"Has Nan Dun City been breached?" Liu Bei was sitting in the Governor's Mansion in Runan as he listened to the battle report.
"Yes, yes, my Lord. Nan Dun City has been breached," the messenger replied cautiously as he looked at Liu Bei with bloodshot eyes.
"Damn it! Damn it!" Liu Bei gritted his teeth and said, "Liu Mang, Liu Hanyang, are you really not going to let me, Liu Bei, live?"
Guan Yu looked at Liu Bei and comforted him. "Big Brother, it's just Nan Dun City with less than ten thousand soldiers. So what if it's breached? The Yangzhou army is just so-so. A mere Nan Dun City was able to stop them for a few days and even lost more than ten thousand soldiers. They are simply trash. Don't worry, Big Brother.
"A mere Nan Dun City? Stop them for a few days? Trash? " Liu Bei did not know how to explain this to his second brother. He smiled bitterly. It was true that Nan Dun City only had about ten thousand soldiers. However, Liu Bei had spread rumors in Nan Dun City that Yangzhou's Liu Mang and Liu Hanyang would massacre the entire city on the day the city was breached. He had used Liu Bei's reputation in Nan Dun City to convince the people to be loyal to Liu Bei. Nan Dun City had more than a hundred thousand people and all of them lived and died together with Nan Dun City. In other words, there were more than a hundred thousand soldiers defending the city. However, the city was breached just like that. What else could Liu Bei say?
It had only been a few days. This kind of combat power made Liu Bei feel a deep sense of helplessness.
Liu Bei couldn't tell Guan Yu about these things. After all, Guan Yu was a proud person. If Liu Bei told Guan Yu about these plans, Guan Yu would only scoff at them. He might even have a problem with Liu Bei.
"Second brother, I'm tired. Let's call it a day!" Liu Bei also had a headache. He sat down on his main seat and rubbed his forehead tiredly as he said to the people below.
"We will take our leave." The group of civil and military officials from Yu Province was about to leave.
Just as Sun Qian was about to leave like the others, a guard inside suddenly called out to him, "Lord Sun, the Lord invites you in!"
"Oh?" Sun Qian nodded and followed the guard into the backyard.
When they arrived at the backyard, they saw a maid massaging Liu Bei's forehead. Liu Bei's eyes were closed. From his expression, it could be seen that Liu Bei's head was really hurting.
"Lord, Lord Sun Qian is here!" The guard stepped forward and said to Liu Bei.
"En!" Liu Bei opened his eyes and saw Sun Qian. "Gongyou, come and sit!" Liu Bei asked the maid to bring over a chair.
"Thank you, Lord!" Sun Qian nodded and sat down.
"All of you are dismissed!" Liu Bei waved his hand and dismissed the maids and guards.
Seeing that everyone had left, Liu Bei smiled bitterly. His face was filled with uneasiness. He was the Lord, the Lord of Yu Province. No matter what, he couldn't show panic in front of others. But this time, he was really panicking.
Looking at the Yangzhou army in Nan Dun City, they really wanted to kill Liu Bei.
"Nan Dun City, Nan Dun City, hundreds of thousands of people, hundreds of thousands of people, only less than ten thousand people were left! The rest died in the hands of Liu Mang, Liu Hanyang! "Liu Bei said to Sun Qian with a compassionate expression.
"Butcher, butcher!" Liu Bei cursed loudly at Liu Mang in the room. But he didn't think about it. If it wasn't for his rumors in Nan Dun City, the people wouldn't have fought to the death. If the people weren't brainwashed and were loyal to Liu Bei, Liu Mang wouldn't have given the order to attack the city.
"Gongyou, what do you think I should do now?" Liu Bei went into the main topic. Yu Province lacked a military advisor. Pang Tong was there, and he had already analyzed the situation for Liu Bei. Now that Pang Tong was missing, Liu Bei was really panicking. He could only ask the number two military advisor, Sun Qian. Liu Bei was really scared. Because of the Yangzhou army in Nan Dun City, hundreds of thousands of people were killed just like that. Liu Mang was really ruthless. If he didn't even care about the people, why would he care about Liu Bei's life? This was already telling Liu Bei that Liu Bei couldn't survive.
Sun Qian also enjoyed the feeling of being valued by Liu Bei, but he also knew the seriousness of the situation. "Lord, even if Nan Dun City is broken, there is still Ding City!" Sun Qian wanted to comfort Liu Bei.
"Gongyou, you don't have to comfort me now!" Liu Bei smiled bitterly and shook his head. He wasn't a fool. How could he not know? Nan Dun City had already been taken. How long could Ding City last?
"Lord, Xiang City will definitely last longer than Nan Dun City!" Sun Qian said. Liu Mang's Army had indeed killed hundreds of thousands of people. Sun Qian had scared a portion of the people but at the same time, his actions had made some people completely crazy. Now, there was no need for Liu Bei to spread rumors. All the cities in Yuzhou that were not captured by the Yangzhou Army were in a state of panic. Liu Mang's reputation as the Liu Butcher had also spread throughout Yuzhou. It could be said that Liu Mang would need twice the effort for half the results compared to before.
"Even if they can hold on, sooner or later, the Yangzhou army will attack Runan." Liu Bei was still worried. How long could Ding City last? Ten days to half a month? Would it be useful? It would only prolong the time of death.
"Lord, if it really doesn't work, then we can only ask for help!" Sun Qian said to Liu Bei.
"Ask for help?" Liu Bei was stunned. He, Liu Bei, did not have any allies. Previously, he had Nanyang Zhang Xiu, but he was also killed by Liu Bei. Now, he didn't even have any allies. Other than Jiangdong's Sun Ce, who might be able to ease his relationship with Liu Bei, the others were all his enemies.
"Could it be that you want to ask?" Liu Bei thought of another person.
"That's right. Lord, you want to ask for help from Cao Cao!" Sun Qian said to Liu Bei.
"Will he agree?"
"As long as Lord submits, Cao Cao will agree!" Sun Qian said to Liu Bei.
"Cao Cao, Cao Mengde!" Liu Bei felt uncomfortable in his heart. He had betrayed Cao Cao. He thought that he was smarter than Cao Cao. Now, Liu Bei had to beg Cao Cao.
"Lord, a little impatience will spoil great plans. Lord, we are subservient to Cao Cao, but not to Cao Cao. We are subservient to Emperor Han in Xu Du. Cao Cao is just a minister of public affairs. We ask His Majesty to mediate!" Obviously, he was asking Cao Cao for help, hoping that Cao Cao would help him. However, Sun Qian's words were like a fig leaf. They were subservient to Emperor Han in Xu Du. Who didn't know that Emperor Han was just a puppet in Xu Du?
"If I write a letter, will Cao Cao come to my rescue?" After hearing Sun Qian's words, Liu Bei's mood became a lot better. In any case, Liu Bei didn't care. His skin was thick enough to be willful. Liu Bei was afraid that if he submitted to Cao Cao, Cao Cao wouldn't help him.
"Don't worry, my lord. Cao Cao is Cao Mengde. If he wants to obtain the Central Plains and conquer the world, instead of having an overlord of the Central Plains fight against him, he will support us." Sun Qian said. Once the Central Plains was unified, Cao Cao would have to deal with a strong enemy. It was just like when Liu Bei and Zhang Xiu attacked Shouchun. If it wasn't for the 100,000 provisions sent by Cao Cao, Shouchun would have been broken. No matter how good Xu Shu's plan was, no matter how smart he was, he couldn't cook without rice! Now that the roles were reversed, Liu Bei was the one being attacked.
Cao Cao also sent provisions. If he could support Liu Bei once, there would be a second time. It would be best if the Central Plains continued to be chaotic. Liu Bei and Liu Mang fought until both sides suffered. This was what Cao Cao wanted the most.
"Okay, I will write a letter and have someone send it to Xu Du as fast as possible. Let His Majesty mediate!" Liu Bei calmed himself down and said to Sun Qian with a smile.
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In Xu Du's official residence.
There weren't many battles in the north. Now, all that was left was to watch the two brothers of the Yuan family fight to the death. In order to let the two brothers fight wholeheartedly without any worries, Cao Cao specially transferred a division of the army back to Xu Du to rest and reorganize. He left behind the generals led by Zhang He and the old man Cheng Yu in Ji Zhou.
The winter in the north was very cold. Cao Cao also returned to Xu Du to relax for a while. Another reason was because of Guo Jia, the genius in Lao Cao's hands. Guo Jia was sick and had been coughing for a long time. Therefore, Cao Cao felt sorry for his good friend and brought Guo Jia back to Xu Du to find a famous doctor to treat him.
"Hehe, this Liu Bei, Liu Xuande, actually sent someone to send a letter to me. He wants me to send troops? I thought you were unyielding! "Cao Cao sneered as he looked at the letter in his hand. Xun You and his uncle were all present.
Cao Cao passed the letter in his hand to the civil and military officials below to read.
"Liu Bei is a lowly person who sells straw sandals. We should have killed him back then. Then, General Che Zhou wouldn't have died!" A one-eyed general said.
"Yuan Rang, be careful with your words!" Someone on the side stopped him. Cao Cao used to be the Provincial Governor of Xu Province. However, he died in the hands of Liu Bei. This result was not unrelated to Cao Cao.
At that time, Cheng Yu and Guo Jia, who had always been at odds, had agreed that Cao Cao should kill Liu Bei. However, Cao Cao was confident that his personality and charm could make Liu Bei surrender. In the end, he lost Xu Province and lost a general. He even let Liu Bei escape. Therefore, this could be considered a stain in Cao Cao's life.
Cao Cao drank a mouthful of tea on the table. His face was filled with anger and shame. Fortunately, Cao Cao's face was dark, so he couldn't see anything. "Yuan Rang is right!" Cao Cao directly agreed with Xiahou Dun's words.
This was also Xiahou Dun's words. If it was someone else who dared to say this, Cao Cao would have already dragged them out and beheaded them.
"At that time, I was bewitched. I actually thought of subduing a poisonous snake!" Cao Cao shook his head regretfully. If it wasn't for Liu Bei, Xu Province wouldn't have ended up like this. General Che Zhou wouldn't have been killed. He also wouldn't have led tens of thousands of elite Qing Province soldiers.
"My lord, it's best to admit your mistakes and mend your ways. Moreover, my lord, it's not a bad thing to let this poisonous snake go. Isn't it better to let him go out and bite people? "Xun You said to Cao Cao.
Although releasing this poisonous snake, Liu Bei, caused Cao Cao to lose a general and almost caused Xu Province to be lost, it wasn't without benefits. This shit stirrer wouldn't be safe anywhere. If it wasn't for Liu Bei, Yangzhou's Liu Mang would have already unified the Central Plains and Zhang Xiu would have directly surrendered to Yangzhou. Yuzhou's Liu Pi was only at the level of a Yellow Turban Commander. He didn't have a military advisor and didn't have many generals. How could he be a match for Xu Shu and the other foxes? He would have been toyed with until nothing was left.
Therefore, to put it simply, it was a blessing in disguise.
Xun You's words made Cao Cao feel a lot better.
"If we still want this poisonous snake to help us bite people, then we can't let him die!" Xun You said to Cao Cao and the others.
"Gongda, what do you mean? Do you still want to save that straw sandal seller?" Xiahou Dun had an opinion. His relationship with Che Zhou could be considered good. Now that Che Zhou was dead, he didn't have any good impression of Liu Bei.
"Imperial Uncle Liu, after all, has already written to His Majesty. Therefore, we must save him!" Another strategist said. This person's position was not lower than Xun You. In fact, it was higher than Xun You. This was because this person was Xun You's uncle, Xun Yu.
When Xun Yu spoke, many people frowned. It wasn't because Xun Yu's suggestion was wrong but because Xun Yu's name was wrong.
Imperial Uncle Liu? Isn't that Liu Bei? In Cao Cao's camp, everyone hated Liu Bei to the bone. They all called him the straw sandal seller, Big Eared Liu, poisonous snake, or lowly person. Only Xun Yu called Liu Bei Imperial Uncle and even mentioned Emperor of Han.
"Little Uncle!" Xun You's mouth was very bitter. His little uncle was older than him and had seen more than him. However, why couldn't he change his mind? Was the world still the Han Dynasty's world? Was the person in the palace of Xu Du still the Han Emperor of the past? Not anymore! This Xu Du, this Yan Province, and all the other territories were conquered by Cao Cao.
Even his lord, Cao Cao, was a loyal official of the Han Dynasty. He never thought of usurping the throne. His subordinates would still let Cao Cao wear the yellow robe.
This group of Cao Cao's elders would not let the Han Emperor be restored for the sake of their family's interests.
However, his little uncle, even though he was very intelligent, why couldn't he change his mind?
Xun You also saw the lord's eyebrows frowning on the stage. She was angry.
Xun You quickly stood up and covered for his uncle. "This is for my lord's great cause. We must save this Big Eared Liu."
"Oh, Gongda, tell me!" Cao Cao suddenly had an idea when he heard the word 'great cause'. His anger also dissipated.
"My lord, the northern Yuan family's two brothers seem to have a strong army. However, if they work together, they will be strong. If they separate, they will be able to conquer Ji Province, You Province, Bing Province, and Qing Province without spending more than a thousand soldiers." The Yuan family's two brothers weren't brothers at all. Even if they were enemies who killed their father, they wouldn't be able to compare. They came and went as they fought to the death. Even Yuan Tan sent a letter asking Cao Cao to help him eliminate his third brother. After that, his third brother's territory would be divided equally with Cao Cao. He even knew that Cao Cao liked women and wives. He even promised that after he defeated Yuan Shang, he would give Yuan Shang's mother, which was his stepmother, to Cao Cao.
Cao Cao was now waiting for the Yuan family's brothers to finish fighting. Then, he would send troops to take over their territory. The two's strength was equally matched. In the end, both sides would suffer.
"There is no need to worry about the north. My lord, the only thing you need to worry about is the Central Plains!" Xun You's gaze deepened. The two northern bears were nothing to worry about. However, the Central Plains was different. Originally, the Central Plains had already been pacified. Yuan Shu had been beaten until he was barely breathing. Yangzhou was completely ruined. Yuzhou only had Liu Pi who was a weak goose that could be killed at any time. Nanyang's Zhang Xiu also had the intention of seducing him. It could be said that the Central Plains was within reach.
However, Cao Cao did not conquer the Central Plains at that time. There were two reasons. The first reason was that Cao Cao did not have enough troops. After conquering such a large territory, there would need to be people guarding it. Cao Cao's troops still needed to go north to fight against Yuan Shao. Where would he find the troops to defend such a large territory?
The second reason was that Cao Cao was afraid! The tallest tree in the forest would be destroyed by the wind. If Cao Cao had conquered the Central Plains, then it could be said that Cao Cao's territory was much larger than Yuan Shao's. Yan Province, Zhili Province, Yuzhou, Yangzhou, Xuzhou, and Nanyang County in Jingzhou. Then, Cao Cao's territory would span six provinces. He would immediately become the largest warlord. However, at the same time, he would be attacked because he was too arrogant.
This made others feel a sense of crisis. Whether it was the North's Yuan Shao or the South's Sun Ce, they were not easy to deal with.
Therefore, Cao Cao left behind Yuan Shu, Liu Pi, and Zhang Xiu from Nanyang County to act as a buffer for the Central Plains. He originally wanted to fight with Yuan Shao before conquering the Central Plains.
However, who would have thought that two fierce beasts would come out of Xuzhou. One was Lü Bu and the other was Liu Bei. Liu Bei was still fine as his foundation was shallow. However, for some unknown reason, after the appearance of the King Of Shu, Liu Mang, and Liu Hanyang, the situation in the Central Plains changed. The Lvbu's Army that was originally at the end of the road suddenly became prosperous. They first conquered Lujiang and then marched into Yangzhou. Their subordinates also appeared one after another. Xu Shu, Liu Ye, Jia Xu, Chen Gong, and Chen Deng. Any one of them was a strategist that was not inferior to Xun Yu, Xun You, or even Guo Jia.
Above the generals, Lü Bu was originally the God of War. Now, Liu Mang's subordinates were Gan Ning, Huang Zhong, and Zhao Yun. These were first-rate generals.
There was also Zhang Liao. Originally, his strength could not be seen. But now, he had advanced by leaps and bounds. He could even command an army to defeat Jiangdong's troops.
Now, Yangzhou had 100,000 troops. If this continued, it would be difficult to conquer the Central Plains. Moreover, there was also a rich ally in Jingzhou.
"We must not let Yangzhou obtain the Central Plains!" Xun You said firmly. If Yangzhou obtained the Central Plains, it would be like a tiger that had grown wings. Liu Bei, this troublemaker, was still useful at the crucial moment.
After listening to Xun You's analysis, the civil and military officials of Cao Cao decided to support Liu Bei. Even if Xiahou Dun was unwilling, he knew that Liu Bei could not be eliminated.
"But how should we support Liu Bei!" The people on the other side were also worried. If they openly sent out troops, it would be asking for hatred.
Now that the Yuan Shao in the north had lost to Cao Cao, the whole world was watching Cao Cao. Cao Cao could be considered as the world's biggest warlord. All the other warlords were waiting for Cao Cao's reaction. If this Cao Cao directly sent out troops, then the other warlords would definitely gather together. In the end, there would be another 18 warlords meeting with Cao Cao.
Moreover, if Cao Cao were to directly send out his troops, he would really provoke the violent temper of Yangzhou and start an all-out war. At that time, Cao Cao would have no choice but to suffer in silence.
Yangzhou had 100,000 troops. When Lü Bu's subordinates were the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry and the Formation Breaker, Cao Cao was already a little overwhelmed. Now, there was the City Guard's Black Flag Army, Guangling Army, Taishan Army, and the White Horse Army. If a full-scale war broke out, Cao Cao would really have to withdraw all the troops in the north. At the very least, the elite Tiger Leopard Cavalry and Jizhou Iron Cavalry would have to come back. Only then could they fight.
Don't look at how there aren't too many battles in the north right now. However, once you withdraw your troops, the Yuan brothers might become brothers and cooperate with each other. Seeing that you, Cao Cao, are empty, they will first take Ji Province and block Cao Cao to the south of the Yellow River. Then, the two brothers will fight each other.
If this happened, Cao Cao really wanted to cry. Liu Bei wasn't his son nor was he his father. Cao Cao wouldn't do such a stupid thing to lose himself for Liu Bei.
"My lord, don't you remember Xu Zhou?" A weak voice sounded.
"Libation Lord, Libation Lord, you, you!" The person who spoke had a servant girl and a guard beside him. They were anxiously looking at him.
"Fengxiao, why are you here?" Cao Cao hurriedly walked down from the main seat and hurriedly went forward to support Guo Jia. He asked with concern. "What are you doing? Didn't I ask you to look after Fengxiao and let him have a good rest?" Cao Cao angrily roared at the servant girl and the guard. His anger contained killing intent.
"My lord, we!" When the servant girl and the guard saw Cao Cao, they were so frightened that they directly knelt down. "We couldn't stop Libation Lord!" If Cao Cao was angry, they might not be able to keep their lives. Cao Cao was famous for his killing. The servant girl and the guard were all trembling in fear.
"My lord, don't blame them! It's me who couldn't stay idle. That's why I came. Cough, cough, cough! "Guo Jia waved his hand and explained to Cao Cao.
"Libation Lord has pleaded for you. Quickly thank Libation Lord!" Xun You at the side stepped forward and said. He saw that Cao Cao really had the impulse to kill. If things didn't go well, the servant girl and the guard would die in vain. Therefore, he stepped forward.
"Thank you, Libation Lord, thank you, Libation Lord!"
"And my lord!" Xun You shouted again.
"Thank you, my lord. Thank you, my lord!" The servant girl and the guard kowtowed. They were the ones who broke into the meeting hall. If things didn't go well, they would be beheaded.
"Go down!" Cao Cao saw that Xun You had spoken. He couldn't not give face to him. He waved his hand and said impatiently.
"Still not going down!" Xun You kicked them.
"Yes, yes, yes!" The servant girl and the guard hurriedly ran down. Their foreheads were stained with cold sweat.
"My lord, do you still remember Xu Zhou?" Guo Jia repeated. Cao Cao pulled his attention back from Guo Jia.
"Xu Zhou?" The current Xu Zhou was of little value to Cao Cao. It was tasteless and a pity to throw it away. The population of Xu Zhou was less than 300,000. Many of the cities were abandoned. Even now, more than half of the cities were occupied.
"Fengxiao, are you talking about the Huaiyin generation?" Xun You at the side asked.
"Gongda knows me well. Hehe, cough, cough!" Guo Jia said with a smile. However, he couldn't help but cough.
"Although the current Huaiyin generation is under the banner of Great General Yuan Shao, it's clear who the mastermind is! Since Yangzhou can do it, we can do it too. " Guo Jia's eyes were shining. The reason why he got up was because he knew that he had to deal with the King Of Shu, Liu Mang, and Lü Bu, Lü Fengxian. He still remembered the disdain that Lü Bu had for him before the battle.
One of them stood at the peak of martial strength, while the other stood at the peak of wisdom. Naturally, there would be sparks when they clashed.
"Are we going to help Big Eared Liu just like that?" There were still people who were unconvinced because Liu Bei and Cao Jun had fought many battles. Now that they were helping Liu Bei, the generals in the army wouldn't care about any schemes. The soldiers wouldn't be convinced.
"Of course we won't help for nothing. The King Of Shu and Liu Mang are our enemies. Isn't Liu Bei the same? Cough, cough! "Guo Jia said while coughing. Killing Liu Bei was something that Guo Jia had wanted to do for a long time.
…
"What? You want me to cede Cai City, Ye City, Xiangyang City, and Gucheng City? Why don't Cao Cao and Cao Mengde rob them instead? " Liu Bei was about to roar. He looked at the messenger in front of him and was so angry that he wanted to kill him with the swords on the wall.
"Hehe, Royal Uncle Liu, please don't be angry. My lord didn't say that he wanted to cede the cities. He just wants to station his troops there!" Cao Cao's messenger said calmly.
"What's the difference?" Liu Bei pointed at the messenger and roared. If your army was fighting in the wilderness, then forget it. But you want to station your troops in the cities? Isn't it obvious that you want the cities?
"What? Is this the way the Left General treats his guests? My lord sent his troops to save your Yuzhou. Do you want my army to not even be able to enter the cities? If this spreads out, what will the heroes of the world think of you as the Left General? "The messenger said calmly.
"I don't need you to save me. I don't need you to save me. Scram, scram!" Liu Bei was really angry. He had been bullied so badly by Liu Mang and Hanyang. Liu Bei was already very sullen. Cao Cao came to loot a burning house. Liu Bei was about to go crazy.
"Sigh," Sun Qian sighed and shook his head. If he had known this would happen, he wouldn't have done it in the first place. If he hadn't attacked Jingzhou, it wouldn't have ended up like this. "Messenger, please go and rest. We'll discuss this later!" Sun Qian knew that Liu Bei was angry.
"Oh, then hurry up. My lord can wait, but Yuzhou can't!" The messenger sneered and left.
"Scram, scram!"
"My lord, please calm down, please calm down!" Sun Qian went forward to appease Liu Bei.
"Calm down, calm down. How can I calm down?! Cao Aman, Cao Aman is too much, too much! "How could Liu Bei not be angry? How many cities were left in Yuzhou? Ruyin on Yingshang had been lost. Nan Dun was also gone. Xiang City was about to be conquered. Only Cai, Ye Xiangyang, and Runan were left. Cao Cao was really arrogant. He wanted four cities from Liu Bei. Even if Liu Mang was driven out of Yuzhou, so what? Did Liu Bei only have one main city and a pile of ruins?
"My lord, this Cao Cao is asking for everything. We have to sit on the ground and bargain!" Sun Qian explained.
"So what if we sit on the ground and bargain!" Liu Bei couldn't take it lying down.
"My lord, now that we have lost the cities, it is a blessing for us, not a curse!"
"Sun Qian, do you want me, Liu Bei, to be alone in this world?"
This Cao Cao and Yangzhou's Liu Mang are not good people. Both of them are fierce tigers. My lord, you must know that a mountain cannot accommodate two tigers. These two tigers will fight one day. The smaller our territory, the more fearless these two tigers will be. When these two tigers are exhausted, then it will be your chance. "Sun Qian told Liu Bei about the beautiful future.
"You mean?"
"We can have fewer cities, but we can't have fewer soldiers. Leave the Xiliang Cavalry and Qingzhou Army. Abandon those useless cities. As long as we have soldiers, we can make a comeback."
"When the sandpiper and the clam fight, the fisherman benefits?" Liu Bei was tempted. Liu Bei's current situation was like Cao Cao's situation in Hebei. In order to allow the two brothers of the Yuan family to fight without any scruples, Cao Cao had withdrawn nearly half of his troops. He was waiting for the two brothers to fight until the heavens and earth were turned upside down. In the end, he would reap the benefits.
"Did the commander agree?" Cao Cao's messenger looked at Sun Qian and asked.
"Yes, my lord agreed. However, four cities are too many. We can only have two cities!" Sun Qian said to Cao Cao's messenger.
"Two cities? Are you trying to make our soldiers homeless? "
"Alright, then let's get straight to the point. Liu Mang definitely doesn't want Yuzhou to fall into the hands of Yangzhou's Liu Mang and Hanyang. That's why he sent out his troops. If we are destroyed, he won't gain anything. If you really want to talk, then tell me your request! If it's too much, then there's nothing to talk about. At most, we will surrender. I believe that the King Of Shu, Liu Mang, won't kill those who surrender. "
"En?" Cao Cao's messenger also frowned. If Liu Bei surrendered, then it would be difficult to deal with. Unless Liu Mang didn't want Liu Bei to surrender, otherwise, Liu Mang wouldn't kill Liu Bei.
"Three cities, this is my lord's limit!" Cao Cao's messenger said.
"Alright, three cities it is!" Cao Cao's messenger thought that Sun Qian was going to argue. He didn't expect Sun Qian to agree so quickly.
"If that's the case, then please bring Cao Cao's army as soon as possible!" Sun Qian said.
"Of course! If that's the case, then this one will take his leave! "Cao Cao's messenger cupped his fist and said. He had already achieved his goal.
"Goodbye, I won't see you out!" Sun Qian also cupped his fist and smiled. Seeing that Cao Cao's messenger left, the smile on Sun Qian's face disappeared.
"Men!" Sun Qian shouted.
"Subordinate is here!" A guard knelt in front of Sun Qian.
"Go, send a letter to the Yangzhou's Army in South Dun City. Tell them that Cao Cao has sent out his troops!"
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"Cao Cao has sent out his troops?" South Dun City had been breached. Nearly half of the Yangzhou's 100,000 troops were stationed in the city. Lü Bu was reading the report in his hands.
"That's impossible!" Someone questioned. "Isn't Cao Cao in the north? He hasn't even pacified Hebei and he wants to touch the Central Plains. Isn't he afraid of dying? "
"That's right. Isn't he afraid that our army will start a war with Cao Cao?" Someone else questioned. It was true that Cao Cao and Yangzhou were enemies. However, this showed that they were still on good terms. After all, both sides had yet to fall out. One wanted to pacify Hebei while the other wanted to pacify the Central Plains. If they were to start a war, then it would be easy for the other side to take advantage of them.
"Could it be that the information is wrong?"
"This report can't be wrong. This is the report from the frontline. Cao Ren's army has already begun to move from Xu Du's Yingchuan direction!"
"If it's a bluff, then it means that he wants our army to stop moving forward!"
"Then take a look at this." Lü Bu handed over another letter.
"This?"
"You can't imagine this right? This is a letter sent from Liu Bei in Runan!" Lü Bu coldly said. The person who sent the letter had already been interrogated by the Yangzhou army. This letter was sent by Sun Qian who was in Runan. Sun Qian wouldn't have the guts to do such a thing. Naturally, the person behind this was Liu Bei.
"Liu Bei sent us a letter? To remind us? "Someone didn't understand.
"Liu Bei wants us to fight to the death with Cao Cao's army!" Someone reacted and sneered. Even if Cao Cao were to send out his army, it would be under the banner of Liu Bei. It was impossible for him to brazenly fall out with them. At that time, the scale of the war would be uncontrollable. Therefore, this letter was sent by Liu Bei. It was to tell them that Cao Cao had sent out his army. He wanted them to resent Cao Cao and attack him.
"Good plan, good plan! This Sun Qian and Liu Bei want to reap the benefits! "A young man on the side said.
Lu Bu looked at that person. He was not familiar with that person's face. "He is?"
"Reporting to Milord, this person is Lu Su, Lu Zijing! He is a teacher in our army. "Chengyu explained to Lü Bu.
"Lu Su? Jiangdong's Lu Family? "Lü Bu remembered. Wasn't this Lu Su his former enemy? At that time, when the Jiangdong Army attacked Lujiang, Lu Su was the military advisor. But why did he appear here?
"Mr. Zijing has already abandoned the dark and joined the light!" Chengyu explained. Lu Su did not refute and remained silent.
"Oh!" Lü Bu nodded.
"Although this Sun Qian's strategy is good, his skills are still shallow." Lu Su smiled coldly. Cao Cao had sent out his army using the Yangzhou Army in Xu Province. Cao Cao naturally knew that he could not hide it from the Yangzhou Army. Cao Cao was also using Liu Bei to tell the Yangzhou Army that he, Cao Cao, was here. Cao Cao was watching them from the side so that they would not be able to kill Liu Bei.
"If we can't kill Liu Bei, we won't be able to take down Yuzhou!" Zhang Hu and the others were anxious.
"Not necessarily!" Lu Su laughed.
"Mr. Zijing, what do you mean?"
"Lord Wen Hou, we don't need to fight Xiang City!"
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