Three Kingdoms: The rebellious son of the Cao family married the queen at the beginning

After Mi Zhu left, Liu Bei kicked over the table in front of him.

"Damn Cao Shuo!"

Du Xi asked, "My lord, should we bring General Wei Yan back?"

They still don't know Wei Yan's ability.

Although it is said that it was a hundred rounds of fighting with Zhao Yun, no one can say for sure whether there is an element of acting in it.

If they deliberately take Wei Yan after a hundred moves in order to deceive themselves, then they will die at a loss.

Liu Bei thought for a while and said: "If Wei Yan is not replaced, the hearts of the soldiers will be chilled."

so hard……

Cao Shuo created a big problem for himself.

I didn't expect this kind of thing to happen when I was just starting out and was about to get on the right track.

Then Cao Shuo must have done it on purpose, he just didn't want to give himself time to grow.

Alas, what is Wei Yan's strength?
If I had known that I would have agreed to let him compete with Yun Chang, at least I had a good idea in my heart.

Third brother, you have a spirit in heaven, please help elder brother.

Liu Bei fell to his knees with a plop, tears streaming from his eyes.

Du Xi hurriedly pulled Liu Bei up and said, "My lord, we can't afford these supplies, so it's better to buy them in installments."

"Oh?" Liu Bei wiped away his tears and hurriedly asked, "Can Cao Shuo agree?"

Du Xi explained: "Cao Shuo will definitely agree. After all, he is just trying to sell things. Compared with other princes, this is already very generous. If the generals and advisers of other princes are captured, which one is not the cost of compensation?" no return."

Liu Bei was right when he thought about it. Others need food and grass to redeem the captives, but he only needs to buy Cao Shuo's supplies. Even if it is more expensive, at least he can pay back some of the money.

Du Xi added: "Purchasing in installments has another purpose."

"Huh?" Liu Bei looked at Du Xi curiously.

"Instalment payments, through this matter, can let the people of Hanzhong know that we don't have much money, but we don't hesitate to lose everything for the sake of talents. This is a tactic to win people's hearts."

Liu Bei nodded, thinking that what Du Xi said made sense, so that the soldiers could work harder for him and follow him as the master with all their hearts.

After Liu Bei made his decision, he was about to call Mi Zhu back when Dong Zhuo's lieutenant Li Ru came to Hanzhong.

"Qin State Lieutenant Li Ru, met the King of Hanzhong."

Liu Bei asked with a look of surprise: "Why did Li Taiwei come to Hanzhong?"

It must be a big deal for Dong Zhuo to directly send Li Ru to Hanzhong.

Otherwise, Li Ru would not have come in person.

He also heard the news of Dong Zhuo's defeat in Wuguan. It seems that after Cao Shuo occupied Nanyang, Dong Zhuo lost the trade route with Jingzhou.

Li Ru said: "Our army was defeated at Wuguan. The King of Hanzhong should have heard about it. I came here to represent Qin and form an alliance with the King of Hanzhong."

Ally?

Liu Bei's face darkened.

You killed Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, don't think that if you give me a few horses, I will forget it.

"Cao Shuo doesn't have the strength to attack Hanzhong right now, and we have no plans to form an alliance for the time being."

Liu Bei looked at Li Ru calmly, Li Ru smiled and said: "As far as I know, General Wei Yan of Hanzhong was defeated in Wudang and was captured alive by General Cao Shuo. With Cao Shuo's character, he would definitely blackmail him. Does the king have the strength to redeem your general?"

Liu Bei narrowed his eyes, wondering why this bastard's news was so well-informed, even faster than his own.

Li Ru continued: "The king of Hanzhong is short of major generals. Is he going to give up General Wei to Cao Shuo at this time?"

Liu Bei said, "Are you planning to give us some money?"

The corner of Li Ru's mouth twitched, and he said, "The King of Hanzhong has a good plan, but we are not rich."

Liu Bei snorted coldly, since he was not only helping them, there was no need to discuss, anyway, Cao Shuo would not attack Hanzhong first.

Du Xi asked: "Cao Shuo's army is stationed in Hedong County, Hongnong County, and Nanyang County. No matter from what point of view, Cao Shuo will not attack Hanzhong first."

"Also, even if we unite, we can't stop Cao Shuo. Why should we offend Cao Shuo for a small country that is about to perish?"

As long as the next spring begins and the weather is warmer, Cao Shuo will definitely lead an army to attack Dong Zhuo in a large scale. Only when the land of Yongliang is pacified can Cao Shuo have more energy to deal with the banks of the Yangtze River.

Li Ru said: "The king of Hanzhong knows the truth of death. Once Qin is destroyed, Hanzhong will be next."

Liu Bei said: "If we offend Cao Shuo now, I'm afraid it will perish faster than Qin."

Li Ru explained: "King of Hanzhong, you only need to let General Guan Yu garrison Shangyong to frighten Cao Shuo so that he cannot send troops from Nanyang to attack Hongnong County."

Liu Bei raised his eyebrows and asked Guan Yu to guard Shangyong?

Who will resist Ma Chao from Wudu County?
Seeing Liu Bei's dilemma, Li Ru said, "The King of Hanzhong is worried about Ma Chao in Wudu County? Please rest assured, the King of Hanzhong. Our army has Yan Xing who can resist Ma Chao, and I will personally command the army."

Liu Bei looked at Du Xi who was at the side. Du Xi thought for a while and said, "It's not good. We will never form an alliance with Qin State and offend Wei State."

Li Ru gritted his teeth and said, "Fifty thousand war horses!"

hiss!
Liu Bei was not calm anymore.

Fifty thousand horses, then he can become the fourth largest cavalry army after Cao Shuo, Dong Zhuo, and Ma Teng in one leap.

Liu Bei couldn't resist this kind of temptation.

Li Ru said: "And we will send someone to teach you how to ride and shoot."

Liu Bei said: "We need to borrow some money from your army."

"no problem!"

Li Ru readily agreed, but he changed the subject and said, "But..."

Liu Bei's face changed instantly, it really wasn't that simple.

"As far as I know, Cao Shuo doesn't seem to need money to trade supplies. The King of Hanzhong borrowed money, so he probably wanted to redeem General Wei Yan."

Liu Bei rolled his eyes, how could he forget about this, Cao Shuo only wanted food and gold.

He has no gold in his hands, only grain.

"This grain..." Liu Bei looked at Li Ru with a troubled face, and Li Ru said, "It's no problem to borrow grain, our army is extremely rich in grain and grass."

The number of soldiers in Qin State is getting smaller and smaller, and the food and grass that was searched at the beginning is almost moldy, so I lent some to Liu Bei, and then exchanged for some fresh food, killing two birds with one stone.