Go back to the Three Kingdoms to grow vegetables

Chapter 593
In the second year of Xingping, the situation in the world tended to be calm. Yuan Shaojun returned to Jizhou again. Gongsun Zan broke the siege of Nanpi and retreated to Yijing. After that, he accumulated food and grass in Yijing. : Yijing has accumulated 300 million shi of millet, which can be eaten by [-] troops for three years. The city wall is reinforced, and [-] troops can't besieged for three years.

Gongsun Zan's attitude is enough to prove that he has no ambitions. When Liu Bei's power is getting bigger and bigger, while his power is getting smaller and smaller, and even depends on Liu Bei to survive, Gongsun Zan chooses to be a turtle and indulge in wine and sex.

Compared with Gongsun Zan, Lu Bu, Liu Bei's bad friend, chose to bow his head to Liu Bei in repeated setbacks. From the beginning, he wanted to say goodbye to Liu Bei, and he refused to say even a little soft word. Now he bows to Liu Bei when he encounters obstacles everywhere , and even send beauties to curry favor.

Facing Yuan Shao and Cao Cao who were about to huddle together, Liu Bei could only continue to be taken advantage of, because his eyes were still on the rear of Yongliang and Bashu.

In the spring of the second year of Xingping, Yan Xing and Ma Chao went to war.

Since Ma Chao prevented Ma Teng from taking advantage of Liu Bei's conquest of Shu to enter Sanfu, the relationship between Ma Teng and his son broke down, and Ma Chao went to Hanyang in desperation.

When Han Sui found out, he ordered Yan Xing to lead his army to investigate. Ma Chao had always wanted to fight Yan Xing to the death, and the two armies fought in the Weishui Plain.

In the end, Ma Chao was defeated by Yan Xing by one stroke. Ma Chao's army was defeated and retreated to the south of the Wei River. The vast area north of the Wei River was captured by Yan Xing. Yan Xing took the opportunity to capture Xianqin and Lueyang Yi.

Ma Teng was furious when he heard the words, and immediately raised his troops to attack Hanyang. Han Sui had already raised his troops, but he was stationed in Yuzhong City, the junction of Hanyang and Longxi Jincheng counties. If he couldn't make it, he would just sit and watch Yan Xing gather Hanyang.

Ma Chao had no choice but to ask Lu Chengjun for help, but Zhao Yun didn't dare to make a decision, so he sent the envoy to Chang'an.

Liu Bei got the news and summoned all his staff to discuss the matter.

Guo Jia, Xi Zhicai, Xun You, Xun Yu, Jia Xu, Gu Yong, Zhong Yao, Jia Kui and other confidantes were on the list. All the counselors looked at Jia Xu after reading Ma Chao's letter of appeal for help.

Jia Xu is from Liangzhou, and he just came from Wuwei, so he is still very clear about the affairs in Xiliang, and he is the oldest, mature and prudent.

Jia Xu said: "My lord, the battle between Ma and Han is now a god-sent opportunity for the lord to calm down Xiliang, but the army should not be mobilized lightly."

Gu Yong, Jia Kui, and Zhong Yao were all new to the decision-making level of Liu Bei's think tank, so they kept silent.

Liu Bei was puzzled and said, "Ma and Han are bandits from Xiliang, how can we put them down if we don't start the army?"

Liu Bei remembered that Ma Han fought against Dong Zhuo in the early years, and they were all elites from the imperial court. After Cao Cao's Chibi War, Ping Han Sui and Ma Chao also mobilized elites.

Guo Jia said: "My lord, to deal with the Han and horses, you can only use tricks. If you use force to flatten them, the Han and horses will huddle together. However, if you use tricks to make them kill each other, and then send out elite soldiers to help them, Xiliang can be determined by one."

Xi Zhicai said: "That's right, there is news from Xiliang that there seems to be thick clouds between Han Sui and Ma Chao. In fact, Cheng Gongying, Han Sui's confidant, has gone to Longxi to meet Ma Teng in secret. Ma Teng will join hands with Han Sui to expel Ma Chao first."

Seeing Xun You and Xun Yu both nodding their heads, Liu Bei said, "Then the plan will come out now?"

Xi Zhicai and Guo Jia looked at each other and said: "You can send an envoy to Hanyang to mediate the battle between Ma Chao and Yan Xing. On the one hand, give Ma Chao enough support so that Ma Chao can fight Yan Xing again. Ma Teng sees that the lord has no intention of falling into the Xiliang muddy mass, so he will definitely Avenge the previous year with Han Sui, and after the decisive battle between Han and Ma, the lord will take three more counties."

Liu Bei nodded, then looked at Jia Xu: "What does Chang Shi think?"

Jia Xu half-closed her eyes, as if waking up from Liu Bei's question, she said for a long time, "You two have a good plan, but Han Sui is known as the Yellow River of Jiuqu, and Ma Teng is not an ordinary person. How to make them feel at ease in a decisive battle is the key to the problem. .”

Xun Yu said: "That's right, unless the lord leads the army out of Sanfu or conquers Shu again."

"However, the situation in the Central Plains is calm. Cao Cao is sitting in Yanzhou, Lu Bu is guarding Xuzhou, Liu Biao is in Jing, and Yuan Shu has just regained control of Shouchun. I'm afraid there will be a big war in the Central Plains."

Xun You interjected: "Zhang Fei confronted Wen Chou in Hanoi, and Yuan Shao of the Eastern Commandery besieged Dongwuyang. These cannot form a strong excuse at all to make Ma Teng and Han Sui think that the Lord is really going out."

Guo Jia said with a smile: "The battle situation in the Central Plains is not corrupt enough. If my lord goes out to the Central Plains this time, it will be dishonest, and it will be a waste of troops and manpower. Instead of doing this, it is better to set your sights on the Central Plains."

Xi Zhicai stood up and said: "My lord, since my lord led the army back to Sanfu, the situation in Chengdu has been brewing in countless undercurrents. I am afraid this spring will be the time for all of them to explode. My lord is ready to conquer Shu for the second time."

"This conquest of Shu is sure to be a success. Once the Lord's army enters Shu, all kinds of clowns will appear. The scene that was not staged last year may be even more exciting this year."

Liu Bei nodded and looked at Xun Yu: "In Xun Zhizhong, how is the renovation of Ziwu Road and Baoxie Road?"

Xun You said: "Under the lord's deliberate attention, the two renovations have been carried out in stages. Now the renovation has been preliminarily completed, but it will take some time before the bluestone and stone bricks required by the lord are paved."

Liu Bei nodded and looked at Xun You. Although Xun You is a newcomer, Liu Bei appointed him as the Chief Shepherd of Yongzhou. In fact, the political chiefs of Yongzhou, Jia Xu and Xun Yu are the chiefs of the entire Liu Bei jurisdiction.

"Is there enough military rations this year?"

Xun You nodded: "After two years of farming in the Sanfu area, the initial results have been achieved, and there are bumper harvests everywhere. Now not only does it not need food and grass support from Jinyang and Bingzhou, but it can support Wudu and other counties nearby. However, the military rations still have to come from Bingzhou and other places."

Liu Bei waved his hand: "That's not necessary. You don't need to ask Liu Biao to conquer Shu again, but they will definitely be happy to exchange armor from Nanyang, Jianghuai, and Jingzhou for food."

"My lord is wise."

Liu Bei raised his hand: "This is all the painstaking efforts of all of you. Now that the overall situation has been settled, who should be sent to Hanyang to mediate between Ma Chao and Yan Xing?"

Xun Yu said: "I suggest that Zhong Chang'an (after Zhong Yao and Zhang Yun be the order of Chang'an) go."

Zhong Yao was Cao Wei's first effective minister in Yongliang, and he was sent to Hanyang. Liu Bei did not doubt his ability, not to mention that he had persuaded Ma Teng to send troops for Cao Wei several times in history.

Liu Bei slapped his head and said, "I remember a man named Zhang Derong, let him go too."

"Here!"

In fact, Liu Bei didn't know that Zhang Ji was already in Xun Yu's womb, and he was going to make him the second choice.

Liu Bei said: "In order to reduce the pressure on the Central Plains, Gao Shun was ordered to be stationed in Luoyang, Jia Kui supervised Hao Zhao, Bao Chao and other troops to enter Hanoi, and supported Zheng Hun and Zhang Fei to gain a firm foothold in the Central Plains. Hong's banner."

"Here!"

(End of this chapter)