"It's over, it's over!" On the city gate tower, Liu Bei simply felt lonely. Although his subordinates risked their lives to save him, but Liu Bei's heart seemed to have died.
"My lord, my lord, don't scare me!" The gate captain was scared silly. Although the gate tower collapsed, he didn't die. He had escaped from death and even rescued Liu Bei. But if something happened to Liu Bei, then he, the gate captain, would also be buried with him. Therefore, the gate captain was panicking, he was afraid that something would happen to Liu Bei.
After a series of beatings, Liu Bei finally woke up, but after waking up, Liu Bei seemed to have gone crazy.
"To think that I, Liu Bei, a relative of the Han Dynasty, wholeheartedly wanted to support the Han Dynasty and save it from the raging waves. However, I regretted that there were traitors in the world. With that traitor Lü Bu coveting the Han Dynasty and holding His Majesty hostage, I originally wanted to use Xu Province to recuperate and gather a large number of troops to protect the region. However, that traitor Lü Bu seized Xu Province's nest like a crane. Thanks to my courage, I was able to drive the traitor Lü Bu out of Xu Province. However, Xu Province fell into the hands of that traitor Cao Cao. Originally, I thought that there would be righteous people from Yu Province, Liu Pi, Zhang Xiu, who would be willing to help me in my great undertaking. However, I did not expect that there would be another traitor, Liu Mang, Liu Hanyang. Oh Heavens, could it be that you really want to destroy me, Liu Bei?"
Tears welled up in his eyes. It was no wonder. Liu Bei's background was that of a straw sandal seller. It wasn't easy for him to become the head of the family and invest in the company. He had a small foundation and became the CEO of Xu Province. However, he was taken away by Lü Bu. With Xu Province gone, he went from a CEO to an employee. Who would be able to stand this kind of difference? It wasn't easy to attract foreign investment, but Lao Cao wanted to regain his power in Xu Province.
Lao Cao wanted him to be an employee and a high-ranking official. However, Liu Bei was unwilling. He wanted to be a boss and a director. Therefore, he had a falling out with Lao Cao. Liu Pi had abdicated his position in Xu Province. He killed Liu Pi and Zhang Xiu to make a comeback.
He didn't expect that he would fall into the abyss. It was easy to go from frugality to extravagance but it was difficult to go from extravagance to frugality. If Yu Province was gone, where would Liu go? Could it be that he was going to sell straw sandals? Liu Bei cried out miserably.
"Big Brother! Big Brother!" Guan Yu who was in the city saw the tower collapse. He quickly put down his military affairs and rushed to the city wall.
"Where is my big brother?" Guan Yu yelled at the officer of the city gate.
"Reporting to the general. Milord is there!" The gate guard didn't dare to disturb Liu Bei's mourning. He still had to organize troops to defend the city. Therefore, he arranged for Liu Bei to be in a safe place.
"Big Brother! Are you okay?" Guan Yu went forward to grab his big brother. However, Liu Bei seemed to have gone crazy.
"Alas! So sad! So sad! Lost! Lost! Lost! Lost!"
"Big Brother!" Guan Yu found out that his big brother had completely changed. He quickly went forward and grabbed Liu Bei's shoulder. He wanted to shake Liu Bei awake.
However, Liu Bei saw Guan Yu's silly smile. "Second Brother, we lost. We lost. You go back to sell dates. I will also go back to buy straw sandals. "
"Ah! Ah! Ah!" Guan Yu was stunned. His big brother had gone crazy.
Looking at his big brother's silly face, Guan Yu clenched his teeth. He looked at his big hand which was as big as a millstone. He made up his mind and slapped Guan Yu.
"Pa!" The slap landed solidly on Liu Bei's shoe-shaped face. Liu Bei immediately became a little fatter.
Guan Yu's slap was powerful. However, Liu Bei's heart was still not awake. It was useless. "Haha, Second Brother, haha."
Guan Yu had no choice but to lie to Liu Bei. "Big Brother, Big Brother. The Lvbu's Army retreated. They retreated. We have defended Runan City. “
"Retreat?" Liu Bei's absent-minded eyes suddenly glowed green. "Retreat? Second Brother, they retreated? "
"Yes, yes!" Guan Yu nodded heavily. Now that his elder brother had awakened, Guan Yu's worry was even heavier. He had lied to his elder brother to awaken him, but if his elder brother were to see the truth, what would happen? Would he be scared senseless again? Guan Yu nodded heavily.
"Really?" Liu Bei looked at Guan Yu in disbelief. Fortunately, Guan Yu usually did not lie. Liu Bei trusted him a little. Although he was blushing when he lied, it could not hide his red skin. "You did not lie to Big Brother?"
"I!" Guan Yu could not bear it anymore and was about to tell the truth.
"They retreated. They retreated." Suddenly, a cry came from outside. Liu Bei did not believe it at first. But after hearing this sound, he believed it a little.
"Phew." Guan Yu sighed. "Big Brother, you rest here for a while. I will go out and help you see the enemy." Guan Yu cupped his fist and said to Liu Bei. He wanted to go out and see how far the city had fallen. If it could not hold on, Guan Yu was ready to break out with Liu Bei.
"Second Brother, tell Big Brother. Big Brother can hold on!" Liu Bei touched his head and said.
"Big Brother, Big Brother!" Guan Yu did not open his mouth. Liu Bei could see that Guan Yu was not telling the truth. "Haha!" Liu Bei suddenly smiled bitterly.
"Reporting, reporting to Second General, the enemy, the enemy has retreated." The gate captain came again and reported to Liu Bei and Guan Yu.
"Haha, it's been hard on you. You are good at pretending." Liu Bei shook his head.
"Stop pretending! Big Brother already knows. " Although Guan Yu was grateful to the gate captain for acting for him, Liu Bei already knew. Naturally, there was no need for that.
"Pretending?" The gate captain was stunned for a moment. Why is he pretending? "My Lord, the enemy has retreated. We have defended the city!" The gate captain explained again.
"You still want to hide it from me at this time?" Liu Bei was a little angry. "It's fine if Second Brother lied to me. But you, a gate captain, dare to lie to me? Do you want to see me, Liu Bei, make a fool of myself? "
"I dare not. I dare not. If My Lord does not believe, My Lord can go to the outer city to see!" The gate captain was also angry. He risked his life to defend the city wall. It was not easy for the enemy to retreat. He came to report but was wronged. How could he not be angry?
"Hmm?" Liu Bei frowned. Looking at the gate captain, he did not look like he was pretending. Guan Yu simply rushed out. As soon as he went to the outer city wall, he looked down from above. Guan Yu's eyes suddenly widened.
Seeing Guan Yu go out, Liu Bei also struggled to go to the outer city wall. Looking down from above, he saw the troops and horses. The densely packed enemy had begun to retreat like the tide.
The ballistae that were a great threat and almost killed Liu Bei on the spot began to be ignited one by one. The raging fire suddenly rose.
"What's going on?" Liu Bei looked at Guan Yu and the gate captain in disbelief.
The Lvbu's Army, the Yangzhou Army, retreated? They were about to take Runan City, but they actually retreated?
"Big Brother, I don't know!" Guan Yu shook his head.
"Could it be a trap?" Liu Bei's first reaction was this. He did not believe that the Lü Bu below would be so kind to let him go. "Could it be that they want to make a comeback?" Liu Bei was deeply puzzled.
The onlooker sees the game clearly. The gate captain on the side reminded him. "Milord? Our Runan City is already in such a state. Do we still need to play tricks? "The gate captain on the side said to Liu Bei.
"Yes, Runan City is already in such a state! Do we still need to play tricks? " Liu Bei looked at his old nest, Runan City. The outer city was originally very solid. However, because of the Yangzhou Army's ballistae, it had become bumpy. As long as the soldiers and horses climbed up the city wall, it would not be able to withstand them. Liu Bei only needed to retreat to the inner city. The inner city could only hold on for a few dozen days. That was the limit. There was no need to use his brain.
"Then what is the reason?" Liu Bei frowned.
Guan Yu looked at his big brother thinking and said. "Big Brother, there is no need to think about it. Wait for me to catch two tongues for big brother to see."
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Lü Bu's warhorse was lazy. After losing the Red Hare, Lü Bu had been riding the warhorse Liu Mang brought from the modern world. Even if these Arabian warhorses were elite, they could not be compared to the Red Hare. The Red Hare was a dragon among horses.
Looking at Runan City in front of him, Lü Bu was very unwilling. Runan City was about to be breached. His old enemy, Liu Bei, was about to become a prisoner. However, he did not expect that in the end, he would have to retreat.
"Milord, are we really going to retreat?" Chengyu was also a bit reluctant. Liu Bei and Cao Cao were both Chengyu's enemies. Originally, Chengyu hated Cao Cao the most because Cao Cao caused his hometown, Xu Province, to fall into war and caused his mother to die in the war. However, after that, he hated Liu Bei even more. Without Liu Bei's sincerity, Cao Cao actually had a hidden evil heart. If it was not for Liu Bei spreading the news that Cao Cao would massacre the people in the city, those people would not have resisted to the end. In the end, Cao Cao had no choice but to kill some people as a warning. Just like what happened in Nanduding City, Liu Bei forced Liu Mang to kill people.
Therefore, Chengyu's hatred for Liu Bei deepened after the battle of Yuzhou.
"Chengyu, if we don't retreat, do we have other options?" Lu Bu shook his head and cursed angrily. "This damned bastard! He's simply a troublemaker! It's only been a few days, and he's already gone crazy!" Damn it! " Lü Bu's angry expression made Chengyu very embarrassed because he knew who Lü Bu was talking about.
It was the King Of Shu, Liu Mang, Liu Hanyang. The reason why Lü Bu retreated was because of this young lord. Before this, Lü Bu received two letters. One was from Lujiang. It said that the Lujiang Navy defeated the Jingzhou Navy.
At first, Lü Bu thought that Jiangdong's Sun Ce was looking for trouble. If that was the case, the Lujiang Navy was more than enough to deal with him. After all, he still had to send troops to restrain the Jingzhou Navy.
But after taking a closer look, he found that it was the Jingzhou Navy and not the Jiangdong Navy. Lü Bu thought that Chen Gong wrote it wrongly. But after looking at it for a long time, he found that there was no mistake.
How could the Jingzhou Navy attack the Lujiang Navy? Lü Bu suddenly froze. The Jingzhou Navy and Lujiang were separated by Jiang Xia. Moreover, the one stationed in Jiang Xia was Jingzhou's archenemy, Sun Ce. Even if the Jingzhou Navy flew over, they should attack Jiangdong and not Lujiang. Yangzhou and Jingzhou had just signed an alliance. The King Of Shu, Liu Mang, was still in Jingzhou. He was a guest at Liu Biao's place.
This didn't make sense. Even Chen Gong expressed his doubts in his letter. He even asked Lu Bu if he wanted to start a war with the Jingzhou Navy. This was because this was only the first battle and thousands of Jingzhou Navy had already died. This grudge was already settled.
However, the second letter made Lü Bu completely understand. It was sent from Shouchun. Shouchun sent a report. His precious son-in-law, the King Of Shu, Liu Mang, Liu Hanyang, had disappeared and was no longer in Jingzhou.
After asking around, he found out that His Highness Prince of Shu was quite famous in Jingzhou. He even gave Liu Biao, Liu Jingzhou's wife. Slept with Liu Mang. The most important thing was that she was pregnant with his child.
Upon receiving this news, Lü Bu's face turned livid. This was because he was not Liu Mang's father, but Liu Mang's father-in-law. If he was Liu Mang's father, he would not care about this news at all. His son was womanizing outside, which showed that his son was capable and charming. As a father, he would also be proud. Wouldn't it be better to have a grandson?
However, Lü Bu was Liu Mang's father-in-law. He married his daughter to Liu Mang. Originally, he wanted to marry Liu Mang. Later, because of the Imperial Jade Seal, there was a daughter of Yuan Shu. Lü Bu did not say much. Later on, there was Qiao Yu 'er. Because she was a concubine, and Liu Mang and his daughter pleaded for mercy, Lü Bu did not say much.
But now, you are actually womanizing in Jingzhou. It's fine if you are womanizing, but you even provoked Liu Biao. You are really the same as Cao Cao. Cao Cao was greedy and lost his son because of lust. Liu Mang almost lost his life.
No matter which father-in-law knew that his son-in-law had an affair behind his daughter's back and had an extra son, he would not feel good. Therefore, Lü Bu's face was livid and his eyes were cold. If Liu Mang was in front of Lü Bu, Lü Bu would kill him.
However, apart from the shame and anger, Lü Bu's heart changed. He was deeply worried. According to the report from Yangzhou, Jia Xu's men brought a girl called Xiao Cui to Shouchun. This girl told Xu Shu that when they left, the King Of Shu, Liu Mang, was being captured by Liu Biao.
According to Xu Shu and Yang Hong's men, Liu Mang was missing and the mountain outside of Jingzhou was burned down.
Therefore, Lü Bu was deeply worried about Liu Mang's safety. If Liu Mang fell into Liu Biao's hands, what good would it be? The ashamed and angry Liu Biao would definitely vent his anger on Liu Mang. Lü Bu was also worried about Liu Mang. According to the reports from all sides, Liu Biao was afraid of Yangzhou's retaliation and was prepared to make the first move. He even used Jiang Xia as the price to cooperate with Jiangdong's Sun Ce.
Lü Bu had no choice but to retreat. It would take at most ten days to attack Runan. However, Lü Bu could not afford to delay. Chen Gong's letter indicated that the Jingzhou Navy could make a comeback at any time. For the sake of Yangzhou and Liu Mang's safety, Lü Bu had no choice but to lead the army south and return to Yangzhou to meet the challenge of Jingzhou's Liu Biao and Jiangdong's Sun Ce.
This was the reason why Liu Bei saw Lü Bu's inexplicable retreat.
"We will return to Runan. Leave Liu Bei's head for now and wait for us to come back for it!" Even if Lü Bu retreated, he would not allow his fertile land to leave. He loudly shouted at the soldiers below.
"Come back for it, come back for it!" The soldiers below also shouted.
"Let's go to Yangzhou!" Lü Bu's vanguard slowly left under the leadership of the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry. The Central Army was Bu Zu and the rear was Zhang Liao's Xiliang Cavalry.
"Sigh!" A young scholar in the Yangzhou Army smiled bitterly and shook his head. Return to Yangzhou? He was Lu Su. Because of his contribution in the Battle of Yuzhou, all the military affairs in the Yangzhou Army were dissatisfied with him. Therefore, he also knew about the disappearance of the King Of Shu, Liu Mang, and the alliance between Jingzhou's Liu Biao and Jiangdong's Sun Ce. This time, when he returned to Lujiang, he would have to face the allied forces of Jingzhou and Jiangdong. Moreover, Lu Su's previous employer was Jiangdong.
This was the rhythm of fighting against his own old employer. However, did he have any other choice? After the Battle of Yuzhou, Lu Su had already been labeled as Yangzhou's army.
"Liu Bei is really lucky." Lu Su looked at Runan. Liu Bei's luck was really good. He had been besieged many times but he did not die many times. The Yellow Turban Army did not kill him, the Ten Attendants did not kill him, Cao Cao did not kill him, and now Lü Bu did not kill him either. This centipede died but did not fall down. However, even if this was the case, Liu Bei was a troublemaker. Now that Yuzhou had been defeated, it would be difficult for Liu Bei to make a comeback.
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"Big Brother, I am back!" On the city wall, Liu Bei looked at Lü Bu's army slowly retreating. He wanted to take advantage of the situation. However, when he saw the orderly retreat of the Yangzhou Army, he could only shake his head. Guan Yu who went to catch the tongue came back.
"How is it, Second Brother? Did you find out?" Liu Bei asked Guan Yu. He urgently wanted to know why Lü Bu let him go. It did not make any sense. Liu Bei and Lü Bu's grudge was very deep.
Lü Bu occupied his foundation and he almost forced Lü Bu into a dead end. How could these two people be reconciled?
"No, those tongues were also very stubborn!" Guan Yu shook his head. Relying on his superior martial arts, he was able to capture a few Yangzhou soldiers who were retreating slowly. However, those Yangzhou soldiers were either very stubborn and refused to speak no matter how Guan Yu tortured them. Guan Yu couldn't do anything about it. In the end, Guan Yu killed those who spoke and released those who didn't speak.
"No?" Liu Bei frowned. People were like this. The more curious they were, the more they wanted to know.
"Milord, Milord!" Suddenly, there was a call. Liu Bei turned around and saw Sun Qian, Sun Gongyou.
"Gongyou, why are you here? Didn't I tell you to go and prepare?" Liu Bei looked at Sun Qian with his hands behind his back and frowned. After Liu Bei knew that Runan City could not hold on, he thought of a way out and let Sun Qian take the people and leave first.
"Milord, I have already made arrangements for the madams! This time, I have brought a big happy occasion for Milord. "Sun Qian panted and said to Liu Bei with a smile.
"Good thing?" Liu Bei looked at Sun Qian doubtfully.
"Of course it is good! Milord, who do you hate the most right now? "Sun Qian said to Liu Bei with a smile.
"The person I hate the most?" Liu Bei walked a few steps with his hands behind his back and thought for a while. "Cao Cao?" Liu Bei shook his head. Liu Bei did not hate Cao Cao, he was jealous. All along, Liu Bei had been thinking about how good it would be if he was a landowning household like Cao Cao. He would definitely be able to do better and better than Cao Cao. He had always thought that he was more talented and strategic than Cao Cao. This was why Liu Bei was unwilling to be under Cao Cao's command.
Liu Bei thought for a while. "Ten Attendant Attendants?" Liu Bei had been recommended by his teacher, Lu Zhi, and had made many meritorious contributions during the Yellow Turban Rebellion. However, because he did not bribe the Ten Attendant Attendants, he only got a lowly position and was almost killed by the Inspection Deputy of the Prefect. Therefore, Liu Bei should hate the Ten Attendant Attendants.
However, the Ten Attendant Attendants were already dead. Even Dong Zhuo, who had looked down on Liu Bei, was also dead, so there was no way he could hate them.
"Lü Bu?" Liu Bei should hate Lü Bu because Lü Bu had taken away Liu Bei's Xuzhou. However, that was also because Liu Bei wanted to use Lü Bu to resist Cao Cao. If Lü Bu had not messed up Cao Cao's Yanzhou, Cao Cao would have taken over Xuzhou long ago. Liu Bei would not have a share.
"Yes, it's him, that little thief! That treacherous, shameless, despicable man! " Before Liu Bei could say the name of this person, he immediately cursed. How could he not hate him? Liu Bei's rise and his ambitions were destroyed by this person time and time again. No matter where he went, he could be found everywhere. If it was not for this person, Liu Bei would not have reached such a level. The White Eared Heavy Armored Soldiers were gone, Chen Dao was dead, and Pang Tong, a top strategist, was nowhere to be found. Even his third brother was nowhere to be found. Liu Bei originally wanted to use Zhang Xiu's Wancheng as compensation, but in the end, he became the villain and killed Zhang Xiu. However, the one who benefited the most was this little thief. Jia Xu even burned down the granary of Wancheng.
Liu Bei wanted to form an alliance with Jingzhou, but it was ruined by this traitor. Liu Bei wanted to buy provisions from Jingzhou, but it was also ruined by this traitor. In the end, Liu Bei was forced to take a risk and attack Fancheng. He offended Liu Biao and used Fancheng as a threat to Liu Biao. However, he was still driven out of Fancheng and his provisions were also taken away by Yangzhou.
Where could Liu Bei go to cry out for justice? Therefore, this traitor was the person that Liu Bei hated the most and the person that he wanted to kill the most.
"Haha!" Sun Qian was a little embarrassed. He did not expect his lord to hate this person to this extent. There were other officers and soldiers beside him. In the eyes of the officers and soldiers, Liu Bei was a benevolent, righteous, and moral person. The officers and soldiers at the side all stared at their lord with their eyes wide open. They could not believe that the person who was nagging was their lord. He was just short of lying on the ground and drawing circles to curse people.
"Milord, Milord!" Sun Qian hurriedly stopped Liu Bei. If this continued, Liu Bei's image would be ruined. They were in public right now. "Milord, let me tell you a piece of good news. Your biggest enemy, the King Of Shu, Liu Mang, Liu Hanyang, is currently missing!"
"What?" Liu Bei's eyes widened. He could not believe Sun Qian's words. "Say that again!"
"Milord, I'm talking about this King Of Shu, Liu Mang, Liu Hanyang. His whereabouts are currently unknown. We don't even know if he's dead or alive." Sun Qian said excitedly. That's right, he was excited. Although Sun Qian and Liu Mang had done it more than once, the two of them had forced the Mi Brothers to leave and removed Jian Yong from his position as Liu Bei's trusted aide. However, the two of them were still enemies. They were just using each other. Liu Mang was missing and his whereabouts were unknown. Although Jian Yong was a little regretful that this partner of his was gone, Sun Qian was still very happy. This was because if Liu Mang was dead or missing, then no one would know that Sun Qian had colluded with the enemy and worked with Liu Mang.
"His whereabouts are unknown?" Liu Bei looked at Sun Qian doubtfully. Sun Qian then explained Liu Mang's behavior. Now, all the information about Yuzhou was in Sun Qian's hands. Since Jian Yong was suspected by Liu Bei, the head of the intelligence department had changed from Jian Yong to Sun Qian. Sun Qian held great power and was incomparably awe-inspiring. Among Liu Bei's subordinates, who was good to him and who was bad to him, Sun Qian knew. This information was also obtained by the intelligence department. This was no longer a secret. Basically, everyone knew what happened in Xiangyang. Liu Biao of Jingzhou had become a joke.
Being made a cuckold and now letting Liu Mang run away, wouldn't Jing Province become a laughingstock?
"You're saying that Yangzhou and Jingzhou have fallen out?" Liu Bei asked Sun Qian word by word.
"Milord, if Liu Biao doesn't care about the eyes of the world, then there is no such thing!" Sun Qian said this with a smile. What did it mean by the eyes of the world? If Liu Biao could endure it, then Liu Biao would not be called Liu Biao. He would really become a cousin and not a man.
"Haha, good, good." Because of the alliance between Yangzhou and Jingzhou, Yangzhou's army did not lack provisions. In the long run, Yangzhou's army would become a tyrant. Yangzhou's army was strong, and Jingzhou's army was rich. One had money, and the other had strength. It was a terrifying combination. Now, the two of them had turned against each other. "If I, Liu Bei, can't get it, then you, Liu Mang, can't get it either." Liu Bei was very happy.
"Milord, there is another news. Jingzhou's Liu Biao has sent someone to contact Jiangdong's Sun Ce. It seems that he and Jiangdong's Sun Ce will put aside their grudges and deal with Yangzhou's Liu Mang together." Liu Bei was very happy.
Putting aside their grudges was only temporary. Liu Biao wanted to take revenge for the dignity of a man, and Jiangdong's Sun Ce wanted to get what he wanted. The two of them could be regarded as enemies. In any case, whether it was Yangzhou or Jingzhou, they were both enemies of Jiangdong's Sun Ce. Therefore, Jiangdong's Sun Ce naturally agreed.
"No wonder, no wonder!" Liu Bei muttered to himself. This finally explained why Lu Bu would let him go. This was not because Lu Bu had a conscience nor was it because he wanted to take Runan but was unable to do so.
Although Runan City was in ruins, as long as Liu Bei went all out, he could delay it for ten days to half a month. In these ten days to half a month, Jiangdong's Sun Ce and Jingzhou's Liu Biao's army would be able to land on Lujiang's land.
"Jingzhou and Jiangdong jointly attack Yangzhou?" Liu Bei thought about it carefully. He wondered if he could join in and get a share of the soup. After all, Liu Biao was a tycoon. Who else would he mess with but a tycoon like him?
"Gongyou, send an envoy to Jingzhou and see if Liu Biao needs our help. If he needs it, tell him that we can send 100,000 troops to attack Yangzhou." Liu Bei said to Sun Qian.
"100,000 troops? Milord, we have 100,000 troops there? " Sun Qian froze for a moment. Currently, Liu Bei only had 30,000 troops. The Xiliang Cavalry had shrunk a lot. How could they have 100,000 troops? If they had 100,000 troops, they would not have been beaten to death by Yangzhou's army.
"100,000 troops is not easy. In Yuzhou, there are hundreds of thousands of people. Take 50,000 of them and they can form an army!" Liu Bei said indifferently.
"Milord, you can take 50,000 of them. But what about the armor and provisions?" Sun Qian was puzzled. Without armor and provisions, 50,000 troops would be like 50,000 pigs waiting to be slaughtered.
"Haha, as long as we contact Jingzhou, there is no need to worry about armor and provisions!" Liu Bei smiled indifferently. He was now counting on Liu Biao, the nouveau riche, to help him. With Jingzhou's support, he could naturally equip 100,000 troops.
"Isn't this a little too wasteful?" Guan Yu asked doubtfully. How many people does Yuzhou have in total? Less than seven hundred thousand. In the battle of Nandun, more than a hundred thousand people died. The other places are also empty. You still want to take out fifty thousand armors? Isn't this going to be a war of attrition? If you take away these armors, what are the people going to do with their homes? What about the fields? Don't tell me you don't want them? Waste them? "
"Haha, compared to a defeated army, what is a waste of military?" Liu Bei said with a sneer. He wanted to be like Zhang Xiu. Zhang Xiu did not know how to govern the land, so there were basically no civilians under his command. Now that Liu Bei was forced to this extent by Yangzhou, Liu Bei was also risking his life. If they were defeated, they would die faster. Wasting military was just a slow suicide.
"I know!" Guan Yu nodded. His big brother had already reached this extent, he could only risk his life.
"Second brother, I will teach you the training of these 50,000 troops!" Liu Bei said to Guan Yu. He had pinned his hopes on Guan Yu. Guan Yu was also a person who was very good at training troops. Most of the troops in Runan were trained by Liu Bei.
"Big brother, the training of these troops will take at least a few months!" Guan Yu explained. Troops were not something that could be used to fight. Those were all new recruits. They might not even be able to hold a sword steadily. These people would run away when they saw blood on the battlefield. Not to mention their poor fighting power, they would also affect the performance of their comrades. How could they still have time to attack Yangzhou during these few months?
"Who said I am going to attack Yangzhou! Let's just go and watch the show! " Even if Liu Bei was given 100,000 trained troops, Liu Bei was not willing to take them out to fight Yangzhou Army. He was not stupid. He was waiting to pick up the bones and go to Naihai Pig's Tail.
Waiting for Liu Biao and the Jiangdong Army to fight Yangzhou Army to the death, then it would be Liu Bei's opportunity.
"Okay, big brother, then I will go and prepare the training!" Guan Yu nodded. As long as they were not directly involved in the battle, it would be fine.
"Don't worry. It will not be too late to wait for Runan City to be restored and for Gongyou's envoy to come back from Jingzhou." Liu Bei was now indifferent. His biggest enemy was pinned down by Jiangdong Sun Ce and Jingzhou Liu Biao. Whether they could come back or not was another matter. It would be best if the three sides fought to the death and both sides suffered losses. He, Liu Bei, could then occupy Yangzhou, Jingzhou, and Jiangdong. This would be his opportunity. So Liu Bei was not in a hurry. This King Of Shu, Liu Mang, Liu Hanyang, and that thief Cao were the same. Cao Cao died because of this matter and lost his son. Would you, Liu Mang, Liu Hanyang, lose your foundation and lose Yangzhou?
"Even the heavens are helping me. The heavens are on my side, the heavens are on my side." Liu Bei laughed out loud.
At this time, a messenger ran over and said, "Reporting to Milord, General, the Yangzhou Army, the Yangzhou Army, the Yangzhou Army, the Yangzhou Army, the Yangzhou Army, the Yangzhou Army, the Yangzhou Army!"
"What about the Yangzhou Army?" Hearing the words Yangzhou Army, Liu Bei was a bit flustered. Once bitten, twice shy. He was afraid that the Yangzhou Army would turn around and continue to attack Runan. "Is the Yangzhou Army attacking again?" Liu Bei's words made the soldiers panic again.
"No, it is not." The scout shook his head and sighed. Then he looked at Liu Bei and said, "Reporting to Milord, the Yangzhou Army passed by several cities. They, they pulled the people out and brought them to Yangzhou." This was the scene that the scout saw. Every time they arrived at a county, the Yangzhou Army would take out the county's household register and let the family members of the household register leave Yuzhou together. These Yuzhou people were originally afraid that Yuzhou would start a war again, so they agreed. In addition, Liu Mang's Army opened the treasury and gave out rations for several days, so these people were more willing to go to Yangzhou.
After all, Yangzhou's taxes were world-famous.
"What!" Liu Bei was not calm. Population, ah, population. The Yangzhou Army was robbing people. Liu Bei originally wanted to form an army. If there were no people, how could he form an army? Yu Province had a total of seven hundred thousand commoners. However, there were only so many of them. Including those who had died in battle and those who had been recruited by Liu Bei, the number was pitifully small. Runan alone had less than eighty thousand people. Yangzhou was going too far by plundering people.
"They are not afraid of not being able to return to Yangzhou!" Liu Bei said gloomily. Right now, the Jiangdong Army and the Jingzhou Army were thinking about how to deal with the Yangzhou Army. The Yangzhou Army should be rushing to Lujiang and not staying in Yuzhou.
If Liu Bei sent people to hold them back, then the Yangzhou Army would not be able to rescue them.
"Big Brother, let me take the Xiliang Cavalry to stop them. Let Lü Bu not be able to return to Yangzhou." Guan Yu's face was gloomy. This was simply a blatant robbery. Population was a resource in troubled times. It was even more important than provisions.
Liu Bei was about to nod and let Guan Yu take the Xiliang Cavalry to stop the Yangzhou Army, but the scout spoke again.
"There, there is more!" The scout carefully looked at Liu Bei.
"What else?" Liu Bei asked with a frown.
"This, this, this subordinate, this subordinate does not dare to say." The scout lowered his head and knelt on the ground and said nervously.
"What is there to not dare to say?"
"This subordinate is afraid, afraid of offending Milord." The scout was still trembling with fear.
"Speak, this Lord will pardon you." Liu Bei waved his hand and said.
After getting Liu Bei's approval, the scout spoke. "Milord! That Yangzhou Army Lü Bu also sent someone to deliver a message. "
"What did he say?" Liu Bei asked with a heavy tone.
"He said that if Milord dares to send the Xiliang Cavalry, then he, Lü Bu, will dare to flatten Runan City. This time, Milord is lucky to let you go. Next time, he will come to take Milord's head." The scout finished speaking in one breath. After he finished speaking, he felt a lot better. If he did not say these words, then he would be on tenterhooks for a long time.
"Slave of three surnames, how dare you humiliate my big brother!" The nearby Guan Yu suddenly became angry. His eyes were filled with killing intent. He grasped the Green Dragon Crescent Blade in his hand and said, "Big brother, let me go. I will definitely bring that slave of three surnames' head to you." Humiliating his big brother made Guan Yu even angrier than humiliating him.
Liu Bei stood there and did not speak. The air around him was about to condense. After all, no matter who it was, Liu Bei was still a warlord. He was the Imperial Uncle of the Great Han Dynasty's Left General. But now, he was being threatened like this.
After a long time, Liu Bei opened his mouth and said, "Pass my order. Open the city gate and clean up Runan City!"
"Big brother?" Guan Yu did not understand. Now that he was humiliated by Lü Bu, why didn't he kill him?
"Second brother, no need to say more. I have my own plans." Liu Bei left with a gloomy face. Did you think that he did not want to send troops to intercept and kill Lu Bu? He really wanted to but he did not dare to do so because he knew Lu Bu's character. Lu Bu was a rash person. If you provoke him, he would immediately rush over to kill you. Lu Bu was not someone who would follow common sense. What Lu Bu wanted was to feel comfortable, no matter what happens behind him.
Therefore, whether it was Liu Bei or Cao Cao, they were afraid of Lü Bu because Lü Bu was a madman. A madman who did not care about the consequences.
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