System Blessing: The Young Master of the Dong Family and Diao Chan's Fate

Zhang Fei was not to be outdone and immediately exposed Guan Yu's past.

"Why did I surrender to Cao?"

"Isn't there anything I can do?"

"If I die, what will happen to you and my brother?"

"Besides, wasn't my surrender to Cao also a way to fight against the thief Dong?"

Guan Yu's face turned red in an instant, and some unpleasant past events kept flooding into his mind.

"Okay, stop arguing."

"The most urgent task is to discuss how to fight against the thief Dong."

"The current situation in the world is not optimistic."

"If we cannot unite the heroes of the world to fight against the traitor Dong, the Han Dynasty will be in danger of destruction."

Liu Bei's face also turned red and he shouted angrily.

"Brother, I learned a lot of useful things when I was in the army of Cao and Dong."

"By nailing iron plates on the horseshoes of war horses, the horseshoes will be less susceptible to damage."

"Adding an extra stirrup to the saddle would free the soldiers' hands and improve their riding skills."

Guan Yu enthusiastically began to tell about the good things he had heard.

"what!"

"Is there...any more?"

Liu Bei was delighted and asked immediately.

"Well... due to my low status, I don't have anything else except these things that are not really secrets."

Guan Yu blushed and said with his head down.

"What do you mean by lower status? You are a prisoner."

"It's good to be able to find out this."

Zhang Fei standing aside was as sharp-tongued as ever.

"Second brother, this thing is of no use to us."

Liu Bei sighed, thinking there was something useful.

"Why?"

"Has this thing already spread?"

Guan Yu asked in disbelief.

In his opinion, how could such secrets be leaked so easily?

"No, this is indeed the first time we've heard of it."

“The main problem is that we have no horses.”

"There are only a few dozen war horses in our army now, and less than a hundred slow horses."

"If we can't form a cavalry, even if we have it, it's useless."

Liu Bei sighed and explained.

No matter how good the equipment is, it is useless without people who can use it.

"Dong the thief has blocked off the entire horse market."

"Back in Xuzhou, when it was closer to the north, there were still some horse dealers willing to take the risk."

"Now the entire Central Plains belongs to the thief Dong, and it's impossible to transport horses from the north."

"Let alone us, Liu Biao, Liu Zhang, and Sun Ce combined, I'm afraid they can't even muster a thousand war horses."

"This grandson would rather not have a warhorse market than give us a warhorse."

Zhang Fei complained angrily.

"Alas, what a pity! It would be great if we could have war horses to form a cavalry."

"The Dong thief is very powerful. I'm afraid he will march south in a big way soon."

Guan Yu sighed, he knew very well how terrifying Dong Jun was.

War horses are very profitable.

If Dong Yu was willing to sell his warhorse, he would not have to rest for such a long time.

Although the South's reliance on war horses is not as great as the North's.

But as long as Dong Yu is willing to sell, these princes will still scramble to buy it.

There is no other reason, war horses are really important. Even in the south, as long as you pass some specific places, the war horses can still run.

For example, Nanyang County in the north of Jingzhou, Changsha County in the south, Wu County and Danyang in Yangzhou.

AD 200

Two years have passed since Dong Yuxiong occupied Central Plains.

In the past two years, it will still take a lot of time to heal the damage done to the Central Plains.

But the good news is that the people in the Central Plains can be self-sufficient.

The bad news is that they can't help much, at best they can avoid being a hindrance.

"How long do you expect it will take to fully recover?"

Dong Yu asked as he walked with the group.

“The problem in the Central Plains is not the land but the people.”

"The people have just emerged from the chaos of war. Although local governments have issued notices encouraging people to have children, even if the population suddenly increases, the effects won't be felt in the short term."

"We can't expect a one-year-old to work in the fields."

Cui Yan sighed and began to explain.

"When did I expect a one-year-old to farm?"