Liu Feng immediately left from Yuan Shu's army, and naturally did not stop any longer, but led more than 2,000 tigers and leopards to ride, and Xun You, Wen Ping and others left Lujiang County and went all the way to Runan!

crossed the Huai River and arrived at Anfengjin, at this time Anfengjin only had thousands of Yuan Shu's soldiers and horses left, and the rest of the army was also transferred to Lujiang County by Yuan Shu!

"Uncle Xun, why did you give up Jijun to Yuan Shu in the Yuan Shu camp last time?" Liu Feng asked!

"Yuan Shu's goal is to go to the whole of Yangzhou, and if he continues to occupy Huiji County, there will be a fierce battle with Yuan Shu, and few people in the world know that Huiji County is owned by the lord!

If they are devoted to the battle of Yuan Shu, the soldiers and civilians of Huiji, Jiaozhou, and Yizhou will naturally not be afraid of Yuan Shu. But it will also expose the many strengths of the lord, and he is vulnerable to being besieged by the princes of the world!

If you only fight with Yuan Shu in the land of Huiji, you are not Yuan Shu's opponent, so the lord discussed with a certain before, giving up Huiji, and preserving Jiaozhou should be the best policy!

Of course, at this time, troops can also be sent from Jiaozhou, but Jiaozhou is new, Zhu Fu is eyeing Jiaozhou, and Shixie has not completely given up Jiaozhou, once Jiaozhou's troops are empty, Zhu Fu and Shixie will naturally have a chance to take advantage of it. It's really unwise!

Therefore, before the mission, the lord let me act and exchange Huiji County for the maximum benefit required by the six northwestern states!

What's more, when the original donation was made to Huiji County, the main purpose was to increase the population of Yizhou, and now sixty percent of the population of the entire Huiji County has been migrated to Yizhou, even if Yuan Shu captures Huiji County, it is only a county without a population. There is no loss for the lord! Xun Yu explained slowly!

"However, after all, Huiji County is the largest county in Yangzhou, and Uncle Zhong has been in Huiji County for more than ten years, so it is a pity to give Huiji County to Yuan Shu so simply!" Liu Feng was still unhappy!

"The young master is more worried, although the Shanyue of Huiji County was pacified by Yuan Chang, but it is mainly because Yuan Chang has a good governance, if another person governs, Shanyue will still become a confidant bandit!

Moreover, if Yuan Shu is not given enough territory, how can he have enough strength to fight with the princes of the Central Plains after Yuan Shu becomes emperor? Xun Yu said unfathomably!

Liu Feng didn't seem to understand what he said, but he was still sullen about giving up Huiji County, and after thinking for a while, Liu Feng asked again:

"Uncle Xun, why didn't you exchange Huiji County for Nanyang County in the first place?"

"At the beginning, Yuan Shu didn't get a foundation in Yangzhou, and he didn't give him some real things, how could he be willing to give up Wuguan? Give up Nanyang? And this transaction, at first glance, it seems that the lord is at a loss, but the lord's income is far from being comparable to Yuan Shu! Xun You continued!

Then Liu Feng had questions, but he didn't ask again, just kept hurrying! Two days later, Xun You received a handwritten letter from Liu Bei from Ningzhou, and then found Liu Feng.

"Young master, the lord ordered me to send an envoy to Sun Ce, so I can't go with the young master, after the young master arrives in Nanyang, he can first hand over Nanyang, as well as the grain and grass in Nanyang, and order General Zhang Ren, General Xu Huang, commander Feihu County and Xiaoguo Army to garrison Nanyang, and Nanyang's 100,000 troops are led by General Zhang Liao and General Wenpin, stationed in Wuguan, Hangu Pass and Tongguan Pass, so Nanyang, Wuguan will be foolproof!"

"Oh, Uncle Xun still needs to send Sun Ce, then I will send Ma Chao to lead five hundred tigers and leopards to escort Uncle Xun!" Liu Feng opened his mouth when he heard this!

Then Liu Feng and Xun You separated, Liu Feng led less than 2,000 tigers and leopards to ride all the way to Nanyang, while Xun You led the rest of the troops to turn to the banner of Liu Zi and went to Runan, where Sun Ce was located, in the name of an envoy.

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Five days later, Xun Yu arrived in Runan and was also received by Sun Ce. Although Sun Ce didn't understand Xun You's envoy, it didn't affect Sun Ce's attitude towards Xun You, and after the two sides sat down, Zhou Yu asked.

"What is the matter of this mission to Yuzhou?"

"Yuan Shu, who previously sent an envoy to Yangzhou, exchanged 10,000 war horses for Wuguan, and Yuan Shu's additional requirement was to let my lord escort some of the people to Yangzhou, and my lord had no choice but to agree in order to win Wuguan. Xun You said.

"Gongda wants to send my lord's people to Yuan Shuhu?" Zhou Yu didn't buy it at all, but regarded Nanyang as something in his pocket, and then spoke.

"Nanyang was originally owned by Yuan Shu, and its people are naturally the people under Yuan Shu, when did it become the people under Sun Yuzhou?" Xun Yu was surprised, and then said.

"Yuan Shu has led the troops to Yangzhou, and he previously sent an envoy to Yuzhou, my lord agreed with him, my lord let Yuan Shu lead the army to cross the border, but Yuan Shu needs to be paid about Nanyang to my lord, and now Yuan Shu has gained a firm foothold in Yangzhou, so Nanyang is the land of my lord, and the people of Nanyang are naturally the people of my lord, what is so difficult to understand?" Zhou Yu said matter-of-factly.

"Oh, that's it? I just came from the Yuan Shu military camp, but I haven't heard of it, if this is the case, presumably Sun Yuzhou and Yuan Shu must have a corresponding agreement, can you take it out and look at me, if this is the case, then give up at this time, if not, then Nanyang is a borderless land, my lord Liu Bei, Sun Yuzhou, Cao Cao, Liu Biao are qualified to fight, should we find these people to discuss together? Xun You said without giving in.

"Hmph, even so, if you want to escort the people to Yangzhou, how should the cost of this transit be calculated?" Zhou Yu asked.

"If Sun Yuzhou is willing to let my lord escort the people there, then my lord must have the corresponding goods to offer. If it doesn't work, then I will immediately send an envoy to Jingzhou to discuss with Liu Biao in Jingzhou, presumably for the war horse, Liu Biao will definitely not refuse! Xun You said.

"What, Liu Duhu is actually willing to pay back the fee for passing through Yuzhou with a war horse? Is this true? Before Zhou Yu could answer, Sun Ce said with some excitement.

"It's nature." Xun Yu said without pause.

"I don't know how many war horses Liu Duhu is willing to use?" Zhou Yu asked.

"As far as I know, Yuan Shu led 200,000 troops to pass through the land of Sun Yuzhou, and did not give a penny, only 10,000 or 20,000 stone grain and grass as travel expenses, and now although my lord escorts hundreds of thousands of people, the harm is completely less than 200,000 troops, so from my point of view, 2,000 war horses are enough." Xun You said.

"If it is really as Gongda said, then in Yu's opinion, this matter is not being discussed." Zhou Yu said a little unhappily, "What's more, the land of hundreds of miles in my Yuzhou is only worth two thousand war horses?" ”

"Gong Jin, don't be angry, since it's a transaction, then we can negotiate a suitable price, I don't know what Gong Jin's asking price is?" Xun You was not in a hurry, and then asked.

"At least 10,000 war horses!" Zhou Yu said without thinking.

"Ten thousand war horses? Gong Jin's appetite is really big, it seems that this time I can only return in vain, so I will leave and go to Xiangyang, and discuss this matter with Liu Biao! After saying that, he really planned to leave directly.

Then, Xun You was about to leave, Sun Ce and Zhou Yu didn't intend to end there, and then Sun Ce said: "Gongda don't worry, Gongda also said before, since it is a transaction, there will naturally be a suitable price, today is still early, Gongda can negotiate with Gongjin to agree on a figure that both parties can recognize, and then reach an agreement." After Sun Ce finished speaking, he did not stop but left directly.

"Since Sun Yuzhou is like this, it is not a lie, the permission given to me by my lord is four thousand war horses plus one hundred stallions, if Gongjin thinks it is okay, we will sign a covenant, and after half a month, the people will pass through Yuzhou. If Gongjin disagrees, then there is no need to talk about this matter again! After Sun Ce left, Xun You spoke.

Zhou Yu thought about it for a while, and then nodded and agreed, there are a hundred stallions, and Zhou Yu believes that within four or five years, there should be thousands of more war horses. After that, the two sides reached a covenant. After Xun Yu left, Sun Ce hurriedly summoned Zhou Yu.

"Gongjin, how is this matter discussed?"

"It ended with a hundred stallions and four thousand horses!" Zhou Yu said.

"Did Gongjin talk to Xun Yu about the ownership of Nanyang?" Sun Ce asked.

"Since Xun Yu personally came to Yuzhou as an envoy, it is estimated that this Nanyang has already been taken by Liu Bei, otherwise Liu Bei will definitely not spend a lot of time on escorting the people." Zhou Yu said.

"But I never thought that Liu Bei was so good, and he took Nanyang so easily, so it seems that there must be a fierce battle between us and Liu Bei!" Sun Ce said helplessly.

"Lord, don't worry, the lord should focus on the competition for southern states and counties in the future, Tao Qian's Xuzhou, Yuan Shu's Yangzhou, Liu Biao's Jingzhou, Zhu Fu Xizhong's Jiaozhou, if you can capture these states and counties, although there is no cavalry, you can also fight with Liu Bei! Although Liu Bei captured Nanyang, its center should be in Yizhou at this time, if he captured Yizhou, then he could attack Cao Cao in the tiger prison in front and back to the east, and from Yizhou he could go south to Jingzhou, but it was difficult to attack Liu Bei, so the lord should aim to go south. Zhou Yu said.