Liu Xin did not answer, but looked up at the sky. Sure enough, the generals' arrows were all right. Unfortunately, there was no tacit understanding between them. Several pigeons were hit by two or three arrows, but there was still one pigeon that fluttered its wings and flew high. Gradually
It turned into a small black dot and disappeared. Soldiers had already ran over to pick up the fallen pigeons. Liu Xin suddenly remembered something and said loudly: "Quickly, arrest everyone in the yard. Remember, you must
Live!"
No special assignment was needed. Soldiers were already swarming towards the courtyard, and some soldiers had already presented the white pigeons they had picked up to Liu Xin. Liu Xin picked one up casually, and saw the white pigeons on its thin legs.
Sure enough, there was a piece of cloth tied around it. When I pulled it off, I found five words crookedly written on it - Jiameng Pass has been lost!
Liu Xin handed the cloth to Cheng Yu and said calmly: "This is the flying pigeon's message."
Cheng Yu lowered his head and took a closer look. He saw that the ink on the strip of cloth was still wet and the writing was very sloppy. He frowned and said, "It seems that this person wrote in a hurry. He must have just received the news."
Liu Xin's face was expressionless, but he was very excited in his heart. He understood the principle of flying pigeons to pass messages, but he could not find anyone to help him train carrier pigeons. If he also had the ability of flying pigeons to pass messages, there would be no need to spend so much effort.
Let Shopkeeper Song report the news to the special forces soldiers lurking in Jiameng Pass in a roundabout way. Then as long as one or two homing pigeons are released, everything will be settled.
Zhang Fei couldn't wait any longer. Looking at the pigeons in Liu Xin's hands, he wanted to drool. He shouted loudly: "Brother, you said you would treat everyone to breakfast, why are you still here in a daze? My stomach has been rumbling for a long time."
Cooed."
Liu Xin came back to her senses and laughed loudly: "Okay, let's go eat first and talk about other things later."
Breakfast is actually very simple, just soy milk, eggs and steamed buns. There is no need for a special chef. Huotoujun started preparing it when they entered the city. Now Jiameng has closed the door and set up tables and chairs, waiting for their arrival.
Everyone was not polite and started to wolf down the food as soon as they sat down. After all, they got up early today and drove more than 20 miles, so everyone was a little hungry. After swallowing the steamed bun, Liu Xin raised his head and looked around.
He looked up and looked at the Jiameng Pass. He had known for a long time that there were roads first, then connections, and finally the city was built based on the pass. There were high mountains on both sides of the city, and there was a trail going around the city on each side. There were large groups of people.
It is impossible to pass through Guancheng.
Chen Gong saw Liu Xin silently looking at Guancheng, and said with a smile: "This pass is backed by a city. It is easy to defend but difficult to attack. If the lord hadn't been a master of tricks, I don't know how much it would have cost to win this pass."
Liu Xin also smiled and said: "I have been preparing for this Jiameng Pass for half a year before today's results. The next battle for each city will be a tough battle. Let everyone take the time to rest.
The troops will be sent to Hanzhong in five days."
Kuai Yue asked in confusion: "My lord, soldiers are very fast. Our army captured Jiameng Pass with lightning speed. We can just go all out and take Hanzhong directly. Why do we have to wait five days?"
Liu Xin shook his head and said: "Soldiers rely on surprise to win quickly, but the enemy has flying pigeons to send messages. Zhang Lu should have known that Jiameng Pass was taken by me at this time, and he must be prepared. The army has not moved, and the food and grass
First of all, there is not much food stored in Jiameng Pass, and the people's lives do not seem to be rich enough to meet the needs of the army. Although it is only more than 20 miles from Jianmen Pass to Jiameng Pass, the roads are dilapidated and it is difficult to transport vehicles.
It will be passable, but it will take some time to transport the grain, grass and equipment from the rear. The task these days is to seize the time to build the road to ensure smooth communication between Jianmen and Jiameng."
Chen Gong raised his hands and said: "What my lord said is true, Jiameng Pass is an important road connecting Hanzhong and Chengdu. The people here mainly rely on merchants coming from the south and the north. It has been closed for nearly two years, and the people's lives are naturally miserable.
My subordinates have ordered people to issue notices to calm the people, and I believe that in another year and a half, this place will regain its former prosperity."
While they were talking, a soldier walked to the top of the city, knelt down on one knee, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, the person who released the pigeons has been caught. Please punish me, Your Majesty!"
Liu Xin waved her hand and said, "Bring her here, I want to interrogate you personally."
Soon, a tied-up man was escorted over. This man was in his thirties, with no beard under his chin, a fair complexion, and a look of horror on his face.
Liu Xin glanced at the man and asked pleasantly: "What is your name? Where is your family name? Are these pigeons raised by you?"
Seeing that Liu Xin's face was not ferocious, and his tone of voice was relatively calm, the man became bolder. He knelt on the ground and said softly: "My lord, my surname is Li Mingyang. I am from Luoyang Palace."
He was a chamberlain who specialized in raising pigeons for the emperor to eat. In his free time, the villain often enjoyed training pigeons. Later, there was great chaos in Luoyang, and the villain lived on the streets with no way to make a living. By chance, he met Li Ru, the doctor's order, and he
I heard that the villain could train pigeons to fly long distances, so I took the villain in and sent him here."
Liu Xin pondered: "You can train pigeons to fly long distances, which is indeed an amazing skill. It must be that training pigeons is not easy, but why do you have to release so many pigeons at one time?"
Seeing that Liu Xin could understand the difficulty of domesticating pigeons, Li Yang was moved and said with tears: "Sir, from Jiamengguan to Chang'an, the road is long, and there are often raptors and hunters in the middle. Two out of ten can fly back."
Three pigeons are not easy to fly. If you only let one or two fly, if they get lost in the middle, then there will be no role in transmitting the message. This is the first time for me to use pigeons to communicate daily routines. I don’t know how the adults figured it out.
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Liu Xin did not answer his words, but asked: "What did you just say? This news was not sent to Hanzhong, but to Chang'an?"
Li Yang said blankly: "Yes, the villain was taken in by Master Li, the doctor's order, and has nothing to do with Hanzhong. The villain has lived in Jiamengguan for more than a year, and all the money and materials needed to tame pigeons were provided by Master Li.
of."
Liu Xin slapped her thigh and said anxiously: "No! I just made a mistake. Hurry up and gather the team. I want to lecture you!"
Then he turned to Li Yang and said, "Li Yang, you have a good ability in domesticating pigeons, are you willing to work for me?"
Li Yang just wants to survive now. If there is anything he refuses to agree to, he hurriedly kowtows and says: "I am willing to work for you, go through fire and water, even if I die!"
Liu Xin smiled and said: "Serving me does not require you to take personal risks. In this way, I will arrange for someone to send you to Xiangyang, and you will temporarily work as a chief officer in the Ministry of War, with the rank of sixth grade, specifically to tame pigeons for me. Well, you can also train pigeons for me.
Yes, from now on the pigeons you tame will be called homing pigeons and will be used exclusively for communication between the three armies."
Although Li Yang still didn't understand what the director of the Ministry of War was and what the rank of the sixth rank meant, he thought it was not a bad thing. He kept thanking him, but soldiers came over to untie him and led him down.
Liu Xin's five legions are all well-trained elite soldiers. Those who entered Jiameng Pass were mainly soldiers of the first legion, about 40,000 people. Following Liu Xin's order, in addition to the soldiers guarding the four gates,
, the remaining 35,000 people have already assembled outside the East Gate. Many soldiers in the team participated in the lurking outside the West Gate last night and stayed up all night. Many people received the order to assemble as soon as they lay down, but no one
Make a complaint.
The generals also ate breakfast in a hurry and followed Liu Xin to the east city gate. There was a dark crowd under the city. No one in the team of more than 30,000 people spoke, only the horses in the formation occasionally neighed once or twice.
Liu Xin looked at the tens of thousands of troops gathered under the city, cleared his throat, and said loudly: "Soldiers, Dong Zhuo is cruel and unkind, Liu Xie killed his brother and usurped the throne, causing our Han Dynasty to fall apart, and the people suffered from the war. I am waiting for you.
As soldiers of the Han Dynasty, it is our sacred duty to support the Han Dynasty and protect the people. Zhang Lu seized Hanzhong, deceived the people with the Five Pecks of Rice religion, and even blocked the path of our army's northern expedition to Dong Zhuo. Today, Jiameng Pass has been conquered, and Zhang Lu still doesn't know
, it is possible to win by surprise. According to my general order, the army will be divided into four groups and march directly to Nanzheng, Shangyong, Fangling and Yangpingguan. I hope the soldiers will display the spirit of not being afraid of death and not being afraid, and march forward bravely to show off the might of our Han army!
Whoever breaks the city first will be promoted to the third level and will be rewarded with a hundred taels of gold!"
A young general in the army, dressed in black and armor, wielding a spear, shouted loudly: "Brothers, for the revival of the Han Dynasty, kill! Kill! Kill!"
The three armies followed closely behind, shouting in unison: "Kill! Kill! Kill!" The sound surrounded Jiameng Pass and did not disperse for a long time.
Liu Xin looked around and recognized that the young general was Sun Ce. A knowing smile appeared on his face. He turned around and said to the generals: "Send the order to the second army to travel day and night to respond. The engineering team will step up repairs on the road. Fifth
The legion will then transport the food, grass and baggage, and there must be no mistakes!"
After hearing the words, all the generals took the order and left one after another. Xu Huang also took Shi Huan and others, rushed down to the city, mounted their horses, and led the army north.
There were cavalry in the first legion, but the number was not large, about five thousand. Xu Huang knew Sun Ce's bravery, so he handed all the cavalry to him, and he led them to attack Yangping Pass. Yangping Pass is located
The northernmost point of Hanzhong County is the gateway to the entire north of Yizhou. After leaving Yangping Pass, more than a hundred miles northeast along the Shu Road is Sangguan, one of the four passes. As long as Sangguan is conquered, Chang'an City will be within easy reach.
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Hanzhong County has nine counties under its jurisdiction, and the government is located in Nanzheng County. Zhang Lu did not trust Yang Huai and Gao Pei who had surrendered. He just wanted to win people's hearts and allowed them to continue to guard Jiameng Pass, but they were originally
Half of his soldiers were transferred away. For more than a year, Zhang Lu was still under great pressure in Hanzhong. In the past, Liu Yan was his strong support, but now it has become Liu Xin's territory. And Dong Zhuo moved Liu Xie
After arriving in Chang'an, the threat from the north also suddenly increased.
According to the intelligence that Liu Xin has heard over the years, Zhang Lu has a total of 60,000 troops. The focus of his defense is not Liu Xin in the south, but Dong Zhuo in the north. There are as many as 30,000 heavy troops stationed at Yangping Pass. Qinling
There are also more than 10,000 troops stationed at the mouth of the valley in the north. Nanzheng is the seat of Zhang Lu, and there are also 10,000 elite troops stationed there. The 5,000 troops garrisoned at Jiameng Pass are now Liu Xin's prisoners.
However, there is a stronghold fifteen miles east of Jiameng Pass, guarded by Zhang Lu's confidant General Yang Ren, led by 5,000 people. Han people are not used to getting up early, and Yang Ren is still sleeping, faintly listening.
There were bursts of shouting coming from the direction of Jiamengguan. I couldn't help but turn over and raised my ears to listen, but there was no sound anymore. I couldn't help but muttered, tilted my head, and fell asleep again.
Spring was sleepy, autumn was tired, summer took naps, and winter and March were sleepless. It was still early spring, and sleeping in the early morning was the most comfortable. As soon as Yang Ren fell down, he snored again and had a strange dream.