The Supreme Call of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 208
Liu Xiao left Fang Xuanling and Xun Yu in Qingzhou and Jizhou, took Xun You and a group of generals, and led an army of [-] to Xuzhou.

"My lord, this Xu Shu is really not comparable to ordinary people. He has the talents of all over the world. Now that Liu Bei has his help, he is really like a tiger with wings. We must not be careless..."

During the march, Xun You said to Liu Xiao.

Liu Xiao smiled and said, "Why, Gongda also knows this Xu Shu?"

Xun You nodded, and said in a deep voice: "My lord, Xu Shu and I are from the same village. Although we are not familiar with each other, we have heard his name for a long time. He has met a few times, and after talking with him, he knows that Xu Shu is several times better than Xun You." In terms of strategizing, it is only comparable to Feng Xiaoshu, plus Liu Bei's relative Zhang Xiangzhu, bravely crowned the three armies, and Liu Biao's support behind him. Compared with our attack on Yuan Shao, it is especially difficult. Yuan Shu is just a man. My uncle and I have never I didn't take it seriously, but Liu Bei has always had great ambitions, and once his wings are full, he will be no less threatening than Cao Cao..."

Liu Xiao nodded and said: "What Gongda said is true. When he was in Jizhou, the reason why he wanted to provoke Yuan Shao to deal with Liu Bei was because he was worried that he would grow bigger in Pingyuan County. Liu Bei's main force was defeated and he was driven out of Pingyuan County. Unexpectedly, Liu Bei's heart was not dead, and now he ran to Jingzhou to make trouble. Let’s face it, even the entire foundation of Jingzhou has to be in Liu Bei’s pocket..."

"What kind of hero is Liu Bei?"

Gao Chong on the side snorted coldly, "My lord, he is only relying on Guan Zhang's bravery. When Gao Chong enters Huainan County, kills Guan Yu and Zhang Fei in the first battle, and breaks his arm, let's see what he can do!"

"What do you know!"

Liu Xiao shouted, "I know how to fight and kill. If everything in the world can be resolved by force, then Lu Bu has already unified the world!"

Gao Chong curled his lips and stopped talking.

Liu Xiao asked, "Gongda, in your opinion, what should we do?"

Xun You said in a deep voice: "My lord, now Yuan Shao has been defeated, and Yuan Shu is hard to make a comeback. Your future opponents are only Cao Cao, Liu Bei and Lu Bu. As for Liu Yan in Yizhou and Ma Teng in Xiliang, they are all just partials." For those who are successful in one corner, it is still the same sentence, we should not make enemies everywhere, either unite with Cao Cao and attack Lu Bu, or unite with Lu Bu to stabilize Cao Cao and deal with Liu Bei, we have to go step by step. If we are attacked by others, then we If there is no peace for a moment, defeat is certain, no matter how powerful the national power is, it will be consumed by continuous wars!"

"what do you mean……"

Liu Xiao asked.

Xun Youlang said: "Steady Liu Bei, unite Liu Biao and Lu Bu to attack Cao Cao westward, once Cao Cao is eliminated, there will be no one in the entire Central Plains who can match the Lord, and hegemony can be achieved!"

Liu Xiao shook his head and said: "How can it be so simple? Get rid of Cao Cao? Cao Cao has the emperor in his hands now, and he is the prime minister personally appointed by the emperor. Unless there is a secret edict from the emperor, we can raise righteous soldiers and the Qing emperor side. Otherwise, how can we do it?" You must know that Cao Cao is no better than Yuan Shu. Yuan Shu acts against the law, even if he has four generations and three princes as endorsements, it is useless; but whether Cao Cao is in charge of Yanzhou or in the center, Sili and Yanzhou are governed by him in an orderly manner, deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and the people's hearts are attached to him , Forcibly attacking, the chances of winning are not much, the weather, the location and the people are at least the best of the three, and only then can we attack Cao Cao and fight Cao Cao in a decisive battle with the Central Plains."

"Then my lord, you mean that Liu Bei and Liu Biao must be destroyed? It's just that Liu Bei and Liu Biao are united. If you want to defeat them and march into Jingzhou, I'm afraid it won't be that easy..."

Xun You pondered.

Liu Xiao sneered and said: "It's not easy but we have to fight. Liu Biao and Liu Bei are not monolithic. Although Liu Biao is old and stupid, he has not become a fool after all. It is impossible for him to be on guard against Liu Bei. All we have to do is fight against them. Insert a sword into the gap and completely separate the two people. It only needs two people to guard against each other, and they will not be able to exert their combined strength, which will give us a chance to defeat each other!"

Along the way, Liu Xiao and Xun You kept discussing how to plot against Liu Biao and Liu Bei. However, it was not easy to separate the two people successfully. The right way is to be estranged and not close. Although Liu Biao also had certain precautions against Liu Bei, in the end Liu Bei's reputation was well known, and all the princes supported him as the leader of benevolence and righteousness. Moreover, the two of them were brothers and were both clan members of the Han Dynasty. Obviously, he was a little far away from the two of them. If he wanted to drive a wedge, it would be really difficult for him to do so. It's not that easy.

In less than a month, Liu Xiao led the army to rush all the way from Qingzhou to Huainan County, where he successfully joined Guo Jia and Zhao Yun.

"Feng Xiao, how is the situation in Jiangdong now?"

As soon as he sat down in the handsome tent, Liu Xiao asked impatiently.

Guo Jia shook his head and sighed: "It's a failure, it's a failure. Yuan Shu has been beaten to the point where only the south of Luling and Kuaiji counties are left. It only takes one or two more months to completely pacify Yangzhou. I didn't expect that. At that time, Liu Biao came out from behind. The so-called praying mantis catches the cicada, and the oriole is behind. We are the praying mantis that was stared at by the oriole. We only saw that we were about to eat the cicada, but we were pecked hard by the oriole. ..."

Liu Xiao comforted: "Victory and defeat are a common matter in military affairs. In fact, I dispatched more than [-] elite troops from Xuzhou, which made Xuzhou's troops insufficient. This defeat is the only reason for this defeat. Otherwise, Liu Bei would never have succeeded in a surprise attack. Don't worry about Fengxiao! "

Guo Jia said with a wry smile: "Thank you, my lord. Liu Bei sent troops two months ago to take Lujiang County first, then Yuzhang County and Danyang County, forcing Sun Ce and Zilong to return to the army. The most surprising thing is that Bofu, in the battle with Liu Bei, did not expect to miss the arrow and died young. Without Bofu, the army was defeated. When Zilong came back, he was powerless. , luck too!"

Liu Xiao replied: "Feng Xiao, more than a year ago, you once told me that Sun Ce was arrogant, quick-tempered, accustomed to charging, and with a little guard by his side, he would surely die sooner or later. It took less than two years. , It was really fulfilled by your words, what a pity that Bofu is a young hero..."

Zhao Yun sighed: "The work of several months was ruined in one day. Now we can only hold on to Huainan and Wu Commanderies tightly. Almost all the six counties in Jiangdong have fallen into Liu Bei's hands. This time Liu Bei used Xu Shu's plan to force the main force of the army to hold back. We nailed us all in Huainan County. General Zhang Fei, Wei Yan, and Guan Ping led the army to march in separate directions. Just a few days ago, news came that Yuan Shu died in Luling County. They all fell into Liu Bei's hands, and it would be difficult to get them back..."

(End of this chapter)