It seems that at the beginning, Dong Zhuo pretended to appoint several Han clan clan members as governors and governors, in order to provoke a war between the Yuan family, the head of the family, and the clan alliance, in order to achieve his goal of profit.

Facts have proved that Dong Zhuo's plan was two-thirds successful, because Liu Ye, the successor of Fuling King Liu Yan who he appointed as the governor of Lujiang County, did not take up the post, but claimed to be ill.

Since ancient times, people who can pretend to be ill at critical moments are generally political masters with high emotional intelligence.

This truth is generally unerring.

Liu Ye was about the same age as Liu Qi, and both were handsome young men in the clan, but he and Liu Qi took different paths.

Because of his background and his high emotional intelligence and courage, Liu Ye became a famous local clan figure. His reputation spread far and wide, and he was even known to Liu Song, the great clan leader at that time, so he recommended him to Dong Zhuo.

Liu Qi and Liu Ye are of the same age, but Liu Qi thinks that his ability to manage his personal reputation is far inferior to Liu Ye. After all, as far as Liu Qi knows, Liu Ye had already dared to obey his mother's last wish when he was thirteen years old.

He killed his father's valet, and he was able to explain the incident smoothly, so as to become famous...

Liu Qi thought that he definitely couldn't do it.

The people on the Jingzhou side were not familiar with Lu Kang. After much deliberation, if they wanted to persuade Lu Kang to form an alliance with their side, they could only seek help from this famous clan member in Huaidi.

Liu Qi looked back and forth at the people present and said: "I know that Liu Ye's ancestral home is in Chengde, Jiujiang. I will write a letter and send it to him, inviting him to come and help. Who is willing to go?"

Among the generals, Li Dian stood up and said to Liu Qi: "The last general is willing to disguise himself and go to Chengde, telling Liu Ye to come to help."

Liu Qi asked Li Diandao: "What words does Mancheng want to use to persuade Liu Ye?"

Li Dian walked to Liu Qi, coughed lowly, and roughly described his thoughts in his ear.

Liu Qi listened, nodded, and said with a smile: "Brother, you are the most suitable."

After Li Dian took the order and left, Huang Zu then asked Liu Qi: "Xiannie, what should our two armies do now? Should we stand still?"

Liu Qi shook his head and said: "If we stand still now, I might arouse the suspicion of the two Yuans who are fighting in Runan. I want to lead my troops out of Xiling with my uncle and go to Anlu to garrison, so as to prepare for the invasion of Runan County."

The two Yuan people in Runan County were confused, and they mistakenly thought that we were going to attack Yuzhou to confuse them."

Although Huang Zu has a bad temper and a bad temper, he has one advantage, that is, he listens to advice. As long as what others say makes sense, he will accept it.

Of course, the prerequisite is that this person has a background that Huang Zu can admire.

After hearing that Liu Qi's analysis was sound and well-founded, Huang Zu naturally would not refute it, not to mention that Liu Biao had sent letters with repeated instructions beforehand.

"Okay, just listen to my nephew! Huang immediately sent someone to gather all the soldiers and prepare food and supplies. Let's choose a day to go to the border of Runan County to camp in order to deceive the soldiers!"

Liu Qi raised his hands and praised: "Uncle, he is really good at what he does."

"Hahaha, you kid, don't try to flatter me with nice words. Your uncle and I are not a dim-witted person."

Although the words were said beautifully, looking at Huang Zu's expression, Liu Qi had a feeling that his uncle, a family friend, was such an upright person with the potential to be foolish.

Liu Qi turned to look at Taishi Ci again and said, "Taishi Jun, how about you come with us to Runan?"

Tai Shici hurriedly said: "The lowest officials should obey orders."

…

Liu Qi and Huang Zu gathered their troops in Xiling City together and headed north to Anlu to attack Runan County. Li Dian, disguised as Qiao Zhuang, secretly went to Chengde County in Jiujiang County to meet Liu Qi as his representative envoy.

Liu Ye.

On the battlefield in Hebei, the troops of Gongsun Zan, Yuan Shao, and Liu Bei were checking and balancing each other with the boundary bridge of Panhe River as the basic point.

The soldiers and horses of the three parties were stationed in three directions, just waiting for the other two parties to take action first, so that their own side could gain advantage.

Liu Yu didn't know much about military affairs, so he only served as governor of grain and ordnance in the rear, and replenished troops, while he entrusted all war operations in the front to Liu Bei, the captain of Yuyang.

At present, Liu Bei is no longer the wage earner who helped people everywhere with county-level qualifications. He has become the general who presides over the military affairs in Youzhou for Liu Yu, and was even brought into the clan alliance by him. His identity is

It can be said that a rising tide lifts all boats.

After King Jing of Zhongshan, Liu Bei's reputation can now be regarded as resounding throughout the border counties.

But with greater ability comes greater responsibility. Liu Bei's identity and number of troops have increased, but at the same time, the level of his opponents has also significantly increased.

Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan...

In the handsome tent, Liu Bei had his hands behind his back and looked at the picture hanging on the screen with a sad look on his face.

How should we fight this battle now?

Although Yuan Shao first occupied Jizhou and his soldiers and horses were not well trained, he was successful because he had a large number of people and abundant warehouses under his rule. He also had continuous support from prominent families and nobles in various places, and his follow-up power was extremely strong.

As for Gongsun Zan, Liu Bei knew it very well. The soldiers and horses under his command were fighting all the year round. There were a huge number of cavalry, and most of them were marginal generals. They relied on their swords to fight for their official careers. Their combat power was very strong.

It's intimidating.

Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan... these two people, one has a strong military and the other has extensive resources, both of them are the top people in the world.

On the other hand, on our side, it seems that we can get a little closer to everything, but in fact, we can't rely on anything.

In terms of grain and grass, during the years when Liu Yu governed Youzhou, although he recruited refugees, opened up borders, and lowered the price of rice and grain, in terms of the abundance of the warehouse, it was really not as good as Yuan Shao.

After all, the amount of reclaimed land is where the original foundations of Youzhou and Jizhou lie.

What about the population... Youzhou has attracted a lot of refugees in recent years, and there are quite a few people who can join the army, but it is not an endless stream.

As for the quality of soldiers and horses...

Most of the soldiers and horses that Liu Yu asked him to lead were private soldiers contributed by local wealthy families in Youzhou. Although these soldiers had some combat power after a period of training by themselves, they were not as good as the cavalrymen under Gongsun Zan.

, which is really quite different.

After all, Liu Bei had stayed with Gongsun Zan before, and he knew very well how powerful the soldiers under Gongsun Zan were...especially the white-horse Yi Cong.

If you were to go head-to-head with Baima Yicong based on the current combat power of the Youzhou Army...

Although there are many people on our side, it is estimated that they will be completely ravaged by Gongsun Zan without even needing a second game.

"Oh, what should we do?" Liu Bei sighed long and helplessly and said to himself.

At this moment, the curtain of the handsome tent was pulled open, and a strong man walked into Liu Bei's handsome tent with a solemn expression.

"Captain Liu, are you still worried about how to fight him?"

Liu Bei turned to look at the strong man with a handsome and resolute face, raised his hands and said with a smile: "Thank you, Mr. Zhao, for your concern... Well, to be honest, Bei is really upset because of the unclear future of the war, but he is also worried." I can’t find any good solution...sigh!"

That muscular man was none other than Zhao Yun, who was recruited by Liu Yu as a confidant. He was currently serving as a supervisor in the army, and he was the middle lord of the army.
Chapter completed!