The Warriors of the Three Kingdoms

Anyway, Xiangyang can't fight for the time being, they can only aim at the nearby Yuzhou.

When Pang Tong heard Liu Bei say that, he frowned, very puzzled.

"Mr. Xuande, what do you say?"

The young Pang De was very puzzled. When Liu Bei said that he was wrong, he became more curious and wanted to find the answer from Liu Bei.

After listening to Pang Tong's reasoning just now, Liu Bei had already praised Pang Tong a lot. Naturally, he didn't intend to hide anything from Pang Tong at this moment, and then he began to talk about his previous plan with Pang Tong in detail.

Another explanation, Cuizhou Ping and others who were present didn't know it before, but now they were shocked by what Liu Bei said, and at the same time they were even more happy.

The happy thing is that Liu Bei is finally elated, and he will have a great chance of defeating Liu Zheng in the next battle, changing the current declining trend.

Everyone suddenly realized that Pang Tong was secretly surprised. He didn't expect Liu Bei to have such strength. No wonder Liu Bei dared to lead an army of tens of thousands into Nanyang County at this time.

"Although what little brother Pang Tong said just now is not completely correct, but he is also right. Liu Chong in Yuzhou is not easy to deal with."

"This person, I had some contact with him in the early years."

"Actually, at that time, this person was quite a righteous person. After all, he was a clan member of the Han Dynasty, so he should still be loyal to the Han Dynasty. If he can be persuaded by us and avoid fighting us, it must be an excellent choice." Chance."

When Liu Bei was still in Yanzhou in his early years, he had some exchanges with Liu Chong, but Liu Bei didn't have any feelings for Liu Chong at that time.

Liu Chong just worshiped heroes and followed Liu Bei to attack Liu Zheng, but was defeated and captured.

For Liu Chong, Liu Bei didn't pay much attention, but felt that Liu Chong, as a clan member of the Han Dynasty, should be on the side of the Han Dynasty no matter what.

"Your Majesty, it's better to send someone to contact Liu Chong first. If he intends to surrender, we will take him in. If he doesn't want to be with us, then send someone to join forces with General Zhang Fei to attack left and right, and Liu Chong will not be able to do so." Think about it."

Cheng Yu spoke again and added something.

"Well, what Zhong De said is right."

"Who is going to test Liu Chong's tone?"

"It's better to leave it to Mr. Jia Xu."

Seeing that Jia Xu hadn't spoken much, Jian Yong suddenly stood up and made a recommendation.

Jia Xu was taken aback, he was just a little transparent, he didn't intend to speak, and he was a little embarrassed when Jian Yong said that.

On the contrary, Liu Bei was very active.

Hearing Jian Yong's recommendation, he immediately agreed.

"Okay, let's go to Mr. Jia Xu. Mr. Jia has a great talent, and such trivial matters as lobbying to persuade him to surrender should not be a problem. I wonder if Mr. Jia Xu is willing to go?"

Liu Bei set his eyes on Jia Xu.

Now that we've talked about this, can Jia Xu refuse? He can only nod and agree.

"Then I will go to Yuzhou, but the general, I can't guarantee that Liu Chong will definitely surrender."

"It's okay, just try his tone, and forget it if you can't surrender."

Because Liu Chong took refuge in Liu Zheng, in Liu Bei's heart, he still had a bit of resentment towards Liu Chong.

"I understand, let's go."

Jia Xu didn't delay, and immediately started preparing to go to Yuzhou.

At this moment, no one noticed that Liu Zheng's intentional show of weakness and his plan to flood Fancheng were covered up in this way.

They all thought that Liu Zheng's retreat was just to lure Liu Bei's soldiers and horses across the river to attack Xiangyang.

Liu Zheng began to wait, he was waiting for the heavy rain these days to stop.

As soon as the heavy rain stopped and the autumn rain passed, Liu Zheng would immediately dig the dam, and then the seven armies would be flooded, and the victory would be established in one fell swoop.

On Liu Bei's side, he was also waiting. He was waiting for Liu Zhang in Hanzhong to attack Shangyong, and waiting for Liu Zhang's surprise attack on Jiaozhou's soldiers and horses to achieve results.

At the same time, they are also waiting for the Xianbei people like Budugen in the north to take advantage of the chaos to invade Youzhou and bring some pressure to Liu Zheng.

Only in this way can Liu Bei's troops be able to attack Yuzhou with sufficient confidence.

At the same time, to the north, the Xianbei Prairie.

This is the site of Kebineng in the central Xianbei.

It's just that last year, after Ke Bineng's defeat, this place became a no-man's land. Liu Zheng sent Xu Huang to guard Youzhou, and this grassland became Xu Huang's jurisdiction.

Xu Huang began to build several important military towns on this grassland.

On the one hand, it accommodates the people, and on the other hand, it resists the attacks of nomads.

These cities are not too big, a city can accommodate more than [-] people at most, but the buildings inside are well-built, there are armories, there are grain warehouses, and there are enough food, grass and water all year round.

If you just stick to it, three to five months will not be a problem.

Chapter 1000 Two hundred and 84 Zhenyuan City

Xu Huang took great pains in order to control this grassland.

One city is not enough, he will build a new city at the same distance every once in a while on this grassland.

Although it's only been a little over a year, there are already three or four such important military towns standing on the grassland.

On the one hand, comparing the time Xu Huang spent in Youzhou and Jizhou, he knows that the situation here is severe, and the grassland is just a back garden, not a place to live for a long time.

For the great man of agricultural civilization, it is fundamental to have arable land and a home.

However, nomadic territories are not convenient for planting. Such places are not suitable for ordinary people to live in, but only suitable for stationing soldiers and horses.

The Xianbei grassland, the original Kebineng camp, was set by Xu Huang as the farthest military town, named Zhenyuan City.

The city is not big, with only [-] soldiers and horses stationed there.

The city guard general is Yuan Yao's veteran and also Xu Huang's deputy, Pei Yuanshao.

Pei Yuanshao has always been by Xu Huang's side. Although he has few chances to control the army alone, his qualifications are very old.

They are the oldest veterans under Liu Zheng's command. Although they are not very old, their status is here.

Liu Zheng knows that he is not a talent who can command an army alone, so he has been serving as Xu Huang's deputy, and this ability is enough.

Pei Yuanshao himself didn't have such big ambitions, he was just a remnant of the Yellow Turbans, and he was already very satisfied to be able to follow Liu Zheng to his current status.

After all, his own strength, and he also knows that compared with those generals in Liu Zhengjun, it is completely incomparable.

The ability of any general is superior to him. Some people are like this. They can see their abilities clearly and know what level they are at, so they don't have so much ambition.

Just want to be content with the status quo.

"Liu Guang, don't be lazy, kid, move quickly."

In Zhenyuan City, Pei Yuanshao commanded a group of soldiers to move clods here.

Most of the towers in Zhenyuan City are not made of bricks. There are not so many bricks in the north. If bricks were used, they would not be able to fire them.

Therefore, most of the city walls in the city are towers piled up by using the surrounding soil and mixing some soil.

Although the defense ability of such a city tower is not high, it is still more explainable than building it directly with wood.

And after all, it was only an important military town. Such a city wall was more than enough to deal with the grassland nomads who had no siege equipment.

A tower like this, unlike an ordinary city, has four gates.

There are two gates in this city, one big and one small.

The side of the Great City Gate corresponds to the south, where the Han Dynasty is located.

On the north side facing the grassland, there is only one small city gate, which is closed all year round and will not be opened, blocked by stones.

This small city gate is only opened in times of danger.

Now Pei Yuanshao brought these men and horses back from the woodland near Zhenyuan City and brought back some wood and clods.

On the one hand, continue to repair the tower, and on the other hand, it is also planned to continue to erect more projectors on both ends of the tower.

An important military town will inevitably have two catapults specially projected outside the city on the city tower.

"General, I am not lazy, this clod is too heavy."

"Go, go, go, I don't know you yet. If you are a fool, you will be happy if you can be lazy for a while. Let me tell you, set up the catapult quickly. This is General Xu Huang's order. Next time he If we don't have another catapult when we come to inspect, we will all have to be scolded."

Pei Yuanshao and the soldiers under his command were already very familiar with each other. They were already a group of veterans, and they had been together for a long time, so naturally they all knew their temperament.

"General Xu Huang's order? You have to do it quickly. Do you hear me, you recruits, hurry up and work."

This guy named Liu Guang immediately began to direct the soldiers under him, and they all mobilized.

I want to finish the things explained above as soon as possible.

Liu Guang directed others, but he sneaked up beside Pei Yuanshao.

"Boss, shall we go drink?"

People like Liu Guang were sent to this remote place, and they had no other work to do on weekdays, nothing more than two things.

One drinks and the other gambles.

Of course, they can't drink the Sanliangye brewed by Liu Zheng, but there are also some ordinary water wines for them to drink.

And gambling is a good way to play.

Ten years ago, Liu Zheng brought poker to this world, and the game of fighting landlords has long been popular in this era.

Especially Pei Yuanshao, when he followed Liu Zheng, he had already become a gambler skilled in fighting landlords. Later, when he guarded the frontier by himself, he would teach his younger brothers most of the time.

This made this game popular in the army, and many soldiers guarding outside, the entertainment in their spare time is to fight against the landlord.

Liu Zheng also knew about this, but when he thought that these soldiers also needed entertainment, and the amount of money they gambled was not large, he turned a blind eye.

Although on the surface drinking and gambling in the army are still prohibited, the people below will do it secretly, usually it is not a big deal, and the superiors will not really cause trouble.

"Drinking? Do you want to go or not? You are really brave. We are in Zhenyuan City. Recently, there have been many people of unknown origin appearing on the grassland. I always feel that something is wrong."

After all, Pei Yuanshao is a veteran who has been fighting on the battlefield all year round. Although his own martial arts skills are not high, he is smart. Otherwise, he would not have followed Liu Zheng for so long and could be Xu Huang's deputy.

"Boss, what are you worried about?"

"I always feel that these prairie people of unknown origin are playing with us."

"Hey, boss, I think you are scaring yourself. These Xianbei people have been scared by us for a long time. Last year, General Xu Huang and General Sun Ce directly took over their lairs. The one named Kebi Those who can also die."

"The people on the grassland now are just people without leaders, scattered people, and they can't make any big waves at all."

Liu Guang still didn't believe that these Xianbei people dared to fight against the big man.

That's right.

But Pei Yuanshao still didn't agree with Liu Guang's request to drink.

At this moment, outside Zhenyuan City, a war horse suddenly rushed towards it.

He rushed towards the gate of the city in a hurry.

Before reaching the city gate, the soldiers on the horse started shouting towards the city.

"Report! Urgent report! Enemy attack!"

The hoarse voice immediately alarmed Pei Yuanshao on the tower.

Chapter 1000 two hundred 85 enemy attack

"Ok?"

Pei Yuanshao heard the voice from outside the city, and immediately stood up from the tower, sticking his head out of the city.

Then Liu Guang also looked out of the city.

At a glance, he recognized the person riding on the horse in the distance.

"It's the second dog."

Liu Guang immediately recognized who the person in front of him was, and reminded Pei Yuanshao.

"Nonsense, can I not recognize that this is Ergou?"

"Quickly, open the city gate and let Ergou in!"

Pei Yuanshao immediately gave the order, and soon the city gate was opened. Immediately afterwards, the war horse entered the city, and the scout was quickly taken up the city tower.

I still ran a few steps fast, and ran a little too fast, which made this person gasp for breath when speaking.