The Warriors of the Three Kingdoms

And when Guan Hai and Chu Yan were dealing with Yuan Shao's vanguard army, Liu Bei from Yanzhou also waited for Lu Zhi's army.

Yanzhou, Chenliu Commandery, Liu Bei's residence, the three Liu Bei brothers, Lu Zhi, Gongsun Zan and others met.

Chapter 681 Yanzhou Discussion

This time Lu Zhi led 5 people to join Liu Bei. Although Lu Zhi had an army of 10, it was impossible for him to really take away [-]. If all the troops were deployed to deal with Liu Zheng.Lu Zhi was also worried that Yuan Shao would do something behind his back.

So even to deal with Liu Zheng, Lu Zhi still needs to leave some people to defend Yuan Shao.Afraid that Yuan Shao would stab him in the back.

When Lu Zhi's men arrived at Chen Liu, Liu Bei had already received the news.

"teacher."

Liu Bei is benevolent and polite, when he met Lu Zhi.Say hello to Lu Zhi respectfully.

Lu Zhi nodded lightly, indicating that he knew, and the group began to sit down and discuss how to deal with Liu Zheng this time.

Although Yuan Shao brought up the matter of dealing with Liu Zheng, Lu Zhi already had such a plan in his heart.

After all, Liu Zheng and his party were opponents that the imperial court wanted to eliminate. They were thorns in the court's eyes and flesh.There has been no chance to make a move before, coupled with the miscalculation of Liu Zheng's strength, resulting in several battles between the imperial court and Liu Zheng did not take advantage of it, but lost a lot of territory.

Sit and watch Liu Zheng, his strength is getting stronger and stronger, and now he is out of control, if he continues to ignore Liu Zheng.It is easy for Liu Zheng to develop to the point that even the court can't deal with it.

So after this plague, Lu Zhi also decided to take a temporary truce with Yuan Shao, and planned to deal with the powerful Liu Zheng with Yuan Shao first.

"Everyone, this time we will go south to fight against Liu Zheng. You can share any ideas you have."

Seeing that everyone started to sit down, Lu Zhi first asked Liu Bei and Gongsun Zan for advice.

"Teacher, if we want to attack Liu Zheng now, we must not delay. Liu Zheng is powerful and has many elite soldiers and generals. If we fight a protracted war, we may not be able to consume Liu Zheng. From what I see, we should directly lead our troops to attack south. Wu County where Liu Zheng is located, as long as Wu County is captured, the entire Yangzhou can be occupied, and once Yangzhou is occupied, Liu Zheng will lose his stronghold and no longer threaten him!"

Liu Bei, who has been stationed in Yanzhou and paid close attention to Liu Zheng's developments, has the most say. After Lu Zhi asked, he immediately spoke to Lu Zhi.

Liu Bei has long been thinking about how to deal with Liu Zheng, and he just waits for the plague to end, and will gradually try to fight back against Liu Zheng.Now that he finally got the chance, how could he have any sympathy for Liu Zheng, and it would be right to add insult to injury.

The person present who most wanted to defeat Liu Zheng was probably Liu Bei. After all, Liu Bei had suffered too much from Liu Zheng.

Lu Zhi was interested in Liu Bei's plan as soon as he spoke.

"Xuande, please explain your plan carefully."

Seeing Lu Zhi's questioning, Liu Bei didn't say much, but got up and walked a few steps, and then brought Lu Zhi and others to a big table.

"Teacher, look."

Liu Bei pointed to the table in front of him. On this table, there was a small sand table arranged by Liu Bei with sand and soil.

"This is our current position, and this is Liu Zheng's position. We just need to move forward quickly from here, and then reach this position, cross the Yangtze River quickly, and approach Wu County. Liu Zheng can't even react."

As Liu Bei spoke, he pointed out a few positions to Lu Zhi on the sand table with his hand.

These locations are all important towns.

"Liu Zheng only has 3 elite troops in Yangzhou! Twenty thousand of them are in Yuzhang, and [-] are in Wu County. If we attack Wu County, what we really need to face is only [-] Wu County troops. At most, no more than [-] people .If we defeat Liu Zheng before Liu Zheng's reinforcements arrive, we can make a final decision."

This is a method that Liu Bei thought of a long time ago. Of course, this method needs to catch Liu Zheng by surprise.

"Once Wu County is defeated, it will be tantamount to cutting off Liu Zheng's connection between the north and the south. At that time, we can continue to attack Liu Zheng in the south, or go north to regain Xuzhou."

After Liu Bei finished speaking, Lu Zhi's expression darkened immediately, and he immediately looked at the map.

Lu Zhi didn't speak, but looked around here and there, thinking about whether what Liu Bei said could be successful.

According to what Liu Bei said, the plan of Wu County's aura is very tempting, but Liu Bei and Lu Zhi don't know Liu Zheng's strength and how many troops Liu Zheng can mobilize nearby.

In addition, Liu Bei has no navy, so if he wants to cross the Yangtze River and surprise Wu County, there are still some difficulties.

What Lu Zhi was worried about was that if Liu Zheng's men and horses had been aware of Liu Bei's plan for a long time, when Liu Bei and others were crossing the river, they would attack them halfway.

There was no navy in the first place, and they were not familiar with water. If they fought on the Yangtze River, they would suffer a big loss. Lu Zhi, who had always won steadily, absolutely could not accept such an approach.

"Xuande, I don't think the method you mentioned will work."

Lu Zhi spoke out his concerns, and Liu Bei's face darkened, but he didn't think clearly about this point.

"Teacher, although we may be ambushed by Liu Zheng, he doesn't have many troops. He can only mobilize 2 troops at most. If we try to lose some people, we don't need to be afraid at all."

"That's what I said, but in case, in case Liu Zheng doesn't know 2 horses, but 4, or even [-] horses, he can easily block our attack. At that time, wouldn't our work be in vain? Lost soldiers and lost generals."

Liu Bei originally wanted to argue a few words, but after hearing what Lu Zhi said, he didn't dare to say more.

"But Xuande, after your reminder, I have thought of a plan, maybe I can defeat Liu Zheng with one blow."

Originally, Liu Bei was a little disappointed, but after hearing Lu Zhi's words, some hope was kindled again, and he hurriedly asked Lu Zhi.

"Teacher, what's the plan?"

"The sound of the east and the west!"

Lu Zhi simply said four words, but didn't say it clearly.

But with these four words, it is enough for Liu Bei to understand some meaning.

After discussing the plan, Liu Bei and Lu Zhi's troops quickly began to move. There were 3 troops brought by Lu Zhi, [-] Gongsun Zan's troops, and [-] troops recruited by Liu Bei in Yanzhou. Gathered an army of [-] and went south to attack Liu Zheng.

When they set off from Yanzhou, Liu Zheng's spies here quickly spread the news back.

In Wu Jun, Liu Zheng, who was waiting for Xu Huang's army, had just been triggered from Wu Jun, but at this time he heard the news from his spies.

"Report! My lord, something is wrong. Liu Bei from Yanzhou, together with Lu Zhi, led an army of [-] to Huainan!"

Chapter 682 Diversion to Huainan

Liu Zheng is preparing to take people to support Qingzhou.

When the Jinyi guards who suddenly heard the news came to report the news, their faces immediately became gloomy.

Although he expected that people from Lu Zhi and Liu Bei would never let this opportunity go, but he did not expect that people from Liu Bei and Lu Zhi would come so quickly.

The men in Yuan Shao had just started to attack Qingzhou, and Liu Bei and Lu Zhi's men had already set off from Yanzhou. According to their marching speed, they would be able to directly kill Huainan in a few days.

As long as Huainan is captured, the next step is to cross the Yangtze River directly and attack Wujun, Danyang and other places.

If Liu Zheng goes to support Qingzhou at this time, then Yangzhou will become a piece of fat, and it will definitely not be able to stop Liu Bei and Lu Zhi's attack.

"One hundred thousand soldiers! Liu Bei and Lu Zhi really think highly of me."

Liu Zheng, who heard the news, decided to support Qingzhou.They had already mounted their horses and planned to cooperate with Xu Huang to use cavalry to quickly attack Qingzhou.

But now after hearing the news about Liu Bei and Lu Zhi, they can only shelve this matter temporarily, hoping that the people in Qingzhou can block Yuan Shao's attack.

Compared with Yuan Shao, Liu Zheng cares more about Liu Bei and Lu Zhi's team.

After all, no matter how Yuan Shao is, he is at best a clown who doesn't fall into Liu Zheng's eyes, and Liu Bei and Lu Zhi's people are what Liu Zheng cares more about.

Liu Guanzhang, Gongsun Zan, with soldiers, generals, and a calm enough lord, can accomplish great things.

"My lord, what should I do?"

Standing by Liu Zheng's side, Xu Huang also had a bad face after hearing the reports from Jin Yiwei. He approached Liu Zheng and wanted to ask Liu Zheng what his decision was now.

"There is news from Youzhou that Yuan Shao has 3 troops and is planning to attack Qingzhou. We only have [-] soldiers in Qingzhou, and they are not the elite in our hands. It may be difficult to stop Yuan Shao. .”

Liu Zheng looked at Xu Huang, and first revealed the news about Qingzhou to Xu Huang.

This is actually Liu Zheng's fault. Liu Zheng's territory is vast. Once a war starts, he must stick to his head and ignore his tail. The northernmost place is Qingzhou, and the southernmost place is Funan in Southeast Asia.

Aside from the southernmost point, there are several prefectures in the front that needs to be guarded, Jingzhou, Yangzhou, Xuzhou, and Qingzhou. These places are all places that may be attacked.

Therefore, there are too many things that Liu Zheng needs to take into account, and he can't take care of both the beginning and the end. In this way, Liu Zheng will inevitably be exhausted.

Qingzhou is too far away, and some of them are not important. Liu Zhengda never sent troops to Qingzhou from the beginning, but he knew that once a war broke out in Qingzhou, he would definitely not be able to support him.

Sure enough, now that this situation has come, it makes him uncomfortable.

"Qingzhou is not important to us. Anyway, there are not many people in Qingzhou. They have all migrated to Xuzhou. Xuzhou is the key point. We will not support Qingzhou. I think Liu Bei may directly attack Wujun, so We'll still be on standby in Wujun, maybe we can support Huainan."

"Then Qingzhou gave up just like that?"

Xu Huang was a little puzzled.

Liu Zheng glanced at the direction of Qingzhou, and answered firmly.

"Of course we can't give up. In any case, Qingzhou is also our bridge to Liaodong. If Yuan Shao takes over this place, we will have no choice but to want war horses in the future."

"Immediately send my order to let Tai Shici lead 2 horses and gallop to Qingzhou!"

Although Liu Zheng himself is unable to support Qingzhou, Liu Zheng still has a way. Xuzhou is very close to Qingzhou. As long as Tai Shici can rush to Qingzhou in a short time and unite with 3 people in Qingzhou to block Yuan Shao's attack, there is still a chance. possible.

Even if it can't be stopped, it is always possible to slow down Yuan Shao's attack and delay the time.

With Liu Zheng's words, Xu Huang nodded and stopped asking. Now that Liu Zheng has made a decision, it's useless for him to say more.

"Xu Huang, let's change the route now and go to Huainan."

Liu Zheng thought, even if Liu Bei's men set off from Yanzhou to Huainan now, it would still take a long time. During this period of time, Liu Zheng's men were enough to reach Huainan.

Anyway, with Xu Huang's [-] cavalry, Liu Zheng is sure that he can compete with Liu Bei's men.

A few days later.

Huainan County in Yangzhou, Huainan is the northernmost county in Yangzhou. It was originally the seat of Yangzhou, but Liu Zheng felt that it was too close to the imperial court, and it was easy to be surrounded by heavy troops, which was not conducive to his annexation here.

Huainan County is actually Jiujiang County. The reason why it is called Huainan County is because it was originally the territory of the Huainan Kingdom of the Han Dynasty.

The reason why this place can become the seat of Yangzhou is that on the one hand, it has a large population, and the Huaihe River is used as a water system, so it is convenient for shipping. It is convenient to go north to Xuzhou, Yuzhou, or even west to Jingzhou.

When Yanzhou went south to attack Huainan, it needed to pass through Yuzhou.

Yuzhou.

In the Three Kingdoms period, he didn't actually have much sense of presence. In the later period, his sense of presence was not even as much as that of Jiaozhou.

Because apart from the Yellow Turban Uprising in Yuzhou, a group of Yellow Turban soldiers made a fuss here, and there was no big reaction after that. Basically, it was firmly controlled by the imperial court.

However, because the Yellow Turban Army was too violent here before, such as Zhang Mancheng, Liu Zheng and others, they all started from here, so Yuzhou has gradually recovered some of its popularity after all these years.

When Liu Bei, Lu Zhi and others went south from here to attack Liu Zheng's Huainan, they alarmed Chen Wang who was here.

Although Kong Ni, the governor of Yuzhou, is the largest local administrator in Yuzhou, but over the years, because of the ravages of the Yellow Turban Army, there are often some remnants of the Yellow Turbans and bandits, the rule of the imperial court in Yuzhou is not very good.

On the contrary, Chen Guo, a vassal state here, has gradually grown stronger with the help of this shareholder style.

Chen Guo.

Although Chen State is only a county, it is a vassal state surnamed Liu that has existed since the time of Emperor Han Ming. It has been passed down to the present and has gone through six generations.

Although the current Chen Wang Liu Chong is only 21 years old, he is quite capable.

During the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Chen Wang Liu Chong was only 15 years old, but he was able to use his status as Chen Wang to recruit Xiangyong, and actually recruited thousands of people to help him guard Chen Guo.

When the Yellow Turban Army rebelled, King Chen Liu Chong used the atmosphere of the Yellow Turban Army to transform his country of Chen from having no soldiers to a city with [-] troops.

Now after several years of development, Chen Guo has gathered more than 6 people. Although there are only 10,000 or [-] people who can fight, the [-]+ people seem to have grown to the point, even more than the governor of Yuzhou. Strong enough.

Chapter 683 Chen Wang Liu Chong

Liu Chong's strength has also attracted the attention of many people, one of which is Liu Zheng.

This is also why, although Liu Zheng occupies Huainan, he has never been tempted to attack the universe, because in addition to supporting the self-respect of King Chen Liu Chong, this Liu Chong himself is also very brave and very good at shooting. , Superb archery.

Although Liu Zheng had never seen this person with his own eyes, the news from his Jin Yiwei made Liu Zheng very interested in this person.

"Prime Minister, Prime Minister."

In the courtyard built with carved railings and jade, Liu Chong walked briskly, walking like flying.Looking for his country.

The so-called prime minister is actually the prime minister in the vassal state, who is in charge of all the political affairs of the vassal state.

The princes and kings basically don't care about things, because they have no military power or administrative power, only the right to collect taxes.

Since Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty implemented the Tweet Order, the princes and kings of the Han Dynasty have been relatively weak, and their actual strength has become worse and worse.

At the end of the Han Dynasty, the vassal kings like Liu Chong basically had no power. Liu Chong was also the only one among the dozens of vassal states at the end of the Han Dynasty.

Although Liu Bei, Liu Biao, Liu Dai, Liu Yao and others are all relatives of the Han Dynasty, they are not vassal kings. It is precisely because they are not vassal kings that they can be officials in the court.

On the other hand, those vassal states at the end of the Han Dynasty were all unknown people, and even in the magnificent history of the Three Kingdoms, there was not even a name left.

For example, Qi Wang Liu Cheng, Zhongshan Wang Liu Zhi, Liang Wang Liu Mi, Dongping Wang Liu Kai and others.

It would be nice for these people to leave a name, and even their deeds are hard to find.