Liu Bei is a hero in the sea and is well-known in his life.

But his background is just a poor family of weaving mats and selling shoes, and the reason why he has his current reputation is, of course, Liu Bei's ability, but he also relied on fat beating Cao Cao.

Although he has been defeated repeatedly, he has been indomitable.

Make a move from time to time to maintain your reputation.

Ma Tan is a smart man, so he sees this. Guan Ping pondered it carefully, and it was true, and he knew that he had to send it when he was ready to shoot.

But Guan Ping also knows one thing, although the men and horses in his battalion are becoming more and more elite, they are all young leaders, and they are the so-called hairless and unreliable.

Moreover, they are new recruits, and even if they are in the elite, they have not seen blood on the battlefield, so I am afraid that they will not perform very well.

Of course, Dad and Zhang Laosan's army are mostly recruits, but the problem is that they have veterans to build a foundation, which is different.

Veterans bring new recruits.

And for pure recruits, it is better to fight a defensive battle, or to pick a weaker opponent, bandits, or bandits, and seeing blood is the last word.

Therefore, Guan Ping knew that even if he was prepared to send troops, he would only leave him to guard Xinye, and he might not be the main general, and he needed to leave Lao Cheng to hold on to him, and it was estimated that his father would guard Xinye together.

Therefore, Li Zheng's wish is afraid that it will be frustrated.

Guan Ping glanced at Li Zheng, this guy who was eager to make a contribution, after listening to Ma Tan's words with him, he was already overjoyed.

Ay.

This is the life of a wage earner.

I only know how to make contributions, but I don't know the love of men and women, and the love of life.

Tsk tsk.

As for the others, they are basically calm, and some are nervous. The men and horses of this battalion, in addition to the recruits, are all young master soldiers.

Mi Wei, Zhao Tong, Liao Hua and others, don't talk about it, it is impossible to expect them to be enthusiastic.

Ay.

Actually, so am I.

As the so-called one general is incompetent, exhausting the three armies. I'm not happy to go to the battlefield, hoping that these young players below will be able to boil their blood, it's purely nothing to do.

Although Guan Ping's gang is young, they are all the elites of Shu Han in the future, and there is no shortage of smart people like Ma Yan.

really guessed Liu Bei's thoughts.

Liu Bei has been obscene for almost two years, and his strength has definitely skyrocketed. (There were less than 3,000 soldiers, but now there are more than 20,000.) The original population was only 120,000, but now there are more than 100,000. ）

Of course, Liu Bei is ready to move.

This morning, in the study of General Zuo's mansion.

Liu Bei's group's leader, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei's eldest brother, Guan Ping's preparation, the main father in the hearts of the group, the left general of outsiders, and Liu Bei.

Liu Bei's personality is calm, he used to read in the study, and he could read for an hour or two without moving, of course, this immobility does not include things like going to the toilet.

It is said that Liu Bei is also old, and the joy of the boudoir in the past was quite diligent, so the ability to store urine is not as big as when he was young.

Every half an hour, I have to go to the toilet.

But today, Liu Bei read the book for a quarter of an hour, and he couldn't read it anymore. In fact, Liu Bei didn't do that last night, and only hugged Mrs. Mi's smooth body.

Pillow beauty, but can't sleep.

Instead, he tossed and turned, because Liu Bei was about to make a move and planned to do a big deal. But hesitation and annoyance.

Liu Bei was afraid of Cao Cao.

That's true.

It is clearly written in the official biography of the law in the history books. "The lord is also in the public security (after the battle of Chibi, Liu Bei tun soldiers are in the public security), the north is afraid of Cao Gong's strength, the east is afraid of Sun Quan's pressure, and the near is afraid that Mrs. Sun will change under the elbow, and when the time comes, the wolf will advance and retreat."

And at this moment, although Cao Cao's main force was gathered in the north and concentrated on dealing with the Yuan brothers, he was not easy to provoke.

Liu Bei was afraid of Cao Cao, but he didn't dare to fight, but he had to be more thoughtful, so that the family foundation that he had accumulated with great difficulty would be ruined.

Therefore, I tossed and turned, and could not sleep at night.

Liu Bei put down the bamboo slip, put his right hand on the table, and unconsciously tapped his index finger five times. Liu Bei called out to the door: "Someone." ”

"My lord." An entourage walked in and bowed.

"See Jian Yong, Mi Zhu." Liu Bei said.

"No." The attendant said yes and planned to go down.

"Wait." Liu Bei suddenly stopped this person again and asked, "I remember that Sun Qian came back to Xinye yesterday because of family matters, is he still there today?" ”

"Mr. Sun is still in Xinye." The attendants answered each other like a runner.

"Then call Jian Yong, Sun Qian, come here." Liu Bei said.

"No." The entourage said yes and went down.

Although the three of them are all helpers, Sun Qian and Jian Yong are soldiers who know the soldiers, and it is still okay to lead troops to defend a city and govern a soldier.

Forget it.

This brother-in-law is really just a helper, by the way, at present, Xinye's business is on the right track, this brother-in-law goes out to hunt rabbits from time to time, and after hunting fat rabbits, he will dedicate it to him.

Therefore, whether to send troops or not, it is the same whether there is a brother-in-law or not.

Soon after, Jian Yong and Sun Qian arrived.

"My lord." The mansion of the two is also close to here, they arrived almost at the same time, and they each sat down after saluting Liu Bei, of course, Jian Yong is still the same, and it is very relaxed and leisurely to lie down.

Because in the past two years, the situation in Xinye has begun to improve, Liu Bei's treatment of his subordinates has been much better, and Jian Yong has gained some weight.

As for Sun Qian, his brows were locked and he had some worries.

"Gongyou, has the wife's condition improved?" Liu Bei asked with concern.

But the reason why Sun Qian came back to Xinye was because his old wife was sick. Liu Bei's civil and military forces are all missing wives, and the magic is that Sun Gan's wife is an old wife.

The husband and wife have been following Liu Bei and fleeing in embarrassment.

"The lord of labor is worried, and his condition has improved a little." Sun Qian said.

"It's better, but you have to be careful to recuperate, and don't wait for the condition to recur." Liu Bei nodded and said with concern.

After this, Liu Bei said: "Cao Cao concentrated on dealing with the Yuan brothers, the south of Xu Capital was empty, and then the population brought by the servants and slaves in Bashu, Jingzhou, and Jiangdong gradually dried up. I intend to go on a northern expedition, which can plunder the population, and can crusade against Wancheng, and possess Nanyang. If there is really Nanyang, the situation will immediately improve. Cao Cao will have to divide his troops to garrison Xudu, so as to relieve the pressure on the Yuan brothers. ”

Liu Bei has accumulated a reputation with Cao Opera, which is the so-called rebellion against each other.

Of course, sending troops is also considered for the sake of name, but it also requires practical benefits.

At present, Zhuge Liang has not come out of Longzhong, Liu Bei has no strategic planning, and judging the situation in the world with his pattern is like this.

Because of the scarcity of servants and slaves recently, Xinye's strength has increased slowly.

Invade the counties of Nanyang County, and even the counties of Runan, plunder the population, and expand the power. If possible, even if it's a dream, have a good dream.

If you can take advantage of the situation to seize Wancheng and occupy the entire Nanyang County, the situation will naturally be very different.

"The lord thinks it is beautiful, but it is dark under the lamp. That Xiahou Dun, Yu Ban, Li Dian and others guarded Wancheng, and there were as many as 30,000 elite soldiers, but the lord could not see it. ”

Jian Yong is still the same, and he sprays when he opens his mouth.

Liu Bei was very thick-skinned, and he didn't feel embarrassed when he heard the words. Of course, he knew that Wancheng was difficult to fight, not to mention Xiahoudun, Yu Ban, Li Dian and other generals, even Wancheng was also very strong, and it was difficult to fight down.

But think about it.

Can't think about it yet?

Ultimately, think about it. So Liu Bei said: "What about the population of Yexian and other counties south of Wancheng? ”

"That's pretty much it." Jian Yong said lazily.

Liu Bei's face was overjoyed, but Sun Qian poured cold water at the right time and said, "Lord." We have few soldiers and horses, and we need a general to guard Xinye to prevent Liu Biao from secretly seizing Xinye. The soldiers and horses that can be sent out are only about 16,000, and the defenders of Wancheng are 30,000. To plunder the population, it is necessary to divide the army and plunder. The art of war is cloudy, ten are to surround it, five are to attack it, and if it is doubled, it will be fought, and the enemy can divide it. The strength is evenly matched, and it is still necessary to find a way to divide the enemy's forces in order to destroy each one. Now we have few soldiers and horses, but we divide our troops and plunder, and I am afraid that we will be destroyed. ”

"Gongyou, the art of war is the art of war, and fighting a war is a war. If we can send cavalry to listen to the movements of Wancheng at all times, if Xiahoudun has any trouble, we will immediately gather our soldiers and horses and go south. ”

Jian Yong stretched out his hand to support his head, and put his other hand on the mat casually, and said.

"It's okay if it's just plundering and not fighting." Sun Qian nodded in agreement.

The main thing is that the situation of the entire Nanyang Basin is different from that of Xinye. Xinye is only a county, but it has a population of more than 100,000.

Liu Bei always listened to the movements of Nanyang, and if Xiahoudun came to plunder the population, there would be many ways to deal with Xiahoudun.

The most common way is to gather the population outside the city and defend the city. If it is the best policy, it is to ruthlessly give up the population and attack Xiahoudun directly when Xiahoudun plundered the population.

If there are civilians in Xiahoudun's army, but they encounter a big war and mutiny in the army, they can lose the battle.

So there is a risk of plundering the people.

But the situation of Cao Jun is different, Nanyang County is a very large place, Nanyang Basin. Thirty-seven counties, Wancheng is just a place of governance.

At present, the population of Nanyang County is not large, and many cities have been vacant, but there are still many county towns scattered and scattered, and their strength is not strong enough to defend.

Liu Bei only needs to keep an eye on Xiahoudun's movements, and before Xiahoudun has no reaction, he quickly dispatches troops and plunders the county seat, so that he can plunder some of the population.

If you don't want to, there are still 20,000 or 30,000 people.

Liu Bei was already ready to move, and the advisers he trusted agreed to this matter. Liu Bei made a decision, and said: "Come here, summon Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Chen Dao, Gan Ning, and Wei Yan to see you." ”

After that, the generals came, and since Liu Bei had made a decision, there was no need to say anything, just assign tasks. Ordered Guan Yu to lead 4,000 men to defend Xinye.

Liu Bei personally led the generals and sent troops to plunder.

It's time to flex your muscles.

Does the world still remember me Liu Beihu?

Of course, Liu Bei was in his busy schedule, and he really remembered that he still had a supernumerary army and horses, and he also gave Guan Ping an appointment.

Xinye is currently very prosperous, and there are countless grain and heavy weapons. Liu Bei ordered the troops to be sent tomorrow, and the generals began to actively prepare for war after they returned.

At the same time, Liu Bei also gave an order to his eldest nephew Guan Ping in his busy schedule, asking Guan Ping to return to Xinye and guard Xinye with his father Guan Yu.

To be precise, Guan Yu guards the outer city, and Guan Ping guards the inner city.

When the news came, Guan Ping and his subordinates finished drinking and eating meat, and there was no need to mobilize officers, so they ordered the army to drive back to Xinye on the spot.

Guan Ping's army from Guan Ping and the following officers did not feel much about this, only Li Zheng was very disappointed.

The Northern Expedition of the Lord was expected by Ma Tan, but it did not have our share.

Ay.

Let's not talk about Li Zheng's disappointment, but it is not a simple matter for the army to be pulled. The soldiers' clothes, leather armor, weapons, grain, and other baggage were loaded separately.

There were not many horses in the army, and most of these carts were pulled by soldiers in front and pushed back before they hit the road.

It was already evening after the army started, and when Guan Ping led the people back to Xinye, it was already dark.

Guan Ping had just entered Xinye from the North City Gate when he was caught by his father Guan Yu. Guan Ping could only hand over the army to Li Zheng and Zhang Bao to deal with the two soldiers, and he climbed the city wall and entered the city gate tower.

There is only one person in the city gate tower, but there are many cases. On one of the tables, there is a rice dish.

While eating, Guan Yu glanced up at Guan Ping, his expression was cold and hard, but the meaning was obvious. Guan Ping didn't say a word, and sat down to eat.

The father and son didn't say a word, until they were full of food and drink. Guan Yu asked people to marry two bowls of hot water, and Guan Ping had one bowl per person.

With a "grunt", Guan Yu said while drinking hot water: "Big brother trusts our father and son, one guards the outer city, and the other guards the inner city. Ping'er, you have to be cautious and careful, don't live up to the trust of your eldest brother. ”

"Father rest assured, son understands." Guan Ping said.

In fact, there is no need for Guan Yu to say more, Guan Ping also understands this truth. If there is a war, the generals and colonels guarding the rear are the same as those on the front line, and they can share the credit.

And the credit is not small.

Why?

Sitting in the rear, protecting the city is not lost, it is a great achievement.

In that year, he prepared to go to Yuan Shu and ordered Zhang Laosan to guard Xuzhou, but Zhang Laosan lost the city. If it weren't for the deep brotherhood, Liu Bei was afraid that he would have cut Zhang Laosan.

Since Guan Ping crossed over, he recognized that he wanted to hold his own thighs, and at this juncture, he naturally would not slack off and cause trouble.

"Although you understand, my father is still afraid that you are young and inexperienced. You must know that defending the city is not only to defend against external enemies, but also to guard against ghosts inside the city. It is necessary to know that there are ten broken cities, and seven or eight are broken by inner ghosts. Your 1,200 or so men need to be divided into five parts, four of which will guard the city gates, and one will patrol the city, so as to prevent the ghosts in the city from causing trouble and causing chaos in the city. ”

Guan Yu's face was still cold and hard, and his words were heavy.

Having said so much, there are actually only two words at the core.

"Be careful!"

"No."

Guan Ping wrote them down one by one, solemnly agreed, and the father and son were solemn.

This is also the reason why Guan Ping doesn't like his father very much, although Zhang Laosan is a bastard, everyone is happy and laughing.

Talking with this dad is really like the relationship between a boss and a subordinate.

Guan Yu called Guan Ping, and after saying these words, he let Guan Ping go. At this moment, it was already dark, Guan Yu pressed the hilt of his sword and took Zhou Cang to inspect the city wall.

On the other side, Guan Ping also arranged men and horses to guard the inner city according to his father's instructions.

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