Chapter 92 This is what Mr. Wen An is worried about
Liu Bei did not expect that Cao Cao would declare him as General Zhendong.
Although General Zhendong was not personally appointed by the imperial court, and his value was not too high, it was still better than General Anton himself.
At least apart from himself, Cao Cao also recognized himself as the general of Zhendong. Cao Cao was now the governor of Yanzhou, and he had such a good relationship with Yuan Shao. If he recommended himself as the general of Zhendong, Yuan Shao would definitely recognize him.
There are also Chen Gui, the governor of Yuzhou, and Kong Rong, the governor of Qingzhou. Both of them were recommended by Liu Bei, and they will definitely admit it.
In this way, Liu Bei's title of General Zhendong has much more weight than his previous title of General Xing'andong.
However, Liu Bei encountered strong opposition from one person, Chen Gong.
Chen Gong rebelled against Cao Cao in Yanzhou and knew that he would not tolerate Cao Cao. Since he followed Liu Bei to Xiapi, he often advised Liu Bei to take advantage of the opportunity to send troops to attack Yanzhou.
However, under Zhou Ping's objection, Liu Bei kept delaying on the grounds that his troops needed to rest.
Now if he accepts Cao Cao's recommendation as General Zhendong, then Liu Bei will not send troops to capture Yanzhou.
Chen Gong hurriedly came to dissuade Liu Bei: "The emperor has the ambition to help the world and revitalize the Han Dynasty. Now Xuzhou will have a strong army. Cao Cao has massacred people in several counties in Xuzhou before. His crime cannot be punished. He also killed indiscriminately in Yanzhou."
Famous people are hated by the people of Yanzhou. Now that Yanzhou is not stable, Cao Cao has led troops to surround Yongqiu, so that you can take advantage of this opportunity to send troops to capture Mount Tai first, and then Jibei, Dongping and Dongjun."
"The scholars in Yanzhou all hope that the Lord Ming, and with the help of the palace, they will surely return the cities of Yanzhou to listen to the envoy's orders. At the same time, the palace can go to Huainan to talk to Yuan Gongluo, and ask him to raise his troops to attack Chenliu and communicate with the envoy.
Join forces to destroy Cao Cao. Cao Cao is unpopular, and his destruction is only in front of you, so you should not worry too much! At this time, you should not accept the name of General who controls the east, which Cao Cao represents!"
Of course Liu Bei wanted to capture Yanzhou, but he also knew that Cao Cao still had a strong army.
After Cao Cao recruited the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Soldiers in Yanzhou, his military strength increased greatly. When he attacked Xuzhou twice, it was like entering an uninhabited land, and he was able to run rampant without any resistance. In Yanzhou, he also defeated Lu Bu, who was famous for his bravery, not to mention the sharpness of his troops.
Moreover, Cao Cao had a very close relationship with Yuan Shao. If he sent troops to capture Yanzhou, Yuan Shao would definitely send troops to help. In that case, he would have to fight against two powerful states with the power of one state, and his chances of winning would be too slim.
Chen Gong saw that Liu Bei was deep in thought and was silent. He guessed what he was worried about and advised him: "Your Majesty must be worried that Yuan Benchu will help Cao Cao. If this is the case, you don't need to worry."
Liu Bei's eyes lit up and he looked at Chen Gong expectantly, wanting to hear what he would say next.
"General Gongsun Bogui is in Youzhou. The imperial envoy has a good relationship with General Gongsun. You can ask him to contain Yuan Benchu in the north so that Jizhou can't help Cao Cao..."
Liu Bei shook his head when he heard this, obviously disagreeing with what Chen Gong said.
In fact, Chen Gong never thought that although Gongsun Zan and Liu Bei once studied together with Lu Zhi, Liu Bei later defected to Gongsun Zan.
But after Liu Bei arrived in Xuzhou, he had already separated from Gongsun Zan. Liu Bei's separation was because he saw that Gongsun Zan had no kindness in his heart, did not care about the people, forgot his mistakes and forgot his kindness, and was not a wise man.
Now Gongsun Zan has killed Liu Yu, the shepherd of Youzhou. To Liu Bei, this is even more abominable than Cao Cao massacring the city. Even if Liu Bei does not want to be an enemy of Gongsun Zan, it is impossible for him to join forces with him again.
Moreover, it is difficult for Gongsun Zan to contain all the troops in Jizhou.
"Gongtai, Xuzhou has just experienced the battles between Xuyi and Xiapi. The soldiers are tired and need time to recuperate. Let me think about what you said."
Liu Bei remembered what Zhou Ping once said about the strategy of "Li Xu seizes Yangzhou to conquer the world". According to Zhou Wen'an's strategy, at this time, Yangzhou should be captured first, and then the Central Plains.
But what Chen Gong said makes sense. If Yanzhou can really be captured, it will be much better than Yangzhou.
This made Liu Bei hesitate for a moment and wanted to listen to Zhou Ping's opinion again.
Chen Gong said anxiously: "Your Majesty, this opportunity must not be missed. If it is lost, it will never come back!"
"Gongtai, no matter how urgent it is, please let me think carefully in these few days."
After Chen Gong left, Liu Bei immediately called Biejia Mizhu and Zhizhong Zhuge Jin, as well as Jian Yong, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, wanting to hear their opinions.
Zhou Ping did not come.
According to the doctor, Gan Qian was about to give birth in the next few days, so he had been staying at home with her. Liu Bei did not send anyone to call him, asking him to stay at home with his wife.
In fact, it was not because of this that Zhou Ping was always at home. The main reason was because Liu Bei paid too much attention to Chen Gong recently, and Chen Gong often disagreed with Zhou Ping, so he rarely came to the state capital.
However, he also knew that no matter what Chen Gong suggested, Liu Bei would eventually make a decision after consulting him.
After all, he is now the military advisor, and Chen Gong is just a guest.
Zhou Ping followed Liu Bei from Yuzhou to Xuzhou, and did so many things for Liu Bei. First, he persuaded Zang Ba to break up Cao Bao's Danyang troops, and then planned to defeat Yuan Shu, annihilate Lu Bu, resolve internal and external troubles, and stabilize Xuzhou.
In terms of actual weight in Liu Bei's heart, he is far above Chen Gong.
But Chen Gong's reputation is higher than Zhou Ping's, which is why Liu Bei pays attention to Chen Gong.
It can be said that among Liu Bei's current guests, only Chen Gong has the highest reputation, and no one can compare with him.
This is a person who is "rarely connected with famous people at home", and he is very influential in Yanzhou.
Liu Bei valued him, not only because of Chen Gong's talents, but also as a gesture to the world's celebrities, hoping that the world's celebrities would come to him because of this.
After listening to Liu Bei's explanation of the situation, Bie Jia Mi Zhu first said: "It would be great if we could capture Yanzhou, but Cao Cao still has tens of thousands of soldiers and a strong army, and we only have 50,000 soldiers and horses in Xuzhou. If we want to attack
To seize Yanzhou, I’m afraid I have the intention but the inability to do so!”
Jian Yong immediately said: "I think so too. Cao Cao and Yuan Benchu are on good terms. If we attack Yanzhou, Jizhou will be saved. I'm afraid the attack will be useless."
"Tzuyu, what do you think?" Liu Bei asked Zhuge Jin.
Zhuge Jin muttered: "Cao Cao has strong military strength and he is good at using troops. We have no plan for a sure victory. If we attack rashly, not only will Yanzhou be lost, but Cao Yuan's troops will be drawn to Xuzhou. Now Cao Cao has expressed his lordship to me.
General Zhendong, it can be seen that he wants to be on good terms with the lord, so it is better for the lord to follow his wishes and follow Mr. Wen'an's strategy to first seize the land of Yangzhou, based on the strength of the two states, and then plan to seize the Henan and Yanzhou states to bring peace to the world.
Besides, even if we can capture Yanzhou at this time, I'm afraid it will be like Lu Bu's, and it will be difficult to hold it!"
After listening to what the three of them said, they all disagreed with sending troops to capture Yanzhou, and Zhou Ping had the same intention before.
Liu Bei's heart suddenly became clear and he knew how he should make a decision, but he did not express his position immediately. He looked at Guan Yu and Zhang Fei again, wanting to hear what his two brothers meant.
Guan Yu stroked his beard and said: "Brother, Xuzhou is initially stable, but its foundation is not yet solid. If we send troops to seize Yanzhou at this time, we will be building a strong enemy on our own, and the gain will not be worth the loss!"
Zhang Fei grinned and said: "Hey, brother, look at what I'm doing. I don't understand this. This is Mr. Wen'an's concern. If you want to ask, just ask Mr. Wen'an."
After hearing Zhang Fei's words, Liu Bei couldn't help laughing loudly: "Hahaha... In that case, I will go visit Mr. Wen An."
