Three Kingdoms: Ten Times Speed, Diao Chan Says I'm Too Fast

Noon in June.

The cicadas' deafening chirping filled the bluestone alleyway, where scorching heat was rising.

People walking in the alley hugged the high walls on both sides, hiding their figures in the shadows beneath the walls to avoid the scorching sun overhead.

Tread.

Tread.

Tread.

The rapid sound of horses' hooves grew louder as they approached.

Pedestrians in the alley turned their gazes in astonishment.

In the distance, soldiers on horseback, covered in dust, came to a stop in front of the two massive vermilion gates of the Grand Tutor's residence.

Before long, a memorial sent from Liangzhou, a thousand miles away, was placed on the desk in front of Grand Tutor Yuan Wei's study.

Yuan Wei, sitting at the table, carefully read every word of the memorial.

His fox-like eyes were narrowed, and his brows were furrowed.

Not far away, kneeling in court attire, holding a ceremonial tablet, was Yuan Ji, who had just finished court.

After reading through the densely packed memorial, which contained over a thousand words, Yuan Wei finally raised his head with a frown.

"Uncle, is this a battle report from Liangzhou?" Yuan Ji asked tentatively.

Starting in early February, Liangzhou began preparations for conquering the Western Regions.

The troops were dispatched in March, and now it is June, a full three months have passed.

If this were in Liangzhou, the battle report would have already been sent to Luoyang.

Even if Duan Yu doesn't submit a memorial, intelligence will still arrive early.

However, this time Duan Yu's expedition was to the Western Regions.

They could settle along the route in Liangzhou, but the Western Regions were a desolate wasteland.

However, even from the smallest details of the intelligence, it can be seen that Duan Yu's battle in the Western Regions seems to be very intense.

Because large quantities of supplies, provisions, armor, weapons, and salt were constantly being transported from various counties in Liangzhou to Dunhuang County, and then from Dunhuang County to the Western Regions.

Moreover, both the scale and the quantity are getting larger and larger.

This is enough to show that Duan Yu's Liangzhou army has penetrated deep into the Western Regions.

Yuan Wei nodded slowly.

Then he shook his head again.

This left Yuan Ji, who was kneeling to the side, completely bewildered.

What does it mean?

However, Yuan Ji was completely stunned by what Yuan Wei said next.

"I never expected this..." Yuan Wei shook his head and sighed, "I never expected this..."

Yuan Ji stared blankly at Yuan Kui, waiting for Yuan Kui to say something next.

"I can't believe he actually did it!"

"Huh?" Yuan Ji stared at Yuan Wei with wide eyes and said, "Uncle... what did Duan Yu do?"

Yuan Wei continued with a sigh, "Duan Yu conquered the entire Western Regions."

"what!"

Yuan Ji was incredulous, and his expression froze.

this.......

How can it be?

They conquered the entire Western Regions?

How long has it been?

Three months?

Even if the march didn't go from Liangzhou to Dayuan, it would still take two months if the journey were unimpeded.

How could they have conquered the Western Regions in just three months?

Were the 100,000 soldiers of Wusun and the cavalry of the Northern Xiongnu just made of paper?

"Uncle...this...is impossible?" Yuan Ji said in disbelief, "How could it be so fast? Duan Yu is not a god. The Liangzhou army only has tens of thousands of troops, while there are dozens of countries in the Western Regions. How could Duan Yu have only used three months?"

Yuan Wei took a deep breath.

Yuan Wei also refused to believe it was true.

However, Duan Yu had already mentioned this in his memorial.

The hostages of the other major powers, Kucha, Dayuan, Shule, and all the countries along the northern route of the Western Regions, were already on their way to Luoyang.

Furthermore, all the small states along the southern border of the Western Regions have already surrendered.

As for the Wusun...

After the Wusun suffered a defeat at the Battle of Lijue Pass, their 20,000-strong army was wiped out, and the Wusun had already migrated to the northern desert and fled.

As for Kucha...

Duan Yu made it very clear in his memorial that the attack on Kucha cost almost no soldiers.

After defeating 10,000 elite Wusun cavalry at Lijue Pass, Duan Yu ordered his soldiers to disguise themselves as Wusun soldiers and then head to Kucha under the leadership of the Wusun Left General.

The unsuspecting Kucha believed that the Wusun soldiers had returned victorious.

Under the cover of night, King Bai Hui of Kucha came out of the city to greet him, but was captured alive by Duan Yu.

After the fall of Kucha, he chose to surrender to Duan Yu the very next day.

The victory over Kucha took place on the ninth day of the fourth month.

In other words, more than two months have passed since then.

After capturing Kucha, Duan Yu left 10,000 infantrymen to guard the city, and then led his cavalry to launch a swift surprise attack on Wusun, using the cattle and sheep herds of 20,000 Wusun soldiers as provisions.

Caught off guard, the Wusun were defeated by Duan Yu's surprise attack and began to migrate north to the Gobi Desert.

Duan Yu, on the other hand, abandoned the pursuit of Wusun.

They launched a surprise attack on Dayuan.

After hearing the news of Wusun's crushing defeat and the capture of Kucha, the states of Dayuan and Shule chose to surrender.

Duan Yu then shifted his focus and began attacking the small kingdoms on the southern front of the Western Regions.

The southern route to the Western Regions consisted of small kingdoms with populations of a few thousand, at most ten thousand.

Moreover, Duan Yu had arranged for Lü Bu to launch an attack from Loulan ahead of the southern front.

The two sides joined forces and advanced east and west, covering thousands of miles in just over a month.

The kingdoms of the Western Regions surrendered upon hearing of its arrival.

As for the Northern Xiongnu, their situation was even worse.

They were blocked north of the Tianshan Mountains in advance.

In his memorial to the throne, Duan Yu mentioned that after Xi Zhong, a scholar from Yingchuan, blocked the Northern Xiongnu at the Tianshan Pass, he used a pincer movement to trap the Northern Xiongnu in a mountain range.

The road ahead is blocked, and the road behind is sealed off.

Huchuquan, son of the Southern Xiongnu, decisively defeated the Northern Xiongnu.

Ultimately, the Northern Xiongnu were trapped and starved to death due to the lack of reinforcements and supplies.

Yuan Ji, his face filled with shock, finally understood.

The key turning point in Duan Yu's campaign against the Western Regions was the battle against the Wusun.

Wusun was the most powerful of the Western Regions kingdoms, with the largest population and the largest army.

But Yuan Ji couldn't understand how such a powerful Wusun could be so easily defeated by Duan Yu in a single battle.

All 20,000 cavalrymen were wiped out?

These 20,000 people aren't 20,000 trees; how could they possibly stand there and let Duan Yu cut them down?

Even if you can't win a fight, you can always run away, right?

Unfortunately, Duan Yu did not include the detailed methods for defeating Wusun in this memorial.

As he was thinking, Yuan Ji suddenly remembered something.

"Uncle, could it be that Duan Yu's memorial is intended to...?"

“That’s right.” Yuan Wei nodded and said, “Duan Yu has submitted a memorial requesting that the Western Regions be granted the title of King!”

"this!"

Make the king!

Although this cannot be considered a crack in the soil.

But it was still a title of king!

A king of a different surname!

The Great Han Dynasty's King of a Different Surname!

Just those three words are enough to be awe-inspiring.

The Great Han Dynasty, a king of a different surname, Duan Yu!

How long has it been?

How long has Duan Yu risen to prominence since Jinyang?

Is it really time to bestow a title upon him?

Can we not give it to Duan Yufeng?

I'm afraid not.

This was something the Empress Dowager herself had promised.

It was also raised during a court discussion among the officials.

If we don't give it to Duan Yufeng now...

That would mean losing the trust of the world.

"Uncle, are we really going to grant Duan Yu the title of king?" Yuan Ji asked Yuan Wei.

"The crown prince has just been established, the court situation is not yet settled, and the emperor's fate hangs in the balance."

Yuan Wei slowly said, "Empress Dowager Dong set this goal for Duan Yu in order to keep him in check."

"Originally, this was just a tactic to delay Duan Yu, but now it seems..."

No ban.

We must lose the trust of the world.

Furthermore, there is the possibility of facing Duan Yu's backup plan.

But what if it's sealed off?

Once a ban is imposed, it will be difficult to reverse the decision.

With Duan Yu's current strength, he is nominally called the King of the Western Regions.

It would be more accurate to call him the King of Liangzhou.

Liangzhou, which was purged by Duan Yu last year, is now under his control.

Add to that the millions of displaced people who migrated, as well as the present-day Western Regions, the Southern Xiongnu, and the Qiang people...

It is no exaggeration to say that Duan Yu was the King of Liangzhou.

"This... what should we do?" Yuan Ji frowned deeply.

Yuan Wei shook his head and said, "Whether or not to grant her a title is Empress Dowager Dong's business; it's not our place to worry about it now."

"This world belongs to the Liu family. Even if the land is divided, it is the land of the Han Dynasty."

"Let's submit the memorial first. Whether to seal it or not is up to the Empress Dowager to decide."

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PS: I'm taking a day off. There's a lot going on at work on Monday, and I also need to organize the upcoming plot. The initial setup for the story is basically complete, and now we're officially entering the stage of vying for supremacy.

As you readers have probably already realized, this is not the old-fashioned Three Kingdoms storyline of the struggle for supremacy between Wei, Shu, and Wu.

The departure of Cao Cao and Dong Zhuo, along with the absence of the coalition of eighteen warlords, and the loss of many classic plot points, also added a great deal of uncertainty to the story.

The protagonist's appearance is like a butterfly gently flapping its wings, originating from Liangzhou.

The Three Kingdoms is a classic, without a doubt. But since the young author has chosen to create a work within this framework, if he were to follow the plot of the Three Kingdoms, then frankly speaking, he might as well have just copied the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

Therefore, from the very beginning, when the idea for this book was formed in the young author's mind, it was a story that transcended the usual formula.

The following plot will completely overturn readers' understanding and tropes of the Three Kingdoms genre.

There will only be one update today.

Of course, it's not certain. It depends on whether the work at the office can be finished quickly today. If it is, there may be further updates.