Dong Yun also seemed to be aware of Liu Cong's inner change, but he didn't stop, but rode his horse and ran forward a few steps, and everyone knew that Dong Yun seemed to have something to say to Liu Cong alone, so he slowed down and followed.

After Liu Cong caught up with Dong Yun, he smiled and said: "Cong and Gongzi have never been masked before, and Gongzi is afraid that he will be a little wronged if he says this today." ”

To explain is to cover up, to cover up is to make up a story, and to make up a story is to make up a story! Although Liu Cong knew that this explanation was weak, as a prince, such a cover was still needed.

Dong Yun shook his head after hearing this: "General, Yun is open and honest because of the general's kindness." The general's trip to Langzhong should be for his father.

There is a Brazilian county sandwiched between Jia Meng and Shangyong, and if the general uses troops against Chengdu in the future, Yun father and son are the biggest obstacle to the general. Yun knew that Liu Zhang was not a general's opponent, so he would try his best to convince his father after returning to Langzhong this time. Yun hereby assures the general that even if Yun can't finally convince his father, Pasir County will definitely not embarrass the general, and the general can rest assured that he will calmly dispatch ......"

When Dong Yun said this, there was no need for Liu Cong to cover it up, so he just asked curiously: "Ling Zun tried his best to prevent the general from entering Shu, why did you support the general?" Although Liu Cong is kind to Dong's father and son, Dong He and Dong Yun are not ordinary people, and it is impossible for Liu Cong to change his political position because of the rescue of Liu Cong in the Battle of Langzhong.

"Good birds choose trees to perch on, and loyal ministers choose their masters. The general is the pillar of the Han family, the hero of the world, and the only general who can save the Han dynasty and prevent Cao Cao from usurping the Han Dynasty today. Yun is not a fool, and he has never been a man, so he is different from his father. Mo said that the general and Yun father and son had such a great kindness. Even if the general and Yun Su don't know each other. Yun will also help the general to reduce the casualties and burden of the people of Yizhou. ”

Liu Cong was a little speechless when Dong Yun said this, but his identity as a clan relative of the Han family did take advantage, and compared with the two, the Yizhou scholars and the people must know which is better and which is worse. Dong Yun helped Liu Cong not only choose trees for good birds, but also consider the people of Yizhou. There is only a young man like him who thinks like this, and if he is replaced by some older people, he may stubbornly support Liu Zhang.

And the end result may be a perennial war, the people are displaced, and the two princes are both defeated. Being able to see so far away, this person's vision is really not ordinary. Compared with those stubborn people, Liu Cong feels that it is easier to get close to a young person like Dong Yun. At least in the face of Dong He, Liu Cong still didn't say his true thoughts after all.

What Liu Cong didn't expect was that Dong Yun had already thought about it, so he said it all at the first opportunity.

"Brother Xiu Zhaoxian, if you can convince Ling Zun for Ben Jiang, Ben will thank you for the Han royal family and the people of the world!" Liu Cong also said from the bottom of his heart, after all, he is a foreigner, although he has the support of Fa Zheng and Zhang Song, but if he can get the support of Dong He, it is completely different, Dong He has a good reputation among the people of Yizhou, and he is a county guard.

Dong Yun saw that Liu Cong was so polite, and thought that he was not wrong, although Liu Cong was in a high position, he did not have any shelf. I was not annoyed when I saw through my mind and said my true intentions, but accepted the facts smoothly, and this kind of energy is very human.

"The general's words are serious, Yun just hopes that the general can focus on the overall situation and the people of Yizhou. If you can avoid fighting, you will be exempt from ......"

"What Xiu Zhao said is very true, if the scholars of Yizhou are like Xiu Zhao, then the people of Yizhou will be blessed."

The two then discussed the situation in Yizhou and Yizhou celebrities and generals. Dong Yun's erudition surprised Liu Cong, in this era when there are no communication tools and no Internet, Dong Yun is so young, but he seems to know all about the major events and celebrities in Shuzhong, which is indeed too rare.

And Dong Yun was also amazed by Liu Cong, although Liu Cong had been in Shuzhong for nearly a year, but basically Liu Cong was stranded in Jiameng, but from Liu Cong's words, Dong Yun clearly felt that Liu Cong knew the literati and military generals in Yizhou very well. Dong Yun naturally didn't think that Liu Cong was a traverser with a golden finger, and the frequent activities of the Jinyi Guard and the Espionage Department confirmed it. Liu Cong can even remember the age of Yizhou celebrities and whether they are married or not!

This shows Liu Cong's intentions for Yizhou, and that's it, Liu Zhang, like ordinary people, hasn't seen Liu Cong's ambitions. It shows how stupid Liu Zhang and others are.

And Liu Cong has Dong Yun's support, and the chances of winning Yizhou have increased by one point. After returning to Jia Meng, he began to plan for real action.

And at this time, there was also definite news from the north.

Although he experienced the defeat of Fancheng, Cao Cao did not give up the great cause of unifying China. However, he also realized that the Sun-Liu alliance had become a climate, and he could only make long-term plans and plot slowly.

After returning to Xudu, Cao Cao first quelled the unfavorable public opinion that had arisen due to the defeat and consolidated his own strength, and then strengthened the tuntian, garrisoned the border, and reorganized the armament, and repaired the losses in the battle of Fancheng. After more than two years of recuperation, the army basically recovered its ability to fight, and Cao Cao decided to go west to conquer Ma Chao and Han Sui.

Ma Chao and Han Sui seized the northwest and have always been Cao Cao's confidants. Whether it is the northern expedition to Wuhuan or the southern expedition to Sun Liu, he must always be on guard against the movement in the northwest to prevent the enemy from being attacked on his back. In order to fight against Cao Cao, the Jiangdong Sun Quan group also began to seek an alliance with Ma Chao and Han Sui.

Before and after the Battle of Fancheng, Zhou Yu once offered advice to Sun Quan, if Liu Cong lost. Zhou Yu wanted to take advantage of the chaos to seize Nanjun and other places, and then conquered Shu with Sun Quan's cousin Sun Yu, annexed Zhang Lu, and then left Sun Yu to garrison, with Ma Chao and Han Sui as reinforcements. Then he returned to Jingzhou to attack Xiangyang with Sun Quan, leaving Cao Cao to suffer from the enemy. This is Mei Zhou Lang's grand plan in half, although because Liu Cong successfully defeated Cao Cao.

And Zhou Yu died young, but everyone wanted to connect with Ma Chao and Han Sui also sounded the alarm for Cao Cao, since Jingzhou and Yangzhou could not be attacked urgently, and Yizhou was far away, Cao Cao only wanted to think of taking the northwest to attack. Of course, Cao Cao did not aim at Liangzhou at the beginning, but under the guise of the southern expedition to Zhang Lu.

That Ma Chao and Han Sui are not fools. At that time, Zhang Lu's forces were in Guanzhong, and some of Ma Chao and Han Sui's forces were also in Guanzhong.

It happened that at that time, there was a scribe who was blocked on the way to Yizhou and stayed in Guanzhong, so Cao Cao ordered Xun Yu to ask him for advice. After listening to Cao Cao's decision, he shook his head and said: "These martial artists in Liangzhou are all born as robbers, and they don't have any great ambitions at all, if they can keep their current wealth, they will be satisfied." Therefore, as long as the imperial court rewards generously, there is no need to worry that these people will rebel if nothing major happens.

This kind of opponent is best to put it at the end and slowly clean it up. Based on this understanding of the nature of the reckless heroes, he expressed his concern about Cao Cao's expedition, if he wants to lead his troops out of the audience, it is Zhang Lu who should really be recruited, right? But everyone knows that Zhang Lu's strength is rooted in the mountains, and the road is impassable. In this way, these people in the northwest may doubt the intentions of the lord.

Once they are alarmed, it is not good that these tough two-week men will turn against them on this dangerous territory.

Xun Yu conveyed this opinion to Cao Cao, and Cao Cao smiled when he heard this: "Okay, very good!" He was afraid that these people would not rebel, and he couldn't find an excuse to ask for it.

Sure enough, as Cao Cao expected, as soon as the army moved, the warlords in the northwest were all reckless, thinking that Cao Cao was conquering himself, Ma Chao, Han Sui and others were unwilling to sit still, and all the ten men and horses rebelled, supporting 100,000 people, guarding Tongguan. Ma Chao reversed, and Ma Teng, who was a hostage in Yecheng, and his family members were all implicated and imprisoned.

Ma Chao was opposed, Cao Cao no longer needed a pretense, and justifiably sent troops to recruit Ma Chao and Han Sui.

In July of the sixteenth year of Jian'an, Cao Cao led his troops again, and a month later, the army came to Tongguan and Ma Chao confronted each other and camped across Tongguan. Cao Cao knew that with Ma Chao's courage and the danger of Tongguan, he would definitely not be able to break through it head-on, so he sent people to bypass Tongguan and attack from behind to break Ma Chao's deployment. Despite Xu Huang's best efforts, he still didn't take advantage.

Cao Cao personally led the army to cross the Weishui was intercepted by Ma Chao, almost lost his life, and could not cross the river to build a camp at all, and later the strategist Lou Kui gave him an idea, built the city wall with sand, poured water, and overnight, the water was dissolved into ice, and the camp was established in this way, so that he could successfully pass the Weishui.

At this time, Ma Chao and others were already at the end of their rope, leading troops to challenge, Cao Cao ignored them, ceded the land and asked for peace, but Cao Cao did not allow it. In fact, Cao Cao couldn't think of a way to completely defeat Ma Chao. Later, the strategists advised Cao Cao to divide Ma Chao and Han Sui, and Cao Cao finally won. In October, Cao Cao marched to settle down, and Yang Qiu surrendered. Subsequently, Cao Cao left the general Xiahou Yuan in Chang'an to guard the pass, and led the army back to the division. So, Cao Cao Xiping Guanzhong.

For Cao Cao's pacification of Guanzhong, Liu Cong was also powerless. The good news is that Cao Cao went back and did not attack Zhang Lu. Presumably, Cao Cao also knew Liu Cong's intentions, and if he captured Hanzhong, Cao and Liu would inevitably have thousands of miles of territory bordering. The Gongsun family of Liaodong had fled to Liangzhou, and Ma Chao had not been completely wiped out. Cao Cao knew that once he started a war with Liu Cong, it would be a protracted war. The consumption in Guanzhong is not small, and he is not ready for a decisive battle with Liu Cong.

In his unification plan, the elimination of Sun Quan was ranked in the first place, which was also the sequelae left by the Battle of Fancheng. Liu Cong entered Shu and Cao Cao leveled Guanzhong, in fact, the two reached a tacit understanding to a certain extent, no one caused trouble in the Nanyang area, and the two groups were relatively peaceful for a long time. If Cao Cao pacifies Guanzhong and continues to go south, he will inevitably face Liu Cong's sword soldiers!

Cao Cao made such a decision in fact, because of the underdevelopment of communications, he didn't know how Liu Cong had done in Yizhou for a year, if he knew that Zhang Song, who had been neglected by himself, had taken refuge in Liu Cong, he didn't know how to feel?