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

Chapter 6: Perseverance, Never Give Up (Please Read!)

Cao Bao disliked Liu Bei, but Liu Bei had illusions about Cao Bao.

Liu Bei was born a knight-errant and valued friendship the most.

Now Cao Bao and Liu Bei had fought together in battle, and Liu Bei still had feelings for him.

Later, after Liu Bei became the governor of Xuzhou, he moved the government seat to Xia Pi and appointed Cao Bao as the prime minister of Xia Pi.

This is already a high-ranking official at the level of a prefect.

It is obvious that Liu Bei has feelings for Cao Bao. He hopes that Cao Bao, as an old minister of Tao Qian, can cooperate with him, the new leader, and take good care of Xuzhou.

But unfortunately,
I would have my heart to the bright moon, but the bright moon illuminates the ditch.

Liu Bei's sincerity did not win Cao Bao's loyalty.

Cao Bao couldn't stand Zhang Fei, and Zhang Fei also couldn't stand Cao Bao.

Liu Bei felt very uncomfortable being caught in the middle, and he was unable to handle the relationship between the new and old people well.

So when Liu Bei went on an expedition against Yuan Shu, something happened in Xuzhou.

Cao Bao colluded with Lu Bu to rebel and launched a surprise attack on Xuzhou.

After wandering for most of his life, Liu Bei, who finally got to the poker table and had the opportunity to compete with Yuan and Cao for the world, became homeless again.

This was the darkest moment in Liu Bei's life.

After Liu Bei lost Xuzhou, he was cut off from supplies and had to retreat his troops. The army could only "eat each other" to protect themselves!
In the end, if it weren't for the Xuzhou tycoon Mi Zhu who gave all his wealth to help Liu Bei, it would not have been just a simple defeat, but he would have been eliminated from the stage of history forever.

Never give up and never give in.

No matter what you think of Liu Bei, one thing you must admit is that his life is truly inspiring.

Liu Bei is the future top leader of Xuzhou and a senior provincial official.

Li Yi is now in the same boat with Liu Bei, so he certainly can't let that happen.

So the first move after getting ashore was to kill Cao Bao.

After Tao Qian's death, Cao Bao became the absolute leader of the Danyang faction.

Liu Bei wanted to win over him in order to win over the Danyang faction.

But the facts have proved that Cao Bao did not submit to Liu Bei at all.

This is easy to understand. After all, if Liu Bei, an outsider, could rule Xuzhou, then why couldn't Cao Bao, as Tao Qian's confidant, hold military power?
Especially since Liu Bei still had the Danyang soldiers in his hands, these should have belonged to Cao Bao.

It is natural that Cao Bao was jealous and resentful of Liu Bei.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, we can weaken Cao Bao's strength, and then the Danyang faction will not be a concern in the future.

Li Yi had a long-term vision. He knew that Tao Qian would not live long, and he also knew that Lao Deng had no good intention in "giving up Xuzhou".

But Li Yi would help Liu Bei take over the entire Xuzhou. In order to keep Liu Bei's long-term meal ticket, he had to make such a plan.

Liu Bei was indeed a little hesitant. "Cao Bao and I fought against Cao Cao together. Now I am plotting to kill him. This is not a manly thing to do."

Li Yi waved his hand and said with a smile:
"No, war is a treacherous path."

"We only sent people to inform Cao's army that they would retreat. Whether Cao Bao pursues them or not is up to him. We cannot force him to do so."

Well!
What a great conclusion.

After hearing this, Zhao Yun and Guan Yu were both very impressed. What Li Yi said made so much sense.

We are just telling you that Cao Cao has withdrawn his troops. It is your business whether to chase him or not. We are not putting a knife to your neck.

Can I force you to chase after him?

Li Yi continued speaking.

"Now we have Cao Bao chasing them, and he was defeated by Cao Cao. If our army chases them again, we will surely win a complete victory."

"First, it can weaken Cao Bao's strength and win the right to speak for you in Xuzhou."

"Secondly, Cao Bao's army was defeated. If you can rescue him, you will win the hearts of the Danyang soldiers, and the people of the Danyang faction will be grateful to you."

"Third, the people of Xuzhou hate Cao's army deeply. If you can defeat them now, you will win the hearts of the people in Xuzhou."

"This is a plan that kills three birds with one stone. If you hesitate now, you will definitely miss the opportunity!"

Now that things have come to this, why would Liu Bei hesitate any longer?

The real Liu Bei in history had a very hot temper, otherwise his posthumous title would not have been "Zhaolie".

He was a heroic leader. When his subordinates had prepared a plan and slapped it in his face, there was no way Liu Bei would hesitate.

"Good!" Liu Bei frowned, his face solemn.

"Zilong, you go and mobilize the cavalry, and Chen Dao and Tian Yu will be the vanguard. Follow my orders."

"Yun Chang, you lead an army to Cheng County to join forces with Yi De and cooperate with Zi Long's vanguard."

"I will lead the army and arrive soon."

Liu Bei was already 34 years old at this time. After so many years of training, he had already become a capable leader.

After a series of vigorous orders, Zhao Yun and Guan Yu both saluted:
"Here!"

Well, this is what a leader does.

Li Yi nodded secretly on the side, thinking that Beibei was constantly growing in his life.

Although he seemed to have fought and fought repeatedly after repeated failures, he actually won many beautiful victories throughout his life.

For example, the Battle of Bowangpo in history was actually fought by Liu Bang himself, who defeated the larger force with a smaller one.

There was also the Battle of Hanzhong, where Liu Bang defeated Cao Cao head-on for the first time and consolidated his rule in Sichuan.

This is actually a common historical misunderstanding, which makes people think that Liu Bang was always displaced, suffered repeated defeats, and even suffered another disastrous defeat in the Battle of Yiling after he became emperor.

I subconsciously thought that Liu Bei could not fight.

Just like some people always think that Liu Bang is just a gangster and nothing without Han Xin.

But how many people know that Liu Bang has always been the third person after Xiang Yu and Han Xin in the late Qin Dynasty.

Except for Xiang Yu, Liu Bang basically destroyed whoever he met in the late Qin Dynasty.

The Xiongnu Khan, Maodun, who was defeated later, was also one of the most powerful rulers in the entire history of the Xiongnu.

Liu Bei has not yet reached his peak, he still has a lot to learn and grow, and Li Yi will help him make up for the mistakes he made in history.

Helping him is like helping yourself.

Now Liu Bei and Li Yi were the only ones left in the room.

Liu Bei bowed respectfully to Li Yi and said:
"Sir, you have good advice. I will be glad to learn from you!"

He was grateful to Li Yi from the bottom of his heart. He was almost driven into autism by Cao Cao's defeat in Xuzhou, and he was eager for a victory to boost morale.

"It was just a casual remark. I'm flattering you."

Li Yi laughed at himself, and then immediately reminded:
"I expect Cao Bao to set out soon after learning the news."

"There is no time to lose. The envoy needs to leave as soon as possible."

But Liu Bei did not seem to be in a hurry at this moment.

In his heart, there is something more important than defeating Cao's army!

Liu Bei sat upright and bowed to Li Yi sincerely, saying:

"I have been with you for the past few days and I know that you have the talent to help others and save the world."

"Liu Bei begs you to come out and teach me good strategies."

"I will take you as my teacher for the rest of my life and listen to your teachings morning and night!"

Li Yi was slightly startled, thinking to himself, is this the value of The Succubus of the Three Kingdoms?

Liu Bei was older than Li Yi and his status was much higher than Li Yi.

But he could actually say something like "I will take you as my teacher for life."

Do you know how much value a provincial leader’s words to you, “I will consider you my teacher for life” have in modern times?
Facing Liu Bei's request, Li Yi smiled and said:

"As long as Envoy Liu is willing to provide meals, then I will accompany him for a trip."

Liu Bei was stunned at first, then burst into laughter.

"Food is provided! Of course!"

"No matter how hard it is, I will never let you go hungry!"

In the lobby, there was the long-lost laughter.

Liu Bei felt happy from the bottom of his heart on this day, very happy...

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