"Hehe, don't worry, my lord." Xia Cheng smiled.
"Let me explain it to you slowly."
"The matter of giving up Xu Prefecture that Tao Qian mentioned is not possible at the moment, or rather, it is more of a test.”
"But this is a signal that my lord has the opportunity to seize Xuzhou for his own use.”
" What?!" Liu Bei exclaimed.
"How can this be? Tao Gongzu is very kind to me. I just came to help him retreat the barbarians of Cao's army. How can I talk about taking his state? This is absolutely impossible!"
"Ke ke, my lord, don't be anxious. I'm not asking you to do anything bad, but this Xu Prefecture will definitely be given to you by Tao Qian.”
"Again?"
"Cao Cao has already sent troops to attack Xu twice.”
"However, Cao Cao has already been offended by him, and he sees Xu Prefecture as his own. Even if he repels Cao Cao this time, he will definitely find an opportunity to make a comeback.”
"Tao Xuzhou is already old and has lost his fighting spirit after being threatened. If my guess is right, if Cao Cao comes again, he will abandon the state and return to Danyang. If he doesn't leave, he will be worried and afraid every day. I'm afraid…"
Xia Cheng stopped there and did not continue, but it was enough for Liu Bei to understand his meaning.
"If Tao Gongzu were to abandon the prefecture, only my lord would be able to take up the post of Prefecture Overseer of Xu Prefecture, and only my lord would be able to pacify the people of Xu Prefecture.”
"Of course, these are all speculations that will only happen after Cao Cao's army has retreated. It will take at least half a year, at most a year.”
"Therefore, the position of the governor of Yuzhou is to get through this half-year period.”
"Although the territory of Yuzhou is mixed with good and bad people, it has the potential to be developed. My lord can develop it before everyone's attention falls on it.”
"There's a good saying. Only the talented have everything.”
"As long as the population under my lord's rule is sufficient, it will be twice the result with half the effort to achieve great things in the future.”
"My lord has great ambitions. If you want to clear the world and eliminate the rebellion in the world, then the current strategy is to borrow the power of Xu Prefecture to stabilize the management of Yuyang.”
"Recruit talents, gather courage, and accumulate strength. Then, take over Yangzhou, use Yuzhou as a military base, take over the Jiangdong counties in the south, open up wasteland, gather troops, and train soldiers. At the same time, make friends with Yuan Shao and Cao Cao.”
"Cao Cao has a heroic heart and will not be willing to stay under Yuan Shao for long. When Yuan Shao and Cao Cao fight, my lord will lead the army to attack. First, we will work together to destroy Yuan Shao. Then, we will compete with Cao Cao.”
Xia Cheng spoke eloquently in one go, describing the plans and arrangements he had made for Liu Bei during this period of time.
Next, Liu Bei needed to think of a way to retreat Cao Cao's army.
Through the battle record of forcing Cao Cao to retreat, his courage to fight against the strong made him famous.
Then, he would win over the hearts of the people in Xuzhou and establish his prestige. From there, he would lay the foundation for his grand ambitions and buy time.
After that, he would focus on developing Yuzhou. He wanted to have his own troops.
He would not be like the original him, who had rushed to the throne and relied only on the private military forces of the powerful Xu Prefecture and the people he had recruited on the spot to resist Cao Cao, Lu Bu, Yuan Shu, and the others.
As the saying goes, an uncontrollable army and a capable general cannot be defeated.
How were they supposed to equip the miscellaneous troops that had gathered in a hurry? How could it be added?
After Tao Qian could not hold on any longer, they could rightfully and happily enter Xu Province.
It had to be said that Liu Bei's best opportunity in the first half of his life was really on the matter of Tao Qian giving up Xuzhou.
At that time, Cao Cao would have to fight with Lu Bu for Yanzhou, so he would not have the time to care about Xuzhou.
As long as he could defeat Yuan Shu, defend against Lu Bu's sneak attacks, and maintain a good relationship with Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, Xu Prefecture would be in his hands. Then, he could reorganize Yuzhou.
At that time, he would gather the strength of the two prefectures and fight with Yuan Shu and Sun Ce for Yangzhou and Jiangdong.
Even if they couldn't take down Yuan Shu, they could still hide at the Huai River Line and accumulate their strength. After Yuan Shu proclaimed himself emperor and self-destructed, they could then form an alliance to attack him and accept the land of Huainan.
Oh right, there's also Jing Province. We can also participate!
At this time, he had not completely subdued Liu Biao.
Since he had not defeated Zhang Xian, he would not have the chance to consolidate the foundations of the seven counties of Jing State.
In a broad sense, the area that Liu Biao could control was South County, Jiangxia County, and half of Nanyang.
In fact, even though Liu Biao seemed to be able to control these vast areas, he still needed to rely on the entire Jingzhou, or rather, the aristocratic families in Xiangyang, to help him control them.
At this time, Liu Biao was far from the great duke who occupied thousands of kilometers of land and had more than 100,000 armored soldiers.
Therefore, even if Liu Bei seized Jingzhou, he would not be accused of conspiring against his own clan.
He didn't even need to go to the trouble of borrowing Jing Prefecture.
At that time, with the strength of three or four provinces, he could completely wipe out the disobedient people in all directions, destroy the thieves of the Han Dynasty, and help revive the great cause of the Han Dynasty…
That was not just around the corner. At that time, it would be the time when heaven and earth would work together.
This was much more suitable for Liu Bei than Zhuge Liang's plan of conquering Jingyi Prefecture and seizing the world.
Of course, the situation was different.
One had to know that although Zhuge Liang was as knowledgeable as Guan Zhong and Yue Yi, he was also a wise ruler.
When he left the mountain, the world's situation was almost settled. In the end, he was still able to rely on his schemes to forcefully create a three-legged situation for Liu Bei.
At the moment, it was still a chaotic battle.
Who could rise up depended on their own abilities!
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