Chapter 174: Li Ru

Suanzao camp,

The snow outside was already quite thick, and the warlords were even less willing to move,

drinking small wine, bragging—what a good life!

"Report—!"

A dust-covered scout rushed into the camp tent.

Yuan Shao asked lazily,

"What is it?"

"Reporting to the Alliance Leader, Bingzhou Inspector Liu Bei has killed Dong Zhuo's subordinate general Li Meng in Emperor Hongnong Commandery, crushed ten thousand Xiliang Iron Cavalry, and rescued thirty thousand Luoyang commoners!"

Yuan Shao slowly put down the wine cup in his hand; the wine was no longer fragrant.

He was sour to death inside, but on the surface he was still very positive,

"Good, Xuande is loyal and righteous; rescuing so many commoners is a great merit!"

Yuan Shu mocked,

"Liu Bei is stupid; thirty thousand people, where will they live? What will they eat? Can he afford to raise them?!"

Many warlords couldn't help but agree; indeed, with so many people, just eating could make a commandery poor.

Their Allied army now had more than two hundred thousand people, and the grain and fodder consumed every day was astonishing!

"And he has to provide a place to live; his Hedong and Taiyuan aren't rich either—can they fit?"

"He doesn't manage grain and fodder; Liu Bei doesn't understand at all! He thinks managing grain and fodder is easy!"

Grain and fodder officer Yuan Shu took advantage of Liu Bei not being here to talk big!

Several warlords nodded; Yuan Shu's statement wasn't bad!

Wang Kuang interjected,

"Liu Bei's Bingzhou only has a total population of more than six hundred thousand; Hedong Commandery has a population of 570,000—what does Liu Bei have to raise these thirty thousand people?"

Tao Qian, Kong Zhou, and others all shook their heads; it was really too little.

Hedong Commandery was so important, Dong Zhuo naturally viewed Liu Bei as a thorn in his side!

Nanyang Commandery, occupied by Yuan Shu, had a population of 2.4 million,

and Runan Commandery also had 2.1 million; one commandery was several times the population of the entire Bingzhou!

Bohai Commandery, controlled by Yuan Shao, also had a population of 1.15 million.

Cao Cao's Dongjun had a population of 600,000.

In general, Liu Bei looked like he controlled a large territory, but in reality, he didn't control many people; only Hedong Commandery was passable.

Fortunately, Liu Bei had captured more than 100,000 Hu Ren to mine and build roads.

Although the warlords said this, they were actually sour,

all sighing that Cao Mengde didn't fit in, and Liu Bei didn't fit in either.

Wouldn't it be great for everyone to drink wine and brag together? Why did they have to roll!

The broadcast room comments from various countries also increased,

"I'm laughing to death; the warlords can't even drink their wine!"

"The Big-Eared Thief has rolled everyone!"

"If the Big-Eared Thief continues like this, he will be kicked out of the warlord group chat sooner or later!"

"Can't they just drink wine properly!"

"Listening to these warlords, I feel the Big-Eared Thief is just so-so; the territory he controls is really not great, he just has a lot of horses!"

Yuan Shu continued to be sour,

"Liu Bei didn't run into Dong Zhuo's main force; Dong Zhuo's Flying Bear Army is very elite. He left the main force, and he will be destroyed sooner or later!"

Yuan Shao also said,

"Xuande is impulsive; he only has ten thousand-plus troops, and the commoners walk slowly; he will be caught up by the Xiliang soldiers sooner or later!"

Yuan Shao had already begun to prepare a speech, waiting for Liu Bei to return as miserably as Cao Cao, so he could soothe him and express his own magnanimity!

Not long after,

"Report—!"

The scout came in again.

Yuan Shu hurriedly said,

"Is Liu Bei defeated? I knew it!"

The scout was in a difficult position; whether to say it or not, in the end, professional ethics made him say it,

"Reporting to the Alliance Leader, Liu Bei crushed the more than twenty thousand Allied forces of Lu Bu and Niu Fu in Emperor Hongnong Commandery and rescued more than thirty thousand Luoyang commoners!"

"Lu Bu was defeated by Liu Bei himself, several thousand soldiers under Lu Bu mutinied, and Li Jue's Flying Bear Army was also beaten into a routed army by Liu Bei!"

All the warlords gasped; this Liu Bei was truly too capable of fighting!

From then on, the warlords present had the impression of Liu Bei as someone who was super capable of fighting,

not only was he capable of fighting personally, but his soldiers were also capable of fighting!

"In the future, if we need help, it seems we can find Liu Bei!"

Tao Qian's eyes lit up,

and Kong Rong was also secretly happy; fortunately, he had established a good relationship with Liu Bei earlier!

Yuan Shu only felt his face was beaten red!

His heart was twisted,

"How could this weaver of mats and seller of sandals, Liu Bei, have such good luck!"

Yuan Shao's red-eye disease also flared up, and he was very dissatisfied with Liu Bei!

The wine and dishes on the tables of the warlords were no longer fragrant at all!

It's truly damn rolling!

The scout gave them another piece of gossip,

"Something about Liu Bei and Lu Bu fighting over Wang Yun's foster daughter Diao Chan."

"She has a beautiful face? Liu Bei finally succeeded? Wang Yun left cursing and swearing?"

"Brother Xuande is still young; but liking beauties is also a matter of course!"

Dong Zhuo, who had crossed Tongguan, was furious!

"What? Liu Bei snatched away seventy thousand of our Luoyang commoners?"

"This Big-Eared Thief is shameless; I was going to let these commoners live a good life in Changancheng! What is he messing around for!"

"What, he also snatched our wealth!"

"We only have three thousand Flying Bear soldiers in total, and you lost half of them for me? Trash!"

Dong Zhuo was furious!

Liu Xie on the side was about to laugh his stomach out, secretly saying, ===== CHAPTER 175 =====