Jiaozuo County.

The march was hurried, and the next day, a large army from Dongzhou arrived here.

Like Xinxiang County, Jiaozuo County did not dare to resist Dongzhou's troops at all. Li Zhen's team was stationed in Xinxiang County overnight, and almost everyone knew what was going on here.

Whoever resists, is death.

If you don't resist and everyone comes out to greet you, Dongzhou is just passing by.

Far away, the county lord of Jiaozuo County had already led all the staff out to greet him, and profoundly imitated the essence of Xinxiang County's strong proposition, pulling banners and scattering flowers.

The people applauded and warmly welcomed the people of Dongzhou to pass by.

In Jiao Zuoren's fear, the Dongzhou troops ignored it, and casually sent someone to negotiate, and the large army went directly over.

Don't make any stops at all along the way.

There is no fatigue from any long marches.

Most of the main forces of the various forces in Kyushu still use two legs to hurry. Dongzhou was already all in a steam car, and every transport steam car was full of soldiers, and the soldiers just sat in the car, not walking.

The great generals were in small steam cars. The smaller generals rode horses.

Not a single one walked.

So there is no fatigue at all, every one of them is alive and well, except for those who will get motion sickness.

Other forces are called armies.

And the forces of Dongzhou are directly convoys.

It's so continuous that you can't see the end at all.

After leaving Jiaozuo County, this is already within the scope of Zhongzhou.

Li Zhen sat in the car and looked at the map: "Further ahead is Sanmenxia, if I guess correctly, the imperial court should have made the corresponding arrangements." Sanmenxia is easy to defend and difficult to attack, so it should be stationed with heavy troops to defend it to the death. ”

Yang Yuan sat in the car and said, "I just don't know how many people are stationed there." ”

Li Zhen said lightly: "Once when I went to Balong City from Hangcheng County to report, I passed through Sanmenxia. The topography of that place...... Even if we only have 10,000 people, we can stop us. And there must be more than 10,000 people stationed here in the imperial court, and the scouts sent out have returned? ”

"It's coming."

"Let's wait until the scouts come back."

“……”

A few hours later, several fast horses in front of him came galloping and immediately informed Li Zhen of the specific situation in Sanmenxia.

"Report to Dean Li, Sanmenxia has been integrated with the military and the people. All the people withdrew into Sanmenxia, and the imperial court sent 40,000 troops, plus 25,000 troops originally garrisoned in Sanmenxia. In total, nearly 70,000 people were stationed in Sanmenxia. Take the mountain as a cover and the location as a barrier. Easy to defend and difficult to attack. The entire Sanmenxia has been completely under martial law, and no one is allowed to enter the customs, including merchants and civilians. Our spies can't be sent in to find out what's going on. ”

Li Zhen nodded: "Go down and rest." ”

"Yes."

Yang Yuan frowned and said, "There are sixty or seventy thousand people stationed in Sanmenxia. This...... It's not easy to fight. ”

Li Zhen asked, "How many hot air balloons did we bring?" ”

"About a dozen."

Li Zhen nodded: "Wait for the wind to come." ”

“……”

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Sanmenxia. Kannai.

Following the death of Lin Ke in battle, the new generalissimo Ma Junqi is here. Standing on top of the city tower of Sanmenxia, looking at the sea of people all over the pass, he chuckled: "Rao is what if you can break Hebi County in three minutes?" Can you blow up the mountain? Can you blow up the entire nearby mountain? If it doesn't blow up, then I can consume you here. ”

"If you know each other, turn away. If you don't know each other and I are here to drag you hard, then you will run out of ammunition and food. At that time, with an order from the imperial court, the soldiers in several places in Zhongzhou would besiege you from the rear. Want to enter Eight Dragons City? You fly over! ”

Ma Junqi is not worried at all, as long as Li Zhen dares to come, then he is ready to be dragged to death here. He didn't believe that Li Zhen could even break Sanmenxia, that would be unscientific.

A rapid march all the way, half a day later.

Sanmenxia suddenly sounded an alarm bell.

"The people of Dongzhou are here!"

"Everyone is ready for battle, the people of Dongzhou are coming."

"Trebuchet ready."

"Hold this canyon, as long as the Dongzhou army dares to raid from here, they will push the big stone down. Stone them to death. ”

"Even if the Dongzhou people are armed with heavy firepower, what can they do? We have a geographical advantage. ”

“……”

Sanmenxia was tense and solemn.

At this time, Li Zhen ordered to be stationed.

Just stationed on the plain outside Sanmenxia, not deep. If you go deeper, you will go into the mountains, passively.

Soon the camp was stationed, and Yang Yuan and the others immediately found Li Zhen to discuss countermeasures.

Yang Yuan asked, "Sanmenxia seems to be ready, this place is indeed a place where you can't open it." But what should we do now? ”

Li Zhen said lightly: "No hurry." ”

"It's a pity we can't bring the ironclad ship. Otherwise, the ironclad ship will directly enter the Yangtze River and go straight to the Eight Dragons City by water. Can they help me and? But it is estimated that the imperial court also knows that we can't walk by water, alas. The Yellow River Valley can't go ......"

Li Zhen laughed and said, "You can't go by water." Sixty or seventy thousand heavy troops were hoarded here, and the fortifications had already been prepared. There must be a lot of ambush in the waterway. Waterways are more dangerous. As for the Yellow River Valley, it is not considered. It was a river 10,000 years ago, dried up into a valley, with a lot of mud and swamps at the bottom. It's almost canyoning, and it's even more dangerous. ”

"Then how do we cross Sanmenxia?"

"Wait for a wind, and then walk into Sanmenxia openly."

"Waiting for a wind? Do you want to use a hot air balloon? But a dozen hot air balloons can't hold many bombs, and the impact on the overall situation is dispensable. ”

Li Zhen smiled: "Qi is stunned." When we left Dongzhou, did Lin Guofu and them install a car of glass? ”

"Seems like so."

"Well, that's good."

"What's in the glass pot?"

Li Zhen smiled and said again: "If so many people are stationed here, where does the food come from?" ”

Yang Yuan said: "Logically speaking, Sanmenxia is hoarded with grain depots and reservoirs. Ability to be self-sufficient. Grain should have been delivered in advance, and reservoirs and reservoirs may have been prepared in advance. ”

"Isn't the drinking water taken from the Yangtze River?"

"Haha, Dean Li, how is that possible? There is a cistern. Sixty or seventy thousand people drink water, such a large amount of drinking. The person who carried water up from the Yangtze River alone scored at least five or six thousand people. Who is willing to use their forces to carry water? All of them are pumped into the Sanmenxia Reservoir or reservoir in advance by water trucks. ”

Li Zhen said: "Send two hot air balloons tonight, equipped with clairvoyant scopes, to reconnoiter from high altitudes. Draw a map of the entire Sanmenxia interior, focusing on reservoirs, grain depots and other places. ”

"Yes!"

“……”

The cruel look in his eyes was felt by everyone around him......

No one can stop me!