Chapter 101 Ji Hao: I’m waiting for Xing Daorong to explode, Xuande, what are you waiting for?
Lu Bu was also confused about Liu Bei's questioning.

This is not like Ji Hao's style. Ji Hao, who has always been able to make things happen with a wave of his hand, could have easily treated Yuan Shao as a turtle in a jar. Why did he suffer a loss this time?

The allied forces guarded Sizhou. Once Chang'an was broken, Luoyang would be an isolated city.

Qianli Sizhou will fall into the hands of Yuan Shao!

"Well, before I answer your question, Xuande, let me ask you a question first." Ji Hao shook his head and said, "Xing Daorong was a mine I deliberately planted. I waited for many days just to let him explode and blow up the Han court that had gradually developed cohesion, so that Emperor Liu Xie would fall into Yuan Shao's hands and lose his dignity."

At this point, he paused and asked, "What are you waiting for?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Liu Bei's mind exploded instantly.

His whole face turned black in an instant.

Yuan Shao is waiting for Zhang He to take Chang'an, Ji Hao is waiting for Xing Daorong to explode and lose Chang'an, what is he waiting for?
Both the enemy and I have reached a consensus that I am a fucking idiot!

"you you!"

Liu Bei was so angry that he spat out a mouthful of blood.

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei rushed to help him, but he pushed them away. He stood up with all his might and said expressionlessly, "It's easy to change the hearts of old friends, but you say that the hearts of old friends are easy to change! I understand!"

Why did Ji Hao say that?
It’s not that people’s hearts are fickle, but I feel that I have changed.

Becoming unscrupulous.

Therefore, he did not want to turn against Liu Bei. He also wanted to show respect to other heroes. Instead, he wanted to kill Liu Bei at all costs. If there was any chance to weaken Liu Bei, he would never let it go.

Such as now.

Originally, Liu Bei could still confront Yuan Shao head-on. With him and Liu Biao, the Liu clan might not be able to continue to dominate the world, but they could at least divide the world into one third.

He had one third, Yuan Shao had one third, and the others had one third in total.

But now, with Sizhou lost, the situation has taken a sharp turn.

He originally had the choice of advancing or retreating, but now he was caught in a dilemma. If he retreated, he was afraid that Yuan Shao would block the door and Liu Biao would be unable to hold on alone. If he advanced, the situation was hopeless and he would even lose the title of orthodoxy.

"But there is still one thing I don't understand!" said Liu Bei.

"What's the matter?"

"The four parties formed an alliance to fight against Yuan Shao, but you set a trap to deceive me and let Yuan Shao take Sizhou. How can we deal with the aftermath?" Liu Bei: "How much hatred do you have that you would rather risk losing the world than put me to death?"

This is what he didn't understand.

Yuan Shao was still around, but he stabbed him in the back. Didn't he want to play anymore?

With an army of one million already, and after incorporating the 200,000 troops in Chang'an, plus the entire Sizhou, as well as the emperor and his ministers, Yuan Shao has already broken the balance. Even if the remaining princes were added together, they might not be his match!
Isn’t this a bit too big?

"I have to correct you on two points!" Ji Hao shook his head and said, "First of all, I don't hate you, really not. I did this only because I understand you. Yuan Shao, a man I once thought could be the master of the world, is like a snake, an insect, a chicken, or a sparrow compared to a dragon and a phoenix!"

This surprised Liu Bei.

I thought Ji Hao was using that as an excuse, but I also felt that it wasn’t. Who would make such an excuse?

For a moment, I felt that I couldn’t understand Ji Hao anymore.

However, he didn't know that what Ji Hao said was true. As a modern man, he had admired Liu Bei for more than ten years and had been upset for Shu Han for more than ten years. Even though Liu Bei had stabbed him in the back, he still had no hatred.

Just treat Liu Bei as a "mortal".

The white moonlight in his heart, the Liu Bei in his mind, the Emperor Liu from his childhood, are still there.

It’s just that it is separated from Liu Bei in front of him!

However, there is no doubt about Liu Bei's ability, especially the Liu Bei in the novel. If he had not sacrificed his country for his brothers, no one in this era would be his opponent.

Cao Cao and Sun Quan were both defeated by him, and Yuan Shao was not worth mentioning. Therefore, Liu Bei's power was transferred to Yuan Shao. In Ji Hao's view, this was a weakening of the enemy, which was a good thing for him!

"Besides, I didn't take any risks!" Ji Hao said again.

This made Liu Bei stunned again.

But suddenly I reacted, thinking of the scene in Xuzhou many years ago, and the scene when the slogan of "Great Harmony in the World" was sounded, and suddenly I understood.

Perhaps to Ji Hao, Yuan Shao was just a piece of shit.

Does Ji Hao have few soldiers?
That's because he only wants elite troops, not miscellaneous soldiers, and quality is completely different.

If he recruited soldiers at all costs, wouldn't he be able to raise an army of one million?
As far as Liu Bei knew, the revival of Qingzhou doctors and the widespread spread of "surgery" by Hua Tuo had made it possible to completely eliminate dystocia and reduce the neonatal mortality rate in Ji Hao's territory to almost zero. There was also compulsory education and population subsidy benefits.

The number of newborns in recent years has exceeded the original population of Qingzhou and Xuzhou.

Given time, perhaps it won't be difficult to get several "millions of soldiers"!

But in fact, his estimate was still too conservative. Ji Hao's goal was "one state, one hundred million people". The thirteen states of the Han Dynasty just formed a country with a population of 1.3 billion!

Millions of soldiers?

In his previous life, Principal Chang had "eight million soldiers and a thousand generals", but the total population at that time was only four or five hundred million!
After the Qingzhou plan in the past 30 years, with the addition of Xuzhou, his basic requirement for his own military force is 10 million, 10 million fully armed and elite soldiers!

"To be honest, everything about Yuan Shao is under my control!" Ji Hao said again.

These words shocked Liu Bei.

Lu Bu, who was originally planning to say that Ji Hao was not considering the overall situation, also swallowed his saliva and said in confusion: "Is it true?"

If this is true, then what was the purpose of all the interactions between you and me before?
A little bit of beating?

Let’s play house!

"Goodbye!" Liu Bei said, and led his troops out of Luoyang.

Ji Hao did not stop him.

Liu Bei had to go back, otherwise Yuan Shao would soon occupy Xichuan and Jingzhou. At that time, he would really have no choice but to fight to the death. Strategies would be useless in the face of absolute force.

There is no need to rush to deal with Liu Bei.

"So how do we fight next?"

Lu Bu thought about it for a long time, but finally did not turn against Ji Hao like Liu Bei did, because among the four forces, he and Liu Biao were just extras, occupying only one state and their strength was too weak.

Apart from anything else, food supply is a problem.

When fighting with Ji Hao, his war horses were fed soybeans and the soldiers ate meat for every meal, with no repeating meals for several days.

He had to collect both grass and grain himself, and it was difficult to provide the soldiers with any meat for three days.

I have to admit that Ji Hao is really rich when he fights wars!
"I will continue to guard Luoyang and contain Yuan Shao, but I will send troops from Qingzhou to attack Youzhou across the sea and go around to take Youzhou and Jizhou. This is my goal!" Ji Hao said, "As for you, how much territory you can take depends on your ability. If you can quickly occupy Sizhou and Liangzhou after Yuan Shao is defeated, I will not take Bingzhou even if I can, and I will give it to you!"

These words made Lu Bu suspicious.

"real or fake?"

"I won't cheat my own people!" Ji Hao smiled and said, "Actually, I said I was waiting for Xing Daorong to explode, but it was just an excuse. I won't wait that long for something uncertain."

Hearing this, Lu Bu was stunned.

At this time, Ji Hao said again: "What I am really waiting for is the thunder buried in Yuan Shao's territory, a thunder that can bury his millions of troops, bury all his foundation of four generations of three officials, bury the four states of Ji, You, Bing, and Liang, and now also bury all the noble families in Sizhou!"

(End of this chapter)