"Where is Cao Mengde!" Liu Mang asked a civil and military man under his command.

"Cao Cao was not embarrassed by our envoys, but he didn't sell food and grass. Xu Du Xun You gave the conditions that he could sell 100,000 grain and grass to our Yangzhou!" Xu Shu clasped his fists and said.

"What conditions?!" Although Liu Mang knew this condition, he still hoped to give other requirements with Cao Cao, but Liu Mang was disappointed.

"Cao Cao's appetite is even bigger. This time, not only did he ask for drawings of the crossbow, but Xu Du Xun You also asked our army to send our army's siege weapon crossbow cannons!" Before Xu Shu finished speaking, Liu Mang waved his hand so that Xu Shu could not speak.

Liu Mang stood on the seat, his eyes were cold. If Cao Cao just asked him to send him a crossbow, then Liu Mang would not be so angry. After all, Cao Cao had sent 100,000 grains and grass before, and it was this 100,000 grains and grass that allowed Xu Shu to live. Shouchun City was still there. When Liu Mang was plotting against Cao Cao, he was also thinking about a little guilty, and he was thinking about whether he would only take Guangling and prevent Huaiyin from touching him. But now it seems that there is no friendship between the princes, and only interests. Cao Cao actually took this opportunity to take down the wrongs. Not only did he have a big appetite, he wanted a crossbow, but now he was thinking about it with a crossbow.

Liu Mang was absolutely impossible for Cao Cao to give it to him. With Cao Cao's background, the three fool brothers who got the bed crossbow would be even more likely to be Cao Cao's opponent. Once Cao takes Hebei, it will be a long time to deal with him, Liu Mang!

"There is no need to send envoys there. Since Cao Mengde doesn't want to give it to him, we don't have to ask others for crossbows, he doesn't want to get any of them! If you want, you can let him take it yourself!" Liu Mang refused without thinking.

"There are other places!" Liu Mang continued to ask.

"Lord, this is Jingzhou in the end!" Xu Shu looked at Liu Mang, and there was a hint of anger and dilemma in his eyes. Liu Mang was originally waiting for Xu Shu to talk about Jingzhou, but Xu Shu suddenly stopped.

"Yuan Zhi. Why don't you say it!" Liu Mang asked in confusion. Liu Biao, Jingzhou, is a wealthy person. If there is a state in this world who has never experienced war, then it must be Jingzhou.

Whether it is Yanzhou, Yuzhou, Yangzhou, Yangzhou, Jizhou, Youzhou, Bingzhou, Hebei, or Liangzhou, or even the Western Regions. They are all war-torn.

In the Central Plains, Yuan Shu, Zhang Miao, Tao Qian, Lu Bu, Liu Bei, and Cao Cao competed for hegemony. In the Central Plains, Yangzhou, which once had a population of millions, was defeated and deserted. Xuzhou, which had a granary in the world, was destroyed and nine out of ten families were empty. The place where the gentry gathered in Yuzhou became a place occupied by the Yellow Turbans with only hundreds of thousands of people. Even the Yanzhou of Lao Cao only had a population of one million. Most of them migrated from the generation of Zizhili.

Jizhou, Youzhou, Hebei, was originally a border area. Wars broke out, and Gongsun Zan, Liu, Han, Fu, Yuan Shao competed for hegemony with each other, so it was difficult to calm down.

Not to mention Xiliang, Dong Zhuo was still in chaos when he was there. When Dong Zhuo died, he fought endlessly. Han Sui and Ma Teng had a good person!

Shuchuan, Zhang Lu and Liu Zhang also attacked each other, only Jingzhou, and they had never experienced war. In the east of Jingzhou, Jiangxia is the stronghold. In strict sense, Jiangxia belongs to Jiangdong, otherwise there would be no one who guards the Red Cliff. For Jiangdong, Chibi is easy to defend but difficult to attack, but for Jingzhou, it is just a man who is a man who is in the pass and ten thousand men cannot open up. Liu Biao and Jiangdong Sun Ce fought against Jiangxia, which was just a generation in Jiangxia. There was no war in the hinterland of Jingzhou.

To the north of Jingzhou is Nanyang County. Nanyang County was originally where Zhang Xiu was. With Zhang Xiu helping Liu Biao guard the door, who could fight in? Although Shuchuan to the west was in conflict, Liu Zhang could not clean the snow in front of his home. Zhang Lu had already exhausted him. It would be nice if Jingzhou didn't attack him. If there was time to find trouble for Liu Biao there.

In addition, Jingzhou has a natural Yangtze River as a barrier. It can be said that Jingzhou is the only place among the Han Dynasty that has not been attacked by war. Over the years, the people and the gentry have been rushing to migrate to Jingzhou. It can be said that Jingzhou's prosperity is no less than that of Luoyang Chang'an in the past.

Therefore, Liu Biao's wealth in Jingzhou is really rich enough to rival a country. If he goes to his place, it is really unreasonable to buy hundreds of thousands of grains and grass! It can be said that Jingzhou is the place where Liu Mang has the most hope, and it may be more expensive. After all, this is a chaotic era, and even if it is three or four times more expensive, Liu Mang can still eat it.

"Lord, this, this!" Xu Shu's hesitation made Liu Mang's face even hesitate. Except for Jia Xu who brought good news, the rest are all bad news until now. They either don't sell or take advantage of the situation, or take advantage of the situation. Xu Shu was still talking before, but now hesitating without saying a word, which means that this trip to Jingzhou is even worse than other routes.

"I have something to say! When did you, Xu Yuanzhi, become such a mother-in-law!" Liu Mang was a little dissatisfied. Xu Shu has always been known for his calmness and integrity, and when did he become such a mother-in-law.

"Lord, the envoys from Jingzhou we sent were not back!" Xu Shu said.

"Don't come back? What does it mean?! Is Liu Biao willing to sell food and grass? Is it a price issue? If it is easy to discuss the price, it's okay to double the price!" Liu Mang now has money but no food and grass. Even if he is promiscuous, Liu Mang will admit it. As long as the grain is obtained and persists for this period of time, there will naturally be greater returns.

Liu Mang's words only made Xu Shu shook his head with a more bitter smile, "Lord, lord, our envoy is not negotiating the price with Liu Biao in Jingzhou, but our envoy was killed and he will never come back!"

"What!" Liu Mang jumped up suddenly. The messenger could not come back? The messenger was killed? Liu Mang spoke with a huge anger. "Liu Jingsheng really wants to break up with our Yangzhou! If that is the case, then I will fulfill his wish!" Liu Mang can't be angry. Although the envoy sent from other roads could not buy food and grass, they were at least back. For example, the envoy sent to Hebei. The three brothers of the Yuan family were not bad to them. Cao Cao was even offering food and drink to the envoy. Even though Sun Ce, the envoy in Jiangdong, sent the envoy out and swallowed the daughter he brought, the envoy still came back alive, but the envoy came to Jingzhou but died and was killed.

The two countries still do not kill the envoys when they go to war. Killing the envoy means breaking up and preparing to start the war. Jingzhou has the Yangtze River as a barrier, but don’t forget that on the other side of the Yangtze River, it is not without territory.

Liu Mang's army could directly send troops from Lujiang to attack Huangzhou and Jiangxia, and those far away could even start from Zaoyang, Yiyang and into Xinye Generation, making Jingzhou only remote from the other side of the Yangtze River. If Liu Mang was a little more ruthless, then the Ganning navy could go upstream to attack the hinterland of Jingzhou.

Since Liu Biao from Jingzhou did not give him food, Liu Mang could rob him.

"Come here, send a letter to my father-in-law Lujiang, and make an appointment to send troops!" Liu Mang was really angry, and bad news came one after another. Now Liu Biao in Jingzhou is too bullying. Before, Liu Biao was sitting in the mountains and watching the tiger fight, Liu Mang was already full of anger, and now he even killed his envoy. If Liu Mang did not show any blood and energy, he would probably not be able to take the troops.

"Lord, it's not that Liu Biao, Jingzhou, killed my envoy, but, but!" Xu Shu hurried forward to stop Liu Mang. It doesn't matter if he didn't have enough food. But now Liu Mang's army lacks food and grass. If he can take down Xinye to replenish food and grass, he can still fight. If Liu Biao plays a big game in Jingzhou and burns Xinye, then Liu Biao will be injured and Liu Mang himself will not be much better. This kind of loss-making will only allow others to reap the power of the fisherman.

"Isn't Liu Biao killing my envoy?" Liu Mang didn't understand. The direction the envoy sent out was Liu Biao's Jingzhou. If the envoy was intercepted and killed halfway, then Liu Mang wouldn't have known it. He would definitely send a second and third wave of envoys, instead of just now knowing from Xu Shu.
Chapter completed!