Yang Biao was not at ease with Cao Cao, because he knew very well that Cao Cao was currently the one who posed the greatest threat to the Son of Heaven. Especially when Zhong Xuan and Huangfu Song already had a team of thousands of soldiers and horses, and Yang Feng and Xu Rong were not any threats, Cao Cao's threat became even more prominent.

Compared with Cao Cao, Yan Shao and Lu Bu, who are far away in Qingzhou and Xuzhou, are much safer.

Therefore, when Yan Shao humbly expressed his willingness to send his personal guards to protect the safety of the Son of Heaven and avoid the dilemma of insufficient manpower around the Son of Heaven, Yang Biao generously agreed.

After all, the losses of the forbidden army around the Son of Heaven were not small before, and the entire royal team also needed quite a lot of manpower, especially Zhong Xuan and Huangfu Song, if they wanted to make thousands of prisoners of war obedient, they needed a considerable number of elite officers.

Is there such a person around today? No, the only way is to pick men from the forbidden army. On the one hand, these people are elite enough, and on the other hand, they are loyal enough to the Son of Heaven and the Han family, and they can be regarded as the best candidates. However, this also leads to a lack of manpower around today's son. The personal guards provided by Yan Shao can make up for this just right.

Yang Biao also has a very good impression of Xu Huang, when he was in Hangu Pass, if Xu Huang hadn't fought to the death, they might have fallen into the hands of Li Dao and Guo Yan. Moreover, Xu Huang is just waiting for people to come, and he is only responsible for guarding the outermost circle, so he doesn't have to worry about any security issues at all.

He didn't know how much strength these guards sent by Yan Shao were, and he didn't know how much strength these guards could completely kill the forbidden army responsible for the safety of the Son of Heaven in a short period of time.

He didn't know, but Cao Cao knew very well.

From Xiahoudun's mouth, he had heard about the strength of these Qingzhou people, and he also knew very well how dangerous it was to put these people by the side of the Son of Heaven. It's a pity that there is no way, because Yang Biao doesn't trust him. Although Cao Cao was loyal to this, there was nothing he could do.

In fact, what Cao Cao was most worried about Yan Shao was his eyes when he looked at Liu Xie

The people of this era, no matter how much they despise Liu Xie, the son of heaven, always have a trace of awe for the Han family. Because since they were born, the Han family has always stood on top of their heads, even if the prestige of the Han family is weakening day by day, they have always witnessed the glorious moment of the Han family, and it is impossible not to be affected a little.

But Yan Shao is different

Cao Cao could clearly feel that Yan Shao really had no awe of the Han family, not just Liu Xie, but really no reverence for the Han family.

Even when facing Liu Xie, Yan Shao's attitude was so respectful

This is also what he is most worried about, at this time, Cao Cao did not completely lose confidence in the Han family, and he was still a loyal minister, so he naturally did not want Liu Xie to have any accidents. But now Liu Xie's car happened to be guarded by a few Qingzhou Army soldiers.

Regarding the strength of these personal armor soldiers around Yan Shao, Cao Cao had already learned a thing or two from Xiahoudun and other generals, and knew that with the ability of these people, he could kill all the guards around Liu Xie in the blink of an eye, and then either kidnap Liu Xie or simply poison him.

Even if Liu Xie's car was escorted by people from the forbidden army, it was useless, yes, the people of the forbidden army were indeed very strong, and their personal ability alone could even be tied with the Dare First Army and the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, but compared with Yan Shao, who was one out of a hundred, it was still much worse.

This also means that on the way out of Luoyang, Cao Cao could not have had the slightest idea, let alone even think about things like setting up an ambush near the Tiger Prison Pass.

Just as Cao Cao thought, Yan Shao really had no reverence for the Han family at all, and he also expected that Cao Cao at this time was still a standard loyal minister of the Han family, as long as Liu Xie was still in his hands, even if he could not make any moves.

For Yan Shao, the most dangerous thing is not in Yanzhou, but the section of the road that left from Tiger Pass.

In the absence of any intelligence, as long as Cao Cao is willing, he can set up an ambush outside the Tiger Prison Pass.

But when they arrived in Xuchang, the problem would be much more complicated. One of the more serious issues is that after transporting the Son of Heaven to Xuchang, Yan Shao may not need to pass through Yanzhou again, and can leave by another road. It may not be a good road, but at least it's okay to let them go.

Moreover, whether it is Yan Shao or Lu Bu's soldiers and horses, they are basically cavalry, even if they need to consider the food and grass they carry and the wounded, the speed is many times faster than that of ordinary infantry troops.

In that case, no matter how many soldiers and horses Cao Cao ambushed in Yanzhou, secondly, even if he went to Yanzhou, Yan Shao could also send someone to Qingzhou first and get some soldiers and horses to come over to respond.

The soldiers and horses that Yan Shao led this time are also the elite of the Qingzhou army, and if Cao Cao wants to eat them, it would be wishful thinking not to take out more than three times the number of troops.

Even if you eat it, what about it?

Cao Cao is naturally happy to be able to eat Yan Shao, one is to be able to avenge the revenge in Xuzhou that year, and the other is to make the Qingzhou dragons leaderless.

Yan Shao is very young, in terms of age, he is many years younger than Cao Cao and Yuan Shao.

This also means that when Cao Cao and the others already have their own heirs, Yan Shao's knees are still without a queen. It's not that Yan Shao doesn't want to work hard, or that he lacks women around him. At least in terms of women, Yan Shao feels that he can be completely arrogant.

Whether it is Diao Chan or Cai Yan, or Lu Yan'er, Zhang Ning or even Ganmei, they can all be called stunning. There are too many things to be busy with every day, although there is almost everything that all men can envy, but there is only a lack of time.

Especially this time, after solving the matter in Xuzhou, Yan Shao thought that he could take a break and breathe a sigh of relief. Who would have thought that something happened here in Luoyang, and he needed to rush from Qingzhou non-stop.

There are no heirs, which means that if Yan Shao really has an accident in the future, there will not even be a candidate who can inherit his position.

On the other hand, under Yan Shao's account, there is no role that is easy to deal with.

Tai Shici, Huang Zhong, Gan Ning, Zhao Yun, Sun Guan, Guan Hai, Wu Anguo, Zhou Cang, Zang Ba and even the new Xu Huang, etc. It is conceivable that if these people were not suppressed by Yan Shao, what kind of dispute would have arisen.

A united Qingzhou army is enough to make anyone fearful, including Cao Cao.

But a divided Qingzhou Army is a good meal

It's just that

If you really do this, is it really good for Cao Cao?

Just as Yan Shao was an ally with Yuan Shu and even Liu Bei and Lu Bu, Cao Cao also had his own ally, and this ally was Yuan Shao.

And unlike Yuan Shu and Yan Shao, who are relatively equal, the relationship between Cao Cao and Yuan Shao is obviously dependent, at least Cao Cao is half a head lower than Yuan Shao. The reason is very simple, Cao Cao's Yanzhou can be taken down, and Yuan Shao also made a lot of efforts at the beginning.

And the strength of the Yuan family is also strong enough, which also makes it easier for Yuan Shao to dominate.

If Cao Cao had no ambition like Tao Qian or Wang Lang and other incompetents, he might have accepted this vassal status. It's a pity that he is ambitious, ambitious, and most importantly, he has always looked down on his own little hair. thinks that he is far inferior to himself in any aspect except for his own family background.

It should be said that this is quite true. In addition to his family background, Cao Cao's ability is indeed far stronger than Yuan Shao. And the heroes of all parties are also willing to defect to Cao Cao instead of Yuan Shao, which can be seen from the fact that Xun Yu and others abandoned Yuan Shao and chose Cao Cao.

In the past, when the joint army was fighting against Dong, Yuan Shao once asked Cao Cao: "If the big things don't go well, where can I defend it?" Cao Cao asked rhetorically: "What does the foot mean?" Yuan Shao replied: "I am based on the Yellow River in the south, Yan and Dai in the north, and I have both Karasuma and Xianbei, and then fight for the world in the south, so I may be able to succeed!" Yuan Shao's so-called south is based on the Yellow River, and the north is Shouyan and Dai, and the vast area in the middle is Jizhou, which is rich in products and has a large population.

In Yuan Shao's plan, Qingzhou occupies a very important position.

This can be seen from the fact that Yuan Shao once sent his son Yuan Tan to occupy the plain, and what he did was just to have a bridgehead if he made a move on Qingzhou one day in the future.

Qingzhou is in chaos, Yuan Shao will definitely take the opportunity to attack, if it is really preempted, Cao Cao will not be Yuan Shao's opponent, and considering the vassal relationship between each other, Qingzhou will definitely be Yuan Shao's.

Jizhou is originally a big state, much richer than Yanzhou, especially after Yanzhou has experienced many years of war, each other's strength is not equal at all, which also makes Cao Cao jealous.

If Yuan Shao is allowed to occupy Qingzhou and even several other states in Hebei, you can imagine what the next situation will be. Although Cao Cao didn't think much of Yuan Shao, he couldn't deny Yuan Shao's strength. If it really allowed Yuan Shao to unify the land of the four states of Hebei, Cao Cao himself did not feel that he could have many chances of winning, and the reason why Cao Cao was able to win the battle of Guandu in history was because he was powerful enough, almost to the point of turning things around, but on the other hand, it was also because Yuan Shao himself was too careless, and he did not choose all the options that could win, but gave all the wrong options. And he also imprisoned his two most important advisers, who would fail if he failed in this situation?

But Cao Cao didn't know this after all, he didn't know that his little hair was not only incompetent, but also made mistakes in key battles in history, which eventually led to the defeat of the war and lost to him.

For the current Cao Cao, Yuan Shao is not only his most important ally, but also one of his greatest enemies in the future, with the same threat level as Yan Shao. The former is strong enough in terms of family background and overall strength, and the latter is strong enough in terms of personal ability, compared with these two families, Cao Cao's strength is still inferior.

Even if it weren't for Yuan Shao's existence, Yan Shao would have considered whether to move his army north to solve Cao Cao's opponent.

Because unlike Cao Cao, Yan Shao knew very well that his biggest enemy was none other than Cao Cao.

In any case, Cao Cao would not have attacked Yan Shao, because he knew very well that if he really did this, if he succeeded, it would be equivalent to creating an opportunity for Yuan Shao, which he was unwilling to do, and if he failed, it would be tantamount to provoking a very troublesome enemy for himself, which was also not what he was willing to see.

Therefore, it is inevitable to dispel this idea.

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Yan Shao, Liu Xie and others left Luoyang and returned to Xuchang on the way very smoothly.

There may be some thieves along the way, but in the face of such a group of soldiers and horses, how dare you take the lead?

If it really comes out, it can be easily solved all the way if it is randomly selected among the princes escorted this time.

It should be noted that when leaving Luoyang, Ma Chao had already packed up his things, left Luoyang, and returned to Xiliang.

For Ma Chao, his task has been completed. It doesn't make sense to stay in Luoyang or follow one to Xuchang. After all, Xuchang is so far away, what did he run over for? Especially when Ma Chao's grain and grass are not abundant, it is even less likely to do this.

In fact, there is really not much grain and grass in Ma Chao's hands now, and it is not enough to even return to Xiliang, but after Yan Shao and Cao Cao received some help, he can barely support him to return to Xiliang.

"We still have enough food."

"Yes, Major General" Pound said with a fist at Ma Chao. "There is a lot of food sent by the Qingzhou Army and the Yanzhou Army, which is enough for us to return to Xiliang all the way, and I have already sent someone to Chang'an City to contact the old general, and someone over there should come soon to pick it up, and there will be no problem in terms of grain and grass."

In any case, Ma Chao's contribution to defeating Li Dao and Guo Yan is definitely not small, Yan Shao and Cao Cao are also kind when they treat Ma Chao, and the grain and grass that should be given are not disadvantaged at all. It is not surprising that now there is no threat from the Xiliang rebels, although the amount of grain and grass transported to Luoyang is still the same as before, but without the consumption of the war, the grain and grass are completely sufficient, so naturally there is no need to save as before, for fear of the slightest waste. It's not very difficult to give it to Ma Chao a little evenly.

"Well, that's good" At this time, Ma Chao's body could no longer see the slightest discomfort, and he adjusted his helmet. "Remember to go and see that girl Yunlu, I haven't seen her for a while, and I don't know where she went."

After leaving Luoyang, except for seeing his own sister on the first day, Ma Chao really hasn't seen it. It is inevitable that there is something strange in my heart, but this time Ma Chao led the army alone, and there were too many things to manage, and I didn't think that Ma Yunlu would have any accidents, so I didn't care too much about it.

This time it was just a casual remark, but I didn't really take it to heart.

But just because he doesn't take it to heart doesn't mean that Pound doesn't take it to heart.

Hearing Ma Chao's order, Pang De immediately sent someone to find Ma Yunlu

However, after looking for the answer, Pang De and Ma Chao were shocked into a cold sweat

Ma Yunlu actually disappeared