"Where is Cao Mengde?" Liu Mang asked a kind of civil and military under his command.
"Cao Cao didn't bother our army envoys to eat and drink, but he didn't sell grain and grass. Xu Du Xunyou gave the conditions and he could sell 100,000 grain and grass to Yangzhou!" Xu Shu clasped his fists.
"What condition?!" Although Liu Wei knew this condition, he still hoped that Cao Cao would give him other requirements, but Liu Wei was disappointed.
"Cao Cao's appetite is getting bigger. This time, he not only wants the blueprint of the bed crossbow, but Xu Du Xun You also wants our army to send us our army's siege weapon, the crossbow!" Before Xu Shu could finish speaking, Liu Mang waved his hand directly Xu Shu didn't need to speak anymore.
I saw Liu Mang standing on the seat with a look of indifference in his eyes. If Cao Cao just sent him to bed, then Liu Mang would not be so angry. After all, Cao Cao also sent 100,000 grain and grass before, and this One hundred thousand grains of grain enabled Xu Shu to live and Shouchun City was still there. Liu Mang was also thinking about a trace of guilt when he was scheming against Cao Cao. , There is no friendship between these princes, there are only interests, this Cao Cao is actually holding on to this opportunity to make trouble, not only because he has a big appetite, he wants a bed crossbow, and now he is even thinking about carrying a crossbow.
It is absolutely impossible for Liu Wei to give the bed crossbow to Cao Cao. The three idiot brothers who got the bed crossbow with Cao Cao's background are not Cao Cao's opponents. Once Lao Cao takes Hebei, he will deal with him Liu Wei It's still a long time!
"There is no need to send envoys from Cao Mengde. Since he doesn't want to give it to Cao Mengde, we don't have to ask for it. He, Cao Mengde, can't get any of them! If you want it, you can let him get it!" Liu Mang thought I refused even if I didn't want to.
"There are other places!" Liu Mang continued to ask.
"My lord, this is finally Jingzhou!" Xu Shu looked at Liu Mang, with a trace of anger and embarrassment in his eyes. Liu Mang was waiting for Xu Shu to talk about Jingzhou, but Xu Shu suddenly stopped.
"Yuanzhi. Why didn't you say it!" Liu Mang asked suspiciously. Liu Biao of Jingzhou is a wealthy man. If there is any state in this world that has never experienced war, then it must be Jingzhou. up.
Whether it is Yanzhou, Yuzhou, Yangzhou in the Central Plains, or Jizhou, Youzhou, and Bingzhou in Hebei, or even Liangzhou and others in the Western Regions. All are war-torn.
In the Central Plains, Yuan Shu, Zhang Miao, Tao Qian, Lu Bu, Liu Bei, and Cao Cao fought for hegemony successively. In the Central Plains, Yangzhou, which used to have a population of several million, was beaten to a deserted place. That day, Xuzhou, the granary of the world, was beaten to pieces and nine rooms were left empty. Yuzhou, where the gentry gathered, became occupied by yellow turbans with only hundreds of thousands of people. As a matter of fact, even Lao Cao's Yanzhou has a population of only one million, and most of them migrated from the Zizhili generation.
Jizhou Youzhou Bingzhou in Hebei was originally a border land. Wars continued, and Gongsun Zan, Liu Yu, Han Fu, and Yuan Shao fought for hegemony, and it was difficult to calm down.
Not to mention Xiliang, when Dong Zhuo was there, it was chaotic, and when Dong Zhuo died, it was even more violent. Han Sui and Ma Teng were good people!
Sichuan. Zhang Lu and Liu Zhang also attacked each other. Only Jingzhou has never experienced war. The east of Jingzhou is based on Jiangxia. Strictly speaking, Jiangxia belongs to Jiangdong. For Jiangdong, Chibi is easy to defend and difficult to attack, but for Jingzhou, it is one man who guards the gate and ten thousand men who cannot open it. The battle between Liu Biao in Jingzhou and Sun Ce in Jiangdong was only in the Jiangxia generation. There would be no flames of war in the hinterland of Jingzhou.
To the north of Jingzhou is Nanyang County. Nanyang County used to be where Zhang Xiu lived, and Zhang Xiu was helping Liu Biao to guard the gate, so who could get in! Although there are entanglements in Shuchuan in the west, Liu Zhang can't even sweep the snow in front of his house. Zhang Lu has exhausted him.
In addition, Jingzhou has the natural Yangtze River as a barrier. It can be said that Jingzhou is the only place among the great Han that has not been invaded by war. Over the years, common people and gentry have rushed to migrate to Jingzhou. It can be said that the prosperity of Jingzhou is no less than that of Luoyang. Chang'an.
Therefore, the wealth of Liu Biao in Jingzhou is really incomparable. If you don't buy hundreds of thousands of grain and grass from him, you really can't justify it! It can be said that Jingzhou is Liu Mang's most hopeful place, and it may be more expensive. After all, this is a troubled time, even if it is three or four times more expensive, Liu Mang can afford it.
"My lord, this, this!" Xu Shu's faltering made Liu Mang's complexion even darker. Except for the good news brought by Jia Xu, the rest are all bad news up to now. Yes, or he took advantage of the fire to rob. Xu Shu still spoke like that before, but now he hesitates and hesitates without saying a word, which shows that this trip to Jingzhou is worse than the other roads.
"Speak directly! When did you Xu Yuanzhi become such a mother-in-law!" Liu Mang was a little dissatisfied. Xu Shu has always been known for his calmness and integrity, and when did he become such a mother-in-law.
"My lord, the Jingzhou envoy we sent has not returned!" Xu Shu said.
"Didn't come back? What do you mean?! Is Liu Biao willing to sell food? Is it a matter of price? If the price is negotiable, it can be doubled!" Mang also admitted that as long as the food is available and persists for a period of time, there will naturally be greater rewards at that time.
Liu Mang's words only made Xu Shu shake his head with a wry smile, "My lord, my lord, our envoy is not negotiating the price with Jingzhou Liu Biao, but our envoy has been killed and can't come back at all!"
"What!" Liu Mang jumped up suddenly, the envoy couldn't come back? The messenger was killed? Liu Mang's mouth was full of overwhelming anger, "This Liu Jingsheng really wants to break up with us in Yangzhou and start a war! If that's the case, then I will fulfill him!" Can Liu Mang not be angry, although the envoys sent by other roads are not able I bought food and grass but came back anyway, like the envoys sent to Hebei, the three brothers of the Yuan family treated them well, Cao Cao at Cao Cao’s place even provided delicious food and drink to the envoys, even Sun Ce’s envoy Sun Ce in Jiangdong Although the envoy was sent out, and the thousand gold was swallowed, at least the envoy came back alive, but when he arrived in Jingzhou, the envoy died and was killed.
Even if the two countries go to war without killing the envoy, killing the envoy means breaking up and preparing for war. Jingzhou has the Yangtze River as a barrier, but don't forget that it is not without territory on the other side of the Yangtze River.
Liu Mang's army can directly send troops from Lujiang River to attack Huangzhou and Jiangxia, and farther away can start from Yiyang and Zaoyang and enter Xinye Generation, so that Jingzhou can only be separated from the other side of the Yangtze River. Be more ruthless, then the Gan Ning navy can go upstream to attack the hinterland of Jingzhou.
Since Liu Biao in Jingzhou does not give food and grass, he, Liu Mang, can definitely grab it.
"Come here, send a letter to Lujiang's father-in-law, and the troops will be dispatched at the appointed time!" Liu Mang was really angry, and bad news came one after another. Now this Liu Biao in Jingzhou is deceiving people too much. Watching the tiger fight has made Liu Mang full of anger, and now he has killed his envoy. If Liu Mang doesn't show a little blood, I'm afraid it will be difficult to lead this army.
"My lord, it wasn't Liu Biao of Jingzhou who killed my envoy, but rather!" Xu Shu hurriedly stepped forward to stop Liu Mang. It doesn't matter if there is no shortage of food, but now Liu Mang's army is short of food and grass. If he can take Xinye to supplement Grain and grass can still be played, if Liu Biao in Jingzhou plays a big one and burns Xinye, then Liu Biao will be injured, and Liu Mang himself will not be much better. This kind of mutual injury will only allow others to take advantage of the fisherman's power.
"Didn't Liu Biao kill my envoy?" Liu Wei didn't understand. The direction the envoy sent was Liu Biao's Jingzhou. If the envoy was intercepted halfway, then Liu Mang would not be unaware, and would definitely send a second wave and a third wave. Messenger Bo, instead of just knowing it from Xu Shu now.
"It was not Liu Biao of Jingzhou who killed my envoy, but Liu Bei of Yuzhou!" Xu Shu finally pointed out the culprit.