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Text Chapter 167: Feeling a little unhappy (second update)

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    No matter which side it is, it is impossible for everyone to revolve around it according to its own will.  Chen Sheng wanted to stop Liu Biao's affairs first and planned to take over Lu Bu's power.  Liu Biao is also based in Xiangyang. He not only increases his power, but also wants to further weaken it and even control Chen Sheng.  "These things are still being conspired by both parties and are unknown to outsiders.  At least, at this stage, the forces in Jingzhou and Wancheng are relatively harmonious.  It can even be considered a honeymoon period, after all, they defeated Cao Cao together.  However, since there is a conspiracy, there will be action.  Exposure is only a matter of time, just waiting for the other party to show its claws.  Two months, two months have passed since Cao Cao was defeated.  During this period of time, Wancheng's city walls were repaired, even repaired, heightened, and reinforced.  This makes Wancheng further become a frontier and most important city in Jingzhou.  On the other hand, Jia Xu and the generals also did a very good job according to Chen Sheng's instructions, including subsidizing the dead and wounded soldiers and generously rewarding Cao's army for surrendering troops.  Because of the generous pensions, both the wounded soldiers and the families of the dead soldiers received generous pensions, which further enhanced Chen Sheng's prestige among the soldiers of the old army.  The military forces with Chen Sheng, Wei Yan, Zhao Yun, Hu Cheer, Liao Hua, Zhou Cang, and Fang Gu as the core have further condensed.  Everyone is protecting the existence of Wancheng as a force.  The generous rewards for Cao Jun's surrender, even those beyond common sense, further won over Cao Jun's heart to surrender.  The army and soldiers of this era are less loyal to a general than to loyal to a certain force.  After all, we are all members of the Han Dynasty's army in name only. For ordinary soldiers, as long as they have a mouthful of food and enough food to eat, their allegiance is the same to whomever they serve.  The key is to look at the level of pensions provided by the generals. Raising the soldiers, being as close as brothers, and being like father and son are all methods used by the generals to win over the soldiers.  Because of the love of the generals, the soldiers are happy to serve the generals.  And the generals also won military honors and made further achievements because of the service of their soldiers.  This creates a common interest.  Therefore, the famous generals of this era are generally generals who are very good at raising soldiers.  And Chen Shenghou increased the rewards and ordered Wei Yan and others to extend their kindness and win over the morale of the army.  For ordinary Cao Cao's soldiers, staying in Wancheng seems to be better than staying in the Central Plains.  ??At least, their assets have increased.  Therefore, there were very few soldiers who fled.  It can be said that in the past two months, Chen Sheng strengthened the city wall and won over the soldiers, which increased the defensive power and offensive capabilities.  Now, on the Nanyang Wancheng side, plus Zhao Yun's army, there are nearly 25,000 troops, and the momentum is very strong.  Therefore, during this period of time, Chen Sheng was in a very good mood.  He was planning all day long to gain Lu Bu's power in Cao Cao's war against Lu Bu, thereby strengthening himself even more.  Just like today, Chen Sheng specially summoned Jia Xu in the hall to discuss the matter with Jia Xu.  In the hall, Chen Shenggao sat in the first seat, with Zhou Cang standing next to him like an iron tower, and below Jia Xu knelt down quietly.  "Wenhe, I want to make good friends with Yuan Shu. Do you have anyone to send as an envoy?" Chen Sheng humbly asked Jia Xu for advice.  Yuan Shu.  This is another important link for Chen Sheng to take over Lu Bu's power, because if Chen Sheng wants to send troops to Xuzhou, he must first start from Runan, and then pass through Jiujiang County, which is Yuan Shu's current territory, before he can reach Xuzhou.  Without Yuan Shu's support, Chen Sheng's troops would not be able to reach Xuzhou, let alone rescue Lu Bu.  Jia Xu didn¡¯t know Chen Sheng¡¯s specific plan yet, but when he heard the name Yuan Shu, he vaguely smelled it.  However, Jia Xu was a little worried about Chen Sheng's friendship with Yuan Shu, and couldn't help but said: "Then Yuan Shu stole the title of emperor and was reviled by the world. If the general befriends Yuan Shu, his reputation will be affected." Chen Shengwen  Yan sneered and said: "In today's world, the Han Dynasty is ruined, resulting in countless heroes across the state and county. Han thieves like Cao Cao have also become Han Dynasty chief ministers. Not to mention others. Everyone is ambitious.  Of course I understand who Yuan Shu is, but I am not afraid of making friends with him. Besides, I inherit the power of my brother Zhang Xiu and belong to the Xiliang lineage in the whole world.  It may not be better than Yuan Shu. " Chen Sheng's words left Jia Xu with no way to refute. He was also from Xiliang. He knew that after Dong Zhuo, Li, and Guo's wanton behavior, Xiliang people had become synonymous with rebelliousness.  "Chang Shi Fang Gu can go." Jia Xu was silent for a while.Finally, he said the name Fang Gu.  "Fang Gu." Chen Sheng frowned when he heard this. Fang Gu, the commander of his battalion, was responsible for the six thousand elite soldiers directly under him, but he was responsible for sending an envoy?  This made Chen Sheng a little awkward.  "However, now that Jia Xu has named Fang Gu, I'm afraid there won't be any other good candidates.  This made Chen Sheng a little discouraged. The power of Wancheng's generation, through his elites, already had many strong generals, but few civil servants.  At the critical moment, there was no one on the mission.  "Forget it, just him." After being discouraged for a moment, Chen Sheng waved his hand feebly and finally decided on the candidate.  "Yuanfu, send someone to ask Chang Shi Fanggu to come in." After making the decision, Chen Sheng ordered Zhou Cangdao.  "Promise." Zhou Cang agreed and went down to do something.  Soon after, Chang Shi Fanggu walked in.  Regarding Chen Sheng's request to send Yuan Shu as envoy, Fang Gu was not as worried as Jia Xu, but readily agreed.  And he went to the warehouse to pick up luggage as a gift and went to Shouchun, Jiujiang.  "Huh." Having finally settled one thing, Chen Sheng exhaled a long breath and felt a little more relaxed.  However, Chen Sheng quickly remembered something else.  "Arrange a large number of spies to inquire about the situation in the Central Plains, especially the situation where Cao Cao may launch troops to attack Lu Bu. Then send people to Xuzhou to inquire about the relationship between Lu Bu and Liu Bei." Chen Sheng ordered Jia Xudao.  Now that you have thought of taking advantage of Yuan Shu, the next step is to wait for the situation.  And the news doesn't just come by waiting, you have to take the initiative.  "No." At this point, Jia Xu fully understood Chen Sheng's intention.  Do you want to unite with Lu Bu and Yuan Shu to counter Cao Cao this time?  Jia Xu thought in his heart that even if he was as talented as Jia Xu, he would never have imagined that Chen Sheng did not want Xuzhou, but just wanted to accept Lu Bu and his subordinates.  Not to mention uniting with Lu Bu and Yuan Shu to fight against Cao Cao.  For Chen Sheng, these are all fatties, big and small.  Lu Bu and Yuan Shu are both the same.  After the discussion reached this point, what Chen Sheng wanted to explain was almost done.  The next step is to wait for Cao Cao to send troops to Xuzhou.  However, something happened at this moment.  "General, Xiangyang has arranged for carriages and horses to transport food. The baggage has arrived, and the detailed roster has arrived." A guard came in, holding a roll of bamboo slips in his hand.  "Oh." Chen Sheng was a little surprised when he heard this, but then he calmed down.  Because Chen Sheng knew that Liu Biao's forces had always provided assistance to Wancheng, and each assistance was during the spring plowing time and before the autumn harvest, twice a year, in order to control Wancheng.  And this time, it should be the first time after he succeeded to the throne.  Because it was the first time, Chen Sheng didn¡¯t understand the situation, so he had to find someone familiar to see if there were any changes.  So Chen Sheng thought for a while and said to the guard: "Give the roster to Mr. Jia." "No." The guard agreed and handed the bamboo slip in his hand to Jia Xu.  Jia Xu understood and stretched out his hand to pull out the bamboo slips.  Immediately, he quickly unfolded the bamboo slips and read them one by one.  Suddenly, Jia Xu's brows raised slightly.  "But what happened?" Jia Xu rarely had facial expressions, so Chen Sheng caught him with a slight raise of his brows, and Chen Sheng couldn't help but ask.  "The weapons, bows, arrows, leather armor, and even armor have all increased." Jia Xu said. It was obviously a good thing, but Jia Xu's look told Chen Sheng that this was not a good thing.  "Food?" Chen Sheng narrowed his eyes.  "It's reduced by half." Jia Xu exhaled slightly and said.  "Half?" Zhou Cang, as well as the guard who brought the bamboo slips in, couldn't help but take a breath of air.  How could the food be reduced by half? Under Zhang Xiu's command, Wancheng's forces only had 15,000 elite soldiers, and the food provided by Liu Biao was no longer enough.  There are currently as many as 25,000 elite soldiers in the Wancheng force. If this is reduced by half, wouldn't it cost you your life?  "Only the four of us know about this matter, and no one is allowed to tell it. If I know who leaked the news, I will kill you." Chen Sheng's face suddenly darkened, and he said with murderous intent.  "Promise." Everyone quickly agreed.  After issuing this order, Chen Sheng showed a smile again and said: "By reducing the food reinforcements for me, Liu Biao's implication is that I am dismantling my army. As the saying goes, kill the donkey to kill the donkey, that's it. Although  Say, I¡¯m not a good person, so that may not meanI am willing to work for Liu Biao.  But I still feel a little unhappy.  " Now in Chen Sheng's heart, there are only four words, a little unhappy. As Chen Sheng said, what is unhappy is not Liu Biao's killing of donkeys. After all, he is not a good person, and there is no reason to blame others. " What Chen Sheng is unhappy about is that food is being restricted.  Come on, now Liu Biao's attitude is obvious, let him disarm, otherwise he will bear the consequences. This situation is equivalent to putting a yoke on Chen Sheng's neck. It's strange that Chen Sheng can be proactive. Moreover, Chen Sheng is aggressive. Now Liu Biao.  This situation is a wake-up call. Now there are only two ways in front of Chen Sheng. The first is to find a solution. The second is to cut down the army according to Liu Biao's wishes. Of course, Chen Sheng will not take this option.  . Then there is only one other way to solve it. There are two ways to find ready-made food. This is to solve the problem of occupying more cities and more land.  How to cure the root cause? Chen Sheng pondered. (To be continued. 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