For the pimp Xu in front of him, Liu Mang is really angry. He almost set Liu Mang's backyard on fire. How can Liu Mang have a good impression of such a person! So even the tone of his speech to Jia Xu has changed a lot. Jia Xu is an old fox, and a human being, how could he not see Liu Mang's discomfort, and he can't help it. Although his pimp Xu didn't complete the task perfectly, he didn't know that several wives came back together at this time, but at least you, Liu Mang, felt better, didn't you? Of course, Jia Xu would not say such words, Jia Xu could only hide his embarrassment with a smile,
"Old fox!" Liu Mang looked at Jia Xu so angry that his teeth itch. As the saying goes, you don't hit people with smiling faces. When Jia Xu smiles, Liu Mang can't reprimand you on the spot. You can just keep this kind of thing in your heart. If you say it, Liu Mang himself I have to be unlucky with Jia Xu. "Mr. Wen He wants this king to be ungrateful and untrustworthy to the world!" Liu Mang couldn't accuse him directly, but he tried to find fault with him by beating around the bush.
Jia Xu doesn't care anymore, after all, Liu Mang can be regarded as his junior compared to his age, it's normal to have such a temperament, if Liu Mang doesn't say anything, doesn't have any complaints, then Jia Xu is really serious. Will be afraid, just like Cao Pi, the second son of Cao Cao's family, who hides everything in his heart and doesn't say anything on the surface. Maybe he has already buried a hole for you in private. Such a person is a big event, but Jia Xu doesn't like this kind of people plotting against him, so although Liu Mang's petty temper doesn't fit Mingzhu's temperament, I don't know why Jia Xu has a sense of belonging after joining Liu Mang's army these days feel.
"My lord, if you want to keep your trust in the world, you just need to reject Yuan Xi's conditions, and there is no need to hate Yuan Xi!" Jia Xu's life is to not offend if he can, and if he offends, he should kill him directly . After saving it, Xianyu turned over and made himself uncomfortable. If the envoy sent by Yuan Xi was killed, it would be tantamount to breaking with the Yuan family, because Yuan Xi had a good relationship with his elder brother Yuan Tan or younger brother Yuan Shang, except that it was difficult to reconcile in the fight for inheritance rights. At other times, speaking still has a bit of prestige. If you hate Yuan Xi, you will hate the Yuan family in Hebei. Why bother! Anyway, Liu Mang is actually the brother-in-law of the Yuan brothers in Hebei.
"Killing Yuan Xi's envoy can make people in the world feel the kindness of the king, and know that he will repay his kindness!" Liu Mang seemed to be on the shoulders with Jia Xu, and it didn't matter whether he killed Yuan Xi's envoy or not of. Although the killing of the envoy made people all over the world lament Liu Mang's kindness, but Liu Mang's previous reputation for benevolence and righteousness is already there, and it's not that bad! It doesn't matter to Yuan's brother Liu Mang if they don't kill them, except for Yuan Xi, they are all short-sighted people, and they will be defeated sooner or later, although this Yuan Xi is a bit knowledgeable. But he is too indecisive. If he is decisive enough, he should help one of the brothers win the power of the Yuan family, stabilize Hebei and fight Cao Cao again. Only then can the Yuan family's foundation be preserved, but Yuan Xi can't do it! I can only watch Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang fight internally, and in the end the situation is over. Just become the soul of the dead under Cao Cao's knife.
If such a person is offended, he will be offended, Liu Mang doesn't care at all, what he cares about is the current Yuan brothers' food and grass.
"My lord, don't you want Guangling Huaiyin area?" Jia Xu suddenly said with a smile on Liu Mang.
"Guangling?! Huaiyin!" Hearing these two place names from Jia Xu, Liu Mang no longer bickered with Jia Xu, but began to meditate. These two place names are very important to Liu Mang, because he got From these two places, it can be said that Liu Mang's army has an outlet to the sea. Once there is an outlet to the sea, Liu Mang's sea ships can go directly northward to reach the first generation of Liaodong. What is the difference between the JAC generation! The layout is a war horse! And Liu Mang's army is the most lacking, because there are three cavalry troops in Liu Mang's army. Cavalry don't just use human armor. The horses are easy to consume. Liu Mang wants to keep the consumption of these three cavalry. Then a large number of war horses must be brought in, but Liu Wei is very difficult to get war horses. Both Xiliang and Hebei have blocked the channels for approaching horses. The most important thing in Liaodong is war horses, which is lacking in Liaodong. What they need is food and ironware, so the trade with Liaodong complements each other. In addition, Liaodong Gongsundu can restrain foreigners with him, so it can be said that there is nothing wrong with strengthening his strength. Liu Mang is even planning to find Treasure Island and Hainan after he has an outlet to the sea, and he can even go to Nanyang. There is a fertile land there, and there are imports of grain and grass there. I'm afraid not to mention Yangzhou, I am afraid that the whole big man will not How many people will be hungry? Liu Mang needs a population, a large number of people. Now the big Han is almost empty. It really makes the big man stand in the forest of the world.
So this estuary is very important to Liu Mang. Now that Jia Xu said Huaiyin Guangling, it is naturally the estuary closest to Liu Mang’s territory. Of course Liu Mang wants to get it, otherwise he would not let Zhang Liao go as the coach. Linhuai also sent out the two elite Xiliang iron cavalry and the black chess army, in order to encircle the spot for reinforcements and annex Huaiyin Guangling if they had the opportunity.
"But Huaiyin and Guangling are both within the territory of Xuzhou!" Jia Xu continued to say with a smile.
Liu Reck's eyes sank, and the scribes and generals in the hall also pondered. Liu Reck wanted to get an outlet, but the outlet was in Xuzhou. Cao Cao had "kindness" to Liu Reck, so Liu Reck couldn't beat Cao Cao. , at least you can't take Xuzhou when Cao Cao is empty now, or you will take advantage of the emptiness and be ungrateful, but if you don't get it now, then don't even think about it later, because once Cao Cao frees up his hands and unifies Hebei You must go south, and the first obstacle to go south is Liu Mang's army. You still expect to win Xuzhou at that time! At that time, Xuzhou must have reached the peak of soldiers and horses. Even if Liu Mang wanted to get it, it was impossible without paying a heavy price. Moreover, when he got the seaport at that time, what year was the horse transportation? For Liu Mang, or for the princes in the Central Plains and even the entire Jianghuai region, it is very precious, because the world has been in chaos for so many years, and basically the winner can be roughly determined. When the final decisive battle comes, They are not ready for their background to bear the pressure!
"My lord wants to get this Huaiyin Guangling Mausoleum. I don't want to bear the infamy, so I should ask for it from Yuan Xi's envoy!" The smile in Jia Xu's eyes finally made Liu Wei pleasing to his eyes once.
"What do you mean by Wen He's words!" Liu Mang asked Jia Xu impatiently.
Jia Xu then said eloquently, "Master, we cannot attack Huaiyin and Guangling because the current Xuzhou is under Cao Cao's command, but what if Xuzhou is not under Cao Cao's rule!"
"Not under Cao Cao's rule!" Liu Mang was afraid that he would gain a reputation for being ungrateful by attacking Xuzhou. So if Xuzhou is not under Cao Cao's command, there will be no such scruples.
"What if this Xuzhou becomes Yuan Xi's rule?!" Jia Xu continued to induce Liu Mang to think.
"Impossible!" Liu Mang refused without even thinking about it, because although Xuzhou is relying on Qingzhou, even if the lord of Qingzhou, Yuan Tan, is to fight, it is impossible for the old Cao to deploy a heavy army above Xuzhou. On top of that, Zang Ba was sent with soldiers and horses to even deploy defenses in Qingzhou. However, in this world, Liu Mang and Lu Bu led Zang Ba to break out, but Lao Cao did not relax his defense against Xuzhou. He ordered General Jin to station a heavy army on the edge of Qingzhou, even if the Battle of Guandu was fought so badly. Miserably, Lao Cao didn't let Yu Jin's soldiers make a move. Just want to become a nail nailed there.
When father Yuan Shao was in his prime, Yuan Tan still failed to break through Yujin's defense line, let alone Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shao now.
And the Youzhou where Yuan Xi is located is after Qingzhou, how could it be possible to cross Qingzhou and Jizhou to fight Xuzhou!
"Hehe, my lord, Yuan Xi doesn't have soldiers and horses, but we can lend them to him! Xu Shu also understood what Jia Xu said. Xu Shu is good at conspiracy, but not good at conspiracy. Naturally, he is a little worse than Jia Xu in terms of calculating people. But Xu Shu's IQ is very high, as long as Jia Xu dials it, he will understand it. Although he doesn't like Jia Xu, but I have to say, this Jia Xu and Jia Wenhe are very good! With this person assisting the lord, the lord will not need Worries are calculated.
"Lend him soldiers and horses?!" Liu Mang's eyes were rolling, how could he borrow soldiers and horses, he only had four elite soldiers in his hand, Liu Mang couldn't bear to part with each of them.
"My lord, have you forgotten that we now have an army of 300,000!" Xu Shu said to Liu Mang with a smile.
Only then did Liu Mang's eyes light up. Indeed, he has an army of 300,000 troops in his hands. Although it has not yet fully formed an army, it is still a force. Although the combat effectiveness of the 300,000 mob is poor, Lao Cao has stationed a large army on the northern border of Qingzhou and Xuzhou, but in Guangling Huaiyin, the southernmost part of Xuzhou. But there are not many soldiers and horses. At most, there are hundreds of old, weak, sick and disabled in a county. The main force has been dispatched, and Xuzhou has experienced several battles. How many defenders can there be in the city? ! So although Liu Mang's 300,000 reserve soldiers are scumbags, their opponents are even more scumbags. So if you really borrow troops, you can really win the Huaiyin and Guangling areas.
Moreover, Liu Mang lent Yuan Xi soldiers and horses not just for reserve service. Jia Xu was planning to select those Shanyue people. As long as Liu Mang raises his arms and shouts, he will surely be able to fight against each other, so borrowing troops is only temporary.
"What Wenhe means is that we lend troops to Yuan Xi, help him take down Huaiyin and Guangling areas, and then send troops to attack Yuan Xi?!" Liu Wei's eyes lit up. If this is the case, then there is no such thing as ingratitude. Moreover, Liu Wei can still use the banner of helping Cao Cao. When the time comes, he will have a reputation and a territory, so why not do it.
The most important thing is to borrow food and grass. Yuan Xi wanted Liu Mang to attack Cao Cao, so he gave 200,000 shi of food and grass plus ten thousand gold. Although Liu Mang didn't attack directly, it was no different from sending troops. Xi added a site for nothing, so why didn't Yuan Xi pay for it
"General Yuan's envoy must take good care of it, Yang Hong will leave this matter to you!" With such a rich master, Liu Mang's attitude immediately changed. Yang Hong is Liu Mang's chief diplomat. With Yang Hong here, Liu Mangjun basically has no pressure on diplomacy.
"The old minister takes orders!" Yang Hong clasped his fists at Liu Mang, and Yang Hong's strong point was his strong point.
"If this strategy succeeds, Wen He will take the lead!" Liu Mang said while looking at Jia Xu with a smile. If this plan succeeds, then with the 200,000 grain and grass, Yangzhou will tide over the difficulties, and Yangzhou's estuary to the sea will also be found, so why not do it!
"Hehe, my lord, don't be too happy! Although Wenhe's strategy is good, far away water can't save near fire!" Xu Shu didn't have the conspiracy that Jia Xu thought of, but he knew the conspiracy. Seeing Liu Mang so happy, he suddenly jumped Pans of cold water were poured on it.
"Two hundred thousand grain and grass are available, but it's not now!" Although Yuan Xi has grain and grass, although Youzhou is not 108,000 miles away from Yangzhou, it is still thousands of miles away. , let alone a detour, and even Cao Cao's territory, Cao Cao would let him come so easily! The only thing that can guarantee safety is the sea route, but the premise of the sea route is that Liu Mang gets the entrance to the sea first, and if he can't win Xuzhou, don't talk about anything. Therefore, the far water cannot save the near fire.
Xu Shu directly sent Liu Mang into the abyss of hell again, yes, how long can Liu Mang's food and grass last! In less than a month, everyone is ready to drink the northwest wind!
"Continue!" Liu Mang could only rub his head, he had to find the fastest and most accessible spring water to the plight of Yangzhou.