Chapter 345

"Haha! Naturally not!"

Su Xuan laughed upon hearing this: "Don't you know my strength? I estimate that there is no one in this world who wants to hurt me, let alone danger!"

"If there is danger, it is for others!"

"Not to mention, Yuan Shu is just a straw bag and is no match for our army at all!"

"Going there this time is not really to deal with him, but simply for the subsequent peace talks;"

"After all, now is not the time for a full-scale war with him."

Not to mention Yuan Shu, even if he and Yuan Shao were added together, and Dong Zhuo was brought along, Su Xuan had the confidence to block or even defeat them.

Admittedly, he doesn't have many main force troops now, even counting the hidden Qilin Battalion, it's only about 60,000.

But if needed, he could raise an army of over 100,000 at any time.

Once he completely takes all the commanderies of Jingzhou, even 200,000 is not something he can't do.

Military equipment, armor, weapons... etc., because of the innovation of steel technology and forging technology, he is not lacking at all.

He has also accumulated and hoarded a lot of money and grain over the years, even if it is to supply an army of 200,000 for a year or two, it should be enough.

That's how arrogant he is.

"Why start a war with Yuan Shu suddenly?"

At this time, Miss Xun Cai Cai couldn't help but ask.

Su Xuan raised his eyebrows slightly: "Didn't I say? The imperial court officially appointed me as the Governor of Jingzhou today!"

"This is Dong Zhuo's deliberate means to provoke a war between me and Yuan Shu."

Miss Xun Cai Cai was puzzled upon hearing this: "Since the husband knows this is Dong Zhuo's conspiracy to provoke, why not negotiate peace with Yuan Shu directly?"

Before Su Xuan could answer, little Cai Yan pondered and spoke: "It shouldn't be possible, right?"

"I heard that Yuan Shu previously instigated Sun Jian to kill the former Administrator of Nanyang before forcibly occupying Nanyang;"

"Although he later forced Dong Zhuo to officially appoint him as the Administrator of Nanyang through the influence of the Yuan Clan, it was ultimately inappropriate;"

"Moreover, since Su Xuan brother is now the Governor of Jingzhou, Nanyang is naturally within Su Xuan brother's jurisdiction;"

"Yuan Shu will inevitably worry that Su Xuan brother will send troops to attack him and take back Nanyang;"

"Perhaps, he has already taken the initiative to start a war against Su Xuan brother at this time, right?"

"If we choose to negotiate peace without fighting, the situation will be very unfavorable to us;"

"It will make Yuan Shu get an inch and want a mile, thinking we are afraid of him;"

"In that case, it might be that Nanyang will never be taken back!"

"Therefore, Su Xuan brother's idea should be to beat Yuan Shu hard first, and then come to negotiate peace, right?"

"Oh?"

Su Xuan was a little surprised to hear little Cai Yan analyze the key points so clearly, so he reached out and pinched little Cai Yan's cheek and teased: "Our little Zhaoji is so smart!"

"You actually got it all right!"

"Hee hee!"

Cai Yan laughed happily when she heard Su Xuan's praise.

But then she discovered Su Xuan's mischievous hand, thought of something, blushed, stepped back, avoided Su Xuan's hand, hid behind Miss Xun Cai Cai, and poked her head out to look at Su Xuan.

She remembered what Miss Xun Cai Cai and the others had teased her about recently.

Saying that she was already 15, already a big girl, and could marry Su Xuan, etc.

Cai Yan herself had always had a good impression of Su Xuan, and after getting along for the past few years, her feelings had been warming up constantly.

She actually had thoughts in this regard in her heart, and after being told by Miss Xun Cai Cai and the others, she was completely moved.

Now, facing Su Xuan, she would naturally feel shy.

Miss Xun Cai Cai saw Cai Yan's expression and actions, looked at Zhen Jiang and the others, and they all smiled knowingly.

Su Xuan naturally discovered this too, but he had no time to think about it for now, and instead looked at Cai Yan with a smile and asked: "Then tell me, why must I negotiate peace with Yuan Shu?"

"Why can't I just destroy Yuan Shu, or at least drive him out of Nanyang?"

"You should know that I have the strength to do it easily."

Cai Yan smiled confidently upon hearing this: "Su Xuan brother, you won't do that!"

"Because, it's not good for you!"

"Now Yuan Shao has already raised an army in Bohai and issued a manifesto to crusade against Dong Zhuo, calling on all warlords in the world to crusade against Dong Zhuo;"

"At this time, Su Xuan brother, you have just accepted Dong Zhuo's appointment, although it is in the name of the Son of Heaven, but the world's scholars are very clear about what is going on;"

"If you start a full-scale war with Yuan Shu at this time, exterminating or defeating him, Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao and others probably won't let go of this opportunity to strike at you, Su Xuan brother;"

"They will definitely spread the false news that you, Su Xuan brother, colluded with Dong Zhuo all over the world, thereby striking at your reputation and completely ruining your name;"

"Su Xuan brother, you are so smart, you must have thought of this, right?"

Seeing Cai Yan's confident appearance.

Listening to her clear analysis, Su Xuan nodded with a smile, gave a thumbs up and said: "You said it perfectly! That's exactly how it is!"

"Therefore, this time it is at most a small collision, not a real full-scale war!"

"After I beat Yuan Shu hard, it will be time to negotiate peace with him!"

"Of course, I have already dispatched several armies to take the commanderies of Jingzhou!"

"So, the General's Mansion will be very busy recently, if you, Cai'er, can help, then help a little!"

He felt that Cai Yan had the potential to be a female Zhuge!

Worthy of being the number one talented woman of the Three Kingdoms.

"Hmm!"

Miss Xun Cai Cai and the others nodded: "Husband, don't worry, we will!"

"Good!"

Su Xuan nodded with a smile, gave Miss Xun Cai Cai and the others a hug each, and finally left.

After leaving the General's Mansion, he went out of the city all the way to the Personal Guard Battalion.

At this time, Xu Chu had already gathered and reorganized the troops, and Zhang He had also led his troops to arrive.

"Set off!"

Su Xuan waved his hand, took them, and rushed toward Xiangyang City in the north at full speed.

The Brave Cavalry Battalion and the Personal Guard Battalion were elite among elites, and the warhorses were cultivated through the 'Exotic Beast Cultivation Method'.

Although not all of them were exotic beast warhorses, every warhorse's endurance and strength were comparable to a thousand-mile horse.

The speed can be imagined.

In just over an hour, Su Xuan and his party had already arrived at the Han River water navy stronghold north of Xiangyang City.

"This subordinate Wen Pin, greets the Lord!"

Wen Pin had long since led people out of the stronghold to welcome them.

"Zhongye, no need for so many courtesies!"

Su Xuan didn't even dismount, waved his hand directly: "The military situation is urgent! The latest report from the Secret Guard says that Ji Ling and Sun Jian's army is less than 30 miles away from Xinye, and we don't have much time to delay!"

"I asked the Secret Guard to send a message to you, are the ships you were ordered to prepare ready?"

Wen Pin quickly bowed and replied: "Reporting to the Lord! Everything is ready! We can board the ships and set off at any time!"

"In addition, all dry rations have been prepared, enough for the Lord and you all to eat and drink on the way!"

"However,"

Speaking of this, Wen Pin saluted Su Xuan: "Lord! The river from Xiangyang to Xinye has been dredged to a certain extent in the past few months, we can completely use ships to send the Lord and you all to 10 miles south of Xinye City;"

"With our army's new medium-sized speed, taking the water route should be much faster than the land route:"

"Moreover, this method can also allow the Lord and the soldiers under your command, as well as the warhorses, to get a good rest. Does the Lord need to use this method?"

To be honest, he also wanted to participate in the battle!

He heard that even the Jiangling Water Navy got the job of taking Changsha, Jiangxia, and Guiyang this time, while their Xiangyang Water Navy got nothing. How could he be reconciled?

Therefore, he had been preparing to take Nanyang early on.

That's why he went to dredge the river to Xinye.

Admittedly, they won't truly take Nanyang this time.

But they will definitely next time.

This is the opportunity.

"Oh?"

Su Xuan was slightly stunned upon hearing this: "Zhongye, you actually dredged the river in advance. It seems you haven't been honest during this time! You want to participate in the battle!"