I don't know that when Yuan Shu and them hadn't really fought in Yanzhou, there was a dirty heart inside. Lu Bu, who defeated Guo Gong in the Cheng clan, returned to Juancheng.

Lu Bu arrived in Juancheng and defeated Guo Gong within a few days, and then led his troops back to the city, which surprised Zhang Miao and Wan Qian, and they did not dare to underestimate this great Han Wenhou. When Lu Bu and Chen Gong returned to the city, they greeted each other outside the city early.

Lu Bu entered Juancheng again, but he saw that it had only been a few days, and the appearance of Juancheng was completely new.

Order in the city was gradually restored.

Zhang Miao and Wan Qian are not those puppets after all, so they naturally understand the importance of internal affairs. After capturing Juancheng, order was immediately maintained. Those who wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to cause chaos were also dealt with mercilessly. In this way, Juancheng settled down.

Juancheng is the seat of Yanzhou, and after Cao Cao became the pastor of Yanzhou, he moved the seat of Yanzhou from Liaoqiu to Juancheng, the purpose of which was to make Juancheng have a better geographical location. It's just that this day is not as good as the location, and the location is not as good as the people. Even those who originally welcomed Cao Cao into Yanzhou, such as Wan Qian and Wang Kai, have all defected, what else can be said?

Now that Cao Cao has lost Yanzhou, after Lu Bu killed Yuzhou Assassin Shi Guogong in a battle, he gradually made those people recognize Lu Bu as the leader of the anti-Cao Alliance.

Not to mention that Chen Liutai guarded Zhang Miao, it was Jiyin Taishou Wu Zi because Lu Bu defeated Guo Gong, so he was able to pack up the remnants of the army, return to Dingtao, and continue to be his Jiyin Taishou. Therefore, the three counties of Chenliu County, Dong County, and Jiyin County recognized the current power of Juancheng very early.

After Lü Bu defeated Guo Gong, Liu Jingzong, the Taishou of Shanyang County, and Yang Yong, the minister of Rencheng, sent envoys to Juancheng one after another, which also recognized the power of Juancheng. Only Dongping, Jibei, and Taishan have not yet been sent to Yanzhou, but most of this is due to the war.

Needless to say, Cao Hong and Sun Ce are fighting in Dongping now. The two places of Jibei and Taishan have never been calm. Cao Cao attacked Tao Qian, and part of the reason was that he felt that Cao Song's death was secretly instigated by Tao Qian. Part of the reason for this is that Tao Qian colluded with Que Xuan and seized his Taishan Hua and Fei cities. Even though Cao Cao then took these places back and conquered many large places in Xuzhou, his rule was not stable. The troubles of Mount Tai continue to this day.

However, it was said that not long after Lu Bu returned to Juancheng, Sun Ce also came with news from Dongping. The fledgling Sun Ce deserved to be brave, after his 10,000 soldiers and horses arrived in Shouzhang, Sun Ce asked the thousands of remnants of Qiao Rui to come over, and the two joined forces and actually defeated Cao Hong's 10,000 vanguard army. It's just that the casualties on both sides are not small.

Even though Sun Ce defeated Cao Hong, he immediately sent someone to report to Lu Bu and asked Lu Bu to quickly lead his troops to help. Not surprisingly, Cao Cao's army is coming!

This point, even if Sun Ce doesn't say it, Lu Bu understands it. Cao Hong's 10,000 soldiers and horses are just the vanguard, and there are Cao Cao's 30,000 troops behind him. Cao Cao's 30,000 elites are not comparable to Guo Gong's 30,000 soldiers and horses, and Cao Cao is not Guo Gong.

This battle is the battle of the overall situation of Dingyanzhou!

If you win, you don't need to say much, if you lose, all your efforts in front of you will be in vain! For Lu Bu, all the previous plans may be in vain. Compared with Zhang Miao, Chen Gong, and Wan Qian, once they lose, it will be the consequence of the annihilation of the clan! No one can afford to lose!

To be honest, in the face of Cao Cao's battle, Lu Bu also felt a little pressured. This is different from the battle of Yuan Lu, during the battle of Yuan Lu, Lu Bu's elite soldiers were complete, and those strategists and good generals were all there. But in this battle, he only had 2,000 horsemen, and famous generals such as Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, and Xu Huang were not there.

Of course, this can't be said that the lineup on Lu Bu's side is weak in this battle!

This time, Lu Bu's lineup is also an "all-star lineup." ”

The strategists included Li Ru, Guo Jia, Chen Gong, and Lu Fan, and the generals included Dian Wei, Cheng Lian, Wei Yue, Cao Xing, Song Xian, Hou Cheng, Sun Ce, Huang Gai, Han Dang, Cheng Pu, Li Jin, Li Dian, Qiao Rui and others.

These are basically generals of a hundred battles, and Lu Bu commands three armies to fight with this Cao Cao!

However, just as Lu Bu was about to set out on the expedition, something big happened in Juancheng.

Xi Zhong is critically ill.

In the second year of the first peace, Xun Yu fell in love with Cao Cao, and recommended Cao Cao to plan and plan for him. Since then, whenever Cao Cao has a major military event, he must first talk to Xi Zhicai, which is very important. Xi Zhicai helped Cao Cao capture Yanzhou, defeated Yuan Shu, won the Battle of Kuangting, and attacked Xuzhou with Cao Cao.

When he was in Xuzhou, Xi Zhicai fell ill halfway, and Cao Cao took pity on Xi Zhicai and sent him to Juancheng for treatment. The second expedition to Xuzhou, Xi Zhicai on the sickbed disregarded his illness and insisted on going to Xuzhou with Cao Cao, Cao Cao was afraid that Xi Zhicai would have anything to do, but let Xi Zhicai recuperate in the rear with peace of mind.

But where could Cao Cao have expected that there would be such a big war in the rear?

The drama Zhicai on the sickbed also gave advice to Xun Yu on how to stabilize Juancheng and defend Juancheng. It's just a pity that there are some discordant plans, but Xiahoudun, the guard of Juancheng, is faintly wary of Xi Zhi. Until the fall of the city, Xiahoudun didn't have time to escort Cao Cao's family out of the city safely, and only protected one Xun Yu!

Xi Zhong on the sickbed naturally couldn't escape. After capturing Xi Zhong, Lu Bu was also very happy, such an important strategist, if he could be used by him, it would be a great help! It's just a pity that after Lu Bu talked with Xi Zhong, he realized that it was impossible for Xi Zhong to surrender to him.

Later, Lu Bu went to recruit Guo Gong, and before leaving, he asked Guo Jia to take care of his friend!

Unexpectedly, Xi Zhong's condition has deepened dramatically in the past few days, and now he is about to die! Before he died, Xi Zhong proposed that he wanted to see Lu Bu.

Lu Bu naturally has no reason to refuse, even though Xi Zhong is Cao Cao's strategist, this does not prevent Lu Bu from cherishing and loving talents.

On the sickbed, after Xi Zhong saw Lu Bu walk in, the first thing he said was to ask, "What does the prince want to do with the family of Duke Cao?" ”

Regarding Cao Cao's family, many people have asked Lu Bu, but Lu Bu has never responded. Cao Cao's family is still staying in Juancheng, Zhang Miao goes to Cao's mansion every day to cry bitterly, hoping to let the world know that he Zhang Miao betrayed Cao Cao, but there is a bitterness. Treating Cao Cao's family members well also made the voice of reprimanding Zhang Miao a little less. It may even be that under the vigorous propaganda of some "people with hearts", Zhang Miao's behavior was highly praised.

For this reason, Lu Bu felt that Xi Zhong should not ask him, but should first ask Zhang Miao what to do.