Wait, please don't call me Emperor Zhaolie

Chapter 68 I am the wife of Liu

Guo Jia bowed deeply and said with a smile: "Guo Fengxiao will obey your orders, my Lord."

"Before coming to Qingzhou, Jia passed through Yanzhou. Along the way, he visited Chenliu Governor Zhang Miao, Dongjun Governor Cao Cao, and Jibei Xiang Bao Xin. If you want to take Yanzhou, these three people are the most threatening."

"The two who pose the greatest threat are Cao Mengde and Bao Yuncheng, followed by Zhang Mengzhuo."

Guo Jia smiled and said, "People always like to do the easy things first and then the difficult ones. If you want to use your troops in Yanzhou, you should do the opposite. First remove the most difficult ones, and then attack the next most difficult ones."

Liu Bei smiled and said, "Feng Xiao and I have the same idea. I also think so. We should gradually erode the enemy. We should first attack Cao Cao in Dongjun, then defeat Bao Xin in Jibei, and put Zhang Miao in Chenliu last."

"In this way, Yanzhou can be pacified!" Guo Jia added, clapping his hands.

Guo Jiafu sighed and said, "It's a pity. Two months ago, when I was passing through Dongjun, I met a talented person. I wanted to invite him to come to Pingyuan, but he declined."

"When the Yellow Turban Rebellion broke out in Qingzhou, he fled from Beihai to Xuzhou, where he lived for a year and then stopped in Yanzhou. Before leaving, he told me that if there was no way out, he planned to come to Pingyuan or return to his hometown."

"Who is this person?" Liu Bei asked.

Guo Fengxiao had a pretty good eye for people. Since he considered him a talented person, he must really have some ability.

Now that Beihai had been recovered, Qingzhou was not short of boastful people, and many Confucian scholars wanted to come and seek official positions. He casually asked them how to govern the country in a practical way, but the other party was hesitant.

Liu Bei could only give them a few compliments and ask them to go back to where they came from.

"The wise man is named Cui Yan, with the courtesy name Jigui. He is from Dongwucheng County, Ganling Commandery, Jizhou. He is a simple man and slow in speech. It takes a long time to know his potential and talents." Guo Jia recalled.

"By the way, he is also very good at swordsmanship, and he gets up early every day to practice diligently. I asked him why he was so hardworking, and Cui Jigui said that he had no servants by his side, and if he didn't practice swordsmanship well, he would probably die before he got halfway."

Guo Jia still remembered the swordsmanship very clearly. He was a wonderful person to talk to.

At that time, he was short of money and could only live in a village slightly away from the county town, where he happened to be a neighbor of that man.

"Where is he in Yanzhou?" Liu Bei then asked.

Guo Jia replied: "When I met him, he was still in Yangping. I don't know where he has gone now, but he should still be in Yanzhou."

Liu Bei clapped his hands and laughed, "That's perfect. I have ordered a large army to march out to Dongjun in early August. I have asked military officials to post notices in all the counties we pass through, looking for your old friend Cui Jigui."

"Your Excellency is so eager to seek talents, and I deeply admire you."

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Liu Bei acted decisively and sent several official documents with the seal of Qingzhou Mu to Pingyuan, Jinan and Le'an, recruiting combat soldiers, auxiliary soldiers, transport ships, arrows, silk cloth, food and fodder, which were checked and counted by the clerks of each county and the officials of the prefecture and county.

Because there was a lack of cavalry in the Central Plains, there was no need to carry chariots. More than 4,000 combat soldiers, 700 cavalry, 8,000 auxiliary soldiers, and accompanying military officers were recruited for this battle, totaling 13,000 people.

The military soldiers who had stayed behind previously set up two more camps, namely Liangdu Camp and Hengqiang Camp.

The armor captured from the previous defeat of Gongsun Du was distributed to more than 2,400 reserve soldiers who were well-trained and selected after experiencing many fierce battles.

Therefore, apart from the auxiliary soldiers who did miscellaneous tasks, there were 6,400 elite armored soldiers who could be used to attack the enemy head-on on the battlefield.

This battle was the largest number of troops mobilized by Liu Bei since he became the Prime Minister of Pingyuan. He did what he said, and tried his best to wipe out the main force of Cao's army in one battle.

Destroy the base of military officers and officials trained by the Xiahou and Cao families in Yanzhou.

If he didn't defeat Cao Cao and make him flee in panic, he would write the character "Liu" upside down.

For this battle, Liu Bei ordered Guan Yu to lead the Liangdu Camp and Zhang Fei to lead the Hengqiang Camp, while the cavalry was still led by Zhao Yun. Taishi Ci remained as the personal guard cavalry, while Jian Yong led the reserve troops and ordered Guan Hai to assist him.

Guo Fengxiao served as a military officer and followed the army into battle.

Liu Bei personally took charge of the auxiliary soldiers and ordered Ran to lead the Chaiying camp to build bridges across the water and supervise the craftsmen in the army to build siege equipment.

Xun Yu led Zhao Zhen and Han Mu to guard Pingyuan to prevent Yuan Shao from suddenly leading his troops to launch a surprise attack.

Liu Bei thought: "Now most of the Yanzhou troops are stationed in Liaocheng, Dongjun. Liu Dai and Cao Mengde are both here. The grain and horses requisitioned by Pingyuan will definitely be spread..."

"After seeing me attack Gongsun Du, the other side immediately sent troops to Dongjun. Perhaps they thought that I was exhausted and at the end of my strength."

"We had to retreat when we attacked Pingyuan last time because we were blocked by the city wall. I'm afraid they will take the initiative to lead their troops to fight me this time."

Thinking of this, Liu Bei smiled.

During this period in history, Liu Dai and Cao Cao only knew how to lead their troops forward. Hundreds of thousands of Yellow Turbans also had to take the initiative to go out of the city to fight. As a result, Liu Dai and Bao Xin died in battle one after another.

This made Cao Cao truly wake up and start to pay attention to strategy.

This time the Yellow Turbans were wiped out by him, and the two men who had never suffered any loss might still be stubborn and choose to go out of the city and fight him in the field.

Then it becomes - the first battle is the decisive battle.

Liu Bei was looking out the window thinking, but was interrupted by crying sounds.

Madam Yin, holding her one-year-old baby in her arms, opened the curtain and entered the study.

Ever since Yin Jun gave birth to a son, she has shown less care for Liu Bei and has focused more on her youngest son. Fortunately, the child is still young and Liu Bei will never ignore him as long as he grows up.

A loving mother can easily spoil her son, and a legitimate son who is brought up too pampered cannot bear his heavy burden.

Yin wanted to hand the child to Liu Bei to hold, but the little guy hugged her neck and refused to let go. He quickly turned his face away, very shy.

Liu Bei stretched out his hand with a bit of embarrassment and coughed dryly: "It seems that this child is shy because I am often away from home. I will raise him for two or three months after I conquer Dongjun."

Your father can even win the hearts of his officers and soldiers, so a mere child is not worth mentioning. When I have free time, I can use a little trick to make you obedient.

Liu Bei said in his heart.

Yin was sensible and knew that there were some things that had to be done by her husband. Even if they were apart for a long time, she had to stabilize the family and support him.

Gently placing the young child in her arms on the couch, Yin Jun naturally snuggled in her husband's arms, enjoying this brief moment of tranquility.

He whispered, "When will things be settled...when the chaos in the world can be completely quelled, and you don't have to work so hard anymore."

Liu Bei consoled him, "It will be soon. Now Qingzhou has been pacified. In ten years at the shortest and fifteen years at the longest, I will make sure that there will be no more fighting in the world."

Then he clasped his fingers together and said jokingly, "Don't bother me with your relatives to ask for official titles and honors when the time comes."

Yin Jun also laughed and said, "If they have talent, why would they come to me? If they don't have talent, it's useless to come to me."

"Although I am a daughter of the Yin family, I am also a wife of the Liu family..."

　Thanks to my book friend Shao Nian Yong Bu Fa Ke for the reward, and I wish you all a happy National Day!
　　
　
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