Spoiler History: Starting from the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 681: Finally Entering Yingchuan
The army on the Eastern Expedition became the best labor force, and the city of Luoyang was no longer covered with lush grass.

The soldiers who came here from Guanzhong built military quarters, restored canals, and leveled the road.

When the Guanzhong Army began to move towards the three passes of Yique, Taigu and Huanyuan south of Luoyang, the people of Luoyang who had survived more than 20 years of war also had a new home.

Of course, the prerequisite for being able to live in these houses is to be able to obey the dispatch of the Luoyang government and use workers and farmers as housing payment.

It was not just soldiers who came here from Guanzhong. After ensuring that the eight passes were well defended, a steady stream of craftsmen, agricultural officials and merchants arrived here.

Relatively rudimentary workshops have sprung up, and schools that teach farming skills have also started. The ditches and roads outside the city also need to be cleared, and farmland needs to be reclaimed in advance in preparation for the coming year.

With everything in ruins, the people of Luoyang were absorbed into the reconstruction of Luoyang like a trickle into a river or sea.

The people of Luoyang also felt curious about the market town opened by the government.

Seeing several locals holding their money and carefully looking at the market for a long time, and finally carefully going in to select goods, Lu Su sighed:
“It is so hard for ordinary people to earn money, and they are so reluctant to spend it.”

Fa Zheng disagreed, his face somewhat heavy:

“It’s not necessarily because I’m stingy with money.”

"It has been twenty-four years since Dong Zhuo burned Luoyang."

"These people are no more than 30 years old, and I'm afraid they don't know what a market is."

For Fa Zheng, the chaos began when Dong Zhuo brought violent troops and refugees into Guanzhong.

From then on, the situation in Guanzhong deteriorated, and a few years later he fled to Sichuan to avoid the chaos.

Last year he returned to his hometown. Although his accent had not changed, the children did not recognize him when they met him. They asked him where he was from. The scenery was similar to that of the young people in Luoyang who were unaware of the prosperity of the former capital city, and there was a sense of desolation to it.

Lu Su was speechless. This was an angle he had not considered before.

However, Fa Zheng did not dwell on this. He firmly believed that under the leadership of Lord Xuande, the prosperity of the capital city Luoyang would surely be greater than before, just as he would be able to return to Fufeng in glory.

"Now Lord Yide and Lord Xuande are marching south in two groups. The only threat to Luoyang's safety lies at the three passes along the Yellow River."

Seeing that Fa Zheng was talking about serious matters, Lu Su also calmed down and followed quickly.

Among the eight passes in Luoyang, except for Hangu Pass in the west which connects to Guanzhong, the other three passes in the north, namely Xiaopingjin, Mengjin and Hulao, are all located along the Yellow River and are in dangerous places.

Among the four passes in the south, Yique Pass was captured by Yide early on, and Taigu Pass and Huanyuan Pass were also captured one after another.

Now that the army has been mobilized, the only remaining Guangcheng Pass was taken in one go. The two men, ordered by their lord, are stationed in Luoyang. Naturally, the only thing they have to consider next is the fierce battle between the three northern passes and Cao's Hebei army.

Lu Su hesitated for a moment and said:

"Huo Zhongmiao is a good defender of the city, but it is amazing that he can take care of Xiaopingjin and Mengjin Pass. It is difficult for him to rescue Hulao Pass, which is 150 miles away."

"In July, the Jiangling giant crossbow was delivered to Hulao Pass, and in August, Chen Shi was ordered by the lord to deliver Han cannons to assist in the defense..."

Thinking of the long name of the cannon, Fa Zheng's mouth twitched, but Lu Su was still a little worried:

"That cannon is indeed powerful, but our current forging skills are far inferior to those of future generations."

That's right, Fa Zheng nodded in agreement. Nowadays, a Han cannon can hardly fire more than two times. If it is fired quickly or with special gunpowder, it will probably explode after two shots. But Lu Su said so...

"Zijing, do you want to garrison Hulao Pass?"

Nodding generously, Lu Su explained:
"Now that Luoyang's affairs are on the right track, Xiaozhi can take care of it alone."

"Hulao Pass faces Xingyang and is close to Luoyang. Xingyang is the only way for Cao Cao to escape to the north." The two sides have worked together for a year and this tacit understanding is natural. Fa Zheng thought about it for a while and did not hesitate:
"In that case, Zijing should bring another Shenwei cannon, and also bring the newly made bamboo tube hand cannon."

"Don't these need to be sent to Lord Xuande?" There was obvious hesitation in Lu Su's words.

Then Fa Zheng sighed:

"Even without Yide's support, it would not be difficult for Lord Xuande to capture Xudu and then go north to capture Yecheng."

Liu Bei, who was being thought of by Fa Zheng, was in a very good mood at the moment:
"Who says I can't lead an army now?"

Kong Ming and Pang Tong, who were standing beside Liu Bei, looked at each other and smiled without saying anything.

In this expedition against Cao, the army led by Lord Xuande was undoubtedly the main force.

Almost at the same time, after Zhang Fei's troops left Yique Pass and captured Guangcheng Pass, they headed towards Xiangcheng in Jia County along the Ru River.

Liu Bei, together with Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong and Chen Dao, led an army of 30,000 soldiers out of Taigu Pass and Huanyuan Pass almost at the same time, went straight down along the Ying River, easily captured Yangdi, and headed straight for Xuchang.

"This is Yingchuan!"

After forcibly proving that he was capable of leading a large army, Liu Bei, who was sailing down the river, sighed inexplicably at the scene in front of him.

Later generations called the time when he established the Han Dynasty the late Han Dynasty, and almost all the scholars of the late Han Dynasty came from the three counties of Nanyang, Yingchuan and Runan, who were the leaders of the world.

He had envied the fact that Cao had the support of Xun Chen and Sima Zhong, but now when he recalled the conflicted feelings he had at that time, he could only smile.

Even without these famous families as his arms, he still set foot here.

And then, it can be predicted that these famous families will be like pheasants carefully poking their heads out from the bushes, trying to find out his preferences and cater to him, and checking his relatives and friends to get close to him. By then...

"What is Lord Xuande thinking about?"

Liu Bei remained silent for too long, which aroused Pang Tong's curiosity.

"Shi Yuan, you said..."

Riding on the specially selected Dilu horse, Liu Bei pointed at the distance with the whip in hand and said:
"Did they make the Han Dynasty flourish, or did the Han Dynasty raise them?"

But after asking this question, Liu Bei laughed first:
"What answers are there to these questions?"

"Speed ​​up the march. We must capture Yingyang first today so that we can greet...Emperor Wu of Wei."

After arriving here in person and with the help of the map, Liu Bei understood more deeply that Cao Cao had considered for a long time before choosing Xuchang to welcome the emperor.

Xuchang is located in Yingchuan County. Several rivers originate from the Funiu Mountains, Xiong'er Mountains and Daying Mountains in the northwest and flow southeast.

In addition to the Yingshui River in front of us, there are several other rivers such as Ru, Fei, Li, Pi, Wei, and Si. These rivers themselves have become the basis for the layers of defense.

If his army had not left Luoyang, Yunchang would have needed to cross four rivers from Duyang to Xuchang before he could reach the city of Xuchang.

Although he was taking a more clever approach and coming straight from Luoyang, there was still the Qi River blocking him and Meng De, so Liu Bei planned to first take Yingyang where he didn't have to cross the river to conquer.

Although there were no powerful generals in the central army now, whether it was the elite soldiers trained by Chen Shi over the years or the calm dispatch of Kong Ming in the center with the assistance of Pang Tong, the capture of Yingyang seemed to be easy, and Liu Bei nodded repeatedly when he saw it.

I lead a military advisor, and the military advisor leads thousands of troops. Who says he can't lead a large army?

Yingyang is only a hundred miles away from Xudu, so Meng De must have known that he was coming.

(End of this chapter)