In addition to the chaotic Liangzhou and the rarely populated Jiaozhou, the remaining eleven states in the thirteen states of the Han Dynasty also have their own belongings.

From north to south, from west to east, Han Cheng occupies the land of Bingzhou and Youzhou; Yuan Shao, who occupied the land of Jizhou and Qingzhou; Cao Cao, who occupied the four prefectures of Yanzhou, Yuzhou, Xuzhou, and Sizhou; Liu Zhang, who occupies Yizhou; Liu Biao, who occupied Jingzhou, and Sun Ce, who occupied Yangzhou.

Among the six major princes, Cao Cao, who owns the four states of Yanzhou, Yuzhou, Xuzhou, and Sizhou, is the one with the most occupancy.

However, a large territory does not mean that the strength is strong.

Although Cao Cao owned the land of four states, the land of Sizhou, Yanzhou, and Xuzhou continued to fight for many years, so that the grain could not be planted and harvested, the people were lost, and a large number of people were lost to Bingzhou, Jingzhou, Yizhou, Jizhou and other places.

There is only one intact Yuzhou left, but it can't support the consumption of the four states.

If there is no food and no population, there will be few natural troops, so what is the use of having more territory?

Therefore, Cao Cao's strength can only rank second at most.

As for the princes who ranked first, it was naturally Yuan Shao, who owned the land of Jizhou and Qingzhou.

Jizhou and Qingzhou were originally densely populated grain-producing states, but after Yuan Shao took over, they quickly settled down, and the people were able to live and work in peace and contentment, and engage in production.

The planting and harvesting of a large amount of grain made Yuan Shao full of heritage.

With more food and a larger population, there will naturally be more soldiers and horses.

Even after many battles with Han Cheng and the loss of hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, it still made the princes of the world out of reach.

Therefore, the position of the first prince in the world, Yuan Shao is still well-deserved.

Among the six princes, the most potential are Han Cheng, who owns the land of Bingzhou and Youzhou, and Sun Ce of Yangzhou.

One is the general of the current dynasty who 'coerced the Son of Heaven to order the princes', and the other is the 'Jiangdong Little Overlord' who has won all battles and is brave and invincible.

First of all, both of them are very young; Moreover, these two people's turf was built by themselves.

Although the family also gave some help, compared with the Yuan family of the 'Fourth World and Three Princes', this help was almost none.

Among the six princes, the most stable regions are naturally Liu Biao in Jingzhou and Liu Zhang in Yizhou.

Although Liu Biao and Liu Zhang are both surnamed 'Liu', they have no world in their chests.

Therefore, there is no dream of expanding the territory and being called the king.

Their idea is very simple, that is, to silently develop their own power, so that others can look at their powerful power and look at it in fear.

However, this is just their own assumption.

Their practice is difficult to happen, but the phenomenon of 'making wedding dresses for others' is relatively easy to achieve.

......

It's another year of Spring Festival, and this Spring Festival is more flavorful for the people than the Spring Festival in previous years.

The stability of the territories in the states has allowed the people to find a sense of 'reunion' again.

In fact, for the common people, it really doesn't matter who becomes the emperor. Because the emperor is too far away from them.

As long as the family can live healthy and get together, this is much more important than who becomes the emperor.

This phenomenon is only for ordinary people.

For the six princes, this Spring Festival has more 'flavor'.

The first to make a move were Liu Biao in Jingzhou and Liu Zhang in Yizhou.

This Spring Festival, Liu Biao and Liu Zhang sent people to each other and quickly reached an alliance of 'offensive and defensive'.

The reason why the alliance was established so quickly also came down to the ideas of Liu Biao and Liu Zhang.

These two people, in dealing with the affairs of the world, have reached a tacit agreement on the idea, that is: If we don't fight you, you don't come to beat us. Isn't it good for everyone to be safe and sound, and each of them is guarding his own territory and being the king?

The essence of the idea is the same, so that the establishment of the alliance is twice the result with half the effort.

The rest of the 'minutiae' will naturally come to fruition.

The alliance reached the following points: "First, between the two of us, I won't hit you, and you won't hit me. On our borders, everyone can arrange for the army to defend.

Second, in the face of the attack of the northern princes, we must understand the truth of the cold lips and teeth.

Someone is fighting Hanzhong County in Yizhou, and your Liu Biao in Jingzhou must send troops to help me!

Similarly, if someone hits Nanyang County in Jingzhou, you Liu Zhang in Yizhou can't just watch the excitement!

It's just that from the perspective of the current position, the 'someone' in Liu Biao and Liu Zhang's mouth can only be Cao Cao.

I just don't know if Cao Cao is willing or not.

At this time, Cao Cao had no time to think about what he was willing or unwilling to do.

Cao Cao was busy setting strategic goals for the new year.

But I never thought that this time the formulation meeting was also very fast.

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On the sixth day of the first lunar month, Cao Cao and his generals and advisers held a 'development meeting' at the beginning of the year in the governor's mansion in Xuchang County.

Cao Cao was the first to speak: "In the past year, thanks to your efforts, my Cao Cao's territory has doubled. As we begin this new year, I would like to thank you in advance. I hope that you will work harder in the new year and work together with me to create more brilliance! ”

His subordinates replied respectfully: "I am willing to do my best for the Lord and die." ”

Of course, everyone understands in their hearts that this is just a 'kind word' to each other.

After the 'kind words', it's time to get down to business.

Sure enough, Cao Cao asked everyone: "Ladies and gentlemen, our territory is vast, spanning the east and west of the land of China, and we have contact with the other five princes. In what direction should we use our troops in the new year? ”

As one of Cao Cao's forces, Xun Yu, the "Xun Lingjun" who is below one person and above ten thousand people, immediately came out and said: "My lord, although there are still six major princes in the world, the world has been much more stable. At this time, we should welcome His Majesty Emperor Han Xian to Xuchang County, so that Emperor Han Xian can return to the unification, so that the people's livelihood can be stable and the four seas will be peaceful. Instead of letting Emperor Han Xian be a puppet at the mercy of others in Taiyuan County. ”

After Cao Cao listened to Xun Yu's words, his face was happy and his heart was displeased.

Although he knew that Xun Yu still had the dream of being a 'loyal minister of the Han family' in his heart, this direction of sending troops was right.

As for the future results, it will be said after Emperor Han Xian arrived in Xuchang County.

After Xun Yu finished speaking, Cao Cao's staff, Guo Jia, the military advisor and the wine master, came out and said: "What Xun Lingjun said is exactly what I meant.

When it comes to fighting, of course, you have to fight the most powerful enemy.

Just like the Qin State during the Warring States Period, only after defeating the Zhao State did he dare to talk about dominating the world, otherwise, there would always be a 'Zhao State', and everything was thinking about the 'Zhao State', how annoying! ”

After Guo Jia finished speaking, one person came out of the ranks.

said to Cao Cao: "Lord, I very much agree with the plan of Xun Lingjun and the military advisor to send troops to Lord Jiu.

However, I don't agree with the second half of the sentence of the military priest.

Han Cheng, how could he become our worst enemy?

Our enemy should be Yuan Shao.

Han Cheng, although he seems to have achieved something, he really doesn't have enough to see. ”

Guo Jia's eyes narrowed, who is this, so uninformed.

Take a closer look, Xuchang County County Order - full of favors.

This is a ruthless guy, when he was asked to act as the commander of Gaoping County, he tortured the prisoner to death.

So, Guo Jia explained very softly: "Lord County Commander, Yuan Shao, although he is strong, he loves face very much, and he is narrow-minded, so he can't make a big deal!"

But Han Chengcheng is different. Although his strength is relatively weak for the time being, at the end of last year, he sent troops to occupy the four counties of Liaodong. Then they sealed off the land of the two states.

On the surface, it seems that he is drawing the ground as a prison and is unwilling to develop, but in fact, he is cutting off the source of our war horses!

Without war horses, how can we form cavalry?

Without cavalry, what does the world have to do with us? Han Cheng's plan is not small! Such people are the most dangerous. It must be eliminated as soon as possible. ”

Han Cheng's strategy of breaking the war horse was rather obscure.

But it was still broken by Guo Jia, who was as wise as a torch.

Man Chong immediately retorted: "In this world, there are not only war horses in the two states, but also in Liangzhou, and the breed of war horses is also good." ”

Guo Jiagang wanted to say: "You are stupid, is this a matter of war horses?" It's a matter of strategy. ”

I heard Cao Cao say: "Berning, what I'm talking about now is the direction of sending troops, don't say something useless!" ”

Favoritism, naked favoritism.

Everyone present could feel Cao Cao's partiality towards Guo Jia.

Man Pet heard Cao Cao's words and immediately shut up.

Cao Cao's words also made the people present dare not speak, and for a while, the entire hall was silent.

Cao Cao looked around at the crowd and said to a middle-aged man in his forties, "Wenhe, how do you think we should send troops?" ”

This middle-aged man in his forties has an average face, dressed like an old farmer in the countryside.

If it weren't for Cao Cao's words, no one else would have felt his presence.

This person is Jia Xu, who has defected to many people in the troubled times of the Three Kingdoms, but can still start and finish well.

I only heard Jia Xu reply to Cao Cao: "Lord, it is a good choice to send troops to attack Han Cheng in the state." However, I can't just help and let others reap the benefits. We should find an 'ally'. ”

Jia Xu's words were like letting Cao Cao take a reassuring pill, and it was like letting Cao Cao take a refreshing pill. It is stable and comfortable.

Cao Cao's three major strategic strategists Xun Yu, Guo Jia, and Jia Xu agreed to send troops and merge states at the same time, which shows the importance of sending troops and merging states, and this matter is stable!

At the same time, Jia Xu proposed an 'ally' plan, which shocked Cao Cao's spirit.

As for who the ally was, Cao Cao had already guessed it when Jia Xu said it.

Except for the arrogant Yuan Shao in Jizhou, who else could there be?

Fighting Han Cheng by himself is bound to be a lose-lose situation.

If Yuan Shao is brought in, he may change from a participant to a harvester.

So, after the meeting, Cao Cao wrote a letter to Yuan Shao immediately, regardless of his exhaustion.

Then let Mao Jie, who can speak well, as an envoy, go to Yecheng to persuade Yuan Shao to form an alliance.