The three countries are very nuclear

At the end of June, the Northern Expedition Army finally returned to Tan County.

The major events of the country lie in Rong and Si.

The triumphant return of the conquest of alien races has always been a matter of greater importance than the sky, not to mention that this time the harvest is quite rich, which is equivalent to uprooting the entire Xianbei tribe.

It is not an exaggeration to say that such a military exploit is rare in a hundred years.

So Liu Bei personally led all the civil and military officials out of the city for thirty miles to meet him, and held a grand prisoner offering ceremony in the suburbs.

It is said that they are captives, but in fact, most of them are human heads and there are no captives, because the men of the Xianbei nationality were almost beheaded to death.In addition, there are only hundreds of thousands of Xianbei women and children.

Lin Chao specially changed into a court uniform today. Surrounded by the army and hundreds of officials from Xuzhou, he swaggered towards the high platform that had already been built, and reported the results of the Northern Expedition to Liu Bei.

Although he had learned about the results of the Northern Expedition in the letter, Liu Bei was very excited when Lin Chao said it in detail, and couldn't help but nod his head.

If the occasion hadn't been too formal, I'm afraid Liu Bei would have started applauding long ago.

At this time, it was the scorching midsummer, the earth under the scorching sun continued to heat up, and everyone was sweating profusely, extremely tired.

Therefore, Liu Bei simplified all the procedures very thoughtfully. The three-day prisoner offering ceremony was originally completed in the evening of the same day.

After that, it is Xuzhou's traditional repertoire - eating feast!
After these seven years of continuous accumulation, Liu Bei's internal treasury is now full again, which is even worse than before being looted by Tian Feng.

The wealthy Liu Bei waved his hand and decided to entertain the meritorious soldiers of the whole army, as well as the civil and military officials of Xuzhou.

So, amidst the sound of shouting long live, Liu Bei not only laughed happily, but also ate happily.

After the banquet, Liu Bei summoned the members of the inner government and the people of the Military Aircraft Department by virtue of his hazy drunkenness, and began to discuss how to deal with Yuan Shu in Yuzhou.

As early as more than 20 days ago, Zhuge Liang had led an army of [-] to the southeast as the front vanguard.

When Zhuge Liang asked for a battle, Liu Bei suddenly had a whim, not only agreed to Zhuge Liang's request for a battle, but also sent all the second generations of Xuzhou out to prepare for some experience.

How should I put it, although Liu Bei, who is now in his prime, is eager to unify the world quickly, he also considers the succession of the next generation.

Judging from the current situation, after I and others have passed away, the No. 1 of Xuzhou's second generation is undoubtedly Zhuge Liang, because he is a disciple of Lin Chao and Xun Yu, and he is also the successor of all the important officials in Xuzhou.

But no matter how talented Zhuge Liang is, it is impossible for him to carry the banner alone, and someone must be there to assist him.

Ever since, these second generations of Xuzhou are the best candidates.

Because their parents have already been deeply bound to Xuzhou, there is naturally no need to worry about loyalty.

In the second generation, the eldest son Guan Ping, the eldest son of Guan Yu, followed by Zhao Tong, the son of Zhao Yun, Zhang Hu, the son of Zhang Liao, and others.If it weren't for Lin Chao's eldest son, Lin Yi, who was too young, Liu Bei would have arranged for him to be a lieutenant general to go out to practice.

With people like myself at their backs, no matter how badly this tentative attack is played, I am not afraid, it should all be tempered.

In addition to how to deal with Yuan Shu, the content of the discussion tonight also revealed that Liu Bei wanted to take the opportunity to dominate the world.

This seemingly unsafe idea was unexpectedly supported by the crowd.

On the one hand, the Northern Expedition won a complete victory, but it did not hurt its muscles and bones. If it takes the momentum of the great victory to attack the south, it will be a good opportunity.

Furthermore, after seven years of cultivation and recuperation, the four states under Liu Bei's rule have been greatly recovered, and their strength has long been different from what it used to be.But seven years have passed, and the key ministers of Xuzhou are getting older, and the desire to make contributions in their hearts can no longer be restrained.

If we don't send troops to unify the world, we will all be old!

Of course, Lin Chao knew what they were thinking. After all, he was almost 40 years old.

Seeing how time flies, how could he not want to reshape the mountains and rivers in his lifetime.

But before going out, there are some things that need to be clarified.

After listening to everyone's speech, Liu Bei turned his attention to Lin Chao, and said with a smile, "Zichu, Gu and all the officials thought that at this time we should send troops to unify the world, what do you think?"

Lin Chao got up and cupped his hands and said: "What your majesty said is very true. Chao just returned from the northern expedition. He doesn't know much about the current situation in Xuzhou, so he needs to read more about it."

"Then what do you want to know?"

"Soldiers, horses, grain, civilian husbands, and even gold and silver." Lin Chao said, "In short, you can use all the power, and you must understand it, so that you can make the most accurate judgment."

Hearing this, Tian Feng got up and said: "Situ Wuji, now the king governs the lands of the four states, all of which have enough soldiers and food, and the treasury is piled up with weapons and armor..."

To be honest, it is not easy to say such words from the mouth of the big housekeeper Tian Feng.

But Lin Chao was still not satisfied, and even interrupted directly: "Yuan Hao, I just want to ask, how many people are there in the four prefectures, how many troops can be dispatched, and how long will the food and grass in the treasury last? It will not take a few years to unify the world." Don’t do it, if you encounter setbacks in the middle, you have to start all over again, and I don’t know how much effort and time will be spent.”

"That's right, Zichu's words are old-fashioned seeking for the country." Liu Bei nodded and said, "But with our current strength, it's not impossible to try. What does Yuan Hao think?"

Tian Feng obviously heard the meaning of Liu Bei's words, and immediately said: "According to the records registered by the Ministry of Households, the total population of the four prefectures under the current rule is about 2000 million, and there are more than 500 million young and middle-aged men. As for the treasury The food and grass in the middle...supporting an army of one million for a year will not be a problem, and it will not hurt the foundation."

There are thirteen states in the world, most of the population is in the Central Plains.

In the early years of Emperor Ling, the population of the world was about 500 million, and when the Yellow Turban Uprising and the Central Plains were in turmoil, even if it decreased, there should be more than [-] million.

If Qingzhou, Xuzhou, Jizhou, and Yanzhou are added together, there should be 1000 million people.

Now that more than ten years have passed, under the policy of the Lin Dynasty to support the people to make a living, it is normal for the population to double.

After all, the people of this era are still stuck in the concept of having more children and more blessings. With a stable life, they start to reproduce crazily.Most of these extra population are children now, and a small part has become teenagers.

After listening to Tian Feng's words, Lin Chao nodded subconsciously.

Population is the potential for war, and food and grass are the foundation of war. Since Tian Feng said that food and grass can support a million troops for a year, then this battle can be fought.

Thinking about it, Lin Chao turned his attention to Guan Yu again.

Guan Yu understood, and immediately said: "There has been no large-scale recruitment in these years, but the total number of soldiers and horses in the four states combined should be more than 50."

50 troops...

Including the 60 cavalry I brought back from northern Xinjiang, there are already nearly [-] troops.

If they came out in full force, it would be enough to unify the world.

After thinking for a while, Lin Chao suddenly stood up and cupped his hands to Liu Bei and said, "Your Majesty, I think Yuan Shu is a traitor who has usurped the throne and is against the heavens. We should take advantage of the trend, level the world, and unify the world!"

"Okay, Zichu's words made Gu Gu suddenly enlightened!" Liu Bei laughed loudly, "Order to mobilize the army, collect food and grass, and in one month, the army will go to Yuzhou!"

"As ordered!"

A group of civil and military officials cupped their hands one after another, with smiles on their faces.

……

In late July of the 11th year of Chuping, King Xiao Liu Bei sent 60 troops and officially went south to conquer Yuzhou!

It was said that Yuan Shu was going south, but Lin Chao divided the army into three groups.

The first route was from Xiao State to Pei County, with the intention of capturing Runan County, Yuan Shu's hometown.The total force is 30, led by Guan Yu, the deputy general is Zhang Fei, with Xun You, Xin Ping and others as military advisers, and there are also fierce generals such as Tai Shici, Xu Huang, Xu Sheng under his command, which can be called the main force of this southern expedition!

The second route marched from Yanzhou to Nanyang, and captured Jingzhou by the way, with a force of 20. Zhao Yun was the commander in chief, Zhang Liao was the deputy general, and Jushou and Shenpei were the military advisers. Gao Shun, Zhang Xiu, Huang Zhong and other strong generals were under his command. It is a relatively mobile unit.

The third route starts from Tan County, goes westward to the boundary of Sili, and the final destination points directly to Chang'an.

This route has a force of [-] troops, led by Lin Xi, with Lu Qian as the deputy general. Although there are not many elite soldiers under his command, they are not used as the main force, and are more used to protect Liu Bei and Lin Chao.

Lin Chao did not hide the news of the army's expedition, and even deliberately spread it through the Shuntian Mansion.

As for whether the enemy army will move upon hearing the news, or even whether the princes who oppose Liu Bei will gather together to resist, Lin Chao said it doesn't matter.

It's better to get together, so that you don't have to catch up separately.

After more than a month of probing, although Zhuge Liang and others' attack did not achieve any major results, they found out all the relations between the enemy and ourselves.

When the news of Yuan Shu's proclaimed king came out, Xuzhou immediately sent Zhuge Liang as the vanguard of the crusade, and invited the princes of the world to join the crusade.

As for the reaction of these princes of the world...

Liu Zhang in Yizhou was noncommittal and did not even reply.

Since Liu Yan died of illness four years ago, the second generation Liu Zhang took over.But this person is obviously unreliable. To put it bluntly, his personality is too weak and he is unable to support the situation at all.

Now that the barbarians in Yizhou are rioting at every turn, Liu Zhang's foundation is solid enough, so naturally he can't allocate troops to attack Yuan Shu.

As for Liu Biao of Jingzhou, he immediately expressed his strong approval.

After all, he and Yuan Shu regarded each other as enemies, and before that, his Nanyang was taken away by Lu Bu, a general under the Yuan Shu faction. How could he not be happy when he learned that Liu Bei was going to clean up Yuan Shu?
Frankly speaking, the reactions of these people were all within Lin Chao's expectation, what he most wanted to see was actually the reactions of the other two.

One is Cao Cao.

The second is Sun Ce.

Under Liu Bei's pressure before, Cao Cao had to form an alliance with Yuan Shu, but he has always regarded himself as a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty.Now his father, the benefactor, is arrogating himself as the king, and he doesn't know how he should act.

If you continue to support Yuan Shu, then he, the so-called big man Zhongliang, will really become a laughing stock.

If you don't support Yuan Shu, once Liu Bei fights over, he will have no help and will be defeated sooner or later.

Between the dilemma, Cao Cao finally chose the former.

However, his methods were more clever. On the eve of Yuan Shu becoming king, he went to Chang'an and asked the emperor to canonize Yuan Shu as king.

As for the ancestral law of 'no Liu, no king'...

Cao Cao said that times have changed and the world has changed. Gaozu's methods are outdated, so don't worry about it.

As the saying goes, as long as the law of the ancestors is changed, it is not considered a violation of the law of the ancestors.

Cao Mengde understood things like logic.

As for Sun Ce, who has already mastered half of Jiangdong... His playing style is similar to that of Cao Cao, never mentioning Yuan Shu's arrogance, only saying that Yuan Shu is a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty, and his credit is enough to be called king.

In this way, there is no need to quarrel with Yuan Shu, and it also guarantees his position as a loyal minister of the big man, and it is right to jump repeatedly.

Faced with their exciting gameplay, Lin Chaoxian expressed his approval, and then... gave them a wave of more exciting gameplay!
In the 11th year of Chuping, in mid-August.

When Guan Yu led an army of 30 to attack the hinterland of Yuzhou, the two armies of Zhao Yun and Lin Xi also quietly arrived in Chenliu.

When Cao Cao, who occupied Hanoi, Henan and other places, got the news, the two armies totaling 30 were already less than [-] miles away from him!
Cao Cao has developed well in the past few years, but relying on less than half of the state, no matter how well he develops, it is impossible to compete with the 30 army.

Therefore, the Changbanpo incident in history repeated itself again.

It's just that the chasing and fleeing parties changed their identities this time, Liu Bei pursued and Cao Cao ran away.

Cao Cao knew that he could not be the opponent of the 30 army, so he could only sit and wait for death. He immediately led an army of 60 to go south quickly, preparing to join Yuan Shu and jointly resist Liu Bei's [-] army.

For the escaped Cao Cao, Lin Chao did not chase after him like this, but instead deliberately asked him to join Yuan Shu.

However, Cao Cao's departure without a fight this time also allowed Liu Bei's soldiers to recover half of the Sili without bloodshed, which was also very rewarding.

After the two armies left Yanzhou, they separated according to the original plan, and Zhao Yun turned to Jingzhou.Liu Bei and Lin Chao continued westward and arrived in Luoyang at the end of August.

Luoyang, an ancient city that has frequently been the capital since three generations, has a geographical advantage in the world!
Since Guangwu moved the capital, this majestic city has experienced nearly [-] years of wind and rain, and it still stands today.

Throughout the ages, many emperors and generals have regarded it as a holy place in their hearts, and strive for it all their lives.

Youdao was born in Luoyang and buried in Beimang!

Under the city gate, Liu Bei looked up at the once prosperous imperial capital. After Dong Zhuo's rebellion, it has become extremely desolate now, and it exudes a sense of dilapidation.

Liu Bei stood under the city gate for a long time, but finally heaved a long sigh with a sad look on his face.

"In such a majestic city, how many heroes in ancient and modern times have denounced Fang Qiu and pointed out the country. It is a pity that Huan and Lingyong are faint. Otherwise, with the strength of my great man, how could the mountains and rivers be broken and the society collapsed..."

Liu Bei sighed slowly to Lin Chao, letting go of the regret in his heart.

"Your Majesty, don't worry about it. We're here to rebuild the country and restore the former glory of the great man."

Hearing this, Liu Bei nodded firmly and said, "Yes, what Zichu said is true, go to the city!"