"Inseparable?" Liu Xin's eyebrows tightened, and she asked again, "Are you sure?" ”

Xu Chu laughed, patted his chest and said, "Of course it's sure!" Xu Mou has not fought with them once or twice, and he will definitely not be defeated within three lilies! ”

Those who practice martial arts have a spirit of not admitting defeat, and Xu Chu can also be included in the ranks of top masters. He said that it was difficult to distinguish between the two, at least in Liu Xin's opinion, his martial arts should be slightly inferior to Zhao Yun and Huang Zhong, but the difference would not be too much. However, it is one thing to fight each other in peacetime, and it is another thing to fight to the death on the battlefield, Liu Xin has to be careful, which is not only responsible for Xu Chu, but also responsible for himself.

Liu Xin couldn't help but regret a little, he had known that he should have transferred a few more top masters over. But this can't be blamed for his poor consideration, after all, he didn't plan to move Liu Bei, to deal with Liu Xuan and Jiaozhou, it was enough to have Zhang He, Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, and Zhang Ren, and Xu Chu was just his escort.

Fu Zhu couldn't help but say, "Isn't the lord worried about Guan Yu? Although his martial arts are high, there is only one person in the end, can he not be defeated by the strength of the generals? ”

Liu Xin shook his head and said, "Guan Yu is a hero in the world, I want to live." ”

As soon as he said this, he understood that Liu Xin had the intention to recruit Guan Yu. Frustrated with a frown, he muttered, "In this way, you can only outwit. ”

Dark guns and cold arrows are the most difficult to prevent. If it was just to eliminate Guan Yu, it would be much easier, such as Lu Bu's bravery, and in the end, he was not injured under the flying knives of Zhu Rong and Ma Yun. However, if Liu Xin wants to recruit Guan Yu, he can only capture him alive, which is naturally much more difficult.

Regarding the matter of recruiting Guan Yu, Fu Zhi was unimpressed. The situation of Guan Yu and Liu Bei, the sworn brothers, is different from Ma Teng and Han Sui, the two of them have been together since they begged for the yellow scarf, and their relationship is deep, far better than that of their own brothers. As the person in charge of the Phantom Spy, he knows everything about this, and he doesn't think that Liu Bei and Guan Yu will turn against each other for the sake of a woman, but Liu Xin is convinced of this.

Since knowing that Liu Bei was in Du Xiuniang, Liu Xin was sure that the two of them would not be able to do it. Although Liu Xin had not seen Du Xiuniang with her own eyes, she was sure that this woman must be unusual, otherwise Cao Cao would not have repented because of her, who had already promised Guan Yu. If Du Xiuniang doesn't have enough charm, it is impossible for a hero like Cao Cao to give up a general for her.

Liu Xin saw the frustration in his thoughts, and said with a smile: "It's been arranged for so long, of course you have to outwit it, it's all ready over there." ”

For more than a month, Liu Xin has been busy traveling in the mountains and rivers on the surface, but secretly he has stepped up his operation. The grain transported to Guangling by the Song shopkeeper was always controlled just right, although the quantity was not large, and it was difficult to have a surplus, but it could always meet the needs. Whenever the surplus grain in Guangling City was about to run out, the grain of the Song shopkeeper arrived, giving people the feeling that Guangling City would not be short of food. Slowly, Guan Yu lost his vigilance and unknowingly gave up other channels for obtaining food, and now all the food in Guangling City depends on the supply of Shopkeeper Song. But Guan Yu didn't realize that if the next batch of grain from the Song shopkeeper could not be transported in time, Guangling City would immediately run out of grain.

What made Guan Yu relax his vigilance was that the market of Guangling City was becoming more and more prosperous, and many people who had fled to Jiangnan had returned to their hometowns one after another. Population is an important resource, not only to provide taxes, but also to replenish soldiers. In other words, the more people in his own jurisdiction, the stronger his strength becomes, and Guan Yu certainly doesn't mind these people returning to Guangling. And these people all speak with local accents, and most of them drag their families with their mouths, Guan Yu believes that these people are all coming back because they can't leave their homeland, but they don't know that this is another strategy of Liu Xin.

Since Liu Xin already wants to recruit Guan Yu, he must take Guangling. Whether these people will be in Guangling or Jiangnan in the future, they will all be under his rule anyway, and they can't make the population of Guangling wither in order to develop Jiangnan. Therefore, when he heard that Guangling was gradually calming down and some refugees wanted to return to their hometowns, Liu Xin did not force them to stay, and opened the door to send them back to Guangling. However, among the people who returned to Guangling, some were mobilized back by Liu Xin, who promised them that they could return to Jiangnan at any time.

On the surface, the grain price in Guangling City is stable, and that is because the grain transported by the Song shopkeeper from time to time conceals the fact that there is a grain shortage in Guangling. The large number of refugees returning to Guangling has certainly brought the streets of Guangling back to life, but at the same time, there are countless mouths to eat. If there is a food shortage, the famine will be even more severe than before.

Guan Yu not only didn't realize this, but also stepped up the expansion of the army. And the army expanded, and the consumption of military rations naturally increased. In the past, Shopkeeper Song brought back a batch of grain that was enough to support ten days and half a month, but now it is only enough to support five or six days.

This is also a matter of no choice, Yuan Shu recruited troops and horses, which formed a huge pressure on the neighboring Xuzhou, and Liu Bei had already transferred another batch of military horses from Guangling. However, Guangling is not without danger, and Liu Miao in the west has long been eyeing him. In the eyes of these two people, Xuzhou, which had just been ravaged by Cao Cao last winter, was now a piece of fat on their lips, and it was a good opportunity for them to expand their strength.

A large number of people returned to Guangling, so that Guan Yu's plan to expand the army was successfully realized. After many people returned to Guangling, they did not have a fixed livelihood, and joining the army to eat was also an opportunity to support their families, and many of these people were originally the old army of Guangling, and they could be put into battle with a little training, which made Guan Yu very satisfied. He didn't know that many of these so-called Guangling old armies were from the third and fourth legions under Liu Xin.

In the process of helping to resettle the Xuzhou refugees, many of the soldiers of the Third and Fourth Legions learned some of the Xuzhou dialect, and some of the younger soldiers started their own families, which was allowed by Liu Xin in peacetime. In this way, these soldiers are even more inconspicuous among the people returning to their hometowns. Of the 15,000 Xuzhou troops stationed in Guangling today, 10,000 were newly recruited by Guan Yu, and of these 10,000 people, more than 7,000 were from the third and fourth legions.

Now, the food lifeline of Guangling City is stuck in Liu Xin's hands, and half of the defenders are Liu Xin's subordinates, and the people in the city, especially those who have returned from Jiangnan, are also mostly oriented towards Liu Xin. The current Guangling City, for Liu Xin, should be at his fingertips.

Such preparations began after Liu Xin came to Wu County. has been step-by-step, not impatient, well-arranged, even frustrated and deeply admired. He arched his hand and said, "The lord has been planning for a long time, and now everything is ready, and he only owes a reason to do it." ”

Liu Xin smiled and said, "I have to grieve the shopkeeper Song again." ”

In the back garden of Guangling Taishou Mansion, a few new greens have emerged on the willow branches in front of the pavilion, and in the pavilion, Cao Hui is wearing her hair and snuggling up to Guan Yu's chest with joy, and her hosta is holding Guan Yu's hand. Recently, Guan Yu has been getting better and better for her, but there is one thing, she always likes to play with this hosta, so she always wears her hair loose. Although it was troublesome to recomb her hair, as long as Guan Yu could treat her well, she would have no opinion.

Guan Yu looked at the hosta and couldn't help but remember the words of the shopkeeper Song, "This hosta flows out of Luoyang." The ornaments in the palace are good, the materials are high-quality, and the workmanship is even better, and now, his woman can also have such a hosta, and in the past, this is something that you don't have to think about. It would be even better if they could be put together. Thinking of the pair of hostas, Guan Yu couldn't help but think of Du Xiuniang, and then thought of Liu Bei.

Suddenly, Guan Yu looked at the hosta in his hand, and his eyes lit up, such a scene seemed familiar. Yes, Liu Bei often plays with a piece of jade, and that jade is more certain to have come from the palace, because it is a jade seal of the country!

Liu Bei has always carried this jade seal with him as a treasure, and often plays with it, but rarely let others touch it, not even Guan Yu. Liu Bei said that he would return this heirloom jade seal to the Han family, and Guan Yu remembered this sentence clearly. Now there are already two Han emperors, but I don't see Liu Bei return this jade seal to any of them, could it be that Liu Bei wants to take this jade seal for himself?

Guan Yu's brows gradually frowned, and he became more and more unable to see through Liu Bei.

It is said that Liu Bei is a kind person, but when he ordered Sun Jian to be shot with arrows, he was ruthless. It is said that Liu Bei is benevolent and loves the people, but he designed to intercept and kill Cao Cao's father, which brought disaster to Xuzhou and made the lives of the people of Xuzhou miserable. It is said that Liu Bei is the most affectionate, but he knew that Guan Yu was in love with Du Xiuniang, but he took the lead.

Could it be that the eldest brother he has always respected is actually a hypocrite? The more Guan Yu thought about it, the more painful it became, and he didn't dare to think about it anymore.

At this moment, there was a commotion outside the door, and a man stumbled in and said loudly: "General, it's not good! ”

Guan Yu looked back, but it was a guy next to the shopkeeper Song, and he couldn't help but have an ominous premonition in his heart. Guan Yu calmed down, handed the hosta in his hand back to Cao Hui's hand, and said in a deep voice: "What's the panic, go out and talk." ”

Back in the front hall, the guy still had a lingering palpitation on his face, and said in a trembling voice: "Hui, General Hui, the grain ship of the Song shopkeeper is here, and it was detained on the river." ”

Guan Yu said angrily: "Who dares to seize Guan's grain ship? ”

The guy shuddered, stiffened his head and said, "General Hui, I heard that it is, it is the naval army of Jingzhou." ”

Guan Yu took a few shots, and "Huo" stood up, with raging anger in his eyes. But soon, Guan Yu calmed down, waved his hand, and said, "What the hell is going on?" Where is Mr. Song? ”

Guan Yu has great respect for the shopkeeper Song who helped him get a lot of food, and he has long changed his words to be called Mr. With Guan Yu's arrogant character, it is not easy to call a businessman like this.

The guy suddenly knelt on the ground, and kowtowed again and again: "My shopkeeper was also arrested by them, general, you must save my shopkeeper." ”