Han Xiang

Chapter 295
Liu Bei used to be like a grassroots entrepreneur, running here and there with passion and tenacity, but after more than ten years of running, he was beaten to the ground, and in the end he was still a peddler pushing carts and being driven away by law enforcement officers from time to time.

Now with the guidance of the "mentor" Liu Ye, after getting the "empowerment", Liu Bei is no longer blindly reckless. Liu Bei has grown secretly in Runan in the past few months, secretly gathered the small Yellow Turban forces to expand his strength, and is not in a hurry to jump out to fight against Cao and cooperate with Yuan Shao.

After Liu Bei took over the small forces, he was not in a hurry to integrate and gather for big things, but let these small forces still guard their own hills, and waited until all the forces that could be gathered were integrated before they would join forces to act together.

Even if it was to seize Pingyu to support Yuan Shao, Liu Bei only used one army in Gongdu. This was done in order not to show off the mountains and dews. On the surface, he was still a "hawker" commanding thousands of yellow scarves.

Cai Yang dared to take 5000 people to Pingyu because he was deceived by Liu Bei's operation and mistakenly thought that Liu Bei had only a few thousand people. In fact, including all the hills controlled by Runan, Liu Bei's total strength has exceeded [-].

Liu Ye provided Liu Bei with development ideas, which were first given by Long Xiang when he was discussing with Lu Su and Long Xiang in Hefei.

Long Xiang doesn't know how to fight side-by-side. His idea comes from competitive games. When weak heroes can't rush to fight in the lane, they have to wait for reinforcements under the tower or secretly gain experience in the jungle. Back to online spell output.

Lu Su and Liu Ye were applauded at the time, but Liu Ye was required to offer advice and implement it for Liu Bei.

At this time, Liu Bei had completed the integration of the Lishui River Basin, and subdued all kinds of real and fake Yellow Turban small forces, leaving only the Rushui River Basin in the west of Runan, which was controlled by Li Tong, the prefect of Runan.

Just as he was about to extend his hand to the west, Cai Yang brought 5000 people to give experience.

But after the victory, Liu Ye's expression was serious instead.

Because according to the previous deduction with Lu Su and Long Xiang, once Xu Du sends troops to Runan, it means that the Hebei battlefield is coming to an end, and the development period created by Yuan Shao will be gone.

At the celebration banquet, seeing Liu Ye's gloomy expression, Liu Bei came to him with a wine glass.

"The annihilation of Cai Yang's troops this time is the most hearty victory I have won against Cao Cao in these years. This is all planned by Zi Yang for the preparation. Let's have a drink together?"

"It's all thanks to everyone." Liu Ye humbly stood up and toasted.

After drinking the wine in the glass, Liu Bei took advantage of the situation and took Liu Ye's arm, and asked with concern: "My Guan Ziyang is not in high spirits, is there something on his mind? Or is he missing his family in Huainan?"

Liu Ye shook his head and replied: "The envoy has been in Runan for three months, and has never invaded the border of Yingchuan, so Cao Cao did not send troops to conquer on the way. Cai Yang marched to Pingyu at this time. I guess it was the Hebei war. It has been decided, and there is a high probability that Cao Cao will win, so you must prepare for the big battle."

"Cao Cao sent Cao Ren to Runan last year, and maybe he will be sent this year too, but this year's situation is far better than last year's, and Zi Yang is on the sidelines to make suggestions, so why not be afraid?"

Liu Bei showed complacency in his words.

"Cao Ren would not be afraid, but he can only win once more."

Liu Ye was twirling his beard, his brows were still worried.

Liu Bei wondered, "What's the meaning of this?"

"Cai Yang's [-] soldiers were wiped out. If Cao Renruo came, it would be more than [-]? This man's ability to command troops is far superior to Cai Yang. If you want to win a big victory, those hidden soldiers and horses may be lost next time." can't hide anymore"

"Hiss, that's right, after Cao Ren."

Liu Ye saw that Liu Bei had guessed the result, so he said solemnly: "If Cao Ren loses again, Cao Cao will come in person, so that you can't compete with him with your current strength. The only way is to plan early and go."

Zhang Fei, who was drinking with Zhao Yun next to him, heard the words 'going is the best plan', and remembered his years in Hefei, then he poked his head over and asked, "Are we going to evacuate Runan? Should we go to Jingzhou or Huainan?"

"Of course it's Jingzhou." Liu Bei glanced at Zhang Fei first, then looked at Liu Ye and sighed, "I don't know what's going on in Shouchun, whether Sun Quan and Xiahou Dun have won or lost. I want to send someone to Hefei to ventilate."

"We can only send scouts to investigate. In addition, since the envoy has decided to go to Jingzhou, he must send envoys to Liu Biao to find out his intentions as soon as possible. If Liu Biao refuses to accept it, he has to find a new foothold."

Liu Ye's analysis is well-founded. After all, Liu Bei has more than 2 mouths. If Liu Biao refuses him to go to Jingzhou, he can only choose to settle in Hefei in the end.

Liu Bei nodded in agreement: "I will send Gongyou (Sun Qian) there tomorrow, and I will send someone to Shouchun to investigate."

Liu Ye reminded: "We need to send more sentries on the border of Ruying, so that we can guard against the invading enemies of Xudu. Before we leave Runan, Cao Jun can eliminate as many as possible."

"Hehe, I love hearing that." Liu Bei happily patted Liu Ye on the shoulder.

Liu Ye continued to add: "From Runan to Jingzhou, no matter which way you take, you must pass through Li Tong's defense zone. You must prepare in advance. If you are caught by Li Tong, the consequences will be unimaginable. You must minimize losses."

Liu Bei narrowed his eyebrows and said, "Li Tong is going to defect to Cao Cao. Sooner or later we will have a battle. If we can't avoid it, we will fight."

"It is still necessary to preserve strength as much as possible"

Liu Ye stroked his beard and meditated for a moment, then offered advice to Liu Bei: "Although Li Tong is the prefect of Runan, the only area he really controls is Yang'an. Why don’t we send people to make an appointment to plan Yang’an together? Li Tong will be overwhelmed by then, and we can take advantage of the chaos to withdraw from Runan.”

"This plan is very good."

Liu Bei nodded straight when he heard it, not to mention how beautiful it was in his heart.

Attacking among the princes is like playing chess. Liu Bei used to see the tricks, but now someone makes a plan, and it becomes the next move. Also find a way to replace the opponent's son.

Liu Bei was actively preparing in Runan. His opponent Cao Cao returned to Xudu from the land route in early September. What greeted him was the good news of Shouchun's victory.

Cao Cao then held a banquet in Sikong's mansion and called civil and military personnel to celebrate the victory of Cangting and Shouchun.

As for Liu Bei in Runan, Cao Cao believed that he was in the palm of his hand, and Li Tong and Cai Yang were holding him back. He planned to let the army rest for a few days and wait until there was news from Runan before sending troops.

At the banquet, Cao Cao praised Shouchun generals fiercely, Midsummer Houdun was tenacious and able to defend, Zhang Liao was brave and courageous, Xia Houyuan was worthy of his name, and Cao Chun was unparalleled
Xun Yu saw that Cao Cao was happy, and took advantage of the situation to make a suggestion: "Ming Gong, the siege of Shouchun and Sun Quan has been resolved, and the danger of Donghai Changba has not been eliminated. Since the three generals cooperate tacitly, why don't they go to Xuzhou to suppress the rebellion?"

Cao Cao asked back: "To deal with mere Changba, do I need to send three generals?"

Xun Yu replied: "You know the situation in Donghai County. Nachangba was originally a Taishan thief. The rest of Taishan generals obeyed the call and did not listen to the announcement. It is difficult for the court to let them attack each other. At this time, the attention of the Xuzhou garrison is all concentrated. In Guangling County”

(End of this chapter)