My father Liu Xuande

Chapter 11 My son is strong!

Yuan Shu, south of Xuzhou, was very dissatisfied, but he was also mired in trouble and had a lot of more important things to deal with, so he couldn't care less about Liu Bei.

This created a vacuum, making it truly impossible for Liu Bei to find a single decent enemy around him.

But now, Liu Feng tells Liu Bei that not only do you have enemies, but you will also collude with the Danyang faction to rebel against you. Liu Bei is naturally both surprised and suspicious.

If Liu Feng hadn't performed so well before, he wouldn't have had the patience to continue listening.

Liu Feng answered without hesitation: "Lord Wen, Lü Bu!"

Before coming here, Liu Feng had already planned to perform a divine intervention before his father. His age was both an advantage and a disadvantage.

If we can't convince Liu Bei of our own wisdom and insight, then something terrible is likely to happen at a crucial moment.

In order to increase his standing in Liu Bei's eyes, Liu Feng had no choice but to act as a prophet.

"Lu Bu?"

Liu Bei was completely dumbfounded. He had expected Liu Feng to mention the two Yuan brothers, Cao Cao, Gongsun Zan, and even Zang Ba, the Emperor's Army of Xiapi, and the Yellow Turban Army. But he never expected Liu Feng to mention Lü Wenhou, who was currently fighting Cao Cao in Yanzhou.

"That's right, it's Lü Bu!"

Liu Feng repeated firmly, "Father, in my opinion, although Lu Wenhou is a hero of our time, who killed the traitor Dong Zhuo, restored the Han Dynasty, and made a name for himself throughout the world, and whose troops are well-trained and his generals are brave, he is no match for Cao Yanzhou. Within half a year, he will surely be defeated by Cao Yanzhou. If he dies, that's fine, but if he escapes, he will surely come to you, Father."

"Oh? Is that really so?"

Liu Bei was both surprised and delighted. The intelligence he received indicated that Lü Bu was still suppressing Cao Cao, occupying most of the counties in Yan Province, and had the full support of Zhang Miao, the governor of Chenliu, Zhang Chao, the governor of Guangling, and Chen Gong, a famous scholar in Yan Province. Cao Cao, on the other hand, only had three cities left: Juancheng, Fanxian, and Dong'e, and his situation was extremely dire.

But how could his own precious son be so certain that Cao Cao could turn the tide, and so quickly at that?

Seeing Liu Bei's puzzled expression, Liu Feng continued to explain: "Father, Cao Cao retreated from Xuzhou, but his main force was not lost. More importantly, Xun Yu, Cheng Li and others defended several footholds for him."

"Cao Cao's main force consisted of Qingzhou soldiers, who were brave and fierce, and were also extremely loyal to Cao Cao. This gave Cao Cao the capital to turn the tide."

"Although Lü Bu was fierce and brave, and his troops were skilled and his generals were brave, and he was also good at cavalry warfare, he was still alone and outnumbered. None of the many forces around Yanzhou were friendly with him."

"The Yuan brothers stood as a triumvirate in the north and south, yet both harbored a desire to kill Lü Bu. Cao Cao's power base had been seized by him, so naturally, they were determined to fight to the death. Furthermore, the armies in Guanzhong, because of Dong Zhuo's death, wished they could tear Lü Bu to pieces. Even Father Yuan had made peace with Yuan Ji Province because of the matter of the Governor of Xu Province. Cao Yan Province was an ally of Yuan Ji Province, so at most Father Yuan would not help either side, and it was impossible for him to send troops to help Lü Bu attack Cao."

"Lu Wenhou appears to have a formidable presence, having seized Yanzhou overnight, but his power is nothing but a castle in the air, a reflection in a well, truly weak and vulnerable, with no allies to support him. Cao Cao's main force in Yanzhou remains intact, and he has the full support of his ally Yuan Shao. The difference in their strengths is now clear."

Liu Bei listened with rapt attention; this was the first time he had been explained the situation to him in such a detailed and meticulous way.

"Even so, why are you so certain that Cao Cao will win? You must know that the battlefield is dangerous and the outcome is unpredictable..."

"Father, Yanzhou... is short of food."

Liu Feng replied, "Although Yanzhou is a famous province, it has been a place of prolonged warfare since the Yellow Turban Rebellion. After Cao Cao took control of Yanzhou, he waged war year after year, and his money and provisions were all forcibly confiscated. The people of Yanzhou are already exhausted. If it weren't for this, how could such a large province as Yanzhou have abandoned Cao Cao and joined Lü Lü overnight?"

"Therefore, I conclude that neither Lü Bu's army nor Cao Cao's army has much food left. But Cao Cao has Yuan Shao's assistance, so his supplies of money and provisions will always be available. But where else can Lü Bu get food besides plundering Yan Province?" "As time goes on, the local scholars of Yan Province will become disgruntled due to Cao Cao's exploitation. Now that Lü Bu is also exploiting them, won't the change of ruler of Yan Province be pointless?"

"Lu Bu is an outsider and has lost the support of the local people. He will be eager to fight. This battle will be a battle of the victors and the vanquished. The winner will be the ruler of Yanzhou, and the loser will either die or flee."

"Then why is it always Cao Cao who wins?"

Liu Bei recalled what Liu Feng had just said.
"Cao Cao's Qingzhou army was selected from prisoners after he defeated a million Yellow Turban rebels in Qingzhou."

"Father, you may not know this, but when Cao Cao fought against the Yellow Turbans, he was rewarded with the title of Chancellor of Jinan for his meritorious service."

The two prefectures of Qing and Xu have always had a unique problem: licentious shrines. Especially in Qing, the burden of these shrines on the local people even exceeded that of taxes.

After Cao Cao became the Chancellor of Jinan, he demolished the local shrines of licentiousness in a very short time, which made the local people very grateful to him, and his reputation even spread throughout the entire Qingzhou.

Therefore, Cao Cao was able to defeat the million-strong Yellow Turban army that had been entrenched in Qingzhou for several years in one battle and bring them all under his control.

The Qingzhou Army, selected from these Yellow Turban rebels, were all loyal to Cao Cao and eager to serve him.

In contrast, Lü Bu's troops were first defeated by the Liangzhou army in Chang'an, and then wandered around, being pursued and killed by the brothers Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu. Only a little over a thousand loyal and courageous soldiers remained.

Even if Lü Bu replenished his forces after occupying Yan Province, Cao Cao, upon learning the news, immediately withdrew his troops from Xu Province and returned to Yan Province to attack Lü Bu. Moreover, Yan Province was short of food; how much could Lü Bu possibly expand his army?

In this situation, how could Lü Bu possibly contend with Cao Cao? Cao Cao could afford to lose ten times, but Lü Bu couldn't afford to lose even once; a single loss would mean total defeat.

Liu Bei pondered for a moment and deeply agreed.

In particular, Cao Cao easily captured a million Yellow Turban rebels in Qingzhou, something Liu Bei couldn't understand at all. When he asked Chen Deng, Chen Deng only gave him some platitudes.

On the contrary, what her precious son said was reasonable and well-founded. Regardless of whether it was true or not, it was at least ten times better than empty talk.

He glanced at Liu Feng, suppressed his jealousy and envy towards Cao Cao, and hesitated for a moment: "Did my son also receive these things in a dream?"

Liu Feng smiled calmly and said, "Just as Father guessed, it was indeed taught by the immortal in my dream."

Liu Feng has too many flaws, and many of the things he is going to do will be very outrageous.

After much deliberation, Liu Feng could only attribute everything to gods and Buddhas, indulging in superstition.

After meeting Liu Bei, Liu Feng told him about his dream of an old man with a white beard, and deliberately guided Big Ears to think of immortals and ancestors.

You can imagine how interesting Big Ears' expression must have been at that moment.

Liu Bei nodded silently and did not ask any further questions.

Cao Cao's family background is indeed better than mine, but my son is better!
(End of this chapter)