"Is it hard to tell the difference?" Liu Xin frowned and asked again, "Are you sure?"
Xu Chu laughed loudly, slapped his chest and said, "Of course I am sure! Xu has not fought with them once or twice, and he will definitely not lose within three hundred days!"
People who practice martial arts have a spirit of not admitting defeat, and Xu Chu can also be included in the ranks of top masters. He said that they are almost equal. At least in Liu Xin's view, his martial arts skills should be slightly inferior to those of Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong and others.
, but the difference is not too big. However, it is one thing to compete in peacetime, and another thing to fight to the death on the battlefield. Liu Xin has to be careful. This is not only responsible for Xu Chu, but also responsible for herself.
Liu Xin couldn't help but regret a little. If he had known this, he should have called in a few more top experts. But this can't be blamed for his lack of consideration. After all, he had no intention of touching Liu Bei. To deal with Liu Yao and Jiaozhou, Zhang He
, Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, and Zhang Ren are enough, and Xu Chu is just his bodyguard.
Jushou couldn't help but said: "My lord, are you worried about Guan Yu? Although he is very skilled in martial arts, there is only one person. Is it possible that with the strength of all the generals, he can't be defeated?"
Liu Xin shook his head and said: "Guan Yu was a hero in this world, I want to live."
As soon as he said this, Ju Shou understood that Liu Xin was determined to recruit Guan Yu. Ju Shou frowned and said in deep thought: "In this case, we can only do it wisely."
Hidden spears and cold arrows are the most difficult to guard against. If you just eliminate Guan Yu, it will be much easier. For example, Lu Bu's bravery was not injured by the flying knives of Zhu Rong and Ma Yun. However, Liu Xin wanted to recruit Guan Yu.
Then the only option is to capture them alive, which is naturally much more difficult.
Jushou disagreed with the matter of recruiting Guan Yu. The situation of Guan Yu and Liu Bei, the sworn brothers, was different from that of Ma Teng and Han Sui. The two of them had been together since they were asking for the Yellow Turban, and their relationship was deep, far better than that of real brothers.
The person in charge of the Phantom Secret Agent knew this very well. Ju Shou did not think that Liu Bei and Guan Yu would turn against each other for a woman, but Liu Xin was convinced of this.
Ever since she learned that Liu Bei was in love with Du Xiuniang, Liu Xin was convinced that the two brothers could not make it. Although Liu Xin had never seen Du Xiuniang with her own eyes, she was sure that this woman must be extraordinary, otherwise Cao Cao would not have agreed to Guan Yu because of her.
Even if Du Xiuniang didn't have enough charm, it would be impossible for a hero like Cao Cao to give up a general for her.
Liu Xin saw Ju Shou's thoughts and said with a smile: "It has been arranged for so long, so of course we have to outwit it. Everything is ready over there."
For more than a month, Liu Xin has been busy traveling on the surface, but secretly she has stepped up her operations. Shopkeeper Song always controls the food shipped to Guangling just right. Although the quantity is not large and it is difficult to make a surplus, it can always meet the needs. Every day
When the surplus grain in Guangling City was about to be exhausted, shopkeeper Song's grain arrived, and the food for people was
It felt that there would be no shortage of food in Guangling City. Slowly, Guan Yu lost his vigilance and unknowingly gave up other channels for obtaining food. Now all the food in Guangling City relies on the supply of shopkeeper Song. But Guan Yu did not realize that if Song
If the shopkeeper's next batch of grain cannot arrive in time, Guangling City will immediately run out of grain.
What also made Guan Yu relax his vigilance was that the market in Guangling City was becoming increasingly prosperous, and many people who had fled to Jiangnan returned to their hometowns one after another. Population is an important resource, which can not only provide taxes, but also supplement soldiers. In other words,
The population of one's own jurisdiction
The more people there are, the stronger they are. Guan Yu certainly doesn't mind these people returning to Guangling. Moreover, these people all speak with local accents, and most of them bring their families with them. Guan Yu even believes that these people came back because it is difficult to leave their homeland, but he does not
I know this is another strategy of Liu Xin.
Since Liu Xin already wants to recruit Guan Yu, he must capture Guangling. Whether these people live in Guangling or Jiangnan in the future, they will all be under his rule anyway. They cannot deplete the population of Guangling in order to develop Jiangnan. Therefore.
, when I heard that Guangling was gradually becoming peaceful,
Later, when some refugees wanted to return to their hometown, Liu Xin did not force them to stay, but opened the door to send them back to Guangling. However, some of the people who returned to Guangling were mobilized by Liu Xin.
Liu Xin promised that they could return to Jiangnan at any time.
On the surface, the price of food in Guangling City is stable. This is because shopkeeper Song has shipped food from time to time, covering up the fact that Guangling is suffering from a food shortage. A large number of refugees have returned to Guangling, which has gradually restored vitality to the market in Guangling, but at the same time, it has also
There are countless mouths that want to eat. If there is a food shortage, the famine will be even more severe than before.
Not only did Guan Yu not realize this, he was also stepping up his efforts to expand his army. As the army expanded, the consumption of military food would naturally increase. In the past, shopkeeper Song brought back a batch of food that was enough to last ten days and a half month, but now it is only enough.
It’s been five or six days.
There is nothing that can be done about it. Yuan Shu is recruiting troops aggressively, putting tremendous pressure on the neighboring Xuzhou. Liu Bei has already transferred a group of troops and horses from Guangling. However, Guangling is not without danger. Liu Yao to the west has long been eyeing it.
In the eyes of these two people, Xuzhou, which had just been ravaged by Cao Cao last winter, was now a piece of fat on their lips and a good opportunity for them to expand their strength.
The large number of people who returned to Guangling allowed Guan Yu's plan to expand the army to be successfully realized. Many people did not have a fixed livelihood after returning to Guangling. Joining the army to pay was also an opportunity to support their families, and many of these people were originally from Guangling's old army.
, they could be put into battle with a little training, which made Guan Yu very satisfied. But he didn't know that many of these so-called old Guangling troops came from the third and fourth legions under Liu Xin.
Third, in the process of helping resettle Xuzhou refugees, many soldiers of the Fourth Army learned some Xuzhou dialects, and some young soldiers started their own families as a result. This was allowed by Liu Xin in peacetime.
.In this way, these soldiers blended in with the people returning home and were inconspicuous. Among the 15,000 Xuzhou troops currently stationed in Guangling, 10,000 were recently recruited by Guan Yu, and among these 10,000,
But there were more than 7,000 people from the Third and Fourth Army Corps.
Nowadays, Guangling City's food lifeline is in the hands of Liu Xin, and half of the defenders are Liu Xin's subordinates. And the people in the city, especially those who have returned from Jiangnan, are mostly attracted to Liu Xin.
The current Guangling City should be within easy reach for Liu Xin.
Such preparations have been going on since Liu Xin came to Wujun. They have been step-by-step, not impatient, and well-arranged. Even Ju Shou was deeply impressed. He cupped his hand and said: "My lord, I have been planning for a long time, and now everything is ready."
I'm ready, I just need a reason to take action."
Liu Xin chuckled and said, "I have to wrong Shopkeeper Song again."
In the back garden of the Guangling Prefecture, some new green has appeared on the willow branches in front of the pavilion. In the pavilion, Cao Hui, with her hair disheveled, nestled happily on Guan Yu's chest. Her hosta was in Guan Yu's hand.
Above. Recently, Guan Yu has been treating her better and better, but one thing is that he always likes to play with the hosta, so she always wears her hair loose. Although it is troublesome to comb her hair again, as long as Guan Yu can treat her well, she will
Just no opinion.
Guan Yu looked at the hosta and couldn't help but remember the words of shopkeeper Song, "This hosta comes from Luoyang." The decorations in the palace are good, with high-quality materials and excellent workmanship. Now, his woman also
can
Owning such a hosta was something that was unthinkable in the past. It would be even better if they could make a pair. Thinking of the pair of hostas, Guan Yu couldn't help but think of Du Xiuniang, and then Liu Bei.
Suddenly, Guan Yu looked at the jade hairpin in his hand, and his eyes lit up. This scene seemed familiar. Yes, Liu Bei also often played with a piece of jade. That jade piece was more definitely passed down from the palace, because it was a jade seal passed down from the country!
Liu Bei always carried this jade seal with him like a treasure. He often played with it, but rarely let others touch it, not even Guan Yu. Liu Bei said that he would return this jade seal to the Han Dynasty. Guan Yu remembered this.
It is clear. There are already two Han emperors in the world, but Liu Bei has not returned this jade seal to any of them. Could it be said that Liu Bei wants to take this jade seal as his own?
Guan Yu's brows gradually furrowed, and he became increasingly unable to see through Liu Bei.
It is said that Liu Bei was a kindhearted man, but when he ordered random arrows to shoot Sun Jian to death, he was merciless. They said that Liu Bei was kind and caring for the people, but he designed to intercept and kill Cao Cao's father, which brought disaster to Xuzhou.
The people were in dire straits. It was said that Liu Bei valued affection the most, but he knew that Guan Yu was in love with Du Xiuniang, but he got there first.
Could it be that the elder brother he had always respected was actually a hypocrite? The more Guan Yu thought about it, the more painful he became. He didn't dare to think about it anymore.
At this time, there was a noise outside the door, and a man stumbled in and said loudly: "General, it's bad!"
Guan Yu looked back and saw that it was a clerk next to shopkeeper Song. He couldn't help but feel an ominous premonition in his heart. Guan Yu forced himself to calm down and handed the hosta back to Cao Hui's hand, saying in a deep voice: "Why are you panicking?"
, go out and talk.”
Back in the front hall, the waiter still had lingering fear on his face and said in a trembling voice: "Back, back to General, Shopkeeper Song's grain boat was, was, detained on the river."
Guan Yu was furious and said: "Who dares to seize Guan's grain ship?"
The man trembled, braced himself and said, "Go back to the general, I heard that he is from Jingzhou Navy."
Guan Yu took pictures of several cases and stood up suddenly, with blazing anger in his eyes. But soon, Guan Yu calmed down, waved his hand and said, "What's going on? Where is Mr. Song?"
Guan Yu respected shopkeeper Song who helped him get a lot of food, and he had long since changed his name to "sir". With Guan Yu's proud character, it was quite difficult to address a businessman like this.
The clerk suddenly knelt down on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly: "They also captured my shopkeeper. General, you must save my shopkeeper."