Waves at the end of Han Dynasty

Chapter 15 Opening
In the southwest of Shanan County, Yunzhong County, Bingzhou, five hundred flying cavalry were marching slowly. As long as the weather was clear, once the cavalry team formed an organized march, it would be difficult to hide their tracks, because the smoke and dust raised could be seen dozens of miles away.

Lu Bu rode a pure black horse at the front of the team. The terrain here was a bit undulating, so he pulled the rein to prevent the horse from running too fast. The yellow leaf was falling towards the team, and the guards behind laughed when they heard the whistle from the front from time to time, they knew that their general was in a good mood now.
Lu Bu is indeed in a good mood. Since the beginning of this month, he has led his flying cavalry to break through five bandit villages in Wuyuan County. Another batch of supplies was sent to reward the army, and many brave men came here admiringly. The news came from Zhang Yang from behind. Training the new army is also very busy, and let him return quickly, saying that the prefect of Wuyuan wanted to meet him to discuss important matters, and in addition, the army's Chinese officials and logistics personnel were insufficient, so he also searched for it together.
Lu Bu hasn't enjoyed it yet, so what's the point!If I sweep a few more bandits, get more materials, more prisoners, and more reputation, won't this foundation be more solid!
It’s no wonder that Lv Bu is still unsatisfied. These thieves are really weak. Most of them are nimble rangers, hunters, or small-scale bullies. They organize farmers who can’t survive for various reasons to rob their houses, let alone have any training. , except for a small number of core members, the rest are all hungry and full, so how can there be any fighting power?
Lu Bu didn't analyze these things much, and he didn't think about these headaches. He only knew that this time his target was the largest and strongest bandit village around.This is the fun, and it can show the real strength of Lu Bu and Feiqi, so he deliberately detoured for several days, even went out of Wuyuan and entered the realm of Yunzhong, just to pull out this Xuanying stronghold!
"Report, twenty miles ahead, an infantry army has been found to lead the way!" Lu Bu thought about it, and the scouts in front came galloping, roaring from a long distance.

"What is the quantity?"

"over a hundred"

"Is there a flag? How is the military appearance?"

"The commoner has no armor, excellent weapons, no horses, and a well-organized army, only a flag is tall!"

"Report, the commander of the infantry ahead wants to meet the general." Lu Bu was about to continue asking about the military situation, when another horse galloped ahead.

"Who is it?"

"Self-proclaimed Gao Shun in the Cloud."

"Well, the whole army is stationed for a while! You go out to lead the way, so I will go meet him." Lu Bu danced his halberd in a circle, moved his legs, and galloped forward with his legs under the seat.

Twenty li arrived in no time. Lu Bu's eyesight was excellent, so he began to observe from a long distance. He first looked at the sturdy man standing in front of the formation. He was eight feet long, had a square face and long beard, and had a simple appearance. His muscles were exposed in his clothes. Nothing left behind, even Lu Bu sighed when he saw it, what a man who is not in the north!Then he looked at the small military formation behind him, and nodded slightly, but he didn't relax his vigilance, and turned his head to indicate to continue to go out on guard.

"Is Lu Bu Lu Fengxian from Jiuyuan in front?" The man clasped his hands together.

"Exactly." Before the black horse had stopped, Lu Bu got off the horse and stood firmly in front of the man, holding his halberd in salute.

"May I ask if you want to pacify Xuanying Village?" Gao Shun said solemnly while maintaining his courtesy.

"Xuan Ying's bandit is a disaster for the place, and he has many evil deeds. A certain one wants to punish him. How do you treat him?"

"Xuan Ying thief and I have a vengeance to exterminate the clan. Now I heard that the general is here and wants to be a forward. If this vengeance is avenged, I will serve the general in the future!" Gao Shun was very calm when he spoke, but there was a flash in his eyes. angry rays
"The strong man is bold, and I admire him very much. If it wasn't for the fact that he should drink a full pot during the march, and he is the flying prince of the former army, and the two of us will have a good drink when we break down the bandits' stronghold!" Lu Bu laughed and rushed forward to hug him. Zhu Gao Shun raised his arms and said, and without thinking too much, he ordered a hundred spare horses to be distributed to Gao Shun and the others. Fortunately, most of the men in the border area can ride horses. .
Three days later, Lu Bu frowned as he looked at the village in the distance. His original indifference had long since been forgotten. No wonder Gao Shun was extremely cautious all the way, and he never said much. .

The road leading to Zhaikou has a huge drop and is rugged. Not to mention walking on horses or carrying siege equipment, it is also difficult for people to walk. There is a lush forest on the left side of the road, which is very easy to set up an ambush. However, the walls on both sides extend to the steep cliffs on both sides. Although they are made of wood, they are all huge logs and the bottom of the wall is fixed with ashlar. The sentry tower stands, counting the land above the gate of the village and the stone chambers with holes behind the ends of the walls on both sides, it can be used by nearly a hundred archers to tilt arrows and rain when defending.
"This village can be called a strong camp. The thief Zhang has lived through it for two generations. After years of repairs and skillful use of the terrain, the mountain top is flat for farming, and there are springs gushing out. There are also many good shooters in the village. Therefore, the officers and soldiers Tried repeatedly to no avail." Gao Shun walked aside and clenched his fists and said.

"Well, that's true, I think there are flaws in it!" Gao Shun's words aroused Lu Bu's fighting spirit, and he observed and thought carefully for a while, then laughed and said: "Gao Feihou, the thief is good at shooting, you wait for it!" Are you inferior in archery?"

"The general is just joking. Shun's archery skills are not bad." Gao Shun had heard this weird military position several times, but he was still taken aback before answering.

"That's good. At that time, you will lead the headquarters to cooperate with the sword and shield to bully the gate of the village and press down with bows and arrows. Someone will come and ask Wei Feihou if he is ready?"

"Report, the Feihong flag has been lit there"

"Send the order, the whole army rests, and we will attack the stronghold in an hour!"

"The general wants to storm the stronghold. Although tens of thousands of thieves are an imaginary number, but there are more than two thousand fighters, this... I'm afraid it's not right!"

"Don't worry about Gao Feihou, someone has his own calculations, let's see someone avenges you".
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"Hurry up, don't talk nonsense, tell me how to get your wine?" Lin Lin pressed Chen Wentian who was about to get up as soon as she entered the room, and asked eagerly.

"Hey, what's the matter? Grapes and wine were not created by the predecessors. They were introduced as early as when Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sent Zhang Qian to the Western Regions. It's just that the technology and species popularization in the Han Dynasty were slow, and perhaps Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty I don’t pay attention to it, or because of other reasons such as war or ethics, anyway, in the end, it still has to rely on imports, either from the Western Regions, or from Taiwan.” Chen Wentian was a little bit annoyed that the intimacy he had planned didn’t work out. explained.

"Well, there are some opportunities in this way. Do you know about grape planting and wine making? Can the seeds be found?"

"I used to live in a red wine estate in France for half a month, and I can basically remember all the processes. Some may need to be adjusted, but it's not a big problem, just"

"Just what, don't pant, okay?"

"Hey, don't mention it, those are not the key points, Lin Lin, listen to me, I have thought about it for a long time, we are not suitable for any big projects at present, and now we can find talents who have the same goals as ours or can listen to our commands to strengthen our team, And it is most important to improve some of our own strengths, and more importantly, we must have a base of our own, a suitable base!"

"What are you talking about? I don't understand why. Didn't you say that you can make money first, and then form an army to build your own power when you have money?"

"I'm sorry, I didn't think about it properly before, and I just sorted out my thoughts just now." Chen Wentian looked at the bewildered Lin Lin and took a sip from the water bowl at the side, then organized his words and continued: "This The world is very different from the original Three Kingdoms. Because of the predecessors, the Han Dynasty has not been troubled by border troubles for decades. You must know that at the end of the Han Dynasty, the repeated rebellions of the Western Qiang exhausted the national power. A large amount of national power was consumed, and the wealth left by the predecessors was confiscated by the court, which made the big man a lot stronger, but the enemy was also a lot stronger. Taiping Road and Longwei Mansion”

"Yes, but what does this have to do with what we do? Doesn't it conflict?"

"Of course it does matter, unless the predecessor's philosophy is exactly the same as ours, we are willing to be his help, but this is basically impossible, because he is already dead and he has failed before he died, and his descendants are extremely powerful. Perhaps it can only be regarded as the wiser ancients. Those modern concepts must not be able to convince them. And it is not so easy to use the power of Longwei Mansion by fooling around. Can't be rounded, the ancients were not stupid, once exposed"

"Then don't go to Taiwan, let's leave their sphere of influence first!"

"It's late, I have already drawn their attention. If you leave without reason, it will be more likely to arouse suspicion, and it seems that they have been planning for many years, and there are strongholds like this here in many places, and we don't know anything, it is easy to fall into the trap .And I think if I fool well, we will not be in danger in a short period of time, and we can even gain some benefits. In addition, I want to take this opportunity to learn about the current general trend of the world and the details of the failures of our predecessors. These will be very useful to us in the future. Help. So go or go, just think of a way in advance to get out of their control."

Chen Wentian saw that Lin Lin hadn't spoken, so he paused for a moment to let her digest before continuing: "So let's not rush into any asset-heavy or long-period projects now, or if we can't take them away by then, won't it be for nothing? , because Qingzhou is not suitable for us to start a business, and it is the place of the Fourth World War, where there are many families, and it is also the core site of Taiping Road. After the east coastline is so long, how will we face the navy of Longwei Mansion?"

"Then there are very few places we can choose." Lin Lin obviously caught up with the train of thought.

"That's right, if we were playing a game, then we would have chosen the difficulty of hell. Originally, Bingzhou was good, with war horses, iron ore salt pools, good generals and strong soldiers, few families and more wasteland, but now I heard that they are also nobles. Lin Li, it's a tough start!"

"In this way, there is no way to choose the same gentry everywhere in the Central Plains. It is still the land of the Fourth World War. There are no horses. You said that Jiangnan is too desolate now. It will take at least a generation to develop it. .this."

"So it is very important to understand the current layout of Longwei Mansion. They have been dormant for so many years, and their advantages are too great. We must avoid them in the initial stage. Otherwise, the northwest and northeast can also be used. At least there are horses."

"Well, it makes sense, but you were too dangerous in the past"

"I will be careful. The main thing is to conceive the rhetoric well. Also, see if I can find an opportunity to learn some strategies for marching and fighting. This is a necessary skill in the future. Then here is your place. If you want to move outside the city, you must You have to listen to my multiple guards and strengthen your defenses, otherwise I won’t be at ease, and we will need guards when we change places in the future, so we won’t be in a hurry to find them again.”

"I know, I'm just worried if I can only get out but not in"

"Well, that's right. Those Qin Hu's hidden treasures should be worth more than [-] yuan after they are sold. It can't be done in the long-term, but it is still possible to do it in the short-term."

"You mean reselling supplies?"

"Yes, it is estimated that the most important thing in this era is food. This thing is easy to circulate and seasonal. Now is the lowest price. Buy some and store them until next year's autumn harvest. You should be able to eat some price difference. I'll definitely be back then too.

The newly built manor house needs to find a terrain suitable for building warehouses to build several granaries, um. Remember to disperse the purchases, don't reveal your money, and wait for me to come back when I sell them to see if I can ask Longwei Mansion for help.So tomorrow I will go to the city to inquire in detail, and contact some craftsmen."

(End of this chapter)