After complimenting each other on both sides, such as the long-term name of the famous person, Liu Bei set up a banquet to entertain them, during which the two parties talked about the world's major affairs, and everyone was worried about Cao Jun's big move south.

Zhuge Liang was the first to speak: "Cao Cao originally had 200,000 troops in Qingzhou, 500,000 troops from Yuan Shao, 200,000 new troops from the Central Plains, and 300,000 troops from Jingzhou, with an army of no less than one million.

Liu Yuan saw that Kong Ming shook the feather fan lightly, his demeanor was calm, and he knew that he was deliberately tempting, so he said: "Although the Cao army is powerful, it is the army of the old war, first leveling the north and then moving south, it has long been exhausted, although there are many troops in Jingzhou, it will take time to command the tacit understanding, the northerners are not accustomed to water warfare, the water and soil are not adapted, the people and horses are mixed, the miasma in the south of the Yangtze River is pervasive, and if they hold each other for a long time, there will inevitably be an outbreak of plague. ”

As soon as these words came out, Liu Bei was overjoyed when he heard this, and bowed down from the case and said: "Your Excellency's high opinion is admirable, please be prepared." ”

Liu Yuan hurriedly got up to help each other, saying that you and I are both relatives of the Han family, regardless of each other, they are all for the purpose of helping the Han family, Liu Bei burst into tears, and said movingly: "With these words, I will feel at ease." ”

After the banquet, everyone dispersed, Zhang Fei walked in front of the three traversers, and said: "Yide is abrupt, dare to ask about the difference between Changbanpo, have you seen my brother Zhao Zilong?"

Liu Yuan's face did not change, and he also showed a look of surprise, "Brother Zhao didn't come back? ”

Zhang Fei and Guan Yu glanced at each other, shook their heads, worried, "When Yang Changbanpo, he handed over the master mother and the young master to me, and after he asked to take a break with him, there has been no news since then." ”

"Maybe I got lost in the chaotic army, you are relieved, General Zhao is brave, and he will be fine. ”

The three brothers of Taoyuan had to sigh, Liu Bei pulled Liu Yuan and didn't let go, he had to pull him back to the bedroom to sleep, and put Liu Yuan's cold hair on end, Shi Shucheng didn't deceive me, this Liu Bei really likes to use this method to attract talents.

Guo Xiong and Li Donglai didn't have such a high salary, but after the two of them returned to the room, a tray covered with red silk was placed on the table, and when the silk was lifted, it was a pile of copper coins like a hill.

Although the amount is very large, in the eyes of the second general, there is a lot of broken copper and iron in front of him, which is large and heavy, and he can't take it away, and he can't spend it in chaos.

But there are also gifts, Liu Bei picked two beauties to serve them, both of them were thirteen or fourteen-year-old girls bought near Jiangxia, this time not to mention Li Donglai, even Guo Xiong, a beast who often goes to Southeast Asia, can't make a mouth, even the money and beauties are returned intact, after Liu Bei heard about it, he couldn't help but admire the two even more, and at the same time he was secretly jealous of Liu Yuan and the three of them, not moved by money and beauties, and the other party asked for a lot.

Liu Yuan still didn't roll the sheets with Uncle Liu Huang after all, and he didn't like this, so he used the excuse to urinate.

The next day, it was reported that Dongwu had sent an envoy over, and Liu Yuan thought about it for a while and knew that it was Lu Su who came.

Liu Bei was informed and set up a banquet again, called the banquet and drinking, which was actually a negotiation, and whether the three parties could reach a joint fight against Cao would depend on this time.

Originally, Liu Bei was the protagonist, but during the banquet, Liu Yuankou was like a river, and he robbed the limelight.

Liu Yuan not only knew the princes such as Cao Cao, Sun Wu, Xichuan Liu Zhang, and Hanzhong Zhang Lu, but also knew the Xiongnu, Qianghu, Xianbei, Goguryeo, Qiuzi, Shule, Khotan, Shache and other countries in the Western Regions.

Lu Su, the representative of Eastern Wu, remained silent, and waited until Liu Yuan stopped, and then spoke angrily: "My lord Sun Quan has six counties and eighty-one prefectures in Jiangdong, with a population of one million, and the emperor's uncle Liu Bei assists Liu Qi, and he still has Xiakou Jiangxia Zhucheng and tens of thousands of horses in his hands, and you, if I remember correctly, Your Excellency only has a partial city of Suzaku in your hands, and there are no more than 10,000 soldiers and horses.

Liu Yuan laughed after hearing this, "Everyone in the world says that Lu Zijing thinks about Hongyuan and has extraordinary wisdom, but I can't see Er'er." In the past, Dong Zhuo was in trouble, Dongjun Taishou Qiao Mao deceived the three dukes of the Beijing division to transfer the book and the state and county, Chen Dong Zhuo was guilty, Yun saw the persecution, and could not save himself, hoping for the volunteers, to solve the country's troubles, so the princes of the Eighteenth Road crusaded against it, at that time Cao Cao was only a cavalry captain, and his subordinates were only thousands of people, did anyone say that he was outnumbered and Meng?

Now although Cao Cao is powerful, what is the difference between Dong Zhuo and Yuan Shao and others, if Zijing feels that Cao's army is invincible, he can persuade Sun Zhongmou to surrender early, and with the help of six counties and eighty-one states, he will seek a return to Cao Apu and enjoy all the glory and wealth, wouldn't it be beautiful?"

Liu Yuan said with a gun and a stick, sneering, and trying his best to be sarcastic, and the scene suddenly quieted down, and everyone looked sideways, all of them looked at Lu Su, wondering how he would deal with it.

I saw that Lu Su's hand holding the wine glass was trembling slightly, and he suddenly put the wine glass on the table, and got up, everyone was shocked, thinking that Lu Su was angry and ready to turn his face, but he didn't think that Lu Su would kneel down cleanly, "What Suzaku Hou taught is that Su lost his words, and the Suzaku dispute is a misunderstanding caused by my lord's news, and this matter will not be mentioned again in the future." In the matter of resisting Cao, our lord Wu Hou has no two hearts, and those who dare to surrender in the future will not be killed. ”

After saying it loudly, Lu Su drew his sword and cut off a corner of the table, showing Dongwu's determination.

Liu Yuan had already prepared a draft and prepared to have an elegant and easy-going debate with Lu Su, but he didn't expect Lu Su to admit it so blisterly, but it was not easy to say anything, he helped Lu Su up, soothed with good words, and after the banquet, the three parties reached an alliance, and the Anti-Cao Alliance was formally established.

After the alliance was established, Liu Yuan said goodbye and went back to prepare, this time the group chose to take the land route and rode forward.

There are almost no people all the way, you can see the white bones exposed in the wild, finally see a little people, enter the village to see, only the old woman is young, children, young and strong men and women are nowhere to be seen, asked, the old woman replied, the children and grandchildren have been pulled by the government, the family has no grain left, only two great-grandchildren are still in their infancy, please take pity on the old man.

Everyone saw that his house was surrounded by four walls, thatched and earthen walls, leaking wind everywhere, it was pitiful, what the old woman said may not be true, the common people always have the wisdom to survive in a cruel environment, the electronic nose on the mecha dripped, Liu Yuan looked at it, Li Donglai walked outside and moved the water tank away, and there was a young woman with a baby in her arms hidden in a cellar, as well as a few urns of grain.

When the old woman saw that the matter was revealed, she pounced on her and begged bitterly, saying that if she wanted to pull someone, she would take my wife and son, and she could cook a pot in the army, and if she took her daughter-in-law away, the nursing child would not be able to live.

Everyone was sad when they heard this, only Liu Yuan looked around indifferently, and seemed to be very interested in these rough buildings, the common people during the war were too pitiful, when did the warlords stop fighting, they didn't pull people, and Su Yu also gave them a part of the food he carried with him

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the world was in turmoil, the heroes were chasing the deer, Liu Biao had no ambition to be the hero, Jingzhou under self-protection maintained a peaceful state, Cao Jun came, and the good days came to an end, and there were traces of looting everywhere.

Su Yu sighed: "We are in this time and space, fifty years ago, there were still 56 million people in the Eastern Han Dynasty, starting from the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the war continued to the present, there were no pedestrians on the road in the Guanzhong area within a few years of being killed, the Central Plains is also thousands of miles of red land, and the villages disappeared. ”

Guo Xiong was furious when he heard this: "Why don't we go and kill Cao Cao, there will be no more wars." ”

Su Yu gave him a blank look: "Childish, you killed Cao Cao, who will be the emperor in the world? Is it Liu Bei or Sun Quan? You have also seen the two of them, one is only one-third of Jingzhou, and the other is only in the Jiangnan region, don't listen to Lu Su's good words, six counties and eighty-one states? Hmph, Jiangnan has not yet been developed in this era, how much strength can it actually have? Cao Cao's forces have basically unified the north, and as soon as he dies, no one under his command will obey anyone, and the Central Plains will definitely fall back into a big melee, who will unify the world?"

Guo Xiong was not annoyed by Su Yu's reprimand, he just scratched his head, "But...... Cao Cao's narrow son of heaven ordered the princes, but he was really a thief. ”

Su Yu said: "Usually watch more of the official history, don't take it as a fact, really think that the history of the Three Kingdoms is like "Romance of the Three Kingdoms"? Is Cao Cao really a white-faced traitor, and Liu Bei is really a good person who is dedicated to supporting the Han family? Changed Liu Bei's position in Cao Cao, Emperor Han Xian may have hung up inexplicably, or directly gave the throne to the emperor's uncle, but Cao Cao did not usurp the Han until his death, and there was no Cao Cao in charge, I don't know how many people are called emperors and how many people are kings in this world, so Cao Cao is the real hero. ”

Guo Xiong seems to understand, "Since this is the case, then we shouldn't form an alliance with Sun Liu, directly take refuge in Cao Cao, give him advice, the battle of Chibi will destroy Sun Liu, and the world will be unified, and you can directly avoid the rebellion of the eight kings of the Jin Dynasty in later generations, and the chaos will be chaotic." ”

"That's a general crossing routine, I spend a lot of money to cross over, just to play new tricks, and you'll know when the time comes. ”

Liu Yuan called Li Donglai and said a few words in his ear, Li Donglai was surprised, but seeing Liu Yuan's resolute appearance, he still nodded, and started the mecha alone and left the team, the others were puzzled, but they didn't ask much, buried themselves in the road, returned to Suzaku in a few days, and began to reorganize the army.

Cao Cao's army was stationed in the Tunjiang Han area, sent troops to arrest Ding everywhere, built water villages, built warships, and prepared for a decisive battle with Dongwu on the Yangtze River.

Li Donglai flew to the sky above Cao's military camp, only to see that the water and land village had been completed, the scale was huge, and the battle of Chibi was also a famous battle in the entire Chinese history, which was unprecedented.

I saw the camp of Cao's army for 300 miles, grand and magnificent, the camp roads were clear, countless cavalry squads crisscrossed it, the people carried the earth fortress city, the sergeants cut down trees and built ships, the water village warships were densely packed, the flags were like forests, and hundreds of thousands of male soldiers were united as one, just to unify Jingchu, imagine Cao Cao's state of mind at this time, it must be magnificent and ambitious.

But Li Donglai also followed Yang Pingfan in the Jin Dynasty in the south and north of the war, hundreds of thousands of people have seen the battle, there is no fluctuation in his heart, and when it gets dark, he falls on the highest mast of a three-story giant building ship in the center of the water village, through daytime observation, it can already be confirmed that this is the flagship of the Cao army.

Xuan Yue rose, only to see the warship brightly lit, drums and music, a large number of Cao Jun civil and military officials gathered to the building ship, Li Donglai condescended to watch the banquet on the deck of the building ship, and no one found him in the dark night.

Tonight's Cao Cao did not wear armor, a gold crown on his head, wearing a black robe, extremely majestic, sitting on it, below the civil and military officials sat in two columns, hundreds of sergeants held halberds to guard, the banquet began, there were dancing girls dancing with the sound of silk and bamboo, a killing and dignified atmosphere was suddenly mixed with a group of stunning women, the tense mood could not help but relax temporarily, the banquet atmosphere also became relaxed and unrestrained, everyone pushed the cup and changed the lamp, and smiled and smiled.

Halfway through drinking, Cao Cao got up, took a long lance from the hand of the attendant, and knew that the prime minister was prosperous, so he hurriedly reprimanded the dancing girl and left an empty space for the prime minister to express his feelings.

Cao Cao stood on the bow of the boat with a long lance in his hand, looking at the south bank of the river in the distance, silent for a long time, all the generals did not dare to speak, even the sound of silk and bamboo stopped, only the breeze blew through, and the river waves patted lightly.

"When you sing about wine, life is geometric. ”

Cao Cao suddenly spoke, and all the generals nodded thoughtfully.

"For example, the morning dew is bitter in the past. ”

Cao Cao continued to do fu, and gradually entered the state, immersed in the glorious years of Jin Ge Iron Horse and the southern and northern wars.

"Be generous and unforgettable. How can we solve our worries? Only Du Kang ......"

Cao Cao read and read, began to hum, the musicians began to accompany very tacitly, the generals shook their heads, the ministers stroked their beards and nodded, Li Donglai on the mast was even more fascinated, the short song line was learned when he was in high school, at that time I felt that this music was intense, and now I see the author's on-site creation, the first witness, and my heart is even more surging.

The moon stars are scarce, and the black magpie flies south. Three turns around the tree, what branches can be followed? The mountains are not tired of being high, and the sea is not tired of being deep. Zhou Gong vomited and fed, and the world returned to the heart.

After Cao Cao finished singing, he was silent and silent, this song was full of men's pride and ambition, which made people's blood tremble, and he couldn't wait to pick up the weapon immediately and collect Guan Shan.

In the traditional concept of the Chinese, Cao Cao has always been a white-faced traitor, but only when he really goes into history can he discover the truth, which can make the descendants of China avoid the destruction of war, can make China's rivers and mountains unified, can let so many heroes throw themselves into it, go to the soup for it, can hold the gun to kill the enemy, can chant poetry, there is only one Cao Cao in the ages!

Li Donglai's thoughts turned around in his heart, all in the Jin Dynasty, following the picture of Yang Pingfan, he laughed, slowly falling from the sky, there was an uproar on the deck, there was a sound of knocking down tables, chairs, bowls and cups, Qiang Qiang Iron Armor quickly gathered over, protected Cao Cao, and looked at the place where the laughter came from.

Li Donglai Lang Lang said loudly, "Prime Minister has done a good job, don't panic, I'm not here to take your life today." ”

"Who are you?"

Cao Cao was so frightened that he woke up, his face was full of vigilance, and one hand was desperately gesturing to let his crossbowmen come up.

Li Donglai was unmoved by the elite soldiers who surrounded him, "The prime minister wants to dominate the world, and his ambition is commendable, but this method is not quite right." ”

"Oh, what do you mean by that?"

When it came to military deployment, Cao Cao didn't bother with the origin of the person in front of him, and asked with interest.

"The prime minister's iron rope is connected, and on the surface, it looks like people and horses are walking on the ground on the ship, but in fact, it is very inappropriate. ”

A general stepped forward, "Hmph, ignorant demon, my northern soldiers are not accustomed to water warfare, but Dongwu is better than the sailors, do you have to use your own shortcomings to attack the enemy's strengths?"

Li Donglai asked, "What if the Wu army selects ten Mengchong warships, loads them with dried dike and dry firewood, pours oil on them, and attacks the company camp?"

The general glanced back at Cao Cao, and saw that he did not show an unhappy expression, so he continued to argue, "Our army is located in the upper reaches, if the Wu army uses the clipper to attack, one will have to go upstream, and the other is that it is winter now, the northwest wind is blowing, and the clipper wants to burn the company camp, I am afraid that it is a fool's dream." ”

Li Donglai said with a smile, "The day before yesterday, the prime minister gave the people of Dangyang a way to live, and he didn't kill them all, he was very satisfied, and he saw that the war was imminent, so he reminded him, whether he believed it or not, it was all between the prime minister's thoughts." ”

After saying that, Cao Cao flew away in the air, Cao Cao didn't say a word from beginning to end, waved his hand, the crossbowmen in the cabin retreated, and the banquet ended.

The news reported to Liu Yuan, he knew that the goal had been accomplished, Cao Cao was a suspicious person, although his subordinates and martial arts regarded Li Donglai as a demon, but Cao Cao was different, in the spirit of preferring to believe it rather than believe it, there would definitely be a move.

Sure enough, the next day Cao Cao ordered that a quarter of the navy be disconnected, and the ships were restored to a free state.

Liu Yuan is also making intensive preparations, he divided his 10,000 men into two parts, the 3,000 people who participated in the Battle of Chibi were led by himself, and the remaining Guo Xiong and Li Donglai each received 2,000, and there was another task, Li Lan led 2,000 people as the general reserve to sit in Vermilion Bird City.

The original plan was that Liu Yuan would sit in the rear and command, and his subordinates would lead the troops to participate in the battle, but Liu Yuan temporarily changed the plan and had a tough attitude, saying that if he didn't participate in this unprecedented battle, it would be boring to cross, and everyone had to follow his wishes.

In the twelfth month of the thirteenth year of Jian'an, as written in history, Zhou Yu played Huang Gai to play a bitter trick, and Huang Gai sent a letter to Cao Cao, falsely claiming that he intended to surrender.