The Han Dynasty was a land of hundreds of counties.

As the sun sets, the sound of firecrackers can be heard from time to time. Countless poor people hope that the suffering will end soon and live and work in peace and contentment!

And the sound of firecrackers can also be regarded as getting rid of the old and welcoming the new.

According to rumors, it scares away those vicious beasts that do evil and protects you from getting better and better.

The passing of New Year's Eve means that spring is about to begin, and spring is a heavy season for the people, but it is also a season of hope.

Every household is making preparations for the upcoming spring plowing, which will be the key to whether they will go hungry. They just hope that everything goes well.

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Shouchun, General's Mansion.

At this moment, all the civil and military officials gathered together.

Chu Feng slowly put down the documents and asked, "How are the people everywhere doing this New Year's Eve?"

"My lord is kind and has blessed the people. How can it be bad? However, this blessing has also left the national treasury empty and a lot of money has been lost." Liu Ye answered.

"Take it from the people, use it for the people!" Chu Feng waved his hand. He used his own money to equalize the price, so he would naturally lose money. It would be good if the princes everywhere did not suck blood, but he let out blood.

"My lord, there is no harm in taking it from the people and using it for the people. However, after Dong Zhuo's casting of small coins and wars in various places, now the coins have collapsed and the people are bartering."

"With this action, the indicators do not cure the root cause, and the people are still living a hard life!" Lu Su lamented, although the people are doing well today, what about the future?

Prices must be stabilized to ensure people's stability.

Chu Feng thought for a moment. Now that the value of five baht coins has plummeted for all to see, it is not easy to stabilize the market price. He can only do it step by step.

"There will be countermeasures for the currency in the future. Zijing, spring is about to come. How are the preparations for spring plowing in various places?" Chu Feng asked solemnly. Food is the most important thing for the people.

"Everything is ready, but my lord, now we are short of iron ore. Cao Cao from the Central Plains and Sun Ce from Jiangdong have jointly imposed sanctions. No merchant is allowed to sell iron ore to us."

Lu Su said with a solemn expression.

Jiujiang is not rich in iron ore. Nowadays, there are a large number of agricultural tools and weapons, and the iron ore is completely insufficient.

"Isn't Shicheng on the south bank of Niuzhu rich in iron ore? Since Sun Ce won't give it, then we will fight him, drive him out of Danyang, and occupy Shicheng!"

Chu Feng yelled loudly.

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It was early spring in the third year of Jian'an.

The air is still cold, but after the beginning of spring, the earth will usher in life, and countless buds are struggling to break through the soil, eager to get abundant sunshine.

And people all over the country have also begun to be busy, starting to work in order to fill their stomachs.

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Yuzhou, Xiaopei.

In the fields, Liu Bei was dressed in coarse linen and worked the fields himself. He was kind and friendly to the people. There was no distinction between high and low in the fields, and he was happy and harmonious.

And the people also respect him extremely!

At this moment, Sun Qian came on horseback, looked at Liu Bei in the field and shouted anxiously: "My lord, my lord, something has happened!"

Liu Bei frowned, came to the field ridge with a gloomy expression, and said in a deep voice: "What's the matter!"

"My lord, Lu Bu, Lu Bu has called. He has led Zhang Liao, Gao Shun and other generals to Pengcheng Liu County, which is less than a hundred miles away from Xiaopei."

Sun Qian said anxiously.

Liu Bei frowned, this Lu Bu was really annoying, "Go, let me gather troops and horses to fight Lu Bu!"

"My lord, you can't. Although Lu Bu has few soldiers and horses, they are all elites in a hundred battles. Especially Gao Shun, who is trapped in the camp. He will conquer those he attacks and defeat those he attacks. No one can stop him!"

"And our army is mostly new soldiers, how can we fight? It is better to stick to Xiaopei and ask for Cao Cao's help." Sun Qian remonstrated in a deep voice.

Liu Bei's pupils were deep and he immediately scolded: "I am a descendant of the Queen of Han. If Lu Bu is allowed to enter now, the people of these counties will miss the spring plowing and will starve to death. How can I bear it!"

"But my lord..."

"Okay, I've made up my mind to fight Lu Bu! What's more, Lu Bu is a repetitive and doubtful person, and he can't control the crowd. If he fights with him, he may not be invincible!"

Liu Bei spoke loudly and confidently.

What's more, he has his own ideas and managed to gather thousands of troops. If he just defends and asks Cao Cao for help, then Cao Cao will definitely plot against Xuzhou.

He is not young. If he wins this battle, it will not be difficult to capture Xuzhou based on his prestige in Xuzhou. By then, he will be the lord of Xuzhou and will not need to be controlled by others.

As for Sun Qian, listening to Liu Bei's words, he felt a little emotional and cursed in his heart: My lord, it seems that you haven't defeated anyone until now, right?

Of course, the main reason is that he is unlucky!

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It’s early spring in the third year of Jian’an!

Liu Bei ordered Guan Yu to defend Xiaopei, and personally led his generals Zhang Fei, Mi Fang and more than ten people. He also used Mi Zhu and Jian Yong as counselors and led 5,000 infantry, known as 30,000 elite soldiers, to counterattack Lu Bu.

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On the way from Liuxian to Xiaopei!

On the slightly dilapidated official road, there are tens of thousands of soldiers and horses rushing north in a mighty manner. The commander's flag is Lu Bu's, and there are Gao, Zhang and other flags. It is Lu Bu's army.

He listened to Chen Gong's words and led his army to attack Xiaopei when the ice and snow melted.

"Report~, my lord, Liu Bei has led his army to camp twenty miles away, trying to fight the lord in a life-or-death duel!" Tan Ma rushed over and shouted urgently.

"Haha, Liu Daer actually abandoned Xiaopei and came out to fight with our army? He really overestimates his capabilities!" Lu Bu laughed boldly, raised his halberd and sneered.

"Instruct the three armies to set up camp on the spot, and follow me to attack the enemy camp early tomorrow morning."

"No!" All the generals responded in unison.

Only Gao Shun frowned slightly, because Lu Bu's marching and fighting was too childish, with no military skills at all, and he didn't take the lives of the soldiers seriously.

"My lord, you might as well lead your cavalry to explore the camp, and we'll make plans then!" Gao Shun suggested.

"Alright, Gao Shun, Zhang Liao, Wei Xu... come with me to visit the camp and see how Liu Da'er is spending these days!" Lu Bu immediately called people away.

After a while, thousands of wolf cavalry came in a mighty manner, and the trampling of the iron cavalry was even more dull. These were elites and were murderous. Liu Bei's infantry on the stronghold were frightened.

"Xu~"

Lu Bu stopped his horse, held the square halberd in his hand, and quickly dismounted from the red rabbit horse. Coupled with his strong body, it really frightened ordinary soldiers.

"You guys, let Liu Bei see me quickly!"

"General, you can see my lord whenever you want?" a general shouted with fierce eyes.

"Seeking death!" Lu Bu's eyes were cold,

The euphorbia was stuck in the sand, he picked up the precious eagle bow, bent the bow and set the arrow in one go, at an extremely fast speed. Then, a feather shot out through the wind, and without waiting for the general to react, it hit the throat directly.

Seeing this, Lu Bu grinned and held the precious eagle bow high in his hand. More than a thousand wolf riders behind him all let out cheers like ghosts crying and wolf howling. This sound and the dead generals made the soldiers in the village tremble with fear.

At this moment, Liu Bei came to the stronghold and looked at it.

Next to him, Zhang Fei looked fiercely like a tiger and leopard, and this general was his subordinate.

"Lu Bu, why are you violating our border?" Liu Bei asked.

"Invasion of your frontier? Haha, Liu Xuande, it's my turn to ask you this, right? You colluded with Cao Cao to plot against me in Xuzhou, and even marched to capture Xiaopei, but you have no shame in questioning me?"

Lu Bu raised his halberd, full of anger.

"Under the whole world, is it the land of the king? On the shore of the land, is it the minister of the king? I am the shepherd of Yuzhou, and I have been ordered by the emperor to station in Xiaopei. What do you want to do?"

Liu Bei asked.

"Humph, Liu Da'er, if the brave soldiers under your command were as sharp as your tongue, then you wouldn't be in such a miserable state. It's a pity that they are not one thousandth as good as your tongue!"

Seeing that Lu Bu couldn't compete with Liu Bei, he immediately changed his angle and laughed loudly. Behind him, the wolf riders also laughed.

"Oh, by the way, there is one more thing I forgot to tell you. Chu Feng covets your two stunning ladies, so I sent them to Shouchun for the sake of their adult beauty!"
Chapter completed!