Chapter 1066: The number one pass in the world!【2】

One day later.

Chencang.

The 3,000 elite cavalry who had been galloping for a day from Ji County set up camp outside Chencang.

Excluding the 800 Flying Bear Cavalry and 400 personal guard cavalry, the rest were all Xiongnu volunteers.

And the leaders were all minor generals from the Liangzhou faction.

Since Duan Yu almost unified the entire Liangzhou last year, Duan Yu now needs to station troops in the ten commanderies of Liangzhou.

Except for Hanyang, Longxi, and Jincheng commanderies, troops must be stationed in the other three commanderies to prevent chaos caused by land reform.

In addition, two heavy forces must be stationed in the Western Regions to prevent sneak attacks by the Wusun and Northern Xiongnu.

Although the troops under his command seem to have increased, there are also more places to take care of.

Spring plowing is coming soon, so a large number of troops cannot be drawn.

And the army entering the pass needs grain and grass to maintain, and transporting grain and fodder requires a large amount of corvée labor.

So it can only be light cavalry and fast horses.

Torches were lit around the camp in the night.

Patrolling soldiers walked back and forth between the barracks in teams.

In the main camp, Duan Yu sat in the camp.

Zhao Yun and Zhao Feng were on duty outside the camp tent.

Not far from Zhao Yun, there was a young man who looked about the same age as Zhao Yun, but slightly more fierce in height and build.

The young man held a tiger-headed golden spear, his face was as white as jade, his eye sockets were deep, and he wore a brocade robe; his surname was Ma, and his name was Chao.

Although he had only been in the army for a few months, he had now become a military commander in the army by virtue of his superb martial arts.

And beside Zhao Feng stood a young general as well.

The young general was about the same height and age as Ma Chao, with a long bow on his back, and his eyes were as sharp as a hawk's.

The young man was from Annan, Liangzhou. He enlisted in the army during the Liangzhou conscription last winter; his surname was Pang, and his name was De.

With superb archery and excellent horse skills, he now also serves as a military commander in Duan Yu's personal guard camp.

In the main camp, Duan Yu sat behind the desk in the tent.

On the desk were a horse whip, a map, and a bowl of hot tea.

The weather was still cold at this time.

A fire basin was also lit in the tent.

Duan Yu's two eyebrows were twisted together.

Originally, with Jia Xu, Li Ru, and Cheng Yu not minding entering the capital, Duan Yu did not intend to enter Luoyang either.

Anyway, there was no benefit in going at this time. Judging from Liangzhou's current situation, although the future development prospects are very good.

But that is the future, not the present.

Liangzhou has enough to protect itself now, but not enough to advance.

Unless Liangzhou is given another year.

Wait until the Western Regions are completely settled, wait until this year's land reform is completed, and wait until this year's harvest, then troops can be concentrated.

That is when Liangzhou will develop outward.

But now, it is not the time.

However...

Duan Yu never expected.

Or rather, the thing he was worried about before still happened.

He Lingsi was actually pregnant.

That's right, the intelligence he received yesterday was the second one sent from Luoyang.

The first intelligence sent before only had the intelligence of the second day of the New Year.

Due to the urgency and importance of the intelligence, this piece of intelligence set off from Luoyang on the day it was collected.

Therefore, the events that happened on the third day of the New Year in Luoyang and the subsequent intelligence were sent one after another.

Two extremely important things.

The first is the intelligence that He Lingsi is pregnant.

And the second is the intelligence about Liu Xie being established as Crown Prince.

If there were no two pieces of intelligence.

He would not intend to send troops to Luoyang.

But now...

This Luoyang must be visited.

He Lingsi is pregnant, which he had worried about before.

Now it seems that it should have been planted in He Lingsi during that time in the palace back garden when he left Luoyang last time.

Counting the time, it has been more than three months.

It's just that I didn't expect He Lingsi to keep hiding it.

He Lingsi is pregnant, Liu Xie is established as Crown Prince, which shows that Empress Dowager Dong holds the initiative in the current situation in Luoyang.

And Yuan Kui was appointed as Grand Tutor, which shows that Empress Dowager Dong made compromises and concessions on the matter of the noble families, formed an alliance with the noble families, and excluded He Jin and Empress He from political power.

Since this is the case, what is He Lingsi facing?

He Lingsi's relationship with Empress Dowager Dong has been very bad because of Liu Xie.

In history, the first thing He Lingsi did after holding power was to poison Empress Dowager Dong to death.

It is conceivable what Empress Dowager Dong would do.

Even if she doesn't poison He Lingsi now, she will likely completely eliminate He Lingsi, this trouble, after Liu Hong dies and Liu Xie ascends the throne.

Duan Yu does not doubt the viciousness of these women in the harem at all.

Not just He Lingsi, even Liu Bian will likely not escape the poisonous hand.

If Empress Dowager Dong considers the father-son relationship between Liu Bian and Liu Hong, she might exile him and seal him as a king.

But He Lingsi will definitely not escape death.

Of course, these things had nothing to do with him originally.

However, now that He Lingsi has his child in her belly, it is different.

Although they have never met, that is also his offspring.

He cannot just watch his offspring, whom he has never met, be poisoned to death.

He Lingsi is now imprisoned in the Changqiu Palace, Liu Bian is imprisoned in the Wende Hall, and Grand General He Jin does not even dare to enter Luoyang City now.

Empress Dowager Dong ordered the summoning of Ding Yuan, Huangfu Song, Zhu Jun, and others to Luoyang to take sides.

It is to completely support Liu Xie to the throne.

And once Liu Xie sits firmly on the throne, He Lingsi will be in danger.

Therefore, this trip to Luoyang... he must go.

"Zilong, order the whole army to cook at the first quarter of the Yin hour tomorrow, and set off immediately after the meal." Duan Yu said to Zhao Yun outside the camp.

"Yes."

Zhao Yun, who turned around, took the order.

Hangu Pass.

This is the first pass he needs to experience to enter Luoyang.

The former Hangu Pass was the number one pass of the Great Qin, and it was also known as the number one pass in the world.

And after the Eastern Han established its capital in Luoyang, Hangu Pass became one of the Eight Passes of Luoyang, and it was also a pass that must be passed to go out of the pass. ===== CHAPTER 1068 =====