Chapter five hundred and seventy-four see the move
Chapter 574: Showing off at first sight
Sun Ce suddenly spoke. If they had not been lucky enough to be in Sanjin, they might have been handed over to Liu Biao. Moreover, their current wandering was not because Liu Biao robbed them all of Changsha. He could not forget this hatred.
"Bo Fu, the situation now is not whether we want to do it or not, but we have to do it."
Sun Jian understood what Sun Ce said, but now they were under the eaves and had to bow their heads.
All the supplies for his current troops and horses are provided by Yuan Shao, and his wife, children, and children are also under Yuan Shao's control. If they don't obey and don't need anything else, as long as Yuan Shao cuts off their supplies, the 25,000 men under his command will collapse immediately.
He doesn't think about himself, but also thinks about the soldiers fighting against him.
Hearing Sun Jian's words, everyone was silent. Yes, they are like duckweeds now, relying solely on Yuan Shao for support. If they really fall out with Yuan Shao, then they will be completely finished.
"My lord, what the young master actually said makes sense. Liu Biao is a cunning and insidious person. If we really join forces with him, it would be okay if the general is ours. But if it falls under the command of Liu Biao, there is a high probability that we will become cannon fodder."
Cheng Pu frowned and raised his concerns to Sun Jian.
"Well, this matter is a trouble, whatever. I will write a letter of resignation for you to take to Yuan Benchu, explaining the matter clearly. There cannot be anyone like Liu Biao as commander, otherwise we would rather go to Yanzhou alone."
What Cheng Pu said made sense, and Sun Jian made the final decision after thinking about it for a while.
"promise."
Cheng Pu received Sun Jian's letter and without hesitation left the county magistrate's residence and ran towards Nanyang.
Xu You returned to Wancheng and met directly with his lord Yuan Shao.
"Ziyuan is back, what did Liu Jingsheng say?"
Yuan Shao was also very excited to see Xu You return. He believed that Xu You would never let him down.
"Lord, fortunately, Liu Jingsheng has agreed to send troops with us, but he has a premise, that is, Sun Jian, who is fighting in Yuzhou, must suspend his offensive and ask him to command the coalition forces and rescue Yanzhou, and I have already promised him with my lord.
Already."
Xu You looked at Yuan Shao with a confident smile on his face.
"Taking Sun Jian as your commander-in-chief?
Why does Liu Jingsheng think so?"
Hearing Xu You's words, Yuan Shao was also stunned. You must know that the hatred between Sun Jian and Liu Biao is very difficult to overcome. Liu Biao not only intercepted Sun Jian in Sanjin, causing him to almost die, but also joined forces with other counties to occupy Sun Jian's Changsha.
"Lord, Liu Biao is afraid."
Xu You had long known that Yuan Shao would ask this question, so he had already thought of the answer in his mind.
"Afraid?
What’s the explanation?”
Yuan Shao looked at Xu You with a trace of doubt in his eyes.
"Yes, he is indeed afraid of Liu Biao. Sun Jian can be said to be Liu Biao's number one enemy now, and Sun Jian is very brave. He killed everyone in Yuzhou. The reason why he let Sun Jian lead the army was because he wanted to wear down Sun Jian's elite on the Yanzhou battlefield.
Even letting him die on the Yanzhou battlefield is his ultimate goal."
Xu You told all the conspiracies he had thought of.
"Since you have guessed that this is Liu Biao's conspiracy, why did you still agree to him?"
Yuan Shao looked at Xu You in front of him, wondering what he was thinking.
"Lord, everyone in the world knows that Sun Jian is a fierce tiger from the east of the Yangtze River. The reason why we support him in conquering Yuzhou is because we take a fancy to him, right?
But a tiger is always a tiger. Although we use his family as protons, if one day Sun Jian is so powerful that it is difficult for us to check and balance those protons, will it still be useful?
Now that we know Liu Biao's conspiracy, why don't we use Yuan Shu to consume Sun Jian's strength?
With his sharp teeth broken and his sharp claws cut off, Sun Jian will only be willing to return to his lord's command and become his sharp sword to overcome obstacles for you only when his real strength is greatly reduced and he has no relatives. What do you think?"
There are two sides to the matter. Liu Biao wanted to drive a wedge between Sun Jian and Yuan Shao, while Xu You wanted to weaken Sun Jian so that Sun Jian could sincerely join Yuan Shao.
"Okay, Ziyuan is indeed a real resourceful man. With you assisting me, Yuan Shao, I will not worry about failing to achieve my great cause."
After hearing Xu You's explanation, Yuan Shao now completely understood that now everyone is following a routine. The key is whether he can see through the routine and then use the routine to counter-routine and achieve the results he wants.
"My lord, you are so complimentary. It's just a trivial matter and not worth mentioning."
Although Xu You talked about trivial matters, he was still very excited inside.
"Okay, prepare the banquet. I want to have a drink with Ziyuan."
When Xu You went to Xiangyang this time, he actually helped him solve the two problems of jointly sending troops and Sun Jian. Yuan Shaodang even ordered a banquet to celebrate.
"If that's the case, I'd rather be respectful than obey, haha."
Just as Yuan Shao and Xu You were having a good time over wine, Cheng Pu, who was tired of his travels, finally rushed back from Ruyin County.
"My lord, Sun Jian's envoy Cheng Pu wants to see you."
Hearing the words coming from outside, Xu You and Yuan Shao also stopped to drink wine.
"I didn't expect Sun Jian's people to come so quickly, haha."
Xu You's face was full of smiles, Sun Jian should be here to talk about the coalition forces.
"Well, let Cheng Pu come in."
Yuan Shao also nodded and motioned for Cheng Pu to come in and talk.
"promise."
After a while, Cheng Pu, who was covered in travel dust, slowly entered the house.
"I have a humble job, Cheng Pu, and I would like to pay my respects to you, sir."
Seeing Yuan Shao, Cheng Pu saluted directly to Yuan Shao.
"Cheng Pu, what are you doing here?"
Yuan Shao nodded to Cheng Pu.
"Sir, my general has a letter, and he asked me to send it to you for your inspection."
After Cheng Pu said this, he took out Sun Jian's letter from his arms and raised his hands above his head.
Without Yuan Shao having to do anything, the chamberlain waiting on the side delivered Cheng Pu's letter to him.
After opening Sun Jian's letter, Yuan Shao read it and forwarded it directly to Xu You.
"Cheng Pu, your lord is really worried. Since I am friends with Sun Wentai, I will naturally not let anyone do anything that will harm you. I believe that the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces is Sun Wentai. If Liu Biao disagrees, I will
I would rather send troops myself to rescue Yanzhou."
Yuan Shao stood up and spoke decisively to Cheng Pu.
"In that case, Cheng Pu, thank you for your understanding."
Hearing Yuan Shao's words, Cheng Pu felt a little moved in his heart. After all, they were eating from Yuan Shao's food, and they could be regarded as indirectly belonging to Yuan Shao. It was good for him to think about himself in this way.
"Well, then you should return to Ruyin County now and let Sun Wentai be ready to send troops to Yanzhou at any time."
Yuan Shao nodded to Cheng Pu.
"Cheng Pu will go back and give gifts to my lord."
After speaking, Cheng Pu saluted Yuan Shao again, then turned and walked out.
"My lord, what a great acting skill."
Seeing Cheng Pu leaving, Xu You raised the wine baron and toasted to Yuan Shao.
"Haha, it's just a scratch. Let's get ready and we'll discuss sending troops tomorrow."
