The Three Kingdoms: A vicious plan was offered, and Liu Bei was stunned!

Chapter 438 Luo Yuan gave up the Baihe Road, and people were like fat meat

Luo Yuan used the newspaper trick to deal with the old ministers of the Han Dynasty, and then focused his attention on the battle between Cao and Liu. As for the Jiangling army's attack on Changsha, he was not in a hurry at all.

Huang Zhong has already controlled half of Changsha and has formed a coercive posture against Han Xuan in Changsha. Now the army is stationed in Nan County and is carrying out construction.

Cao Cao had already arrived at Bowang with his army and ordered Cao Ren to attack Xinye. A few days later, news came from Xinye.

Cao's army was defeated by Kong Ming's fire, suffering countless casualties.

After reading the military report, Xu Shu said to Luo Yuan, "Kong Ming is really ruthless. He actually gave up Xinye. Cao Cao suffered 30,000 to 40,000 casualties this time. Liu Bei's army has already moved towards Fancheng. We have troops stationed in Baihe and we must intercept them."

Liu Bei was going to Xiangyang and then to Jiangxia. Luo Yuan knew his route very well.

If the general cut off Liu Bei's passage to Jiangxia at this time, there would be a high probability that Liu Bei would be killed.

Luo Yuan said: "Kong Ming must have made a plan. We said we would not intervene in their war, so we won't intervene. Let Yang Manqing and Liao Hua retreat from Baihe and clear the way."

"My lord, if Cao Cao asks us the reason later, how are we going to explain it?" The narrator felt that what Luo Yuan did to help Liu Bei was too obvious.

Although you did not intervene in the war between Cao and Liu, you were overdoing it in helping Liu Bei.

"Let Liao Hua lead his troops into the Linxiang area to support Liu Pan. How can I just sit there and watch Zhou Yu of Jiangdong invade?" Luo Yuan said with a smile.

It turned out that I was waiting here.

If we withdraw our troops earlier, Liu Bei will not remember our favor. If we withdraw our troops later, Cao Cao might have destroyed Liu Bei. It is just right to withdraw our troops now.

Zhou Yu invaded Linxiang, and Luo Yuan mobilized troops to defend Jiangdong. It was reasonable and logical, and no one could say anything.

No one can catch your own faults.

Liu Bei set out from Xinye this time, but he brought hundreds of thousands of people with him to escape, and his movement speed was very slow.
The final fate of these people was very miserable, and only a few followed Liu Bei to Jiangxia.

Hundreds of thousands of people died all the way from Xinye to Jiangxia.

Along the way, Emperor Liu used a lot of trickery and deception. There were only tens of thousands of people starting from Xinye, but the number of people who followed him reached hundreds of thousands. When they arrived in Xiangyang and crossed the Han River... countless people died.

Luo Yuan wanted to take advantage of the people. Instead of following Uncle Liu and dying, it would be better for him to come to Jiangling and live a good life.

"Yuanzhi, it's hard for Uncle Liu to lead the people on their journey. Shouldn't we help him to lighten his burden? The emperor is in Jiangling, so it's only natural for the people to seek refuge with him."

What Luo Yuan needs is population. Hundreds of thousands of people following Liu Bei in the migration is simply a big piece of fat meat.

Just thinking about it makes my mouth water.

Dangyang County is near Jingzhou.

Liu Bei set out from Xinye, passed Fancheng, crossed the Han River twice via Xiangyang, and finally arrived at Dangyang County in Jingzhou, and then arrived at the Yangtze River, waiting for Liu Qi to come and greet him.

Liu Qi didn't bring many boats when he came to rescue Liu Bei, so it is easy to imagine where the people Liu Bei brought with him went. They were either dead or scattered on the land of Jingzhou.

If these people had waited for Cao Cao to come in their hometown, nothing might have happened. But since they followed Liu Bei, how could Cao Cao be polite to them?

Uncle Liu was only good at fooling people and had no ability to lead the people.

When Xu Shu heard Luo Yuan say this, he naturally understood what Luo Yuan meant: "My lord, do you want the people?"

"We are short of population. Jingzhou is vast and fertile. How can we let Liu Huangshu go with so many people? Our army's retreat from Baihe has opened the way for him to go to Fancheng. How can he not repay me for this favor?"

Xu Shu thought for a moment and shook his head: "The emperor's uncle is kind and righteous, so he may not be willing. Moreover, he took the people away from Xinye, so he naturally planned to make a comeback in the future. As long as the people are there, there will be soldiers and food. He is not a fool."

"So let him return the favor." Luo Yuan smiled. Do you think Liu Bei can really take these people away from Jingzhou?

Kong Ming set Cao Cao on fire, but it did not affect the overall strategic situation at all. Liu Bei could not defeat Cao Cao.

Luo Yuan decided to capture those people in Jingzhou area, and he decided that all that was left was to arrange things.

"Yang Manqing has retreated from Baihe, and she has some free time. She is the most suitable person to do things like recruiting civilians." Luo Yuan selected the personnel and did not discuss it with Xu Shu.

Yang Manqing is the important official in charge of propaganda. It should be enough for him to take the propaganda team, food and some guards.

After all, it is about recruiting civilians, not going to fight with Emperor Liu.

Besides, I’m not afraid of fighting. Miss Yang is ruthless enough.

Luo Yuan decided to let Xiong Ying lead 5,000 Dragon Snake Army and Yang Manqing to take charge together. Miss Yang would be responsible for recruiting the people, and the Dragon Snake Army would be responsible for protection.

The emperor's uncle must be angry that he was robbing Liu Bei's common people. Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were both die-hard fans of Liu Bei. If there was any conflict, Xiong Ying would not be afraid of these two reckless men.

As they waited for Luo Yuan's order to be passed on, the old men outside the Commander's Mansion became excited.

"This time, the Dragon Snake Army was mobilized. Even the lord's personal guards were dispatched. This shows that the military headquarters is short of manpower."

"Is there going to be a conscription?"

"Maybe."

"So go back and inform your family and get ready. I think the master can't bear it any longer."

The old men entered into the state of civilian military strategists again, and by the time Luo Yuan heard about it, Jiangling had already become extremely lively.

"You are talking nonsense again. Who wants to recruit soldiers?"

Luo Yuan had to come out to dispel the rumors. These old guys were really frustrating. How could he let them know about such an important matter as conscription?

"The Military Command has not announced it yet. You are talking nonsense. If you disturb Jiangling, I will kill you later."

"My lord, stop pretending. The Dragon Snake Army has been dispatched. Jiangling must be out of soldiers. We have been calculating these days. The army has gone to Changsha, and some have gone to Linxiang. Now that the Dragon Snake Army has moved, Jiangling will only have 50,000 soldiers left. This is not enough. It is better to recruit them once."

An old man was counting on his fingers with Luo Yuan. They were keeping an eye on the movements of the Military Commander's Office every day. They knew the troop deployments of Jiangling Military Commander's Office better than anyone else in Jiangdong or even the spies of Cao's family.

What the hell!

Luo Yuan glared and said, "Fuck you, you old man, you know too much."

You really dare to say anything.

How many troops are left in Jiangling? Is it possible to say so casually?

Luo Yuan waved his hand: "Stop talking nonsense, go back and live a good life."

"The enemy is about to invade us. How can we live? You don't have to worry about our lives. Recruit soldiers. It is everyone's responsibility to defend Jiangling."

"No, there is enough military strength."

"Fifty thousand is not enough. My Lord, we have heard that Cao Cao is coming with a million troops. Although you are related to Cao Cao, it is inevitable that Cao Cao will be tempted by Jiangling's wealth. We must be on guard against others."

What you said really makes sense.

But I don't accept it. These old men are just sitting around doing nothing. Why are they thinking about the General Military Office?

(End of this chapter)