Xin'an is located in the northwest of Luoyang, is also the starting point of the ancient road of Cuihan, from then to the west, all the way through the pond, over the Cuiling, through the Han Valley, straight knock Tong Pass, you can reach the pass of Tianfu Xiongguo.

Last year, Wang Shi recovered Heluo, although he did not continue to advance to Guanzhong on a large scale in the future, but even if it was just to consolidate the stability of the Heluo region, it was inevitable to continue to advance westward.

The old city of Luoyang has long been dilapidated, and the town is not as good as extending the border, especially around Luoyang, there is the so-called risk of eight passes. Of course, after years of war, the eight passes of the late Han Dynasty have long existed in name only, and they are rarely able to exert their original strategic value. But even if it's just the basics of land insurance, these barriers are still of great value.

In the operation of the surrounding area, the stability of the western boundary can be said to be the most important. Therefore, as the Wang division gained a firm foothold in Luoyang, the forces began to gradually shift to the west, and Xin'an became a huge camp base, as a fulcrum to support the westward expansion of the Wang division.

From Xin'an to the west, after the disaster of Yongjia and the scourge of the two Zhao fighting for hegemony, even if there were any military buildings, they were already dilapidated.

But it is not to say that this section of the road is a completely barren land, Shi Zhao in the sweep of the Han and Zhao forces, there are many soldiers through this, and later also moved many Guanzhong Haoqiang and Zahu to Hebei, along the way naturally also left a lot of simple stations as temporary footholds, and there is no lack of dock walls built by the people who gathered in order to avoid the military disaster.

As the king division moved westward, these stations and dock walls were naturally requisitioned one by one, supporting the king to enter Hongnong County.

Wang's division adopted a strategy of steady progress to the west, rather than a Qizheng cooperation and a fierce advance like the Central Plains and Hebei.

Although the land of Heluo has a special meaning and affection for the Jin people, to be honest, the attitude of the people in this realm towards Wang Shi is really not very friendly.

Probably since the beginning of the chaos of the Chinese Dynasty and the country, this place has been frequently harassed and harmed by military disasters, and the decades-long chaos, even if someone occupies it for a short time, it has not been able to bring stable order to this place at all, and the strong beams of all parties roar by, making the composition of the people here also complicated.

Therefore, the people have an instinctive weariness and fear of large-scale armed forces, and when it is implemented in behavior, it is hostile and even hostile, and at worst they refuse to cooperate. The so-called Wang Shi, in their opinion, is not fundamentally different from the chaotic army that ravaged this realm in previous years.

And this section of the Cuihan Ancient Road itself is not suitable for the concentrated battle of the large army, if it is a small group of elite sweeping guerrillas, it is not familiar with the geographical path.

Therefore, the Wang division did not go well in this regard, even if there was no large-scale formation of enemy troops to stop the hostilities, it took nearly a year to open the Kuohan Ancient Road, and the forward army was able to be stationed deep in the Hangu Ancient Pass.

In fact, there is still no lack of ornamentation in this statement, if you use a more realistic statement, that is, the king has passed, not an inch of grass is left, and where there are people gathered along the way, it must be conquered, the dock wall is demolished, and people are taken away, and even a thatched hut can not be left!

The main reason why the area along the way is so clean is to ensure the safety of the logistics channel. Previously, Wang Shi actually held an attitude of appeasement and cooperation, but the people in this realm were too strong and uncontrollable, and the army in the realm bowed down and did not dare to resist.

After several setbacks, Wang Shi also changed his attitude to absolute toughness, along the way, whenever he encountered a dock stronghold, he first issued an ultimatum of surrender, and once it was overdue, he would never show mercy, and he would be treated as a rebel of the enemy country, and those who resisted would be killed, and those who fled would be pursued to the end!

Therefore, in the past nearly a year, although there have been no large-scale battles on the Western Front, when it comes to casualties and gains, it is even much higher than last year's reconquest! The reason is simply that this is a blood-soaked bloody journey!

The advantage of this is also obvious, that is, this strategic passage that is hundreds of miles long has been completely mastered by Wang Shi, and even if there are some sporadic wandering and chaotic pawns, it is no longer a big trouble. From Luoyang all the way to Hangu Guguan, if the natural geographical restrictions are not considered, the road has become unimpeded, and the hidden dangers of man-made have been completely eliminated.

However, the fact that the army reached the old pass of Hangu did not mean that the west of Heluo could sit back and relax.

It is true that in the early years, especially during the Warring States Period, Hangu Pass was known as a powerful fortress that could be blocked from the east and west, providing the Qin State with a favorable strategic position to control the six countries of the Kwantung region, but since the Han Dynasty, especially after the construction of the new Hangu Pass in Xin'an, the strategic position of this pass has gradually declined.

Another point is that the Qinhan Valley Pass is located in the peach forest, the peach forest is the so-called thick mulberry plain in later generations, it is a relatively special terrain in the Yellow River Basin, the peach forest is extremely high, although the top is flat, but it is a primeval jungle with dense vegetation, it is difficult to allow the army to pass. The Yellow River at the northern edge cuts straight through, and the dangerous cliff and dangerous river are difficult to pass, and only the Hangu line can connect the east and west.

However, after the Han Dynasty, the primeval jungle of Taolin has also been greatly developed, and the originally inaccessible wilderness has been transformed into a prosperous agricultural area, which also reduces the danger of the Hangu Ancient Road.

Even if the political and economic reasons are not mentioned, the most important point that cannot be ignored is that the water level of the Yellow River has dropped, so that a large area of tidal land between the Yellow River and Taolin is no longer compact and difficult to pass.

As early as the end of the Later Han Dynasty, Wei Wu Cao Cao went westward, because the old road of Hangu was narrow and cramped, and a new road was opened on the river beach between the Yellow River and Taolin, and later it was directly in the north of Qin's Hangu Pass to build the city, which was also named Hangu Pass.

So for the time being, there are three places named after Hangu Pass, and the so-called pill mud can be plugged has already become an old story with only a few sighs. Although the Jin army Wang Shi had already probed the soldiers to the old pass of Qin Shihan Valley, it could not completely eliminate the military intrusion and threat from the western pass.

The current state of the royal division is not enough to support the army to enter the Guanzhong long-distance battle, especially the governor has clearly ordered that the land of Heluo must obtain a relatively stable strategic environment in the shortest possible time, but the enemy is outside. And in order to do this, occupying the dangerous fortress as a stronghold is the most realistic choice for the Heluo generals.

Since Hangu Pass can no longer do this, then the army can only continue to move forward and choose a new suitable location.

If you can't choose a suitable place all the way to Guanzhong, then it's nonsense to say anything, Guanzhong is already in sight, what else is there to say, directly concentrate superior forces and enter Guanzhong in one drum to completely wipe out Guanzhong!

"Hurry up, go fast! If you can't reach the next border before sunset, be careful that the art of war is not allowed! ”

In the narrow Hanya Road, the smoke and dust are obscured, the wheels are rolling, and the environment is noisy and dreary with the neighing of cows and horses, and the complaints are fierce.

Shen Jindou hung on the back of his neck, his robe was stained, and his whole person was gray-headed, lying on the back of the cow softly. In front and behind them, soldiers waved their rods to drive away the equally sorrowful-looking force, scrambling for the last bit of sunset to reach the next foothold in the next valley road.

"Here comes the water!"

Shen Jin coughed twice, reached out on the back of the cow and took the water bladder handed by the soldiers, stretched his neck and drank a few sips, the water at the corner of his mouth flowed down to his neck, which had become a muddy muddy soup. Only when he had regained some strength did he get off the back of the ox and carry the wagon forward.

This transport team of more than 500 people is just one of the baggage troops that march day and night on this Hangu Ancient Road. In the past few months, this has also been Shen Jin's main task, escorting the baggage from Xin'an and arriving at Hangu Guguan to unload and return. The cycle is heavy and boring.

It's not the life he wants at all!

The military career he imagined should be full of magnificence and passion, killing thieves and slaves, angrily beheading rebellious, striking thousands of miles away, and sealing the wolf! But now, he can only run for his life on this narrow passage again and again, eating dust and drinking dirt, and wanting to cry without tears.

So far, the only consolation is that the companions who joined the army together this time are counted as one, and they are all the same. Want to join the frontline combat troops? That's okay, and the bow and knife competition is better than the governor Xie Yi's personal guard.

The last time Shen Jin challenged, the consequence was that he lay in bed for more than ten days, and then ran diligently day and night for nearly two months before he made up for the lost share.

This section of the Hangu Ancient Road, there is basically no danger along the way, as long as it is not in bad weather such as wind and rain, there is basically no overdue. Two days later, Shen Jin's transport team arrived at Hangu Guguan as scheduled.

Hangu Guguan is now the front line camp of the Wang Division, with more than 5,000 soldiers stationed, and it is a very large camp. In addition to the regular combat troops, there are more than 20,000 strong men stationed and a large number of goods and goods.

After arriving here, the transport team usually has a rest period of one to two days, and then returns to Xin'an to continue the transportation according to the demand documents issued by the army.

When the delivery was completed and the time was already in the afternoon, Shen Jin led the soldiers and servants to the camp assigned to them with little energy. These people are only marginal figures in the army, and they can't even enter and leave the Chinese army barracks at will.

When approaching the camp, Shen Jin saw a high-crowned man standing in front of the camp gate. He didn't even need to look at the other party's face, he knew who that person was, the new crown of hair with feathers in it, the only one on the entire front line, except Xie Wan.

Seeing Shen Jin leading the crowd to come, Xie Wan also strode up to meet him, and beckoned from afar: "Ah He, I've been waiting for you for a long time." ”

Shen Jin saw that the feather on Xie Wan's head trembled with his steps, and he had an urge to pull it off and step on it. In fact, Xie Wan's state is not much better than him, the whole person is black and thin, and his robe is also dirty, only the carefully cared for feather crown has become his last bit of stubbornness.

Thinking of this, Shen Jin felt a little unbearable to sympathize with the same disease, but if he didn't stab a few words, the feather shook him uncomfortable, so he sneered: "You are doing this weird dress in the army again, be careful to be whipped by the patrol again!" ”

"What kind of army are we, scattered soldiers? As long as you don't wander around the Chinese army, the patrol doesn't bother to take care of us! ”

When Xie Wan heard this, he couldn't help but complain, but he smiled again without spinning his heels, grabbed Shen Jin's wrist, and laughed: "Happy event, big happy event...... Our hard days may be coming to an end! ”

"What do you mean?"

After Shen Jin heard this, he suddenly came to his senses, waved his hand to urge the soldiers to enter the camp, and then came to a remote place with Xie Wan, and then heard Xie Wan smile and said: "The Chinese army has given an order, and all departments are ready to wait, even our camp is no exception!" Hurry up and pick up the equipment with me, after months of suffering, our brothers finally wait for the opportunity to play! ”