Mythic version of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 403 Placement
"There are too many things I can't do, but I have found a brother who shares the same goals with me and is willing to work hard to help the Han Dynasty. Later, when I lived under Gongsun Bogui's flag and went to Hulao Pass, I met Zichuan." Liu Bei He whispered to himself softly, "It is destiny that I am not alone!"

"Even if we fail, there will be people following us, not to mention that we are taking the grand road, no one can defeat us." Chen Xi said indifferently.

Liu Bei's road is difficult to walk, but even if he dies, there are people who have been following in his footsteps to support the banner of the Han Dynasty. Even if Liu Bei fell in history, Zhuge Liang still took over the banner, Zhuge Liangxing After falling to Wuzhangyuan, Jiang Wei once again carried the banner and would not change it until his death.

"Even if I fail, I will recover. I, Liu Xuande, will never give in." Liu Bei's gaze was like water, but Chen Xi was moved by his firmness. Time and space turned, and Liu Bei's will remained unchanged.

"How can we fail?" Li You looked at the two people in front of him, the virtuous and capable, and said with a smile on their faces, "How can we, who have won the greatest support under the rule, fail?"

"How could we fail?" Chen Xi took over the words and repeated, Liu Bei couldn't hear it, but Chen Xi clearly knew that Li You was hinting at Chen Xi.

At this point, there is no way to retreat, especially after the defeat of Cao Cao, there must be no cowardice or instability. Once there is any sign of instability at this time, the princes of the Quartet will feel that there is a chance to take advantage of it. At this moment, a big battle is absolutely unavoidable.

"Continue to talk about the Xuzhou matter, what about the prisoners of Cao Jun?" Liu Bei suppressed the restlessness in his heart, and then asked.

"Isn't it enough to move back to Mount Tai for labor reform?" Chen Xi asked in confusion. He didn't participate in the battle against Cao Cao at that time, so naturally he didn't see the group of Cao Jun prisoners who had been sent to the East China Sea near the border of Mount Tai. .

"Cao Jun has a high degree of support for Cao Cao Mengde. Of course, some are dissatisfied with Cao Mengde because of Cao Jun's grave-digging, but most of them are very supportive of Cao Mengde. This is probably similar to the reason of our soldiers." Li You explained calmly. Dao, even the reasons have been said.

"The captives appeared and fled?" Chen Xi frowned and said, thinking about it is right, one is Cao Jun's gratitude to Cao Cao for pulling them out of the abyss of hunger and cold, and the other is that Cao Jun's family members are all in Yanzhou.

"Well, there have been a lot of Cao Jun who fled. Although many of them have been captured, hundreds of Cao Jun's prisoners have escaped. I have ordered Taishan to send troops to guard the fields, but this is not the way to go." Li You He said with a smile on his face, but the moment he looked at Chen Xi, there was no hiding the cold killing intent in his eyes.

"That's it, how many are willing to stay?" Chen Xi extinguished Li You's idea of ​​killing them all without even thinking about it. Not to mention that it is bad luck to kill the prisoners, but to say how much impact it would cause if more than 4 young and strong were killed. Chen Xi didn't dare to think about it.

"There are more than 6000 captives who complain about Cao Mengde, but less than half of them are willing to stay. The remaining 3 people don't have any special feelings about Cao Mengde's actions." Li Ru said helplessly.

"Take in those who are willing to stay first, and strengthen the guards on the rest. Now we can't let them go back to Yanzhou no matter what." Chen Xi said calmly. It is obvious that this tone made Li Ru understand that when necessary, he can use some unconventional means.

"Let them go back, our battle is for nothing, and it will be troublesome if Cao Mengde is recruited later." Liu Bei also sighed and said, but it is not the same thing to keep them for nothing. If Liu Bei is allowed to abuse the prisoners of war, Liu Bei will feel It shouldn't, so I'm stuck here.

"Well, I thought of a good place." When Chen Xi was selecting a suitable labor camp, he suddenly thought of a place that was isolated from the world.

"Let's hear it." Liu Bei said curiously.

"Get them here." Chen Xi found a map, pointed to the waters of Yangzhou, and said, "There is a large island isolated from the world at this position drawn on the map, and Xingba is just going to build there, so that those diehards Once we get that island, it will be fine in a few years, just build that big island, and if we want to fight Yangzhou in the future, we can use this big island as a springboard to attack Yangzhou if we want to draw firepower from the Yangtze River ahead.”

"Xingba's fleet can only transport 5000 people at a time, and 4 people go back and forth eight times. This year, Xingba doesn't need to do other things." Li You frowned and said, if there is such a big island group There is also a place for the captives to be settled. After a few years, the hair is smoothed out, and then they can be brought back.

"There is really no need for Xingba to do anything in a short time, his navy is still a half-finished product." Chen Xi shook his head and said, "Transfer those captives there, even if they want to escape, it will be difficult for them to escape, and they can also be stopped." The supply is over, let them farm there.”

"Will this expose the island? After all, what you said is that the purpose of this island is more as a springboard to attack the rear of Yangzhou." Li You frowned and said, compared with the long-term strategic plan, the placement of captives is more important. There is no need to go to such lengths for such a thing.

"No, there are many islands in the sea. They will suspect that we have found the big island, but they can't find it without enough accurate sea charts, let alone know that there is such a place behind Yangzhou." Chen Xi shook his head and said. After all, there are too many islands in the sea, and no one doubts that there are tens of thousands of captives.

"Then let's do this. The tens of thousands of captives must not be returned." Liu Bei agreed to Chen Xi's arrangement. He is not a fool. He felt that the way Chen Xi had to deal with it now was very appropriate.

"It's a bit of a pity, but it's much better than spending money to support a group of idlers before. There are more than 4 veterans. Xun Wenruo and the others will probably feel sorry for them. When the time comes, someone will make an article saying that we indeed sent the captives overseas. Da Dao, save them from blackmailing us and killing prisoners." Chen Xi shook his head and said.

To be honest, Chen Xi hoped that these more than 4 people could be organized into his own army now, so that his side's strength could quickly take off. Unfortunately, it is impossible for this group of prisoners to join them without a period of education.

"Let's form a new army after returning to Mount Tai. The weapons and equipment of Cao's army are just right for us." Liu Bei sighed and said, "After the reorganization of Xuzhou is completed, a legion will be transferred from Mount Tai. Combat strength can never be reassuring, Xuzhou seems to have all the auxiliary soldiers except for the Danyang elite..."

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