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

After the battle, Lou Ban came back covered in dust and dirt. As he approached the camp, he threw down his sword and shouted, "Gongsun Du! What do you mean?!"

He didn't even call him uncle, which showed that Lou Ban was very angry.

"Heh..." Gongsun Du didn't give Lou Ban face and sneered, "What do you mean? Can't you see? If we continue fighting, what else will it do except increase casualties?"

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that even if Lou Ban was given another half day, he would not be able to break Liu Han's defense. The Han army in the city had already come out. If the fight continued, giving them time to encircle them, Lou Ban's 50,000 men would be caught in the middle, and the consequences would be disastrous.

"you…"

"Me? What's wrong with me? I can't watch everyone die because of your recklessness. Am I wrong?"

"Humph!" Lou Ban couldn't win the argument with Gongsun Du, so he left in anger. Reason told him that Gongsun Du was right, but when he thought that he was only a hundred steps away from Liu Han, if all the troops were injured, he would definitely be able to capture him alive. Not to mention Shanhaiguan, even the entire Youzhou would be his, and his father's revenge would be avenged, how great!

"You brat..." Gongsun Du was also very angry and let Lou Ban leave.

"Father..." As Gongsun Du's eldest son, Gongsun Kang also accompanied the army this time, "We shouldn't be so tense with Lou Ban."

In Gongsun Kang's view, they were allies after all, and the breakdown of the alliance would be disadvantageous to no one.

"Kang'er, how could your father not know what you said? The Louban needs to be used, but also needs to be guarded against."

Gongsun Du also made a great determination to cooperate with Lou Ban. In the northeast of the Han Dynasty, the Xianbei had completely withdrawn from this area. Only he and the Wuhuan. Wuhuan Tadun was on good terms with Liu Han. Gongsun Du could only deal with Liu Han by relying on the special terrain.

But Liu Han had no martial ethics, and Shanhaiguan was like a nail driven between Liaodong and Liaoxi, cutting off the land connection between the northeast region and the Han Dynasty. Gongsun Du had to go around in a long circle to purchase from the Three Han countries.

Those who are not of my race must have different hearts. The people of the Three Han asked for a huge sum of money, which made Gongsun Du want to destroy them, but he couldn't. He didn't have many soldiers. Once he got stuck in a stalemate with the Three Han, Liaodong would be in danger. So he chose to cooperate with Lou Ban. It didn't matter whether he could enter Youzhou or not, but he must take Shanhaiguan.

"Alas!" Gongsun Du lost his previous confidence. After sighing, he looked even older.

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Since ancient times, there have been many wars in which one thousand enemies are killed but eight hundred of one's own men are lost. The outcome of a war is not determined by a single battle, but more often by endurance. Liu Han has been honing his skills for twenty years, and has been in constant conflict with foreign races and various princes. He has formed a mature combat system under his command. With excellent equipment and strong quality of his soldiers, he has avoided excessive losses on the battlefield.

Even so, since the Wuhuan were all cavalry, they suffered heavy losses in a decisive battle with them. Eighty percent of the casualties occurred in the process of resisting the Wuhuan's iron hoof charge.

The infantry lost more than 3,000 people and the cavalry lost more than 1,000 people, totaling nearly 5,000 people, a loss of 40%.

However, Lou Ban was not having an easy time either. There were more than 10,000 corpses left on the battlefield, and the wounded soldiers who could not be brought back during the retreat were also killed by Liu Han in the pursuit. In this battle, the enemy's 100,000 coalition forces suffered a loss of 20,000 people. The casualty ratio was 1 to 4, which was still acceptable.

This is the front battlefield, but not the main battlefield. What Liu Han has to do is to delay the main force of the coalition forces as much as possible and wait for news from Xu Rong before deciding the outcome of the battle.

All we have to do now is wait.

In Liaoxi County, a luxurious mansion covering an area of ​​100 acres is the medical rescue center that Liu Han temporarily selected. This was originally the home of a noble family, but because they refused to repent, they eventually died and their family was exterminated. This place became empty, and the title deed fell into Liu Han's hands, and now he just happened to use it.

In the final analysis, conquering the world depends on soldiers. No matter how powerful the generals and counselors are, they are useless without soldiers. Even a general with ten thousand men cannot defeat a few hundred well-trained soldiers.

After the war, Liu Han was very worried about them, so he brought Dian Wei here. The entrance was a nearly 1,000 square meters square. There was a bluestone-paved square, and at one end was a tall main hall, with colorful objects hanging on the corners, and corridors on the left and right. The columns and railings were all exquisitely carved. The magnificent courtyard showed the noble and extravagant family.

At this moment, in the square, clean linen sheets and some clothes were hung on the racks connected by hemp ropes. Men and women were busy shuttling between them, either collecting the sheets that had been hung out to dry or hanging the newly washed ones out to dry.

These people were hired by Liu Han temporarily from the public and were paid on a daily basis. This was unbelievable in the past. It was basically voluntary labor, and if they did not do well, they would be beaten by the soldiers. Some beautiful women might even be in danger of being defiled. So these people worked very hard and steadily. They also spread the reputation of the Han army as a benevolent and righteous army.

Another part is the Central Plains gentry who were exiled here. They have no wages, but they work harder than anyone else. Liu Han promised that if the Northeast develops smoothly, they will have the opportunity to return to the Central Plains. Returning to the Central Plains means they have a chance to make a comeback. They don't want to live a day like this, from being a high-ranking gentry to being beaten into slaves who are even worse than ordinary people.

"Your Majesty!" The soldiers guarding here saluted hurriedly.

"Your Majesty!"

"The king is here!" The busy people immediately put down their work and bowed down on the spot. Some young women who had not yet married hurriedly gathered up their messy hair, straightened their clothes, or wiped their faces with wet linen.

In their eyes, the county magistrate is the sky, and the county governor is the sky beyond heaven. Today, they are fortunate to see the King of Zhenbei, and it is like smoke coming out of their ancestral grave.

"Everyone, get up and do your job well." Liu Han said, and walked towards the main hall, where the largest ward was.

The Yulin Guards were better. They stood up upon hearing this, looked at their noses with their eyes, and their mouths with their noses, standing guard straight, not daring to breathe while on high alert.

The people did not dare to stand up, and when Liu Han walked over, they lowered their heads even more.

Sometimes Liu Han thought to himself that it was unbelievable that a poor boy from later generations could make a name for himself in the late Eastern Han Dynasty and even fight with all the giants of the late Han Dynasty.

Liu Han clearly knows that he has come this far thanks to his foresight and some acting skills. So he always reminds himself not to be complacent or arrogant, but to be down-to-earth and take one step at a time.

Knowing well the fear of insufficient firepower, he promoted famous generals, trained soldiers hard, and spared no effort to invest financial resources in the military, so as not to repeat the same mistakes.

Let professionals do professional things, love soldiers as sons, and love people as sons.

As long as he does the above and sticks to it, Liu Han believes that he will be able to achieve great success.

"My lord? My lord!" Dian Wei whispered. He was sweating profusely, wondering why the lord was just standing at the door in a daze.

Liu Han then returned to reality from his artistic conception, restrained his expression, and walked into the house.

This main hall is several hundred square meters. Now all the exquisite desks and couches have been removed and replaced by fifty beds, neatly arranged in sequence. The scent of incense and herbs in the air suddenly reminded Liu Han of the smell of disinfectant in hospitals in later generations. The treatment of the wounded soldiers in the Han army, individual beds, 24-hour uninterrupted care, military doctors check the beds three times a day, follow up on the medical progress, and formulate the latest medical measures.

This was almost unthinkable in the armies of other princes. For example, during the war against the Yellow Turbans, all the seriously injured soldiers of the famous general Huangfu Song were buried alive on the spot, under the pretext of saving food and supplies.

Therefore, when Liu Han first formed the army, he paid special attention to logistics, especially medical logistics. He treated the wounded soldiers in this way, not because he was rich, but if he could not solve the worries of the soldiers, how could he talk about bravely killing the enemy? It was nonsense to say that just a few words could make the soldiers kill the enemy crazily.

Therefore, loving soldiers like sons is not just a verbal gesture, but requires actual actions. Give soldiers land, a place to live, and help the dying and the wounded. Only in this way will the soldiers be grateful. They will fight bravely for the sake of their families and themselves so that they will not lose such a good life.

Only with deep interests can you make your subordinates loyal to you and die for you. Of course, feelings must be discussed and ideals must not be abandoned, but these are empty for the big soldiers. If he fails, not only will he die, but the money and food in his family will also be taken away by the invaders. How can he not fight to the death?
"Lord!"

"My Lord!" So, when the wounded soldiers and medical workers in the big house saw Liu Han coming, they hurriedly bowed to the ground with all their heart. Some of the seriously injured were unable to get up, and they struggled desperately in pain, but they did not cry out in pain.

"Hurry up, hurry up!" Liu Han kindly helped a military doctor up and asked the others to stand up as well.

Where had this military doctor seen Liu Han? He was so excited that he was shaking all over, "Master...Master, you...you are here..." He didn't know how to talk to the master for a moment, so he said in his job, "Report to the master, there are 50 wounded here, and there are three military doctors in charge. The chief medical officer is checking the beds elsewhere."

"My lord, my name is Wang Ming. I am the direct disciple of Mr. Hua Tuo and the chief medical officer here!" When Wang Ming heard that his lord was coming, he hurried over.

"You are all Hua Tuo's students, right?" Liu Han said.

"Report to the lord. The military doctors here are all disciples of Mr. Hua Tuo. I am a student of the first term of Taiyuan County Medical College and have studied medicine with Mr. Hua Tuo for five years..." Wang Ming said quickly.

Liu Han was very pleased to hear this, because Taiyuan County has now established the first formal medical school in the Han Dynasty, which means he has fulfilled his promise to Hua Tuo.

Hua Tuo refused to come, so Liu Han kept him with the promise of building a medical school. Hua Tuo was very excited at that time, because Liu Han promised him to build a medical school comparable to the Imperial College, which made him, a doctor, very excited.

Today, Hua Tuo is fully focused on the construction of the medical school. While educating his apprentices, he also conducts medical research and innovation. And after three to five years, the teaching has also achieved results. Some elite students stayed in the medical school to teach new students, which greatly increased the teaching strength of the medical school.

This time, there were five hundred military doctors accompanying Liu Han, which was unimaginable for other princes who only had a few military doctors.

"Take good care of your injuries. You fought for the people and they will never forget it." Liu Han said, holding a soldier with an injured arm.

The soldier felt aggrieved and excited, so he took off the sling on his arm, waved it a few times, grinned, and said, "My lord, I'm actually already well. I said I wanted to report back to the team, but these people wouldn't let me!"

"Oh?" Liu Han smiled.

Wang Ming, who was standing by, was shocked and said, "Xiao Zhang, don't talk nonsense. You just delivered it yesterday. What are you doing?"

"It's already healed. It's just a small injury. I fell before when I was at home. I didn't take any medicine at the time, and I still went out to work the next day." Xiao Zhang defended.

Liu Han smiled even more, and the soldiers were motivated. "Take good care of yourself, and only when you fully recover can you fight with all your strength and kill the enemy." He walked towards the wounded next to him, and everyone hurried to follow.

In ancient times, being injured and bleeding was considered a bad omen. The lightly wounded soldiers around had never thought that the lord would come here to see them in person, so they gathered together, clenching their teeth in excitement to avoid making any noise.

"My lord, his name is Zhao Daniu, and he has fifteen injuries all over his body, so...so he can't get up and answer." Wang Ming said.

Wang Ming actually knew the names of many of the wounded. It was obvious that he was working very hard to treat them. Liu Han was very pleased. He walked over to cover Zhao Daniu with the quilt and said softly, "Take good care of your injuries. If you have any difficulties, tell me. If others can't do it, I will do it for you."

Zhao Daniu's whole body was wrapped in bandages, with only his eyes showing, sparkling with excitement.

Liu Han asked, "Wang Ming, how many seriously injured people are there now?"

"One hundred and thirteen people." Wang Ming said immediately.

"Find a carriage and send him back to Youbei for rest and recuperation. The conditions there are much better. This needs to be done immediately." Liu Han said.

"Here!"

What Liu Han did and said were unprecedented among the powerful since ancient times. They were very touching in this era and warmed the hearts of the wounded soldiers. "My lord is kind and righteous. We are willing to die for him!" they all bowed.

The people working outside were all smiling and happy. They thought that it was good to finally live under the king's rule. They were so motivated that they accelerated their work.

Liu Han was very satisfied with this trip, and he perfectly won the hearts of many people. At this time, the Tiger Guard officer hurried in and whispered something in Dian Wei's ear.

Dian Wei had no acting skills. He was immediately shocked and hurried to Liu Han.

"What happened?"

"My lord, our carrier pigeon has been shot dead!"

"Ok?"

Liu Han suddenly felt something was wrong. This was the first time. The victory over Yuan Shao and Cao Cao was largely due to the carrier pigeons, or the transmission of intelligence. This was an invisible front.

"what happened?"

"My Lord, the carrier pigeon that we used to deliver intelligence was shot dead by Gongsun Du just as it was about to reach the pass."

"You are quite capable." Liu Han was not worried about the information being leaked, because it was all code words, and the enemy would not be able to understand it. (End of this chapter)