Chapter 159 Liu Bei: I’m ready, and that’s what you’re saying?
After learning what Zhao Yun and Huang Zhong were thinking, Xi Yu naturally had no objections to the expansion of the supply camp.
From the establishment of the baggage camp to the present, it is indeed time to expand it.
The supply camp of three thousand people was indeed a little smaller than the entire Cao army today.
However, there is no rush to expand the supply camp.
The next day, the Han Dynasty held a meeting.
After the court meeting ended, Xi Yu walked side by side with Cao Cao after coming out of the main hall.
"Fengyi is free today!"
Xi Yu would basically not participate in things like court meetings.
Cao Cao was a little surprised when he saw Xi Yu in the court today.
He originally thought that the other party would have something to say in the hall, but who would have thought that he had been looking forward to it for a long time, but he didn't see any movement from Fengyi.
When Guo Si died, Zhang Yang gave up the Sili area.
Lao Cao knows how to deal with Zhang Xiu, which is not too difficult in itself.
"Within the entire army, just two of you can choose!"
Now that he heard Xi Yu's idea of ​​expanding the supply camp, Cao Cao couldn't help but feel a little excited.
Immediately, Huang Zhong said something to Xi Yu, and hurriedly went straight to Liu Bei's house.
"Uncle Huang came out with his bare feet and was so hospitable, which made Yu feel quite flattered!"
Expand the supply camp?
After hearing what Xi Yu meant, Cao Cao couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.
Xi Yu only raised his eyebrows slightly, but Huang Zhong looked fine.
In Qianfanwan City, if he had been followed by 3,000 soldiers from the baggage camp, the situation that night might have been a different story.
Although there is some power, it is only a little power.
Until the end of the court meeting, Xiyu acted as if nothing had happened.
Xi Yu raised his eyes and looked at the other party, his eyes fell on Liu Bei's bare feet, and he couldn't help but smile bitterly.
After all, the defeat in Wancheng was just an accident.
Because of the previous failure, if he brought up the topic of conquering Zhang Xiu now, he was worried that Xun Yu and others, including Xi Yu, would not agree.
For Cao Cao, it was nothing more than sending a new team of guards.
Cao Cao was in a good mood. Of course, the so-called memorial to the emperor was just a matter of opening his mouth.
If you look carefully, Liu Bei doesn't even have any shoes on his feet at this moment.
Just after sitting down, Cao Cao couldn't help but look at Xi Yu and others.
What's more, this time, Jia Xu, who had been following Zhang Xiu to make suggestions, had been taken away by him in advance.
"That being the case, I will report to Your Majesty tomorrow about the campaign against Zhang Xiu!"
However, Zhang Xiu was still a thorn in Cao Cao's heart.
He must have been thinking about it for a long time before going on an expedition at this time.
Xi Yu didn't take Liu Bei's actions seriously in recent days.
Cao Cao was a little curious. The two of them walked out of the palace gate, and Cao Cao couldn't help but ask Xi Yu.
After receiving Lao Cao's promise, he nodded.
However, the supply camp has always been under the control of Xi Yu, so even if he is greedy, there is nothing he can do.
Cao Cao smiled and agreed, followed by a slightly moved expression on his face.
Not long after, Xi Yu saw inside the gate, and Liu Bei hurriedly followed him outside with a happy face.
"I am telling my brother this time because I want to advise him that I intend to expand the supply camp!"
"However, this traitor Zhang Xiu is like a thorn in Cao Jun's throat. I am determined to pull out this thorn!"
As for Huang Zhong's suggestion, Xi Yu somewhat agreed in his heart.
Cao Cao has long been covetous of Xi Yu's heavy supply camp. This is an iron army that is more powerful than his Tiger and Leopard Battalion.
Seeing Lao Cao looking at him with a questioning look in his eyes, Xi Yu smiled and nodded.
Because of this, after Dezhi Xiyu arrived, he immediately jumped out of the bed, not even bothering to put on his shoes.
Hearing this, Xi Yu didn't have any objections.
"I intend to expand the supply camp under my command, and Sikong allows me to recruit soldiers from the army!"
"Brother, the power of our army is completely different from what it was in Yanzhou."
After saying something to the two of them, Xi Yu didn't take the matter to heart.
"Since brother wants to conquer Zhang Xiu, Yu just has something to talk to brother about!"
Lao Cao still knew a little about Xi Yu. In Cao Cao's opinion, Xi Yu would not take the criticisms of those old officials of the Han Dynasty to heart at all.
"I came here in the name of justice, so I am overjoyed!"
This time it was made public just because Cao Cao had secretly asked Xun You and others for their opinions before.
At this time, Huang Zhong and Zhao Yun were leading the generals in the transport camp to complete the basic daily training.
After informing the two of them of the results in the government office, Zhao Yun and Huang Zhong couldn't help but nodded.
Nowadays, the court in Xuchang has become Cao Cao's official hall.
Cao Cao began to discuss the matter of conquering Zhang Xiu.
Turning his head, Xi Yu spoke to the generals of Cao Ying.
Nowadays, there are dozens of unnamed commanders, large and small, west of Luoyang, and these people are insignificant compared to Cao Cao.
There was nothing major going on in the court today except for some miscellaneous matters.
People like Dong Cheng had long criticized Xi Yu for not going to court for a long time.
The two walked side by side, and after finally seeing Xi Yu today, Cao Cao couldn't help but want to ask him what he thought of Zhang Xiu.
The whole sky began to change from light to dark. Xi Yu led Huang Zhong out of the supply camp and arrived in front of Liu Bei's house not long after.
If this is the case, the generals of the Tiger and Leopard Battalion will inevitably be similar to those of the Troop Battalion in the future.
In short, Huang Zhong's idea is just a trivial matter.
Xun You and others basically have the same view as him.
Xi Yu listened for a while while Xun You and others helped Cao Cao designate the battle strategy.
After saying this, Xun Yu next to him didn't have much opinion.
Without Jia Xu, Zhang Xiu is just a blind tiger now.
However, Xi Yu didn't take it to heart at all.
Xi Yu actually had no objection to Cao Cao's intention to lead troops to attack Zhang Xiu again.
At this time, the door of Liu Mansion was closed tightly.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he said these words, not only Xun Yu, but also Xi Yu and others had no objection at all.
Xi Yu paused and looked not far behind him. At this moment, Xun Yu and others slowly followed.
It’s not really a big deal!
In two months, Li Jue could not show his intention to make good friends with the Xuchang court.
Nothing more than a few guards!
However, he seemed to remember that the guards Huang Zhong mentioned seemed to be sent by Cao Cao to protect Liu Bei.
"Does Fengyi go to the government office this time?"
Everyone went to the Xuchang Yamen Office together. After entering the Yamen Office, they walked directly into the main hall.
Since meeting Yu Xiyu a few months ago, Liu Bei has not seen Xi Yu for a long time.
Now he is trapped in Xuchang.
Because of this, after meeting Xi Yu today, Cao Cao eagerly wanted to drag him to the government office to question him.
Cao Cao was so powerful that all of Xuchang was his opponent's spy, and every move he made seemed to be under his opponent's control.
Lao Cao's last defeat was still fresh in his mind at this time.
Cao Cao asked Xi Yu, who immediately understood.
Cao Jun would not tolerate anyone acting under his nose, not to mention that this person was Zhang Xiu.
Coupled with the previous incident in Wancheng, Cao Cao had only endured it for more than a month, and he could no longer bear it.
Although Xi Yu was a little surprised to see Huang Zhong in such a hurry, he was also happy to see it.
As soon as he said this, all the generals didn't have much opinion.
Liu Bei had been making friends with scholars before, so he wanted to find a way to leave Xuchang.
He couldn't help but think of the guards he met when he first came to Xuchang that day.
The incident in Wancheng has passed.
…
Although the timing he mentioned has not yet appeared, local and small things will not affect the general trend of the world at all.
He was so playful that he didn't realize that Lao Cao was already using himself to recruit soldiers and train them again, so he trained along with him.
"I have communicated with Sikong. From tomorrow, Zilong, Lao Huang, and you can recruit soldiers in Cao's army!"
He originally thought that Xi Yu and others would stand up to stop him if he mentioned the conquest of Zhang Xiu again.
Not long after, the door opened in response.
Xi Yu knew that the other party might have misunderstood.
If possible this time, he would like to recruit some guards to come to the transport camp.
Hearing this, Yu Yu just smiled.
Everyone agreed casually, saying that except for the more important personal guards under his command, the rest of the soldiers were left to Xi Yu's choice.
After the failure of the westward advance, Zhang Xiu captured some towns in Henan in the blink of an eye.
It is of course possible to defeat Zhang Xiu. This was the case before when Cao Hong was sent to deal with Zhang Xiu.
Xi Yu was a little curious, and now he saw that Huang Zhongyi was referring to something, so he asked directly.
On the other side, Yuan Shu was busy directing Sun Ce to capture the southern counties. He intended to advance to Xuzhou, but the territory of Xuzhou was relatively stable as Cao Ren was holding on to it.
After Wancheng, Cao Cao returned, and Liu Bei gave up his thoughts for the time being.
Now that he heard that Xi Yu came to visit him, Liu Bei was naturally looking forward to it.
Liu Bei was a little excited!
Just now he learned from the guard that Xi Yu was visiting, and his heartbeat began to speed up.
Zhang Xiu's activities in Nanyang and other places were ultimately unbearable for Cao Jun and Cao Cao.
Seeing that Cao Cao was in a good mood, Xi Yu took advantage of the situation and planned to talk about the expansion of the supply camp.
What happened in Wancheng is over after all.
Cao Cao then had the idea of ​​​​leading his troops to attack again.
However, Cao Hong was anxious about his opponent and failed to make any achievements in several battles!
Wancheng is gone, but the presence of Zhang Xiu and others in Nanyang and other places is still a thorn in the side of Cao Jun.
After arriving outside the door, the excitement on Liu Bei's face seemed to be overflowing.
By the way, I just happened to talk to Lao Cao about expanding the supply camp.
Perhaps, he could take this opportunity to let his Tiger and Leopard Battalion train with the generals of the Transport Battalion.
Cao Cao was so surprised that he couldn't help but raise his voice a little higher.
After sitting down, Liu Bei looked at Xi Yu with burning eyes, quite excited.
Now the entire army has already begun to learn the training methods of the supply camp, but compared to Xi Yu's supply camp, there is still a slight gap.
After all, for Liu Bei, those guards are responsible for monitoring him after all.
Not only do you have something to ask the other party, but the other party also seems to have something to ask you.
In this day and age, it is normal for the two of them to have a good relationship and hold each other's arms.
"You're welcome, I have something to do with your uncle, please let me know!"
At this moment, Huang Zhong suddenly seemed to remember something and quickly called out to Xi Yu.
After saying something to the guard, Xi Yu smiled. This time he helped Huang Zhong ask for the guard in front of Liu Bei. No matter what, he had to say hello to Liu Bei.
After getting Xi Yu's nod, Huang Zhong was in a good mood.
"That being the case, the recruitment of the supply camp still needs to be facilitated by the generals!"
After hearing what Lao Cao said, Xi Yu suddenly understood.
"Let's expand the number of people to another three thousand this time!"
When he arrived at the gate, Huang Zhong took a look and took the initiative to knock on the door.
Attending the court meeting today was just a matter of excitement.
When the visitor saw it was Huang Zhong, he looked obviously excited. Then he saw Xi Yu and quickly took the initiative to salute.
Those people were willing to lend him money just because of his words. Huang Zhong always kept this kindness in his heart.
This time comes to Youshi.
Although he returned the money to them with the help of his husband the next day, kindness is kindness.
Liu Bei's mansion in Xuchang is of decent size, worthy of his current status as an imperial uncle.
The ones who came out were the guards around Liu Bei.
This situation really seemed like someone who was extremely bored and came to attend a court meeting.
And today at the court, Liu Bei also rarely went to court.
After all, the gap between Cao Cao's personal expedition and Cao Hong's expedition was extremely obvious.
"I forgot to put on my boots in the excitement, but I was acting rudely!"
But he couldn't find a mastermind who liked him very much.
Xun Yu didn't have much opinion on this.
Just because of Wancheng's defeat, Zhang Xiu could not be allowed to act like this under his nose.
He nodded: "Yes!"
Xiyu naturally had no intention of blocking him at all.
Although he has the title of imperial uncle, he has no freedom.
I don’t know if I did this on purpose, or if I was so anxious that I even forgot to put on my shoes.
Who could not love such a subordinate who attaches great importance to affection and righteousness?
Now that Xiyu is expanding its supply camp, the new generals who join the camp will definitely need to be retrained.
The two of them looked at each other and smiled, and Xi Yu slightly avoided the thought of Liu Bei stepping forward to join his arms.
Huang Zhong now heard that he could recruit from the entire Cao camp.
The whole process was extremely smooth.
Hearing Dao Xiyu speak, Cao Cao grinned: "Oh, you can speak frankly when you are righteous!"
But Xi Yu is still a little uncomfortable with this kind of habit.
Huang Zhong's character can be seen from the fact that he can keep the trivial kindness in his heart.
"Yes, the expansion of the supply camp this time is entirely up to you two!"
Now, all that remains are the opinions of Xi Yu, Xun Yu and others.
Maybe, there can be another way?
"There is nothing you can't do, and you can recruit on your own if you are loyal!"
At this time, Cao Cao was a little surprised when he saw Xi Yu nodding in agreement.
Immediately afterwards, Huang Zhong spoke out his inner thoughts without hesitation.
"My subordinates told me that the current supply camp has to bear the responsibility of providing food and fodder for hundreds of thousands of people, which is very difficult!"
Huang Zhong also noticed that day that the guards were extremely attracted to Mr. Xiang and the supply camp under his command.
After hearing this, the guard nodded and returned to the house.
He glanced at Huang Zhong and spoke directly without hesitation.
Confirm your position as the general of the Four Continents.
Cao Cao hesitated a little, and the two of them walked out of the palace gate.
However, Cao Cao was quite happy that Xi Yu could come to participate in the court meeting.
Hearing this, Liu Bei didn't care at all, and wanted to drag Xi Yu into the mansion.
He said he wanted to recruit the guards who had helped him before into the supply camp.
After leaving the Xuchang Yamen Office, Xi Yu went straight to the transport camp.
"Sir, Sikong agrees with you to recruit soldiers from the entire Cao army for the supply camp. I wonder if it is okay to guard the city?"
"Oh, Lao Huang, what are you referring to?"
"Brother, you are laughing. What can you say? Yu is also the imperial censor and chief agricultural officer of the imperial court. If he does not go to court for a long time, he will easily attract criticism!"
Seeing that nothing happened, Xi Yu was about to return to his home.
He and Liu Bei were considered familiar, and their casual jokes were harmless.
"Criticism, in my opinion, Fengyi doesn't care about these things."
It's just that in these two months, Cao Hong has not made any achievements.
Cao Cao must attach great importance to this expedition.
When Cao Cao led his troops to the west, he wanted to take the opportunity to visit him, but by chance, Xi Yu took Huang Zhong to Wancheng.
"Meet sir!"
At this time, after settling the matter at the supply camp, Xi Yu didn't have any other important matters.
As for how to train the newly recruited soldiers in the baggage camp, Zhao Yun is already very familiar with this matter, so there is no need for Xi Yu to worry about it.
It happened that he was about to go back, so he followed the other person forward.
This idea that had just been put to rest due to the failure of the westward advance suddenly occurred to Cao Cao again.
"Everyone, the situation in the world is changing a lot. The failure of the previous westward advance was my fault!"
"feasible!"
After seeing Xi Yu coming, the two stopped training and followed Xi Yu into the camp.
He took Huang Zhong and followed Liu Bei into the gate. Not long after, Liu Bei invited Xi Yu to take a seat in the main hall.
Yuan Shao in the north is holding his breath and wants to annex Lu Bu in one fell swoop and take over the entire Bingzhou area.
Not only Cao Cao couldn't bear this, but also the generals in Cao's camp couldn't bear it.
There wasn't much that could be said at the court meeting, and all decisions about Cao Jun were actually discussed within the government office.
Now that Lao Cao was able to directly propose something, he had already made up his mind to face his past failure.
"To be honest, Mr. Xuande, I am here to protect you!"
"However, my subordinate is a person who values ​​affection and righteousness. The guard around Xuande Jun was kind to him before, and he plans to reciprocate the favor this time!"
"I am here to visit now because I want to ask you for those few people!"
Um?
After Xi Yu finished speaking, Liu Bei's expression became somewhat stagnant.
He originally thought that Xi Yu was rushing to visit him, and he had already prepared a basket of things to say in his belly.
Now that he had understood what he meant, those words were stuck in his throat.
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Chapter completed!