Chapter 338: Chess Meets Opponents
In addition to being excited, Liu Bei has not lost his mind, he knows very well that Yuan Shao is not a good person. This Yuzhou pastor is not easy to do, if you want to be a Yuzhou pastor, you have to defeat Sun Ce. As an ally, Liu Bei is no stranger to Sun Ce, he has heard Zhu Zhi and others mention Sun Ce's achievements many times, and he is both envious and jealous of this young hero who was born out of nowhere.
Debuted at the age of sixteen, became famous in a fight, occupied Nanyang, not to mention, and led Yuzhou Mu on behalf of his father, and the blade of resignation was sharper than the blade, forcing Xu Zijiang to vomit blood, and became famous all of a sudden. Sun Ce accomplished in just a few months what he had not achieved in several years. Of course, this is related to his ability, but if his father was not Sun Jian, no matter how strong his ability was, he would not be able to rise so fast.
Now's your chance. Although he can't have a father like Sun Jian, he has a teacher like Lu Zhi. With Lu Zhi's recommendation, Yuan Shao has a good eye for him, and he can also become the pastor of Yuzhou. Yuzhou is Yuan Shao's home state, not everyone can do it, Yuan Shao asked him to be the pastor of Yuzhou, naturally to give Lu Zhi face, and also to dig the corner of Gongsun Zhan's wall.
Liu Bei didn't speak, but all the changes in his face fell in Chen Deng's eyes. Chen Deng smiled: "If the general is interested, then I will rely on the general in the future." β
Liu Bei's oversized ears moved, and he smiled forcefully: "Yuanlong, where did this start?" β
"Yuan Meng's master shows me as the Taishou of Lujiang. Runan borders Yuzhou, and we will see each other from time to time. And this time, he had to encounter Sun Ce. I am alone, and if I am not escorted by the general, I am afraid it will be difficult for me to get to Lujiang. β
Liu Bei blinked, moved to the table, and affectionately held Chen Deng's arms. "It's my honor to be able to walk with Yuanlong. Even if I don't do this Yuzhou pastor, I am willing to escort Yuanlong to his post, even if I can be a lieutenant under Yuanlong, it is something to boast about. β
Chen Deng didn't even dare to say it, the two looked at each other and smiled, the more they laughed, the happier they became, and the more they laughed, the more hearty they became. Chen Deng immediately took out Yuan Shao's handwritten letter. Liu was flattered, and after reading it, he agreed. In front of Chen Deng, he called Guan Yu and Zhang Fei and ordered them to reorganize their personnel and prepare to go to Yuzhou to take office. Yuzhou Prefecture is in Qian County, and now it is Zhu Zhi's defense area, Liu Bei saluted first and then soldiers, and sent Jian Yong to inform Zhu Zhi first, and asked Zhu Zhi to move his defense, otherwise don't blame me for turning my face and not recognizing people, and the swords and soldiers met.
Chen Deng returned satisfied, and reported the news to Xin Comment. Xin Ping's mission was achieved, and he immediately rushed back to Yecheng and reported to Yuan Shao.
A few days later, Liu Bei led more than 5,000 foot cavalry to the south, Chen Deng led more than 1,000 troops to accompany him, and Liu Dai, the assassin of Yanzhou, also sent 10,000 troops each to Shanyang Taishou Yuan Yi and Jiyin Taishou Yuan Xu to assist Liu Bei and Chen Deng to take up their posts.
Yuan Yi and Yuan Xu are both authentic children of the Yuan family, and they are the same generation as Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, but they both support Yuan Shao. Liu Dai sent the two of them to assist Liu Bei to take up the post, which can be said to be the best use of everything, and it was right in the death hole of Sun Ce.
Zhu Zhi received the news and quickly sent someone to send the news to Sun Ce's camp.
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"A bunch of idiots!" Guo Jia put Zhu Zhi's urgent letter on the desk and laughed on his back.
Sun Ce also smiled, but he didn't smile as happily as Guo Jia. Yuan Xu, Yuan Legacy, or anything is not important, the name cannot be without, but only the name is far from enough. If you think that they are all surnamed Yuan and can come to rob Yuzhou, it is too naΓ―ve. In Guo Jia's words, it is a bunch of idiots.
But Liu Bei and Chen Deng are not easy to underestimate.
"Bonghyo, do you know them?"
"I don't know." Seeing that Sun Ce's expression was wrong, Guo Jia also put away his smile. "Liu Bei is said to be a disciple of Lu Zhi. After Yuan Shao took Jizhou, he sent someone to invite Lu Zhi and wanted to invite him to be a military advisor. Whether Lu Zhi came, I don't know, but I have heard people talk about this Liu Bei, but it is not a good reputation, for the sake of four thousand Danyang soldiers, he turned his back on Gongsun Zan and switched to Tao Qian. Yuan Shao asked him to fight with the general for Yuzhou, which should have taken advantage of this. β
"What about Chen Deng?"
"Xiapi Chen's son, his father is the former Pei Xiang Chen Jue, and Chen Yu, who was driven away by you, is his uncle, and it is not surprising that he is the enemy of the general. Why, the general has more information? β
"I know a little bit about it."
Sun Ce did not hide it, and told him what he knew. Especially Liu Bei and his subordinate Guan Zhang Zhao and others, he said in great detail. Guo Jia used the teenagers recruited by Lu Meng to set up an intelligence system and heard a lot of news, but after all, it had just been formed, there were not many people, the scale was limited, and the news he heard was limited to Jiujiang, and his understanding of Liu Bei and Chen Deng was very limited. He is opposed to celebrity demeanor, but he himself is a bit of a family person, and it is likely that Liu Bei will ignore him because of his background.
No one is perfect, no matter how smart Guo Jia is, he is also a human being.
After listening to Sun Ce's introduction, Guo Jia stood up, with one hand behind his back, scratching his eyebrows with the other, and pacing back and forth in the tent a few times. "In this way, this Liu Bei is the opponent that Yuan Shao specially selected for the general. Whether it is origin or ability, there are similarities with generals. β
Sun Ce felt a bit like that. Although this could not have been deliberately arranged by Yuan Shao, this opponent was indeed very suitable, and he did not dare to take it lightly. Liu Bei is really likely to fight with him for Yuzhou. This should be Yuan Shao's purpose, to entangle him and prevent him from developing smoothly. As for who wins and who loses, Yuan Shao may not care.
"In that case, there is nothing to hesitate about. Go to Peiguo and lure Zhou Ang to cross the border. Guo Jia waved his hand.
Sun Ceyan listened to the plan, immediately convened the generals to discuss the matter, and announced that he would go north to reinforce Peiguo. Although the generals were surprised, no one raised any objections, someone came to rob Yuzhou, so what else is there to say, beat him. Isn't it just for this day to train the troops every day?
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Chen Deng rushed to Jiujiang and conveyed Yuan Shao's order to Zhou Ang, asking Zhou Ang to reorganize his troops and horses and attack Lujiang. Lu Kang, the Taishou of Lujiang, colluded with Sun Ce and provided Sun Ce with a large amount of grain and grass, Yuan Shao was very unhappy, and ordered Chen Wen, the assassin of Yangzhou, to take the lead, and united Zhou Ang, the Taishou of Jiujiang, the Taishou of Yuzhang, Hua Xin, and the Taishou of Danyang, Zhou Xin, to expel Lu Kang by force, and Chen Deng took over as the Taishou of Lujiang.
Zhou Ang was overjoyed and bowed his head to obey orders.
Chen Deng asked Zhou Ang to prepare for battle, but he didn't want to set off in a hurry, he drove straight into Lujiang with his troops, came to Shu County, and personally visited Lu Kang to explain his intentions. Lu Kang was so angry that he trembled, angrily reprimanded Chen Deng for having no king's law, Chen Deng was unmoved, he said to Lu Kang very politely and resolutely, I respect you as a senior, and I don't want to be rude, but Lujiang I want to decide, if you want to fight, I will accompany you to the end. If you don't fight, I will send you out of the country and promise not to hurt a single hair.
Lu Kang was furious and ordered Chen Deng to be blasted out. But he underestimated Chen Deng's strength, and as soon as Chen Deng gave an order, his subordinates who had entered the city in batches in advance rushed into the Taishou Mansion. Lu Kang didn't have the strength to fight back at all, so he was caught. Chen Deng did not hurt him, sent him out of the country, and announced that he would take over as the Taishou of Lujiang.
Shu County changed owners overnight. After Chen Deng's visits in turn, the big clans, including the Zhou family, accepted Chen Deng's existence, and only one of the small officials did not return to Shu County after sending Lu Kang across the river, but traveled day and night, and went straight to Runan.