Cao Shuo returned to Shouchun, and many things were in full swing.

Lujiang Wancheng.

Pang Tong and Chen Gong sat facing each other.

"I didn't expect us to come, the defenders of Wancheng actually retreated without a fight." Pang Tong asked Chen Gong, "What does Gongtai think they want to do?" ”

"Sun Ce has always been a character who will not be convinced." Chen Gong said: "It is really unexpected to abandon Anhui City this time and give us Wancheng, Xunyang and other places. ”

"Anhui City is close to Danyang and Yuzhang." Pang Tong said: "Xunyang is even more at the border of Yuzhang, looking at Chaisang from afar. I always felt that Sun Ce was passing on the contradictions. ”

"What does Shi Yuan mean ......," Chen Gong asked, frowning.

"I mean that very clearly." Pang Tong said: "The relationship between Gongzi and Liu Biao is not very good, although it is not like Sun Ce, and Jingzhou are already incompatible, but they are also a little estranged from each other. Sun Ce occupied Huiji and other places, and fought with Liu Biao for many years, and the livelihood of Jiangdong also fell to the bottom. He needs to recuperate, and we want Lujiang, so he simply gives us these two places. In order for us to contain Liu Biao. ”

"How likely do you think it is that Childe and Liu Biao will go to war?" Chen Gong asked.

Pang Tong said: "It's very big, at least for now, the possibility of our army fighting on two fronts is very large." ”

"Shi Yuan means ......" Chen Gong said: "Liu Bei will unite with Liu Biao in an attempt to carve up Huainan with him?" ”

"Liu Biao wants Lujiang, Liu Bei wants Huainan, the interests of the two are figured out, and collusion will not be surprising." Pang Tong said: "What we have to do is how to prevent these two people from colluding together, or if one of them has not yet gained a firm foothold, we will break him first." ”

"Liu Biao's family in Jingzhou has a big business and has a foundation for decades." Chen Gong said: "It is not an easy task to seize Jingzhou from him. If you have to break it, the only one who can break it is Liu Bei. ”

"However, Liu Biao will come to make trouble with us." Pang Tong said, "One of us has to stay here." ”

"Gongzi relies on Shiyuan, and he also expects you to give him advice to defeat Liu Bei." Chen Gong said: "If you have to leave one person, it must be me!" ”

"If the public station says so, I won't argue." Pang Tong said: "The two generals, Wei Wenchang and Ji Ling, stayed behind to assist Gongtai, and Lu Fengxian and I returned to Shouchun and waited for the war with Liu Bei. ”

"Shiyuan left me 10,000 horses, if Liu Biao dares to use troops against Lujiang, I will definitely let him come and go!" Chen Gong said.

"Lujiang relies on the public platform." Pang Tong arched his hand: "Early tomorrow morning, I will return to Shouchun with my troops." Liu Bei has already occupied Xuzhou, and the big war seems to be not far away. ”

"Congratulations to Shiyuan!" Chen Gong arched his hand and said.

"That's right!" Pang Tong suddenly remembered something and said to Chen Gong: "There are two people I am looking for, I heard that they are in Jingzhou, if the public platform can find them, please find a way to send them to Shouchun." ”

"One of them is Xu Yuanzhi, I know." Chen Gong said, "Who is the other person?" ”

"Zhang Zhongjing, who used to be the Taishou of Changsha!" Pang Tong said: "I also just got the order of the son, it is said that Zhang Zhongjing has good medical skills, if he can receive him to the son, it will be of great use in the future." ”

"I'll do my best to find it." Chen Gong said: "As for whether I can find it, I can't guarantee it." ”

"If you look for it with your heart, you will find it." Pang Tong said: "Gongzi is anxious to see these two people, and the public platform must not be lazy." ”

Chen Gong nodded, but still didn't say anything: "I will do my best." ”

Cao Shuo returned to Shouchun, Pang Tong also planned to lead the army to retreat to Huainan with Lu Bu, and Liu Bei in Xuzhou was indeed recruiting troops at this time.

On the school field in Xiapi City, Liu Bei stood on a high platform, looking at the recruits who had just been recruited.

The composition of recruits is very complicated, from twelve or thirteen-year-old boys to fifty or sixty-year-old men, in Xuzhou, as long as there are men, almost all of them are recruited by him.

"Brother." Guan Yu leaned into Liu Bei's ear and whispered: "We have recruited 60,000 people in Xuzhou, but many of these 60,000 people are not suitable for fighting on the battlefield. ”

"As long as you die, you can go to the battlefield and fight." Liu Bei replied in a low voice: "The key depends on how you tell them and what promises you can give them." ”

Guan Yu nodded and stepped aside, and Liu Bei shouted to the recruits on the school ground: "Cao Cao slaughtered Pengcheng in order to seize Xuzhou, and flooded Pi, how many of your relatives died in Cao Cao's hands?" ”

No one said a word, and the recruits looked at him one by one with blank expressions.

"If your relatives are killed, don't you hate Cao Cao? Don't want to fight him to the death? Seeing that his shouting had no effect, Liu Bei then shouted: "I recruited you here just to give you a chance to take revenge!" ”

Still no one said anything.

Everyone present was at a loss.

In war, the common people have always played a tragic role.

The victors will slaughter them for a show of martial prowess.

In order not to leave too much benefit to the opponent, the loser will often choose to slaughter the people, leaving the enemy with lifeless empty cities.

In troubled times, they are destined to be just the objects of slaughter.

As for who to hate, they have long been numb.

"Don't you want to avenge your loved ones?" Liu Bei frowned, and then shouted: "I can give you weapons and food today, all I want is for you to follow me to the battlefield and get Cao Cao's head." ”

Still no one responded.

Liu Bei came to Xuzhou, and in order to recruit a sufficient number of troops in a short time, he ordered the soldiers to arrest people everywhere.

In the past, Lu Bu and others were in Xuzhou, and there were still some options for arresting people.

When he was over fifteen years old and less than forty, Lu Bu would order to be caught in the army as a sergeant.

Xuzhou is a place of several wars, and many people have died over the years, and if you still follow the standard of Lu Bu's arrest, you can only catch 30,000 or 40,000 people at most.

And Liu Bei needs far more manpower.

Except for those who are old or sick and can't go to the battlefield at all, Liu Bei almost caught all the men who could be captured in Xuzhou into the army.

"I know what you've had all these years." Seeing that revenge could not impress the recruits, Liu Bei changed his words and said: "As long as you follow me to defeat Cao Cao, I guarantee that each of you will have endless copper coins and endless food." ”

As soon as he shouted like this, the recruits' eyes lit up one by one, and some even licked their lips subconsciously.

Seeing that this trick was effective, Liu Bei then shouted: "I have been in Xudu for two years, and there are countless warehouses full of wealth and grain, as long as you are willing to follow me into Xudu, I guarantee that all the wealth and grain will be distributed to everyone!" ”

"Uncle Liu Huang is mighty!" In the crowd, there was finally a cheer that Liu Bei had been waiting for.

He nodded in satisfaction, a smile on his lips.

(End of chapter)