Three Kingdoms

Every time when I am in dire straits, I always hope to find a way out of the chaos, to clear away the fog in front of my eyes and determine the direction for the future. However, God smiles and then changes the development path of things to what people hope. the opposite direction.

Liu Bei hoped to be able to settle down, have a stable territory, a stable group of friends, and a stable industry, and then be able to sleep until he wakes up naturally every day, and be able to have three or five friends every day. Well, it doesn't have to be all friends, maybe Some Qingke who only know how to flatter are fine, just like his ancestors, be a happy prince, sipping tea, blowing the wind, enjoying the scenery, drinking, teasing and teasing Mei Ji...

Liu Bei smiled slightly.

However, to do this, one must have power and status. A flat-headed farmer, with his face facing the loess and his back to the sky, is not even qualified to wear a hat, let alone the thought of enjoying these. Liu Bei has been working hard for his dream, but he found that the harder he worked, the more he deviated from the direction of his original hope.

Liu Bei's smile gradually stiffened, froze, and then disappeared.

The letter in hand weighs more than a thousand catties.

Although the text was issued in the name of Han Emperor Liu Xie and was stamped with Han Emperor Liu Xie's seal, Liu Bei did not believe it, or could not believe that this was what Liu Xie meant.

Liu Xie was very dissatisfied with General Yuan Shao, saying that General Yuan Shao had no Han Dynasty, disrupted the world, corrupted the imperial court, and poisoned the local area, so he asked Liu Bei to send his army north to conquer Jizhou.

"Huh..." Liu Bei let out a long breath, and then ordered, "Go and invite the second and third generals to come, and say that we have something to discuss..."

"Wei." The attendant took the order and left.

Attacking Xuzhou is not an easy task. On the one hand, Liu Bei's capital is small, and the total number of soldiers is only the few he brought from Xuchang. If all of them are lost, it may never be possible to stand up again, so Liu Bei is very Be cautious and never take risks when you are not sure, so there is not much progress during this period.

It can be said that when Liu Bei came from Xuchang, his main goal was still to develop his own strength, rather than fight to the death with Ji Ling. From a certain perspective, as long as he restrained Ji Ling here in Xuzhou, for Cao Cao, It can also reduce some side pressure, so although Cao Cao knew that Liu Bei was paddling, he didn't express any opinions and just pretended that he couldn't see it.

With the gradual decline of Yuan Shu, most of Yuzhou fell into the hands of Cao Cao. Even Runan, the hometown of the Yuan family, has basically become Cao Cao's territory. If it weren't for spring plowing and summer planting, which temporarily slowed down the advance of the army. , it is impossible to say that Cao Cao has already advanced his troops to the Jianghuai front line...

"Brother!" Zhang Fei outside the hospital┗｀o′┛ouch

Liu Bei was thinking about things in a daze and was not prepared at all. When he heard Zhang Fei's voice, he suddenly trembled and almost shook his hand and threw away the text he was holding...

"Brother." Guan Yu nodded slightly and bowed his hands.

"Hahaha! Brother!!" Zhang Fei opened his mouth wide, and the little tongue in his throat trembled.

"Yeah, here we go, sit down." Liu Bei forced a smile, then pointed to the seat and said. After Liu Bei inquired about the relevant affairs inside and outside the city, he was silent for a moment, and then showed the writing on the table to Guan Yu and Zhang Fei for viewing.

"..." Guan Yu fell silent after reading it, and then handed the text to Zhang Fei.

Zhang Fei stretched his neck long ago and eagerly took it. He glanced up and down a few times and almost jumped up: "What! Do you want to beat Yuan Da?!" Zhang Fei then looked up at Liu Bei, and then He looked at Guan Yu again and said: "Eldest brother, second brother, this... this..."

Liu Bei twitched the corners of his mouth, barely showing a few teeth, and said: "I came to see you two worthy brothers to discuss this matter..."

"We now have five hundred horsemen, four thousand infantry, and two thousand auxiliary soldiers..." Guan Yu stroked his beard and said slowly. These figures were all in Guan Yu's mind. There was no need to ask others, "There is a shortage of food and grass." , if we send out troops, it will only last for a month..."

"What? Second brother, do you really mean to follow this damn order to attack Jizhou?" Zhang Fei widened his eyes and said, "There are many forts in Jizhou, the city is high and the river is deep. Even if we really surrender with our small force, If you go in, you'll probably just hear the sound of water!"

Guan Yu narrowed his eyes and did not answer Zhang Fei's words.

Zhang Fei saw that Guan Yu didn't speak, so he turned to look at Liu Bei.

Liu Bei sighed and said, "It's true. If we march into Jizhou, the troops and horses we have on hand are indeed a bit...but, we know this, don't others know it?"

Guan Yu suddenly opened his red phoenix eyes, his eyebrows were as sharp as an unfolded blade, and said in a deep voice: "It must be Cao Sikong's plan again!"

Liu Bei was silent.

Zhang Fei said in amusement: "This short boy is full of evil! If you don't listen to him! What can he do?!"

Liu Bei grinned, pointed at the text and said: "The problem is that the text is not stamped with Cao Sikong's seal, but... Well, so if you don't follow it, you will violate the holy will... I just heard that His Majesty issued a reprimand two days ago. General Yuan, never thought that Cao Sikong’s intention would fall here..."

Zhang Fei scratched his head after hearing this. Although he understood the meaning of every word Liu Bei said, it was difficult to connect these scattered information together. On the other hand, Guan Yu frowned and seemed to have some insights.

Liu Bei looked at Zhang Fei and explained: "Cao Sikong and General Yuan have an old friendship... There were rumors before that General Yuan ordered Cao Sikong to escort His Majesty to Yecheng... If Cao Sikong obeys his order, His Majesty Then he was probably reduced to a puppet in the court, so His Majesty was also worried. Seeing that Cao Sikong had not made a clear conclusion, he forced Cao Sikong to sit separately from General Yuan... I thought that since I had issued a document to reprimand General Yuan, Your Majesty The migration to the north has come to an end, but I didn't expect..."

Zhang Fei seemed to understand something, and then asked: "If this is the case, why did you order us to attack Jizhou again?"

Liu Bei laughed bitterly and said, "Cao Sikong must think that the three of us are His Majesty's foreign aid..."

Zhang Fei was stunned and said in confusion: "We are His Majesty's foreign aid? Has Your Majesty told Big Brother about this?"

"It doesn't matter whether His Majesty has said that," Guan Yu said while stroking his long beard, "Cao Sikong already thinks that we are His Majesty's foreign aid, so it is useless to defend ourselves. What's more, we are Han people, Naturally, I should share your Majesty’s worries!”

Liu Bei nodded and said: "That's right! If the emperor is worried, it is the crime of the ministers! Although our troops are small, we share the worries of your majesty, and it is our duty to do so! It's just... this strategy of marching into Jizhou still needs to be carefully considered. Consider one or two..."

Zhang Fei suddenly clapped his hands and said, "How about if someone leads the cavalry and imitates the method of conquering the west, and raids Jizhou, he can disrupt what follows and win!"

Guan Yu laughed twice.

In order to avoid Zhang Fei's embarrassment, Liu Bei took over and said: "What the third brother said makes sense, but our cavalry are not yet proficient in riding skills, and they should not be as commanding as the Zhengxi cavalry... But what the third brother said , but it gave me an idea... We might as well just keep it like this, what do you two wise brothers think?"

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Liu Bei faced a choice in chaos, and Yuan Shu in the south also faced a choice. Even from a certain perspective, Yuan Shu faced a much greater chaos than Liu Bei!

After the crazy expansion and hustle and bustle, all that is left is often ruins.

The same is true for Yuan Shu.

Starting from Runan, Yuan Shu first chose the wrong direction. He first tried to attack Luoyang directly and solve the problem at once. Although Sun Jian made some progress, Yuan Shu actually dropped his belt chain at the critical moment, waiting for him to bend down. When he lifted up his underwear, he looked up and found that Sun Jian had run out of food and had to retreat. This turned the best start into the worst outcome and also laid the foundation for Sun Ce's separation today.

It was obviously Yuan Shu who captured Luoyang, but as a result, Yuan Shao took away his reputation as the leader of the alliance, and his reputation as an anti-Dong righteous soldier was taken away by Cao Cao. Yuan Shu was left with only the supercilious look of Sun Jian next to him...

Soon Yuan Shu chose the wrong direction again. Seeing that Cao Cao had just arrived in Yanzhou, he thought that he was going to take action. With the addition of Tao Qian of Xuzhou, Heishan, and the Yellow Turbans of Runan waiting on the side to help, he attacked Yanzhou from all directions. Cao Cao, the eunuch, The descendants certainly had no other choice but to surrender. However, they did not expect that the coalition forces could not cooperate at all, and there was no coordination or structure between actions. As a result, in the end, Cao Cao actually made a mess. After defeating Yuan Shu's main force, some of the remaining coalition forces heard the news of Yuan Shu's defeat before they even had time to set off...

Yuan Shu had obviously made arrangements, but not only failed to take Cao Cao away, but instead allowed Cao Cao to gain a firm foothold in Yanzhou. At the same time, it also allowed many people to see clearly the somewhat rugged immortal spirit under Yuan Shu's robe... …

At the same time, because Yuan Shu talked about deals and had close contacts with Heishan, Huangjin, and even the Hu people, many members of the Yuan family in Runan and the local area were very dissatisfied with Yuan Shu's actions.

At this time, Yuan Shu's footsteps moved to another place by accident. After some conflicts with the Yuan family in Runan, Yuan Shu showed the arrogance of a descendant of the Yuan family. He did not bother to negotiate terms or reconciliation with the Yuan family in Runan, and resolutely abandoned them. From the base area of ​​Runan, we turned to attack Yangzhou and other places in the south of the Yangtze River. The key was not to take it ourselves, but to send Sun Ce.

Not only that, Yuan Shu saw the civil strife in Xuzhou, and Tao Qian and Liu Bei were all out of his control. He was very angry. Once again, he used his magic to send his subordinate Ji Ling out to attack Xuzhou. Then he reached the current situation. There are two relatively capable generals, one in Jiangnan and one in Xuzhou. However, there are only a few three-legged cats left here, with some recruits who have not yet been fully trained, to resist the joint attack of Cao Cao and Liu Biao. Defeat...

Yuan Shu inadvertently became the Duke of Zhou whom he admired most. He was still the late Duke of Zhou. The external princes were strong but the main body was weak. However, the key was that Yuan Shao still did not notice it. He still believed that the generals outside were all loyal and the world was still full of loyalty. They are all allies and our own people. From Xuzhou to Jiangnan, who else in the world has a bigger territory than him?

Just ask who else?

Yuan Shao?

That bastard Yuan Shao, only Jizhou can be considered decent, Qingzhou and Youzhou are all bad, there are no good products, they are not worth mentioning!

Conquer the West?

How many people can there be in that desolate place where people are so poor that they can only eat dirt, and how much output can they produce? Although it seems to be good now, it is just a dry lake and a fish, and it will definitely not last long!

Cao Cao?

A castrated thief! If that person hadn't died in Cao Cao's place, the dead grass on Cao Cao's grave would have been knee-high!

Liu Biao?

Old thieves! Despite his current arrogance, Liu Biao is actually so old that he is like a grasshopper in autumn, with only a few days left to jump around!

Yuan Shu looked around and found that he was so arrogant and lonely, surrounded by a group of dung-like people. Under such circumstances, Yuan Shu wanted to make another choice, one that concerned him. His eternal choice...

Shouchun City, government office.

The chief clerk, Yan Xiang, was so anxious that sweat was dripping from his forehead and flowing down his hair, "Lord! You must not do this!"

Yuan Shu frowned and said: "The surname Yuan comes from Chen, who is the queen of Shun. Now that the fire virtue of the Han Dynasty has declined, we should use the earth to inherit the fire and take advantage of it. Why not?"

"Lord!" Yan Xiang said, "Now that the world is uncertain, if we act like this at this time, wouldn't we risk making enemies on all sides? I hope my lord will think twice!"

Yuan Shu was very unhappy. He held a jade toy in his hand and kept turning it in circles, saying nothing for a while.

In the past two days, I heard that Yuan Shao was doing something Shui De in Jizhou, which almost made Yuan Shu so angry that his nose became crooked. What kind of thing is Yuan Shao, a guy raised by a maid, what qualifications does he have to talk about virtue?

No, is there anything that can be called virtue?

Ever since, Yuan Shao wanted to build a water virtue, and Yuan Shu wanted to build a soil virtue. After all, water comes with earth cover, so he is still one step ahead of Yuan Shao!

However, he did not expect that as soon as Yuan Shu approached Yan Xiang to propose it, he was met with strong opposition from Yan Xiang. What was the reason for this opposition?

Making enemies on all sides?

Where can a tough life be without enemies?

Could it be that if we don’t call them Tu De, these surrounding opponents will surrender one by one and immediately turn enemies into friends? If this is really possible, then it is not impossible to not weigh it. However, the reality is that regardless of whether it is weighed or not, it still needs to be fought!

In this case, why can Yuan Shao be called Shui De, but I can't call him Tu De?

Yuan Shu looked at Yan Xiang and said, "If a certain person is not called Tu De, will Cao and Liu be willing to surrender?"

"This..." Yan Xiang was stunned for a moment. Are these two things related to each other?

Yuan Shao turned his head and waved his hand impatiently: "I know...you can go down first, I have my own opinion..."