On this day, there were dark clouds in the sky and light rain.

The envoys of the imperial court rode in a chariot and entered the city of Xiapi. When he arrived at the Assassin's Mansion, he read the holy decree to Liu Bei, and enshrined Liu Bei as the general of Zhendong, the Marquis of Yicheng Pavilion, and led the governor of Xuzhou!

Holding the holy decree in his hand, Liu Bei was extremely excited, and said: "In the past, Meng Taogong valued it and prepared Tian to lead Xuzhou, but after all, it was not sealed by the imperial court, and it was like sitting on pins and needles. Now there is a holy purpose, and the six counties of Xuzhou are really governed by me. Second brother, third brother, we will no longer have to wander around in the future, and we will have a place in this troubled world. ”

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei stepped forward and said excitedly: "Congratulations to the eldest brother, you have to lead Xuzhou." Both of them were very excited, thinking that since following Liu Bei, they have been fighting in the east and west, living in no fixed place, and suffering from the eyes of all the princes, and now they can have such a big state and county under their governance, it is like getting a golden mountain. From a beggar to a billionaire.

"General Liu, there is another holy decree here." The messenger next to him spoke.

"And the Divine Decree?"

"Yes."

The envoy opened the holy decree and read: "The holy decree is as follows, today there is Nanyang Yuan Shu plotting to rebel and threaten the Jingshi, and Liu Bei, the general of Zhendong, is specially edicted to lead the army to exterminate Yuan Shu, Qin this!" ”

"General Liu, take the order."

"The Lord's Order is grateful." Liu Bei's face was full of surprise, and he took the second holy decree as well.

The messenger departed.

Liu Bei thought for a while, frowned and said, "Cao Cao took the Son of Heaven back to Xuchang two months ago and set up another imperial court. seems to be loyal, but in fact, he coerced the Son of Heaven and ordered the princes to deliberately annex all forces. These two decrees must have come from him. If he wants me and Yuan Shu to fight and lose both, he will sit back and reap the benefits. ”

Guan Yu said: "What the eldest brother said is extremely true. We can't fall for him. ”

"But this decree?"

"Since the eldest brother led Xuzhou, he has widely implemented benevolent government, and the people are all praised, and it is natural that he will be enshrined by the imperial court. Although the eldest brother received the will to be your Xuzhou pastor, as for Cao Cao's false edict, let's ignore him, just don't see it. ”

Liu Bei smiled bitterly and said, "What the second brother said, I'm afraid it's inappropriate." Both holy decrees were issued in the name of the Son of Heaven, if I only accept the decree of grace and do not send troops to recruit Yuan Shu, then doesn't it say, whichever is beneficial to me, I will take it, then how should the people of the world view me? ”

"This..." Guan Yu also made a difficulty, and he didn't know what to do.

Zhang Fei laughed and said, "Just fight, what's the big deal?" Yuan Shu's kid is not a thing. You still remember when you first recruited Dong Zhuo, Yuan Shuzhuan did right with us, it's great to be able to kill him today! ”

Liu Bei said: "I won't mention the previous things, now Yuan Shu does have the heart of rebellion, as the uncle of the Han Emperor, and His Majesty has to reuse, I should follow the work of dogs and horses, but I am worried that after the army leaves, Cao Cao will raid Xuzhou." ”

Zhang Fei said: "What's so difficult about this? We left a heavy army to guard it, how dare he come and attack? ”

The three of them discussed for a while, but they still felt a dilemma. On the one hand, it is a holy decree issued by the will of the Son of Heaven, and it must not be disobeyed. On the other hand, after the army left, Xuzhou was likely to be attacked by Cao Cao and Lü Bu.

Half an hour later, Zhao Yun, Chen Deng, and Sun Qian hurriedly came.

Liu Bei said straight to the point: "Today, there is a rebellion by Yuan Shu, and the Son of Heaven has appointed me as the general of Zhendong and led the army to crusade. Do you have any objections? ”

Zhao Yun thought for a while and said: "Lord, Yuan Shu's forces are all over Yangzhou and Yuzhou, there are more than 200,000 soldiers and horses, and the lord wants to crusade against him, have you ever thought about the difficulties?" ”

Liu Bei: ".... ”

Zhang Fei said disdainfully: "What's so powerful about Yuan Shu?" Isn't it just 200,000 soldiers and horses, his generals are all broken bricks and tiles, I only need 10,000 elite soldiers to kill him without leaving a piece of armor! ”

Zhao Yundao: "If my army has the courage of Yide, of course I can defeat Yuan Shu, but the problem is no." Most of our soldiers are new recruits, and more than half of them have never been on the battlefield. If you want to fight Yuan Shu, I'm afraid it will be difficult to win. Besides, Xuzhou should also be guarded by heavy troops to guard against the sneak attack of Lu Bu and Cao Cao. ”

Liu Bei's expression was complicated, and he said slowly: "Zilong." The Son of Heaven enshrined me as the general of Zhendong, the Marquis of Yicheng Pavilion, and led the Xuzhou pastor; Even if I am not strong, I should obey the order, how can I retreat because I am afraid of Yuan Shu? ”

"Besides, Yuan Shu is a national thief, and everyone will be punished. Even if there is no such holy decree, I, as the uncle of the Great Han Emperor, should lead troops there, right? ”

As soon as these words came out, Zhao Yun understood that Liu Bei was determined to conquest Yuan Shu. This reminded him that back then, when Cao Cao led his army to attack Tao Qian, Liu Bei only had 2,000 men and horses, and he also came from Hebei to help Tao Qian. Knowing that he was not defeated by Cao Cao, he also had to fight Cao Cao.

It can be seen that in Liu Bei's heart, supporting the imperial court and erecting the majesty of the imperial court is the most important thing.

It is precisely because of this that Tao Qian gave Xuzhou to Liu Bei.

Zhao Yun arched his hand and said: "Since the lord has made up his mind, the last general has nothing to say. But Xuzhou is the foundation of the lord, and there must be no mistakes, and the last general will be stationed in Xuzhou to ensure the peace of Xuzhou. ”

"Nope." Liu Bei refused: "Zilong, you have the courage to be invincible, you are a god-given vanguard general, this attack on Yuan Shu, you must walk with me." ”

"What about Xuzhou? Don't forget that there is still Lu Bu's army stationed in Xiaopei City. ”

Guan Yu stroked his long beard and said, "Then I will be stationed in Xuzhou." With me here, Lu Bu will not dare to commit it! ”

"Yun Chang has been fighting with me for many years, and he knows the art of war, and this time he attacked Yuan Shu, and he wants to defeat the strong with the weak, so it is best to go with me. When the enemy is at war, I will consult with you. ”

Zhang Fei rolled his eyes and said, "Then what does it mean, can only I be stationed in Xuzhou?" Big brother, I don't want to be stationed in Xuzhou, let me attack Yuan Shu, I have long wanted to teach him a lesson. ”

Liu Bei smiled and said, "Third brother, Yuan Shu's army is all broken bricks and tiles, and it is not worth your attack at all, so why should you care?" It's better to stay in Xuzhou, maybe Lu Bu will call, and you can fight Lu Bu for 300 rounds. Haven't you always wanted to teach Lu Bu a lesson, this is a good opportunity. ”

Zhang Fei's eyes lit up and asked, "Will Lu Bu really call?" ”

"Of course. Otherwise, you won't be stationed in Xuzhou. ”

"Hahaha... Okay, I'm stationed in Xuzhou! Zhang Fei immediately responded.

Guan Yu and Zhao Yun both laughed.

Liu Bei advised: "But you also have to remember that if Lu Bu doesn't come, you can't deliberately cause trouble, so as not to lose Xuzhou." ”

"Don't worry, big brother, I definitely won't cause trouble." Zhang Fei patted his chest and said. But looking at his eyes, he was already full of murderous aura, so it was strange if he didn't cause trouble.

Two days later, Liu Bei led an army of 50,000 to attack Shouchun, the capital of Yuan Shu!

This is five-sixths of all his troops, that is, there are only 10,000 defenders left in Xiapi City.

Before leaving, he asked Zhao Yun to prepare a lot of flags and hang them at the east gate to confuse Lu Bu.

But when Liu Bei left, Zhang Fei ordered all the flags to be removed, only his big banner was hanging, and more than half of the troops stationed on the city tower were withdrawn, and the wind was released, saying that the troops in Picheng were empty.

Little Pei City.

In the government, the generals gathered.

After hearing about the recent situation in Xiapicheng, Lu Bu couldn't stand up with a smile: "This Zhang Fei is really looking for death, and only 10,000 defenders dare to call me out." ”

"Hahaha..."

Chen Gong laughed and said: "This is the six counties of Xuzhou that God wants to give to the lord, as long as we capture Xiapi City, Zhang Fei will retreat, and the other county guards will also fall in the wind, even if Liu Bei returns to help, it will be too late." ”