As the drawbridge rumbled down, a team of chariots and horses came out of the south gate of Changsha City in the morning light, galloping towards the direction of the rising sun. Zhang Yi was sitting on the black carriage, letting the wild wind lift his wide robe and big sleeves, and the expression on his face could not see joy or sorrow. This time Zhang Yi went out of the city to welcome Liu Bei's army into Changsha, which means that from now on, Changsha City will no longer belong to Zhang's father and son. To say that Zhang Yi at this time is not stunned, it is definitely self-deception, but giving up Changsha City is indeed a clever way to solve the dilemma. At least after learning that Zhang's father and son had formed an alliance with Liu Bei, Liu Qi and Sun Ce also sent envoys to Changsha one after another to discuss the alliance against Cao.

Thinking that the siege of Changsha, which had lasted for two years, was about to be lifted, Zhang Yi was a little reluctant in his heart, but he also breathed a sigh of relief. The battle for supremacy sounds exciting, but in the end, only a handful of people can accomplish the great cause, and the vast majority of the princes will disappear in the endless battle. Liu Xuan, Huang Zu, Lu Bu, and even Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu brothers are all like this. Compared with these defeated princes, the Changsha Zhang clan was only an insignificant local wealthy family, and they really couldn't afford to chase the deer. Even if Zhang Yi once had the idea of only separating Changsha and not competing with other princes, now he seems to have dispelled this naïve idea. As Zhuge Liang said that day, even if his Zhang father and son could keep Changsha this time, he would not be able to stop Cao Cao from going south one day.

And just when Zhang Yi lowered his head and lamented that his family was born at the wrong time, there was a sudden bustling sound in front of the car. So Zhang Yi hurriedly looked up to find prestige, and faintly saw the floor line not far away, soldiers and horses jumping, waving flags.

"Yu Gongzi, it's General Zuo's department. The scout brought back accurate news for Zhang Yi. The latter nodded slightly, and then ordered the coachman to speed up the journey.

Liu Bei sat on horseback, watching the car from Changsha gradually approaching, and a sense of ambition arose. It is said that the last time Liu Bei had this feeling was outside Xiapi City. At that time, Tao Qian gave the entire Xuzhou to Liu Bei, but who would have thought that after only a few months of hard work, he would be twisted by Lu Bu like a lost dog to Haixi. Although Lu Bu had already been ambushed, Liu Bei still felt annoyed every time he thought of this matter, feeling that if it wasn't for Lu Bu's plot at that time, he Liu Bei might have become a prince no less than Cao Mengde and Cai Anzhen by virtue of Xuzhou. Fortunately, God still seems to be favoring the bloodline of the Han family, and after many years, Zhang's father and son presented Liu Bei with the city. Although it is only a Changsha city, Liu Bei secretly swore in his heart: If you don't take it, you will be blamed, and you must not live up to Kong Ming's hard work!

Yes, if it weren't for Zhuge Liang's mediation. Liu Bei would never have gotten Changsha without spending a single soldier like he is now. Therefore, in Liu Bei's view, Zhuge Liang is the minister of state given to him by God, just like Jiang Ziya, who assisted King Wen of Zhou, and Zhang Liang, who assisted Gaozu. It's a pity that for Zhuge Liang, Liu Bei has only heard his voice and has not seen him.

Just when Liu Bei secretly made up his mind to personally invite Zhuge Kongming to come out of the mountain after receiving Changsha City. Changsha's car had stopped in front of him. I saw Zhang Yi slowly getting off the carriage and coming to Liu Bei, bowing and saluting. "Zhang Yi has seen General Zuo. General Zuo is asked to get in the car. ＂

The name of the carriage that Zhang Yi refers to is called Yichuan. Pulled by two horses. According to the system, ministers and princes of more than 2,000 stone were supplied with chariots. Liu Bei is already a general of Zuo, of course, he is qualified to sit in the legend, but in order to save expenses and set an example for his subordinates, Liu Bei has not equipped himself with a chariot so far. At this moment, seeing Zhang Yi inviting him to take a car into Changsha, Liu Bei couldn't help but move, turned over and dismounted, and circled around the car. Xuan even arched his hand towards Zhang Yi and said, "Then it is better to be respectful than to obey your fate." ＂

Zhang Yi was also secretly relieved to see that Liu Bei was so approachable, thinking that this Zuo general was indeed a benevolent and righteous person as rumored. Think about it. Zhang Yi secretly looked at Liu Bei's camp again, but found that there was no trace of Zhuge Liang in the crowd. So he couldn't help but ask Liu Bei curiously, "General Zuo, why don't you see Zhuge Langjun?" ＂

Liu Bei, who was just about to get in the car, heard Zhang Yi ask like this, and quickly turned around and asked in surprise, "Mr. Kong Ming is not in Changsha?" ＂

"Oh? None of the three have seen Zhuge Kongming? In the Wu camp tent, Zhou Yu asked Lu Su about Zhuge Liang's situation in the same surprised tone.

"Yes. It is reported that Liu Qi also sent people to explore Zhuge Kongming's whereabouts, but there was no news. Lu Su replied truthfully. In fact, he was also deeply puzzled by Zhuge Liang's sudden disappearance. It turned out that at the same time that Sun Ce assigned Lu Su to envoy the three families, Zhang Xian, Liu Bei, and Liu Qi also sent envoys to contact the alliance. It's just that to Lu Su's surprise, there was no Zhuge Liang among the other three envoys. To be more precise, since leaving the Wu camp on the day of the fight, this young strategist who single-handedly promoted the alliance of the four families disappeared from everyone's sight. What a glorious honor it was to promote the alliance of the four families to resist Cao, Zhuge Kongming actually said that he would leave, and he didn't even leave a voice. Lu Su really didn't know that he should be happy about this? Or is it lost?

"Is there anything wrong with the alliance? Zhou Yu thought about it and asked.

"Zhang Xian, Liu Bei, and Liu Qi all agreed to form an alliance with the lord. Zhang Xianti yì will be held on the fifth day of the fifth month of May. Lu Su replied after coming back to his senses.

Zhou Yu listened to what Lu Su said, waved his hand to signal him to retreat, and bowed his head and muttered for a long time. Suddenly, he raised his head and sighed, laughing at himself, "Bo Fu, it seems that Yu is underestimating Zhuge Kong Mingye!" He should not be released from the camp on that day. ＂

Sun Ce, who was pondering the battle map by himself, couldn't help but turn around and ask, "Oh? Zhuge Kongming is really so good? ＂

Zhou Yu said in a slightly convincing tone, "Yu originally thought that Zhuge Kongming was following the example of Su Qinhe, Zongjing, and the four families of Jing Yang to resist Cao. Now it seems that before merging the four companies, he had lobbied the three companies to join hands to control Wu. ＂

When Sun Ce heard the words "join hands to control Wu", and then remembered Zhuge Liang's appearance on the mourning hall that day, he immediately raised his sword eyebrows and snorted coldly, "What a honey-bellied sword faker!" If you meet this person again, you will definitely lift a three-foot long sword and cut off his head! ＂

Zhou Yu waved his hand and said with a smile, "Zhuge Kongming is quick to think and courageous, and he is the Shiyi and Qin. Wouldn't it be a pity if such a genius was cut in two by Bo Fu? ＂

"Gong Jin wants to subdue Zhuge Liang? Sun Ce asked with a frown. In his opinion, Zhuge Liang is powerful, but he is also full of talents under Sun Ce's account. Regardless of the Gong Jin in front of him, even Lu Zijing, who left just now, may not be worse than that Zhuge Kongming. Thinking that Zhuge Liang just took a slight lead, and at the moment, without his participation in the Jingyang Four Families, it was not the same alliance.

Although Sun Ce didn't say what he thought, Zhou Yu seemed to read his attitude from Sun Ce's expression. So he immediately adjusted his sitting posture and solemnly hugged his fists to Sun Ce. Yu did mean that. Bo Fu not only has the ambition of hegemony, but also has no heart to tolerate people. Imagine if Duke Qi Huan hated Guan Zhong's assassination, how could he achieve hegemony? ＂

Zhou Yu's words made Sun Ce's face red, and he hurriedly reviewed humbly, "Gong Jin's words are reasonable, and he is arrogant. ＂

Watching Sun Ce, who is known as the little overlord of Jiangdong, admit his mistakes to himself like a child, Zhou Yu's heart couldn't help but feel a warmth. This is his Zhou Yu's lord, as strong as a tiger and as pure as a child. One day, he will assist the man in front of him to achieve a great career.

On the fifth day of the fifth month of the seventh year of Jian'an, Sun Ce, Liu Bei, Liu Qi, and Zhang Xian formed an alliance against Cao under the city of Changsha. As soon as the news broke. The world was shaken. Countless anti-Cao people rushed to tell each other, and the bandit gangs that had been silenced in Henan and Yan Prefectures also sprung up one after another. As for the high-ranking cadres who had hooked up with Yuan Tan early on, they took the opportunity to tear off the fig leaf that had been hidden for a long time, and openly rebelled against Cao in Pingcheng (that is, Datong in later generations), and proclaimed himself a rebellious general. And soon after, he joined Yuan Tan and Budu Root at the foot of Baishan Mountain at the junction of Hebei, And, and Yousanzhou. For a while, Cao Cao was surrounded by wolf smoke, just like the princes of the Eighteenth Road in the past to discuss Dong Zhuo reappeared. But who would have thought that the only person who could have contributed to this was a young man in his early twenties.

Zhuge Liang ...... "Cao Jun is in the big tent of the Chinese army. Cao Cao repeatedly chewed on the names of the people who ruined his plans for the southern expedition, but found that he didn't know anything about the word "Zhuge Liang". Half an hour later. Cao Cao finally gave up his efforts. turned to Xun Yu beside him and laughed at himself, "Gongda, did Lone underestimate the heroes of the world?" ＂

"Lord Mingjian, Sun Ce, Liu Bei, Liu Biao, and Zhang Xian suddenly formed an alliance, each with a ghost, so there is nothing to be afraid of. Xun Yu swung his long sleeves. Gladly judged.

Cao Cao certainly knew that the alliance of the four Jing Yang families was not strong. Just like the joint anti-Qin launched by Su Qin during the Warring States Period, it is true that it bluffed the Qin State for fifteen years at the beginning, but in the end, it was inevitably broken by the Qin people one by one. Another example is the battle against Dong Zhuo ten years ago, and there are countless princes and rebels from all over the country who respond. But there are a few people who really contribute. Therefore, Cao Cao is not afraid of the so-called four alliances, what he really cares about is the "momentum" driven by the four alliances.

"Potential" is a very mysterious thing, it can not only help you sweep through thousands of armies, but also make you defeated. It can't be seen or touched, but it really exists. Cao Cao's move to welcome the Son of Heaven into Xu Capital was to successfully grasp the pulse of the "potential", so that he repeatedly defeated the strong with the weak, and successively defeated strong enemies such as Lu Bu and Yuan Shao. But this time, Cao Cao felt that the once incomparably clear "momentum" was being disturbed by the four alliances, which made Cao Cao very uneasy.

Could the tide be reversed? No! Of course not! Even if the situation is really reversed, Lone will personally cut it off!

So the next moment, Cao Cao regained his former calmness and calmness, and saw him twisting his long beard and asked in a deep voice, "Gongda, is there any news of Cai Anzhen?" ＂

For Cao Cao, no matter how many princes joined the Anti-Cao Alliance, it was not as important as Cai Ji's movements. In terms of strength, Cai Ji seems to be above the princes of Jingyang, and Cai Anzhen in the city government is far superior to Liu Jingsheng's generation. Cao Cao's biggest fear now is that Cai Ji was lured by the four alliances, resolutely tore up the alliance, and instead waved his army south to attack his hinterland.

Xun You'er heard Cao Cao ask about Cai Ji, and couldn't help but be happy in his heart. At this critical moment, it is most taboo to mess up, since the lord still wants to pay attention to Cai Ji's movements, it means that he is not led by the nose of the princes of Jingyang. Thinking of this, Xun You spread out the map and reported to Cao Cao, "Back to the lord, Cai Anzhen arrived in Nanpi in early April, and after staying for three days, he continued to drive north, passing through Lecheng, Raoyang, Liwu, Puyin, Guangchang counties, and has now arrived in Youzhou Dai County. ＂

Cao Cao roughly followed the direction pointed by Xun You and roughly went through Cai Ji's northbound route, and then asked, "Cai Anzhen has merged Zhongshan counties into Anping County?" ＂

"Yes. King Anping was deposed in the third year of Zhongping for the crime of not being able to sit still. Cai Anzhen merged Anping State, Julu and Zhongshan counties into Anping County on the grounds that Anping State existed in name only. Xun You nodded and explained.

Cai Ji's approach is not excessive, it must be known that after the battle of Yuan, Cao Cao and Cai Ji often each occupy several counties in a certain county. In order to prevent the chaos of the two Julu counties or the two Zhongshan counties, Cai Ji reunited the counties of Jizhou under his rule and organized them into the current four counties of Qinghe, Bohai, Hejian and Anping.

Of course, Cao Cao will not have any objections to this, and what he is most concerned about now is whether Cai Ji has gone north to crusade against Gao Gan. Because once the Cai and Gao families went to war, then Cao Cao could sit back and relax and continue to go south to deal with the so-called four alliances. So he then asked Xun You for confirmation, "Are you sure that the person who went north is Cai Anzhen himself?" ”

"Sure." Xun You affirmed, "Cai Anzhen will personally meet the local clan and wealthy families everywhere she goes, at least one day, and at most two days. Therefore, it can be confirmed that Cai Anzhen has gone north to Youzhou. ”

Cao Cao nodded with satisfaction after hearing this, and then said with a slight mockery, "Cai Anzhen is doing this, I really don't know if he is going north to crusade against Yidihu?" Or patrol people's livelihood? ”

"It's a bit of both, I think." Xun You said with a solemn expression.

"Oh? What do you mean by that? Cao Cao looked up and asked.

Regarding Cai Ji's various ways of going north this time, Xun Yu and Xun Yu's uncle and nephew have observed for a long time, and have conducted an in-depth discussion through guò letters. So at this moment, in the face of Cao Cao's inquiry, Xun You calmly asked after sorting out his thoughts a little, "Does the lord know that Cai Anzhen has nominated Tian Yuanhao as the commander of Jizhou Juntian?" ”

"I've heard about it." Cao Cao nodded thoughtfully and said, "It is said that the Juntian system is the result of the innovation of the Tuntian system, so I don't know what the advantages and disadvantages of this strategy are?" ”

Xun You frowned tightly and reminded Cao Cao, "Regardless of whether the Juntian system is good or bad, allowing Cai Anzhen to govern the four counties of Jizhou into Qingzhou will be a disaster for the lord." ”

Indeed, the most frightening thing about Cai Ji is not how strong her military force is, how resourceful she is, and how noble her status is, but that she is good at governing people's livelihood and can restore the land of one state and one county in a very short time. Imagine that only one Qingzhou Caiji was famous for its abundant grain and grass, and if you add the four counties of Jizhou, it will be worth it! At this time, Cao Cao was so careful with Xun Yu, and he couldn't help but wonder if he had made a hasty decision to start the south and then the north. However, the Cao Liu War has already begun, and there is no turning back from the so-called open bow, and the current situation does not allow Cao Cao to look forward and backward. Thinking of this, Cao Cao asked Xun You, "Does Gongda have a way to deal with it?" ”

"The four counties of Jizhou are in ruins, and there are thieves in Henan and Yanzhou." When Xun You said this, a cold light suddenly flashed in his eyes, "You think that the Lord is in trouble." (To be continued......)