Spoiler History: Starting from the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 585: Old Capital Luoyang
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 acting with all his strength under 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 it would be if I could be seven feet tall and follow General Zhang like my sworn brother Zhang Ji?

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

"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."

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."

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.

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 literary do not have much room for display.

After crossing Hangu Pass, Liu Bei glanced south from a 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.

After resting for a night in Xin'an County, You Chu still kept looking for the old man who showed 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.

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

Pang Tong also nodded in agreement and said:

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.

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

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.

Immediately, Pang Tong smiled again:
"That Zhang He originally died at the hands of Kong Ming."

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..."

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

You Chu, who was engrossed in eating, looked up blankly:
Isn't General Zhang Junyi alive and well? Moreover, he went to visit his sworn brother before leaving Chang'an and said that 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.

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."

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 princes and come back to shine on his family's family name.

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?"

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

"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 is like a jade belt, which was once a good place for wealthy people in Luoyang to go outing. There is a pavilion on the mountain where many scholars in the past used to promote literary works.

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 we know now, Cao's army had few troops here, but they were not absent. Even though Luoyang was dilapidated, there were many rivers and canals here and the land was flat, making it a good place for farming anyway.

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 to the northeast beyond Luoyang there is Mengjin 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 was even slower by two points.

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

"Share some food and have a full meal with these people."

Liu Bei turned his head and looked at a large group of ragged hungry people lingering on the flank of the Chinese army.

They should have been the villagers of Gucheng County. The news of the army's eastward march had led to Yide breaking through the border too quickly, causing the Dian Nong officials to escape without knowing where they were.

The group of hungry people left behind who had been plundered were obviously hard at farming, but they couldn't even feed themselves.

Liu Bei turned around and saw Kong Ming looking at the group of people with the same concentration.

The movement of the Chinese army became slower and slower. By the time they set up camp at dusk, they were still more than forty miles away from Luoyang, and there were more and more hungry people.

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

Thick porridge and rice, a simple but clean camp, and a warm fire. These simple things quickly eliminated the resistance of the hungry people, and they even began to have the strength to ask what the Liu Ziqi flying over the Chinese army meant. ?
Not many people here know the name of Liu Yuzhou, and the prestige of Sanqin is certainly worthless here.

However, I heard that Uncle Liu’s current tax collection under his rule was only 40% or even 35%, and that there were also agricultural officials teaching farming methods. This made this group of Guizhou leaders who had had enough food for the first time in half a year find it quite strange, and even felt that this was You are deceiving them.

Frequent killings and punishments, kidnapping of children, 50% of tax revenue is just casual, 60% to 70% of tax is just ordinary, this is the pianong officer they are familiar with.

An old soldier was dissatisfied with the hungry people's skeptical attitude, so he immediately used stones to draw a curved plow structure on the ground and explained the difficulty and key of retting.

This group of people, who had been farming for almost their whole lives, thought about it for a while and then believed it.

As a result, Liu Bei's image here suddenly became taller:

"As expected of being the queen of Emperor Gao and Emperor Guangwu!"

Liu Bei and Kong Ming watched all this quietly, and then the marching speed became slower and slower. The dianong officers who had followed the army from Guanzhong simply started teaching in the military camp.

It was not until the morning of the third day that the bloated group finally arrived at Luoyang City.

Moss grows on the ruins, green seedlings grow on the broken walls, and twigs push out stubbornly from the rubble. In the broken city wall, wild flowers bloom in season, creating a brilliant scene.

Kong Ming stood under the half-broken city gate, raised his hand and pushed aside the weeds to reveal the two characters "Luoyang". For a moment, a thousand thoughts came to his mind, and in the end he could only sigh at the two characters.

"Old capital."

"Old Capital!"

(End of this chapter)