Three Kingdoms: Jiehu becomes stronger from the beginning of Taoyuan's three knots

Chapter 14 Find a thug

When Liu Ce heard Xi Zhicai's words, he immediately regained his spirits. Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Dian Wei, and Xu Chu also looked at him hopefully.

"What clever plan does the military counselor have? Just tell me quickly and don't keep us interested!"

After hearing this, Xi Zhicai laughed, and then pointed to the map and said in a serious voice.

"Dong Zhuo succeeded Lu Zhi as General Dongzhong, and took over the affairs of the Jizhou theater for more than two months. After he took office, he immediately gave up the siege of Guangzong County where Zhang Jiao was defending, and led the main force to attack Xiaquyang County where Zhang Bao was defending. The battle has been fought for more than two months, and there has been no progress..."

Hearing Xi Zhicai say this, everyone including Liu Ce was a little confused.

"Dong Zhuo is fighting in Jizhou, what's the matter with Nanyang?"

Xu Chu naively asked the question that everyone wanted to ask.

Xi Zhicai smiled slightly after hearing this, then pointed to a place and said.

"I heard that General Huangfusong led his troops to Jizhou half a month ago, and Dong Zhuo led the remnants back. If my calculations are correct, Dong Zhuo may have already reached Guandu by now."

Liu Ce couldn't bear it anymore when he heard this, so he asked quickly.

"The military advisor has mentioned Dong Zhuo many times. I really can't figure out what the relationship between this Nanyang incident and Dong Zhuo is."

Xi Zhicai laughed when he heard this, then stretched out five fingers and said.

"Dong Zhuo can bring back [-] troops..."

In the middle of his speech, Xu Chu stepped up and pressed down, Xi Zhi said with two fingers.

"This is three..."

Xi Zhicai rolled his eyes and stretched out the two pressed fingers.

"He brought back 3 soldiers, but he has not yet been dismissed from the position of General Dongzhong Lang, so he can mobilize troops near Yanzhou and Yuzhou, and at least [-] more soldiers!"

Xu Chu didn't show any embarrassment after hearing this.

"Then you should stretch out 'eight'! Why can't our military division know how to count?"

Zhang Fei couldn't help but burst out laughing when he heard this, Dian Wei covered his mouth and quickly turned his head to one side.

Liu Ce glared at them angrily, then turned to look at Xi Zhicai and asked seriously.

"The military division means to let Dong Zhuo come to fight Nanyang?"

After hearing this, Xi Zhicai nodded vigorously and said.

"Dong Zhuo lost the battle in Jizhou. If the crime is bigger, he will be beheaded! Therefore, he urgently needs a victory to offset the original crime. The more important thing is that he represents the imperial court and will be given to Nanyang. An invisible pressure from the Yellow Turban Army. This is completely different from our main attack on the bandits..."

Zhang Fei was a little unhappy after hearing this.

"What's wrong? He Dong Zhuo has a lot of face! Why can't we represent the imperial court?"

Xi Zhicai smiled helplessly after hearing this, then slowly shook his head and said.

"My lord is the prefect of Changsha, and our defense area is in Jingzhou. It is reasonable to say that there is no imperial edict for the affairs of Yuzhou, and we have no right to deal with it. Using troops without permission is no different from rebellion!"

After hearing this, Zhang Fei curled his lips and said.

"Before you came, we had already fought many battles! I didn't see any problems..."

Xi Zhicai put away his smile after hearing this, and then looked at Zhang Fei seriously and said.

"It's just that the imperial court hasn't freed up its hands. Once the crisis of the Yellow Turban bandits is eased, I'm afraid the court will be the first to use it to punish us, and it is very likely that we will be the ones!"

Hearing Xi Zhicai's words, Liu Ce couldn't help but shed a drop of cold sweat.

He used to only think about intercepting people and robbing people, and he didn't care about the attitude of the Han court at all.

Now that Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty is not dead yet, the military and political power of the Eastern Han Dynasty is still firmly in the hands of the royal family!

If he believes that he has objections before he dies, the consequences will be disastrous...

"Thank you, strategist, for reminding me that we were too reckless in doing things before! So, it is better to have a talented person like a strategist in the army to plan the strategy."

Xi Zhicai was neither angry nor happy after hearing Liu Ce's flattery, he just watched Liu Ce continue his explanation.

"I'm going to look for Dong Zhuo tonight. With my sharp tongue, I will be able to persuade Dong Zhuo to attack Nanyang. Then the Lord pretends to be passing by, just take the opportunity to help."

Liu Ce nodded vigorously after hearing this, and then he turned to look at Xu Chu and said.

"Xu Chu! Take a team of soldiers to escort the military division!"

Xu Chu heard the words and immediately surrounded Ying Nuo, but Xi Zhicai shook his head and said.

"No! If there are too many people going, Dong Zhuo will be suspicious! I can go alone."

Liu Ce shook his head decisively after hearing this.

"Sir, it's definitely not possible for you to go by yourself. Then Dong Zhuo is definitely not a kind person! Let's go like this. Xu Chu will go with you alone. This way, you can have someone to look after you on the way!"

Xu Chu immediately patted his chest after hearing this.

"Your Majesty, don't worry, I will let the military advisor go and come back after he has finished! There will be absolutely nothing wrong!"

Liu Ce believed in Xu Chu's promise, while Xi Zhicai was a little moved.

He could clearly feel that Liu Ce was genuinely worried that he would be in danger.

When Zhang Fei saw that Xu Chu had an errand, he immediately opened his mouth to protest in frustration.

"Brother, this is not fair! I want to go too!"

Liu Ce frowned immediately after hearing this.

Zhang Fei's outburst of temper is really a bit of a headache!
He clearly remembered that when Zhang Fei met Dong Zhuo for the first time in history, he almost picked him with a spear.

"You can't, you can't go to anyone!"

Zhang Fei became even more dissatisfied after hearing this, and stood there angrily and stomped his feet.

"Why is this? Why can't I go? This fool can go, and I can still be worse than him!"

Xu Chu was not angry but happy when he heard this, his face was full of complacency.

That expression made people see how much he deserved to be beaten up!

But what makes people helpless is that Zhang Fei is really not sure that he can beat him in a short time, so he can only watch him arrogantly.

Upon seeing this, Liu Ce immediately made up an excuse.

"Because you have more important tasks, you must stay and help me."

After hearing Liu Ce's words, Zhang Fei immediately became proud, and the expression on his face was even more arrogant.

He stared at Xu Chu provocatively, as if to say: Did you see it?Big brother still thinks more highly of me!
When Xu Chu saw it, he immediately stared back, as if to say: What's so cool, but I'm the one who got the job first!
Liu Ce didn't have time to deal with these two treasures, so he immediately turned his attention back to Xi Zhicai.

"Military division, the road ahead is dangerous this time, I hope you will take care of yourself, sir!"

Hearing this, Xi Zhicai immediately replied with fists in his hands.

"Please rest assured, my lord, I will definitely persuade Dong Zhuo to send his troops south as soon as possible. Before that, my lord should send more scouts to collect information about Nanyang, and be ready to attack at any time."

Liu Ce nodded seriously after hearing this, and then Xi Zhi led Xu Chu out of the camp in big strides.

After the two left, Liu Ce immediately turned around and said to Guan Yu.

"Second brother, Man Chong will be your lieutenant general from now on. I order the two of you to lead [-] troops to station in the upper reaches of the Feishui River in the east of Nanyang, and wait patiently for my general's orders."

Guan Yu and Man Chong came out of the line and clasped their fists to answer the promise, then Guan Yu turned around and glanced at Zhang Fei and said.

"After I leave, you have to listen to your brother! Don't act recklessly!"

After hearing this, Zhang Fei smiled, nodded vigorously and said.

"Second brother, feel free to go, elder brother will leave it to me!"

Guan Yu nodded slowly, then strode out of the tent.

After he left, Zhang Fei and Dian Wei walked up to Liu Ce at the same time and asked in unison.

"Brother (Master), what shall I do then?"

(End of this chapter)