Wancheng is located in Nanyang County, the most populous and fertile county in the late Han Dynasty.

The southern capital of the emperor's township, the world's largest metropolis (Luoyang was burned), business all over the world, rich crown in the world, all kinds of reputation are occupied by this ancient city, and Luoyang Chang'an is called the three tripods of the Han Dynasty. Historically, Yuan Shu relied on this place to start and became a hegemon.

However, in such a place full of literati and celebrities, there is not even a decent family. Since Emperor Heng, the rapid decline of Nanyang and the fall of the general Liang Ji directly promoted the formation of the family, and also made the rapid decline of the scholars in Nanyang.

Otherwise, even with the status of the Yuan family, it would be difficult to fully control this place. Yuan Shao's Bohai is actually far inferior to Nanyang. occupied Nanyang, Yingchuan, and Runan, and basically held the Central Plains in his hands. In history, Yuan Shu once completely occupied this area, and he wanted people and food, otherwise he would not have become the number one prince in the world for a while.

After Yuan Shu took Jingzhou, the first thing he did was to send heavy troops to garrison Nanyang to prevent others from coming to pick peaches. Because this place is so important, Luoyang Molag is basically the center of the world, and there is an endless stream of merchants.

"General, Liu Bei's army is coming, should we temporarily avoid the edge and retreat to Jiangxia?"

Hearing the deputy general's words, Wen Ping frowned slightly: "No, the lord has just taken Yizhou, and there are no extra troops, if we retreat like this, I'm afraid that the entire Nanyang will fall into Liu Bei's hands." ”

"But Liu Bei's army that came to attack this time is about 100,000, and I can't wait for 30,000 defenders, even if I stick to Wancheng, I can't hold it!" The adjutant general said anxiously.

"It's okay, General Wenyuan is in Jiangxia, as long as we hold on for a while, the lord will definitely send a large army to help." Wen Ping comforted.

After surrendering to Yuan, he was still reused, and Yuan Shu trusted him so much that he was full of gratitude for entrusting such an important place in Nanyang to him to guard. Now that Liu Bei's army is coming to attack, he knows that his troops are insufficient, and retreating to Jiangxia is the best policy, but he is unwilling to do so.

is a general, and in the first battle, he fled without a fight because of the enemy's strength, even if he was forced by the situation, he would inevitably be looked down upon. Not to mention that Wen Ping can't stand this kind of contempt, that is, he can endure it, but he doesn't know how to face Yuan Shu, who trusts him so much.

Now that Huang Zhong's army is stabilizing the situation in Yizhou, he can't come to help at all, and he only faces two paths. Either decisively abandon Nanyang and retreat to Jiangxia. In this case, although because of the danger of the Yangtze River, Liu Bei would never dare to go forward. However, on the other hand, Nanyang is afraid that it will be handed over, and now that Yuan Shu has just taken Yizhou, he has no ability to take Nanyang back.

And the other way is to fight hard with Liu Bei. As long as he can hold on until Yuan Shu's reinforcements arrive, then the danger of Nanyang can be solved. For defending Wancheng, Wenpin still has a certain degree of confidence.

"Quickly send someone to send a message to Jiangdong, completely inform the lord of the situation here, and ask the lord to send troops to help quickly." Wen Ping said calmly.

"In addition, send people to move the people around Nanyang to Jiangdong, and the walls are clear, and Liu Beijun must not be left with a trace of food."

If it was in the past, clerical recruitment would never do such a time-consuming and laborious thing. Because of this effort, it is better to set up an ambush on the way of Liu Bei's army.

But now it's different, with the help of merchants and families, this kind of trivial matter doesn't need to be done by himself at all, just send a few soldiers to pretend and give orders, and he doesn't have to worry about the rest.

Make the best use of things, lose the land and save the land for everyone, these ideas have long been conveyed by Yuan Shu. The family's efforts can be recorded in the accounts by Yuan Shu one by one, and they will be compensated afterwards, and they are naturally willing to do this kind of effort.

"Ordered the whole army, as long as you can hold Wancheng this time, the lord will definitely be rewarded."

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"Do you think this Liu Bei has eaten the bear's heart and leopard gall? Dare to beat my Nanyang idea. With an army of 100,000, he is not afraid that we will take his Yuzhou together with Cao Cao? Yuan Shu got the news and immediately gathered all the think tanks under his command to discuss.

All the strategists below also frowned slightly, Liu Bei's approach really surprised everyone, and everyone was digesting the news.

"Liu Bei is not such a reckless person, and now he can put half of his troops into Nanyang, he must be sure. In Xu's opinion, Liu Bei is either sure to keep Yuzhou, or he is ready to break the kettle and take Guanzhong. Jia Xu reacted immediately and said calmly.

"Break the cauldron and take Guanzhong?" Yuan Shu chuckled: "Liu Bei doesn't have that courage. According to the text and you said so, Liu Bei reached some kind of agreement with Cao Cao? ”

Jia Xu nodded: "The lord is wise, and that's what he means." ”

"But Nanyang is an important town, and it is located in the center of the world, and it is a place where soldiers must fight, we can't let go! The lord should send General Zhang Liao in Jiangxia to lead the army to help as soon as possible. Tian Feng said anxiously.

Although with the wealth of Jiangdong today, it is impossible to look down on such a place as Nanyang, but the geographical location here is indeed too important. As the northern gate of Jingzhou, connecting Sili and Yuzhou, if it is in the hands of Liu Bei, it will be even more difficult for Yuan Shu to break free from the cage of the south and enter the Central Plains.

"Yuan Hao, don't worry, Liu Bei's attack on Nanyang this time is too sudden and unreasonable, I always feel that there is something else in this." Xun You said with some concern. His instincts told him that there were traps in there.

"My lord, what Gongda said is good. If Liu Bei really wanted to plot against Nanyang, he could secretly raid our side without defense, why should he make such a big fanfare? When Xun Yu said this, everyone calmed down, and Jia Xu took the lead.

Hearing Jia Xu say this, Yuan Shu also reacted. Indeed! If it was really just to take Nanyang, wouldn't it be good to do it secretly, but it would be nice to let Wen Ping find out so long in advance, obviously there was something else.

"Liu Xuande's calculation is not small! Even a Nanyang can't satisfy his appetite, it's really amazing. Yuan Shu sighed.

None of them are fuel-efficient lamps! This Liu Bei is really a master, first he cheated Cao Cao, and now he has begun to calculate himself, he is really jumping.

"Then what do you think Liu Bei is plotting?"

"Either to encircle Wei and save Zhao, or to attack him half-way; Either you want to repair the plank road in the open and Chen Cang in the dark. Xun Yu said without thinking.

"In short, all of this is definitely related to the Zhang Liao army we originally wanted to send. Therefore, Zhang Liao's army in Jiangxia must not act rashly. Lu Su saw the crux of the problem at a glance.

"Then you mean to say that we just sit back and watch Nanyang fall into Liu Bei's hands?" Yuan Shu frowned.

It's not his style to do this kind of thing for nothing. It's just a little Liu Bei, can he really defy the sky? I really took my tiger as a sick cat.

"No, if the enemy calculates, there will inevitably be flaws, and the more he calculates, the bigger the flaws. Liu Bei's plan is so big, we can just hit its flaws and take advantage of the situation. Jia Xu said with a smile.

"So how do we deal with it?"

"Then it depends on what the lord thinks."

"What do you mean?"

"Since the lord is unwilling to suffer in vain, then we can only face Liu Bei head-on. Either force him to retire obediently and calm things down, or give him a hard lesson and forget it once and for all. But I don't know which one the lord wants to choose? ”

"Oh? How to be ruthless? Yuan Shu's eyes lit up and said.

What the overall situation is important, in Yuan Shu's view, it is all floating clouds. Liu Bei is so rampant, he just doesn't care about the overall situation of the Central Plains to let him understand that he is not easy to mess with. dared to come to provoke him three times and twice, the big deal was to let his wife Cao unify the Central Plains, and he was not afraid of him.

Jia Xu nodded secretly after hearing this, and a cold glint flashed in his eyes: "Since Liu Bei dares to do this, then take Yuzhou away from him and see how rampant he is." ”