"How did the lord know that the Son of Heaven would have an edict to beg Cao?" Xu Shu asked suspiciously. Lu Bu, the www.biquge.info of the pen "Fun" Pavilion, is now the same as before, and his communication relies on roaring, and he has not made any detailed inquiries about intelligence. Not to mention this edict of clothing, which is very secret when you hear the name.

"I got the news that Dong Cheng, Ma Teng, Liu Bei and others have all signed the edict and are secretly preparing the army to resist Cao Cao." Lu Bu didn't know at all, Ma Teng didn't even know what the edict was from beginning to end, he was far away in Xiliang and had no time to commit the crime, nor did he have the place to commit the crime, let alone sign and draw on it, he just speculated based on what Lao Luo said, maybe Dong Cheng sent someone to contact Ma Teng.

"The general is cautious." Liu Ye reminded: "This matter is widely implicated, once it is true, this matter should not be done, you can only act carefully." Once it is reported that it is the general, the general will be condemned by the public opinion of the world. ”

Lu Bu was in a cold sweat by Liu Ye's words, he killed Ding Yuan, Dong Zhuo's advantages outweighed the disadvantages, and his reputation was discredited, if it was rumored that he betrayed the Son of Heaven again, not only would the identity of a loyal minister not be guaranteed in the future, but the family hated him so much, and he didn't take the opportunity to fall into the ground.

"Well, Ziyang is right, this matter is widely implicated, if Liu Bei is in Xuzhou, I don't want to reveal it to Cao Cao."

"Inferred from this, can Cao Cao be killed?" Xu Shu asked. Cao Cao and Yuan Shao are the biggest enemies at present, and Xu Shu cares more about Cao Cao.

"No, you can't. Cao Cao has heavy troops, Dong Cheng and others have no military power, and there will be no chance of winning a frontal attack on Cao Cao. Xu Chu always guards Cao Cao, and it is impossible to assassinate him. Lu Bu said. He also hoped that Dong Cheng and others could kill Cao Cao, but in history, Cao Cao clicked off without even a bubble.

"What's wrong with the virtuous nephew?" Lu Bu saw Zhang Le standing aside for a while, and asked.

"Back to my uncle, it's fine. The little nephew saw his uncle sitting on the floor and wanted to go and get the table. After Zhang Le finished speaking, he turned around and left.

"If you want to take a seat, but stand motionless and listen, it is better for the general to pay more attention." Liu Ye planned to persuade him one last time, but Lu Bu would not mention it again if he listened to it.

Liu Ye targeted Zhang Le several times, which made Lu Bu feel alarmed. Liu Ye has not targeted other people, and he has no grudges against Zhang Le, so there is no need to target him everywhere.

"I felt guilty about his father and ignored where he came from, and now that I think about his performance, I reveal something strange everywhere. Then try him with the edict of clothes, and only the three of us and him will know about it. If my inference is correct, Cao Cao should not find out about this matter until next spring, if he has recently found out about Dong Zhuo and others, it will be this son's informant. "Lu Bu's memories of the two lives, especially the memories of later generations, are well-informed, and Zhang Le's performance began to make him suspicious.

"In this way, the lord can write a letter to warn Liu Bei, threatening to unite Cao Cao to attack Xuzhou on two roads, forcing him not to dare to invade the territory with a large army, so as to delay the pace of our army's march into the pass." Xu Shu said.

"Liu Bei, I'm not worried. I'm worried about how to dig up the Huai River. Lu Bu said.

"Seeing that it is about to be time to harvest the crops, Liu Bei's hand is indeed very tricky." Xu Shu said.

Lu Bu sighed, since the Zhangjiao Yellow Turban Uprising, the people in the world have suffered countless casualties, from 56 million people to less than 20 million now, even Xu Shu is used to seeing life and death, how many people have died to the stage of numbness, the first thing to consider is their own interests, and ignore the people of the world, not to mention the high-ranking families, can it not make people feel cold?

"I don't just mean the crops in front of me, even if I don't want the land in Huainan, I can't let the river flood and make it a swamp. This is a matter of concern for future generations, and it cannot be measured by personal gains and losses. ”

"Although the lord has killed countless people, he is truly merciful, but the people of the world do not know. Shu's mind is far inferior to that of the lord, and he can only see the immediate interests and ignore the long-term plan. Xu Shu said movingly.

"What you are good at is the military, and this kind of people's livelihood is ignored, please forgive it." If Lu Bu didn't have the memory of the people living and working in peace and contentment, and the world was peaceful, he would have ignored this problem, in the final analysis, he is now an incompatible with the whole society, between the modern group of old people and future generations, he can see more long-term things.

"But once the river is excavated, it will not only affect the progress of the westward expansion, but also affect the plan to snatch Liu Biao's grain." Liu Ye said.

"I had a rough idea last night, but I didn't know if it would work." Lu Bu said.

"The lord has a way? Can the river be dug up without affecting the progress of westward expansion? Xu Shu asked in disbelief.

"I want to dig the river from the source of the Huai River, divert the water of the Huai River to the west to Yushui, block the Yingshui from the confluence of Anfengjin, and let the Yingshui flow backwards along the current channel in the upper reaches of the Huai River, and finally flow into the Yangtze River along the Xiang River." Lu Bu took out the map from his backpack and spread it out. The difference between the source of the Huai River and Anfengjin is not large, and only the low-lying places need to be filled. He had been looking for an excuse to get close to Jingzhou without arousing Liu Biao's vigilance, and now he had finally found it.

"The distance from digging the source of the Huai River to Yushui is not shorter than re-digging the lower reaches of the Huai River, which is now buried by sediment." Liu Ye didn't understand why Lu Bu arranged it like this, and there was not much difference in the time delayed.

"Lord's plan." Xu Shu laughed: "I'm worried that Liu Biao is unwilling to accept the population that migrated to Shouchun, so if you want to snatch Liu Biao's food, you have to have a bloody battle, and you may not be able to defeat Liu Biao." Now that there is an excuse to dig a river, Liu Biao will definitely not think that we are still fighting his idea of food. ”

"That's what I mean." Lu Bu smiled sinisterly. He was cheated by Liu Bei, so he had to turn around and pit Liu Biao to find some psychological balance. Turning the river backwards is something that ordinary people can't think of, and only Lu Bu dares to think that it can be done so high-sounding.

"The next step is to follow the original plan, and send some soldiers to dig the river at the source of the Huai River, and some soldiers will escort grain and grass to Runan?" Xu Shu asked.

"Yes, that's how it was arranged. I will write an official letter to Liu Biao, thinking that Liu Biao will not object to the diversion of the Huai River to Yushui, if Liu Biao opposes, he will be condemned for the righteousness of disregarding the lives of the people of the world, and send troops to Jingzhou. At the same time, Zhang Liao and Gao Shun were transferred to the county seat at the source of the Huai River, and stationed in Pingchun under the rule of Jingzhou. Chen Gong and Ji Ling strictly guarded Xuchang. Runan and Xuchang are too close, and I don't feel at ease. Lu Bu was not afraid that Liu Biao would not agree, so it was a big deal to flow the water of the Huai River directly into Jingzhou, and the water would rush to Liu Biao's territory.

In this era, to fight a war, you must first occupy the righteousness, and it is better to have the righteousness in hand than 100,000 male soldiers.

"Pingchun is under the rule of Jingzhou, I don't know if Liu Jingzhou will agree?"

Lu Bu wanted to take Liu Biao's grain, of course, he wanted to find a piece of Liu Biao's city as an attack point: "Liu Biao understands the righteousness, and he will know it with affection and reason, and he will not disagree." ”

Liu Ye and Xu Shu were bright in their hearts, and Lu Bu sent Gao Shun and Zhang Liao, two generals, to guard a small county seat, and the consequences of Liu Biao's disagreement were very obvious.

"Ziyang is a local, and it is up to you to organize soldiers and civilians to fill the upper reaches of the Huai River along the road, as well as to rescue the people who are being affected by the disaster in Shouchun and other places. Yuan Zhi led his troops to Pingchun to meet Zhang Liao and Gao Shun. If Liu Biao of Jingzhou does not agree to let Pingchun to dig the river for our army and people, he will forcibly seize it. If Liu Biao sends troops to counterattack and the army attacks, if Huang Zhong leads the troops, he cannot fight, even if Wen Yuan is not his opponent. ”

Huang Zhong should be in Changsha, and Lu Bu advised them, but just in case. Except for Zhang Liaoneng and Huang Zhong who fought for dozens of rounds, the others were not his opponents at all, and it was not necessary that they would be seconds by this old guy. Lu Bu received Yuan Shu's shrimp soldiers and crab generals, and the loss of a three-legged cat Mei Chengcheng made Lu Bu's heart ache for a long time, not to mention Zhang Liao and Gao Shun in case there was any accident.

"I'll go to Chaohu Lake to escort grain and grass." The grain and grass of Shouchun and Chaohu Lake are the foundation of Lu Bu's life, and there is no room for failure. Chaohu Lake is too far away from Runan, and there are many bandits along the way, so Lu Bu feels relieved to escort him personally.

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Liu Bei was secretly grateful to Lu Bu for saving his life again, and told him how to hide from the thunder under the big tree, in fact, it was not Lu Bu who deliberately wanted to tell him, it was Lu Bu himself who said that he had leaked his mouth, and the messenger told all the things that Lu Bu had bought with a lot of money, otherwise Liu Bei would have suspected that Lu Bu had ulterior motives, he had done something wrong, and the oath of the day was like a curse, every time he thought of Sun Jian's fate, whenever the thunder and lightning flashed Liu Bei was terrified.

Before the gratitude passed, Liu Bei immediately received a threatening letter from Lu Bu. When he saw that Lu Bu knew that he had signed the blood edict, the whole person seemed to be hit by five thunders, and he was not ready to fight against Cao Cao. After countless sacks by princes and countless bloody battles, Xuzhou has not stopped fighting for a whole year this year, and it is simply unable to compete with Cao Cao, who is holding the Son of Heaven.

"Didn't the lord say that it was good to attack Shouchun? Why did you suddenly order a truce to withdraw your troops? Chen Deng's angry voice came from afar outside the door, he was using Lu Bu's head to pay tribute to his deceased father in countless dreams, and his son's whereabouts are still unknown.

Chen Deng had just arrived in Huai'an for less than half a day, and the flood a few days ago destroyed the entire Huailing. Huailing is because it is surrounded by mountains, but the water fills the entire city, the mountains want to be an island in the ocean, the spectacle that shocks the soul After so many days, it still makes Chen Deng's heart palpitate, if he hadn't gotten the news in advance and retreated to the top of the mountain, I am afraid that he would have been swept into the ocean by the huge waves. The only thing that made Chen Deng unable to let go was that his opponent Han Dang was able to escape to the top of the mountain when the flood came, allowing him to escape.

Chen Deng lost the ties of the family, and was planning to go all out to take refuge in Liu Bei, borrowing Liu Bei's hand to avenge the hatred, just said that Liu Bei Xuzhou and Yangzhou, and the power of the two states dominated the world, he just went out to prepare for the Western Expedition to Shouchun, Liu Bei ordered the withdrawal of troops back to Xiapi.

Liu Bei wanted to take Huainan more than Chen Deng, he could face Cao Cao's crusade at any time, and Xuzhou alone was simply unable to face Cao Cao's army. Chen Deng will know about the edict sooner or later, and Liu Bei decided to tell the whole story, so that Chen Deng's staff can make a choice now.

After Chen Deng finished reading the threatening letter handed over by Liu Bei, his expression changed: "Is it true?" ”

Liu Bei nodded, comforted Chen Deng and said: "At present, if you insist on sending troops to Shouchun and revenge your brother, I am afraid that Lu Bu will join Cao Cao to attack my Xuzhou together as stated in the letter." Please also ask the virtuous brother to teach me good strategies. ”

"Although I don't know where Lu Bu knew about it, since Lu Bu knew about it, I am afraid that Cao Cao would already know about it, and he would not move, and the person he was afraid of was only Yuan Benchu. If the lord Gongzhen and Lü Bu were at war, I was afraid that Cao Cao would suddenly attack Xuzhou. At present, it is really not suitable to send troops to Shouchun, so send Zhu Ling back to Xuchang to restore his life, leaving his soldiers and horses in Xuzhou, and then garrison troops in Xiaoguan and Xiaopei to guard against Cao Cao. Although Chen Deng was blinded by hatred, he still analyzed the most favorable arrangement for Liu Bei from Liu Bei's point of view.