The Supreme Call of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 96 Serving the Emperor to Discourage Disobedience

Now Tao Qian is not the only one who is persuading Liu Xiao, almost all the staff under Tao Qian's command have stood up, persuaded Liu Xiao, and urged Liu Xiao to take over Xuzhou.

"You don't need to say too much, I have made up my mind!"

Liu Xiao was very straightforward, and shouted in a deep voice: "One day when Tao Gong is here, Liu Xiao will not dare to enter Xuzhou, otherwise Liu Xiao will be ridiculed by the world!"

Chen Deng said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, I have already said that Xuzhou is rich and rich, with a household registration of millions, and they are spying on their neighbors. Once you leave, Cao Cao will make a comeback. Not to mention, Yuan Shao in Huainan, Liu Biao in Jingzhou, and even Sun Jian in Jiangdong will surely invade the country. , Is Shi Jun really disregarding the life and death of the people of Xuzhou?"

Liu Xiao hesitated slightly, and said in a deep voice: "Tao Gong, Zi Zhong, not to mention Yin Fu in Xuzhou, Danyang's elite is famous all over the world, but Xuzhou lacks a general to command the army. If Tao Gong is worried about Xuzhou's safety, I can order Pengju to stay temporarily Xuzhou, obey Tao Gong's dispatch, protect the safety of Xuzhou Prefecture, wait until Xuzhou is stable, Pengju will return to Qingzhou, take over the affairs of Xuzhou, don't mention it again!"

Tao Qian wanted to persuade again, but Mi Zhu at the side said in a low voice: "My lord, let's be like this for now. With Yue Pengju in Xuzhou, Xuzhou can be kept as stable as Mount Tai. Moreover, Yue Pengju has the style of a famous general in ancient times. If you stay in Xuzhou, you can do your best to deal with military affairs." Let everything be handed over to Yue Pengju, and it will not be long before the people of Xuzhou return to their hearts, and General Xuangan will have no reason to refuse."

Tao Qian nodded and replied: "In this case, General Pengju will serve as a soldier in Xuzhou. General Fenwei, all the tens of thousands of elite soldiers in Xuzhou will be dispatched by General Pengju, and at the same time assist Zizhong in dealing with general affairs in Xuzhou!"

Yue Fei was stunned for a moment, and said anxiously: "My lord, the Qingzhou Army is just being established, and it is time for strict training. Yue Fei stays in Xuzhou, how will the Qingzhou Army deal with it?"

Liu Xiao said with a smile: "No way, I want to lead the army myself. Anyway, Qingzhou government affairs are handled by Wen Ruo, Feng Xiao and others. I don't need me. Training soldiers is not a difficult task for me. Just stay Qingzhou is like that. If Cao Cao comes, it’s fine. If Yuan Shu comes, tell him to come and never come back! Let’s leave it like this for the time being. After three days, I will lead the army back to Qingzhou. Xuzhou is safe, and there will be Lao Pengju.”

Guo Jia on the side couldn't stop smiling, the lord's move is really powerful, he didn't hesitate to leave Yue Fei in Xuzhou, what Yue Fei is best at is not charging and fighting, but managing the army and the people. Under the command, in addition to being brave, strict military discipline has been added. I am afraid that the people of Xuzhou will support Yue Fei in the future. Once Tao Qian is seriously ill and the lord comes again, then Xuzhou will never encounter any resistance again. !

Leaving Yue Fei behind, Liu Xiao led the army back to the north. When they were about to attack Qingzhou, Cao Cao and Lv Bu had fought several times in a row. In the end, Lv Bu was defeated and fled to Puyang in a hurry.

However, after this battle, Cao Cao was also injured. Lu Bu was not so easy to deal with. The Yanzhou army suffered a lot of casualties. In addition, there was a plague of locusts in Yanzhou, and the people were in dire straits. Water conservancy, expand farmland, recuperate.

"My lord, there is news from the Son of Heaven..."

Now three or four months have passed since the Battle of Xuzhou, and Xia Houyuan's injuries have already recovered. On this day, he came to Cao Cao's mansion to report.

Cao Cao raised his brows and asked, "How is it? Where is the Son of Heaven now?"

Xia Houyuan said in a deep voice: "My lord, the city of Chang'an is now in turmoil. Li Jue and Guo Si each led elite soldiers and fought bloody battles. The emperor was also surrounded by the two, wandering around, and most of the people around him were killed or injured. Without the slightest trace of an emperor, now Li Jue's general Yang Feng suddenly rebelled, supported Emperor Xian all the way east, and has rushed to Luoyang to live temporarily."

"Luoyang..."

Cao Cao frowned slightly. Today's Chang'an and Luoyang are no longer what they used to be. Years of wars have caused people to be displaced, and the population has dropped by half.

"My lord, I thought this was our chance..."

Cheng Yu on the side said in a low voice.

Cao Cao wondered, "What does Zhongde mean by that?"

Cheng Yu smiled and said: "Although the Han Dynasty is declining and the emperor is in danger, the great man is still what the people want, and the emperor is still the leader of the world. Yang Feng is just a brave man with only ten thousand troops. To protect the emperor, he will be defeated sooner or later. At this time, if the lord leads the army to advance westward, and serves the lord to follow the people's expectations, he will be very obedient; For being tired."

Cao Cao shook his head and said: "Although Zhong De's words are reasonable, but now the people's livelihood in the counties of Sili is poor, there are only three out of ten people, the land is barren, and we are far away from Yanzhou. It’s not stable, I’m afraid it’s hard to handle.”

Cheng Yu said in a deep voice: "My lord, this opportunity must not be missed. Although Yanzhou is far away from Sili, there is only one Lu Bu in the middle. Now that Lu Bu is newly defeated, he is unable to fight again. Yuan Shao in Jizhou is fighting Gongsun Zan, and he has no time to go south. Liu Xiaochu of Qingzhou Taking power requires time to stabilize the situation. Yuan Shu in Nanyang is not a concern. Once we take the opportunity to win the emperor, we will occupy the righteousness of the world, use the emperor's edict to punish the dissidents, the world will return to the heart, and the people will never go Invincible, within three or two years, Sili, Yuzhou, and Yanzhou can be connected into one piece and become our stable rear. The lord has a strategy of farming, finding refugees, recuperating, and only a few years. , the household registration is several million, the world is so big, not to mention Lu Bu and Liu Xiao, even Yuan Shao is no problem!"

Cao Cao suddenly woke up and laughed: "Zhongde woke up the dreamer with his words, that's right!"

Xia Houyuan said in a deep voice: "My lord, Mr. Zhongde, according to the report of the scouts, there are only a few thousand households in the city of Luoyang, the fields are barren, and there is nowhere to find food for the monarchs and ministers. Even the ministers have to go out of the city to collect wood to survive Day, if we continue to advance, without Li Jue and Guo Si attacking, Yang Feng's army will escape completely, and I am afraid that the monarch and his ministers will starve to death..."

Cao Cao suddenly turned around and shouted: "Miaocai, pass on the order, order Xiahou Dun and Xu Chu to be the left and right vanguards, and lead 20 elite troops to go ahead, go straight to Luoyang, and meet the emperor. Don't be polite when you meet Li Jue and Guo Si. Just kill him and protect the safety of the emperor." Zhongde is still staying in Yanzhou, raising [-] shi, grain and grass, and I will personally lead an army of [-] to Luoyang to welcome the emperor and help the Han Dynasty! Hahaha, this time, whether it is Lu Bu, Yuan Shu or Yuan Shao and Liu Xiao, it will not be My opponent!"

Cao Cao was decisive in killing and attacking, and he did what he said. With one order, Yanzhou's elite troops went straight to Luoyang!
(End of this chapter)