Chapter 55 Conquest of Yuan Shu
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At the end of December, that is, when the end of the year is approaching, Liu Biao first led his army to take charge of Chaisang. The Jingzhou navy led by Cai Mao and Huang Zu, advanced along the river and headed towards Lujiang County. Liu Xie and Liu Biao stayed in Chaisang for the New Year. Of course, this year is a bit special!
Originally, wars would not be launched in winter, but if this matter is not taken in time, it would be too unfavorable to Liu Xie!
And just as Liu Biao sent troops, Lao Cao was also discussing this matter!
In fact, this matter was initiated by Lao Cao. At this time, Lao Cao still went to visit Xi Zhicai. Xi Zhicai's body still did not improve, and he was still lying on the bed half-dead, but looking at his appearance, his complexion improved a little.
"Zhicai! As you expected, the two thieves of Li and Guo joined forces with Ma Teng, Han Sui, and Zhang Ji and became king together. However, what Cao did not expect was that Zhang Lu from Hanzhong suspected that the Yellow Turban Remnants of the Runan area of Sichuan were actually responding to the two thieves of Li and Guo... Moreover, Your Majesty has indeed sent an order to Cao!"
Faced with Cao Cao's excitement, Xi Zhicai just smiled. As a strategist, if he can't even count the reaction of his opponent, can he still be considered a top strategist? Therefore, Xi Zhicai was not proud of this, but faced it calmly.
"Your Majesty's order, will the lord accept it?" Xi Zhicai, who was lying on the head of the bed, coughed lightly and asked with a smile.
Cao Cao added a piece of charcoal to the brazier to make the charcoal more prosperous. Then he sat next to Xi Zhicai and said, "This is also the reason why Cao came to find Zhicai! Cao was also a little hesitant..."
"Lord, this is not like you!" Xi Zhicai's lips raised slightly and said, "Would you rather have a king, prince, general, and minister? You must know that opportunities should not be missed, and the times will never come again!"
Cao Cao sighed: "Even though Emperor Gaozu conquered the Han Dynasty, it was owned by the Ying family! How could he have this world forever? However, I, Cao family, have all gained the Han family for three generations and received the favor of you..."
"Lord, Wen Ruo is not here!" Xi Zhicai chuckled and finally whispered: "Besides, Zhicai is also a dying person. The rest of those who know this matter can be executed secretly afterwards. Only heaven and earth know this matter, and the lord know this matter!"
Cao Cao held Xi Zhicai's hand and sighed: "Don't say that Zhicai! Cao still thought that he would be able to see all the territory captured by Cao with Zhicai in the future!"
Xi Zhicai chuckled softly and said, "What does the lord mean?"
Cao Cao nodded and said, "As Zhicai said, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! If Cao took this order, he would be subject to him. If he was in Cao's hands, it would be fine, but now he is a dragon return to the sea. If he wants to control it again, it is no longer possible! If this order is from his own intention, then Liu Biao is a person who is a secretly weak person, how could he be his opponent? With such an opponent, Cao will find an opportunity to leave in a legitimate way in the future, which is really not easy!"
"Will the lord send troops?"
"What do Zhicai thinks?"
"Fight! Why not fight?" Xi Zhicai raised his lips and said, "The lord's food and salary are almost empty!"
Cao Cao nodded and said, "Zhicai should also know that we were not sufficient food and salary before! We had already made a plan to eat in the generation of Runan, Yingchuan, but because of the matter of Your Majesty, we delayed it. But I never thought that the two thieves Li Guo actually colluded with the generation of Yellow Turbans in Yingchuan, Runan, and now..."
"Now there is a chance! But the target of Xi's lord's attack was replaced by the Yellow Turban thief of Yingchuan's generation!" Xi Zhicai chuckled and said, "First claim to attack Yuan Shu, use Yingchuan, and then suddenly kill a shot..."
"The plan of aspiring and talent is very much in my opinion! Hahaha..."
"Lord, is there any news coming from Yuan Shao?"
"Hehe! How could Yuan Benchu not be tempted by this!"
"Haha...cough cough..."
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Xiaopei, Lufu.
Lu Bu, known as the "adoptive father killer", was looking at the decree given to him with joy on his face, looking over and over again, laughing and saying, "Your Majesty has not forgotten me to wait! Chan'er, sir, Your Majesty has not forgotten us!" After a while of excitement, Lu Bu asked again, "What do you think sir? If you can get the head of the old thief Yuan Shu, we don't have to live under that big-eared thief again!"
Lu Bu, whose courtesy name is Fengxian, is a tall man over 1.9 meters tall. However, he has a good face. At this time, Lu Bu was in his thirties, but he still maintained the white and beeless young man. In addition, his ape-arm and bee-waisted waist really have the strong capital to fascinate thousands of girls!
Sitting next to him, one was Chen Gongtai, who had a long beard with beards, and the other was "Chan'er", who was famous among the Three Kingdoms, which made Lu Bu and Dong Zhuo turn against each other. He also killed Dong Zhe with a halberd without hesitation, Diao Chan, the first beauty who killed Dong Zhe!
I have to say that Diao Chan is indeed a fairy-looking person, especially her weak temperament that I feel pity for, which makes a normal man want to hold her in his arms and take care of her carefully. No wonder she was fascinated by the adoptive father killer Lu Bu!
Seeing Lu Bu so happy, Diao Chan smiled and nodded, but didn't say anything, because she saw Chen Gong's expression.
At this time, Chen Gong frowned and said after a long time, "Fengxian! Think about it first, if we send troops, will Cao Cao stab us in the back? It should be noted that when Cao Cao attacked Xuzhou, Feng Xian gave Cao Aman a fierce attack. Cao Aman hates you and me to the core!"
Speaking of this, the smile on Lu Bu's handsome face disappeared!
"What do you think sir?"
"Bengxian! You think this is good?" Chen Gong coaxed Lu Bu as if coaxing a child. "We have three choices now. The next choice is to directly follow His Majesty's order, go south to destroy Yuan Shu, and occupy Yuan Shu's land with the flow. However, we need to take the risk of being attacked by Cao Cao behind his back. The first choice is to see if Cao Cao sends troops. If he sends troops, it is not too late for us to send troops. If only we send troops, we must move all the way. The next choice is to take advantage of Liu Bei's journey south and Xuzhou is empty, and take Xuzhou in one fell swoop!"
"Why do you dare to conclude that the big-eared thief will send troops?"
Chen Gong smiled proudly and stroked his beard and said, "Liu Bei has always called himself the king of Zhongshan Jing in the name of false benevolence and righteousness. At this moment, he received the order of His Majesty. How could he bear to give up the opportunity to capture Yuan Shu's territory? Besides, Liu Biao is attacked by him in the south. If nothing unexpected happens, he will win this battle!"
"Since we will win this battle, then we can gain a foothold in Yangzhou, what are the worries about?" Lu Bu looked at Chen Gong in confusion and said, "And if we take advantage of the opportunity of the big-eared thief going south to attack Xuzhou, wouldn't we betray Lu? Wouldn't we let Lu resist the orders and disrespect? How will the people in the world look at me, Lu?"
Chen Gong rolled his eyes secretly and thought to himself: Where did you come from Lu Bu be kind and righteous? Don’t you know that in the eyes of outsiders, you are a villain who is a slave of the three surnames?
Of course, Chen Gong would not say that, but said, "Fengxian! Think about it! If Liu Bei and Liu Biao win, their troops will be strong and their momentum will be strong. At that time, with the strength of Liu Bei and Liu Biao's soldiers, how can we have the opportunity to establish ourselves in Yangzhou? And Fengxian should not forget that our soldiers and horses all come from the north. If we talk about cavalry warfare, we are not inferior to any army in the world. But in Yangzhou, there is a dense river network. If we enter Yangzhou, how different is the tiger entering a cage?"
Lu Bu wanted to refute, but Chen Gong said again: "Besides, if Liu Bei and Liu Biao really defeated Yuan Shu, would he see us standing in Yangzhou? Liu Biao coveted Yuan Shu's land for a long time and wanted to swallow Yuan Shu's land! Now there is such an excellent opportunity, how could he be lenient? Liu Bei has Yuan Shao in the north and Cao Cao in the west. If he wants to grow, he can only develop to the south. In this way, how could he watch us standing in Yangzhou? Even if Liu Bei and Liu Biao have no such idea, how could the little overlord in Jiangdong go to Yangzhou to compete with him? The Jiangdong gentry is more and more exclusive than the Xuzhou gentry, and we are all outsiders..."
Chen Gong's set of statements was like a basin of cold water, which directly woke Lu Bu up from his fanaticism! "Are we really going to do that unrighteous act?"
Chen Gong sighed: "If that's not the case, we have no place to stand! I hope I will think twice before!"
Lu Bu was confused! But not for long. When he saw the weak Diao Chan, he made up his mind and gritted his teeth and said, "Well! Just follow the words of the sir!"
He needs a place to stay!
Chapter completed!