Three Kingdoms: Liu Bei seeks the master and seeks to conquer the world

Chapter 338 The imperial conquest, Liu Bei came to Puyang in person

Liaodong.

After more than a year, the Liaodong battlefield is coming to an end.

Gongsundu, who was desperate, burned the building and committed suicide.

Yuan Tan fell into Jushou's ambush plan in Xiangping, lost more than [-] soldiers and horses, and was forced to flee back to Liaoxi County.

"To destroy Gongsun Du and defeat Yuan Tan, Mr. Ju's contribution will surely shake the name of all states." Tai Shici praised him sincerely.

The forces in Liaodong were complex, Gongsun Du had been in business for many years, and Yuan Tan was also plotting to seize Liaodong, which made Liaodong County stage a drama of three pillars.

If it weren't for Jushou's many designs, it would be impossible to level Liaodong County just by relying on Tai Shici.

However, Jushou was not proud of Tai Shici's praise, but was a little worried: "It took more than a year to pacify a Liaodong County, and it is hard for him to be proud of himself."

"I don't know what's going on with you now in the Central Plains."

Taishi Ci smiled and said: "There is a plan in the Central Plains, and there are many wise ministers and powerful generals. Neither Yuan Shao nor Cao Cao can take advantage of him. In this world, Ci doesn't think anyone can defeat the plan in the general situation."

As Zheng Ping's righteous brother, Tai Shici has enough trust and admiration for Zheng Ping's talent.

While talking, people reported that a messenger from Qingzhou had arrived.

Tai Shici and Ju Shou all looked solemn.

"Please!"

The messenger who came was not an ordinary person, but Liu Bei's confidant, Sun Qian.

"It's Mr. Gongyou!"

Taishici and Jushou rushed up to salute.

"Why did Mr. Gongyou come to Xiangping in person?"

Both Tai Shici and Jushou were puzzled. There was no need for someone as important as Sun Qian to come to contact the messengers of the two places.

Sun Qian raised his beard slightly and said with a smile: "Of course I'm here to announce the decree."

"Proclamation?"

Taishici and Jushou were even more surprised.

"Why did the Son of Heaven ask Gongyou to come to Liaodong to announce his decree? Could it be Cao Cao's trick again?" Ju Shou frowned.

At this time, Jushou thought that the emperor was Liu Xie.

Sun Qian laughed: "Cao Cao has already gone to Guanzhong, and the current emperor is Xuande Gong!"

Jushou and Taishici changed their colors one after another.

"Mr. Gongyou, please explain in detail!"

Sun Qian told Ju Shou and Tai Shici all the recent events in detail.

Finally, he said: "Your Majesty was very happy to receive the news of the victory of the two men who defeated Xiangping. So he sent Qian to Xiangping, and granted Ziyi the title of General Zhenliao, Marquis of Xiangping; and the title of Duke Yu, General of Pingliao, Marquis of Xinchang."

"At the same time, I ordered the two of them to raise troops in western Liaoning and harass Yuan Shao's rear in order to cooperate with the prime minister's plan to destroy Yuan."

Taishici and Jushou were astonished when they heard this.

After a while, Taishici and Jushou were also surprised.

Liu Bei proclaimed himself emperor and launched a grand plan to destroy Yuan, which means that the world will be unified!

It has been six years since Dong Zhuo's chaos in the first year of Chuping and the fall of the world.

Whether it is Taishici or Jushou, they all look forward to the day when the world will be unified.

Not many people really want the world to be in turmoil!
If there is no turmoil, Ju Shou and Tai Shici will not come to Liaodong across the sea.

If there is no turmoil, Jushou and Taishi Ci can be filial to their parents and protect their wives and children, instead of leaving their homes with their parents, wives and children to find a safe place.

Not only Jushou Taishici thinks so, but also the generals under his command think so.

If you join the army to protect the border, you can go home to visit your relatives, or you can bring your wife and children to protect the border, but it is by no means like a turbulent world, where you will be displaced.

"Although eastern Liaodong has just been pacified, we can send troops to western Liaoning within three months at the most." Tai Shici was in high spirits.

Although it is still very difficult now, as long as Yuan Shao is eliminated, one side can be governed with peace of mind.

Ju Shou also said: "Eastern Liaodong is full of waste, but with Qingzhou's unique farming technology, the powerful gentry in Liaodong will be willing to provide money, food, soldiers and horses. Gongyou can reply to His Majesty, and grant him righteousness, and he will not disappoint His Majesty." Love!"

After receiving Sun Qian's imperial decree, Jushou and Taishi Cidang passed the decree to the counties of Liaodong County, and promised to the local nobles in Liaodong to provide Qingzhou's advanced farming technology in exchange for the support of soldiers, horses and food from the local nobles in Liaodong.

After more than a year of fighting, Gongsundu's power in Liaodong was basically wiped out, and the remaining powerful gentry did not want to confront Liu Bei again.

So as soon as the call to arms came out, the powerful gentry in Liaodong County expressed their support for money, grain, soldiers and horses, and helped Jushou Taishici attack Liaoxi.

Now that the new emperor is enthroned, and there is a plan to destroy Yuan, these Liaodong nobles naturally want a piece of the pie.

Just by providing money, food, soldiers and horses, you can get actual benefits, and your descendants will be protected in the future. This kind of good thing only happens once in 200 years.

Three months later.

Jushou Taishici gathered 3 Liaodong soldiers, including Fei Junying, and set off from Xiangping to the west of Liaoning under the banner of crusade against Yuan Ni.

And in six southern states.

Liu Bei also made a promise to gather more than [-] soldiers from six states, using the Yellow River as a barrier, and set up five battalions from Pingyuan State in the east to Luoyang in the west.

Guan Yu, who was stationed in Pingyuan Kingdom, gathered [-] troops based on Xianden camp.

Sun Jian, who was stationed in Jibei, gathered [-] troops based on the broken barracks.

Zhao Yun, who was stationed in Dongping Kingdom, gathered [-] troops based on the Baipao Battalion.

Zhang Fei, who was stationed in Luoyang, gathered [-] troops based on the Ruishi Battalion.

As well as Liu Bei, Huang Zhong, Chen Dao, Zhang He, Gao Shun, Lu Bu, etc. stationed in Dongjun, based on the Shesheng Camp, Baima Camp, Euphorbia Camp, Suppressed Camp, and Bingzhou Cavalry, they gathered [-] troops.

Almost all the soldiers from the six states gathered in the five battalions.

Yuan Shao also recruited soldiers from the three states and Wuhuan and other tribes of the Xiongnu, gathered more than [-] troops on the north bank of the Yellow River, and waited for them.

Puyang.

Liu Bei was dressed in gold armor, although his heroic spirit remained the same as before, but his heart was more disturbed.

"One hundred thousand soldiers, how do you command them?"

"Including Yun Changyi, Dezi and Longwentai's four-way army, it's more than 20!"

"Yuan Shao on the opposite side claims to have an army of more than [-] troops."

I am invincible under ten thousand people, above ten thousand people
In order to establish prestige for Liu Bei, Zheng Ping did not serve as a temporary general of soldiers and horses, but asked Liu Bei to drive himself to Puyang in person.

Only when Liu Bei personally commanded and defeated Yuan Shao can he deter all arrogant soldiers and powerful generals after the unification of the world.

After all, Zheng Ping will not stay in the court forever. If Liu Bei can't restrain the arrogant soldiers, he will not be able to truly transform his identity into the emperor of Han Dynasty.

Being an emperor does not mean that you will be a good emperor.

Looking at the civil servants and generals in the hall, Liu Bei felt a little helpless.In the past, Liu Bei could still rely on Zheng Pingyan to give orders, but now, Zheng Ping stayed in Xudu on the grounds that "grain and grass are the most important for the five armies", and was responsible for the food raising and transportation of the five battalions. He never came at all. Puyang!

What disturbed Liu Bei the most was that there were almost no well-known advisers in the Dongjun camp. There were only Zhuge Liang and Lu Xun, two young men who had not reached the top, and a group of advisers composed of two hundred selected wise men!
"The conspiracy must be intentional!"

Under Guan Yu's command, there are Chen Deng and Lu Su.

Under Sun Jian's command, there are Xun You and Tian Feng.

Under Zhao Yun's command, there are Zhou Yu and Liu Ye.

Under Zhang Fei's command, there are Zhang Hong and Pang Tong.

In addition, there are some lesser-known counselors who were assigned by Zheng Ping to Guan Yu, Sun Jian, Zhao Yun and Zhang Fei.

Only in Liu Bei's base camp, Zheng Ping released only two teenagers and an old man surnamed Jia who claimed to be a casual official in the prime minister's mansion.

The old man surnamed Jia is Jia Xu. After Cao Cao left Xudu, Jia Xu, who was good at seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages, naturally refused to follow Cao Cao, so Jia Xu concealed his name in Xudu, deliberately reducing his sense of existence.

However, no matter how Jia Xu lowered his sense of existence, it still shines like stars in Zheng Ping's eyes.

It is gold, no matter how deep it is hidden, it will shine.

Zheng Ping was worried that no one would go to Puyang to give Liu Bei the answer, so he coerced and lured Jia Xu into being a casual official of the prime minister's mansion, and asked Jia Xu to go to Puyang.

The intention was simple and clear. If Zhuge Liang and Lu Xun could help Liu Bei deploy the [-] troops reasonably, Jia Xu would just make up for it.

If Zhuge Liang and Lu Xun made too many mistakes in their strategies, Jia Xu would be the one to catch them.

Jia Xu didn't want to come to Puyang at first, but Zheng Ping knew Jia Xu's temperament too well.

In desperation, Jia Xu could only come to Puyang, pretending to be an old man like a candle in the wind, to take care of Zhuge Liang and Lu Xun, two young men with high hopes, for Zheng Ping.

Looking at Liu Bei's obviously questioning eyes, Jia Xu tightened his clothes, then lowered his head, closed his eyes and rested his mind, for fear that Liu Bei would notice something strange and come to ask him, a casual official of the prime minister's mansion, for advice.

Liu Bei didn't think much at this time.

Jia Xu's disguise was too deep, Zheng Ping deliberately did not mention Jia Xu's past achievements, and Liu Bei did not pay too much attention to Jia Xu.

"I and Yuan Ni's army have been stalemate in Puyang for more than a month, and now the five battalions have arrived, and the autumn harvest in all states and counties is over."

"I intend to cross the Yellow River and fight Yuan Ni's main force, what do you think?"

Lu Bu took the lead: "Your Majesty, minister Lu Bu, please be the vanguard!"

With Lu Bu's arrogance, he originally wanted to lead a battalion alone like Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun and Sun Jian, instead of listening to Liu Bei's orders in Puyang.

However, before Zheng Ping set up the Fifth Battalion, he suggested a martial arts performance before the imperial court.

Ever since, Liu Bei's fierce generals showed off their martial arts.

And because Zheng Ping deliberately informed in advance that Guan Yu and others were relatively humble, while Lu Bu deliberately wanted to show off his riding and shooting skills, and he did his best in the martial arts arena, and his performance was the most eye-catching.

Lu Bu was also self-confident, boasting that he was invincible in the martial arts arena.

This angered the generals. Under Zheng Ping's instruction, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Sun Jian, Huang Zhong, and the five of them directly came to fight Lu Bu in a group, and the Chituma was exhausted.

Afterwards, Dian Wei stepped forward to fight Lu Bu again, wiping out the last trace of Lu Bu's temper.

Head to head?

Why single out when you can fight in groups?

Zheng Ping's purpose is not to make Lu Bu famous, but to let Lu Bu know that there is no shortage of strong generals under Liu Bei's command!
If there is still one heart, the gang fights in the martial arts field will become real.

And Lu Bu only found out in the martial arts arena why the Hebei Army boasted that Wen Chou was invincible.

A group of fierce generals are teasing Wen Chou. People who don't know will of course think that Wen Chou is invincible!

After competing with Liu Bei's fierce generals, Lu Bu's wild heart was put in a shackle. Although he still had arrogance, he did not dare to be arrogant in front of Liu Bei.

Letting Lu Bu come to Puyang is Zheng Ping's re-domestication of Lu Bu.

The purpose of the martial arts arena is to let Lu Bu understand that personal bravery is not a threat to Liu Bei; while Puyang is to let Lu Bu understand that even if he is leading the army to fight, Lu Bu still has to lie down in front of Liu Bei!

This is also the reason why Zheng Ping did not come to Puyang in person, to avoid making these arrogant soldiers think that Liu Bei is nothing without Zheng Ping.

Let Lu Bu continue to be the great general of Jianwei, it is Liu Bei's face for Lu Bu, and let Lu Bu still enjoy the superior treatment of the title of general. If Lu Bu does not know what to do, it is tantamount to seeking death.

Liu Bei did not immediately agree to Lu Bu's invitation to fight, but said: "Fengxian, don't be impatient. If you want to fight the enemy, you must use Fengxian as the vanguard."

In the past, Lu Bu must have been dissatisfied with Liu Bei calling himself a name, but now, Lu Bu has no temper, just bowed his hands and returned to the queue.

Liu Bei agreed to Xianfeng's request, so Lu Bu just had to wait.

Lu Bu would not consider when to send troops.

Zhuge Liang and Lu Xun looked at each other, and the latter came out with a youthful voice: "Your Majesty, Yuan Shao is in the Liyang camp, and he claims to have an army of 50. With outnumbered enemies, our army will be plunged into a bitter battle."

"I don't think it's possible to divide up the forces first, and then attack the camp."

Liu Bei became interested: "Axun, how to divide the forces?"

Lu Xun's eyes were serious: "You can first order the four armies stationed in Pingyuan, Jibei, Dongping, and Luoyang to advance side by side, and lead Yuan Shao to divide his troops."

Liu Bei asked again: "Yuan Shao has an army of more than [-]. Even if the army is divided, it is still several times that of our army. Our army is still outnumbered."

Lu Xun said with a smile: "Dividing his troops is just one of them. The second is to show them that they are weak and arrogant."

"Your Majesty, your humble minister Lu Xun, please bear the seal of commander-in-chief of the armed forces!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the hall was shocked.

Asking Zhuge Liang and Lu Xun to come up with a plan has already made the generals not very convinced.

Now that Lu Xun has asked himself to be the commander of the three armies, the generals are even more unhappy.

"Longjun Division, I have been fighting for many years, but I still dare not claim to be in command. You are so young, if you are in command, wouldn't it make Yuan Ni a joke?" Rao Huang Zhong couldn't help but stand up and object.

However, Lu Xun's expression remained unchanged: "Gan Luo was still able to be handsome when he was 12 years old, but Xun is now thirteen, how come he can't be handsome?"

"What's more, Xun has already said that this is to show his weakness and arrogance to him."

"Yuan Shao has many soldiers and many generals, so he already has an advantage in this battle. If we fight Yuan Shao directly, even if I win, I will lose a lot of soldiers."

"The excessive losses of soldiers are due to the incompetence of the coach."

"If you use the strategy of arrogant soldiers to arrogantly despise Yuan Ni, if the general fights bravely to kill the enemy, won't he get twice the result with half the effort?"

Huang Zhong was stunned and didn't know how to refute.

After all, Lu Xun's purpose is to show him weakness and arrogance, not to really be the commander of the three armies.

"Wonderful!" Liu Bei sighed while stroking his palms: "The secret plan is not in Puyang now, so Yuan Shao despises him. If Axun bears the title of commander of the three armies again, it will make Yuan Shao proud again."

under the hall.

Jia Xu's eyelids suddenly widened, his throat swelled, and after looking at Zhuge Liang, he quickly closed his eyes again.

And after Liu Bei praised Lu Xun, Zhuge Liang said slowly again: "Your Majesty, Asun's strategy is only for arrogant soldiers; you still need to be cautious in marching and deploying."

(End of this chapter)