Call of the Deer

Chapter 140 Reckless Rise, Traitor Dilemma
Xizhou, as one of the five continents of Kyushu, its area is not much smaller than that of Zhongzhou, but the mountains and rivers in the continent are horizontal, with many natural dangers, and it has been a place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack since ancient times.

However, in the land of Xizhou today, wars are raging and fighting is endless. Even if there are natural dangers to stop it, it is difficult to stop the footsteps of the princes fighting for hegemony.

Shuzhou, the land of abundance, has a large number of people, more than 400 million, and Liu Bang, as a down-and-out and reckless man in the Yu Dynasty, rose up in this troubled world because of his friendship with righteous men in the rivers and lakes. One side of the princes is quite dramatic.

As for Liu Bang, although he is a vassal of one side, he is full of ruffian, and he is called brothers and brothers with all the people who rebelled with him. He has no rules at all, but it has miraculous effects. The momentum is like a broken bamboo, and in just over two years, he has become a powerful prince.

"Brothers, now that Wei Wuwang Cao Cao's morale is high, he sent his generals Xia Houdun and Xu Huang to approach Baiyue City. What should our army do?"

In Baidi City, the person sitting on the main seat looked worried and asked for advice from the person below. This person had a high nose bridge and long beards on both sides of his cheeks. He didn't seem to be mighty. This person was Liu Bang.

"Brother, little thief Cao, if you are afraid of what he will do, please give me a soldier and horse, and someone will cut off his dog's head and offer it to brother as a side dish, hmph..."

Hearing the words, a black-faced rough man sitting in the second place from the lower left of Liu Bang immediately stood up and said in a loud voice, the sound was like thunder, and it exploded in everyone's ears, and everyone's ears were buzzing.

"Fan Kui, don't talk nonsense, what do you know, a reckless man? Wei Wuwang has a lot of talents, Xiahou Dun, Xu Huang are all extraordinary, in fact, they can be defeated casually?"

A middle-aged Confucian scholar sitting next to him heard the words and immediately scolded him not to talk nonsense.

"My lord, although what the second elder brother said is true, our army may not be inferior to them. Please give a certain army, and some will go with General Fan. They will surely defeat Cao's army in one fell swoop..."

The general sitting opposite Fan Kui also stood up and began to clear the battle. This person was Liu Bang's general Peng Yue. His commanding ability was extremely extraordinary and he won Liu Bang's trust.

"Okay, since Brother Peng Yue is willing to try Cao Jun's combat power, I will let you take [-] troops to worship the moon city and fight Cao Jun..."

Seeing that Peng Yue took the initiative to invite Ying, Liu Bang took advantage of the situation and agreed to his request.

"Slow down, my lord, please don't be so anxious, I have a plan, and I will be able to defeat the enemy without any effort..."

At this moment, the Confucian scholar sitting in the first position suddenly stopped Liu Bang, telling him not to worry first, but to listen to him.

When Liu Bang heard the words, he naturally urged Chen Ping to tell his plan quickly.

"Borrowing swords to kill people, encircling Wei and saving Zhao!" Chen Ping said confidently.

"What should I do alone?"

"I am willing to personally send an envoy to Bingzhou Yuan Shao's department. Yuan Shao has always been at odds with Cao Cao, and the situation is the same. As long as I represent my lord and join forces with this person, the two parties will be able to defeat Cao's army, and even more. Further, straight into the land of Qingzhou..."

Chen Ping shook his feather fan lightly, extremely calm, planning a strategy, winning a decisive victory thousands of miles away.

"Dashan, the third brother is unparalleled in resourcefulness, it makes Gu feel ashamed..."

Liu Bang showed embarrassment, as if extremely ashamed of himself, but the sly look in his eyes was still fleeting, then he scratched his cheeks and nose, and looked at Xiao He, the number one think tank next to him.

"Second brother, what's the plan? Is it worthwhile?"

"My lord, Brother Chen's plan is very good. With Brother Chen's ability, it shouldn't be difficult to promote the alliance. This plan kills two birds with one stone, it's very subtle..."

Seeing his brains speak, Liu Bang naturally did not hesitate any longer, and immediately sent Chen Ping to Bingzhou to discuss the matter of alliance.

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Qingzhou, Xu Capital City.

"My lord, Liu Bang will definitely send his generals Fan Kuai and Peng Yue to attack Moon City this time. If we want to make a breakthrough quickly, we must use a clever strategy. Yichen sees that our army can completely surprise and attack it by surprise, so that General Xiahou can pretend to attack Moon City. , and then send General Cao Bin to secretly lead the army to attack Jiangdu City, it will definitely have a miraculous effect..."

Only then did Xi Zhi, a think tank under his command, begin to analyze the pros and cons and feasible strategies for Cao Cao.

"Zhicai, that's not what I'm worried about. With Liu Bang's ability as a strategist, he can predict the enemy's opportunity, and Yuan Shao and I are old enemies. This time, I don't want to see me take the opportunity to become bigger, so we will definitely send troops. ..."

Cao Cao showed embarrassment, and a stern look flashed in his eyes. He was very resentful towards Yuan Shao, and he did not hide a trace of murderous intent.

"Yeah, my lord's words are right, so our army must take this into consideration and make preparations in advance in case Yuan Shao takes the opportunity to attack. Since Liu Bang has united with Yuan Shao, our army can also unite with Yuan Shu in Ruzhou. Yuan Shao is a despicable thief. Shameless, as a concubine, openly usurped Bingzhou that originally belonged to Yuan Shu, and drove him out of Bingzhou. Yuan Shu hated him to the bone. As long as we send someone to tell the whole story, he will definitely convince this person. But if there is this person to restrain Yuan Shao, we The army can have a heart left..."

Hearing this, Cheng Li also opened his mouth to analyze the situation and make suggestions for Cao Cao.

"Great kindness! I don't know who is going to persuade Yuan Shu?" Cao Cao's eyes flashed when he heard this, and he felt that this plan was feasible, so he asked who would be willing to persuade Yuan Shu to send troops instead.

"Minister Zhang Bin is willing to go to Ruzhou to persuade Yuan Shu to send troops!"

At this time, Zhang Bin, who was unknown, suddenly came out and recommended himself.

Hearing this, Cao Cao looked at Xi Zhicai, but he didn't know much about Zhang Bin. The matter was important this time, but he didn't dare to be careless. Zhang Xintou only looked at Xi Zhicai when he got closer to Xi Zhicai.

"My lord, Meng Sun's talent is still above mine. If he goes to Ruzhou, he will be able to persuade Yuan Shu, and great things will surely come true!"

Xi Zhicai and Zhang Bin didn't know each other very well, but Zhang Bin's talent had to impress Tan, so naturally he would not object, but instead facilitated the matter.

"Okay, Mengsun, this time the situation in Qingzhou depends on you, and I ask Mengsun to definitely invite Yuan Shu for reinforcements..."

"My lord, please don't worry, my subordinates will do their best to persuade Yuan Shu to join the state!"

Zhang Bin was neither humble nor overbearing, with a little excitement on his face, but his words and deeds were quite decent, and he seemed to be confident about the matter of asking for help, without any embarrassment.

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A few days later, Liu Bang's envoy Chen Ping and Cao Cao's envoy Zhang Bin went to Bingzhou and Ruzhou Wangcheng respectively, and met Yuan Shao, king of Bingshan, and Yuan Shu, king of Runan.

"Who is your Excellency? Why did Cao Cao send you here this time?" Yuan Shu was arrogant and extremely arrogant. He looked down at Zhang Bin, Cao Cao's envoy, with contempt in his eyes and did not show much respect.

"Reporting to the King of Runan, my lord Cao Cao sent his subordinates here this time... so cooperation will benefit both sides, and division will cause two harms. Please think about it, once my lord is defeated, Yuan Shao's strength will definitely increase. By then It may not be easy for Your Majesty to seek revenge..."

Zhang Bin was neither humble nor overbearing, and looked directly at Yuan Shu who was sitting above him, with a gleam of disdain and pity in his eyes for the first time.

"Yan Xiang, what do you think? Do you agree to Cao Cao's request?" Yuan Shu asked Yan Xiang next to him with a trace of hesitation in his eyes.

"Returning to my lord, what this gentleman said is right. Once Yuan Shao becomes big, it will be extremely unfavorable to my lord. However, now that my lord takes the initiative, Cao Cao is more anxious than my lord, so my lord can take this opportunity to blackmail me..."

Yan Xiang thought for a while after hearing this, then replied.

"Okay, Cao Cao's request has been agreed, but the lonely king has been fighting for days, and the food and grass are really not enough. I hope Cao Cao can help me out, so that our soldiers can concentrate on fighting the enemy without worrying about the future..."

Yuan Shu's eyes lit up when he heard the words, and said immediately.
"I agree to the king's request for me, Zhu!"

"Our army is at a disadvantage, please..."

"agree…"

"Our army..."

"agree…"

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Yuan Shu said a total of nine points, and Zhang Bin agreed to them one by one, but his face was a little ugly, and finally Yuan Shu, who was satisfied, agreed to the request to send troops.

On the other hand, Chen Ping, relying on his sharp tongue and the assistance of Xu You who bribed him in advance, naturally easily persuaded Yuan Shao...

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(End of this chapter)