Three Kingdoms: From Hulaoguan to Global Hegemony

Chapter 163 Inheriting the Mantle
There was white paper in the Eastern Han Dynasty, but the quality and luster were definitely not as good as before. As for the pen, it was even more peculiar.

There seems to be a black carbon stick in the middle of the round pen barrel. Although it is very awkward to hold and write, it is much more convenient to draw pictures than a brush.

"Where did you get these two things?"

Pens, inks, papers and inkstones are the favorite things of literati and scholars. How can Xun Yu not be excited when he sees such special paper and pens.

But before Liu Yu answered, Ma Chao said indifferently: "Isn't it just blank paper and pencils, my master has plenty of them!"

This time, not only Xun Yu was shocked, but Xu Huang also showed a shocked expression.

Luoyang paper is expensive and hard to find, not to mention that the quality of this kind of paper is thousands of times better than the Tibetan paper in the homes of those rich Luoyang families.

A piece of such blank paper is already a considerable fortune, and Ma Chao even said that there are many in Liu Yu's family.

But everyone in Luoyang knew that Liu Yu's family was not rich, so how could he have money to buy paper?Unless this kind of paper is his own invention!
The two thought that the white paper had never been circulated in the world, and it was the first time they saw the pencil, so they were convinced that these two things might really be invented by Liu Yu.

"Could it be that this paper was invented by King Zhongshan?" Xun Yu asked excitedly.

Liu Yu doesn't know how to make paper, but just as he was about to cover it up, he heard Ma Chao say again: "Master Kong is the one who invented this blank paper... but my master has the papermaking formula left by his old man!"

Ma Chao's words shocked Xun Yu and Xu Huang again, who is Master Kang?Can the papermaking formula be preserved intact?
Seeing that the two were puzzled, Ma Chao opened up the conversation again, "Master Kong used to be a servant of my master's family. down!"

Ma Chao first briefly talked about Master Kong's situation, and then introduced the magical functions of instant noodles, toilet paper, soap and other daily necessities to the two of them like a few treasures.

Xun Yu and Xu Huang had never heard of these miraculous things, and they all showed incredible expressions.

And Ma Chao may have taken out half a roll of toilet paper from his arms because he was afraid that they would not believe it, and wanted to teach the two of them how to use it on the spot.

Xun Yu and Xu Huang touched the soft toilet paper and were shocked again, thinking that the life in Liu's mansion is simply too extravagant, it would be such a huge expense to use paper to solve the problem after convenience. !
So both of them firmly believed that although Master Kong passed away, Liu Yu must have inherited his mantle and would make these miraculous things, otherwise Liu's mansion would dare to spend so much.

"Brother Ma Chao...can you give me half of the toilet paper, Lao Xu, I've had a bad stomach recently, and the calluses are almost scraped out there!"

Upon hearing this, Ma Chao generously gave him half the roll of paper, while Xu Huang was eager to try it out on the spot.

Liu Yu saw that it might be dirty if he didn't come forward to stop the scene, so he coughed vigorously a few times, and then turned the attention of the three of them back to attacking Yiyang.

"Actually, attacking Yiyang City is just a feint. My real target is the food and grass in the city!"

As soon as Liu Yu said the key point, the three of them quickly leaned forward.

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Liu Yu's plan was flawless, but the action time could not start until Guo Si's army attacked Hongnong County.

After the three left, Liu Yu wanted to take a break for a while, but saw Xun Yu leaving and returning.

"Wen Ruo, is there anything else?"

"That...toilet paper, can you give me some too?"

"Could it be that Wen Ruo has a stomachache too?" Liu Yu casually bought a roll from the system supermarket and gave it to him.

Xun Yu took it with a look of embarrassment, turned and left.

Xun Yu didn't have diarrhea, he just wanted to use it to study how this thing was made, and it would be even better if he could find out the formula for making white paper.

Of course, Xun Yu was not greedy for the profit of the white paper, he just thought that if he could master the papermaking technique, he would not have to write on the bamboo slips every day.

It was precisely out of curiosity about new things that Xun Yu actually completed the improvement of Caihou paper with a roll of toilet paper many years later.

This is something to say later, but since Xun Yu and Xu Huang experienced the comfort of toilet paper, Master Kong and his miraculous inventions have gradually spread.

And Liu Yu, who has inherited Master Kong's mantle, will surely become a topical figure in the capital again in the near future.

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Guo Bang in the city of Strider called together the officers above the school lieutenant level to discuss the matter of attacking Shan County.

In the end, after some discussion, it was decided to send troops early in the morning, and the vanguard was still Han Li.

After getting the news, Huang Fusong didn't arrange for his son to deliver the letter, the father and father made two small dishes and chatted for a day with tea instead of wine.

After Guo Si knew about it, he dispelled his doubts about Huangfusong.

It's just that he didn't know that before Huangfusong came to Strider Pool, Liu Yu had ordered him not to deliver any information before Guo Si's army arrived in Hongnong County.

Han Li's vanguard set off on time three days later, but suddenly stopped at the same place when they traveled fifty miles outside the city of Shan County.

After getting the news, Mrs. Guo in Hongnong City immediately handed over Mengxin and Han Xian to the Marshal's Mansion.

"Han Li's vanguard has arrived fifty miles away from Shan County, why hasn't there been any news from the army division?" Mrs. Guo asked anxiously.

After hearing this, Meng Xin was also at a loss as to how to answer. He was still worried that his adoptive son, Qin Fu, would not encounter any danger on the road, or that something had changed in Liu Yu's side.

Seeing that Meng Xin didn't say a word, Han Xian helped him out and said, "Although I didn't get the information from the internal response in advance, Tanma found out about Han Li's movements. It shouldn't be too late to go to Shan County to set up an ambush at this time!"

Mrs. Guo nodded in agreement after listening. Although Han Li's vanguard had reached fifty miles outside the city of Shan County, the remaining fifty miles were very difficult mountain roads.

"Order Li Le to go out of the city immediately to ambush on both sides of the mountain road, and tell Hu Cai, who is guarding Hu County, to lead his troops around the rear to attack. This time, Han Li's [-] vanguards must be wiped out!"

Mrs. Guo tasted the sweetness of the ambush, and his arrangement was indeed very reasonable, so Han Xian and Meng Xin each went to spread the word after receiving the order.

Walking on the road, Meng Xin always felt uneasy. Is it because he didn't get Liu Yu's ambush plan this time so that he lost the confidence to win?

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That afternoon, Li Le and Hu Cai, commanders of the Baibo bandits, all arrived at their respective ambush points, but the two passers-by waited for a long time, but Han Li's soldiers never showed up.

It wasn't until late in the evening that Hu suddenly noticed black smoke rising from the lake of Hu County City behind him, which was a signal of someone attacking the city. At this time, there were not many guards in Hu County City.

A group of people arrived at the city gate and found that there was nothing unusual. Just as Hu Cai yelled for the people on the tower to open the gate, the tower and the city wall were suddenly full of Xiliang soldiers with bows and arrows in their hands.

Hu Cai yelled that it was not good, turned around and ran, but no matter how fast his legs were, how could he run past the flying bow and arrow, and he was shot into a hedgehog in an instant.

After Hu Cai died, the remaining bandits flew around like headless flies. Most of the bandits who were close to the city tower were shot to death, while those who were far away were not spared, and were killed by the Xiliang army ambushing outside the city. Not a single piece of armor is left.

It turned out that the vanguard of Han Li's attack on Shan County was just a cover, but the real target was Hu County.

When Guo Si found out that the bandits from Hu County had ambushed behind Han Li, he took [-] Xiliang spirits to attack the city of Hu County.

In this battle, Guo Si successfully captured Hu County, and also wiped out more than 3 Hu Cai's entire army, but the Xiliang Army had less than 1000 casualties.

Under normal circumstances, the combat power of the Baibo soldiers is far weaker than that of the Xiliang Army, not to mention that they were the target of the ambush this time.

(End of this chapter)