We agreed that you, a weak strategist, would fight against three heroes by yourself?

Just when Sun Ce and others returned to Wu County, Liu Bei and others were about to arrive in Shouchun.

At this time, Shouchun only had tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. He only needed to quickly capture a few surrounding small towns, and then he could lead Guan and Zhang to station troops here and develop rapidly.

"Brother, do we really want to go to Shouchun? If Yuan Shu sends troops again, the three of us brothers will bear the brunt!"

Guan Yu had doubts in his heart, but he knew that his brother would not come rashly.

What's more, I haven't been idle during this period. Although the men and horses I personally trained have never experienced field battles, they are absolutely powerful when it comes to attacking cities and forts.

"Of course I know, but Xuzhou is now taken over by Na Xi Fengyi. This person is superior to us in both strategy and force, so Shouchun is the only way to go now."

"Besides, Yuan Shu actually dared to risk the disapproval of the world and usurp the throne. As an uncle of the Han Dynasty, I cannot just sit idly by and ignore him."

Zhang Fei on the side immediately called for orders: "In that case, I will lead the charge for my eldest brother. Shouchun will be captured within five days!"

When Liu Bei heard this, he sighed: "Third brother, please don't say this again in the future. If we go to Shouchun with our existing troops, wouldn't it mean that the soldiers will die in vain?"

Let alone five days, everything must be explained here within three days.

When his eldest brother said this, Zhang Fei could only lower his head angrily. He didn't know if it was an illusion, but he felt that his eldest brother seemed to be a different person after he came out of Xuchang.

"Now, I intend to attack Yuan Shu and improve the reputation of my Han Dynasty, but my troops are limited. But even if it is limited, we must go. As the emperor's uncle, naturally I dare to be the first in the world."

"Attack the area around Shouchun, resettle the people first, and then secure our footing."

"yes!"

…

Late at night, under the leadership of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, they quickly captured several small towns around Shouchun, showing a tense situation and watching each other.

After Liu Bei placed his troops and horses, he finally breathed a sigh of relief. After wandering around for so long, he finally had a place to stay.

The three brothers still slept together.

Early the next morning, Liu Bei received a message from the scout.

Liu Bei had no advisers around him at the moment. Although he had Sun Qian and Mi Zhu, by hard calculation, these two were not as good as him.

In desperation, he had to discuss it with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.

"Second brother and third brother, please take a look at this news."

When the two heard this, they immediately came together.

"I didn't expect that we came at the right time. Earlier today, Yuan Shu actually sent a messenger to Sun Ce's land, asking him to lead troops to congratulate him, and he spoke sincerely, but he didn't know that Sun Ce had already made plans with him. Clear boundaries.”

"And Sun Ce is so brave that Lujiang, Qu'a, Jiujiang, Yuzhang and other places are almost all defeated by Sun Ce. This is our chance. Now I want to go to Jingzhou to see Liu Biao. I don't know who of you two is willing to accompany me." Let’s do something for my brother.”

"I'm going, big brother, I'm going!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Fei immediately volunteered.

"Brother, second brother needs to lead the army, so I'll accompany you!"

Guan Yu also agreed with this: "The third brother is a drinker and likes to beat and scold the sergeants when he is drunk. Let him follow the elder brother. I will stay here alone, so the elder brother can rest assured."

…

Immediately, Liu Bei packed his bags, took Zhang Fei and dozens of guards, and headed straight to Xiangyang, Jingzhou.

Liu Bei's idea for this move was very simple. They were both members of the Han Dynasty, and Yuan Shu was proclaimed emperor. At this moment, he went to Jingzhou to see Liu Biao, and the other party might give him some support.

But we can't have too high expectations. After all, when Liu Biaodan rode into Jingzhou, it's unclear how close he was to controlling Jingzhou.

…

At this time, Xi Yu, after receiving the edict from Xuchang, officially took over Xuzhou Mu, built a government office in Xiapi, and started to implement farming and water conservancy strategies with Dian Wei, Zhao Yun and others.

He even sent Huang Zhong directly to Yanzhou to collect grain and grass for the people.

After Xi Yu completely took over Xuzhou, Xia Houyuan saw that he was managing internal affairs all day long and had no plans to send troops. He finally couldn't sit still and ran from the military camp to the government office.

"Xi Fengyi, now that the danger in Xuzhou has been resolved, why don't you send troops yet?"

Hearing this, Xi Fengyi just looked up at him and asked with a smile: "Send troops? What kind of troops?"

"Bastard, Yuan Shu arrogated the throne and sent troops to attack Xuzhou. Now that Sun Ce has taken action, why haven't you sent troops to attack Shouchun?"

Xi Yu shook his head: "Don't panic, General Xiahou. Yuan Shu is already at the end of his rope. From the day he proclaimed himself emperor, defeat will be a matter of time. Why rush?"

Xia Houyuan's expression froze, "Since you said he was at the end of his rope, why didn't he beat up the drowned dog and instead traveled to and from farming all day long? Shouldn't you give me an explanation?"

Xi Yu chuckled and stood up: "General Xiahou, why should I be in a hurry? That Yuan Shu is a fake emperor, and he can't be real. Besides, the Emperor of Han is still here, so there will be people to conquer, so why should I do this to charge into the battle?" People, not to mention that Xuzhou has just been pacified, and I only have tens of thousands of troops under my command. Even if Xu Chu brings people again, do you think we can defeat Shouchun with just these troops?"

Xia Houyuan was stunned. Although he was biased against Xi Yu, he had to say that what he said seemed to make sense...

Ji Ling was beheaded, but his generals were still there, but they did not dare to use troops against Xiapi again. In fact, it was Zhao Yundian and Wei who killed each other that day.

The armaments of that group of people could easily pierce their armor, but it was difficult for our own weapons to even pierce their armor.

So now Yuan Jun has already retreated.

As for Lu Bu, there is nothing to worry about.

After sending Xia Houyuan away, Xi Yu asked Dian Wei to call everyone.

"The top priority is to stabilize Xuzhou. Xuzhou is a good place. It took a lot of effort to get here, but we can't go back."

Originally, Xiyu was just talking to himself. After saying this, another voice suddenly came over with a sinister tone.

"That's easy to do. Just ask Liu Bei to attack. We are the most numerous. If we hold on to Hefei, we can block all Sun Ce's troops."

Um?

Jia Xu’s voice!

He stood up quickly and stared at Jia Xu for a long time, "You, when did you come in?"

"Uh... I, I have been in the room the whole time..."

Jia Xu's face suddenly turned bitter, thank you for giving me some advice! You haven't noticed me all this time, maybe you just don't like to talk...

Only then did Xi Yu realize that Jia Xu was standing in the shadows again, neither speaking nor making eye contact with anyone. He just listened quietly during the conversation, and after standing for a long time, he almost forgot his presence.

"Sir," Jia Xu suddenly walked over with a smile, bowed and said softly: "Why do you want to lead Xuzhou alone? You must know that this is a big dyeing vat. People like Chen Deng will not surrender easily... I guess he still wants to occupy the leadership position of the scholar class in Xuzhou."

"What does it have to do with you?" Xi Yu rolled his eyes at him, "Hey, I remember you seem to be in a position in the design institute, why are you taking care of Gong Cao's affairs?"

"Hehe, I..." Jia Xu stroked his beard gently, with an embarrassed smile on his face, "Isn't it because I feel sorry for you, sir, that's why I came up with the plan? Do you think you are a little soft-hearted?"

"Haha..." Xi Yu laughed, "I think you haven't done enough iron work?"

"No, no, no! Enough is enough. If we fight again, it will overflow." Jia Xu immediately waved his hands, "In this way, we will first find a way to get the two generals Xiahou back, and then use General Dianwei and General Zilong to recruit new soldiers. It’s best to draw from the Qingzhou soldiers and replace the Danyang soldiers here. In this way, your Excellency will solve the Danyang faction.”

"Then, with the policy of running a school based on meritocracy, issuing orders to seek talents, and appointing one's own officials to govern counties, the gentry class can be emptied out. In the end, the common people faction has long since fallen apart, and Xuzhou has been firmly controlled. ?"

He said it cheerfully, which made Xi Yu couldn't help but take a deep look at this man.

If I remember correctly, Jia Xu is simply a strange flower in the Three Kingdoms.

It's not just weird.

When he was young, he was kidnapped. He told him that he was the grandson of Captain Duan Jue. The gangsters were so frightened that they let him go and even entertained him with delicious food and drinks.

Taiwei Duan Jiong had been a frontier general for a long time and was a powerful figure in the western lands, so Jia Xu pretended to be Duan Jiong's grandson to frighten the Di people. As expected, the rebels did not dare to harm him, and even swore an oath with him and sent him back, while the rest people were all killed.

When Li Jue and Guo Si were about to flee Chang'an, he persuaded him to come back, robbed the Han Emperor, and then sat in Chang'an, holding the emperor hostage and ordering the princes.

What happened in Wancheng, it was this old boy again...

Xi Yu thought for a while, and suddenly felt dumbfounded. There were a lot of butterfly effects happening in the late Han Dynasty, and Jia Xu was more like the butterfly that caused the butterfly effect.

"Tell me, what good will it do to you if I lead Xuzhou?"

Jia Xu bowed deeply and said with a smile: "This truth is easy to find. You are a famous person in the world. You have a kind heart and treat others with kindness. If I follow you, I will definitely be treated well. And if you lead Xuzhou, I will But being a prefect, isn’t it a kind of rapid rise..."

Tsk... What this old boy meant was that if he lifted me up, he would also enjoy the blessings. If anything happened, he would still be able to protect himself.

"Then what if something happens to me?" Xi Yu asked with interest.

Jia Xu thought about it for a while, with a smile on his face, "Let's put it this way, I not only know some meager power skills, but also know physiognomy. When I look at you, I know that this is the sign of longevity, and the blessing of the whole family, with children and grandchildren everywhere. Have a good death because you are a person of great merit."

Xi Yu suddenly said: "I will definitely die behind you."

His eyes were like daggers, as if he could see through Jia Xu's thoughts.

Jia Xu laughed, "That's inevitable. I will definitely, absolutely protect you..."

Xiyu suddenly muttered in his heart, if something really happened, you would probably be the first one to run away.

By this time, almost everyone had come from the outer courtyard and the baggage camp. When they arrived at the inner hall, Xi Yu glanced at Jia Xu.

He said angrily: "Wen He, go ahead and tell everyone the arrangement you just told me."

At night, Xiapi's army began to change defenses, and Xiahou Yuan received Xi Yu's order to transfer.

I was already dumbfounded in the military camp.

Just at this time, Xu Chu and his five thousand Qingzhou soldiers had arrived, which was different from what he had imagined.

He thought that Xuzhou was already in a hurry, and Xiapi was at least imminent. It was very likely that he would be in danger of being breached by Yuan Shu and that Xi Yu would kill Chengren.

But when they arrived, they discovered that Xi Yu was instructing craftsmen to renovate his house, make water pipes, connect the pipes to the ground, and then use water to spirally raise water to the reservoir.

Farming and water conservancy is also a set of equipment like this, but looking at the prototype of the building, it has been expanded almost ten times.

He was stunned for a long time, staring at the peaceful Xiapi military camp for a long time, and his horses yawned. Then he arrived at the baggage camp, where Dian Wei personally received him.

"What's going on? Has Yuan Shu withdrawn his troops?"

Dian Wei was forging at Bai Steel. His body was covered with oil and his back was soaked with sweat. After wiping his sweat, he asked someone to get some food and drinks.

Soon, the food and wine were served on the table. Dian Wei ordered Zhao Yun and Huang Zhong to come over, set up a small table, ate some beef and drank some wine.

Xu Chu sighed, "Why is it not busy here at all?"

Huang Zhong looked at Zhao Zilong, as if he couldn't say this in front of the real master, "Ahem, Zilong, let me tell you."

Dian Wei slapped the table and said unwillingly: "Hey, it must be Zilong's first achievement! You and Lao Huang are both lucky!"

Xu Chu chewed beef in his mouth and asked with wide eyes: "Zilong's first achievement? What happened? What happened to Lao Huang?"

"Old Huang is responsible for the response!"

"I lead people in beheadings and assassinations, and survey terrain, all skills taught by my husband, and they also have very advanced armaments. Our armors are made of hundreds of steel, and the masks can also effectively protect against flying arrows," Zhao Yun took a sip of wine. , a smile appeared on his face.

"I have nothing!" Dian Wei said aggrievedly, "I only have five hundred dead soldiers! What a pity!"

When Xu Chu heard this, he said: "That's not good! You are a guard! I am actually a guard. Don't you know that the Cao family and the Xiahou family are outrageous? When I went to give the order - cough Cough, sorry, sorry, I said too much."

Xu Chu was a conscientious person and immediately said: "Before coming to Xuzhou, sir, he wrote a letter to my lord! Oops, I almost cried when I read it. Although I can't understand it, I probably know what it means."

"My lord set some rules at that time!"

Xu Chu excitedly told what happened at that time. After all, Xi Yu's "Shi Shi Biao" had just been circulated, and it was Xun Yu's revised version.

Dian Wei's eyes widened, "If you ask me, it was Xu Chu who caused the trouble. Sir, you shouldn't have cared about it that day. For such a big Xuchang, none of his Cao family members showed up! These gangsters... ugh!"

Huang Zhong said on the spot: "These bastards! Now that the world is uncertain, they have actually started to act selfishly! Sure enough, if we have internal strife, we will no longer be monolithic and easily divided by others! Sir, you really have good intentions!"

Fortunately, the situation in Xiapi is now stable, and the military information here should be summarized and sent to Xuchang.

At the same time, the army was urged to come over and some of the Qingzhou soldiers were sent to Xuzhou. This would make it easier to manage.

Xi Yu originally thought that Xia Hou Yuan would wait for a while, but he would be so direct. He just gave the order and left in the evening. He left the tiger talisman before leaving and only took Xia Hou Dun and three hundred cavalry with him. The rest was given to Xi Yu. Yu's army.

Thirty thousand Danyang troops were led by Cao Bao, who was also from Xuzhou.

He can be regarded as a person with a similar status to Chen Deng. Each has its own faction and no one can suppress the other. But now that Cao Bao has followed Xi Yu, things are naturally different.

Not even an hour after Xia Houyuan left, Cao Bao came to invite Xi Yu to the military camp.

Then he explained to Xi Yu all about the general's food land.

He didn't dare to hide anything. One of the reasons was that he had seen the Xiyu Fighting Formation. General Zhao Zilong had been shocked to the heavens, but it didn't seem difficult for the seemingly thin and frail master to beat him.

But now, Master Xi's group of people... can directly kill the leader of the family among a hundred thousand soldiers and horses.

Who dares to provoke this?

If you mess with it, you might never wake up one day when you go to bed.

"Sir, we still have at least 150,000 dan of military rations. This year's autumn harvest has not yet been counted, and the tax revenue has not been collected yet, but the war has already started, so there should be tens of thousands dan of tax revenue left, plus Chen Lu and the others. Stock up on food, enough to last for several years.”

Cao Bao is relatively short and stocky, has leopard eyes and beards, is rough, and has a deep and hoarse voice.

"Well, thank you for your hard work, General," Xi Yu said with a smile. Without saying anything, he took the order and took charge of all the food and grass land. "I will exchange your soldiers and horses with Duke Cao for Qingzhou soldiers. From now on, you Is it okay to remain one of the commanders in chief and be granted the title of Prime Minister of Xia Pi?"

"This..." Cao Bao's heart skipped a beat. He was about to take action against Xuzhou's situation...

He is a smart man who knows what is important and what is important. Although he does not understand where the confidence of the opera master in front of him comes from, he feels that after coming to Xuzhou, he has everything in mind and has the entire Xuzhou noble clan in his hands. Nose goes.

Very powerful.

He thought for a long time, and finally felt that Chen Deng was far inferior to the oppressive feeling given by this drama master.

He nodded, the smile returned to his face, and said: "Okay, I understand your orders, of course."

"Cao Bao will follow you from now on, and I hope you will take care of me."

"I will."

The corners of Xi Yu's mouth rose slightly.

The Danyang sect should surrender.

Next, only the gentry class remained.

In this era, there are two situations when raising troops.

One is to rely entirely on aristocratic families to obtain a large amount of money, military supplies, and military equipment, and to have prosperous development opportunities.

It can help in terms of reputation and local status.

A lord is not only as simple as money, but also has people's hearts, connections, and various rich products.

Xuzhou is a typical place that requires the support of a large number of nobles. The nobles control the path of official career, such as collecting books.

Poor scholars from poor families had to rely on the gentry so that they could have books to read and study, teachers to be their disciples, and they could be qualified to enter the examination and examination stage.

Otherwise, they will only be suppressed by the nobles and live a life of inaction.