In March of the fourteenth year of Jian'an, the large-scale war that had been silent for three months was ignited again on the land of the Central Plains: first, Cao Cao led 50,000 horses and infantry troops to approach the area of Shouchun Hefei to support Zhang Liao, who was sitting in the isolated city, and confronted Sun Quan's army of 60,000 horses in Xiaoyaojin, which also received support; Immediately afterwards, Liu Beijun and Zhang Fei's troops took advantage of the Xiahoudun in Runan because of the end of the bandit suppression and was transferred by Cao Cao to Wancheng to defend the opportunity, crossed the reckless mountain and actually attacked Runan from Xiyang, and after getting the help of Li Shengjun, Wei Yan and Xu Shu, they actually solved the 20,000 horses left by Cao's army in Runan in just ten days, occupied the whole county of Runan, and put on a look of continuing to attack Yuzhou Quanzhou, which made Xiahoudun who guarded Wancheng and Xiahouyuan who guarded Xuchang frightened. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Xiahou Yuan sent urgent documents to Wancheng and Shouchun at the same time, and also did a good job in the defense of Xuchang. Although he only had a small number of 50,000 people in his hands, he was confident that he could rely on the city defense of Xuchang to deal with the attack of Liu Beijun, who was known as 100,000 in Runan, and insisted on the arrival of reinforcements from the lord, but he really had little confidence in Yuzhou, which had not many people.

So, he sent a letter asking for help and looked forward to the return of Cao Cao's army. However, after all, he did not wait for Cao Cao's reinforcements: Sun Quan, who had received Zhou Yu's support in Xiaoyaojin, and Cao Cao's army led by Cao Cao were confrontational people who no one dared to slacken, although he received Xuchang's request for help, but Cao Cao, who believed in Xiahou Yuan's strength, did not return to help but focused on the battlefield in front of him, and only let Xiahoudun of Wancheng consider reinforcing Xuchang at his discretion. In Cao Cao's view, since Zhang Fei's army is claimed to be 100,000, it must have gathered most of Liu Bei's army. Therefore, as long as you focus on defending Runan all the way, it is not too difficult to ask. It was only in consideration of the importance of Yuzhou to Xuchang that he included Wancheng's soldiers and horses in the scope of reinforcements, but he did not directly order Wancheng to reinforce Xuchang, but delegated the right to reinforce or not to the generals, and he believed that his two brothers would have an accurate judgment on this, so as to ensure the safety of Yuzhou.

This was originally a very correct judgment, but there was only one thing that Cao Cao did not know, that is, only 25,000 soldiers and horses to attack Runan were Liu Bei from Xiyang. In addition to these 25,000 people, 30,000 of Zhang Fei's army, which is known as 100,000, are "bandits" who let Wei Yan and Xu Shu develop after Li Sheng took over Runan. In order to clear up the relationship between these people and himself, and a long time ago, considering that there might be today's occurrence, Li Sheng did not let Wei Yan and Xu Shu restrain these people too tightly. Yes, these people have more or less some relationship with Wei Yan and Xu Shu, and Wei Yan and Xu Shu also have a certain prestige among these people, but these people did not completely obey Wei Yan and their actions. They were largely based on the various local forces in Runan, and they were all in their own hands, except that they were the same against Cao Cao. It wasn't until Liu Bei sent Zhang Fei into Runan that these large and small mountain forces were reorganized by Zhang Fei's men one by one with the help of Wei Yan and Xu Shu, and under the impetus of Liu Bei's reputation for benevolence and righteousness and Zhang Fei's martial bravery. By the time Zhang Fei put on the posture of attacking Xuchang, Zhang Fei's headquarters in Runan already had 50,000 horses.

The goal of Liu Bei's operation was ultimately to take Runan. Although Xiyang and Runan are currently connected, and Liu Beijun in Runan can be supplied through the mountain road from Xiyang to Runan, everyone knows that taking the mountain road is the most troublesome thing. If you want to consolidate your rule over Runan, you need to secure another supply route, namely Wancheng.

Wancheng is now under the guard of Xiahoudun, with 50,000 horses. Guan Yu, who was ordered to attack Wancheng, only had 20,000 troops, and his troops were far less than Xiahoudun, so there was absolutely no possibility of attacking Wancheng head-on. If you want to take Wancheng, you can only succeed by other methods.

Liu Bei listened to Ma Tan's plan and asked Zhang Fei, who had already conquered Runan, to use 50,000 soldiers to claim 100,000 people to put on a posture of attacking Yuzhou to coerce Xuchang, and his intention was to take advantage of the dangerous situation in Xuchang to mobilize the return of Xiahoudun's army. Liu Bei and Ma Jian could see that if Xuchang really needed reinforcements, then the reinforcements would inevitably be Xiahoudun's troops, and Cao Cao was dragged by Sun Quan in Shouchun, and there was no possibility of returning to help.

"Just let Yide put on a position, okay? I'm afraid that I can't do such a fine living wing, and I can't mobilize the soldiers and horses of Wancheng? Despite the order, Liu Bei was still a little worried. He knows that his third brother is a person who can solve the problem by force and will not use his brain to find a way, and his violent temper and impulsive personality always make others think that he is a box of brave and unscrupulous reckless men, although he is not really like this.

"Don't worry, my lord. There are still masters like Yuan Zhi there in the three generals. What exactly is going to be done this time, Yuan Zhi will tell the three generals. Ma Jian said with a smile, as if he suddenly remembered something, and his face was a little gloomy: "Kong Ming, Shi Yuan, Yuan Zhi, Gong Yuan, Gong Yan, Wen Wei, the talents of Jingzhou have all gone to Lord Zixu's side." Although Lord Zixu is of the same mind with us at the moment, we can't lag behind in the competition for talents. ”

"That's right, but that's something to be aware of in the future. Don't be presumptuous, I have your help, and I may not be worse than those under Zixu. Liu Bei said and gently patted Ma Yan's back and soothed him in harmony, and then continued: "Is the matter of Runan really feasible? ”

"Feasible!" Ma Tan was moved by Liu Bei's trust and nodded excitedly with tears in his eyes.

"It's okay." Seeing that Ma Tan was sure that Liu Bei also calmed down a little, he immediately issued the order: "Let's see how Yide and them make trouble in Runan." Liu Bei looked at the north and was distracted. It was April, when the peach blossoms were waiting to be released, and Liu Bei recalled the past of the Taoyuan Righteousness many years ago: "The old vow must be fulfilled." ”

Liu Bei's order was quickly delivered to Zhang Fei in Runan by expedited transmission across horses. Zhang Fei saw that his eldest brother had completely entrusted the entire Runan affair to himself, and he suddenly became excited with a smile. Although his grade is already quite old, he still maintains this bold and pure star, and he is very touched by his brother's trust. At that moment, celebrities invited Wei Yan and Xu Shu to discuss the so-called "strategy of Xuchang". ”

"You can't really fight Xuchang yet." Zhang Fei is not stupid, he still sees things very thoroughly when he is calm. He naturally knew that the so-called Xuchang strategy was just a feint, just to create a situation where Xuchang was in danger, to mobilize Xiahoudun in Wancheng, so that he would automatically leave Wancheng to prepare for the attack of his second brother Guan Yu. "It's a technical job, and I'm not very good at it. I'll have to see what Mr. Motozhi can do. Zhang Fei can listen to the opinions of others, especially those who read.

After a while, Wei Yan and Xu Shu both came to Zhang Fei's tent. After the two sides saluted each other, they didn't say much, so they sat down with the master and slave, listened to Zhang Fei explain the meaning of his eldest brother, and then asked Xu Shu: "Yuan Zhi, how do you think this matter is solved?" ”

Xu Shu groaned slightly, and a faint smile appeared on his face. I saw that he said confidently: "This matter is easy to hear, as long as the general makes some big noise in several counties around Yuzhou, I am afraid that Xuchang's Miaocai will not be able to sit still, and he will naturally let people go to Wancheng for help at that time." ”

"But how do you make a fuss? If the attack of one city after another continues, I am afraid that before we reach Xuchang, our men and horses will already be almost the same. As you know, our army claims to be 100,000, but in fact it is only 50,000, and among these 50,000, bandits account for half. If you let them fight Yezhan and attack some cottages, it's okay, but if you let them go to the city, I'm afraid they won't be willing. The troops are still trained, and the soldiers are not unified, so they will attack directly in the direction of Xuchang, but I am afraid that it will not work. Zhang Fei scratched his head with his hand and said with a wry smile.

"I know all of this, but I don't plan to go on with this strategy of one city and one place." Xu Shu shook his head with a smile.

"What does that mean, sir?" Zhang Fei respectfully asked Xu Shu.

"In the first year of Jian'an, Cao Cao tuntian in Xuchang, Qiaojun, Chenliu and other places, not only stabilized the newly incorporated Yellow Turban Army, but also obtained a large amount of military rations, so that he had the strength to compete for the world. Now 14 years have passed, and the tuntian in Yuzhou and Yanzhou is thriving, and about one million people are living because of it. However, they did not live well, because of the annual war, Cao Cao had high requirements for the collection of military rations, and most of the people's annual income was used as military rations by Cao Cao, and the people were completely bound to heaven and earth with strict household registration and could not escape. In the past, the policy of tuntian was a move to benefit the people, but now, the more people need tuntian, and the weight of the field has not increased. The same is the income of three acres, and in the past, half of the mu was only served by one person, but now it is necessary to serve three or four people, and the people are suffering and the fields are severe. If the general leads the people of Runan into Yuzhou, leads troops to attack these tuntians, burns all the fields, collects those who are dissatisfied, and spoils their cultivation this year, Cao Cao's army is greatly lacking in food, and the territory is corrupted, and he has to ask for help from the people of Wancheng. This is not to attack the city, but Cao Cao has to save it. Xu Shu smiled and said his plan.

"Isn't that a little too much? If he leads troops to burn his fields, then the promised people's income for a year will be complete. Wei Yan questioned, with a look of unbearability on his face.

"Excessive? How can this be excessive? At this time of hostility, if we don't destroy these, can we still watch Cao Cao's military rations increase again? Wen Chang is really too benevolent. As soon as Wei Yan's questioning words fell, Zhang Fei quickly retorted: "These people were originally the people of the Han Dynasty, but now they don't work hard to get rid of the national thieves, but use their own strength to enrich the treasury of the national thieves, even if they are forced to do so, it is a big mistake. Moreover, Mr. Yuanzhi also said that the people here are suffering from the severity of the Tuntian policy, so we are not only going to harm them, but also to help them. Anyway, Xiangyang City is still very big, and it is very convenient to collect these people. Zhang Fei attaches great importance to the so-called great right and wrong, since he regards his brother as a big right and Cao Cao as a big wrong, he naturally doesn't take the people under Cao Cao's leadership very seriously. In his opinion, since the two sides are already hostile, there is nothing wrong with doing such a thing to the people on the enemy's side, anyway, it is only to harm their harvest for a year, and it has not damaged their lives, compared to the things that Cao Cao did in Xuzhou and Xiangyang, there is no need to feel guilty about this.

"That's it?" Hearing Zhang Fei say this, neither Wei Yan nor Xu Shu would naturally persuade him too much, but just asked lightly, in order to ask Zhang Fei for a positive answer. Originally, the two sides were not one side, and Wei Yan and Xu Shu naturally would not give 100% consideration to Liu Bei's side. They just waited for Zhang Fei to finally nod and agree, and then decided the matter, as for whether the outcome of this matter would eventually cause a mortal enmity between Liu Beijun and the people of the Central Plains, it didn't matter. Anyway, it is Liu Bei's side who will be infamous at that time, and he has nothing to do with his own father-in-law who is far away in Changsha.

"That's all!" As Zhang Fei nodded affirmatively, the plan of sending troops to attack and disturb all parts of Yuzhou was determined: Zhang Fei, Wei Yan, and Xu Shu together divided the 25,000 new troops out of 50,000 people in their hands into five roads to form a fan, with Liao Hua, Liu Pi, Gong Du, Zhang Fan, and Mi Fang as generals to rush to the five counties of Pingyu, Shangcai, Puyang, Wufang, and Xiping, while Zhang Fei led 25,000 people from Xiyang as backup, while receiving the stalls left by the raider army, and at the same time depending on the situation in Xuchang, providing cover for the raider army in front. At the moment, the decision was made, Zhang Fei, Wei Yan and others each sent their own tables to inform their lords and reported the plan.

Although Liu Bei couldn't bear the plan of attacking Yuzhou and burning Cao's Tuntian, he thought it was too much, but after all, there was no way: first, he was far away in Xiangyang and had no ability to restrain Zhang Fei, and second, he also knew that he wanted to make Yuzhou shake and threaten Xuchang while preserving his strength, and he could only use Zhang Fei to decide that plan.

"Alas, it is more important to have the people flee because of their own thoughts. I hope they can take in those who have broken families as much as possible. Liu Bei wanted to order Zhang Fei to stop this plan, but he picked up the pen and felt that it weighed a thousand pounds. He thought and thought and thought about it, and finally wrote a big word on the huge white silk: "But! ”

Liu Bei's side will agree, and Li Sheng, who originally only planned to make Runan erosive, have no other opinions on this. After receiving the report sent by Wei Yan and Xu Shu, Li Sheng asked Yu Qunchen about it, saying, "Can this really achieve the goal?" When Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong, Liao Li and others all nodded yes, Li Sheng took the plan into the case and ignored the matter.

It was the end of April when he saw Wei Yan and Xu Shu's letters, and at this time, his two allies, Sun Quan of Jiangdong and Liu Bei of Xiangyang, had started a war with Cao Cao, and the war was fought on the front line of Yuzhou and Huainan. Li Sheng estimated that it would take a while for their battle to end, so he planned to carry out his own plan.

"The great strategy of attacking the world is to take Jingnan as the foundation, map Jiangling in the north, and Jiaozhou in the south, and then lead the beneficial state, attack Hanzhong, Liangzhou, and sweep Guanzhong into the Central Plains with the momentum of Shangchuan. Now that Jiangling is in my hands, Liu Bei and Sun Quan are making trouble with Cao Cao, and they don't have the heart to continue to entangle Jingzhou with us for the time being. So I'm going to go south to attack Jiaozhou in order to have our own port in the south. On the fifth day of the fifth month of the fifth month, Li Sheng summoned his important ministers, including Kuai Qi and Pang Shanmin, who had recently returned to him, to discuss the plan of the southern expedition.

Although he experienced the Battle of Chibi, the materials accumulated by Li Sheng in seven years did not consume much, coupled with the means he used with the three counties of Lingling, Wuling, and Guiyang, the strength of these three counties, especially the economic strength, has been greatly improved. After quickly taking possession of the three counties, the overall situation of Li Shengjun was not as estimated by Cao Cao in the north, and it would take some time to digest. At this moment, he is like a tiger that has already sharpened his minions, ready for all preparations before going hunting. At present, he gathered all his subordinates, in order to make a perfect mobilization for battle, and arrange all kinds of things in the rear when he went out - he still planned to lead the troops by himself on this expedition, which had been agreed with Pang Tong and Kong Ming a long time ago. After all, after the possession of Jiaozhou, there are still some things that you have to deal with by yourself.

Regarding the matter of taking Jiaozhou, Li Sheng only talked to Pang Tong and Zhuge Liang, but did not tell more people. At this moment, when everyone heard that their lord had such a proposal, they immediately became in a commotion. Among them, Liao Li, who was in charge of government affairs, asked: "Does the lord want to take the benefits of the South China Sea from the state?" ”

"Of course." Li Sheng nodded slightly, and then motioned to Zhuge Liang on the side to unfold a large map behind him: "Jiaozhou has seven counties and fifty-six counties, with a population of about one million, the people are fierce, the materials are abundant, and the rent of the fields is cut for the supply, and the precious pearls, incense, ivory, rhino horn, marsh, coral, glass, parrots, jade, peacocks, strange things, and abundant treasures are played. Now the seven counties of Jiaozhou are divided into two parties: the three counties of Yulin, Cangwu and Nanhai in the north are managed by Lai Gong, the assassin of Jiaozhou, who was ordered by Lord Liu Biao in the past, and there are about 10,000 soldiers under Lai Tingshi, plus the 5,000 soldiers of Cangwu Taishou and the forces of Yulin and Nanhai counties, there are about 20,000 horses in Jiaozhou, which originally belonged to Lord Liu Biao. The three counties of Jiaozhi, Hepu, Gaoliang and Zhuya in the south are owned by more than 30,000 soldiers and horses led by Shi Xie. On the whole, Beijiaozhou is friendly with us, while Nanjiaozhou is on Cao Cao's side. Because Jiaozhou can be connected to Jing, Yi and Yang, the strategic location is extremely important. If we want to occupy the two states of Jingyi forever, then we must take Jiaozhou. Otherwise, even if you conquer both places, you will not have peace. Now our army is no longer in Cao Cao, and Sun Quan of Jiangdong always has all kinds of ideas about Jingzhou. If he hadn't had a relationship with Cao Cao at this time when he was confronting him in Huainan, he was afraid that it would be difficult to get a chance in the future. ”

"How many men does the lord plan to move?" Hearing that Li Sheng was reasonable, Liao Li asked further: "It is spring now, if you use a large number of swords and soldiers to levy people, I am afraid that you will miss this year's cultivation." ”

Li Shengjun is different from other forces, most of the other forces are farming in peacetime and soldiers in wartime, while Li Shengjun's men and horses are full-time soldiers, so they can send troops even when they are farming. However, the full-time soldiers are elite, but even with Li Shengfu's Changsha County in Jingzhou, it is impossible to support more soldiers. For a long time, only 20,000 people had actually fought the army full-time in Li Sheng's hands, while the other 30,000 people were to supply a quasi-full-time force of about 10,000 people by taking turns cultivating the fields. In other words, unless it is a summer and winter farming slack, Li Sheng can only use 30,000 soldiers and horses. Although Li Sheng has now obtained the four counties of Jingnan and has the strength to support an army of 70,000, and has also begun to think about further reforming the military system, but now the reform has just begun, and all affairs have not been deepened.

That's why Liao Li reminded him.

"Hehe, please rest assured. I didn't plan on using many men this time. In addition to General Liuzilong leading 5,000 men to defend Jiangling, Song De was left to lead 15,000 men to defend Jingnan, and I was accompanied by 10,000 people mainly from the Shanyue Army, which were led by General Huang Lao and Captain Shamo Kedu, and escorted by General Gan Ning's First Fleet, totaling 25,000 troops by water. Li Sheng explained with a smile.

"If that's the case, our army can still support it." Liao Li quietly breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, nodded in agreement, and then stopped talking.

Liao Li has no voice, and the other people, especially those civil officials who are in charge of internal affairs like him, are naturally also silent. They all watched in silence as Li Sheng waited for his next topic to be thrown.

"Do you have any comments?" Li Sheng didn't continue, but asked again in a slightly too high voice. His eyes swept over the faces of his men, as if intentionally or unintentionally, he stopped for a moment in the two brothers-in-law, and then quickly retracted them. Kuai Qi and Pang Shanmin are the children of the Kuai family and the Pang family of the Jingzhou clan respectively, and they can be regarded as representatives of the old forces to join Li Sheng - this is their identity on the surface. But what is not known to the world is that they are also Li Sheng's brother-in-law, to be precise, Li Sheng, Zhuge Liang, and Zhuge Jun's brother-in-law. In the past, Zhuge Xuan was friendly with people in Jingzhou, so he found two relatives for his two nieces, Zhuge Yan and Zhuge Ling, among which the eldest niece Zhuge Yan married Kuai Qi of the Kuai family, and the second niece married Pang Shanmin of the Pang family. Therefore, whether it is Kuai Qi or Pang Shanmin, they are all one family with Li Sheng, which is unknown to others.

"In the past, Lord Liu Biao ran Jiaozhou and controlled the land of Beijiaozhou. However, now that Lord Liu Biao is dead, the land of Jiaozhou is no longer under us. Will it be too little for the lord to go south this time with only 25,000 people? Pang Shanmin has never been an official, and it is the first time to appear in such a meeting, he naturally has no problems to say, and Kuai Qi is different, he has already ascended to the high position of Fangling Taishou a few years ago, and his status is almost the same level as Li Sheng, he has his own views on how to deal with government affairs and military affairs, although he has just joined Li Sheng's army, and he is not very familiar with the things here, but at this moment, when he heard Li Sheng ask, he straightened up and asked.

"Isn't there a lot of it, isn't there still the fifteen thousand men and horses of Lord Lai Gong and Wu Juren? This adds up to 30,000, which is much better than Shixie's 25,000 soldiers. What's more, the affairs in the south are mainly to handle the relations between all parties, and they are mainly to attack the heart, supplemented by military battles, and I think it is enough to bring 15,000 people over. Li Sheng waved his hand and explained with a smile.

"But...... I'm afraid that after the death of Lord Liu Biao and Cao Cao's southward journey, things will change in Beijiaozhou. Kuai Qi frowned worriedly: "People's hearts are separated from their stomachs, and no one knows what Lai Gong and Wu Ju think, especially when our army is still leading the army south." ”

"It's not that serious." Li Sheng smiled confidently: "Have you heard about the feud between Lai Gong and Wu Ju?" ”

"Something I heard. I heard Uncle Jia say that Lord Lai Gong and Wu Juren have different issues of treating the natives, and they often quarrel over this matter, and on several occasions they even brought the problem to Lord Liu Biao. It is said that Wu Juren advocated a strict control of the natives, but Lord Lai Gong opposed this, believing that Huairou was much better than severe punishment. Kuai Qi didn't know why Li Sheng suddenly asked this, but he was still very serious about answering Li Sheng's question with what he knew.

"What do you think?" Li Sheng has the heart to test his brother-in-law.

"I think?" Kuai Qi was asked, and immediately groaned, he was not familiar with the affairs of Jiaozhou, and at this moment he could only analyze it according to what Li Sheng said earlier and what he already knew. After thinking for a while, he said to Li Sheng thoughtfully: "I think that neither simple sternness nor simple gentleness is good. Those who are not of our race will have different hearts, and those in the south are basically surrendered and rebelled, rebelled and surrendered, and repeatedly. If it is simple gentleness, it may breed their arrogance step by step, and simple strictness will make them rebellious, and I think neither extreme is advisable. Only by combining the two, if they are willing to submit to us, they can give the same treatment as our Han people, and use the royal Taoism of the Han to educate them, and if they resist, they should be severely punished, even if they slaughter the city and exterminate the clan. ”

"Well, that's a good point." Li Sheng nodded with a smile, but said anything more, but asked him another question again: "What do you think of the military horses in Beijiaozhou compared to the military horses in Nanjiaozhou?" ”

"It's better to do it." Kui Qi thought for a moment and shook her head and said.

"Why?" Li Sheng asked.

"Half of the Han and Yi armies in Beijiaozhou, because of the Lai Thorn History and Wu Juren, their military morale is quite uncertain, and the Han army and the Yi army are not unified, so they are not as good as the Yi army in Nanjiaozhou." Kui Qi replied honestly.

"There are only 15,000 soldiers in Beijiaozhou, and the combat power of the army is far inferior to Shixie in Nanjiaozhou, so why has Shixie in Nanjiaozhou been unable to attack the three counties of Beijiaozhou in these years?" Li Sheng asked with a smile, and without waiting for Kuaiqi to answer, he asked another question: "The Shixie of Nanjiaozhou is the southernmost part of my Han territory, and they are all soldiers and horses composed of natives, he can be regarded as an overlord of the soil in the area of Nanjiaozhou, why doesn't he want to take care of himself like those Hu people outside the Great Wall, instead of taking refuge in Cao Cao?" ”

"This ......" Kuai Qi was asked again, and he had to use his brain to think about Li Sheng's question with all his might. After all, he is a smart man, although he doesn't know much at the moment, but from the perspective of the relationship between all parties and all parties, he vaguely grasps one point: "The lord said so, is the reason why Shi Xie did not dare to go north because he was afraid of the princes of the Central Plains going south?" By the way, although there are contradictions between Lai Tingshi and Wu Juren, and there are not many troops, they exist because of the support of Lord Liu Biao, and Shi Xie is afraid of attacking the north and causing Lord Liu Biao's army to move south. Therefore, he had to seek support from Cao Cao, who was much more powerful than Liu Biao. I guess so......"

"That's right!" Li Sheng nodded: "Because of the support of Lord Liu Biao, Lai Gong and Wu Ju can stay in the south safely, and Lai Gong and Wu Ju are naturally very tight. At present, although Lord Liu Biao has passed away, we have replaced Lord Liu Biao's existence and become the strongest force in Jingzhou. Now that Sun Quan's side has no energy to take care of the south, Lai Gong and Wu Ju want to continue to resist Shixie's army, can they do without our support? I think they also understand this, so they wrote to me three months ago and asked me to help deal with Shixie in the south. ”

"Three months ago? That's not the moment when the Battle of Chibi has just ended! No wonder...... No wonder ......" Kuai Qi seemed to understand something, and immediately bowed his hand to Li Sheng: "Lord, Qi no longer has any doubts." ”

"Got it? That's good. Li Sheng nodded with a smile, and his eyes swept over the faces of everyone in the hall again. At this moment, he found that their faces were as clear as Kuiqi's. "It's all good." Li Sheng thought with satisfaction. In fact, he just explained so much to Kui Qi, not only to solve Kui Qi's doubts alone, but also to let everyone understand the necessity and achievability of going south to Jiaozhou. He thinks they'll all understand, and in the current situation, it's working out well.

"Since that's the case...... Li Sheng cleared his throat and suddenly raised his own words: "Then we are scheduled to send troops to the south on May 12, half a month later." ”