Summoning the best emperor of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 287
After Liu Xie came back from Qingzhou, there was no particularly important event in the more than a month he left.

If you really want to say it, it is Xuzhou. Chen Deng used tricks to take down the Pengcheng Kingdom occupied by Cao Bao. Cao Bao died in battle, and he officially confronted Song Jiang Dongxi.

"My lord, Xuzhou is now weak. We have enough soldiers and food. It is time to take Xuzhou and expand our strength."

In the lobby of the palace, Liu Xie and several military advisers were sitting together, discussing whether to take Xuzhou, Xun You was the first to suggest.

Now Liu Xie holds the land of the two states, and has more than 20 soldiers and horses. Except for the fact that the cavalry is only about [-], which seems a little small, he can be regarded as the strongest among the princes in every aspect.

In the turmoil in Xuzhou, Liu Xie can take Xuzhou in one fell swoop under the banner of calming down the remnants of the Yellow Turban, just like he planned for Qingzhou at the beginning.

Around Xuzhou, to the north is his Qingzhou Yanzhou, to the south is Yangzhou occupied by Sun Jian, which is Jiangdong, to the west is Yuzhou, and to the east is the sea.In other words, as long as Liu Xie sends troops, it will not be difficult to take Xuzhou, and it is difficult for the surrounding princes to interfere and threaten him.

"It's easy to send troops, and it's not difficult to take Xuzhou. But if we move, Sun Jian, who has been standing still in the south of Xuzhou, is probably waiting for us to send troops to attract Chen Deng and Song Jiang's troops to the north, and then they can take advantage of it." Once we enter, we can capture most of Xuzhou’s land and population without much effort.”

Guo Jia listened to Xun You's suggestion, and although he didn't object, he also expressed his concerns.

"What Feng Xiao said is true. Sun Jian is no better than Yuan Shu and Liu Biao. His counselors Zhou Yu and Lu Su are all great talents in the world. It is impossible to limit their eyes to Jiangdong. It has been more than three months since Tao Qian's death. It is impossible for Sun Jian to have no thoughts about Xuzhou. I am afraid that, as Feng Xiao said, they have already assembled a large army in secret, and they are just waiting for us to attract firepower for them."

Among the princes in the world, only Cao Cao, Liu Bei, and Sun Jian are the only ones that Liu Xie fears.

Cao Cao and Liu Bei, their talents have been robbed by Liu Xie a lot, but Sun Jian, who lives in the south, not only has not been affected much, but also he himself and Sun Ce, two fierce generals, did not die early, and their strength is stronger than that of Soochow in the early days I don't know how much stronger.

"Actually, there is no way to solve this problem at all."

While everyone was still thinking, Wang Meng, who came from Yuzhou, suddenly spoke.

Like Xu Shu, Liu Xie and others, he was worshiped by Liu Xie as a military adviser general, only under Guo Jia, Xun Yu and others, and currently he is kept in the mansion by Liu Xie.

"Please tell me if Jing Lue can do anything."

This is the first time Wang Meng has offered advice to Liu Xie. I am afraid that he has been thinking about this issue these days and wants to take the opportunity to show off and prove himself.

Liu Xie also wanted to see what kind of ingenious strategies this "No. 1" unparalleled national scholar would come up with.

"In the current situation, there is no need for us to drag Sun Jian to let the other side go first to attract Xuzhou's soldiers and horses. This is too passive and not like the style of the lord. We can take the initiative and send a large army to directly attack Xuzhou."

Wang Meng talked gracefully in front of Guo Jia Jia Xu and others, with a calm expression, confident and calm.

"To attack Xuzhou, we only need a maximum of [-] troops to take it. But this will definitely cause Chen Deng and Song Jiang to join forces to counterattack. As Feng Xiao said, Sun Jian will take advantage of it. But if we send [-], Even with an army of [-], do Chen Deng and Song Jiang still have the courage to resist? Maybe they will be intimidated by our soldiers and surrendered. The old nests of Pi and Guangling counties defended the city, forcefully driving Xuzhou's soldiers and horses to Sun Jian's side."

The absolute superiority of troops made Chen Deng and Song Jiang unable to resist any resistance. If he did not surrender, he would have no choice but to retreat to his old nest and throw the pressure to Sun Jian.

It has to be said that Wang Meng's strategy is really domineering and effective.

As soon as Wang Meng finished speaking, everyone's eyes lit up.

Liu Xie was still thinking about whether to send an envoy to discuss with Sun Jian about the division of Xuzhou, but Wang Meng directly suggested that he should break the deadlock first and turn passive into active, which is really extraordinary.

Of course, this strategy must be done by a powerful and powerful prince like Liu Xie, and when tens of thousands of troops move, the consumption of food and grass in the middle is also an astronomical figure, which is not something ordinary princes dare to use.

"This Wang Jinglue is not in vain. I tried my best to coax him and Yang Zaixing to come here. I didn't expect it to come in handy for the first time I launched a war."

Liu Xie was a little happy, and he was not ashamed to admire his foresight and savvy.

"This plan is whimsical, very incomparable, such a big handwriting, Jing Lue is really full of momentum!"

After hearing Wang Meng's strategy, Xun You couldn't help admiring him.

"Since all the military advisers have no objection, well, let's follow Jinglue's strategy. However, the play must be comprehensive. This time I will put on a big battle for Chen Deng and Song Jiang to watch."

The corner of Liu Xie's mouth curled up, and he said boldly: "I have ordered that Yue Fei of Peiguo be the vanguard of the west road, and Yue Yun as the deputy general, lead an army of [-] from Peiguo to attack Pengchengguo; Qingzhou regards Di Qing as the east. Lu Xianfeng, with Qin Qiong as his deputy, also led an army of [-] from Langya to attack Donghai. After the two vanguards took down the two counties, they pointed directly at Xiapi City. When the time comes, I will personally lead an army of [-] to Gongda and Jinglue are the left and right army advisers, and Li Cunxiao, Chen Dao, and Li Tong are the generals, and together they will besiege Xiapi City!"

Liu Xie put in a lot of effort this time. Not only did he personally lead the army to act, but also the two armies from Qingzhou and Yanzhou came out together, mobilizing [-] soldiers and horses.

Of course, this battle was not used to deal with Chen Deng and Song Jiang, but to deter Sun Jian.

Liu Xie reckoned that by then, the two sides might try one or two, and hand in hand.

Guo Jia and others were a little surprised that Liu Xie actually wanted to lead the army himself this time. It seems that he attaches great importance to Sun Jian.

However, with Liu Xie's personal conquest, he alone can deter Chen Deng and Song Jiang enough to withstand tens of thousands of troops, and this strategy is more likely to succeed.

Moreover, there are strong generals like Dajun and Dianwei Xu Chu, so Liu Xie's safety does not need them to worry about.

But what Liu Xie said next shocked them even more!

"Forget it, Feng Xiao, you can go too. In addition, Qi Jiguang's Qingzhou navy is also ready to go south to participate in the battle at any time."

Liu Xie suddenly remembered that in history, Cao Cao led an army of 80 troops to the south, surrounded by four counselors, Xun You, Cheng Yu, Jia Xu, and Xun Yu. Because of unfamiliar terrain and physical discomfort, Zhou Yu set him on fire. After retreating in defeat, he didn't want to repeat the same mistakes carelessly.

Now even if Zhou Yu and Lu Su are here, Liu Xie doesn't believe that there will be any accidents with the natural genius Guo Fengxiao.

(End of this chapter)