There are not many princes left in the world, but except for Zhang Lu, all of them are big forces that divide one side.

After these years of operation, Sun Ce has gained a firm foothold in Jiangdong and has basically received the support of local heroes. The reason is also thanks to Zhuang Shaoyou, because if these heroes fall into the hands of Zhuang Shaoyou, they will be tried according to law, and the consequences will be unimaginable! Therefore, they can only choose to support Sun Ce and resist to the end!

Liu Biao of Jingzhou knew that there was no possibility of winning the land war, so Liu Biao pinned all his hopes on the water war and made every effort to develop the water division, trying to rely on the water division to defend the hinterland of Jingzhou surrounded by the Han River and the river.

In Yizhou, before Liu Yan died, he specially formulated a development strategy for his son. The focus was all on the development of the Nanzhong region, and the means of envy, marriage, and co-optation and differentiation were proposed to merge the barbarian elite soldiers in the Nanzhong region into Yizhou for driving. Take a defensive position on Jingzhou, wait for an opportunity to seize Hanzhong, go north to Yongzhou, and take Chang'an.

This is the medium- and long-term development plan formulated by Liu Yan. I have to say that this strategy is still very correct, and Liu Zhang and his subordinates have also unswervingly implemented this strategy. Although Liu Zhang is not smart, he is definitely not stupid, and he is generous, so his subordinates are very loyal to him. And Liu Zhang also trusts his subordinates, and every time he fights, he appoints his subordinates with full authority and never interferes casually, so Yizhou has won more and lost fewer foreign wars over the years.

As a monarch, being able to do this is definitely not bad. It's a pity that the surroundings of Yizhou are all elites who have been scooped up by big waves, and Cao Cao and Liu Biao are cunning old foxes, so Liu Zhang has never bargained for anything.

In the northwest, when Zhuang Shaoyou pacified Hebei, Cao Cao firmly implemented Guo Jia's strategy. killed Ma Teng, attracted 100,000 Xiliang Iron Cavalry, and after sowing discord, he divided Han Sui and Ma Chao, and finally defeated Ma Chao and surrendered Han Sui, Xiliang Iron Cavalry was included in Cao Cao's command, and Ma Chao was defeated and left Hanzhong.

However, Cao Cao's control over Western Liang was very weak, and he basically relied on Han Sui to rule Western Liang. So there is no way to respond like Dong Zhuo and Ma Teng back then, but the strength has increased a lot. He is currently fighting with Liu Zhang for the land of Hanzhong.

On May 18, on the third day of Zhuang Shaoyou's announcement of the crusade against the rebels from the Quartet, he began to dispatch a large army, divided into two routes, and prepared to conquer the Quartet.

The first way, the army of the west! Led by Zhuang Shaoyou himself, his command includes 70,000 iron cavalry of the Taishi Ci Legion, 80,000 infantry of the Lejin Legion, 60,000 infantry of the Baoxin Legion, 60,000 infantry of the Zangba Legion, and two inland river brigades of the Water Division responsible for the supply of grain, grass and armaments, with a total of 280,000 horses.

The army of the expedition to the west was divided into three routes:

On the north road, Tai Shici led 30,000 elite iron cavalry from the north of Bingzhou to the west, crossed the grassland and attacked Xiliang, attacking Cao Cao's rear!

On the south road, Zang Ba led 60,000 horses and 20,000 cavalry to attack Nanyang from Yingchuan, go west out of Wuguan, and attack Chang'an!

In the middle of the road, Zhuang Shaoyou personally led the main force of the army to Luoyang first, and marched west to attack Tongguan!

The second way, the southern army!

The army of the southern expedition is divided into two routes: land and water,

By waterway, Mo Yu led the main force of the naval division, with a total of five naval brigades and one special marine division, with a total of 80,000 naval troops. The first phase of the task was to wipe out any water resistance forces in the Yangtze River basin.

By land, the 70,000 infantry of the corps under the command of Wen Ping went south, and cooperated with the naval division to uproot Jiangxia, an important town of Jingzhou Naval Division, and cut off the connection between Jingzhou and Jiangdong!

In addition, the local garrisons of various states and counties were closely guarded against sneak attacks by Liu Biao and Sun Ce by land.

Hearing that Zhuang Shaoyou sent troops, Cao Cao and Liu Zhang immediately reached an armistice agreement, and the armies of both sides withdrew from the Hanzhong region, and Hanzhong belonged to it, and it will be decided in the future!

On the one hand, Jiangdong Sun Ce sent an envoy to Jingzhou to form an alliance with Liu Biao, but at this moment, he couldn't even care that Liu Biao was his father's enemy; On the other hand, it is to dispatch troops and deploy the main army in dangerous places along the river.

Over the years, under the deliberate suppression of Zhuang Shao's water division, the Jiangdong water division could not develop at all, and it was unbearable to fight. And Sun Ce just hopes to hold the land route, and the things on the water can be tossed by Zhuang Shaoyou and Liu Biao!

On May 24, Zhuang Shaoyou led the army to attack the Sili Gate Bishui Pass, with the cooperation of the water division, Cao Cao's army was unable to fight at all, and Xiahoudun led the army to leave at a touch, and refused to fight at all. Zhuang Shaoyou occupied Luoyang, leaving 20,000 horses and horses, and established the first grain camp here, and the grain and grass transported by the sailors were unloaded at Mengjindu, and then transported to the Luoyang granary for hoarding.

Today's Luoyang is already a dilapidated rubble, full of ruined walls, no longer ten years ago million people of the grand occasion, Zhuang Shaoyou took a turn around, looked at the palace, looked at the West Garden, looked at the Rong Mansion, looked at the Cai Mansion, the auction house.

Those people ten years ago, those things, those years that have passed; The dead, the still, the close, the estranged, are still vivid. Among the veterans brought out by Zhuang Shaoyou from Luoyang, there are still some survivors, and everyone is embarrassed to see that the former prosperous capital has become like this, and they can't help but secretly rejoice that they followed the general back then.

A gust of wind blew, waking Zhuang Shaoyou up from his memories.

On May 25, Cao Cao's envoy came to visit, to be precise, the envoy of the young emperor Liu Wei.

"The teacher is on top, please bow to the students!"

Zhuang Shaoyou gave a big salute to Cai Yong.

The two sat down separately, and Cai Yong took the lead in speaking: "The old man is here today to discuss peace. ”

Zhuang Shaoyou immediately replied: "If Cao Cao comes to surrender, naturally there is no need to fight again!" ”

Cai Yong was stunned for a moment, but he didn't expect Zhuang Shaoyou's words to be so sharp! But then he laughed: "The princes of the world are striking, and unification is inevitable, and it doesn't matter whether to negotiate peace or not." The old man is here to ask you, are you aiming for Yiyin and Zhou Gong? ”

Zhuang Shaoyou shook his head resolutely: "Yi Yin is not my wish, Zhou Gong is unexpected!" ”

Cai Yong changed color when he heard this: "Then you are planning to be the usurper Wang Mang?" ”

"Neither nor not!"

"Oh?"

"What kind of thing is Wang Mang? The student pattern is not so small, students are not for their own selfish desires, but for the common people in the world! ”

"There is no contradiction between Yi Yin and the people of the world."

"Yes, Yi Yin is Yi Yin, the common people are the common people, and the students are only for the common people."

"Liu Bian's demeanor is frivolous, absurd, and rotten wood cannot be carved. However, Chen Liuwang has a good character, quick thinking, and the style of an ancient sage! ”

"Xie'er is the student's wife's uncle, and the student can't bear to hurt him!"

"With you, who can harm him?"

"The Son of Heaven is the Son of Heaven, who is commanded by Heaven, how can he fake the hands of others? Zi said: A gentleman does not erect a dangerous wall! The vast building will fall, and it will be harmful to take Xie'er to top it! ”

"The former Han Huo Guang is famous through the ages! Emperor Zhao ascended the throne of the Han Dynasty! A lesson from the past, a teacher from the back! ”

"The Huo clan must not die well! The students certainly don't follow in his footsteps. ”

"Kong said to take righteousness, Meng said to be benevolent! Take righteousness and become benevolent, and sing for eternity! ”

"What is righteousness? For the righteousness of my Huaxia Society! What is benevolence? Love me, the world is born to be benevolent! Mencius said: The people are the most important, the society is second, and the monarch is light! Students are for the people and the community, and they are benevolent and righteous! ”

"Zi said: Xiangwei Bigong, the Son of Heaven Mumu, ridiculed in the hall of the three families! Eight dances in the court, it is tolerable, which is unbearable! ”

"Teacher, I don't understand!"

"You! You can't teach your children! I don't have a student like you! ”

Cai Yong saw that he really couldn't convince Zhuang Shaoyou, so he brushed his sleeves away.

Zhuang Shaoyou saluted respectfully and said: "Wen Ji is in southern Liaoning, and she misses her teacher very much. ”

Cai Yong wanted to refuse, but after thinking about it, maybe he could start with his daughter, so he nodded in agreement. Zhuang Shaoyou immediately ordered someone to arrange a boat to send Cai Yong to southern Liaoning.

sent Cai Yong away, Zhuang Shaoyou was already sweating profusely. This old man Cai is his own teacher and his father-in-law, he can't be beaten, scolded, or seen! Thoughts are stubborn to the extreme, they are simply stones in a pit!

On May 26, Zhuang Shaoyou once again set out as an army!

The army went out of Luoyang, passed through the Han Valley, and as for Hongnong, it was only fifty miles away from Tongguan Tianxian.

Zhuang Shaoyou established a second grain camp in Hongnong.

The Yellow River between Luoyang, Mengjin and Hongnong is turbulent, with ups and downs between the mountains and mountains, making it unnavigable. After Hongnong, the river is stable again, and boats can pass.

Zhuang Shaoyou ordered to collect ships and prepare to attack Tongguan by land and water, or send a small group of surprise troops to attack the rear of Tongguan. But after searching all over the radius, there was not a single ship! According to the locals, when Xiahoudun retreated, he ordered all the ships to be burned down! Hongnong didn't have a single one left here!

Zhuang Shaoyou pondered for a while, drafted a military order, and sent it back to southern Liaoning. Then he took his men to observe the terrain near Tongguan so that he could formulate an attack strategy.

I don't know if I don't see it, and I'm shocked when I see it.

The natural danger of Tongguan is definitely not covered, the fifty-mile mountain road is winding, and the march is extremely difficult. Moreover, there was nowhere to station a large army within twenty miles of Tongguan.

The fortress of Tongguan was built on one of the steepest mountain passes in this section of the mountain road, completely blocking the passage between the east and west. It's really a one-man affair, don't open it! The city wall of Tongguan is seven feet high and six feet high, and it is condescending, the pass is a slope, the defender occupies the advantage of the geographical advantage, and there is no more than ten times the number of men and horses can not attack it at all.

And Cao Cao mobilized 50,000 elites and held on to Tongguan with Xiahou Yuan as the general. In other words, if Zhuang Shaoyou wants to take Tongguan, he must use 500,000 people to fill it!

Therefore, Zhuang Shaoyou immediately dispelled the idea of attacking, and could only outwit!

Seven days later, a group of craftsmen, shipbuilders to be exact, came to southern Liaoning. Began to work at the Yellow River wharf north of Hongnong, Zhuang Shaoyou directly acquired all the shipyards of Hongnong, gathered the shipbuilders, handed them over to the master craftsmen of the Mo family to command, and began to build ships in Hongnong!

Although the shipbuilding matter could not be hidden, Zhuang Shaoyou still sent heavy troops to block the dock to ensure that the specific information of the shipbuilding would not be leaked.

After arranging the shipbuilding, Zhuang Shaoyou sent dozens of scout teams into the mountains to explore.

More than 100,000 soldiers eat horses and feed, which costs a lot, even if Zhuang Shaoyou has a painful meal, and it is easy to lose the morale of the army in such a bitter wait. Therefore, Zhuang Shaoyou organized two sieges of the city, the first was to send 20,000 elites to launch a night attack, and the second was to build a giant catapult to bombard, but unfortunately they all failed, and thousands of men and horses were lost.

Zhuang Shaoyou was a little annoyed, he had fought for more than ten years, and he had never been so aggrieved! finally experienced the madness of the 500,000 princes' coalition army in Puyang.

Just when Zhuang Shaoyou was suffering and had no good solution, the Northwest Institute of Jinyiwei, formerly known as the Northwest Department of the Intelligence Department, sent an intelligence, which doubled Zhuang Shaoyou's confidence.