On the official road outside Jinyang, an ordinary carriage, mixed in countless vehicles and pedestrians, all the way towards Jicheng, the doors and windows of the carriage were closed, but sitting inside was Gao Yuan, who should be in Jinyang at this moment, it stands to reason that the Jinyang army is fighting with the Hangu Ci Qin army at the moment, as the king of a country, Gao Yuan should have been where to supervise the war, but at this moment, the king's car is still in Jinyang, Gao Yuan's people are wearing micro clothes, and they only left Jinyang with some personal guards.

"King, do you think Lu Chao will agree?" In the carriage, He Weiyuan asked with some concern. "They have just won a game against us, and now they must be so satisfied that we have asked them to hand over the Lubin fortress area to us, which is tantamount to taking off the armor of Hangu Pass."

Gao Yuan leaned against the wall of the car, holding the latest issue of the Han Weekly Newspaper, which contained a report that the Han army had just suffered a defeat. However, it is clear that Gao Yuan has no interest in this front-page headline, and his attention is more focused on those relevant economic information in various places.

"It looks like this year's harvest is going to be better than last year's." "The statistics for the second quarter have increased by 20 percent compared with the same period last year, which is a good sign, especially in the land of Qilu, this year, the development speed is extremely fast, it seems that it will not be long before they can surpass the traditional rich areas such as Dayan, Langya, and Yuyang, that is, they will be subordinated to Jishi County." ”

"The King." He Weiyuan was a little dissatisfied with Gao Yuan's attitude at this time, obviously he had lost a big battle, and he was also in the newspaper, the Han Weekly is now distributed throughout the country, and Qin and Chu also collected this kind of newspaper and brought it back as soon as possible, this person, but it was a big loss. "Minister Huo of the Propaganda Department doesn't know what he is doing, this kind of news. How can he be in the newspaper in a grand manner, he should be pressed down. ”

Gao Yuan smiled, "What are you doing when you press it down?" Now that the merchants of the Han Dynasty are walking all over the world, how can you hide this news, on the contrary, the more you hide it. The more people will speculate, maybe one point of failure will render you ten points at that time, which will really cause panic. ”

"But the report in the Han Weekly obviously deviates from the facts, we only suffered a slight defeat, and the losses are not very large, as mentioned above, but we have a whole division gone." He Weiyuan slapped the floor angrily.

"Oh, you mean that. This is what I asked them to exaggerate the facts. Gao Yuan smiled.

"W, why is that?" He Weiyuan asked puzzled.

"Let's let some people rest assured, we have suffered such a big loss, naturally we want to take revenge and come back, the battle of Hangu Pass is about to break out!" Gao Yuan laughed.

He Weiyuan blinked, not understanding for a while. Banyu shook his head. I always can't keep up with the king's train of thought, and I'm still too lazy to use this brain.

"The King. You say, will Lu Chao agree, in my opinion, he will not agree. He Wei said from afar.

"If Lu Chao was a simple general, he would naturally not agree, but he was not. So, he will agree, Lubin is ours, for sure. ”

"But in this way, Hangu Pass will be directly exposed to our soldiers." He Weiyuan was puzzled.

Gao Yuan put down the newspaper in his hand. "Because now Lu Chao's center of gravity is not here! If he doesn't agree, I'm really going to attack in a big way, and if he gives Lubin to me, I promise him that I won't attack Hangu Pass for two years. ”

"If you say a word, he will believe it?" He Weiyuan felt a little unbelievable.

"Well, he's sure he believes that we were once brothers!" Takato laughed.

He Weiyuan listened to this unbelievable answer and shook his head intuitively. Well, since I don't understand, I won't ask, my eyes looked at the newspaper on the floor, and I just saw the report of the defeat of the Twentieth Army, and I unconsciously became angry again, "Li Mingjun really doesn't know how to do it, what about twenty artillery, even if it fails, they should all be destroyed, how can this kind of militaristic heavy weapon be snatched away by the enemy." ”

"Don't worry, what if you snatch it? Can they make it? Think about ourselves, how long did it take to get this thing? Gao Yuan disagreed.

"But they put artillery on the city, and when we attack the city in the future, we don't know how many casualties we will pay?"

"Do you think it's easy to maneuver artillery?" Gao Yuan asked rhetorically, "Do you know how many medicines you need to fill at one time?" Do you know the procedure for firing artillery? Do you know how long it takes a good gunner to train? ”

He Weiwu was a little impressed, he really didn't know this.

"So even if these things are in Lu Chao's hands, they won't be able to exert much power. It's just ten cannons, so it's just to let Lu Chao look fresh. Gao Yuan spread his hands.

"Hey, but I'm always uncomfortable!" He Weiyuan sighed.

"Where there are generals who win all battles, we must also get used to defeats, and local small defeats will not hinder our overall situation." Gao Yuan said with a smile. "Cao Tianci should also arrive at Hangu Pass now, and then Lubin will also be in our hands, right?"

"That's right!" He Weiyuan laughed.

When the carriage was facing the rising sun and marching towards Jicheng with the crisp sound of hooves, Cao Tianci was already sitting in Lu Chao's study, and the two sat opposite each other across a table, looking at the young and energetic face opposite, Lu Chao couldn't help but feel emotional.

When he left Fufeng and began to study with his master, the person in front of him was only thirteen or fourteen years old, and he was just a small follower in front of Gao Yuan.

Cao Tianci is the Minister of Police of the Han Kingdom, responsible for internal security, controlling all the police, and at the same time the spy leader of the Han Kingdom, he can be said to be one of Gao Yuan's most trusted henchmen, and he is indeed qualified to sit side by side with him.

"I don't know why Lord Cao came to Hangu Pass this time?" Lu Chao looked at Cao Tianci, who looked very relaxed on the other side, and asked. "Now our two armies are at war!"

"That's true." Cao Tianci nodded, "But General Lu, do you really want our two armies to continue this kind of war?" In front, it can only be regarded as a small fight, and further down, it will be really moving. ”

"Then what's the fear!" Lu Chao leaned back slightly, "Are we afraid of moving the real character?" You know, we just defeated you, Minister Cao, did you see those cannons in the courtyard? ”

Cao Tianci turned his head and looked at the two cannons in the courtyard through the window, "This is the latest weapon developed by our Han, it is indeed sharp enough, General, there are only two in front of you, have you ever seen the scene when hundreds of such cannons roar together?" ”

Lu Chao's face froze.

"I've seen it, I had cotton stuffed in my ears at the time, but I was still buzzing in my ears and dizzy, and a target of the wall that we had specially reinforced was no longer there after the smoke cleared." Cao Tianci said quietly.

"Are you threatening me?"

"Don't dare, I'm just telling a fact."

"Artillery is indeed a sharp weapon, but his shortcomings are also very obvious, it is not invincible, Minister Cao, now I can list at least ten combat methods that make your artillery unpowerful, do you believe it?" Lu Chao said coldly.

"Believe, why don't I believe it?" Cao Tianci laughed, "However, as long as he starts chirping, he can exert his power, right?" General Lu, I believe that deep down in your heart you don't want to fight this battle with us, now your mind is not here, otherwise, you will not just send 10,000 reinforcements to Lubin, of course you know that a victory like the last time can not be repeated, Xu Yahua cannot replicate it again. ”

"Are you having a good time?" Lu Chao said contemptuously: "Where are your Donghu cavalry division and Hun cavalry division?" Where did Ding Wei and Yan Haibo go? ”

"General Lu is really well-informed, yes, we are a little more troublesome, but these soldiers and horses are enough. General Lu, unless you want to fight with us in Lubin, you also know that Lubin will definitely not be able to hold it, and we still have enough troops in Jinyang, but you must have everything ready now, and you only owe Dongfeng, right? If we make trouble for you at this time, how can you feel safe to do such a thing? ”

Lu Chao's face changed slightly.

"We also have some understanding of what the general wants to do in Xianyang, so we don't have much appetite, we just need Lubin, because our king also wants to see how the big drama directed by General Lu will turn out!" Cao Tianci laughed, "So, if General Lu withdraws Xu Yahua's troops and lets us receive Lu Bin peacefully, we think it will be the best ending, Xu Yahua is a general under the general, you will never look at his troops and be defeated by us!" The result is the same, so it's good for both parties, isn't it? ”

Lu Chaoda laughed, "Gao Yuan, when I am a three-year-old?" If I give up Lubin, I will directly expose Hanguguan in front of you, so what I have done in Lubin in the past two years will be useless, and he thinks that he will let me give up Lubin with a few words from him? It's a joke. ”

"It's certainly not a joke." Cao Tianci slowly took out a thick letter from his arms and put it in front of Lu Chao, "This is our king's handwritten letter to you, okay, you read this letter and say, okay?" ”

Lu Chao stared at Cao Tianci for a long time, then slowly picked up the letter, tore open the envelope, and unfolded the letterhead. (To be continued.) )