"Bojo!"

"Xiuren!"

In the old pass of Hangu, Liu Yin finally saw Jiang Wei, stepped forward, raised his arms and laughed: "You are finally here. If you don't come again, I'm afraid I will have to retreat."

Looking closely at the other person, in addition to his body being stained with dirt and blood, his face was also scratched with more than a dozen large and small scars.

It can be seen at a glance that it is carved out by various thorns in the mountain forest.

Looking at the towering mountains on both sides of Guancheng, Liu Yin couldn't help but sigh:

"Boyue, thank you for your hard work!"

Jiang Wei also smiled:

"I'm just doing some work. I've been trying to confuse the thieves these days. I don't know how much effort it takes. It's the real hard work."

The two looked at each other and laughed, feeling quite sympathetic to each other.

Conquering Hangu Pass is equivalent to opening the door to Luoyang's western barrier - Hongnong County.

Because the east of Hongnong County is Henan Yin.

As for why it is said that it only opened the door to Hongnong County, it is of course because there is another key point to the east of Hangu Pass: Shaanxi County.

In the past, Ji Fa destroyed the Shang Dynasty and established the Zhou Dynasty, and his capital was Haojing, which is the southwest of Xi'an in later generations.

Ji Fa is the famous King Wu of Zhou in history.

Among the important ministers who assisted him, there were three most famous ones: Duke Zhou, Duke Zhao, and Duke Tai.

This is the beginning of the Three Gongs.

Duke Zhou and Duke Zhao are relatives of the Zhou royal family, and Taigong is Jiang Taigong.

Three years later, King Wu of Zhou died and King Cheng of Zhou succeeded him.

At that time, Taigong had been granted the title of establishing the Qi Kingdom in the east, and Duke Zhao was ordered to build the eastern capital of Luoyang (i.e. Luoyang). Only Duke Zhou remained in the court.

At that time, the Duke of Zhou was afraid that the world would revolt after hearing about the death of King Wu, so Jian Yue took charge of the country as regent and regent for King Cheng.

So some unscrupulous people spread rumors that "the Duke of Zhou will not be conducive to becoming a king."

The so-called "Zhou Gong feared the Rumor Day" refers to exactly this matter.

Although Zhou Gong and Tai Gong were together, Zhao Gong explained:

"The reason why I have no choice but to take charge of the administration is because I am afraid that the world is surrounded by people, and there is no way to accuse me of the previous kings Taiwang, Wang Ji, and King Wen. The three kings have worried about the world for a long time, and now they are here. King Wu died and became the young king.

, it will form a week, that’s why I do it.”

Taigong is not a clan relative, so it's hard to say anything.

However, Duke Zhao was a relative of the Zhou royal family and one of the three Dukes, so he was often doubted.

In order to reassure Duke Zhao, Duke Zhou chiseled a stone pillar three and a half meters high and erected it in Shaanxi. He made an agreement with Duke Zhao:

Those who come from Shaanxi to the east are called Princess Zhou; those who come from Shaanxi to the west are called Princess Zhou.

That is to say, the ruling area of ​​the Zhou Dynasty was divided into two major administrative areas: east and west. Duke Zhou administered the east of Shaanxi, and Duke Zhao administered the west of Shaanxi (the name of Shaanxi originated from this).

This matter is called "setting up pillars as boundaries", and it is also the source of the post-world monument.

During the Warring States Period, after the three families were divided into Jin and Qin and Wei, they often fought here. Shaanxi sometimes belonged to Qin and sometimes belonged to Wei.

It can be said that in order to fight for this place, Qin and Wei almost lost their minds.

This Shaanxi region can be said to be the real dividing line between Kanto and Kansai.

After taking Shaanxi, we took the initiative in Hongnong County.

Taking the initiative in Hongnong County is equivalent to opening the door to Henan Yin.

Therefore, it is inevitable that Wei State has heavy troops at Hanguguan and Shaanxi.

"The matter at Hangu Pass is not over yet!"

Jiang Wei was still not satisfied and looked at Liu Yin.

Qin Hangu Pass was captured, but more than ten miles north of the old pass, on the south bank of the river, there was a new pass, which was built by Wei thieves decades ago.

When Cao Cao was conquering Guanxi, it was through this pass that he transferred grain and grass.

At this time, most of the grain and grass supplied to the Wei army in the Hanguguan area was also stored there.

"At this time, we have attacked the old pass. We can take advantage of the fact that the rebel army is not ready in time and seize the opportunity to capture the new pass!"

Liu Yin understood and said:

"Continue pressing the same button as before? You and I will divide our forces into two groups?"

Jiang Wei nodded and said:

"That's right, Xiu Ran knows me too!"

Once you control the ancient Xiaohan Road, you can easily go around to the back of the new pass and cut off the rebel army's retreat.

"However, the deployment of troops this time must be reversed."

Looking at this look, Jiang Wei had already considered his next move after taking Qinhangu Pass.

"The troops that go around to the east cannot be reduced. Instead, the troops in the west only need to hold the camp."

When Liu Yin heard this, he immediately understood:

"It seems that Boyue has already planned this!"

To bypass the enemy, it is not only necessary to cut off the retreat route of the Xinguan rebels in time, but also to be prepared for the rebels from Shaanxi County to come for support.

As for guarding the west side, you only need to prevent the thieves from jumping over the wall and rushing out from the pass.

And this possibility is very low.

Because even if the thieves dared to risk their lives, they would most likely rush eastward back to Shaanxi County, and it was impossible to rush westward.

If they are heading west... there are only a few of them? Are they planning to go to Tongguan just like that?

"Without further delay, we can't let these thieves escape!"

Military merit can only be too little, how can there be too much?

Even if you get the credit for breaking through the barrier, you can't lose the credit for destroying the thieves.

Killing thieves is a greater achievement than defeating thieves!

"Boyo, you have been working hard these days. Why don't you go back this time and let me lead the troops. You are in the front, so you can take this opportunity to rest."

When Jiang Wei heard this, he subconsciously wanted to refuse.

But when he looked at Liu Yin, the words came to his lips, but they turned into:

"That's fine. Since Xiuren wants to go, we can take turns."

Liu Xiuran became famous in the Battle of Jieting. He defended Jieting with his remaining soldiers until the Central Guards arrived in time, and finally preserved the results of the Battle of Longyou.

Although Liu Xiuran submitted himself to the Prime Minister from the beginning, he was personally recommended by the Central Protector.

Therefore, there are still rumors in the army that Liu Xiuran is the "immovable mountain" among the four generals of Fenghuolin under the command of Zhongdu.

As for who are the four generals that everyone is talking about privately...

There are five of the Four Heavenly Kings, plus one or two substitutes, and the total adds up to five, six, seven or eight. Isn’t that common sense?

As long as Zhongduhu doesn't stand up and clarify, how everyone decides and how they are arranged will all depend on personal preference.

Of course, General Zhendong and Zhao Sanqian must be among the top two.

When it comes to circumventing thieves, defense is far more important than offense, so it is indeed more appropriate for Liu Xiuran to go there.

It has been more than ten years since Jiang Wei returned to the Han Dynasty, and over the years, in order to appease Long You, the imperial court treated Jiang Wei quite well.

Coupled with his own talents, it is not an exaggeration to say that he is valued highly.

But after the death of the prime minister, Feng Duhu now became the talker in the army.

Although Zhongduhu used to be very enthusiastic about him, and he could even be said to think highly of him.

But in Jiang Wei's view, Liu Xiuran's relationship with the Central Protector seemed to be closer than his own.

Moreover, he was a reduced general, and Liu Xiuran was from a serious background.

Now that he has taken the first step, if he continues to fight, he will appear to be a solitary person, which is not a good idea.

Liu Yin was overjoyed to see Jiang Wei agree.

…

Just as the Han army at Qinhangu Pass was reorganizing its troops to leave the pass, they were preparing to circle ten miles north to cut off the connection between Xinguan and Shaanxi County.

The Wei army guards in the new pass are also anxiously waiting for news from the old pass.

Since the Western Bandits gave up attacking the new pass and attacked the old pass, they had to communicate with each other once a day in the morning and evening to report peace during the battle between the two passes.

Yesterday, there was thick smoke billowing from Jiuguan, and there seemed to be a war.
To be continued...