Jing Yi supported Dong Fu's decision, but his ideas were different from Dong Fu's. Dong Fu wanted him to go to Hanzhong and work with Zhang Lu to defend Hanzhong, but Jing Yi wanted Liu Bei to go and defend Hanzhong.
The southern barbarians consumed and liberated their own troops.
"Well, no matter what, Liu Bei is from the same clan as me, and he also has Liu Jingsheng's letter of recommendation. It would be a bit stingy to turn him away. Let his army enter the pass first, and then order his troops to stay in Bajun.
Stationed there, let Liu Bei himself come to Chengdu and discuss the arrangements for him."
Liu Yan also made a decision after listening to the words of the four people. In fact, he was inclined to let Liu Bei use it for himself. Now Yuan Shu is watching him from outside. If he can't gather all the power he can, he will really wait until Yuan Shu attacks him with a thunderous strike.
, he is done playing.
"promise."
When they heard that Liu Yan had made a decision, the four of them had nothing to say. After all, everyone's words were reasonable. They were just making suggestions, and Liu Yan was the one who really made the decision.
The news started from Chengdu, passed through layers of communication, and finally reached Fuling.
After Liu Bei received the news, he immediately led his men towards Bajun.
"Zhongde, what do you think Liu Yan will do for us?
Will there be any ill will?"
Liu Bei and Cheng Yu sat facing each other in the carriage, feeling the bumps on the road, but Liu Bei was a little worried.
"Lord, don't worry. Since Liu Yan wants to see us, he doesn't have any ill intentions. What I'm most worried about right now is how he will arrange for us."
Compared with Liu Bei's worries, Cheng Yu was more worried about what he would face next.
"How to say?"
After hearing Cheng Yu's words, Liu Bei couldn't help but frown.
"My lord, if I were Liu Yan, there are only two directions I can arrange for your lord to enter Sichuan.
The first is to march eastward to Hanzhong. Although on the surface Zhang Lu separatist Hanzhong and blocked Liu Yan's contact with the imperial court, anyone with a discerning eye can see that Zhang Lu is actually just Liu Yan's pawn in order to enable him to
Separate Yizhou with peace of mind,
If Yuan Shu captures Liu Biao and Yuan Shao in Jingzhou, then his next target will definitely be Yizhou. If he wants to enter Yizhou, he can only attack Hanzhong first, so Liu Yan will probably arrange for us to enter Hanzhong to assist Zhang Lu in fighting against Yuan Shu's possible invasion.
The second is to let us conquer the Southern Barbarian tribes. You must know that Liu Yan's biggest enemies in Yizhou are actually the Southern Barbarian tribes. A large part of his troops are used against the Southern Barbarian tribes.
If Liu Yan sends us to conquer the southern barbarian tribes, we will be able to liberate Liu Yan's troops to a great extent, and he will have more possibilities to support Hanzhong and keep Yuan Shu out of Yizhou."
Cheng Yu thought for a moment and realized that Liu Yan might have guessed everything about their arrangements, and that was what he was worried about.
"Are you afraid that Liu Yan will send us to conquer the southern barbarian tribes?"
Liu Bei glanced at Cheng Yu and directly expressed his worries.
"No, on the contrary, I am not afraid of conquering the Southern Barbarian tribes. What I am afraid of is that he will let us go to Hanzhong and stand on the front line against Yuan Shu."
Liu Bei was immediately confused at this time. Logically speaking, Hanzhong was better than the Southern Barbarians. Why did Cheng Yu not want to go to Hanzhong but wanted to conquer the Southern Barbarians?
"My lord, although Hanzhong is rich in land and has a large population, those things belong to Liu Yan, and there is Zhang Lu in Hanzhong as Liu Yan's spy. Wherever we go, we can only become Liu Yan's tools to fight against Yuan Shu. We have no power at all.
Opportunities to develop,
But it is different to conquer the Southern Barbarians. The Southern Barbarians have a large population and their strong folk customs are the best source of soldiers.
If we can conquer the Southern Barbarians, Liu Yan will definitely provide us with corresponding supplies, and maybe even some soldiers and horses.
At that time, we can expand our strength by attacking the Southern Barbarians. When Liu Yan goes to war with Yuan Shu, Liu Yan will definitely send troops to support Hanzhong. By then, Chengdu will be empty, and our opportunity will come."
Cheng Yu's eyes flashed with light as he spoke.
"Zhongde, this can't be like this. Liu Yan is willing to accept us and is showing kindness to me. How can I repay kindness with hatred and send troops to occupy Chengdu?"
Looking at Cheng Yu's eyes, Liu Bei shook his head slightly.
"My lord, Liu Yan is ambitious and has great ambitions but little talent. If Yizhou is in his hands, it can only be occupied by Yuan Shu. Now that Liu Jingsheng of Jingzhou has surrendered, Yizhou is the last hope of the Han clan.
If Yizhou is captured by Yuan Shu, then he will definitely take the path of becoming emperor, and then the Han Dynasty will really be dead.
On the contrary, if the lord can capture Yizhou with lightning speed and his strategy, he will definitely be able to rely on the natural dangers of Yizhou to stop Yuan Shu.
As long as Yizhou is not lost, even if Yuan Shu really proclaims himself emperor, the Han Dynasty will still be here and will not be destroyed. I hope my lord will think twice."
Seeing Liu Bei shaking his head, Cheng Yu frowned at first, but then his thoughts changed and he immediately had something to say.
Sure enough, Liu Bei was stunned when he heard Cheng Yu's words. Yes, Yizhou is now the last piece of pure land that truly belongs to the Han clan. If Yizhou is captured by Yuan Shu, then the Han Dynasty will really be finished. But Liu Yan accepted him into Sichuan
, he also treated him well, and he was a little hesitant to let him counterattack Liu Yan.
"My lord, the big man is more important than the individual, so please think twice."
Seeing Liu Bei struggling, Cheng Yu kept up his efforts and spoke to Liu Bei again.
"Okay, I promise you, if nothing can be done, then we will counterattack Liu Yan. If he can really stop Yuan Shu, we can safely help him conquer the Southern Barbarians and help him protect Yizhou."
Liu Bei thought for a while and Cheng Yu nodded, but there were preconditions for this. He couldn't push Liu Yan's tower mindlessly.
"Cheng Yu understands."
Hearing Liu Bei's answer, Cheng Yu smiled slightly. As long as you agree, it will be easy.
"Instruct Yun Chang to continue to Bajun, and we will hurry up and rush to Chengdu."
Now that it has been discussed, there is nothing more to say. Let Guan Yu lead his troops to Bajun, while he will be escorted by Zhang Fei and 500 cavalry towards Chengdu.
Liu Bei marched westward and finally entered Chengdu after passing many checkpoints.
"My lord, Liu Bei has entered Chengdu."
Dong Fu came directly to Liu Yan with the news about Liu Bei.
"That arrives so fast?"
Liu Yan was also stunned when he heard that Liu Bei had entered Chengdu. The speed was beyond his imagination.
"I guess he may have separated from the army directly after coming out of Fuling, and then drove directly from Jian to Chengdu."
Dong Fu thought for a moment and directly told the reason why Liu Bei came so quickly.
"Well, let Liu Bei come over and see me."
Liu Yan didn't think much and asked Dong Fu to bring Liu Bei to see him.
"My lord, have you ever thought about how to arrange Liu Bei's arrangements?"
Glancing at Liu Yan, Dong Fu frowned slightly. You haven't figured out how to arrange the arrangements for them yet. You will be recruiting people here now. What should you say then?
"I can't decide on the specific arrangements until I meet with Liu Bei. I'll go and recruit him."
But Liu Yan didn't care. To be honest, he had to meet Liu Bei before he could decide what to do.
"promise."
Dong Fu nodded, and then brought Liu Bei directly to see Liu Yan.
"Liu Bei pays homage to Master Zhou Mu."
Liu Bei entered the room and saluted Liu Yan directly with fists in his hands.
"Xuande, you're so polite. I'll give you a seat if you come."
Liu Yan glanced at Liu Bei and directly asked someone to sit down.
"Thank you, sir."
Liu Bei sat directly on a chair to the side and looked at Liu Yan.
"Xuande, your coming this time can be considered a blessing to Yizhou. Now Yuan Shu is raging against the Han Dynasty and Jingzhou is in danger. I am very happy that you can come to me."
Liu Yan smiled slightly and spoke to Liu Bei.
"Sir, this is too much praise."
After hearing Liu Yan's compliment, Liu Bei's face turned red and he stood up and clasped his fists.
"Okay, Xuande, I wonder what you think of the situation in Yizhou?"
Liu Yan directly asked Liu Bei to analyze the current situation in Yizhou.
"Liu Bei has just arrived in Yizhou and has no idea about the situation in Yizhou. I hope you will forgive me."
Liu Bei glanced at Liu Yan and shook his head. He didn't dare to say nonsense now. After all, if he analyzed the situation in Yizhou just after arriving in Yizhou, Liu Yan might misunderstand.
"No problem, let me tell you about the current situation in Yizhou. Although Zhang Lu is my subordinate, he only respects my orders on the surface.
And now I have a big problem here, which is the Southern Barbarian tribe. They are barbaric and disrespectful of orders, and they often raid Yizhou, so I have to dedicate most of my troops to defend them, which makes me miserable."
