Lu Bu's strongest strategy

Chapter 165
Everyone looked at Liu Bei, with different thoughts.

Liu Bei sighed secretly in his heart, and said slowly, "It's all because of Yide's unreasonableness that caused this disaster.

A certain decision was made to bring troops back to Xuzhou, not to fight for Xuzhou, but to bring back your family members. "

When everyone heard the words, they were a little moved, and they all bowed their hands in salute, "Thank you, Mr. Liu, I will repay you naturally."

Liu Bei decided not to compete for Xuzhou any more, just for the sake of his family members. This kind of behavior can be called benevolence and righteousness.

……

Cao Cao sat on the main seat, looking at the beaming faces of the crowd, he secretly let out a sigh of relief.

Xuzhou finally got it, he can recover his strength as soon as possible, and then return to Yanzhou for revenge.

Xia Houdun stepped forward, cupped his hands and said, "My lord, the city has been cleared out now, and the soldiers and horses brought by Prime Minister Cao have also been assembled."

Lu Qian stepped forward and cupped his hands with a smile all over his face, "Congratulations, my lord, this time not only defeated Zhang Fei, but also caused Liu Bei to fall into a sea of ​​fire. At this time, I am afraid that the entire army of Yuan Shujun has already been wiped out!"

Hearing this, even Cao Cao, who was always calm, had a flash of excitement in his eyes.

This plan was implemented perfectly, causing Yuan Shujun and Liu Beijun to suffer at the same time without a single soldier, and the entire army might have been wiped out.

Thinking of this, Cao Cao turned to look at Cheng Yu and said with a smile, "Zhongde, you should be the first to make this plan successful."

Cheng Yu hurriedly stood up and handed over his hand, "Thank you for the compliment, my lord. I'm just doing my best. It's all because of my lord's wisdom that the plan can be implemented so smoothly."

Cao Ren stepped forward, with a worried face on his face, "The three brothers Liu Bei are highly skilled in martial arts, even if they are caught in a sea of ​​fire, it may be difficult to annihilate their entire army.

Once we let him know that we have captured Xuzhou, we will definitely come back for revenge, and we have to guard against it. "

Hearing this, Cheng Yu sneered disdainfully, "General Cao, what if Liu Xuande comes back? Don't forget, their families are in our hands. Does he still dare to abandon his family and forcefully attack the city?"

Hearing this, Lu Qian also laughed, "Even if Liu Xuande is still alive, I'm afraid Liu Xuande has already lost his army and lost his generals. How can he have the strength to attack the city? Let me say, if he doesn't come back, it's fine. Even if he comes back, he's just throwing himself into a trap."

Cao Cao nodded, "You are right. Immediately send an order to place troops and horses outside the city. If Liu Xuande dares to come back, then he will be eliminated in one fell swoop without leaving any further trouble."

Cough!

After Cao Cao's words fell, and as the sound of coughing sounded, Xi Zhicai walked out of the crowd, raised his hands and said.

"My lord, our army regards Lu Fengxian as a great enemy, and so does Lu Fengxian.

If he knows that our army has occupied Xuzhou, he may be worried that we will restore our strength as soon as possible and seek revenge from them.

As I expected, once this news gets out, Lu Fengxian will not let us easily regain our strength, and will definitely send troops to attack. When the time comes, the consequences will be disastrous. "

Cough!

Xi Zhicai managed to reach this point, coughed violently again, and spoke again after a long time.

"My lord, when Liu Xuande asked our army to station Xiaopei, he wanted us to guard against Lu Fengxian of Yanzhou there.

Why don't we let Liu Note stay in Xiaopei to defend against Lu Fengxian's attack?
In order to show the sincerity of the lord, the family members can be sent out, so that Liu Xuande can rest assured. "

Hearing this, Cao Cao's eyes lit up, and he nodded inwardly.

These family members in the city are of no use to him, so it is better to give it back to Liu Bei, let him stay in Xiaopei with peace of mind, and keep Lu Bu'er for himself.

Liu Bei's three brothers are highly skilled in martial arts, even if Lu Bu's children send troops, it would be good to have them block them.

What's more, at critical times, you can join forces with Brother Liu Bei to defeat Lu Bu Xiaoer together.

Thinking of this, Cao Cao nodded with a smile, "Yes, it should be so."

Speaking of this, Cao Cao paused, and then said, "When we were exiled in Xuzhou, Liu Xuande was willing to take us in, which was considered a kindness.

This time we returned the family members to him, which can be regarded as a repayment. "

……

Liu Bei led his troops back to Xuzhou. Just as he was setting up his formation in front of the city, he saw Cao Cao standing on the city wall with a smile on his face.

"Liu Shijun, don't come here unharmed!"

Seeing that Cao Cao was still smiling, Liu Bei was almost so angry that his seven orifices smoked, and he kept cursing in his heart, but his face did not change at all, just like Cao Cao, and even cupped his hands.

"Mr. Cao, thanks to you, Yuan Shu's army was barely defeated this time, and we deliberately led our troops back to Xuzhou."

Liu Bei had this kind of forbearance, but Zhang Fei was already gnashing his teeth in anger, pointed at the city wall, and shouted, "Since you know my brother is good, why do you want to take my brother's Xuzhou? If you still have a little conscience , then quickly return Xuzhou to my brother."

Cao Cao smiled slightly, "Liu Shijun, you came back just in time, and I am going to tell you about this."

Having said that, Cao Cao paused, then told the whole story, and finally said.

"Liu Shijun, Prime Minister Cao is a good friend of a certain person. Now that he is being bullied, how can he ignore things and act a little impulsively, so he led troops to occupy Xuzhou.

But since Mr. Liu is back, I am willing to give up Xuzhou to Mr. Liu, so please go to the city to talk about it. "

Hearing these words, Zhang Fei was immediately overjoyed, "Brother, I didn't expect that Cao Mengde still has some conscience and is willing to return Xuzhou to my brother. Let's go to the city now and get Xuzhou back."

Jian Yong hastily lowered his voice and said, "Liu Shijun, you must never agree. If you go to Xuzhou, I'm afraid you will never return!"

Hearing this, Liu Bei reacted immediately, cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and he was shocked.

If you believe it is true and lead soldiers into the city, I am afraid that what you are waiting for is not Xuzhou, but a big knife.

Cao Cao laughed and said, "Emissary Liu, please enter the city quickly, and I will return Xuzhou to you."

Liu Bei's expression finally changed, but it was only fleeting. He bowed his hands to Cao Cao on the city wall, "Mr. Cao, it's Yide who did something wrong this time. How can someone have the face to enter the city?"

Having said this, Liu Bei sighed secretly in his heart and said loudly, "Gong Cao is highly virtuous and has strong soldiers and horses. You taking Xuzhou is also a blessing to the people.

Now, a certain only hopes that Mr. Cao can return his family to us, and a certain one will leave Xuzhou with his troops immediately, and ask Mr. Cao to agree. "

Cao Cao saw that Liu Bei refused to agree to enter the city. Although he had expected it in his heart, he was still a little disappointed.

If Liu Bei enters the city now, he can wipe them all out, and there will be no worries in Xuzhou.

It's just a pity that he refused to be fooled!

Since Liu Bei is not fooled, then implement the second plan.

Cao Cao said loudly, "Since Shijun Liu doesn't want to go back to Xuzhou, I don't force it. As for the family members mentioned by Shijun Liu, I naturally won't make things difficult."

Speaking of this, Cao Cao's tone paused, "Liu Shijun, now that the whole country is in turmoil, and you have nowhere to go for a while, why not go to Xiaopei to be stationed as a place for self-cultivation and rest?"

Hearing this, Liu Bei almost cursed angrily.

At the beginning when I left Cao Mengde in Xiaopei, I asked him to guard the gate for him. Now, he actually wanted me to go to Xiaopei to arrange the gate for him.

Zhang Fei became angry, and yelled through gritted teeth, "Cao Mengde, how can my brother go to Xiaopei?"

Jian Yong hastily said in a low voice, "Liu Shijun, if you can't bear it, you will make a big conspiracy. Don't forget, the family is still in the hands of Cao Mengde."

Mi Zhu nodded, "Besides, if our army leaves Xuzhou, there is indeed nowhere to go. It is better to follow Cao Mengde's example and go to Xiaopei to garrison."

Speaking of this, Mi Zhu suddenly snorted coldly, "Cao Mengde can take the opportunity to seize Xuzhou, why can't we, hehe!"

When Liu Bei heard this, he suddenly came to his senses. He hurriedly bowed his hands to Cao Cao on the city wall, and said loudly, "Mr. Cao, please release XX's family members. XX is willing to agree to station in Xiaopei."

After hearing this, Cao Cao was immediately overjoyed and said, "Okay, since Ambassador Liu has agreed, he will keep his promise."

Having said that, Cao Cao turned around and waved his hands behind him, "Come here, send everyone out."

Cao Cao had already ordered people to escort Liu Bei's family to the city gate. With just one order, the city gate opened, and Liu Bei's family members in the city were quickly sent out of the city.

Everyone in Liu Beijun was overjoyed when they saw their family members being sent out of the city.

After all the people had been sent out of the city, Cao Cao said loudly, "Liu Xuande, since the people have already been sent out, why don't you come into the city and let's have a few drinks together?"

Liu Bei hurriedly handed over his hand, "Thank you very much, Mr. Cao, for your kind invitation, but I have something to do, so I won't stay any longer. I'll take my leave."

After speaking, Liu Bei didn't have the mood to stay any longer, and immediately sent an order, and the army rushed in the direction of Xiaopei.

Cheng Yu looked at Liu Beijun who was going away, cupped his hands at Cao Cao, and said with a smile, "My lord, Xiaopei has three brothers from the Liu family, and it is difficult for Lu Bu to come here for a while. Take this opportunity, our army can develop its strength and prepare to return Yanzhou has revenge."

Cao Cao nodded, "Zhongde, you are right, Yanzhou must be avenged."

……

Liu Bei led the army to Xiaopei. Although he was upset, he could only stay there.

Liu Bei was originally under Gongsun Zan, and the reason why he came to Xuzhou was because Xuzhou was in trouble and came to rescue him. He saw Xuzhou's development, so he stayed.

And what he did was actually equivalent to Gongsun Zan's betrayal. Even if he wanted to go back now, it would probably be impossible.

Liu Bei never thought about going to Yanzhou to seek refuge with Lu Bu. As for Yuan Shu in Huainan, he would never go there. Therefore, it is true that he has nowhere to go now, and it is definitely not a lie.

Liu Bei felt depressed, and immediately called everyone to discuss.

"Everyone, it is not a long-term solution for our army to be stationed here. Do you have a good plan?"

Zhang Fei stepped forward and said loudly, "Brother, there is nothing to say. Since Cao Mengde has taken Xuzhou away, let's take Xuzhou back."

Mi Zhu nodded, "Liu Shijun, General Zhang is right. There are many people in Xuzhou who support you. We should still have a chance."

Jian Yong said with a wry smile, "Cao Mengde has already taken precautions against our army, and it may not be easy to take back Xuzhou!"

At this moment, disorderly footsteps suddenly came from outside the door, and a voice sounded from outside the door.

"Liu Shijun, the emperor has a decree, please go and meet him."

"The Son of Heaven?"

Hearing the voice from outside, Liu Bei couldn't help being taken aback. He never thought that the emperor could still make an order now!

Liu Bei immediately took people out to greet him, and when he returned to the room after receiving the order, everyone's faces were mixed with joy and worry.

Zhang Fei laughed and said, "I didn't expect that the emperor also knew about my eldest brother and specially appointed him as the pastor of Xuzhou. We will immediately go to see Cao Mengde with the imperial edict and ask him to give up Xuzhou. This is the emperor's will."

Mi Zhu hurriedly waved his hands, and said with a wry smile, "General Yide, now that Cao Mengde has occupied Xuzhou, how can he give up easily?"

Zhang Fei's eyes widened, "Does he dare not listen to the emperor?"

Mi Zhu did not answer Zhang Fei's words, but turned her head to Liu Bei and cupped her hands, "Liu Shijun, how should we deal with this matter?"

At this moment, Liu Bei was both happy and worried, with a lot of thoughts.

In any case, after working hard for so long, he finally got the approval of the emperor and officially became Xuzhou Mu.

However, this position came at an inopportune time!

Just as I gave up Xuzhou to Cao Mengde, this appointment came at a really bad time.

Since it is Xuzhou Mu, of course he is occupying Xuzhou, but now he has gone to Xiaopei to guard the door.

If you go to Cao Mengde to settle accounts, with your current strength, I am afraid that you will definitely lose.

When Liu Bei heard Mi Zhu's question, he didn't answer immediately and turned to look at Jian Yong.

Jian Yong felt a little bitter in his heart, and was also thinking about this question.

Sun Qian suddenly said, "Emissary Liu, although the Son of Heaven has issued a decree, it's better to keep this matter secret."

Hearing this sentence, Zhang Fei was a little dissatisfied, "My brother finally got the official position of Xuzhou Mu, so it should be publicized, how can we hide it?"

Sun Qian said with a wry smile, "General Yide, if this matter is publicized, once Cao Mengde finds out about it, the consequences will be disastrous!"

After hearing this, Liu Bei's expression changed and he hurriedly said, "Gongyou is right, this matter cannot be publicized."

Sun Qian nodded, "Our army was defeated and suffered heavy losses. It is really not suitable to fight again. We should cultivate ourselves and recover our strength as soon as possible."

Jian Yong said slowly, "Sooner or later we will take Xuzhou back, but now is not the time. We should endure it for a while and regain our strength."

Hearing what the two said, although Liu Bei was unwilling, he knew it was the truth and nodded, "That's fine, let everyone recruit soldiers and horses as soon as possible, and train new soldiers. Don't worry about it."

"As ordered!"

……

Although Liu Bei wanted to hide the fact that the emperor named him Xuzhou Mu, how could Lu Bu agree!

The reason why he persuaded the emperor to make Liu Bei the Mu of Xuzhou was to provoke a fight between him and Cao Mengde. If he concealed it, how could there be a war?

Therefore, when sending people to Xiaopei to announce the decree, the right sent people to Xuzhou to publicize the matter so that Cao Mengde could know.

In this way, it is impossible for Cao Mengde not to know!

Cao Cao was resting in his room when Xia Houdun hurried over.

"My lord, there are rumors outside that the emperor has appointed Liu Bei as the shepherd of Xuzhou."

"what?"

Cao Cao was taken aback immediately, "Is it true?"

Xia Houdun cupped his hands, "My lord, the outside world has already spread the news. This matter should be like this, and there will be absolutely no falsehood."

After hearing the news, Cao Cao was also a little panicked.

(End of this chapter)