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Chapter 220 The Heroes of the World Discuss the World

"Yuanlong! Captain Cao did not violate discipline. If his military power is removed, I'm afraid Xuzhou will be shaken by it!" Liu Bei said.

"But my father..."

"Yuanlong, don't worry, I've signed the seal, I believe the imperial court will give an explanation! By the way, how is the matter of food and grass going?" Liu Bei said.

Chen Deng was speechless for a while, his uncle Chen Yu returned from the Shouchun defeat, Liu Bei also had a seal, it can be two years, and there is no follow-up from the court!There are also Chen Ji and his son of the same family who were expelled by Yuan Shu and also fled to Xiapi. Liu Bei didn't even go to Bian Biao Zhang! !
Although Chen Deng was somewhat dissatisfied with Liu Bei, he did not dare to be careless, and bowed to Liu Bei: "Master, Suiling and Pengcheng have each transported 20 shi of grain and grass, enough for the entire army to feed for a year!"

After Liu Bei hummed, he didn't say any more, and Chen Deng resigned.

Liu Bei also returned to the study, leaving behind Mi Zhu and said: "My lord, I'm worried that Feng Yao will see through our plot and send troops to Xuzhou!"

"Zizhong, it's impossible for Feng Yao to ignore Jingzhou's army, right? Even if Feng Yao comes to attack Xuzhou, we have nothing to worry about. You Yunchang is in Pengcheng, and the enemy will kill one by one, and kill one by two! As long as we can stop him In one month, Yuan Shu will definitely be defeated!! At that time, the Jing, Yang, and Xu prefectures under the control of my Han clan will join together, together with the Qingzhou prefecture Kong Beihai's command of Qingzhou Governor, combined with the strength of the four prefectures, we will besiege a small town. Can the small Yuzhou still be conquered? When Yuzhou is conquered, I will immediately recommend you as the governor of Yuzhou!" Liu Bei said.

"Let's talk about Feng Yao, he is Lu Bu's son-in-law. Now that Cao Cao has formed an alliance with us, he can send troops to attack Puyang with all his strength. Lu Bu will definitely turn to Feng Yao for help. Could Feng Yao risk Yangzhou, Yanzhou, and Yuzhou to be attacked at the same time? Is it just to get the dead land of Xuzhou??" Liu Bei said with a smile on his face.

Mi Zhu nodded, and said, "What if Cao Cao really defeats Lu Bu! Then didn't we manipulate the wedding dress for Cao this time? I'm afraid we will add a dragon to a tiger."

"Zizhong, this is the best opportunity for us, the Liu family! Even if Cao Cao is allowed to become the king, we must destroy Yuan Shu. As long as Yangzhou is in our hands, we will be half successful!!" Liu Bei said.

Mi Zhu was overjoyed, as if the position of governor of Yuzhou was right in front of him, Liu Bei's words almost completely dispelled Mi Zhu's worries.

"Yuan Shao sent a heavy army to attack Zang Hong this time. He will definitely be able to conquer it. Then he will join forces with Cao Cao to attack Puyang, with an army of [-]! Rescue, already Liu Biao's army suppressed Feng Yao, and then divided his troops to rescue Lv Bu, still have spare power to attack Xuzhou?? This is impossible!! Even if Feng Yao sent Liang Guoxiang Cheng Gu to attack, how can a weak major general be the opponent of General Guan? ??" Mi Zhu also smiled.

"In addition to the information I received recently, Feng Yao has been addicted to drinking and sex for the past month!... How can this be the behavior of a man with great ambitions? Hehe, Feng Yao is only a 17-year-old boy after all. No big deal!"

Mi Zhu was determined, and bowed to Liu Bei, intending to resign.

At this moment, Liu Bei suddenly remembered something, and said, "Well, Zizhong's nephew, since Captain Cao is sick, why don't I promote Mi Fang to be a captain!"

Mi Zhu was taken aback for a moment, then beamed with joy, and quickly thanked Liu Bei for his promotion on behalf of his younger brother!Then he exited the study room, the excitement still remained on his face!
"This time, my Mi family must be soaring into the sky, and it's not in vain for all the previous expenses..."

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ten days ago

Yanzhou, Juancheng

Since he escaped from Puyang City last time, Xi Zhong has been living with self-blame all day long, and his condition worsened again. After a period of treatment and recuperation, he has greatly improved. But it was almost better, and Cao Cao sent people to inquire about Xi Zhong's condition from time to time.

On this day, only five days before the Spring Festival, Cao Cao came to look for Xi Zhong in person, and Xi Zhong hurriedly greeted him, saying: "My lord! If you have something to send, you can send it to your subordinates. How dare your subordinates trouble you, my lord, to invite you in person!"

Cao Cao nodded and stroked Xizhong's shoulder: "Zhicai, I can't sleep after thinking about it these few days. It's a shame that Lu Bu occupies my Yanzhou. If we can't get a plan to destroy Lu Bu, how can we laugh this Spring Festival?" Come out!"

Xi Zhong looked ashamed, bowed his head and clasped his fists and said "Master!!" and then stopped talking.

Cao Cao didn't say much. He walked to Xizhong's bedroom, looked at the bamboo slips piled up beside the kang, and praised: "Zhicai, I never thought that you would pay attention to the affairs of the world every day when you are sick! It seems that this You have not been idle for a while, do you have a new plan? I am willing to listen!"

Knowing that he couldn't hide Cao Cao, Xi Zhong invited Cao Cao to sit on the kang: "My lord, Zhicai has a little plan! But I'm not [-]% sure, so I dare not speak up, I'm afraid I'll miss my lord's important matter again!"

"Hey, Zhicai, you are not in good health, you should sit on the kang to keep warm!" Cao Cao pointed to the seat opposite, motioning for Xi Zhong to sit up.

Xi Zhong was terrified and refused repeatedly, so he sat on the kang. After thanking him, Xi Zhong asked, "My lord, I don't know how Xun Zhizhong sees the situation in the world?"

Cao Cao thought for a while, stroked his long beard, narrowed his eyes slightly, frowned, and said, "Xun Wenruo thinks that the biggest enemy at present is the new Yuzhou Mu Feng Yao, and thinks that our army should not fight head-on with him! The best way is to Combined with the princes of all parties to contain Feng Yuzhou, our army crossed the Yellow River from Dong'a and Yuan Shao's army jointly attacked Zang Hong in Dongwuyang! After quickly defeating Zang Hong, we asked Yuan Shao to send troops to the south to attack Puyang together!! Defeated Lu Bu in one fell swoop and recovered Yanzhou, join forces with Liu Bei, Liu Yao, and Liu Biao to take Yuzhou together! It's just..., alas!"

After Cao Cao finished speaking, he couldn't help sighing softly, shook his head and looked at Xi Zhong without saying a word.

"My lord, forgive me for the crime of making false comments!" Xi Zhong looked unhappy, and when he saw Cao Cao nodding his head lightly, he said in a slightly angry tone: "Xun Zhizhong is seeking the interests of their Xun family! I don't care about my lord's great cause!"

Cao Cao raised his eyebrows when he heard the words, a bright light flashed in his eyes, and said, "There is only you and me here, but please say so!"

Xi Zhong nodded, cupped his hands and said, "According to Xun Zhizhong's words, although it seems to be very smooth, but the final result of the Lord is that he can only survive in the cracks between Yuan Shao in the north and Sanliu in the south. What are the plans for the world?" !"

"Judging from recent information, Liu Bei, Liu Yao, and Liu Biao must have formed an alliance, intending to annex Yuan Shu's forces! If the three Lius succeed, I'm afraid they will attack Feng Yuzhou next, and then I will attack Yanzhou. The last three Liu and Yuan Shao share the Kanto region equally!"

Cao Cao's face changed drastically, and he said angrily: "Xun Wenruo almost missed me! Zhicai, do you have a clever plan to save millions of people in Qingzhou?"

"My lord, don't worry! Zhicai will do his best to help the lord!" Xi Zhong hurriedly kowtowed at the table.

Cao Cao's face softened a little, he helped Xi Zhong up, and said: "I know you are loyal!"

Xi Zhong got up and said, "My lord, why don't you focus on Qingzhou? Qingzhou is surrounded by mountains and the sea. At present, Kong Rong, the governor of Qingzhou, only knows how to develop people's livelihood, but his troops are weak! Going down to Qingzhou, watching the chaotic battle in the Central Plains, waiting for the opportunity, wouldn’t it be better than fighting Lu Bu to the death!!”

(End of this chapter)