The peach blossoms in March are in full bloom, outside Chang'an City, Lu Bu is black-armored and gold-crowned, riding on the back of Chi Su, saying goodbye to his wife and children who saw him off, and leading 5,000 soldiers to march.

A year older, the little bell seems to have become much more sensible, and it is not like before to pester Lu Bu from leaving, waving his little hand, shouting at the tall back: "Daddy, come back early!" ”

The team escorting the grain and grass had already gone ahead more than ten days ago.

It was Hua Xiong who held the post of grain and grass officer, he was brave enough to go to guard the Bishui Pass, but was defeated by Sun Jian, although he beheaded Sun Jian's general Zu Mao, but Hua Xiong did not dare to go back to meet Dong Zhuo, so he had to flee to the mountains and forests to avoid disaster. Later, when he learned that Lu Bu had entered the main pass, he ran back in a gloomy manner.

Eat a trench, grow a wisdom.

After Hua Xiong came back, he took the initiative to admit his mistake to Lu Bu, and Lu Bu didn't blame him, and asked him to be in charge of logistics and escort grain and grass.

This time he went south to Hanzhong, and the generals under Lu Bu were Cao Xing, Song Xian, Ma Zhong, Pan Feng, Ma Chao, Pang De, Hou Cheng, plus a Hua Xiong who transported grain.

The military advisor is served by Chen Gong, who has joined the latest team, not that Lu Bu likes the new and hates the old, but that he can't play with his bones. When he went to Hanzhong, almost all of them were rugged and difficult mountain roads, and he didn't want to make fun of this big crime.

When Chen Gong heard that Lu Bu announced him as a military advisor in public, he was a little flattered, and he was even more determined that he had met the Ming Lord, he was conceited of his talent, and he didn't make too many excuses, so he agreed.

This is the best time for him to emerge in Hanzhong.

However, Lu Bu's generals, such as Cao Xing, Hou Cheng and others, didn't seem to like Chen Gong very much, and complained in private, but they didn't say it explicitly. After all, they have been with Xi Ce for a long time before, and Xi Ce is very talkative, so they basically turn a blind eye to them.

The newcomer Chen Gong, whether it is his appearance or demeanor, does not look like a hippie smiling and talkative character.

In addition to these familiar people, Lu Bu also has a small colonel named Jian Wei by his side, he is a native of Nanzheng County, Hanzhong, and is extremely familiar with the terrain in Hanzhong.

Lu Bu had never been to Hanzhong before, and the mountain roads in Hanzhong were complicated, and it would definitely be difficult to walk without a familiar guide.

Zhang Liao returned to Bingzhou, and he was originally in the plan. It's just that yesterday afternoon, bad news came from Bingzhou, the old general Zhang Zhong died of illness, Zhang Liao is a grandson, and he must go back to guard filial piety.

When Lu Bu heard this, he almost stood unsteady in a trance, immersed in great sadness.

The old general can be said to be the first 'Bole' in his life, when he was still a military marquis, the old general promoted him to lieutenant. Later, he continued to escort him and bear heavy pressure unknown to many outsiders, which enabled Lu Bu to successfully expel the Xianbei people.

Now that the old general has left the west, Lu Bu can't spare time.

The expedition was imminent, and he could only let Zhang Liao go back and offer two pillars of incense for himself. When he returned from the expedition to Hanzhong, he went to personally worship the heroic spirit of the old general.

Subsequently, Lu Bu announced to the court that the eldest son of the old general was the general of Beifu Zhonglang, and he was knighted as a marquis.

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The Qinling Mountains reach Longshan in the west, connect the Bear's Ear Mountain and Funiu Mountain in the east, and cross the frame between Guanzhong and Hanzhong. To go from Guanzhong to Hanzhong, there are only three roads to go, Bao Slope Road, Fu Luo Road, and Meridian Road.

The meridian road is the closest to Chang'an, and the south mouth is called the Meridian Valley, which is more than 20 miles north of Dingyuan County in Hanzhong; The north mouth is called Zi Valley, which is 100 miles south of Chang'an City, and the valley road is 660 miles long.

Fu Luo Road lives in the middle, the south mouth is called Fu Valley, more than ten miles north of Chenggu County in Hanzhong, the north mouth is called Luo Valley, one hundred and twenty miles southwest of Zhouzhi County, and the valley road is four hundred and twenty miles long. Fu Luo Road crosses a section of the main peak of the Qinling Mountains, the winding mountain road twists and turns for more than 80 miles, a total of 84 plates, the march is not easy, easy to be blocked.

Bao slope road south for Bao Valley, in the north of Bao Cheng ten miles; The north is the slope valley, thirty miles southwest of Yixian. The valley road is 470 miles long, is in the westernmost part of the three valley roads, mainly along the Baoshui and Xieshui river valleys, so the plank road is more than the plank road, thinking that it is connected.

Before setting out on the expedition, Jian Wei explained the topography of these three valley roads to Lu Bu in detail.

Each has its own pros and cons, and after Lu Bu weighed it, he chose to march from the Bao Slope Road.

He led the army from Chang'an, came to Yixian, and then headed southwest.

Entering the valley road, the speed of travel slows down significantly.

After walking for dozens of miles, the road narrowed, the ups and downs gradually increased, and the soldiers were already unable to walk step by step.

Compared with the endless wilderness of Bingzhou, the wind blows the grass and sees the cattle and sheep, here is simply a high mountain, they want to move forward, they have to follow the sheep intestine path, keep winding up the mountain.

When he conquered Xiliang before, Lu Bu thought that the terrain of Xiliang was already high and dangerous enough, but now compared with this one, it is simply a small thing.

As for the Fu Luo Road, which is the most difficult of the three valley roads, Lu Bu and the people under his command dare not imagine it.

Walking to the deep mountains and mountains, the desert is uninhabited, and the road is more rugged.

The air is fresh in the mountains, the birds are singing and the flowers are fragrant, and the streams are murmuring.

However, no one was in the mood to appreciate these at the moment, and Lu Bu and his subordinates were close to the cliff and walked on the mountainside only two or three feet wide.

Holding his breath and concentrating, he didn't dare to breathe, his nerves were more tense than the fierce battle on the battlefield, and he carefully moved his steps.

Even his legs trembled unconsciously, looking down at it, he couldn't see the end, the endless abyss, which was dizzying.

Crash~

The sound of mud and rocks sliding sounded, and Cao Xing, who was walking behind, stepped on the air in a trance, and he didn't have time to react at all, and the whole person fell straight down.

At the moment of stasis, a thought flashed through Cao Xing's mind, and his eyes were scattered.

Don't...... Am I going to fall to my death like this?

At the last moment, a big hand grabbed Cao Xing's wrist from above and held him tightly on the edge of the cliff.

Song Xian's face met Cao Xian's eyes, he held a short dagger in his left hand and plunged deeply into the stone path on the ground, and the right half of his body had already left the ground, hanging in the air, and he might fall off the mountain at any time.

Even so, he grabbed Cao Xing's hand and never let go.

Seeing this, the soldiers on both sides of the surrounding area hurriedly came over to help and rescued Cao Xing.

After being rescued, Cao Xing sat on the ground, breathing in the fresh air with empty eyes, and the soldiers around him smoothed his back.

Walking around the hall of Hades, Cao Xing was shocked.

He turned his head to look over, and Song Xian had already gotten up and set off again. Although the two are always noisy on weekdays, Cao Xing often goes to dig into the corner of Song Xian's wall. But at this moment of life and death, Song Xian did not hesitate to risk his life to save himself.

Cao Xuan got up from the ground, touched Song Xian's side, regained his previous hippie smile, and grinned with his eyebrows: "Old Song, do you really want to marry your daughter to my son?" ”