Yanzhou, during this period of time, the surface has been calm, but in fact it is an undercurrent surging.

At the beginning, the battle between Cao Cao and Yuan Shu had basically decided the final ownership of the Central Plains. At that time, because of his indecisive personality, Liu Bei did not devote himself to joining forces with Cao Cao under various concerns, but only sent Guan Yu's army, leaving tens of thousands of soldiers to sit in Yanzhou to prevent Yuan Shu's sneak attack.

From the perspective of the situation in the Central Plains alone, Liu Bei's action is understandable, and it is indeed the right choice. Because if he did his best to help Cao Cao, Yuan Shu would definitely transfer troops from Yuzhou or Sili to Yanzhou, and he would have no place to rely on at that time. And as a guest army, his combat power is not as good as Cao Cao's, if there are not too many variables, he can only drink soup behind Cao Cao in the end.

If Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shu in one fell swoop and took the Central Plains, Liu Bei's situation would probably be even more dangerous, and it would be good to be able to keep Yanzhou.

This is the sorrow of the weak, unless there is a force against the sky to defeat the strong with the weak, otherwise they can only become the pawns of the strong, at their mercy. Defeated and left nothing, but if he wins, he can only pick up some scraps and burn coldly.

In history, Liu Bei was able to rise from a vassal after Chibi, which was completely Zhuge Liang's clever calculation and coincidence. Liu Qi's righteousness, Lu Su Zhou Yu's overall view, and Liu Zhang's cowardice and incompetence are all indispensable conditions. But that's it, in the end, Jingzhou was still "borrowed", and in the end, Lu Meng was forced to go back from Guan Yu, and took Guan Yu away by the way.

How could the situation not be sinister? The strength of Wei alone was enough to overwhelm Wu Shu, but Sun Quan still couldn't help but attack Liu Bei, a scoundrel ally. took away Jingzhou, took away the lives of the three brothers Liu Guan and Zhang with countless fierce generals, wiped out the main army of Shu, and directly pushed the Shu State, which originally had the intention of rising, into the abyss.

The alliance is unreliable, and no matter how strong the overall situation is, it cannot compete with people's selfishness. Liu was forced by the situation, played a scoundrel to Jingzhou, and was unwilling to return all the big fat meat in Jingzhou after occupying Yizhou, which Zhuge Liang agreed with and even dominated, because people have selfish intentions. They believed that with the strength of Shu and the threat of Wei at that time, Sun Quan would not dare to make a mistake taking into account the overall situation. But they overestimated Sun Quan's endurance. Playing such a scoundrel is extremely aggrieved in Sun Quan's opinion.

I took you in and saved you from Cao Cao, but you not only didn't know how to be grateful but also took revenge. After picking up the advantage and taking advantage of Jingzhou, he didn't move, and finally took Xichuan but still didn't pay it back. Such a little brother who was once saved by himself turned out to be a prince who was equal to him, and even stronger, who could swallow this breath?

At the beginning, Cao Cao's actions were actually no different from Liu Bei in history, relying on Yuan Shu, a powerful enemy, to force Liu Bei to move closer to himself and make concessions from the overall situation. As a result, Liu Bei, like Sun Quan in history, was not "fooled" at all, and finally became a tragedy.

Now although Liu Bei regrets it every time he mentions it, if he really does it again, he probably won't change his choice and serve Cao Cao.

But the cruel result was already like this, Cao Cao, who had hundreds of thousands of troops and took advantage of the time and place, was defeated, and all of his tens of thousands of troops with Liu Bei and his second brother fell into the hands of Yuan Shu. The Central Plains except for Yanzhou has all been under the command of Yuan Shu, the overall situation has been decided, he has been defeated undefeated, and has been kicked out of the stage of competing for the world.

Those who know the times are Junjie, and Liu Bei is such a person. If the situation is clear today, Liu Bei has no possibility of turning the tables at all. Even if he joined forces with Yuan Shao and finally defeated Yuan Shu, Liu Bei felt that he would eventually be swallowed up by Yuan Shao. Therefore, Liu Bei chose another path.

"Lord, do you really want to do this?" Jian Yong couldn't help but dissuade. followed Liu Bei step by step to today, but he didn't expect that it would end like this in the end.

"Otherwise? But is there another way to go? However, after a few months, Liu Bei completely seemed to be a different person, the whole person had lost a lot of weight, and his original gentle temperament had become weird and gloomy, with a faint look of madness in his eyes.

"In this way, it can only be self-defeating and defeat without a fight, and it is the best policy to unite with Yuan Benchu to fight against Yuan Highway!" The current situation, even Jian Yong can see it clearly.

"Xianhe, you and I have known each other since we were young, and you know my character best. If there is the slightest possibility, I will not sit idly by. But with Yuan Benchu's alliance, there is no chance of a comeback, and the final result can only be worse. Not to mention this world, even you and my lives are difficult to protect. Liu Bei said in a deep voice.

"Why is the lord so pessimistic? The conditions promised by Yuan Benchu are actually good, if we form an alliance with them and win, we will then go south to the Central Plains to seize the land of the two states, and there is still a chance to win. Jian Yong said with great puzzlement.

"Xianhe, do you know what kind of person Yuan Benchu is?" Liu Bei sneered slightly: "Yuan Benchu is a terrible person!" ”

"Yuan Benchu is a great enemy, but Yuan Highway is not the same? That's why we have the opportunity to maneuver through this. ”

"No, no, no, Kenwa. When I say that Yuan was terrible at the beginning, I did not mean his talent and strategy, but his scheming. ”

"Scheming?"

"Hehe, I was able to start a family and successfully become the assassin of Yuzhou, but it all depends on the help of this Yuan League master! With such a great favor, how can I not get to know this benefactor in detail? Liu Bei said with a cold glint in his eyes.

"Yuan Benchu seems to be eloquent, but in fact he is wide on the outside and jealous on the inside, and scheming and sinister. When I was originally elected as the assassin of Yuzhou, it was actually to disturb the situation in the Central Plains and the south, and suppress Yuan Shu and Cao Cao, his potential enemies. The long-term vision and sinister scheming are really shocking! It is also because of this that I repeatedly scrutinized the past actions of this Yuan League Master and saw his true face. Liu Bei sighed lightly.

"What did you do? Does the lord refer to the princes to ask for Dong? ”

"Not bad. Xian He ever remembered when the princes were discussing Dong, how did Yuan Benchu behave? ”

"Yuan Benchu really managed the scattered princes in an orderly manner at that time, showing his good ability, and also led the princes to defeat Dong Zhuo. However, he was a little indecisive and short-sighted, and in the end he did not do his best, causing Dong Thief to flee with the Son of Heaven. Jian Yong said truthfully.

"At first, what I thought was the same as yours, and I only hated Yuan Benchu for his incompetence. But when I thought about all this carefully, I really understood how terrible Yuan Benchu was. Liu Bei sighed.

"What was the result of the battle against Dong? Dong Zhuo was defeated, the power of the allies soared, the Son of Heaven did not recover, the world was still in chaos, and the princes lost their troops and lost their generals. Whoever is most beneficial to all this is Yuan Shao, who has ambitions to dominate the world. At the beginning, it was his suggestion that introduced Dong Zhuo, a hungry wolf, to Luoyang, and in the end, it was he who drove him away and started the troubled times, made himself famous, and took the opportunity to understand and weaken the strength of the princes. This person is the real thief of the country, and his intentions are sinister, his tactics are vicious, and he is ruthless, which is outrageous! ”

"If we really vote for this person, I'm afraid that in the end, we will be secretly calculated, cut off our wings, and even if we don't die, we will become prisoners at his mercy. Han Fu is the best example of the past, Yuan Benchu is not a good person, and it is impossible to coexist with me! Liu Bei said hatefully!