After listening to the scout's report, he only felt that the road to Taihang was difficult, but when he really entered Taihang Cheng, Zhao Yun knew how difficult it was.

Zhang Yan has been here a few times, and while following behind Zhao Yun, he introduced the specific situation of this Taixing. This Tianjing Pass is named after the fact that there are three unfathomable springs in front of the gate. Since Guan Cheng, it has been the key point between the north and the south. Liu Xin's "Sui Chu Fu" once said: The steepness of Chi Taihang is the high pass of the patio. Cai Yong, a celebrity, also recorded in his travelogue that there is a patio pass on Taihang Mountain, which is closed in the north of the well, which is a danger set by heaven.

As he spoke, he walked forward, but he saw that on the mountain road ahead, there was an endless stream of merchants, horses' hooves clicking, and people were noisy. Zhao Yun couldn't help but be stunned, and said to Zhang Yan: "My army is marching here, how can we not isolate pedestrians. If this is the case, before our army arrives in front of the pass, the enemy general in the pass will know that our army is coming. ”

Zhang Yan said with a smile: "The general doesn't know, not far ahead, there are two forks in the road, one is connected to Baicheng, and the other is to Tianjing Pass, it is to be on the way to the endless business travel, otherwise how can my army enter Tianjing Pass." ”

Zhao Yunzheng was worried about this pass, and when he heard Zhang Yan say this, he couldn't help but sigh, looked at Zhang Yan, and said with a smile: "General Zhang has a plan in his belly, so if you don't talk to me at this time, when will you stay?" ”

Zhang Yan smiled and said to Zhao Yun in detail. It turns out that this is too dangerous, but since ancient times, it is a shortcut to the Central Plains from the land of the Three Jin Dynasty. The soil of the Lingyi here is barren and the food is difficult, and the fields are fertile and wide in the south of the river, and it is the people who come and go to trade, and there is no time. The pattern of economic complementarity with distinctive characteristics of Shanxi and Henan has already begun at this time. Therefore, this dangerous place is also a prosperous scene from the south to the north.

The pass here is dangerous, and it is difficult for the army to travel. At the beginning, Zhang Yan had suffered several losses in this Taihang Mountain, so when he wanted to pass the Taihang Dynasty, he thought of a way. Divide the troops into pieces, pretend to be a business traveler, and before he reaches the pass, he only needs to give enough benefits, and the soldiers guarding the pass are not strictly searched, so he is hastily let him in and out. With this experience, Zhang Yan drew a gourd in the same way, sent scouts to the front to block the intersection, and then wanted to lead his troops to pretend to be a caravan to earn this Tianjing Pass.

Zhao Yun was overjoyed when he heard this, and said to Zhang Yan: "If you can enter Hanoi, the general should be the first to do it." ”

Zhang Yan hurriedly said: "It's just that Lu Shuer, how dare you take credit." "I am secretly happy in my heart, the more credit, the more stable my position in the Qingzhou Army will be in the future. Zhang Yan knows his own family affairs, Liu Bei has become a big trend, and there are countless famous generals under his command, with his talent, he is mixed in with the generals, but he is not conspicuous at all. And Liu Bei is good at using soldiers, his subordinates are all elite soldiers, and when he fights, he is invincible, and he has already been famous all over the world, and although there are many people in his department, most of them are farmers and old and weak women and children who come from the coercion, and they can't look down on them, not to mention Liu Bei. I only hated that I couldn't take refuge in time at the beginning, and hugging Liu Bei's thigh at this time was just icing on the cake.

It's just that he couldn't defect when he wanted to, Yuan Shao came to Jizhou, and he fought with himself, and the wars never stopped. How did he have the opportunity to lead his troops to escape from the Taihang Mountains to Qingzhou. Only Liu Bei's strategy of merging the state this time allowed him to seize the opportunity. It's really a fate. But no matter what, it's better than eating and drinking in the mountains, and your children and grandchildren are also strong for the robbers. As long as you are loyal, diligent and prudent, when the great cause of the general is completed, why worry that you have no position?

Zhang Yan had a thousand thoughts in his heart, but here he was in a valley. This small valley, one south and one east, divides into two paths. The road to the south is closed to the heavenly patio. I saw that in the valley, there were no less than hundreds of people detained by scouts, large and small.

Seeing the two majestic generals coming, the crowd squatting underground was restless, but then calmed down, just looking at Zhao Yun and Zhang Yan in front of them.

Zhao Yun said to Zhang Yan: "General Zhang, this battle will be under your command." "Anyway, he wasn't familiar with Taihang, so he simply handed it over to Zhang Yan.

Zhang Yan said in his heart that Zhao Zilong was an atmospheric person, but he didn't see it at the moment, so he took a step forward and said to everyone on the ground: "Don't lie, I am Zhang Yan, a general under the command of Liu Xuande, the general of Qingzhou." This time, I have been ordered to come here to take the Tianjing Pass. I hope you can help our army, but afterwards it is indispensable to wait for the benefits. ”

He is a Taihang giant, and he has dealt with the merchants in the Taihang Mountains, so he naturally knows that these people have been running around for a long time, and none of them are timid. Therefore, there is no need to force each other, but only to lure them with interests.

The businessmen who can come and go to Taihang, which one is simple. The caravans all have backgrounds, and the lone traveler is even more powerful, and there is no one who has not seen blood in his hands. But as long as there are enough benefits, let alone let them help, even let them strip and change their armor to attack the city.

After listening to Zhang Yan's words, those people first exchanged ears for a while, and there was a buzz in the valley. These merchants, all of whom are well-informed people, suddenly understood why the roads in the north have been blocked recently, but it turned out that the Taihang Dakou in front of him had descended to Qingzhou. When everyone heard that the Qingzhou army was going to attack Tianjing Pass, not only was they not afraid, but one by one, their faces were excited and excited, and they were eager to try.

At that moment, someone couldn't bear it anymore and said: "General Zhang, it's okay to help you, but what's the benefit of waiting for us afterwards?" Zhang Yan looked fixedly, but this person was recognized, a businessman who had been going to and from Taihang Zhucheng all the year round, quite powerful, surnamed Li, and a single name.

Zhang Yan's words came out, but this benefit, he has not yet entered Qingzhou, and he really doesn't know what kind of benefit he can give. So he took his eyes to see Zhao Yun.

Seeing this, Zhao Yun smiled slightly, stepped forward, and stood side by side with Zhang Yan, saying, "I am the commander of the Sixth Army of Qingzhou, Zhao Zilong." You should know that there is a merchant Cao in the Qingzhou General's Mansion, who is in charge of commercial affairs. Those who help me today can get the token of our army, and then they can go to Shang Cao and Mi to discuss various things such as materials, commercial taxes, etc. What do you think? ”

Then Li Xian was overjoyed, stepped forward to bow, and said: "Li Xian of Zhao State, I am willing to die for the two generals!" ”

The rest of the people reacted one after another, they could get Zhao Yun's token, and then they could climb to Shang Cao in the General's Mansion to engage in Mi Zhu, even if they died here, it was better to die here, and then the benefits that the family could get were only more. Thinking of Qing, Xu, You, and have been connected as one, Liu Bei is a capable person, and he has a peaceful rule, and there is no trace of the robbers, and his people are extremely strict in governing the army, and the messy fees at the checkpoints along the way are almost none. I don't know how much trouble I saved them. Thinking of the famous pearl and jade mountain ginseng fur in Liaodong, and thinking of the specialties of the states under Liu Bei's rule, everyone's hearts are hot. They all got up and bowed down with Li Xian, and said in unison: "I am willing to die for the two generals!" ”

Everyone spoke together, and the sound shook the valley, and the birds flew wildly. However, the mountain road has seven bends and eight turns, and although it is close to the straight line distance from Tianjing Pass, there are many mountains in it, so Zhao Yun and Zhang Yan are not afraid of being heard by the enemy troops at Tianjing Pass.