Chapter 111

The three thousand new troops that Gu Yi had previously handed over to Han Hao and Gao Shun to train had now completely taken shape.

Plus the original seven hundred veteran soldiers of the Camp-Crushing Battalion, the combat effectiveness of this army could not be underestimated.

Besides this.

Gu Yi had long ago set the strategy of taking Hanzhong and conquering the Shu lands.

Therefore, the three thousand new troops often practiced mountain climbing skills in the Qinling Mountains.

Thus, Gu Yi recommended:

“My lord, Gao Shun can serve as the general leading the troops to attack Zhuyang Pass.”

“With the Camp-Crushing Battalion under his command and the three thousand new troops trained previously, I believe we can capture Zhuyang Pass at the fastest speed.”

“After taking Zhuyang Pass, our main army can drive straight into the Hanzhong Basin.”

“Hanzhong can be settled in one battle!”

Dong Zhuo naturally knew about Gu Yi training the three thousand new troops.

Those three thousand troops had also recently followed Hua Xiong to suppress the White Wave bandits in Hedong.

And had made no small contribution.

With these three thousand troops and Gao Shun and the Camp-Crushing Battalion, attacking Zhuyang Pass was indeed extremely suitable.

Thinking of this, Old Dong immediately appointed Gao Shun as the vanguard of the front section, fully responsible for the matter of attacking Zhuyang Pass.

However.

After the words fell.

Li Ru suddenly spoke up to add:

“My lord, you have forgotten one important thing.”

“Oh? What does Wuyou refer to…?”

“My lord, the number of our army’s soldiers is huge.”

“Although they belong to different generals, there won’t be any chaos.”

“But… an army cannot be without a commander!”

Years of tacit understanding made Old Dong instantly understand the meaning in Li Ru’s words.

He smiled slightly:

“Wuyou’s words are very true.”

“But I am also old, and I really don’t want to endure the hardship of the bumpy roads in Hanzhong and the Shu lands.”

“Linzhi, are you willing to take my place and go to the front line to take command?”

“This time, all command and disposal power will be handed over to you!”

“Bang!”

Once these words were spoken.

Gu Yi was slightly stunned.

Looking at Old Dong’s gaze filled with love.

Gu Yi, no matter how foolish he was, completely reacted.

Old Dong… was paving the way for him!

After returning from commanding the pacification of Liangzhou, Gu Yi had already accumulated quite a bit of prestige in the army.

Plus the vast merits Gu Yi had previously established.

And his identity as the husband of Old Dong’s eldest granddaughter.

For Gu Yi to take command of the pacification of Hanzhong and the Shu lands this time, I presume the generals in the army would not show any opposition.

Therefore.

Gu Yi immediately bowed and said:

“Thank you, my lord, for your trust.”

“When I return, the Shu lands and Hanzhong will be completely incorporated into the territory of the imperial court.”

Old Dong wore a smile and nodded slightly.

To be able to find such an excellent granddaughter’s husband in his old age was truly a very fortunate thing!

Even if Old Dong were to pass away suddenly now.

He believed that as long as Gu Yi was there.

There would be no chaos in the army!

As for whether he could successfully pacify Hanzhong and the Shu lands.

Old Dong believed in the ability of his precious granddaughter’s husband.

By then, Liu Zhang and Zhang Lu would either become prisoners or become sacrifices on the sacrificial table.

……

On the Xie Valley Road

Gao Shun, who had become the vanguard of the front section, led more than three thousand elite infantry behind him, advancing toward Zhuyang Pass with full concentration.

Although.

The last one-fifth of the road from Chang’an to Hanzhong, due to the sabotage of that fellow Zhang Lu, had not yet been repaired.

But the four-fifths of the road that had already been repaired helped Gao Shun and the soldiers under his command save quite a bit of effort.

And the final one-fifth of the road, although the road was slightly steep.

But the new army had already practiced mountain climbing skills to perfection in the Qinling Mountains.

At this moment, this steepness was not enough to cause particularly great trouble for them.

“General, not far ahead is Zhuyang Pass!”

Several sentries responsible for scouting the road came to Gao Shun’s side with joy and reported to him.

Hearing this, Gao Shun and the new army behind him all showed joy on their faces!

The Xie Valley Road was very long.

Although their group’s marching speed could be called extremely fast.

But the long road eventually made people feel irritable and tired.

At this moment, arriving at Zhuyang Pass.

The ambition in the soldiers’ hearts was also completely ignited at this moment!

……

Gao Shun had long ago set the battle plan.

After exiting the Xie Valley Road.

Seven hundred veteran soldiers of the Camp-Crushing Battalion served as the pathfinders.

They held sturdy large shields and arrived under Zhuyang Pass.

On the Zhuyang Pass tower

The soldiers stationed here were originally yawning out of boredom.

Suddenly seeing hundreds of figures holding large shields appear in their field of vision, these soldiers were so scared that their whole bodies shuddered violently.

“Gen… General!”

“Suspicious figures have appeared outside the pass!”

The centurion responsible for guarding the tower hurriedly reported this matter to the garrison general of Zhuyang Pass.

This Zhuyang Pass garrison general, as it happened, was the brother of Zhang Lu’s favorite concubine.

This person originally had no talent for commanding troops.

Being able to become the Zhuyang Pass garrison general was all due to his sister being good at competing for favor and being quite favored by Zhang Lu.

He had never even led troops, so where had he seen such a sudden situation?

Moreover.

In his subconscious, Zhuyang Pass was extremely sturdy, and ordinary people could never break it.

Therefore, he scolded the centurion guarding the tower:

“Damn it!”

“If there are enemies, just shoot arrows to resist them, why bother running here to trouble this general?”

This centurion was scolded for nothing.

But the situation was pressing, so he had to hurry back to command the defense.