My game can make money starting from the Three Kingdoms period.

Liu Bei adopted the suggestions of Pang Tong and Fa Zheng.

Keep the money for development, not for direct rewards.

Then, Liu Bei took the position of Governor of Yi Province, with Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong as his right-hand men, Fa Zheng as his chief strategist, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Ma Chao as his henchmen, and Xu Jing, Pang Xi, Mi Zhu, Jian Yong, Yi Ji, and others as his guests.

Liu Zhang's former subordinates, Dong He, Huang Quan, and Li Yan, were all given important positions.

With the Jingzhou faction and the Yizhou faction working together to assist Liu Bei, Liu Bei's power reached a new peak.

As for Lu Congtian...

He volunteered to follow Mi Fang, who had been appointed as the governor of Nan Commandery, to garrison Jiangling.

Lu Congtian earned Mi Fang's trust and respect for his merits and was appointed as the Commandant of Nan Commandery.

It has been seven or eight years since he joined Liu Bei's camp with Zhuge Liang in 207.

Lu Congtian rose from a lowly soldier to a commandery commander, a promotion that wasn't considered fast in those chaotic times.

This was also partly due to the influence of Zhuge Liang, which perfectly aligned with Lu Xiao's purpose in arranging for the two brothers to visit Zhuge Liang.

But most of it was carved out by Lu Congtian, one sword at a time.

Qingming Festival, 215 years ago.

Lu Congtian received no instructions.

There shouldn't be anything major happening this year.

Lu Congtian showed signs of becoming lax.

"Report! Urgent military intelligence!"

"Lü Meng attacked the three commanderies of Changsha, Lingling, and Guiyang, and the three commanderies surrendered. Lu Su garrisoned Baqiu, and Sun Quan stationed himself at Lukou. Jingzhou was in grave danger!"

It seems that Liu Bei and Sun Quan are on the verge of a complete falling out.

Lu Congtian was greatly alarmed. They've already started fighting, why didn't the ancestors give any warnings this year?

"Could it be that our ancestors also believed that even if the alliance broke down, there would be no real danger?" Lu Congtian wondered to himself.

It may seem like there are no instructions, but it is the most important instruction.

That means, nothing's wrong!

really

When Liu Bei learned that Sun Quan had attacked Jingzhou, he led 50,000 troops toward Gong'an, while Guan Yu led 30,000 troops into Yiyang, seemingly preparing to open up a battle line and start a war with Sun Quan.

Ultimately, when their common enemy Cao Cao attacked Hanzhong, Liu Bei, fearing being attacked from both sides, took the initiative to seek peace.

They engaged in the historically famous Xiang River demarcation with Sun Quan.

However, since Liu Bei controlled Xiangyang, which could be seen as controlling the lifeline of Jingzhou, Sun Quan made exorbitant demands.

Sun Quan also knew that Liu Bei would not give him Xiangyang, so he wanted the entire Jiangxia Commandery instead.

Earlier, when Zhuge Liang captured Xiangyang, he persuaded Wen Ping to defect.

Historically, Wen Ping did not rebel after joining Cao Cao's camp.

Zhuge Liang persuaded him with reason and emotion, and since Zhuge Liang had sufficient strength to conquer Jiangxia, he said that out of consideration for Wen Ping's righteousness in defending the people and the land, he would not be an enemy of Wen Ping.

Due to the improvement of Liu Bei's overall strength and the fact that Wen Ping was a former general of Jingzhou, Wen Ping ultimately responded to Zhuge Liang's call.

While opening up the battlefield in Yizhou, he lured Yue Jin out of Xiangyang to fight as reinforcements, and then joined forces with Zhuge Liang and Guan Yu to kill Yue Jin and rebel against Cao Cao.

The land of Jiangxia Commandery is now almost entirely under Liu Bei's control. If Sun Quan were to demand it all, his territory would expand beyond Nanyang Commandery.

If Yizhou is exhausted, Sun Quan will be able to seize the initiative to advance on Xiangyang and attack Nanyang!

Liu Bei was left with no choice. Cao Cao was holding a sword to his head, and if he did not submit to Sun Quan, he would be attacked from both sides.

Ultimately, the two sides reconciled by giving up large tracts of land in Jiangxia, Changsha, and Guiyang counties.

But they both knew that they could never go back to the sweet days when they joined forces to fight against Cao Cao.

Before Liu Bei withdrew his troops back to Yizhou, he entrusted the affairs of Jingzhou to Guan Yu, who was stationed in Xiangyang.

He instructed that the primary enemy at present was Cao Cao, and that the agreement to demarcate the Xiang River must not be violated.

Fall:

Guan Yu summoned some generals.

Lu Congtian is included.

"I intend to attack Nanyang."

Guan Yu's words were surprising, yet perfectly reasonable.

With Xiangyang in their grasp and the autumn harvest just finished, they couldn't touch Jiangdong, so their only option was to fight Cao Cao.

Some advised, "General, we should now focus our defenses on Jingzhou to prevent Eastern Wu from causing trouble again."

"Yes, if the troops from Xiangyang are sent out, and Eastern Wu attacks Xiangyang, our rear will be cut off, and we will surely suffer a great defeat."

Suddenly, Lu Congtian stood up and said, "General Guan asked you all to formulate an attack plan, not to overturn his decision."

These words made Guan Yu look at him in a new light.

Guan Yu came to the sand table and told him the information he had gathered: "After the Xiang River was demarcated, Sun Quan withdrew his troops and suddenly turned to attack Hefei. However, he was ambushed by Zhang Wenyuan with eight hundred men and fled in defeat. If it weren't for the fierce generals under Sun Quan who risked their lives to protect him, he would probably be dead under Wenyuan's halberd by now."

Everyone gasped.

Lu Congtian was also shocked.

The last one this fierce was General Guan Yu, who slew Yan Liang in battle...

It is estimated that Lü Meng had 30,000 troops attacking Jingzhou, Lu Su had more than 10,000 soldiers, and Sun Quan brought 20,000 of his own troops. With logistics support, it is no exaggeration to say that the army numbered 100,000.

They were slaughtered by eight hundred people?

Lu Congtian knew that he would never reach the heights of Zhang Liao and Guan Yu in his lifetime.

A warrior should be like this!

Guan Yu and Zhang Liao became friends, and Guan Yu greatly admired Zhang Liao's fame at Xiaoyao Ford, which made him famous throughout the world.

"General! Jiangdong is weak at this time, why not..." someone suggested, taking advantage of its weakness to finish it off.

Guan Yu, however, disagreed, saying, "Our lord has repeatedly ordered that the boundary agreement must not be broken."

Lu Congtian understood. Guan Yu was jealous of Zhang Liao's achievements and his reputation at Xiaoyao Ford, which was why he was so eager to target Nanyang County.

Having served in the army for so long, Lu Congtian gradually came to understand the other hidden reasons behind Guan Yu's decision.

When Liu Bei attacked Yizhou, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Pang Tong, and Fa Zheng all made contributions.

The capture of Xiangyang was orchestrated by Zhuge Liang, with the assistance of Wen Ping.

Guan Yu was the second most important figure; throughout the entire battle, he only assisted Zhuge Liang briefly.

He desperately needs another victory to solidify his position and prove his worth.

"As Tian Yan said, I intend to have Meng Da lead the infantry and cavalry as the vanguard, Wen Ping lead the navy for support, Mi Fang and Fu Shiren cooperate with Zhao Lei, and Pan Jun manage the affairs of the prefecture to jointly decide on logistics and provisions..."

Guan Yu then revealed the arrangement.

This angered one man named Pan Jun, courtesy name Chengming.

Pan Jun stepped forward and bowed, "General Guan, our lord has returned the money and provisions of Jingzhou to Yizhou. Now, the Jingzhou treasury is insufficient to support your prolonged campaign. If the treasury is completely empty and supplies run out, we will surely suffer defeat and the people will rebel. I urge you to reconsider, General."

Guan Yu snorted, "Supplies are running low? Didn't I tell you to find a solution? Otherwise, why would I recruit you as officials?"

"General, what am I supposed to do?"

"Your family is so wealthy, why don't you just bring out some grain?" Guan Yu said casually, waving his sleeve.

Pan Jun's expression stiffened; he had been given the cold shoulder.

He deeply disliked Guan Yu's attitude of favoring commoners over nobles, yet he had no choice but to submit.

"Go your separate ways."

"promise!"

The generals accepted the order and each performed their duties.

"Congtian, come here, I have something to tell you."

Lu Congtian followed Guan Yu to a side room.

"Look who I've brought."

The door opened, and a boy was reading aloud while a girl playfully disturbed him. By the window, a thin woman was mending clothes.

Lu Congtian was stunned.

The woman was stunned when she saw who it was.

The two children turned their gazes toward the newcomer, observing him with curiosity and a hint of wariness.

Guan Yu was about to leave the space to Lu Congtian and Anu, who had been reunited after a long separation.

Suddenly, Lu Congtian jumped up, shouting, "You lowly slave, are you trying to harass me?!"