"If it was not unexpected..." Zhang Xun surrendered, of course he was eager to make contributions. After thinking a little, he had already had a guess, "It should be Yuan Shu's eldest son Yuan Yao, and the prince of Zhong's clan."

"What did Yuan Shu think? If you don't go, take Yuan Yao over there. Does he think Yuan Yao is more talented than him?" Lu Bu couldn't understand. After all, Yuan Yao is not well-known.

"Too... Yuan Yao is indeed much more stable than Yuan Shu. He once advised Yuan Shu not to ascend the throne and become emperor. However, at that time, Yuan Shu was already obsessed with profit and was determined to be the emperor. Maybe he is still young now, but it is hard to say in the future." Zhang Xun explained.

"Well, people have already gone south, and it is already difficult to arrest them. It depends on Sun Ce's side, how to deal with them!" Lu Bu was too lazy to care. Yuan Yao led at most 20,000 people to go south. After deducting the auxiliary soldiers and civilians, it is estimated that only 5,000 soldiers were present.

But Sun Ce's side is not much better. At most, there are only 10,000 soldiers in battle. They also have to guard the coast. At the same time, they have to be careful of the mountains and crossings and deal with Yuan Yao. I don't know how many troops I can distribute.

He paused, waved his hand, and said, "Forget it, everyone has gone to Jiangnan, and let Sun Ce have a headache. This battle is about to end... It's such a boring battle, and I don't feel a little hot."

Zhang Xun next to him was speechless. He led two thousand people to break through their tens of thousands of people, but he still couldn't make him passionate? Next, should he break into the enemy army of thousands of people alone and then defeat him?!

Thinking of Lu Bu's like a god of war, he entered the position of thousands of people and killed all directions... Zhang Xun suddenly felt very touching. As a general, he should be like this!

Although the war stopped, Lu Bu was stationed in Lujiang. Due to the ban and Xiahou Yuan, Runan gave the Nanyang to Lu Qian and Liu Pan to station. The latter voluntarily surrendered and retained the position of the lieutenant in accordance with Liu Tao's wishes for one or two years.

Anyway, Liu Biao came over and Liu Pan was right to lead the troops to the top. If you are loyal or not, just talking is useless, you have to do it.

In fact, Liu Biao has no possibility of continuing to resist. In fact, since Sun Jian was captured, he began to treat him negatively, otherwise Yuan Shu would not have said that he would be hunting in the south.

He was surrounded by teammates of pigs, so he didn't plan to get himself in... although he had already gotten along.

The battle situation gradually gathered from all over the country to Luoyang. At this time, Luoyang was just completely relocated, and the harem was slightly decorated to what Liu Tao was used to.

"It's just the end..." Liu Tao began to sigh as he looked at the battle reports sent back from various places.

The news received by Lu Bu was slower. He had Jinyiwei here, so the news from all over the country was slightly faster. For example, Liu Biao had already begun to discuss the matter of surrendering to the country with his ministers; for example, Liu Zhang began to plan to close the passage into Shu; for example, Ma Teng had already explored the matter of the Western Regions.

What surprised him was that Yuan Shu was a little tough at the end of his life. Compared to Yuan Shao's captive and angry death, he at least made people see the backbone of Yuan's family.

At the same time, Yuan Yao was also sent to Jiangdong, but not to compete for territory with Sun Ce, but to join Sun Ce's command.

Yes, now Sun Ce has accepted Yuan Yao and appointed him as the prefect of Kuaiji. He only seized his military power, but he treated him very favorably in all aspects. He did not take away the gold, silver, treasures and other things he brought there.

Theoretically, even if Yuan Yao wants to live in Jiangdong now, buy some land, and then become a rich man, it is actually OK, at least it can continue Yuan Shu's lineage.

In a sense, the Zhong family country had already destroyed the country with Yuan Shu being killed. It was Sun Ce who destroyed the Zhong family, not the Han Dynasty, which probably meant Yuan Shu.

At the same time, because Sun Ce did not become emperor, there was also the possibility of surrender. According to his usual personality, Liu Tao might allow Sun Ce to surrender, and Yuan Yao, who had already surrendered to him, was no longer the prince of Zhong's family, so he could naturally survive.

Yuan Shu may not be a good monarch or a good minister, but at least a good father.

"Sun Ce's side is not worth worrying about. The biggest problem is Liu Zhang's side? Now that things have come, why do he still feel that if we can't get through the Bashu passage?" Liu Tao sighed.

"The road to Shu is difficult, and it is indeed not easy to walk." Jian Yong replied.

"Either go up the Yangtze River or break through several levels... In addition, mountain roads are difficult to move, and smaller means of transportation are needed. Otherwise, the baggage and even soldiers may fall off the mountain road." Guo Jia added.

The traditional means of transportation in Bashu are Dian horses. There are horses in Dianchi Lake, and the barbarians will sell them from time to time. These horses live in mountains all year round, so they are like walking on flat ground in the mountains and have sufficient endurance.

The disadvantages are also obvious. Perhaps it is because of the small steps that are used to small steps. Unless you have long-term training, the speed of flat ground cannot be faster. Even if you specialize in training, it is slightly insufficient compared to Qiang horses or Xianbei horses. In the end, it is too short and comparable to Mongolian horses.

However, there is now Liu Zhang's territory, so it is unlikely to get it.

Speaking of transportation tools, Liu Tao thought of the wooden ox and flowing horse. Some people later said that it was actually a rooster cart or a wheelbarrow. This can still be made after a little exploration. Compared to the Dian horse, the wooden ox and flowing horse is more practical.

"I'll draw a picture and let the Ministry of Works try to make it. If it works, maybe we will be somewhat sure when we attack Yizhou." Liu Tao replied, and he also thought about whether to make up the explosives.

If you think about it carefully, saltpeter needs to be purified these days, and insufficient purification technology is also a problem. In addition, even if the mixing ratio reaches the highest level, you can't count on how destructive the black gunpowder can have.

It would be fine to blow up an ordinary rammed earth city wall, but I guess I couldn't do anything to deal with the blue brick walls of Bashu.

"In addition, I will send Jinyiwei one after another to see if I can find one or two paths to the back of the level, so that one or two hundred people can be allowed to go around." Liu Tao immediately ordered, but this time he looked at Yang She.

"Abide by the order!" Yang She didn't say much, but just replied silently and immediately made arrangements.

However, even if the black gunpowder is not produced, the saltpeter purification technology may be done first. It is best to get the original chemistry out... Liu Tao thought about it and asked, "If I want to find an alchemist, where are the more?"

"Your Majesty is planning to refine alchemy and immortality?" Guo Jia was shocked when he heard this. He was worried that Liu Tao would be addicted to immortality, so he asked.

"I am a child of the Immortal family. I don't know if I can live forever?" Liu Tao gave him a blank look, and his thoughts were all, "Did I try to cultivate the next generation without seeing it? I don't want to be an emperor all the time. At most, I'm sixty or seventy years old. I have to retire. I'm just a fool, and it's better to cherish the moment..."
Chapter completed!