Chapter 76 Liaodong retreats

Guo Tu looked at Xu You and asked: "Xu Ziyuan means the same as Tian Biejia, does he think it is not difficult for Liu Bei to defeat the enemy?"

"Is it difficult?" Xu You asked.

Xu You is from Nanyang, Jingzhou. Regarding the dispute between the Yingchuan sect and the Jizhou sect, although he is a little biased towards the Yingchuan sect, which is adjacent to Nanyang, he is not merciless when it comes to rebuttal.

"If it's not difficult, why does he defend the camp and not dare to fight?"

Xu You chuckled: "Haha, it's unclear whether he doesn't dare to fight or doesn't want to fight. Even if he doesn't dare to fight, Liu Bei camped on the only road ten miles away from Jinkou, and moved all the people within ten miles of the sea.

Leaving, it can be seen that he had a plan to set up camp here. Although the Liaodong soldiers and horses can land safely at Jinkou, they will be unable to bypass Liu Bei's camp and are in a dilemma. Whether this is a coincidence or a plan in advance, you can decide for yourself."<

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Yuan Shao nodded while listening, feeling that what Xu You said made sense.

Xu You continued: "When Liu Bei first arrived in Donglai, he defeated Guan Tong, the former prefect of Donglai, and then defeated Guan Hai, the Yellow Turban. After that, he killed the three thieves from Wang Ying, Cong Qian and Guan Hai, and forced Guan Cheng away. Now

He was able to win the first battle with the Liaodong soldiers. This shows that Liu Bei is by no means a fool."

Guo Tu sneered and said: "If he is not mediocre, why did he lose Xuzhou again? If he wanted to take Qingzhou, why would he abandon Xuzhou? Isn't Xuzhou better than Qingzhou?"

"Liu Bei lost to Lu Bu and knew that it would be difficult to recapture Xuzhou, so he abandoned Xuzhou and went to Donglai. He wanted to use Donglai as his foundation, seize Qingzhou, and become the master of a state." Xu You argued.

"Donglai is a chaotic county and a remote coastal county. Liu Bei had good relations with Kong Wenju. At that time, Kong Wenju was the governor of Qingzhou. Why didn't he ask Kong Wenju to be the prime minister of Beihai instead of going to Donglai? In my opinion, Liu Bei had no

In his ambition to seize the state, all he wants is to suppress thieves and protect the people."

When Liu Bei first arrived in Qingzhou and defeated Guan Tong, Guo Tu thought Liu Bei had some abilities. Now that he saw that Liu Bei was not as tough on the Liaodong soldiers as he was on the Yellow Turban thieves, he began to change his view of him.

Of course, the most important thing is because Tian Feng said Liu Bei is good, so he has to change his view of Liu Bei.

Yuan Shao nodded again: "Well, Xuande is a benevolent and righteous king with a heart to protect the people. He left Xuzhou and came to Donglai. Maybe it was because there were many thieves in Donglai and he wanted to save the people. He was exempted from taxes and exemptions in Donglai.

Fu, recruiting refugees, and opening up wasteland for farming are enough to show his benevolence. He wrote to me about these things. There were few people in Donglai and little land, so I let him do it. Ziyuan said that he had the ambition to seize Qingzhou.

, I don’t think so. If he really had the ambition to seize the state, how could he cut taxes and exempt himself from taxes and cut off his own money and food?"

Xu You stopped talking and just twirled his beard quietly.

Yuan Shao set the tone, he didn't want to argue anymore, it would be boring.

Regarding Liu Bei’s matter, everyone no longer discussed it.

In Donglai, Qingzhou, Gongsun Kang rested for more than ten days and regained his morale. As he was running out of food and grass, he led his troops to challenge Liu Bei outside the camp.

Liu Bei and Zhou Xing stood on the watchtower and looked outside the camp, and found that Gongsun Kang did not bring the cavalry, but only infantry.

Zhou Xing smiled and said: "My lord, Gongsun Kang refuses to come and deliver the horse."

"Military advisor, even if he brings the cavalry, I'm afraid we won't be able to capture his horse." Liu Bei sighed slightly.

Zhou Xing understood what Liu Bei meant. If Gongsun Kang did not let the cavalry charge first, and then let the cavalry harass the outside because of his large number of troops, he might not be able to win easily.

"Since we can't win the horse, we have no choice but to stop fighting." Zhou Xing smiled again.

Liu Bei also had the same idea and strictly ordered not to discuss war. Zhang Fei did not dare to mention it again after being scolded once for asking for war.

Gongsun Kang challenged Liu Bei for three consecutive days but failed to do so. He thought it was because he did not bring the cavalry, so Liu Bei did not dare to fight. The jealousy he had towards Liu Bei due to his previous defeat suddenly disappeared.

Gongsun Du, who was in Xiangping, Liaodong, learned that his son Gongsun Kang was defeated and lost more than 600 people and more than 300 horses. He knew that he had made a mistake and should not send his son to lead troops to attack Donglai, because his son

I don’t know how to use troops at all.

He immediately sent people across the sea to summon Gongsun Kang to lead his troops back, and planned to send people to lead the troops next time or personally lead the troops to attack. Anyway, he was determined to win the land of Donglai.

Gongsun Kang had no choice but to run out of food again, so he had to break camp and retreat to Jinkou, set up defenses, and start ferrying people and horses across the sea.

Liu Bei was very happy to see the Liaodong soldiers retreating.

Once the Liaodong soldiers retreat, the people of Donglai will be able to live a stable life.

After confirming that all the Liaodong soldiers had crossed the sea and returned to Xiangping, Liu Bei ordered to break camp and led his troops back to Huangxian City.

The people who moved inland near the sea can go home, and all the people who helped defend the city also go back. Now there are no yellow turban bandits in Donglai County, no enemy soldiers, and no oppression from heavy taxes and burdens. The people of Donglai finally feel the real

What is the world like in Anping?

This is a feeling they have not experienced in a long time.

On the one hand, Liu Bei paid attention to the affairs of the people, including tax reduction and exemption, and farmland matters, and he always intervened.

More and more people are returning home from their hometowns, more and more refugees are coming here, and more and more fields are being reclaimed, and more and more problems are coming.

Fortunately, Wang Xiu, the magistrate of Huang County, and Li Ye, a meritorious official, were there. They were relatively fair in dealing with matters, and Liu Bei felt at ease.

At the same time, he was also concerned about military affairs. Together with the original war horses, there were more than 500 horses. Liu Bei formed a cavalry battalion of 500 people.

Zhou Xing read military books in his spare time and only provided opinions on the fielding matters without personally participating.

He also paid special attention to the news in Yangzhou and looked forward to Taishi Ci's return.

In Yangzhou, after Taishi Yuan arrived at Danyang County, he learned that Sun Ce had led his troops to Wu County, and Taishi Ci was accompanying him in the army.

He hurriedly chased after him, and finally pursued him all the way to Wu County, Wu County.

It turns out that after Sun Ce defeated Taishi Ci and Zu Lang in Danyang Jing County, he persuaded them to surrender, and asked Taishi Ci to recruit the exiled people, agreeing to return at noon tomorrow.

Cheng Pu, Huang Gai and other generals thought that Taishi Ci would definitely take the opportunity to escape, so Sun Ce immediately looked at him, and Taishi Ci returned as promised.

At this time, Sun Ce had already captured the three counties of Danyang, Wu County and Kuaiji in the east of the Yangtze River, and had captured three of the six counties in Yangzhou. He also destroyed Yan Baihu and other Shanyue, greatly increasing his strength.

Now Yuan Shu has not overstepped his claim to be emperor, and although Sun Ce wants to leave, he still has no suitable excuse.

Although Sun Ce is now the governor of Kuaiji, he is from Wu County, so he led his troops back to Wu County to rest and recuperate.

Taishi Ci is now Sun Ce's subordinate governor. His official position is not high, but he is a close one.

Sun Ce's intention is actually very obvious, that is, he does not fully trust Taishi Ci, after all, Liu Yao is still in Yuzhang.

Therefore, he asked Taishi Ci to stay by his side so that he could monitor him at all times, but it was difficult for Taishi Ci to leave.

However, Taishi Ci did not want to leave at this time.

He followed Liu Yao and was not reused, but now he follows Sun Ce but is taken seriously, which makes him feel like a hero meets his confidant.

On this day, he was in the camp, and suddenly a soldier from the camp came to him. He was coming from Qingzhou, named Tai Shiyuan.
Chapter completed!