Here in Nanyang, as Yuan Shu's order came out, he immediately took urgent action.

A large number of people were urgently requisitioned, and a large amount of rice was continuously transported to the big ships docked on the riverside.

After the boat was full, it did not stop, and was immediately escorted down by the soldiers, all the way down the Han River, and then along the river, towards Wuxian......

He was not worried at all that he would be robbed by Liu Biao, and he even wished to be robbed by Liu Biao......

And Yuan Shu is also constantly looking for those big families......

500,000 stone of rice, not a small number.

But for the whole Nanyang, it can't be counted as much.

As the imperial township of the Eastern Han Dynasty, it is not an ordinary prosperity.

In the case of the destruction of Luoyang, Nanyang can be said to be the richest county in today's Han Dynasty.

Not only is there a large number of people and wealthy people, but the area is also large, far exceeding the average county.

Coupled with the political heritage accumulated by the fourth and third princes of the Yuan family, Yuan Shu, who was the son-in-law of the Yuan family and led the Nanyang Taishou, personally came out to ask for rice from these families, and the harvest was not small.

Of course, a large part of the reason is that Yuan Shu said that these rice were borrowed.

After conquering Jingzhou, it will be returned to them......

"Lord, there is news from Jingzhou, saying that Uncle Liu Huang sent a messenger with his letter, and went to reprimand Liu Biao in the name of Jingzhou Mu Liu Biao's private hiding of Yizhou traitors.

Liu Biao is asked to hand over the traitor and compensate 300,000 stone of grain, otherwise, he will send troops to level Jingzhou! ”

Changshi Yang Hong came in a hurry and told Yuan Shu like this.

When Yuan Shu heard this, he stayed where he was for a long time.

Suddenly laughed, patted his leg with his hand and said, "Liu Chengxiaoer, do you dare to say that you have no idea about Jingzhou?!"

If you didn't have an idea, you would make such an arrangement?! ”

Yang Hong was stunned when he heard this.

What's going on?

The first time he got the news, what he thought of was that Liu Cheng was asking his lord for a large amount of rice, and at the same time doing such things in Jingzhou, there was a chance that there would be fraud.

If you can't say it, you will want to rely on the food that your lord has transported.

Why is this now to the lord's place, but his own lord patted his legs and laughed?

Yang Hong asked Yuan Shu with the doubts in his heart.

Yuan Shu smiled when he heard this: "It's easy.

When Master Yan saw Liu Cheng in Wu County, Liu Cheng once told Master Yan that it didn't matter if he took Jingzhou or not.

But he arranged the means in advance, and let people go to reprimand Liu Biao with a letter and ask Liu Biao for food.

It can be seen that this person is scheming about Jingzhou.

Not at all, as he said, it doesn't matter if you fight or not.

He said this just so that he would not let go, and let me wait for him to give him rice. ”

When Yang Hong heard this, he couldn't help but be stunned, and then looked at Yuan Shu's happy appearance, and his heart was even more puzzled.

According to what his lord said, it means that even if his own side and others don't produce food, then Liu Cheng originally wanted to send troops to attack Jingzhou, which is equivalent to losing 500,000 stone rice on his side.

What's there to be happy about?

Yuan Shu seemed to see his doubts, and immediately explained with a smile.

"500,000 stone of rice, it seems to be given for free, but it is not.

With these 500,000 stone rice, we can be regarded as a short-term alliance for Liu Cheng, and it is more natural to obtain Jingzhou.

As long as Liu Cheng doesn't make a move on us, the rest of the people who may compete for Jingzhou, I don't care at all!

None of them are my opponents!

Otherwise, let's take the soldiers and horses to pick up the bargain like this, I'm afraid that Liu Cheng will attack us.

From this point of view alone, the cost of these 500,000 stone rice is worth ......"

Yang Hong thought about it and nodded, agreeing with Yuan Shu's idea.

After nodding, he spoke again: "Lord, the subordinates have some worries, and they always feel that Liu Cheng's motives are not pure.

On the one hand, he asked us for 500,000 stone of rice, and on the other hand, he sent a messenger to Liu Biao, reprimanded Liu Biao, and begged for the traitor and 300,000 stone of grain, which ......

It looks like it's a two-sided treat......"

He voiced his concerns.

When Yuan Shu heard this, he was speechless for a while, bowing his head and thinking about things.

After a while, he said, "This can happen.

But it's unlikely.

As I said before, Liu Cheng laid out the means against Jingzhou in advance, which shows that he already has thoughts about Jingzhou.

After conquering Jingzhou, what you get is not just 300,000 stones, 500,000 stones, grain and grass.

Even if he didn't have the idea of occupying Jingzhou, taking Jingzhou would have great benefits for him.

This kind of temptation is in front of him, and he Liu Cheng is not without the strength to eat it, but he is afraid that he will not be able to help it.

Moreover, I heard a message about Liu Cheng from Master Yan before, which made me even more convinced that things were as I thought. ”

"What's the news?"

Yang Hong asked aloud.

Yuan Shu said: "That Liu Cheng once told Lord Yan that he was in a hurry to go back and marry a wife.

Who is Liu Cheng's fiancée?

One is Dong Zhuo's granddaughter, and the other is Cai Yong's daughter.

Cai Yong's daughter won't mention it for the time being, only Dong Zhuo's granddaughter.

Dong Zhuo's family has a big business, and Dong Bai is his only granddaughter, so he must be generous.

Liu Cheng was born in poverty, and although he has accumulated some family business, compared with Dong Zhuo, it is limited after all.

From this point of view, it is said that Dong Bai married Liu Cheng, but in fact, Liu Cheng is a bit of a burden.

Ordinary people are just ordinary people, Liu Cheng, a character like this kid, is afraid that there will be injustice in his heart, and he will care about it very much.

This is also the reason why he asked for food from Liu Biao and us one after another.

800,000 stone grain, which seems to be a lot, but compared with Dong Zhuo, who has a big family, it still can't be.

Now that he has the opportunity, he will definitely make a move on Jingzhou in order to get more ......."

After listening to Yuan Shu's analysis, Yang Hong, a long history, couldn't help but nodded, feeling that Yuan Shu's words were very reasonable.

A character like Liu Cheng must be very concerned about this.

With this, look at what he did at this time, everything makes sense!

Liu Cheng, who was fishing far away in Wu County, didn't know the conversation between Yuan Shu and Yang Hong.

If you knew, you would be dumbfounded.

Who says they hate it?

Who said they don't like soft rice?

In later life, his friends around him could say to his aunt, Auntie, I don't want to work hard.

Now that he has come to this era, he still meets Bai Fumei, who is younger than himself, how fragrant this soft rice is!

Why not eat it?

As for what kind of psychological burden it will have......

How could this happen!

He only enjoys ......

It can only be said that Yuan Shu has thought a little too much about this wave.

used his own thinking to infer Liu Cheng's thinking from later generations, but he failed miserably.

There is a difference of almost 2,000 years between the two thinking, and there are great differences in the views on some things, and even the essential differences in some things.

Under such circumstances, it would be strange if Yuan Shu could grasp Liu Cheng's thoughts.

Here, after Yuan Shu and Yang Hong analyzed, they strengthened Liu Cheng's idea of going out of Jingzhou.

It can be said that once a person identifies a certain idea in his heart, then after that, no matter what happens, he can automatically give a corresponding explanation in his heart, and lean on the result he has identified, so that it can become a favorable support for the result he has determined in his heart......

After this experience, Yuan Shu and others began to prepare more actively.

Prepare to start following Liu Cheng and receiving Jingzhou.

Of course, he and his subordinates have formulated several goals, preparing to attack this place after Liu Cheng starts to attack Jingzhou, so as not to get time to be troubled by Liu Cheng......

……

Here in Wuxian County, Liu Cheng looked at the large boats and large boats of rice that arrived one after another, not to mention how happy he was.

Come to think of it, his original intention was to fish Liu Biao.

Where did you think that Yuan Shu, the stupid son of the landlord's family, bumped into him like this.

With the attitude of giving it a try, I fished and fished, and I really got on the big goods!

This Yuan Shu is really a good person!

Looking at this large amount of rice, Liu Cheng did not hesitate to send Yuan Shu a good person card.

"Uncle Huang, the sincerity of my lord has been very strong, and in the next few days, there will be a steady stream of rice delivered.

Send enough of the 500,000 stones that the emperor said.

Please also ask Uncle Huang to be ready to send troops to attack Jingzhou. ”

Yan Xiang, the master of Yuan Shu, who came with the first batch of rice, looked at Liu Cheng and said.

When Liu Cheng heard this, he said with a smile: "Master Yan can rest assured that he is always ready. ”

Liu Cheng said.

After thinking about it, he said: "Let them take care of the food here by themselves, and I will take Master Yan to see the appearance of my subordinates." ”

Yan Xiang naturally readily agreed......

……

"Drums! Gathering! ”

Liu Cheng came to the Wuxian military camp and commanded in such a loud voice.

Immediately, the drums of war were beaten.

There was a rumbling sound.

The soldiers, who seemed a little loose just now, immediately gathered quickly.

Officers at all levels shouted "Assemble!" Urgent gathering! ”

Among them, the soldiers and horses brought by Liu Cheng from Guanzhong acted the fastest.

It's almost an instinctive reaction.

Relatively speaking, the soldiers and horses led by Li Yan, Yan Yan and others who have been gathered are much worse.

It's a bit of a mess.

It wasn't until the soldiers and horses from Guanzhong had been assembled for a while that they were assembled one after another.

Although it took a long time, compared with those soldiers and horses in Guanzhong, the queue and the like were still not comparable.

It can be said that it is far worse.

On weekdays, these people also feel that they are elite soldiers, and they are proud of the speed of their assembly.

However, after meeting the soldiers and horses that Liu Cheng had led for a long time, their pride was suddenly struck.

If they had encountered other soldiers and horses doing this, they might have been able to say that the assembly was quick and the formation was neat, and that was nothing more than that.

It's useless.

Fighting a war requires hard work, not a quick assembly and a neat formation.

However, in the face of the soldiers and horses in Guanzhong, they can't afford to think like this, and they can't say anything like that.

After all, the soldiers and horses in Guanzhong have come in all the way!

But even so, Yan Xiang, who was standing here and watching, still had a shock in his eyes.

Through comparison, he found that even those soldiers and horses that gathered much slower and the queue was not neat were much stronger than the soldiers and horses led by his lord!

is also Sun Jian and Sun Wentai's soldiers and horses, which can be compared with it!

No wonder this Liu Cheng was able to take Yizhou so quickly, it turned out that he actually had such a tiger and wolf army under his command!

"Meet Uncle Huang!"

Hundreds of generals, large and small, came to Liu Cheng and greeted him neatly.

"Meet Uncle Huang!!"

The soldiers of the rest of the department, as well as the junior officers, shouted in unison.

There were nearly 30,000 soldiers present.

As everyone roared in unison, the voices converged and made a deafening sound, like a muffled thunder rolling!

Yan Xiang's eyes were full of brilliance.

Liu Cheng stood on the platform, personally waved the flag, mobilized the soldiers and horses, and let the soldiers and horses follow the flag and make some moves.

It's not uniform, but it's orderly......

……

"How are my men?

Is it majestic enough? ”

After a little rehearsal, Liu Cheng let the soldiers and horses disperse and asked Yan Xiang, who was a little stunned.

Yan Xiang said with emotion: "The command is like an arm, it is uniform, and the order is forbidden, it is really a strong army!"

It's majestic! ”

Liu Cheng laughed and said, "Let's go, Master Yan will follow me to see the water village!"

Jingzhou has many waterways, and it is impossible to do it without a naval army. ”

"I am willing to follow Uncle Huang and see a strong army."

Yan Xiang hurriedly said.

But I was somewhat unimpressed in my heart, after all, most of Liu Cheng's subordinates were soldiers brought by Guanzhong.

I've never been to Oe before.

Most of them are not accustomed to water.

Liu Cheng's soldiers and horses, the army was strong, Yan Xiang expressed shock and understanding.

But the trolls ......

He really didn't think how powerful Liu Cheng's navy could be.

The navy army needs soldiers who are proficient in water, and it also needs generals who are proficient in water warfare.

In the past, I didn't hear of how powerful the generals of the navy were here in Yizhou, and under Liu Cheng's command, there were not many soldiers who were familiar with water.

Liu Cheng has only been in Yizhou for a short time.

Even in the first moment of defeating Yizhou, he began to gather local people who are familiar with water in Yizhou to train them.

The naval army under his command is just as strong!

……

The drums of war on the riverside rumbled, the big ships advanced steadily, and the boats were full of swords and guns.

After an order, the arrows are like flying locusts!

Many small boats, to the sound of war drums or the waving of flags on the ships, suddenly dispersed, flapped their wings, and rushed towards the surroundings like a flock of wild ducks with excellent water nature.

and suddenly they came together.

On large and small ships, soldiers are walking on the ground, and bows and arrows and broadswords are skillfully used......

Looking at the scene unfolding in front of him, Yan Xiang was stunned for a while......

This is what I thought before and felt that it was not possible to do the Yizhou Water Army?

This......

Yan Xiang didn't know what to say for a while, he only felt a little slapped in the face, and he felt that his heart was full of shock.

How did Uncle Liu Huang get such a water army in such a short period of time?!

"Here in our navy, there are two good generals, one is Zhang Liao and the other is Gan Ning.

Although Zhang Liao is a northerner, he is good at learning.

Gan Ning is very good at water-based......

After the two of them won the army, they practiced non-stop, and now they are considered a small achievement......"

Liu Cheng said with a smile to the stunned Yan Xiang.

"How?

This kind of soldiers and horses may be able to defeat Jingzhou? ”

Liu Cheng asked Yan Xiang with a smile.

Yan Xiang sighed with emotion: "The army is strong, the navy is also strong, Uncle Huang has such soldiers and horses in hand, Jingzhou is not to be afraid!" ”

……

After leaving Liu Cheng, Yan Xiang immediately wrote a letter and asked him to send it to Yuan Shu urgently.

Inform Yuan Shu of the news he saw today.

Let Yuan Shu not worry, he can speed up the delivery of grain......

……

Here in Jingzhou, Liu Biao has always been entangled.

At this time, what he was struggling with was no longer whether to hand over Lou Zhongren.

Instead, it became a matter of whether to give Liu Cheng 300,000 stone of grain.

300,000 stone of grain, it's not that I can't afford it, but I don't want to pay it, it's too painful.

"Don't pay! Don't pay!

Say nothing and don't pay!

That's 300,000 stone of grain!

Not 300 stones, 3,000 stones! ”

Liu Biao lost his temper here.

"He has become a thief, don't want to get a grain from me!

I won't pay him a grain of grain!

If you have the ability, come and hit me!! ”

Liu Biao said this, and slapped it on the table with a fierce slap.

Angry and extraordinarily determined.

As a result, at this time, someone came in a hurry all the way.

"Nanyang Yuan Shu is sending a large amount of grain to Liu Cheng.

The spies got the news that Liu Cheng had reached a consensus with Yuan Shu.

Yuan Shu gave Liu Cheng 500,000 stone rice and invited Liu Cheng to lead his troops to attack Jingzhou ......"

Liu Biao, who was being ruthless there and said that he would not give Liu Cheng food, couldn't sit still for a short time.

"Is that true?!"

He hurriedly asked.

"It's true!"

"Send troops to rob Yuan Shu's shameless grain!!"

Liu Biao clenched his fists and said loudly.

After saying that, he calmed down and sighed: "Forget it, it's better to do something else." ”

He really didn't dare to do that.

After all, at this time, these grains are no longer Liu Biao's, but Liu Cheng's.

If he really robs Liu Cheng's food again, he is afraid that Liu Cheng's soldiers will go out of Jingzhou and come out faster.

"Yuan Shu, this guy, don't have a little face!

If you invite Liu Cheng to send troops to Jingzhou, aren't you afraid that in the end, you will destroy yourself?

It's stupid!! ”

He scolded Yuan Shu loudly.

But scolding won't solve the problem.

After scolding for a while, and after letting out a breath of indignation, he hurriedly sent someone to notify Kuai Liang, Cai Mao and others to come over to discuss countermeasures......

After the person left, Liu Biao couldn't help but sigh.

Things have come to this point, and there is Yuan Shu's reckless behavior, and there is no other way than to act according to Liu Cheng's requirements.

Don't look at what he said there to be tough, if you have the ability, let Liu Cheng come over and beat him, in fact, I was really worried that Liu Cheng would send soldiers and horses to beat him.

At this time, the main purpose of sending people to invite Kuai Liang and others to come over is not to discuss how to deal with this matter, but to discuss how to get the 300,000 stone grain.

Just let him out, he doesn't want to......

Kuai Liang, Cai Mao and others had also learned about the divine operation made by Yuan Shu at this time.

Under this premise, when I saw the people sent by Liu Biao, I basically understood Liu Biao's thoughts.

After seeing Liu Biao, there was basically not much necessary excess, and he directly began to discuss the matter of paying Liu Cheng 300,000 stone of grain......

“…… I think we can gather people from all over Jingzhou to donate grain.

Mobilize the family first, and donate to the powerful family.

After they have donated, many people will donate.

When the time comes, the food of the family will be secretly returned, and the remaining grain will be used to transport it to Liu Cheng.

There is a surplus, and we don't divide the big guys, it's all Jingsheng yours. ”

After discussing for a while, seeing that everyone couldn't talk about the point, and went around in circles there, Cai Mao couldn't help it.

Speak these words

On the one hand, his personality is relatively straight.

On the other hand, he is Liu Biao's brother-in-law, which is considered a family, and it is more convenient to speak, which is different from ordinary people.

Liu Biao couldn't help frowning when he heard Cai Mao's words.

After waiting for a moment, he shook his head and said, "This won't work, it's too slow."

Yuan Shu had already started to deliver grain over there.

Let's do this operation, and when we get enough food, I'm afraid that Liu Chengdu has already come over with soldiers and horses. ”

Kuai Liang opened his mouth and said, "What the lord said is extremely true.

It really can't be done.

However, we can think of a compromise.

We can give food first, and then give it to Liu Cheng first.

At the same time, let's call on everyone to donate food here in Jingzhou.

After everyone has donated food, the 300,000 stones that will be deducted from the food they get will be deducted to Liu Cheng.

The rest are ...... to the Lord."

It's a really good idea, and it's all out of the way to spend ahead of time.

According to what they said, Liu Biao, who was knocked out of 300,000 stone of grain by Liu Cheng, not only will not lose, but also make money.

Of course, these big families will not lose either, and they will also make some profits.

Although Cai Mao and Kuai Liang said that the rest of the grain would belong to Liu Biao, Liu Biao didn't dare to really ask for it.

In the future, the big guys will have to work together, and Liu Biao still needs to rely on them here in Jingzhou, how can he eat alone?

"So, I'm afraid it's a little bad."

Liu Biao said.

But after a little reserve, I agreed to this approach.

300,000 stone grain let him go out alone, he didn't want to go out.

Kuai Liang and other people from the big clan didn't want to come out, so they had to do it.

Anyway, those people in the lower classes have no right to speak, and they have no ability to resist.

Here in Jingzhou, the root of his desire to gain a foothold is not in those useless people, but in these big families who have great power and status in Jingzhou......

Of course, in addition to this reason, Kuai Liang also said a reason.

The reason for this is that through this matter, the people of Jingzhou can become the same enemy.

After all, if Liu Cheng hadn't forced them to ask for food, they wouldn't have asked the people for food.

Tell the ordinary people in Jingzhou what they want them to know, and these people in Jingzhou will definitely annoy Liu Cheng according to their intentions, and will not resent them......

……

"Lord, do you still want to meet Lou Zhong and them?"

Hearing this, Liu Biao closed his eyes and waved his hand tiredly: "It's still gone."

Remember to tell them, it's not that I, Liu Biao, don't want to keep them, it's really Liu Cheng who won't let go......"

Soon, there was also a team transporting grain and grass here in Jingzhou, and they set off quickly towards Wuxian......

"The six countries are vying to bribe Qin!"

Here in Jingzhou, someone sighed......