It was late at night in the main hall of Jinyang Prefecture, but it was still brightly lit and people came and went. Originally, everyone had already rested, but an urgent report still took many people out of the bed. In Yun's study, a huge map of the territory of the Han Dynasty was hung high, and the intelligence leader, Wang Yue, the leader of the flying dragon secret spy who had split out from the Jinyi Guard, was holding a wooden stick and telling everyone about the current situation in Yanzhou in the direction of Yanzhou.

Wu Zhen's description of Cao Cao's current situation is the same as in Yun's memory, now only Juancheng, Hefan, and Dong'e are still in Cao Cao's hands, and Lu Bu led a large army to camp in Puyang and attack Juancheng. Cao Cao killed too much in Xuzhou, and everywhere the army passed was corpses everywhere, and there was no place that could be used as a foundation, but there were only three cities in Yanzhou, which can be described as a distance between advance and retreat.

Yun waited for Wu Zhen to finish talking about the situation, and looked around at the people who participated in the discussion, Tian Feng, Hua Xin, Xi Zhicai, Tian Xu has been staying in Jinyang to help him deal with affairs, Jinyang Ling Du Yu was also called, and Wang Ling, who came temporarily, is also a great talent who just felt this evening.

Yun looked at a person dressed as a Confucian on his left hand, "Gongda thinks what is the situation in Yanzhou now, Cao Gongsheng?" Wen Housheng? ”

The person Yun asked was Xun Yu who had avoided Jingzhou since the Chang'an Rebellion, Xun Zhen recommended his nephew to Yun many times, how could Yun not be tempted by Xun Yu Xun Gongda, one of Cao Cao's five great strategists, wrote to Xun You many times, spoke respectfully, explained his ambitions, and asked Xun You to assist.

Not only did Yun recruit Xun You many times, Xun Yu also repeatedly recommended Xun You to Cao Cao, Xun You had to identify adultery when he was young, and later plotted to kill Dong Zhuo, who was known as the country's dry weapon, and Cao Cao also wrote to him many times to ask him to assist. After careful consideration, Xun Yu finally chose to merge with the state.

There are three reasons, first, the relationship between Xun You and Xun Zhen is closer than that of Xun Yu, and second, at this time, the state is obviously stronger than Yanzhou, in all aspects, military, political system, attitude and methods towards the family, and the state is obviously superior to Yanzhou, and third, Cao Cao's massacre in Xuzhou made Xun You decisively give up Cao Cao.

Therefore, Xun Yu rushed to Bingzhou under the escort of Jingzhou Jinyiwei, now renamed Feilong secret agent, and caught up with the intelligence of Yanzhou's great changes.

Xun You came with this information, so he had already thought carefully along the way, paused, and said: "Cao Gong Wenhou's victory or defeat is not in Cao Gongwen's waiting, but in Ming Gong. ”

"Why me?" ”

"If the Duke of Ming does not move, it will not be half a load, Wen Hou will be defeated, and Duke Cao will re-enter Yanzhou." If Ming Gong secretly helps the warmth, it will be difficult for Cao Gong to win. ”

Yun admired in his heart, worthy of Xun You, and he saw things so clearly. Yun noticed that Sima Yi and Zhuge Liang, who were standing on the side, had doubts on their faces, so he said, "Kong Ming, Zhong Da, if you have any doubts, just ask." The people around him felt that Yun valued these two boys, and in the middle of the night, they asked someone to take them over and turn the meeting into teaching.

Sima Yi was still a little restrained, Zhuge Liang was young but had no stage fright, Xie Guoyun, and asked Xun You: "Mr. Gongda, Lu Wen is the master of the tiger and wolf, and there is Chen Gong for the plot, all of which are annexed to the state, Cao Cao is not supported by the Yanzhou family, the army is tired, and there is a Xuzhou army in the rear, why does the lord not move, Wen Hou will be defeated?" ”

Xun You glanced at Zhuge Liang appreciatively, picked up the wooden pole placed on the bookcase, pointed to the hanging map of the world's territory, and outlined the layout of Yanzhou in it, "Lu Bu has courage and no strategy, a small wealth is peace, and he wants to make small profits but cannot understand the general trend." Zhang Miao, Chen Gong and others were famous generals for a while, and they had the righteous deeds of punishing Dong Zhuo, so they should be Lu Bu into Yanzhou. As soon as Xun You said this, Yun Wangyue and the others present turned dark, they had carefully prepared for a long time to kill Dong Zhuo, but they didn't expect Lu Bu to pick peaches, and now Lu Bu has won Yanzhou with this aura, making them feel as if they had been slapped a few times in the face.

Xun You didn't pay attention to Yun's face, and continued: "It is true that Lu Bu has strong soldiers and horses, but there are only a few cities that Lu Bu has based on, and the rest are all Yanzhou clans dissatisfied with Cao Cao's rule and expelled the chief to stand on their own. Lu Bu attacked Juancheng, and Fan, Dong'e did not take down the three cities, and did not rob Cao Cao's army who returned in a hurry, but garrisoned Puyang to watch, which shows that his heart has been timid. Cao Cao has three cities as the backing, Xun Wenruo, Guo Fengxiao, Cheng Zhongde are all Liangping talents, and Xiahou Yuanrang, Xiahou Miaocai are all enemies, up and down, determined in their homeland, can be described as a mourning army. ”

"And this year's drought in Yanzhou, there is not a grain of corn in a hundred miles, and there are people with grain in Yanzhou, and the big clans are also." Cao Cao and Lu Bu are both short of grain and grass, Cao Cao can kill the rebel clan to get grain, Lu Bu relies on the clan to enter Yanzhou, how dare he do it to the family? Yuan Benchu and Lu Bu had old grudges, and Yuan Cao's two families were allies, how could they sit back and watch Lu Bu win Yanzhou? And Tao Qian of Xuzhou, who is old and unbearable, has a short life, and cannot protect himself, how can he send a large army to raid Cao Cao's rear. The situation of the two has changed, and they have also turned their hands in the palm of their hands. ”

Sima Yi said: "In this case, Lu Cao and the others, can the victory of that family make me and the state profitable?" ”

This question was answered by Yun who had been thinking for a while, "If Lu Bu is all in Yanzhou, Yuan Shao will not be able to tolerate it, Yuan Benchu is dominant in Jizhou, overpowering the Black Mountain thieves and Gongsun Bogui, the soldiers are good and the food is sufficient, and Yuan Shao is the fourth and third dukes, and the scholar clan is reused, the Yanzhou family is selfish and loyal, and it is difficult for Lu Fengxian to defeat Yuan Benchu." Yuan Benchu won Yanzhou, with the power of the three states of Ji Yanqing, who in the world can compete? ”

The ultimate opponent of Bingzhou has always been Cao Cao's target, but the opponent in the medium term is undoubtedly Yuan Shao. In the early stage of the Three Kingdoms, the gap between Yuan Shao and other princes was the gap between RMB players and civilian players, even if Yun was favored by heaven and earth, Yuan Shao had to be carefully suppressed.

In other words, the annexation of the state must allow Cao Cao to regain control of Yanzhou, and it must be before Yuan Shao intends to meddle in Yanzhou. According to everyone's analysis, Lu Bu is not the opponent of the treacherous Cao Cao at all, but Yun has some regrets, what a good opportunity to weaken Cao Cao.

Having made up his mind, Yun did not make any more moves, and ordered the Wu Wei army to advance eastward, and lay down the territory of Hanoi, which was originally occupied by Cao's army and is now occupied by rebels. In addition to taking advantage of the chaos to make a small fortune, the Bingzhou army did not nagged any benefits in this Yanzhou chaos. ”

In the first year of Xingping, the world of the Han family was still in chaos, the princes were fighting, and the people were ravaged by the war. And the situation in the world is even more chaotic, confusing, and difficult to see ahead.

Chu Yun in the north occupies the annexed state and half of the division, and seems to be content with the status quo, sticking to the territory, without any signs and desires of outward expansion. In Hebei, Yuan Shao finally broke free from the quagmire entangled with the black mountain thief Gongsun Zan with his thick heritage, and the black mountain thieves who were far behind Yuan Shao in military discipline and equipment lost their strategic advantage in attacking Yuan Shao after several defeats, and could only rely on the dangerous terrain of Taihang Mountain to defend themselves, and it was difficult to restrain Yuan Shao. And Gongsun Zhan is also at a disadvantage under the joint efforts of Yuan Shao and the released Wuhuan Xianbei people, and he is no longer aggressive in the past.

In Guanzhong, Ma Tenghan then entered the court to meet Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, garrisoned Baqiao, and fought with Li Yu and others. The two armies fought at Changpingguan, fifty miles west of Chang'an, Li Dao's son Li Li, Fan Chou, Guo Yan and others defeated the Liangzhou army, Ma Teng and Han Sui fled back to Liangzhou, so that the Han court took Ma Teng as the general of Andy. Han Sui was the general of Anchu. The Bingzhou army also took advantage of the time when Li Yu, Guo Yan and others were fighting with the Qiang people to seize the whole county of Hongnong, and Zhang Ji, who had previously occupied Hongnong, led 3,000 remnants to flee south.

In order to compete for Yanzhou, Cao Cao and Lu Bu two heroes of the troubled times in Yanzhou, a raging war was ignited in Yanzhou, Cao Cao attacked Puyang, and could not be conquered in nearly 100 days, because after the great drought in Yanzhou, the locust plague broke out everywhere, and both families were short of food and could not fight again, so they led their troops to retreat. Yuan Shao made people say that Cao Cao hoped that Cao Cao would send his family to Yecheng and become a vassal of Yuan Shao.

And what surprised everyone was that in the first year of Chuping, the biggest benefit was General Zuo, who had already leaked the appearance of decay, Fake Festival, Yang Zhai Marquis Yuan Shu. Cao Cao attacked Xuzhou, although it could not be engraved, but it also made people see through the fact that Xuzhou's soldiers and horses were weak and Tao Qian was old, so Yuan Shu attacked Guangling from Jiujiang, and sent people to lobby Xuzhou to assassinate Shi Tao Qian and Xuzhou ministers. Tao Qian, who was halfway into the loess, was no longer able to repel Yuan Shu, and Tao Qian, who was bent on preserving the lives of his two incompetent sons, instigated by the important minister Cao Bao Cao Hong, let his eldest son Tao Shang take over the Xuzhou Assassin History, and expressed his submission to Yuan Shu! The potters became vassals of Yuan Shu.

The Yuan clan actually controlled the two counties of Xuzhou Guangling and Pi, and his power increased greatly.

And just when everyone in the world was paying attention to the Yuan family, Yun just sneered, and what made him pay more attention was another thing, the eldest son of Jiangdong Tiger Sun Jian, Sun Ce and Sun Bofu were named by Yuan Shu as the captain of the school and the general of the Kou after conquering the Lujiang River, and attacked Yangzhou Mu Liu Xuan.

No matter how powerful the dry bones in the mound are, there is no need to be afraid, but although the milk tiger is young, it has the potential to swallow thousands of miles.