After March, the weather began to warm up.

After a drizzle, it added some vitality to the vast land. In front of Hulao Pass, a hint of green appeared faintly in the withered yellow area. Although there was still a little coldness left by the cold winter in the air, the bone-thrusting cold air was gone.

It can be called the world's most powerful pass. The Hulao Pass has a city wall of nearly five feet. In the later era of industrial development, buildings of such heights are the kind that are waiting to be demolished in the city, but in this era where manpower is basically the main force, such tall buildings are already considered the top in the world.

The width of the city wall alone is two feet tall. Ye Zhao guarded the border in the north and once fought in the Yellow Turban Rebellion. He had seen cities everywhere. Hulao Pass is the tallest building except Luoyang. Although it is not as exquisite as Luoyang, it has also become more powerful when it comes to the majestic aspects.

If the city tower on the city wall is included, the height can be raised by more than one meter. It is difficult for ordinary soldiers to shoot arrow clusters. Ye Zhao once asked someone to experiment that although the strong bows used by ordinary soldiers can shoot the city walls, their power is sharply reduced. It is not an exaggeration to say that they are weak and powerless. The lethality is limited. Only some generals or soldiers specially trained to pull two stone bows can use strong bows such as iron-tied bows to shoot arrow clusters while maintaining sufficient lethality.

Unfortunately, I am not going to stay in Luoyang for a long time. If I could have a big rear like Dong Zhuo, this pass alone requires only one general of the military and three thousand elite troops. Even if there are many troops, it is a well-deserved pass.

Standing above the city tower of Hulao Pass and looking down, you can see the scenery within ten miles of Hulao Pass.

"Why do lord always like this?" Xi Zhicai walked up carefully and stood side by side with Ye Zhao.

"Fearing high?" Ye Zhao turned around, looked at Xi Zhicai, whose face was obviously unnatural, and asked with a smile.

"Isn't your lord afraid?" Xi Zhicai asked back. Standing beside Ye Zhao, although there was a female wall block, when he lowered his head, he felt that the double-stranded battle was a bit unsightly. Xi Zhicai was very curious about how Ye Zhao could stand here so calmly and indifferently.

"I'm afraid." Ye Zhao held his hands on the female wall, looked at the scenery below and smiled: "If this height falls, it will be immediately broken. It's just like me now. Since I've already stood here, what I should think about is not what if I fall down. The heights of people are different, and it depends on the world's ideas."

Xi Zhicai smiled bitterly, Ye Zhao reached out his hand and had enough confidence to control his body. He was a weak man, and when he was blown by the bitter wind, he showed signs of falling backwards. He had no intention of exploring any philosophy of life.

"But Zhicai's body is much stronger than before." Ye Zhao suddenly turned around and looked at Xi Zhicai with a smile: "If it were the past, Zhicai would have been dizzy at this moment."

Love, do you know that I am not suitable for staying here?

Xi Zhicai complained about Ye Zhao's evil taste and shook his head and said, "With Dian Wei's barbarian on his side, he will take nourishment every day, and destroy all the cold food. I have indeed felt that my body is much stronger than before. Will the lord let Dian Wei return to his lord to serve?"

Dian Wei has caused him a lot of trouble during this period. Every day when he gets up, the first thing he wants to think about is not planning for Ye Zhao, but thinking about how to hide from Dian Wei. Don’t look at Dian Wei as a rash man, but it makes Xi Zhicai feel that he is not smart enough. In addition, the white tiger has a keen sense of smell, which really makes him have nowhere to hide.

"Sometimes, smart people lack self-discipline, and they can always find enough excuses for themselves." Ye Zhao patted Zhicai's shoulder and smiled: "The days are still long, and after a long time, you will find that Dian Wei is still good."

"Report~"

A long shout came from the bottom of the city gate, interrupting the conversation between the two. Then a scout rushed from the bottom of the city tower. Seeing Ye Zhao and Xi Zhicai here, he came up directly and knelt in front of the two, the revenge stopped.

Not everyone can do the scouts in the army. This lung capacity alone is not something that ordinary people can do. It also requires superb martial arts, flexible minds, fast running, fast hands and eyes, and can fight with people right away. You also need to understand the flag language and be able to roughly judge the number of enemy troops in a very short time. It may not be top-notch, but it must be omnipotent. Generally, those who can serve as scouts in the army can be regarded as elite soldiers.

Ye Zhao's army had strict requirements for scouts. Just imagine if two armies were fighting, the scouts reported that there were 5,000 enemy troops and thought they could fight, but they ran over and came with 50,000, which would be a big fuck.

Due to resources, Ye Zhao could not practice all his troops as special forces. In this way, just the daily supply of meat, he could lose all the underwear that Ye Zhao had eaten. However, the scouts in the army were selected and trained according to the highest standards. Not only martial arts, equestrians, flag language, but also literacy, some simple mathematical and formation knowledge. These scouts can immediately take up the position of military general when needed. Therefore, the military information investigated by Ye Zhao's army will be much more accurate than ordinary troops, and the error range will not be too large.

"What's the matter?"

Ye Zhao lowered his head and asked at the scout kneeling down the city tower.

"Reported to the lord, a soldier came to Ao Cang. Without a clear sign, he was approaching here. There were about 3,000 cavalry and 8,000 infantrymen. The army was quite neat and elite. According to the itinerary, half an hour later, he would be able to reach the pass." The scout finished the information he had found in one breath.

"I understand, let's find out!" Ye Zhao raised his eyebrows and waved his hand when he heard this.

"Here!" The scout bowed and agreed, turned around and left.

Ye Zhao looked back at Xi Zhicai and frowned: "More than 10,000 soldiers and horses, there is no one near Luoyang who can recruit so many people, and it sounds like elite soldiers."

"The Yuan family is unable to compete with He Jin in Luoyang, so it is not difficult to understand that foreign soldiers are attracted." Xi Zhicai smiled and said, "It's either Jizhou or Bingzhou soldiers."

If Yuan Shu is recruited, you can go directly from Yique Pass to Luoyang. The guardian of Yique Pass is a disciple of the Yuan family and will never stop him. There is no reason to detour through Hulao Pass unless you want to have a conflict with Ye Zhao at this time.

Jizhou...Bingzhou...

"Ding Yuan?" Ye Zhao suddenly remembered something and said confidently: "It must be him!"

"Ding Jianyang was favored by Yuan Wei when he was in a downturn. He was later moved to the governor of Bingzhou. He was quite brave and powerful. The soldiers and horses of Bingzhou under his tent fought against the Xianbei and Xiongnu for many years. They were all brave men. Yuan Wei would indeed invite him." Xi Zhicai didn't know Ye Zhao's thoughts. After hearing this, he nodded and said.

Because of Muye in Jizhou, Liu Hong was very strict with Jizhou during his lifetime. In a short period of time, it was difficult to gather so many elite troops, so it is unlikely that Jizhou will be.

Ye Zhao actually didn't care about Ding Yuan. After all, Ding Yuan is nearly fifty years old and is already an old man. Perhaps more sophisticated than when he was young in the past, but when it comes to threats, Ye Zhao really doesn't care much. What really makes Ye Zhao care about is Ding Yuan's men.

Lu Bu and Zhang Liao, one of these two is brave enough to be the world. When Ye Zhao was guarding the border in Youzhou, he often heard of his great name, while the other is famous for his famous generals. Even during the Three Kingdoms period, the names of these two people were dazzling enough.

Fear is not enough, but Ye Zhao is very curious about the ability of these two people?

When Ye Zhao came to this era, he had seen too many celebrities, such as Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, Liu Bei, Sun Jian, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei, who were active in the middle and late stages of the Three Kingdoms, now only Lu Bu and Zhang Liao, so it is naturally difficult to give Ye Zhao too much surprise or even horror. After all, he is a real famous general now.

But when Ye Zhao met these two generals who were famous for their war, he couldn't help but feel a little itchy, wanting to give these two people a good deal.

"Close the city gate and disperse the people!" Ye Zhao ordered to the city.

Since it was the reinforcements invited by the Yuan family, Ye Zhao was not going to let them go before Dong Zhuo entered the capital, otherwise how could the scholars fight Dong Zhuo?

"Why is the lord so cautious?" Xi Zhicai looked at Ye Zhao with some surprise. In the past, Ye Zhao always paid attention to his mind when facing the enemy, and gradually destroyed the enemy's psychological defense line, and then drove the troops to destroy them, destroying them wither and devastating, deeply integrating the way of military strategists to attack the heart.

"The troops in Bingzhou are not as weak as those of the Central Plains that have not experienced war for a long time." Ye Zhao shook his head: "When I was guarding the border in Youzhou, I often heard the name of Bingzhou's bravery, which made the Xianbei and the Huns dare not go south. They are actually the elite of our great Han. These are the elites poured out of blood. If it were not necessary, try to avoid fighting with them."

Now Ye Zhao has achieved success and is just waiting to retire. At this moment, he does not want his troops under his command to be damaged.

Xi Zhicai nodded when he heard this, looked into the distance and frowned, "It is only after the reopening of the state and the governor of the state and county, the court has become increasingly weak in the constraints of the state and counties. Bingzhou is a bitter and cold place, and it is also close to the border. People are tired of livelihood. The governor of a state can easily mobilize tens of thousands of troops. It is hard to imagine that it was released a few years ago."

You should know that Ye Zhao was guarding the border in the military mountain and only had three schools under his tent, so he had already had most of the troops in Youzhou. The ten counties in Youzhou combined, which was only 10,000 soldiers and horses. Moreover, the governor of Youzhou at that time had no right to mobilize Ye Zhao's troops. Bingzhou was similar to Youzhou, and even worse than that. Now Ding Yuan can easily transfer so many soldiers and horses in Bingzhou, which shows how weak the imperial court's control over each prefecture and county is.

"Bingzhou is often facing the Hu disaster, and everyone on the border is full of soldiers. It is not difficult to recruit troops. How can he have the ability to raise so many soldiers?" Ye Zhao sighed and said, "The family background is really hard to guess."

Dong Zhuo was independent in Xiliang and did not pay tribute to the imperial court. He was only known as a 100,000 army. Moreover, many of these 100,000 troops were Qianghu soldiers and horses, which were temporary signs during the war. It would be good if half of the permanent troops could be stationed. If you want to come to Luoyang, you would have to leave troops to garrison your nests. It would be good if you could bring 8,000 troops. This was because Dong Zhuo had absolute autonomy over Xiliang.
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