A man is sitting in the Hall of Cultivation of the Heart.
There was no one around him at this time.
He just looked at the chessboard in front of him quietly.
He seemed to know that the Longyan Dynasty seemed to have found the right path to take.
However......
He smiled miserably, and once again began to cough violently that made people's hearts tremble.
Can he still live to see that day?
Liu Zhizhou, Liu Zhizhou...
Why didn't you give birth a few years earlier?
Can you let me, what should I do with you?
Keep......
Still kill!
...
at this time.
Qin Changfeng led an army of 50,000 people on the Yinzhou ship, riding the wind and waves, and headed straight to Sichuan.
The waterway began to become narrower and narrower, unlike the wide and smooth Han River. After entering Sichuan and Shu, the difficulty of the Shu road was not only reflected in the high mountains and dangerous mountain roads. The same is true for this waterway. The Yinzhou ship has a deeper draft.
Occasionally, it may happen that you are unable to move normally or even hit a rock.
Qin Changfeng stood on the bow of the ship, looked ahead, and sighed deeply: "The road between Sichuan and Shu is really easy to defend but difficult to attack. If Sichuan and Shu are lost, Hanzhong will be completely flat!"
Lieutenant General Liang Chen echoed from the side: "Therefore, King Yong of Hanzhong is still far-sighted."
Another lieutenant general sneered: "General Liang, what you are saying is different. The Nanman are just a group of bandits! If you can occupy a city in Jiangzhou, you are just lucky. Who is worried that they will attack the Central Plains?"
The generals laughed.
Liang Chen also scratched his head. This is true. Since ancient times, these barbarians have played the role of bandits and robbers. If they are given a city to govern, they can't manage it well. In other words, they just drink blood like hair and blood, no matter what.
There is absolutely no system or rules for what they do. Otherwise, in a prosperous place like Dianzhou where spring is like all year round, why would they come out to plunder food every year to have enough food?
Qin Changfeng also smiled: "But he can occupy Jiangzhou for a few months, and he seems to have the talent of a general. Where is he?"
The subordinates investigated and found that it was still half a day's journey from Jiange when they returned.
Jiange.
This is a very famous place in history. It is also the first stop on the ancient Shu Road from the north.
As we all know, in ancient times, there were only two ways to enter Sichuan.
The first is the Yangtze River waterway, but at this time, the Yangtze River waterway mainly carried traffic between Sichuan, Sichuan and the east. In Liu Zheng's Grand Canal plan, this waterway will be used to truly allow the waterway into Sichuan to go directly to Hanzhong.
But apparently...
At this time, the Grand Canal in the Sichuan-Sichuan section has not yet been excavated, so if you want to enter Sichuan by water, you must go around to the direction of Jingzhou before entering Sichuan.
In that case, the distance will be long.
Give an example.
When Liu Xiu destroyed Gongsun Shu, he sent Cen Peng to march from the Yangtze River. In addition, Liu Bei also took this route when he entered Sichuan from Jingzhou to defeat Liu Zhang.
However, this was not suitable for Qin Changfeng who set out from Liangzhou.
And the other road is the ancient Shu Road.
It is the passage between Hanzhong and Sichuan and Shu. It mainly refers to the Jinniu Road, which is also the Jiange Road. The function of this road is to connect Hanzhong and Sichuan and Shu. Therefore, Qin Changfeng had to go through this road if he wanted to enter Sichuan.
Xiaoyu rides a donkey into the Jianmen Gate, which is about this Jianmen Pass.
During this period of time, the waterway in Hanzhong had just opened up the Jianmen Pass. Therefore, Qin Changfeng could only take the Jiange Pavilion, then lead his army to disembark and take the land route.
Qin Changfeng nodded and said with a smile: "Tell the brothers, those who are seasick can be happy. Those who are not seasick will have to suffer!"
Everyone laughed.
The road to Shu is as difficult as climbing to the sky. One can imagine how difficult the next journey will be.
Who knows, a few more hours will pass.
The further Qin Changfeng went, the more he felt something was wrong.
but......
He observed it for a long time and didn't know what was wrong.
"Call Lao Mou to me!"
Qin Changfeng suddenly shouted.
This is his first time to lead an army by water, so it is necessary to equip him with an experienced boatman. This Lao Mou is a former Jiangxia person. When the Liangzhou navy was first established, he came to Liangzhou to seek employment.
One position. Lao Mou has been familiar with the waterway for decades and is experienced. All the difficulties and dangers encountered along the way were passed safely with his advice.
"General Qin!"
Lao Mou ran over with a solemn look on his face: "It's been rainy in Sichuan and Sichuan recently, so the waterway shouldn't be so shallow!"
Qin Changfeng's heart suddenly suddenly changed, and his face changed slightly: "You mean, someone deliberately opened the gate to release water?"