My son, how could you be Lü Bu?!

Chapter 68 Sun Jian Passing By

Chapter 70 Sun Jian Passing By

Outside the Ural Mountains.

On the slightly more spacious plain, hundreds of soldiers, carrying a large banner bearing the character "吕" (Lü), marched forward in a long, serpentine formation, moving steadily and quickly.

Several cavalry units shuttled back and forth between the perimeter and the central square formation, constantly relaying messages.

Cao Xing led a troop of infantry in front.

Wei Xu led a troop of archers in the center, surrounding Lü Ping, while Cheng Lian led a troop of infantry on the left and right flanks, protecting both the archers and Lü Ping.

As for Song Xian, he led the remaining infantry to hold the rear.

This formation was something Lü Ping had been constantly adjusting over the past few days of marching, so that it could be kept in formation and quickly become a fighting force in the event of an unexpected encounter with the enemy.

at this time.

Surrounded in the center, Lü Ping, despite being on horseback, still took out a military book and read it carefully.

This was a gift from Shen Pei to him before his departure. It was called "Six Secret Teachings" and was said to have been written by Jiang Ziya (Lü Shang) during the Zhou Dynasty.

It is mainly divided into six volumes: Wen Tao, Wu Tao, Long Tao, Hu Tao, Bao Tao, and Quan Tao, covering politics, military affairs, and tactics. It records the insights that Jiang Taigong Lü Shang gained when he followed King Wen of Zhou, Ji Chang, in his campaigns.

In the Han Dynasty, where knowledge was monopolized and social classes were increasingly rigid, military books like this were usually the private collections of aristocratic families. It was only Shen Pei and Shen Zhengnan who were willing to take them out and lend them to Lü Ping.

If it were anyone else...

Even Prince Wang Yun might not be willing to lend out something like that.

Knowing the value of this item and being quite self-aware that he knew nothing about military affairs, Lü Ping was extremely eager to acquire it, and even during marches, he couldn't help but take a second look at it.

He was studying much more diligently than his adopted son.

The riders constantly went back and forth, delivering messages.

Right beside Lü Ping, Wei Xu, the guard with his sword at his side, who was in charge of commanding the archers and listening to all sides, seemed to have sensed something. His eyes flickered, and a solemn expression suddenly appeared on his face.

"Uncle Lü".

"I feel like... something's not quite right?"

Unlike Cheng Lian.

This man, relying on his extremely close relationship with Lü Ping—that is, the friendship of having been watched by Lü Bo since childhood—would address Lü Ping as "Lü Bo" in the army, unless the situation was too serious.

This was to highlight his relationship with Lü Ping, so that the other soldiers in the army would look up to him.

Upon hearing Wei Xu's address, Lü Ping frowned slightly, but did not correct him. Instead, he asked in response.

"What's wrong?"

Wei Xu turned his gaze forward and spoke in a low voice.

"It seems there's a cavalry unit directly ahead. They look like they've run into trouble. The other cavalry units have already returned twice, but they haven't come back even once!"

talking.

Wei Xu paused for a moment, then offered another guess.

"Could it be..."

"Uncle Fang wants to teach us to lead the bandits from the Ula Mountains we're trying to wipe out to run straight into them, right ahead?!"

Upon hearing Wei Xu's analysis, Lü Ping, unusually, raised his eyes, glanced at him, and his expression immediately became serious.

have to say.

Although Wei Xu has some minor flaws in his temperament and is prone to misjudging situations, he is still somewhat useful at times.

Lu Ping put the bamboo slip away and placed it in his bosom. He was about to speak when he was about to say something.

In front.

The long-lost cavalry unit that Wei Xu had mentioned suddenly appeared in their sight.

The moment the cavalry appeared.

Wei Xu was taken aback for a moment, then subconsciously glanced at his own Uncle Lü, his expression slightly embarrassed.

Lu Ping, however, simply stared intently at the cavalry, his solemn expression undiminished.

The cavalry from the thicket quickly approached the square formation.

As they approached.

Lü Ping and Wei Xu also saw it clearly.

Originally there were five scouts, but now only three remain, and all of them are wounded, covered in blood, and their expressions even show a hint of anger.

The leader was none other than Wei Yue, who had led the team out!

As the cavalry drew closer, they slowed down and dismounted not far from the square formation. After calling out a few times, the square formation, seeing the pitiful state of the cavalry, slowly cracked open.

The riders approached Lü Ping.

The group approached Lü Ping, and before Lü Ping could ask any questions, Wei Yue, his face full of anger, spoke directly.

"Marshal!"

"Those bandits are utterly inhuman!"

"Dozens of people were driving the villagers ahead like pigs, killing anyone who dared to resist on the spot! They were leading the villagers into a valley!"

"It seems they're trying to drive all the villagers into that valley!"

"We tried to get closer, but the bandits shot arrows at us, preventing us from approaching. Seeing that we couldn't get any closer, we left two of our companions to check the situation and then returned first."

talking.

Wei Yue, who had led the cavalry to conduct the reconnaissance, hesitated for a moment before speaking again.

"That valley looks extremely narrow. When I was a child, I went to that valley with my uncle and knew that it was not large enough for a large number of soldiers to enter."

"Marshal."

"I suspect that the main force of those bandits is hiding in the valley, waiting for us!"

I just finished listening to Wei Yue's analysis.

Lu Ping's expression immediately turned strange.

After all... what these thieves did was far too obvious.

They drove the villagers toward a valley, which was so narrow that it could not accommodate most of the soldiers.

What the Wula Mountain bandits wanted to do was almost obvious without much guesswork. In my previous life, similar plots were written about endlessly in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. They were mostly just luring the enemy deep into their territory and then ambushing them!

Just avoid it!

only...

Just as Lü Ping was about to speak and make a few sarcastic remarks about the bandits of Wula Mountain to boost their morale, he suddenly froze when he saw Wei Yue's angry face in front of him.

Wait, are they driving the villagers into the valley?!

Lu Ping's expression suddenly turned serious.

Three to five days had passed since Lü Ping led his troops out of the city.

Outside Jiuyuan City.

As time passed, the number of county soldiers gathered in that military camp had reached nearly three thousand.

There were less than ten days left before they set off north.

This day.

Inside the government office, Wang Chong's brow furrowed as news of Lü Ping's great victory was slow to spread. He buried himself in organizing documents, making thorough preparations for his journey north.

Just as he was organizing the documents, Shen Pei Shen Zhengnan, with a solemn expression, suddenly burst into the inner room.

"Uncle Fang!"

"Something terrible has happened!"

She knew in her heart that Shen Pei and Shen Zhengnan rarely came to see her when there was nothing else to do.

Upon seeing Shen Pei enter, Wang Yun subconsciously looked up. He rubbed his temples, and his already tired appearance became even more weary.

"What is it?!"

"There are two main things!" Shen Pei said repeatedly.

"Firstly, just now, another fake commander in our city, namely Li Hong, the head of the powerful Li family, led his soldiers straight out of the city without saying a word!"

"They've headed west towards the Ural Mountains!"

"I asked around, and they said it was Lord Wang and his men who gave him the order to travel west!"

"Zizhi has always had a grudge against that Prince Wang, and Li Hong might ruin his plans!"

Wang Yun took a deep breath and simply nodded to indicate that he understood.

"Secondly," Shen Pei said, his expression softening slightly.

"There was a group of people from Wu who claimed to have been invited by Zang Min, the General of the Xiongnu, and who had voluntarily resigned from their post as the Assistant Magistrate of Xuyi County to go north to conquer the Xianbei. They had gathered nearly a hundred people and stopped outside the city, asking us to supply them!"

Upon hearing this...

Wang Yun frowned subconsciously, then, as if remembering something, his brows slowly relaxed.

"People from Wu? Yes, Zang Min seems to have served as the governor of Yangzhou before, and there were indeed many former officials, good ministers and fierce generals from Wu who quelled the rebellion there."

"This Northern Expedition is an urgent and important matter, so it is normal to summon former officials."

Wang Yun asked again.

Did the person mention their name?

Shen Pei nodded.

"He said it! This man calls himself Sun Jian, Sun Wentai, and is from Fuchun in Wu Commandery!"

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