Cao Cao heard that Liu Bei's whole army was gathered in Puyang, so he led a large army to attack, but he couldn't figure out when Liu Bei ran from Xiaopei to Yanzhou silently.

It turned out that Liu Bei adopted the method of Chen Gong to let the people go east with torches to attract the attention of Cao Cao's army.

He led the army without torches, quietly went out of the city, and went to Yanzhou, although many people fell with blue noses and swollen faces, but successfully deceived Cao Cao's sight.

He left Jian Yong and 2,000 men to defend the city, but he deceived Xiahoudun.

Cao Cao attacked Puyang, but Liu Bei could not hold out. Send the generals to fight, and no one is the opponent of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.

The two sides held each other for three months, until Cao Cao ran out of food, and had no choice but to lead his army back to Juancheng.

At this time, the will of the Chang'an court had been issued, and Liu Bei was officially canonized as the assassin of Yanzhou and the former general.

However, as Liu Bei wished, Zhang Chao was rewarded, but Cao Cao was named the assassin of Yuzhou.

Lu Bu's intention is obvious, that is, he is not afraid of chaos, you two can fight as much as you want!

When Cao Cao returned to Juancheng, the military rations had been exhausted, and there were only a few cities left under his control, which could not support an army of this size.

Cao Cao felt a hint of despair and planned to take refuge with Yuan Shao in Jizhou, but Yuan Shao was willing to accept Cao Cao and his men.

However, Yuan Shao also hid his heart, he couldn't trust a hero like Cao Cao so much, and he asked Cao Cao to send hostages to Yecheng in exchange for trust.

Cao Cao really had no other way to live, so he wanted to agree.

However, he was strongly opposed and dissuaded by his advisers Xun Yu and Cheng Yu, and finally dispelled this idea.

Xun Yu and Cheng Yu respectively came forward to lobby the counties of Yanzhou, and some of the wandering wall-riding factions were persuaded to reconcile with Cao Cao, and Cao Cao obtained part of the military rations, plus the tuntian of Xiahoudun and others barely survived the winter.

Lu Bu, who was far away in the clouds, watched all this happening in Yanzhou as if watching a play.

He was pleasantly surprised to see that when Cao Cao was marching east to Xuzhou, Chen Gong really planned a rebellion and stabbed Cao Cao in the back.

It's just that what I didn't expect was that it was Liu Bei who replaced Lu Bu to play the new master of Yanzhou, hehe, it was really a hero!

And as in history, Liu Bei and Chen Gong also had a successful time, usurping Yanzhou, and Liu Bei also got his first real military advisor, Chen Gong.

Lu Bu wanted to know what achievements Liu Bei could make after occupying Yanzhou, and whether he was driven back to Xuzhou by Cao Cao soon like Lu Bu in history.

That's why he happily rewarded Liu Bei as the assassin of Yanzhou after Liu Bei paid tribute, and deliberately named Cao Cao as the assassin of Yuzhou.

He was trying to increase the contradictions between Liu Bei and Cao Cao, so as to reduce the threat to himself, after all, the Guanzhong region, Henan Hedong and Liangzhou were all in ruins.

Although he has taken over such a large territory, he is a sparsely populated type, and he still needs to spend a lot of energy to engage in internal affairs, infrastructure construction, and people's livelihood projects.

Only when the princes of the East fight with each other and fight to the death, can he develop with peace of mind.

And these ideas are not his first creation, this is the answer to the last essay question of Ma Chao's comprehensive quality test paper in the eighth graduation examination of Shaling Military Academy.

Ma Chao really lived up to Lu Bu's expectations, his graduation exam score was 20 distinctions, becoming the second graduating graduate with full honors after Yu Ban, and the first graduate with 20 distinctions.

Zhang Xiu is excellent in fifteen subjects, and Ma Dai and Ma Xiu's grades are very average, but fortunately, they all graduated successfully.

Lu Bu came to Yunzhong to attend the graduation ceremony of Shaling Military Academy.

He originally planned to personally award the gold medal to Ma Chao at the graduation ceremony, but Ma Chao came to Lu Bu on the afternoon of the day the results were announced.

Lu Bu has always been very partial to Ma Chao, and he met him very happily, and found that Ma Chao's eyes were red, so he knew that Ma Teng's death had already been known to Ma Chao.

Sure enough, when Ma Chao saw Lu Bu, he cried bitterly and asked Lu Bu to allow him to return to the Liangzhou Expeditionary Army and return to the Third Cavalry Division before Ma Teng's death.

Lu Bu had the heart to refuse, but Ma Chao said that his grades were all excellent, and according to the rules and regulations of the military academy, he was allowed to select troops within the army.

He just wants to choose the Third Cavalry Division, you Lu Bu is a general, and you can't break the military regulations!

After hearing this, Lu Bu felt funny, he thought about it, and felt that if he didn't let Ma Chao eliminate Han Sui with his own hands, I was afraid that it would become a heart disease for him and affect his future growth.

It's better to let him go to Liangzhou, go to the front line, and go to the bitter cold place to exercise.

Besides, although Han Sui escaped the encirclement and suppression in Jincheng County, he has become a lost dog, although Liangzhou is big, there is no place for him to hide.

It's not too dangerous to let Ma Chao deal with him, just take it as an experience.

In the end, Lu Bu agreed to Ma Chao's request and allowed Ma Chao to go to Liangzhou and serve as a battalion commander of the 7th Cavalry Brigade of the 3rd Cavalry Division.

Lu Bu also sent a letter to Zhang Liao, asking him and Pang De to let go of Ma Chao, but also to ensure his personal safety.

After Zhang Liao received the letter, he couldn't laugh or cry at Lu Bu's request, and he wanted to let it go, give him the opportunity to practice, and pay attention to ensuring safety, isn't it contradictory?

Zhang Liao simply handed over Lu Bu's letter to Pang De and let Pang De be distressed! Anyway, the person is from his third cavalry division, and he is the son of Ma Teng, so how can he do it!

In October, the battle between Cao Cao and Liu Bei had just subsided, and wolf smoke rose again on the land of Youzhou.

The generals of Xian Yufu, Qi Zhou, Xian Yuyin and other generals of the former Youzhou Mu Liu Yu elected Yan Rou of Yan as the commander, and convened the eastern Xianbei, Wuhuan and Han tribes, under the banner of avenging Liu Yu, and raised tens of thousands of soldiers and horses.

He fought several battles with Gongsun Zhan's men, defeating and killing Gongsun Zhan's general, Zou Dan.

Yuan Shao also sent the general Lu Yi to lead the army to join them, and the coalition army defeated Gongsun Chan again in Baoqiu, beheading more than 10,000 people, the main reason was that Gongsun Chan defected in front of the new army that Gongsun Chan trusted and relied on the most, and was led by Tian Chou to join the coalition army.

Gongsun Chan fled back to Yijing, held out, and killed the Taishou and county orders stationed by Gongsun Chan, and joined the coalition side one after another.

At this point, Gongsun Zhan almost lost most of the land and population of Youzhou, he dug ten trenches in Yijing, and built an earthen platform in the center, and built a building on the earthen platform to live.

He also hoarded a large amount of grain, strictly guarded it, and stubbornly resisted to the end.

The coalition forces were eager to attack unsuccessfully, so they had to retreat, and when they retreated, they were raided by Gongsun Zhan, and the losses were not small, and the two sides entered a stalemate.

However, the coalition forces still occupied a large area of Youzhou, and they all chose to join Yuan Shao's camp, which made Yuan Shao's power increase overnight.

Yuan Shao's military advisor Tian Feng suggested to Yuan Shao: "My lord, since Lu Bu has taken control of the Chang'an court and held the Son of Heaven hostage, everything is in the name of the edict, and he orders the four seas. ”

"We should deal with it as soon as possible, and then form the Kwantung Coalition Army, and it is the best strategy to confront it, if it is still like now, scattered sand, fighting separately, I am afraid that sooner or later it will be broken by Lu Bu."

Yuan Shao has always been stubborn and self-serving, he did not follow Tian Feng's advice, but was bent on destroying Gongsun Zan first, unifying Youzhou, and enhancing his own strength.

(End of chapter)