They must be afraid that they will be attacked by the slightest mistake.

Even if it's to get a good night's sleep, they won't always be in these two places.

"Do you believe it, this road is a battle for the Son of Heaven, within ten years, whoever can get the Son of Heaven will have the best opportunity for development, and it can also be said that whoever has the Son of Heaven is the foundation of the Great Han!"

"This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!"

The battle for the Son of Heaven?

Zhuge Liang couldn't help but laugh out loud when he heard such an apt description.

Sure enough, the lord and the princess are still the same as before, very interesting.

"This······ This ······"

Suddenly, Dian Wei scratched his head and hesitated for a while before saying: "The last general still has something to do, please think of ideas to save Xu Chu!" ”

"You want to save that fool?"

Xi Yu had a headache when he thought of Xu Chu, back then, when the Battle of Chibi was defeated, that kid was accidentally captured by Guan Yu in order to protect Cao Cao.

In the end, he was imprisoned in a prisoner of war camp and returned to Jingzhou with the Jingzhou army.

That kid is also a talent, he refused to surrender in the prisoner of war camp, even if he was beaten with only one breath left, he was still loyal and unyielding, and even Liu Bei was deeply shocked and praised him.

He even went to the prisoner of war camp to see Xu Chu and asked him if he had any unfulfilled wishes.

As a result, the kid's anger was almost gone, but he didn't forget the dozens of jars of good wine he owed him.

He told Liu Bei that if he could, when he saw himself, he would let himself burn the wine he owed to him to the grave!

Liu Bei was shocked at the time, and suddenly remembered that the relationship between Xu Chu and Xi Yu seemed to be quite iron?

Therefore, he hurriedly repaired a book and sent it to Xi Yu.

But this guy is also a scheming, he wrote directly in the letter that if he wants to exchange for Xu Chu, he must exchange silver money and grain and grass.

If Xi Yu agreed to his condition, it would mean that he would get a large amount of income without much effort, so that even if he didn't rely on Sun Ce, who was supported in Jiangdong, he would be able to gain a foothold in Jingzhou.

What's more, it is not impossible to antagonize each other with the Sun family.

To put it bluntly, this guy just wants to regret it, he has nothing to say to the people in his territory, but when it comes to diplomacy and the people in other regions, he is not so easy to talk about.

Yes, although Xi Yu read the letter, he has not replied so far.

"Liu Bei's kid said, it's okay to let Xu Chu go, but he wants me to exchange 300,000 stone of grain, and when he is fighting with Sun Ce, send troops to support."

Xi Yu rubbed his eyebrows, Zhuge Liang also frowned, and scolded angrily: "There is such a brazen person as Liu Bei in the world, it is really ridiculous, I don't know what Cao Cao thought at the beginning, and he actually let him leave Xuchang." ”

"Boss Cao, Qinggao!"

At the mention of this, Xi Yu couldn't help but shake his head.

Cao Cao is really clear and high, and it can also be said to be floating.

If you had known that today would be like this, it would have been better to insist on it at the beginning, take over some things in person, and directly kill Liu Bei!

lest he stumble outside without knowing the height of the sky, even if he can't get any results in the end.

The alliance between the two families of Sun and Liu is like glass, and it looks brilliant and gorgeous on the outside, but unfortunately it is not practical and will be broken when touched.

"It's not a difficult thing to have 300,000 stone grains and grass, just let the southbound caravan bring it over at that time, the key is to send troops to support against Sun Ce, this is obviously impossible!"

"Of course, I don't think that kid Liu Bei really wants us to support this request, so let's take a step back, refuse directly, and then replace it with grain, grass or other things."

"Didn't he make a lot of money?"

Zhuge Liang's eyes widened, then he shook his head and said, "No, you can't cheapen him so easily!" ”

Then, with his chin swaying and his eyes rolling slightly, he thought of a good idea, and hurriedly came to Xi Yu's side and said, "Lord, how about we pour some oil on the fire?" ”

"What do you mean?"

Xi Yu was a little curious.

Speaking of which, every time he saw Zhuge Liang, who should have done his best for Liu Bei, in front of him from time to time to think of some tricks to deal with the other party, he couldn't help but want to laugh.

"The appearance of the Sun-Liu Alliance seems to be unbreakable, but in fact it is like a piece of waste paper covered with mottling, we might as well use this as a breakthrough point to directly send the letter written by Liu Bei to Zhou Yu's hands?"

Zhuge Liang fanned the feather fan and said with a smile: "Zhou Yu has some understanding of this person, he has a high spirit, and he especially likes to see the large-scale and magnificent battlefield when he fights with soldiers, and the victory in the Battle of Chibi back then is really his own work!" ”

"As for Liu Bei and the others, they just ambushed around Chibi early and carried out a consumable ambush tactic, so that Cao Cao's army could not go south smoothly, and bought everyone some time."

"If it is really based on merit, I am afraid that there is really not much to do with Liu Bei, this matter is clear to everyone in the world, and Zhou Yu is no exception. If he knew how Liu Bei secretly arranged his Sun Ce, he was afraid that he would not be able to swallow this breath easily! ”

"That's a good idea!"

Xi Yu nodded and smiled: "It's still Liangzi who is the smartest, then this matter will be handed over to you." ”

He gently patted Zhuge Liang on the shoulder and handed over the matter to the other party.

Now that the situation is stable, Xi Yu can get a year to strengthen the military management and fortifications of these newly defeated places.

Strive to make it the current Qingxu two places as soon as possible.

Speaking of which, this Qingxu Erdi can be said to be the most proud and safest territory he has created.

Not only are the people supporting, but even the military defense system and attack system are rare in the world.

This is also an important reason why he can fight wars outside, but Qingxu Erdi can do business frantically with foreign countries and expand his business territory.

At present, the business of Qingxu and Xu has been done to those nomads outside Youzhou.

The caravan even opened up a fixed trade route connecting Xianbei and the Southern Xiongnu, and earned back endless rare resources, such as iron ore, high-quality timber, gold and silver treasures······ The list is endless.

After a long time, Qingxu Erdi, who was already rich, is now even richer!

In Nanyang, Jingzhou, the three brothers of Liu Bei finally recaptured Wancheng at a great cost, and successfully expelled Cao Ren's army from the territory of Jingzhou, and in a very short period of time, they were loved by the people and soldiers in Jingzhou.

Then, he established a solid and relatively stable rear in the shortest possible time, and since then the entire Jingzhou has almost been under his control.

At this time, he once again planned to break his word and gain weight.

It was agreed with Sun Ce that half of Jingzhou's territory would be handed over to the other party, but now, this is obviously impossible.

For this reason, he even ordered Liu Qi to lead 80,000 male lions to guard Jiangxia in case Sun Ce was angry and sent troops.

Speaking of this, Liu Qi was originally the son of Liu Biao, and after Liu Biao's death, he also received the support of many generals and soldiers, so that he was able to have a certain right to speak in Jingzhou.

It is precisely because of him that the three brothers of Liu Bei were able to gain a firm foothold in Jingzhou and successfully became the lord of Jingzhou.

This guy is also a smart man, he knows that it is impossible for him to compete with the male lord with his own strength, so he chooses to rely on others.

Now I can get tens of thousands of troops, defend Jiangxia, and attack and retreat freely.

But Liu Bei didn't think so, he was ambitious and now in the palace-like southern gorgeous government office in Xiangyang, baking charcoals, quietly listening to the audience, and analyzing the general trend of the world today.

"Lord, news came from the north, saying that the Son of Heaven had issued an edict to seal Xiyu as the Duke of Shengguo, and set the capital to be Xiapi, and at the same time sealed the three counties of Guangping, Anping, and Julu to make him a principality······"

"The most important thing is that he can be a fief as a marquis, follow the rules of the Son of Heaven, go to the court with his sword, and add ······ Gajiu tin—"

"Xi Yu also wants to add nine tin? Isn't that the same as Cao Pi? Isn't this a way to become the second master of the world? ”

Liu Bei, who was envious and jealous, was very helpless, he also wanted to add Jiuxi, but he had more than enough heart but not enough strength.

Cao Pi has hundreds of thousands of troops under his hands, and he can't afford to provoke himself, and that drama is even more unbearable.

He said that he had fought in Jizhou for half a year, but in fact, he relied on his own strength to beat Cao Pi, a hairy boy who did not obey discipline.

Now that there is an edict from the Son of Heaven, Xi Yu and Cao Pi seem to have not torn their faces on the surface, and they have not yet reached the scene of endless death, but in fact, I am afraid that they have long been incompatible.

But this is not a good time for him to secretly gather a large army to go to the Northern Expedition, one is not good, in case the two of them decide to temporarily agree with the outside world, they don't know why they die.

What's more, the Sun-Liu Alliance is not their opponent, let alone him?

Today's trend in the world seems to be a group of heroes, each of whom has a chance of winning, like Ma Teng, Zhang Lu, and Liu Zhang, who is also beneficial to the land of Sichuan and Shuzhou, and so on.

But in the final analysis, it was Sun and Liu who united to resist Cao Xu, which is the so-called north-south dispute!

Speaking of which, if he can get Liu Zhang's support, it must not be impossible for the Northern Expedition, at that time, he and Sun Quan will be in the east and the other in the west, even if they can't beat the other party, they can firmly guard the rear for many years.

"Alas! This drama Yu is the uncle of the Son of Heaven, and he has a certain reputation and reputation, and now he is named the prince of the country, with no disadvantages and no disadvantages, and most of the clans who want to come to Jizhou praise it, and they love and support it······"

"What's more, maybe a feast will be held for him to celebrate······

The more Liu Bei thought about it, the more he felt that his life was hard, he had been in the wind and rain for so many years, and he had worked hard all his life, but it was nothing until now.

On the other hand, Na Xiyu liked to farm in the first half of his life, and occasionally came to the last battlefield with interest, so he could become a prince, and he was even likely to be the most powerful prince in the world.

The most important thing is that he thought that he had finally survived Cao Cao, and after Cao Pei's milky hairy boy came to power, he would be able to live a good life, but who would have thought that there would be a drama.

Speaking of this drama, he is obviously a tricky character, far more difficult to deal with than Cao Cao.

"Lord Qi, Xi Yu just sent someone to deliver a letter!"

"Oh?"

"What did it say?"

Sun Qian took out the letter paper in his arms, opened it at Liu Bei's signal, and said: "In order to redeem Xu Chu, Xi Yu is willing to give us 300,000 stones of grain and grass for free, but he has no intention of making a move on the Sun family, so he will give us thousands of crossbow machines as compensation." ”

Hearing this, Liu Bei, who was nesting in the Taishi chair, couldn't help but straighten up, a joy crossed his eyes, and then sighed deeply, and said: "Sheng Guogong is really polite, Xu Chu is his favorite general no matter what he says, and the relationship with Zilong and Dian Wei is good." ”

"Now that we know his identity, it's a matter of time before I put him back, not for anything else, I just hope that I can help each other in the future, so I Liu Bei will never do anything treacherous!"

said so, but Liu Bei's heart was already dancing happily.

He only had the mentality of trying it out when he sent the letter, who would have thought that Xi Yu would really give it.

It seems that this Xu Chu is quite valuable, I think that at the beginning, in order to buy 300,000 grain and grass for Xiyu at one time, he emptied his net worth, but even so, he still owes a lot, and he has not paid it back yet.

However, whether he owes Sun Ce or Xi Yu, he is not ready to pay it back, why should he pay it back if he owes it with his ability?

Just like Jingzhou now, if he planned to return it to the Sun family, he would not have sent Liu Qi to lead an army of 80,000 to garrison Jiangxia.

"Okay, why don't you hurry up and invite General Xu Chu to come to the palace? I'll also put on a feast for him! ”

"No!"

Sun Gan, who received the order, immediately took the order to leave, and Xu Shu stood up at this time and asked: "Lord, do you want to give some of the 300,000 stone grain and grass we got to Sun Ce?" ”

"Because of the incident in Jingzhou, he is afraid that he is quite angry at the moment, can we take 100,000 stone grain and grass as an apology to appease? The remaining 200,000 stones of grain and grass can be used as a reserve for the people of Jingzhou and even the soldiers to survive the winter. ”

"After the autumn harvest next year, when there is enough grain and grass, we can also make reserves······ Because judging from the current situation, it will take at least three years for us to grow and develop again. ”

"If you are in a hurry and recruit too early, I am afraid that you will not be able to make ends meet, and eventually lead to chaos!"

What does this mean······ Want to give it out? ”

When Liu Bei, who was still overjoyed, heard this, his heart suddenly chuckled.

I have to give away a third of it all at once, and it's hard not to feel distressed.

At the very least, he is very distressed at the moment, after all, it is the time when there is a shortage of food and grass.

This place is Jingzhou, which is completely different from Qingxu and Qingxu, and Liu Bei can be regarded as understanding this.

To put it simply, the most important thing to make money depends on the grain, and only when the people are full of food can they have the strength to work, plant crops, and have more energy and time to think about ways to make money.

The people are like this, and the army is naturally the same.

But the problem is that now their internal affairs are worthy of development, and they are still in the stage of food and clothing, and if they want to let the people in Jingzhou have enough to eat, they are afraid that they will have to open up the wasteland, and only in this way can they get a large amount of grain and grass, or even superfluous.

As long as you have food and grass, you can make money, this is a closed loop.

It's just that when he figured this out, Xi Yu had already perfected it.

Therefore, there is no shortage of grain and grass in the north today, and it has made a lot of money from it.

Speaking of which, if Sichuan and Shu didn't fight and only developed the economy, I would quite hope to cooperate with Xi Yu.

At this point, Liu Bei still admires Xi Yu very much.

After all, today's Qingxu Erdi is a living example, and compared to other territories in the world, the gap between the rich and the poor is not too big!

Even the people of the world know about this, so there is no need for Xi Yu to publicize it, there is a steady stream of people going to Qingxu Erdi.

"Strategist······ You see, we don't have much food and grass today, so it's still spent in the most critical place, right? ”

Liu Bei frowned, quite melancholy.

"In addition to the grain and grass for the people and soldiers to spend the winter, we also need to open up a large number of wasteland to guard against the northern ······ This pile is inseparable from the grain and grass, if it is given to Sun Ce, what should we do? ”

"Yes······ But in this way, it will be difficult for Jiangdong to be appeased······"

Xu Shu's worries are also reasonable, he also knows that the Sun-Liu alliance is also a superficial alliance, and this is because Cao Cao went south back then, and both sides could not defeat the alliance that had to be reached, so it has no binding force.

This makes already weak relationships even more precarious.

Over the years, whether it is Liu Bei or Sun Ce, they will make some arrangements and calculations for each other to backstab each other behind their backs.

"It's okay to keep all the grain and grass, but if we can't come up with some sincerity that satisfies Jiangdong, I'm afraid that there will be some unnecessary misunderstandings at that time, and I ask the lord to consider one or two things in this regard."

"Of course, if the lord already has a perfect plan, then he should think too much about it, and he can't take these words to heart."

In this regard, Liu Bei really didn't have any ideas.

There are more than 100,000 soldiers and horses in his current situation, plus the 80,000 in Jiangxia, almost 200,000, it seems that the army is strong, but in fact, most of them are new soldiers!

The remaining more than 60,000 veterans are still experienced people who survived several battles with Cao Cao's cavalry before the Battle of Chibi.

They can be regarded as having been on the battlefield for some years, and many of them have even gone to chat with Hades, so they are extremely stable in their mentality.

The most important thing is that these soldiers are all trained by Guan Yu himself, and their strength should not be underestimated.

"That's it for now, Strategist!"

Liu Bei didn't have any good ideas about this, he frowned and said with a little guilt: "Sun Ce's side and I are really powerless, so we have to take precautions for the time being, and wait until next year's autumn harvest, as long as the grain and grass come down, I will definitely compensate for it!" ”

"I think that the people at that time would not need so much food, let's take advantage of the wealth to give compensation, as for now, it is better to spend the current difficult days in the past!"

Seeing that everyone didn't speak, Guan Yu immediately sneered and said: "That Jiangdong is a group of unsightly rats, and it was I, Guan Yunzhang, who wanted to hit Cao Cao hard back then, and caused his death!" ”

(End of chapter)