When Liu Bei captured Yizhou, Cao Cao was also not idle.
After losing Ma Chao, the Xiliang Allied Forces became a tiger without fangs and claws.
Cao Cao easily defeated Han Sui, captured him, and sent him to Xuchang for imprisonment.
The land of Liangzhou was completely reduced to Cao Cao's territory.
For the Qiang and Di people, the traitor did not choose to appease, but beat those who were not convinced until they were convinced.
Some Qiang tribes who violated the law were directly massacred by tiger and leopard cavalry.
When the Qiang and Di tribe heard Cao Cao's name, they all trembled with fear.
"Mengde."
Xia Houyuan whispered: "Zhang Lu doesn't intend to surrender, and he even flirts with Liu Bei."
"Now the time is ripe. By the beginning of the year, we can raise troops to attack Hanzhong!"
"Once our army takes Hanzhong, Yizhou will be the turtle in the urn!"
Cao Cao looked at his good brother and said with a smile: "Wonderful talent, do you know why I named you the General of the Conquest of the West?"
Hearing this, Xia Houyuan chuckled and said: "How could you not know? When Meng De was young, he just wanted to become a general of the Han Dynasty in the Western Conquest!"
Cao Cao nodded, and the Xiahou brothers were also regarded as kin by him.
Xiahou Dun now faces Soochow, and Xiahou Yuan joins him in the campaign against Liangzhou.
"When I was young, I served my country against thieves and made great contributions. I wanted to be named a marquis and become the general who conquered the west, and then he inscribed his tomb to commemorate the tomb of Cao Hou, the general who conquered the west during the Han Dynasty. This is my ambition."
Suddenly looking back, Cao Cao found that he was already in a high position and became the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty.
What were once friends or rivals are now reduced to withered bones in the grave.
Only one person is still stubbornly resisting!
Liu Bei is Cao Cao’s lingering illness!
"The big-eared thief has already occupied Yizhou, right? Except for Gu, no one in the world can stop him!"
Cao Cao sneered: "Besides, he also has a good son!"
Liu Changqing!
Mentioning this person, the back molars of all the generals of Cao's army were broken!
Not only did this guy maliciously slander the Prime Minister, he even spared several Cao family members.
The generals in Cao's camp obviously hated Liu Mang more than his father Liu Bei.
"Mengde! Zihuan and Zijian are also good!"
Xia Houyuan was unconvinced and said: "Which of our children is worse than Liu Changqing?"
Cao Cao shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Miaocai, haven't you noticed yet? The noble clans have been divided into two factions!"
"Led by Sima Yi, Chen Qun, and Jia Xu, these people are getting closer to Zi Huan."
"Led by Yang Xiu, Ding Yi, and Xun Yun, these people are closer to Zijian."
"Yuan Benchu, Liu Jingsheng's incident happened again here!"
"I envy Liu Bei. With Liu Changqing, I don't have to worry about my future affairs!"
Xia Houyuan was speechless for a moment and didn't know how to speak.
It is true that Cao Pi and Cao Zhi are both excellent, but they are evenly matched, leaving Cao Cao unable to make a choice.
If one of them is like Liu Mang, Cao Cao will cut through the mess quickly.
"I am getting old now, and this meeting with Liu Xuande may very well be the last time."
Cao Cao smiled and said: "I have lost to many people in my life! Yuan Shao, Lu Bu, Zhou Yu, but I have never lost to Liu Bei!"
"Those who weave mats and sell shoes dare to imitate Gu and canonize five generals!"
"Call five good generals to come and kill Liu Bei's five sick cats!"
Xia Houyuan reminded softly: "Meng De! Zhang Wenyuan has gone to Hefei to garrison!"
"On Liu Bei's side, the one guarding Jingzhou is Zhao Yun and Zhao Zilong!"
Cao Cao then remembered and frowned: "This doesn't mean he is bullying Liu Bei alone!"
"Order Zhang He, Xu Huang, Le Jin, and Yu Jin to come! At the beginning of the year, I will march to Hanzhong and fight Liu Bei to the death!"
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Hanzhong.
Seeing Liu Bei and his son coming with an army of 50,000 men, Zhang Lu warmly received them.
Liu Bei was indeed as rumored, without any pretensions and promised not to hinder Zhang Lu's missionary work.
"Zhang Tianshi, Chengdu is ready to receive the people."
Liu Bei smiled and said: "It's not too late. I hope the Heavenly Master will lead the people to Shu as soon as possible."
Zhang Lu smiled and said: "Mr. Xuande, when you leave, Lu also wants to give Cao Cao a big gift!"
"Zhang Wei, Yang Ren, Yang Ang, Yan Pu and others, I will leave them to the young master."
"The food and grass collection has been completed. Lu obeys the wishes of the young master and implements the task of strengthening the walls and clearing the country!"
"Cao Cao wants to come to Hanzhong? Then extend the supply line!"
When Liu Bei heard this, he called him an expert!
Zhang Lu's skill is to strengthen the wall and clear the field, and he plays it very beautifully.
This also made it impossible for Cao Cao to implement wartime farming, and could only order his men to continuously transport grain from Chang'an.
Not only did it increase the consumption of food and grass, it also extended Cao's army's supply line.
"Master Zhang, this is a wonderful plan!"
"Mr. Xuande praises you so much, it's all because of your good teaching!"
Liu Mang yawned, obviously he didn't sleep well.
These days, in order to quickly respond to the people, we can only come non-stop.
Time waits for no one, and both Cao and Liu understand this truth.
Fortunately, Liu Bei took the lead and successfully brought 300,000 people to Shu.
Liu Mang did not want them to stay in Chengdu forever.
In order to ensure the safety of Chengdu, Liu Mang suggested that Liu Bei leave at least 60,000 troops to assist Zhuge Liang in garrisoning.
When father and son came to Hanzhong this time, they only had 50,000 soldiers to fight.
Zhibai coins have been put on sale, but the people of Shu did not trust them at first.
It wasn't until they discovered that the goods on the official market were of high quality and low price that they far exceeded those of private profiteers, that they took the five baht coins in their hands to exchange them for hundreds of dollars.
With two brothers, Mi Zhu and Mi Fang, under Liu Bei's rule, there was never a shortage of goods from all sides.
Letting Mi Zhu make plans and letting Mi Fang lead the troops to garrison is simply overkill!
Professional people do professional things.
Liu Mang's application of talents according to his aptitude has obviously paid off.
Jiaozhou’s household responsibility system is a great success!
Deng Ai and Huang Shan took the initiative to write a letter stating the joy of the harvest.
Under the governance of Xu Shu, Wei Yan, and Ma Liang, Jiaozhou was prosperous.
Only Shi Xie had trouble saying that he really had no chance of making a comeback.
The promotion of Zhibaiqian allowed Liu Bei to solve the problem of insufficient military resources. The bumper harvests in Jiaozhou and Hanzhong made the Han army full of food and grass.
"Dad, before dealing with Cao Cao, I always feel that we should always pay attention to our ally."
After drinking for three rounds, Liu Mang suddenly spoke, which caught Liu Bei's attention.
The failure in the last battle of Jiaozhou caused Sun Quan to lose face.
Nowadays, the whole Sun Wu is at peace.
"I'd better fix a letter and give it to Fourth Uncle Zhao!"
"I haven't seen Fourth Uncle Zhao for half a year. Not to mention, I really miss him."
Liu Mang would smile knowingly when he thought of the time Zhao Yun guided him in gun practice every day.
Even though Zhao Yun is not around to supervise him now, Liu Mang still develops the habit of practicing spears.
"Mang'er, don't worry! After you defeat Cao Cao, if you miss Zilong, go back to Jingzhou to visit him."
Liu Mang nodded. The top priority was to relocate the people and prepare for war.
If Cao Cao failed in the Battle of Hanzhong, it would not shake the foundation.
For Liu Bei, who had just captured Yizhou, it was a life and death battle!