Chapter 618

Danyang Commandery,

Liu Bei's recruitment of soldiers went very smoothly; he had originally only wanted to recruit fifteen thousand men,

but the enthusiasm of the Danyang people to serve as soldiers was too high, and the quality of the recruits was good.

Liu Bei waved his hand and recruited thirty thousand directly!

These days, Zhang Fei, Ma Chao, Taishi Ci, and others mixed in the military camps and used force to conquer these Danyang elite troops.

Liu Bei also went there once, single-handedly challenging twenty of the bravest among the Danyang elite troops, shocking the entire Danyang Commandery.

These proud soldiers only respected the strong; Liu Bei had previously been a legend, but now that he had actually used his bravery on them, the thirty thousand Danyang elite troops were instantly won over.

Bu Lianshi and the Xu woman were also becoming more and more radiant; both had smiles on their lips and often exchanged tips on how not to cry like rain on pear blossoms.

Zhu Rong, Lu Lingqi, and the Cai woman also rushed to Danyang.

Liu Bei also received the news of Yuan Shao's passing and urgently summoned everyone to discuss,

"Everyone, Yuan Shao is suddenly critically ill and cannot be cured; what should our army do now?"

Ma Chao cupped his hands,

"My lord, Hebei is the most prosperous land in the Han dynasty; our army must get it into our hands!"

Guo Jia also supported this,

"Jizhou has a population of six million, similar to Jingzhou, and it is densely populated with many plains. If our army doesn't take it and Cao Cao obtains it, the problem of military grain that has plagued him for years will be completely solved!"

Zhang Fei also said,

"Big Brother, Yuan Shao is gone; we can just charge back to our old home in Zhuo Commandery."

Pang Tong, however, cupped his hands,

"My lord, I think we should take the south first and then the north. Sun Quan has already been beaten by us; we should completely occupy Jiangdong to solve our worries, and then decide the battle with Cao Cao."

Lu Xun also stepped out,

"My lord, although Sun Quan has no courage, he has methods. If we give him a chance to catch his breath, clear out dissenters, and turn Jiangdong into a solid piece of iron, it will be difficult for our army to take Jiangdong later."

Lu Xun's meaning was to strike while the iron is hot!

"My lord, if you don't kill the snake, you will suffer from it!"

Wen Pin also cupped his hands,

"My lord, I also think we should take Jiangdong first."

Liu Bei nodded; he wanted to take Hebei and he wanted to take Jiangdong. The northern soldiers valued Hebei, and the southern soldiers valued Jiangdong.

He looked at Lu Su,

"Zijing, speak your thoughts."