Three days later.

After the general Yuan Shu's reply was transmitted to Wuguan, Yuan Yao looked at it, and his face finally showed a kind smile as if relieved.

His father accepted his suggestion and was willing to take in Lü Bu and send Xinye and other counties south of Nanyang to be stationed to defend against Liu Biao in Xiangyang, so as to ensure the rear defense line for his own side.

After receiving the reply, Yuan Yao immediately began to arrange the matter.

When Lu Bu led hundreds of horsemen to Xinye, Lu Bu's reputation was too ...... Yuan Shu naturally didn't feel at ease, so he handed over Nanyang to him to defend alone, so he sent his younger brother Yuan Yin to lead an army to Anzhong.

On the one hand, it is to fight with Lu Bu's army to resist Liu Biao's attack, and on the other hand, it is also to be a surveillance, so as not to plunder the county by Lu Bu's army.

……

The plan for the layout of Nanyang was properly arranged, and after a period of backwardness, Yuan Yaoqi set off for the west again.

On the way to the west, Yuan Yao handed Cui Zhouping a piece of paper with both hands, and then said solemnly: "Sir, you have served as the county guard and governor of Xihe, and you want to know some about the customs and customs of Xizhou. ”

"Yao implores, sir, you go to Chang'an with this letter first, on the one hand, to investigate the intricate power dynamics in Chang'an, and on the other hand, to visit Jia Xu with a letter, our army wants to persuade the Xiliang army to get out of the customs, maybe this person's help is indispensable."

Hearing this, Cui Zhouping received the order, but then showed a suspicious gaze, frowned, and said: "Son, who is Jia Xu, you value it so much?" ”

Although Jia Xu has exhausted all his strategies and is very good at figuring out human psychology, his current reputation has not yet spread among the states and counties, and Cui Zhouping naturally has not heard of it.

This is also a disadvantage of Kansai people.

It seems that the Kanto scholars will engage in "Yuedan Commentary" and the like, once they are valued by people of high moral standing and rated as celebrities, then the road to the future career will be much smoother.

"This person has the talent to go through the heavens and latitudes and the earth, and he is very good at figuring out human nature, and this time the Xiliang armies can counterattack Chang'an, it all depends on his help."

After a brief analysis of Jia Xu, Yuan Yao's face was solemn, and he said in a deep voice: "Sir, Yao thinks that the generals of Xiliang are all short-sighted, and only this person is truly far-sighted and sees the overall situation of the world. ”

"So, Yao hopes that Mr. can befriend Jia Xu first."

"Yes! Jundang went all out. ”

Although Jia Xu's reputation is not obvious, Yuan Yao has said many things in recent days, and he did not have any doubts at this moment, and firmly agreed to Yuan Yao's request.

On the other hand, why did Yuan Yao send Cui Zhouping there?

First, except for Cui Zhouping, his subordinates are really all rough people, how can they do this.

Second, Yuan Yao also faintly found that his relationship with Cui Zhouping had reached a bottleneck, and perhaps it was only one step away from making him recognize his master.

Of course, the most critical factor is Cui Zhouping's family background.

His father Cui Lie served as the third prince in the court, and the family still has influence, so he sent Cui Zhouping to find out a lot about the current situation in Guanzhong through his family.

A monk has no future.

The essence of the monk lies in the critical moment, and the scholar can share the worries of the master.

Cui Jun received the order, and then slowly rode his horse to the west.

……

Just when Yuan Yao and his entourage continued to the west, the main force of Yuan's army had basically recovered several counties in Yuzhou, and after Yuan Shu came in person, he led the army north into Chenliu and Tunyongqiu.

On this day, the later general Yuan Shu was overjoyed, and even convened all the civil and military forces under his command to discuss the military.

Yuan Shu was in the main position and showed the letterhead to everyone to see.

Then he said with a smile: "Everyone, it seems that our army is really destined for heaven at present!" ”

"Now not only is it easy to pacify several counties in Yuzhou, but all the departments of the Montenegrin Army and the Xiongnu Yufu Luo sent envoys to join them, informing them that they want to help our army attack Yanzhou from the north of the Yellow River."

Yuan Shu's mood at the moment was undoubtedly extremely comfortable.

Isn't it beautiful to conquer the city on the one hand, and on the other hand, various forces come to cling to it?

After everyone looked at it, the general Liu Xiang suddenly stood up and congratulated him: "Our army led the people to the north for less than half a month, and then they even set the counties, and now they have made all the forces take the initiative to make friends. ”

"If this situation continues, the lord will take possession of the Central Plains states in order to dominate the industry, and Cao Cao and his ilk are just mantis arms as a car, can An stop the lord's hegemony?"

When he said this, Liu Xiang also glanced at Yan Xiang on the side.

He knew that Yan Xiang had the same political views with his son Yuan Yao from before the war, and he resolutely resisted sending troops to invade the Central Plains, and now he ...... With such a major victory, a general like him, who advocated the Northern Expedition, naturally had more right to speak.

Not only that, but because of Yuan Yao's previous military reform, the general, lieutenant general, and the change of blood, and the elimination of all his descendants, he could not be said to hate Yuan Yao to the core, so he naturally counted Yan Xiang in Yuan Yao's line.

After that, Liu Xiang smiled inadvertently: "The prince is still too young, everything is not well considered, if the lord really followed the advice at that time, how can there be today's big victory?" ”

This remark seems ordinary, but it alludes to Yuan Yao's cowardice and incompetence, and warns Yuan Shu to immediately remove him from his military position in the army.

When the words fell, Liang Gang and Le waited for them to echo each other.

Because Yuan Yao concealed their military reform to divide their powers, it caused great dissatisfaction.

With this opportunity, it is natural to spare no effort to take advantage of the opportunity to make trouble.

After reading the content of the letter, Yan Xiang on one side couldn't help but mutter: "Now the situation is more and more favorable to the lord, even though Cao Cao pacified more than one million yellow turbans in a few months, and surrendered the elite army, which led to a great increase in the strength of his command. ”

"But in this situation, I'm afraid he can't compete with our army, right?"

"Could it really be that my son and I are wrong, and it is the most correct plan for the lord to take the Central Plains by all the people's opinions?"

At this time, Yan Xiang didn't say a word, thinking silently in his heart.

Looking at the development of the battle situation from afar, his original resolute resistance to the Central Plains couldn't help but waver.

Merely.

He had no historical prophet and did not know that this was the turning point of the war!

On the surface, Yuan's army had the upper hand and had a tendency to sweep the Central Plains.

But in fact, after Yuan's army entered Kuangting, it was defeated with one blow, and then Cao Cao took advantage of the victory to pursue, and won successive battles, forcing Yuan Shu to flee for hundreds of miles, and his army suffered heavy losses.

"I'm waiting for the Lord to congratulate the Lord General on the fact that in less time than a day, he will be able to take possession of the hinterland of the Central Plains and rejuvenate the glory of the Yuan clan."

For a while, in the face of everyone's congratulations, Yuan Shu's face was also happy, and his smile continued to hang for a long time, and the successive successes made him forget Yuan Yao's entrustment.

"Father, you must be careful when you lead your people north to fight Cao Cao, and you need to warn the generals not to underestimate the enemy."

It's just that now he was vaguely carried away by joy, and the haughty look on his face resurfaced, so he ordered loudly: "Liu Xiang listens to the order, and this will order you to lead 5,000 people to enter Kuangting first." ”

"After the Montenegrin tribes and the Xiongnu launched an attack on Cao Cao from the north, our army will directly take the counties of Yanzhou and occupy the south of the Yellow River in one fell swoop."

"Whoa."

For a while, Yuan Shu gave the order, and the whole army was mobilized again.

Liu Xiang led his troops to Kuangting first.