Chen Xi didn't have much to say about Liu Bei's division of labor, but what he found strange was that Liu Bei was planning to send troops. The New Year had just passed and winter had not yet ended. Was Liu Bei planning to take advantage of the spring plowing?
Glancing sideways at the counselors, he saw that except for Jia Xu, who looked like a young wife with lowered eyebrows and nodding, the others looked thoughtful. Chen Xi couldn't help but frown.
"I dare to ask Xuande Gong, is our army going to fight in winter?" Lu Su hesitated and said with some trembling. After so long, Lu Su is still not very cold-resistant. His talent is still cold. It should be said that
How miserable?
"Yes, I have decided to completely eliminate the Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou before the spring plowing. I'm afraid it would be bad if it continues to drag on. Moreover, our current material reserves are enough to support the 50,000-strong army in winter operations." As he spoke, Liu Bei also looked at Chen Xi.
Seeing Chen Xi looking thoughtful, Liu Bei was relieved a lot. As long as Chen Xi didn't refuse directly, it meant that Taishan had the foundation.
"Why is Mr. Xuande so anxious?" Chen Xi said with a wry smile. He had indeed prepared a considerable amount of supplies. It wouldn't be too much trouble even if he did it in winter, but what a waste!
"Wenhe." Liu Bei also smiled bitterly and directly named him.
"Xuzhou reported that Cao Cao's father, Cao Song, is dead. Tao Gongzu of Xuzhou should not have received the news yet, and Cao Cao has not received the news either. It is estimated that both Cao Cao and Tao Gongzu will receive news about this in ten days at most." Jia
Xu said with a wry smile.
It can be said that Jia Xu's information was the earliest from the three parties, but even if it was the earliest, more than half a month had passed since Cao Song's death. After all, the place where Cao Song died happened to be at the junction of Yuzhou, Lu State, and Xuzhou.
Since Liu Bei attacked Yuzhou last year and defeated the State of Lu, after Yuan Shu came back, Liu Bei withdrew his entire army and did not occupy the State of Lu, which required a large number of manpower for defense. Similarly, Yuan Shu also found that the State of Lu could not be defended at all, so he did not occupy it again.
After occupying it, it turned into a place that no one cares about.
Cao Cao doesn't occupy it, Liu Bei doesn't care about it, Tao Qian can't even manage his own territory, and Yuan Shu is busy moving the government office directly, which leads to such a situation that no one cares about!
Tao Qian naturally had no information about where Cao Song died. Similarly, Cao Cao only thought about why his father was walking so slowly, and would not think about whether something happened on the road. Only Liu Bei, who was always concerned about this matter,
On the contrary, after one party discovered the undercurrent in Xuzhou, they made a special investigation and discovered that Cao Song had been killed.
Originally, Jia Xu would not report this matter at all, but Liu Bei couldn't resist and wandered over to Jia Xu. When he happened to see this information, he was immediately chilled. After judging others by himself, Liu Bei knew that Cao Cao and Tao Qian must be responsible for this matter.
It's not over, Tao Qian will definitely ask him to help when the time comes, and he who has received so many benefits from Tao Qian in the past has no choice but to help.
Liu Bei thought about Cao Cao's fighting prowess. If Cao Cao, who was so angry after his father died, went all out, Liu Bei would probably be beaten by Cao Cao if he tried to start a fight without using 90% of his strength.
To say that Liu Bei was not good at other things, he was an extremely accurate judge of people. He could almost tell in the blink of an eye that Tao Qian would use Cao Bao as his general. As for Cao Bao, Liu Bei commented that he really lived up to his name!
There is nothing to say after that. For Tao Qian to destroy Chen Xi's long-planned strategy, can such a thing be done? You are kidding! Chen Xi's strategy was so accurate that Liu Bei was so shocked that he had nothing to say!
Even though Liu Bei's intelligence is far inferior to that of Jia Xu and others, he also knows that this way of arranging the general situation is like a chess game. If you make a wrong move, you will regret it every time you make a mistake!
It is absolutely not advisable to abandon the current situation for Tao Qian, but if he does not save Tao Qian, Liu Bei will not be able to cope with it at all. He has eaten a lot of food from others and used others to get through the most difficult period. Now that he is self-sufficient, he wants to kick this out.
Liu Bei couldn't do this.
After thinking for a long time, Liu Bei mobilized Chen Xi's reserve list of strategic supplies, compared the list carefully, and finally determined that he should be able to deal with Qingzhou before the beginning of spring by hurrying up. Then he rushed to Xuzhou non-stop to rescue Tao Qian.
"It still happened." Chen Xi pinched his eyebrows and said, "This matter is really troublesome, but Mr. Xuande can stop his attack on Qingzhou. Cao Mengde will not wait until spring before taking action again. He has got this
Troops will be dispatched as soon as there is news."
"You mean Cao Mengde will send troops without any scruples." Liu Bei said in shock, "How is that possible? It's winter. He doesn't have so much supplies to arm his soldiers. Even if he wants to avenge his father, he still needs to be considerate.
The soldiers under his command will not be effective if he fights like that."
"How do you say this? Duke Xuande can wait for more than ten days to see the results. Even if he attacks Qingzhou, there is no need to rush it. If necessary, he can directly issue an ultimatum, and then 30,000 cavalry will comb the entire Qingzhou.
Finally, the Yellow Turbans from the east were moved to the west, and the troops stationed in the fields and reclaimed wasteland were moved to the east." Chen Xi was not easy to explain to Liu Bei.
When Chen Xi opened his mouth to push Qingzhou, there was obviously a murderous aura. Qingzhou and the others have been planning for too long. In an emergency, at all costs, the results can be obtained within a month. Although the casualties will be relatively large by then, the people's support can be gathered.
It will be worse, but it is definitely fast enough. However, Chen Xi will not use the purely forced horizontal push, migration, and split methods unless it is a last resort.
"More than ten days? Okay, then let's wait for more than ten days. If Cao Mengde sends troops to Xuzhou, the matter in Qingzhou will be put on hold until the matter in Xuzhou is over before we can capture it." Liu Bei thought for a while and said, "Wen He, recently he has been
Please pay more attention to the situation in Xuzhou and Yanzhou, and report any changes as soon as possible."
"Here." Jia Xu stood up and bowed.
“Mr.
"Wenhe." Liu Bei turned to greet Jia Xu.
"According to the news from our Taishan news report, Zhang Kai, who killed Cao Song, is now heading south without any obstruction along the way. This shows that this matter was indeed done by an insider in Xuzhou. Compared with the target, it should be
It’s native to Xuzhou.” Jia Xudian didn’t say much more, but the meaning behind his words was extremely clear.
"Killing someone with a borrowed knife, and killing two birds with one stone." Guo Jia said with a sneer, "I didn't expect there to be such an expert in Xuzhou."
"Chen Yuanlong?" Liu Ye frowned and said, remembering Chen Deng who had tipped them off before, and said involuntarily.
"I'm afraid if it wasn't for him, he wouldn't be able to clean up the relationship. No matter who loses or wins in this battle, Tao Gongzu will lose his power by then." Fazheng said with a sarcastic look, "No matter who is in charge then, he will need to be reused.
The Chen family in Xuzhou is completely different from the current situation where they are feared by Tao Gongzu."
