Weihan Road is an ancient road connecting Zhou and Qin. It has existed since the time of Xiahougao, and it has been more than a thousand years. The basic direction of the Weihan Ancient Road, if taking Guocheng as the center of the circle, the westward route is Guocheng - Taolinsai - Hangu Pass, so it is also called the Hangu Road. The route to the east is called Wei Road because it is excavated in Wei Mountain.

The road that Wang Sunsheng suggested to take is the Wei Road.

Robber Zhi's hand began to draw a line on the map, going from the west of Mengjin, through Mianchi, past the Nanling where Xiahougao's tomb is located, then the Beiling where King Wen of Zhou once sheltered from the wind and rain, and then all the way to Guocheng.

"Wai Dao, this is indeed the fastest way for us to go east to Guocheng."

Wang Sunsheng thought that this is not nonsense, but he heard Thief Zhi and said: "However, this road is located in a deep and dangerous valley, the terrain is dangerous, and only one carriage can pass through the narrow place. The bridle, and the journey is as long as two hundred miles, and our army of more than ten thousand will take six or seven days to leave the valley.”

"The Han family was the same as a few years ago. Without being hit, he was attacked by Qin, Wei and Zheng Yi, and in two months, he lost everything that should have been thrown away. They are everywhere. The commander-in-chief of the Zheng army's western expedition this time is Yousu, with a force of 15,000. If he is not prepared, he will be fine. In a dilemma, not only will he not be able to save Han, but he will even repeat the mistakes of Qin Mengmingshi, Xiqishu, and Bai Yibing.

Although Robber Zhi denied Wang Sunsheng's proposal, he did not become angry because of it, but looked at Robber Zhi who analyzed everything in surprise, feeling that he had underestimated him before.

A cultural and knowledgeable bandit, really interesting.

"The general thought, how are we going to go?" To go to Guocheng, in addition to taking the Wei Road on the south bank of the Dahe River, that is, the river bank at the southern foot of Wangwu Mountain, which is equally steep and unusual, and it takes longer than walking the Wei Road. It was not a good idea to have to face the Qin and Wei coalition forces in Hedong first.

"Let me ask you, what was the basis when King Wu of Zhou asked Duke Zhou to look for a new capital in the east, and finally chose Chengzhou?"

Wang Sunsheng never fails to test the school: "Because Chengzhou is a place of victory. King Wu once said to the Duke of Zhou that Luoyang looks at Santu in the south, Yuebiao in the north, Youhe in the north, and Luo and Yi in Guangdong. , so the Eastern Capital was built here.”

"If you talk about the dangers that you must pass through from the south of Chengzhou to Hewai, what are the dangers?"

"Naturally, it is the Xiong'er Mountain that isolates the Ershui of Yiluo..." Wang Sunsheng said after a while: "General Liuxia, do you think..."

Robber Zhi bared his teeth and said with a smile: "That's right, we'll go straight through Chengzhou, break through Lu Hunyi, and then kill along the northern foot of Xiong'er Mountain to the upper reaches of Yishui, and then go to the ground, like this, It completely blocked Zheng Ren's retreat!"

He looked at Wang Sunsheng: "What do you think?"

"One, this will make the detour farther, and there will be Zheng Jun guarding all the way. Shangqing's military order is to save Han, not..."

"That's absurd. Those who don't plan the overall situation are not enough to plan a corner. You still don't understand the intentions of Shangqing? To fight an unprecedented big battle in Hedong, Hewai, Hexi, and Shangjun, our task is not only to To keep the Han family, we also need to block the Zheng people's back road so that they can't escape. Moreover, if they attacked the base camp where the Zheng people stockpiled grain, the Zheng people will retreat after hearing the news. This way, the siege of the Han family will not be solved. Is it?"

Wang Sunsheng did not refute any further, and continued: "Secondly, what the general wanted to do was probably to take a risky move, and be caught off guard by the people of the country of Zheng, but judging from the current news, the people of Zheng have been well prepared for the future. Such a swaggering walk from Chengzhou will not achieve a surprising victory at all."

He made a somewhat rude analogy: "When the general was a robber, he broke into the house and burglarized. Do you have to swagger through the main door and let the master see it?"

Robber Zhi laughed.

"You're right." Robber Zhi patted Wang Sunsheng's shoulder: "When I was a thief, I stole and looted, and it was indeed from the main gate of the mansion that I swaggered in."

Wang Sunsheng was speechless.

Roof Zhi had already made up his mind, and sneered: "I just want to let Zhou Shi at both ends of the first mouse know that Zhao Jun is not easy to mess with, and let the people of Zheng know that I am here, and let You Su retreat cautiously, concentrate his forces on When I fight a battle, it is more to my taste than to search for defeated soldiers all over the mountains and fields, and to do it all in one battle!"

He licked his lips and tongue, and there was a hint of anticipation in his eyes: "First of all, we will borrow the way from Zhou Tianzi to see what Luoyang City, known as the world, is like."

...

"Liu Qing came early."

"Shan Qing is early too."

Early in the morning in early March, the two most powerful people in Chengzhou city except Zhou Tianzi, Shan Qing Shan Ping and Liu Qing Liu Cheng, met at the city tower by coincidence.

Unlike ten years ago when the Liu clan was strong and the Shan clan was a foil, after the Fan, Zhongxing and Zhi clan supported by the Liu clan were defeated in the battle of Liuqing, Zhao Wuxi took over the Jin power alone, so the Liu clan began to take charge of the succession. Zhou was marginalized, and Shan, who advocated pro-Zhao, came to power.

Although Shan's relatives were close to Zhao, he was forced to do so after all. Zhao Wuxi once crossed Mengjin with an army and sent Chang Hong to leave. Although he did not use troops directly against the royal family, his actions in disregard of etiquette and law were closely related to Zhou, who was extremely conservative. The royal family can't get along well. Especially when he wiped out the Wei and Zhu families without the permission of the royal family and replaced them with the children of the Zhao family, the Zhao family has the potential to unify the entire Central Plains. Inexplicable fear.

But what can be done with fear? Does the Zhou royal family have a foothold in the Central Plains because of military strength? Of course not, they couldn't even support an army, and the so-called "six divisions" had no fighting power at all. Zhou Tianzi can continue to this day, not relying on the legacy passed down by his ancestors, and Jin Zheng?

But now the state of Zheng has supported the rebellion of the prince dynasty, and the relationship with the king of Zhou is extremely poor, and the only remaining Marquis of Jin can't protect himself. Like the ancestor Zhao Wenzi, he took care of the face of the royal family and restrained a little.

To this end, he even sent someone to support Zhao Wuxi and support his "coupling" against Qin Qi and Zhengwei's "lianheng".

Although they support the Zhao family in name, in fact, Shan Ping and Liu Cheng have made small calculations in their hearts. If Lian Heng can press the vertical one to balance the power in the Central Plains again, then the Zhou royal family will stand up and call for a pause and act as a The opportunity for the arbitrator will also be able to escape from being overwhelmed by Zhao's pressure.

But what they didn't expect was that the battle had not yet been decided, but the army was already on its way.

In the past few years, Mengjin has become a major transportation route for Zhao Han to travel from the south to the north. The royal family has turned a blind eye to them crossing the river. But now, even more terrible things have happened. Zhao Jun One, outrageously requested, pass by the side of the royal city!

For a time, the royal family and the officials of the Zhou royal family made a fuss. Each family hoped that the ruling Shan Ping and the second minister Liu Cheng would refuse on the grounds that "after the army, there must be thorns."

But how dare Shan Ping and Liu Cheng dare? If he does not agree, what should Zhao Jun do if he directly ignores the face of the royal family and forcibly crosses the border? After discussing with the emperor, they still agreed to Zhao Jun's passage, but they were not allowed to stay in the outskirts of Wangcheng.

Not only that, but Shan Ping and Liu Cheng also ordered Zhou Shi's so-called "six divisions" to be armed again, and hid in the city with shabby weapons and armor to prevent accidents. Come to the city to watch.

"Don't worry, Shan Qing, this is at the feet of the emperor, and Zhao Jun does not dare to be presumptuous, even if they are acting indiscriminately, the emperor naturally has six divisions to protect."

Shan Ping glanced at Liu Cheng melancholy, wondering if he was pretending to be confused and sarcastic, or if he wanted to tell lies to cheer each other up.

Before moving eastward~lightnovelpub.net~ The six divisions of the Zhou royal family were so powerful, they swept Yin and Shang, wiped out rebellious ministers, blossomed in all directions, east, south, barbarians, north, and Dixirong. But gradually, the soldiers of the country lost their land and became Zao Li. The Sixth Division has become a mixed armed force composed of lords at all levels. After the disaster of Mount Li, even this armed force was completely lost, leaving only the Zhou royal family. The next empty shelf, hiding until Cheng Zhou continued to squander the wealth left by his ancestors.

After the chaos of the prince dynasty, the last bit of wealth was thrown away, the royal family was divided, and the officials killed each other, exhausting their own vitality. out of the degree.

If Zhao Jun, who is crossing the border, really has bad intentions, there is nothing they can do.

The two waited tremblingly at the city tower for more than half an hour, and finally they waited for Zhao Jun, who was crossing the border.

The smoke and dust covered the sky and the sun, Zhao Jun had arrived, Liu Cheng and Shan Ping looked at each other again, and said in their hearts: "I hope General Zhao can observe the ceremony."

However, what they didn't know was that the commander-in-chief of this Zhao army was called Liu Xiazhi, a thief Zhi who regarded princes like dung!

(To be continued.)