Can I get to the other side?

Not afraid of long-term indifference, but afraid of sudden warm concern, Liu Xie used this trick vividly on Yuan Xi.

He had ignored Yuan Xi for so long, so Yuan Xi had to invest more energy and cost to attract his attention. This is called sunk cost.

And as long as he suddenly gives Yuan Xi some benefit at this time, he can make him become heartbroken and burst into tears of gratitude.

"You are truly worthy of being my great and loyal minister!"

Liu Xie nodded with satisfaction and said seductively: "I didn't dare to reuse you before, because you are Yuan Shao's son after all, and I had some concerns in my heart."

"But recently you have been clearing out Yuan Shao's remnants in the city, and you have been recruiting troops to prepare against Yuan Shao. This shows your loyalty and enthusiasm for the Han Dynasty."

"Yuan Shao is old, please encourage him."

"The position of general is just around the corner."

After Liu Xie finished speaking, he glanced at Yuan Xi meaningfully.

The big cake he drew made Yuan Xi feel his blood boiling all over his body. He said with red eyes: "I swear to kill the traitor Yuan Shao to repay Your Majesty's favor!"

"Well, back off."

Yuan Xi left with great gratitude.

After he left, Liu Xie touched his chin and thought to himself: "The letter has been sent to Lecheng County. Now I wonder if granting Yuan Xi an official position will arouse Yuan Shao's suspicion."

Since Yuan Shao left Yecheng, Liu Xie has been writing to him.

Put some of the blame on Lu Bu and Yuan Xi, remove yourself, and maintain your loyal character.

Because as long as he, the pseudo-emperor, is still "loyal", Yuan Shao will not direct his hatred towards him, nor will he become completely hysterical and simply give up and fight Gongsun Zan to counterattack Yecheng.

But this time the ceremony of recruiting talents and offering sacrifices to heaven was a bit difficult to deceive, and Liu Xie didn't know if Yuan Shao could believe the nonsense he wrote in the letter.

"That's all, it's just a casual move anyway. If you become the best, you won't lose anything if you don't."

Liu Xie shook his head and simply didn't want to think about it anymore.

At this point, it didn't make much sense whether Yuan Shao believed him or not. The main purpose of sending the letter was to arouse Yuan Shao's suspicion of Jushu.

It would be great if Yuan Shao could kill Ju Shou like he killed Tian Feng with one sword in history.

This guy knows a lot, so I can't keep him here.

…

Yangzhou, Huainan County.

Hefei, Governor's Mansion.

Lu Bu had just seen off the people sent by the Zhen family, and said with emotion: "Gongtai, this Zhen family is really loyal to Your Majesty. Knowing that we are about to start a war against Sun Ce, not to mention that we sent a large amount of food and grass some time ago. Today we have sent another thousand sets of second-class armor, no matter how wealthy you are, this kind of effort will be a pain in the ass, right?"

In the past six months, Zhen's generous support, especially the recent increase in support, made Lu Bu, the direct beneficiary, speechless and blushing at the same time.

Chen Gong said: "The salt-making method invented by Zhen can produce large quantities of refined salt and fine salt. The huge profits therein are far beyond our imagination. As for the recent increase in funding, I think it has something to do with Yuan Shao being driven out of Yecheng. If Zhen had any worries before, now that Wenyuan's 10,000 troops have entered Yecheng, Zhen's worries have completely dissipated and she has chosen to fully support His Majesty."

In fact, Chen Gong still had one sentence in his heart that he had not yet said.

Mrs. Zhen spared no effort in providing money and food, almost regardless of the cost. No matter which angle you analyze it from, it is undoubtedly unwise.

There is only one possibility that can make Mrs. Zhen risk everything - and that is the noble Zhen in the palace.

Based on his resourcefulness, he had almost concluded that the Emperor must have promised something to Zhen.

But now was a great opportunity to revive the Han Dynasty, and he didn't want to think about it deeply, let alone tell Lu Bu.

Lu Bu nodded and said: "Those salts are indeed good, the grains are crystal clear, and there is no trace of impurities. Even this general has never tasted it before. Even though the price is high, the wealthy families in Yangzhou and Xuzhou buy hundreds of cans at a time, which is eye-catching." Don’t even blink. It seems like it’s embarrassing not to be able to eat these salts.”

Zhen's refined salt can already be manufactured on a large scale.

Under Liu Xie's remote guidance, Zhen spent more than half a year guiding her, and now eating Zhen salt has become a status symbol.

Jizhou, Yangzhou, Xuzhou, even Yuzhou and Yanzhou, as well as Jingzhou further away, all have a wave of salt promotion.

It caused aristocratic families from all over the country to rush to buy it.

The mentality of those aristocratic families is exactly the same as that of people who buy luxury goods in later generations.

What kind of salt does your family eat?

What? You can't even afford the salt from Zhen's Company, is this level worthy of joining a wealthy family like mine?

Gao Shun on the side couldn't help but sigh: "This salt is indeed a good thing. The soldiers in the trapped camp and Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry have eaten it for several months. Their limbs have become stronger and their strength has increased a lot. If all the soldiers in the army can Just eat this salt."

Lu Bu was poor before, so it would be nice if the soldiers below could eat some of the lowest quality salt.

Most people consume too little salt.

Taking in too little salt will undoubtedly lead to symptoms such as decreased muscle strength and even weakness in the limbs.

Now that I have been eating refined salt for several months, I have replenished all the salt I was missing before.

Coupled with enough money and food, the Zhen camp and the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry changed their training from every seven days to every three days, and their physical fitness skyrocketed.

The visible increase in combat effectiveness is completely incomparable to what it could have been a few months ago.

"What are you daydreaming about!" Lu Bu punched Gao Shun in the chest and laughed and scolded: "It's not like you don't know how precious this salt is. I am grateful to the general that Zhen can supply the trapped camp and Bingzhou wolf cavalry. ”

Gao Shun grinned and smiled, knowing that his idea was too far and outrageous.

"General, now that we have enough food and equipment and good equipment, it's time to drive Sun Ce out of Jiangbei."

Hearing this, Lu Bu showed disdain and said contemptuously: "Bo Ping's words are wrong. I want to capture him alive and offer him to Your Majesty! Is he worthy of being called the little overlord?"

Gao Shun started, and the three of them entered into the topic of today's discussion, discussing how to attack Sun Ce.

Chen Gong said: "Sun Ce's granary in Lujiang County is located in Wan County. The spies reported that the grain and grass shipped by Sun Ce from Yuzhang will arrive in Wan County in five days. Wan County is located on the plains, which is suitable for cavalry charges. The general can lead a group Thousands of cavalry attacked Sun Ce's grain transport team."

Gao Shun nodded in agreement: "The truth is that the three armies should go ahead without using the food and grass. We have enough food and grass. If Sun Ce's food and grass are burned, he will definitely not be able to defend Lujiang."

Lu Bu didn't quite agree with Chen Gong's plan in his heart, and said: "Gongtai, Wu County is rich, why don't we send troops to Wu County? Even if Lujiang County is defeated, there will be no benefit."

At this time, he is no longer the poor boy he was before.

A year ago, Lu'an and Wan counties in Lujiang County would have made him jealous to death.

Now I don't like it.

His eyes were only focused on Wu Jun, the richest county in Sun Ce's territory.

"Military matters must not be rushed. Although Wu County is rich, its strategic significance is not as good as Lujiang County." Chen Gong pointed to the map on the wall and patiently analyzed the current situation for Lu Bu.

"By seizing Lujiang County, there will be no place for Sun Ce to stand in the entire north of the Yangtze River. Take Lujiang first, then Chaisang. Then go down the river to take Yuzhang and Poyang."

"In this way, a big net can be formed to completely block Sun Ce in Jiangdong. After that, both Wu County and Kuaiji County can slowly encroach. At that time, Sun Ce will have no other way except to go to the sea to escape to Yizhou. "

When Lu Bu saw Chen Gong's analysis, although he still didn't agree with it, he still chose to listen to him.

Although he is arrogant, he does not take the heroes of the world seriously.

But the losses he suffered over the years made him deeply aware of his shortcomings.

Charge on the battlefield, ten Chen Gong tied together, not enough to kill him.

But when it comes to analyzing the situation, no one in the entire army can compare to Chen Gong alone.

"Then just follow what Gongtai said."

So, after determining the strategic policy, Chen Gong took Lu Bu and Gao Shun to make a series of deployments.

"Wen Yuan brought an army of 10,000 to Yecheng, and the previous plan had to be changed. In the early stage, he tried to avoid a head-on confrontation with Sun Ce. The general led the Bingzhou cavalry to mainly attack by surprise, destroying Sun Ce's men in small groups. "

"When Sun Ce is short of food and grass, Bo Ping's army will attack the border..."

…

Lujiang County, Prefecture.

After hearing the report from the spies, Sun Ce frowned, looked at Zhou Yu who always had a calm expression on the side, and said, "Gong Jin, Lu Bu's troops stationed in Hefei are obviously here for me."

Zhou Yu gently shook his feather fan and said unhurriedly: "It's just Lu Bu, why should Bo Fu panic?"

Sun Ce's sword-browed frown deepened and he asked, "Lu Bu has thirty thousand men in armor, and his prowess is not inferior to mine. How can Gong Jin look down on him?"

As he spoke, he sighed again.

"It's a pity that Bu Lianshi left Lujiang with his family to escape the war and could not be found. Otherwise, if he presented Bu Lianshi, there might be a better chance."

Zhou Yu smiled slightly and said: "Bo Fu also knows that the emperor in Yecheng has already taken power. Now is the critical period to compete with Yuan Shao for Jizhou. There will definitely be no distinction between the two in a short time."

"What we have to face now is no longer Yuan Shao who occupies the three states, but just Lu Bu."

"Lü Bu has 30,000 soldiers, 10,000 of whom have followed Zhang Liao to Yecheng. He only has 20,000 soldiers and horses under his command."

"Even if Lü Bu stands still, I will persuade Bo Fu to capture Jiangbei and seize the entire Yangzhou. Even Lü Bu's base camp Xuzhou."

After Zhou Yu's analysis, Sun Ce also found that his current situation was indeed better than before.

What he had to face before was Yuan Shao, who was sitting in the land of three states.

Now they only have to face Lu Bu who has 20,000 troops.

"What clever plan does Gong Jin have to help me seize Jiangbei and occupy Xuzhou?"

Zhou Yu put away his feather fan and said seriously: "Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan are fighting fiercely in Hejian County. As far as Yuan Shao is concerned, he must defeat Gongsun Zan as soon as possible to have a chance to recapture Yecheng before the emperor completely gains a foothold in Yecheng."

"In this case, he will definitely let Yuan Tan and Gao Gan lead troops to support him. After the spring begins, Gao Gan will go to Hanzhong to attack Zhang Lu, and there are only 10,000 horses left in Bingzhou. These 10,000 horses need to be used to defend against Xianbei and Qianghu , will never act easily. Therefore, only Yuan Tan can provide support."

"As soon as Yuan Tan moved, Qingzhou became empty, which gave Cao Cao the opportunity to move. Bo Fu Ke sent a letter to form an alliance with Cao Cao and capture Yangzhou."

After hearing this, Sun Ce pondered for a moment and asked, "If Cao Cao takes one or two counties in Yangzhou, how can he leave?"

"How can it be up to him to decide whether to leave or not?" Zhou Yu showed a meaningful smile and said: "By that time, Gongsun Zan will have already been defeated.

On the Jizhou side, whether the person in power is Yuan Shao or the emperor of Yecheng, as long as they have free hands, they will attack Yanzhou as soon as possible. Cao Cao could only abandon the city of Yangzhou and stick to Yanzhou. "

When Sun Ce heard this, he suddenly realized.

Zhou Yu followed the trend and asked Cao Cao to make wedding clothes, which impressed him very much.

"Gong Jin has a clear understanding of the general trend of the world. With Gong Jin's help, why not worry about not being able to accomplish great things!"

Sun Cehao was very angry and confident about the future situation.

Zhou Yu stood up, walked to the map hanging on the wall, pointed to a plain outside Wan County, and said:

"The grain and grass escorted by Yuzhang will arrive in Anhui County in a few days. I am Chen Gong, and I will definitely try to burn this batch of grain and grass."

"Wan County is a plain area, which is suitable for cavalry charges. Lu Bu will definitely lead a thousand Bingzhou cavalry to attack and take advantage of the situation to cut off our army's food and grass."

"Bo Fu led 10,000 men and set up an ambush here to kill Lu Bu and his cavalry."

"It would be great if we could keep Lu Bu. Even if he escapes by luck, how can he pose a threat to Bo Fu without the Bingzhou cavalry?"

"Without the Bingzhou cavalry, Lu Bu is just a tiger without teeth!" Sun Ce's eyes were shining brightly and he said, "In order to avoid any accidents, I will order Gong Fu to lead the army to pretend to be a grain transport team."

"Good!" Zhou Yu nodded, and Shi Shiran waved his feather fan, "With General Huang Gai in charge, we can ensure nothing goes wrong."

…

The sun has not yet risen, and stars are faintly visible in the sky.

At this time, Bingzhou was where the Wolf Cavalry was stationed.

Lu Bu was dressed in a scarlet battle robe, holding a Fangtian painted halberd, riding on the back of a red rabbit, looking murderous.

In front of him was the assembled Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry.

For more than half a year, with Zhen's support, Lu Bu's proud Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry developed rapidly.

Although the number is still only one thousand, reserve personnel are being trained, and it will only take a few months to expand to two thousand.

The most important thing is that the weapons and equipment of the iron cavalry are all brand new.

The war horse under the crotch is fully equipped with horseshoes, double stirrups and saddle.

Looking at the elite cavalry in front of him, Lu Bu felt filled with pride.

Even the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, which he once envied with envy, now no longer takes him seriously.

Chen Gong on the side reminded him again and again: "Zhou Gong Jin has a reputation as a virtuous man, so he might set up an ambush to ambush the general with grain and grass as bait. This time he attacked Wan County, mainly to burn Sun Ce's grain and grass. Once the grain and grass were burned, You must return immediately and do not hesitate to fight.”

Lu Bu shook his head and said disapprovingly: "Gongtai is too cautious. I, the general, have these thousand cavalry. How can I go anywhere in the world? What if I am surrounded by that Sun thief?"

Seeing Lu Bu's arrogance, Chen Gong instinctively wanted to refute, but found that he could not find a reason to refute.

These thousand iron cavalry are almost invincible in the plains. Even if Sun Ce leads an army of 20,000 to set up an ambush, he may not be able to keep Lu Bu if he wants to leave.

"My sons, follow me and kill the enemy!"

Lu Bu waved Fang Tian's painted halberd and led a thousand Bingzhou wolf cavalry towards Wan County in a mighty attack.