Liu Bei answered the question that was not right. "Chen Yun, you really shouldn't have come to Youzhou at the beginning. If it weren't for this, how could Lu Su have won the reputation? It's a pity that the King of Wu has nine governors, but I only have you and Yide, so how could he be his opponent."

Guan Yu's heart moved. He knew that Lu Su was one of the nine governors. He had gone to Dongcheng with Sun Ce to invite Lu Su, but he never took Lu Su seriously. In his opinion, the so-called nine governors was just a coincidence, and they had the opportunity to command troops and guard the side. They might not have the real ability. The only ones who were worthy of being his opponents were Taishi Ci and Huang Zhong. Even Zhou Yu had such a status based on his family background. It would be better not to mention it. Although Lu Su was highly valued by Sun Ce, he had never made any decent achievements. I am really sorry for their hard work.

Why did Lu Su win the battle, and it was a victory that could be won by Daming? Liu Bei was also experienced in many battles. If he could make him like this, the credit must be unusual.

Guan Yu urged Liu Bei to say impatiently. He was fighting the Hu people on the grassland not long ago, and he was not sure about the situation in the Central Plains, so he knew nothing about it. Liu Bei told the news he had recently received, Zhou Yu and Huang Zhong won a great victory respectively, and Lu Su attacked Hongnong County. It took only half a day to capture the former Hangu Pass, which shocked Guanzhong. The emperor had to pass on the imperial edict to serve the king in all directions and besiege Sun Ce.

After listening to Guan Yu, he was mixed with all kinds of feelings. Although he was not familiar with Lusu, he still shocked him after half a day of getting Hangu Pass. He was from Hedong and was not unfamiliar with Hangu Ancient Pass. He listened to his father and husband's history since he was a child. Hangu Ancient Pass was a key point that he could not avoid. He himself had traveled to the current Hongnong City of Hangu Ancient Pass and knew the dangers of the surrounding terrain. Even if Hongnong City was not as strict as it was back then, it would not be possible to attack in half a day.

At least he was not sure.

Guan Yu couldn't help but feel disappointed in his heart, and he was so frustrated that he couldn't find a way to vent his anger, and his face became very ugly. Liu Bei could see clearly and was a little amused. Guan Yu left the Central Plains and came to Youzhou, but this time Guan Yu was not here for the first time, and the Central Plains became his unwilling concern.

He didn't know how to resettle Guan Yu. If he took him to battle, could he fight Xu Kun, Shen You and even Sun Ce himself? If he didn't take him to battle, could he defend Youzhou and resist Taishi Ci outside the gate? He didn't know, and Yuan Tan didn't know, so Yuan Tan asked him to go on battle himself, and it would be better to use Qianzhao as his deputy general, and never mention Guan Yu, the best warrior under his command.

"Chief Yun, this time, the opponents you will face are Xu Kun and Shen You, both ranked as the ninth governor..."

"I know." Guan Yu turned around suddenly and interrupted Liu Bei. "The 200,000 Jizhou troops, plus the Youzhou cavalry, this battle has a huge gap in strength and is not strong enough to win. Go and I will defend Youzhou for you. If the war is not good, it is not too late for you to pass on a letter to me."

"Chang Yun, you are in the same kindness as Taishi, and let you be enemies, it's really..."

"I and Ziyi are friends with gentlemen, and they are clearly distinguished from public and private affairs. If he doesn't come, he will stop. If he comes..." Guan Yu brushed his long beard, pushed it lightly, and his phoenix eyes opened slightly. "Not only can you decide the outcome, but you may also be able to win all of Youzhou."

Liu Bei secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but his face felt a little unbearable. "Since that's the case, then you can temporarily move to Zhuo County and prepare for war."

After extorting Guan Yu, Liu Bei then adjusted the other personnel. Although Guan Yu was rebellious, Guan Yu would justify his words and his loyalty to him was unquestionable. Guan Yu was guarding Zhuo County, and Yuan Tan would not take any advantage. Even if Taishi Ci came, Guan Yu would fight back resolutely and would never affect the overall situation due to personal feelings and let Taishi Ci seize Youzhou.

Liu Bei also left Tian Yu to sit in Ji County, assisted by Guan Jing, and served as the governor of Youzhou. Then he summoned Zhao Yun and Zhang Fei, led the elite cavalry of the county and followed him to fight. There were a total of ten thousand elite cavalry. Yuan Tan had enough infantry, so he only took the cavalry. Zhuo County was less than a thousand miles away from the plain. If something happened, he could return within a few days.

Liu Bei immediately wrote a reply letter to Yuan Tan. I had gathered 10,000 elite cavalry to command and cooperate with the king to go to the expedition. However, the situation was urgent and there was insufficient preparation. The food and fodder needed by the cavalry must be borne by Jizhou. I can only carry my own dry food for three or five days, otherwise I can only wait for another half a month. If you can agree, I will set off immediately.

Yuan Tan had known that Liu Bei would make such a request and quickly replied: I have arranged a response. If you follow the route, the counties along the way will naturally provide you with food and supplies, but please restrain your subordinates and do not disturb the people.

Liu Bei knew it well. Yuan Tan prepared not only food and fodder, but also elite troops. If he left the prescribed route, the consequences would never be as simple as conflict. He immediately informed the entire army and asked the generals to manage their subordinates well, so as not to have no trouble and cause unnecessary trouble.

After preparation, Liu Bei led his troops to cross the Giant Horse Water and enter Jizhou.

After crossing the Yishui River, Liu Bei immediately stood on the high slope, watching the ten thousand elite riders crossing the river in an orderly manner, and was filled with emotion.

A few years ago, as a Sima of another department, he followed the governor of Qingzhou Tian Kai to Qingzhou with Tian Kai, the governor of Qingzhou. At that time, there were only more than a thousand soldiers and some mixed Hu cavalry. Now when he went to Qingzhou, he was already a prince with ten thousand elite cavalry and half of Youzhou was behind him. The changes were very big, and the development speed was fast.

As a poor family member who is not yet confused, he is qualified to feel satisfied.

Unfortunately, Sun Ce is stronger and progressing faster. Before he can stand up, he is already an enemy in the world. He is just a side general who besieged Sun Ce, and he is not even the main general on the battlefield.

The chief general was Yuan Tan. Once upon a time, he was Yuan Tan's subordinate. After a few years, he became Yuan Tan's subordinate again.

"Mr.!"

Zhang Fei rode his horse over, followed by several knights, one of whom was carrying his famous Snake Snake Spear in his hand. Liu Bei couldn't help but touch the Qingyun and Chixia sword on his waist, and his face was slightly hot.

"Yide, why are you here? Is there something wrong?" Liu Bei pretended to be calm.

"Of course there is something wrong!" Zhang Fei shouted: "What's going on? Why did you go around and around? The enemy has become friends again, and the friend has become enemies again? Who are we fighting against this time when we go to Qingzhou?"

Liu Bei lowered his face. "Yide, what are you talking about?"

"I just don't know, I'm afraid of killing the wrong person." Zhang Fei tied his mount and looked bad. He took the Snake Spear from the knight and slaughtered hard on the ground. The Snake Spear entered the ground for more than a foot. Zhang Fei pointed to the Snake Spear and said, "This Snake Spear was a battle with the King of Wu, defeating Yuan Tan and Xiaohuang. The King of Wu thanked me for my merits and insisted on creating for me. If he faced the King of Wu, would I let me kill him with the weapons he gave me?"

Liu Bei stared at Zhang Fei with sharp eyes. "Yide, since you still remember why this snake spear came, you still remember another sentence that the King of Wu once said at that time."

"What's the matter?"

"It's an enemy or a friend, it's just a matter of thought. If you treat the King of Wu as a friend, you never thought about whether the King of Wu still treats you as a friend? When the King of Wu visited Youzhou, he personally told Guan Jing that you should take good care of this Snake Spear and use it in the future."

"I..." Zhang Fei was speechless. Both of the things Liu Bei said were true, and he had known for a long time, but he never thought of fighting with Sun Ce again, just to take it as a joke. Sun Ce was famous for his jokes. But when Liu Bei said that, he was determined to be an enemy of Sun Ce.

"Yide, I know you value friendship, but what choice can I have? This is the will of the court. As a child of the Liu family, I can't resist the order, right?" Liu Bei sighed. "Yide, teach me what should I do?"

What could Zhang Fei do? He gritted his teeth, sighed, lifted up his spear, drove away the horse without looking back.

Liu Bei looked at Zhang Fei's back and his eyebrows were lightly locked. Guan Yu, Zhang Fei was his right-hand man, but now he had a dispute with him because of Sun Ce, which is not a good sign. The outcome of going to Qingzhou is unpredictable.

After Liu Bei entered Qingzhou, he followed the route designated by Yuan Tan and rushed forward. Sure enough, someone responded along the way. Not only did he provide sufficient food and fodder, but he also invested in the army to serve Liu Bei and other generals, and sent allies to the atmosphere.

Liu Bei did not dare to be careless. He knew very well that he and Yuan Tan could not become real ally. This was just a forced situation and had to do it. Once the threat was lifted, they might turn against each other at any time. Yuan Tan arranged for the aristocratic family to work hard, rather than show kindness, it was better to make him make a fool of himself. If he didn't know how to control himself, he would not despise him every day. So although he wanted to enjoy it, he did not dare to be arrogant and just refused. Not only did he not attend the banquet, he was not allowed to accept the banquet casually. He accepted some of the gifts given by the aristocratic family and distributed them to the soldiers.

Under Liu Bei's deliberate control, the journey not only went smoothly, but also left a good reputation. Some people even said that Liu Bei's military discipline was stricter than that of the Jizhou army, at least stronger than that of the Jizhou army when Yuan Shao was in power. There were no evil deeds such as robbing graves and robbing people's wealth.

There is only one exception on the way. When he passed by Guanjin, his hometown of Qianzhao, Liu Bei stopped for one more day and asked Qianzhao to go home and meet his tribe members. Although Qianzhao made many contributions when he was under Yuan Shao, his career was not going smoothly. Now he transferred to Liu Bei, holding a powerful soldier, serving as the lieutenant of the Wuhuan School, and also the general of the military supervisor. In fact, he was Liu Bei's deputy, and he was a high position and powerful person. For his age, he was considered a success.

Qian Zhao was very grateful to Liu Bei for his respect, and immediately recommended his fellow disciple Shi Lu to Liu Bei. Shi Lu was also a disciple of Le Yin. When Le Yin died in Luoyang, Shi Lu and Qian Zhao took the risk of collecting the body and transporting it back to their hometown for burial. Shi Lu was good at learning, and Liu Bei happened to be short of scholars, so he naturally couldn't find it. He respected Shi Lu very much and immediately appointed him as the chief clerk. Shi Lu was flattered and immediately recommended a few friends. Although he was not a famous scholar, he was a scholar who was well-educated and polite. Liu Bei refused everyone, stayed one by one, and asked for advice day and night, which was even more serious than studying under Lu Zhi's disciple.
Chapter completed!