Chapter 248

"Ding Yuan Shu can't hold on anymore; Jiujiang simply can't support so many people. He has the idea of defecting to Ding Yuan Shao."

"Unfortunately, just as he set off, he was attacked by Lu Bu and was defeated back to Shouchun."

Liu Bei nodded,

"You send people to secretly seize the Imperial Seal when Ding Yuan Shu is defeated."

"Do you want me to go personally?"

Liu Bei shook his head,

"The Imperial Seal is just a dead object; you don't need to take that risk."

Bai Yuekui was moved,

"Captain, you are really good to me."

Liu Bei lifted her chin,

"I'm so good to you, is there any feedback?"

Bai Yuekui naturally squatted down to repay him.

The General of Agile Cavalry's Mansion held a meeting.

This time, not only Guo Jia, Xun You, Fa Zheng, Ju Shou, and Pang Tong were there,

but also the Governor of Fufeng Commandery, Zhuge Zhang Liang, and Guan Yu, who guarded Taiyuan, had rushed back.

Liu Bei first listened to the reports from Guan Yu and Zhuge Zhang Liang,

"Big brother, after the bumper harvest in Taiyuan and Shangdang last year, the people live and work in peace, and some Heishan bandits have also come down the mountain to live normal lives."

"Zhao Zilong and I also received one hundred thousand Youzhou people and annihilated more than a dozen tribes of the Central Western Xianbei, gaining over two hundred thousand people."

Liu Bei nodded,

"Good, Yunchang has worked hard."

Zhang Fei laughed loudly,

"I'm afraid the second brother will work even harder; big brother just sent three beauties from the Western Regions to the second brother."

Everyone laughed.

Fortunately, Guan Yu's red face couldn't show anything!

Guan Yu cupped his hands,

"Big brother, Brother Gongsun Zan now only has a few cities. I'm afraid he will be eliminated by Ding Yuan Shao this year. Should our army compete with Ding Yuan Shao for Youzhou?"

Liu Bei looked at Zhuge Zhang Liang,

"Kongming, tell me your thoughts."

Guan Yu glanced at Zhuge Zhang Liang and thought to himself,

"Is this the villager who defeated Xia Hou Dun at Bowang Slope? He looks quite smart."

Zhuge Zhang Liang cupped his hands,

"My lord, Ding Yuan Shao and Brother Gongsun Zan have been fighting in Youzhou for several years. Youzhou itself only had a population of about 1. million, and now I'm afraid it doesn't even have one million."

"Youzhou is too close to Ding Yuan Shao. It's useless for our army to send few troops, and sending many troops will inevitably lead to a major war with Ding Yuan Shao. Sending a large army from Chang'an to Youzhou is a long and difficult road, and the supplies are huge."

Everyone nodded.

Pang Tong also said,

"My lord, a decisive battle with Ding Yuan Shao in Youzhou is definitely not a wise move; instead, it will allow Cao Cao to take advantage of the situation."

Others had the same opinion.

Liu Bei paused,

"Since everyone thinks so, Yunchang!"

"Present."

"You join Zhao Zilong and must move the people in the Shanggu and Dai commanderies of Youzhou to Bingzhou."

"Understood!"

"Ju Shou, you go and be responsible for the settlement work of the entire Bingzhou."

"Understood!"

Liu Bei took out another letter,

"Everyone, this is a request for help from Liu Zhang of Xichuan."

He first handed it to Guo Jia and asked him to read it to everyone.

The general meaning was: Zhang Lu had great ambition, plotted against the Shu land, and allied with Yong Kai of Jianning and Meng Huo of Nanzhong, surrounding Liu Zhang. Liu Zhang couldn't hold on and asked to ally with Lord Liu Xuande.

At this time, Liu Zhang had internal and external troubles; he couldn't beat Zhang Lu, and Yong Kai and Meng Huo of Nanzhong were also exceptionally fierce.

Everyone's eyes lit up; the opportunity to seize Xichuan had arrived!

Xun You cupped his hands excitedly,

"My lord, the opportunity must not be lost. Bashu has a population of nearly six million; gaining it will greatly increase our army's strength!"

"Taking its land is enough to expand the country; gaining its wealth is enough to enrich the people."

Guo Jia also bowed,

"My lord, now Ding Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, and even Sun Ce have joined forces to block trade with our army. We can only do business in Jingzhou, and the business in Xichuan is also heavily exploited by Zhang Lu on the way."

"The Bashu and Nanzhong regions have a large population and rich products, which will greatly enhance our army's strength."

Pang Tong also suggested,

"If our army takes Bashu and occupies the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, once there is a change in Jingzhou, we can go down the river and take Jingzhou with ease!"

"My lord, Liu Zhang governs the Shu land, but his virtuous government is not implemented, laws and discipline are lax, and prestige and punishment are not strict. The noble families often use their wealth and power to bully the small people. Eight out of ten households in Shu think of rebellion."

Everyone's eyes lit up; they must go to save the people of Shu!

Gan Ning's eyes also lit up. The lord had taken Liu Biao's wife to vent his anger, and now he was going to seize Xichuan and help him take revenge, so he must go!

"My lord, I am willing to be the vanguard and take back my hometown, Ba Commandery!"

Liu Bei laughed,

"Gan Xingba, I'm afraid you've misunderstood. Liu Zhang is asking me to ally with him to fight against Zhang Lu, Yong Kai, and Meng Huo."

Liu Bei analyzed through intelligence that it was likely that Meng Huo and the others all had the shadows of players.

Gan Ning was stunned and hurriedly cupped his hands,

"Subordinate was reckless. Um, we are going to help Liu Zhang."

Everyone laughed.

Zhang Fei said carelessly,

"Big brother, I am willing to be the vanguard, kill into Hanzhong from Fufeng Commandery, and capture Zhang Lu!"

Ma Chao also stepped out,

"My lord, I haven't fought for a long time, I must go this time."

Liu Bei laughed,

"Since you all want to fight Zhang Lu, then I can only take Brother Hansheng and Wei Yan to Xichuan."

Zhang Fei:??

"Kongming, you explain it to the two generals."

Zhuge Zhang Liang laughed,

"Two generals, if you destroy Zhang Lu, Liu Zhang will have lost his biggest threat. Will he still invite the lord to enter Shu to help?"

Zhang Fei patted his head,

"Oh, look at my wooden head, I just don't have as many schemes as you people!"

Liu Bei stood up tall,

"Mengqi, you and Pang De garrison Tianshui, train the soldiers, and wait for orders to attack Hanzhong from Qishan."

"Understood!"

"Xu Huang, Ju Yi, Guo Huai, garrison Tianshui and listen to Zhuge Zhang Liang's command."

"Understood!"

"Huo Jun, Li Yan, you guard Wuguan."

"Zhang Zhang Liao, Zhang He, you lead troops to Yanmen Commandery to assist Zhao Zilong."

"Lu Xun, Xu Sheng, you keep an eye on Cao Cao's movements at all times. Once there is a change, lead the army and people to retreat into Tongguan to defend!"