The Warriors of the Three Kingdoms

If he doesn't want to solve the problem of food and grass again.

The Karasuma people will not let him go at all. They will fight with other Karasuma people and kill each other, losing troops and losing generals. It is better to unite and snatch Liu Zheng's food and grass.

So after being patient for a while.In order not to fight with the Karasuma people in the next period of time, Yuan Xi took the initiative to show his favor to the Karasuma people, and joined forces with these Karasuma people to attack Jizhou.

Of course, the reason why Yuan Xi had this idea was also because Liu Zheng dispatched Xu Huang, Tai Shici and others to withdraw from Jizhou last year.

Yuan Xi knew that Jizhou was empty at this time, only tens of thousands of troops under Yuan Shang's men.

The tens of thousands of Yuan Shang's subordinates are no match for Yuan Xi at all.

Yuan Xi, who had fought against Yuan Shang, naturally knew it, not to mention that his purpose was not to destroy Yuan Shang, but to go to Jizhou to snatch some food and grass.

In this case, even before Liu Zheng reacted, he could calmly lead his troops to Jizhou, grab food and grass, and then retreat to Youzhou.

How could Yuan Xi miss such a seamless plan.

That's why he quickly assembled his troops, and then reacted quickly in a short time, and the army went straight to Jizhou.

By the time the news spread from Jizhou to Yangzhou, Yuan Xi would have already returned with food and grass.

But obviously, Yuan Xi underestimated Liu Zheng's intelligence ability.

Although Liu Zheng sent all his troops away, not all of them left. At least Zhang He, Guan Hai, Pei Yuanshao and others, and thousands of soldiers and horses, were stationed near Jizhou.

These people are like a nail, just waiting for any disturbance in Youzhou, they can rush to the battlefield first to buy time for Liu Zheng.

And the news spread from Jizhou to Qingzhou, and then by ship, day and night, the news will soon be delivered to Liu Zheng in Yangzhou.

In just three or four days, Liu Zheng already knew what happened in Youzhou. As soon as Yuan Xi dispatched troops, Liu Zheng had already started to react before the troops even reached Jizhou.

He quickly summoned his troops and asked Xu Huang and Tai Shici to come over to discuss matters.

"Generals, I think you already know about the affairs of Youzhou."

Above the court hall, Liu Zheng looked at the civil and military men of the court.

After the news came back from Youzhou, Liu Zheng didn't hide anything, so he immediately called these officials, and at the same time told them why they were summoned in such a hurry this time.

On the way here, they already knew what happened.

The first person to speak up was naturally Xu Huang.

After all, among generals, Xu Huang's status is extremely high.

"Your Majesty, the last general said before that Yuan Xi would not be so honest. This time he invaded Jizhou, most likely for the purpose of food and grass. Presumably he will not attack for a long time, it should be after looting , will leave on its own.”

"However, even if this is the case, we cannot let him snatch the food from us so easily."

Xu Huang and the others were not surprised that Yuan Xi and the others attacked Jizhou. They had even expected it a long time ago.

And a few months ago, the layout had already begun, not only did Pei Yuanshao and Guan Hai station their troops on the border between Qingzhou and Jizhou.

Even before that, he had made a good greeting with Yuan Shang, strengthened the walls and cleared the fields, and concentrated the population of the villages close to the north into various cities.

There are no villages in the wild, and the cavalry who went south to plunder couldn't get much money.

The only place to get food is to siege a city.

But as cavalry, once they attack the city, they will suffer great losses.

They will not attack the city unless it is absolutely necessary.

Moreover, once the city is attacked, it will not be enough in just a day or two.

In case of tenacious resistance from the defenders on the city tower, it may take several days or even half a year to be defeated.

Chapter 22

"Gongming, I have heard from you before that all your soldiers and horses are staying in Qingzhou for emergencies. Now that this guy Yuan Xi has come to provoke us, let's show him some color."

Before Liu Zheng didn't completely solve Yuan Xi, it wasn't that Liu Zheng kept him from being eliminated on purpose.

But Liu Zheng didn't have the time to pay attention to Yuan Xi at that time, after all, there was Liu Bei watching over him.

If you attack Yuan Xi with all your strength, you will only find opportunities for Liu Bei on the side.

Now, after the Battle of Hanzhong, although Liu Zheng lost some soldiers and horses, Liu Bei also suffered a lot.

At this moment, Liu Bei is short of food and soldiers, and it is estimated that he will not be able to control Liu Zheng's side for a while.

It just happened to let Liu Zheng free his hand to fight Yuan Xi slowly.

After Yuan Xi was settled, Liu Zheng completely controlled the land of Youzhou and had a steady stream of war horses. This also officially explained that the world is divided, and then he will compete with Liu Bei for the orthodox position in the world.

"Your Majesty, there is no need to worry about this at all. Yuan Xi is just a clown, and there is nothing to worry about. The last thing to worry about is that Yuan Xi was sneaky and had some contacts with those Xianbei people before. Those Xianbei people are the ones. We should be afraid."

In Xu Huang's view, Yuan Xi's attack was normal, but this time, there was no mention of the Xianbei people in the information.

Although it was not mentioned in the information, as a general, it is still necessary for Xu Huang to personally mention this matter to Liu Zheng.

After Xu Huang finished speaking, Tai Shici on the side quickly continued to speak to Liu Zheng.

"Your Majesty, General Xu Huang's worries are not superfluous. Last winter, we found out that Yuan Xi had contacts with the Xianbei people. This time when the spring began, Yuan Xi couldn't wait to kill him, as if he had come prepared. , I’m afraid we need to pay more attention.”

After these days, he has been fighting those Karasuma people and Yuan Xi in the north.

Tai Shici is also very clear about the strength of those nomads.

Yuan Xi was nothing to worry about, but both the Karasuma people and the Xianbei people were formidable opponents.

They must be dealt with, and the danger will be killed in the cradle.

Originally, Liu Zheng thought that what happened this time was just caused by Yuan Xi.

But now that he heard that both Xu Huang and Tai Shici paid special attention to it, he frowned, as if he had reconsidered whether he would go to the north to deal with Yuan Xi this time.

Originally, he just planned to let Xu Huang and Tai Shici continue to mobilize [-] to [-] troops to assist Yuan Shang.

Guard Jizhou for a while, and look for opportunities to counterattack Youzhou by the way. If you can't destroy Yuan Xi, it's fine.

But now that I heard that the two of them attached great importance to it, and thinking of the potential threat of these alien races in the north, Liu Zheng himself really felt that they had to be dealt with once and for all.

Otherwise, leave them alone and give them a chance to survive.

When Liu Zheng and Liu Bei lost both sides in the battle, these nomads are likely to find the right opportunity and go south.

It has even turned into a tragedy of random chaos in history.

Thinking of this, Liu Zheng immediately shook his head.

He definitely won't let this happen.

Even if he was defeated by Liu Bei in the end, the Han Dynasty was still in the hands of the Han people.

But once these nomads are allowed to go south to dominate the Central Plains, the world will no longer be decided by the Han people.

So after a little thought, Liu Zheng decided to let go of the grievances with Liu Bei first, and settle the nomadic cavalry in the north.

"Gongming, Ziyi, what the two of you said really wins my heart."

"Originally, I just planned to let the two of you go back as soon as possible to take over the overall situation and deal with Yuan Xi, but now it seems that we have to take advantage of Liu Bei's recovery this year to deal with these soldiers and horses in the north."

After Liu Zheng pondered, he made a decision.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. Although the battle situation is unclear, General Xu Huang and I will surely relieve His Majesty's worries. Your Majesty only needs to wait for our good news again."

Tai Shici still didn't know the meaning of Liu Zheng's words, so he stood up and planned to accept Liu Zheng's order.

But at this moment Liu Zheng smiled when he heard Tai Shici's words.

"Ziyi, I don't intend to wait here."

When Liu Zheng said this, Tai Shici frowned immediately.

"Since the matter in the north is of great importance, I must personally go out and supervise the battle on the front line, so I can rest assured."

Liu Zheng decided to lead his troops to defeat these nomadic peoples in the north.

But as soon as Liu Zheng said his words, the civil servants standing on the other side immediately came out to dissuade him.

"Your Majesty's personal conquest is absolutely impossible."

It's not uncommon for the emperor to conquest in person.In the past, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty had done such a thing.

Not to mention the generals of the Han Dynasty.

During the Three Kingdoms period, Liu Bei, Sun Quan and others all went to the battlefield in person.

It's just that for the two of them, it's just embarrassing for the imperial conquest.

Liu Bei led his own army to avenge Guan Yu.He personally defeated Wu, but suffered the defeat of Yiling, ruining the national power of Shu.

Sun Quan, in order to deal with Cao Cao, personally led an army of 10 to attack Wei.

As a result, Hefei sent 10 heads.

All faces are lost.

However, Liu Zheng is confident that he is definitely not the generation of Liu Bei and Sun Quan.

Besides, what he had to deal with were nomads.

Liu Zheng didn't pay attention to it yet.

However, these officials were not so relieved to hear that Liu Zhen would naturally stand up to dissuade him after the imperial conquest, don't be so impulsive.

Liu Zheng glanced at it, and saw that the person who dissuaded him was actually Gu Yong.

He is a bit rigid, doing things quite well.It is expected that he will stand up to dissuade him at this time.

"Gu Yongaiqing, why did you dissuade me? Could it be that you don't believe that I can defeat these alien races?"

Liu Zheng asked a question, which made Gu Yong's face embarrassed, and he couldn't find a rebuttal for a while, Liu Zheng's words.

But he was a scholar at any rate, quite smart, and immediately thought of another excuse.

"Your Majesty, it's because I don't believe in His Majesty's ability. It's just that a country cannot be without a king for a day. If Your Majesty personally conquers the court, there are many things that need to be reviewed by His Majesty every day. If His Majesty is not here, who should we turn to?" ?”

"This is not the first time that I have personally conquered by a royal driver. Didn't you all come here like this when I went to Kyushu Island and Hanzhong before? Why can't it work this time?"

Hearing Gu Yong mention this, Liu Zheng frowned and waved his hands, not wanting to bother about such trivial matters.

After all, the cabinet he formed has 4 auxiliary ministers, and these 4 auxiliary ministers usually manage these memorials and government affairs.

The purpose is to share with him some big and small things that usually need to be managed.

Chapter 23 Northern Expedition

That's what Gu Yong tried to persuade, seeing that Liu Zheng seemed to have made up his mind, he stopped persuading him.

He could only retreat with a straight face.

But just as Gu Yong retreated, Chen Deng stood up again on the other side.

"Your Majesty has one more matter. If Your Majesty wants to conquest in person, the marriage that was discussed with General Lu Bu before may have to be postponed."

Chen Deng was the minister in charge of the wedding.

Since Liu Zheng is going to conquest in person, I'm afraid he won't be able to catch up in time.

He couldn't decide this matter, so he could only ask Liu Zheng what he meant.

Liu Zheng forgot about this incident, and frowned after hearing Chen Deng's reminder.

It is impossible to change the things that were set before the marriage event.

However, if Liu Zheng wants to conquer in person, it will be very difficult to achieve the best of both worlds. He can't wait until he is married before going on an expedition to the alien races in the north.

Yuan Xi and his party didn't know where they went.

He didn't want to disappoint Lu Qiling, and he didn't want to let go of the matter of Yujia's personal conquest.

After frowning and contemplating for a moment, he still thought of a way that could barely achieve two things.

"Well, the wedding will be held normally, but I will hold it on the way to the north."

"You're holding it in Jianye City. I'll take Lu Qiling to Qingzhou. It's a holiday for me and Lu Qiling to get married."

Anyway, they are no strangers to Lu Qiling, and they have known each other for many years.

Besides, Lu Qiling is also the female general of the Women's Battalion under Liu Zheng.

This time, it makes sense to go to the north to attack Yuan Xi and bring Lu Qiling's women's battalion with her.