Three Kingdoms: Starting from zero, a wealthy party

Chapter 245
After hearing this, Dajun laughed and scolded: "I haven't done anything all day, I just want to sleep." After speaking, he walked towards Xiaojun, wanting to wake him up.
Cao Pi pulled out the dagger from his waist, ready to strike.
Da Jun patted Xiao Jun, and found that there was no movement. He was very puzzled. After turning him over, he saw his brother's death-defying eyes, and just wanted to yell, but found that he could never speak.
He looked down, and there was a bright red dagger protruding from his throat, without looking back, he knew who did it.
At the moment before he died, he finally understood how true the saying that there is no pie in the sky!
After placing the two on the bed, Cao Pi took care of the blood on his body. When everyone was unprepared, he found a hole that he accidentally found when he was inspecting the camp last night, and slipped out quietly.
No one in the camp found anyone dead, and no one found the cave entrance, and everything was as usual, very peaceful.
Five days later, in Xuchang City, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun all returned. Seeing the joyful expressions on their faces, Liu Bei knew in his heart that the task of recovering the city of Yuzhou was accomplished very well.
In Xuchang City's city lord's mansion, above the lobby, Liu Bei raised his glass and said to the civil and military officials below: "In the past few years, I have been fleeing and wandering like a bereaved dog. It is everyone who thinks highly of me, Liu Bei, that keeps me going. Choose to be by my side."

"Now, we finally have our own territory, and we don't have to continue to live a life under the fence. I, Liu Bei, swear here that when I, Liu Bei, become rich and famous, all of you will be the biggest contributors. Come, let's raise the bar together!" cup, dry!"

Everyone in the room raised their glasses at the same time and drank it all in one gulp.
After putting down the wine glass, Liu Bei continued: "Now we have captured Yuzhou. The terrain here is dangerous and surrounded by mountains. It is a good place for development. I decided to use Yuzhou as our base camp and slowly expand outwards. "

"Now, Jiangdong has expressed his willingness to cooperate with us, and now we have the capital to negotiate with them. The news of Zhou Yu's military training in Jiangkou has spread like wildfire, so Yangzhou is what we will fight for next. The place."

"After taking Yuzhou, our army has expanded to more than 5 soldiers and horses. The continuous conscription in the past few days has vaguely brought up nearly [-] soldiers and horses. It is more than enough to take down Yangzhou."

"But." Liu Bei changed the topic. "It would be overkill to use all the soldiers and horses to attack Yangzhou."

"What's more, Yangzhou is part of the bargaining chip I can give to Sun Ce. After all, Sun and Liu have formed an alliance. If we don't give him some benefits, it will be somewhat detrimental to the future development of our two families."

After hearing this, Zhang Fei said loudly: "Brother, what are you doing with Sun Ce? It's not like we can't take down Yangzhou, so why give it up to him?" Guan Yu, who was standing beside him, also nodded repeatedly.
Liu Bei didn't speak, but quietly looked at the officials to see if anyone could understand what he meant.
It's a pity that no one expressed his attitude in the hall, Liu Bei felt a little helpless, and continued: "Why don't you use your brains to think carefully, what other lands are still in Cao Cao's hands?"

Zhao Yun squinted his eyes after hearing this and said, "My lord is talking about Jingzhou?"

"Not bad." Liu Bei immediately laughed. "Zilong still understands me. Our next goal is not Yangzhou, but Jingzhou. To be precise, it is the Nanjun City in Jingzhou."

"This Jingzhou was originally the foundation of my clan, Liu Jingsheng, but Liu Biao refused to listen to the advice of all his officials and insisted on attacking Chang'an. He was brutally killed by Han Yang. After his death, Jingzhou immediately became a land without an owner."

"Sun Ce's father, Sun Jian, was killed by Liu Biao's old army. He hated Liu Biao deeply. Jingzhou was the target he had to fight for. After Cao Cao defeated Yuan, he was not ready to give up on Jingzhou. It will soon be divided between the two, with Sun Ce taking most of it and Cao Cao taking a small part."

"A month ago, Han Yang attacked Luoyang City in a sneak attack. Cao Cao even took down Wancheng by a blessing in disguise, and sent his general Cao Ren to guard it. Cao Ren is also a famous general in the world today. He has repeatedly attacked the city and captured Fancheng and Xiangyang. Before the battle at Guandu, Cao Ren conquered Nanjun City in one fell swoop, and already took nearly half of Jingzhou's territory, such a result gave Sun Ce a headache."

"Although Sun Ce occupies Jiangdong, Jiangdong is close to the river. There are many water battles and few land battles. Jiangdong's generals have few generals who can defeat Cao Ren in terms of their ability to deploy troops on land. Cao Ren was defeated and retreated."

"However, I heard that when Cao Cao rejected Yuan Shao, he transferred some troops from Nanjun City, so this is our chance."

"I hope everyone can win Nanjun within a month!"

The three of Guan, Zhang and Zhao got up immediately and said, "Obey!"

Liu Bei waved his hand to signal them to sit down, and then continued: "After taking down Nanjun City, we have gained a firm foothold in this world, but this is not enough for us."

"In addition, Yangzhou should also be discussed with Jiangdong. Sun Qian, please take a trip to Jiangdong to show the determination of Sun and Liu to cooperate."

"Yes, my lord!" Sun Qian took the order and left.

Liu Bei took a sip of his wine and continued: "However, it's not a long-term solution to be allied with Jiangdong, and Sun Ce is not the kind of choice that can be completely trusted. In order to prevent him from stabbing me in the back, I decided to send someone to the west. I'm considering whether it's better to use Zhang Lu's power or Han Yang's power, what do you think?"

Zhao Yun stood up, cupped his hands and said, "My lord, when I was conquering the city in the west of Yuzhou, I heard some news. As early as January, Han Yang sent about [-] troops to attack Zhang Lu. With Han Yang's means, it must be Hanzhong should be taken now!"

"Can you confirm whether the information is true or not?" Liu Bei was a little surprised when he heard it, and asked immediately.
Why is there news about this Han Yang everywhere? Two years ago, he shined brilliantly in front of the [-]th princes. The scene of him fighting his second brother and third disciple Long that night is still vivid in his memory.

Then he disappeared, and this disappearance lasted for two years. After two years, it seemed that he was everywhere in the world, and what he did could be heard everywhere.

Now that the news that he was attacking Zhang Lu came out again, Liu Bei was even more frightened. It turned out that the mediocre boy has now become the overlord of one side, possessing power that no one in the world can underestimate.

"It should be reliable. I don't know if my lord has noticed that Cao Cao has deployed more soldiers and horses near Luoyang a few days ago. It is precisely because of Han Yang's army that Cao Cao has prepared in advance."

(End of this chapter)