Three Kingdoms

The soldiers slowly coming from the mountain road, the first to bear the brunt were some tall men, well-dressed and powerful. Because it was winter, there was a cloak wrapped around the armor. It was blown by the wind during the march, which added to the majesty.

Taking a closer look at the weapons, it can be said that as long as they are soldiers, they will naturally pay attention to the things in their hands, but when they see the subordinates of the hussar general getting closer and closer, and then look back at what they have in their hands, these Liu Bei calls himself Even though he was a good soldier, he couldn't help but shrink his head, and then lowered his head subconsciously.

The soldiers and horses are powerful and the momentum is overwhelming.

It seems simple to say, but in fact it all exists in these details. The same is true for the courage cultivated in the ranks of soldiers. If we say that the Danyang soldiers were pretty good in history, but now the soldiers under these hussar generals are three-thirds stronger, and they forcefully suppressed the soldiers who followed Liu Bei in his north and south expeditions.

Liu Bei looked at these elite soldiers with a bit of desire in his eyes, but then disappeared, leaving only obedience and submission. The cavalry general's troops are the most powerful in the world. This is really not a general statement.

The hussars gradually came forward, and then spread out on both sides of the road to make way for Xu Shu in the middle. Liu Bei quickly stepped forward and bowed respectfully. Perhaps for others, it is easy to bow down when you have no figure, but it is difficult to bow down after you have an identity. But for Liu Bei, these are nothing. As long as it is necessary, Liu Bei doesn't think there is anything wrong with being humble.

Speaking of which, for these characters in the Three Kingdoms, why do some people like Liu Bei when they were young, but turn into disgust when they grow up? Maybe it's because when I was young, I hoped that I could be like Liu Bei, who could start from scratch, or become a famous prince in the world, and die on the road of becoming king and hegemony, instead of lying on the hospital bed and struggling to survive. However, when you grow up, you will know that if you want to be like Liu Bei, you have to give up a lot of things, and you simply can't do it...

Among the Three Kingdoms, many white bodies and many heroes rose up, but only Liu Bei fought out of the wilderness and stood at the end, the highest.

Liu Bei's benevolence may be true or false, but this is not important. What is important is that Liu Bei seems to have done nothing wrong at the key points of almost every major decision-making.

The only obsession Liu Bei had in his life was given to his brother.

Therefore, Liu Bei watched Xu Shu's figure getting closer and closer, and his heart couldn't help but beat loudly. It seemed that a voice was whispering in his ear: Kill him, give the order to kill him now! As long as Xu Shu is killed, nothing will happen!

But reason finally stood up and told Liu Bei that, let alone whether he could kill Xu Shu in front of the elite troops of the Hussars General, even if he could do this, he would be alone here and would not get the benefits of his original plan. If the support of China Jianning is reduced and the supply from Sichuan and Shu is lost, then even if it barely survives, it will not be able to go any further!

What's more, Xu Shu is not the only one in Sichuan and Shu. As long as the Hussars General does not fall, the people in Sichuan and Shu may not recognize Liu Bei again. If he really takes that step, it is really irreversible.

The time may be very long, but it also seems to be very short. Just after Liu Bei bowed his head, Xu Shu slowly came out of the formation, with a slight smile on his face. Liu Xuande, are you okay?

Liu Bei's soldiers breathed a sigh of relief in unison. It seemed that there was no problem.

Although he had come a long way and was wearing armor, there was not much fatigue on Xu Shu's face. It could even be said that he looked quite good, as if he was born accustomed to being in the military...

Well, Xu Shu's physique is indeed different from ordinary administrative officials. Therefore, if other civil affairs officials wore armor, it would look awkward, but when Xu Shu wore armor, he felt that it was quite appropriate and there was not much sense of disobedience.

Liu Bei quickly said: I have met Xu Shijun! It was a mistake to be prepared for not welcoming him from afar!

Xu Shu laughed, pulled Liu Bei up, looked him up and down, and said: "Xuan De looks good, it shows that Ding Zuo is worry-free!"

Liu Bei said: It's all thanks to the good care of Commander Xu...

The two stood and chatted for a while before Liu Bei suddenly understood and asked Xu Shu to go to Ding Ze.

Xu Shu's attitude made Liu Bei feel more at ease. It seemed that Xu Shu had not discovered what he had done. This should be considered a good thing, and naturally Liu Bei breathed a sigh of relief and led Xu Shu forward together.

However, this breath did not last long. Arriving at the foot of Dingze City, Xu Shu raised his head and looked at the Dingze City that was under repair. He shook his head and smiled and said: This Dingze City is small. If someone enters the city with a horse, wouldn't even the roads be full? Forget it, just camp outside the city!

Liu Bei also said that he had arranged a palace for Xu Shu in the city, but Xu Shu still insisted on staying in the military camp outside the city and would not enter the city.

After the welcome ceremony, Liu Bei said goodbye to Xu Shu and returned to Dingzi. As soon as he sat down, Zhang Fei couldn't help shouting: Brother! This guy is still guarding us!

Jian Yong closed his eyes, as if he would close his ears as well if possible.

Liu Bei nodded: Third brother, keep your voice down... This is normal, right... If Xu Yuanzhi behaved trustingly and unsuspectingly... Third brother, would you believe it?

Zhang Fei muttered and shook his head.

Isn’t this what it is? Liu Bei said, this way seemed just right, showing both closeness and some defensiveness... There is a balance between closeness and distance, but... Liu Bei pondered for a moment, but he didn't know whether Xu Yuanzhi intended to behave like this...

Under normal circumstances, just like in history, Liu Bei had to take Guan Yu and Zhang Fei with him wherever he went, or even Zhao Yun if that was not possible. Xu Shu could not completely ignore his own safety. Like in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, he knew that the other party Most of the people who are hostile and deliberately provoke are Mr. Luo's substitute, Brother Zhu.

Guan Yu frowned and could not answer this question. When it comes to figuring out military formations, strategies and tactics, Guan Yu can do a good job, even quite well, but when it comes to figuring out people's hearts, Guan Yu has some big gaps in this aspect, otherwise he wouldn't have made many low-EQ things in history. things to come.

Zhang Fei couldn't even say anything. Although Zhang Fei is both coarse and fine, when he is fine, he is usually only used on the battlefield. To make him more fine in daily life, it is better to change Zhang Fei's name.

The only one who can be considered as having some ability in this area is Jian Yong.

Liu Bei didn't expect Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to give him any advice. After he finished speaking, he looked at Jian Yong.

Jian Yong looked at the south, as if there was a beautiful woman in the south.

Liu Bei suddenly understood and nodded repeatedly.

The next day, Liu Bei went to Xu Shu's camp as if nothing had happened, and reported all the details of the matters to Xu Shu one by one. He even sent samples of the mined ore to Xu Shu.

Luo Luo said hesitantly, but Xu Shu didn't seem impatient and would ask questions from time to time. The two were chatting and laughing. As the day approached, Liu Bei's soldiers suddenly came to report that they had seen Zuo people in the mining area and suspected that they wanted to disrupt the mining of ore...

Liu Bei was immediately furious. While apologizing to Xu Shu, he ordered Guan Yu to take two hundred soldiers to the mining area to exterminate and expel these restless Zuo people.

Xu Shu looked at it with a half-smile, and then asked Liu Bei if he could deal with these Ze people in Ding Ze. If he couldn't solve it, did Xu Shu need to take action himself? Liu Bei was immediately panicked, and he repeatedly said that these Ze people were suffering from ringworm and scabies. , it’s not worth mentioning, and I dare not ask Xu Shu to do it himself. As long as Guan Yu takes action, it will definitely be solved smoothly...

Sure enough, when the sun turned to the west, Guan Yu came back with some heads of the Zuo people.

Xu Shu saw it, and then openly praised Guan Yu's bravery in front of the whole army, and immediately rewarded him. Then he said that Guan Yu and Guan Yunchang were so brave, and he could make great achievements in Jianning, and asked Liu Bei if he would like to let Guan Yu go to Jianning with the army. .

Liu Bei suddenly felt like he had just hit a south wind while playing mahjong, and then touched another south wind in the next circle...

Originally, what Jian Yong meant was that if Xu Shu cared about Jianning, he would definitely not stay in Dingzi for long, so today Liu Bei wrote and directed a story about the turmoil among the people of Zhe, in order to express some of the self-respect of the bandits. , but unexpectedly, he was beaten by Xu Shu, which not only ruined Liu Bei's plan, but also prevented Liu Bei from stepping down.

In the current situation, it's not okay to agree, and it's even less okay to not agree.

If he agreed, he would naturally go with him to Jianning. If he didn't agree, Xu Shu might immediately become suspicious and take some tough measures.

For a moment, Liu Bei felt that the cold sweat on his back was like a dozen ants crawling from top to bottom, or as if someone had put a few worms into his neck, twisting and turning between his skin and clothes. Squirming between.

For a moment, inside Xu Shu's tent, the air seemed to condense suddenly, and even breathing was a little difficult. Everything around him became quiet, except for the beating sound of his heart, as if he was no longer there now. I was beating as hard as I could, and the next moment I didn't know if I could continue jumping.

Since I have made you think highly of me... Liu Bei secretly gritted his teeth and said, but there is no room for loss in the decision of Zuo. How about leaving my second brother here to guard against the Zuo people's disturbance, and I and Zhang Yide can go to Jianning with you. How about that?

After Liu Bei's words fell, he didn't know if it was an illusion or some psychological factor. In short, the atmosphere in Xu Shu's tent seemed to come to life again, and began to flow, and thin sounds gradually came from outside the tent...

Xu Shu's eyes moved slightly, he smiled, nodded and said: "It's so kind... It's already late today, Xuande might as well go and rest, and we will set off together tomorrow to Jianning!"

Liu Bei was stunned for a moment, but he quickly covered it up, nodded in agreement, and took Guan Yu out of Xu Shu's camp first.

Guan Yu did not ask why his brother was talking nonsense, because Guan Yu also noticed something was wrong around Xu Shu's tent. Of course, if Liu Bei and Guan Yu really take action, Xu Shu may not be able to escape, but similarly, Liu Bei is not much better, so Liu Bei almost chose the best way out in the worst situation.

Hi! This time it was self-defeating!

Liu Bei sighed in a low voice.

If you do nothing, maybe you won’t add anything to the problem. Officially, it was because Liu Bei made such a small move, but it made Xu Shu even more suspicious. But having said that, if Liu Bei is asked to do nothing, Liu Bei himself will not be able to feel at ease, and may use another way to test Xu Shu, and the result may be even worse.

Rejecting Xu Shu's proposal would obviously make the situation extremely bad, but simply agreeing to follow Xu Shu's suggestion would not make it much better...

Because Liu Bei decided that Zuo Weiping was the first, he generously let Guan Yu go to Jianning. On the one hand, it exposed that what he said was false, and on the other hand, there was some suspicion of abandoning Guan Yu.

Under such circumstances, Liu Bei chose to let Guan Yu stay in Dingze, which not only echoed his own previous remarks, but also showed that he was not guilty and was willing to accompany Xu Shu. In this way, the overall atmosphere was restored. Calm down.

Brother... Guan Yu said, this trip is dangerous... not as good as...

Liu Bei slowly shook his head and said: It doesn't matter...just play it by ear...the worst thing is that he will run away after being exposed. In terms of other skills, I, Old Liu, may not be able to win over others, but the special skills passed down from Liu Bang's generation Liu Bei's talent is truly as good as anyone's.

Xu Shu frowned slightly as he watched Liu Bei and Guan Yu return to Dingze.

In fact, Xu Shu's military operation to see Jianning was ostensibly to quell the rebellion, but in reality the focus was on Liu Bei. According to what came from Guanzhong, Xu Shu had already released the news, which made Liu Bei and others think that the rebellion in Jianning was very serious and even affected the safety of the lower stage of Sichuan and Shu. However, in fact, these Yi people in Jianning maintained their excellent behavior since the Han Dynasty. The tradition of the Xianbei, the thunder is loud and the rain is small, and the local riots are fierce. If you want to sweep the Sanfu like the Xiqiang, or invade the North like the Xiongnu Xianbei, it is basically impossible due to innate restrictions. .

After all, the Yi people do not have many horses...

Coupled with the problem of the temperature difference between the north and the south, during the Han Dynasty, and even in other feudal dynasties for a long time in the future, southerners wanted to attack the north. When textile technology and production volume were both low, they wanted to adapt to the cold autumn and winter in the north. A very big problem indeed. Of course, it is equally difficult for northerners to adapt to the swamps and wetlands of the south, where mosquitoes are hot and dry.

However, in a war, it is always easier to ask soldiers to wear less clothes than to ask them to wear more clothes. Therefore, from this perspective, when the number of textiles is not saturated, northerners always have a certain advantage. .

Therefore, the problems arising in Sichuan and Shu are best solved in Sichuan and Shu.

After Xu Shu came this time, the mixture of false and true, true and false, made it difficult for Liu Bei to deal with it. However, Xu Shu truly confirmed that Liu Bei had indeed made some small moves. It was not to determine Liu Bei's performance, but from At the front line of Wei Yan, the messenger soldiers sent over...