"Potatoes? We also need to plant some of these relics, and we can buy some when spring just happens? Liu Bei was reluctant to give Liu Zhang gold and silver, but if it was this kind of food, Liu Bei was still willing to spend money to buy it.

Xu Shu nodded and said: "I have sent merchants to buy in Luoyang and Yanzhou, it is said that Cao Cao spent a lot of money to buy at the beginning, but then Liu Zhang gave the potatoes to Cao Cao, I heard that Cao Cao was angry that day and dropped a lot of things." This kind of gossip spreads, and people like them are happy to watch.

Liu Bei said with peace of mind: "The military division should be like this, if we are not short of food and grass, we can gather more soldiers and horses, I only hope that Cao Cao will not attack Jizhou too quickly and give us a chance to develop." Liu Bei felt that good news appeared in various ways, and what was missing now was time.

Xu Shu also nodded and said, "I believe that it won't be long before that gentleman's letter will come back, and then we will have more choices." For Zhuge Liang's friend's advice, Xu Shu firmly believes that there is something different.

Liu Bei said again and again: "The military advisor has the opportunity, but I have to thank that great talent." Liu Bei felt that there was a lot of good news recently.

Liu Bei had a good life this year, and it was good news in all aspects, except that Cao Cao would attack Jizhou in the coming year. But this is not bad news, after all, only if he messes up and has a chance, otherwise when will he become an overlord like Liu Zhang?

The messenger who turned into a merchant in Wollongong, Jingzhou, also met Zhuge Liang, and Zhuge Liang had no chance to travel far at this time. Although he also has a great reputation, Liu Zhang doesn't like to visit again and again to seek talents. There are many people in this world, and there are many talents who are not so pretentious. It is impossible for a country to rely on one person to support it, so Liu Zhang has no need to bow his head for one person, not to mention that Liu Zhang does not think that he will fight Jian'an for many years.

The eldest brother Zhuge Jin has already served in Jingzhou, and the entire Jingzhou and a few places in the south have been completely controlled by Liu Zhang. Even those ethnic minorities of Shanyue people, under Liu Zhang's strong intervention, could only tremble. After all, these numbers are too small to cause a large-scale harm.

Zhuge Liang sat in the middle of the pavilion, holding Xu Shu's letter and thinking quietly. The situation in this world changed so quickly that Zhuge Liang didn't reflect it, and half of the Han fell into Liu Zhang's hands. In the third year of Jian'an, Liu Zhang only occupied a few places in Xiliang and Yongzhou, but why did all these places in Jingzhou belong to Liu Zhang in a blink of an eye.

Zhuge Liang watched the changes here in Jingzhou, and he understood that this world belonged to Liu the most. However, Zhuge Liang is still very dissatisfied with Liu Zhang's behavior, although Liu Biao is also Liu, and Liu Zhang is also Liu. But Liu Zhang's getting it is not right, but Liu Zhangqiang can't do anything about it.

Xu Shu is Zhuge Liang's friend, but to Zhuge Liang's surprise, Xu Shu actually took refuge in that Liu Bei? Only Liu Zhang is the strongest in the world with the surname Liu, followed by Liu Bei. It's just that Zhuge Liang seems that even though Liu Bei is virtuous, he is far worse than Liu Zhang. But Xu Shu is a good friend, how to assist Liu Bei to achieve a career seems to be very interesting?

"The messenger still needs to stay, and Liang will be replying after thinking about it for the past few days." Zhuge Liang's courtyard only has him, his wife and the boy, and his wife has gone home to visit relatives these days, so it is no problem to arrange for one person to live for the time being.

Counting Liu Bei's advantages, it seems to be an orthodox name, followed by the fifty or sixty thousand soldiers and horses currently in his hands, and then an alliance with Yuan Tan? He still has some fierce generals, and the strategist also has his friend Xu Shu, and the current situation is not bad. So what can I do to make Liu Bei stronger? So Zhuge Liang seems to be interested?

Spreading out the envelope and thinking about it all night, Zhuge Liang began to reply to Liu Bei. After more than a day, Zhuge Liang thought about a lot of information, and handed the folded envelope to the messenger. Now that the situation seems to have been fixed today, if Liu Bei in the north cannot rise, then the situation in the world is obvious, Liu Zhang against Cao Cao.

Zhuge Liang was thinking about whether Liu Zhang could defeat Cao Cao. If you look at the previous battle situation, Liu Zhang is not Cao Cao's opponent nine times out of ten. But Zhuge Liang was in Jingzhou, and he profoundly saw the changes in Jingzhou, whether it was the person in power or the person in command, they were all extremely outstanding talents. From this point of view, Cao Cao is not necessarily Liu Zhang's opponent, but Liu Zhang's personality and temper, Zhuge Liang feels that it is not suitable for him.

For a person who is not suitable for him, Zhuge Liang will not look for it, and then Liu Zhang will not look for it. Then Liu Bei didn't know what to do, but Xu Shu said it very well, and seemed to think that he had a lot to do, in this case, Zhuge Liang also wanted to see if Liu Bei could do it. As for his father-in-law, he served under Liu Zhang, but Zhuge Liang didn't think so.

The messenger took the envelope and went all the way to Pingyuan County, and Xu Shu got the letter in February after the end of the year. When he got the letter, Xu Shu directly arranged for the messenger to rest, and he hurriedly tore open the envelope and began to read it. There is a lot of content, Xu Shu sat in the courtyard and savored it.

"The general trend of the world, Cao Cao occupies the fourth, Liu Zhang occupies the third, and the rest of the forces occupy the third. Cao Cao's advantage lies in the natural situation, Liu Zhang's advantage lies in the people and location, and Uncle Liu's advantage lies in timing. Uncle Liu Huang, who is more than two people in terms of strength, can't compare with each other in his life, and he is farther away than people. First of all, he babbled about the situation, and Zhuge Liang still felt that Cao Cao was stronger.

"If Uncle Liu Huang wants to occupy one side, he should occupy Youzhou. The second is to get the potatoes of the grain of a hundred stones, and again to seek allies. The outside is black, and the inside must be single-minded. If it is delayed for three or five years, it can compete with Cao Cao. Among the three, the imperial uncle is the weakest, if Cao Cao attacks, he can even Liu to resist Cao, and if Liu Zhang attacks, he can join Cao to resist Liu, so the imperial uncle can be invincible. The north is prosperous and has a large population, if you occupy the land of the three continents, Qing and You, then the emperor can naturally compete for the world. If you can't occupy the land of the three states, then you must ensure that Jizhou is not lost, and the states can be ceded to Liu Zhang, so as to achieve the foundation of the alliance. ”

Xu Shu stood in the middle of the hall and whispered to Liu Bei: "Seek perfection and wait for the time." When the three parties compete, there must be one strong. When the weak join forces, they will inevitably resist the strong. When two tigers fight, one must be injured, and they must act decisively when they see the opportunity. Xu Shu closed the letter and looked at Liu Bei quietly.

Zhuge Liang basically means that he and Yuan Tan must work together, Yuan Tan will fight Cao Cao outside the main house, and Liu Bei will settle the people inside and repair government affairs inside. For the peripheral Wuhuan to form an alliance, for their own surrounding Youzhou, and the state and Qingzhou must be controlled. As long as it develops steadily, it will naturally be able to compete with one side after three or five years.

Although they are all general things, although they are all hazy things, Liu Bei still thinks that the other party is a great talent. The more this is the case, the more Liu Bei feels that the other party is a great talent. I was still a little confused before, but now I have more or less a clue.

Historically, Cao Cao pacified the north, but it took many years. It's just that Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang tore each other apart, otherwise it would not have been possible to defeat so quickly. Of course, the most important thing is to blame Yuan Shao, if he had determined who would succeed him earlier, then there would not have been such tragic consequences.

After the New Year, Cao Jun began to gather towards Yanjin, and this time Yuan Tan was so frightened that he fidgeted every day, and always felt that Cao Cao would appear in front of him the next moment. In a hurry, he first asked Yuan Shang to continue to increase his troops, and then sent an envelope to Xu Shu, if he was defeated, someone would come to support him.

"Childe send an envoy to Chang'an, if you can convince Liu Zhang, it's the best." Xin Ping suggested that Yuan Tan should go to Liu Zhang now, if Liu Zhang is willing to help Yuan Tan, then a big thing can be done.

Yuan Tan nodded and said: "This can only be the case now, Yuan Shang is worried that I will not return his soldiers, so he only gave me more than 10,000 soldiers, how can I resist Cao Cao?" Yuan is still unkind, don't blame me for being unjust, that Feng Ji is not a good person......" Yuan Tan was full of resentment, as the main force to resist Cao Cao, he was held hostage by the people behind, which made Yuan Tan very angry.

Yuan Tan's three envoys went in three directions, of course, the envoy who went to Chang'an, Yuan Tan asked Xin Ping's younger brother Xin Bi, who was also a great talent. The most famous is probably that he helped Cao Cao kill Yuan Shao's son, and the reason is probably because of the war within the Yuan family, which made them bored?

At present, Yuan Shang of Yecheng, Jizhou, saw Yuan Tan's letter urging the army again, and he threw it aside when he was upset. He couldn't solve this kind of thing, but he could only go to see his father. Yuan Shao meant to give it to the soldiers, but in this way, he Yuan Shang felt a little empty.

After Yuan Shao read the letter, he pondered and said: "Send additional troops and horses, and Cao Cao must not be allowed to attack Jizhou." Yuan Shao was also afraid, and after coming back, the thought of suicide would fade, and he just wanted to live a good life.

Yuan Shang opened his mouth but said: "Father, I heard that Yuan Tan and Liu Bei of Pingyuan County are very close, Liu Bei has tens of thousands of soldiers in Pingyuan Jin, I heard that Yuan Tan and Liu Bei are allied with each other but don't know what they want to do...... Yuan Shang also got the news, and now he specially told Yuan Shao.

As soon as the words came out, Yuan Shao's eyes widened, and after a series of coughs, he said weakly: "Liu Bei is ambitious, he must be trying to rob my inheritance, that kind of person must be careful." "Yuan Shao now wants to kill the shoe seller, but unfortunately, if the enemy is in civil strife at present, Cao Cao will definitely have a chance to take advantage of it.

The body is weak, and Yuan Shao also has time to think. For Liu Bei in Pingyuan County, Yuan Shao also understood what he was doing, but now he didn't have so many soldiers and horses, and he didn't have so much power, so naturally he couldn't pose a threat to Liu Bei. So those people who are loyal to Gongsun Chan hidden in the shadows, will they also come out? If he drove Liu Bei away, it would inevitably exacerbate the civil strife......