Han Dao world

Chapter 590
Liu Bei and Zang Ba talked very speculatively.

He promised Zang Ba that as long as Zang Ba could guard Langya and block Yuan Jun's other troops, he would go up to the emperor and recommend Zang Ba as Langya Prime Minister.

Zang Ba was originally from Huaxian County, Taishan. His family was relatively well-off, but his achievements in official career were very limited.Zang Ba's father, Zang Jie, went to the county prison and was murdered.Zang Ba was a bandit in the mountains, and when he was attached to Tao Qian, he was declared as the governor of cavalry, but he was not officially appointed by the court.Later, he became a bandit in Langya. Although he controlled many places in Langya, he had no official status.

Liu Bei is willing to recommend Zang Ba as Minister of Langya in Xuzhou Mu's capacity. For Zang Ba, this is a good opportunity.

From a bandit to two thousand stones in one leap, and the opportunity to be recognized by the court, this reward is very generous, and it is difficult for people to refuse.

Judging from the performance in the past two or three years, although the big man lives in the northwest, he has won many battles and may not perish.Although Yuan Shao pacified Gongsun Zan, he was surrounded by enemies and might not be able to win.It is not a lost opportunity to surrender to the court at this time.

Zang Ba was very satisfied, and patted his chest to assure Liu Bei that he would go all out to defend Langya.

Liu Bei believed in Zang Ba's attitude.Once he wins, Langya will be Zang Ba's own territory, and he has no reason not to try his best.

The two broke up happily.

Liu Bei ordered Sun Qian to send Zang Ba to board the ship, and he let out a long breath as he watched Zang Ba go away.

"Go back to the city and discuss with Zizhong. Whether it can be done or not depends on his attitude."

Jian Yong nodded in agreement, followed Liu Bei down the mountain, got on his horse, and went straight to Tan County.

If you want to keep Xuzhou, the key is money and food.Only with enough money and food can we recruit troops and implement the method of training troops suggested by Guan Yu.

There is no shortage of people in Xuzhou - years of war have created a large number of refugees, as well as stragglers with rich combat experience - as long as there is money and food.

Mi Zhu is a great merchant in the East China Sea, and his family is rich in gold.As long as Mi Zhu is willing to help with all his strength, Liu Bei can quickly recruit thousands of people and expand the total force to about [-].With these [-] people, field battles may not be possible, but city defense is enough.

Facing the menacing Yuan Shao, Liu Bei never expected to win in the field.He didn't even dare to hope to keep Xuzhou, he just wanted to keep a few important cities so that Yuan Shao could not move forward easily.

In addition to Kaiyang, the prefecture of Langya, Liu Bei chose Pengcheng and Peixian, and Chen Deng was in charge of the southern part in case of accidents.

Zhang Fei has led [-] cavalry to Pei County to fortify.

The [-]-step cavalry is the only strength Liu Bei has at hand, and the rest are mobs, which cannot be used to great effect.So he urgently needs Mi Zhu's help so that he can have enough troops to defend Pengcheng.

Back in Tan County, Liu Bei got off his horse and went straight to the lobby.

"Has Mi Zizhong come yet?"

Engaged Liu Yan greeted him. "I've contacted you. It should have come, but I don't know why it hasn't arrived yet. I'll send someone to ask for it."

Liu Bei's heart tightened.

If Mi Zhu didn't come, he would regret it.

It's normal for Mi Zhu to regret.Facing Cao Cao, he may still have a glimmer of hope.Facing Yuan Shao, he had no chance of winning at all.Mizhu's family has a big business, so they have to think about the survival of the family, and there is no need to follow him desperately.

"Wait." Liu Bei stopped Liu Yan and sighed. "A gentleman should not force others to make things difficult."

Liu Yan's eyes darkened, and he didn't say anything.

Jian Yong also sighed and shook his sleeves.

"Mr. Envoy." There were footsteps outside, and Mi Fang strode in, bowing her hands to Liu Bei. "You're back, how was your talk with Zang Ba?"

"It's going well." Liu Bei looked at Mi Fang, and seeing Mi Fang's calm expression, a glimmer of hope arose in his heart. "Where is Zi Zhong?"

"He went to visit Wang Lang Wang Jingxing."

"Wang Jingxing?" Liu Bei was both surprised and delighted. "He returned to Tan County?"

"Yes, my brother rushed over as soon as he received the news." Mi Fang explained. "It's urgent. My brother is worried that you will have to wait for a long time. Let me inform you first. Wang Jingxing has just returned home. There may be more visitors. It is not clear whether we can see you and when we will see you. Please wait patiently for a while." Wait."

Liu Bei laughed and went to the hall with Mi Fang on his arm. "As long as Zizhong can come, it doesn't matter how long you wait."

Mi Zhu was so hardworking, so naturally he didn't regret it.If Mi Zhu can invite Wang Lang, then he will be more confident.Wang Lang is a famous scholar in the East China Sea and even the whole Xuzhou. He once served as Tao Qian's governor and helped Tao Qian govern Xuzhou.

"Uncle Zi, this battle is no small matter, and I hope you will help me out." Liu Bei said sincerely.

"Don't worry, my Mi family is willing to help you with everything."

"Really?" Liu Bei was surprised and delighted.

He hoped to get help from the Mi brothers, but he didn't dare to expect the Mi brothers to help him with all his family.Mi Fang made such a promise, which greatly exceeded his expectations.

Mi Fang was very satisfied with Liu Bei's reaction, but she didn't say anything, just nodded solemnly.

Liu Bei didn't want to ask too many questions, so he had to wait patiently.

He wondered if Mi Zhu could meet Wang Lang smoothly, and if he could invite Wang Lang to help him, but there was no sign of trouble on his face, and he still had the look of being content, discussing the war with Mi Fang .

Although Mi Zhu and Mi Fang are businessmen, they are proficient in bows and horses, and Mi Fang even has the experience of fighting bandits.It's just that when Tao Qian was herding Xuzhou, he didn't value their brothers very much, and he didn't give Mi Fang more opportunities.

"Uncle Zi, take charge of the guards for me." Liu Bei said.

"Me?" Mi Fang's personal ability is acceptable, but her experience in commanding cavalry is blank.Liu Bei let him take charge of the guards, which made him terrified. "Thank you for your trust, but... I'm afraid I won't be able to do it."

"Just learn slowly." Liu Bei said. "There is nothing in the world that you don't learn. The same is true for horse riding. As long as you are willing to learn, you can always learn. Besides, Yuan Shao will attack, and we will defend the city. The cavalry only needs to patrol with me. There will be no How many opportunities for direct confrontation."

While talking, Liu Bei thought of Zhao Yun.

Mi Fang is indeed not a qualified cavalry general, but he has no other choice.

Zhao Yun went to Xingzai, and was entrusted by the emperor with the important task of taking control of the left side of Sanqi.Guan Yu is also far away in Hedong, and he is the captain of Jiguan.The only general around him is Zhang Fei, and now he shoulders the heavy responsibility of defending Pei County and has no time for him.

After much deliberation, only Mi Fang could use it.It will be easier to purchase war horses in the future by letting Mifang take charge of the guards.

Thinking of war horses, Liu Bei felt a little regretful.Yuan Shao occupied Jizhou, cut off his source of war horses, and the strength of cavalry increased.If he wants to get war horses, he can only purchase them from Bingliang, not to mention the long distance, and they are still under the control of the court.

It would have been nice if he had surrendered to the court earlier.Cao Cao professed to the imperial court early because of the quality of the gift, and received the support of the imperial court. He had a sufficient supply of war horses and the strength of the cavalry was not weak, which is enviable.

Maybe it's time to contact Cao Cao and ask him to send troops to deal with Yuan Shao together.

But... I can't open my mouth.Not only was he at odds with Cao Cao himself, but Xuzhou hated Cao Cao deeply. Any contact on the surface may arouse fierce opposition from the people of Xuzhou.

(End of this chapter)