Lü's Wubao is located in the east of Jiuyuan City ten miles, close to the aftermath of Daqing Mountain extending to the west, sitting in the north and facing south, covering an area of nearly 100 acres. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

The fort is surrounded by deep ditches, and the inner edge of the ravines is built with high walls, and the rectangular fort is surrounded by towers with a height of three to five zhang at the four corners and the central position, which can be used for lookout and guard, and crossbowmen can also be arranged on it to shoot.

To the right of the fort is hundreds of acres of leveled fields and nurseries. On the left side of the fort, there is a pond that stores water. There was only one gate in and out of the fort, which opened in the middle of the south-facing wall, and was crossed over the ditch by a drawbridge.

The dock fort, also known as the dock wall, is a kind of civil defense building complex, which became popular when Wang Mang usurped power. At that time, there was a great famine in the north, the displaced people were everywhere, and the society was in turmoil.

After Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu ascended the throne, he saw the danger of Wubao to centralized rule, and ordered the destruction of Wubao everywhere, but he could not completely ban it. Because the border people in the north and northwest were often invaded by the Qiang and Hu people, in order to protect the safety of their lives and property, the people spontaneously organized armed forces and fought to the death against the invading aliens with the help of the good defense performance of the Wubao.

After the Yellow Turban Rebellion, there was turmoil in various places, and there were often gangs of displaced people to rob the wealthy, so dock forts sprung up like mushrooms after a rain, and became a haven for protégés, former officials, guests, and subordinates of the rich families.

This Lü's Dock Fort was built by Lü Bu's grandfather Lü Hao to prevent the Hu people from attacking, and after decades of continuous construction by Lü Hao and Lü Liang, it finally has the scale it has today.

The interior of the large dock fort is a complete village, and the smaller dock fort is a large and well-guarded mansion. Lü's Dock Fort covers an area of nearly 100 acres, which not only houses Lü Bu's family, but also many Han people who take refuge nearby, so it can be regarded as a village in the fort.

Xue Lan secretly came to Jiuyuan this time, and one of his very important tasks was to assist the Lu family in guarding the dock fort, so he began to secretly pay attention to and observe the building structure and defense capabilities of this dock fort from the time he was close to the dock fort.

Judging from his visual observation, as long as the Lü Shiwu Fort has sufficient grain reserves and more than 300 soldiers guarding the fort, it can resist a siege of at least 3,000 people without losing it for half a year.

Lu Wen led the way in front, and the soldiers guarding the fort gate saw the son-in-law coming back, so they put down the drawbridge, and Lu Wen took Xue Lan up the two-zhang wide drawbridge, passed through the dome-shaped doorway, and walked into the dock fort.

Entering the dock fort, the first thing is an open courtyard, the open space of the courtyard is paved with blue bricks, if it is used to stand people, at least hundreds of people can gather. In the middle of the courtyard is the hall used by the Lu family to receive guests. Lu Wen led Xue Lan and the four men he brought to the hall, and then went to the back house to report to her mother Yan.

There was no one in the hall, and the Lu family's soldiers were guarding outside, and the vigilance against Xue Lan and his party had not been completely lifted.

A veteran whispered: "General Xue, this Lu family's dock fort is so magnificent, if it is used to hide the army, two thousand people will not be a problem!" ”

Another veteran denied: "Two thousand infantry is no problem, but if it is cavalry, two thousand war horses alone will not be able to squeeze in." If you count the cavalry servants and auxiliary horses, it will be even more impossible to hide. ”

Xue Lan didn't stop the discussion of his subordinates, they all knew the purpose of coming here, and it was not a bad thing to start discussing the number of soldiers that could be hidden in the dock fort now.

"Both of you have merit, but they are not comprehensive. I wonder if you've noticed the hillside behind Dock Fort? This fort is located in the remnants of Daqing Mountain, if the war horse is hidden on the back of the hillside, not only can it hide people's eyes and ears, but also can save forage, once there is a strong enemy besieging the dock fort, send a cavalry down from the hillside, it will be able to play a surprise effect. ”

"General Gaojian, we are ashamed of ourselves!"

As he spoke, a dignified woman in her thirties walked in through the screen in the back hall. Lu Wen accompanied the lady.

"The last general, Xue Lan, meet the master mother!" Xue Lan recognized Yan's family, and without waiting for Yan's mouth to speak, she hurriedly clasped her fists and bowed to Yan's knees.

Yan folded his hands at his side, took half a step back, leaned over slightly, and saluted Xue Lan in return. "General Xue has traveled all the way and worked hard."

After the guests and hosts saw the ceremony, Yan instructed the servants in the fort to bring copper basins and silk cloths, and invited Xue Lan and his subordinates to clean their hands into the banquet, and then another maid came in and served wine and food.

"General Xue has a tiring journey, so he first eats some wine and food with his subordinates to quench his hunger and thirst." Yan greeted and said.

Xue Lan was also not polite, eating meat with several subordinates and drinking a lot of wine.

When he entered Lujiabao, he followed up with the shogunate of General Tiance, and there was no need to be polite.

After she was full of wine and food, Mrs. Yan asked her daughter to go to the backyard to invite Lu Bu's father and mother over to talk.

In this dock fort, the real master is Lu Bu's mother Huang, Lu Bu's father is an adult, and Yan, as Lu Bu's wife, has a decent relationship with her in-laws, so her status in the fort is second only to Lu Bu's parents, and it is faintly higher than Lu Bu's sister.

When the two elders heard that their son's generals were coming to visit, they all hurried to the front hall, wanting to know about Lu Bu's current situation.

Xue Lan and several subordinates hurriedly got up and saluted Lu Liang and the Huang family.

Lu Liang asked Xue Lan: "Where is Wu'er now?" ”

Xue Lan replied: "General Tiance is now stationed in the area of Lishi in Xihe County, with 6,000 cavalry, 14,000 foot soldiers, and 7,000 Southern Xiongnu slaves!" ”

Hearing that his son is now strong and powerful, Lu Liang was very happy and couldn't close his mouth with joy.

Huang asked Xue Lan: "What kind of military position is Admiral Tiance?" Why haven't you heard of it before? ”

Xue Lan replied: "General Tiance is the title of the imperial court, and the imperial court scholar Cai personally went to Beijing to announce the decree, with a golden seal and purple ribbon, and the position is higher than Jiuqing." The Tiance General's Mansion was in charge of the military and political affairs of the northern Han Dynasty, protecting the territory and the people, and expelling the Hu people, and had great power. ”

When Huang heard this, his face was overjoyed, and he said loudly: "My son is strong! The Lu family will be prosperous because of my son! ”

Lu Liang looked at his wife, who was a little excited, but didn't dare to speak. The son has a great future, and he is naturally happy to be a father, but you are a mother, why do you want to say that the Lu family is a family? Even if you don't say it, who would dare not admit that you have raised a good son? Alas, mothers are more expensive than children.

Lu Wen, who had not been able to speak, took advantage of the happiness of the adults and hurriedly asked, "When will my father lead the army back to Wuyuan?" ”

As soon as Lu Wen said this, the hall suddenly fell silent, and everyone looked at Xue Lan expectantly.

Xue Lan smiled bitterly in her heart, and replied stubbornly: "I'm afraid that I won't be able to return to Wuyuan for a year and a half." ”

"Isn't there an army of 20,000?" Yan asked a little puzzled.

Xue Lan explained seriously: "The current situation in Bingzhou is very complicated, most of the four northern counties are stolen and occupied by the Xianbei people, the attached Southern Huns are restless, there are still a large number of Qianghu in Shangjun, and the Hao clans in Taiyuan and Shangdang have their own troops, and the Tiance General intends to sweep the state, so he can't lead the army back to Wuyuan at this time to start a war with the Xianbei people." ”

Although Huang was a little disappointed, he was excited when he heard Xue Lan say that his son's ambition was to sweep the state. "Good! It's rare that my son has this ambition, so what's the harm if he comes back a few years later? Even if the old body fights this bone, he has to save enough money for Wu'er! ”