Chapter 256: Bribery

"Isn't that too risky? If we really do this, I am afraid that most of the more than 100,000 soldiers of our army will be lost in the end! Lu Su hesitated.

"Do we have a better choice? The army is all trapped, and even if you choose to retreat, you will be chased and killed by the tail, so it is better to fight to the death. "Give it up, Jia Xu is so decisive in doing things.

Everyone was silent when they heard this. Yuan Shu saw this situation, and also understood that there was no other way now, and said with a resolute face: "Okay! Just do what the text says. Even if the whole army is annihilated, I will make Cao Cao pay the price of blood! ”

Jia Xu smiled slightly: "The lord is serious, I said before that although the situation is bad, there is still room for maneuver." It is expected that Cao Mengde and Liu Bei have a grudge and will not work together, and Cao Cao is very likely to withdraw his troops. ”

"That being said, I have to guard against it. In this way, first bring the people of Jiangbei to the south of the Yangtze River, and then let Cai Mao's army and family help from it. In addition, I can send someone to contact Lu Bu, I don't believe that with such a big piece of cake, Lu Bu will not be moved? Besides, send Gan Ning to lead the navy into the Yellow River to harass the shores of Yanzhou, and send Jiang Qin to harass around Xuzhou, I want Cao Cao to see the power of my Jiangdong navy! Yuan Shu said fiercely.

Cavalry has always been Koto's weakness, and land warfare is also not Koto's forte. Even if Yuan Shu's fierce generals are like clouds, they still can't make up for this shortcoming.

But Yuan Shu is not as limited as the thinking of people in this era. It will not only be used in the Yangtze River, the world is so big, the water system is connected, such as the Yellow River and the Bohai Sea, where is not the stage for the navy?

"What the lord said is reasonable, my Jiangdong naval army is invincible in the world, and it should not be limited to this Jiangdong place. The rivers and seas and lakes in the world are connected, where can't it be the place where my Jiangdong Navy is crisscrossed? Xun Yu said.

For a long time, the Han people have attached great importance to the army, neglected the navy, and even the navy has never imagined, and has always been secretive about the boundless sea. In addition to the existence of water warfare in the Yangtze River area, the role of the naval army is basically only to transport soldiers.

"Cao Cao is moving south, Lu Bu should have gotten the news before us, why didn't he act? didn't grasp such a good opportunity, is this Lu Feng stupid first? Tian Feng was puzzled.

Yuan Shu said disdainfully: "Lu Fengxian is just a horse, and he has no master's qualifications. He is indecisive, doing big things and forgetting his life for small gains. With such a great talent as Chen Gong, he still keeps doing such brainless things, and he can't rely on it at all. Maybe this time he was coerced and lured by Cao Cao again, and he didn't dare to attack! ”

"But there are no absolutes, we should probably try it, maybe we can convince Lu Fengxian! After all, our harassment can also reduce the difficulty of LΓΌ Feng's attack on Yanzhou or Xuzhou first, and since LΓΌ Bu forgets his righteousness when he sees profit, then we might as well lure him with profit. ”

As the No. 2 intelligence leader under Yuan Shu, Xun You was also very clear about the situation under Lu Bu, and Wei Xu's existence naturally attracted his attention. Lu Bu has such a short-sighted brother-in-law, which is his misfortune and his weakness.

Xun You had long known that Wei Xu had contact with Cao Cao's subordinates, and this time Lu Bu did not make any movement, and it was estimated that it was Wei Xu's handiwork. For a villain like Wei Xu, Xun Yu has a lot of means. The simplest and crudest way, as long as he gives enough money, what can't he agree to?

The princes of the world, when it comes to wealth, who can compare to Yuan Shu? The treasures of Jiaozhou and the pearls and silver of Yingzhou are innumerable, and they are piled up in the treasury of Jiangdong.

These things were all handed over to Yuan Shu's concubine Cai Yi to deal with, but with Cai Yi's current processing speed, he couldn't catch up with the collection speed of these things. These treasures were not used in the treasury, and they were covered with a thick layer of dust.

"That makes sense. In this way, Gongda, you send someone to persuade Lu Bu to attack Cao Cao, and I will give you 30,000 gold and pearl thousands, but I really can't promise some more food, as long as it doesn't exceed one million stones. You can control the specific details yourself, I just feed these things to Lu Bu, the hungry wolf, and not to Cao Cao and Liu Bei! ”

Yuan Shu's tone was very casual, as if he didn't care about these things at all. If Lu Bu knew about this, he would probably be able to jump with excitement, so much money and food, adding up to almost enough tax revenue in Qingzhou for a year.

But these are just drizzles in Yuan Shu's eyes, and they are harmless at all. If compared to money, Yuan Shu is stronger than all the other princes combined.

The strategists under Yuan Shu's command also reacted calmly one by one, not caring at all. If they hadn't stayed under Yuan Shu for so long, they would definitely have thought that Yuan Shu was crazy. However, they who have handled a lot of taxes in Jiangdong know that this seemingly terrifying wealth is just a drop in the bucket here in Yuan Shu, and if they lose it, they will lose it, and they will earn it back in a few days.

If money could buy everything, Yuan Shu's current wealth is no exaggeration to say that he can buy the entire Han Dynasty, which is too rich.

"No!" Xun You promised. He expected that Cao Cao, the poor ghost, would be able to buy Wei Xu for two or three thousand gold at most, and he would take out two or more of the price himself, depending on who the goods would be directed to.

And Lu Bu's side is better to solve, give some food, some promises, this goods is estimated to be tempting. After all, this matter is in his interests, and it is not difficult to convince him that he can easily obtain so many benefits.

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"Lord, Duke Yuan is so sincere, I might as well attack Cao Cao like this? After all, Cao Mengde is a great calamity for us, and Yuan Gong is an ally for us! ”

Looking at the several large boxes of gold and pearls in front of him, Wei Xu said greedily. A few days ago, this guy tried his best to dissuade Lu Bu from attacking Cao Cao, but he didn't think that he would change his hexagram overnight!

The lobbyist sent by Xun You saw Lu Bu and Wei Xu with the same greedy look in their eyes, and a trace of disdain flashed in his heart: A group of earth leopards, I really don't know anything.

"Wen Hou, Cao Cao is our common enemy. Now that Cao Cao is leading the army to attack my Jiangdong, the interior is empty, and it is time for you to make a move, Wenhou. Please rest assured that our lord will definitely contain Cao Cao's army and let Wen Hou have no worries. These are my lord's little intentions, and I hope Wen Hou will accept it. If Wen Hou is willing to send troops, my lord will have a good reward! ”

The messenger who came to persuade Lu Bu was carefully selected by Xun You, and his eloquence was also good. Considering that Lu Bu, a poor man, had little knowledge, the envoy did not have a complete showdown as soon as he came up, and only took out a small half of the treasure to persuade Lu Bu.

As soon as he heard that there was still a good report, Wei Xu's serious greed flashed.

This is the rich man!

In his heart, he had already thrown the promise he made with Cao Cao to the edge of the sky. Compared with Cao Cao's swishing bribes, Yuan Shu's handwriting is too generous. The deposit paid is twice as much as the full amount promised by Cao Cao, this is sincerity!

Xun You considered that he might still be able to use the villain Wei Xu in the future, so he did a good job. Throwing off 10,000 gold, Wei Xu directly turned into Yuan Shu's sworn friend, and kept persuading Lu Bu to attack Cao Cao.

Chen Gong watched this scene coldly from the side, although the ending was as he wished, but the twists and turns made him very cold. However, the overall situation is important, Chen Gong can only hold back the displeasure in his heart, and then persuade: "Not bad." Lord, since Yuan Shu has even solved our worries, we should pay so much price, we should indeed send troops. ”

"Good!" Lu Bu, who was originally indecisive, immediately agreed: "Since Yuan Gong is so sincere, then we will immediately send troops to attack Xuzhou." Gongtai, you go and set it up, we will leave tomorrow! ”