Han family achievements

Chapter 325

"Exactly!"

Liu Bei raised his hand, gentle and polite, and said loudly: "General Hou and General Yangwei and I are old acquaintances. Please inform me."

The soldiers listened, and although they hesitated, they still said: "Liu Shijun, please wait a moment. I will go and report it right away."

Liu Bei put down his hands and waited quietly.

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei stepped forward, not surprised by their brother's humble and polite attitude.

It didn't take long for Yuan Shao and Cao Cao to come in a hurry. Yuan Shao walked out of the gate and saw Liu Bei. He kicked the messenger next to him to the ground and cursed loudly: "Liu is here, but you are so negligent." !”

"The villain knows his guilt! The villain knows his guilt!" The soldier knelt on the ground and repeatedly apologized.

Yuan Shao ignored him and strode towards Liu Bei. He smiled and raised his hand and said: "Liu Shijun, you are fine. If you are negligent, please don't take offense..."

Liu Bei still holds the title of Xuzhou Mu no matter what, and his status is indeed not low.

Liu Bei saw all Yuan Shao's pretense, smiled and raised his hand and said: "Liu Bei came to visit rashly, and please ask the general not to be weird..."

"Where is it!"

Yuan Shao pulled Liu Bei over and said: "Let's go and talk in the big tent. Liu Shijun is here in person to discuss Dong's matter and settle it down!"

Liu Bei was neither arrogant nor impetuous. He always kept a calm smile and said a few polite words. When he caught a glimpse of Cao Cao who was silent on the side, he quickly raised his hand and said: "General, you are polite."

Cao Cao raised his hand in return and said with a smile: "Liu Shijun's style is still the same. Congratulations."

Xu You stood on the periphery, shaking his head inwardly when he saw the hypocrisy and politeness of the three people.

Yuan Shao didn't give Liu Bei and Cao Cao a chance to talk anymore. He pulled Liu Bei inside and said as he walked: "Envoy Liu, I wonder how many soldiers, horses, and food you have brought with you?"

Liu Bei looked ashamed and said, "I'm not afraid of the general's jokes. I only have less than [-] troops and half a month's worth of food and grass. I hope the general can borrow some."

"There is no problem."

Yuan Shao agreed without any hesitation and said: "I have talked with Meng De before. The number of soldiers and horses in each group is different, and the food and grass are in short supply. Therefore, we decided to unite the troops in one place and the food and grass into one, regardless of each other." , work hard to defeat the thieves, and you will live up to the imperial court!"

Liu Bei listened, thought for a moment, and seeing Cao Cao silently acquiesced, he said: "Then I will have the audacity to agree. Thank you so much, General Hou!"

Yuan Shao didn't expect Liu Bei to agree so happily. He was doubtful in his heart and said with a big smile on his face: "There is no need to be polite between you and me. I will call you Xuande, and how about my cousin Xuande?"

Liu Bei hesitated for a moment and said, "That's what I want."

Yuan Shao laughed, gave Director Zhang a look, then took Cao Cao with his left hand and Liu Bei with his right hand, and returned to the tent.

As soon as they entered the tent, a soldier hurriedly came to report: "General Qi, Sun Ce, the son of Sun Jian, Marquis of Wucheng, would like to see you."

Yuan Shao paused, turned around, glanced at Cao Cao and Liu Bei from the corner of his eye, and said with a smile: "Invitation!"

As he said that, he continued to pull Cao Cao and Liu Bei inside and said, "Mengde, Xuande, and Sun Bofu must have received my message and led troops to help."

Liu Bei and Cao Cao didn't know much about Sun Ce at all, so they just nodded when they heard this.

After sitting down, Yuan Shao smiled and said to the two of them: "In the past few days, more and more people will come. At that time, we will join forces, leave Zhongli, take Ruyin, use Qiao County as the base, and send troops to the country. county!"

Liu Bei was startled and said: "General Hou, why don't you just go north from Zhongli County?"

Going from Zhongli County to Ruyin and then to Qiao County, it can be said that it has gone around a huge arc.

Cao Cao drank tea by himself with an expressionless face and watched with cold eyes.

At this time, Xu You stepped forward with a smile, raised his hand and said: "Liu Shijun, it's like this. Going north from Zhongli County, there are many mountains and rivers, and the road is difficult to travel, which is not conducive to the march of the army. Moreover, General Hou and General Yangwei have decided The plan will be decided in one battle and cannot be postponed until winter. Therefore, we choose to march east from Qiao County and fight Dong Zhuo's main force!"

Liu Bei always felt that something was wrong. Seeing that Cao Cao remained silent, he had to say: "Now that the plan has been decided, Xuande has nothing to say and is willing to be the vanguard!"

Seeing Liu Bei climbing up the pole, Xu You immediately stepped up and raised his hand to Yuan Shao: "General, Liu Shijun is a clan member of the Han Dynasty. His benevolence is known all over the world. If Liu Shijun is the vanguard, he will definitely be strong enough to defeat Dong." The morale of the coalition forces!”

Yuan Shao smiled with satisfaction and said: "Since Xuande has this intention, I will not refuse. After all the people have gathered for the swearing-in meeting, Xuande will lead the army first to defeat Dong Zhuo to show the majesty of our army!"

Liu Bei never thought that he would get the vanguard position so easily. He was overjoyed and without showing his face, he raised his hand and said, "Thank you, General Hou."

As soon as he finished speaking, Sun Ce strode in.

He led two men, wearing heavy armor, with resolute expressions and piercing eyes. They glanced at everyone and saluted Yuan Shao: "General, I'm going to see you, General Hou. Thank you General Hou for lending me the troops! I'm leading [-] troops today to help General Hou conquer Dong Zhuo!" "

Yuan Shao looked at this young man and saw that he was quite handsome. He said with admiration: "Without courtesy, sit down."

"Thank you so much, general!" Sun Ce took the opportunity to change his title, not forgetting to pay homage to Cao Cao and Liu Bei, and said: "I will see Liu Shijun, General Cao."

Cao Cao responded indifferently, but Liu Bei smiled and nodded.

Yuan Shao waited for Sun Ce to sit down and said with a little curiosity: "I heard, Bo Fu, you defeated Lu Bu in Guangling County?"

Sun Ce didn't look arrogant at all, and said rather respectfully: "I don't dare. It was just an ambush and captured more than two thousand people."

Cao Cao narrowed his narrow eyes and looked at Sun Ce.

Lu Bu's reputation has become very loud in recent years. He fought in the south and in the north. Liu Bei was beaten to escape from Xuzhou, and Sun Jian was cowered in Wu County. Gongsun Zan, Yuan Shu and others did not dare to provoke him.

Sun Ce, at such a young age, could actually behead two thousand people?He almost killed Lu Bu!

Liu Bei felt the most and hesitated to speak.

"Young and promising!"

Yuan Shao said approvingly: "Bo Fu, you will stay in the camp for the time being, waiting for all the people to gather together to attack Dong together!"

"The last general takes orders!" Sun Ce raised his hand and said.

He didn't speak much. He sat upright, with two followers standing behind him. He was very conspicuous in the big tent.

Yuan Shao was greatly encouraged when he saw that Sun Ce was obedient. He looked at Cao Cao and Liu Bei again, his pride surged, and he laughed loudly and said: "Then we will set a date for three days later to sacrifice the heavenly alliance and attack Dong Zhuo in the north!"

Cao Cao, Liu Bei, and Sun Ce raised their hands in response, which was considered to have settled the matter.

Because of the arrival of Liu Bei and Sun Ce, Yuan Shao was very happy and held a banquet again.

After three rounds of drinking, everyone was drunk. Yuan Shao held on and said to Cao Cao, Liu Bei and Sun Ce: "Everyone, today, today, we are here. I, I really can't do it anymore..."

Cao Cao, Liu Bei, and Sun Ce were also drunk, swaying, spilling more than half of the wine they raised, and speaking intermittently, making it difficult to hear what was said.

Xu You, Ju Sue, Zhang Dao and others came forward to persuade Yuan Shao and took him away.

Xiahou Dun took Cao Cao away, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei supported Liu Bei, and Sun Ce was dragged away by two followers.The aroma of wine overflowed in the big tent, but it was empty in the blink of an eye.

Yuan Shao was carried to the bedroom, and he woke up instantly. He pushed Xu You and others away, sat down at the small table, poured a cup of tea, his face was red but serious, and said: "Have you noticed that things went too smoothly? ?”

Xu You glanced at Ju Shou, Director Zhang and others, and said quickly: "General, it's possible that Cao Cao had discussed it with Liu Bei in advance, and that Sun Ce probably didn't dare to say anything and only followed the general's wishes."

Director Ju and Director Zhang didn't say anything. They were very confused at this time, but couldn't figure it out.

Cao Cao was too talkative. He handed over military power, food and grass without saying a word, without any struggle!

Liu Bei was equally happy, but he hesitated and agreed.

Too weird.

Underneath the strangeness, there must be a conspiracy!
Yuan Shao took a sip of tea and became more awake. He looked at Xu You and said, "What good idea does Ziyuan have?"

Xu You sneered and said: "General, no matter what Cao Ah Man and Liu Bei's plans are, controlling the food and grass will curb their lifeline, and they will not mess around easily! After the alliance, they will be the vanguard to attack Dong Zhuo, and the general will follow Pressure the battle. With a two-pronged approach, no matter how great Cao A'hao is, he can't make waves!"

Yuan Shao agreed with Xu You's words, but was still worried. He turned to Ju Shou and Director Zhang and said, "What do you think?"

"Divide and conquer!"

Jushou showed a cold look on his face and said: "General, separate Cao Cao, Liu Bei and others, and order people to keep a close eye on them. If there is any abnormal movement, strike first!"

When Yuan Shao heard this, he felt relieved and said, "Okay. I leave this matter to you. Don't be careless."

Ju Shou agreed, and suddenly stepped forward and whispered: "General, after the alliance is formed, there will inevitably be confusion, and we must be careful."

Although he whispered, Xu You heard it clearly, especially Ju Shou's "unintentional" glance, which made him furious!
Yuan Shao didn't notice it and said casually: "Okay. You will make the arrangements. If there is any trouble, report it to me immediately!"

"Yes." Jushou said.

Thinking about the grand event in a few days, Yuan Shao was filled with pride and his eyes were burning. He yawned a moment later and said sleepily: "I've drank too much these days, I need to have a good sleep."

Ju Shou, Zhang Dao, and Xu You understood and all raised their hands and said: "I'm sorry to leave."

As soon as they left, Yuan Shao's sleepiness was gone and he said to his soldiers: "Go, call Gao Gan and Zhang He to see me."

Obviously, Yuan Shao did not completely trust Ju Shou, Zhang Dao, Xu You and others.

On the other side, Cao Cao returned to the tent and was also sober. He lay on the bed and talked quietly with Xiahou Dun.

Cao Cao handed over a letter and said: "In the past few days, there will be a lot of people coming. Yuan Shao can't control it even if he wants to. When the time comes, I will find a way to contact Fengxiao."

Xiahou Dun held it in his arms and said, "There are so many people coming. I'm afraid it will be detrimental to the general. Do you want Le Jin to lead his troops over?"

Since Cao Cao became an official, he has offended too many people. Among the people who came to the alliance, there may be many who want Cao Cao's life.

"It's okay,"

Cao Cao's face turned green and he spoke calmly, saying: "Liu Bei is a clan member of the Han Dynasty, so he should be able to form an alliance secretly. With him here, there will be no serious problems, and Yuan Shao will not be suspicious for the time being."

Xiahou Dun responded and suddenly heard the sound of footsteps and couldn't help but turn his head to look at the tent door.

"General Cao, can you sleep peacefully? Liu Xuande is here to visit?" The footsteps outside the door stopped, and Liu Bei's voice rang out.

Xiahou Dun was startled and turned to look at Cao Cao.

Cao Cao pondered for a moment, sat up, smiled and said loudly: "Liu Shijun, please come in, Yuan Rang, make tea!"

Liu Bei opened the tent and entered. When he saw Cao Cao approaching, he quickly raised his hand and said, "General Cao."

"Liu Shijun, please."

Cao Cao raised his hand seriously, and then motioned Liu Bei to sit down at the small table.

After a few steps, the two sat opposite each other.

Liu Bei watched Cao Cao making tea, with a hint of hesitation on his gentle face, and said: "General Cao, do you really want to hand over the grain, grass, troops and horses to the general?"

Cao Cao raised his head and asked doubtfully: "Liu Shijun has doubts? Why didn't he say anything in the tent?"

Liu Bei shook his head and said bitterly: "Bei is the general of the defeated army. He has a humble position and speaks very little. How dare you say more?"

Cao Cao looked at Liu Bei and wondered: "Liu Shijun is a clan member of the Han Dynasty, and he is also a state pastor. Why are you so humble?"

When Liu Bei saw that Cao Cao refused to answer, he simply said straight to the point: "General Cao, you and I both have the emperor's mandate, which is different from others. Although annihilating Dong Zhuo is the top priority at the moment, we need to think twice and be safe."

Cao Cao poured Liu Bei a cup of tea and said, "Liu Shijun, do you have any ideas?"

"General Cao,"

Liu Bei stopped pretending, raised his hand, and said solemnly: "The matter of asking Dong is related to the safety of the country and society, so we should not be rash. If you return the request, be prepared to comply with it!"

Cao Cao did not expect Liu Bei to be so 'outspoken'. He put down the teacup he picked up, sat up straight, looked at each other solemnly, and said, "Since Commander Liu is so frank, it seems that Cao Cao is stingy."

Cao Cao and Liu Bei sat opposite each other, their eyes facing each other, and said solemnly: "I want to use Yuan Benchu's army to force Dong Zhuo to fight. Yuzhou has mountains and rivers, so we can't delay it for a long time. Now it's September, and we can't delay it until winter! As long as the general situation prevails, [-]%, you and I combined [-] troops, plus [-] from Yanzhou Huang Zhong, a total of [-] troops, enough to sweep away Yuzhou! At that time, Yuan Shao and his like were just insects on the sword, nothing to worry about!"

Liu Bei waited for Cao Cao to finish speaking, and after a moment of mental analysis, he realized that Cao Cao was still talking nonsense and had not told him the truth at all!
Knowing that Cao Cao did not trust him, Liu Bei pondered for a while and said: "Bei is the vanguard and the first to defeat the enemy. If General Cao trusts him, he will not give up and join forces to defeat the thieves and stabilize the country!"

Cao Cao narrowed his long eyes and looked at Liu Bei calmly.

This person seems to be sincere and honest in every word, but there is no truth and no real thoughts revealed.

'Will he really hand over the food, soldiers and horses? '

"A word is settled!"

Although Cao Cao did not trust Liu Bei, he still picked up the tea cup and said: "Replace wine with tea, and never give up!"

"Never abandon each other!" Liu Bei picked up the tea cup and took a sip with Cao Cao.

Both of them were duplicitous and unpredictable people. After a few words of exchange, Liu Bei left Cao Cao's camp.

Not long after they walked out, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei came up to meet him. Zhang Fei couldn't wait to say: "Brother, what did Cao Cao say?"

Liu Bei sighed, with a dejected expression, and said: "I thought that Cao Mengde was deeply favored by the emperor, and he would definitely work hard to defeat Dong, and he and I would be of the same mind. Just now I bluntly said that I would join forces with him, but he doesn't care about his left and right sides. , without a word of truth, I can’t figure out his thoughts.”

Guan Yu said lightly: "It's not strange. No matter how strong the holy favor is, what does it matter? The fourth and third prince of the Yuan family, I don't know how much better the favor is than Cao Cao?"

Liu Bei was startled. He looked around to make sure there was no one. Then he breathed a sigh of relief and said to Guan Yu, "Second brother, please don't say anything like this here."

(End of this chapter)