Reborn in the Three Kingdoms, I stole Liu Bei's uncle

The news of Cao Cao's continuous siege in Xuzhou reached Liu Yu's ears. Liu Yu was somewhat helpless. He had just occupied Yuzhou and wanted to live in peace for a few days. However, the situation in Xuzhou was getting worse and worse. He had no choice but to lead his troops to reinforce Xuzhou.

Xuzhou is a very important part of Liu Yu's plan and plays a very important role. He could not just watch Cao Cao annex Xuzhou step by step.

According to the news sent back by Zhang Xiu, Cao Cao's army was very powerful, far superior to Yuan Shu's army they encountered in Yuzhou.

Liu Yu was not surprised at all. Cao Cao was ambitious and knowledgeable in military tactics. His civil and military officials were all the best of the time. They had a very clear understanding of training troops.

Zhang Fei was a little excited when he heard that Cao's army was very powerful.

"Uncle, that's great. Those soldiers of Yuan Gonglu are like clay. It's not satisfying. This time I must see Cao Mengde's army."

Ever since he brought Zhang Fei out of Yuzhou, he has been in a state of excitement.

Compared to Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun is very quiet.

Xu Chu seemed a little indifferent. His mission this time was to protect Liu Yu's safety. Attacking the city and killing the enemy seemed a bit far away for him.

If it really came to his turn to fight in the battlefield, the army would surely be facing a life-and-death situation.

Liu Yu responded calmly: "This time we went to Xuzhou not to fight, but to make Cao Cao withdraw his troops."

Zhang Fei was a little confused. Isn't this the same thing? Cao Mengde attacked Xuzhou to avenge his father. Now he is unstoppable. If we don't defeat him, will he leave Xuzhou obediently?

"If we don't fight, how will the uncle make Cao Mengde withdraw from Xuzhou?"

"I will reason with Cao Mengde."

"Reason?" Zhang Fei scratched his head. "I'm afraid that the revenge for killing my father cannot be explained by reason. In my opinion, there is no need to go through so much trouble. Let Zilong and I each lead 5,000 troops and charge over to drive him out of Xuzhou directly."

Zhang Fei's methods are always simple, rough, practical and effective.

Liu Yu smiled bitterly. He also wanted to attack in one go, but with his current combat power, it would be difficult to defeat Cao Cao.

"Cao Cao's current force in attacking Xuzhou is at least over 100,000, and his generals are all extremely brave. Can Yide really defeat them with only 10,000 soldiers now?"

Zhang Fei was a little lacking in confidence. He didn't understand why, since Uncle Liu knew so much about Cao Cao's situation, he didn't mobilize more soldiers from Yuzhou.

If the combat forces of Yuzhou were deployed, at least 50,000 soldiers could be mobilized.

Liu Yu looked at Zhang Fei's expression and had already given the answer.

"Although Yuzhou is peaceful, there are constant disturbances. Not to mention the influence of the Yuan family in Yuzhou, it will take some time to eliminate the banditry in Yuzhou. If all the soldiers in Yuzhou who can fight are transferred out, if there is any unexpected situation in Yuzhou, it will not be worth the loss."

Although rescuing Xuzhou was in his plan, Liu Yu would give up without hesitation if it threatened the safety of Yuzhou.

After all, it is still unknown whether Tao Qian can give up Xuzhou, but Yuzhou is already in his hands. As long as he manages Yuzhou well, there is still hope to fight Yuan Benchu ​​in the future.

When Liu Yu said this, Zhang Fei began to believe that Liu Yu was indeed taking them to talk reason.

"Uncle, what should I do if Cao Mengde is unwilling to listen to your reasoning?"

Liu Yu sighed and said calmly: "If he doesn't listen, then we can fight. Don't we still have Tao Gongzu's soldiers? And the people of Xuzhou, if we organize them all, we can still make it difficult for Cao Mengde to move forward."

In the process of conquering Xuzhou, Cao Cao did something that was not uncommon in that era in order to suppress the resistance of the people of Xuzhou, that is, massacre.

Cao Cao's massacre of the city gave him an advantage in the early stages of the attack, but as the war progressed, the pressure he faced became greater and greater. Cao Cao's massacre of the city not only struck a blow to Xuzhou's arrogance, but also inspired the people of Xuzhou's spirit of resistance.

Therefore, Liu Yu had reason to believe that even if Cao Cao did not follow his advice, he could mobilize the people of Xuzhou and make it difficult for him to move forward.

Zhang Fei laughed loudly. Judging from the tone of Liu Huangshu, there will still be a battle to rescue Xuzhou this time.

Since there is a war to fight, he feels relieved. Otherwise, it would be too uneconomical to follow Uncle Liu all the way to Xuzhou.

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Thirty miles outside Xuzhou Xia Pi City, Tao Qian paced back and forth on the official road with an anxious look on his face.

Ever since he received the news that Liu Bei had entered Xuzhou, he had come here early to wait for Liu Yu.

The situation in Xuzhou was now very dangerous, and Cao Cao's army soon arrived at the city of Xia Pi.

Ever since Cao Cao attacked Xuzhou, he has been looking for rescuers everywhere, hoping that someone can help him resist Cao Cao.

Although I sent out a lot of letters, none of them appeared in Xuzhou for various reasons.

Now that Uncle Liu was kind and righteous, he did not ask him for help. Instead, he sent people to rescue Xuzhou early.

People all say that Emperor Liu is benevolent and righteous. His behavior in times of crisis is indeed worthy of the words benevolence and righteousness.

Seeing that Uncle Liu had not arrived yet, Tao Qian became a little anxious.

"Yuanlong, the news that Emperor Liu came to Xiapi today cannot be wrong, right?"

"My Lord, rest assured, this is absolutely true and there is absolutely no mistake. Several waves of scouts have sent news that Liu Huangshu is on his way to Xia Pi. Their marching speed is not fast, but according to the time, they should arrive here soon."

"According to the news brought back by the scouts, do you know how many troops the Emperor Liu brought with him?"

"More than 10,000 people."

"More than 10,000 people?" Tao Qian was obviously disappointed when he heard the news. "The number is too small. I'm afraid it will be difficult for these people to resist Cao Mengde's 100,000-strong army."

"My lord, don't worry." Looking at the somewhat disappointed Tao Gongzu, Chen Deng began to persuade him, "Uncle Liu is young and promising, and he is very wise. Since he came to rescue Xuzhou, how could he not know the situation in Xuzhou? He must have a plan in mind, so he brought so many troops with him."

Speaking of extraordinary wisdom, Tao Qian was deeply touched. He had witnessed Liu Yu's wisdom in front of Hulao Pass.

Just as Yuanlong said, since he dared to come to the rescue, he must have a plan.

Everyone waited for a long time. When Tao Gongzu was bored, Chen Deng suddenly pointed to the distance and said happily: "My lord, Uncle Liu is here."

Tao Qian looked along the official road and saw a team coming towards him quickly.

Although they were quite far away and Tao Qian couldn't see their faces clearly, he could tell from the fluttering flags that this team were the soldiers of Emperor Liu.

As expected, Uncle Liu came.