Xuzhou! Xiapi City!

"My lord, we don't have much time."

Chen Deng, who had a short beard, stood in front of Liu Bei.

"Yuan Shao became a prisoner of Zhao Hui, or it won't be long before the entire Jizhou will fall into the hands of Zhao Hui, and Zhao Hui will control the four states of Northern Youyou and Qingji, if he goes south to attack Xuzhou, with our current strength, he will definitely not be able to stop it."

Tao Qian died, Liu Bei took over as Xuzhou Mu, and during this time, Liu Bei could be regarded as a firm foothold in Xuzhou.

There is only one unstable figure left, and that is Lu Bu, who is now placed in Xiaopei by Liu Bei.

Liu Bei also thought about subduing Lu Bu, but Lu Bu, who couldn't even control Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, and Dong Zhuo, would be willing to become Liu Bei's younger brother.

Although Lu Bu is still in Xuzhou, whether it is when Tao Qian is there or when Liu Bei is in power now, Lu Bu has always existed independently, and he does not need to obey Liu Bei's orders.

On the contrary, in order to be able to stabilize Lu Bu, Liu Bei often sent care to Lu Bu.

There were no soldiers, but Liu Bei would provide Lu Bu with food and grass.

Even if Lu Bu was in his hands, there were only three thousand soldiers now, and no one dared to underestimate Lu Bu.

Moreover, these 3,000 soldiers are now Gao Shun training every day.

If Liu Bei can make Lu Bu surrender, his strength will immediately increase a lot.

But if he can't subdue Lu Bu, then leaving Lu Bu in Xuzhou will be a huge hidden danger.

Xuzhou, which he painstakingly planned, may be taken away by Lu Bu at any time.

To say that Lu Bu has no ambition, Liu Bei does not believe it.

But if he wants to deal with Lu Bu now, Liu Bei is also worried that he will give Cao Cao a chance.

After all, Lu Bu is not someone he can knead at will.

"Hey, sir, do you have a good plan?" Liu Bei sighed.

Chen Deng also knew what he said, but he didn't think of a solution that could be solved.

If Yuan Shao hadn't been captured, Liu Bei would still have enough time to deal with Lu Bu slowly.

But now, there is really not much time left for Liu Bei.

"Lord, why don't you borrow troops from Cao Cao?" Chen Dengdao.

Liu Bei thought for a moment and said, "Will Cao Cao borrow troops?" The situation in Yanzhou is no better than ours today. ”

Cao Cao sent troops to Qingzhou before, wanting to kidnap the people of Qingkou and replenish the population of Yanzhou.

But the final harvest did not meet Cao Cao's expectations, but also lost his troops, and even Cao Hong was killed in battle.

Even during this time, Cao Cao has been seizing the time to recover.

Yanzhou now has a population of only one million, and Cao Cao has only 50,000 soldiers and horses.

And Xuzhou, although it was slaughtered by Cao Cao before, still has a population of 1.5 million.

Compared with Yanzhou, Xuzhou's comprehensive strength is stronger now.

It's just that Liu Bei still doesn't have many available talents.

Although those families belong to Liu Bei, except for a few people such as Chen Dengmizhu, not many people can get their hands on it.

Liu Bei reused only Chen Deng, Chen Qun, and the Mi family brothers.

There are also Liu Bei's fellow countrymen, Jian Yong, Chen Zhi and others.

In terms of talents, Liu Bei is now far inferior to Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, and even the talents available in Zhao Hui's hands are more than Liu Bei.

Whether it is a strategist or a general, Liu Bei is not as good as Zhao Hui now.

Liu Bei is related to Yu Zhang Fei and Chen, but Zhao Hui has a classic, Wei Zhao Yun, and Xu Huang.

In addition to Zhao Hui himself, there are Gao Lan, Liao Hua and others at the next level.

Among the strategists, Xu Shu, Guo Jiajia, and Jia Xu are all the top.

Although Chen Deng and Chen Qun are also good, they are also a little worse than Guo Jiajiaxu.

Compared with Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, Liu Bei was the first to contact Zhao Hui.

From not caring about the original, to comparing himself with Zhao Hui later.

Every comparison always makes Liu Bei desperate, and the gap between him and Zhao Hui has not narrowed, but has been widening.

Finally, he became a Xuzhou pastor, and he seemed to be on an equal footing with Zhao Hui's Youzhou Mu.

However, Zhao Hui is about to occupy the land of Sizhou, and he still has only one Xuzhou.

Zhao Hui is about to dominate Hebei, and he still has to think about how to deal with Lu Bu.

In order not to start a conflict with Lu Bu, Liu Bei had to win over Lu Bu.

For Lu Bu's request, Liu Bei will not respond to his request, but it does give Lu Bu a great convenience.

Chen Deng said: "I am willing to go to Yanzhou in person to persuade Cao Cao to borrow troops." ”

Although Chen Deng relied on Liu Bei, he also represented the interests of the Xuzhou family.

is not like the Mi family, which has been completely tied to Liu Bei.

After Liu Bei became the pastor of Youzhou, Liu Bei officially married Mi Zhu's sister.

If it weren't for Mi Zhu's strong support, Liu Bei would not have been able to control Xuzhou so quickly.

Liu Bei's current army, whether it is grain and grass, or salary and silver, is supplied by Mi Zhu.

Without Mi Zhu's support, Liu Bei would not even be able to get his food and salary now.

Not to mention dealing with Lu Bu, the tens of thousands of troops in his hands, those soldiers will escape by themselves when they can't eat enough.

"Are you sure, sir?" Liu Bei asked.

can solve Lu Bu, Liu Bei will definitely not hesitate.

It's just that he hasn't been able to find a chance, and on the surface he can only make the appearance of trying to win over Lu Bu.

Liu Bei knew very well that it was impossible for him to make Lu Bu surrender.

Chen Deng stretched out a hand and said, "Fifty percent sure." ”

Even if he was ten percent sure, he would not say it in front of Liu Bei, at least he had to leave room for himself.

Lest there be an accident, if it is not completed, you will be held responsible.

"Fifty percent." Liu Bei frowned.

Sending Chen Deng to Yanzhou to see Cao Cao is difficult to hide from Lu Bu's ears and eyes, as long as Lu Bu is not stupid, he will definitely guess that Liu Bei is ready to deal with him.

Lu Bu is not stupid, he still has Chen Gong by his side.

is only fifty percent, which makes Liu Bei feel very safe.

If you can borrow soldiers and horses from Cao Cao, there is naturally no problem.

But if he didn't borrow it, Lu Bu would inevitably look for an opportunity to give Liu Bei a fatal blow.

"Lord, Lu Bu is a wolf, even if he doesn't tear his face at the moment, when the opportunity is in front of him, he will still fight back." Chen Deng saw Liu Bei hesitate and opened his mouth to persuade.

Chen Deng did not want Lu Bu to stay in Xuzhou.

This is too unstable for Xuzhou.

What he needs is a stable time so that these families can develop well.

If Xuzhou is in chaos, it is the people at the bottom who will suffer.

But these families are no better, many industries will be destroyed, and their fields will be taken away.

He even had to contribute his family's money and food to help Liu Bei win the battle.

In Chen Deng's view, an unstable figure like Lu Bu should be eliminated as soon as possible.

At least the situation is still under their control now, and if it gets out of control later, the losses will be even greater at that time.

"Be careful, don't get caught." Liu Bei groaned.

"Don't worry, my lord, I will be sick at home in the past few days, and then I will go to Yanzhou in disguise three days later." Chen Dengdao.

"Well, I'll let Chen Zhi follow you." Liu Bei said.