I did it all for the Han Dynasty!

Chapter 435 Information leaked!

Yuan Jun camp.

Through the dim firelight, Lu Jun looked at Xu You across from him with admiration.

"Although I had expected that Master Xu would be able to accomplish this, I did not expect it to be so fast."

"I didn't expect it either..."

Xu You did indeed take some action.

But at first, he only wanted to implicate Empress Liu, using the pretext of embezzling grain to obtain intelligence on the movement of grain in Hebei, and thus pinpoint Yuan Tan's location.

Thus, things were almost perfect. Even if Yuan Tan were defeated, he would probably only assume that there was a problem at home and not suspect that there had been an intelligence leak at the front.

But who knows what happened in Ye City? How did they manage to acquire such incredible things!
Xu You pushed a letter to Lu Jun.

Lu Jun took it, glanced at it, and immediately nodded.

"Thank you very much, Mr. Xu!"

"The 20,000 gold coins have been delivered to the usual place. You can check them yourself afterward."

"No need for that. I trust you with my business dealings."

However, Xu You then took out another letter from his bosom.

Lu Jun looked at the letter curiously: "This is..."

"Yuan Tan had a complete battle plan in this battle."

Lu Jun was taken aback at first, then his breathing became rapid!

He thought it was already quite good that Xu You could get information about the Yuan army's food and rations! He never expected that Xu You could also get such high-quality goods!
However, Lu Jun soon realized—

"Master Xu, how much will this cost?"

Lu Jun had already figured out Xu You's tactics.

"It's free, no money required."

"Ok?"

Lu Jun suspected he had misheard.

Is this still the Xu You he knows?

If Xu You doesn't talk about money, is he still Xu You?
However, upon seeing the hesitation on Xu You's face, Lu Jun immediately understood.

Xu You has dared to act recklessly and cause trouble in front of Shen Pei all these years because he is convinced that Shen Pei is a gentleman.

A gentleman, however, has a bottom line.

Although Xu You disapproved of Shen Pei's behavior and even thought Shen Pei was hypocritical, he wanted to expose Shen Pei's true colors...

But once he actually took it off, Xu You began to regret it.

Once Shen Pei loses his bottom line, given his current position as Grand Chancellor of the Great Zhao Dynasty, he is capable of doing many things.

Judging from the intelligence Xu You has now, Shen Pei is capable of doing anything.

Therefore, even Xu You was somewhat wary and even fearful of Shen Pei's current state...

"Rest assured, Mr. Xu."

Lu Jun gave Xu You his assurance.

"If anything happens in the future, the Great Han and His Majesty will absolutely not stand idly by!"

Upon hearing Lu Jun's words, Xu You finally stopped looking conflicted and slowly put down the envelope in her hand.

"In that case, I entrust it to you!"

Lu Jun still dared to read that intelligence report.

However, Lu Jun dared not open the second letter at all. Instead, he carefully tucked it into his pocket, making sure that the information inside was not leaked in the slightest!
Disguised as Yuan Jun's scouts, Lu Jun mounted his warhorse and seized the opportunity to immediately turn around and charge south towards the Ji River.

"Who goes there! Chase them!"

Now that winter is approaching, the already sparsely populated Ji River is like an elderly person, its flow is not only intermittent, but also occasionally reveals shallow beaches covered with silt, which can now allow a small number of warhorses to travel between the north and south banks.

Zhou Yu, who was stationed in Dingtao, also noticed that more and more Yuan army scouts were appearing on the south bank, which was obviously not a good sign.

Clearly, once the weather gets colder, even before the Ji River freezes, Yuan Shao's army on the other side will be able to move freely and launch an attack on Dingtao.

Just as Zhou Yu was pondering the battle situation, a scout suddenly came: "Commander! There are Yuan army scouts outside the city heading into the city! It seems there are pursuers behind them!"

Yuan's scouts?
Zhou Yu suddenly realized something and quickly climbed the city wall, but he could not see the other person's face.

However, upon seeing Dingtao, Lu Jun immediately shouted, "Gongjin! It's me! Open the city gates at once!"

It was indeed Lu Jun rushing towards Dingtao!

Zhou Yu immediately ordered his soldiers to open the city gates, and at the same time fired a volley of arrows to force back the pursuing Yuan army.

After Lu Jun entered the city gate, he couldn't even get a sip of water. Every time he moved his lips, they burned with pain, and blood immediately seeped from his torn lips.

"Gongjin! The details of Yuan Jun's supply mobilization and Yuan Tan's specific battle tactics are all here! Go and report to His Majesty immediately!"

Zhou Yu took the letter, and unlike Lu Jun, he didn't hesitate to open it and read it immediately.

But after Zhou Yu finished reading it, his expression changed!
"Guards, quickly... no! Bring my warhorse! I must personally go to Pengcheng to see His Majesty!"

Even though Dingtao was the front line against Yuan's army at this time, Zhou Yu, the supreme commander, still chose to leave the battlefield!

Clearly, this intelligence had made Zhou Yu feel the urgency and importance of it!
Taishi Ci was left to guard the place, while Zhou Yu casually wrapped himself in a layer of winter clothes and immediately headed towards Pengcheng!

At this time, Pengcheng...

"No wonder Emperor Gaozu liked cockfighting and dog walking; things from Pei County are truly exceptional!"

Inside the Emperor's tent.

The iron pot on the stove made a gurgling sound, and the strong aroma of spices and meat wafted out from the gaps in the lid, making Liu Miao twitch his nose.

Zhou Tai had been squatting by the iron pot for a long time, eagerly waiting.

"Exactly! Why does the dog meat from Pei smell so delicious when stewed?" Emperor Gaozu loved small animals, and now, hundreds of years later, the ministers of the Han Dynasty still love small animals!
How much do you like it? Well, you can't live without it!

Liu Miao leaned closer: "Is it ready?"

"No! Let it simmer a little longer!"

Liu Miao ran outside to urinate, then returned to the tent: "Are you done?"

"Your Majesty, if you have nothing to do, why don't you read a book!"

Go against Tiangang!

Liu Miao never imagined that one day he would be disliked by Zhou Tai!

"It'll be ready soon! It'll be ready soon!"

As the sauce at the bottom of the pot thickened and the aroma grew stronger, Zhou Tai finally placed his hand on the lid with an air of reverence—

"All right!"

"Report! Your Majesty! The Commander-in-Chief is requesting an audience outside the tent!"

"Tsk!"

Liu Miao looked at the pot of dog meat with regret, swallowed hard, and muttered to himself, "Why did he have to come at this time of year... I need to get him in!"

As Zhou Yu entered the tent, the chill he brought with him was quickly dispelled by the heat of the dog meat before it could even begin to wreak havoc.

"Your Majesty! Something urgent has happened!"

Despite talking about important matters, Zhou Yu's eyes unconsciously drifted towards the fragrant iron pot in the corner.

"Ha! Look at you, so spineless!"

Liu Miao, though in pain, feigned nonchalance: "Youping! Give Gongjin a bowl!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"You really don't hold back!"

Liu Miao sat speechlessly opposite Zhou Yu: "We finally get to have a good meal, and Gongjin's arrival is truly timely!"

"What? Has Yuan Shao launched an attack? Or is there a shortage of supplies at the front again?"

Zhou Yu took a sip of the meat soup. The moment the floating oil touched the tip of his tongue, Zhou Yu felt a comfortable shiver on his shoulders and then let out a long breath, as if expelling all the cold and fatigue.

"His Majesty!"

Zhou Yu took out two letters directly from his pocket.

"Lu Jun is back!"

Liu Miao had already picked up a piece of succulent leg meat and put it to his mouth.

But after hearing Zhou Yu's words, and after hesitating for a moment, he finally put down the piece of leg meat and opened the letter instead...

"Damn! That bastard Yuan Shao! His heart is truly filthy!"

"And Yuan Tan! Like father, like son! How could he even come up with something like that?"

Liu Miao held the letter and began to curse loudly!
"You bastard, you're so wicked!"

"Youping! Go and summon Zijing and the others immediately! Tell them you have important matters to discuss with them!"

Zhou Tai immediately wore a bitter expression, looking longingly at the dog meat in the pot...

"Go quickly! Do you think I'm afraid of taking your share of the meat?"

Having received Liu Miao's assurance, Zhou Tai eagerly went to various places to gather his staff.

Taking advantage of the break, Liu Miao quickly finished his soup, while Zhou Yu swiftly scooped up another bowl.

Lu Su, Liu Ye, Pang Tong, Sima Yi, and others soon arrived at the camp.

Unsurprisingly, they were all drawn to the broth...

"What? If you want to drink, just get some yourself! Do you think I'm stingy?"

Soon, the pot of dog meat was divided up into several portions.

When Zhou Tai came in, all that was left in the huge pot was a shriveled spine!
"Who did this?!"

Faced with Zhou Tai's roar, everyone in the tent, including Liu Miao, turned their attention to the side.

Zhou Tai looked at the last bit of broth and the nearly empty spine bones with hardly any meat left, filled with grief and indignation, and could only silently scoop them up...

"Cough, cough, cough!"

Just then, a coughing sound rang out.

It turned out that Jia Xu was old and had difficulty walking, so he slowly made his way to the camp.

Hearing Jia Xu cough from the cold and noticing that Jia Xu's clothes didn't seem very warm, Zhou Tai immediately became conflicted.

However, after only a short while, Zhou Tai brought the bowl of meat soup to Jia Xu's side.

"Master Jia, have some dog meat to warm yourself up."

"Why is this so embarrassing?"

He said he was embarrassed, but Jia Xu had already reached out and taken the bowl...

Zhou Tai's hand, however, remained completely still.

Feeling the burning gazes around him, Zhou Tai reluctantly let go and stared at Liu Miao above with a frustrated expression!
"Next time! Next time for sure!"

Liu Miao feigned composure and dismissed Zhou Tai, then quickly coughed twice, his expression turning serious.

"We obtained intelligence from Xu You!"

“Yuan Tan did attack Qingzhou.”

"In fact, that bastard Yuan Tan has already entered Qingzhou!"

(End of this chapter)