The Three Kingdoms started from fooling Jia Xu

Chapter 323 Liu Bei: Madam Gan Can't Come Back
Guanzhong, Xiliang area.

Liu Bei was wearing a military armor and his face was not showing any joy. At this moment, he wiped his double-pronged sword, and then slowly inserted it into the scabbard.

"Brother, let me tell you, there are only a few horse thieves in this area, why do you bring people to encircle and suppress them yourself, and give them to my brother and I will stab them with a few spears."

Zhang Fei patted his chest and said arrogantly.

"Third brother, I take it as my duty to help the Han family, and these horse thieves are doing evil everywhere, slaughtering the Han officials and people, how can I tolerate him?"

"These horse thieves, only my hands can make the people of Yongliang feel at ease." Liu Bei looked at the location of the old capital in the east, and talked.

It has to be said that Liu Bei's benevolent government, coupled with his decisive killing, has brought some vitality back to the Guanzhong where the bones are everywhere.

Some horse thieves and rogues who made waves also surrendered or fled one after another, not daring to stay in Guanzhong.

"Hey, brother, isn't it the same for you to kill me!" Zhang Fei curled his lips, and then called a school of cavalry behind him to clean up the battlefield.

After a while, Liu Bei took the people back to the city.

Xi County, Hanyang County governs the next county.

The original Liangzhou warlords were separatist, and the melee was so fierce that there were bones everywhere. However, after Liu Bei took charge, all the warlords were cut off.

Han Sui disappeared, and Ma Teng surrendered.

As for the other princes, they either surrendered or were eliminated.

Outside Xixian County, Liu Bei got off his horse and led them.

Along the way, countless people happily greeted Liu Bei.

They have not been very stable in the past ten years, and thanks to Liu Bei, they have been able to live a peaceful life of farming again.

In Liangzhou, in addition to the Han people, Liu Bei used Ma Chao's prestige to gather a lot of Qiang people, and some small Qiang tribes relied on them one after another.

As for other big Qiang tribes, they are also willing to become Liu Bei's affiliation, mainly because Zhang Fei and Guan Yu are too brave.

Some time ago, the two followed Liu Bei to the Qiang people, defeated all warriors from all walks of life, and received the approval of the Qiang people.

At this time, seeing a farmer in front of him pushing a wheelbarrow, which was stuck in it due to road problems, Liu Bei directly threw away the reins and stepped forward to help.

"My lord, I can't do that to my lord."

"It's okay old man, it's easy to do, are you a firewood seller in the upper city?" Liu Bei asked warmly.

"Well, isn't this spring plowing just finished, sell some firewood for some salt to eat." The old man stopped abruptly, wiped the sweat from his forehead with a sweat towel and said.

Just when Liu Bei was having a short time with him, a scribe hurried over at the gate of the city, and shouted from a distance:
"My lord, General Guan has an urgent message."

It was Sun Qian who spoke, even though he came here with Liu Bei.

"Second brother?" Liu Bei frowned, a little suspicious, because Guan Yu was guarding Chang'an, so logically there was nothing important to do!
Could it be that Zhang Xiu sent Gan's back?

Before, he promised the Zhangxiu Legion to make excuses, but he made some demands, including the return of Mrs. Gan, Xiliang is rough,
Liu Bei expressed that he missed his wife a little bit.

As everyone knows, Mrs. Gan doesn't want him!
Eat and drink well in Jingzhou, and you don't have to follow him in fear, and get lost at every turn.

Thinking about it, he still took the letter, opened it, opened his eyes and glanced twice, his pupils shrank suddenly, and exclaimed: "Yuan Benchu ​​lost?"

"This, how is this possible? Yuan Shao has an army of hundreds of thousands. How could he be defeated in just over a month?"

Liu Bei was dumbfounded, a little confused.

"Damn it, is this Yuan Shao a pig? So stupid, to lose so soon?" Zhang Fei couldn't help muttering.

"My lord, could this be because we let Xu Shu pass the test?" Sun Qian frowned and asked solemnly.

"Xu Shu? It shouldn't be possible to be so fast, and the letter mentioned that Yuan Shao was defeated head-on by Zhang Xiu, and his life and death are unknown now."

Liu Bei frowned with thick brows.

Yuan Shao's defeat is not a good thing for him.

Originally, he agreed with Zhang Xiu to make excuses, mainly because he wanted to balance the situation of the battle and not let Yuan Shao just win, but the result was that
"How about the repairs at the pass outside Wuguan?" Liu Bei quickly looked at Sun Qian and asked anxiously.

"It should be almost finished. This time Zhang Xiu and Yuan Shao had a decisive battle, so they didn't pay attention to our side." Sun Gan explained.

One pass, two gates.

"That's very good. I'm afraid that after Yuan Shao's defeat, the two prefectures of Yan and Yu in the Central Plains will fall into Zhang Xiu's hands. There are many wars in these two places. He should need to settle down for a while."

Speaking of this, Liu Bei paused.

"There is not much time left for us. It seems that we must seize Hanzhong as soon as possible." Liu Bei looked dignified, and Hanzhong was the top priority.

This time, he already has [-] troops under his command.
Most of them are the subordinates of people like Liang Xing who have been recruited into the horse. Together with the Xiqiang, there are [-] cavalry and [-] infantry.

However, he is still short of food.

As a result, the iron cavalry could not fight for a long time. He had to find a way to contact Liu Zhang, let him take Hanzhong first, and then reap the benefits of the fisherman himself.
"In this way, write back to Yunchang and ask him to guard Chang'an, Tongguan, Wuguan and other places, while I will personally mobilize Xiliang iron cavalry to take Hanzhong."

Liu Bei spoke forcefully.

He had bought many people under Liu Zhang's command, and it was not difficult for them to send troops to Hanzhong.

"No!" Sun Gan nodded.

Hanzhong is rich, with millions of people and tens of millions of grain. As long as he takes down the Hanzhong granary, Liu Bei can be regarded as advancing, attacking, retreating, and defending.

"By the way, write a letter to Zhang Xiu for me, congratulate Yuan Shao on killing Yuan Shao, and ask him for the post of Marquis of Guannei and General."

"Oh, by the way, by the way, ask him when my wife, Mrs. Gan, will escort her to Guanzhong." Liu Bei specifically explained a few more words.

Sun Gan nodded, the wind was blowing under his feet, and he went back to write the letter as quickly as possible. After all, this matter is of great importance, and the victory of Yongliang in Hanzhong has the depth of space.

Looking at the back of Sun Qian leaving, Liu Bei fell into silence.

Zhang Xiu's further expansion made him even more uneasy.

Both Nanyang and Hanoi are adjacent to his pass. The only good news is that the pass between these two places still has some effect.

If it wasn't for these places to block him, Zhang Xiu probably pushed him casually.

Qingzhou, at the coastal pier.

On a tall ship, Cao Cao stood on the deck, leaning on the Yitian sword, feeling the breath of Han soil, and his whole body was quite relaxed and happy.

It has been several months since he left.

Simply, the harvest has been quite fruitful, and the land of Sanhan has been won, with millions of people, and it has already intervened in the internal affairs of Yamatai. It is estimated that it will not be long.

Yamatai will also fall.

It's just that the battle lasted too long, and the soldiers complained a lot, so it's not good to stay for a long time, otherwise he wants to put down Yamatai in one fell swoop.

As for this Yamatai, it is a collective name elected by many tribes in the island country, and most of the tribes choose to attach themselves to the queen of Yamatai.

Among them, the dog slave country yearns for patriarchy.

They continued to resist and contend with Yamatai.

It's just that, after all, there are many tribes in Yamatai, and most of the dog slave countries are at a disadvantage. After Cao Cao entered the island country this time, he supported the nearest dog slave country.

Cao Cao provided weapons and armor. According to the strength of the Gonu Kingdom, it is estimated that Yamatai will be broken up for at most one year.

He heard that Himiko, the queen of Yamatai, has a beautiful appearance and is not old. When he breaks the capital of Yamatai King in the future,

He must have Himiko under him.

Let this queen know who is the real king.

The building boat docked slowly, and as soon as it docked, a scribe came up to meet him.

"My lord, you're back. Something happened in the Central Plains." The scribe said anxiously.

"Big event? Could it be that Yuan Shao was defeated?" Cao Cao raised his eyebrows, and said something by accident.

Scribe: "???"

He was stunned for a moment, and immediately said: "My lord, do you know everything?"

"What do you mean? Could it be that Yuan Shao was really defeated?" Cao Cao squinted his eyes, feeling unnatural.

"Anthracene, Yuan Shao was defeated and fled at the beginning of the month, and all 20 troops were lost. It is said that the generals under his command died and surrendered, and he himself has disappeared." The scribe explained.

"Yuan Shao is an idiot. Before the war, I wrote to him specifically to tell him that Zhang Xiu is invincible. If he doesn't listen, let it be. The 20 fine armor is really useless."

Cao Cao said irritably.

The main thing he was annoyed by was not Yuan Shao, but after Yuan Shao's defeat, how should he defend Xuzhou?It's like a lone army going deep into the hinterland of Zhang Xiu.

With Zhang Xiu's nasty nature, it is likely that she will not let her go.

"My lord, Mr. Xun Ling told me to return to the city to discuss the matter quickly. It is said that the two states of the Central Plains will fall into Zhang Xiu's hands sooner or later. We have to make plans early."

The scribe reminded me again.

"Cao Ren, you stay here to settle down the various ministries, and Dian Wei leads the Tiger Guards to return to the city with me." Cao Cao looked gloomy.

The original good mood disappeared in an instant.

When Zhang Xiu was mentioned, he felt depressed.

"No!" The two agreed one after another.

Immediately, Cao Cao and more than a hundred riders galloped to Tancheng.

Jingzhou, Xiangyang City.

Compared with other people's nervousness and panic.

Xiangyang City seemed to be happy and happy, and the people were busy with the spring plowing, talking about the world's major affairs.

During this period of time, good news from all walks of life came one after another. In the past few days, the two prefectures of Yan and Yu have almost completely surrendered.

So far, under Zhang Xiu's command, Jingzhou, Yangzhou, Jiaozhou, Yuzhou, Yanzhou, and Sili Hanoi and other places have been occupied. Zhang Xiu has more than three points in the world.

There are six infantry regiments under his command.

Commanded by Huang Zhong, Wenpin, Zhuge Liang, Xu Shu, Wei Yan, and Zhang Yun respectively, the number of soldiers has exceeded 15.

There are two cavalry regiments.

Zhao Yun's Canglong Yunqi has [-] riders.

Zhang Liao's Lanhufeng cavalry, [-] cavalry.

In addition, there are Euphorbia warriors, trapped camps, the Xuanwei Legion directly under Zhang Xiu, Zhang Xiu's personal guard battalion, etc.

These are the best of the best.

As for the navy, there are currently two.

Gan Ning's Xiangyang Fleet, 5 people.

Jiang Qin's Jianye Fleet has 3 people.

At present, the total number of soldiers under Zhang Xiu's command is close to 30, which is not weaker than Yuan Shao's peak moment.

As for the people under his command, there are countless.

It can be said that the people are rich and rich, and it is really a prosperous age.

In the general's mansion, these things are being reported.

After hearing this, Zhang Xiu twitched the corners of his mouth, feeling quite emotional. A few years have passed in a flash, from thousands of remnant soldiers to hundreds of thousands of troops today,

It's really dreamy!

"My lord, now that all parts of the Central Plains have surrendered, the group believes that it is the first priority to recuperate and restore the vitality of the Central Plains."

Chen Qun clasped his fists and said.

"My lord, Su Second, now the Central Plains needs time to settle down, it is necessary to recuperate, so as not to repeat Yuan Shao's mistakes."

Lu Su also said something earnestly.

The reason why Yuan Shao was defeated so quickly was mainly because of Liang Dao.

Yan and Henan cannot supply grain and grass, and even if Jizhou is such a wealthy place, it is still not easy to transport grain for thousands of miles.
I am afraid that every time I run out of food, I will retreat.

"My lord, I think that I can send people to renovate the old capital Luoyang. After the repairs are completed, my lord can tell the world to welcome the emperor back to the court, so as to occupy the righteousness."

Jia Xu smiled slightly, clasped his fists and said.

"Repairing the old capital, this can be considered."

Zhang Xiu responded, "It's just that Luoyang is magnificent. If you want to restore it to its original state, it may require a lot of manpower and material resources. It's not appropriate, but it can be easily restored by the people."

"My lord, I think it's better to take advantage of the fact that the Yuan family has not recovered, and take Jizhou in one fell swoop, occupy Hebei and become the king's hegemony, so as to prevent its resurgence."

Pang Tong was eager to try, clasped his fists and said.

"Xiangyang is far from Yecheng, and spans the entire river area. I'm afraid that the food and grass will not be able to keep up, so we can't act too hastily." Zhang Xiu waved his hand as a veto.

What Pang Tong said was not unreasonable, it was just that there was a little more risk, which he was unwilling to take.

"My lord, it doesn't matter if Yuan Shao can't be destroyed at this moment, but there is still Xuzhou in the Central Plains, and we believe that Cao Cao should be expelled from Xuzhou no matter what."

"In this way, the lord only needs to rule across the river from Yuan Shao. As for Liu Zhang, Liu Bei can stay here for a while. In the future, the lord will conquer the world in one fell swoop."

Pang Tong was belligerent, unwilling to persuade him again.

"Xuzhou has penetrated deep into the hinterland of our army, and it is true that Cao Cao cannot be tolerated here. In this way, the affairs on both sides of the Yellow River will be handed over to Xu Shu for the time being."

"Let Zhuge Liang lead his army back to Yangzhou immediately, and prepare to attack Xuzhou and completely integrate the three states of the Central Plains." Zhang Xiu directly ordered.

He can't let Cao Cao steal development.

But he heard that Cao Cao had been forced to go to Sanhan to develop, so it would be a good thing to get rid of it as soon as possible.

"In addition, order the Ganning Fleet and Zhang Liao's Tiger Cavalry Corps to cooperate with Zhuge Liang in the battle, and Zhuge Liang is also ordered to be the commander-in-chief of the three armies, and strive to completely eradicate Cao Cao before autumn."

Zhang Xiu gave some more instructions.

There are many water systems in Xuzhou, so the transfer of Ganning and Ningxia to help them is getting twice the result with half the effort.

"No!" Jia Xu agreed.

Then, there was another discussion.

Finally, everyone left angrily.

In the hall, Jia Xu was half a step late. Seeing that everyone had already left, Jia Xu hesitated for a moment, and then said: "My lord, Xu has something, I don't know if I should say it or not."

"Hehe, why are Wenhe so polite, but it doesn't matter."

"My lord, there is a saying in ancient times that when a rabbit dies, a dog is boiled, and a bird is killed by a bow, although it is very cruel, the king has always been like this."

"Xu knows that my lord won't be like this, so I can think that you shouldn't delegate power like this." Jia Xu bowed his head and said solemnly.

"You mean the legions?" Zhang Xiu raised his eyebrows.

"Exactly, each legion is self-respecting, and has the right to appoint and remove at its own discretion. Over time, it is bound to form cliques for personal gain."

"My lord, if it is good for the generals of the various ministries, the post of permanent army commander should be abolished, and it can be changed to centralized deployment by the central government. If there is a war, then lead the army."

Jia Xu said in a deep voice.

(End of this chapter)