Zhou Xing is still wearing a long robe, with a turban on his head and hair wrapped around his head. This has always been "his" dress when he was a ranger, and he is used to carrying a sword with him at all times.

Today, he still maintains this habit.

The two of them stood in the room without sitting down.

"Military advisor, if we go to assist Kong Wenju this time, I'm afraid we will inevitably become enemies of the Yuan family!"

Liu Bei is now thirty-six years old, which is not too old, but for him who has just lost Xuzhou and came to Donglai to start over again, he is not young.

It was not easy to reach Donglai, and it was not easy to kill Guan Tong, defeat Guan Hai, gain a foothold, and establish a reputation as a majestic and benevolent person.

If we lose Dongnai again, we really don’t know where we will go, and we don’t know how many detours we will have to take.

This is the reason for Liu Bei's hesitation, that is, he does not want to be an enemy of Yuan Shao and wants to stay in Donglai County and develop well.

"I don't know if Gongyou has arrived in Yecheng. If he has arrived, Yuan Benchu ​​should have seen the letter I wrote to him." Liu Bei added.

Zhou Xing looked up and looked around Liu Bei's room carefully.

Liu Bei lived alone in a house. Mrs. Gan and Mrs. Mi had their own houses. When Liu Bei wanted to sleep, he would sleep in their houses.

The furnishings in the room are nothing special and are similar to those in the room where Zhou Xing lives.

"Commander, please speak!" Liu Bei couldn't help urging when he saw that Zhou Xing had been watching without making a sound.

"Well," Zhou Xing turned around and looked at Liu Bei, "I'm afraid Gongyou won't be able to reach Yecheng in half a month, but he should be there soon."

It is 1,600 to 700 miles from Huang County in Donglai to Yecheng in Jizhou, and Sun Qian went there by carriage, which was not as fast as riding a horse.

Liu Bei seemed a little anxious. He was going to send troops tomorrow, but Zhou Xing was answering questions that he didn't know.

"Military advisor, what I'm asking you is how to rescue Kong Shijun without becoming an enemy of the Yuan family."

Zhou Xing smiled and asked: "My lord, do you think that together with Kong Wenju, we can defeat Yuan Tan's 20,000 troops?"

Liu Bei thought for a moment and quickly shook his head: "No way."

Although he and Kong Rong's troops combined totaled nearly 10,000 people, five or six thousand of them were Kong Rong's troops. The combat power of Kong Rong's troops was simply unspeakable.

If you have 10,000 troops, you won't be afraid of Yuan Tan's 20,000 troops. At least you still have a chance of winning.

But now, Liu Bei thinks that there is no chance of winning at all. The soldiers and horses brought by Yuan Tan are well-trained soldiers, and they are completely incomparable with Guan Hai's rabble.

"Since we can't defeat them, then we won't fight with the Yuan family, so we won't be enemies with them." Zhou Xing said calmly.

"Then...how to rescue Kong Wenju?"

Liu Bei really didn't understand what this young military advisor was thinking.

"Does my lord want to save Kong Wenju, or do you want to help him defend Qingzhou?" Zhou Xing asked rhetorically.

"Isn't this the same thing? How can we save him if we don't defend Qingzhou?" Liu Bei became more and more confused.

Zhou Xing smiled softly and said: "It's very different. If my lord wants to help Kong Wenju defend Qingzhou, he must fight Yuan Tan and become an enemy of Yuan Shao. There is no other way. But if he just saves Kong Wenju, it will be much easier."

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After a pause, Zhou Xing continued: "As long as we persuade Kong Wenju to give up Qingzhou, just like Han Fu gave up Jizhou, just like the Lord gave up Xuzhou to Lu Bu, and give up Qingzhou to the Yuan family, wouldn't Kong Wenju be saved?"

Liu Bei was stunned.

Is this to save Kong Rong?

This is selling Kong Rong!

Kong Rong was willing to give up Li, but was he still willing to give up Zhou?!

"Is Kong Wenju willing to give up the state?"

Liu Bei was very suspicious of this. Not everyone was like him and was willing to leave like this and give Xuzhou to Lu Bu.

Zhou Xing said: "It's hard to say, but we can persuade him. Maybe he is willing! If he is unwilling to give up Qingzhou to the Yuan family and hold on to the city, then he will only die. He clearly knows that he cannot defeat the Yuan family and cannot defend it.

Living in the city and still defending it is a pedantic policy. I believe Kong Wenju is not such a person."

Liu Bei felt the same way about this. He couldn't help but remember that when he was the commander of Gaotang, a large number of yellow scarf bandits came to attack. He had few soldiers and knew that he could not defend it, so he decisively abandoned the city and left. Otherwise, he might have died in Gaotang City long ago.

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It is precisely because of this kind of awareness and this kind of "willingness" that Liu Bei was able to escape death every time and have the last laugh despite being defeated many times.

"I hope he can understand the truth!" Liu Bei sighed slightly.

If you can't fight, run away. This is a very simple principle.

Zhou Xing said that, but in his heart, he thought Kong Rong was a pedantic person.

Only a pedantic person can sit still, read and discuss, and pretend to be calm when others are attacking the city. When the city is destroyed and everyone is dead, he will abandon the city and run away alone.

"It's just that Kong Wenju relies on his talent and is arrogant, and is quite stubborn. I'm afraid he won't be able to persuade him." Liu Bei said worriedly.

"Lord, I will persuade him then. Maybe I can convince him."

Liu Bei shook his head: "It's difficult, it's difficult. Even the military adviser can't convince him!"

Zhou Xing smiled and said: "Haha, I can convince the lord to give up Xuzhou and Yuzhou and come to this county. I can also persuade Lu Bu to return Mrs. Gan and the families of the soldiers, and give the lord 10,000 shi of grain. Now I have to convince Kong Wenju to give up Qingzhou.

It’s not difficult.”

"I wonder how the military advisor can persuade me?" Liu Bei asked.

"Be clear with reason and move with emotion, just explain the interests to him. Lord, don't worry, I have the confidence to convince him. In this way, Lord can not only send troops to rescue, but also be on good terms with the Yuan family. In one fell swoop,

And you get two things.”

Zhou Xing had already thought about it. If Kong Rong was really convinced by him, he would take the initiative to give up Qingzhou, just like Han Fu gave up Jizhou to Yuan Shao.

Then Liu Bei does not need to fight with the Yuan family, but instead sells a favor to Yuan Shao. In this way, plus Liu Bei's letter to Yuan Shao, he can develop steadily in Donglai County in the future.

Although he thought so, Zhou Xing was not completely sure that he could convince the pedantic and stubborn Kong Rong.

But no matter what, you have to give it a try. This is the best way at the moment.

When Liu Bei heard what Zhou Xing said, he stopped asking. At the same time, he believed that such a resourceful military advisor could persuade Kong Rong, because he came to Donglai after being persuaded by him.

The next day, the soldiers, horses, food and fodder were all prepared and were gathering for the journey.

Liu Bei told Guan Yu who was left behind to defend the city: "Yun Chang, I can rest assured that you will defend the city, but you must also remember that if thieves come to attack, don't fight easily. Although you are not as militant as Yide, you are easy to fight."

Underestimating the enemy, in short, no matter what, you must defend this city until I return."

Regarding Guan Yu, Liu Bei has always been relatively reassured. His second brother is quite stable and powerful. He also likes to read. Although he only reads one "Zuo Shi Chun Qiu", at least he is not as reckless and careless as Zhang Fei.

Consequences.

The only shortcoming is that he is a bit arrogant and always feels that others are not as powerful as him. This is Liu Bei's only worry.

Guan Yu said seriously: "Brother, don't worry, I'm in the city!"

"Well, if you have anything, you can discuss it with Mi Zizhong and Li Gongcao."

"No."

After Liu Bei also explained to the county prime minister Mi Zhu and the meritorious Cao Li Ye, he led Zhou Xing and Zhang Fei, as well as Liu Zheng, Jian, Yong, Wang Xiu and others, and led 3,000 troops to leave Huang County. The remaining more than 1,000 troops were left behind and were guarded by Guan Yu.
Chapter completed!