The carnival lasted until late at night, and when Lu Bu woke up, the surrounding soldiers had already fallen asleep on the ground.

Lu Bu, who didn't know how much wine he had drunk, only felt that his stomach was swollen so much that he could hear the echoing sound of the water inside when he walked.

When the little bell fell asleep, he was sent into the tent by Lu Bu, and he was probably sleeping soundly at the moment.

Lu Bu got up and found that Xi Ce and Guo Jia were also lying on the grass and sleeping not far away.

Guo Jia opened his hands and feet, posing in a bold 'big' shape, occupying a large open space. The joke was the opposite, curled up, and even shivered a little.

Lu Bu walked over and whispered 'sir' twice, but no one responded.

He had no choice but to carry the drama on his back, and then carried him on his back, walking back to the tent step by step.

Even in the hottest summer, a thin blanket should be covered at night.

Back in the tent, Lu Bu put Xice on the bed, covered him with a thin quilt, and then went out of the tent.

After leaving the tent, Lu Bu went to the sleeping tent where the little bell was sleeping, and carried his sleeping daughter on his back.

Lu Bu's movements were very light, but he still woke up his daughter.

The little bell was sleepy-eyed, lying on Lu Bu's back, and asked softly, "Daddy, where are we going?" ”

"Little bell, you sleep on Daddy's back for a while, and when you wake up, we'll be home."

Lu Bu carried his daughter on his back and walked towards the city.

When they arrived at the mansion, the servant opened the door and welcomed Lu Bu into the mansion.

Lu Bu handed the sleepy little bell to the nurse and asked her to take it to sleep.

"Master, this is the hot soup that Madame made for you." The maidservant came with a bowl of soup and placed it on the table.

Lu Bu glanced at it, and put a few small pieces of bitter ginseng in the bowl, thinking that it was specially used for him to relieve hangover.

"Where's Madame?" Lu Bu asked.

The maidservant replied respectfully: "Madame waited in the hall until the early hours of the morning, thinking that you would not come back tonight, the master of the house, so she went back to the room to rest, do you want the slave maid to inform Madame?" ”

Lu Bu waved his hand and said, "No need, you can step down!" ”

The maidservant gave a salute and slowly withdrew from the hall.

Lu Bu sniffed his body, full of wine.

Wei Niang didn't like to smell the smell, so he didn't bother to go back to the house, and lay on the desk in the hall for a night.

The next day, Lu Bu summoned the drama to the palace to discuss matters.

The two stood in front of the territory map of the Han Dynasty and pointed out the country.

Judging from the known intelligence, Dong Zhuo occupied Luoyang and divided his troops to garrison the three passes of Mengjin, Hujiao, and Yique, forming a three-sided defense; Yuan Shao, the former leader of the coalition forces, returned to Bohai and continued to serve as his Bohai county guard, while his younger brother Yuan Shu went to Huainan. Although the Yuan family in Luoyang was killed by Dong Zhuo, the Yuan family's power was deeply rooted in Huainan and the family was dominant; The rest of the princes from all walks of life also went back to their own homes and looked for their own mothers.

Cao Cao went to Yangzhou to recruit troops, and in the battle of Tiger Prison, only he did his best, and the soldiers recruited at the beginning were almost dead and wounded.

The three brothers Liu Guan and Zhang have not heard from each other.

Regarding intelligence, after Wang Zheng was ordered to return to Bingzhou, a school affairs bureau was established, with Wang Zheng as the school captain, specifically responsible for collecting and spying on intelligence in various places.

And Zhang Rang's righteous son, Qing Fang, was put into the palace by Lu Bu and was responsible for monitoring the movements of the palace. In order not to be noticed by others, Lu Bu specially entrusted Cui Xu to send Qingfang into the palace, and now he is just an inconspicuous little eunuch.

After talking about the general trend of the world, the two should talk about the future work.

In the place of Guanzhong, there are many large and small passes, and there is the name of 'one hundred and two Qin Passes'. Among them, the four stops are the most important, namely Hangu Pass, Wuguan, Sanguan and Xiaoguan.

The water of the turbid river comes from the upstream, and then turns to the east after the Weishui, and there are Huashan, Kunshan and Zhongtiao Mountain on the north and south banks and stand between the rivers. The passage between Guanzhong and the Central Plains, through the mountains of Huashan and the north of Kunshan, stretches for hundreds of miles, extremely dangerous, and Hangu Pass stands according to the danger.

As early as the Warring States Period, the allied forces of Chu, Zhao, Han, Wei and Yan attacked Qin, and they could not attack Hangu Pass for a long time, and the Qin soldiers went out of the pass to counterattack, and the coalition army was defeated.

Combined with the strength of the five countries, elite soldiers, fierce generals, and strategists gathered, but they were helpless in the face of the natural danger of Hangu Pass.

At the end of the Qin Dynasty, Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, led the army to the west to attack Guanzhong, but did not dare to attack Hangu Pass head-on, but made a detour into Wuguan, which also illustrates the scruples about Hangu Pass.

In the early years of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Tianshui's hustle and bustle wanted to divide Longxi, and his subordinate Wang Yuan offered advice: "Please take a mud pill, Dongfeng Hanguguan, and the king will not succeed, and its disadvantages are still enough to dominate." ”

All kinds of examples can show that the terrain of Hangu Pass is dangerous.

In addition, north of Hangu Pass, there is a particularly important city pass, Puban.

It guards the Pujin ferry port, which is a springboard for entering Guanzhong from the state, and it is also a bridgehead for entering the state from Guanzhong. If the board is not kept, Guanzhong will not be stable, which is also an important reason why Lu Bu gave up Mengjin at the beginning.

Mengjin is too far away from Guanzhong, with Luoyang in the middle, and Hanoi to the north.

In addition to Hangu Pass, the other three passes are also particularly important.

Disperse the pass to contain the western end of the Qinling Mountains, controlling the communication choke point between Hanzhong and Bashu; Wuguan controls the eastern section of the Qinling Mountains, guarding the entry channel in the southeast direction; Xiao Pass is at risk in Longshan and guards the northwest passage of Guanzhong.

The hinterland of Guanzhong is an alluvial plain formed by the Wei River, Jing River, Luo River and its tributaries, and the animal husbandry is the world's rao, known as the 800-mile Qinchuan River.

Surrounded by mountains and rivers, the momentum is reunited.

"The land in Guanzhong is extremely dangerous. Generals should not be lazy and should take a more active stance. If you only think about retreating and self-control, although you have the solidity of the four stops, you can only be cocooned and bound in the end. ”

The drama sounded the alarm for Lu Bu, if he is not enterprising, he will follow in Dong Zhuo's footsteps sooner or later.

Lu Bu was taught.

Subsequently, Xi Ce told Lu Bu about the current several larger forces: Liangzhou Qiang people, Luoyang Dong Zhuo, Huainan Yuan Shu, Hebei Han Fu, Jingzhou Liu Biao, Youzhou Liu Yu, Yizhou Liu Yan.

"Liu Biao, Liu Yu, and Liu Yan, although the three of them are relatives of the Han family, they are just guardsmen, so there is nothing to worry about.

Hebei Han Fu, in vain, the position of Jizhou pastor, sooner or later will be taken by others; The Qiang people of Liangzhou are scattered and difficult to become a disaster; Luoyang Dong Zhuo, dying of old age, is no longer the hero of the year, only the prestige remains.

Huainan Yuanshu, dry bones in the mound, I will capture it sooner or later. ”

commented one by one, it was not Lu Bu's expansion, but that he now does have the capital to pretend to be forced.

Lu Bu picked up the pen and traced a circle along the boundary on the map, the outline left by the black ink was like an eagle with wings outstretched.

"Sir, as you said in the past, with Guanzhong as the belly, Hanguguan as the head, Bingzhou and Bashu as the wings, and Liangzhou as the tail, this eagle can fly high. Now, Bingzhou and Guanzhong have come into my hands, and I only need to deal with the Qiang people in the rear, as well as Hanzhong and Bashu on the right flank, and then-"

Lu Bu put down his pen, and the battle intent in his eyes surged.

"Looking down on the Central Plains, ready to go!"