The Three Kingdoms: Zhaolie, the strategist, and the rise of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 203: The fate of Cao Cao and Liu Bei depends on Li Yi's words

In fact, in addition to the fact that Cao Cao was unable to continue fighting, Liu Bei was also feeling very tired after holding on until now.

Not only were they physically and mentally exhausted, but the money and grain accumulated in Xuzhou over the past few years were almost completely depleted.

At the same time, Liu Bei was very annoyed by a series of personnel appointment and dismissal issues and the intensification of social contradictions brought about by the war.

But after listening to Li Yi's analysis, Liu Bei suddenly understood.

Originally, Henan couldn't beat Hebei in a head-on battle, but now we have finally held on for this long.

Once Cao and Liu give up and withdraw their troops, the morale in the military camp will immediately collapse.

Public opinion will also lean towards Yuan Shao.

The crises that were originally on the sidelines at this time will all explode together.

Therefore,
Cao Cao and Liu Bei had no way to retreat and could only fight on!
After they had confirmed their belief, they asked Li Yi:

"Who can go and rob the grain?"

"You can send Xu Huang immediately!"

Li Yi replied.

Cao Cao nodded and added:
"I will order Jin to assist him, and together we will go and rob the grain."

Li Yi then said to Liu Bei:

"We must also send a large number of troops to guard our army's food supply route and prevent Shao's troops from invading."

Because Cao Cao's side had basically been cut off from food and supplies, Liu Bei was the main source of supply.

So Li Yi only ordered Liu Bei to send a large number of troops to guard the place.

Liu Bei readily accepted the advice and ordered Zhang Liao and Xu Chu to lead 2,000 soldiers to personally escort the food and fodder to Guandu.

……

It was September in the autumn of the year 200 AD.

Yu Jin from Cao's camp and Xu Huang from Liu's camp each led a thousand soldiers to rob Yuan Shao's grain carts that were transporting grain to the Guandu front.

Thirty miles north of Guandu, in a dense forest.

Xu Huang and Yu Jin each led 500 elite soldiers and lay in ambush in the forest.

The sun is approaching dusk, and the setting sun is like blood.

Xu Huang lay on a high hill, looking at the official road in the distance.

Yuan Shao’s grain transport convoy was seen winding like a long snake, with rumbling carriages and horses and fluttering flags.

The guards numbered about 3,000 people, all of them were armed to the teeth and on high alert.

Xu Huang frowned, stroked his beard and pondered:
"Although Yuan's army is large, they are exhausted from marching and their soldiers are scattered."

"Now that we are about to reach Guandu, I feel lazy again."

"Our troops are well-rested and ready to be attacked!"

So he summoned Yu Jin to come and discuss the matter of robbing grain.

Yu Jin came over and whispered in Xu Huang's ear:

"I will lead two hundred cavalrymen and lie in ambush on the left side of the road."

"Just wait for the order and come out to meet the general."

Xu Huang was overjoyed and said:

"Good! I will lead my troops to hide in the right forest. You can prepare more torches and sulfur."

As the sky gradually darkened, Yuan's army's grain transport team reached the depths of the dense forest.

Xu Huang saw that the time had come, so he raised his hands behind his shoulders and shouted:
"kill!"

Suddenly, trumpets sounded in the forest and ambushes came out.

Yuan's army was originally exhausted, but when they heard the noise, they all perked up.

Xu Huang took the lead, holding a mountain-splitting axe, and led his troops to block their way.

Han Meng was a fierce general under Yuan Shao. When he saw the enemy army robbing food supplies, he personally brandished his sword and rode his horse to fight.

Xu Huang took over the fight. The cavalry behind him were war horses purchased by Xuzhou from Liaodong.

Trained personally by Tian Yu and Zhao Yun.

The cavalry rushed into the formation like a tiger into a flock of sheep, charging left and right, causing chaos in Yuan's army.

When Yu Jin heard the shouting, he took advantage of the situation and led his troops to attack from the left wing, killing the people around the grain carts one by one.

Then Tianjia set fire to the grain carts.

Han Meng was shocked and angry when he saw the grain cart on fire. He rode his horse straight to Yu Jin and shouted:

"The thief will leave!"

Yu Jin rode his horse and held his spear to fight, and joined Han Meng in the battle.

The two generals fought for more than thirty rounds, and Xu Huang raised his axe to help.

Han Mengliao was unable to withstand the attack and turned his horse around and fled.

Xu Huang shouted and went straight for Han Meng.

Han Meng was caught off guard and was knocked off his horse by Xu Huang's axe.

Yu Jin took advantage of the situation and urged his troops to burn all of Yuan's food and supplies.

When Yuan's soldiers saw that they had lost their commander and their grain carts were burned, they were at a loss and began to cry and flee.

In the darkness of the night, countless people trampled on each other and died.

At Yuan Shao's main camp, a sentry saw a fire starting in the northwest from afar.

While they were in doubt, some defeated soldiers surrendered and shouted:
"The grain cart has been robbed! Report this to Lord Yuan immediately!"

Everyone rushed inside and told the matter in detail.

Yuan Shao was shocked, "How dare the enemy army do this!"

He then ordered Zhang He and Gao Lan to lead a large army to provide support and block the main road.

On the other side, Xu Huang and Yu Jin saw that the fire was getting bigger and bigger and they couldn't stop it. They also heard people shouting and horses neighing in the southeast.

He ordered the troops to retreat and not to pursue Yuan's soldiers, and to quickly evacuate the fire scene.

When Zhang He and Gao Lan arrived, they saw Xu Huang and his men returning from burning grain.

The two generals urged their troops forward to stop the fighting.

Xu Huang and Yu Jin were unwilling to fight and just tried to break out to the south.

After a fierce fight, Xu Huang pointed to the fire behind him and said:
"No food?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang He and Gao Lan had no choice but to abandon Xu Huang and Yu Jin and rush to put out the fire.

Xu Huang and Yu Jin took advantage of the situation to break through the encirclement and returned to the allied camp.

The soldiers from Hebei rushed to put out the fire, told each other and went to the river to fetch water.

After the fire was completely extinguished, they counted the grain and found that only two grain carts were saved.

The two generals looked at each other, then at Han Meng lying on the ground, all in silence.

After a long while, Gao Lan looked up to the sky and sighed:
"All the food and grass are gone. How can I explain to the Lord when I get back?"

The two generals had become sensitive figures in Yuan’s camp because of the loss of Qingzhou.

Now that we have failed to rescue the food and grass, I am afraid that Lord Yuan will blame us even more.

"Let's go back and report to Lord Yuan first, and then make plans."

Zhang He said.

Gao Lan followed his advice and had no choice but to order his men to clean up the battlefield and treat the wounded.

Along the way, he gathered the remnants of the defeated troops who had fled earlier and returned to Yuan's camp, where he reported that all the food and grass had been destroyed.

When Yuan Shao heard that his generals had returned to camp in defeat, he became furious:
"Are you guys treating me badly?"

He then ordered the warriors to take Gao Lan and Zhang He out and behead them.

The officials hurriedly exhorted, saying:

"General Zhang and General Gao are only here to help."

"The burning of the food and grass was the fault of Han Meng's negligence, not the fault of the two generals."

All the officials came out to plead for Zhang He and Gao Lan because the two men were indeed innocent in this matter.

They were sent in temporarily to put out the fire and had done their best. It's not their fault.

In addition, Han Meng died in the battle, and Yuan Shao had no outlet for his anger, so he could only put the blame on Zhang He and Gao Lan.

This is just because Yuan Shao is angry. If he really kills these two people, the morale of the army will definitely change.

So all the officials in Hebei came out to plead for mercy.

Yuan Shao's anger subsided a little at this moment, and he pardoned Zhang He and Gao Lan.

Zhang He and Gao Lan were spared the death penalty and retreated in dismay.

The hardest part of a battle is waiting.

The most crucial point of waiting is to make yourself invincible first, so as to wait for the enemy to be defeated.

That is, don't let the enemy defeat you first, and then take advantage of the enemy's weakness.

The grain carts were robbed this time because Yuan Shao was taken advantage of by the Henan army and his mistake was seized upon.

That’s thousands of grain carts!
This was collected after a long time in Hebei before being transported to the Guandu front line.

Once it's gone, even a rich province like Hebei will not be able to immediately produce thousands of grain carts for you.

"Well!"

Yuan Shao covered his chest, feeling unbearable pain.

The crowd shouted loudly, stepped forward to catch Yuan Shao and greeted him with concern.

"nothing."

Yuan Shao waved his hands, enduring the pain, cold sweat dripping from his forehead.

"...How long can our army's food and fodder last?"

"...Since the grain carts were destroyed, the remaining grain in the army can only feed the soldiers for one month."

"……good."

Yuan Shao nodded and said, "Within a month, I will conquer Henan!"

Yuan Shao was not a fool. He knew that although he had launched an expedition to Henan, he was almost unable to hold on.

But Henan is definitely not much better than us.

Otherwise, why would so many people from Henan come to seek refuge with him every day?

He believed that even if he only had enough food for one month, it would still be more than the military rations in Henan!
Cao Mengde, Liu Xuande, let's see who will have the last laugh!

Pang Ji said from the side:
"Food is the most important thing for a march. The Henan army is full of tricks, so we must be careful and vigilant."

"Now all the food and fodder of our army is stored in Wuchao, so we must have a heavy force to defend it."

Yuan Shao thought for a moment and curled his lips:
"I have made up my mind. I can send a letter to Yecheng for examination."

"Teach him to supervise the food and fodder, prepare them quickly, and not let them run short."

Having said that,
Yuan Shao also sent his general Chunyu Qiong to lead 10,000 troops to garrison Wuchao.

Yuan Shao dispatched a large number of troops to guard Wuchao and also sent his trusted generals to guard it. It can be seen that Yuan Shao was definitely very concerned about Wuchao.

It is worth mentioning that Chunyu Qiong was ridiculed as the Wuchao Drunken Immortal.

But in history, they didn't actually drink alcohol. When Cao's army came to raid the camp, Chunyu Qiong also fought hard.

In the end, Chunyu Qiong was captured, but he was very stubborn and refused to surrender to Cao's army.

Moreover, Chunyu Qiong was one of the Eight Commanders of Xiyuan in his early years, who was as famous as Yuan Shao and Cao Cao.

The Eight Commandants of Xiyuan are directly under the emperor and only take orders from the emperor. They are truly the Lord of Luoyang.

Amidst the chaos in the world, Chunyu Qiong chose to follow his elder brother Yuan Shao and was considered one of Yuan Shao's few confidants.

In addition, the reason why Yuan’s army stored grain in Wuchao was because of its good geographical location.

Would Yuan Shao be worried that the Henan soldiers would come to rob Wuchao?

The answer is no, because Wuchao is actually north of Guandu.

It is forty miles north of Yuan Shao’s camp, which means it is even farther away from the Henan Allied Camp.

In other words, if the Henan Army really dared to raid the camp, they had to do it under Yuan Shao's nose.

Moreover, even if the Henan army could really hide the truth and sneak past Yuan’s camp to Wuchao to raid the camp.

Yuan’s army will also be able to rush to the rescue quickly.

Considering that Wuchao was heavily guarded by tens of thousands of troops, the Henan Army would not be able to capture Wuchao without sending out a large army.

At this time, Yuan's army could even steal the allied officers' lair.

Therefore, Yuan Shao could safely store the remaining food and grass in the Wuchao camp.

To be on the safe side, Yuan Shao ordered his generals Sui Yuanjin, Han Juzi, Lu Weihuang, Zhao Rui and others to lead their troops to Wuchao to assist Chunyu Qiong in defending the city.

After taking such precautions, Yuan Shao could finally relax a little and concentrate on fighting the Henan allied forces for the last month.

After the military order was passed down, Ju Su, who had been removed from his position as military supervisor, came to Yuan Shao again to give him advice.

"My lord! The generals of Wuchao are arrogant and the soldiers are lazy. We cannot just lead one army to defend it."

"Why not order Jiang Qi to lead another army and set up camp outside Wuchao?"

"To form a pincer attack and guard against sneak attacks from the Henan bandit army!"

Yuan Shao was furious when he heard this and shouted:

"I have already made my plan, why do you have to say more?"

He then ordered the warriors to drive Ju Su out of the camp.

During this period, Yuan Shao's temper had always been bad, and he had an even worse impression of Ju Su, a troublemaker who always made remarks that "disturbed the morale of the army."

As for Ju Shou’s suggestion, although it may not be pleasant to hear, it is actually quite pleasant to hear.

Because the war has been going on until now, especially Yuan Shao’s latest batch of food and grass have been burned.

The remaining food in Wuchao is of vital importance, so it won’t hurt to be a little more careful.

However, as previously analyzed,
It was extremely difficult for the Henan Allied Forces to escape from under the nose of Yuan’s army and raid Wuchao’s camp.

Even if we really reached Wuchao, the distance of 40 miles would only take a normal person three hours to run.

If it were cavalry, it would be even faster.

Not to mention that Wuchao itself is heavily guarded, and Henan has few soldiers. How many troops can be spared to rob the camp?
If you distribute too much, how many people will be left in your own Guandu camp? Will it be empty?
With so many prerequisites, Yuan Shao felt that there was no need to do any more useless work.

All we have to do is wait patiently for the Henan Army to collapse.

……

Guandu Camp.

Xu Huang and Yu Jin successfully burned the grain carts and returned. Cao Cao and Liu Bei were delighted and rewarded them heavily.

They all found Li Yi and said:
"Master, a brilliant plan. All of Yuan Shao's grain carts have been destroyed."

"If that's the case, Yuan's army won't be able to hold on to their food and grass for long. Don't we just need to wait for a while and then we can defeat Yuan's army?"

Li Yi's eyes were filled with a hint of smile as he said:

"That's right. Please, Sikong Cao and my lord, please go back to the camp. Soldiers, please hold on for another month."

"It will only take one month for our army to defeat Yuan's army!"

Hearing Li Yi's words, Cao Cao and Liu Bei were overjoyed.

They knew that Li Yi never boasted.

Since he said that Yuan’s army can be defeated within a month, then it can definitely be defeated!

After getting Li Yi's assurance, Cao Cao and Liu Bei returned to their respective camps.

He personally summoned his own soldiers and made a promise.

That is, he begged the soldiers to hold on for one last month, as they would be able to defeat Yuan's army in just one month.

We no longer have to worry and suffer the hardships of traveling!
Why were Cao Cao and Liu Bei so eager to make promises to their soldiers?
Because by now in the battle, both Liu's camp and Cao's camp were already at the end of their strength.

The soldiers were fighting under high-intensity pressure and were almost unable to hold on.

Therefore, Cao and Liu had no choice but to make a promise for one month. Only by using this kind of motivational method with no way out can the soldiers use their willpower to hold on for the next month.

Although this method can stabilize military spirit and morale, its drawbacks are also obvious.

That is, once Cao and Liu broke their promise, the military camp would collapse immediately.

This also means that Cao Cao and Liu Bei both turned the success or failure of their lives into a one-month countdown.

The promise of this countdown also originated from Li Yi's words.

A few years ago, Li Yi would never have dreamed of this.

There will be a day when the fate of Cao Cao and Liu Bei, two influential figures of the Three Kingdoms, will be determined by a few words of their own.

But Li Yi was in a very heavy mood at the moment. He locked himself in the tent and refused to see anyone.

Soon, someone reported that Zhao Yun had returned from Qingzhou transporting grain.

Li Yi was overjoyed when he heard this, and without even putting on his shoes, he ran out barefoot to greet him.

Seeing Zhao Yun from a distance, he clapped his hands and laughed, walked forward, held his hand and said:

"Zilong came at the right time! Just at the right time!"

Zhao Yun had not expected that Li Yi would be so happy to see him.

As early as two months ago, he received an order from Qingzhou Mu Li Yi, asking him to raise food and fodder in Qingzhou and then transport them to the Guandu front.

After receiving the order, Zhao Yun also transported the food day and night.

But I didn't expect Li Yi to be so happy to see me.

"When Yun arrived at the Guandu camp, he saw that all the soldiers were eager to fight and their morale was high."

"I thought the war was going well, but why do I see the governor frowning and looking worried?"

Zhao Yun was observant and could see that something was wrong with Li Yi's expression.

Li Yi looked around, then took Zhao Yun's hand and invited him into the tent.

"This is not the place to talk. Zilong has come a long way and worked hard. Don't stand in the wind."

"Come to the camp and talk."

Zhao Yun followed Li Yi into the inner camp, and then carefully asked Li Yi what was going on.

Li Yi then told the allied forces that they had promised to defeat Yuan's army within a month.

When Zhao Yun heard the news, he was not happy, but rather a little surprised, and asked:

"There is no joking in the army. Although Yuan's army is weak now, it still has 100,000 troops."

"The commander-in-chief is absolutely sure that we can defeat Yuan's army within a month or so?"

Li Yi forced a smile:
"Zilong is a sincere gentleman, I will tell you about this matter."

"To be honest, our army has run out of food."

Then this!!
Zhao Yun's face changed drastically. "Food is the most important thing for an army to march. The army has run out of food. How dare the commander-in-chief make such a big promise?"

Li Yi smiled bitterly and said, "It's a risky move. If we don't make this promise, how can the soldiers continue to persevere?"

"Besides, Zilong has brought back grain from Qingzhou. Isn't that just the solution to my urgent need?"

Well……

When Zhao Yun heard this, he secretly thanked himself for arriving in time.

Fortunately, everything was within the gentleman's expectations. It was really dangerous.

"Even so, I heard that Yuzhou is out of control and Cao's camp is out of food and grass. Their army relies on our supply of food."

"If the food and fodder Yun prepared from Qingzhou were to be supplied to the two army camps, it would probably not last for a month."

“…That’s enough.”

Li Yi nodded confidently, "Wait a little longer. I have been preparing for this battle for many years, and I cannot fail here."

No matter how difficult the situation was, Li Yi always resisted the urge to engage in a decisive battle with Yuan's army.

Despite the decisive battle, the Henan Army was not without any chance of winning.

But Henan can’t afford to lose…

So even if we have to fight, we must ensure that we can win.

"...Sir, you said we should wait. What are we waiting for?"

Although Zhao Yun had just arrived in Guandu, he was immediately nervous by the current severe situation.

He himself did not expect that the Battle of Guandu would be so brutal.

If either commander-in-chief makes a mistake, the whole battle will be lost immediately.

Cruel, so cruel...

"Wait for the right moment!"

Li Yi simply replied calmly and walked out of the tent again.

With his hands behind his back, he glanced at the bright moonlit sky.

Zhao Yun followed him out of the tent, stood behind Li Yi, and admired the autumn moon with him.

……

Twenty days later, the two armies continued to fight.

During this period, Yuan's army and the Allied forces also fought several times.

But most of the time, it is just a brief test and not very effective.

It seems that neither side dares to make any more mistakes.

As the one-month deadline was approaching, the soldiers in both Cao's camp and Liu's camp became more and more excited.

They lamented that the battle was finally coming to an end.

But Zhao Yun, who was the only one who knew the truth, was extremely anxious at this moment, and he hurried to find Li Yi.

"...Sir, our army has less than three days' worth of food."

"What are you waiting for, sir?"

Because Li Yi was the governor of the entire allied military affairs, the information about food and fodder was strictly kept secret.

Even to the top leaders Cao Cao and Liu Bei, Li Yi only told them perfunctorily that the food had not been eaten up yet.

The reason for concealing it is to prevent other complications.

Once the news leaks out, morale will immediately collapse.

Just as Zhao Yun was talking to Li Yi, there was a sudden report that an army was coming from the south.

Li Yi asked which army it was, and someone reported that it was Zhang Xiu from Wancheng.

It turned out that this was during the time of the Ru'nan rebellion.

Li Yi dispatched five armies to quell the rebellion.

Cao Ren went one way, Guan Yu went one way, Guo Gong went one way, Zhang Xiu went one way, and Lu Bu went one way.

There are five armies in total.

Although these five forces combined failed to completely quell the rebellion in Runan, they successfully curbed its spread.

The situation was basically stabilized, but Zhang Xiu, who was in Runan, felt very uneasy.

So he asked Jia Xu for advice, and Jia Xu suggested that Zhang Xiu go to the Guandu front to help on the pretext of fighting the enemy for the country.

Zhang Xiu followed his advice and led his troops to Guandu.

Li Yi went out of the camp to meet him in person.

It was Li Yi who personally stepped forward to mediate and ease the relationship between Zhang Xiu and Cao's camp.

Zhang Xiu was grateful for Li Yi's kindness and respected him very much. He greeted him as soon as they met.

Li Yi invited Zhang Xiu into the tent, but what concerned him more was the old man beside Zhang Xiu.

He was in his early fifties, with a thin face, but his eyes were bright and lively.

Li Yi then asked:

"Who is standing behind General Zhang?"

The old man then stepped out and answered with a bow:

"Jia Xu, a native of Guzang in Liangzhou, courtesy name Wenhe, has come to see the Grand Commander."

Upon hearing this, Li Yi clapped his hands and smiled:
"I have heard of your great name for a long time. It is a great honor to meet you today!"

So he ordered seats to be set and poured wine for the two of them.

Jia Xu took a seat calmly and talked with Li Yi, expressing his admiration for Li Yi, the famous scholar.

After drinking, Li Yi invited Jia Xu to meet him alone.

Jia Xu had no suspicion and happily followed him.

"There are only the Grand Commander and Xu here, and no one else."

"If you have any difficulty, please speak up."

Jia Xu asked straight to the point.

Li Yi was secretly amazed, thinking that this old fox was indeed smart and could tell at a glance that something was wrong with him.

"Good! I have heard that the famous scholar Yan Zhong said that you have the talent of Zhang Liang and Chen Ping. I admire you very much."

"...Haha, Grand Commander, thank you for the compliment."

"My little knowledge is just like the light of a firefly compared to the bright moon in the sky."

Li Yi stretched out his hand and said:

"Hey! Mr. Wenhe, don't be so modest."

"Yi sincerely admires your talent, but right now I have something on my mind that I cannot resolve."

"Sir, since you are so wise, please help me solve my doubts."

Jia Xu said, "Please let the governor speak for himself."

Li Yi then told Jia Xu about the current stalemate between the two armies.

It even revealed a lot of details about food and fodder.

The frankness of his attitude shocked Jia Xu.

"...This is only the first time I've met the governor, but the governor trusts me so much?"

Even though Jia Xu was over fifty years old, he was already a shrewd and wise man.

But at this moment, he was still shocked by Li Yi's sincerity.

He couldn't believe that there was a man who could be the strategist of Henan and the governor of two armies.

How could I trust someone I just met for the first time?

"... Commander-in-Chief, you revealed important matters to me. Aren't you afraid that I will tell Yuan Jun?"

"...Haha, I think with your intelligence, you will not leak the secret to Yuan Jun."

"Oh?" Jia Xu raised his eyebrows and asked with interest, "I would like to hear the details."

Li Yisui analyzed in an orderly manner:
"When the war was just beginning, Yuan Shao sent people to Nanyang to invite Zhang Xiu to attack our Henan army."

"But Mr. Ran refused Yuan's overtures and beat Yuan out with a stick."

"Yuan Shao is a man who appears generous but is actually jealous. How could he not bear grudge?"

"This is one of them."

Li Yi stretched out his hand and made a sign of one, then continued:
"Our army is weak now. It is only a matter of time before Yuan Shao defeats us."

"So he thought he had a sure win, and was very proud of his success. Even if he didn't remember the past grudges against the master, he was not happy about winning the master."

“This is the second one.”

At this point, the corners of Jia Xu's lips were slightly raised.

But Li Yi continued speaking.

"Now our army is in dire straits. Sir, you are very talented and wise. If you are willing to do your best to help us, please do your best."

"Whether it's Sikong Cao or General Liu, they must put you first."

"If we destroy the Yuan family in the future, you will be granted a title of nobility and appointed as prime minister for your merits, and your wife and children will be honored, of course."

“This is the third one.”

"Given these three points, I believe that you will not help Yuan Shao, but will do your best to help Li defeat the enemy."

clap clap clap...

Jia Xu couldn't help but clap his hands and sighed from the bottom of his heart:

"Good, good, good!"

"Mr.'s words are sharp and thought-provoking."

"I have met countless people in my life, but apart from Guo Fengxiao, none of them has such profound insights as you do."

"……Do not."

Jia Xu paused, then shook his head, "Guo Fengxiao is frivolous, not as steady as you, sir."

"Mr. Li is a truly kind and peaceful person!"

As he said this, he stood up and bowed to Li Yi.

Li Yi immediately reached out and gently lifted it up, and said sincerely:

"I really admire Mr. Wenhe's talent."

"I will recommend you to the emperor later."

Although it was Jia Xu who planned the "Wenhe Luanwu" incident, Jia Xu actually had a good relationship with Liu Xie.

Li Jue and Guo Si once wanted to depose the emperor, but Jia Xu stepped forward to stop them.

Later, the Qiang and Hu tribes rebelled, and Liu Xie took it as a serious threat, so he directly asked Jia Xu for advice.

Jia Xu also personally stepped forward to help Liu Xie solve the Qiang and Hu problems.

So people say that Jia Xu only cares about protecting himself, but in fact he is also very loyal.

When Zhang Xiu had a conflict with Cao Cao, Jia Xu fully supported Zhang Xiu and even did not hesitate to offend Cao Cao for this.

"I am afraid I will not be able to see the emperor again."

Deep down, Jia Xu still longed to be "recruited", so he spoke modestly.

Li Yi took advantage of the situation and said:

"There is something going on right now that can make you do good deeds while you're at fault!"

Ok?
Jia Xu was startled and looked up at Li Yi.

I secretly thought to myself, you are so good, Li Ziyu, it seems you are waiting for me here.

How am I "guilty"?

I never thought that the path I have walked the most in my life was actually your, Li Yi’s routine!

"...Please ask the governor to try to explain it to me."

There is no way. The waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves in front of them, and the waves in front of them die on the beach.

After meeting Li Yi, Jia Xu realized how powerful the new wave was.

"To be honest with you, Mr. Wenhe, Yi has been preparing for the Battle of Guandu for several years."

"Whether in our army or the enemy's army, we are all prepared."

Oh?
Jia Xu raised his eyebrows, "Could it be that the governor is involved with the top brass of Yuan's army?"

If this is true, then Jia Xu really admires Li Yi.

After all, most of the officials in Henan were exchanging letters with Yuan Shao.

If Li Yi could turn the tables on Tian Gang and exchange letters with Yuan Shao's officials, that would be truly amazing.

“…Hehe, not entirely.”

"That's why I want to ask you for help, sir."

The corners of Li Yi's lips slightly raised, revealing a kind smile.

……

(End of this chapter)