Chapter 275

"Haha! Brother Gonglu is still enlightened! Then thank you! I will go to receive the grain and forage now! Please give me a slip!"

When Su Xuan heard this, he laughed and cupped his hands to Lord Yuan Shu in thanks.

Sure enough, Lord Yuan Shu is a good person!

As long as you take out the treasure against Lord Yuan Shu, Lord Yuan Shao, you can easily manipulate Lord Yuan Shu and achieve your goal.

"Done! Here you go!"

Lord Yuan Shu did not hesitate and immediately gave Su Xuan a slip, and sent a grain supervisor to take Su Xuan to receive three months of grain and forage.

Afterwards, Su Xuan led the army and left the official army camp, preparing to go to Liangxian.

After leaving the camp, he saw Cao Cao in front of the camp gate.

"Brother Mengde! Are you here to see me off?"

Su Xuan smiled, dismounted, walked over, and asked.

"Indeed!"

Cao Cao smiled and nodded, his expression a bit complicated: "I didn't expect you, Su Boyuan, to choose to go to Yique Pass! Actually, if you stayed at Hulao Pass, we should be able to take Hulao Pass faster."

After observing for this period of time, he still understood the strength of Su Xuan's army a little.

Without Su Xuan's army here, it would be even more impossible for them to break through Hulao Pass in a short time.

They could only waste time here.

"It's useless!"

When Su Xuan heard this, he shook his head: "If Dong Zhuo doesn't want to retreat, with the troops we have in our hands now, facing Hulao Pass defended by Dong Zhuo's hundreds of thousands of troops, even if we attack for a year or a half, we might not be able to take it;"

"It's better to find another way and attack Yique Pass, which is less difficult;"

"As long as I can take Yique Pass in one fell swoop, Luoyang will be within my attack range!"

"By then, Dong Zhuo will have to retreat even if he doesn't want to;"

"In this way, Hulao Pass will fall without a fight! Why not do it?"

"Instead of attacking Hulao Pass here, losing soldiers and generals, I think it's better to go attack Yique Pass!"

"If it weren't for my navy being in the south, I would even want to attack Mengjin Ferry, which would be better than a frontal attack on Hulao Pass. What do you think, Brother Mengde?"

Are you kidding?

Let him use his carefully cultivated soldiers to be at the front for a frontal attack?

He is not stupid!

It's completely not worth it, okay?

It is precisely because he doesn't want to do this loss-making business that he chose to go to Yique Pass at this time.

He knew that Old Cao still held the thought of contributing one last bit of effort to the Great Han.

But this is not a reason for Su Xuan to harm himself to benefit others.

"That's true!"

Facing Su Xuan's explanation, Cao Cao could only nod, unable to refute: "Indeed! Compared to Hulao Pass, Yique Pass should be much easier to attack, especially for you, Su Boyuan!"

"In that case, I will wish you, Su Boyuan, an early capture of Yique Pass and help us take Hulao Pass sooner!"

He really had no position to ask Su Xuan to harm himself to benefit others.

Doing so is immoral.

"Haha! Then I'll take your word for it!"

When Su Xuan heard this, he smiled knowingly, said goodbye to Cao Cao, and led the army away.

Cao Cao looked at the backs of Su Xuan and the others as they went away, sighed, and thought: "Su Boyuan! Su Boyuan! You really always have your own ideas!"

"You probably never looked up to the Great Han, right?"

"Also, from some of your policies in Nanjun and Jingzhou, I can also see that you really want to make some changes for this corrupt era and contribute!"

"Your ideas are very different from mine!"

"You have no loyalty to the Great Han, and even less burden!"

But Cao Cao could also understand Su Xuan.

Because Su Xuan's current achievements were all earned by his own hard work!

Admittedly, his promotions and rewards were all given by the Son of Heaven.

But they were also won by him.

More importantly, the Son of Heaven had been using him from the beginning, wanting to forge Su Xuan into a blade to deal with the Lord Yuan Clan and Grand General He Jin.

Later, he felt that Su Xuan's ability was too strong and began to guard against and suppress him.

Simply...

In the past, Cao Cao might not have seen through it, but looking back now, he saw it very clearly.

Therefore, he could well understand why Su Xuan would have no loyalty to the Great Han and have no psychological burden in preparing for hegemony.

Because, from the beginning, the Great Han, or rather the late Emperor, had let him down!

This is not the treatment a meritorious official should enjoy.

Allied Forces camp, Liu Bei's side,

Hearing the news that Su Xuan had led the army away, Liu Bei was suddenly beaming with joy.

He thought: "Finally gone! If you continued to stay, I wouldn't know how to gain merit and fame, and how to show my face~!"

Because of the existence of Su Xuan and his general Zhao Yun, Liu Bei's previous purpose of wanting to rely on Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to stand out and attract the attention of the warlords could not be achieved at all.

They didn't even have a chance to make a move.

Several times, Liu Bei regretted why he didn't take the opportunity to send Guan Yu or Zhang Fei to replace Zhao Yun before Su Xuan sent him to fight Hua Xiong and Lu Bu, and take these merits.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have to be under someone else's roof now, only able to participate in the war as a subordinate of Gongsun Zan.

Instead of being a warlord on his own.

He longed to be recognized.

He longed to stand out.

Because these were all things he had sought but could not get in the past.

Thinking of this, Liu Bei said to Guan Yu and Zhang Fei on the side with a solemn face: "Second brother, third brother, now that Su Xuan has led the army away, according to your previous judgment, here in the Allied Forces, except for us, there is no one who is Lu Bu's opponent!"

"So, our opportunity to build merit and establish a career has come!"

"Afterwards, I hope you can fight the enemy bravely, engage Lu Bu, and make a name for our three brothers!"

"This is already our best opportunity to make a name for ourselves. If we don't seize it, it will be even harder for us to stand out in the future!"

Born in troubled times, without fame, you can't do anything.

Because no one will pay attention to you or join you.

"Haha! Big brother, rest assured, leave this matter to me and second brother! My Serpent Spear has long been hungry and thirsty!"

"Unfortunately, the opportunities were all snatched away by Zhao Yun before, otherwise, I would have already poked ten thousand transparent holes in that Lu Bu! Hmph!"

Zhang Fei laughed three times and patted his chest proudly.

"Indeed!"

Guan Yu also stroked his long beard, his eyes full of fighting spirit: "I have long wanted to have a good fight with Lu Bu! To feel how powerful the Heaven and Man realm really is!"

"I have been unable to break through for a long time. Perhaps, a battle with Lu Bu, a Heaven and Man divine general, can let me understand the mysteries of the Heaven and Man realm and successfully break through!"

"Oh?"

When Liu Bei heard this, his eyes lit up, and he looked at Guan Yu with burning eyes: "Yunchang, are you sure?"

"I don't know yet!"

Guan Yu shook his head: "This kind of thing can only be known after a real fight!"

"But at least it will be much better than working behind closed doors!"

"What I lack now to break through to the Heaven and Man realm is a flash of inspiration!"

Hmm! This is what Guan Yu himself thinks.

"Is that so?"

When Liu Bei heard this, he nodded knowingly, but was not disappointed: "Then second brother, third brother, seize this opportunity well!"

"Unfortunately, my martial Dao talent and realm are far inferior to yours, otherwise, I could try too!"

"It's me who is holding you back!"

Liu Bei looked regretful.

Seeing this, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei couldn't bear it and persuaded him one after another:

"Big brother! This kind of thing is not something we can decide ourselves; it's innate. What's there to care about?"

"That's right! Big brother's martial strength might not be as good as mine and second brother's, but your brain is better than ours! That's enough! Everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses! It's very normal!"

When Liu Bei heard this, he was also moved, looking at Guan Yu and Zhang Fei with tears in his eyes: "Second brother, third brother! You really..."

I'm really crying to death!

What kind of virtue did he accumulate in his previous life? To be able to fool... cough! Meet such two good brothers who are righteous?

Liu Bei swore secretly in his heart that he would never fail his two righteous brothers in this life.

In the Governor's Mansion of Wu Commandery, Yangzhou,

Liu Biao looked at the latest intelligence from Jingzhou and frowned: "Has this Su Xuan actually expanded his troops so much in such a short time?"

"The key is, from the intelligence, the combat power of these troops is not weak!"

"In addition, this person has great ambition. He has actually carried out such major reforms in Jingzhou's internal policies and taxes. The reforms are so detailed; it is clear that this is not something that could be thought of in a short time;"

"This person must have gone through years of preparation and research to summarize such reform policies and plans!"

"Looking at it this way, this person indeed had evil intentions long ago, but he just didn't show it before and chose to endure;"

"It wasn't until the late Emperor passed away and Dong Zhuo disrupted the government that he truly revealed the clues!"

"What a scheme and calculation;"

"What a terrifying traitor!"

"This person will be one of my greatest enemies from now on!"

"I must find a way to get rid of him and seize Jingzhou;"

"Only then can I possibly revive the Han Dynasty; otherwise, our Great Han's territory will probably not be preserved."

Thinking of this, Liu Biao was full of worry and anger.

But no matter how angry he was, he still had to endure it first and accumulate strength step by step.

"Unfortunately, the gentry, powerful clans, and bandit forces in Yangzhou are intertwined. It is difficult to straighten them out and control them in a short time, let alone go further!"

"Sigh! This place is really a mess!"

"If I didn't have a choice, I really wouldn't want to choose this place as my foundation."

Liu Biao sighed.

In his heart, the true ideal foundation place was actually Jingzhou.

Before Dong Zhuo disrupted the government, he had also thought about going to Jingzhou.