Chen Xi didn't have much to say about Liu Bei's division of labor, but what he found strange was that Liu Bei was going to send troops. The New Year had just passed and winter was not over yet. Was Liu Bei going to take advantage of the spring plowing?
Glancing sideways at the counselors, Chen Xi could not help but frown. Except for Jia Xu, who looked like a young wife with lowered eyebrows and nodding, the others looked thoughtful. Chen Xi couldn't help but frown.
"I dare to ask Xuande Gong, is our army going to fight in winter?" Lu Su hesitated and said tremblingly. After all this time, Lu Su is still not very cold-resistant. His talent is still cold. It should be said that How miserable?
"Yes, I have decided to completely eliminate the Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou before the spring plowing. I'm afraid it would be bad if it continues to drag on. Moreover, our current material reserves are enough to support the 50,000-strong army in winter operations." As he spoke, Liu Bei also looked at Chen Xi. Seeing Chen Xi looking thoughtful, Liu Bei was relieved a lot. As long as Chen Xi didn't refuse directly, it meant that Taishan had the foundation.
"Why is Mr. Xuande so anxious?" Chen Xi said with a wry smile. He had indeed prepared a considerable amount of supplies. Even if he did it in winter, it wouldn't be much trouble, but what a waste!
"Wen He." Liu Bei also smiled bitterly and directly named him.
"Xuzhou reported that Cao Cao's father, Cao Song, is dead. Tao Gongzu of Xuzhou should not have received the news yet, and Cao Cao has not received the news either. It is estimated that both Cao Cao and Tao Gongzu will receive news about this in ten days at most." Jia Xu said with a wry smile.
It can be said that Jia Xu's information was the earliest from the three parties, but even if it was the earliest, more than half a month had passed since Cao Song's death. After all, the place where Cao Song died happened to be at the junction of Yuzhou, Lu and Xuzhou.
Since Liu Bei attacked Yuzhou last year and defeated the State of Lu, after Yuan Shu came back, Liu Bei withdrew his entire army and did not occupy the State of Lu, which required a large number of manpower for defense. Similarly, Yuan Shu also found that the State of Lu could not be defended at all, so he did not attack again. After being captured, it turned out to be a place where no one cares.
Cao Cao doesn't occupy it, Liu Bei doesn't care about it, Tao Qian can't even manage his own territory, and Yuan Shu is busy moving the headquarters directly, which leads to such a situation that no one cares about!
Tao Qian naturally had no information about where Cao Song died. Similarly, Cao Cao only thought about why his father was walking so slowly, and did not think about whether something happened on the road. Only Liu Bei, who was always concerned about this matter, On the contrary, after one party discovered the undercurrent within Xuzhou, they made a special investigation and discovered that Cao Song had been killed.
Originally, Jia Xu would not report this matter at all, but Liu Bei couldn't resist and wandered over to Jia Xu. When he happened to see this information, he suddenly felt chilly. After judging others by himself, Liu Bei knew that Cao Cao and Tao Qian must be responsible for this matter. It's not over, Tao Qian will definitely ask him to help when the time comes, and he who has received so many benefits from Tao Qian in the past has no choice but to help.
Liu Bei thought about Cao Cao's fighting prowess. If Cao Cao, who was so angry after his father died, went all out, Liu Bei would probably be beaten by Cao Cao if he wanted to start a fight without using 90% of his strength.
To say that Liu Bei was not good at other things, he was extremely accurate in judging people. He could almost tell in a blink of an eye that Tao Qian would use Cao Bao as his general. As for Cao Bao, Liu Bei commented that he really lived up to his name!
There is nothing to say after that. In order for Tao Qian to ruin Chen Xi's long-planned strategy, can such a thing be done? What a joke! Chen Xi's strategy was so accurate that Liu Bei was so shocked that he had nothing to say!
Even though Liu Bei's intelligence is far inferior to that of Jia Xu and others, he also knows that this way of laying out the general situation is like a chess game. If you make a wrong move, you will regret it every time you make a mistake!
It is absolutely not advisable to abandon the current situation for Tao Qian, but if he does not save Tao Qian, Liu Bei will not be able to cope with it at all. He has eaten so much food from others and borrowed it from others to get through the most difficult period. Now that he is self-sufficient, he wants to kick this out. Liu Bei couldn't do this.
After thinking for a long time, Liu Bei mobilized Chen Xi's reserve list of strategic supplies, compared the list carefully, and finally determined that he should be able to solve Qingzhou before the beginning of spring by hurrying up. Then he rushed to Xuzhou non-stop to rescue Tao Qian.
"It still happened." Chen Xi pinched his eyebrows and said, "This matter is really troublesome, but Mr. Xuande can stop his attack on Qingzhou. Cao Mengde will not wait until spring before taking action again. He has got this Troops will be dispatched as soon as the news comes out."
"You mean Cao Mengde will send troops without any scruples." Liu Bei said in shock, "How is that possible? It's winter. He doesn't have so much supplies to arm his soldiers. Even if he wants to avenge his father, he still needs to be considerate. The soldiers under his command will not be effective if he fights like that."
"How do I say this? Duke Xuande will wait for more than ten days to see the results. Even if he attacks Qingzhou, there is no need to rush it. If necessary, he can directly issue an ultimatum, and then 30,000 cavalry will comb the entire Qingzhou. Finally, the Yellow Turbans from the east were moved to the west, and the troops stationed in the fields and reclaimed wasteland were moved to the east." Chen Xi was a little embarrassed to explain to Liu Bei.
When Chen Xi opened his mouth to push Qingzhou, there was obviously a murderous aura. Qingzhou and the others had been planning for too long. In an emergency, the results would be available within a month at all costs. Although the casualties would be relatively large by then, the public support that could have been gathered was It will be worse, but it is definitely fast enough, but Chen Xi will not use the purely forced horizontal push, migration, and split methods unless it is a last resort.
"More than ten days? Okay, then let's wait for more than ten days. If Cao Mengde sends troops to Xuzhou, the matter in Qingzhou will be put on hold until the matter in Xuzhou is over before we can capture it." Liu Bei thought for a while and said, "Wen He, recently Please pay more attention to the situation in Xuzhou and Yanzhou, and report any changes as soon as possible."
"Here." Jia Xu stood up and bowed.
"Xuan Degong, is there any news in Xuzhou about the person who killed Cao Song this time? Are there any rumors about who appointed him or who he was related to?" Chen Xi stood up and asked.
"Wenhe." Liu Bei turned to greet Jia Xu.
"According to the news from our Taishan news report, Zhang Kai, who killed Cao Song, is now heading south without any obstruction along the way. This shows that this matter was indeed done by an insider in Xuzhou. Compared with the target, it should be It's native to Xuzhou." Jia Xudian didn't say much more, but the meaning behind his words was extremely clear.
"Killing with a borrowed knife kills two birds with one stone." Guo Jia said with a sneer, "I didn't expect that there would be such an expert in Xuzhou."
"Chen Yuanlong?" Liu Ye frowned and said, remembering Chen Deng who had tipped them off before, and said involuntarily.
"I'm afraid if it wasn't for him, he wouldn't be able to clean up the relationship. No matter who loses or wins in this battle, Tao Gongzu will lose all his power by then." Fazheng said with a sarcastic look, "No matter who takes the position then, he will need to be reused. The Chen family in Xuzhou is completely different from the current situation where they are feared by Tao Gongzu." (To be continued.)
