The Three Kingdoms Fight for the Deer

Chapter 546
"Husband, you must take good care of your health when you are out on an expedition, and don't overwork yourself." Da Qiao was a little more mature, and told Li Yuan to take good care of himself.Diao Xiu'er had countless things to say to Li Yuan, but she choked up several times and didn't say a word, but Li Yuan already understood what was in her heart, and gently hugged Diao Xiu'er into his arms.

"Daddy, when we grow up, we will go to the battlefield with you to fight the enemy." Li Fei said, waving his fists. Although he is only 11 years old this year, he is much taller than his peers, and even younger than his elder brother Li Chen. A little taller, because he likes to practice martial arts, and his physique is also stronger than Li Chen.

"What's so fun about fighting and killing? I want to advise my father and let the enemy surrender without a single soldier." Li Chen said with his hands behind his back, like a little adult, his temperament is completely different from Li Fei's , looking like a scholar who has read a lot of poetry and books, his nimble eyes flashed from time to time.

"Chen'er Feier, fighting is not a game." Li Yuan picked up a child in one hand. Although they were not light, Li Yuan carried them with ease. The world can be peaceful forever, and there will be no more wars."

"Then why does daddy always go to war?" Li Chen scratched his hair with a confused look on his face.

"It was a last resort, and you will understand when you grow up. Although Dad asked you to learn the art of war and practice martial arts, to be honest, I hope you will not use these things in the future." Li Yuan deeply felt the cruelty of war. Tens of thousands of people will be killed or injured in one expedition, with corpses strewn across fields and rivers of blood. No matter in which era, peace is always the most precious thing. If we do not feel the preciousness of peace, it is because we are in peace.

That night, Li Yuan spent some time with his wife, and the next day, he and Xi Zhicai set off for Qiao, and Zhou Yu went to Xiaopei. So a long time ago, he strengthened Xiaopei's defense. The four walls were continuously heightened and thickened, which was enough to resist the attack of tens of thousands of troops. Fortunately, Li Yuan had the foresight, otherwise Xiaopei would not be able to defend Xiaopei. Once Xiaopei missed Cao Cao's soldiers The horse can go straight to the next Pi.

The city defense of Xiapi is the most stable, and it can even be called the most difficult city in China. Li Yuan has done enough fortifications to defend Xiapi, but Xiapi is where his foundation is and where his family is, so he has no choice but to He will never retreat to Xiapi.

Li Yuan's choice of Xiapi Ding has both advantages and disadvantages. The advantage is that Xiapi was very prosperous under Tao Qian's rule, and it will develop more quickly and easily on this basis. The disadvantage is that it is too close to the front line, especially when confronting Cao Cao. , as long as Xiaopei breaks down the Pi, he will be in danger.

Xi Zhicai and others once suggested that Li Yuan move his capital to Xiangyang or Lujiang. Needless to say, Xiangyang was originally Liu Biao’s seat, and its prosperity is far superior to other places. Lujiang is also a good choice. The fishery and shipbuilding industry here are extremely developed. It can transport goods to various places. Although the scale of development is not as good as that of Shangxiapi and Xiangyang, it has great potential, and it has a natural moat along the Yangtze River and a naval garrison. It is a capital city that is easy to defend but difficult to attack.

Li Yuan had considered these suggestions, but in the end he decided to calm down the world before moving the capital. Although Xiapi is very close to Cao Cao's forces, if he suddenly moves the capital, people all over the world will think that he is afraid of Cao Cao, although it does not mean much to him. Loss, but he didn't want Cao Cao to be "smug", so he decided to move the capital after he settled the world. It might be in Xiangyang, Luoyang or Chang'an.

When Li Yuan left for Qiao County, Cao Cao was already in Chenliu, accompanied by Guo Jia.Standing on the city wall, Cao Cao watched the soldiers under his command keep entering the city. His expression was a little hesitant, even uneasy. The thoughtful Guo Jia had already noticed Cao Cao's uneasiness. He asked, "Is your lord worried about something?"

"Feng Xiao, do you think I am too anxious to send troops to Li Yuan now?" Cao Cao stroked his beard with his hand. He has been thinking about this for more than a month. If Xia Houyuan hadn't been begging him to send troops , it is impossible for him to mobilize troops so quickly.

Xia Houyuan has been seriously ill since his son's death. In order to appease him, Cao Cao sent someone to arrest the murderer as quickly as possible. In fact, he knew that the so-called murderer was "Zhao Yu" without further investigation. However, after careful deduction, it was determined that "Zhao Yu" was Li Empress Xia Houyuan of the Yuan Dynasty was even more depressed. If it was someone else, he would immediately lead his troops to kill him, but this murderer is the most difficult person in the world to kill.

At that time, Cao Cao had not completely pacified Xiahouyuan in Hebei, so he asked to send troops to attack Li Yuan, and he was willing to bear the consequences no matter whether the matter was successful or not.Cao Cao knew that Xia Houyuan was a very calm person, but this time because of Xia Houheng's incident, he completely lost his mind.At that time, Cao Cao had not completely unified Hebei, so of course he could not declare war on Li Yuan. After his repeated persuasion, Xia Houyuan gave up this plan.

After unifying Hebei, Xia Houyuan asked Cao Cao again. If Cao Cao was unwilling to send troops, he would personally go to assassinate Li Yuan.Cao Cao knew that Xia Houyuan would definitely do what he said, but no matter how good Xia Houyuan's martial arts skills were, it was impossible for him to assassinate Li Yuan. Let alone how powerful Xu Zhu was who was always by Li Yuan's side, Li Yuan himself was a top expert. Facing the enemy Xiahouyuan head-on is not even Li Yuan's opponent, let alone there are so many strong men in Xiapi.

Under Xia Houyuan's repeated begging, Cao Cao finally agreed to mobilize troops, but this matter was also agreed by Guo Jia, otherwise Xia Houyuan might not be able to persuade him.

"My lord, since the matter has come to this point, we can only send troops, so why hesitate." Guo Jia has followed Cao Cao for a long time, and he knows Cao Cao very well. Cao Cao is a very decisive person and rarely hesitates, but now facing Li Yuanhou Cao Cao Always hesitant, it's not that Cao Cao has changed, but that Li Yuan is too powerful, so Cao Cao has to think more about the consequences. If they lose this battle, their decades of hard work will be in vain.

Cao Cao still asked: "Feng Xiao, why didn't you stop me from sending troops back then? I know you didn't agree to send troops because you were worried about Miao."

"My lord really understands me. Although this is not appropriate for General Xiahou, I only do things that are beneficial to my lord." Guo Jia considered the issue completely from Cao Cao's point of view, "We get six out of the thirteen states in the world. Yuan is the fourth. Although our sphere of influence is wider, most of them are newly established places. Unlike Li Yuan, who has ruled Yuzhou and Jingzhou for a long time, and Yangzhou and Jingzhou for several years, so regardless of population, military strength and money and food In fact, we are far inferior to him."

(End of this chapter)