Spoiling History: Starting from the Three Kingdoms

When the two armies are fighting, it is common for them to curse and demoralize themselves.

It’s just that his two foster brothers are completely opposite:

Yun Chang has always been sharper with his sword, while his third brother is the opposite, speaking faster.

But even so, Liu Bei couldn't help but ask:

"Does Yide really say that?"

A bean cooked in a new iron pot was held with chopsticks. You Chu put it into his mouth and chewed it while thinking about it. He tried hard to block out General Zhang's other words starting with "Nai Gong" before he nodded sincerely. .

However, it was the first time that You Chu saw General Zhang doing his best at Yique Pass.

The warriors are riding dragons and horses, charging like chariots, and there is no enemy anywhere.

The iron tree dances like crazy, the sound is like thunder, and the brave knight does not turn his heels.

At that moment, You Chu began to hate his short stature again.

How lucky would it be to be seven feet tall and to be at General Zhang's side like my sworn brother Zhang Ji?

Liu Bei didn't think as much as You Chu did. He also picked up a few beans and put them into his mouth, crunched them, held his forehead and sighed:

"Cao Xiu ran away after hearing this. Doesn't this trap General Jun Yi in an unjust place?"

You Chu in the tent reluctantly argued for General Yide:

"The elite cavalry led by General Cao were all so brave that they were not afraid of death and risked their lives to end their descendants. Nearly a hundred died but only one general survived..."

As you talked, You Chu's voice became quieter and quieter, because it was difficult to evaluate whether this gain or loss was a loss or a gain.

But deep down in his heart, You Chu still disagreed.

My elder brother had always respected General Zhang He when he was General Cao, and You Chu also had a certain fondness for Zhang He. Then he heard that he had been living in Chang'an for a year without Prime Minister Cao's help. This good feeling turned into sympathy, and he immediately brewed It became the most straightforward idea:

Would it be better to vote for Xuande Gong?

But of course he would not express his thoughts directly, so You Chu could only lower his head and work harder.

Kong Ming’s thoughts start from the most practical perspective:

"Now that we are out of the pass, we can block the communication between the two places in Yecheng, Xuchang where Cao's army is located. In addition, the battle between the two armies delays the transmission of letters at different levels. Zhang Junyi's family in Xudu should not be in danger."

Pang Tong also nodded in agreement and said:

"Moreover, Cao Xiu's army is not monolithic. Cao Xiu has now become a defeated general. The credibility of what he said is open to question."

Immediately, Pang Tong smiled again:

"That Zhang He originally died at the hands of Kong Ming."

"I didn't expect that Kong Ming would still have to worry about rescuing Zhang He."

As he spoke, he shook the feather fan of the same style as Kong Ming in his hand, which made Kong Ming laugh, and Liu Bei also laughed together.

You Chu, who was engrossed in eating, looked up blankly:

Isn't General Zhang Junyi alive and well? Moreover, he even visited his sworn brother before leaving Chang'an and said he had gained weight. How could he be killed at the hands of Zhuge's military advisor?

But it was obvious that a few people would not explain this sentence specifically.

After resting for a night in Xin'an County, You Chu still kept looking for the old man who showed him the way, but to no avail. He could only hope that the old man would have a mount and food to find a safe place to live.

In addition to sending good news on this trip, You Chu also brought a "letter of introduction" written by Zhang Jishe in honor of Zhang Fei.

The reason is also very simple. The vanguard army has a simple structure and is almost all Zhang Fei's old soldiers. They can give orders like an arm. People like You Chu who are eloquent and talented in literature do not have much room for display.

In the past, he had repeatedly encountered obstacles in seeking a future for his adopted brother in Cao's army. Now that Xuande Gong was able to recruit scholars based on his talents, Zhang Ji wanted to see if his adopted brother, who was as talented as his own, could win over the Three Dukes and come back to shine on his family's lintel?

Liu Bei and others naturally didn't care that much, or they couldn't care less.

After crossing Hangu Pass, Liu Bei glanced south in the distance. He knew that his sworn brother was guarding the gate for him over there, and further south, there was another enemy that he must finally put an end to.

But at this moment, let’s continue heading east.

The further he walked, the more familiar Liu Bei became to this place, and he frequently pointed with his fingers and talked to Kong Ming:

"That's Gushui. There's a city further along the river called Gucheng."

"This is Jianshui, connected with Gushuiyang Canal, passing through Luoyang City and Yanshi to join the Yellow River."

"That's Yishui over there. You can see it more clearly if you climb higher. It comes from Yique Pass and originates from Xiong'er Mountain."

The more he spoke, the brighter the expression on Liu Bei's face became.

He could smile and point out where Yuan Shao had taken a bath, and he could nostalgically talk about where the road was smooth and where he and Gongsun Zan raced and raced.

The river bend like a jade belt was once a popular place for wealthy people in Luoyang to go on an outing. There is a pavilion on the mountain where many traveling scholars used to promote literature and poetry.

Pang Tongzu stood behind and looked at the two of them with a smile, looking even more timid in their nostalgia.

Shaking his head, Pang Tong had no choice but to lean next to Huo Jun and explain in a low voice, so Huo Jun led his troops and a group of soldiers to bypass Xuande Gong and the military counselor in front and march forward.

Within a moment, Chen Shi was also sent out by Pang Tong.

According to what is known now, Cao Jun's troops here are very few, but they are not none, because even though Luoyang is in decline, there are many rivers and ditches and the land is flat. In any case, it is a good place for farming.

The two generals who sent troops were ordered to advance from the left and right wings respectively to select the surrounding areas of Luoyang and eliminate the enemy forces.

Among them, Huo Jun was also assigned by Military Master Pang to work in his old bank:

A hundred miles northeast of Luoyang there is Mengjing Pass, which is the main link between Luoyang and Hanoi. Take it down and then defend it!

Chen Shi wanted to go eastward to clean up Yanshi Gong County and other places, and by the way, check out what was going on at Taigu Pass in Wuxiang and Shenyuan Pass in Fengxian County in the south.

After the two generals left, the speed of Liu Bei's central army slowed down by two points.

On the one hand, Liu Bei's mood became more complicated and he felt worried about gains and losses, and on the other hand, it was also because...

"Give some food to these people to fill their stomachs."

Liu Bei turned his head and looked at a large group of ragged hungry people who had difficulty walking and lingered on the flank of the central army.

They should have been the settlers in Gucheng County. The news of the army's eastward advance was so fast that Yide broke through the pass too quickly, causing the agricultural officials to flee.

The group of hungry people who were plundered and left behind were obviously working hard to farm, but they couldn't even feed themselves.

Liu Bei turned his head and saw that Kong Ming was also looking at the group of people with the same concentration.

The movement of the central army became slower and slower. When they set up camp at dusk, they were still more than 40 miles away from Luoyang, and there were more and more hungry people.

Fortunately, this trip had been prepared for a long time, and there were a lot of baggage with the army, so there was no shortage of food - at least much more than Cao's army.

Thick porridge, a simple but clean camp, a warm fire, these simple things quickly eliminated the resistance of the hungry people, and they even began to have the energy to ask what the Liu character flag flying above the central army meant?

Few people here know the name of Liu Yuzhou, and his prestige of settling the Three Qins is worthless here.

But hearing that the taxes collected under the rule of this uncle Liu are only 40% or even 35%, and there are agricultural officials teaching farming methods, this makes this group of people who have eaten their fill for the first time in half a year feel quite strange, and even think that this is a deception.

Killing and punishing at will, forcibly abducting children, 50% tax collection is just a trivial matter, 60% or 70% is just normal, this is the agricultural official they are familiar with.

Some old soldiers were annoyed by the hungry people's skeptical attitude, so they immediately drew the structure of the curved plow on the ground with stones and explained the key to the difficulty of composting.

This group of people who have been farming for almost a lifetime thought about it and believed it by 70% or 80%.

So Liu Bei's image here suddenly became taller:

"You are worthy of being the descendant of Emperor Gao and Emperor Guangwu!"

Liu Bei and Kong Ming watched all this quietly, and then the marching speed became slower. The agricultural officials who followed the army from Guanzhong simply started teaching in the barracks.

On the morning of the third day, the bloated group of people finally arrived in Luoyang City.

Mosses grew on the ruins, green seedlings grew on the broken walls, and tender branches stubbornly pushed out from the rubble. Wild flowers bloomed in the broken walls, and the colors were gorgeous.

Kong Ming stood under the half-broken city gate, raised his hand to push away the weeds to reveal the two words "Luoyang". For a moment, a thousand emotions surged into his heart, and in the end, he could only sigh with two words.

"Old capital."

"Old capital!"