The Strongest Overlord of the Three Kingdoms

Among the captives, Guan Yu has the highest status. He is now being held in the dungeon of Dongyang City, where he is served with good wine and meat.

When Xu Shu found Guan Yu, his expression was very calm.

The same was true for Guan Yu, who asked, "Who is your Excellency?"

"Xu Shu, the character is straight, Yangzhou joins the army." Xu Shu said concisely.

Finally, this level cannot be avoided.

Guan Yu calmly said, "How is the battle going now? Could it be that you are going to use Guan to threaten the Allies?"

It is impossible for the Allied forces to lose so quickly, so Guan Yu is just testing, and at the same time wants to know Liu Bei's information.

Xu Shu didn't hide much, and said: "What else can I do, except for confrontation and threat, the allied forces are useless."

He also briefly stated the two battles of the surprise attack on Cao Cao and the destruction of Gongsun Zan's cavalry, which made Guan Yu sigh.

"As expected of the Marquis of Dongyang." Guan Yu praised.

The momentum of the Allied offensive was blocked, but it was impossible to negotiate a peace.

Dongyang Marquis is too powerful, everyone is worried about being liquidated when negotiating peace at this time.

Especially Xuzhou.

Xu Shu told Guan Yu exactly what he was thinking about, and said: "No matter what, Xuzhou has already fallen into the eyes of the lord. If he wants to be alone, he must make contributions."

Having said that, Xu Shu paused for a moment, watching Guan Yu's expression. The latter was blushing and could not see any special expression.

Xu Shu's meaning is already obvious, that is to cooperate with each other.Liu Bei fought back, and Liu Ke saved Xuzhou.

"I can't decide on this matter. I'm just a prisoner. Please discuss it directly with my elder brother." Guan Yu said.

He didn't block the road directly, leaving room for it.

But this is not what Xu Shu wants. What he wants to do is to discover the value of the captives. How can Guan Yu be confused?

"You can persuade Liu Bei." Xu Shu said.

Guan Yu was silent and did not intend to speak.

Xu Shu waited for a while, and said, "How does my lord treat you?"

"The Marquis of Dongyang is kind." Guan Yu replied mechanically. After all, good wine and good meat are not free.

"I just want to find a way for Yangzhou and Xuzhou to coexist. Do I have to die?" Xu Shu said sincerely.

Guan Yu couldn't help being moved, as long as Dongyang Hou promised, then he would not go back on his word, and Xuzhou would definitely be preserved.

However, he really couldn't make a decision, and he didn't want to do anything to affect Liu Bei's decision.

"The people of Yangzhou changed from poverty to prosperity through their hardworking hands, not swords. Yangzhou loves peace, but is not afraid of war." Xu Shu said.

This point, Guan Yu agreed.

"Do you know how many people there are in Yangzhou?" Xu Shu asked, "There are more than six million people, and there are as many as two million young people."

After hearing Xu Shu's words, Guan Yu knew how powerful Yangzhou was.

After the Yellow Turban Rebellion, there were famines everywhere, and those who survived were basically young and strong.Coupled with Liu Ke's constant capture of prisoners, they didn't want to leave Yangzhou at all after serving in the army.

So 200 million young and strong is exaggerated, but it is not too exaggerated.In this era, being young and strong represents military strength.

Isn't Yangzhou, with 200 million soldiers, terrible?

Even if Xu Shu didn't explain, Guan Yu also knew that the reason why Yangzhou didn't have all the people as soldiers, and the resistance was so difficult was because the Marquis of Dongyang would never let recruits go to the battlefield, let alone young men who had not been trained.

However, Yangzhou's war potential far exceeds that of other princes, and the defeat of the Allied forces is only a matter of time.

Xu Shu wanted to persuade Guan Yu through this aspect and let him cooperate, so that everyone can cooperate and win-win.

"If Liu Bei cooperates, Yangzhou will not set foot in Xuzhou for ten years." Xu Shu said.

Ten years is enough for Yangzhou to annex Yizhou and Jingzhou and occupy half of the country.

It can be said that in order to persuade Guan Yu to cooperate, Xu Shu has given up his ideas.

However, Guan Yu was still reticent and said, "You should discuss it with my elder brother."

Xu Shu actually felt helpless... Did he make a mistake the first time he offered advice to the lord?

Using captives is a very good move, but unfortunately it did not achieve the desired effect.

Xu Shu thought for a while, for example, whether Guan Yu could be used to threaten Liu Bei.But soon he vetoed it, and Liu would not agree.And the staunch Guan Yu, I am afraid he will also be killed in prison.

Thinking of this, Xu Shu calmly sat down to drink with Guan Yu.

"Sir, do you want to make a contribution?" Guan Yu was not annoyed, but felt that this was not bad.

"That's right, Yangzhou is full of talented people. If you don't work hard, you will never succeed." Xu Shu said.

Next, Guan Yu talked with Xu Shu about scriptures and Taoism, and was quickly taken aback.

Originally, Guan Yu thought that Xu Shu was just a slut who wanted to get ahead, but he didn't expect that he turned out to be a well-educated Confucian scholar.

Even Guan Yu, who has studied "Chunqiu Zuozhuan" for half his life, feels ashamed in front of Xu Shu.

Are there really too many talents in Yangzhou?