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After seeing the list, Sun Ce laughed it off.Instead, it was Liu Bei who was brooding.

What does it mean to live under the fence?

"My lord, you should be happy." Jian Yong enlightened.

"Happy? How can I be happy!" Liu Bei sighed.

"You are still a prince!" Jian Yong said.

After Liu Bei heard this sentence, he didn't know how to answer.Jingzhou accepted him, but he was arranged in a small Xinye, with a small population and low tax revenue, so he couldn't afford to support soldiers.Liu Bei sold the pot and sold the iron, so he maintained his army strength at [-].

Zhou Yu will not let Liu Bei grow up, this is the tacit understanding of everyone.

However, with only [-] soldiers, what can they do?Just guarding the door for Jingzhou for the rest of his life?

Liu Bei was at a loss.

As time goes by, Dongyang Hou's army will appear in Jingzhou at any time.

Thinking of this, Liu Bei wanted to find a safe place to live. It was not worth it to work for Sun Ce.

"Second brother, where should we go?" Liu Bei asked in confusion.

"Brother, if it doesn't work, let's take refuge in Yizhou." Guan Yu said.

Yizhou?

Now Yizhou is headed by Liu Zhang, who once begged for mercy from the Marquis of Dongyang.

Although both belonged to the clan of the Han Dynasty, Liu Bei never thought of joining Liu Zhang in the past.

But Guan Yu's words made Liu Bei fall into deep thought.

The princes were worried, but one person was very happy, and that was Yuan Shu.During the Allied battle, he accidentally chose the correct side and was able to continue jumping again.

"Prepare a generous gift, I'm going to visit the Marquis of Dongyang!" Yuan Shu said.

In this way, Yuan Shu came to congratulate Liu Ke on becoming the first prince with dozens of carts of gifts.

Regarding this, Liu Ke couldn't laugh or cry.There were so many friendly forces in the past, but now only Yuan Shu, a rebellious boy, is left.

It is so cruel for the princes to compete for hegemony.

Chapter 370 Borrowing Soldiers

Yuan Shu can be said to be a typical example of repeated defeats and repeated battles. After being ravaged by Cao Cao, he regained his vitality within a year or two.

Now Runan has another [-] troops to wave.

After defeating the allied forces, Liu Ke promised to help Yuan Shu attack Yuzhou, provided that Yuan Shu was willing to pay.

After Cao Cao welcomed Emperor Xian, some areas in Yuzhou recognized the status of Emperor Xian, and directly took the city to join Cao Cao, including the Yingchuan area.

Because Kong Ni, the governor of Yuzhou, died of illness in a daze, causing chaos in Yuzhou, some people directly took refuge in Cao Cao for stability.

Of course, there are also those who do not obey Cao Cao.

The typical representative is Zhang Ji. Zhang Ji used to be under Dong Zhuo's command. After Li Jue and Guo Si occupied Chang'an, Zhang Ji was squeezed out and simply brought his troops to Yuzhou.

The good times didn't last long, Zhang Ji attacked Rangcheng due to the lack of food in the army, and died of the arrow.After his death, the army was taken over by his nephew Zhang Xiu.

After that, Zhang Xiu occupied Wancheng and became a prince of Yuzhou.

Zhang Xiu also only had [-] troops, but Yuan Shu decided to invite the Yangzhou Army to be on the safe side.

"Dongyanghou, I really miss the time when we fought side by side." Yuan Shu recalled the old story.

Liu Ke didn't want to expose Yuan Shu's scars, so he said directly: "If you have anything to say, just talk about it."

Knowing that Liu Ke likes to go straight, Yuan Shu said, "Marquis of Dongyang, I want to attack Yuzhou, but I don't have enough troops. I need Yangzhou's help."

This time Yuan Shu came in person, which can be said to be full of sincerity.In the past, he was very proud and always sent his younger brother on missions.

"How many troops do you plan to hire?" Liu Ke said.

"A [-] army is the best." Yuan Shu said cheekily.

"You also know that Yangzhou's army is very powerful and consumes a lot of logistics. Sending out [-] troops will give you half of Yuzhou for free, and the price is not low." Liu Ke said.

"How much do you need?" Yuan Shu asked.

"3000 million gold." Liu Ke said.

Yuan Shu was stunned. He was robbed by Cao Cao once before, how could his wealth recover so quickly.

But the Yangzhou Army is indeed worth the price.

"What if we only need [-] troops?" Yuan Shu asked weakly.

"500 million gold, but some pensions are calculated separately." Liu Ke said.

Yuan Shu calculated in his mind and felt that the price was about the same, so he agreed and said, "I'll go back and prepare 500 million gold."

Yuan Shu came and went quickly.

It seems that he is determined to win the land of Yuzhou.

Liu Ke dispatched an army of 500, and he could get [-] million gold, which was considered a small profit.