Chaos of the Three Kingdoms Summons

Chapter 2241 Yuan Benchu ​​went north to buy slaves, Yuan Qing Han slave trade

Runan has been conquered!

This also means that from now on, the entire Yuzhou falls into Li Xiang's control.

Of the three states in the Central Plains, only the last half of Yanzhou remains.

Liu Bei, who controlled the last half of Yanzhou, was already seriously injured after the previous battle.

Li Xiang did not launch a full-scale attack at this time. He was reorganizing the Central Plains and preparing to restore the Central Plains economy.

Once Li Xiang has completed all the necessary preparations, what should Liu Bei do next?

Therefore, in fact, when the battle of Xuzhou just ended, Liu Bei was already worried about this matter.

  It was at this time that Liu Wenjing, a strategist under Liu Bei, gave him an idea!

What they lack most now is manpower!

The two in the north cannot be counted on at this stage. If they really have some spare strength, these two families, who have been the main force in almost every previous anti-Jin war, will not just be a drizzle this time.

Now they have really reached the point where they have the will but not the strength.

It was not necessarily a good idea for Liu Bei to temporarily recruit troops at this time. After all, the combat effectiveness of those recruited temporarily could not be guaranteed. Now was the critical moment of the war. If he summoned such a group of soldiers to the battlefield, he would be sending them to their deaths.

The Central Plains has been at war for years, and the people have suffered too much in recent years! If there were any other options, there would be no need to take this step.

Therefore, Liu Wenjing suggested that they should reach out to the outside of the Han Dynasty. Just because they couldn't find a solution inside the Han Dynasty didn't mean they couldn't find a solution outside the Han Dynasty.

Or to be more precise, to extend their hands to the Yuan Mongols in the north.

As the saying goes, the enemy of your enemy is your friend.

Today, the relationship between Qinghan and Yuanmeng is exactly this kind.

Nowadays, Li Xiang’s Jin Army is their Qing Han’s biggest enemy. Similarly, Li Xiang’s Jin Army is also their Yuan Meng’s biggest enemy.

Although the two families have no relationship and are even hostile to each other, they have a common enemy, and this common enemy is so powerful. So, in this case, other things can be discussed.

And now, Yuan Meng is one of the few countries that can provide them with military support.

Of course, this so-called military support does not mean that Temujin would directly send troops over.

First of all, if Liu Bei really did this, then his reputation would be ruined.

  Secondly, would Temujin be willing to let his army reach the heartland of the Central Plains? If he did so, it would be like handing his life over to someone else!

Furthermore, Temujin has mobilized almost all of his country's troops to attack the two places of Xiliang, which in itself is the greatest support for Liu Bei and others!

What Liu Wenjing was targeting was not the Yuan Mongolian troops, but actually the slaves of the Yuan Mongolian army.

In the process of conquering the west, the Yuan Mongols not only conquered a large amount of territory and gained a huge population, which made the Yuan Mongols grow into a giant. Moreover, in this process, after the armies of the conquered countries were defeated, they also harvested a large number of prisoners of war.

The number of these prisoners of war was even greater than that of the Yuan Dynasty's main force.

You know, Temujin's expedition to the west was almost as smooth as it could be. The fact that the vanguard army led by Jebe and Subutai directly defeated Wusun shows the true strength of the Western Regions.

The Western Expedition was fought so quickly and smoothly, which means that many soldiers from the Western Regions died directly in the battle. Most of them were dispersed by the Yuan Mongolian cavalry, which led to the complete collapse of the war. It is precisely because of this that Temujin captured a large number of prisoners of war during the Western Expedition. Although Temujin incorporated some of the vassal troops, it was impossible to incorporate all of them into the vassal army.

In fact, Temujin only reorganized the most elite troops from these prisoners of war and used them as his vassal army.

Given the quality of these Western Regions troops, Temujin himself would not be happy if they were all recruited without any discrimination.

The vast majority of the remaining captured soldiers actually became slaves of the Yuan Mongols.

It is this group of people that Liu Wenjing is targeting.

Although the soldiers from the Western Regions were a little weak, they were, after all, born regular soldiers. Although they were a little weak, they were at least better than the militia that was temporarily assembled.

Of course, this method is also a method that takes a certain amount of time. After all, the journey in the middle is here.

Furthermore, Liu Bei's territory was not close to the grassland.

If Liu Bei wants to succeed in this matter, he cannot do without Qin Zheng and Yuan Shao.

Moreover, according to Liu Wenjing's suggestion, whether Liu Bei should be allowed to personally handle this matter would create an additional transit station in the middle.

Yuan Shao came forward to facilitate this matter. It was Yuan Shao who traded prisoners of war from Yuan Mou, and Liu Bei and his men merely purchased prisoners of war from Yuan Shao, not from Yuan Meng.

  As for whether Yuan Shao agreed to this matter, what was his reason for not agreeing?

If Yanzhou was completely lost, his Jizhou would be surrounded on three sides.

Of course, it is now surrounded on three sides, but half of the third side is not in the hands of the Jin army.

However, as long as half of it is there, at least the Jin army heading north from Yanzhou will have to worry about problems on their flanks in the future.

Not to mention, Yuan Shao’s Guanning Iron Cavalry Khan is now blocked in Jianghuai.

The Guanning Cavalry had no way of returning to the north on their own.

Unless Liu Bei’s Qingzhou navy comes to help them.

Based on this point alone, Yuan Shao had no reason to reject Liu Bei.

Three times...

In short, after Liu Wenjing made this suggestion to Liu Bei, Liu Bei's forces immediately came up with an idea.

As soon as the strategists Liu Wenjing and Liu Xuanchu confirmed this matter, they rode north to Jizhou as fast as they could.

Now, this matter was imminent. Even the two counselors basically did not stop along the way in order to speed up, and spent almost the entire time in the chariot!

As expected, when they raised this matter to Yuan Shao, Yuan Shao still wanted to make things difficult for them at first. However, before they even opened their mouths, Yuan Shao's advisers had already explained the pros and cons to him.

To be frank, if this really happens, Yuan Shao himself may need to purchase goods from Yuan Meng.