Becoming stronger from cutting Hu and Cao Cao

Now the road guard army has not yet been established, and Li Chen has not yet freed up his hands, so Li Chen decided to intimidate Liu Bei and ask Liu Bei to make way for his family.

The persimmons are soft, Liu Bei's foothold in Zhuo County is not stable now, if Li Chen puts on the appearance of sending troops to the outside of Zhuo County, and then asks Liu Bei to borrow a road, I think Liu Bei will agree.

Mr. Lu Xun once said that if a group of people are in the same room, if you want to open a window, most people will not agree.But if you say I'm going to take the roof off, then they will probably let you open a window.

On Zhang Liao's side, after receiving Li Chen's order, Zhang Liao gained confidence and returned to Xiaopei overnight.

Early the next morning, Gao Shun and Cao Xing took Xiao Pei's army out of the city to practice.You know, the straight-line distance from Xiaopei to Zhuo County is only a few tens of miles.Cao Xing came to practice a cavalry attack, and Xiaopei's Bingzhou cavalry brushed the edge of Zhuojun.

Cao Xing and his cavalry had just passed Zhuojun on the front foot, when the scouts from Liu Bei's side came to report on the back foot.

"Report to the King of Shu that Xiaopei's [-] troops are gathering outside the city. It looks like they are practicing." The scout reported to Liu Bei.

As soon as Liu Bei heard this, he was terrified of Liu Bei.Liu Beixin said, Could it be that Li Chen is dissatisfied with me letting my second brother impersonate Guan Sheng to cheat the city, is this going to send troops to attack me?

Liu Bei was in a panic at this time. Now his second brother Guan Yu and third brother Zhang Fei led soldiers to recover the rest of Zhuo County.Now there are only [-] people in the entire Zhuo County, and Liu Bei is personally in command.

Liu Bei thought to himself, if Li Chen sent a general to attack the city, I'm afraid I won't be able to defend this Zhuo County.

"Military officer, will this Li Chen attack our Zhuo County?" Liu Bei asked the officer Shan Fu.

"Shu King, I guess it's impossible." Shan Fu replied.

In fact, at this time, even Shan Fu was uncertain.It stands to reason that Li Chen can't attack Zhuo County at this time, but Li Chen often does not follow common sense.At this moment, Shan Fu was also afraid that Li Chen would go crazy and suddenly attacked Zhuojun, which would be troublesome.

Taking Zhuojun was originally a risky move, and it was a neighbor with a fierce tiger.Shan Fu was just betting, he was betting that now that the tiger had prey again, it would not easily fight them.But since it is a gamble, Shan Fu is not fully sure.

Shan Fu just inferred that Li Chen would not do anything, but now that Xiaopei's Zhang Liao made a move, although it was just a demonstration outside the city, it also made Shan Fu figure out what Li Chen was thinking.

Chapter 176 Chen Deng's Envoy to Zhuo County

While Shan Fu was trying to figure out Li Chen's thoughts, Li Chen's envoy came, who came, Chen Deng and Chen Yuanlong came to Zhuo County.

Zhuo County, county government.

"Report to King Qin, Chen Yuanlong from Xuzhou outside the city came to ask for an audience."

When Liu Bei was studying in the county government whether they could hold Zhuojun if Li Chen came to attack, the soldiers guarding the city came to report.

Hearing that Chen Deng was coming, Liu Bei and Shan Fu looked at each other, and Shan Fu said, "King of Shu, let's stop guessing. We will know everything after seeing the famous Chen Yuanlong."

"Well, that's right. Since Chen Deng came at this time, it can be seen that Li Chen has plans, and only Li Chen has plans, so we can talk about it." Liu Bei nodded and said.

"Mr. Chen, please come in." Liu Bei ordered to the left and right.

After a while, the attendants on the left and right led Chen Deng outside and walked in.Liu Bei looked at Chen Deng, and judging from this person's appearance, it was enough to see that this person was extraordinary.

Liu Bei thought, Chen Deng is only a big housekeeper under Li Chen's command, and there are Liu Bowen and others who make suggestions.It can be seen from this that Li Chen has a lot of talents under his command.

"Mr. Chen, Mr. Chen, Mr. Chen's name has been honored for a long time." As soon as Chen Deng entered the hall, before Chen Deng could speak, Liu Bei spoke first.

Others say that they have admired each other for a long time, which may mean mutual hypocrisy.However, Liu Bei told Chen Deng that he has admired his name for a long time, and he really has admired his name for a long time.

Because Mi Zhu under Liu Bei's command originally served as officials under Tao Qian along with Chen Deng.At the beginning, Mi Zhu often mentioned Chen Deng in front of Liu Bei, saying that Chen Deng was the unicorn son of Xuzhou, and his talents were far superior to his own.

Mi Zhu had been talking about Chen Deng in Liu Bei's ear all day long, so Liu Bei naturally had a deep impression on Chen Deng.Therefore, when he saw Chen Deng today, Liu Bei showed his love for talents.

Chen Deng didn't take much notice of Liu Bei's love for talent.Why do you say that?Chen Deng is a smart man, and he is extremely good at placing bets.In Chen Deng's view, Liu Bei's only advantage over the other princes is that he has a better reputation.However, without strength, you have a good reputation, so what's the use of him.

"I've met the King of Shu." Chen Deng arched his body slightly, and said calmly.

Liu Bei's hot face was attached to Chen Deng's cold butt.For a while, the atmosphere in the hall was a little awkward.Chen Deng didn't care so much, he was here on behalf of Qin Wang Li Chen.Now that Li Chen is strong and Liu Bei is weak, Chen Deng naturally has nothing to fear.

Chen Deng didn't say anything, not even a few words of simple greetings, and asked straight to the point: "I don't know if the king of Shu knows that the king of Wei Cao Cao and our king of Qin are allies."

"I don't know if the King of Shu knows that this Zhuo County is the main traffic route for the transaction between our King Qin and Cao Cao, the King of Wei."

"Zhuo County is here, Jin King Yuan Shao didn't dare to attack, and Qi King Yuan Shu didn't dare to attack either. Could it be that the King of Shu thought he was stronger than Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu?"

When Chen Deng raised these three questions, it can be said that Liu Bei didn't save any face.Liu Bei was stunned by these three questions, and he didn't know how to answer them for a while.

Shan Fu is Liu Bei's counselor, and he has to help Liu Bei out of the siege at this time.After pondering for a while, Shan Fu faced Chen Deng and said, "Mr. Chen, naturally there is no place that the two armies are fighting. This Zhuo County is the land of Wei, not the land of Qin. Our army is fighting Wei Wang Cao Cao, so naturally we can take it. As for breaking Qin King's way of dealing, we can discuss this matter. Wei King can trade with Qin King, and my Shu King can do the same."

Shan Fu first reasoned with Chen Dengxiao, saying that we are fighting Cao Cao, so we should take his territory, which is reasonable.Also, you said we broke the deal between you and Cao Cao.Can we discuss this matter?What Cao Cao can do, so can our Liu Bei, and there are more tricks.

"Discussion, how to discuss?"

"My King Qin is going to send troops to attack Zhuo County." Chen Deng threatened.

Shan Fu naturally knew that Li Chen was going to send troops to attack Zhuo County, so it was just talk. If Li Chen really wanted to attack Zhuo County, then there was no need for Chen Deng to talk.

At the same time, Shan Fu also understood that the reason why Chen Deng said this was just to take the initiative in the negotiation.However, now Li Chen is strong and Liu Bei is weak.In this kind of negotiation between the strong and the weak, there is not much room for discussion.Therefore, Shan Fu could only follow Chen Deng's words.

"Mr. Chen, this requires Mr. Chen to say a few words in front of the King of Qin. The conscience of heaven and earth, my King of Shu has no malice towards the King of Qin." Shan Fu said to Chen Deng.

Chen Deng nodded and said: "Since I, Chen Deng, have come, I must have convinced His Royal Highness King Qin. Xuzhou is my hometown, Chen Deng, and I don't want any war to happen around Xuzhou. From this point of view, the King of Shu and I, Chen Deng, mean the same thing, and I want to talk about it."

Chen Deng asked Liu Bei, and Shan Fu nodded to Liu Bei at the same time, which means that it is in our interest to be able to talk.

Now that Liu Bei has just occupied Zhuo County, his foothold is not yet stable, and their power is incomparable with Li Chen's.At this time, you can't annoy Li Chen.If not, Li Chen gave up his plan to attack Jiangdong and came to attack them, then they couldn't bear it.

"Talk, talk, of course this king wants to talk." Liu Bei hurriedly responded to Chen Deng.

Liu Bei wanted to talk about it, but Chen Deng didn't expect it.Because the strengths of the two sides are quite unequal, Li Chen now has no less than 30 professional soldiers. You must know that the combat effectiveness of the Qin Army is the best in the world. It has defeated Cao Cao and Yuan Shao one after another. These 30 soldiers beat Yuan Shao, Cao Cao 50 Everything is out of the question.Looking at Liu Bei, he is full of fights and calculations, and there are no more than [-] to [-] soldiers out of the whole nest.

As the saying goes, a weak country has no diplomacy. Under such circumstances, it is not so much a negotiation between the two parties as Chen Deng is raising conditions and Liu Bei is compromising.

Chen Deng nodded, and said to Liu Bei: "There are many more war faction in Xuzhou than the peace faction. When Wen Hou died, the King of Shu contributed a lot. Now Wen Hou's daughter, Lu Lingqi, is my mistress. I, Chen Deng, have spent a lot of energy trying to facilitate this peace talks, I hope the King of Shu will not disappoint Chen Deng's kindness."

What Chen Deng said was to tell Liu Bei that there is only one chance, and you have to grasp it well.If you don’t cherish me as the host of peace, then the next time you come, it will be the group of reckless men who host the battle, holding swords and soldiers to have physical communication with you.

Liu Bei couldn't help but tremble when he heard Chen Deng mention that Lu Bu's daughter had become King Qin Li Chen's woman. Liu Bei said in his heart that he hoped that King Qin's ears would be harder, and that the pillow wind would not be heard.Otherwise, I will die.

"Don't worry, Mr. Chen, my King of Shu is a man with a sense of propriety." Shan Fu smoothed things over from the side.

Chapter 177 Warmonger Li Chen

Chen Deng's attitude can be said to be aggressive, while Liu Bei is giving way.This is not to say that Liu Bei is cowardly, but that he has to bow his head under the eaves.

The disparity in strength between the two sides is too great, and now that the Central Plains is fighting, almost all the forces of all parties have entered the arena, and it is impossible to withdraw in a short time.Liu Bei knew in his heart that if Li Chen raised his troops to destroy him now, he would have no helpers in the whole world.

Of course, now Li Chen has no plans to destroy Liu Bei.Killing pigs during the Chinese New Year, you still have to pick up the fat. Now that Liu Bei has no meat on his body, it is completely useless for Li Chen to move Liu Bei. Maybe he can't even earn back the food and grass consumed by the army.At this time, it is obvious that Jiangdong's fat pig should be killed first, which is more feasible for Li Chen. мωеńχúе(i) [-] cом

"Boom, boom, boom." Chen Deng tapped the table with his fingers, but to Liu Bei, it was like tapping on his heart.

After a long time, Chen Deng said slowly: "The basic condition of the negotiation is that the king of Shu must not hinder the transaction between us and the king of Wei, and the business route of Zhuo County must be kept open."

As soon as Chen Deng said this, Liu Bei's face immediately turned into a pig's liver color.You know, Liu Bei is fighting Cao Cao now?And what Li Chen is trading with Cao Cao is military rations.In other words, Li Chen wanted to fight Liu Bei to transport military food to Cao Cao, and then let Cao Cao's soldiers eat enough to fight Liu Bei.

Li Chen is simply shitting on Liu Bei's neck, even asking Liu Bei for paper.This is no longer just asking Liu Bei for paper, this is asking Liu Bei to lick himself clean after shitting on Liu Bei's head.

People under the eaves have to bow their heads.Liu Bei looked at the military adviser Shan Fu with some confusion, only to see that Shan Fu nodded towards Liu Bei.

What Shan Fu meant was obviously to get Liu Bei to agree.This was a bit beyond Liu Bei's expectations. It stands to reason that Shan Fu would have to argue hard for Chen Deng at this time.It seems a bit too refreshing to agree so simply.

"This king agrees to this condition." Liu Bei gritted his teeth and agreed to this somewhat shameful request.

After Liu Bei agreed to this request, the two parties began to negotiate.Rather than talking about negotiations, it might be better to say that Chen Deng is making demands.

For Liu Bei, as long as he can let him settle down in Zhuojun, then as long as the request is not too excessive, then there is nothing he cannot agree to.

"The king of Shu is really sincere. I don't know if the king of Shu has any request. If the king of Shu has any request, he can ask for it." Chen Deng said to Liu Bei with a smile.

As soon as these words came out, Liu Bei was shocked and said to himself, what, I can still make a request, and there are such good things.

Hearing this, military adviser Shan Fu's eyes flashed.From Chen Deng's words, Shan Fu heard a bit of a hint, which was hinting at their request.

"I don't know, is there a lot of food in Qin?" Shan Fu asked tentatively.

"There are too many. The Qin land has had a good harvest in recent years. Alas, it's a pity that the food business is not easy to sell in this turmoil." Chen Deng said with a sigh.

After listening to the words, Shan Fu immediately understood what Chen Deng meant.Chen Deng just hinted that they made a request because he wanted to do grain business with them.

Food, Liu Bei is extremely short of food now.The garrison in Zhuo County is only [-], and naturally there is not much food and grass.For Liu Bei, the food and grass obtained by conquering Zhuo County is a drop in the bucket.

Liu Bei was thinking about asking Yuan Shao for some food these days, but it is important to know that now is the time when the army is in a panic, even if Yuan Shao has food in his hand, it is impossible to give it to him for nothing.

Chen Deng is now doing the food business for them. To Liu Bei, this is simply giving them pillows when he is sleepy.

Liu Beixin said, good guy, we are now at war with Cao Cao.You are selling this food to Cao Cao as well as to us.It's not too big of a deal for you guys to watch the excitement, you're the mastermind behind the scenes.

Despite thinking so in his heart, Liu Bei still had to buy it.Now for Liu Bei, it is the easiest and quickest way to buy food from Li Chen.

One side was anxious to sell grain, and the other was anxious to buy grain. Naturally, they quickly reached a consensus on the grain business.Now is the time of war and chaos. At this time, food and gold are hard currencies.Despite this, Chen Deng did not ask for prices, but sold grain to Liu Bei at a discounted price of [-]% of the market price.

Making war fortune is the fastest way to rise.As long as the Central Plains War lasts for three to five years, there is no doubt that Li Chen, a warmonger, will become the biggest winner.

Chen Deng quickly finalized the details of the transaction with Liu Bei, and when he was about to leave Zhuo County, Chen Deng kindly reminded Liu Bei.If the cash in hand is not enough, all resources such as population, timber, iron ore, etc. can be discounted for food.

As soon as Chen Deng left, Liu Bei and Shan Fu began to discuss.

"Military Master, what does Li Chen mean? He is an ally with Cao Cao, but he sells food to us?" Liu Bei asked puzzled.

"King of Shu, you don't understand. Li Chen is not only selling grain to us, I am afraid that whoever asks him to buy grain now, he will sell it."

"He doesn't want the war in the Central Plains to end. Li Chen is ambitious. He wants to make a profit." Shan Fu said with a sigh.

"Military Master, what do you mean by that?" Liu Bei asked Shan Fu.

"There are too many forces in the world today. If we fight one by one, we will fight until the year of the monkey. Li Chen is letting us fight first, and he will enter the arena to clean up the mess after one or two are determined to be the strongest." Shan Fu said to Liu Bei.

Shan Fu is a sensible person. From the fact that Chen Deng sold them food, he has already seen Li Chen's intentions.Although he understood Li Chen's purpose, he still had to sell the grain.If they don't sell Li Chen's food, I'm afraid they won't even have the qualifications to last till the end.

"Go, of course. Let someone inform Cheng Yaojin, I will be there within seven days." Li Chen said.

This is the flagship of Li Chen's navy, and this is the first boat to be launched, which means that Li Chen's navy is not far away from becoming an army.After the ships of the water army are formed, they can conduct actual combat exercises on the water army in a serious manner, which means that the pacification of Soochow can be completely put on the agenda.

178 Chapter [-] "Hunting" by Biting Gold

The address of Li Chen's shipyard was chosen in Weishan Lake. There was originally only a small town beside Weishan Lake.But since the shipyard was built here, it can be said that it has driven the nearby economic development.In just a year or so, the original small town was expanded into a small county.Weishan County, the people who settled here call it Weishan County.

In the shipyard built near Weishan Lake, the entire factory area is a control area. All skilled workers can only live in the factory area at ordinary times, and they are not allowed to go out without permission.

Of course, those coolies who transport timber and iron ore are not within the scope of the regulations.It is also these low-end labor forces that drive the development of the entire Weishan County.

Weishan Lake shipyard, barracks.

There are [-] soldiers stationed near the Weishan Lake shipyard, and these [-] soldiers are led by Cheng Yaojin to guard the shipyard.

The soldiers led by Cheng Yaojin were responsible for guarding the shipyard on the surface, but logically, there was a hundred households of Jinyiwei who were secretly operating near the Weishan Lake shipyard.

Li Chen builds a ship here, but coolies and artisans, this is a full 10,000+ people.With such a big move, it is almost impossible for you to satisfy the princes of the world.

However, the shipyard was clearly guarded by Cheng Yaojin and his troops, but secretly there was a hundred households of Jinyiwei.It's not that no one has paid attention to the shipyard, but those who have paid attention to the shipyard are now scuba diving at the bottom of Weishan Lake tied to stones.

"General Cheng, the King of Qin has sent a message that he will come to our shipyard within seven days." A soldier ran to report to Cheng Yaojin.

"The king of Qin is really here. My old Cheng has been bored this year. The king of Qin is here, and my old Cheng has to ask him to find someone to replace my old Cheng." Cheng Yaojin said to himself.

"King Qin is here, we have to arrange a large banquet, is the table ready?" Cheng Yaojin asked his lieutenant general.

Cheng Yaojin knew that Huang Yueying was a tech house, and it was impossible to expect Huang Yueying to arrange it when the king of Qin came.

Cheng Yaojin, nicknamed Cheng Licking, Lao Cheng is not a simple boss, this kind of thing is still properly arranged by Lao Cheng.

"General Cheng, this is the attendance sheet, take a look." The deputy general took the attendance sheet from his pocket and said.

This sheet is the menu.Li Chen is here, there must be a reception banquet, and these things must be prepared in advance.

Cheng Yaojin took the table and looked at it, frowned and said: "Why are these things, why are they all from the lake, aren't there any from the mountains?"

"This is the king of Qin who came to our place. I have to collect all the things that swim in the water, run on the ground, and fly in the sky."

Cheng Yaojin said, my old Cheng is looking after the door every day, and my muscles and bones are going to rust.Whether or not the guard can be changed can only be seen once, and His Highness King Qin must not make it clear.

"General Cheng, here we swim a lot, run on the ground, and fly in the sky, isn't it hard to find?" the deputy general said in distress.

"Go to Orion, the lieutenant general, to sell it, do you still need me to teach you?"

"Forget it, my old Cheng will go and hunt some prey for King Qin himself." Cheng Yaojin said after thinking about it.

Cheng Yaojin thought to himself, I have to hunt some rare prey for King Qin.At that time, when King Qin eats this food, he must ask where it came from.When the time comes, I will say that I played it myself, so His Royal Highness King Qin will remember me as old Cheng.

Lao Cheng is a person who does practical things. After paying attention, he took a team of soldiers to hunt in the forest near Weishan Lake the next day.

Today, Cheng Yaojin set off just after dawn, and spent a whole morning, and at noon, Cheng Yaojin shot a few rabbits and a few pheasants.