Wait, please don't call me Emperor Zhaolie

Chapter 206: Liu Bei is so powerful that he cannot be challenged!
"Since Dong Zhuo rebelled, the earth has cracked, the sky has collapsed, disasters have occurred frequently, and the world has lost its order. My father-in-law defeated Dong Zhuo only to support the Han Dynasty. If he were still alive, he would follow Lord Xuande to support our Han Dynasty."

When Sun Ce heard Liu Shijun praising his father Sun Jian in front of so many people, tears welled up in his eyes and he hurriedly bowed and said.

Once Lord Xuande said this, it was considered that the Sun family had betrayed Yuan Shu. From now on, if anyone dared to talk about Sun Bofu's betrayal, he would never let these villains go.

Sun Ce ordered people to bring Zhang Xun and Liang Gang up to present to the envoy.

Unexpectedly, Liu Bei only asked a simple question, then let the matter go, patted Sun Ce on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Bo Fu, would you like to introduce me to the people behind you?"

Sun Ce immediately ordered Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, Han Dang, Lü Fan, Sun He, Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai to come forward and pay their respects to Lord Xuande.

"We pay our respects to Lord Xuande!" everyone bowed in unison.

"Everyone, please stand up. No need to be polite."

Liu Bei smiled and raised his hand to support him, feeling extremely happy.

The Sun family of Jiangdong has been dealt with, and only Meng De is still resisting. But it doesn’t matter. Even if Cao Mengde dares to divide the river and rule, there are plenty of ways to deal with him.

At this moment, among the three major princes in the south, Liu Yao was unable to take care of himself. Yuan Shu first lost 30,000 to 40,000 Yellow Turbans, and later lost Qiao Rui, Zhang Xun and Sun Ce, and nearly 12,000 soldiers. It can be said that he was seriously injured.

He originally wanted to seize Yuzhou and make plans to replace the Han Dynasty and become emperor later. He even sent assassins to kill Chen Wang Liu Chong. Unexpectedly, he became the prince who suffered the most losses since Liu Bei led his army south.

If Cao Cao could capture Yuzhang County and occupy the four counties of Jiangdong, his strength would probably be no less than that of Yuan Shu.

If Yuan Gonglu had the possibility of becoming emperor before, now after his great defeat, I'm afraid he can only hide in a corner and lick his wounds.

He thought he lived up to the prophecy of Dangtu Gao, the one who would replace the Han Dynasty, but he was defeated by Liu Xuande, a relative of the Han Dynasty, in a simple fight. Three of the four generals of Huainan were killed, and Ji Ling, who survived, was not sent to Yuzhou by Yuan Shu because he transferred troops to attack Lujiang and Wanxian. Otherwise, no one would dare to guess what would have happened.

Even Ji Ling, who was far away in Lujiang, felt an inexplicable chill down his spine. Fortunately, he won the battle against Qiao Rui and got the opportunity to go to Wan County, otherwise...

While Liu Bei was pacifying Sun Ce's soldiers and the surrendered soldiers of Yuan's army in Huainan, this shocking news spread like wildfire throughout Huainan as the defeated soldiers fled back to Jiujiang.

It was like a thunderclap out of nowhere, shocking and frightening.

It also made Liu Xuande suddenly famous in Huainan, Jingxiang, and Jiangdong regions.

Although Liu Bei's momentum in regaining Luoyang had previously attracted the attention of the world, it was still far away from them. But now they have truly reached Huainan, and except for Jiaozhou, they are bordering almost all the territories of the princes in the southeast.

As a result, no one expected that Liu Xuande sent troops from Xuzhou in March, and by the end of April he had defeated the soldiers under Yuan Gonglu, who was vaguely the strongest warlord in the south, and made them flee.

At that time, Yuan Shao in Yecheng only lost Yan Liang, a famous general from Hebei, but Yuan Shu lost three generals in the battle of attacking Yuzhou.

Only after this comparison do we realize that Yuan Benchu ​​is worthy of being Yuan Benchu, and is much better than Yuan Gonglu of Runan.

Liu Xuande's battle in Peidi completely awakened the southern princes.

Whether in the dispatch of food and weapons or the speed of advance, the ferocious Qingzhou army was completely different from them.

After Liu Biao received the news hurriedly reported by the clerk, he immediately called Kuai Liang. After Kuai Liang carefully read the document, he closed the wooden tablet and remained silent for a long time.

After Liu Biao repeatedly questioned him, Kuai Liang finally sighed and said with a wry smile: "How can one who defeats others and one who is defeated by others be mentioned in the same breath?"

Cai and others present were also silent, all frightened by the powerful troops under Liu Xuande's command.

But what shocked Kuai Liang was not the Qingzhou Hu Ben cavalry that everyone saw, nor the well-trained infantry. It was the terrifying dispatch and organization behind these soldiers. It was definitely the county officials who registered the common people and went to every household in the village, bypassing the wealthy and noble families and deeply rooted in the village. No wealthy and powerful people were hiding the population and money and taxes. Once a war was fought, all materials could be directly mobilized.

I recall that when Liu Bei was measuring land in various states, he would forcibly measure the land even if dozens of powerful families rose up in rebellion.

In this situation, even if Liu Xuande was defeated once or twice, he could make a comeback quickly.

When King Ying Zheng of Qin conquered the State of Chu, Li Xin led an army of 200,000 and was defeated. Only one year later, King Ying Zheng of Qin ordered the famous Qin general Wang Jian to lead an army of 600,000 to the south again to conquer the State of Chu, completely destroying the State of Chu which had existed for 800 years.

Only when a country is prosperous can it discipline the powerful local officials who are difficult to get rid of, integrate land, population, money and grain taxes. This is how Qin was able to unify the country and include all the princes.

While they were still thinking about establishing their own territorial sovereignty, Liu Bei's strategy had already surpassed that of other princes and he was already laying a solid foundation for the future.

"He is a hero who commands the whole world with his might and the support of the people."

Although Kuai Liang had never met Liu Xuande, he could not help but be extremely interested in him and could not help but praise him secretly.

Today he finally understood the helplessness of the princes in the face of Emperor Gaozu four hundred years ago, and their obedience in the face of Emperor Guangwu two hundred years ago.

Previously, I thought that the decisive battle between Liu and Yuan in Hebei would still be uncertain as to who would win.

But now he knew that the Yuan family was doomed. The longer it dragged on, the more disadvantageous it would be for Yuan Benchu. In another year or two, the food and grass reserves would be far less than those of the three states of Qing, Yan and Xu. Liu Xuande would only become stronger and stronger.

It won't be long before the world will return to the hands of the Liu family.

"Gentlemen, do you think Liu Xuande will make a concerted effort to destroy Yuan Gonglu in Huainan?"

Liu Biao asked with a slight headache.

Although it is a good thing that the Liu family is rising in the royal family, this happened too quickly.

It has only been a few years since Dong Zhuo retreated to Chang'an, and he came to Jingzhou in response to the imperial edict, but now he feels a sense of imminent urgency.

If Liu Xuande were to occupy Huainan, then Runan County and Lujiang County would be connected to Nanyang and Jiangxia in his Jingzhou.

It was with great difficulty that the restless Nanyang nobles and gentry were suppressed, but now they are likely to rise again.

If Yuan Shu were really wiped out, there would be many people in Nanyang and Jiangxia counties who would flee north to support Liu Bei.

Especially Nanyang is mostly plains, suitable for cavalry to gallop.

The northern part of Jingzhou does not have the natural barrier of the Yangtze River like Jiangdong. If Liu Xuande comes, the cavalry may be able to march straight to Xiangyang.

Then where can Liu Jingsheng go? Should he retreat to Jiangling?

Liu Biao thought that several counties in southern Jingzhou were pretending to obey his orders but actually disobeyed them. Even though he was the governor of Jingzhou, he could only govern Nanyang County, Jiangxia County and Nan County.

When he thought about Yuan Shu's downfall, he was afraid that he would be destroyed too, and he felt like a thorn in his heart, unable to let go.

"Liu Xuande, why are you the only one in the world? Who can be compared with you?!"

Liu Biao said with a melancholy look.

(End of this chapter)