After taking down Jianmen Pass, there is only one Tianxiong Pass left on the road to Chengdu. Tianxiong Pass, also known as Jiameng Pass, is of course dangerous, but it is far less strategic than Jianmen Pass.

It is no exaggeration to say that it is not particularly difficult to successfully seize the Tianxiong Pass with the strong combat effectiveness and high morale of the Han army.

Liao Shanhe and his men chased him, and he never looked back until it was dark. Obviously, he learned the lesson of the Shu army taking advantage of the chaos to burn the plank road, and must chase it to the end, kill the Shu army without any courage, so that it was powerless and unwilling to do bad things about burning the plank road.

Li Zhongyi took a sip of water, thought for a while, and sent someone to find Gao Qiang.

"I will give you a five thousand transportation team, bring more mules, horses, pancakes, grain and radish sticks for meals. Be sure to keep up with Liao Shanhe's army and don't let them fight hungry." Li Zhongyi glanced at Gao Qiang who was shining, and then ordered, "If you go along the way, you may be sent directly to Tianxiong Pass, and you must be mentally prepared."

Gao Qiang was very excited. This was his first independent leadership. Even if he was the leader of the transportation team, it was a very rare opportunity to stand alone.

"Your Majesty, I must plan the itinerary with the senators in advance to ensure that I do not fall behind and can provide food with stable supply." Gao Qiang thought for a moment and said, "But there must be defeated soldiers of the Shu army who fled up the mountain along the way. I also asked the emperor to provide specific regulations for the response."

"Well, I am very pleased that you can think of this level. I try to have as many defeated soldiers as possible, focusing on comfort. After all, burning a section of the plank road will pose a great threat to our army's logistics." Li Zhongyi raised his hand and patted Gao Qiang on the shoulder and said with a smile, "Give full play to your intelligence and talent, I believe you can deal with these small things."

As soon as these words were said, Gao Qiang was very calm, which means that he had independent command and could make decisions according to local conditions.

The power of specialization is the power that the generals of this era dream of. At the same time, it is also the emperor's extremely trustworthy statement.

"War is to fight logistics. The logistics cannot keep up. The soldiers are not well fed or worn or warm, and they are starved to death. How can they still think about fighting?" Li Zhongyi looked at Gao Qiang and said very seriously, "The army cannot eat enough, so I will come to see me!"

"If the army is not full, let the judge of the army come back with his subordinate's head." Gao Qiang hurriedly closed his legs together and beat his chest hard to salute.

"Okay, go!" Li Zhongyi raised his hand and patted Gao Qiang's right shoulder again. His attitude was very gentle, but his eyes were extremely sharp.

Gao Qiang's heart suddenly trembled. Obviously, the emperor attached great importance to his mission and would never be missed.

After Gao Qiang left, Li Zhongyi turned his head and asked Yang Wushuang: "How long will it take for the burned plank road to be completely repaired?"

The difficulty of Shu Road is that the road is narrow and rugged, and there are many plank roads. Moreover, the plank road built along the mountain will be extremely difficult to repair once it is destroyed.

"Report to the emperor, the engineering battalion has just returned. According to the assembly line operation method of three shifts you ordered, the progress of sawing wood and building boards has been greatly accelerated. It is estimated that the burned plank road for more than ten miles will take at most half a month to repair it." Yang Wushuang bowed his hand to report, while secretly admiring the emperor's foresight.

As early as the beginning of the establishment of the engineering battalion, even if the materials were not complete, Li Zhongyi had to rack his brains to equip every carpenter in the engineering battalion with various tools. For example, a very convenient long saw, a mountain-cutting axe specially used for cutting trees, a small axe for cutting branches and leaves, etc.

At first, Yang Wushuang didn’t understand why Li Zhongyi did this?

Until now, Yang Wushuang suddenly realized that exactly what Li Zhongyi often said: Everything is planned, and everything is not planned, and nothing is done!

Many of Li Zhongyi's arrangements seemed completely inconspicuous at the time. However, when it came to great use, it was shocking and I had to admire his far-sighted vision.

Small groups of troops can cross mountains and ridges to conduct sneak attacks, but the factor that determines the advancement of the entire army is that the food channels must be smooth.

Although the plank road burned by the Shu army was only more than ten miles long, it was never easy to repair.

Considering the logistics pressure, Li Zhongyi simply decided to take the Guards back to Yangping Pass.

So many soldiers and horses are concentrated on the narrow mountain road, which is not safe and very unfavorable to the supply of logistics supplies.

Liao Shanhe led his men to chase him. It was obvious that it was impossible to withdraw the troops before Tianxiong Pass.

After passing Tianxiong Pass, the road is still narrow, but it is all real mountain roads, and there is no worry about burning the plank roads!

Just like that, Li Zhongyi, surrounded by the Guards, returned to Yangping Pass in a mighty manner.

As far as the recorded war history is concerned, as long as the soldiers and horses in the north take over Jiange, Shu will be like a thing in their pocket.

This is the general trend. No matter how powerful Meng Chang is, it cannot change this strategic disadvantage.

At this moment, Yangping Pass was burned to the point of devastation, unrecognizable, and ruins were everywhere. Looking up, there were few intact buildings in the entire Pass city.

Li Zhongyi touched his nose and felt a little embarrassed. Cough, this is the serious consequence of throwing cocktails!

Since this was the case in Yangping Pass, Li Zhongyi simply decided to camp on the plain outside the pass.

On the way out of seclusion, Li Zhongyi didn't see a refugee. He couldn't help but feel a little surprised and sent someone to inquire.

It turned out that after the fire broke out in Yangpingguan, most of the residents followed the Shu army and fled out of the city.

However, when the Shu army fled, they did not carry much food, so these local residents only got to go upstairs to find food.

After the Han army entered the pass, they immediately implemented military control and opened warehouses and released grain for labor for relief. These people slowly came back.

Now, these local residents participate in manual labor during the day to exchange for food, and stay in individually-demarcated camps at night.

Therefore, when Li Zhongyi passed through the gate, he saw the tent group that covered the sky and the sun, and could not see it at first sight.

Well, reasonable comfort after conquest, opening up warehouses and releasing grain and using labor for relief plays a vital role in stabilizing the hearts of the people!

After Li Zhongyi moved into the Central Army's tent, he took a hot bath, changed into a comfortable casual outfit, sat in front of the desk, and began to review memorials on various political and military affairs.

In the past, when Han Xianglan and Ye Xiaolan were around, Li Zhongyi handled government affairs at least three times faster than now.

To be honest, Li Zhongyi regretted the inconvenience caused by not taking Han Ye and his two daughters when he went to war.

No matter how many political arrangements Li Zhongyi made or how much power he granted, it cannot change an ironclad fact: there are as many as 300 political and military affairs that he needs to personally approve every day.

Given how familiar Li Zhongyi is with government affairs and military affairs, it takes at least four hours to review so many memorials.

In other words, it takes only 12 hours a day, 24 hours, and he has to spend about nine hours focusing on reading and criticizing memorials.

This is a high-intensity nine-hour working time. After years of hard work, even an iron man can't stand it.

Therefore, the work of writing briefs undertaken by Han Xianglan and Ye Xiaolan is particularly important.

The emperor's personal political secretary cannot be the one who wants to be. First, it must be completely reliable. Second, it must have rich political experience.

When he was in Beijing, Li Zhongyi's workload would be greatly reduced with the assistance of professional bureaucratic organizations such as the Cabinet and the Privy Council.

After leaving Beijing, the emperor Li Zhongyi really needed a professional secretary team. In the early days, there were no particularly credible civil officials around Li Zhongyi, so Han Xianglan and Ye Xiaolan stood out.

As time goes by, more and more government affairs needing Li Zhongyi to handle personally, which requires selecting candidates from the inner study room from the group of new Jinshi.

Li Zhongyi stayed outside Yangping Pass for more than ten days. During this period, his main energy was spent on reviewing memorials.

It was not until Liao Shanhe had taken over Tianxiong Pass and the baggage troops had already set foot on the road that he was ready to go south.

At this moment, Li Zhongyi got the news that Fei Meiniang's car had entered the Guanzhong Plain.

What surprised Li Zhongyi was that Empress Dowager Xue actually arranged for Han Xianglan, Ye Xiaolan, Jin Caijiao and Zhao Xueniang to come south with Fei Meiniang to meet him.

Hehe, my mother is looking forward to the whole family!

To be honest, Li Zhongyi has never met a woman since he personally fought, and he is really a little panicked. Now, five of his women have come at one time, just to satisfy his cravings and get rid of the fire.

In the past, Li Zhongyi often played three-person indoor games with Han Xianglan and Ye Xiaolan, but he had a lot of fun.

As for Fei Meiniang, Li Zhongyi respected her very much. In front of her, she never mentioned the shameful situation of the three-player game.

Originally, Li Zhongyi took Fei Meiniang over with the purpose of leading her to revisit her hometown and reminisce about the funny stories of the past that were sneaky.

Thinking back to the beginning, Li Zhong was easily restricted by status issues and could only help Fei Meiniang escape from the deep palace of Shu Kingdom by pretending to be dead.

During those years, Fei Meiniang did not dare to show up in front of others. She couldn't bear much pain and suffered a lot of grievances.

Now, when Shu Kingdom is about to be destroyed, Fei Meiniang will appear proudly in front of the old powerful people of Shu Kingdom as the favorite concubine of the new master of the empire, and openly accept their kneeling.

Li Zhongyi's mind is extremely open-minded, but he also has a stingy and short-sighted side. The many grievances that Fei Meiniang has suffered must be returned to the monarch and ministers of Shu in one day!

Since Li Zhongyi was betrayed by Meng Chang to Chai Rong, more than ten years have passed until today!

Over the past ten years, Li Zhongyi, who was seeking survival from the cracks, has become the new master of the entire Central Plains. Is it easy for him?
Chapter completed!