A few days later, Yuan Shao was ready, ordered generals outside the city, and then personally led an army of 500,000 to set off.

Previously half a million troops had already been deployed at the front.

This time with an army of millions, Yuan Shao was confident that he would sweep Cao Cao and then dominate the world.

Soon after Yuan Shao left, Zhen Yi arranged Zhen Mi in a farm outside the city, a move that did not attract anyone's attention.

It is not surprising that they often go out of town to live for a while.

Zhen Yi also lived outside the city for a few days, and then returned to the city to continue to take care of the family business.

Zhen Yi's true purpose was only known to Zhen Mi, and he didn't even tell his henchmen.

Because once it is not needed, the more people who know, the more it may become a hidden danger in the future.

And didn't tell anyone, if you need to tell again, when the time comes, you don't have to worry about the Yuan family.

"Go and exchange some silver tickets for me in Youzhou, I'm going to do some connections in a few days, and we are short of liquidity, so we are supporting the front line, selling a few houses in the city, as well as some land outside the city, to raise some funds."

Zhen Yi called the steward who managed the business and said.

"Yes, sir, I'll arrange it."

"Wait a minute, I recently contacted Youzhou, and picked up some furs from them, the grain business has not been done, we have to find other ways, don't be too greedy at the beginning, a small business is done, and there is a chance to become bigger." Zhen Yi commanded.

These are very normal operations, Zhen Yi donated all the food, and he couldn't do it if he wanted to do a grain business.

This time to turn to other areas is also completely said to be in the past.

This fur business may be very large at once, and it needs to raise a large amount of money, so Zhen Yi's sale of land and land is also in the past.

It doesn't matter if he doesn't need it, no one can guess what he's going to do.

Zhen Yi collected funds from various sources, and he secretly exchanged them for silver tickets.

None of this can be revealed, and he doesn't need to explain it to anyone, no one cares about him.

"I hope that the things I am worried about don't come up, otherwise..."

Zhen Yi arranged things slowly and donated most of the food, but Zhen Yi still has a lot of property, but most of it is houses, land, and shops.

Fortunately, these are not difficult to sell, and they are still high-priced.

At this time, Jizhou's extraordinary prosperity, coupled with the general optimism about Yuan Shao, will have many people vying to take over these sales.

However, this Zhen Yi can't sell too much, once he sells too much, it will inevitably attract the attention of others, and he doesn't want this.

Zhen Yi prepared quietly, and Zhen Mi was also very worried outside the city.

This world is too chaotic, and she has a daughter's family, and she often can't help herself, even if his father is Zhen Yi, one of the biggest businessmen, but in the face of the princes with heavy troops, they are nothing.

He also longs for beauty and heroes, but when Yuan Xi wanted to force her as a concubine, no one could resist.

Worried about her future and her father, Zhen Mi studied in the yard all day long, and did not leave the yard for half a step.

Few people know what happened in Yecheng, Jizhou.

Everyone is concerned about the war on the front, and this war is about the fate of too many people.

Around Guandu, a large number of troops have gathered.

Yuan Shao gathered more than a million soldiers and horses, while Cao Cao barely managed to mobilize more than 200,000 troops and less than 300,000.

Yuan Shao's army is several times that of Cao Cao, and no matter how you look at it, it is the rhythm of Yuan Shao's victory.

Yuan Shao is also complacent, how powerful it is to be able to organize an army of millions, and who can match it today.

Yuan Shao fantasized about how scared Cao Cao would be and whether he would bow down all the way.

Even if he doesn't bow down, he will push all the way and destroy them all.

When he destroys Cao Cao, it will be the time for him to become king.

Destroying Cao Cao means controlling half of the Han Dynasty, and it is also the richest state, and it is fully qualified to be the king.

Becoming king is only the first step, and when he destroys the other princes, it will be the time for him to become emperor.

When he thought of being the emperor, he thought of Yuan Shu.

"This waste actually lost the jade seal of the country."

Yuan Shao was very annoyed, and Yuan Shu lost the jade seal of the country.

Soon after he arrived in Xuzhou, Yuan Shu fell ill, and he imprisoned him in the name of recuperating Yuan Shu.

After Yuan Shu's army was left unattended, Yuan Shao slowly annexed them.

The million-strong army gave Yuan Shao great confidence.

When they arrived in the area around Guandu, a million troops were scattered.

It is impossible for this army of millions to come together.

There are Wen Chou commanders, as well as military generals such as Ju Yi, Zhang Jaw, and Zhu Ling, and their strength is not weak.

Cao Cao gathered troops and horses and stationed troops on Guandu, but the rear was extremely unstable.

Zhang Xiu and Li Dao secretly gathered troops and horses, intending to attack Cao Cao at a critical time.

Although Sun Ce and Zhang Yu have not moved, Cao Cao is the most uneasy.

On this day, Cao Cao once again convened his subordinates to discuss the matter.

Cao Ang had returned, and although he did not achieve anything Cao Cao wanted, it also made Cao Cao determined that he must at least solve the hidden dangers around him before he could concentrate on dealing with Yuan Shao.

Most of the generals have been sent to Guandu, and Cao Cao is about to go in person, and now he has to make the final arrangements.

"Ladies and gentlemen, Zhang Xiu and Li Dao must be resolved, they have already made a move, and they can't continue to let it go, and it must be solved in the near future, but how should Sun Ce and Zhang Yu solve it?" Cao Cao asked first.

Cao Cao wanted to deal with the threats around him before he officially went to war with Yuan Shao.

However, Sun Ce and Zhang Yu are not so easy to solve, or they can't be solved at all.

Several people fell into deep thought.

After a while, Xun You spoke first.

"The lord, my subordinates suggest that you give up Shouchun City, give Shouchun to Sun Ce, and contain Zhang Yu."

As soon as Xun You exited, everyone was shocked, Shouchun City was an important city for them to block Sun Ce and Zhang Yu.

Shouchun City is a state city with obvious innate advantages, and it is difficult to make a decision if you give up here.

After everyone was shocked, and after thinking about it carefully, they felt that maybe it might work.

Now, Sun Ce and Zhang Yu are eyeing each other, and at this time, if Zhang Yu and Sun Ce can contradict each other and contain each other, it is indeed the best result.

But this decision is still difficult to make, once Sun Ce is not allowed to use Shouchun City to block Zhang Yu as expected, then it will be disastrous for them.

Everyone was silent, and Cao Cao had to make this decision.

Cao Cao had a headache and thought for a long time before saying: "Just do this and give Shouchun City to Sun Ce, but we must also be prepared for Sun Ce to turn his face, and at the same time, we must let Sun Ce show sincerity first." ”

Xun You saw that Cao Cao had already decided, so he dared to continue: "Let Sun Ce turn his face with Zhang Yu first, send troops to attack Zhang Yu, and then we will give up Shouchun City." ”

It is definitely not possible to simply give up Shouchun City, this is an important city, and Sun Ce will definitely not be able to pay the price.

Cao Cao immediately decided to let Xun Yu send an envoy to Lu'an to contact Sun Ce.

(End of chapter)