Gou writes entries in the Three Kingdoms

In the meeting hall, Yuan Shang looked contented, and his attitude towards Liu Xuan changed from respect to a bit of disdain.

It's no wonder that now Yuan Shang has completely taken over the power of the Yuan family and eliminated all hidden dangers. He is no longer the third son of the Yuan family who needs to beg Liu Xuan to sell him arms.

"Master Yuan, if you suddenly want to buy so many weapons and armor this time, could it be because the war in the Central Plains is not going well?"

Yuan Shang waved his hand and said, "What did the King of Huaiyang say? Our Jizhou and Youzhou armies join forces to go south. How can there be trouble in the war? It's just that I don't want to spend so much time with Cao Cao. I want to win the battle quickly. As long as these ten thousand Once I get the set of weapons and armor, I will definitely be able to complete the battle and end the battle before summer."

[Scanned Yuan Shang's voice: Cao Cao is indeed a tough nut to crack. I urgently need these armors and weapons to equip an elite army. If this continues, my remaining prestige in Hebei will be gone. 】

Liu Xuan looked at Yuan Shang's thoughts in the notepad, rolled his eyes, and asked Yuan Shang,

"Then Mr. Yuan, should I pay cash to buy weapons and armor this time?"

Yuan Shang was stunned.
"Ah? Cash? Are you kidding, Your Highness? Several states in Hebei have been at war for many years. How can the treasury get so much cash?"

Just after he finished speaking, Yuan Shang felt that his attitude was a bit extreme, so he quickly apologized and said with a smile,

"Your Highness, why don't we mortgage the land this time? Don't worry, now I have control over the entire territory of Hebei, not to mention the land."

Liu Xuan shook his head, looking a little unhappy.

"Mr. Yuan, it's not that I won't sell you weapons and armor, but you have purchased them twice before, and you didn't pay any cash once. They were all mortgaged with land. Now Bohai County, Hejian County and Pingyuan County have all been mortgaged. If you use land as a mortgage, I'm afraid half of Jizhou will be mortgaged by you."

Yuan Shang stiffened his neck, "So what? I will pay the monthly interest. After I take care of Cao Cao and get the land of Yanzhou and Qingzhou, the money will come back after two years of taxation. King Huaiyang can rest assured. Hebei I I have the final say, let alone half of Jizhou, the whole of Jizhou is mortgaged, it’s just a matter of my words.”

[Scanned Yuan Shang's voice: Haha, the land is just a mortgage, and the land itself can't fly. As long as Cao Cao is defeated, you, Liu Xuan, dare to ask me for the land of two states? 】

Liu Xuan looked at Yuan Shang, who was as arrogant as a nouveau riche in front of him, and sighed secretly in his heart.
The fourth and third princes of Yuan Shao, who had been in power in Hebei for decades, how could they teach such an idiot son?

Even if he didn't scan Yuan Shang's thoughts, he still wanted to know what Yuan Shang was thinking. It was a pity that Yuan Shang, who had always been arrogant, actually regarded Liu Xuan as his son.

"Young Master Yuan, I believe you also know that although I have a loan business, I also have a risk assessment system. With all due respect, your loan this time has already generated a risk warning. I am afraid that you cannot use land as collateral unless..."

Yuan Shang became a little anxious when he heard that there was a fierce battle ahead. He was looking forward to these armors and weapons to open up the situation, so he quickly asked, "Unless what? Your Highness, just say so."

"Unless the part of the land previously used as mortgage can be delivered first, then we can know Mr. Yuan's sincerity in mortgaging the land. If we cannot successfully hand over the mortgaged land, then the risk of this mortgage is too great. "

Yuan Shang still didn't understand what Liu Xuan meant, "Let's make the delivery first, how to deliver it?"

Liu Xuandao: "It's very simple. The mortgage required for the ten thousand sets of armor and weapons this time requires at least two counties. Mr. Yuan needs to hand over the land of the two counties that were previously mortgaged to me first, and then he can mortgage the new two counties. "

"Of course, you can also repay the principal of the loan to those two counties first, and it will still count."

Yuan Shang finally understood what Liu Xuan meant. The previous mortgage loan must be repaid before the new land loan can be used. If the principal cannot be repaid, the two mortgaged counties must be handed over to Liu Xuan, which is regarded as fulfillment of the contract.

Although Liu Xuan's approach was a bit inhumane, Yuan Shang could understand it.

After all, this is billions of dollars, not a fraction. Even in peaceful times, he would have to collect taxes for several years to pay off the debt.

At this time, Yuan Shang naturally had no cash to repay his debts. If he wanted to continue to borrow money to buy weapons and armor, he could only cede the land.

Yuan Shang gritted his teeth, with a hint of dissatisfaction in his tone, "In this case, I will obey King Huaiyang. I wonder which two counties King Huaiyang wants to hand over first?"

[Scanned Yuan Shang’s heartfelt voice: Huh, land is not as important as weapons and armor. When I destroy Cao Cao and take over Yanzhou and Qingzhou, what’s the use of you occupying the two counties of Guxuan Jizhou? I want to take it back, so why not move? A matter of moving your fingers. 】

Liu Xuan pointed at the map on the wall casually, "Let's take Bohai County and Hejian County. These two counties are in the easternmost part of Jizhou, so it's convenient for me to take over."

After saying that, seeing Yuan Shang's face looking ugly, he smiled and patted Yuan Shang's arm.

"Master Yuan, don't worry too much. I'm only taking over these two counties temporarily. I don't want to invade your territory. When you wipe out Cao Cao, you can repay these debts with the money from any state. I'll take it when the time comes. Money, leave immediately.”

Liu Xuanyu sighed seriously, "Well, if I weren't afraid of breaking the rules, I really wouldn't want to send officials and soldiers to manage these two counties. Manpower and material resources cost money everywhere. The longer my management lasts, the more money I will lose." The more there are, the more Master Yuan has to speed up the progress on the battlefield."

When Yuan Shang heard Liu Xuan's deception, he felt that it was somewhat reasonable.
Anyway, Hejian County and Bohai County were attacked by mutants before, and they are still in a mess. Let Liu Xuan manage them at his own expense. When he is free, he can drive Liu Xuan out of Jizhou.

Yuan Shang had a smile on his face and saluted Liu Xuan.
"Now that we have agreed, I will use Qinghe County and Guantao County as collateral this time. I also ask the King of Huaiyang to load the goods for me quickly and set off as soon as possible."

After the handover between the two parties was completed, Yuan Shang hurriedly followed the cargo fleet back to Jizhou.

Zhuge Liang approached Liu Xuandao and said,

"My lord, I think Yuan Shang is narrow-minded and has no moral bottom line. I am afraid that when the war between Yuan and Cao is over, it will be difficult for my lord to get the mortgaged land. As for the principal of the loan, it is even more water from a bamboo basket. "

Liu Xuan smiled with his hands behind his back.

"I didn't expect him to repay the money, and he couldn't afford to repay such a huge debt."

Zhuge Liang's eyes lit up,
"Then my lord is asking for the handover of the two counties of Hejian and Bohai this time. Is he planning to take action against Yuan Shang?"

"Well, time waits for no one. Yuan Shang already has an advantage on the Yanzhou battlefield. With the addition of these [-] sets of weapons and armor, he will definitely be able to defeat Cao Cao. It's time for us to take action."

Liu Xuan looked up to the north and said to Zhuge Liang,

"Kong Ming, you will be responsible for coordinating the military deployment of the two counties of Hejian and Bohai. I will give you one hundred thousand soldiers, and you only need one, to block Yuan Shang's northward escape."

Zhuge Liang smiled faintly and said, "One hundred thousand soldiers are just blocking Yuan Shang's escape route to the north. Some of them are overqualified and underused. Why don't I just take over Youzhou on behalf of my lord?"

"Haha, that would be better," Liu Xuan said to Zhuge Liang, "These [-] soldiers are under your command. Just go ahead and do whatever you want. I believe you."

When Zhuge Liang heard what Liu Xuan said, he felt moved for no reason.

Although Liu Xuan personally went to Nanyang to ask him to come out, he seemed to know him quite well in his words.

However, Zhuge Liang has not really participated in a war since he came out of the mountain, nor has he made any special achievements.

Liu Xuan's heartfelt trust made Zhuge Liang suddenly become more motivated to fight, thinking that he must make a contribution to Liu Xuan no matter what.

After thinking about it, Zhuge Liang solemnly saluted Liu Xuan.
"My lord sent me to lead the army to Jizhou, but do you plan to personally lead the army to attack Yanzhou?"

Liu Xuan nodded, "Yes, Yuan Shang bought armor and weapons and went over, and he will definitely attack Cao Cao with all his strength. This is a good opportunity for me to defeat Cao Cao. I will lead the army to attack from the south."

"After defeating Cao Cao, we can then go north to destroy Yuan Shang and unify the Central Plains."

Zhuge Liang heard this and said: "My lord, Cao Cao is at the end of his battle. Liang believes that instead of joining forces with Yuan Shang to attack Cao Cao, it is better to bring Cao Cao's forces under his command and then go north to attack Yuan. In this way, isn't it possible to kill two birds with one stone?"

"Conquer Cao Cao?" Liu Xuan looked at Zhuge Liang in disbelief, "Three years ago, Cao Cao was in the Central Plains, controlling the government, and was the most powerful prince in the world. He had countless ministers and generals under his command. How could he surrender?" Liu Xuan indeed I never thought about this. After all, in the original history, Cao Cao was the final winner, although the final fruits of victory were stolen by the Sima family.

But in the War of the Three Kingdoms, Cao Wei was the ultimate winner.

Zhuge Liang's eyes shone with excitement. The more challenging something is, the more attractive it is to him.

If he could conquer Cao Cao for Liu Xuan, he could fully afford Liu Xuan's reliance and trust in him now.

"My lord, this moment is the same as the other moment. I think Cao Cao is also aware of current affairs. Liang is willing to go to Cao Cao's camp in person and persuade Cao Cao to submit to the lord with his sharp tongue."

Liu Xuan was overjoyed and said, "Okay, if this thing can really come true and the Central Plains will be unified, Kong Ming should be the first to do so."

. . .

Yanzhou, Puyang.

After Yuan Shang's army defeated Baima, Cao Cao moved his headquarters to Puyang.

As the capital of Yanzhou, Puyang has a strong city and tall walls. The city has enough food to feed the [-] defenders for a year.

Yuan Shang obviously also knew that the cost of attacking Puyang was too high, so he did not gather heavy troops in Puyang, but dispersed his troops to attack other counties and cities.

Cao Cao relied on the convenience of fighting on the mainland and continued to deal with General Yuan Shang.

However, Cao Cao still had no way to deal with Yuan Shang's more than 1 armored battalions.

So far, Cao Jun's only major victory against the Iron Armored Battalion was the last time Guo Jia set up an ambush to encircle and annihilate Yuan Tan.

However, the conditions for a successful ambush were too harsh. Even Guo Jia never found a suitable opportunity to kill the Iron Armored Battalion.

Seeing that the number of men under his command was getting smaller and smaller, Cao Cao's mood in Puyang became worse and worse.

On this day, the personal guard reported that Zhuge Liang, Liu Xuan's new military advisor, asked to see him.

Liu Xuan sent people here at this time, and Cao Cao knew that nothing good would happen.

Speaking of Liu Xuan, Cao Cao was really furious.

Since Liu Xuan was born, Cao Cao has been extremely unlucky every time the two sides met.

Starting from the archery competition outside Shouchun City to determine the ownership, if Liu Xuan hadn't stepped in and killed Yuan Shu in advance, how could Shouchun City have fallen into Liu Bei's hands.

Although Cao Cao later got Shouchun from Liu Bei, he exchanged it for Nanyang and Huyang.

When Xuzhou defeated Lu Bu, Cao Cao was forced to retreat by Liu Xuan's threat.

In the end, Cao Cao was bewitched by Liu Bei and decided to go to war with Liu Xuan and attack the Hexi Corridor. Unexpectedly, he angered Liu Xuan and besieged Xuchang with his army.

Moreover, the defeat of Xuchang also officially announced the beginning of Cao Cao's decline.

Thinking of this, Cao Cao said angrily,

"What are Liu Xuan's people doing here? They're gone."

Xun Yu on the side said quickly,

"My lord, Yuan's army is now strong and our army is at risk. If we can repair our relationship with Liu Xuan, we may still have a chance of victory."

When Cao Cao heard this, he thought for a while and asked Xun Yu,

"Who is this Zhuge Liang?"

"Zhuge Liang is the military advisor Liu Xuan invited from Nanyang. When I was in Yingchuan, I also heard about his reputation. It is said that he is quite talented. I'm afraid Liu Xuan sent this man to surrender."

Cao Cao sighed, looking a little depressed, "I also know that this person must be here to surrender, so I don't want to see him. However, the situation on the battlefield is like this, and we can't help but have more choices. Let's listen to what he has to say."

Cao Cao sent someone to tell Zhuge Liang that he was entering the tent. He saw Zhuge Liang walking gracefully, exuding the unique vitality of young people and shining with the light of confidence.

Just one meeting made Cao Cao narrow his eyes.
Liu Xuan was able to go to Nanyang in person to invite this person to come out. It seems that this person is indeed outstanding.

"Zhuge Liang of Nanyang, the right military advisor under the command of King Huaiyang, has met Duke Cao."

Zhuge Liang was neither humble nor arrogant, and smiled calmly and saluted Cao Cao.

Although Cao Cao admired the young man in front of him quite a lot, he still had to show off his dignity.

He said calmly: "Mr. Zhuge, you are polite. I wonder why you are here?"

Before Zhuge Liang could reply, Cao Cao continued: "If you are here to recruit King Huaiyang to surrender."

Cao Cao said, pointing to the guards on the left and right, "I order the sword and ax hands in front of the palace to kill anyone who talks about surrender."

Zhuge Liang's eyes gleamed, but the smile on his face did not change at all.
He glanced lightly at the swordsmen around him and walked straight to the map on the wall.
"Mr. Cao is so afraid that I will surrender, doesn't it mean that Gong Cao already has the idea of ​​​​surrendering in his mind?"

"But Liang came here just to provide some information to Mr. Cao."

"what's the message?"

"Of course it's information about the battle situation in Yanzhou."

After Zhuge Liang finished speaking, he picked up the small flag under the map to mark the battlefield layout.
He planted a row of small flags in several places in Yanzhou, and then said to Cao Cao,

"This is the current distribution of Yuan Shang's troops that have invaded Yanzhou. Among them, the most powerful armored battalion has captured Liang State and is moving north to attack Puyang from the south."

While Zhuge Liang was explaining, he placed another small flag.
"This is 1 elite reinforcements from Jizhou. Yuan Shang purchased [-] new sets of alloy steel armor and weapons from our lord, the King of Huaiyang, seven days ago, and is preparing to equip these [-] elites. After that, these [-] troops will move north of Puyang. "

Plant another flag,
"These are the [-] Yangzhou elites that my lord, King Huaiyang, will deploy in the plains. Heading south, we can reach the east of Puyang within three days."

Zhuge Liang stared at Cao Cao and said slowly,

"Of course, if they go west, they can reach Yecheng within five days. It depends on whether Duke Cao wants them to go south or west." (End of this chapter)