"Is this really the military counselor?" The pirate who gave the order obviously hadn't reacted yet.
"Nonsense, that Third Master must be Zhang Fei, the one who defeated our Great Leader's Dark Stallion. Look at his bravery. How can he fake it?”Li Yi said angrily,"Hurry up and prepare to welcome the military advisor. If he blames you, I'll make sure you don't suffer."
Li Yi was a smart person. He was clearly there just now, but he refused to come out. It was fine if he was not the military counselor. If he was, he could have gone to the toilet himself. He could be said to be a cunning old fox.
The pirates only stopped when they heard Li Yi's order. Third Master Zhang's eyes were burning with anger, and his face was filled with indignation.
"I'm Li Yi. Greetings, Military Advisor." Li Yi quickly came over and bowed.
"Chief Li, you are too polite. It's just a misunderstanding.”Meng Yi curled his lips and cursed in his heart.
It was almost noon. Li Yi slaughtered chickens and sheep to entertain Meng Yi and the others. Zhang Fei only cared about eating and drinking, completely ignoring Li Yi. The pirates also frequently toasted.
After three rounds of wine, the dishes are more delicious.
"May I know why Military Advisor has come?"
Since Meng Yi was here for serious business, he didn't beat around the bush and directly said,"Meng Yi really has something to ask Chief Li for help."
"The words of the great leader and the military counselor are military orders. It's fine if the military counselor has something to do. Li Yi will go through fire and water without hesitation," Li Yi said solemnly.
Meng Yi looked at Li Yi's behavior and could not help but sigh in his heart. This Li Yi really knew how to behave.
"Chief Li, I want to borrow some boats and brothers who are good at swimming from you."
When Li Yi heard this, he felt a lot more relaxed. It turned out that it was just borrowing some ships. This was not a big deal.
"I wonder how many ships you need?”
"The more, the better."
This time, Li Yi fell silent. One had to know that this ship was the same as a cavalry's horse. If he did not have a ship, he would probably be surrounded by the government and his brothers.
"Military Advisor, this…"
Seeing that Li Yi wanted to say something but hesitated, how could Meng Yi not know what he meant? Great Military Advisor Meng Yi already had a countermeasure."I heard that Chief Li traveled across the Yellow River and traveled between Qing and Hebei. The government doesn't dare to get close. We are going to Wei County. We can go to Black Mountain to meet Chief Zhang on the way."
"To be honest, my water stronghold only has more than 300 ships. I'm afraid it can't carry more than 10,000 people," Li Yi said carefully.
"It's fine. County Magistrate Cui of Gaotang is also willing to offer three hundred ships.”Actually, Meng Yi had already calculated in his heart. There were more than 600 ships in total. He just needed to send someone to borrow some from the nearby fishermen. That should be enough.
Now, Li Yi was really confident because there were about 13,000 people in total. Even with 1,000 of his men on the Yellow River, they did not dare to stop them. This time, there would definitely be nothing. This way, he could even do them a favor. After all, this Great Military Advisor Meng Yi was a favorite of the Great Leader.
After the decision was made, Meng Yi brought Zhang Fei and the rest of his bodyguards back.
When they returned to Gaotang County, it was already evening. Liu Bei was having a meeting with Cui Yan when Meng Yi came in. He was stunned to see the two of them looking serious.
"Big brother, did something happen?”
As Liu Bei continued to explain, Meng Yi found out that Ding Yuan, the governor of Bingzhou, had fought with Dong Zhuo in the court. They were like fire and water. The two of them had fought many times, and the final outcome was no different from history. Dong Zhuo's general, Li Su, used Red Rabbit Horse to trick Lu Bu. In the end, Ding Yuan was killed. Now, Bingzhou had no master. Yuan Kui, the old fox, had asked Dong Zhuo for his order and appointed Yuan Shao as the herdsman of Bingzhou.
History had changed. Yuan Shao didn't go to Bohai but went to Bingzhou. Yuan Shao was a good ranger and had great courage. Although Yuan Shao was defeated in Guandu, he was able to unify Hebei in a few years, which was enough to show Yuan Shao's strength. In Meng Yi's opinion, Yuan Shao lost to Cao Cao in Guandu because he was arrogant and didn't listen to others 'opinions. However, Yuan Shao now was fundamentally different from history because he didn't have the strength to be arrogant.
Moreover, Yuan Shao was far from Han Fu and Ding Yuan. The Yuan family had four generations and three dukes, and their reputation shook the world. One could imagine what kind of grand occasion Yuan Shao would have after he became the governor of Bingzhou. Moreover, Han Fu, the governor of Jizhou, was Yuan Kui's disciple. One could imagine Liu Bei's difficulties at that time. If things were not handled well, all his efforts would have been in vain.
Meng Yi's brows were tightly locked together as he cursed in his heart. There was really no comparison between people. He had yet to gain a firm foothold in Wei County, but Yuan Shao would probably be able to gain a foothold in Qingzhou soon. At that time, Han Fu and Yuan Shao would be able to suppress Liu Bei in Wei County.
"I wonder if you're willing to listen to me?" Cui Yan asked.
" Oh, please, sir," Meng Yi said.。
Even Liu Bei looked at Cui Yan with anticipation.
"Are you worried that Yuan Shao will covet Jizhou after he comes to Qingzhou and put my lord in danger? Cui Yan smiled.
"That's right." Meng Yi didn't hide anything.
"I wonder if you have heard of Huguan Pass?”
"Huguan Pass?" Meng Yi felt ashamed. Why didn't he think of this?
Huguan Pass was a natural barrier that was easy to defend and difficult to attack. As long as they could take down Huguan Pass, Yuan Shao would not be able to enter Jizhou even if he had great abilities. That way, they could split Han Fu and Yuan Shao into two and then join forces with Gongsun Zan to take Jizhou. At that time, they would have Jizhou under their control. With Zhang Yan's Black Mountain Army, even Cao Cao would not be able to do anything to Yuan Shao.
However, Great Military Advisor Meng Yi felt that he would lose face in front of Cui Yan, so he said,"In my opinion, just taking Huguan Pass is not enough. I'm preparing to send tens of thousands of Black Mountain Bandits into Qingzhou."
The Black Mountain Bandits were commoners to begin with. No one would suspect them even if they entered Qingzhou. This was a long-term plan. Meng Yi's gaze had already turned to Qingzhou.
" If that's the case, then we won't have any worries." Cui Yan smiled.
This time, everyone was much more relaxed.
Meng Yi immediately wrote a letter and asked someone to send it to Zhang Yan. Meanwhile, Meng Yi's side also began to prepare the ships. Two days later, they were all ready. Li Yi's subordinates were all pirates, and their ship skills were exquisite. Nearly a thousand ships sailed forward in the Yellow River. The journey was calm, and no one dared to offend them.
Five days later, they finally landed in Ye City.
Meanwhile, a group of people from Jizhou was already waiting on the shore to welcome them.
The leader had a full beard, but he had a scholarly air about him. He stared at Meng Yi as if he could see through him.
"Jizhou Cavalry Commandant, Xu Shou, greets Governor Liu."
Meng Yi subconsciously clenched his fists. This top strategist in the history of the Three Kingdoms who died young without displaying his talent, was he really going to fight with him now?
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