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Chapter 382: 382






Liu Mang was unhappy with Jia Xu . After all, it was Jia Xu that had caused him so much trouble a little while ago . Naturally, a cunning person like Jia Xu could understand Liu Mang’s thoughts but even then he still could not do anything about it . How was he supposed to know that Liu Mang’s wives would return at that time? Jia Xu could only laugh to hide his awkward feeling .

“You old fox!” Liu Mang was enraged but he could not say anything to Jia Xu then and there . If he were to say anything, both he and Jia Xu would suffer together . “Is Mister Wenhe the one to forget favours here and break his promise to help me unite the land?” As Liu Mang could not speak directly, he beat around the bush .

Jia Xu did not mind as Liu Mang was of a younger generation . It was natural for them to have such temper . On the other hand, Jia Xu would actually be afraid if Liu Mang did not say anything at all and keeps everything in his own heart like Cao Pi . Such a person would deal with Jia Xu privately . Although Liu Mang’s action was a failing as a Lord, for some reason, Jia Xu felt a sense of belonging from this .

“If Milord does not want the world to lose faith in you, you can only reject Yuan Xi’s offer . However, there is no need to kill Yuan Xi’s envoy . ” Jia Xu was someone who would not offend others if he could help it . If he needed to offend others, it was better he go all the way and have kill them from the start . That way, there would be no need to worry about a counterattack . If they were to kill the envoy, they would be provoking the Yuan Family into retaliating . After all, Yuan Xi still had good relationship with both his brothers . Although he could not fight for the inheritance, he still had his prestige . To offend Yuan Xi is to offend the whole family .

“If I were to kill the envoy, I would be able to show the world my feelings of gratitude!” It was as if Liu Mang simply wanted to oppose Jia Xu . Although he could show his gratitude by killing the envoy, it would not change the impression the others already have of him by much . That being said, there wouldn’t be any difference even if he doesn’t kill the envoy . Aside from the indecisive Yuan Xi, the other two brothers were short sighted . They were not able to cooperate to fight against Cao Cao and would only die in the end . In such a case, Liu Mang would just offend that person . All he wanted was the provisions .





“Milord . Don’t you want the Guangling and Huaiyin district?”

“Guangling and Huaiyin?” Liu Mang stopped bickering with Jia Xu and started to think when he heard the name of these two places . These two places were important to Liu Mang as they allowed Liu Mang to go out to sea and up to Liaodong where there are a lot of horses . He could also go towards Nanyang where there is fertile land and to ensure that the population does not keep decreasing . Guangling and Huaiyin happened to be ports nearest to Liu Mang’s territory . It was also the reason he had Zhang Liao and the Xiliang Cavalry dispatched to the Lin River .


“Unfortunately, Guangling and Huaiyin is within Xuzhou . ” Jia Xu said again with a smile .

Liu Mang’s heart sank . Liu Mang wanted to obtain the port but it was in Xuzhou . He also owed Cao Cao a ‘favour’ so he could not attack Cao Cao when Xuzhou was left empty . Yet, if he were to wait until Xuzhou was fortified, he would never be able to take it . He would also need a year to obtain horses after obtaining the port . To the whole of the Central Plains, every second was precious . Every second had to be used for preparations or they would be defeated .

“If Milord wants Guangling and Huaiyin while keeping your reputation, you can demand this from Yuan Xi’s envoy . ”




“Wenhe . What are you talking about?” Liu Mang patiently asked .

“Milord . We cannot attack Xuzhou because it belongs to Cao Cao . However, what if Xuzhou does not belong to Cao Cao?”

“What if it is not?” Liu Mang would receive infamy by attacking Cao Cao . If Xuzhou did not belong to Cao Cao, this wouldn’t be an issue .

“What if Xuzhou belonged to Yuan Xi?”

“Impossible!” Liu Mang immediately rejected this idea . Although Xuzhou was relatively empty, it was still being guarded by some troops . Even though the battle had gone on for so long, Yu Jin continued to watch Qingzhou . Yuan Tan who was in Qingzhou was not able to go against Yu Jin even Yuan Shao was still alive . Now with Yuan Shao dead, the chances of Yuan Tan getting past would be even lower . Yuan Xi was at Youzhou which was even further away . He too would not be able to cross Qingzhou to Xuzhou .

“Haha . Milord, Yuan Xi may not have troops but we can lend him troops . ” Xu Shu heard Jia Xu’s words and finally understood . He was not as good as Jia Xu especially in covert plots but he still had high IQ . Although he didn’t like Jia Xu, he had to admit that Jia Xu was skilled . ‘With such a person on Milord’s side, Milord would no longer need to worry about others plotting against him . ”





“Lend him troops?” Liu Mang was troubled . How was he supposed to lend troops? He only had four elite groups all of which Liu Mang would hate to part with .

“Milord . Have you forgotten that we have three hundred thousand men?” Xu Shu laughed as he asked Liu Mang .

Liu Mang’s eyes shined . He now remembered about his three hundred thousand soldiers that have not yet formed a group . Although they were weak, it was huge enough to deal with the Southern parts of Cao Cao’s territory where less troops were stationed . Cao Cao’s main army had already been sent to the North . There wouldn’t be many good soldiers left behind . In other words, it was possible to obtain Guangling and Huaiyin by lending Yuan Xi soldiers .

Besides that, the soldiers selected by Jia Xu to do these were the mountain people . Although they were the common people, their wives were all in Yangzhou . With a single call to action, these men would immediately change sides in the war .

“Wenhe means for us to lend Yuan Xi to help him take Xuzhou before we attack and take it ourselves?” Liu Mang’s eyes shined . In such a case, there was no favour . Instead, he would be ‘helping’ Cao Cao . He would be able to keep his reputation and obtain new territory .

The most important thing was the provisions . Although Liu Mang was not attacking Cao Cao directly, there was no difference between this and dispatching his troops for Yuan Xi to gain territory . Yuan Xi would need to pay for this .

“General Yuan’s envoy must be properly taken care of! Yang Hong! I will leave you in charge of this!” Liu Mang’s attitude immediately changed . Yang Hong was Liu Mang’s diplomatic minister . With him around, the Liu Mang’s Army had no diplomatic problems .

“This one receives the order!” Yang Hong cupped his fist at Liu Mang . Diplomacy was his strong suit .

“If this is successful, it would be Wenhe’s contribution!” Liu Mang smiled at Jia Xu . If this was successful, he would have two hundred thousand provisions and also obtain a port .

“Milord . Don’t be too happy yet . Although Wenhe’s stratagem is good, it is not quick enough to solve our current state of emergency . ” Xu Shu poured cold water on Liu Mang’s happiness .

“Although we can obtain two hundred thousand provisions, it would not happen immediately . ” Although Yuan Xi had provisions, he would not be able to send it across Cao Cao’s territory . The only way he could send provisions was by sea but Liu Mang would first need Xuzhou to receive it . Xu Shu’s words send Liu Mang back to the harshness of reality . They only had enough provisions to last about a month . By then, they would all be starving .

“Continue . ” Liu Mang could only massage his head as he continue to find another way to solve Yangzhou’s predicament

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