The current Liu Bei could be said to be much stronger than before.
There were Xia Cheng as a counselor, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Taishi Ci, Guan Hai and Tian Yu as generals.
There were also more than ten thousand soldiers under his command, and they were not refugees, but soldiers with combat strength.
If they were willing to recruit, they could expand their ranks.
In addition, he became famous because of the rescue of Xu Prefecture.
Therefore, Tao Qian valued his potential as a hidden capital.
Not to mention that Cao Cao had not retreated, even if he did, he had offended the other party this time. If the other party came back again, he would still be powerless to resist.
Xu Prefecture had to rely on Liu Bei's strength.
Therefore, this period of time could be considered their honeymoon period. As long as they did not ask for too much, Tao Qian and the others would think of a way to satisfy Liu Bei.
Xia Cheng also seized the opportunity. After a series of operations, he finally got all the benefits that he could get.
Tao Qian, the civil and military officials of Xuzhou, and the aristocratic families promised that as long as Liu Bei could help repel Cao Cao's army, they would lend Liu Bei Xiapi as a place to station his troops.
At the same time, Tao Qian would also personally request for Liu Bei to be the herdsman of Yuzhou.
"This time, it's all thanks to Zimo.”Liu Bei recalled the scene of Xia Cheng arguing for him at the banquet and could not help but sigh.
If nothing unexpected happened, he would have a place to stay.
"No, God helps those who help themselves, and people help those who help themselves.”Xia Cheng smiled and said humbly.
"With the help of Guan, Zhang, Zhao, Guan, Taishi, and the other generals, and the hearts of 50,000 Yellow Turban soldiers, you can be said to have a solid foundation. You've accumulated strength while keeping a low profile, and you've accumulated a lot of strength and have a certain degree of relaxation…Even without me, you can still achieve great things after tempering yourself.”
"However, Zimo, there is one thing that I don't understand. Why do you have to ask for the title of Yuzhou's shepherd for me?”Liu Bei shook his head and asked curiously.
"You must know that Yuzhou is in a mess right now. I don't have much confidence that I can handle it well. I'm afraid that I'll have to work harder when the time comes.”
If it was Yuzhou a few years ago, Liu Bei was still confident.
Yuzhou was governed by Qiao County, which was located in the southern part of Henan Province, the eastern part of Henan Province to the north of the Huaihe River, the northern part of Henan Province, the northwest corner of Jiangsu Province, and the southwest corner of Shandong Province.
It has jurisdiction over Yingchuan County, Runan County two counties, Liang, Pei, Chen, Lu four countries, 97 counties.
If he could really control Yuzhou and use it as a foundation, that would be very good.
However, time had passed.
The current Yuzhou was already a mess.
Due to the lack of a powerful ruler, Yuzhou was dominated by powerful people. At the same time, it attracted some powerful warlords from the outside to fight for it.
Back in the first year of Chuping, Sun Jian had brazenly killed Nanyang Prefecture Governor Zhang Zi.
After Zhang Zi's death, Yuan Shu took control of Nanyang.
Sun Jian became the vanguard to help Yuan Shu fight for Yuzhou.
In terms of geographical location, South County was under Liu Biao's control.
To the east and north was Yuzhou, and to the west was Wuguan Pass. Once they entered Wuguan Pass, they would enter the Guanzhong Army's territory.
Yuan Shubiao appointed Sun Jian as the governor of Yuzhou, and he controlled Yuzhou to a certain extent.
At that time, among the six prefectures of Yuzhou (Chen, Liang, Pei, Lu, Yingchuan, Runan), only the northernmost State of Lu was not affected by Sun Jian.
However, Yuzhou was not only Yuan Shu's hometown, but also Yuan Shao's hometown.
At that time, Yuan Shao quickly appointed Zhou Ang as the governor of Yuzhou and fought with Sun Jian for Yuzhou.
In the end, neither side gained anything.
In the second year of Chuping, Yuan Shu sent Sun Jian to attack Liu Biao in Yuan Shao's camp. In the end, Sun Jian underestimated the enemy and was killed by Liu Biao's general, Huang Zu.
After that, Yuan Shu's grain route was cut off by Liu Biao. He had no choice but to go north to fight Cao Cao. However, he was defeated by Cao Cao and retreated south to Jiujiang Prefecture in Yangzhou.
Although Yuan Shu still had a portion of Yuzhou under his control, it was obvious that he could no longer cover the entire Yuzhou.
At the moment, Yuzhou seemed to be in a half-ownerless state.
However, one couldn't just look at the surface.
Although there were no dukes involved in Yuzhou for the time being, the other small factions were still mixed in.
In the past, Zhang Jiao's Yellow Turban Uprising had been prepared for more than ten years. When it broke out, it affected Qingzhou, Xuzhou, Youzhou, Jizhou, Jingzhou, Yangzhou, Yanzhou, and Yuzhou. Among them, Yuzhou was one of the hardest hit areas.
At that time, an important battle, the Battle of Changshe, took place in Changshe County, Yingchuan County, Yuzhou.
Other than that, the State of Chen, Runan, and other places were also areas where the Yellow Turban Army wreaked havoc.
Although the Yellow Turban Uprising was finally put down, there was still some soil for revival in Qingzhou, Xuzhou, Yuzhou, Jizhou, and other places.
In addition, there were many local tyrants.
Liu Bei could not understand why Xia Cheng would choose such a quagmire as their next target.
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