Chapter 669

Xun Yu also said,

"Liu Bei vigorously encourages childbirth, talent is also springing up, the Western Regions trade route is opened, south to Luzon, commerce is prosperous, and grain production is high. He doesn't need to attack us; in ten years, his strength will far exceed our army."

The situation now is exactly the opposite of what Zhuge Liang encountered in history.

Zhuge Liang doesn't need to painstakingly write the Chu Shi Biao and go out of Qishan to launch an expedition against Cao Wei.

Military Military Sima Yi also doesn't need to just guard the Yongliang area to be in an invincible position.

Now,

Liu Bei only needs to develop with peace of mind; the strength of the two sides will become wider and wider, and the Cao army will collapse without being attacked.

I fear that in the future, it will be Military Military Sima Yi who will have to painstakingly write the Chu Shi Biao!

Cao Cao looked at the map.

"Where do you think our army should start?"

Cheng Yu pointed to the west of Yecheng.

"My lord, Bingzhou is closest to Yecheng; if we take it, we can take Hedong Commandery, and even Chang'an. Heading north, we can occupy the Hetao Plain and take Liu Bei's great granary."

"Once our army occupies the Guanzhong area and relies on natural barriers to defend, Liu Bei will lose the Western Regions trade route, and our army will then go south to Hanzhong and Yizhou—we might not be able to turn the tables!"

Cao Cao nodded.

"I have already secretly contacted allies, but the Zhuge villager guarding Taiyuan is not easy to deal with."

Cheng Yu cupped his hands.

"My lord, the Zhuge villager has no strength to truss a chicken; Wang Lang could kill this thief with his own hands. We can send people to assassinate him; if successful, it would be like cutting off one of Liu Bei's arms!"

Although Wang Lang was a civil official, he once fought Taishi Ci for dozens of rounds without being killed; his martial arts were obviously enough to kill Zhuge Liang dozens of times in seconds!

Cao Cao pondered for a while and could only send out his secret organization.

Military Military Sima Yi in Puyang City, however, submitted a memorial, using a trick to lure the snake out of its hole, turning passive into active, and luring Liu Bei to take the initiative to attack.

Zhao Yun brought some of the harvest back to Xuxian.

Liu Bei personally went ten miles out of the city to welcome them.

"Zilong, Wenyuan, Ziyi, Pang De, Xiaozhi, Ziyang... you have made great contributions this time, expanding the territory for our Great Han; I am very gratified!"

Zhao Yun, however, said,

"My lord, in the past I was just a personal guard; if it weren't for my lord's heavy use..."

Liu Bei pulled Zhao Yun's hand and entered Xuxian with him.

Liu Bei appointed Zhao Yun as General of the Eastern Expedition, Zhang Liao as General of the Northern Garrison, Taishi Ci as General of the Western Pacification, and all other generals were rewarded.

The women brought back by Zhao Yun were also rewarded by Liu Bei to the meritorious soldiers, and he naturally chose some for himself.

The next few days were naturally a grand banquet.

Clans from the Central Plains, Jingzhou, Guanzhong, and other places came to congratulate him one after another; this great victory further raised Liu Bei's prestige.

Many clans had already begun to urge him to ascend the throne.

Liu Bei naturally refused; it was still a bit early to declare himself emperor.

Liu Bei generously gave each clan that came to congratulate him two Goguryeo beauties, making their trip worthwhile.

Liu Bei remembered Cao Cao's kindness in sending him three daughters, so he naturally returned the favor, directly sending Cao Cao one hundred Goguryeo and Three Han beauties.

He also sent Cao Cao a lot of Changbai Mountain wild ginseng, letting Cao Cao use it while replenishing!

Netizens sighed that Liu Bei wanted to tire Cao Cao to death and inherit his legacy by the way.