Chapter 649    Each has its own plans (60)

Liu Bei's voice of attacking Xuchang was actually a bluff that confused Cao Cao.

He had no relationship with Liu Biaosu, and he was not sure that he could succeed in forming an alliance with him as an imperial uncle.

He could also give Yuan Shao an explanation when disturbing Cao Cao's rear.

Liu Bei knew that these royal families in power were very proud.

In Youzhou, Liu Yu, the governor of Youzhou and the Grand Marshal Liu Yu, he did not give Liu Bei a good look.

Not only did he not promote and reuse Liu Bei, but he even questioned Liu Bei's true identity. He had to always rely on his old classmate Gongsun Zan.

This time he asked to form an alliance with Liu Biao, which was just a temporary solution to leave Yuan Shao.

Despite this, Liu Bei still did not want to break his trust and prepared to discuss alliances with Liu Biao when the time was right.

Because Emperor Xian of Han recognized his identity as an emperor, he was not afraid that Liu Biao would not recognize him as his clan relative.

However, whether the alliance can be successful or not has little to do with Liu Bei’s clan relatives depends mainly on whether his own strength is sufficient.

Liu Bei finally occupied Runan City. What he next had to do was to occupy the entire Yuzhou and confirm the governor of Yuzhou so that he could have the same identity as Liu Biao and the capital for negotiations.

He didn't want to really lead the army to attack Xuchang and make all the money of Gongdu and Liu Pi. At that time, Liu Biao would definitely not have formed an alliance with him. Whether he could provide shelter is still a matter of whether he could provide shelter.

Of course, it was not useless to release the news of his attack on Xuchang, and it could be said that he killed two birds with one stone.

He wanted Cao Cao to put his troops in Xuchang defense, give him time to gain a foothold in Yuzhou, and also create opportunities for Yuan Shao of Guandu.

He also knew that with his thousands of soldiers, it would be impossible to capture Xuchang City before Cao Cao returned to his army to support him.

Even if you succeed by luck, it is impossible to compete with Cao Cao because Emperor Xian of Han is in hand.

If Liu Biao could join in, with the big rear of Jingzhou, Liu Bei would dare to give in, and it would be possible that Emperor Xian of Han would be welcomed to Jingzhou.

Therefore, Liu Bei was not in a hurry to send troops to Xuchang, nor was he in a hurry to discuss alliances with Liu Biao. Instead, he rectified the army, recruited troops, and strengthened his strength.

After Liu Bei arrived in Runan, he respected the wise and the nobles and recruited soldiers and finally achieved results and received the results of Chen Dao.

The Chen family where Chen Dao is located is also a wealthy family in Runan, and he has developed martial arts skills since he was a child.

In terms of martial arts alone, although Chen Dao is not as good as Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun, he is not far from each other. He is a competition and can barely compete with each other.

Chen Dao has a very good idea in the training of sergeants, especially the training of infantry, which is unique.

Therefore, his level of commanding the infantry and combat is still above Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun.

Although Liu Bei has not yet gained a foothold in Runan, because of the successive joining Gongdu, Liu Pi, Zhao Yun, Chen Dao and others, the generals who have already become rich in command of the army. The only thing they lack is the military advisor who provides advice.

To develop strength, it is necessary to seize territory.

After the city of Runan settled, Liu Bei sent Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Chen Dao and other generals to lead more than a thousand troops and take turns to fight against the prefectures and counties in Yuzhou.

When Liu Bei conquered Yuzhou, he did not really want to capture cities from all over the country.

Instead, he sent troops to show off his power and symbolically declared his sovereignty of the governor of Yuzhou, which was equivalent to a proclamation to collect the money, grain and taxes he deserved, and used to recruit soldiers and horses.

Because the war in Guandu started, almost all the troops in Yuzhou were taken away by Cai Yang. Cai Yang was beheaded by Guan Yu, and all his subordinates were dispersed. The states and counties did not have the troops to defend the city.

Nowadays, it is common for the city wall to change the king's flag. Those county magistrates and prefects who have no soldiers will naturally not seek death on their own. Of course, they will follow the convention and surrender.

In less than half a month, Liu Bei had nominally taken over the entire Yuzhou.

Becoming a veritable governor of Yuzhou, Liu Beicai sent Sun Gan to Jingzhou to meet Liu Biao and convey his intention to form an alliance.

Liu Bei's idea was very clear. No matter how Liu Biao and Yuan Shao formed an alliance, he would first form an alliance with Liu Biao.

The news reached Cao Cao, who had already reached Xuchang's ears, and his fear of Liu Bei increased a little more.

It just so happened that Yuan Shao had no intention of going to fight, so Cao Cao decided to send troops to wipe out Liu Bei first and then fight against Yuan Shao.

So, Cao Cao led Xiahou Dun, Li Dian, Yu Jin, Xu Zhu and others to lead an elite army to attack Runan.

Liu Bei also had thousands of soldiers and did not have much disadvantage in terms of military strength.

But neither the army's equipment nor training level were comparable to Cao Cao.

There is no suspense in this battle, and Liu Bei's army was soon defeated by Cao Cao.

Although Cao Cao defeated Liu Bei and recovered Runan, he did not achieve his strategic intention of extermination of Liu Bei.

Because Liu Bei was prepared for a long time, Chen Dao protected his family and brought gold, silver and soft soft to evacuate to the vicinity of Ye County first.

He was not ready to fight Cao Cao at all. As soon as the two sides contacted each other, they lost Gongdu, and Liu Bei immediately led the army to retreat.

Although the war was not damaged by many troops, because Gong Du was killed, the Yellow Turban soldiers under his command lost their restraint and scattered in a hurry.

When he arrived in Ye County, Liu Bei gathered his troops, leaving only more than a thousand men, and had no territory, so he had to surrender to Liu Biao.

Fortunately, Sun Gan convinced Liu Biao and accepted Liu Bei.

As soon as Zhang Xiu surrendered to Cao Cao, Liu Biao asked Liu Bei to station in Xinye and replaced Zhang Xiu as a barrier to Jingzhou.

Although Cao Cao wanted to uproot Liu Bei, Liu Bei's ability to escape and save his life was too high, and he could do nothing about it.

Although Yuan Shao from Hebei was frustrated, his strength was still there, and Cao Cao did not dare to start a war and attack Jingxiang, causing both sides to be attacked.

Liu Bei relied on Liu Biao because many of the heroes of Jingzhou had a good relationship with Liu Bei, and Guo Jia, Jia Xu and others were provoking it, which aroused Liu Biao's suspicion. Liu Bei was unable to persuade Liu Biao to send troops to attack Xudu, so he could only do nothing.

Liu Bei was in Jingzhou for several years and realized that his old age was about to come but his achievements were not yet established, so he felt the "sigh of the flesh and blood".

Cao Cao seized the opportunity to defeat Yuan Shao, pacify the entire north, and completely controlled the court. He was the only one in his family, but also left behind the hidden dangers of the powerful families in Qing and Xuzhou.

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Cao Pi personally sent troops from Guangling to attack Jiangdong in the name of an Eastern Expedition, which was actually to solve the Qingxu issue.

Not only did he deprive the military power of the Qingxu family of Haoqiang, but he also replaced Qingxu officials on a large scale, which finally attracted the counterattack of the local powerful families and the Licheng mutiny occurred.

After Cai Fang killed the prefect of Licheng Xu Zhi, the county magistrate Tang Zi led his confidant back

As the county magistrate of Licheng, Tang Zi's subordinate Cai Fang rebelled, which was a very serious crime that was implicated, and he could not escape the consequences.

Even if he captured and killed Cai Fang and quelled the rebellion, he would not be able to distinguish himself. At least his career was over.

As a chess piece of the Jiangdong family, Tang Zi personally directed this mutiny and naturally would not quell the rebellion.

Under his deliberate guidance, Cai Fang and others elected Tang Zi as the leader.

After Tang Zi took office as the leader, he announced that he would offer Licheng to Sun Quan and wait for the troops from Jiangdong to come and accept it.

(End of this chapter)
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