Li Yu returned to the mansion sullenly, and repeatedly ordered: "Quickly, help me pack up, and leave in an hour."
His wife, Yang, heard about this in the backyard and ran over in a hurry, and said excitedly: "Master, you are going to go on an expedition again,"
Li Cheng's official position under Dong Zhuo is not high. He is only a school lieutenant. Originally, in addition to Lu Bu, Dong Zhuo had five middle-ranking generals, namely Niu Fu, Dong Yue, Duan Jian, Hu Zhen and Xu Rong. It was the turn of Li Ma, Guo Bang, Fan Chou, and Zhang Ji. The top five Zhonglang Jiangli was headed by Niu Fu. He was Dong Zhuo’s second son-in-law. Li Ma and others were all serving in his army, and Hua Xiong It was Hu Zhen’s lieutenant. Now Hu Zhen has surrendered to the Kwantung Allied Forces at Hulao Pass. Xu Rong was stabbed to death by Xiahou Dun in the battle to ambush Cao Cao. Only Niu Fu, Dong Yue and Duan were left in Zhonglang Jiang. Simmering, including Lu Bu, Li Zhao's position in Dong Zhuo’s generals has been ranked fifth, but his official position has not been promoted.
Li Yu's official position is not high, and his salary is naturally not high, but his family’s gold, silver, jewellery, antiques and rares are full of warehouses, and his wife and concubines are flooded in the backyard. They wear silk and satin, and they eat the delicacies of the sea and the mountains. , And it’s absolutely impossible to live the current life with his meager salary. However, the Xiliang army’s style is very different from Liu Xin’s army. They both fought and looted at the same time. Those in Li Zhang’s family The money beauties were all obtained after he followed Dong Zhuo to Luoyang and took advantage of the opportunity to go on the expedition. Therefore, Madam Yang was so happy when he heard that he was going on the expedition again today, but did not notice Li Yi's face in the slightest. Look,
Seeing Yang's look like a financial fan, Li Yu said angrily: "Don't think about those beautiful things for now. This time the expedition is different from the past. We will compete with Liu Xin for Hanzhong."
Yang realized that her husband was a little different today and couldn’t help asking: “Is it that Jingzhou Mu, is he very good?”
Li Yu was upset in his heart and gave her a fierce look: "What do women know, if it is on the ground in Guanzhong, I am not afraid of him, even if there are ten Liu Xin, where is Hanzhong? Don’t you know that the road to Shu is difficult and dangerous,"
Yang said blankly: "Is the road in Hanzhong difficult? When I was a child, the slave family followed my father once. It seems to be okay. I remember that I arrived not far after Yangping Pass."
Li Chang sighed and said, "Madam, what you are talking about is the time of Taiping. Now Yangping Pass is heavily guarded. Who will let you pass? If you want to win Hanzhong, you must first win Yangping Pass. Such a chore. No one was willing to take over, but it fell on my head, you said that you are not annoyed,"
The Yang family finally understood that the dare to venture this time is really different from the past. The advantage is that you can't make any more mistakes. It is not a joke to annoy Dong Zhuo. Yang looked at his worried husband and suddenly had an idea. With a move, he said, "Master, why have you forgotten that poor scholar, why don't you ask him to find a way?"
Zhang Li patted his thigh and continued to say: "Oh, if it weren't for the madam to remind me, I almost forgot about this matter, yes yes yes, hurry up and invite him over."
If Liu Xin were here, he would be surprised, the poor scholar Yang referred to as Jia Xu, a famous poison in the Three Kingdoms period.
That was a few years ago, when Jia Xu was in poverty, he was run into by Li Yu one day, and he was taken into the army, but Jia Xu had something to say first. This time, with Li Yu's help, he can help him with some transcripts on weekdays. As for miscellaneous tasks such as copying, as for making suggestions, he can only help him once in his life, and after one time, the two sides owe each other and have nothing to do.
Li Yu himself is also quite talented in marching and fighting. The reason why Niu Fu was able to rank first in Zhong Lang is not only Dong Zhuo’s daughter, but also an important reason for his outstanding military service. Niu Fu has gained most of his military service. It was Li Yu and Guo Bang who helped him earn it. Li Yu heard Jia Xu’s offer at the time, but he only thought that Jia Xu had said a joke, and he didn’t take it to heart at all, and Li Yu had been paying for it for so many years. There was no need for Jia Xu to make suggestions. Gradually, he forgot Jia Xu, and only regarded Jia Xu as an ordinary book official in the army. Today's matter is urgent. Under Yang's reminder, Li Yu remembered Jia Xu. Come, hurriedly send someone to invite,
Jia Xu worked in the Li Yujun, and he knew the goal of this action. Hearing Li Yu came to ask him for advice, he couldn’t help but relieved, and the contract between him and Li Yu could be cancelled.
Seeing Li Yu's rare irritability, Jia Xu knew that he had no idea about this expedition. He couldn't help but smiled and said, "General Li knows that there are four ways to send soldiers from here. One is to take the Ziwu Valley Road, the second is to take the Jianluo Valley Road, the third is to take the Xiegu Valley Road, and the fourth is to take the Yangping Pass of Chencang’s old road. Although the first three valley roads have no dangers, the roads are difficult and difficult. General’s Most of the subordinates are cavalry, and it is not easy to pass without people. If Zhang Lu gets the news, only a small group of men and horses are ambushing him. Even if there are thousands of troops and horses, there is nothing that can be done. According to Jia’s humble opinion, the general can only choose the fourth Road, first seize Yangping Pass, and then go straight to Hanzhong,"
Li Yi shook his head and said, "I know the conditions of these four roads. If I pass the first three valley roads, I don't know how long it will take. When my army passes through, Hanzhong would have been taken by Liu Xin long ago, but the terrain of Yangping Pass is dangerous. , The area before the pass is narrow, the troops cannot be deployed, and the strong attack is difficult to work. It is precisely this that makes me dilemma.
Jia Xu saw that Li Yu didn’t trust his conspiracy, but he didn’t care at all. Jia Xu had already made up his mind to help him not owe each other from now on, so he continued to analyze for him: "General Li, if so On weekdays, Jia will not persuade the general to choose the fourth route, but now is different. Liu Xin has already captured Jiameng Pass and will definitely attack the Hanzhong counties. Liu Xin has few horses in his army and he does not have enough. The cavalry rushed for a long distance. They had to wait for Hanzhong to take advantage of the situation before attacking Yangping Pass. By then, it would be three days later at the earliest. The generals were different. They could rely on the cavalry to rush to Yangping Pass in front of Liu Xin. At that time, Zhang Lu’s army at Yangping Pass could be said to have suffered from the enemy. They either surrendered to Liu Xin, or surrendered to the general, or were trapped alive. There was no fourth way to go. The general could even be in the name of the court, yes. Xu Yi, the defender of Yangping Pass, is a high-ranking official, so why not worry about them not coming to serve as the general. As long as they win Yangping Pass, Hanzhong will be at your fingertips. The general is another great achievement, and Jia can also retire."
After listening to Jia Xu’s analysis, Li Yu felt reasonable, so he hurriedly aroused the troops and killed Yang Pingguan.
There are 50,000 men and horses in Li Chang's headquarter, all of them are elite Xiliang cavalry. These years, they have fought and fought after Li Chang. Everyone has made a lot of oil and water. I heard that there is another opportunity to go on the expedition. Be brave and everyone is vying for the first place. Not only that, Dong Zhuo also allocated another 50,000 pawns for his drive this time. These 50,000 pawns were all He Jin’s soldiers bought at the beginning, that is, the Luoyang Army in the past.
Jia Xu’s strategy emphasized the word "quick". Suspecting that these Luoyang infantrymen had slowed down the marching speed, he handed them over to his cousins Li Ying and Li Wei to lead them. He brought his head of 50,000 cavalry forward.
Originally, according to the footsteps of the Xiliang warhorses, it would only take a day and a half from Chencang to go through Hechi and Juxian to reach Yangpingguan. It takes at most a day and a half to depart on the eighth day of the first month, and at the latest on the evening of the ninth day of the first month. They arrived at Yangping Pass. If they were traveling day and night like Sun Ce, they could arrive in the early morning of the ninth day of the first month. If they could arrive in the early morning of the ninth day of the first month, the situation would be very different. At that time, Guannan There are five thousand Jingzhou cavalrymen, and fifty thousand Xiliang cavalry to the north. Whoever surrenders, I believe Zhang Wei's choice must be Li Zhang. Unfortunately, the Xiliang army's military discipline has always been loosing while marching. There are so many empty spaces. The warhorses were not getting up soon. In addition, after more than a year of peace after coming to Chang'an, the soldiers' savings were almost exhausted. Finally they seized the opportunity to come out, and even worsened, they could not wait to scrape off all three floors of the land. Okay, just like this, when the leading troops of Li Chang cavalry came to Yangping Pass, it was already noon on the tenth day of the first lunar month.
As early as this time the day before, Sun Ce had already captured Yangping Pass. Although the process during this period was a bit of inconsistency, the result was quite satisfactory after all, and now Zhang Biao and Li Sheng are also all of them. I am willing to obey his orders convincingly. This 18-year-old boy has gone through so many changes and has gradually matured. He is very clear about the significance of this Yangping Pass to Liu Xin. On the day that Yangping Pass was occupied, Sun Ce All the 20,000 defenders who surrendered were transferred outside the pass and waited for Liu Xin’s army to arrive. The only guarding the city was the 5,000 cavalry he brought. The purpose was to prevent the surrendered defenders from recurring mutiny. Under this arrangement, even The 20,000 soldiers came down and rebelled. Relying on the strong guard wall, Sun Ce is also confident to hold on until Liu Xin’s army arrives.
After discussion, Sun Ce and Zhang Biao were divided into three groups, taking turns to patrol the gate, day and night, at noon that day, the sun was shining brightly, and there were sudden rushes of horse hooves in the distance. The cavalry who had been dealing with the horses all day could do it. I can feel that this kind of hoof sound is definitely not something one or two horses can make, and it is impossible that one or two hundred horses can make such a movement, at least as many as they are, in the blink of an eye, the snow in the north. Sun Ce, who was patrolling the top of the city, could clearly feel the slight vibration under his feet. He couldn't help but his heart tightened. What should come is finally here. There is no need for him to give orders. All the soldiers are fighting. With twelve points of spirit and heightened vigilance, Zhang Biao, Li Sheng and others quickly walked up to the top of the city and tried their best to look to the north.
Slowly, a large black shadow appeared in the north, and the black shadow got closer and closer, and countless cavalry rushed in. The shocking scene of ten thousand horses made these men who are also good at fighting at once moved.