Chapter 28: Liu Wu’s move was really vicious. He cut off the firewood from under the cauldron and stole the house.
“Clap clap clap!”

In the hall, although Liu Wu’s mind was filled with thoughts, he clapped his hands and smiled at Xu Shu:
“Yuan Zhi’s words put Cao Cao, the strongest man in the world, in danger of extinction. It really boosted morale.”

“Make as many friends as possible, leaving only one enemy, and then defeat him. This is how Emperor Gaozu defeated the powerful King of Western Chu, Xiang Yu. Wu thinks this is feasible!”

Liu Wu smiled and affirmed to Xu Shu.

A smile appeared on Xu Shu’s face. What Liu Wu said was very novel, but it sounded quite appropriate and reasonable to him.

Xu Shu also felt a sense of accomplishment that Liu Wu approved of his strategy.

“Yuanzhi, although I agreed to a marriage with Sun Quan last year, things were rushed and you were on a diplomatic mission to Jingzhou. In addition, the heavy snow stretched for thousands of miles, so it has not been finalized in the end.”

“I think we should marry Sun Shangxiang and bring her to Wancheng before we go to war with Cao Cao. This way, the relationship between Wancheng and Jiangdong will be closer, and we can fight against Cao Cao together. What do you think?”

Liu Wu carefully considered his words and said to Xu Shu that although Xu Shu’s strategy was strong, Cao Cao’s advisers were not bad either and should not be underestimated. He was afraid of any accidents. Therefore, he could only help Xu Shu to fill in the gaps as much as possible and consolidate Xu Shu’s four-pronged attack strategy.

At the same time, Liu Wu called up his own guard unit panel.

【Guardian Types】:
Iron Eagle Warrior: 317/345
Beiwei Army: 323/345
Looking at the number of guards, he had activated the system for 640 days, and he had signed in for days. The number of loyal and brave guards he possessed had reached an unprecedented . Excluding the who were filling the various armies, he still had powerful guards under his command.

However, Liu Wu still felt that the number of guards of this type of army was accumulated too slowly and was not enough.

By marrying Sun Shangxiang, one more type of soldier can be unlocked. At the same time, the Sun and Liu families will become one, which can also strengthen Sun Quan’s determination to attack Cao Cao together.

In the hall, Xu Shu listened to Liu Wu asking about the marriage with Sun Shangxiang, and a smile appeared on his face. He bowed and said:
“My Lord, if you marry Sun Shangxiang and bring her to Wancheng before the battle with Cao Cao, you can make Sun Quan completely turn to us.”

“I will personally set off for Jiangdong tomorrow. Even if the snow hasn’t melted yet, I will bring Sun Shangxiang back!”

“Okay, Yuanzhi will go to Jiangdong this time. If Sun Quan hesitates, you can use two thousand weapons as bait. Sun Quan must agree to the marriage and send Sun Shangxiang. These two thousand weapons will be regarded as my sponsorship for him to attack Hefei!” Liu Wu still felt that Sun Quan might be fickle, so he added some weight again.

In one winter, Nanyang built four blast furnaces. Under the heavy snow, they collected a large amount of iron and stone sent by water from Xiangyang, and smelted molten iron day and night. At the same time, they used the steel pouring method to forge more than 30,000 swords day and night, all of which were named “Zhantie Weapons”, which means they can cut through steel. Liu Wu named the knife “Zhantie Knife” and the sword “Zhantie Sword”.

There are even three thousand sets of iron armor with powerful defense.

With these accumulations, Liu Wu gritted his teeth and decided to add another layer of code to Jiangdong as an additional layer of protection.

Inside the hall, Xu Shu, Mi Zhu, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and others were speechless when they heard Liu Wu saying that he wanted to use two thousand weapons as bait in order to get Sun Quan to agree to the marriage and send Sun Shangxiang.

As a betrothal gift at the beginning, Jiangdong was given three thousand iron-cutting knives and swords. Now he is giving out two thousand?

They became more and more aware of Liu Wu’s character.

Not only is he flexible and not impulsive, he is even quite cautious.

However, they couldn’t say anything yet.

After all, marrying Sun Shangxiang involved Liu Wu’s private affairs.

Moreover, Liu Wu also said that at worst it would give Sun Quan the capital to attack Hefei, but that was also to threaten Cao Cao’s rear.

“promise!”

Xu Shu bowed to Liu Wu and agreed without hesitation.

Heavy snow covered thousands of miles, and the winter trade with Jiangdong was not carried out. Two thousand weapons would not increase Jiangdong’s power too much.

“The next step is to send envoys to lobby Yuan Shang in Yecheng and Yuan Tan in Qingzhou at the same time.”

Liu Wu immediately made some arrangements and looked at Sun Qian.

Sun Qian smiled bitterly, but he also understood that he was the only one on the mission. Jian Yong needed to handle the government affairs of Nanyang County, and Mi Zhu was responsible for food, fodder, weapons and other supplies. He was indeed the only one on the mission. “Yes! Qian will persuade Yuan Shang and Yuan Tan to attack Cao Cao at the same time.” Sun Qian bowed to Liu Wu and said solemnly.

Liu Wu, who was sitting in the main seat, still felt that the civil officials under his command were not enough and he wished that one person could serve as two.

“In that case, generals, go back to the army and train hard. In this battle, we are fighting against Cao Cao’s main force, and we must not be careless. Cao Cao can lose, but we in Nanyang cannot afford to lose!” Liu Wu said to Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Gan Ning and other generals.

“Yes!” Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Gan Ning and other generals stood up one after another, rubbing their hands together, and their fighting spirit was high. After Xu Shu proposed the strategy of attacking Cao from four directions, they felt that Cao Cao was doomed!!!

“Yuanzhi, stay a moment!” Just as everyone was dispersing and Xu Shu was about to leave, Liu Wu, who was sitting in the main seat, stopped Xu Shu.

“Sir, do you have anything to tell me?” Xu Shu asked Liu Wu with some confusion.

Liu Wu did not hesitate and asked:
“Mr. Yuanzhi is our military advisor. If our army wins this battle, I’m afraid Cao Cao will be very angry with the military advisor. Yuanzhi is in Nanyang, so Wu is not afraid. However, I wonder if Yuanzhi’s family is in Nanyang?”

Liu Wu asked about his purpose. Historically, Xu Shu defeated a general under Cao Cao and became famous overnight. Cao Cao said that Xu’s mother was in Xudu and asked Xu Shu to go there. Xu Shu left Liu Bei. Liu Wu didn’t want this to happen to him.

“This… Cao Cao is a vassal, after all. However, given Cao Cao’s personality, it is possible. My lord, Shu still has a mother who lives in Yangdi City, Yingchuan.”

At first Xu Shu thought that Cao Cao would not do such a thing, but when he thought about how Cao Cao did not care about small details when doing big things, he suddenly became anxious and replied to Liu Wu.

“Yingchuan is occupied by Cao’s army and is indeed unsafe. Yuanzhi, please leave a letter. I will personally send my personal guard general Wang Shun to lead fifty elite loyal and brave guards to Yingchuan Yangdi to pick up your aunt and bring her to Wancheng!” Liu Wu said to Xu Shu.

“This… Master Xie!” When Xu Shu heard that Liu Wu was actually going to send Wang Shun to lead fifty loyal and brave guards, he was instantly moved and thanked Liu Wu solemnly.

You know, Wang Shun was Liu Wu’s personal guard general.

The Loyal and Brave Guards were the elite among the elite. Sending fifty of them was such an important move that Xu Shu burst into tears of gratitude.

Xu Shu attached great importance to filial piety. Liu Wu treated him with such importance that Xu Shu liked Liu Wu even more.

A man dies for a man who knows himself, and a woman looks good for a man who pleases her.

Xu Shu’s loyalty to Liu Wu increased again.

Xu Shu left his mother’s address for Wang Shun and repeatedly asked Wang Shun to take good care of her. Only after Wang Shun responded seriously did Xu Shu leave.

“Yingchuan Yangdi?”

Liu Wu muttered the place, and a gleam of light flashed in his eyes.

Liu Wu knew that this place was full of talented people, including Xun Yu, Xun You, Guo Jia, Chen Qun, Xi Zhicai, Xu Shu and many other talented people from the late Han Dynasty.

“Although Xun Yu, Xun You, Chen Qun and others have all fled to various places and joined Cao Cao’s army, according to intelligence reports, Guo Jia is not dead yet, which means that Xi Zhicai has died a long time ago!”

“Wang Shun, when you go to Yingchuan and pick up Yuan Zhi’s mother, you can play some tricks on Cao Cao and arouse his suspicion. If the Xun family, Chen family and other major families find any outstanding young men, they should all be kidnapped to Wancheng. Even if there are no outstanding young men, they should be kidnapped back a few!”

“Also, we should publicize to the outside world that they have taken refuge in Wancheng.”

Liu Wu said to Wang Shun about the arrangements.

Wang Shun looked at Liu Wu strangely. He was also a man of this era, so he naturally knew that Yingchuan had many talented people, and most of them served under Cao Cao. Liu Wu’s move was really vicious, cutting off the source of the trouble and stealing the family.

“promise!”

Wang Shun carried out Liu Wu’s order without hesitation.

(End of this chapter)