The sudden turmoil not only gave Zhang Ji a deeper understanding, but also made Jia Qu begin to examine himself, Huguan, and Shangdang.


    ??If Shangdang is a lock, then Huguan is the key to the lock.


    ?There is no doubt about this, but what about the back of the lock?


    Where does the door lead to, and in which direction does the house face?


    ???If Jia Qu only wanted to defend Huguan, it would not be a big problem.


    ?But Cao Jun…


    When doing business, spies are inevitable.


    Even if there are so many surveillance equipments in later generations, they will still cost half a million.


    But even if there are spies remaining in Huguan, they may not know how powerful Huguan’s explosive capability is...


    Firstly, it is the Huguan Pass. The non-commissioned officers of the military academy are basically the veterans who followed the Hussars in the past. Loyalty is not a problem. Most of the recruits are from Bingzhou, Liangzhou. Even in Huguan City, there are many old soldiers, or Whether it is to retire from the army, to inspect, or to serve the people, with an order, the queue can be immediately replenished and expanded, and the total number of soldiers can reach 4,000 to 5,000.


    Secondly, even if Cao Jun sends spies, this secret method of hiding the army from the people is only known to the core figures under the Hussar and the prefects like Jia Qu who have followed Fei Qian in his early years, so generally It is impossible to understand at all.


    What''s more, most of the people sent as undercover agents and spies are side characters. The real core figures in Shandong don''t dare to come to Guanzhong at all, for fear that if they are caught by Youwen Division, wouldn''t they be trapped in a trap?


    So, even if there is a spy in Huguan, the information conveyed is likely to be superficial.


    What’s on the surface?


    On the surface, the Shangdang is not a big party, but its troops are scattered.


    Huguan and Huguan Pass, about 3,000 people.


    ?It’s a pity that the military camp at Passou...


    Gaoping, Changping line, including Changping Pass, Guguan and two small passes, with 2,300 people.


    ??Then Zhang Ji led 1,500 cavalry in the Fukouxing area, as well as the defenders at Shigushan and other places at the Fukouxing pass, totaling 2,800 people.


    This is the apparent number of soldiers the Shangdang has.


    ??If we talk about Lejin, or if Cao Jun wants to break through Huguan alone, normally speaking, Cao Jun will have to use at least 30,000 to 40,000 regular soldiers under Huguan, not counting the auxiliary soldiers and civilians.


    So, will Cao Jun really gather more than 30,000 troops to attack Huguan?


    ?The Youchang Slope Road is not that easy to walk.


    ??Aren''t Cao''s troops worried about being raided by a small force on the Yangchang Slope Road?


    ??If it wasn''t for a large-scale attack on Huguan, why was Lejin sent to raid the Yakou military camp? If you attack without advancing, and there is no reason to defend, you will inevitably have to retreat.


    ??If we really want to invade Huguan in a large scale, then if Huguan occupies more than 30,000 troops of Cao''s army, how many will be left in other places? Could it be that Cao Jun was satisfied just to capture Huguan?


    It is difficult to capture the Taihang Mountains above. The Qin State used the power of the Battle of Changping to conquer Handan in one fell swoop, but in the end they failed, let alone attacking from below. This mountain road is long and rugged, even if After conquering the pass and entering the Shangdang Basin, we still have to be prepared to be attacked head-on by Zhang Ji''s cavalry...


    By the way, Zhang Ji...


    Jia Qu squinted his eyes, stood up suddenly, walked to the map hanging in the hall, frowned and thought about it.


    Hand from Shandong, Guanzhong.


    Shangdang, Taiyuan.


    Yinshan Mountain, Northern Territory…


    Jia Qu suddenly glared, "Thief!" What a huge game of chess! 』


    …(ˇ==ˇ)…


    Fukouxing is adjacent to Gushan Mountain in the north, Shenlu Mountain in the south, Pengcheng in the west, Tianjing Pass and Dongyang Pass along the way, and it exits Fuyang River in the east. Beyond Fukou, there is the Jizhou Plain.


    The reason why Fukouxing appeared was probably because he was forced to come out.


    After the Duke of Zhou was weak, the Jin State collapsed, and the three families were divided into Jin, Han, Zhao, and Wei not only divided up the Jin State’s heritage on the Shanxi Plateau, but also divided up its population and territory on the Hebei Plain without exception.


    Due to the natural dangers of Taihang, South Korea, Zhao and Wei are all faced with the practical need to communicate with the east and west sides of the country. Especially Zhao State, who has to take a detour to South Korea or Wei State to cross the road, and is charged a lot of tolls in vain. I can endure this for one day, two days, one month or two, but as time goes by, no matter how good the boat of friendship is, it will capsize easily!


    Zhao State inherited mainly the Taiyuan and Xinding basins in Shanxi, while it was allocated the land from the north of Zhangshui to the south of Daluze on the Hebei Plain. If we follow the old path of connecting through Zhiguanxing, Taihangxing and Mengmenxing, the main route will need to pass through South Korea and Wei, which is equivalent to being pinched by the throat of South Korea and Wei. Therefore, the people of Zhao finally found a road across the Taihang Mountains. However, due to the existence of Shangdang Highlands, they still could not completely avoid the entanglement with South Korea, but it could be regarded as the road that truly belonged to Zhao, that is, Fukouxing.


    ? Judging from Zhao''s capital relocation process, Jinyang and Handan are undoubtedly its central cities on both sides of the Taihang Mountains, and the main significance of Fukouxing is to directly communicate with these two strongholds.


    If you start from Handan and go west, after crossing Fushan Mountain, you will enter the Taihang Mountains. Then Fukouxing will be divided into north and south branches. The south road crosses the Zhuozhang River and enters the Changzhi Basin. Then you can enter the Taiyuan Basin along the northwest direction, while the north road is Go upstream along the Qingzhang River and reach the northern part of Taiyuan Basin after passing through a long mountain road.


    ? Comparing the two branches, the southern route with the Changzhi Basin as a relay obviously has greater advantages than the northern route that completely runs through the mountainous area. But it is precisely the existence of this situation that makes the separated brothers eventually attack each other.


    For the Zhao people, ensuring control of the Changzhi Basin was a necessary condition to connect their eastern and western territories. However, at the beginning of the three kingdoms'' division into the Jin Dynasty, South Korea acquired most of the cities in the Shangdang area, while Zhao only had Shangdang. In some towns in the northern part of Dangdang, Zhao State attempted to establish an advance stronghold "Xiangyuanyi" in the northern area of ????Shangdang. However, due to the joint efforts of South Korea and Wei State, Zhao State''s defeat was inevitable with one enemy against two. The Zhao people built Xiangyuan County was in the hands of South Korea most of the time...


    Zhang Ji is mainly responsible for the intersection from Xiangyuan County to Shexian County at Fukouxing. This entire line is Zhang Ji''s defense area. That is to say, the defensive area is a line from Fukouxing to Changye Huguan, and then to the southern part of Taiyuan Basin. As for Fukouxing''s road from Shexian County to Linming Pass in the north, it is not within Zhang Ji''s defense range. It belongs to Cui Jun''s defense...


    Of course, part of the reason is that Zhang Ji still has an area where horse racing can be done on Fukou Xingnan Road. If it were changed to the North Road, it would basically be a detour in the mountains, and it would be impossible to run horses. .


    Zhang Ji is not too young.


    In a sense, Zhang Ji is now considered a DINK person.


    Zhang Ji defected to Dong Zhuo in his early years and fought all year round, so he had no heirs.


    Of course, this Dink was passive. The environment at that time was like this. There was nothing to say. Not only Zhang Ji, the entire Xiliang Longyou, and even Guanzhong were in turmoil. Countless families fell apart, fled, and died...


    What?


    Zhang Xiu?


    Zhang Xiu was just Zhang Ji''s disciple.


    Just like the dead Zhang Tian, ??he was just a member of Zhang Ji''s hometown.


    Zhang Ji originally had a wife, but now his wife is also dead.


    Died some time ago, died of illness.


    Of course, his wife is not "Zou", but the wife of Xiliang, but because Zhang Ji has been away from home for too long, and Xiliang itself is very chaotic, so naturally his wife cannot be said to be pampered. He became ill due to overwork, and even though Zhang Ji later took him to the Shangdang, he could not make up for it. After all, he couldn''t stand it some time ago, so he passed away.


    Zhang Ji was naturally sad, but he felt that it was his wife who died, but it was not his wife...


    To be precise, she is not the wife in Zhang Ji’s memory.


    This situation may be because Zhang Ji subconsciously avoids this fact, just like he avoids thinking about those friends, those compatriots, those comrades who drank with him and killed enemies together, but in the end no bones were left. friend…


    As long as she is still alive in his memory, his wife will not die.


    It will only be forgotten.


    It’s a bit weird to say this, but that’s the reality. After Zhang Ji brought his wife back, he and his wife basically treated each other with respect, like familiar strangers.


    Well, it''s a bit too much to say that they have different dreams in the same bed, but it''s just Zhang Ji''s subconscious escape, because the love and affection he had when he was young seemed to be deeply engraved in his heart when they parted, and he didn''t want to put it in his heart. The beautiful figure looking at the village entrance overlaps with the frail woman...


    Although Zhang Ji also knew that he was the same person.


    However, the separation has been too long, and the gap in memory is too deep.


    A familiar person becomes a stranger.


    ?It''s like first love, eventually defeated by wealth, rice, oil and salt, and then meeting again by chance more than ten years ago, leaving only a sigh like smoke.


    You are still you, and I am still me, but you are not the same person you were then, and I am not the same person you were then...


    ?Zhang Ji just needed some time to adapt, but what he didn''t expect was that before he could adapt, the person was gone.


    Zhang Ji is not a saint, he is just a rough man.


    He doesn’t even know what warmth is, and even the expression of emotion feels like a shame or a disgrace, so...


    He was sad, but he felt happy at the same time. On the one hand, his wife''s illness was actually very painful, and her death meant that she no longer had to suffer from the pain. On the other hand, his wife had become one from now on. It lived completely in his memory and in his heart. In the dead of night, Zhang Ji would still see in his dreams that a red figure that once stood in the gray and yellow mountains, like a streak of bright red blood, and that ever-changing love song still lingered in the depths of his soul. …


    ?This feeling makes Zhang Ji uncomfortable. He is not good at expressing, let alone talking.


    Like most northwest men, he keeps everything in his stomach.


    ?So Zhang Ji took his men and horses to practice, because Zhang Ji was more familiar with the military affairs than the emotional pain, doubts and helplessness, so he could leave the atmosphere that made him extremely uncomfortable.


    From Xiangyuan to Shexian, there are three middle counties, two small counties, seven villages and towns, and some scattered small villages. There is no big county, let alone the kind of people in later generations who have to get together no matter what, and may build a half-built pigeon cage at any time, so the population on this line of defense is not very large.


    The soldiers led by Zhang Ji cannot stay near a certain county for a long time, otherwise the sudden increase in population will bring pressure that cannot be resolved in a short time. Therefore, Zhang Ji generally can only stay for a month at most. Will change the station location.


    ?Outside Xiangyuan County, in Zhang Ji''s camp, the soldiers were packing their luggage and preparing to change their stations.


    ?Zhang Ji was sitting alone, but soldiers came from the camp gate, saying that "an old friend was visiting".


    『Old friend? ” Zhang Ji frowned, “I left my hometown early, so do I still have any old friends? 』


    ??Although Zhang Ji said this, he still got up and took a few guards to the camp gate. When he climbed up to take a look, he couldn''t help but be stunned.


    He is really an "old friend"!


    Outside the camp gate, there was a man with tawny hair and reddish hair. He looked like a barbarian, but he spoke with a Liangzhou Chinese accent, "General Zhang!" I haven''t seen you for a long time. Are you okay? 』


    …┐(～)┌…


    ??Although Huguan is a city with military functions rather than civil affairs, the streets are very neat and clean, which is in sharp contrast to some military fortresses that only deal with military affairs and do not care about people''s livelihood.


    ? Thanks to the sanitation system implemented by Feiqian in the early days, there are two large and one small bathhouses in Huguan City. The fees are not high, so basically every family can afford them. When people are clean, they don''t like the environment around them to be too dirty, so garbage can''t be thrown around. Donkeys, horses, and mules have to hang their **** bags on the streets.


    ?There are no beggars in Shangdang and Taiyuan.


    There are special shelters in Shangdang and also in Taiyuan. As soon as the refugees enter the prefectures and counties, they will encounter patrol soldiers who strictly check the road directions and household registration. If they do not have these identification documents, they will be forcibly taken into custody. Arrangements will be made after a thorough investigation.


    ?Especially the combination of inspections and the local Fang Ding Baojia system, making it very difficult to get involved. After all, Huguan is a pass military town, which is completely different from the commercial city of Sanfu in Chang''an.


    ?To Chang''an, you can also build a temporary road guide by visiting relatives and friends, purchasing goods, registering for the imperial examination, etc. But what''s the point of going to Huguan? Within Huguan, whether migrants rent, do business or work, they must have a local military household as a guarantor. If any problem is discovered and the household head fails to report it, not only the landlord, but also the surrounding neighbors will be guilty. Under such circumstances, if they had not settled down a few years ago, it would be basically impossible for the spies who had just sneaked in now.


    Ye Chuan has been in Huguan for three years.


    He runs a small wine shop.


    The wine shop was opened two years ago. At that time, he didn''t have enough capital, so he borrowed money from the government. The interest was not high, only half a penny. Unlike Shandong, which often pays one or two cents in interest, he made money every month. Just give back some, and now there is still a little left. So the happiest thing for him is that in a few months, maybe if the business is better this year, he can pay off the loan, and then this wine shop can be completely regarded as his own private property!


    Unfortunately, something unhappy happened.


    As the news of Cao Jun''s arrival spread, the city naturally started to mobilize around military affairs.


    Not only the original soldiers have been on heightened alert, but also the soldiers who have retired or returned home on leave have also been mobilized...


    In the wine shop, some soldiers who were about to return to the army gathered in the wine shop, and their voices became louder, "...Everyone!" Why did we train so hard before? ! Just for today! After today''s meal, everyone will return to the team tomorrow! Although we can''t drink today, after we defeat Cao Jun, we will drink again to celebrate! It’s time to get drunk and rest! 』


    "right! Back then, I followed General Hussar and fought from Pingyang to Yinshan. I beat Xianbei so hard that he fled! "An older soldier shouted loudly, and the scars on his face seemed to be shining brightly, "In my team, there are only heroes who died in the Valhalla, and there are no cowards who escaped in battle! 』


    Military glory! Military merit is everything! My mother always urges me to get a wife, but I tell my mother there is no rush! Another person also laughed and said, "With military merit, when we men walk on the street, what girl and daughter-in-law don''t take a look at us?" If he continues to gain promotion, his threshold will be broken by the matchmaker! I am short of military merit now! With military merit, I can''t choose any wife! 』


    The soldiers sitting around laughed together.


    ?The older soldier also said: "That''s right!" I was so poor back then! Can''t even get a bite of food! But now you see, I have fields at home, a wife, and I gave birth to a baby the year before last! Because of Hussar, I have today’s food, my wife and children! Not to mention that the envoy ordered the recruitment today, even if he didn’t give the order, I would still go! I have Junda, but I don’t have the little one yet! I want to save a few acres of land for my little boy! 』


    "yes! Killing bandits in the mountains, looking at the stinky face of the military officer, even if you pull him for a long time, it can''t be considered a first-level achievement! Now that Cao Jun is here, it will be different! For those with armor, one head counts as one! Now that I think about it, my hands feel itchy! 』


    Everyone laughed again.


    ?Amidst the laughter, the old soldier raised his arms and said, "I am a hussar!" 』


    ??Everyone responded one after another, "We can conquer everything!" Invincible! 』


    『General of the Hussars! 』


    『Won victory! 』


    『Hussars! 』


    『Mighty! 』


    ??All the soldiers clapped their chests, with fanatical expressions on their faces. In the end, they shouted almost at the top of their lungs, "We, the hussars, are invincible!" Invincible! Won victory! Won victory! mighty! mighty! 』


    Rhythmic shouts rang out one after another, attracting the attention of the surrounding people.


    Ye Chuan is naturally among them.


    Looking at these cheering soldiers, Ye Chuan felt as if there was an unspeakable force rushing towards him. This force was both awe-inspiring and terrifying at the same time.


    This is a completely different feeling from that in Shandong, and this feeling has not weakened or disappeared with the passage of time, but has become stronger. The high fighting spirit of these soldiers was not seen in Cao''s army in Shandong. No, it was not even seen in the previous Han army...


    Ye Chuan naturally didn''t know why this happened, but when he faced such a situation, he felt as if there was a stone in his heart, which was heavy and impossible to get rid of.


    Cao Jun…


    ?Can you win?


    What should I do if I can’t win?


    While he was thinking about it, a man suddenly walked in. He seemed to have looked at the soldiers who were eating several times. Then he walked up to Ye Chuan and whispered in a low voice: "Shopkeeper, do you have Bai Mo Zhi Liquor?" ? It’s best if it’s aged for three years…』