Chapter 108: The King's Road Does Not Require Allies

Yu Jin is stable enough, Lu Su is patient enough, and together they are more than capable to fight against anyone. There are 10,000 soldiers under Yu Jin on the border. Even if Cao Cao has aspirations to play against them, Er Xun and Cheng Yu can't easily beat them. Defending has more advantages than attacking. As long as they can hold the line, after Chen Xi finishes pushing the Yellow Turban back, the situation will be directly reversed.

As for what trouble Cao Cao would cause when he become the governor of Yanzhou, to be honest, there may be provocations, but in the end it still come down to force. As for Cao Cao wanting to grab food from Xuzhou, the path to Xuzhou through Taishan is blocked, and Cao Cao can only battle them. As for other paths, don't even think about it.

Chen Xi had already estimated this point, so now Liu Bei now belongs to an alliance with Tao Qian, Yuan Shu, and Gongsun Zan. While Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, and Liu Biao belong to the opposite alliance.

Every time Chen Xi think about this alliance, Chen Xi feels that his cheeks are red. He wants to ask why his teammates are all weak. After Gongsun Zan die, if Yuan Shu takes the jade seal to claim himself as the emperor, then Liu Bei can only fight alone. Liu Bei can fight, but the problem is wanting Liu Bei to beat the alliance. That is just dreaming!

Regarding this kind of predestined situation, Chen Xi can only rely on Xuzhou to develop Qingzhou as soon as possible. Under the protection of Gongsun Zan, the current number one in military might from the coalition of warlords, and the care of Xuzhou, a grain-producing area, to rapidly grow their strength. At least, gain the strength to protect yourself before Gongsun Zan die, Otherwise, you will go wandering around...

Lu Su may have also saw this situation, so recently he is sad. Liu Bei has treated him well, but Lu Su is not optimistic about this alliance. Gongsun Zan is fine, but Tao Qian is old and he holds too much power while lacking the strength to wield it. As for Yuan Shu, Lu Su has seen him before. Yuan Shu can be regarded as a hero when he is suppressed, but if he the one with the advantage, Lu Su thinks Yuan Shu cause a big problem instead. So for this alliance, Lu Su always feels it was going to die...

Another reason why Lu Su is not optimistic about this alliance is because of the intelligence sent back from Yuan Shao and Cao Cao side. The number of wise men and generals on their side can still stretch far and wide, which is the capital for a hegemony. Looking back at Liu Biao, who control Jingzhou alone, Lu Su was speechless. Any one of these three people have the capital for hegemony.

Lu Su was very entangled. He didn't want to leave and switch lords. He has stayed with Liu Bei for a long time and Lu Su really appreciates the benevolent style. Because of this, Lu Su uses his brain every day to think about how to break through the dark and open up a bright light in this situation. The teammates are weak and the enemies are very strong. Lu Su had a big headache.

To be honest, Lu Su does not believe that Chen Xi does not know about this situation. Liu Ye may not know because of long-term vision problems. Guo Jia will not tell others even if he know about it because he is not a fool. But if Chen Xi does not know, Lu Su would be the first one to not believe it. Precaution has always been Chen Xi's habit, how could he not prepared.

The problem is that Lu Su has investigated many times, before and after he knew about it, but he did not see any of Chen Xi's backhands. Lu Su did not believe that he is outclass by Chen Xi. If Chen Xi had been prepared, then it is impossible for him to no see it. It shouldn't be possible at all for Chen Xi to not be prepared!

"Lu Su!" Chen Xi pushed the door and came in. Unless Liu Bei summoned all the literary ministers, Lu Su basically stopped going to the government office and stayed at home to do government affairs. And so did Chen Xi. Because of this, Chen Xi hadn't seen Lu Su recently.

"Chen Xi." Lu Su straightened his back, did not stand up to greet him. He no longer needs to do pompous greeting to Chen Xi. "What's the matter?"

"This thing is for you. You will temporarily act as the county guard of Taishan county while I am away." Chen Xi gave his seal at will and left it on Lu Su's desk.

"Are you going to conquer the Yellow Turbans?" Lu Su frowned.

"Who else if not me? I am the only one among us who can suppress Guan Yu and the others prestige." Chen Xi casually found a place to sit cross-legged. Sitting on his knees is a kind of etiquette that is very hurtful, and he often can't stand up later on...

"Yeah, only your prestige can suppress Guan Yu and the others." Lu Su nodded, "What are you going to do with the Yellow Turbans?"

"It's not a big problem. After all, it is estimated that Guo Jia have mixed a lot of sands in the Yellow Turbans. Under the leadership of so many leaders, the Yellow Turbans will not be able to prevent internal disturbances." Chen Xi said casually. Guo Jia's arrangement is purely a group of conspiracy plans. If the Yellow Turbans don't want to die, they have to rob, and if they rob, there will be civil strife. It's that simple.

Lu Su nodded. He also knew about Guo Jia's arrangement. He organized a bunch of second-rate Tuntian soldiers and mixed them with a lot of Yellow Turbans. Then bought some seed for the farm.

One is to use the hands of Yellow Turban to clean up these ruffians, and the other is to cause the Yellow Turban to have civil strife. In short, if the Yellow Turban reaches the frontier replenishment station, it will be good for Taishan even if all the farmers in the field are killed.

"Yeah, the Yellow Turbans is not a big problem. But what about the others?" Lu Su raised his head to look at Chen Xi and asked. This time he wanted Chen Xi to give an answer. It's not good to keep guessing like this!

"You and Yu Jin are to guard against Cao Cao's sneak attack. Although the relationship in the past used to be pretty good, but now, it is nothing but empty talk." Chen Xi really didn't want to directly explain the task.

"Chen Xi, Cao Cao's matter is not too big of a problem. No matter how fierce his literary ministers and generals are, Taishan is not an ordinary place. If he wants to rob Taishan, then I, Lu Su, won't let him take any advantage." Lu Su said proudly. Then he changed the topic, and calmly asked, "I don't believe that you can't see that Taishan is in danger of overturning!"

"Overturned?" Chen Xi was taken aback, then realized what Lu Su was saying. He nodded and said, "You mean Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, and Liu Biao are stronger than Gongsun Zan, Tao Qian, and Yuan Shu, right?"

Lu Su breathed a sigh of relief when he heard Chen Xi's words. Since Chen Xi had said it, then he must be prepared, so Lu Su nodded.

"It's nothing to worry about. Gongsun Zan won't lose to Yuan Shao ​​in the short term. As long as Youzhou and Jizhou keeps on fighting, we won't have any trouble. Even if Yuan Shao ​​wins in three to five years, Qingzhou would have long been consolidated according to our ability. Even with the power of a state, are you still afraid of facing Yuan Shao?" Chen Xi shook his head and said, "Accurately speaking, as long as there are no accidents in the general direction, we don't have to worry about any challenges."

"Is that true?" Lu Su looked at Chen Xi in shock and asked.

"The king always walks alone on the road. We don't need to be in alliance with anyone. We can defeat all the enemies by ourselves." Chen Xi said proudly, "The king's road does not require allies, only enemies!"

Lu Su smiled bitterly. Sometimes the guy in front of him was a complete madman. Lu Su couldn't ask about the actual content. But fortunately, although the guy in front of him was sometimes arrogant and abnormal, his ability must be recognized.