Big Joe, Little Joe loves me

Chapter 81

Lujiang County, Shucheng.

Liu Xun frowned and sat on the main seat. On the left and right sides of him were a group of civil and military personnel.

In the past few days, Liu Xun has a lot of thoughts, he is hesitating about whether to send troops.

"Shangliao's wealth is in the tens of millions, with grain, rice, gold and silver, and all kinds of rare treasures. If we can defeat Shangliao, our army's strength will double, and we will become the number one combat force under Duke Yuan's command! "

The person who spoke was Li Shu, and it was Li Shu's proposal that made Liu Xun very worried. To be honest, the wealth that Liu Xun coveted was not a day or two. At the beginning, he was also troubled by the lack of food. He sent his cousin Liu Xie to Shangliao to borrow grain, and Shangliao's patriarch agreed, but when the grain arrived, not only was the quantity scarce, but the quality of the rice was also uneven, obviously the other party was just perfunctory.

For this reason, Liu Xun is very dissatisfied with Shangliao, and has always been thinking about it, hoping to annex Shangliao one day.

However, because Yuan Shu was at war with Liu Bei, Liu Xun guarded the rear and did not dare to send troops hastily. Moreover, Lujiang River is a strategic location surrounded by enemy forces. Although Yuan Shu is powerful and no one dares to provoke him, he is not afraid of [-], just in case. .

Liu Ye also had this concern, so he suggested to Liu Xun: "Although Shangliao is small, the victory lies in the depth of the city. The country is bound to be empty, and if a strong army takes advantage of the void to attack, then you will not be able to defend alone in the future. It is the general who advances and surrenders to the enemy, and retreats with nowhere to return. If the army goes out today, the disaster will be imminent.”

Li Shu advocated sending troops, but Liu Ye opposed sending troops. Liu Xun was in a dilemma and felt a headache.

Li Shu saw Liu Xun's hesitation, and hit the iron while it was hot: "Liu Biao and Liu Bei are just city guard dogs. They are more than self-preserving, but not aggressive enough. Jiangdong Liu Gan and Xu Kun fought against Wujun. Yuzhang Liu Yao is only a mere defeated general, so what is the point? In my opinion, this is a golden opportunity to attack Shangliao, general, time is not waiting for me!"

Liu Xun's heart fluttered when he heard the words, but he still had some concerns, so he couldn't help saying to Liu Xie: "Brother Kai, you have been to Shangliao, is Shangliao really as rich as General Li said?"

Liu Kai replied: "Shangliao is rich and has plenty of food. It is indeed a place of wealth."

Liu Xun murmured: "Okay, I've decided to send the soldiers to the front!"

Liu Ye persuaded: "Zitai must not be allowed. If troops are really sent, Lujiang River will be in danger!"

Zitai is the name of Liu Xun.

Liu Xun's face was slightly displeased, Liu Ye talked about a disaster, but kept his mouth about a danger, as if the Lujiang River was about to be destroyed in an instant, if ordinary people said that, Liu Xun had already scolded him loudly, but because Liu Ye was from the Han Dynasty The clan is a gentleman of the high clan, so he didn't say much.

"The general can safely send troops to the front, I am willing to guard the rear for the general." Li Shu said with his hands clasped.

"Zitai..." Liu Ye was about to speak, but was interrupted coldly by Liu Xun.

"Zi Yang doesn't need to say much, it's decided on this point, the army will be mobilized immediately, and Shucheng's defense will be temporarily assigned to General Li Shu." Liu Xun ordered coldly.

"You must do your best in a humble position, and swear to the death!" Li Shu's mouth curled up with an imperceptible arc, with a strong smile.

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Li Shu's mansion.

Li Shu came out of the prefect's mansion and rushed home immediately, because there was already a person waiting for a long time at home.

In the study room, an elegant man in his forties was sitting on the side. This person was holding a copy of "Lu Shi Chunqiu" in one hand, reading it with full concentration.

"Squeak!" The door was pushed open, and Li Shu stepped in quickly.

Seeing Li Shu approaching in high spirits, before he could open his mouth, the reader said: "Congratulations to Prefect Li for fulfilling his wish."

Li Shu was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said, "Could it be that Mr. Qiao has clairvoyant eyes and smooth ears?"

The person who read the book was Qiao Yuan, he said: "I don't have clairvoyant eyes, but I have a pair of insightful eyes. The spring-like smile on Zilu's face can't be hidden from my eyes."

Zilu is the epigraph of Li Shu.

Li Shu smiled and said: "Liu Xun has decided to send troops, and the defense of Shucheng has also fallen into my hands, but there is one thing I am more worried about."

Qiao Yuan asked, "Zi Lu is referring to Zheng Bao from Chaohu Lake?"

Li Shu nodded and said: "That's right, Zheng Bao is brave and resolute, with extraordinary talent and force. This person now occupies Chaohu Lake and has more than [-] people. As far as I know, this person is also ambitious. If there is a chaos in Lujiang , this person will definitely send troops south to fish in troubled waters."

After a pause, Li Shu said again: "Furthermore, this person has an old relationship with Liu Ye, and Liu Ye has always been wary of me. He has confronted me in front of Liu Xun several times, and this time the defense of Shucheng falls into my hands, Liu Ye will definitely not I will let it go and sit and wait to die."

Qiao Yuan frowned and said, "This Liu Ye can see through your intention?"

Li Shu shook his head and said, "I don't know if I saw through it or not, but I'm sure Liu Ye is very wary of me. With this person in Lujiang, I feel that things may not go so smoothly."

Qiao Yuan pondered for a while, then said: "In this case, just in case, I will immediately write a letter and send it to Jiangdong. According to the time, Wushuang should have defeated Xu Kun at this time. As long as Wushuang can send an army across the river, Lujiang can be defeated." It's settled!"

Li Shu said worriedly: "I know a little about Xu Kun. Sun Ce used Xu Kun as the vanguard when he broke the Lujiang River. This man is brave and good at fighting. It is not easy for Wushuang to defeat this person. !"

Qiao Yuan smiled and said: "Don't worry, Zilu, I have received the news that Xu Kun is now besieged by Zhou Tai's army in Qu'a Gucheng. Lujiang."

"I hope Wushuang can send troops to help." Li Shu sighed lightly, and asked with concern on his face, "I heard that Duke Qiao's little daughter is missing?"

"Oh, I feel a headache when I talk about this." Qiao Gong shook his head for a while, and his tone was rather helpless: "Wu Shuang sent someone to take her back, but she dumped all the guards halfway, leaving only a letter , What did you say that the world is so big, I want to go and see it. I asked people everywhere, but I still haven't found her whereabouts, if Zilu has extra people, can you help me find out more?"

"Don't worry, Mr. Qiao. I will order people to pay more attention to this matter. I also like listening to the piano very much. If it weren't for the young dog, I would still think that in the future you and my two families can become good friends. It's a pity that the age difference between the two is very big. Far away." Li Shu said solemnly.

"It's not difficult. When Wushuang and Ling Rong have children, then you and I will still have a chance to become in-laws." Qiao Yuan said with a light smile as his eyes flickered.

"Such a great kindness, with the help of Master Qiao, the Lujiang River will surely fall into my hands!" Li Shu laughed, full of ambition.

The two chatted for a long time before breaking up late at night. At this point, a storm was about to come to Lujiang.

(End of this chapter)