Since the beginning of spring, the entire Han has begun to make frequent moves.

A large amount of supplies began to be assembled and transported to Chenguo, Taishan County, and of course, Liangzhou...... Or should it be called the territory of Gansu Province. Through the spies arranged within the Great Han, the countries have clearly felt that the Great Han has made a big move!

Due to the obvious relationship between the actions, Yuan Shu had to propose a meeting to Zhang Chao, who was obviously aware of the arrival of the crisis, so the two met for the first time in Guangling County.

"As expected...... Yuan Shu picked up the teacup, drinking tea has become a habit in his leisure time recently, Jiujiang and Lujiang have also begun to plant tea on a small scale, and look for new tea varieties, "There will be a big battle after the autumn, a decisive battle between the Han and you and me...... Judging from the current situation, if you are right in one aspect alone, you can't beat it. ”

"So the alliance is needed, right?" Zhang Chao nodded, picked up a piece of pastry and put it in his mouth.

Because Liu Tao is more respectful of appetite, the pastries and drinks on the Han side are actually constantly updated. Seeing a business opportunity, many merchants set up shops in various places and hired pastry chefs to cook their products and sell them.

Naturally, Zhang Chao has recently become obsessed with the dazzling array of pastries. even felt that this was the only correct move after Liu Tao ascended the throne and became emperor......

"It's just that the alliance is useless, Sun Jian has swept Jiangdong. Nominally, he is still under the command of the Southern Han Dynasty, but in fact he is only one step away from ascending the throne. He has not ascended the throne so far, which is nothing more than to leave a way back for himself. Yuan Shu looked at the south and said with a look of disdain.

"It may also be that you have just conquered Jiangdong and have not had time to be the emperor yet." Zhang Chao replied.

"No matter what, with him in Jiangdong, if we go all out to fight north, there will be emptiness behind us. is the so-called cold lips and teeth, this time we have to pull him over and shoot together! The best, Liu Zhang and Liu Biao are also counted! Yuan Shu replied.

"Liu Zhang?" Zhang Chao's news is obviously a bit lagging behind.

At the beginning of the year, Liu Yan seemed to have died of a back sore, and his successor was Liu Zhang. However, Liu Zhang's position also had some problems, and several of his brothers died suddenly. Yuan Shu said casually.

Since Liu Yan did not take Liu Zhang to Bashu as in history, the eldest son Liu Fan and the second son Liu Dan were not killed by Li Dao and followed their father over.

After deducting the death of the third son Liu Mao two years early, not to mention, the sudden death of Liu Fan and Liu Dan is very problematic.

Liu Zhang's succession to the throne was mainly the result of Pang Xi's recommendation, and he could control an elite army of tens of thousands of people, the 'Dongzhou Army', which was composed of displaced people who fled in the Kwantung region.

At the same time, most of the families of Bashu also supported Liu Zhang, so Liu Zhang's succession to the throne was a sure thing.

"He's a ruthless man." Zhang Chao knew the elegance when he heard the strings, and he was a little disdainful of Liu Zhang's character.

"Since ancient times, the struggle for the throne has been cruel in itself. It is better for the strong to inherit the throne than for the cowardly to inherit the throne. Yuan Shu replied casually, "And this kind of person, if his ambition is enough, he can take advantage of it." ”

Liu Yan, an older generation, may still have nostalgia for the Han Dynasty. Liu Zhang's generation, doesn't he have the ambition to be an emperor?

Yuan Shu felt that he could make good use of it, and if they were to send troops in Hanzhong to deter the Han army in Liangzhou and Sili, so that they could not leave easily, it would also be a good result.

Having said that, Liu Tao divided Liangzhou, Bingzhou and Sizhou into four 'provinces', which is very unaccustomed.

"Back then, the princes fought against Dong, and now they want to crusade against Liu Tao together? There is such a thing as Vahan, Liu Yan and Liu Zhang can't participate in it in the first place, right? Zhang Chao said jokingly.

"They are also Han, and the crusade is nothing more than a pseudo-Han. If they don't crusade, their own power will disappear. I believe that once people have enjoyed the taste of power, they will not want to give it up. Yuan Shu smiled.

"Let's contact them first!" Zhang Chao obviously agrees with this statement, "But you and I must also prepare for war, and we only have less than half a year." ”

"Of course...... Yuan Shu raised his teacup and looked at Zhang Chao, "Before the crusade is successful, our countries should all be allies, right?" ”

"Yes, I'm in favor of that!" Zhang Chao also raised the teacup, and after the two touched it gently, they drank it all.

A very hasty covenant is signed in this way, and how binding it is ultimately determined by the size of the interests. However, when facing the behemoth of the Great Han, unless the oppression is lifted one day, the two of them are afraid that they will not have the ability to fight back at all.

Even if you turn against the water, where can you escape in the end? Everyone knows in their hearts that if they don't destroy the Han, then they can only be eliminated by the Han. Of course, there is one last way, and that is to go to give way.

The biggest problem is that Liu Tao has not sent them a credential so far, saying that surrender can at least retain their throne.

In fact, from Liu Tao's point of view, Liu Biao and Liu Yan, or Liu Zhang, still have the value of surrendering. For the sake of everyone being a member of the Han family, there is still room for relaxation.

But Yuan Shu, Zhang Chao and Sun Jian basically have no room for relaxation. Those who know the times and surrender obediently can at least retain some things, such as life. If it's stubborn, then no one is to blame.

What really won Liu Tao's favor was Shixie of Jiaozhou, who had nominally become the king of Jiaozhou, and had not publicly called him the emperor, which made him admire it very much.

And even if the road is far away, he sends people to send some gifts every year, which are all specialties of Jiaozhou.

I didn't say that it worked, but at least there was goodwill. Liu Tao felt that after the crusade against Sun Jian, if he went south to Jiaozhou and he was willing to surrender, then he might be able to accept his surrender directly.

The premise is that his sons don't have any ideas. After all, Shihui is in history, but in the case of surrendering Sun Wu, he still raised troops to rebel. Shi Xie finally exchanged him for the best situation, and in the end he was ruined like this.

Yuan Shu and Zhang Chao reached an alliance, and at the same time sent credentials to several other forces, agreeing to deal with the Han together.

At the same time, Dahan, who received the news, also officially issued a letter of state to Liu Biao and Liu Zhang. Tell him that if he is willing to go to the country and surrender, then he can keep the throne and change his title elsewhere.

"Uncle, are you looking for me?" Nanyang guarded Liu Pan and received a summons from Liu Biao, so he hurried to Xiangyang.

"Yuan Shu and Liu Tao sent a letter of national at the same time......" Liu Biao looked at Liu Pan very embarrassed.

Intellectually, he was willing to submit to the Great Han, but the problem was that the scholars below did not agree. The Han side was too harsh on the scholars, and most of the people who have passed the imperial examination so far are ordinary people who have received training, or some ordinary squires and tyrants.

The proportion of scholars is not high, and most of them have originally defected to Liu Tao.

Liu Biao immediately looked at Liu Pan and said solemnly: "It's about the future of our line...... Uncle must decide! ”