Chapter 134 Abandon Donglai if necessary

Although Zhou Xing decided to go to Jizhou to persuade Zhang Yan to besiege Yecheng, it is still unknown whether he can persuade Zhang Yan. Zhang Yan may also send troops to assist Gongsun Zan.

Therefore, Liu Bei still has to say what he needs to do to persuade Gongsun Zan.

Liu Bei asked the people sent by Gongsun Zan to pass on a message to persuade Gongsun Zan to hold on to the city and not go out to fight. In particular, he should not agree with the reinforcements outside the city on a date for a joint attack. This would prevent the letter from being intercepted or the messenger being captured. Yuan Shao might take advantage of his plan and pretend to be

Reinforcements lured him out of the city.

He also advised Gongsun Zan to guard against Yuan Shao's digging and attacking. It would be better to dig a deep ditch outside the building and fill it with water, so that Yuan Shao's digging strategy would be ineffective.

He also said that he would send troops to attack the plains, so as to reassure Gongsun Zan and make him more confident in defending the city.

However, Liu Bei did not say anything about Zhou Xing going to Jizhou to persuade Zhang Yan to besiege Yecheng, mainly because he was worried that the person who spread the rumors would be captured by Yuan Shao.

When Gongsun Zan was sent away, the detectives who stayed in the plains hurriedly reported back, saying that Yuan Tan had gathered troops, horses and food to prepare to send troops to attack Beihai.

Liu Bei was a little surprised: "We have not yet mobilized troops from Donglai, why has Yuan Tan decided to lead troops to attack? Could it be that Gongsun Bogui sent people here and he knew about it?"

Jian Yong shook his head and said: "Probably not. Even if he knew, he wouldn't move so fast. There should be another reason."

Zhou Xing said with a serious face: "No matter what the reason is, my lord should mobilize the soldiers from Donglai as soon as possible, but Captain Guan Yun should stay in Donglai to guard against the Liaodong troops taking the opportunity to attack."

Liu Bei nodded and said: "Well, the soldiers of Donglai can ask Liu Ziquan to lead 6,000 people here, leaving Yun Chang and 3,000 soldiers to garrison in Donglai. If the soldiers and horses from Liaodong come to attack, they can order the officials and the people to defend together. It should be optional."

Worry, military advisor, please don’t delay in going to Jizhou to persuade Zhang Yan. The military advisor will set off tomorrow."

"No." Zhou Xing responded, "Although there are no strong generals in Yuan Tan's army, Yuan's soldiers are serious soldiers. My lord, don't underestimate the enemy! As long as we can defend Beihai and repel Yuan Tan, we will win. If Zhang Yan's troops besiege Yecheng, we will

It is expected that Yuan Tan will lead his troops to rescue. At that time, the lord can order Taishi Ziyi to lead his troops to pursue him. He will surely win a great victory and capture Qingzhou!"

Liu Bei is not as brave as Lu Bu, and his strategy is not as good as Cao Cao, but when dealing with Yuan Tan, Zhou Xing is relatively confident.

Moreover, after transferring 6,000 troops from Donglai, Beihai's troops now have 12,000, which is equivalent to Yuan Tan's 15,000.

With Zhang Fei, Taishi Ci, and Liu Zheng as well, there should be no problem defeating Yuan Tan.

Zhou Xing is worried about Donglai.

Guan Yu only had 3,000 troops in Donglai. If Liaodong troops came to attack, there would be at least 10,000 troops.

If Guan Yu is arrogant and underestimates the enemy and goes out to fight, the victory or defeat will be unpredictable.

However, Liu Bei does not have enough troops now, so he will be stretched thin when facing enemies on both sides. Fortunately, the south is stable, otherwise, he will be surrounded by enemies on three sides and have no way to retreat.

"My lord, Donglai soldiers and horses have been transferred to Beihai. Gongsundu of Liaodong should send troops to attack. If necessary, Guan Xiaowei can be ordered to lead his troops to retreat to Beihai. As long as Beihai is defended, Liaodong's soldiers cannot stay in Donglai." Zhou

Xing said again.

"Don't worry, military advisor, I have the same intention."

Liu Bei indeed thought the same as Zhou Xing.

If one of Dongnae and Beihai must be given up, the only choice is to give up Dongnai and protect Beihai.

Donglai is a dead place, but Beihai is connected to Langya in the south. It can be connected with Zang Ba. No matter what happens, he has a way out.

Of course, this is the worst plan. Liu Bei is now reluctant to give up Donglai, which is the territory he has worked so hard to win.

Abandoning Donglai and retreating to Beihai will definitely lose some people's support, and Liu Bei is unwilling to do this.

Zhou Xing, Liu Bei and others discussed some details and returned home to meet his wife Sun Yao and daughter Zhou Min.

"Come, give me a hug."

Zhou Xing saw Sun Yao holding her daughter, and walked over and reached out to take her daughter.

Daughter Zhou Min is under one year old at this time and cannot speak yet.

She raised her head slightly and looked directly at Zhou Xing with her childlike eyes, with a childish smile on her face.

When Zhou Xing saw his daughter smiling, he laughed too and said softly: "Xiao Min'er, why are you laughing!"

He buried his head on his daughter's belly and rubbed it gently. The daughter stretched out her little hands to touch his head, and laughed out loud.

Zhou Xing rubbed him several times, and his daughter kept smiling.

Sun Yao stood aside and watched, with a happy smile on her face.

However, he felt from Zhou Xing's face that something must have happened.

"Yao, I will leave Beihai temporarily tomorrow and go to Jizhou."

Zhou Xing hugged his daughter and said to Sun Yao.

"How long will your husband be leaving for?"

Sun Yao's expression changed slightly and she asked softly.

She has heard about Yuan Shao leading his troops to attack Gongsun Zan. Zhou Xing's current trip to Jizhou must be related to this.

She and Zhou Xing are husband and wife and sleep together every night. Naturally, she also knows the ambitions of her husband and Liu Bei, and knows that sooner or later they will become enemies of Yuan Shao.

Now that my husband is going to Jizhou, he will probably take risks.

Sun Yao wouldn't ask too much about men's affairs. She just wanted to know how long Zhou Xing would be going, not what he was going to do.

"It may be one month, or it may be three months. Don't worry, I can take care of myself. Just take care of Min'er at home."

Zhou Xing really didn't know how long he would be gone. If Zhang Yan readily agreed to besiege Yecheng, he would be back soon.

If he doesn't agree, then he may go with Zhang Yan's people to rescue Gongsun Zan.

"Well, be careful with yourself, Min'er and I are waiting for you at home!"

Sun Yao's eyes were a little red as she spoke, and tears seemed to fall.

She married Zhou Xing, and the two have never been separated. Now that Zhou Xing is leaving suddenly, she will inevitably be worried and reluctant to leave him.

Zhou Xing handed his daughter Zhou Min to the maid next to him, took Sun Yao into his arms, and held her tightly.

Zhou Xing is quite satisfied with Sun Yao.

This is a considerate woman, beautiful, kind, gentle and virtuous. She is very obedient to Zhou Xing and has never complained.

The maid hurriedly carried her daughter Zhou Min into the house. Other servants and guards also avoided it, leaving the two of them standing in the courtyard holding each other.

At night, Zhou Xing was lying on the bed, and Sun Yao was lying next to him. The two had just fought a battle, and it was time to rest after the battle.

"Husband, please tell me more about your time as a ranger." Sun Yao raised her head slightly and looked at Zhou Xing and said.

Sun Yao would not ask Zhou Xing what he was doing now, but he liked to hear him talk about his previous experiences as a ranger.

Zhou Xing often told Sun Yao about "his" experiences and experiences, and sometimes mixed them with experiences from previous lives and told them through other people's stories.

There were also many plots from martial arts books that he had read in his previous life. He explained them vividly and Sun Yao would also listen to them with interest.

"Okay, then let me tell you about 'Menggu'. This is a story I heard, in Guanzhong..."

Zhou Xing slightly modified the story of Xu Zhu and Meng Gu and slowly told it to Sun Yao.

After hearing this, Sun Yao sighed softly: "This is a blessed person!"

"Husband, you are my dream lover!"
Chapter completed!