Chapter 167 Who gave him the courage

Zhou Xing and Sun Kang returned to Beihai Xiami and met Liu Bei.

Liu Bei was overjoyed and said: "The military advisor really allowed Zang Xuangao to send troops to help us. In this way, we not only gained 3,000 more people, but also made the Beihai no threat. It can be said that we have no worries. This is all the result of the military advisor!"

"My lord, since Zang Xuangao has sent troops to help us, we can keep one thousand more soldiers and horses in Beihai. It will be more stable with three thousand soldiers to defend the city." Zhou Xing suggested.

His main purpose is to guard against Zang Ba. Keeping an extra thousand men will make Zang Ba more willing to give up and not think about seizing Beihai.

As long as there is nothing wrong with the Beihai, Liu Bei can safely use his troops in the plains.

Liu Bei thought for a moment, understood Zhou Xing's intention, and nodded: "Well, since we have three thousand more Taishan soldiers to help us, we can leave one thousand more people to defend the city."

The next day, Liu Bei took Zhou Xing, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Jian Yong and Sun Kang, and led 5,000 troops to leave Xiami and head west, preparing to join Sun Guan's 3,000 troops in Jixian.< /p>

The new Prime Minister of Beihai, Mi Zhu and Sima Mifang, left Sun Qian behind, and Zhizhong Li Ye and three thousand soldiers stayed behind to guard the secret.

At this time, Taishi Ci led three thousand soldiers to Shouguang County in Le'an County, and Zhao Yun led three thousand soldiers to Linqu County in Qi State.

In Yecheng, Jizhou, Yuan Shao had already learned that Liu Bei defeated Yuan Tan in Beihai and Guan Yu defeated Liaodong soldiers in Donglai. Now Liu Bei even sent troops to attack Pingyuan, and he was so angry that he almost vomited blood.

Yuan Shao looked at the room full of counselors and generals with a dark face, threw the wine glass in his hand to the ground, and sternly cursed: "How unreasonable! How unreasonable! How dare Liu Da'er send troops to attack, you say, you say, in the end Who gave him the courage!"

"It was the general who gave him the courage!" Others did not dare to speak. Only Tian Feng said, "I have advised the general to kill Liu Bei as soon as possible. It is a pity that the general did not listen to my words, which led to Liu Bei's death today." If the general is strong, it will eventually become a big trouble! If the general had sent troops to attack Liu Bei earlier, even if he could not be destroyed, he could still know that the power of the general should not be offended. But as of now, it is too late!"

Yuan Shao, who had always had a dark face, turned even darker now.

"No," Guo Tu retorted loudly, "Liu Bei dared to send troops to attack Pingyuan. It was actually Cao Cao who gave him the courage! As you know, after Cao Cao defeated Lu Bu, he immediately marched into Dongjun, and Yanzhou Dongjun is connected to Jizhou Weijun. Its true intention is self-evident."

"Liu Bei must have colluded with Cao Cao and used each other. Cao Cao used Liu Bei to attack the plains and divert the troops from Jizhou, so that he could capture Yecheng. At the same time, Cao Cao's invasion of Dongjun also meant to contain our troops. If we If we can't help Pingyuan, Qingzhou may fall to Liu Bei."

Feng Ji then said: "Gongze is right. Cao Cao's intention to march into Dongjun is to contain our soldiers in Jizhou, and to help Liu Bei seize the plains and control Qingzhou. If Liu Bei is allowed to capture Qingzhou, his power will be even stronger. At that time, he will advance at the same time as Cao Cao and attack from both sides to seize Jizhou."

"There are also Gongsun Zan from Youzhou and Zhang Yan, the Black Mountain bandit. If they attack at the same time, we may not be able to resist them!" Xin Ping said worriedly.

When Yuan Shao heard what everyone said, he couldn't help but be shocked.

If it is true, as everyone said, that Cao Cao colluded with Liu Bei, and Gongsun Zan and Zhang Yan were of the same mind with them. After Liu Bei captured Qingzhou, all four parties advanced at the same time, then no matter how many troops he had, he might not be able to stop them.

"General, Cao Cao has the intention to seize Yecheng, but he will not collude with Liu Bei." Tian Feng said anxiously.

"How can we see it?"

Yuan Shao hoped that Tian Feng was telling the truth and asked quickly.

He really didn't want to see Cao Cao and Liu Bei colluding together. That would be too detrimental to him.

"Cao Cao had previously appointed Liu Bei as the shepherd of Qingzhou. It seemed that he was doing it for his own good, but in fact he wanted to use the hands of the general to destroy Liu Bei. Unfortunately, Liu Bei had wise men to help him and persuaded him to give the seal and ribbon to Yuan Qingzhou to hide him.

Overcome this difficulty. Also, not long after the emperor moved to Xudu, Cao Cao once recruited Liu Bei to serve as the chief agricultural officer in Xudu. From this point of view, Cao Cao must have known that Liu Bei would eventually become a serious trouble and wanted to eliminate him as soon as possible."

"Since Cao Cao wants to destroy Liu Bei, how can he collude with him now to help him capture Qingzhou! If Liu Bei is allowed to capture Qingzhou, his power will be stronger. Isn't Cao Cao afraid that Xuzhou and even Yanzhou will also be captured by Liu Bei? You know,

Liu Bei is an ambitious man, and Cao Cao is not a fool. He should know that Liu Bei can be destroyed but not helped. Therefore, I guess that before long, Cao Cao will retreat back to Xudu so that we can send troops to destroy Liu Bei."

"Hahaha," Guo Tu laughed, "Tian Biejia is saying that Cao Cao wants to help us destroy Liu Bei?"

Tian Feng said disdainfully: "Why not?"

"What good will it do to Cao Cao to destroy Liu Bei? Wouldn't it be more in Cao Cao's interest to keep Liu Bei and help Liu Bei seize Qingzhou? Cao Cao wants to seize Jizhou, there is no doubt about it, right? Since he wants to seize Jizhou, let Liu Bei seize Qingzhou

, wouldn’t it be easier to send troops to help him then?”

As soon as Guo Tuhe finished speaking, Feng Ji nodded and said: "What Gongze said is reasonable. If Cao Cao helps Liu Bei capture Qingzhou first, and then Liu Bei helps him capture Jizhou, both of them will benefit. It is indeed very possible.

.And if Liu Bei is destroyed, it will probably be even more difficult for Cao Cao to seize Jizhou."

Tian Feng knew that this was contradictory, but based on his understanding of Cao Cao, Cao Cao would want to destroy Liu Bei first, and then find a way to capture Jizhou.

Because for Cao Cao, Liu Bei may be a greater threat to him than Yuan Shao.

But this was just Tian Feng's intuition, and it was difficult to explain clearly. At this moment, he was too lazy to say anything more. He just raised his eyes and looked up angrily.

Yuan Shao listened to the words of all the counselors and felt that everyone's words were reasonable. For a moment, he didn't know who to agree with.

He looked at Xu You who had been keeping silent: "Ziyuan, what do you think?"

Xu You still twirled his short beard, glanced at Guo Tu, then looked at Tian Feng, smiled softly, and said: "Based on General Ming's understanding of Mengde, he should know that Mengde cannot benefit from others. If Liu Bei gets it,

Qingzhou seems to be beneficial to Mengde and can help him capture Jizhou in the future. However, as Tian Biejia said, Liu Bei has great ambitions and is not someone who is content with just one state. He has many powerful generals and the wise man Zhou Xing.

To make suggestions for him, if he captures Qingzhou, he will definitely want to capture Jizhou, as well as Xuzhou, Yanzhou and other places. Therefore, if Meng De helps Liu Bei capture Qingzhou, it will be like raising a tiger for trouble. With Meng De's wisdom, he should not

That’s it.”

"That's right, that's exactly what I meant." Tian Feng said quickly as he rarely met a confidant.

Yuan Shao thought about it carefully, and at this time he was more inclined to what Xu You said.

He has known Cao Cao for many years and understands each other relatively well. As Xu You said, Cao Cao will not make Liu Bei stronger, so Cao Cao may really withdraw his troops.

If Cao Cao really retreats to Xudu, he can personally lead the army to attack Liu Bei. Now, he can only send generals and troops to assist Yuan Tan first.

"Yan Liang listened to the order and ordered you to lead 20,000 troops and send troops tomorrow to Qingzhou to assist Yuan Tan. We must defend the plain and stop Liu Bei." Yuan Shao suddenly stood up and gave the order.

Yan Liang came out and raised his hands in response: "Promise, Yan Liang will behead Liu Bei and present it in front of the general's seat!"

Yuan Shao has decided that no one dares to say anything, and this decision is the best response at the moment.

Asking Yan Liang to lead 20,000 troops to assist Yuan Tan is enough to deal with Liu Bei's more than 10,000 troops.

It’s hard to say whether Liu Bei can be destroyed, but it’s more than enough to help Yuan Tan defend the plains.

If you want to destroy Liu Bei and recapture Beihai and Donglai, you may have to send more troops.
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