The First Military Division of the Three Kingdoms

"Who are you waiting for?"

The ranger captain who came out of Yangping Pass ordered the cavalry to spread out, and then slowly moved towards the convoy, and was prepared to attack immediately if they found something wrong with the convoy.

"This old man is Zhang Fu, the second housekeeper of the Zhang family in Chengdu. This is the Zhang family's convoy. Hurry up and inform your general Zhang Li." The second housekeeper Zhang Fu put on a majestic look, and gave orders to the cavalry captain.

When the captain of the cavalry heard that he was from the Zhang family in Chengdu, his face changed. After observing carefully for a while, he whispered something to the small captain beside him, and the small captain led the four cavalry towards Yangping Pass.

"Housekeeper, they don't intend to move away, look..." the servant who was serving beside Zhang Fu asked worriedly.

"No need to worry." Zhang Fu waved his hand lightly, and said loudly: "This is an important border area. The defenders must act carefully. Once the order from the eldest young master arrives, we can pass through the border safely."

Sure enough, the team leader who left came back soon, and brought back a school lieutenant who knew Zhang Fu. After seeing that his identity was correct, he took Zhang Fu and others to Yangping Pass.

"You wait to pass the customs quickly, you are not allowed to stay here, and the entourage is not allowed to leave the team, otherwise you will be killed without mercy." Although it is your own caravan, it is the Zhang family's caravan to find money for the Zhang family, but how important is the Yangping Pass? , and Zhang Li is just one of the lieutenants in Yangping Pass. It’s okay to pretend to be public for personal gain. It is absolutely taboo to let the caravan stay in Yangping Pass, and it will bring disaster to oneself.

"Young master, this is a letter from the master. Everything is fine at home..." Zhang Fu said in a low voice in front of Zhang Li, and then led the caravan out of the customs without daring to stay any longer.

Although the Zhang family has great influence in Yizhou, there are many families older than them. The most important thing is that some taboos must not be touched. Zhang Fu knows this very well.

"Thank you, General, for your convenience."

After watching the caravan pass through the customs all the way, Zhang Li came to the tower to thank the general Wu Ban of Yangping Pass. Without Wu Ban's nod, even Zhang Li would not dare to let his caravan pass through Yangping Pass, otherwise he would definitely be punished by military law.

"The situation is getting more and more serious." Wu Ban nodded and said, "Liu Bei's army has already begun to mobilize troops to Hanzhong. Countless supplies have entered Hanzhong from Qishan Mountain. The big battle is coming."

"Yes." Zhang Li hurriedly said, "Liu Bei's soldiers and horses outside the pass have blocked the news. It is difficult for our scouts to find out the news, but Yangping Pass is not the main direction of Liu Bei's army's attack. It will not be difficult for us to hold Yangping Pass."

"Well." Wu Ban nodded in agreement and said, "After your team comes back, don't go out, at least don't go this way, take the waterway to the south."

"Yes." Zhang Li replied, "I'll write a letter to inform my family, but the things over there are very profitable, and they are all good things..."

Of course, that side refers to Liu Bei's side. Under Liu Bei's rule, commerce developed, and there were a lot of goods, and all kinds of good things emerged one after another, which can be said to attract all directions. Although Yizhou and Liu Bei are in a hostile relationship, for businessmen, their own interests are the most important. of.

"It seems that Liu Bei really values ​​business, so the caravan is safe to let them enter..." Standing on the tower, watching Zhang's caravan being stopped by Liu Bei's defenders, after a search, he let it go The convoy passed by and couldn't help but sigh.

"Yes." Zhang Li also frowned and said: "According to the news from the Zhang family's caravan, no matter where the caravan comes from, as long as it does not transport contraband and pays the corresponding business tax, it can go unimpeded. Inside, absolutely no one dares to hit the attention of these caravans."

Liu Bei is willing to do business with the world. There are even caravans going to the grassland to do business.

Not to mention Yizhou, where there are many clans, even under the very strict management of Cao Cao, some people went to Liu Bei to buy goods. After Cao Cao collected a large amount of business taxes, he turned a blind eye.

As for Jiangdong, the relationship with Liu Bei is the most friendly. Sun Quan also encouraged him to do business with Liu Bei and introduced many advanced things from Liu Bei.

"Take care of everyone, don't act alone, don't contact with outsiders, otherwise drive out of the caravan, so that they don't hurt their families." Zhang Fu sternly said to the captain of the caravan: "For those who violate the law, those who can be dealt with quietly Dispose of it, forget it if you can't, don't let those people get hold of it."

"Don't worry, butler, it's not the first time for everyone to leave the car, and they all know the rules." The captain of the guard nodded slightly and promised that the caravan traveling between the two countries is afraid of the enemy's dark side, which will implicate the entire family, so they can follow the caravan Those who came out were all well-informed, and their family members were controlled.

But Zhang Fu didn't know that a secret letter had already been sent out of the convoy, and was being delivered to Chen Ziming by the secret guards.

"Liu Zhang has reached an agreement with Cao Cao to obtain some excellent armored weapons from Cao Cao. Among them, there are many bed crossbows and many catapults. I don't know the exact number."

"Liu Zhang ordered [-] elite soldiers from other races to be recruited to set up camp in the mountains and control the main roads in the mountains of Yizhou."

"Yizhou had a bumper harvest last year, and a large amount of grain will be shipped to Jingzhou and other places..."

The specific situation of Yizhou was quickly fully grasped by Chen Ziming, and at the same time, Chen Ziming's idea of ​​taking Yizhou was strengthened. A strong attack was no longer advisable. With Cao Cao's support, countless elite soldiers supplemented the shortage of Yizhou soldiers, and Yizhou soldiers Horses have now reached 50 people, and they are no longer so easy to bully.

"Cao Cao has brought us a lot of trouble. Those weapons alone can make it difficult for our army to move an inch in Yizhou..." Cao Cao made a decisive move, but Chen Ziming and others looked at him differently and gave up attacking Yizhou decisively. Instead, Yizhou was given a large number of weapons, which greatly increased Yizhou's strength. That is to say, Cao Cao did not hesitate to suffer a big loss in order to let Liu Zhang of Yizhou block Liu Bei's army.

As for food, the most indispensable thing in the Central Plains is food. The food Cao Cao got from Yizhou was just to store it up, just in case.

Chapter 4 Suspicion

Chapter 4 Suspicion

"Or, temporarily abandon Yizhou, concentrate our forces first, and get rid of Cao Cao..." Jia Xu said thoughtfully, "Cao Cao is indeed a great enemy, and if he is allowed to develop, it will cause trouble to the big man." Small threat."

"Difficult." Chen Ziming shook his head lightly and said, "Cao Cao has four prefectures, all of which are fertile lands, with a large population and a profound strategy. It is difficult to decide in one battle."

The most important thing that Chen Ziming didn't say is that Cao Cao's strength is really too strong. It can be said that he is the strongest among the four powerful enemies around Liu Bei.

The main reason is that the counselors and generals in Cao Cao's hands are too fierce. Unless Liu Bei completely lets go of his hands and feet and spares no effort to deal with Cao Cao, it will be difficult to kill Cao Cao.

Don't look at the fact that Sun Quan's glory is boundless, his territory is constantly expanding, and his morale is strong, but compared with Cao Cao, Sun Quan is still a little bit worse.

The most important thing is the combat power of the soldiers. Although Jiangdong soldiers and horses have been fighting all year round, their combat power is still not as good as the elite soldiers in Cao Cao's hands. Cao Cao has a good way of training soldiers, and Cao Cao has mastered many advanced weapons, many of which he stole from Liu Bei. past.

Although Cao Cao is now trapped in the middle and has no ability to continue to expand, but its strong background is not comparable to that of Sun Quan and Liu Zhang. If it were not for Liu Bei's containment, Sun Quan and Liu Zhang would definitely not be Cao Cao's opponents.

Chen Ziming and Liu Bei attached great importance to Cao Cao from the very beginning, and kept suppressing Cao Cao from all aspects, otherwise Cao Cao would definitely not only have the strength he has today.

"According to the investigation by the hidden guards, Cao Cao now has more than [-] soldiers and horses in his hands, scattered around, defending various places, and is vigorously building checkpoints, strengthening the defenses of important towns, and putting on a posture of strictly guarding against death."

Tian Feng also felt that Cao Cao was not easy to deal with, and was a little opposed to dealing with Cao Cao first, so Pang Tong didn't say anything anymore. He said that dealing with Cao Cao first was just an angry statement.

"Cao Cao has become the turtle of his dreams. Although he is strong, he lacks stamina and is nothing to be afraid of. As long as the big man continues to grow and become stronger, he will be able to crush him with the momentum of Mount Tai in the future..."

In Chen Ziming's view, Cao Cao has been trapped. After all, the population of the four states is so large, and the young and strong have been taken away by Cao Cao. If no changes are made, the population under Cao Cao's rule will not increase but decrease. After all, a large number of young and strong will join the army , has a very large impact on population growth.

"However, don't underestimate Cao Cao. Although he is putting on a defensive posture, once he is given a chance, Cao Cao will definitely send troops decisively. Don't take any chances..."

Then Chen Ziming wrote to Liu Bei, letting Liu Bei know his views and some plans for the future, so that Liu Bei had a general direction.

When Chen Ziming planned Yizhou, Jiangdong's army had launched a new round of offensive, and Sun Quan had already captured half of the South Vietnam area and was slowly advancing south.

"My lord, Zhou Dudu urgently reported that the Rinan Kingdom south of Jiuzhen has gathered an army of [-]..."

"My lord, the commander-in-chief fought against Jiuzhen. One hundred thousand soldiers lost more than [-] in the battle, and they were divided into various places to guard. They can mobilize only [-] troops, so it is necessary to send reinforcements..." Lu Su hurriedly asked Sun Quan to send reinforcements Reinforce Zhou Yu.

After hearing this, Sun Quan frowned and thought about it, and then said: "Now that I, Jiangdong, have allied with Cao Cao, we need to send [-] troops to guard Huainan to contain Liu Bei."

When Sun Quan spoke, everyone listened intently, only to see Sun Quan nodded slightly in satisfaction, and continued: "All parts of the Yangtze River need soldiers and horses to defend, and all parts of Yangzhou need soldiers and horses to guard all sides, so don't move lightly."

"The rest of the soldiers and horses." Sun Quan said here, and said in a helpless tone: "Jiaozhou needs [-] soldiers and horses to guard, and they must not move, otherwise the rear of the army will be unstable. Generals Zhou Tai and Ding Feng are leading the army to advance south. Also send people to ask for help, now Jiangdong has no troops to mobilize."

"My lord, Nichinan is the only powerful force in the south. If Nichinan is defeated, there will be no unstoppable enemy in the south. You should mobilize troops and horses to reinforce the governor, and the south will be determined in one battle." Lu Su hurriedly asked Sun Quan to send reinforcements. Yes, but Lu Su knew that Sun Quan still had [-] troops to mobilize, and it was in Huiji. As long as Sun Quan gave an order, those [-] troops could reinforce Zhou Yu from the sea.

"Don't mention this matter again." Sun Quan glanced at Lu Su dissatisfiedly, and then said: "The commander-in-chief is ordered to suspend the attack, and when the two generals Zhou Tai and Ding Feng pacify 93 Myanmar, they will go to Jiuzhen to meet him and join forces. Attack Nichinan."

"Report to my lord." At this time, Zhuge Jin, who was employed by Sun Quan, came out and said, "Jiuzhen and other places are still divided into counties and counties, and the lord needs to decide."

"En." Sun Quan glanced at the people waiting below, and after seeing nothing unusual, he said, "At this time, hand it over to Ziyu, and you can transfer officials from various places in Jiangdong to take up the post..."

After the discussion was over, everyone came out of the conference hall. It was Lu Su who followed Zhuge Jin closely and asked Zhuge Jin puzzledly: "Ziyu, Rinan is the obstacle to Jiangdongnan, why didn't my lord concentrate on defeating it first, but let it go?" Nichinan prepares for battle."

Zhuge Jin looked at Lu Su seriously after hearing this, and after seeing that Lu Su's expression was not fake, he said softly: "It's not that the Lord doesn't want to take down Nichinan, but..."

Having said this, Zhuge Jin pointed to the sky, and then left quickly.