Although Zhou Xing's words are a bit alarmist, if Liu Bei really returns to Xiaopei, it will be difficult to persuade him to leave. In that case, Liu Bei may have no choice but to follow the old path of history.

This is not what Zhou Xing wants to see. The reason why he rushes to Haixi to see Liu Bei is to convince him before he returns to Xiaopei.

Liu Bei was obviously stunned, thinking in his mind, why would he die when he returned to Xiaopei?

After thinking about it, I feel that it may be difficult for me to develop, but I will definitely not die because of it.

"Why did Wen Sheng say that?"

Liu Bei looked at Zhou Xing with a puzzled look on his face, and even changed his title from "Shixia" to the other person's cousin "Wen Sheng" to show his closeness.

Guan Yu's slightly squinted eyes widened, and he stared at Zhou Xing with some dissatisfaction, feeling that the other party was simply making alarmist statements and making mysteries.

Zhang Fei's eyes widened, waiting for Zhou Xing to continue.

"What will happen to the general after he returns to Xiaopei?" Zhou Xing asked.

"What do you think I should do after I return to Xiaopei?" Liu Bei did not answer directly, but asked the same question.

Zhou Xing smiled and said: "When the general returns to Xiaopei, he will definitely recruit troops and gather grain and grass, right?"

Without waiting for Liu Bei's reply, Zhou Xing continued: "But will Lu Bu sit back and watch the general recruit troops, buy horses, and gather food and grass without doing anything? He has taken the general's Xuzhou, isn't he afraid that the general will take it back again? Although Lu Bu is brave and foolhardy, he relies on

Being able to capture Xuzhou despite the defeat of the remaining soldiers shows that there are wise and resourceful people around to help. The general must have heard of Yanzhou Chen Palace. This man is quite resourceful. How could he not know the principle of "Don't allow others to snore on the side of the couch"

."

"As long as the general has more troops and horses and more food and grass, Lu Bu's army will definitely arrive. Even if Lu Bu is negligent for a moment, in addition to Lu Bu in Xuzhou, Cao Cao in Yanzhou, and Yuan Shu in Huainan, aren't they afraid that the general will seize their territory?

?"

"The land of Yuzhou can be attacked from all sides, but it can also be attacked from all sides. How can the neighboring states feel at ease! If the general is in such a gap, even if he can survive, he cannot develop. As long as you develop a little bit, others will come to attack you.

You will never get ahead. General, this situation is no different from destruction!"

In fact, it is.

After Liu Bei returned to Xiaopei, Lu Bu attacked twice.

The first time was when Liu Bei gathered more than 10,000 troops. Lu Bu was worried that the enemy would come to take back Xuzhou when his troops became stronger, so he led his troops to attack Xiaopei first.

Liu Bei was defeated and surrendered to Cao Cao. Cao Cao gave the soldiers food and allowed him to return to Xiaopei. Lu Bu sent Zhang Liao and Gao Shun to lead the army to attack, but they were defeated again.

Another time, Yuan Shu sent General Ji Ling to lead 30,000 troops to attack Xiaopei. However, this time Lu Bu came to help and fired a halberd at the gate, forcing Ji Ling to retreat.

Therefore, for Zhou Xing, a fan of the Three Kingdoms, he knew this period of history by heart and naturally knew that there would be no benefit for Liu Bei to return to Xiaopei.

As for what Zhou Xing said, Liu Bei actually also thought that now each state has its own master, and his only hope is Xuzhou.

But now if he wants to take back Xuzhou, he must first occupy Yuzhou. This is a helpless move for him.

"Taking a step back," Zhou Xing added, "even if the general can kill Lu Bu and recapture Xuzhou, Yuan Shu occupies Guangling and will definitely come to compete with the general for Xuzhou. Cao Cao attacked Xu twice and was determined to win, so he will definitely not give up.

He will lead his troops to fight. However, Zang Ba of Mount Tai occupies Langya, and he and the general cannot work together. In this way, the general is using the power of half a state to fight against two states. May I ask the general, can Xuzhou be defended?"

Liu Bei was a little confused after hearing this.

According to Zhou Xing, Yuzhou cannot be taken, and Xuzhou cannot be defended, so where else can I go?

After thinking about it carefully, I think what the other party said makes sense.

It is indeed difficult to develop in Yuzhou, and others will not give you a chance to develop.

Here in Xuzhou, there is no need to worry about Qingzhou to the north, but Cao Cao and Yuan Shu will definitely come to fight for it, and Zang Ba is unwilling to help each other, so it will be really difficult to hold it.

Liu Bei suddenly felt a sense of despair. Apart from Yuzhou and Xuzhou, he didn't know where else he could go.

"So, where else can I go?"

Liu Bei thought that since Zhou Xing said he was here to rescue him and understood the situation so thoroughly, he would definitely have a good plan.

"The world is so big, there is always a place for generals to go, but..."

Zhou Xing did not continue speaking, but looked at Liu Bei, hesitating to speak.

"Just how?" Liu Bei asked anxiously.

Guan Yu felt that what Zhou Xing said made sense, and he couldn't help but stretch his ears, wanting to hear what the other party continued to say.

Zhang Fei didn't understand this, but when he saw Liu Bei's eager questioning, he knew that Zhou Xing was right. At this time, he stared at the other person blankly, with no anger on his face.

"It's just that I'm afraid the general won't want to go."

Zhou Xing finally said it, but only this sentence made the three Liu Bei brothers opposite him even more confused and anxious.

"Why?" Liu Bei quickly asked.

"Because the general is too anxious! The general has the ambition to quell the chaos and calm the people and help the Han Dynasty. He is eager to accomplish things, but he is afraid that he will not listen to my words."

"Wen Sheng, tell me quickly, I'm listening!" Liu Bei said urgently.

Zhou Xing looked at Liu Bei and knew that his plan had been half successful. Not only had he gained Liu Bei's trust, but he had also made Liu Bei feel that Yuzhou and Xuzhou could not be taken away yet, and even if they were obtained, they would not be able to hold on to them.

Next, I have to tell you the purpose of my visit.

"General, are you willing to live in peace?" Zhou Xing asked seriously.

"Stay here?" Liu Bei looked confused and didn't quite understand what the other party meant.

"Yes, just living an ignoble life..."

When Zhang Fei heard this, he immediately became angry, pointed at Zhou Xing and yelled: "Hey, you dare to let my elder brother live an ignoble existence, I..."

"Yide, don't talk too much. If you talk too much, I will kick you out." Liu Bei turned around and scolded.

Zhang Fei quickly shut up and stopped talking. He stood motionless and stared at Zhou Xing with fierce eyes.

"Wen Sheng, tell me."

Although Liu Bei felt a little uncomfortable, he seemed to understand what Zhou Xing meant.

Zhou Xing knew that he had used the wrong words, so he smiled and said: "I am not asking the general to live in an ignoble way. What I mean is that the general should restrain his sharpness and not let others see the general's ambition. In this way, the general will not become an attacker for others."

Then find a place where no one cares about, farm and train troops, recruit talents, win the hearts and minds of the people, and slowly develop. When the troops are strong and food is sufficient, then attack in one fell swoop and sweep the world!"

In fact, Zhou Xing had long wanted to understand that since Liu Bei abandoned the plains and stayed in Xuzhou, he also abandoned Yuzhou and took over Xuzhou. After Xuzhou was taken away by Lu Bu, he endured the humiliation and negotiated a peace with Lu Bu and returned to Xiaopei. After returning to Xiaopei, he quickly recruited

Soldiers and horses. It was this behavior of being able to bend and stretch, and not being greedy for small gains in front of him, that made Cao Cao, Cheng Yu, Guo Jia and others see his ambition, and Cao Cao said, "The only heroes in the world are the envoys and Cao Er."

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Those who achieve great things are not greedy for small gains. If they can abandon the plains, they can also abandon Yuzhou. Including returning to Xiaopei, Liu Bei's goal is to get Xuzhou.

What Liu Bei did was not to say how good Xuzhou was, but that Xuzhou was the best among what he could get at the time.

After listening to Zhou Xing's words, Liu Bei fell into deep thought.

He thought about his current situation.

There are only more than a thousand soldiers and horses, and there is not much money and food in hand. Without money and food, it is impossible to recruit soldiers and horses. In the final analysis, if you want to develop, you must have a foothold.

As Zhou Xing said, it is difficult to develop in Yuzhou. If it cannot develop, there will be no way to recapture Xuzhou. If this continues, he will never get ahead!

"The intention of this step is to prevent us from competing for the world?"

Guan Yu kept thinking after hearing Zhou Xing's words, but he couldn't understand, so he couldn't help but ask questions.

"It's not that we don't fight, but we don't fight at this time." Zhou Xing raised his head and looked at Guan Yu, "Guan Sima, what should we fight for now? If we want to fight, we must first have strength. We must have soldiers, food, and win the hearts of the people. If we have these three things

Things, why worry about the world being unfair!"

Guan Yu gently stroked his long beard, and nodded slightly if he realized something.

Liu Bei also nodded, agreeing very much with Zhou Xing's point of view, and felt that the other party was a real wise man, so he raised his hand to Zhou Xing and asked: "Wen Sheng, according to your words, where should I go now?"

"Qingzhou, Donglai County."
Chapter completed!