Guandu, Cao Jun barracks.

When Cao Cao learned that Lü Bu had led a large army to destroy the Wuhuan clan, and the forces had been adjacent to Yuan Shao's Youzhou, and Lü Bu had clashed with the Youzhou army led by Yuan Xi, who was sitting in Youzhou for his father, Cao Cao was overjoyed!

The only thing that made Cao Cao dissatisfied was that Yuan Shao didn't even retreat, and then went north to fight with Lu Bu and fight dog-eat-dog, and he had to fight with himself here in Guandu?

Otherwise, he could wait for Yuan Shao and Lu Bu to be inseparable, and then lead the army north to Hebei to make a profit!

However, nine times out of ten, life is unsatisfactory, not to mention, Lu Bu's forces are now adjacent to Yuan Shao's forces, and there is also a conflict, which makes Cao Cao still very excited.

At the very least, he didn't have to directly face all the soldiers and horses that Yuan Shao had assembled in the four states of Hebei, and Lu Bu shared a lot of pressure for himself!

Lu Bu has become so acquainted now, Cao Cao naturally wants to reward Lu Bu well.

Since Lü Bu established Pingzhou and took the post of governor of Pingzhou, Cao Cao canonized Lü Bu again in the name of the Son of Heaven.

Allowing Lü Bu to establish Pingzhou added a state to the Han Dynasty, and Lü Bu was the pastor of Youzhou at the same time, he could also control Pingzhou.

From then on, Youzhou and Pingzhou were under the jurisdiction of Lu Bu, and the people living in Youzhou and Pingzhou should do a good job of assisting Lu Bu to govern Youzhou and Pingzhou!

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Pingzhou, Liaoxi County, Lingzhi County.

The army led by Lu Bu was stationed here at this time.

Lu Bu was about to enter Yuan Shao's Youzhou in the west, so he was naturally very concerned about the movements of Yuan Shao's army.

When Lü Bu learned that Yuan Shao sent Tian Feng and Zhang He to Bingzhou to dispatch 30,000 Bingzhou troops to assist Yuan Xi, and jointly stationed in Tuyin County, Beiping County, Youbeiping, to prevent himself from leading a large army to invade Youzhou, Lü Bu showed a touch of vigilance.

Although Tian Feng is upright and easy to offend the majesty of his boss, Tian Feng has great talent and excellent resourcefulness, and he fights with Chen Gong and Li Ruyou, the left and right military advisors under his account.

Zhang He is also an excellent general, if there is no change in himself, Zhang He later surrendered to Cao Cao like Zhang Liao, and is the fifth good general of Cao Cao's camp, very valued by Cao Cao, and his status in Cao Cao's camp is naturally not bad!

However, Lu Bu was just on guard, and he was not worried that Tian Feng and Zhang He would have the ability to stop their army from advancing westward!

Since Yuan Shao is still in the midst of a death fight between Guandu and Cao Cao, then, Yuan Shao has only occupied Youzhou for a short time, and Lu Bu is going to decide!

Even, bite down more of Yuan Shao's territory and population!

Thinking about it, Lu Bu suddenly looked to the west, and a cold light burst out of his eyes.

Now that he has discussed the strategy of the westward expedition with the civil and military forces under his account, it is naturally time for him to lead the army to set off.

As a result, Lu Bu hurriedly dispatched troops and prepared to march westward with great dignity.

As a result of the discussion with the Wu under the tent, Lü Bu prepared to divide the army into two routes and march west at the same time.

One is the army, and the other is the navy.

He has the advantage of the navy, and most of the territory of Youzhou is close to the sea, if he doesn't use the navy to go west, wouldn't it be a waste of the naval fleet led by Cao Bao?!

The army of the Western Expedition was led by Lu Bu himself, Chen Gong was the army division with the army, Zhou Cang, Gao Shun, Zhang Liao, Liu Yi, and Su Fuyan were the deputy generals, leading 20,000 wolf cavalry and 40,000 ordinary soldiers, preparing to attack Yuan Xi and them who were entrenched in Tuyin County, Beiping County.

Now he has joined the 30,000 Bingzhou troops led by Tian Feng and Zhang He, plus Yuan Xi has sent some Youzhou troops from other places in Youzhou, and the number of soldiers and horses stationed in Tuyin County has reached 50,000.

This is a number that should not be underestimated, not to mention, they are stationed in Jiancheng Tuyin County, if Lu Bu does not prepare more soldiers and horses, it will be difficult to break through Tuyin County, let alone occupy the entire Youzhou!

As for the navy of the Western Expedition, it is naturally the father of Cao Queer, who has the title of 'Water Leopard', and is now pregnant with Lu Bu's child, Cao Que'er, and Lu Bu's father-in-law, Cao Bao, as the main general.

Li Ru is a military advisor with the army, once a pirate, Pei Yuanshao and Liao Hua, who fought in naval battles, as deputy generals, plus 1,000 navies, and 10,000 soldiers who know how to water.

Of course, their main task is to deal with Lu Bu and them on the side, and the main combat force of the Western Expedition is still the army led by Lu Bu himself!

Due to the early preparations, the soldiers, horses, and strategic materials to be used in the western expedition were quickly prepared.

Then, naturally, the two armies set off at the same time, and the time for the westward expedition to Youzhou has come!

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Youzhou, right Beiping County, Tuyin County.

Tian Feng and Zhang He, who had dispatched 30,000 troops to Bingzhou, had already arrived here.

In a large hall, Yuan Xi, as the main general in Youzhou and the second son of Yuan Shao, sat on the top seat.

As for Tian Feng and Zhang He, they can only succumb to Yuan Xi and sit on the left and right of the next penny!

However, Yuan Xi didn't dare to disrespect Tian Feng and Zhang He, even if Tian Feng was now snubbed by his father Yuan Shao, and even almost was imprisoned by his father Yuan Shao, and then killed.

Not to mention that after the death of Yan Liang and Wen Chou, Zhang He, who was valued by his father Yuan Shao, was a general!

Although Yuan Xi is the son of Yuan Shao, the lord of the four states of Hebei, his identity is extremely prominent.

However, Yuan Xi is Yuan Shao's second son, and his status is very embarrassing!

Above him, there is Yuan Shao's eldest son Yuan Tan pressing, and more than half of Yuan Shao's account supports Yuan Tan to become the heir of Yuan Shao's foundation.

Under him, there is also Yuan Shao's third son Yuan Shang, Yuan Shang's mother is now Yuan Shao's eldest wife, and she is very good at pleasing Yuan Shao.

In addition, Yuan Shang is good-looking and has the demeanor of Yuan Shao when he was young, so he is especially valued by Yuan Shao and cultivated him as his heir.

has Yuan Shao's favor, and his status is even higher than Yuan Tan, not to mention him, Yuan Shao's second son!

Therefore, Yuan Shang naturally has many people who support him and support him to become the heir of Yuan Shao's foundation.

There is a big reason for the disagreement between the civil and military under Yuan Shao's account, and it is also because Yuan Shao wants to abolish the elder and establish the young, so that they support Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang's civil and military fights respectively, and they all want to let the people they value inherit Yuan Shao's foundation, and then let them obtain a higher and more solid position!

has a third brother Yuan Shang, plus there is a big brother Yuan Tan above him, plus Yuan Xi's own ability is average, so he is not valued by Yuan Shao.

After Yuan Shao captured Youzhou, he sent Yuan Xi to Youzhou to do the history of Youzhou and sit in Youzhou for him.

Although Yuan Xi, who is sitting in Youzhou, has a large army, he was actually snubbed by his father Yuan Shao!

Therefore, among the many important civil and military forces under Yuan Shao's account, none of them are optimistic about him and seek a higher status for him in Yuan Shao, let alone have the opportunity to inherit Yuan Shao's foundation in the future.

Although Yuan Xi is not capable, he is just as ambitious, not to mention that he is now sitting in Youzhou, and he has a heavy army in Youzhou, so he can't let go of his desire for power.

There are soldiers, but there are no capable strategists and generals.

Therefore, Yuan Xi felt that under Yuan Shao's account, he neither supported Yuan Tan nor Yuan Shang, and Tian Feng and Zhang He, who were the middlemen, were the best choice!

Yuan Xi now respects Tian Feng and Zhang He, and he just wants to fight their ideas, so that they can work for themselves in the future and let themselves gain more power here with Yuan Shao!