The Three Kingdoms Fight for the Deer

Chapter 250
Five days later, the army was ready to go. Li Yuan personally led Xiapi soldiers and horses to march towards Lujiang. Food and grass all over the place.

Pang Tong did not go out with Li Yuan. Li Yuan sent him to join Huang Zhong in Runan. The strategy of Kuai Liang and Kuai Yue.

As the saying goes, the three armies go first without using food and grass. The [-] troops needed to attack Jingzhou this time require countless food and grass. Now transporting food and grass is no longer as simple as it used to be. Li Yuan asked Jia Xu to collect food and grass from all over the country half a month in advance Wancheng and Runan are used by the army.

Wang Wu and Qiao Rui are in charge of escorting the grain and grass in Runan, and Huang Xu is responsible for the grain and grass in Wancheng. Although the grain and grass are transported without going to the battlefield, grain and grass are very important strategic materials. If it falls, there will even be deserters. Such an army will disband without fighting. Therefore, escorting food and grass is very important and must not be ignored.

At the same time when Li Yuan mobilized his troops, Xi Zhicai had already prepared a crusade document, saying that Liu Bei had committed a heinous crime by poisoning Kong Rong, the prefect of Beihai. Therefore, Emperor Xian ordered Hussar General Li Yuan to lead an army of [-] in Yuzhou and Xuzhou to attack Liu Biao and let Liu Biao surrender Liu Bei.

This document was handwritten by Emperor Xiandi himself, and it was also stamped with a jade seal. It is already convincing enough. In less than a month, this story has spread all over the world. Countless people are shocked by it. People all over the world think that Liu Biao is not The sinner Liu Bei should be sheltered, and Liu Bei should be handed over according to the words of the emperor.

Of course, although the people of Jingzhou were skeptical about this matter, they were not so easily deceived because Liu Biao had ruled Jingzhou for many years.

Smart people can see that this crusade document is just an excuse for Li Yuan to attack Liu Biao. Only by occupying righteousness and sending troops can the people and officials of the world be convinced, and this can shake Liu Biao's influence in Jingzhou.

Not long after Li Yuan declared war on Liu Biao, Yuan Shao, as if in agreement with Li Yuan, led Hebei soldiers and horses to go south with all their strength, intending to fight Cao Cao who was in Yuzhou and Qingzhou. Cao Cao was also prepared to gather all his troops to resist Yuan Shao, the battle is imminent.

All of a sudden, the four major princes sent troops together, and the people of the world were terrified. The rest of the princes were ready to move when they saw this, as if they couldn't bear it and wanted to get a share of the pie.

Kuai Liang has never ignored the investigation of Li Yuan's forces. After the document was issued, he found a large number of soldiers and horses in Runan and Lujiang, with a total strength of at least 10. He immediately informed Liu Biao of this.

Liu Biao frowned when he heard about it, and found that the matter was not simple, so he immediately summoned his generals to discuss. After half an hour, all the important civil servants and military generals in Xiangyang City went to the conference hall to discuss important military affairs.

Liu Biao said solemnly, "Everyone, when the spies came back from inquiring about information, they found that Li Yuan's troops in Runan and Lujiang had assembled more than 10 troops. Li Yuan is really planning to mobilize troops against me."

Everyone was silent when they heard the words. Until now they have not digested the news that Li Yuan would send troops to attack them. They had thought that Li Yuan would attack them, but they never thought that Li Yuan's troops would come so fast, as if yesterday It is still a peaceful day, and the mobilization for war will begin today. It seems that the long-term peace will finally be broken, and Jingzhou will set off a bloody storm.

"My lord, Li Yuan's army is powerful and powerful, and our army may be difficult to resist. It is better to send an envoy to send ten thousand taels of gold and one hundred beauties to please Li Yuan, and then hand over Liu Bei to him, so that he will not attack. We are."

Fu Xun suggested to Liu Biao that he had heard that Li Yuan's army fought ferociously, and he was afraid that Liu Biao would not be able to stop him, so he suggested that Liu Biao hand over Liu Bei. Anyway, Liu Bei was just an outsider, and it would be no pity to die.

At this time Liu Bei was also in the hall, and he was a little sullen when he heard this. Zhang Fei, who was standing behind him, didn't have such a good temper, and immediately said angrily: "What are you, why did you hand over my eldest brother, believe it or not I'll screw your head off!"

"Third brother, don't make trouble, be quiet!" Liu Bei pulled Zhang Fei back, and said to Liu Biao, "Liu Jingzhou, I am very grateful for your care for me these past few years. Let the people of Jingzhou avoid the war, then please hand me over to Li Yuan!"

"Brother, don't..." Guan Yu's face changed slightly. He didn't expect Liu Bei to say this. He looked up at Liu Biao. If Liu Biao dared to hand Liu Bei to Li Yuan, he would go forward and kill Liu Biao. Strength can definitely do it.

"Xuande is serious. You are extremely benevolent and righteous. How could you be the murderer who killed Kong Rong? This is just an excuse for Li Yuan to send troops. I can guarantee that even if you are handed over, Li Yuan will also send troops to Jingzhou." Kuai Liang stood up to speak for Liu Bei, and he has maintained a very good relationship with Liu Bei over the past few years.

"Zirou is absolutely right. Xuande and I are clan relatives. How could I hand you over to Li Yuan?" Although Liu Biao didn't know whether Liu Bei was the murderer who poisoned Kong Rong, he knew that even if Liu Bei was handed over, Li Yuan will also send troops, so it is better to keep Liu Bei than to do this, at least he will have more combat power.

"My lord, now Li Yuan's army is gathering in Runan and Lujiang. Presumably he wants to attack with two armies at the same time, attack Xinye all the way, attack Jiangxia all the way, and then go straight to Xiangyang. As long as we defend Xinye and Jiangxia, we can block the attack." Li Yuan's army's offensive, he dispatched [-] soldiers and horses must consume a lot of food and grass, and after a long time, he will retreat without attacking."

Kuai Liang came up with a relatively safe strategy based on the information obtained so far, which is to spend time with Li Yuanjun. Jingzhou has sufficient troops, food and grass, and the city is tall and thick. It is not easy for Li Yuanjun to take Xinye and Jiangxia, so as long as they successfully hold These two cities can sit back and relax,

Moreover, Kuai Liang was very prescient, and had already mobilized some soldiers and horses to Xinye and Jiangxia, just to guard against Li Yuan's sudden attack. From now on, he has done a very good job in this step.

"How many troops are there in Xinye and Jiangxia? Do you want to send some troops from Xiangyang to help?" Liu Biao was worried that he would not be able to defend, so he wanted to send more troops to Xinye and Jiangxia.

"According to the intelligence of the spies, the army led by Li Yuan is the main attacking force of the two armies, and Huang Zhong's is the deputy. Therefore, there are more troops attacking Jiangxia than Xinye. Now both Jiangxia and Xinye have 5000 troops stationed. , I suggest that my lord send another 5000 people to Jiangxia and 5000 people to Xinye, so that the defense will be solid." Kuai Liang worried that Jiangxia would not be able to defend, so he decided to send another [-] people to Jiangxia for Huang Zu to use.

(End of this chapter)