A few days later, Yizhou.
The road to Shu is difficult, and it is difficult to reach the sky.
But Lu Ming didn't think so today. When he came this time, he brought a lot of explosives with him.
The explosives that have been prepared can finally be made. The process of making explosives is very troublesome. The first and most critical material is concentrated sulfuric acid.
Sulfuric acid can only be found on volcanoes. Natural volcanoes must be alive, which is difficult to find.
Fortunately, there is still one, just north of Hetao.
It was a deserted place, not even a dog could be found around.
Along the way, Lu Ming used explosives to break open mountains and blast rocks.
Although it is impossible to blast out a tunnel, there is still no problem in blasting out a road around the three bodies.
Just starting from Hanzhong and reaching Jiange, he ran out of explosives and could barely blast a way out.
It will need to be repaired later, and then a cement road will be laid, and it will be passable.
This road will be monitored by the military next, and if you want to cross, you have to pay.
Opening mountains and building roads requires huge costs.
This time it was just to test the power of the explosives and see how effective it was. It seems that the effect is still very good.
Coming to Jiange, this is actually the intersection between two mountains, but it is very narrow.
There are steep cliffs on both sides. There are dense forests here, which are not suitable for human habitation.
Ants, poisonous insects, spiders, beasts of prey.
Tigers, leopards, and wild boars are all particularly harmful to humans.
Lu Ming stood on the wall of Jiange and looked at it, his eyes a little erratic.
What he actually envisioned was to build a railway. Railways are relatively fast and convenient in land transportation.
It's just that the terrain here is steep. If you want to build a train, you can only walk on flat ground.
It's still quite troublesome. It's inconvenient to cut mountains and rocks and do anything.
He had two ideas. One was to open up the transportation artery between Yizhou and Guanzhong.
At that time, we can do business with each other, and we can quickly grasp the situation. The resources of Shu are abundant. The food production and breeding here are very good. It is a natural area.
It is surrounded by high mountains, blocking most of the climate, making it particularly suitable for living.
After conquering Yizhou, we need to conquer Nanzhong, continue south, fight to Jiaozhou, and seize an outlet to the sea.
It's just that it takes a lot of time to build roads, transport materials, counter rebellion and conquer.
The advantage is that everything is smooth and there are almost no difficult situations.
The disadvantage is that it takes a long time. It may take four or five years.
It will take a year or two to pacify Yizhou...
And it will take a year or two to pacify Nanzhong, and then building roads and other things will also take a long time.
Another way is to go to Bingzhou, then capture Jizhou, and reach the seaport through the Yellow River.
Or we can capture Jizhou and Youzhou, and then control the outlet to the sea.
No matter what the situation is, it's good...
And the sea route must be opened.
He also plans to collect some beauties from around the world. It's a pity that if Cleopatra lived in this era, she would have to give him ten or eight children!
But, it's not impossible.
Because Lu Ming saw the scene in front of him and stopped in front of the vanguard Wei Yan.
Zhujiazhuang, Zengtou City, is a powerful family that can even be ignored by the local government.
The Zhu family itself is also a local family-style gang, which is different from those in Liangshan who are mixed with the Yellow Turbans.
They have the cover of Bai Dao and good political and business relations. At the same time, there are two other family forces in Dulonggang: Lijiazhuang to the west of Zhujiazhuang and Hujiazhuang to the east.
These three families are in an alliance and jointly dominate the territory of Dulonggang.
Lijiazhuang and Hujiazhuang each have their own businesses.
"My lord, Wei Yan is incompetent, please punish me!"
Wei Yan knelt down on one knee and looked at Lu Ming with a look of shame.
The lord has already arrived.
He is still lingering here.
It's really because the terrain of Dulonggang is difficult to defend and difficult to attack, so we couldn't break through it even after using many methods.
And he also faced Zhujiazhuang's ridicule, which made him hate it.
"Get up, you are not guilty and you still have merit.
War is unpredictable. Once a war breaks out, no one can be sure of victory.
Chief Wen, come with me, let's go see what's so special about Zhujiazhuang. "
Lu Ming was a little surprised.
After all, Dulonggang should be in Liangshan, not Yizhou.
Now all Liangshan heroes, big and small, have come forward.
This undoubtedly adds more uncertainty to the chaotic situation.
Looking at Li Kui, who was as black as coal next to Wei Yan, he knew that this was a person recruited by Wei Yan, and he happened to encounter bandits who attacked and destroyed the village.
Wei Yan's army passed by and killed the bandits.
Li Kui was the only one left in Lijia Village, and he immediately decided to join the army.
As for Lin Chong, Lu Ming had also heard of him. He seemed to be a newly recruited commander in Luoyang.
Neither Lu Ming nor Cao Cao had any intention of supporting Luoyang. Luoyang was already alone. Because of the relationship between the king and the king, it was no longer realistic to use the emperor to control the princes.
As a prince, you can refuse to a certain extent. As long as you don't openly claim to be emperor and rebel, resisting an imperial edict is nothing new.
Therefore, Xiandi has lost its value, but now there is still some popular support, so it is not clear.
After a few years, the remaining power of the Han Dynasty was almost gone, and it was estimated that there was no need for Liu Xie to exist.
Zhujiazhuang is in the middle of Dulonggang, with Lijiazhuang and Hujiazhuang on both sides. The Pantuo Road in the middle is winding and winding. Coupled with the natural dangers of Shu, the road is narrow, even if there are troops, it cannot be used.
Although Dulonggang is not on the only road, it is on the right side of the road.
When the army transports grain and grass, it is easy to be robbed.
Previously, Wei Yan's logistics team was attacked by people from Zhujiazhuang, and all the food and grass were taken away.
This made Wei Yan furious, and after asking Fa Zheng for instructions, he received a reply, asking him to attack Zhujiazhuang.
Gan Ning was still behind, leading the army to repair bridges and roads, so that they could advance gradually in a safe way.
After all, countless passes have been passed, and now there is only one Mianzhu Pass left. If Mianzhu Pass is taken, then Yizhou will have no more dangerous points and can be taken directly.
But at this time, Zhujiazhuang appeared, and Zhujiazhuang was not solved.
The roads will always be under threat and must be eradicated.
They could have been rescued, but after they chopped off the messenger's head, all that awaited them was destruction!