I am not a counselor, I am trying to survive in the late Han Dynasty

Chapter 90: The Great Good Man Zang Ba (an additional chapter for Yue Wenbo)
The old crow in the sky crows very cheerfully, as if it is constantly shouting "fool, fool".

In this cheerful atmosphere, Xu Shu's army began to advance south.

Taishan County is worthy of being a good place that gave birth to the Five Taishan Thieves at the same time. Cao Cao and Lu Bu did not have time to take care of this place before, and the imperial power did not go to the countryside. Bandits were rampant in the counties and villages here. They did not reject Xu Shu without knowing it, but complained bitterly. Advise Xu Shu to suppress the bandits, and use the principle of flattery and killing, to let Xu Shu see who has the final say here.

When Xu Shu traveled around the world, what he saw the most were bandits.

He deeply understood that most of these bandits were ordinary people around them, and some were part-time bandits to make extra money. If he really sent troops to conquer, the big names in these places would take the opportunity to cause trouble and muddy the waters.

These people don't have the courage to suppress bandits, but their courage to make money in the name of suppressing bandits is not only not small, but also very courageous.

When the time comes, if the shit basin is placed on Xu Shu's head, Xu Shu, the Taishan prefect, will naturally not be able to do it anymore.

Therefore, after Xu Shu arrived in Taishan County, he went all the way south crazily. Anyway, these bandits did not dare to steal their army. He went directly to Fei County to station.

The reason why Feixian County was chosen was related to Tao Qian.

When Tao Qian was at his strongest before, he took the initiative to go north and led the bandit Que Xuan to attack Hua County, Fei County and the nearby Rencheng Kingdom. The wealthy families here were all influenced by Tao Qian's physical skills, and the bandits were also called "Emperor" Que Xuan was beaten to the point of peeing and left one after another. This was considered the best and safest base.

After arriving here, Xu Shu immediately sent another letter to Zang Ba, saying that he was looking forward to the stars and the moon and waiting for Zang Ba to come and join him. It would be a pity that a good place like Taishan County with outstanding people and rich people should not be used as a den of thieves.

Xu Shu was willing to take Zang Ba as his leader, and the elite soldiers and horses under him were also willing to completely obey Zang Ba's orders. He just asked Zang Ba... uh, can he give me some food?

Zang Ba couldn't help but laugh when he received Xu Shu's earnest letter again.

No, what is Xu Shu thinking?
Didn't their airtight counter-intelligence capabilities tell them that Huaxian County, which is adjacent to where they are currently stationed, is Zang Ba's hometown, and that they are sitting in the tiger's mouth?
Zang Ba immediately contacted his fellow villagers to investigate Xu Shu's conspiracy.

A few days later he was stupid again.

Xu Shu has no conspiracy at all...

He appointed Li Dian as the magistrate of Fei County, had already begun to persuade farmers, and recruited corvees to prepare for repairing the city wall. There was no sign of even training his soldiers to suppress bandits.

If these people weren't really strong, the bandits around them would have been interested in them long ago.

"What are you doing? Are you really asking me to come over?" Zang Ba thought about it, and the only answer he came up with was that Xu Shu really wanted to defect to him.

After all, Xu Shu was a ranger not long ago. Judging from his performance, he was quite impulsive and brave, so he should admire Zang Ba very much.

He had made such great achievements before, but Cao Cao only gave him a devastated Taishan County where bandits were rampant. Xu Shu was probably completely disappointed. After offending Lu Bu and being disappointed with Cao Cao, it seemed that defecting to Zang Ba was the right choice.

"Well, this person does have some ability to judge the situation." Zang Ba murmured.

"Xuan Gao, do you want to accept this person?" Sun Guan asked with a smile.

"Hey." Zang Ba sneered, shook his head and said, "I'm not afraid of offending Lu Bu, so it would be good to accommodate him.

It's a pity that if I accept this person, I will definitely offend Cao Cao. I will never offend Cao Luke at the same time for him. "

"Then let's attack immediately and eliminate this thief?"

"Why bother?" Zang Ba sneered, "This person took the initiative to defect to me, and his attitude was very respectful. If I took the initiative to send troops to attack, wouldn't it be ridiculous? Who would dare to defect to me again in the future?

What's more... Hey, this man's soldiers and horses are very elite. If we take the initiative, we will definitely hurt many of his subordinates, why bother? "

Zang Ba glanced at Chang Xi, who was smiling and saying nothing not far away, and slowly grinned:

"Didn't Xu Shu want food?

Okay, give him five thousand dendrobium and let his men eat to express their appreciation for our kindness.

After that, we will follow our plan and while Xu Shu is going to express our condolences, we will join forces with Lu Bu to kill him!
When the time comes, his soldiers will have nowhere to go, and they can't defect to Lu Bu. They can only defect to us. Let's take advantage of the situation and sweep Mount Tai... Hey, our momentum may not be lost to Lu Bu and Cao Cao in the future! "

Xu Shu will not eat the fat meat that is delivered to his door, and Zang Ba will not mess around in the future.

The wealthy man immediately made up his mind and asked Chang Xi to deliver food to Xu Shu and stabilize Xu Shu first.

The five Taishan thieves had been hiding in Kaiyang before, because they knew that although they were strong, they could not get the support of the local wealthy families. If they went out to fight for world hegemony, they would be beaten out soon. But this time they wanted to kill Xu Shu and occupy Taishan County is bound to attract the attention of the Yanzhou wealthy family.

Now that Lu Bu is weak, the Yanzhou rich family may abandon Lu Bu and support Zang Ba. Taking advantage of Cao Cao's weakness, Zang Ba has every chance to occupy Yanzhou, spy on Qingxu, and become the overlord of the party!
Hum, Xu Yuanzhi, Xu Yuanzhi, I have to thank you!
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"Oh, I'm so grateful to General Zang!"

In Feixian County, Xu Shu looked at the carts of military rations and grinned to the back of his head.

Xiahou Dun asked Xu Shu before, what will happen to the military rations after going to Mount Tai?
Haha, farming is secondary, it would be too fast to just give it away.

The Kaiyang area was less affected by the disaster last year and did not experience much war. Zang Ba's accumulation of grain and grass was too much. This purchase was [-] dendrobium, which was indeed a big deal.

So to borrow food, you have to find a big one!

"General Zang really values ​​love and justice!

I thanked General Zang on behalf of the people of Taishan County, but as expected, General Zang must be invited to come to Taishan to take charge of the overall situation! "

Xu Shu couldn't help but thank him. Chang Xi, who came to deliver food, looked at Xu Shu's appearance and couldn't help but sneer in his heart.

This is...the hero who fought Lu Bu alone before and defeated him?

That's it?

Chang Xi's martial arts skills were extremely high, second only to Zang Ba among the five thieves in Mount Tai. He always felt that he should be the commander-in-chief of the entire army. Now seeing Xu Shu being so respectful, he became even more contemptuous and said leisurely:
"A lot of this food and grass is my military ration. General Xu, why don't you thank me Chang Xi?" Xu Shu said with a smile:
"General Chang has worked hard all the way, which shows that he attaches great importance to love and justice. Xu will also serve the general well and serve him well in the future, which will definitely satisfy the general."

"Hmph, remember what you said today!" Chang Xi snorted lazily, "When are you going to Xuzhou?"

"It's all at the command of the general!"

Seeing Xu Shu's humble look, Chang Xi thought to himself that this man must be afraid of Lu Bu and would not move unless I did.

This is a good thing, he is at my disposal, and I would kill him like a chicken.

Seeing the dissatisfaction among Xu Shu's men, Chang Xi thought to himself that he would have to recruit these people as his generals in the future, so as not to continue to humiliate Xu Shu, a dying man.

He said with a smile:

"You're welcome Yuan Zhi. When you go to Xuzhou this time, just listen to my instructions.

Lu Bu doesn't dare to offend me. I will lead five hundred elite soldiers, and you will take one hundred guards. We will advance lightly in three days, and the journey will be smooth. "

He stared into Xu Shu's eyes, wanting to see if Xu Shu had any tricks up his sleeve.

Unexpectedly, Xu Shu's eyes were quite sincere and even a little touched:
"Thank you very much, General Chang. I will be escorted by General Laochang."

Li Dian, who had just been appointed as the magistrate of Fei County by Xu Shu, felt a little unhappy when he saw Chang Xi's rampant appearance.

He pressed the handle of the knife and whispered:
"This man has only more than five hundred soldiers under his command. He is so arrogant that he will be defenseless at night.

How about we set a fire at night to make it panic, and then attack from all four sides, we will definitely kill it! "

Cao Xing was picking his teeth lazily with a wooden stick on one side, and said with a smile:
"What?"

"This person insulted General Xu, and I don't accept it."

Cao Xing looked at Li Dian's young face and said with a cheerful smile:
"Damn it, it's really not good for you to be so murderous at such a young age."

Li Dian said unconvinced:
"General Xu has moved the world with his reputation for bravery. I am his retinue and will kill those who humiliate General Xu."

Cao Xing said with a smile:

"Don't worry, I will follow General Xu for a long time.

General Xu... he said that when you value love and justice, you'd better really value love and justice.

He is so arrogant and indulges Chang Xi, so he must have a method! "

It was rare for Cao Xing to pretend to be more serious, but Mr. Ai's gloomy voice sounded behind him:

"What the hell, I think Maggot is completely crazy."

Mr. Ai believed in his heart that Xu Shu was hiding some dirty tricks, but based on his previous experience, this must be an extremely risky strategy that might even bring him physical pain.

He was very unwilling to do so. He had been thinking hard about the solution for the past few days. When the maggot in his heart got sick, it happened to be the time when I, Ai, showed his vision beyond a thousand years.

He slowly squirmed towards Cao Xing and Li Dian, so frightened that they both couldn't help but take a step back.

"What are you doing?" Li Dian asked in disgust.

To be honest, when he came, he had already heard Li Zheng briefly describe the people under Xu Shu's command. Li Zheng mentioned Mr. Ai in an especially serious manner, saying that although this man was an ugly person, he had secret skills and some unexplainable abilities. Li Dian was quite polite to Mr. Ai.

Mr. Ai has long regarded Li Dian and Cao Xing as his team members who will be independent from Xu Shu in the future - he does not like Guan Hai, Xu He, and Sima Ju. Dian Wei is loyal to Boss Cao. It's probably not easy to fool.

Li Dian is an unparalleled general, and although Cao Xing is a popular general, it is said that this kid who defeated Xiahou Dun with one arrow is still capable and is worthy of being won over by the noble time traveler.

After leaving Xu Shu to stand on his own, he is very flexible whether he is fighting for the world or surrendering to Cao Cao in the end. Talents are rare!
Mr. Ai seized the opportunity and said with a smile:
"Magoshu is good at everything, but he likes to take risks when doing things, which makes him not like a superior person.

I'm afraid he doesn't know what to do this time and is afraid of falling into Zang Ba's trick. I have a method -

Cao Laowu, aren't you good at archery?
You take advantage of him not being prepared, shoot him to death with one arrow, and write Lu Bu's name on the arrow shaft. Now Zang Ba will definitely think that Lu Bu did it, and then start a fight with Lu Bu. Let's sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight. This Isn’t everything over? "

Li Dian:? ? ?
"Well, why did Lu Bu write his name on the arrow shaft?"

"What do you know? Have you read Water Margin? This is how we bandits use their tactics!" Mr. Ai said proudly, "What do you think of this idea?"

Cao Xing swallowed and sighed:
"Mr. Ai, I really didn't expect that your appearance and intelligence are completely opposite!"

Mr. Ai was overjoyed and thought that my resourcefulness was really amazing. Surely the ancients had never seen such a heaven-defying strategy created by my amazing wisdom?

Isn't this much better than those tricks of maggots?

"Hmph, it is said that people should not be judged by their appearance. How can you tell me the opposite?" Mr. Ai said proudly.

Cao Xing snorted:
"Looks like a pig's head, but is as resourceful as a pig..."

Mr. Ai:......

(End of this chapter)