After Cao Cao took over Wuyuan, the three counties of Xuzhou were included in his rule. Now, only the two counties of Xia Pi and Guangling are in danger.

A month ago, Liu Bei, who fled back to Xia Pi, had been recruiting soldiers and trying to compete with Cao Cao for Xuzhou again. However, Xia Pi had few villains. Even if Liu Bei was famous outside, he only recruited 800 soldiers. In addition, there were only 3,000 soldiers who followed him to Xia Pi. Moreover, most of them were incomplete armor and poor food and supplies.

On this day, Liu Bei was sitting in the hall, listening to the teachings of Cao Cao's envoy, and was sweating profusely and frightened.

After Cao Cao's envoy left, Liu Bei breathed a little relieved, but when he thought of the envoy's dangerous words just now, he shocked Liu Bei and broke out in a cold sweat. Knowing that it was time to make a decision, Liu Bei quickly called his civil and military officials to discuss.

During this period, Liu Bei took the lead and said, "Cao Cao sent someone again. He wanted me to surrender. If I surrender to him, then Cao Cao would submit to the emperor and ask me to be the prime minister of Xia Pi. What do you think?"

The former dignified Xuzhou master has now reached such a situation. He has to rely on others to give to obtain it. It is really sad.

After hearing this, Zhang Fei cursed directly: "What is Cao Mengde? How dare you let Brother, you surrender to him? Brother, you just don't listen to him. See what Cao Cao can do? Besides, the second brother is still in Cao Cao's hands!"

Liu Bei smiled bitterly, treating Zhang Fei's words as passing by, only staring at Sun Qian and Mi Zhu.

Sun Qian said helplessly: "Three Generals, don't be anxious. Judging from the current situation of our army, there is nothing wrong with respect to Cao Cao! In the following view, lord, you not only want to surrender, but also have to take the initiative to ask Cao Cao to lead your army to attack the pseudo-emperor Yuan Shu!"

Zhang Fei said angrily: "Sun Qian, are you confused? Cao Cao is our enemy. We not only have to surrender to him, but also take the initiative to help him fight Yuan Shu?"

Liu Bei looked slightly angry and blamed him: "Yi De, don't be rude, let's hear Gongyou finish his words!"

Sun Qian analyzed: "Our army has only 3,000 troops. Even if we don't surrender to Cao Cao, it will be difficult to make a difference. Now Cao Cao has taken down Pengcheng Kingdom, and Yuan Shu's 100,000 troops along the way have been wiped out by him. At this time, Cao's army was in full swing and his spirit was unstoppable. The lord's ruling ruling to him at this time can ease the relationship with Cao Cao. If the lord does not make a statement, it may make Cao Cao furious and send troops to conquer us. This move is really not worth the loss!"

Zhang Fei yelled angrily: "Just fight, what are you afraid of? You are afraid of Cao Cao, I am not afraid!"

"Enough!" Liu Bei's face was gloomy and shouted in a low voice: "If you do this and such a mess, just go out for me!"

Seeing that Liu Bei was angry, Zhang Fei became more obedient. However, the pair of copper bell-like bull eyes were staring at Sun Qian fiercely.

After seeing this, Sun Qian smiled bitterly and continued, "Our army needs to rest. Seeing that all the princes in the world have not had tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of soldiers? Who can our army be enemies with? Who dare to be enemies with? Resigning to Cao Cao is just a temporary solution. When we find an opportunity in the future, it is not too late for us to leave again! Moreover, asking Cao Cao to attack Yuan Shu is the top priority of our army. In this case, we can accumulate fame for the Lord through the attack on Yuan Shu; second, we can ask Cao Cao to fund our army's food, grass, armor and armor; third, since the Lord has chosen to surrender to Cao Cao, Cao Cao has no reason to continue to seize Xianhe. Third, why not do such a good thing?"

Sun Gan's suggestion of laying eggs with chickens was very in line with Liu Bei's appetite. Mi Zhu was also shocked by Sun Gan's words and thought to himself, how could there be such a shameless person in this world? Seeing Liu Bei's appearance, he was already moved.

However, for aristocratic families, interests are the most important, and the details can be ignored. People like Mi Zhu, who come from a merchant family, put interests first and for the sake of family interests, let alone money and goods, even people can give up.

Mi Zhu was observing and waiting for Liu Bei's decision. If Liu Bei's decision was in line with the interests of the Mi family, then Mi Zhu would not mind investing in some manpower and material resources. After all, in a chaotic world, as a family member, it would be better to rely on powerful princes to avoid disaster.

After hesitating for a while, Liu Bei finally decided to surrender to Cao Cao.

Liu Bei changed his face and said compassionately: "When I became a sworn brother in Taoyuan, my three brothers once swore that I would not ask for birth in the same year and month, but I would ask for death in the same year and month. Now, my second brother Jian Yong is suffering at the hands of Cao Cao. As the elder brother, Bei is really suffering in his heart. If I can give Cao Cao a slander and get my second brother's freedom, then I, Liu Bei, even if I don't want to do so, I can only bow my head!"

"Brother..." Liu Bei's words were so disgusting to Mi Zhu and others. They typically wanted to be a bitch and set up a archway. However, Zhang Fei was simple in nature and was moved by Liu Bei's words on the spot, with tears in his eyes.

Liu Bei pulled Zhang Fei and said movedly: "Third brother, your second brother is still in Cao Cao's hands. You can't act irritably. After your elder brother saves your second brother, you will definitely find a way to leave Cao Cao."

Zhang Fei nodded and said, "Don't worry, brother, I can't say anything, just wait for my second brother to come back safely."

After witnessing Liu Bei's actions throughout the whole process, Mi Zhu said in his heart. As expected, the words Liu Bei said seemed to be affectionate and righteous, but what he did was actually ruthless and unrighteous.

However, in troubled times, there is only one law, that is, the law of the jungle, the strong survive, and the weak are eliminated. No matter how stupid Liu Bei is, he is ruthless and ruthless, his set of behavioral codes is very suitable for survival in troubled times.

This is why, in history, Liu Bei escaped, left his relatives, was defeated in battle, and survived, there were still people who were willing to follow him wholeheartedly.

Everyone has their own characteristics. Only like-minded people can they be together. If they force themselves together, they will be incompatible with each other.

The next day, Sun Gan took Liu Bei's letter of surrender to Wuyuan and asked to see Cao Cao.

After Cao Cao learned that Liu Bei had admitted defeat, he was naturally very happy. In addition, he knew from Sun Gan that Liu Bei now has only 3,000 soldiers, and only Zhang Fei and Mi Fang, which made Cao Cao even happier.

At this moment, Cao Cao said that he would submit to the emperor and Liu Bei as the prime minister of Xia Pi to govern the counties of Xia Pi. Cao Cao would also allocate the armor and weapons that Liu Bei's army lacked. At the same time, he also agreed to Liu Bei's request for battle.

Within half a month, he led his army to capture the three counties of Wuxi County, Hong County and Yanggu in Pei State, and Cao Cao himself led his army to attack from the north of Pei State.

A few days later, after Jian Yong and Sun Gan returned to Xia Pi, Liu Bei and his three brothers thought deeply about parting and reuniting, so they naturally had to get drunk.

The next day, Liu Bei summoned his civil and military officials to discuss matters again.

Liu Bei took the lead and said: "The armor and weapons that Cao Cao promised have been delivered, but the food and grass are only enough for seven days! He also asked me to capture the three counties of Wuxi County, Hong County and Yanggu in Pei State within half a month. According to your opinions, how should our army capture these three counties?"

Zhang Fei said angrily: "Brother, now my second brother is back, what are we doing to Cao Cao? In my opinion, it's just not to listen!"

Liu Bei shook his head and said, "No, Cao Cao will return to Xianhe and have kindness to me. Whatever I say, I, Liu Bei, will also build a few cities for him, Cao Cao, as a reward!"

Zhang Fei was stunned when he heard this, and then laughed: "What's the problem? Please transfer one thousand soldiers to me. I'll go and conquer the three counties now!"

Sun Gan analyzed: "Half a month is too nervous. If our army attacks from one county by one, it will take half a month to march, let alone conquer the city and territorial land!"

Liu Bei nodded and agreed: "Yes, so, I want to attack the three counties at the same time!"

Sun Gan shook his head and said, "Our army has limited military strength. If we attack three counties at the same time, we may be short of troops."

Liu Bei glanced at Mi Zhu who was silent on the side and said with a point of view: "Oh, if I can recruit three thousand soldiers, I will be confident that I will take down the three counties within half a month. But now there is not much time left, what should I do?"

Mi Zhu seemed to have noticed Liu Bei's eyes. After thinking for a moment, he went out and said directly: "Lord, I am willing to solve this dilemma for you!"

Liu Bei said in surprise: "Oh? Does Zi Zhongxin have a clever plan? You might as well tell me! Let's listen carefully!"

Mi Zhu smiled faintly and said, "I dare not take on the clever plan. I dare not speak nonsense about the military affairs. However, I can recruit three thousand soldiers for the lord within three days to help the lord drive!"

Liu Bei smiled bitterly and said, "I appreciate Zizhong's kindness. Even if Zizhong, you have collected three thousand soldiers for me, but without armor and weapons, you cannot take them to the battlefield!"

Mi Zhu replied confidently: "My Mi family is in Xia Pi, and there are thousands of acres of fertile land. Outside Xia Pi City, twenty miles south, there is a manor of my Mi family, which is specifically responsible for collecting and hoarding grain. In the next day, a letter will be sent to the manor management office. At the earliest tomorrow morning, three thousand young and strong men will come to Xia Pi to wait for the call of the lord and the grain needed by the army for half a month. Moreover, in order to prevent bandits and robbers, the manor is also equipped with weapons and armor."

Sun Gan's eyes lit up and exclaimed: "Will that mean that tomorrow there will be three thousand young men with complete armor and armor to come to Xia Pi? And my six thousand army, the food and supplies needed for half a month?"

Mi Zhu responded gently: "That's right! This is also considered my Mi family, let's express my feelings!"

After hearing this, Liu Bei was deeply moved. He immediately stood up and took Mi Zhu's hand, and said excitedly: "Zi Zhong, you gave up your wealth and helped me. How can I repay you? Zi Zhong, but please rest assured that in the future, as long as I, Liu Bei, become successful, I will never forget Zi Zhong's kindness today!"
Chapter completed!