Guanzhong, there is Sanguan in the west, Tongguan in the east, Xiaoguan in the north, Wuguan in the south, it is the country of the four stops, so it is called Guanzhong. The four passes can be called a husband and a husband, ten thousand people do not open, it is really solid, there are more Jing, Wei, Feng, waterlogging, Chan, Ba, Gao, orange, Luo vertical and horizontal, fertile thousands of miles, eight hundred miles of Qinchuan.

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"My lord, in front of you is Shenling (Luogu North Exit, now south of Zhouzhi County, Shaanxi Province)." Zhenbei General Changshi Cheyin pointed to the mountains in front of him and said.

This is Mangshui, and more than 20,000 Liangzhou troops are crossing the river.

"Really? Shen Ling in front? Is that the Shen Ling you said when the former Shu Han Jiang Wei entered the customs and stopped here? "It's good to have Che Yin by your side, that book bag, read all the books, there is nothing he doesn't know, and he is not lonely when he walks to the army.

"In May of the second year of the former Wei Ganlu, Zhuge was the general of the Eastern Expedition to the Eastern Wu and rebelled in Huainan. Emperor Taizuwen (Sima Zhao) dispatched the elite of Guanzhong to the east to quell the rebellion. Jiang Weiwen, the former general of the Shu Han Dynasty and the general of the line, went to Huainan to take advantage of the false Qinchuan, so he personally commanded tens of thousands of soldiers and horses out of Luogu and went to Shenling. At that time, the Great Wall at the mouth of the valley in front of it had a lot of valleys, and there were few defenders, so Wei Zhengxi's generals Du Yong, Liang Zhu's military Sima Wang, and Anxi's general Deng Ai marched into their troops to resist the maintenance. Weibi is in Mangshui, several challenges, hope, Ai should not, so the long confrontation with this. In April of the third year of Ganlu, Jiang Wei heard that Zhuge was defeated and died, so he had to lead the army back to Hanzhong. Che Yin said as he shook his head on his horse. Zeng Hua couldn't help but be fascinated when he heard this, and sat on the hot wheels of his mount and couldn't help but look at Shen Ling who was not far away.

After coming over for a while, he turned around and smiled: "It seems that I accept your invitation Wuzi, and it is not wrong to worship you as the general of Zhenbei, I am really not lonely along the way, and I have benefited a lot!" ”

Hearing this, Che Yin couldn't help but stroking his long beard proudly and smiling slightly, while Ji Pu next to him just smiled indifferently, but Feng Yangli and the other guards couldn't help but laugh with their mouths split.

A few days ago, everyone discussed and decided to send troops to Guanzhong, and Che Yin wanted to follow the army north. Zeng Hua, who originally wanted to keep him in Hanzhong, couldn't, so he had to worship him as the general of Zhenbei and let him follow him.

Zeng Huabiao Gan Rui led the Liangzhou Assassin Shi in the former army general, and Zhang Qu, the general of Wu Yi, had been transferred as his deputy, and together led the Sixiang infantry army to move to Xicheng and peep at Weixing and Shangluo Counties; Feng Yue guarded the Liangzhou assassin with Hanzhong Tai, and stayed in Nanzheng to dispatch grain and grass materials, and with Feng Yue's internal affairs ability, he was still very competent for this position. And Xuanwei General Liu Jin led the two wings to defend Nanzheng, Chuyang and other important places.

Zhang Shou is still the leader of Yizhou Assassin Shi in Chengdu, which is the rear of Zeng Hua's "new attachment", not only to prevent internal turmoil, but also to prevent the "peeping" of others. His deputy was Lin Cang, the general of the court, who led a group of infantry troops and soldiers from the Wufu Zhichong Prefecture to assist Zhang Shou. And Wulie General Xu Dang was transferred to Wudu as Mao Muzhi's deputy, and together with Le Changshan, he led the four-box infantry army through Tianshui and Luoyang County. Wei Xingguo stayed in Wudu.

At the end of May, Gan Rui led the crippled three-box infantry army and one-box cavalry back, and Zeng Hua praised the whole army, especially Yang Su, who was praised as a general of Yokono for his special merits, which made Yang Xu, who was far away in Chengdu, feel face. Then Zeng Hua immediately completed the various compartments of the infantry army, and the Qiang cavalry was officially incorporated into the Feiyu Army, so that the Qiang cavalry in Zeng Hua's hands had four compartments, 12,000 horses, which were led by Dang Yang Su, Dang Tu, Gong Tang Xiu and Dang Su.

After discussion, it was finally decided to enter the customs by Luo Gu. From Shenling to the Great Wall, and then all the way to the whole house county dozens of miles north of Gukou, there are local heroes to respond. And it is Huaili County, Shiping County, not far from Chang'an, which is the ideal distance in Zeng Hua's mind.

So on July 19, the fifth year of Yonghe, Zeng Hua led the left and right guard battalions, the five-compartment infantry army, and the four-compartment cavalry, with a total of more than 30,000 infantry and cavalry.

"My lord, the cavalry has followed." Yang Su rode over and said.

"Okay, the infantry army has occupied the Great Wall, and Duan Huanzheng is leading the left guard battalion to capture the whole house, and there is no big problem ahead. Your cavalry shall speed up and cross the valley. Although this road is a little more tortuous and difficult, it should not be difficult for you Qiangdi cavalry, hold on, and pass the whole house county. Zeng Hua comforted.

"Don't worry, my lord, this Luogu Road is much stronger than Wudu Mountain Road, so naturally it won't stump us." Yang Su replied.

"Can the cavalry all cross the Shenling Mountains today? You must know that there are two peaks in front of you: Yaling and Watershed. Zeng Hua asked.

Yang Su looked at the sky, thought about it in his heart and said: "There is no problem, if you move faster, it is estimated that there will be a two-box cavalry too much watershed." ”

"That's good, just stay safe." Zeng Hua told him carefully.

Yang Su received a promise, rode his horse back and went to arrange the soldiers and horses.

Looking at the slowly advancing army, Zeng Hua couldn't help but shake his head, he had too few talents, and there were fewer soldiers and horses. I always heard the ancient books say that the ancient emperors and generals of the people went out on the expedition at every turn, and there were hundreds of thousands, fierce generals like clouds, and strategists like rain. What about yourself? It took 80,000 steps to ride, and in this way, he was nagged to death by Che Yin and Feng Yue, saying that so many people and horses consume too much food and grass, which is almost the limit of Liangzhou and Yizhou. And only twenty or thirty subordinates were calculated and calculated before they were properly arranged, and finally there were people in each important position.

It seems that I will have to work hard in the future! Just recruiting talent is enough to drink a few pots of your own.

Seeing Zeng Hua shaking his head there and feeling unhappy, Che Yin thought that he was worried about the difficult and tortuous Luogu Trail, so he explained: "My lord, don't worry. From Hanzhong into the pass, since ancient times is the road is dangerous, and there are about four routes to the army: one is the old road, the northeast is the scattered pass, Chencang, for the ancient road, Han Huaiyin Marquis Han Xin attacked the three Qin, the former Wei Wu Emperor (Cao Cao) attacked Zhang Lu is from this access. The two are also known as the slope valley. The south mouth is called Bao Valley, the north mouth is called the inclined valley, the valley is more than 470 miles long, the former Wei Wu Emperor called it "five hundred miles of stone caves", and the former Wei Yingyin Marquis Chen Changwen (Chen Qun) also called it "the slope valley is dangerous, and there is a risk of plagiarism in transit". It can be driven directly to Yixian by Baozhong (Baocheng, Shaanxi), but the road is dangerous, the march is not easy, and it is extremely difficult for Gan people to enter and exit Fufeng last time. The three Fu Luo Road, is the Luo Valley we are walking now, the south mouth Fu Valley, the north mouth Luo Valley, the valley is 420 miles long, of which there are 80 miles at the road curve, and must climb over the three peaks of Shen Ling, Ya Ling and watershed, which is easy to be blocked. The meridian road of the four, the north mouth said that the valley is in the south of Chang'an, the south mouth is called the meridian valley, 660 miles long, Han Gaozu (Liu Bang) entered Hanzhong, burned the plank road, that is, here. Emperor Shun of the Han Dynasty stopped this road and passed through the slope, and it was abandoned for a long time before the Wei Dynasty. ”

"And from Longyou to Guanzhong there are two roads, one is Weichuan Road, that is, Weishui River, from Luoyang Qingshui to Chencang, more than 300 miles of valley road, both sides are mountains, its shape is Kei, also known as Kei Valley. The mountains are climbable, and the Weishui boat can be used to transport troops and food. The two Guanshan Road, for the east and west of Longshan Road, the west mouth is called Longcheng, also known as the street pavilion (northeast of Qin'an County, Gansu), located in Luoyang County, the east mouth is called Huangcheng (Longxian County, Shaanxi), located in Fufeng County. The mountain road is about 300 miles, can overlook the Qinchuan four or five hundred miles, the flowing water between the road is called the water, the confluence is in the Weishui, it is suitable for the march, so it becomes the avenue between the right and the right of the pass. Lord Mao has occupied Longcheng, and tens of thousands of troops can pour into Guanzhong soon. ”

Che Yin's words made Zeng Hua express a deep sigh, no wonder the ancients said that Xiucai can know the world without going out. In this era of information blockage and inconvenient transportation, the ancients could only know things thousands of miles away by reading books, but this kind of knowledge was too one-sided and too general. It seems that he wants to let the Horse Exploration Division and the Detective Cavalry Department train more people who can write and draw, and describe the human geography of various places, so that they will not be worried because there is no "GPS" in the war.

It was dark, and when Zeng Hua arrived at the Great Wall of Tanikou, there were really two winged feather troops who rushed over the watershed, and it seemed that Yang Su still had some means. As night fell, the smoke began to rise slowly in the makeshift camps, and after a while, the unique aroma of food of the Liangzhou Army slowly wafted throughout the Luogu Mountains.

At this time, I saw tens of thousands of soldiers in the camp, especially the Qiang and Di people, kneeling on one leg on the ground one after another, facing the north, followed by dozens of people in white robes and green shirts, chanting words in their mouths: "

Darkness destroys my body and will,

Mercilessly striking and brutally oppressing,

Delusions have enslaved me for the rest of my life.

At this moment,

Don't hesitate,

Mindful of God's teachings and guidance,

Be the most fearless warrior,

Never be crushed by darkness.

Blow the horn of fate,

Forge ahead with my sad song!

My soul will return to the kingdom of God forever. ”

The buzzing sound suddenly gathered together, echoing in the Luogu Mountains, and in the brilliant orange dusk, it seemed so solemn and solemn, so that many people who had not entered the Holy Sect were also shocked in their hearts.

Hearing this "modern poetry" version of the evening prayer, Zeng Hua couldn't smile bitterly. At that time, Fan Zhe desperately pestered himself in order to complete the various systems and details of the Holy Sect, hoping to squeeze out the things stored in every one of his brain cells. That day, I was a little annoyed by this Jin version of "Tang Seng", so I casually recited a few lines of "modern poetry", who knew that it became a treasure in Fan Zhe.

You must know that those "classic sentences" of Confucius and Mencius can be used as official texts of holy scriptures, but they are not good for daily prayers. Therefore, although the sacred scriptures try to use the ancient style of Fu words as much as possible according to Zeng Hua's requirements, they still use a kind of "punctuation" to break sentences. However, Fan Zhe compiled these catchy, simple and clear but profound and inspiring "Tsang's modern poems" into prayers, which were quite popular.

Fearing the infamy of "destroying the splendor of ancient Chinese poetry," Zeng Hua demanded that the official prayers and doctrinal texts in the Holy Church conform to rhyme and metrics. Therefore, the official prayers and congratulatory texts of the Holy Religion have maintained a strict format of diction and ancient poems, and even followed the format of "near-style poems" (rhythmic poems and quatrains) and words created by Zeng Hua's "piracy". However, the general missionary explanations and daily prayers are only plain to the mouth, and thirty percent of them are in the style of "Tsang's modern poetry".

Zeng Hua returned to the big tent and had dinner with Che Yin, Di Pu, Zhao Fu, Yang Su, Dang Tangtu, Gong Tangxiu, and Dang Su. It's all some mutton and wheat food, very simple, similar to an ordinary Liangzhou sergeant, just a little more soup. In the past year, Zeng Hua vigorously developed trade with the Western Qiang, exchanging grain, salt, cotton, linen, silk, iron, copper, pottery, and tea for the cattle, sheep and horses of the Qiang people. Zeng Hua knew that the Xiqiang people, who live on animal husbandry, were very dependent on foreign countries, and because of the harsh environment, production was always unstable. For example, a heavy snowstorm in winter can easily make a tribe disappear, so it is easy to "rise up" and set up troops. Therefore, as a modern person, Zeng Hua tried his best to use trade and economic means to unite the Xiqiang region with Yi and Liangzhou to form a relationship of complementarity and mutual assistance.

Zeng Hua desperately stimulated the demand for beef and mutton meat and fur in various parts of Yizhou and Liangzhou under his jurisdiction. He let businessmen purchase a large number of them, and the government subsidized them, so that beef and mutton could enter the dining table of ordinary people at low prices, which could be regarded as improving the living standards of the people. Moreover, it is stipulated that the food of the van army, the Zhichong government soldiers and even the militia must have beef and mutton, and sheepskin and fur are mostly used in winter clothing and equipment.

In this way, the demand for cattle, sheep and horses in Xiqiang has increased dramatically, and it has also driven the business market of the school and lieutenant departments to be very prosperous and prosperous, so that the lives of the Qiang people in various departments have undergone earth-shaking changes, not only the life is stable and rich, but also more enthusiastic to improve animal husbandry production.

Everyone talked softly as they ate the food on their tables. Talking about some local customs and folklore, or some jokes in the officialdom, the atmosphere is very relaxed, and there is no tension in the imminent war.

"Your Excellency!" A guard walked in and said, "The former army has a situation to report!" ”

"Pass in!" Zeng Hua said.

After that, Feng Yangli, who was patrolling the guard outside, walked in with Duan Huan, and there were a few people behind him.

"I've seen my lord!" Duan Huan, who was dressed in armor, gave a military salute and stood aside, while Feng Yangli led the general, sang a promise and walked out. Then the three people who came in stood there at a loss, stunned for a moment.

"You haven't seen my family yet!" Duan Huan kindly reminded.

Hearing this, the three people hurriedly knelt down and saluted Zeng Huashi in the middle: "The grass people in Guanzhong have seen Lord Zeng!" ”

And Duan Huan introduced on the side: "These three are the families of the whole house county, and when they heard that our army was attacking the whole house county, they immediately gathered hundreds of people from the tribe to open the city gate and welcome our army into the city. ”

Zeng Hua hurriedly stood up when he heard this: "It turned out to be a righteous man in Guanzhong, please get up quickly, please get up quickly!" As he spoke, he stepped forward to help the three men up.

The three of them suddenly panicked, and they didn't dare to be helped by Zeng Hua, so they quickly stood up by themselves, stood there with their heads down and their hands down, and said respectfully: "I was originally an old man of the Jin Dynasty, and I have been waiting for decades, and today I finally look forward to the king going north, why don't you welcome each other with tears?" ”

"Good! Good! He is truly a loyal man. Have you eaten? Zeng Hua asked.

"Back to my lordship, we just have to hurry, and we haven't had time to eat yet." Seeing that the three of them didn't know how to answer, Duan Huan on the side replied instead.

"Come on, add a few tables and four portions of food, and give dinner to Yuan Qing and these three righteous men."

The big tent was suddenly busy, and the three of them were flattered for a while, and when they saw Duan Huan sitting down very calmly, they encouraged themselves to sit down with their eyes, knowing that this might be the habit of this Lord Zeng, they immediately sat down carefully.

After the food was delivered, the three of them found that there were not many styles, but they were more sumptuous, and beef and mutton accounted for nearly half. At this time, Zeng Hua, who was in the middle, said: "The food is poor, don't mind the three of you." ”

The three of them thought it was a prevarication, was such a meaty dinner still shabby? However, there is still a big gap with the feast they have heard of, and it is relatively simple among high-ranking officials.

And Duan Huan next to him said: "The food here is no different from that of the sergeants, but the chefs of the adults cannot be compared with the cooks of the big room, so you don't see that the big guys like to come to the adults to eat together." ”

Speaking of this, not only Zeng Hua laughed, but Che Yin, Di Pu and others also laughed, and the bearded person was even more exaggerated, eating his mouth full of oil, and laughing there at the same time, which was very unbearable.

Then, everyone continued with dinner and continued to talk lightly. Seeing this atmosphere, the three of them became relaxed, it seems that this Zeng is really not an ordinary person!

After everyone finished eating and removing the tableware, Zeng Hua asked slowly: "The three righteous men are all people from Guanzhong, and they should be very familiar with the situation in Guanzhong, can you elaborate on one or two?" ”

The three of them looked at each other, and recommended one of the more literate people to say: "Shi Bao killed more than 100 people such as Shi Guang and Cao Yao, and began to draw Ding Qingzhuang everywhere in Sanfu to collect grain and grass. The people of Sanfu have long been unbearable for the tyranny of the pseudo-Zhao Shihu, and today Shibao has increased his troops, which is to force the people to a dead end. Besides, now the Hu people in the Central Plains have been in chaos, and the news that the Lord led the king to the north has also spread all over Sanfu, so everyone has responded to the incident, killing officials and seizing warehouses, occupying dangerous fortresses, with hundreds of people and thousands of people, about 30 places, with a total of more than 50,000 righteous people. ”

When Zeng Hua heard this, he nodded again and again, he couldn't imagine that the people in the north of Guanzhong still missed the Jin family so much, and there was such a great appeal, but the Hu people were too brutal, and the Chinese people at that time had not completely lost the fierce and iron-blooded spirit of the Qin and Han dynasties.

"Shi Bao of Chang'an panicked, and while stopping the action of attacking Ye, he sent Ma Qiu and Jingzhao Yin Liu Xiuli to lead troops to exterminate the rebels in Sanfu. According to the news from Chang'an, he had sent someone to Yecheng for help. The sergeant continued.

Zeng Hua knew that Sanfu was referring to Jing Zhaoyin, Zuo Feng Yi and Right Fufeng near Chang'an. He thought for a moment and asked, "Where are Ma Qiu and Liu Xiuli now?" ”

The priest hurriedly replied respectfully: "Lord Hui, according to the news that came yesterday, Ma Qiu went to Fengyi County, and Liu Xiuli was besieging the righteous warriors there in Ju County, more than 100 miles away from here. ”

"How many people does Liu Xiuli have?"

"Lord Hui, there are only 5,000 people!"

Zeng Hua thought about it again and decided to come down. This county belongs to Shiping County, not far from Jing Zhaoyin, I don't know how Liu Xiuli, who is Jing Zhaoyin, came here to suppress the bandits, it seems that the momentum of this righteous army is not small, and Shi Bao and others are in a hurry, and they can't take care of the scope of their duties.

"Good!" Zeng Hua began to give orders, "Tomorrow the army will continue to march towards Zhihuaili County, Shiping County, but tonight!" ”

Zeng Hua paused when he said this, and everyone suddenly became nervous.

"Yang Su!"

"The last general!"

"You and Gong Tangxiu led the Feiyu Army that had already arrived at the Great Wall, and attacked Liu Xiu's troops under the city of Juxian overnight, even if you say hello to Shi Bao, it can be regarded as a notice to the people of Guanzhong, I Liangzhou Zeng Xuping came to Guanzhong!"

Note: Lao Zeng did not find ancient Chinese poetry suitable for religion, so he should not use the poems of Li Bai and Du Fu as prayers. After all, there is still a gap between artistic poetry and religious poetry, so modern poetry is used instead for the time being. Don't think that Lao Zeng is reactionary and a **** element! If you think Lao Zeng is a good comrade, please vote.