Three Kingdoms: Liu Bei seeks the master and seeks to conquer the world

Chapter 124 The trend of the north and the south, forming an alliance with Yuan Shu and Tao Qian

Although Dong Zhuo moved the emperor westward to Chang'an, burned Luoyang palaces, government offices, and private houses, and drove the people into Guanzhong, a large number of Xiliang soldiers were stationed around Luoyang, and there were Lu Bu, Niu Fu, Hu Zhen, Li Jue, and Guo Guo. Si, Zhang Ji, Dong Yue and other powerful generals acted as minions.

In November last year, Dong Zhuo led his army across Mengjin and defeated Wang Kuang, the prefect of Hanoi.

Zhu Jun is just a branch stationed nearby, it's not that Zhu Jun will be able to surrender to the east of Tongguan once he offers Luoyang.

A dilapidated Luoyang can only provide a temporary foothold for King Qin's soldiers and horses.

If you want to reach Chang'an, you must first clear the checkpoints along the way from Hulao Pass to Tongguan.

Even if Zheng Ping didn't say anything about the situation in Chang'an and Luoyang, Lu Zhi knew it very well.

Lu Zhi also understood Zheng Ping's worry, he was worried that he would advance alone and fall into Dong Zhuo's ambush.

"Showing the plot, the momentum of the march, and the shape of the formation, the old man also knows the truth! I won't rush forward." Lu Zhi's eyes sparkled.

Zheng Ping paused, and swallowed the rest of the words.

When marching west to Chang'an, Lu Zhi must have deduced a long-term plan for marching troops.

Zheng Ping's purpose was just to remind, not to have a tactical debate with Lu Zhi.

"How many soldiers and horses will Master Lu plan to bring?" Liu Bei asked.

Master Lu stroked his beard slightly: "This old man is about to talk about this! The Xiliang army is brave, and most of them are cavalry. If you use infantry to advance, not only will the marching speed be slow, but it will also not be conducive to chasing the enemy."

"So this expedition should be dominated by cavalry!"

"When the old man went south, Yide had borrowed five hundred cavalry from Bogui, and the five hundred cavalry would go west with the old man."

"Zhuojun Jianer has also formed more than a thousand cavalry, plus the original cavalry in Qingzhou, two thousand cavalry is enough."

These two thousand cavalry can be said to be Liu Bei's greatest capital.

Once the two thousand cavalry are transferred, Liu Bei's cavalry in Qingzhou will not exceed [-] cavalry, and they will be scattered among the six counties.

"Master Lu, do you only bring two thousand cavalry? Will it be too much?" Liu Bei was a little worried.

Dong Zhuo originally had an army of [-] flying bears, all of whom were elite cavalry. In Luoyang, he recruited He Jin and others' cavalry, known as [-] iron cavalry.

There are more than [-] elite infantry, plus the recruits recruited from refugees along the way, there are nearly [-] infantry under his command.

Although the [-] elite soldiers and the [-] new recruits were also scattered in the seven counties of Sili, they were only stationed at ordinary times.

Once a war broke out, these soldiers and horses stationed in various places would rush to the battlefield.

Lu Zhi shook his head: "Soldiers are expensive and elites are not so expensive! Two thousand cavalry are very convenient for advancing and retreating. Yuan Shu is also attacking Dong Zhuo, and this old man is not fighting alone."

Liu Bei looked at Zheng Ping, saw that Zheng Ping didn't say much, and could only agree to Lu Shi's transfer of troops.

In addition to Guan Yu who was the vanguard, Liu Bei also transferred Tian Yu, who also commanded the cavalry, to Lu Zhi.

After the discussion was settled, Liu Bei and Zheng Ping went out hand in hand and came to a secluded place.

"Xianmou, Master Lu is too underestimating the enemy, why don't you persuade him much." Liu Bei's tone was a little anxious.

Zheng Ping shook his feather fan lightly, his eyes became darker: "Your envoy is worried that these two thousand cavalry will be lost in Luoyang?"

Liu Bei nodded: "Xianmou, I am indeed worried that the cavalry will be damaged, but I am more worried about Master Lu's oath just now!"

"You and I are very clear that this time I'm trying to be hard on Wang Jing, I'm actually fulfilling my promise to Master Lu."

"However, the hundreds of thousands of Kwantung allied forces failed to defeat Dong Zhuo. How could Lu's division succeed with only two thousand cavalry?"

"Even with Yuan Shu's support in the south, the chance of success is slim."

"If the battle goes against me, I fear—"

Although Liu Bei didn't say the last sentence, Zheng Ping already guessed what Liu Bei wanted to say.

Zheng Ping looked in the direction of Chang'an: "As you know, my uncle has three sons. Two of the sons died in the war, and only a seven-year-old son is still alive."

Liu Bei nodded: "Of course I know, that's why I am more worried about Master Lu's safety."

Zheng Ping sighed softly: "Master, every generation has the pursuit of a generation, and my uncle is over fifty years old."

"The hidden illness left by years of fighting, the suffering of a white-haired man sending a black-haired man, and the loneliness of not being able to repay the king's kindness and help the young master have already made my uncle full of holes."

"Kuang decides the major events in the world, so that you and I have at least 20 years to fight and wait!"

"But uncle can't wait!"

"If uncle is not allowed to go to Luoyang, the disappointment every day will destroy uncle's will."

"I don't persuade you, because my uncle has already calculated many times about the troops that can be mobilized in Qingzhou."

"It's not that uncle doesn't know the disparity in military strength, but that Qingzhou doesn't have more troops to mobilize."

Liu Bei was worried: "Scheme is better than strategy, but there is still a way to win the victory for Master Lu as much as possible?"

Zheng Ping paced and shook his fan, and the general trend of the world was displayed like a picture in his mind.

The names of Gongsun Zan, Yuan Shao, Han Fu, Tao Qian, etc. appear on the map of the general trend of the world.

a long time.

Zheng Ping stopped in his tracks, pointed his feather fan in the direction of Yuzhou and Xuzhou.

"There is a strategy that might give Uncle more chances of winning, but I'm not absolutely sure."

Liu Bei was overjoyed immediately: "How can there be a strategy in this world that is absolutely successful, even if there is only a [-]% chance, we should give it a try!"

"Please tell me the details!"

Zheng Ping nodded: "Fang today, apart from the envoy and uncle, there are only four people who really want to please Dong."

"Yuan Shu from Nanyang, Sun Jian from Yuzhou, Tao Qian from Xuzhou, and General Fenwu Cao Cao stationed in Dongwuyang!"

"Yuan Shu wants to take Dong Zhuo and replace him, Sun Jian wants to challenge Dong Bo for fame, Tao Qian regrets not being able to form an alliance last time, Cao Cao wants to emulate Huo Guangkuang to help the young master."

"Your envoy can go to Tao Qian and borrow three thousand elite soldiers from Danyang, and give them to my uncle to command. With five thousand cavalry, with my uncle's ability to use troops, I can increase my chances of winning."

"Since the Battle of Xingyang, Cao Cao has been recruiting troops in Dongwuyang, waiting for an opportunity. This person is also a close friend with Zhang Miao, the prefect of Chenliu, and there are also powerful generals under his command. If he knows about his uncle's westward expedition, he may be able to use it as a help."

"But Cao Cao and Yuan Shao have been friendly since they were young. This time we went to help Han Fu, which is equivalent to being right with Cao Cao."

"It's not easy for him to lead his troops to follow his uncle."

"Sun Jian is brave and good at fighting, and Yuan Shu has plotted against Dong Zhuo for a long time. These two have a strong desire to challenge Dong Zhuo, but Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao have had a long-standing grudge, and Yuan Shao will not sit back and watch Yuan Shu challenge Dong Chenggong."

"Previously, the spies from Qingzhou found out that Zhou Yu, a Kuaiji man, was declared by Yuan Shao as the governor of Yuzhou as the leader of the alliance, but his current movements are unknown. This person has two thousand soldiers under his command. If Sun Jian is away on an expedition, Zhou Yu may follow Yuan Shao's orders Send troops to Yuzhou."

"Most of Yuan Shu and Sun Jian's roots are in Yuzhou, so Yuan Shu and Sun Jian will not tolerate Zhou Yu sending troops to Yuzhou, but if Sun Jian withdraws his troops back to Yuzhou, uncle will face even greater pressure."

"You can send envoys to Nanyang to meet Yuan Shu, and inform Yuan Shao of Yuan Shao's intention to let Zhou Yu send troops to Yuzhou, and agree that Qing, Xu, and Henan can form an alliance to fight against Dong Zhuo! If outsiders get involved in any of the three states , the other two states will send troops to kill him!"

"Zhou Yu dares to step into Yuzhou, then Yuzhou will be his burial place!"

The more Liu Bei heard it, the more alarmed he became: "Has the situation in this world become so complicated? Yuan Shao himself doesn't want to attack Dong Zhuo, and doesn't he allow others to attack Dong Zhuo?"

"Fortunately, this time, Yuan Shao's conspiracy was broken in time, otherwise, if he was made the priest of Jizhou, Master Lu's begging for Dong would become dangerous."

"Yuan Shao can play the role of the governor of Yuzhou to harass Yuzhou, and he can play the role of the governor of Qingzhou to harass Qingzhou."

"At that time, both Sun Jian and Lu Shi will have to withdraw their troops from Luoyang. After the fourth generation and the third prince, how can they be so narrow-minded!"

Liu Bei sighed!

Dong Zhuo held the emperor and all the officials in Chang'an, but the Kwantung heroes were plotting against each other. This great cause of helping the world is more difficult than expected.

Taking a deep breath, Liu Bei's eyes regained his firmness: "I will write to Xuzhou and Nanyang right now, and make sure that Master Lu has a better chance of winning this time against Dong Neng."

Regarding borrowing troops from Tao Qian and forming an alliance with Yuan Shu, Liu Bei did not discuss with a third person other than Zheng Ping, nor did he inform Lu Zhi.

And when Liu Bei prepared his food, grass, soldiers and horses and was about to set off for Yecheng, Guan Yu's messenger arrived quickly.

"One hundred thousand stones of grain and grass!" Liu Bei's pupils shrank suddenly, and then he said happily: "Han Fu is willing to spend the capital! With this hundred thousand stones of grain and grass, Lu Shi doesn't have to raise food and grass for his westward expedition!"

"Xianmou, it seems that we have to rush to Yecheng as soon as possible, otherwise the [-] shi of grain and grass will fall into Yuan Shao's hands, and there will be no place to raise money."

Liu Bei was very happy.

All the things in Qingzhou made Liu Bei always tread on thin ice and be cautious, for fear of any accidents that would lead to the failure of his success.

Now that he got the good news, Liu Bei was naturally delighted.

Lu Zhi nodded again and again.

There are [-] stones of food and grass, enough for [-] cavalry for a year.

This time, all the cavalry went to Yecheng, and there were no barriers along the way, and they arrived outside Yecheng in a few days.

When Liu Bei arrived in Yecheng, Feng Ji also returned to see Yuan Shao.

When I went there, I made a vow, and when I came back, I was full of anger.

Seeing Feng Ji's appearance like this, Yuan Shao couldn't help but exclaimed and asked, "Yuan Tu, could it be that Liu Bei intends to help Han Fu?"

If Liu Bei wants to help Han Fu, Yuan Shao will be really troublesome.

Feng Ji shook his head, trying to mix some unimportant lies with the truth: "As I expected, Liu Bei didn't want to help Han Fu, and Guan Yu camped fifty miles outside Yecheng, just to ask for benefits."

Yuan Shao breathed a sigh of relief immediately: "Since Liu Bei just wanted to make a profit, then everything is easy to talk about. Qingzhou is short of money and food, so Liu Bei must take the opportunity to make a fortune."

"The problems that can be solved with money and food are not big problems."

Yuan Shao asked himself that he was confident of satisfying Liu Bei's appetite.

After all, after Han Fu was deposed, Yuan Shao is Jizhou Mu. Does the Jizhou people still lack Liu Bei's money and food?
"But—" Feng Ji paused, and his tone became hasty: "Han Fu, that cowardly fellow, sent Guan Yu [-] stones of grain and grass! Now it is being transported to Guan Yu's camp."

"How much? One hundred thousand stones? Han Fu is so willing?" Yuan Shao was also taken aback, as if he had known Han Fu for the first time.

If Han Fu really had such courage, how could the people of the Jizhou counties want to follow Yuan Shao?
Feng Ji nodded: "Yes! It's one hundred thousand stones! Then Guan Yu is waiting for Ming Gong to bid now."

Waiting for my bid?
I don't have the money to bid!
Yuan Shao is still waiting to receive Han Fu's money and food in Yecheng after he deposes Han Fu.

"If I don't make an offer, will Liu Bei help Han Fu?" Yuan Shao's tone was a little unhappy: "How dare Liu Bei be ungrateful? For the sake of a mere [-] shi of grain and grass, don't you want the grain and grass of other counties in Jizhou?"

"This—" Feng Ji gritted his teeth: "I also questioned Guan Yu like this, but Guan Yu said that he can't make the decision, and we can talk about anything when Liu Bei comes."

Fengji was a little discouraged.

When I went there, I boasted about Haikou, and said that Guan Yu was to welcome Yuan Shao, but now Yuan Shao has to wait for Liu Bei's arrival.

Yuan Shao was also obviously disappointed, and turned to look at Xu You: "Ziyuan, if Liu Bei really helps Han Fu, what should we do?"

Seeing Yuan Shao asking about Xu You's strategy again, Feng Ji couldn't help but secretly hate Xu You.

Every time!
Xu You, this guy, always advises Minggong at such times.

If I don't make a plan first, how can I have the opportunity for Xu You to offer a plan?
Feng Ji didn't think about why his strategy failed, he only resented that Xu You took the opportunity at a critical moment.

If Yuan Shao asked him about Feng Ji, he would be able to find out how to deal with it.

Xu You glanced at Feng Ji, and secretly sneered, but the smile on the surface was like a wind: "At the beginning, since Liu Bei wanted to talk, he was not prepared to really help Han Fu."

"Calculating the time, Meng De will almost arrive in Yecheng. When he arrives in Yecheng, he will meet up with everyone and play by ear."

Xu You only gave Yuan Shao an ambiguous answer.

In fact, Xu You had already anticipated this failure since Feng Ji offered advice.

The reason for following is that Xu You wanted to meet Liu Bei and the resourceful people around Liu Bei.

Knowing yourself and knowing your enemy can help you win a hundred battles.

If you don't even know the character of your opponent, how can you be one step ahead?

"Without me, Xu Ziyuan, how could we have won Jizhou at the beginning?" Xu You stroked his beard and praised himself inwardly.

Seeing that Xu You didn't come up with an effective solution, Yuan Shao couldn't help but breed an unknown fire in his heart, and was quite dissatisfied with Liu Bei who took advantage of the fire to rob him.

"If you can stay in Jizhou, you must tell Zang Hong to become the governor of Qingzhou!" Yuan Shao said viciously.

Last time, because of Liu Bei's preaching, the matter of playing Zang Hong as the governor of Qingzhou was left unsolved.

The plan to seize Jizhou was hindered by Liu Bei, which made Yuan Shao very angry with Liu Bei.

What's more, this Qingzhou is adjacent to Jizhou.

On the side of the couch, how can you allow others to snore?
Sooner or later, Liu Bei must be expelled from Qingzhou!

a few days later.

Under the city of Yecheng.

Yuan Shao set up a flag and camped in the northeast, and the prefects and ministers of various counties and states entered Yuan Shao's camp one after another.

After Liu Bei joined Guan Yu, he advanced the camp for forty miles, and set up a flag in the southeast of Yecheng.

In the south, Cao Cao also invited Zhang Miao, Yuan Xu and Yuan Yi to lead Qingqi to the city of Ye.

Looking at the camp outside the city, Han Fu on the tower was terrified: "Damn it! Why did Zhang Miao, Yuan Yi and Yuan Xu come to join in the fun! Aren't you afraid that Liu Dai will kick your nest?"

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