Now the plan is helpless.

Chen Yan and Guo Jia discussed for a moment and decided that they still needed to tell the Son of Heaven about this matter first.

Sure enough, as soon as Sun Ce's invasion of Jingzhou became a sensation in the court, it immediately became a sensation throughout Chang'an. You must know that Liu Biao is not only a descendant of the royal family, but also a candidate who was appointed to be the pastor of Jingzhou back then.

If it weren't for the Sun family's eyesight, Sun Jianbing first committed Jingzhou, coupled with Sun Ce's frequent harassment, Jingzhou at this time should be a rare paradise in this troubled world.

The Son of Heaven was naturally furious, and immediately made a decision, wanting Chen Yan to quickly send troops to help Liu Biao sweep away Sun Ce's threat, but this order gave Chen Yan a headache.

Although nearly a year has passed since the Battle of Yanzhou at this time, Chen Yan's forces have still not been replenished to a long extent, and Yuan Shao is eyeing the threat of going south at any time, and if Chen Yan transfers his troops to the south, then Yanzhou will face danger again.

After the audience with the Son of Heaven, Chen Yan took Jia Xu and Guo Jia back to his mansion slowly, Jia Xu and Guo Jia both had a trace of worry on their faces, and it was obvious that neither of them was satisfied with the Son of Heaven's decision.

Chen Yan groaned and said: "If the Son of Heaven asks us to send troops at this time, then we will become tired teachers, how can we face Yuan Shao?" ”

Jia Xu also smiled bitterly: "But the order of the Son of Heaven naturally cannot be disobeyed, since the Son of Heaven has made a decision, then we can't ignore it." ”

Guo Jia suddenly smiled slightly and said, "Lord, I have a plan. ”

When Chen Yan heard this, his eyes immediately showed a light of hope, as long as Guo Jia had a plan, it was definitely a brilliant plan, and he immediately asked: "Feng Xiao said quickly, what kind of strategy?" ”

Guo Jia said with a smile: "The Jiangxia area of Jingzhou is not close to us, but it is not too far from Xuzhou, so we can naturally send General Xu Huang of Xuxian County and General Zhang Xiu of Wancheng to pretend to respond, and the main battlefield of Sun Ce's battle is better handed over to ...... Uncle Liu Huang in Xuzhou? ”

"Murder with a knife? What a ploy! When Jia Xu heard this, he immediately stroked his palms and laughed.

Chen Yan also understood, showed a smile, and said: "Feng Xiaohao has a strategy of killing people with a knife, we only need to order Xu Huang and Zhang Xiu, the two generals, to set up a suspicious formation and put on a posture to support Liu Biao, and the rest of the matter will be handed over to Uncle Liu Huang." ”

The three of them looked at each other and smiled, and they were all relieved.

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Not long after, in Pengcheng, Liu Bei's council hall was filled with civil officials and military generals.

Liu Bei looked at the holy decree in his hand, his face changed slightly, and said: "Our Xuzhou has been through the war, first slaughtered by Cao thieves, and then suffered from Lu Bu's plunder...... There are not many men left, and now they have to face Sun Ce, such an encounter is really a great misfortune for the people! ”

Speaking of this, Liu Bei's eyes were red, and he was about to burst into tears.

The people sitting were all moved, Liu Bei said well, at this time, Xuzhou was finally calmed down in the war, and the number of men also increased to a certain extent, but he suddenly received such a holy decree, and ordered Liu Bei to send troops to Jiangxia to help Liu Biao fight against Sun Ce, so that Xuzhou's foundation will be destroyed again.

The expression on Xu Shu's face changed several times, and he said, "This ...... I think this matter is quite strange, Liu Biao and we have no friendship, and the Son of Heaven should know that we are not enough people in Xuzhou, and we will never be able to raise a big fight. I'm afraid that there is another person behind this matter. ”

Liu Bei was stunned when he heard this, raised his head and asked, "You mean?" ”

Xu Shu immediately said: "At this time, the military power of the real Han Dynasty is in the hands of Da Sima, and Da Sima has just unified Yanzhou, and the morale is like a rainbow, if there is a war in Jingzhou, presumably Liu Biao will tell Da Sima first, I think this matter is because Da Sima does not want to lose his troops and generals, so I will tell the saint and let us be pawns......

Let's say this, Zhang Fei shouted violently: "What a Chen Yan, he actually used us as pawns!" We are working for the emperor Lao Tzu, not for him! ”

"Yide!" Liu Bei interrupted Zhang Fei's words, although he knew in his heart that Xu Shu's analysis was good, but Chen Yan had always taken good care of himself, and now it doesn't seem like Chen Yan did it deliberately.

Guan Yu also hurriedly said: "Da Sima, this person is benevolent and loves the people, and he takes care of us a lot, is this Xuzhou City, or he gave it to us, how can we spend the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain?" ”

On the side, Chen Jue also nodded and said: "Yun Chang's words are reasonable, I think that this matter is done by the Son of Heaven alone......

Xu Shu didn't expect that Liu Bei's subordinates would have so many people who spoke for Chen Yan, and he was a little stunned for a while, after all, Guan Yu, Chen Qi, Chen Deng and others were all people who had a deep friendship with Chen Yan, and now it seems that this Liu Bei is more like an outsider.

Liu Bei heard that many of his subordinates exonerated Chen Yan, and he was slightly unhappy in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face, but said: "No matter who is the initiator of this matter, after all, the Son of Heaven has already issued an order, even if we are wiped out, we will definitely protect Jiangxia...... Yuan Zhi, how many troops can we mobilize at this time? ”

Hearing this, Xu Shu lowered his head and said, "Lord Qiqi, the mobilization of troops is only 20,000, including 2,000 cavalry. ”

Liu Bei's face changed color again when he heard this, he didn't expect that after nearly three years of hard work, Xuzhou still only had such a small number of troops.

"This time, I'm afraid we're going to have to send out the whole army......" Liu Bei said in a low voice.

"Lord, no, if the whole army is dispatched, won't it shake the foundation of Xuzhou?" Xu Shu hurriedly stopped.

Liu Bei smiled bitterly and said, "Fundamental? Where is there any root in Xuzhou? Besides, at this time, the outside of Xuzhou is the land under the jurisdiction of Da Sima, and Da Sima and us are one, how can we attack Xuzhou? ”

Guan Yu nodded and said, "Big brother's words are very true. ”

Zhang Fei had a gloomy face, and only took Guan Yu's words as a deaf ear.

Xu Shu looked sad and said, "But...... I think that going to Jingzhou this time may be an opportunity. ”

"Opportunity?" Liu Bei was stunned again when he heard this.

Xu Shu nodded and said: "Yes, it is an opportunity, although Liu Jingzhou is a benevolent lord, but he is not a talent in troubled times, in this troubled times, Liu Jingzhou only cares about benevolence and love for the people, but there are no means and tricks, in the long run, this Jingzhou will sooner or later fall into the hands of outsiders." ”

"Oh?" When Liu Bei heard this, he obviously showed an excited expression......

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