The Three Kingdoms Fight for the Deer

Chapter 244
"It seems that you are all ready. Although Yuan Shao went south, his target is not us but Cao Cao. Cao Cao and Yuan Shao are fighting each other. We don't need to intervene. I made an oath with Sun Ce five or six years ago. After he pacifies Jiangdong, I will join hands with him to attack Liu Biao." Li Yuan said to Chen Gong, "Gongtai, did Sun Ce send someone to notify you a few days ago?"

"Yes, my lord. In the past few years, Sun Ce has defeated Yan Baihu and Liu Yao successively, and has already occupied Jiangdong. Danyang County, Wu County, Luling County, Yuzhang County and Kuaiji County are all in his hands. He sent an envoy a few days ago. Said that they are ready to send troops to attack Liu Biao." Xi Zhicai told Li Yuan about Sun Ce's pacification of Jiangdong, Sun Ce's ability to pacify Jiangdong in just a few years is indeed amazing.

"Sun Ce has just pacified Jiangdong, and his foundation is still unstable. I really don't understand why he is so anxious to attack Liu Biao." Tai Shici was puzzled, and he heard that Jiangdong is very difficult to deal with because of the mountains and mountains.

Shanyue is the power of the Yue tribe in the Jiangnan area to occupy the mountains as the king. The Shanyue people are brave and good at fighting, but their civilization is relatively backward, and they often plunder the Han people. People have a serious problem in their hearts.

"Sun Ce's father, Sun Jian, was killed when he was fighting Liu Biao. Sun Ce has never forgotten this hatred, so he rushed to attack Liu Biao, but this is also the right time. When Yuan Shao and Cao Cao have a showdown, we will join forces with Sun Ce. Send troops." Xi Zhicai thought that Sun Ce had arrived at the right time, if Sun Ce had not pacified Jiangdong, he would not be able to send troops when Yuan Shao and Cao Cao were in a decisive battle.

"But military commander, why do we have to send troops to attack Liu Biao when Yuan Shao and Cao Cao are in a decisive battle?" Gao Shun and other generals couldn't figure it out.

Xi Zhicai smiled slightly, "Cao Cao is a hero in the world, very ambitious, and he was able to take Luoyang and Chang'an with distraction when he was preparing for the war to go south, which proves that he is always concerned about the general situation of the world, and with his courage and resourcefulness Look, if we attack Liu Biao when he is not confronting Yuan Shao, maybe he will take the opportunity to attack us from behind, and then we will be attacked from both sides by Liu Biao and Cao Cao, which will be extremely disadvantageous to us."

After hearing the words, everyone suddenly realized that although Cao Cao might not send troops to attack them when they attacked Liu Biao, it was safest to attack Liu Biao when Cao Cao was busy dealing with Yuan Shao.

Li Yuan also admired Cao Cao. Two years ago, Cao Cao captured Luoyang and Chang'an successively. Li Jue and Guo Si were all beheaded by him. He also sent many soldiers to guard Tongguan to avoid being suddenly attacked by Xiliang Ma Teng. Very well thought out.

"Everyone, I plan to go to Jiangdong to discuss with Sun Ce about attacking Liu Biao." Li Yuan wanted to go to Jiangdong again.

"My lord, our army is stronger than Sun Ce in terms of round strength, and because of his kindness, it is Sun Ce who wants to come. What's more, even if you want to discuss with Sun Ce, you don't need to go out in person, just send me and wait for one of them to go." Chen Gong said. He disagrees with Li Yuan going to Jiangdong, not to mention that Jiangdong has always been Sun Ce's territory. Although he has already formed an alliance with Sun Ce, it is difficult to guarantee that Sun Ce has no dissatisfaction.

"No, this time I have to go in person. Besides discussing with Sun Ce, I also need to find someone else. This person is very important." Li Yuan had another purpose.

"Very important? Who is the lord looking for?" Everyone looked at Li Yuan curiously, wondering who was so important that Li Yuan had to look for it himself.

"You will know in the future that I will only take Zhongkang and hundreds of soldiers from the Huwei camp with me when I go to Jiangdong this time. I will leave the matter of going to the Pi to Zhicai. Remember to guard against Chen Liu's Cao Cao, even though he is busy. Deal with Yuan Shao, but you may not come to invade us."

"My lord, you can rest assured." Xi Zhicai was used to Li Yuan being the shopkeeper.

After everyone discussed the affairs in the army, they left separately. Li Yuan tidied up and led the soldiers of the Tiger Guard Camp to Jiangdong.

Sun Cezhi was located in Wujun. To go to Wujun, Li Yuan had to go from Xiapi to Lujiang, then take a boat and be escorted by Gan Ning across the river, and then go to Wujun.

Li Yuan and his party rode fast horses and rushed from Xiapi to Lujiang. When they arrived at Lujiang, they found that Lujiang had also changed a lot. The streets were much wider, and the houses on both sides were also repaired. They were more beautiful and tidy than before. It seems that Cheng Yu spent a lot of effort on this.

Since Cheng Yu became the prefect of Lujiang, the life of the people in Lujiang has become better day by day, and the fishery and shipbuilding industry in Lujiang have been greatly developed. With the help of the Mi family, Cheng Yu bought the fish in Lujiang to Xuzhou and Yuzhou. It made the fishermen of Lujiang earn a lot of money.

Even the Jingzhou navy wanted to buy Lujiang warships, but Li Yuan did not agree because of strategic reasons, because Liu Biao would become his enemy soon, and he could not sell the warships to Liu Biao for a little money.

"Subordinate Gan Ning, Yu Jin sees the lord!" Gan Ning immediately met with Yu Jin when he heard that Li Yuan was coming.

"Xingba, Wen Ze, I haven't seen you in the past few years. You have become much stronger and more mature than before. I wonder how the training of the navy is going?" Li Yuan entrusted Gan Ning with the task of training the navy, because he Believe in Gan Ning's ability, in his army, only Gan Ning can train an elite navy.

"My lord, I have trained the sailors into elite sailors. In addition to the daily training, I also take them to attack water thieves from time to time. I have eradicated all the water thieves around Chaohu Lake. I can guarantee that their combat effectiveness is absolute." It's no worse than the Jingzhou Navy." Gan Ning said, patting his chest.

"Very good," Li Yuan nodded in satisfaction, "Wen Ze, I asked you to follow Xingba to learn naval warfare. How are you doing now?"

"I have lived up to my lord's entrustment. Although I am still far behind General Gan, I have achieved a little success. There is no problem in leading a navy." Yu Jin said to himself, remembering that when he first came to Lujiang, he would vomit even when he was on a boat. Now that he has practiced with Gan Ning for several years, his water skills have become very good, and he has almost mastered the tactics of the navy.

"Hahahaha, Wen Ze, you are always so humble. You have already learned my skills, and I, Lao Gan, have nothing to teach you." Gan Ning patted Yu Jin on the shoulder and laughed.

Li Yuan looked around, and then said softly: "I don't know how our army's navy compares with Jiangdong's navy?"

Gan Ning was stunned for a moment, then said: "I heard that my lord is going to join forces with Sun Ce to deal with Liu Biao, why do you want to compare with the Jiangdong Navy?"

Li Yuan smiled, "After defeating Liu Biao, our army's target is Sun Ce."

"I see. Although I haven't seen the Jiangdong navy, I heard that Sun Ce has never lost in Jiangdong. The navy he trained should be quite powerful, and it may be on par with our army." Gan Ning replied road.

(End of this chapter)