"Are you really willing to deal with Liu Miao with me?"

Yuan Shu understood the meaning of Liu Zheng's words, and Liu Zheng also spoke to his heart, but Yuan Shu was still doubting the authenticity of what Liu Zheng said at this time.

After all, Liu Zheng suddenly came here and told him that he wanted to join forces to deal with Liu Xuan, how could Yuan Shu agree without the slightest suspicion?

At this time, he just wanted to find out whether what Liu Zheng said was true, if he could be sure that what Liu Zheng said was true, then it may not be impossible to cooperate with Liu Zheng.

It's just that if Liu Zheng just coaxes him, tricks him out of the city, and then lets the soldiers and horses charge and have a big battle with him, the result will be bad at that time, so at this time, Yuan Shu still maintains a great skeptical attitude towards this matter.

When Liu Zheng saw Yuan Shu's inquiry, he also understood what Yuan Shu's concerns were, so he simply continued to say to Yuan Shu immediately.

"I know you definitely don't believe what I said at this time, but there is no grudge between you and me, Brother Highway, why should I lie to you, but if I choose to cooperate with you to deal with Liu Xuan, we can both benefit from it, why should I let go of the beneficial things and not do it, but I want to offend you."

"Of course, I can't rely on this to convince you, the reason why I tell you this is also because you and I are both anti-thieves, and we have the basis for cooperation, so if you don't believe it, it's all up to you."

Liu Zheng simply defended Yuan Shu again, and didn't say too much, because if this kind of thing is too much, if you are too careful, it will affect Yuan Shu's suspicions.

It's better to stop at the point, so that you don't care so much, maybe Yuan Shu will think about it himself.

After Liu Zheng finished saying his mind, he was silent. looked at Yuan Shu on the city tower, waiting for Yuan Shu to speak again, regardless of whether Yuan Shu agreed or not.

If Yuan Shu agreed to his proposal, they would naturally be happy, not only could he solve the current problem without using swords, but also lay a certain foundation for him to attack Yangzhou in the future.

But if Yuan Shu didn't agree, Liu Zheng would have to find a way to drive Yuan Shu out of Lujiang County in order to get Lu Kang's favor.

After listening to Liu Zheng's words, Yuan Shu did not directly agree to Liu Zheng, but turned his head and withdrew from the battlements, as if he had gone down to discuss with his advisers.

Liu Zheng waited outside for about a dozen breaths, and soon Yuan Shu appeared on the battlements again.

"Okay, Liu Zheng, I will believe you once, I am willing to deal with Liu Xuan with you, but the premise is that after defeating Liu Xuan, Huainan County, I must take it."

After Liu Zheng heard Yuan Shu agree to his words, a smile immediately appeared on his face.

"Okay, no problem, Huainan County is not in my goal, I only need Poyang County!"

In Liu Zheng's view, Huainan County is indeed a dispensable place for him at present.

The reason why he wants to occupy Poyang County is actually because Poyang County is conducive to controlling the entire waters of Poyang Lake, as long as these waters are controlled, whether it is in terms of traffic or transportation, it can bring great convenience to Liu Zheng.

Militarily speaking, it can use ships to quickly transport soldiers and horses to a large enough distance in a short time.

In terms of trade, if you control the waters of Poyang Lake, you will be able to control the trade of Jingzhou, Yangzhou, Xuzhou, and even Yuzhou.

Especially now that Liu Zheng wants to attack Yangzhou, the importance of the waters of Poyang Lake is becoming more and more important to him, and there are only two ways for him to quickly dispatch troops and horses from Jiaozhou.

One of them is to take the mountain road from Guiyang County to Yuzhang County, and then be able to reach Poyang County.

The second is to directly use boats from the South China Sea to go north along the coastline, and after several twists and turns, you can reach this side of Poyang Lake.

Although Huainan also belongs to the Poyang Lake water system, not far from Poyang Lake, it plays a role. Comparatively speaking, it is still much smaller than Poyang County.

As long as Yuan Shu can agree to withdraw from here, Liu Zheng doesn't mind cooperating with Yuan Shu to deal with Liu Shu together.

Liu Zheng's agreed answer made Yuan Shu, who had been waiting for Liu Zheng's news, hear it immediately, and after he heard Liu Zheng's answer, his face finally showed a calm look.

"Okay, I promise you, I can withdraw from Lujiang County!"

"Happy, Brother Highway, you can lead your soldiers and horses to retreat from Shucheng now, I will lead people to enter Shucheng, and within three days your men and horses will withdraw from Lujiang County, I can guarantee that your people will be able to occupy the entire Huainan County in half a month."

Liu Zheng said to Yuan Shu, although it is a bit exaggerated to say that half a month, but Liu Zheng also wanted to start attacking Yuzhang County in the recent period.

Yuan Shu did not refuse Liu Zheng.

After negotiating with Liu Zheng, let Liu Zheng retreat ten miles first, leave enough time for Yuan Shu, and then let Yuan Shu withdraw from the book city by himself.

For Yuan Shu's request, Liu Zheng naturally had nothing to refuse, so he accepted it directly, and immediately led his nine thousand soldiers and horses to retreat ten miles along the road he came.

Yuan Shu saw that Liu Zheng was so refreshing, and he didn't dare to be ambiguous, so he immediately arranged for his men and horses to start retreating here.

Before leaving, Liu Zheng considered that Yuan Shu might really be able to help him contain Liu Shu, so he simply released Ji Ling who was captured from Yuan Shu and returned it to Yuan Shu.

Yuan Shu originally thought of Ji Ling, but firstly, he still had some nostalgia for Ji Ling's defeat and loss to Liu Zheng, and secondly, he also had a bad relationship with Liu Zheng, if he directly proposed to return Ji Ling, Yuan Shu was also worried that Liu Zheng would not agree.

Unexpectedly, Liu Zheng actually took the initiative to mention it.

This made Yuan Shu a little flattered.

When Ji Ling returned to Shucheng, Yuan Shu immediately expressed his gratitude to Liu Zheng, and at this time, he was more sure of Liu Zheng's sincerity in cooperation.

In this way, an hour later, Liu Zheng led the soldiers and horses and walked to the downstairs of Shucheng City again, and Yuan Shu's men and horses had been evacuated from here.

Within three days, the troops would be withdrawn from Lujiang County one after another, and Liu Zheng directly led his soldiers and horses into Shucheng temporarily.

Liu Zheng didn't have much interest in Lujiang, but if he could have a place to settle in Lujiang temporarily, Liu Zheng wouldn't mind.

Lujiang City, as the county seat of Lujiang County, this place, Liu Zheng naturally will not think about it, even if he wants to, it will attract Lu Kang's jealousy, and this Shucheng, not far from Lujiang City, is considered to be a county town that is not too small, pay attention to acting as a temporary foothold for Liu Zheng.

"Wen Ping, you go and call the original officials in the city."