Three Kingdoms

Xu County.

Thousands of lights.

Liu Xie was walking on the inner wall of the palace, and the cold wind of late autumn was blowing. Xun You followed a step behind, walking slowly.

"Your Majesty, the night is cold and the dew is heavy..." Fu Shou said in a low voice, "...you might as well go back to the palace first..."

"Wait a minute..." Liu Xie waved his hand, obviously not wanting to go back to the palace now. He just looked into the distance with his eyes, seeming to be looking at something, but also not looking at anything at all.

The night wind blew in, sweeping up some fallen leaves and swirling them under the palace wall, creating a whirlpool.

"Such a great country..." Liu Xie looked at the fallen leaves being carried by the autumn wind and dancing up and down. He seemed to be a little touched, and showed a little smile, and then quickly restrained it, "It's a pity... Gentlemen grow old together, and deputy minister Liujia . Tuo Tuo is like a mountain and a river..."

The two people stood at the palace wall, silent.

Fu Shou knew that Liu Xie's poem "Gentlemen grow old together" was not just referring to her, but Fu Shou didn't know whether it was referring to Zheng Xi or other people...

Under the gorgeous scenery, among the beautiful scenery, how can the child be unkind?

"Your Majesty, it's getting cold..." Fu Shou wrapped his body in a big cloak, looked around and said, "Shall we go back to the palace?" Fu Shou was worried that Liu Xie's emotion would be heard by some ears and eyes, and then inevitably he would A lot of verbosity.

The last time Liu Xie expressed his gratitude to some loyal ministers and good generals, Cao Sikong came forward and expressed his intention to return power to Liu Xie, which immediately caused an uproar. In the end, some ministers actually stood up and expressed their approval for Cao Sikong's return to power. In the blink of an eye, before they could discuss the specific method of returning power, the ministers who jumped out to agree were exposed for corruption and dereliction of duty. They were arrested and imprisoned one after another for similar crimes, and then naturally no one mentioned the matter of returning to power.

In the end, Cao Sikong said that the emperor was young and would be regent for the time being. After a few years, the emperor would grow up and then return to power, which brought an end to the incident.

Of course, Cao Cao did not say when the emperor would grow up, and no one dared to ask.

Liu Xie smiled slightly, and his smile was a bit cold, "When the weather is not cold, people's hearts are cold..." However, Liu Xie also understood what Fu Shou meant, lowered his voice, and after a while he said, "I am going to make Zhengxi a concubine. Cavalry General..."

Fu Shou looked at Liu Xie with wide eyes, was stunned for a moment, and said with some surprise: "Hussar?"

Liu Xie nodded, and then said: "Did you know that at the moment of the expedition to the west, we have already marched into Sichuan and Shu..."

"Sichuan and Shu?" Fu Shou whispered, his words seemed broken and weak in the cold wind, "...If this is the case, wouldn't it be..."

Liu Xie smiled slightly, his young and handsome face showing exhaustion, "These good ministers of mine... When the late emperor was alive, I just thought that they were mediocre and incompetent ministers who were delaying state affairs, but now I Only then do I understand that these ministers of mine... haha, they are not mediocre ministers, but capable ministers..."

Liu Xie's voice was faint, mixed in the autumn wind, like fallen leaves carried by the autumn wind, fluttering up and down, "...the late emperor, I was wrong, I was wrong too... I was so wrong... "

"Your Majesty..." Fu Shou was speechless in response.

Liu Xie had no intention of asking Fu Shou to answer. Maybe Liu Xie had just been depressed for a long time and couldn't find anyone to discuss and talk to, so he took this opportunity to take a walk to express his feelings. "...conquered the west, marched to Bingzhou, and captured the Yin Mountains. This is a meritorious service, and it is a contribution to the country! I gave him the position of general! He conquered Guanzhong, defeated Li Guo, and defeated Xiliang. This saved the country from the generals and made great achievements! I also entered it. Marquis of Guanzhong! Haha, I also thought that I would conquer the west and serve my country with all my heart, but...this time I marched into Sichuan and Shu...haha...I will join his hussar..."

Fu Shou was silent for a moment and said, "This is where Cao Sikong..."

"Cao Sikong?" Liu Xie finally showed some happiness, "In normal times, Cao Sikong would definitely refute the seal, but this time, Cao Sikong has to admit it..."

Liu Xie glanced at Fu Shou, but did not wait for Fu Shou to ask why. He held it in for a while and said: "After all, Cao Sikong has too much time to take care of himself at the moment... The war is coming, and Cao Sikong also needs some support..."

Fu Shou suddenly realized.

Liu Xie patted the cold palace wall, but did not feel how cold it was, because he felt that it was the first time he took the initiative to attack instead of passively parrying. This feeling made Liu Xie's blood rush to a certain extent, as if Finally, I stood on the place where the game was originally out of reach, facing the situation of the country, like taking a picture of the chess pieces.

The autumn wind howls across the night sky.

"General, Sikong, Qiusi..." Liu Xie raised his head and looked into the distance, "Haha, the world..."

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Yanzhou.

The war is about to break out.

This was originally a village, but it had been abandoned during the Jujube Period. Now it has regained its popularity, but now there are no farmers here at all, only soldiers.

In the light of the fire, figures swayed, and the lights in the Chinese army tent were brightly lit.

Yuan Shao's vanguard troops arrived in Hanoi and stationed in Liyang, with their troops directed towards Yanzhou. Cao Cao also moved here after he feinted a shot at Mount Tai and wiped out some weak bandits with yellow turbans who didn't open their eyes.

Outside the big tent, Xun Yu stood on the slope of the earth, his robes fluttering in the night wind, and his silk scarf and belt also fluttering in the wind.

Although there is ventilation in the tent, there are too many people after all. After staying there for a long time, it is very stuffy. Go out for a walk and let your brain, which is almost boiling, have some time to cool down. As the saying goes, one day Zhang Yi Chi, the way of self-cultivation.

The patrolling soldiers were beating the clock, the fresh air passed through the golden watch, and the cold light shone on the iron clothes. In such a night, no one knows how many people's thoughts are surging, intertwining and colliding...

"...It is said that His Majesty is going to make Zhengxi a hussar..." Behind Xun Yu, a tired voice came over along with the sound of footsteps, "Ah ha... I'm sleepy... I really don't stop everywhere... ..." Guo Jia walked over while yawning.

"This is a trivial matter..." Xun Yu said lightly, "Your Majesty is just overly concerned..."

"Careless? Haha, not necessarily?" Guo Jia stood beside Xun Yu and looked at the bright stars in the night sky together, "Your Majesty has grown up too..."

Xun Yu was silent for a long time, then lowered his head and said, "...Yes, I have grown up...so, we must fight now..."

"Even if you can't win, you still have to fight?" Guo Jia whispered, his voice like grass swaying in the night wind, "Do you know that these big families who brought the autumn blessings are smiling on the surface? He had a lot of money and food, so he turned around and wrote a letter to the great ape, revealing the military situation to show his loyalty... Huh, if a certain order of rangers hadn't stepped up patrols, I don't know how many people would have been homeless in the end..."

"Two Yuan is a thief of the country. If he is not eliminated for a day, the country will not be at peace..." Xun Yu said solemnly, with a firm attitude, and then glanced at Guo Jia, "I don't know who said there were ten victories at the beginning... "

"Tch..." Guo Jia said that it was nothing, "It's not like you didn't know the situation at that time...Besides, believe it or not, I'll break it down again, and break it down into twenty wins and twenty losses. ? Besides, if the outcome is decided by someone, haha, then why do we need these soldiers? I will stand up and spit out whoever is unhappy..."

Hearing this, Xun Yu forced a smile.

"The expedition to the west has entered Sichuan and Sichuan, and it may not be possible to come out for a while... Liu Jingsheng is not feeling well, and Jingzhou is in turmoil... In this way, there will be no worries..." Xun Yu said quietly, "So, if we don't fight now, what are we waiting for? When? When we conquer the west and conquer Sichuan and Shu, and Liu Jingzhou recovers, will we fight again?"

"I know this..." Guo Jia also lowered his voice, "So the Great Ape must also know it. Then do you think that if a fight really breaks out, the Great Ape will send only Second General Zhang Gao with thousands of troops? What if...what if..."

Not sure whether it was the cold wind in the late autumn night or some other reason, Guo Jia couldn't help but shudder and wrapped himself in his robe, "...in case, if the whole family really moves..."

"No!" Xun Yu said decisively without thinking.

"How do you know it won't happen?" Guo Jia asked, "What if it happens?"

Xun Yu glanced at Guo Jia, "If I say no, I won't! There is no such thing as a contingency!"

"Hey!" Guo Jia turned his head and ignored Xun Yu.

After another moment, Xun Yu whispered in a low voice. If Guo Jia hadn't been standing next to him, he could hardly have heard what Xun Yu said, "...Your Majesty granted Zheng Xi the title of Hussar. The general must have thought that we were joining forces with Zheng Xi." ...Youbei must guard against Xianbei and Wuhuan, as well as the troops conquering the Yin Mountains in the West. There must be at least 3,000 cavalry and 8,000 infantry...In Zhongmou, near Yecheng, we must guard against the Taihang raid in the west. , and at least seven to eight thousand soldiers are needed... Qingzhou is initially established, and soldiers are also needed to guard it, and there will be three or four thousand soldiers...I have done the calculations, so the general can only have 20,000 to 30,000 soldiers at most. Mobilization... we still have a good chance of winning..."

Guo Jia said: "I've forgotten it too! I know this too! What I mean is..."

"No, it won't happen..." Xun Yu flatly objected.

Yes, if Yuan Shao really wants to guard against Youzhou, Qingzhou, and Bingzhou, once the soldiers on hand are dispersed, Cao Cao will indeed have a greater chance of winning, but what if? What if Yuan Shao is like Cao Cao and puts all his strength into action?

At present, Cao Cao even basically gave up the areas that he had originally conquered, such as Qingzhou, Xuzhou, and Yangzhou, and completely reduced the strength of his soldiers. He handed these areas back to the local big families for governance, leaving only some soldiers and officials whose symbolic power was greater than their actual strength. It can be said that if there is a war with Yuan Shao, once Cao Cao is defeated, these places will almost immediately turn their heads and prostrate themselves under Yuan Shao's dress.

If Yuan Shao really adopts the strategy of changing his family, like Cao Cao, temporarily abandoning Youzhou and Qingzhou, and also concentrates his troops to fight Cao Cao head-on, then Cao Cao's soldiers will be at a huge disadvantage, and naturally there will be little hope of victory.

Does Cao Cao know about this?

Cao Cao also knew it.

This is a big gamble!

A huge gamble that cost all of Cao Cao's wealth!

"We will win..." Xun Yu looked at the sky and the stars in the sky, "We will definitely win..."

Guo Jia sighed, shook his head, and then said: "Okay, let's buy it and leave..."

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at the same time.

Wancheng, outside the city, is Sun Ce's camp.

Sun Ce stood in front of the tent, looking at Wancheng crawling in the night like a giant beast.

The siege will begin tomorrow...

Yuan Shu couldn't survive. He was tired from traveling all the way. The tree fell down and the monkeys scattered, and he lost all his spirit. Finally, like in history, he died on the way. As for whether he wanted honey water or whether he vomited blood and died, who knows? I didn't know anything about it, but I just knew about Yuan Shu's family members and so on, and finally voted for Liu Xun.

Liu Xun was originally an old official of Yuan Shu, and he had been named the prefect of Lujiang by Yuan Shu for some time. He had some foundation in Lujiang and a large number of soldiers. Therefore, Sun Ce adopted Zhou Yu's plan of diverting the tiger away from the mountain, and on the one hand, he pretended to be good to him. , expressed his willingness to obey Liu Xun's orders, and on the one hand encouraged Liu Xun to attack Jingzhou...

Because of Yuan Shu's defeat, the knife stabbed by Liu Biao and Liu Jingzhou was indispensable. If Liu Xun wanted to better inherit Yuan Shu's legacy, he must at least show that he had the ability to avenge Yuan Shu. It was like being a big boss on the road. The next person sitting in the hall had to show some muscles, and Liu Biao had been ill recently. Liu Xun thought it was a God-given opportunity, so he led his troops north to attack Jingzhou.

After learning that Liu Xun's army was dispatched, Sun Ce immediately threw off his previous docile disguise, led his soldiers straight to Liu Xun's base camp, Wancheng, and surrounded Wancheng.

Zhou Yu walked over slowly, stopped behind Sun Ce, and cast his eyes on Wancheng. After a while, he said, "Are you worried?"

Sun Ce turned his head, glanced at Zhou Yu, and smiled heartily: "With you here, what should I worry about?"

Zhou Yu smiled slightly, and suddenly the whole night sky seemed to light up: "Then what are you thinking about? Liu Zitai's reinforcements? Even if he can return to the army, he will not be able to return in less than five days. By then we will have already captured Wancheng, and then wait for work in leisure... Regardless of whether he comes back or not, the result is actually the same..."

Sun Ce nodded, shook his head and said, "I know...I'm not thinking about this..."

Zhou Yu's skin was smooth and clean, as warm and jade-like under the night sky, but what was even more bright were his eyes, which seemed to be reflected into the entire night sky, dazzling and colorful, and the slightest movement would make the stars move. "Then what are you thinking about?"

"Daughter of the Yuan family..." Sun Ce paused for a moment, and then said decisively, "I don't want to marry!"

"Bo Fu!" Zhou Yu frowned, "Only if you marry Yuan's daughter..."

"I know!" Sun Ce interrupted Zhou Yu, "You have said this many times, and I understand the benefits of it!"

"Then why did you..." Zhou Yu asked doubtfully.

Sun Ce looked up at the sky, and then said after a while: "Although Yuan Jiujiu has failed someone, he is also kind to someone... marrying his daughter, seeking his foundation... Haha, it is good, but I can't live with it!"

Zhou Yu even wanted to jump, "What does it have to do with it?!"

Sun Ce shook his head. When Yuan Shu was defeated, Sun Ce actually had the opportunity to go north and rescue Yuan Shu, but in the end Sun Ce did not do so. Although in the eyes of many people, this was not a big deal, Sun Ce felt somewhat guilty and felt that he was betraying. Yuan Shu.

Now because he wants to better inherit the inheritance left by Yuan Shu, and then marry Yuan's daughter, although Sun Ce also knows that this is the best thing to do, Sun Ce, who considers himself to be magnanimous, cannot get over this hurdle in his heart. .

And Sun Ce felt that Yuan's daughter was not a fool. Maybe she didn't understand it in a short time, but wouldn't she figure it out after a long time? From a certain point of view, Sun Ce is tantamount to refusing to save him. Wouldn't Yuan's daughter feel resentful? In this case, would he still be able to caress all day long, willingly support his husband and raise his children, and find concubines for the husband?

"How can a man win the world by marrying women?" Sun Ce smiled and said to the sky, but also to his own heart, "If a certain person doesn't marry a daughter of the Yuan family, can't he win the world? What a joke. !”