The Taihang Mountains are endless, connecting with the Great Wall of Qin to the north, and reaching the banks of the Yellow River to the south, and in the middle, a majestic pass stands tall, Huguan, also comes from this. (Eighty-one?) 〈< small[〈Say[(

Of course, this is not to say, a Taihang Mountain, the Central Plains of the east and west of the two divisions, in ancient times because of the limited conditions, the Taihang Mountains are inaccessible, lush forests, coupled with the dormant beasts, want to hit the Taihang Mountains passing by, the difficulty is not ordinary, throughout the entire Han Dynasty, only Zhang Yanbu, who wanders in it all the year round, can come and go freely in it.

In March 197 of the Han Dynasty, the people under the account of Zhuge Jin who completed the arrangement, returned to the army one after another, making the final preparations, at the beginning of April, it was the general Huang Zhong under the account of Zhuge Jin who was the first to shoot, from Wei County, through Hanoi, Huang Zhong only opened up the road along the grain and grass escort, for other cities in its territory, did not send troops to occupy, and the army went straight to Huguan.

Subsequently, Zhao Yun and Pang De were dispatched one after another, and in the rest of the month, Xun swept Handan, Guangping, Maocheng, Guantao, Qinghe, Nanpi, Leling and other places, and took advantage of the situation to come out, and the soldiers pointed directly at Guangzong, since the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Guangzong became an important war point for the second time, and then a little further north, it is Yuan Shao's current lair - Julu, most of Jizhou, lost in a blink of an eye.

In mid-May, news came back from Huang Zhong's office that Huguan had been successful, and with it came a letter from Huang Zhong asking for help. Huguan is a rare Xiongguan in the world, in order to take the pass, Huang Zhong spent a lot of effort here, nearly one-third of the soldiers were injured, of course, these are not anything compared to occupying Huguan, after Huguan, the land of the state, but it is open to Zhuge Jin.

At the same time, Zhuge Jin's Chinese army began to pull out, Zhang Liao, as the vanguard general, led the army first, and the army bypassed Julu all the way to Xindu, the capital of Bingzhou. At the same time, Yan Liang and Wen Chou also took their subordinates, took a naval warship, went down the Yellow River, detoured to the sea, and since Zhangwudeng6, the two teams of people combined into a force, an army of 60,000 people, galloped unhindered in Yuan Shao's territory, and captured Dongpingshu three days later.

I don't know whether it should be said to be a tacit understanding or what, just when Zhuge Jin started, Cao Cao moved troops again in the land of Yongliang, this time, in order to permanently solve Ma Dai's troubles, Cao Cao used Guo Jia's strategy, the goal was to burn Qiang, and only once, he was forced to a dead end. In the face of the sword soldiers, the Burning Qiang people were defeated in successive battles, and the people who had supported Ma Dai earlier were suddenly scattered nine layers, leaving only 1,500 old people he brought out from Di Dao, and 500 Burning Qiang people who had been homeless, 2,000 men and horses, and after holding on for more than a month, under the extreme lack of money, food, and weapons, the remnants of Ma Dai were surrounded by Cao Cao's army on all sides in Zhaowu City, a small city in the northwest of Zhangye County.

When will the east wind come in Luoyang, and the spring of the river and the bank will return. The palace door is locked and not opened, although there are nine Mo without dust.

Therefore, the capital of Luoyang, whether it is the imperial city or others, has long been deserted, the palace is in decline, the walls are barren, even the traces of people, are extremely rare, a huge capital, the total population in the city at this time, is less than 10,000 people. On the top of Qianmo, there are some crops growing thinly, maybe no one has taken care of them for a long time, sometimes mixed with a lot of weeds, it has been a long time in spring, it should be on the seedlings that highlight the meaning of dark green, but at this time it is full of yellow leaves, full of eyes, dazzling and abnormal. At the end of June, after Cao Cao exterminated the Ma Dai department, the horse's hooves turned south, and raged in the territory of Burning Qiang, and then, Cao Cao left his brother Xiahou to guard Liangzhou, crossed Hongnong, raided Hangu Pass, and looked at Luoyang.

Sizhou, originally belonged to Liu Biao's forces, when Hu Chuquan sent troops, Liu Biao was invited by Liu Bei to fight the enemy together, when Bu Dugen, Badun and others were defeated and retreated, only Hu Chuquan this way broke through one after another, until Pingyang, Linfen line, under pressure, Liu Biao placed the army in this line. When Liu Bei and Lu Bu started, Liu Biao followed, and also got a lot of cheap, although Sun Jian was suppressed, the two sides were bounded by Bear's Ears Mountain, and the north and south of Hongnong were separated, and then when Yuan Liu fought up, Liu Biao took advantage of the situation to take Henan and Hanoi, but in the face of the surging Cao Cao, Liu Biao's forces were pale and powerless, after Cai Mao threw himself into Cao Cao, his subordinates all defected, and only Wen Ping escorted him to Jinyang.

At the same time, as if it was an agreement between the three families, Sun Jian's army suddenly moved, with his eldest son Sun Ce, and his brother Zhou Yu took command, unexpectedly, the target was not Jiaozhou, which Sun Jian had been coveting before, but Yizhou.

Yizhou has always been known as the land of abundance, and such a fertile land, but mixed with undulating mountains, people who have not been to Yizhou will never know how difficult Shu Dao is, and at this time, Sun Ce has a personal experience.

"Gong Jin, although Bajun is difficult to attack, how can it be easier than 6 roads, right? I don't understand, why did you advise your father to take this path? "Mountains and hills, riding a horse is also looking for sin, Sun Ce after suffering such a sin, how can he not be willing to get on the horse, the horse is difficult, let alone the frame? Zhou Yu also got out of the carriage early, and walked all the way like ordinary soldiers along the way, Sun Ce's words, he also smiled bitterly in his heart after hearing it.

Sun Jian's original intention was to enter Jiaozhou, Jiaozhou has no outstanding talents, only the local wealthy family Shixie occupies, and the land of Jiaozhou, the mineral resources are the most abundant, it is the most lacking in Jingzhou at present, it can be said that the entire Jingzhou, if it is agriculture, is enough to support all the army in his hands, but in terms of minerals, it is lacking a lot, and it is also because of this, Sun Jian's vision is focused on Jiaozhou. Regarding this, Zhou Yu put forward a different opinion.

Jiaozhou is on the border of Jingzhou and Yizhou, and the three states are connected to each other, Yizhou in the north and Jiaozhou in the south. In Zhou Yu's view, in the land of Jiaozhou, Liu Zhang is weak and has no intention of going south, so Jiaozhou is what they say, first and then it is just a matter of order, but Yizhou is different. The land of Yizhou, the rich Hanzhong has been Cao Cao for many years, and the business is like an iron bucket, it is extremely difficult for outsiders to intervene, and on the other hand, Cao Cao is very aggressive, and now he is only dragged down by the things in the north, so he has no chance to send troops to Yizhou, once it eases down, it must be to go south to Yizhou, at that time, with the convenience of Hanzhong, the huge land of Yizhou, I am afraid that it will fall into the hands of Cao Cao, and this is the last thing Sun Jian wants to see.

Now that the war is raging in the north, at first glance, it is dazzling, but in fact, it is not. Yuan Shao and Liu Bei have been in a standoff for a long time, and the two places are already extremely empty, even if it is Sun Jian himself, he can see this clearly, not to mention Zhou Yu, if nothing else, at the latest by the end of this year, the North will be decided. Looking at Cao Cao again, he also chose to use troops to encircle and suppress Ma Dai at this time, and it is not difficult to guess Cao Cao's actions after that, that is to say, there is not much time left for them now.

Jingzhou is the land of four wars, although there are rivers and rivers, but it is mostly a plain land, it is not easy to defend, moreover, it is located in Jiaozhou, Yizhou is surrounded by a place, there is no trace of depth, once the war starts, it is difficult to defend, Yizhou, is Sun Jian's best choice.

The decision has been decided, how to do it, but it is also a problem, in fact, the best way is to use Jingzhou's naval army, along the Yangtze River, but this road, is not easy to walk. On the Yangtze River, Jingzhou Yizhou is connected, when Liu Zhang was there, in order to prevent the Jingzhou Navy from going up the river, he successively established a series of defenses near Badong, Yong'an, Badong, Kuiguan, three places, Kuiguan is the most dangerous, three to the west, there are Linjiang, Fu (Fu) Mausoleum, Bajun, Jiangyang, Zhuti, etc., none of them is easy to take, Zhou Yu is not better than Sun Ce, he is very clear about the difficulties of taking the waterway, so in the end, he chose to walk 6 roads.

"Let's go, hold on a little longer, the city will be in front of you, and report carefully, there are only three hundred defenders there, and they can be taken in an hour, and then you can have a good rest." Zhou Yu did not reply to Sun Ce's complaints, raised his head and glanced into the distance, gently spit out the turbidity in his abdomen, and persuaded Sun Ce.

"Hahaha, Gongjin still knows me." After Zhou Yu finished speaking, Sun Ce laughed, and slapped his rough palm on Zhou Yu's shoulder a few times, until his brows were furrowed, and then he scratched his head a little, and laughed embarrassedly.

"Give the order to go down, speed up the march, and tell the scouts to extend another five miles to investigate." Rubbing his sore shoulder, Zhou Yu rolled his eyes helplessly, he is a scholar, although he knows some swordsmanship, where is Sun Ce's strength? It's just that his elder brother has never been a master who has ever said that he can remember, so he immediately ignored him and gave orders to the soldiers around him.

"No." The soldier took the order and drove his horse away. These people are no better than Sun Ce and the others, and the transmission of news cannot be delayed at all, although riding a horse is a kind of torture for them, but they cannot get off the horse and walk.

"When you get to the city, I invite you to have a good drink, after walking this broken mountain road for two days in a row, the soles of your feet are soaked, and you can't even get the wine, you say that there is no store in the village before and behind, and I don't know if there is some good wine in the city." Seeing that Zhou Yu finished explaining, Sun Ce came to Zhou Yu's side again, but this time, he remembered the matter of Fang Cai and did not have any more intimate contact with Zhou Yu.

"Naturally, there is wine, let's go quickly." Facing Sun Ce, Zhou Yu really couldn't put on a face, he could only shake his head helplessly, and walked away first, no one noticed that at the moment when he walked by Sun Ce's side, the depths of his eyes were flashing with inexplicable meaning, no one knew, at this time, in his heart, he muttered in a low voice: I'm afraid that this way will not be easy to walk......