The Power of the Three Kingdoms at the End of the Han Dynasty and the Imperial Power of the Han Dyna

"Dare I ask, is it Lu Jun of the Lu family of Wu County?"

"Exactly, I don't know..."

"I am the new governor of Yingchuan, Zhang Gong."

Zhang Gong was born in Yuanquan County, Dunhuang County. At the end of the Han Dynasty, there were riots in the Hexi area and the roads were blocked.

Liu Han is naturally aware of the chaos in Liangzhou. The powerful universities in various places have turned into warlords. They dare to call themselves generals if they have two people in their hands.

Since the established strategy was to regain the Central Plains first and then march into Liangzhou, Liu Han only sent people to guard Chencang and Longguan after taking down the third assistant, and did not choose to expand westward. This led to the further erosion and fragmentation of the situation in Liangzhou.

Zhang Ji recommended Zhang Gong to Liu Han, and Liu Han specially ordered someone to bring his family back from Dunhuang County.

Although Liangzhou is in chaos, the local warlords know who can and cannot be provoked, and the team to pick up people is smooth all the way.

"Greetings to Lord Zhang."

Zhang Gong's face was heavy: "Please get up quickly. Your Majesty already knows about Lujiang. We feel deeply sorry for Governor Lu. He is a loyal minister of our great Han Dynasty."

"Master Fu..."

"Father……"

When the Lu family heard Zhang Gong's words, tears fell instantly.

"Don't worry, the king will definitely seek justice for you."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"Lu Jun, what the king means is that you stay with me as an assistant officer. This is the closest to Yangzhou. If there is any trouble, we will receive the news as soon as possible."

"Here."

"As for you two..."

Zhang Gong looked at Lu Xun and Lu Ji and said, "Go to Youzhou to study. When you return after completing your studies, the king will entrust you with important tasks."

"Here."

As he said this, Zhang Gong saw his servants running towards him and whispering beside him.

"Okay." Zhang Gong looked at the three of them and said, "You three will rest at your house first. Your Majesty has sent someone to pick you up. They will arrive in three days."

Lu Xun was puzzled. It had only been three days since they arrived in Yingchuan. The news had already reached Jinyang? Did you send it back and forth again? How did you do it?
Zhang Gong looked at Lu Xun's curious eyes and explained: "Don't be curious, this is a secret in the military. Under the king's command, important or urgent information does not go overland."

Not going overland?

Where to go?

waterway?

No matter how fast the waterway is, it cannot be as fast as the land route. No matter how fast the land route is, it is at least four hundred miles a day.

Zhang Gong said nothing, but pointed to the sky.

Lu Xun raised his head: "No way?"

"That's it."

After receiving Zhang Gong's affirmation, Lu Xun was shocked: "Your Majesty, you are a man of gods!"

Now, everything can be explained clearly.

"Yuan Shao and Cao Cao were defeated unjustly in Guandu."

Everyone believed that Liu Han and his subordinate Wenwu were too calculating, which led to the defeat of Yuan and Cao's coalition forces in crossing. However, their thinking went into a misunderstanding. Perhaps too much calculation was part of the reason, but more was due to the lag in intelligence.

When two armies are fighting, it takes one hour for one side to receive the latest battle situation on the front line, and another hour to send back new deployments; but the other side takes half a day, and the information difference is too great. If the new deployments are sent back, the battle situation will be long gone. When changes occur, the party with an information disadvantage can only respond passively, and sooner or later a flaw will be found.

"Hehehe... This has only been fully implemented in the past few years. It was not so convenient before."

What Lu Xun didn't know was that only by truly entering the inner circle could he understand the efficiency of Liu Han's civil and military operations.

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Xuzhou, Xiapi.

The New Year has just passed, and there is no joyful atmosphere at all, and there is an air of solemnity everywhere.

At the beginning of the year, Lu Bu went on a killing spree and purged people related to Hao Meng. At the same time, he stationed troops in Huaiyin and prepared to attack Yuan Shu's department in Guangling.

At this moment, an unexpected incident occurred. Song Xian and Wei Xu hurried back to Xuzhou City to report to Lu Bu who was standing on the tower.

"General! The horse we bought was stolen by others."

“Where have strong men been so bold?”

Strategic materials such as war horses are very scarce, especially after Liu Han took control of the north. They are even more difficult to find. If you want to get high-quality war horses, you need to send people to Xiliang to buy them. It’s one thing to spend a lot of money. What’s even worse is that the round trip is too long. It is a long journey, and you need to transfer from Jingzhou to Hanzhong to reach Xiliang. The road is very bumpy.

Even so, war horses are still in short supply.

"I definitely saw that the person who snatched the horse was Liu Bei's brother Xu Chu." Lu Bu shouted angrily: "Ah! The black man bullied me too much. Order the troops! Order the troops!"

It's okay if Yuan Shu bullied him first, but now Xu Chu is here to bully him as well. Who are you, Xu Chu? Even the court didn't recognize Bai Shen, and you bullied me?

It is really unbearable!

With the sound of war drums, Lu Bu began to order his troops, preparing to attack Xiaopei.

Lu Bu patted his horse and raised Fang Tian's painted halberd and shouted towards the tower: "Xu Chu! I will definitely compete with you. Hum!"

Lu Bu led most of his troops to the outside of Xiaopei City and set up a battle array. Liu Bei, Wei Yan, and Xu Chu hurriedly led their troops out of the city and set up their positions. Liu Bei rode up to the front of the formation.

Liu Bei was a little puzzled: "Why did my brother lead his troops here and start a big fight?"

"Hmph! I shot my halberd at the camp gate to save you from disaster, but you came to seize my horse."

"Because I am short of horses, I am being bribed by people everywhere. How dare I take away my brother's horses?"

"Hmph! You asked your brother Xu Chu to pretend to be a gangster and take away all the good horses I bought from Xiliang. How dare you deny it today."

"Ok?"

After hearing this, Liu Bei turned around and looked at Xu Chu behind him in disbelief. This was not what he explained to himself when he sent the horses back.

When Xu Chu saw Lu Bu coming to charge him, he knew he couldn't hide it, so he simply broke the jar and said, "Humph! I took the horse, what will you do with it?"

"Blackie! You have repeatedly despised me."

"You will be angry if I take your horse away. What will happen if you take my brother's Xuzhou?"

"what!!!"

Lü Bu shouted angrily and rushed towards Xu Chu on horseback with a halberd...

Xu Chu did not show any weakness, and rushed out of the military formation on horseback with a gun, and rushed towards Lu Bu, "Drive!"

The two were fighting together. When Liu Bei saw this, he hurriedly ordered Ming Jin to withdraw his troops.

The gold on the tower of Xiaopei City was struck...

Both sides stopped fighting.

In Xiaopei City, Liu Bei paced anxiously in his mansion. Wei Yan stood aside, while Xu Chu was holding a wine jar and taking a swig of water. At this time, counselor Jian Yong (named Xianhe) walked in.

"My lord! My lord!"

"How about it?"

"All the horses have been returned in full. But Lu Bu..."

After Xu Chu heard this, he said angrily: "Bah! A slave with three surnames!"

Wei Yan stood up and said: "Brother! If Lu Bu attacks like this, it will be difficult for Xiaopei to defend for a long time."

Of course Liu Bei knows, but now the only place he can stay is this small Xiaopei.

Yuan Huan said: "Ming Gong! Yuan Shu has been coveting Xuzhou for a long time. Now that Ming Gong is willing to send back the horses, Lu Bu still refuses to stop. I don't think it would be better to abandon Xiaopei and go to Shouchun, go to Yuan Shu, borrow troops and horses, and then It’s not too late to defeat Lu Bu.”

Xu Chu was puzzled: "Yuan Shu is not a good person! Why should he go to Yuan Shu? Brother! I am not afraid of him, Lu Bu."

Liu Bei said sternly: "Shut up! You! You are causing trouble."

"Brother! You?"

Xu Chu dissatisfiedly picked up the wine jar on the table and took a gulp of water.

Wei Yan knew that his elder brother was angry, and also knew that Xu Chu was also angry, so he quickly came out to smooth things over: "Third brother! Don't drink anymore!"

"Second brother! Do you want to talk to third brother about me too? What third brother drank was not wine, but water!"

Xu Chu cried bitterly as he spoke.

"One moment I will vote for Lu Bu, another moment I will vote for Yuan Shu. You can bear it, but I don't want to bear it anymore, third brother!"

Xu Chu poured the water from the wine jar on his head.

"Who can break through first?"

Xu Chu put down the wine jar and walked up to Liu Bei, "I am the one who caused the trouble. I am willing to fight to the death to break through."

"Good brother! I know that you are an upright person, and you can't stand a capricious person like Lu Bu. Isn't that true, brother? But when a man walks in troubled times, he should be upright. Even if he is in adversity, he should keep his status and wait for the good times. You can't fight against your fate! At the third watch tonight, Zhong Kang will take the lead, and Wen Chang will take the lead. Yuan Huan, Jian Yong and I will protect the family."

"Yes! Follow Big Brother's orders!"

In the past few years when Liu Bei lived in Xiaopei, one of his good luck was that he successfully took in a concubine from the Gan family of Pei State.

Watching everyone leave, Liu Bei's heart bleeds. He has been working in vain for the past few years! (End of chapter)