Can I get to the other side?.

Chapter 177 This boy knows a lot, he must not be allowed to stay! Lu Bu, danger!
Not afraid of long-term indifference, but afraid of sudden warm care. Liu Xie used this routine to the fullest on Yuan Xi.

He ignored Yuan Xi for such a long time, forcing Yuan Xi to invest more energy and cost to get his attention. This is called sunk cost.

And if he suddenly gave Yuan Xi a little benefit at this time, he would make him loyal to him and burst into tears of gratitude.

"You are truly worthy of being a loyal subject of the Han Dynasty!"

Liu Xie nodded with satisfaction, and said patiently: "I didn't dare to use you before because you are Yuan Shao's son after all, and I have some concerns in my heart."

"But you have recently been clearing out the remnants of Yuan Shao's followers in the city, and have been recruiting soldiers to prepare for the fight against Yuan Shao. This shows your loyalty and enthusiasm for the Han Dynasty."

"Yuan Shao is old, you should encourage him."

"The position of general is just around the corner."

After Liu Xie finished speaking, he looked at Yuan Xi meaningfully.

The big cake he painted made Yuan Xi feel his blood boiling. With red eyes, he said, "I swear to kill the traitor Yuan Shao to repay your majesty's kindness!"

"Well, back off."

Yuan Xi left with many thanks.

After he left, Liu Xie touched his chin and thought to himself, "The letter has been sent to Lecheng County. I wonder if conferring an official title on Yuan Xi now will arouse Yuan Shao's suspicion."

Liu Xie has been writing letters to Yuan Shao since he left Yecheng.

He put some of the blame on Lu Bu and Yuan Xi, and removed himself from the responsibility to maintain his loyal image.

Because as long as he, the pseudo-emperor, is still "loyal", Yuan Shao will not direct his hatred towards him, nor will he become completely hysterical and give up on fighting Gongsun Zan to counterattack Yecheng.

But this time, the order to recruit talents and the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven were really hard to deceive, and Liu Xie was not sure whether Yuan Shao could believe the nonsense he said in the letter.

"Never mind. It's just an idle move anyway. If it works, that's great. If it doesn't, there's no loss."

Liu Xie shook his head and simply stopped thinking about it.

At this point, it didn't matter whether Yuan Shao believed him or not. The main purpose of sending that letter was to arouse Yuan Shao's suspicion of Ju Su.

It would have been great if Yuan Shao could have killed Ju Su with one blow like he did to Tian Feng in history.

This boy knows a lot, he must not be allowed to stay.

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Yangzhou, Huainan County.

Hefei, the prefectural government.

Lü Bu had just sent away the people sent by Zhen, and said with emotion: "Gongtai, this Zhen is really loyal to Your Majesty. Knowing that we are about to go to war with Sun Ce, she sent a large amount of food and grass some time ago, and today she sent a thousand sets of second-class armor. Even if you are rich, this kind of generosity will be a big loss, right?"

Over the past six months, the Zhen family's generous financial support, especially the recent increase in funding, made Lu Bu, the direct beneficiary, astonished and embarrassed.

Chen Gong said: "The salt-making method invented by Zhen family can produce a large amount of refined salt, and the huge profits are far beyond our imagination. As for the recent increase in funding, I think it is related to Yuan Shao being driven out of Yecheng. If Zhen family had any concerns before, now that Wenyuan's 10,000 troops have entered Yecheng, Zhen family's concerns have completely dissipated. Choose to fully support Your Majesty."

In fact, Chen Gong had something else in his mind that he hadn't said.

The Zhen family spared no effort in providing money and food, almost regardless of the cost. No matter from which angle you analyze it, it is undoubtedly unwise.

There is only one possibility that can make Zhen give up everything - that is Concubine Zhen in the palace.

With his wisdom, he was almost certain that the emperor must have promised Zhen something.

But now is a great opportunity to revive the Han Dynasty, he doesn't want to think too deeply about it, let alone tell Lu Bu.

Lu Bu nodded and said, "The salt is really good. Each grain is crystal clear without any impurities. Even I have never tasted it before. Even though it is expensive, the wealthy families in Yangzhou and Xuzhou buy hundreds of cans of it without blinking an eye. It seems that it is shameful not to eat this salt."

Zhen’s refined salt can now be produced on a large scale.

Under Liu Xie's remote guidance, Zhen spent more than half a year on guidance, and now eating Zhen salt has become a symbol of status.

Jizhou, Yangzhou, Xuzhou, even Yuzhou and Yanzhou, as well as the further Jingzhou, all saw a wave of Zhenyan.

This caused wealthy families from all over the country to scramble to buy it.

The mentality of those aristocratic families is exactly the same as that of people who buy luxury goods in later generations.

What kind of salt do you eat at home?

What? You can't even afford the salt from Zhen's Company. How can you be ranked with us as a noble family?
Gao Shun, who was standing by, could not help but sigh: "This salt is indeed a good thing. The soldiers of Xianzhen Camp and Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry have eaten it for a few months, and their limbs have become stronger and their strength has increased a lot. It would be great if all the soldiers in the army could eat this salt."

Before, Lu Bu was poor, and his soldiers were lucky to have some of the lowest quality salt to eat.

The vast majority of people consume too little salt.

However, consuming too little salt will undoubtedly lead to decreased muscle strength and even symptoms such as weakness in the limbs.

Now that I have been eating refined salt for a few months, I have made up for the salt I lacked before.

In addition, with sufficient money and food, the Xianzhen Camp and Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry changed their training period from seven days to three days, and their physical fitness improved dramatically.

The visibly enhanced combat capability is totally incomparable to what it was a few months ago.

"What are you daydreaming about!" Lu Bu punched Gao Shun in the chest and scolded him with a smile: "You know how precious this salt is. I am grateful that Zhen can supply it to the Xianzhen Camp and Bingzhou Wolf Riders."

Gao Shun grinned and chuckled, knowing that his idea was too extreme and outrageous.

"General, now that we have sufficient food and excellent equipment, it is time to drive Sun Ce out of Jiangbei."

Upon hearing this, Lu Bu showed disdain on his face and said contemptuously: "Bo Ping is wrong. I will capture him alive and present him to Your Majesty! Does he deserve to be called the Little Overlord?"

Gao Shun started the conversation, and the three of them moved on to the topic of today's meeting, discussing how to attack Sun Ce.

Chen Gong said, "Sun Ce's granary in Lujiang County is located in Wan County. The spies reported that the grain and grass that Sun Ce transported from Yuzhang will arrive in Wan County in five days. Wan County is located in a plain, which is suitable for cavalry charges. The general can lead a thousand cavalry to raid Sun Ce's grain transport team."

Gao Shun nodded in agreement: "It is said that food and grass must be sent before the army moves. We have sufficient food and grass. If we burn Sun Ce's food and grass, he will definitely not be able to defend Lujiang."

Lü Bu, however, did not agree with Chen Gong's plan and said, "Gongtai, Wu County is rich, why don't we send troops to Wu County? Even if we take Lujiang County, there will be no benefit."

At this moment, he is no longer the poor boy he used to be.

A year ago, Lu'an and Wanxian in Lujiang County would have made him jealous.

But now I look down on it.

His eyes were only on Wu County, the richest county in Sun Ce's territory.

"Military affairs must not be rushed. Although Wu County is rich, its strategic significance is not as great as Lujiang County." Chen Gong pointed to the map on the wall and patiently analyzed the current situation for Lu Bu.

"If we take Lujiang County, Sun Ce will have no place to stand in the entire north of the Yangtze River. First take Lujiang, then Chaisang. Then go down the river and take Yuzhang and Poyang."

“In this way, we can form a big net and completely block Sun Ce in Jiangdong. After that, both Wujun and Kuaijijun can be slowly nibbled away. By then, Sun Ce will have no other way to go except to go out to sea and escape to Yizhou.” After seeing Chen Gong’s analysis, although Lu Bu still did not quite agree, he chose to listen to him.

Although he is arrogant, he does not take the heroes of the world seriously.

But the losses he suffered over the years made him deeply aware of his own shortcomings.

Charging into battle on the battlefield, even if ten Chen Gongs were tied together, they would not be enough for him to kill.

But when it comes to analyzing the situation, all the people in the army put together are no match for Chen Gong alone.

"Then let's follow what Gongtai said."

So, after determining the strategic approach, Chen Gong took Lu Bu and Gao Shun with him to carry out a series of deployments.

"Wenyuan is leading an army of 10,000 to Yecheng. The previous plan must be changed. In the early stages, we should try to avoid direct confrontation with Sun Ce. The general will lead the Bingzhou cavalry to mainly launch surprise attacks and eliminate Sun Ce's troops one by one."

"When Sun Ce runs out of food and grass, Bo Ping's army will approach the border..."

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Lujiang County, the prefectural government office.

After hearing the report from the spy, Sun Ce frowned and looked at Zhou Yu, who had remained calm, and said, "Gongjin, Lu Bu stationed his troops in Hefei, obviously coming for me."

Zhou Yu gently waved his feather fan and said slowly, "Why should Bofu be alarmed by a mere Lu Bu?"

Sun Ce frowned even deeper and asked, "Lü Bu has 30,000 soldiers under his command and his bravery is no less than mine. How can Gongjin underestimate him?"

As he said this, he sighed again.

"It's a pity that Master Bu Lian left Lujiang with his family to avoid the war, and we were unable to find him. Otherwise, if we offered Master Bu Lian as a gift, there might be a chance of a turnaround."

Zhou Yu smiled and said, "Bo Fu also knows that the emperor in Yecheng has already taken power. Now is the critical period for the fight with Yuan Shao for Jizhou. It will be difficult to tell who is better between the two in a short period of time."

"What we are facing now is no longer Yuan Shao who occupies three states, but just Lu Bu."

"Lü Bu has 30,000 soldiers, 10,000 of whom have already followed Zhang Liao to Yecheng. He only has 20,000 soldiers under his command."

"Even if Lu Bu does not move his troops, I will persuade Bofu to capture Jiangbei and the entire Yangzhou. I can even attack Lu Bu's base camp Xuzhou."

After Zhou Yu's analysis, Sun Ce also found that his current situation was indeed better than before.

The person he had to face before was Yuan Shao, who controlled three states.

Now he only has to face Lu Bu, who has 20,000 soldiers.

"Gongjin, what clever plan do you have to help me seize Jiangbei and occupy Xuzhou?"

Zhou Yu put away his feather fan and said solemnly, "Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan are fighting fiercely in Hejian County. Yuan Shao must defeat Gongsun Zan as soon as possible so that he has a chance to recapture Yecheng before the emperor of Yecheng gains a firm foothold."

"In this case, he will definitely let Yuan Tan and Gao Gan lead troops to support. After the spring, Gao Gan went to Hanzhong to attack Zhang Lu, and there were only 10,000 troops left in Bingzhou. These 10,000 troops were needed to guard against the Xianbei and Qiang Hu, and they would never move rashly. Therefore, only Yuan Tan could go to support."

"Once Yuan Tan makes a move, Qingzhou will be left empty, which will give Cao Cao an opportunity to move. Bofu can send a letter to form an alliance with Cao Cao and capture Yangzhou."

After hearing this, Sun Ce pondered for a moment and asked, "If Cao Cao takes one or two counties in Yangzhou, how can you leave?"

"How can he decide whether to go or not?" Zhou Yu smiled meaningfully and said, "By that time, Gongsun Zan will have already been defeated.

In Jizhou, no matter whether it was Yuan Shao or the emperor of Yecheng, they would attack Yanzhou as soon as they had time. Cao Cao could only abandon the city of Yangzhou and defend Yanzhou. "

Upon hearing this, Sun Ce suddenly understood.

Zhou Yu's move took advantage of the situation and made Cao Cao the bridegroom, which made him admire him very much.

"Gongjin is truly very clear about the general trend of the world. With Gongjin's help, there is no need to worry about not being able to accomplish great things!"

Sun Ce was full of ambition and confidence in the future situation.

Zhou Yu stood up, walked to the map hanging on the wall, pointed to a plain outside Wan County, and said:

"The grain and grass sent from Yuzhang will arrive in Wanxian in a few days. I am Chen Gong, and I will definitely find a way to burn this batch of grain and grass."

"Anxian is a plain area, suitable for cavalry charges. Lu Bu will certainly lead a thousand Bingzhou cavalry to attack and take advantage of the situation to cut off our army's food supplies."

"Bo Fu led 10,000 troops to set up an ambush here and kill Lu Bu and his cavalry."

"It would be great if we could keep Lu Bu. Even if he managed to escape, without the Bingzhou cavalry, how could he pose a threat to Bofu?"

"Without the Bingzhou cavalry, Lü Bu is like a tiger without teeth!" Sun Ce's eyes sparkled, and he said, "In order to avoid any accidents, I will order Gong Fu to lead the army to pretend to be a grain transport team."

"Good!" Zhou Yu nodded, waving his feather fan leisurely, "With General Huang Gai in charge, we can ensure that nothing goes wrong."

……

The sun has not yet risen, but stars can be vaguely seen in the sky.

At this time, the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry was stationed.

Lu Bu was wearing a scarlet battle robe, holding a Fang Tian Huaji, riding on the back of Red Hare, looking murderous.

In front of him were the assembled Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry.

Over the past six months, with the funding from the Zhen family, the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry, which Lu Bu was proud of, has developed rapidly.

Although the number of people is still only one thousand, they are training reserve personnel, and in just a few months, they will be able to expand to two thousand people.

Most importantly, the weapons and equipment of the Iron Cavalry were all brand new.

The war horse under his crotch is fully equipped with horseshoes, double stirrups and saddle.

Looking at the elite cavalry in front of him, Lu Bu felt filled with pride.

Even the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, which he once envied, he no longer takes seriously.

Chen Gong, who was standing by, repeatedly reminded him, "Zhou Gongjin is known for his virtue. He might set up an ambush and use food and grass as bait to ambush the general. This time, we are attacking Wan County to burn Sun Ce's food and grass. Once the food and grass are burned, we must return immediately and do not linger in the battle."

Lu Bu shook his head and said disapprovingly: "Gongtai is too cautious. With this thousand cavalry, I can go anywhere in the world. Even if we are surrounded by that thief Sun, what does it matter?"

Seeing that Lu Bu was so arrogant, Chen Gong instinctively wanted to refute him, but found that he could not find any reason to refute.

These 1,000 cavalry were almost invincible in the plains. Even if Sun Ce led 20,000 troops to set up an ambush, as long as Lu Bu wanted to leave, he would not be able to stop him.

"My men, follow me to kill the enemy!"

Lu Bu waved his Fang Tian Hua Ji and led a thousand Bingzhou Wolf Riders to attack towards Wan County in a mighty manner.

(End of this chapter)