"Pa." In Xiangyang City, in the hall of Zhennan General Mansion. Liu Biao dropped the bamboo slip in his hand. The bamboo slip made a snapping sound when it came into contact with the ground. At the same time, Liu Biao¡¯s face turned blue. "Chen Sheng, you are really ambitious." Liu Biao opened his mouth and shouted angrily, his chest rose and fell sharply, and he was very angry. Originally, Liu Biao was wary of Chen Sheng, fearing that Chen Sheng would become the second Sun Ce and threaten the survival of Jingzhou. For this reason, Liu Biaocai discussed with Kuai Yue and decided to control Chen Sheng's grain, thereby indirectly controlling Chen Sheng. And now, what is recorded on this bamboo slip that Liu Biao threw to the ground? It was Chen Sheng who conquered twenty or thirty cities in Runan and doubled his territory. The population has also increased a lot, and a lot of money, food and equipment have been obtained. It is now self-sufficient and completely free from Liu Biao's control. This was originally a move made by Chen Sheng who was unwilling to be controlled by Liu Biao. In Liu Biao's view, Chen Sheng wanted to change his position and went against him. The ambition of the wolf is finally revealed. "According to the news, Chen Sheng not only captured 20 or 30 cities in Runan, but also expanded his military strength to 40,000. There is only a difference of 60,000 or 70,000 in strength with Jingzhou's. Moreover, most of Chen Sheng's elite soldiers are brave and good at fighting. His existence , It¡¯s no longer a hidden danger. It¡¯s a real threat. If we don¡¯t take action, it will come back to Jingzhou. Do you have a plan to stop Chen Sheng?¡± Liu Biao raised his head and glanced at the hall. , asked. But besides Liu Biao, there were two other people sitting in the hall. They were about the same age and both had outstanding looks. It was Cai Mao and Kuai Yue who were the important ministers of Jingzhou. However, although these two people are almost the same size and look equally outstanding, their expressions at this moment are completely different. I saw that Kuai Yue's expression was as usual, and he was quite calm in the face of the news that Chen Sheng had captured twenty or thirty cities in Runan. But Cai Mao is different. I could see that Cai Mao's face was sometimes livid, sometimes flushed, ever-changing, and it was really beautiful. At this moment, Cai Mao didn't feel a direct threat to Chen Sheng's growth, nor was he afraid of him. Cai Mao was content and rarely thought that Chen Sheng could conquer Jingzhou. Therefore, at this moment, Cai Mao only had hatred in his heart, hating why Chen Sheng was so successful. After all, one of Cai Mao's sons was killed by Chen Sheng, and the planned grain trade with Cao Cao was also taken away by Chen Sheng. Cai Mao doesn¡¯t care who is right or wrong in these two things. Anyway, he just cares that he has lost a lot with Chen Sheng. But now Chen Sheng has actually escaped Liu Biao's control and successfully grown into an independent force. Hatred is naturally rolling and difficult to calm down. Sometimes his face was livid, and sometimes it was flushed, but it was a reflection of his anger. "My lord, since we can no longer watch Chen Sheng grow stronger like this, we will send troops to attack." Cai Hao blurted out without thinking, or even thinking about it. Liu Biao rarely rolled his eyes when he heard this. If Jingzhou Jiabing was really Chen Sheng's opponent, why would he wait for Chen Sheng to seize the cities in Runan before sending troops. They sent troops to kill Chen Sheng early. Therefore, Liu Biao decided to ignore Cai Mao and turned to look at Kuai Yue. Compared to Cai Mao, Kuai Yue made people feel at ease and reliable. "Alien, do you have a plan?" Liu Biao asked very pleasantly. Now that things have happened, what other plans are there? Hearing this, Kuai Yue shook his head in his heart. Although Kuai Yue looked very calm on his face, in his heart Kuai Yue was still very surprised by Chen Sheng's rapid growth. This guy was originally just a general under Zhang Xiu. In a short period of time, it has expanded its power to the current level and threatened the survival of Jingzhou. Kuai Yue was surprised when he thought about it. Therefore, not long ago, Kuai Yue and Cai Mao made suggestions to Liu Biao to control Chen Sheng's grain. As a result, Chen Sheng killed Runan and got rid of Liu Biao's control. In this way, Chen Sheng not only has the military strength, but also has enough soft power such as population, cities, food, and territory. It is no longer possible to suppress him except through war. However, after all, Kuai Yue is not a person with shallow strategic wisdom like Cai Hao. After thinking about it, he still thought of some strategies and couldn't help but said to Liu Biao: "My Lord, Chen Sheng is already very powerful, and it is difficult to completely contain it except through war." Yes. But we can give Chen Sheng a blow in some small ways." After listening to the first half of Kuai Yue's sentence, Liu Biao's eyes darkened.?Very disappointed. But after listening to the second half of Kuai Yue's sentence, his eyes suddenly brightened, and he became energetic and said: "What small aspect?" "First of all, Chen Sheng's side." Kuai Yue replied, and then said: "The population of Chen Sheng's command, the city It's already a lot. But after all, the territory is still small, and it still has to support 40,000 elite soldiers and more than 400,000 people. Among them, iron ore and leather are the big problems. Iron ore can be used to make weapons, and leather can be used to make leather armor. With these two kinds of support, Chen Sheng's power will decline sooner or later, and Cao Gong in the north regards Chen Sheng as a great enemy, and will definitely prevent these from entering the cities and lands controlled by Chen Sheng. If we also control them, these two things will surely be under Chen Sheng's command. It became scarce, which caused Chen Sheng to decline. "I have to say that Kuai Yue is really a wise man. Even if he cannot directly eliminate Chen Sheng, he can still think of such a method. If the iron ore and leather are controlled, even if Chen Sheng can still be strong for a while, decline will be inevitable as time goes by. "Okay." Liu Biao nodded repeatedly. And Cai Hao couldn't care less about the hatred. After hearing this, he nodded repeatedly and made up his mind. From now on, no matter whether it is food, iron ore or leather, they will never leave Jingzhou. But in the past, Cai Mao secretly sold these things to Cao Cao, but now Cai Mao wants to control them in order to suppress Chen Sheng. "The second is ourselves. Although there are 100,000 troops in Jingzhou, they have not been drilled for a long time. Many of the generals have never been on the battlefield. I suggest that we immediately eliminate the incompetent people, select good generals, and train the elite troops day and night. And strengthen the new field. , the city of Fancheng, to defend Chen Sheng." Then, Kuai Yue came up with another strategy. To sum up, Quiney¡¯s strategy is very simple. It means weakening the enemy and strengthening oneself. In order to achieve the purpose of protecting oneself. To be honest, this is not a great idea. But it is an upright conspiracy. If Chen Sheng is successfully restrained, regardless of whether it is a clever plan or not, it is still a good plan. "Okay, I'll give the order immediately." Liu Biao had already noticed Chen Sheng's growing threat, and it was like a light on his back. But he himself had no strategy. After hearing Kuai Yue's strategy, he naturally nodded repeatedly and gave the order happily. This kind of decisiveness is definitely a rare performance of Liu Biao. "My lord is wise," Cai Hao said without forgetting to flatter him. Although this was not the time to listen to such flattering words, Liu Biao was born with a soft ear, so after hearing this, he still felt slightly comfortable. "My lord is wise." Cai Mao said it, but Kuai Yue had no choice but to express it. Although Kuai Yue said that his lord was wise, he was the one who provided the strategy. But there was a hunch in Kuai Yue's heart that Chen Sheng might not be so easy to control. There is Chen Sheng in the north of Jingzhou and Sun Ce in the east. I am afraid that turmoil is about to break out. Kuai Yue sighed secretly in his heart. Liu Biao was in a bad mood, and Cao Cao in the north responded in a bad mood. "Guardian of Runan County?" Xu Du, in the study room of the Prime Minister's Mansion. With a murderous look on his face, Cao Cao sneered and placed the bamboo slip in his hand on the case. This bamboo slip is exactly what Chen Sheng ordered Fang Gu to draw up to express his gratitude to the Emperor of the Han Dynasty. But now that Cao Cao is in power, this statement naturally falls into Cao Cao's hands. Chen Sheng naturally knew this, so he claimed to be the governor of Runan County while he was on the list. "Ming Gong, now I feel angry. Chen Sheng intercepted the 50,000 shi of grain and almost captured the entire Runan County. His power has been difficult to contain. It is even more impossible to conquer in a short time. This threat is too great. Already It has become a serious threat." At this moment, besides Cao Cao, there were many people in the study. There are counselors such as Xun Yu, Xun You, Cheng Yu, Guo Jia, etc., as well as civil servants like Chen Qun. Chen Qun was the first to speak and persuaded. Chen Qun didn't have much strategy, but he was upright, and he was very outstanding in appearance and demeanor. He had the demeanor of an important minister, so he was reused. "Gu also knows about this matter. But if he could eliminate this threat, he would have done it long ago. There is nothing he can do at first." Cao Cao said angrily when he heard this. "This." Cao Cao's rude voice made Chen Qun blush. It seems that it is better to speak less in the future. Chen Qun realized that he had said nonsense and warned himself in his heart. "Yes, it has become a fact that Chen Sheng's throne is huge. Apart from the necessary control of food, war horses, iron ore, leather and other materials, there is no way to contain it. It's better to let it go for now. It's time to attack Xuzhou Lu Bu ¡± At this time, Cheng Yu, who has always been positive, said. Suddenly, everyone in the hall focused their attention on Cao Cao, attacking Lu Bu and capturing Xuzhou. This is a very important move. As explained in the previous article, for Cao Cao's forces, Yuan Shao is the real enemy, but before the battle between Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, the two threats in the south must be eliminated. Among them is Chen Sheng, and the other is Lu Bu. Now that Chen Sheng can no longer be contained, Lu Bu must be removed, otherwise the threat from the rear will be too great. "It's time to attack Lu Bu." Facing the eyes of all the ministers, Cao Cao finally nodded and said. But then, Cao Cao said: "But neither the food nor the military strength have been recovered at present. If we want to send troops, we will need a month of preparation." "Promise." The ministers agreed. Although it was a month later, Cao Cao finally made a decision. And if the normal development is to follow, Lu Bu died in Baimen Tower, Gao Shun and Chen Gong were killed, and Zhang Liao surrendered. Lu Bu's power, full of essence, perished just like that. This is Lu Bu¡¯s difficulty. (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!)