division" in the past, but without authorization, the staff officers will not have actual command authority, and the chief of staff will naturally be the chief of the General Staff.

In fact, with the ability of Fa Zheng and Guo Huai, they can directly hold military positions - mainly because they are not good at actual command and army scheduling, and only pure strategists who are good at using strategies and are responsible for making ideas will be limited to staff officers.

And Fa Zheng and Guo Huai may not be strong in direct force, but they are also well-read military books, not only can use strategies, but also involve everything from troop arrangement to logistics scheduling.

It's just because both of them were imperial examiners in the first year of the Chu calendar, and they have been officials in Chu for less than two years, and their rank will not be too high if they want to receive the title, so they were simply appointed as chief of staff, which is equivalent to the position of military division......

Let's say that the guard of Qutang Pass is Wu Jing - born in Yanzhou Chen Liu, and is Wu Yi's cousin; The deputy general is Gan Mao - a native of Ba County, born in the Gan clan in Linjiang, and is considered to be Gan Ning's clan, if you rank in seniority, you should be Gan Ning's clan uncle.

Among the two, Wu Jing is the leader.

Although Wu Yi is a native of Chen Liu, he was the confidant who entered Yizhou with Liu Yan at the beginning, so the Wu family is also half a land-sitting household in Yizhou, and it is also the "own person" of Yizhou Mansion.

In history, after Liu Bei entered Yizhou, he married Wu Yi's widowed sister to appease the original team of Yizhou Mansion - even if this Mrs. Wu, who once married Liu Zhang's brother, is still Liu Bei's sister-in-law......

This also shows the weight of the Wu family in the Yizhou Mansion team.

As for Gan Mao...... Although it is from the Gan family, but now in Yizhou Mansion, it is obvious that the old team brought by Liu Yan is closer to the core than the locals in Yizhou, not to mention that for Yizhou Mansion, the Gan family still has Gan Ning's hidden worries!

Although it is not uncommon for the wealthy family to divide the eggs, it is also common for young children to develop outside, and to divide some people, and the Yuan family of Runan is not also the ancestor who does not go out at home on snowy days, and it is separated from the Yuan family of Chen County......

But!

The situation of the Bajun Gan clan is a bit too extreme, Gan Ning has already been the naval governor and the marquis of Yizhou in the Chu State, when the Great Chu was established and the King of Chu was canonized as a minister, Gan Ning ranked fifth, and among the four people in front, there was also a Chu Empress Lu Lingqi.

It can be said that Gan Ning is in the civil and military affairs of Chu State, and is firmly in the Top5, or even Top3, in contrast, Gan's is in Yizhou, and now there is not even a Taishou......

It's just a matter of separating the eggs, giving away the golden eggs and leaving only the eggs, which is a bit of a thought!

Gan Mao was able to be a deputy general in Qutang Pass, mainly because Gan originally accounted for a large share of the caravans that came and went from Jingyi, and now he had to block them all, and he had to consider Gan's opinion on the bright side - but Gan didn't dare to have an opinion.

Hearing that the Chu army was coming, the two guards in Qutang Pass were in a mess.

After all, they usually intercept the smugglers, even if there is a danger of Kuimen, when they hear that the Chu army is coming, their hearts are also abrupt!

It didn't take too long, that is, after being at a loss for half an hour, it eased up.

But...... After this relief, Wu Jing looked at Gan Mao, and it became more and more unpleasant!

"General Wu, you ...... What do I do this way? Gan Mao asked a little unpleasantly.

"Ahem, it's nothing, it's just that Ben Jiang suddenly thought that the White Emperor City and Kuimen echo each other from afar, and if the Chu army attacks the White Emperor City, I'm afraid it will be a big disaster...... General Gan led the men and horses and went to the White Emperor City to station. Wu Jingqing said sincerely.

Gan Mao wanted to curse someone......

The Chu army let go of Qutang Pass, where the defenders were weak, and specially went over the mountains and mountains to attack the White Emperor City? The damage from going over the mountain is bigger than attacking Kuimen!

What's more, what kind of men and horses do you have in your hands? Hundreds of episodes, you let me guard the White Emperor City?

It's nothing more than trying to transfer yourself away!

But in the end, Gan Mao didn't scold, after all...... It's okay to go, hide behind Qutang Pass, at least it's safe.

If Qutang Pass is really captured, he will surrender by the way, after all, there are no soldiers or generals in his hands, as long as he makes a slight gesture before surrendering, no one will be too harsh on himself.

And Wu Jing thought that after sweeping away the possible internal response, he began to arm the defense......

Qutang Pass is now with troops and generals, only 3,000 people, the only advantage is that if the Chu army attacks Qutang Pass, the nearest Zigui in the rear is more than 200 miles away from itself, and Zigui's cultivated land is also very limited, and Zigui itself has to pass through Xiling Gorge in order to get in touch with Xiling, and it is more than 200 miles!

And most of them are narrow canyon terrain, especially Qutang Gorge, although it is only more than 20 miles, but it is majestic and dangerous.

It is not easy to march this way, and the logistics supply is even more difficult.

It is even more impossible for the army to carry too much baggage, and when they reach Qutang Pass, there are only a few days of rations left at most......

Therefore, as long as you can hold on for ten days and half a month, and then there are reinforcements coming, maybe it will be a great achievement!

Of course, the reason for this confidence is also because the scouts did not find out how many enemy troops there were—and it was impossible to find out the number of people in a line that stretched for twenty miles......

I don't even know who the generals are - because the flag played by the Chu State is the Chu Banner and the two divisions' own division flags, and it is not the common handsome flag with the general's surname written on it.