Zhou Tao saw that Sun Ming had made up his mind, so he stopped twisting, pulled Sun Ming, and then called Sun Wuji to go back to his Zhou Mansion to drink bitterly.

The next day, Sun Ming returned to the barracks, recounted yesterday's situation, instructed everyone to prepare for the march, and set out with the new army to rescue Daijun three days later.

During this period, Sun Ming also held a number of meetings, mainly to discuss logistical issues such as the marching route and the weight of grain and grass.

This was the first time Sun Ming had led his troops out to fight, and he tried to arrange everything as much as possible, and he was cautious.

Zhuojun and Dai County are surrounded by mountains, and there is only one pass between the mountains that can march unimpeded, and the name is about 'Wuruan Pass'. This is the only way to go, and the rear offerings can also be followed.

Because Sun Ming had already tuned a large amount of fields before, Zhuojun was all plains, and it was easier to transport grain.

In addition, Dai County is in the west of Zhuo County, and it has to pass through cities such as the Kingdom of Kuo and Gu'an, and it can also be prepared locally, so the problem of grain and grass is not big.

Before leaving, Sun Ming also visited his former friends, relatives and friends, and his rear Sun family's tenant farm camp also instructed Huo Duo and others to manage it well, and cooperate with Sun Ming's army to transport grain and grass, of course, the military food was purchased from the battalion.

His mother Li learned that Sun Ming was going to lead troops out to quell the rebellion, and she was also worried all day long, but she didn't want to hinder Sun Ming's development, so she could only tell him to pay attention to safety.

Sun Wuji was going out because Sun Ming was going out, and the Wei family had returned to Luoyang, and he was the only one left in the entire Sun Mansion, so he simply moved to Zanglongzhuang to live.

In the new battalion, all the generals have been assembled, with a total of more than 1,400 people.

On the high platform, Sun Ming was talking about the final mobilization, standing on his left side Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Han Zhong, and on his right side were Li Meng, Yu Li, and Liu Cheng.

These six people are Sun Ming's cronies and generals.

Early the next morning, the army was drawn up, the equipment was new, the banner was clear, and the morale was high.

For the head of the flag written on the big word 'Sun'. A few days later, they crossed the country and continued to advance towards Nguyen Pass.

On the way, I met a group of rebels, about a few hundred people, all the thieves wore their hair and wiped their foreheads with yellow scarves, and the momentum was not comparable to that of a third-rate thief team like Dong Luo.

And the gang of thieves saw the Sun family army from afar, and did not flee, until the two armies faced each other, and the leader of the thieves dared to come out and provoke, "A certain is Ai Ling, who has the courage to fight with a certain one?" ”

Sun Ming immediately sent Zhang Fei out of the horse, Zhang Fei held the snake spear straight out, and in one round, Zhang Fei stabbed Ai Ling in the heart, causing him to turn over and fall off the horse.

When the thieves saw that their leader was killed and defeated in an instant, they all turned against each other, but they did not flee aimlessly, but all ran towards the west, which was the direction of Wuruan Pass.

Sun Ming waved his army to chase after him, and most of the thieves surrendered.

After Sun Ming went down to the village that night, he brought in the captured thieves, and after an interrogation, he learned that Wuruan Pass had been occupied by the rebels, and it was Ai Ling's father who was stationed there, Eddie.

Adinai is the Yellow Turban Qu Shuai, but he is Xiao Qu Shuai, and the soldiers and horses led by Xiao Qu Shuai are generally only 4,000 people.

There are more than 3,000 people in Wuruan Pass, and Ai Ling comes out to shop every day today, and by the way, he will see if there is any cheap fish.

When they saw Sun Ming's army from afar, their men persuaded Ai Ling to return to the army, but Ai Ling was young and vigorous, and had a kind of blind confidence in his own strength, so he had to die.

The real life-and-death struggle is often in an instant, and a fierce general like Zhang Fei can kill someone as soon as he makes a move.

Sun Ming then discussed with everyone, "Wuruan Pass is the only way for us to pass, and it must be opened, but the pass is surrounded by mountains on both sides, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and our army is less than half of the rebels, so we have to find a way to outwit it." ”

But now that it has not reached the gate, I haven't seen the specific situation, and even Yu Li, a wise general, can't do anything.

In the next two days, Sun Ming continued to march along the official road, and came to Xiazhai, a place ten kilometers away from Wuruan Pass, and on the same day, Sun Ming took Li Meng and Yu Li to ride into the mountains to check the specific situation of the pass.

"Sure enough, it is a moat, the mountains on the left and right are towering, the east and west are separated by two counties, running through Laishui, and it is the only official road." After Yu Li looked at the pass up close, he felt that it was spectacular and there was nothing to be done.

Sun Ming casually tore off a branch, held it in his mouth, and asked casually, "Desen, do you think we have a way to bypass Wuruan Pass?" ”

Yu Li glanced at him and replied, "The owner knows this himself, so why bother asking me." Of course Sun Ming knew, but he didn't have a solution, so he asked casually.

But Yu Li still said the reason.

"Not to mention whether there is a trail or not, even if there is, it is inconvenient to march, I am afraid that we will lose three adults when we pass through it strongly, and we will not need to fight the rebels when we arrive in Dai County, and we will be exhausted to death."

"The most important thing is that the grain and grass in the rear of our county can't keep up, and forcing it is a dead end."

Sun Ming listened to Yu Li's analysis, staring at the pass with an unchanged expression, and his brain was working rapidly.

Yu Li looked at the magnificent scene here, and his heart was inevitably moved, so he sighed.

"It is rumored that General Fubo Ma Yuan went north from this Wuruan Pass to break Wuhuan, but now we are going to enter the pass to suppress the thieves. It's really the moon in ancient times, and the ancients are still there, and the ancients are no longer seen today. ”

When several of them went down, they met several woodcutters who went up the mountain to chop wood, and Sun Ming immediately stopped them.

Sun Ming dismounted and saluted, "A few are polite, there are a few questions I want to ask, I don't know if it's okay?" ”

The woodcutters looked at Sun Ming and the others vigilantly, but when they saw that Sun Ming and the others were well-dressed and temperamental, they didn't look like bandits, so they let down their vigilance.

"This son, what do you want to ask?" The older woodcutter asked.

"I want to know what the name of this mountain is, and is there a way or path to get around the pass?" Sun Ming's tone was still very polite.

"This mountain is called Langya Mountain, and if you want to do it, there is only one Wuruan Pass, but now it has been occupied by the rebels, and there are also small roads, which are far away."

When Sun Ming heard this, hope ignited in his heart: "Big brother, please be more detailed." ”

"It will take two more days to walk from the west of Langya Mountain, passing through a place called Yanxiang, although the road is not easy to walk, but you can also go around the Guanhou."

"If Childe wants to go to Daijun, you can still go to the pass, but the customs fee is a bit much, but I advise you not to go for the time being, there is a shortage of soldiers over there, and there are wars everywhere, how can we go to Zhuojun."

When the woodcutter mentioned Zhuo County, he also showed a smile on his mouth, Zhou Tao is a capable person, and his management over the years has made the people in Zhuo County have enough food and clothing, even in the most important time of the famine, Zhuo County is much better than other places.

This is why the nearby homeless people poured into Chogun in the first place.

Although Zhou Tao is named as the county magistrate of Zhuo County, Zhuo County has not had a 'county guard' for many years, so Zhou Tao is equivalent to the highest leader of Zhuo County.

By the way, this kind of chaotic situation of official positions, especially in the troubled times when information was underdeveloped in ancient times, is even more obvious, for example, Liu Yan's Youzhou Taishou is an asymmetrical official position, and Liu Yan should be the assassin of Youzhou or the pastor of Youzhou.

Sun Ming turned around and asked Li Meng for a hundred taels of silver tickets, and handed it to the woodcutter with both hands, "Big brother, don't hide it, I am Sun Ming of Zhuo County, and today I am leading troops to rescue Daijun, and now I am blocked by thieves." ”

"Can Big Brother lead my soldiers through Yan Township and come to the rear of the pass, this is a little cautious, and I hope Big Brother will accept it with a smile."

When the woodcutter heard Sun Ming's name, he knelt down, kept shaking his hands, and replied hurriedly, "It turns out that you are Sun Ming's son!" Although it is in a remote place, I have also heard of many good things that Childe has done, and Childe has orders, and a certain must obey them. ”

Sun Ming pulled up the woodcutter and gave him a hundred taels of silver tickets, agreeing to be equal here early tomorrow morning.

In the return camp, Sun Ming immediately gathered a few people and told his thoughts to the side.

"That's it, Han Zhong tomorrow you lead three hundred soldiers to bypass the pass, and three days later, you will secretly open the pass gate in the middle of the night, and we will lead the army to rush in again, and destroy the rebels in front and back."

Sun Ming's trick attracted everyone's approval, and even Yu Li praised Sun Minglai.