On the official road outside Jinyang, an ordinary carriage was mixed with countless vehicles and pedestrians, advancing towards Jicheng. The carriage doors and windows were closed, but inside were Gao Yuan, who should be in Jinyang at this moment. Logically speaking, the Jinyang army was fighting with the Hangu Ciqin Army at this moment. As the king of a country, Gao Yuan should have supervised the battle, but at this moment, the king's carriage was still in Jinyang, while Gao Yuan's people were wearing a small dress and left Jinyang with only some personal guards.

"Master, do you think Lu Chao will agree?" He Weiyuan asked in the carriage with some concern. "They just won us a game, and now they must be proud, but we actually asked them to hand over the Lubin Fortress area to us, which was equivalent to taking off the armor of Hangu Pass."

Gao Yuan leaned against the wall of the car, holding the latest issue of the Dahan Weekly, which published the report that the Han army had just suffered a defeat. However, Gao Yuan was obviously not interested in this front page headline, and his attention was more focused on the relevant economic information from various places.

"It seems that our Han harvests are better this year than last year." Yangyang newspapers were satisfied. "The statistics in the second quarter increased by 20% compared with the same period last year, which is a good omen, especially in Qilu. The development speed has been extremely fast this year. It seems that it will not take long to surpass traditional wealthy areas such as Dayan, Langya, and Yuyang, which means they will be under Jishi County."

"King." He Weiyuan was a little dissatisfied with Gao Yuan's attitude at this time. He had obviously suffered a great defeat and even went to the newspaper. The Dahan Weekly is now being published nationwide, and Qin and Chu countries have also collected such newspapers and brought them back as soon as possible. This person was lost. "Minister Huo of the Propaganda Department is not sure what this kind of news is for. How can he be put into the newspaper openly? It should be suppressed."

Gao Yuan smiled and said, "What should I do if I suppress it? Now that the big man's businessmen are traveling around the world, you can't hide this news. On the contrary, the more you hide, the more people will guess. Maybe a minute of failure will be exaggerated to you, which will really cause panic."

"But the report in the Dahan Weekly newspaper is obviously deviating from the facts. We were just a little defeat and the losses were not very large. What we said above was gone." He Weiyuan angrily patted the floor.

"Oh, you mean this. I asked this to exaggerate the facts a little." Gao Yuan smiled.

"Why is this?" He Weiyuan asked in confusion.

"We want to reassure some people who are interested. After suffering such a big loss, we naturally have to think about taking revenge. The battle in Hangu Pass is about to break out!" Gao Yuan laughed.

He Weiyuan blinked his eyes and didn't understand it for a while. After a while, he shook his head. He could not keep up with the king's ideas, so he was too lazy to think about it.

"Master, do you think Lu Chao will agree? In my opinion, he will not agree." He Weiyuan said.

"If Lu Chao was a simple general, he would naturally not agree, but he was not, so he would agree. Lu Bin is ours, sure."

"But in this way, Hangu Pass was directly exposed to our military front." He Weiyuan was puzzled.

Gao Yuan put down the newspaper in his hand, "Because Lu Chao's focus is not here now! If he doesn't agree, I really want to attack a large amount. If he gives me Lu Bin, I promise him that he will never attack Hangu Pass within two years."

"He believed it with just one word?" He Weiyuan felt a little incredible.

"Well, he must believe that we were brothers!" Gao Yuan laughed loudly.

He Weiyuan shook his head intuitively as he heard this incredible answer. Well, since he didn't understand, he stopped asking. He looked at the newspaper on the floor and saw the report of the 20th Army's defeat. He became angry again, "Li Mingjun really doesn't know what happened. Even if he failed, they should be destroyed. How can he let the enemy take away such a powerful military weapon?"

"Don't worry, what can I do if I snatch it away? Can they create it? Think about ourselves, how long it took to make this thing?" Gao Yuan disagreed.

"But they brought the artillery to the top of the city. I wonder how many casualties we will have to pay when we attack the city in the future?"

"Do you think it's easy to control the cannon?" Gao Yuan asked back: "Do you know how much medicine you need to load at a time? Do you know the procedure for firing the cannon? Do you know how long it takes for a qualified gunner to train?"

He Weiwu was a little surprised. He really didn't know about these things.

"So even if these things come to Lu Chao's hands, they won't exert much power. Just ten cannons, just think that they are to give Lu Chao a new look." Gao Yuan spread his hands.

"Oh, I always feel uncomfortable!" He Weiyuan sighed.

"We are in danger of war and fighting on the battlefield. Where can we win in every battle? We must also get used to failure. Small defeats in some areas will not hinder our overall situation." Gao Yuan smiled. "Cao Tianci should have arrived at Hangu Pass now, and Lu Bin will be in our hands next, right?"

"That's right!" He Weiyuan laughed.

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

When I left Fufeng and started studying with my master, the person in front of me was only thirteen or fourteen years old, and was just a little follower in front of Gao Yuan. More than ten years have passed, and the black and thin child back then can now sit in front of him and discuss military and national affairs with him. I am afraid that I would never have imagined such a thing in my dreams.

Cao Tianci is the police minister of the Great Han Kingdom, responsible for domestic security and controls all policemen. He is also the leader of the intelligence of the Great Han Kingdom. He is one of Gao Yuan's most trusted confidants. He is indeed qualified to sit alongside him.

"I wonder why Lord Cao came to Hangu Pass this time?" Lu Chao looked at Cao Tianci who seemed very relaxed across the street and asked. "Now our two armies are in a battle!"

"That's true." Cao Tianci nodded, "But General Lu, do you really want our two armies to continue this kind of war? The ones ahead can only be considered small-scale fights. If you go further, you will have to take real action."

"What's the fear?" Lu Chao leaned back slightly, "Are we afraid of it really? You know, we just defeated you, Minister Cao, have you seen the cannons in the yard?"

Cao Tianci turned his head and looked through the window at the two cannons in the yard, "This is the latest weapon developed by our great man. It is indeed sharp. General, you only have two in front of you. Have you seen hundreds of such cannons roaring together?"

Lu Chao's face froze.

"I have seen it. At that time, I had cotton stuffed in my ears, but I was still buzzing and dizzy. A target of the city wall that we specially reinforced disappeared after the smoke of gunpowder disappeared." Cao Tianci said quietly.

"Are you threatening me?"

"I dare not, I'm just telling a fact."

"Architecture is indeed a powerful weapon, but its shortcomings are also obvious and not undefeated. Minister Cao, now I can list at least ten combat methods that will make your artillery unable to exert its power. Do you believe it?" Lu Chao said coldly.

"Believe, why don't I believe it?" Cao Tianci laughed, "But he can exert his power as long as he starts to whine, right? General Lu, I believe that you don't want to fight this battle with us in your heart. 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't be repeated. Xu Yahua can't copy it again."

"Are you relaxing?" Lu Chao said contemptuously: "Where did your Donghu Cavalry Division and the Hun Cavalry Division go? Where did Ding Wei and Yan Haibo go?"

"General Lu is very informative. It's good. We are in a little trouble, but these troops are enough. General Lu, unless you want to have a big fight with us in Lubin, you know that Lubin will definitely not be able to defend. We still have enough troops in Jinyang, but you must be ready now, and you only need the east wind? If we make trouble for you at this time, how can you feel at ease to do such a thing?"

Lu Chao's face changed slightly.

"We have a general understanding of what the general wants to do in Xianyang, so we don't have a big appetite. We only want Lu Bin, because our king also wants to see what the result of this drama directed by General Lu!" Cao Tianci laughed, "So, if General Lu withdraws from Xu Yahua's troops and lets us accept Lu Bin peacefully, we think it is 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, this is good for both sides, right?"

Lu Chao laughed, "Does Gao Yuan think I am a three-year-old child? I gave up Lu Bin and exposed Hangu Pass directly to you. Then what I did in Lu Bin in the past two years has become useless. He thought that with a few words, I would let me give up Lu Bin? It's really a joke."

"This is definitely not a joke." Cao Tianci slowly took out a thick letter from his arms and put it in front of Lu Chao. "This is a handwritten letter from our king. Is it okay? You will talk about it after reading this letter, okay?"
Chapter completed!