The frail counselor you said, you fight against three heroes alone?

Chapter 246 The method of Fudun and Liu Bei's ambition, Qianzhuang appears

That night, Xi Yu held a banquet directly at his residence, and the people he invited were all his trusted subordinates, mainly to celebrate the successful completion of the agricultural business plan.

Even because of the rapid growth of people's income, the corresponding tax revenue has also increased a little.

But despite the tax increase, the people have no complaints about it. After all, they have lived in fear for a long time. If they continue to collect taxes as in the past, I am afraid that they will still worry about whether they will have more money in the future. Other uses".

Now that there are more taxes, they feel a little more secure.

During the banquet, everyone had their best time. Seven people including Kong Rong, Xu Qian, Liu Zhen, Wang Can, Ruan Yu, and Chen Lin also came to Xuzhou.

Kong Rong actually lived in Qingzhou himself. After Lu Bu died, he also went here with the army, and at the same time made friends with many scholars from various regions.

Although these people came from different backgrounds, they all experienced the so-called suffering of being displaced. They came to join Xi Yu, and after becoming teachers in the school, their status changed and they lived a stable life.

Even they are respected by the local people.

They also really gave birth to the heart of attachment.

There are also many scribes drinking and drinking here, but many people have left, only Zhuge Liang, Jia Xu, Guo Jia and others are still here.

"My lord! Spring is about to begin, and the north of Jizhou may fall into chaos again. We will definitely attract a group of refugees here. We must plan in advance so that we can accept these refugees."

"Besides, there are many Confucian students in reserve. If there is no way for them to get jobs, it may become redundant!"

Zhuge Liang also began to report.

Speaking of this, Xi Yu could actually feel that Zhuge Liang and the others were a little unhappy.

There are rewards, even a lot, and even status for them.

But I always feel a little uncomfortable in my heart.

"You don't need to worry. During this time, let them settle down first. As for the suitable positions! You don't have to worry about anything! Of course I have a way, and don't forget, I still have two pieces of medicine in my hand. where!"

Xi Yu smiled slightly, and then explained a few words.

Since it has already been decided, he will naturally not stop it.

"Just wait for the right opportunity."

In the spring of 201, war broke out in the north of Jizhou. Cao Ren and Xiahou Dun led troops from two routes and led a total of more than [-] soldiers and horses.

And some of the local gentry either took refuge in Xi Yu, or left there, and followed Yuan Shao to Youzhou, so the war situation actually appeared a bit casual and natural.

Without the stubborn resistance of the local gentry, the ease of the battle could not have been increased. Even Wen Chou was deceived out of Zhongshan County because of Cao Cao's design, and was then ambushed and beheaded by Cao Ren.

Even before the autumn harvest, all Jizhou fell, and Youzhou and Bingzhou couldn't even rush to help.

And this year, Yuan Shao and Zhuojun died of illness.

Before he died, he passed his position to his eldest son, Yuan Tan, and asked the other two sons to assist him in fighting Cao Cao together, and let them implement a plan for stable development, and they must never start a war with Cao Cao casually.

He even asked Xin Ping, Guo Tu and others beside him to stick to Youzhou, and even told them that if they couldn't hold it, they would leave directly, or switch to Cao Cao to find a way out.

And now Jingzhou, Xinye.

At this time, Liu Bei captured Wancheng and became the prefect of Nanyang. This is a miracle for many years, so Liu Bei's reputation has gradually spread.

Of course, he also heard about Yuan Shao's death, so he couldn't help feeling a little sad, so he didn't say much, and directly summoned the military adviser and two sworn brothers to discuss the matter.

It can be considered that Liu Bei spent a lot of effort in finding a capable general. Whenever he is free, he will look for learned people everywhere.

If things go on like this, he really found someone.

This person's name is Xu Shu, who hid among the farmers and was born in Yingchuan, but this is not his real name, he actually committed a crime in central Hunan, so he escaped from Yingchuan, and his life experience is somewhat similar to Guan Yu's.

To be honest, scholars and literati in this era are not purely frail scholars, so Xu Shu can be regarded as a talented person.

But he is also a well-educated man, who knows how to fight, how to train soldiers, and also knows some mysterious techniques. In fact, it's not that he doesn't want to go to Xuzhou, but because he is afraid that the murder case on his body will be discovered, which will cause trouble. family.

But now he has become Liu Bei's military adviser, and he can be regarded as a leaping fish.

Liu Bei was also very kind to him, and never forgot to ask about the situation every day.

Liu Bei was very kind to him, so Xu Shu simply stayed by his side and advised him.

As for Jingzhou, in fact, Liu Bei's mentality has also changed to a certain extent.

Mainly because of Xi Yu.

He felt that there was a big gap between himself and Xi Yu.

So he must win Jingzhou.

So now we can only see how Liu Jingsheng, who has become a member of the clan with him, can do.

It would be best if he could take this position.

But now the two have only one feeling in their hearts.

There was shock.

Shocked by the battle reports from the north.

Cao Cao only sent out 1 horses, and he beheaded Wen Chou.

This is simply incredible.

But this was also because Yuan Shao was restless and greedy for merit.

He thought he would have a chance to turn the wind around, but unfortunately it turned out to be a tactic.

"Actually, this strategy is not particularly complicated!"

When Zhang Fei spoke, there was a tinge of sarcasm in his tone: "But it's just this plan that can be successful, which makes people feel unbelievable."

If Wen Chou was still alive, knowing Zhang Fei's evaluation, he would probably vomit blood with anger.

"To be honest, relying on 1 horses, we exchanged nearly six times the enemy's lives, and even killed General Wen Chou seven times! It's really worth it!"

Xu Shu is a thin man, and he speaks and acts quite straight, with a sense of elegance: "Cao Cao now has 30 soldiers in his hands, and he is already a force that cannot be ignored!"

Liu Bei sighed and said, "We all know how terrible Cao Mengde is. I used to work with him as if walking on thin ice! I also witnessed the emperor's close ministers being eradicated one by one by him. In terms of his will and means, even Xi Yu has no way to beat his edge!"

"Xi Yu is younger after all!"

"But the young man is indeed a little scary, as if he can predict the future. It's just that he didn't intervene in the turmoil in Jizhou. I don't know what he is so relieved."

Director Xu sighed and said, "I'm afraid he is the wise one!"

"how do I say this?"

Liu Bei frowned slightly, and asked: "Please tell me clearly, sir!"

Xu Shu let out a long sigh, and then said: "No matter what you say, Xi Yu is not a person with the surname Cao. Although he is very important and well-known in the world, in fact, things will turn against each other. If it is really popular, Cao Cao can't keep him. If Cao Mengde passes away, he will definitely be feared by the people of the Cao family, and his power will definitely be weakened!"

"But Xi Yu is not a simple person. If Cao Mengde passes away, no one will be able to suppress him, and the Cao family will probably experience terrible turmoil!"

"I can understand what you said..."

Liu Bei's eyes flashed with enthusiasm: "Maybe we also have a chance!"

"The Cao family will definitely have a fierce battle with Xi Yu."

Xu Shu nodded and said: "But whether we can seize the opportunity depends on when we go south, so my lord, please be fully prepared!"

But Xu Shu actually had a hint of sadness in his eyes: "But if Cao Cao really made the decision to go south, then we will definitely become the first hurdle to stop him. Whether we can stop him is a very serious question. What is Liu Jingsheng's plan?" How, we can also understand!"

"If Liu Jingsheng died normally, Cao Cao would definitely send people south to rob him. At that time, no one from the gentry would be so stupid as not to vote for him. For example, the Cai family, they will definitely wait for the wind! As for the reason, the lord should be able to understand .”

The expressions of Liu Bei and the three were more serious. Even Zhang Fei, who had always been rough, had a solemn look in his eyes and clenched his fists. He also knew that this matter was very important. If they could capture Jingzhou, they would be able to last longer.
"Sir, do you have any plans here?"

Xu Shu thought about it, and said with a smile: "There are indeed two choices! One, go to Xichuan and attach to Yizhou, so that you can get peace for the next few decades, but it is very difficult!"

"The second is to seize Jingzhou and help the Sun family. Jiangdong was defeated not long ago, and even Sun Ce was abolished. Sun Quan has been silent about Hefei. He must not dare to spy on him. He will definitely unite with us! In that case , we will be able to stabilize the situation, but we have to see how we will resist Cao Cao going south in the future."

"Jiangdong's words..."

Liu Bei nodded again and again, and he had some more thoughts in his mind. Now they can only take advantage of Cao Cao's time to take care of this place, and quickly deploy. Even if they don't take Jinzhou down, if possible, they can even unite with Sun Quan. Take this to win the big picture!
And this opportunity is also unique!
"Second brother, third brother, please invite Sun Gan first and let him go to Xiangyang instead of me. I have to discuss this matter with Brother Jing Sheng first!"

Liu Bei said with cautious eyes.

"Okay!"

Zhang Fei ran out quickly.

Not long after, Sun Qian came over, and Mi Zhu was also waiting in the courtyard. When Sun Qian came, Liu Bei had already written the letter and handed it to him: "Sun Qian, you must be careful when the time comes, and make it clear that I just miss you. , there is no other meaning, and this letter can only be read by him, and it must not be seen by Cai Mao."

"Yes."

Sun Qian is not a greedy person, and this person has a firm belief, and he left quickly after taking the letter.

And Guan Yu also turned his attention to Liu Bei: "Then I will go recruit soldiers now!"

"Then do you remember the previous step formation "Fu Shield"?"

Liu Bei's eyes flashed with brilliance, and his tone was dull.

"Of course I know it!"

Guan Yudao also knew that this was a formation to restrain cavalry, and he had heard some nobles in Zhuojun mention this formation before.

A trace of doubt flashed in Zhang Fei's eyes: "What is this?"

Xu Shu was also puzzled in his heart, and asked with a smile: "What is this formation?"

"It's easier to say. You all know that cavalry is a powerful type of army. If you charge straight, it can be said to be invincible and invincible, and Miyazaki soldiers are also the most powerful existence."

"Cao Jun's light cavalry is "Leopard Cavalry". I can also explain this. Three hundred leopard cavalry can kill ordinary cavalry with a number of up to a thousand!"

"The so-called tiger riders use spears as their weapons, and they mainly respond to the enemy in close combat. Even their war horses have something extraordinary. They are replaced with iron stirrups. When they charge with spears, they are extremely powerful and can be said to be invincible. !"

Liu Bei's expression also became very serious: "If you want to deal with them, you can only use bows and crossbows, and the rain of arrows will rain all over the sky before you can shoot them. Make it impossible for them to continue!"

"But archers and crossbowmen need so-called shield soldiers as a defensive force. Large shields are not suitable here, so they need so-called ambush shields!"

"Then what is Fudun?"

Surprise flashed in the eyes of everyone present. Liu Bei hadn't heard of this kind of tactics, and they hadn't even heard of it.

In fact, they didn't know that the rumors Liu Bei heard came from Gongsun Zan's favorite general, that is, Yan Gang.

But what this tactic needs most is actually the so-called courage.

In fact, everyone in the world said that Liu Bei was not good at raising soldiers and training formations, but in fact everyone watched it.

It's not that he's not good at this, it's just that he's keeping a low profile, and he has no experience in large-scale wars, so what he's good at is actually "the method of winning more with less".

When there are more soldiers and horses, Liu Bei will be caught off guard, but if it is a small war with less than [-] participants, Liu Bei is not only very good at fighting, but also very good at "running", always able to escape with his men , is also considered lucky.

Liu Bei then explained: "Fu Dun, you must first choose a suitable location. The land must be on a slope, and you need long-haired hands to lurk with the big opponents. The place behind the hillside is suitable for Tibetan soldiers. Wait for the cavalry to charge up. After this, use a spear against a shield, and you can almost understand what I mean!"

"The horses will walk through a path made of shields. After they pass by for a while, the shields will be erected, and then it will be time to use spearmen and spearmen to encircle and kill them."

"And at this stage, the cavalry is unable to climb the slope, and will be bumped by the large shield, so it will be in crisis!"

"But what is most needed to use this formation is actually courage."

Xu Chu finally understood, and his eyes lit up: "In fact, the most important thing is trust. If it is the soldiers you lead, it must be possible! We can definitely use this to stop the iron cavalry from the north!"

"I understand too!!"

Guan Yu's tone was full of joy, and he quickly clasped his fists again: "I will follow your instructions to train the Fudun Formation. If Cao Cao dares to come, I will let him know our strength!"

"I'm going too!"

"You guys go first," Liu Bei waved his hand, and brought Xu Shu to the inner hall to discuss carefully.

It's not just discussing about the military formation, but also discussing how to better cooperate with the Sun family.

For example, who to send to contact the Sun family, such as how to contact, when to contact and so on.

In this way, when they face Cao Cao again, they will be more calm.

Liu Bei is now expanding his strength with Nanyang, and even manufactured a lot of ordnance and opened ditches. He did this to guard against Cao Cao's cavalry, which can be regarded as well-intentioned.

……

Autumn in Xuzhou.

This year's harvest was not as good as before, and there was a vague lack of harvest, mainly because of the locust plague in summer. However, thanks to Xi Yu's good decision-making, the locusts were dispersed and the crops were preserved.

But even if there is a lack of harvest, it can still feed the people under the rule, and there is no famine.

In the inner hall of the school, it was a rare sight for Cao Ang and Xi Yu to sit there, and Cao Ang would also take this opportunity to ask some questions.

"Uncle! Now that the north has been pacified, there will be new rewards coming soon. The strategy of Jizhou has been recognized! In autumn, Bingzhou had the idea to borrow our talents. Wouldn't it be a little uncomfortable for us to do so? Is it appropriate?"

"what?"

Xi Yu actually didn't know much about it.

"Father wrote to me before and asked me about how many scholars have the talents of watching. In fact, there are hundreds of counties in Jizhou and Bingzhou. If all the gentry are used as bureaucrats, I'm afraid There will be a crisis!"

"And over the years, there haven't been too many humble scholars, so I plan to borrow people from us."

Cao Ang was quite honest. Cao Cao told him that he wanted Xi Yu to know that Cao Cao had encountered a new problem.

No one is available at hand.

Cao Cao can also be regarded as No.1 who values ​​practical learning, and he has been fighting with those gentry all his life, he certainly does not want this to happen now.

Xi Yu smiled and said, "I don't agree with this matter."

"What is this?"

There was a bitter smile on the corner of Xi Yu's mouth: "You make it clear to him that none of the people I sent a year ago had any problems, but they were all sent back, but now I have a way to resettle them! "

"It is the bank I established. If the bank does not have enough manpower to manage it, the business and people's livelihood in Qingzhou and Xuzhou will collapse."

"Qian, Zhuang?"

Cao Ang didn't know what it was yet.

How come it seems that I have never heard of it?
"What is this?"

Curiosity flashed across Cao Ang's eyes, and he asked quickly, "Can you explain a thing or two? Can I learn this?"

In fact, Cao Ang can always hear some new concepts and vocabulary from Xi Yu, and each time, these new vocabulary and concepts can create extraordinary value.

So Cao Ang also wanted to know about this aspect.

"What is important in troubled times? The important thing is law and force!"

Xi Yu didn't mind introducing: "And what is the most important thing in the prosperous age? The most important thing is agriculture, commerce and the art of enlightenment!"

(End of this chapter)