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Liu Bei quickly got on his horse and said, "Yun Chang, let's go!"

"Brother, I'll go to the queen!" Guan Yu said.

"No, run away with me!" Liu Bei insisted, if Guan Yu wasn't by his side, he wouldn't be at ease.

So Liu Bei fled all the way and entered the border of Yanzhou.

After Zhou Yu and Liu Bei got separated, they hid in a village and found an opportunity to leave.

Zhang Fei was even more pitiful, being chased by Dian Wei.

"What the hell are you going after?" Zhang Fei cursed.

"You fucking grandma, don't run away if you can!" Dian Wei replied.

"Why, I run fast, don't you agree?" Zhang Fei mocked.

"You have short legs, you have the ability to get off your horse and fight!" Dian Wei said angrily.

Short legs?

can't hear can't hear!

Zhang Fei shielded himself and didn't know what happened to his elder brother.

Dian Wei's horse is good, but Zhang Fei's horsemanship is superb. The two of them chased and fled, very happy.

Chapter 330 Conquering Xuzhou

Liu Bei had already penetrated deep into Yanzhou, but Liu Ke did not continue to pursue.

The Yangzhou army hoarded the border of Yanzhou. The strange thing is that Cao Cao didn't respond.

Except for the city, there is no fortification.

If it's just that, that's all. The gates of every city are wide open, as if Liu Ke is welcome to enter Yanzhou.

The only difference is that Yanzhou soldiers all wear white scarves on their heads.

"Cao Mengde actually played such a trick." Liu Ke laughed.

Liu Ke's subordinates killed Cao Song by mistake, and Cao Cao used it as a means to resist Liu Ke, which is incredible.

This is a conspiracy to test Liu Ke's character.

However, what Cao Cao didn't know was that Liu Ke actually had no idea about Yanzhou, and Yangzhou was not ready yet.

Liu Ke pays attention to excellence when doing things. The bigger the territory, the better, it must have enough ability to digest it.

For example, in Jiaozhou, Liu Ke has been tossing and tossing for so long, but he still can't digest it.

The most obvious manifestation is that they have no power to protect themselves in the face of attacks from princes.

Jiaozhou cannot compete against Jingzhou on its own, and must rely on the strength of Yangzhou.

Therefore, in Liu Ke's view, blindly expanding the territory will not help at all.

Yangzhou is already thriving.

Jiaozhou's flattery can't keep up with Yangzhou's development, and it is difficult to follow up.Therefore, Jiaozhou did not increase much strength, but became a burden.Of course, it is a bit too much to say that it is cumbersome, it can only be said to be tasteless, and it is a pity to discard it if it is tasteless.

After several years of development, the situation in Jiaozhou has changed a lot, but it is only on par with Xuzhou.

Liu Ke took Xuzhou not only to retaliate against the Allies and Liu Bei, but also for a deep-seated reason, that is, Xuzhou is close to Yangzhou and was most affected by Yangzhou. It is the subtle result.

Therefore, for Yanzhou, Liu did not have much ambition.For him, territory is not just a resource, but also a responsibility.

Now, Liu Ke has the ability to control the land of the three states, and Yangzhou also has enough strength to lead the development of the two states.

Although he saw through Cao Cao's tricks, Liu Ke did not intend to do the opposite, and he was not a three-year-old child.

Power is the foundation.

"Withdraw!" Liu Ke ordered.

As a result, the army on the border of Yanzhou left.This also means that Liu Bei is already safe, and Liu Ke has no plans to pursue him further.

The top priority is to stabilize Xuzhou.

If you want to find an adjective, Jiaozhou is now one tenth of Yangzhou, and the same is true for Xuzhou.However, Jiaozhou can develop to a quarter of Yangzhou at most, and Xuzhou can develop to a half of Yangzhou.

Therefore, in Liu Ke's plan, Xuzhou should be turned into half of Yangzhou.

When Liu Ke returned to the army, Guo Jia had already captured Xuzhou City. So far, the entire Xuzhou had fallen into Liu Ke's hands.

Liu Ke held a grand celebration banquet, and everyone got drunk.

The next day, Liu Ke began to arrange matters in Xuzhou.

"Feng Xiao, Governor of Xuzhou, who do you think is competent?"

Facing Liu Ke's question, Guo Jia didn't give any suggestion, but said: "Your Majesty, you can decide for yourself."

The governor of Xuzhou is a great official in the frontier, his status is self-evident, and he must be the goal of all classes.

Liu Ke already has a candidate in mind, that is Zhang Hong, and his ability must be enough.Liu Ke is hesitant now because the family is also very interested in Xuzhou.

For example, in order to balance the relationship between the Lu family and the Gu family who have recently compromised, Liu Ke had to think more about it.