The Reincarnation of Lu Bu at the End of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 488: A Heroic Pose
The carnival lasted until late at night. When Lu Bu woke up, the surrounding soldiers had already lay down and slept on the ground.

Lu Bu, who had drunk many jars of wine, felt his stomach was so distended that he could hear the echo of the water inside when he walked.

When Little Bell fell asleep, she was sent into the tent by Lu Bu, and she was probably sleeping soundly at the moment.

Lu Bu got up and found that Xi Ce and Guo Jia were also sleeping on the grass not far away.

Guo Jia opened his hands and feet, posing in a bold "big" font, occupying a large open space.On the contrary, Xie Tie curled up and even trembled a little.

Lu Bu walked over and called 'Sir' twice, but no one responded.

He had no choice but to put the trick on his back, and then walked back to the tent step by step with him on his back.

Xi Ce is afraid of the cold, and even in the hottest summer, he should be covered with a thin blanket at night.

Back in the tent, Lu Bu put Xie Ce on the bed, covered him with a thin quilt, and then went out of the tent.

After leaving the tent, Lu Bu went to the tent where Little Bell slept, and carried his sleeping daughter on his back.

Lu Bu's movements were very light, but he still woke up his daughter.

Little Bell was sleepy, lying on Lu Bu's back, and softly asked, "Daddy, where are we going?"

"Little Bell, please sleep on Daddy's back for a while. After you wake up, we'll be home."

Lu Bu carried his daughter on his back and walked into the city.

When they arrived at the mansion, the servant opened the door and welcomed Lu Bu into the mansion.

Lu Bu handed the sleepy little bell to the nanny and asked her to take it to sleep.

"Master, this is the hot soup my wife made for you." The maid came over with a soup bowl and put it on the table.

Lu Bu took a look, and there were a few small pieces of Sophora flavescens in the bowl, presumably it was specially used for him to hangover.

"Where's Madam?" Lu Bu asked.

The servant girl replied respectfully: "Madam waited in the hall until early morning, thinking that the Patriarch, you will not come back tonight, so she went back to the room to rest, do you want this servant to inform Madam?"

Lu Bu waved his hand and said, "No need, you step back!"

The maid gave a salute and slowly exited the hall.

Lu Bu sniffed his body, reeking of alcohol.

Wei Niang didn't like the smell, so he didn't bother to go back to the room, and spent the night lying on the desk in the hall.

The next day, Lu Bu summoned the trick to the mansion for discussion.

The two stood in front of the big Han's territory map, pointing the country.

Judging from the known information, Dong Zhuo occupied Luoyang and divided his troops to garrison Mengjin, Hulao, and Yique, forming a three-sided defense. His younger brother Yuan Shu went to Huainan.Although the Yuan family in Luoyang was slaughtered by Dong Zhuo, the Yuan family's power was deeply rooted in Huainan, and the family was the only one.

Cao Cao went to Yangzhou to recruit soldiers. In the battle of Hulaoguan, only he did his best. Almost all the soldiers recruited were killed or injured.

The three brothers Liu, Guan and Zhang have not heard from each other.

Regarding intelligence, after Wang Zheng was ordered to return to Bingzhou, the School Affairs Office was established, with Wang Zheng as the school lieutenant, responsible for collecting and spying on intelligence from various places.

And Zhang Rang's adoptive son, Qing Liao, was put into the palace by Lu Bu to monitor the court's movements.In order not to be noticed by others, Lu Bu specially entrusted Cui Xu to send Qing Liao into the palace, and now he is just an inconspicuous little eunuch.

After talking about the general trend of the world, the two of them should talk about the future work.

In the land of Guanzhong, there are many large and small fortifications, which are called "Hundred and Two Qin Passes".Among them, the four fortresses are the most important, namely Hangu Pass, Wu Pass, San Pass and Xiao Pass.

The water of the Zhuohe River comes from the upper reaches, and the Nawei River bends to the east. On the north and south banks, Huashan, Xiaoshan and Zhongtiaoshan stand between the rivers.The passage between Guanzhong and the Central Plains, passing through the mountains of Huashan and Xiaoshan in the north, stretches for hundreds of miles and is extremely dangerous. Hangu Pass stands on the road.

As early as the Warring States period, the allied forces of Chu, Zhao, Han, Wei, and Yan attacked Qin, and they could not attack Hangu Pass for a long time. Qin soldiers went out to fight back, and the allied forces were defeated.

With the power of the five kingdoms, elite soldiers, generals, and counselors gather, facing the natural danger of Hangu Pass, but there is nothing they can do.

At the end of the Qin Dynasty, Liu Bang, Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty, led his army to attack Guanzhong, but he did not dare to attack Hangu Pass head-on. Instead, he detoured into Wuguan Pass.

In the early years of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Kai Xiao of Tianshui wanted to separatize Longxi, and his general Wang Yuan suggested: "Please use a clay pill to seal Hangu Pass to the east. If you can't become a king, the disadvantages are enough to dominate."

Various examples can show that the terrain of Hangu Pass is dangerous.

In addition, to the north of Hangu Pass, there is another very important city pass, Puban.

Here guards the Pujin Ferry, which is the springboard for entering Guanzhong from Bingzhou, and also the bridgehead to enter Bingzhou from Guanzhong.If Pu Ban is not guarded, Guanzhong will not be considered stable. This is also an important reason why Lu Bu abandoned Mengjin in the first place.

Mengjin is too far away from Guanzhong, with Luoyang in the middle, and Hanoi to the north. Even if Mengjin is occupied, it will only be isolated on all sides.

Apart from Hangu Pass, the other three passes are also particularly important.

Sanguan controls the western end of the Qinling Mountains and controls the communication throat with Hanzhong and Bashu; Wuguan controls the eastern section of the Qinling Mountains and guards the southeast access passage; Xiaoguan occupies the danger of Longshan and guards the northwest passage of Guanzhong.

The hinterland of Guanzhong is the alluvial plain formed by the Weihe River, Jinghe River, Luohe River and their tributaries, and the animal husbandry is Tianrao, known as Qinchuan of [-] Li.

Surrounded by mountains and rivers, the momentum is reunited.

"The land in the middle of the pass is extremely dangerous. The general should not be lazy, and should adopt a more active attitude. If you only want to close yourself, even if you are fortified, you will only be trapped in a cocoon in the end."

The drama sounded the alarm for Lu Bu, and if he lost his aggressiveness, sooner or later he would follow in Dong Zhuo's footsteps.

Lu Bu handed over to be taught.

Later, Xi Ce told Lu Bu about the current major forces: Qiang people in Liangzhou, Dong Zhuo in Luoyang, Yuan Shu in Huainan, Han Fu in Hebei, Liu Biao in Jingzhou, Liu Yu in Youzhou, and Liu Yan in Yizhou.

"Liu Biao, Liu Yu, and Liu Yan, although the three are relatives of the Han family, they are just guards, so there is nothing to worry about.

Han Fu in Hebei has a name but no reality, and the position of shepherd in Jizhou will be taken by others sooner or later;

Yuan Shu in Huainan, the dead bone in the tomb, I will capture it sooner or later. "

Commenting one by one, it's not that Lu Bu is inflated, but that he is now, and he really has the capital to pretend.

Lu Bu picked up a pen and traced a circle along the border on the map. The outline left by the black ink was like an eagle with wings spread.

"Sir, as you said in the past, with Guanzhong as the belly, Hangu Pass as the head, Bingzhou and Bashu as the wings, and Liangzhou as the tail, this eagle can fly high. Now, Bingzhou and Guanzhong have entered our hand, just deal with the Qiang people in the rear, and the Hanzhong and Bashu on the right, and then—"

Lu Bu put down his pen, his eyes surged with fighting spirit.

"Looking down on the Central Plains, ready to go!"

　Thank you Gongming for the rewards.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)