After Liu Yu received the good news of capturing Chen Liu, he was overjoyed. Since Ma Chao and Zhang Liao had almost wiped out the Cao army near Chenliu before, Liu Yu was able to reach Chenliu all the way unimpeded. To tell the truth, even if there are remnants of the Cao army, when they see so many soldiers and horses of Liu Yu, they don't dare to come out to stop them, isn't that looking for death.

After Liu Yu came to Chenliu with a large army, Ma Chao and others hurried out of the city to greet them.

"I'll wait to see my lord." Ma Chao and the others saluted Liu Yu.

"Haha, Meng Qi, Wenyuan, Gongtai, you have worked hard. And the soldiers are all hard. To be able to take down Chen Liu so quickly, this king is very pleased. Your merits, this king has remembered them in his heart. Liu Yu said happily.

"Dare to die for the Lord!" The soldiers responded to Liu Yu with high emotions.

"This is all thanks to the lord's blessing, the lord, please enter Chen to rest." Chen Gong quickly slapped his ass.

Liu Yu nodded, and entered Chen Liu under the guidance of Ma Chao and others.

Ma Chao also found that Liu Yu's troops had a lot of Xiliang soldiers, and there were also his old subordinates Pang De Pang Lingming, thinking that Liu Yu had already begun to make a move against the Xiliang army, otherwise there would not be such Xiliang soldiers coming to the Central Plains. But Ma Chao no longer has the same resistance as when he first came to Liu Yu, and he now feels that doing things under Liu Yu can give full play to his skills. So Ma Chao simply smiled at Pound.

Pang De did not smile and nodded at Ma Chao.

Both of them have been old acquaintances who have worked together for many years, and they can understand the thoughts between them through eye contact

After Liu Yu sat down in Chen Liutai's Mansion, Chen Gong, as a representative, reported to Liu Yu all the details about this victory, and gave the first credit to Ma Chao.

"Meng Qi, it seems that this king has not mistaken you, you are worthy of being a descendant of the Ma family, and your merits will be rewarded after this king returns. I hope you will work hard to restore the glory of your ancestors. Liu Yu said to Ma Chao.

"Thank you, Lord." Ma Chao said happily, it seems that his official position can be a few levels higher.

Chen Liu had already been captured, Cao Cao's army was still in Xuchang, and it was impossible to rescue Yanzhou in time, so Liu Yu decided to expand the results of the battle and tried to take Yanzhou in one fell swoop.

Yanzhou is in Puyang, there are Chenliu, Dongjun, Rencheng, Taishan, Jibei, Shanyang, Jiyin, Dongping eight counties, Chenliu is the gateway of Yanzhou in the west, Liu Yu divided the army into several parts, Zhang Liao led 10,000 soldiers and horses into the officer's ferry, captured this famous place in history, controlled the important position of Yanzhou to the north, and then swept the entire Yanzhou East County along the Yellow River. Pang De led 20,000 Xiliang cavalry to roam south of Chenliu, capture other small cities, and at the same time use the strong mobility of the cavalry to block the possible reinforcements from Xuchang. 5,000 soldiers stayed in Chenliucheng, and the remaining troops were led by Liu Yu to take Puyang City, an important place in Yanzhou, which was guarded by Xiahoudun.

The plan was well arranged, and the troops were progressing smoothly. When the defenders of Guandu heard that Liu Yu had captured Chenliu and that Guandu had become an isolated city, the defenders immediately took measures to preserve their strength, retreated to Dongjun with the defenders, and asked Xiahoudun of Puyang for instructions, Zhang Liaobing took Guandu bloodlessly and prepared to march to Dongjun. Pang De's Xiliang cavalry was not suitable for attacking the city, and Liu Yu did not instruct them to cruise on the plains to form a threat to Xuchang, so that the other armies could carry out their plans smoothly, but the local officials in the southern Cao Cao forces in Chenliu saw so many cavalry cruising in their own territory, and they were worried every day, and they didn't know when these soldiers and horses would suddenly attack them. Some of them are cowardly, and they directly surrender in Kaesong, which can be regarded as another kind of credit.

Liu Yu saw that his plan was very smooth, so he was ready to march to Puyang. But it didn't take long for Zhang Liao and Pang De to send back unfavorable news. The information from Zhang Liao's side was about Yuan Shao suddenly mobilizing a large number of soldiers and horses from Jizhou and was preparing to cross the Yellow River, Zhang Liao did not dare to make any moves, retreated to Guandu, and conveyed the information to Liu Yu. Pang De's side found that Cao Cao's army was divided into two routes, one from Xuchang to Chen Liu, and the other was led by General Xiahou Yuan, passing through Chen County, preparing to join forces with Xiahou Yuan in Puyang to attack Liu Yu.

Liu Yu was stunned by these two news, how could Cao Cao and Yuan Shao have such a tacit understanding, could they be united.

Guo Tu, an undercover agent, revealed the news of Cao Yuan's alliance to Liu Yu in a very timely manner. Liu Yu finally knew that his plan had been learned by Yuan Shao.

Liu Yu scolded Cao Cao and Yuan Shao for being shameless, how could these two guys unite again. Liu Yu scolded Yuan Shao for not being long-sighted, weren't you calculated by Cao Cao before, and now you are joining forces with Cao Cao, so you are not afraid of being calculated by Cao Cao again?

The situation has changed, and Liu Yu has no choice but to change his strategy.

Liu Yu felt that Yuan Shao really didn't know life or death, and he actually dared to provoke himself, and now he had to teach him how to behave. So Liu Yu ordered Huang Zhong, Dian Wei, Lü Bu, and Zhang Yan to increase their attacks on Yuan Shao's territory. Although they did as Liu Yu ordered, and Lu Bu even cavalry broke into Jizhou, preparing to unite with Zhang Yan, Yuan Shao resisted hard. Yuan Shao has four pillars and a beam in Hebei under his command, and the five generals join forces to deal with Lu Bu, no matter how strong Lu Bu is, he can't defeat it, so he can only retreat to Youzhou. Without Lu Bu's support, Zhang Yan didn't dare to mess around, so he could only temporarily retreat and find another countermeasure. As for Dian Wei's side, he got involved with Zhang Fei. Zhang Fei had a good relationship with Dian Wei before, and the two were drinking friends who drank and joked as soon as they met, but for the sake of his eldest brother, Zhang Fei also had to start a big battle with this former good drinking friend. Both of them are brave and fierce, and they are inseparable from each other. In this way, Yuan Shao stabilized the situation and increased his investment in Guandu.

Yuan Shao's troops even landed in Yanzhou and began to attack Guandu. Zhang Liao had just captured Guandu, and Liu Yu did not have many naval troops, so he could only watch Yuan Shao land.

And Cao Cao's army was also at war with Pang De. Pang De's Xiliang cavalry was highly mobile, but Cao Cao's troops were familiar with the terrain and had ruled in Yanzhou for many years, and had a huge reputation in Yanzhou.

Cao Cao adopted a strategy of gradual advancement, and although Pang De's cavalry was numerous, it could not achieve better results, so Cao Cao could only keep getting closer to Chen Liu. And Xiahou Yuan and Xiahou Yuan also saw the hope of defeating Liu Yu, and sent troops from Puyang and Chen County respectively.

Liu Yu suddenly found himself surrounded on all sides, and the situation was very unfavorable for him.

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