Chapter 45

The voice was crisp and charming.

Liu Bei coughed,

"My lady, the night is deep, let's rest."

Cai Yan suddenly smiled,

"Husband, I thought of a few brain teasers. Shall we guess them first?"

Liu Bei: ?? The great talent Cai seems to know how to play! She has an interesting soul!

Liu Bei shook his head. This talent's hobby is really something!

"My lady, let's chat first. We'll chat, then answer questions, then chat again!"

Cai Yan's pretty face was red,

"Alright then, I'll listen to my husband."

The livestream room soon went black, leaving only the image of Bai Yuekui and Hua Hua Mulan discussing farming in Taiyuan Commandery.

The barrage increased instantly,

"The chicken leg in my hand is no longer fragrant. My Miss Cai!"

"Miss Cai knows how to play. The Big-Eared Thief was probably shocked just now."

"Ten thousand people petition, strongly requesting that the world system not block key plot points!"

"That's right, if Cai Yan is a spy and stabs Liu Bei with scissors, we won't even be able to see it!"

"I don't need the image, just listen to the sound and see what they're talking about, that's fine!"

Early the next morning, Liu Bei got up feeling refreshed.

Cai Yan had intended to get up in the morning to fetch him water for washing his face, but her strength was limited, and she couldn't get up at all!

"Clang! Clang! Clang!"

Zhao Yun and Xu Huang were sparring in the small training ground,

"Xu Gongming, your axe technique has too much offense and not enough defense. You must learn to include defense in your offense!"

Xu Huang listened carefully to Zhao Yun's guidance. He was still young at this time and had room for improvement in his martial arts.

"Liu Xuande, the martial arts of these two subordinates of yours are both extraordinary, especially Zhao Yun. I'm afraid there's no one in the Great Han who can fight him in a duel right now."

Lu Zhi also came over.

Liu Bei smiled,

"Teacher, I heard that under Ding Ding Yuan's command, there is a Registrar named Lu Bu who is brave and skilled in battle, with extraordinary martial arts."

Lu Zhi shook his head,

"Since he is so brave and skilled in battle, yet Ding Ding Yuan only lets him be a Registrar, this person will inevitably harbor resentment."

Liu Bei nodded. That's why after Lu Bu attended the class reunion with Li Su, he was quickly instigated to kill his first foster father.

Lu Zhi sighed again,

"The Emperor's health is not good. I'm afraid it will be an eventful autumn in the future."

Liu Bei knew that Liu Hong was about to kick the bucket, and the era of true chaotic warfare was about to begin!

Liu Bei cupped his hands,

"Teacher, I will take Wenji to Taiyuan in a few days. Please take care of yourself."

Lu Zhi exhorted,

"Good. After you go to Taiyuan Commandery, stay vigilant at all times. Those foreign tribes have no morality to speak of; they follow whoever gives them the most profit."

Three days later,

Liu Bei, with his new wife Cai Yan, Lady Gan, and over three thousand scrolls of books, headed toward Taiyuan Commandery in a grand procession.

Cai Yong shed tears, not knowing if he was reluctant to part with his daughter, his book collection, or both.

At the same time,

Grain prices in Hedong, Henei, Luoyang, and other places had risen by thirty percent because Liu Bei had arranged for people to purchase grain and fodder in large quantities.

Taiyuan Commandery, Jinyang City,

At the newly renovated commandery government office,

Liu Bei listened to everyone's reports,

"Big Brother, after you went to Luoyang, the leader of the Western Western Xianbei, Helian, sent troops to harass Taiyuan Commandery, but we beat them all back."

Guan Yu began to introduce Helian's background,

"Helian is the son of the former Western Xianbei leader Tanshihuai, but Helian is greedy for money and lustful, and very unpopular. He now has eighty thousand troops and is entrenched in the Yanmen and Dingxiang areas, with his royal court set up in Pingcheng (Datong)."

Zhang Fei shouted,

"Big Brother, this Helian actually dares to send people to Taiyuan to loot. Give me five thousand troops, and I'll go wipe him out!"

Liu Bei looked at Bai Yuekui,

"How are our horses selling?"

Bai Yuekui knew the details like the back of her hand,

"The horses are selling very well. People in Jizhou, Sili, and even Yanzhou and Taking Xuzhou are secretly purchasing warhorses."

"We have already sold thirty-five thousand five hundred warhorses, and together with the Five-Zhu coins, we have exchanged for nearly two million shi of grain."

Liu Bei smiled,

"That means we only have thirty thousand warhorses left? The Western Xianbei seem to have a lot of warhorses."

Guo Jia added,

"Helian also has a lot of cattle and sheep—there should be no less than several hundred thousand head."

Guan Yu and the others' eyes lit up. The Western Xianbei are so fat; we must reduce their burden!

Liu Bei stood up,

"Helian has repeatedly invaded Taiyuan Commandery and is entrenched on the territory of our Great Han. This cannot be forgiven."

Liu Bei was the Administrator of Taiyuan Commandery and the Colonel Who Breaks the Captives; he had every right to lead troops to Yanmen to wipe out Helian.

Liu Bei looked at Guo Jia,

"Strategist, how do you think we should break Helian?"

Guo Jia had already thought it out,

"My lord, the Western Xianbei mainly herd livestock. In wartime they are soldiers, and in peacetime they are herdsmen. Helian only has one or two thousand cavalry in Pingcheng. The key to breaking the enemy this time lies in the word 'fast'!"

As long as we are faster than Helian in assembling troops, we can catch him off guard!

Everyone's eyes lit up. The strategist's vision was indeed sharp.

Guo Jia explained the plan in detail, and Liu Bei nodded. Guo Guo Fengxiao was indeed a master of strategy!

Bai Yuekui and Hua Hua Mulan looked at each other,

The captain's ability to scratch lottery tickets is truly too strong. This Guo Jia definitely has the strength of a top-tier strategist!

The livestream room was also envious,

"Was the Big-Eared Thief's eyes blessed by a god?"

"He picked up a drunkard at random, and he's actually this strong!"

"Resourceful and decisive—truly a top-tier talent!"

"So far, this Guo Jia should be the strongest strategist, even stronger than Dong Zhuo's Li Ru."

Pingcheng,

Western Xianbei Royal Court,

Helian had just finished playing poker with someone and was sleeping soundly there.

In his dream, he seemed to hear screams and sounds of killing,

"Khan, the Han soldiers have killed their way in!"

A Western Xianbei guard rushed in, looking disheveled, ignoring the few girls.

"Han soldiers? Where did the Han soldiers come from?"

Helian was confused.

Usually, only he went to rob the Han people. Now, someone is actually coming to rob him?!