Wancheng is located in Nanyang County, which has the largest population and the richest population in the late Han Dynasty.

The Imperial City of the Southern Capital, the largest city in the world (Luoyang was burned), with commerce all over the world, and rich reputation, all kinds of reputations are occupied by this ancient city. Together with Luoyang and Chang'an, it is called the tripod of the Han Dynasty. In history, Yuan Shu relied on

He started his business in this place and became the overlord.

However, in such a place full of scholars and celebrities, there is not even a decent aristocratic family. Since Emperor Heng, Nanyang has declined rapidly, and the destruction of General Liang Ji has directly promoted the formation of aristocratic families, and also made Nanyang's gentry

Declined quickly.

Otherwise, even with the status of the Yuan family, it would be difficult to fully control this area. Bohai, where Yuan Shao started, is actually far inferior to Nanyang. Occupying Nanyang, Yingchuan, and Runan, the Central Plains is basically in his hands. Yuan Shu in history

He once completely occupied this area and needed people and food, otherwise he would not have become the largest prince in the world for a while.

After Yuan Shu captured Jingzhou, he immediately sent heavy troops to garrison Nanyang to prevent others from coming to pick peaches. Because this place is so important, Luoyang is basically the center of the world, and there is an endless stream of merchants coming and going.

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"General, Liu Bei's army is attacking. Should we take a break and retreat to Jiangxia?"

Hearing the words of the deputy general, Wenpin frowned slightly: "No, my lord has just captured Yizhou and there are no extra troops. If we retreat here, I am afraid that the whole of Nanyang will fall into Liu Bei's hands."

"But Liu Bei's army coming to attack this time is around 100,000. I can't wait for 30,000 defenders. Even if we stick to Wancheng, we won't be able to defend it!" the deputy general said anxiously.

"It doesn't matter, General Wenyuan is in Jiangxia. As long as we can hold on for a while, the lord will definitely send an army to help." Wenpin consoled him.

After surrendering to Yuan Shu, he was still reused, and Yuan Shu trusted him extremely. He was full of gratitude for entrusting him with such an important place as Nanyang to garrison. Now Liu Bei's army came to attack, and he knew that he did not have enough troops, so he retreated to Jiangxia.

It was a good idea, but he didn't want to do it.

He was originally a surrendered general, but he fled without fighting in the first battle because the enemy army was too powerful. Even if the situation forced him to do so, he would inevitably be underestimated. Not to mention that Wenpin couldn't bear this kind of contempt, but he could endure it.

But he didn't know how to face Yuan Shu, who trusted him extremely.

Now that Huang Zhong's army is stabilizing the situation in Yizhou and cannot come to help at all, he has only two options. Either give up Nanyang decisively and retreat to Jiangxia. In this case, Liu Bei will never dare to go forward because of the danger of the Yangtze River. However,

On the contrary, Nanyang may be surrendered to others. Now that Yuan Shu has just captured Yizhou, he has no ability to take Nanyang back.

The other way is to fight Liu Bei head-on. As long as he can hold on until Yuan Shu's reinforcements arrive, then the crisis in Nanyang can be solved. Wenpin still has some confidence in defending Wancheng.

"Quickly send someone to send a message to Jiangdong, fully inform the lord of the situation here, and ask the lord to send troops to help as soon as possible." Wenpin said calmly.

"In addition, send people to move the people around Nanyang to the east of the Yangtze River, strengthen the walls and clear the fields, and never leave any food for Liu Bei's army."

If it were in the past, Wenpin would never do such a time-consuming and laborious thing. Because if he had the time, he might as well have laid an ambush on the way to attack Liu Bei's army.

But it was different now. With the help of businessmen and aristocratic families, he didn't need to bother with such trivial matters at all. He could just send a few soldiers to show off and issue orders, and he didn't need to worry about the rest.

Yuan Shu has long conveyed these ideas of making the best use of things and saving land for everyone. Yuan Shu will record the contributions of the aristocratic families one by one and make up for them afterwards. They are naturally happy to do such a simple thing

Do.

"Send an order to the whole army, as long as we can defend Wancheng this time, my lord will definitely be rewarded heavily."

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"Do you think this Liu Bei is too brave? He dares to attack my Nanyang. With a hundred thousand troops, he is not afraid that we and Cao Cao will take over his Yuzhou?" After Yuan Shu got the news, he immediately sent his troops to Nanyang.

All the think tanks gathered together to discuss.

All the counselors below also frowned slightly. Liu Bei's approach really surprised everyone, and everyone was digesting the news.

"Liu Bei is not such a reckless person. Now that he can invest half of his troops in Nanyang, he must be confident. In Xu's opinion, Liu Bei is either sure to keep Yuzhou, or he is ready to risk everything to win Guanzhong." Jia Xu was the first.

He took time to react and said calmly.

"To win Guanzhong at all costs?" Yuan Shu chuckled and said, "Liu Bei doesn't have the courage to measure it. According to what the article tells you, Liu Bei has reached some kind of agreement with Cao Cao?"

Jia Xu nodded: "My lord is wise, that's what Xu means."

"But Nanyang is an important town, and it is located in the center of the world. It is a battleground for military strategists. We can't let it go! My lord should send General Zhang Liao in Jiangxia to lead his army to help as soon as possible." Tian Feng said anxiously.

Although with the current prosperity of Jiangdong, a place like Nanyang is not worth mentioning, but its geographical location is indeed too important. As the north gate of Jingzhou, connecting Sili and Yuzhou, if it is in the hands of Liu Bei, it will be even more difficult for Yuan Shu

Break free from the prison of the South and enter the Central Plains.

"Yuan Hao, don't worry. Liu Bei's attack on Nanyang this time was too sudden and unreasonable. I always feel that there is some conspiracy involved." Xun You said with some worry. His intuition told him that there was a trap in it.

"My lord, what Gongda said is true. If Liu Bei really wants to plot Nanyang, he can attack us secretly without any precautions. Why is there such a big fanfare?" After Xun You said this, everyone calmed down. Jia

Xu took the lead.

Hearing what Jia Xu said, Yuan Shu also reacted. Indeed! If it was really just to capture Nanyang, why not do it secretly? Wenpin was able to find out so long in advance. He obviously had ulterior motives.

ah.

"Liu Xuande's calculation is not trivial! Even a Nanyang can't satisfy his appetite. It's really amazing." Yuan Shu sighed.

It's not a fuel-saving lamp! This Liu Bei is really a genius. First he cheated Cao Cao, and now he starts to plot against himself. He is really crazy.

"Then what do you think Liu Bei is planning?"

"Either we want to surround Wei and rescue Zhao, or we want to attack Wei halfway; or we want to build a plank road openly and secretly attack Chen Cang." Xun You said without thinking.

"In short, all this is definitely related to Zhang Liao's army that we wanted to dispatch. Therefore, Zhang Liao's army in Jiangxia must not act rashly." Lu Su saw the key to the problem at a glance.

"Then what do you mean, we just sit back and watch Nanyang fall into Liu Bei's hands?" Yuan Shu frowned.

It's not his style to do something that results in nothing. He's just a little Liu Bei, but he can really defy heaven? He really treats his tiger as a sick cat.

"No, if the enemy has a plan, there will inevitably be flaws. The more calculations there are, the bigger the flaws will be. Liu Bei's plan is so big, we can just attack his flaws and take advantage of the situation." Jia Xu said with a smile.

"So how do we respond?"

"Then it depends on what the lord thinks."

"What's the meaning?"

"Since my lord is unwilling to suffer losses in vain, we can only face Liu Bei head-on. Either force him to retreat obediently and settle the matter, or teach him a severe lesson and end it once and for all. But I don't know which one my lord wants to choose?"

"Oh? How can you do it so hard?" Yuan Shu said with eyes shining.

What matters the overall situation is just a cloud in Yuan Shu's eyes. Liu Bei is so arrogant. Even if he doesn't care about the overall situation of the Central Plains, he still wants to let him know that he is not easy to mess with. How dare he come to provoke him again and again? The worst is

Let his wife Cao unify the Central Plains, but I am not afraid of him.
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