The strongest devouring system in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 238 Wonderful Thoughts

As for Yuan Shao's imperial edict issued in the name of the emperor, to borrow a phrase from Chen Er, "Yuan Shao's move was purely pointless and unnecessary."

The imperial authority was completely destroyed, and Liu Xie and some of his supporters became mere mascots in Yuan Shao's hands. It is worth mentioning that the little eunuch named Xiao Dezi actually survived to the end.

He was still alive when the world was unified and the Great Wei Empire was established. When Chen Er, who became emperor, heard that such a person was still alive, he immediately had someone invite him to his side and had a long talk with him.

In the end, Xiao Dezi was even granted the title of Marquis, supposedly because Chen Er wanted to make up for the slight guilt he felt towards Liu Hong. However, these were just topics of conversation among merchants and writers in taverns and teahouses. The truth of the matter was probably only known to the parties involved.

When Chen Er received the intelligence from Li Zhong that Yuan Shao had effectively taken control of the palace, he stood by the window and sighed for a long time. He had been in this world for nearly eight years.

When he first came into this world, Liu Hong helped him a lot. Although it was because of his own ingenious ideas that Liu Hong saw hope, it is undeniable that he did not receive Liu Hong's appreciation and trust.

It's unlikely that Chen Er could acquire everything he has so quickly. He might even die at the hands of the Yellow Turban Rebellion, given their formidable strength. If the empire's leadership doesn't invest heavily in firearms...

Chen Er would not have been able to organize a large enough force to defend Hulao Pass, nor would he have been able to quell the rebellion.

"Liu Hong, Liu Hong, it's not that I'm unwilling to help your son, but I have my own difficulties. Your Liu family is already rotten. Even if I help Liu Xie, this empire is beyond saving."

"As the saying goes, there can be no construction without destruction. I can only promise you that I will take good care of your descendants in the future."

Chen Er had instructed the intelligence department's spies to keep a close eye on Liu Xie. If they discovered that Yuan Shao intended to harm Liu Xie, they were to immediately rescue him and send him to Yuyang. Otherwise, they were to leave him alone for the time being.

Soon, General Li's intelligence department sent over the latest intelligence, which included information that various forces in Liangzhou had reached an agreement to develop separately.

"My lord, this is intelligence sent back from Liangzhou."

Chen Er took the documents from Li Zhong's hand. He knew that Li Zhong would not have delivered them personally unless they were important intelligence.

"Several families in Liangzhou have actually reached a peace agreement and formed two groups to expand outwards again?" Chen Er said in surprise.

Li Zhong nodded and replied, "Yes, my lord. The major powers in Liangzhou have reached an agreement. According to the report from the spy who infiltrated the Ma family organization, it was Ma Teng who facilitated the signing of this agreement."

"How did Ma Teng suddenly gain such insight?" Chen Er asked in confusion.

"A Liangzhou that is relatively stable internally is not a good thing for Chen Er, but it is not unacceptable either. However, this will greatly hinder Yuan Shao's ambition to take over Yongzhou. The Xiliang cavalry is not so easy to deal with."

"Any new developments in Ba County and Jiangdong?" Chen Er asked.

In recent years, Chen Er's greatest achievement, besides the current scale of his self-governed region, has been the intelligence network that spans the entire empire from north to south.

Intelligence from Jiaozhou, the southernmost prefecture, would take no more than five days to reach Yuyang, which was a significant improvement in that era.

This is why Chen Er is always one step ahead in organizing actions. However, this issue is not yet recognized by the various warlords of the world; only Liu Bei, who was an organizer in his previous life, has some awareness of it, but he does not have a systematic understanding of it.

If Chen Er knew all this, he would definitely laugh and say: Who said reading online novels is useless? Would I know these things if I hadn't been reading online novels?

With abundant intelligence support, Chen Er and the senior leaders of the autonomous region are often able to make the most correct decisions. They can analyze the intelligence from various directions and determine the action plan that is most beneficial to the autonomous region.

Li Zhong said to Chen Er, "Reporting to our lord, the Sun family in Jiangdong is still expanding their fleet. They seem to be very obsessed with their naval forces."

"Have they developed a naval fleet?" Chen Er asked.

"This...this intelligence report didn't mention it," Li Zhong said hesitantly.

Chen Er immediately said to Li Zhong, "Get someone to find out right away. This is crucial for our next move, understand?"

Chen Er did not believe that Sun Quan had not developed a naval organization. If Sun Quan truly came from China in the 1980s, he would have been aware of the importance of naval power, especially since he was a shipbuilder himself. To say he was unaware of the importance of a naval organization is clearly impossible.

Then there's only one possibility: Sun Quan has hidden his naval organization, intending to deliver a fatal blow to his enemies at some point.

Currently, there is only one force in the entire empire that could potentially clash with Jiangdong at sea, and that is the Northern Self-governed Territory controlled by Chen Er!

General Manager Li immediately replied, "Yes! I will arrange for someone to investigate immediately." That's one of Li Zhong's good qualities; he never asks Chen Er a single extra question.

He always carried out Chen Er's orders unconditionally and immediately, which is why Chen Er always trusted Li Zhong with such an important unit as the intelligence department.

"Ergou, you need to understand that in the future, coastal defense will become one of the most critical factors in a country's national defense," Chen Er said earnestly.

Li Zhong nodded firmly and said, "I understand."

"What about news from Ba County?" Chen Er asked Li Zhong, flipping through the documents in his hand.

Li Zhong immediately found a document and unfolded it in front of Chen Er, saying, "My lord, Liu Bei of Ba Commandery has been busy reorganizing the organization lately. It seems that he can't find anything else to do besides reorganizing the organization."

Chen Er said, "Don't underestimate them. Although Liu Bei lost last time, we didn't win either, do you understand?"

Although the last brief clash between Chen Er and Liu Bei ended in victory for the self-governing team, this does not negate the fighting strength of Liu Bei's organization.

What Liu Bei's county lacks is sufficient practical experience in firearms warfare. Given time, Liu Bei's organization will surely become a formidable enemy in its own territory, not to mention that Chen Er is well aware of this.

Liu Bei was a true warlord, and his tactical command skills were certainly extremely high for that era. If Liu Bei had one or two basic strategists, the fighting power of Liu Bei's organization would have been absolutely astonishing!

Li Zhong replied, "Yes, my lord, I understand. I will send men to strengthen our infiltration of Ba Commandery, and strive to know exactly what kind of pants Liu Bei's wife wears!"