Half a month later, after capturing Liaoxi, Xiang Ao's army did not stop for long, and then embarked on the journey again.

For no other reason, Xiang Ao got the news that Yuan Shao coerced Gongsun Du and planned to attack Xiang Ao. And Xiang Ao was worried that after being flanked, the weak Xianbei would take this opportunity to march into Youzhou, so he took the initiative to attack and chose the battlefield in the territory of the rest of the princes.

Xu Shu was ordered to continue to lead the reorganized Wuhuan cavalry, with a total of 30,000 elites, to send troops from Changli City (now Yixian County, Liaoning), the national governance office of Liaodong, and crossed Yiwuxian Mountain (now Yiwulu Mountain, Beizhen, Liaoning) to attack Wuxian County (Beizhen) of Liaodong County. After going to Juyongguan to worship Xiang Ao, he was appointed by Xiang Ao as Yuyang and Youbeiping Taishou, and led 10,000 Wuhuan cavalry and mixed infantry to be stationed in Yongnu County to resist the Jizhou soldiers who might come to Quanzhou and Luxian at any time (Wuqing north of Quanzhou today's Jin, and south of Luxian County's present-day Shunyi City).

At the same time, Yuan Shao also raised a large army to attack Juyong Pass, and at the same time sent more than 10,000 troops to threaten Quanzhou. At the same time as Yuan Shao sent troops, the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans, under the inducement of Yuan Shao, launched a fierce attack on Wei County. Fortunately, Xu Shu continued to lead the army to Liaodong, so that the uninformed Xianbei thought that Xiang Ao's general trend had been achieved, and the recovery of Youzhou was inevitable, so he did not participate in it.

However, at Jia Xu's suggestion, Xiang Ao temporarily appointed Jiang Lu as the general of Xianbei Zhonglang and the general of the expedition to the north, and sent troops from Danhan Mountain to the north to crusade against Xianbei, so that Xianbei mistakenly thought that Xiang Ao could recover Youzhou in a short time and send troops to the hinterland of Xianbei. However, Jiang Lu was only responsible for a feint, a sneak attack on the smaller Xianbei tribe, and he did not intend to go deep into the hinterland of Xianbei.

Jiang Lu is not a general who is good at leading troops, but fighting sneak attacks and playing conspiracy are Jiang Lu's strengths. Jiang Lu's ruthless ravages in Xianbei inadvertently gave Xiang Ao a lot of benefits, which made Xiang Ao admire in the future.

"Fortunately, Liangzhou at this time is extremely chaotic, otherwise the lord is afraid that he will be attacked on all sides!" Jia Xu was very glad that he had a plan to get rid of Liu Xie, otherwise the court at this time would probably hate his lord's attitude towards the family, and edict the princes of the world to crusade against his lord.

When Xiang Ao heard this, he turned his head to look at Jia Xu, and said lightly: "There is no need to panic, this Eastern Expedition to resist Yuan Shao is just half of the troops of our state, if Yuan Shao really wants to fight a decisive battle, it will make it a lot easier for me and the state." ”

"What the lord said is very true!" Jia Xu helplessly looked at his self-confident and even conceited lord, nodded with a wry smile and continued: "But the lord still has to be careful." Since Yuan Shao wanted to get involved in Youzhou and involve the pace of the lord's eastern crusade, he would definitely not simply conspire with Gongsun Du. ”

"Wen He is like a god!" Xiang Ao chuckled and said: "Carefully report that Yuan Shao not only exhausted the army and conspired with Gongsun Du, but also moved the recovered Qingzhou Yellow Turban to Wei County, and appointed the Qingzhou general Guan Hai as the Taishou of Wei County. It is estimated that at this time, Zhang Yan and Guan Hai have already gone into battle. ”

"Huh?!" Jia Xu was stunned for a moment, and said with a slightly worried face: "There is such a thing? Yuan Shao really doesn't seem to be the same generation. If Wei County is captured by the Qingzhou soldiers, Yuan Shao will definitely instruct the Qingzhou soldiers to attack Shangdang or Hanoi, but it will become a big disaster. ”

Xiang Ao waved his hand casually and said, "Wen He is too worried. There are many yellow turbans in Qingzhou, isn't the Montenegrin Army? No matter how elite the Qingzhou Yellow Turban is, will it be more elite than the Yellow Turban of Zhang Yan in Montenegro? Who wins and who loses is a matter of two questions. Besides, if Zhang Yan is really at a disadvantage, wouldn't it be the time for us to recover the Montenegrin Army? ”

"Hahaha..."Jia Xu was stunned again, and then laughed and said: "The lord is really cunning!" ”

"How can it compare to the above?" Xiang Ao chuckled and looked at Jia Xu. Seeing this, Jia Xu put away his smile awkwardly and rubbed his forehead.

"Since the lord has already said that he is cunning, how about he give the lord another plan?"

When Xiang Ao heard this, his face was surprised, and he asked a little excitedly: "Wenhe has a clever plan?" Come on! ”

Jia Xu admonished Xiang Ao with such a demeanor, coughed lightly, and said extremely complacently: "Since Yuan Shao has started the idea of the Yellow Turban Army, the family in Bingzhou will definitely not let it go!" ”

Xiang Ao didn't pay attention to Jia Xu, who was pretending to be proud, but lowered his head, pondered for a moment and asked: "What does Wenhe mean, but does it mean that Yuan Shaohui took the opportunity to unite with the family of Bingzhou to make trouble in the backyard of Wuzhou?" ”

Seeing that Xiang Ao didn't put on the set, Jia Xu felt empty again with a punch on the cotton, and it seemed that he still couldn't fight the lord! Jia Xu thought to himself helplessly, nodded and continued: "Although there is no evidence, it must be guarded against. For the lord, Yuan Shao's biggest advantage now is that Yuan Shao has the name of the fourth and third princes of the Yuan family. Maybe you can't see the advantages in Bingzhou and Youzhou. But in Jizhou, Yuzhou, Jingzhou and other places full of families, the situation can almost be reversed, and it may even sweep the world. ”

Xiang Ao frowned deeply when he heard this, although what Jia Xu said was a little exaggerated, but if the forces of various families are temporarily united, they can influence the situation in the world, and Xiang Ao has to consider it.

"Although Taiyuan has Kong Ming to take care of, but the state is a time of vigorous development, if Taiyuan and the Shangdang family really rebel, Kong Ming is afraid that he will also lack skills." Jia Xu didn't feel at ease, and suggested solemnly: "The lord is still thinking about it, and send someone back to Taiyuan to assist Kong Ming's chief official." ”

Xiang Ao had a calm face, frowned and nodded, and he thought it was even more true in his heart.

"Is there a candidate in Wenhe's heart?"

When Jia Xu heard this, he put away his solemn expression and smiled lightly: "Doesn't the lord already have a plan in his heart?" ”

"Those who know me, Wen Heye!" Xiang Ao raised his head and said with the same relaxed smile: "Then I will order the frustrated prince and the state pastor to rush back to Taiyuan to assist Kong Ming." Although Hanoi Taishou Luan He has the talent for governance, and the commander Li Jin also has the ability to kill the enemy in battle, the situation in Wei County is changing rapidly, and I am afraid that the two of them will not be able to cope with it. Tian Feng was appointed as the military advisor to join the army, and went to Hanoi, paying attention to the movements of Wei County at any time and sending troops as appropriate. ”

"The lord is wise!" Jia Xu smiled and walked away with a faint sycophant: "The subordinates immediately drafted an edict and asked the two of them to go quickly." ”

Regarding Jia Xu's sycophancy, Xiang Ao still gladly accepted it. Under his command, the one who has the most appetite for Xiang Ao is Jia Xu, and the one who knows how to advance and retreat the most is still Jia Xu. In front of Jia Xu, it seems that there is nothing to hide whether it is a conspiracy or a conspiracy, Jia Xu can see through it in the blink of an eye, and he will not think about snatching merit because of this, most of the strategies that Xiang Ao thinks of going together are also let Xiang Ao say it himself.

Xiang Ao was already interested in enhancing Jia Xu's prestige in Xiang Ao's forces, and when he divided his troops to fight in the future, Jia Xu could lead an army alone. However, in Jia Xu's words: Xu is just a scholar, and it is enough to assist the lord to determine the world fairly, if the success is high in the future, even if the lord will not hide all the birds and hide the rabbit and the dead dog, the lord can guarantee that the lord's descendants will be the same? Can you guarantee that the courtiers under Xiang Ao's command will not be like this in the future?

can be like this in front of Xiang Ao, even Hu Zhao is not as direct as Jia Xu. However, Jia Xu's worries, Xiang Ao can also understand that rights are the most tempting today. Even Xiang Ao himself didn't dare to guarantee that after winning the world, he would not get along with Jia Xu like a confidant.

Jia Xu's worries happened to collide with Yuan Shao's arrangement, and after he was ordered to rush back to Taiyuan to communicate with Hu Zhao, a letter of information from the caravan began to confirm that Jia Xu's guess was correct. It's just that Jia Xu didn't expect that the name of Yuan Shao IV and the Third Duke would be so easy to use in the family.

Tian Feng, who went to Hanoi, after analyzing the situation in the whole Hebei and even the whole world, knew how important the result of his trip was to Bingzhou, and when he arrived in Hanoi, Tian Feng began to try to contact Yang Feng, who had been sent back by Xiang Ao before, hoping to get specific information from Yang Feng's mouth.

Regardless of the actions of Frustration and Tian Feng, at this time, under Juyong Pass, Yuan Shao personally led the troops and led an army of 100,000 to launch a fierce attack on Juyong Pass. At the same time, Yuan Shao also divided his troops, and let Liyi lead hundreds of Xiandeng dead soldiers and 20,000 elite infantry and archers to forcibly cross Laishan (now in Yi County, Baoding, Hebei) and raid Daijun.

For this reason, Xiang Ao had to let Gao Shun divide his troops, lead 800 into battle, plus 10,000 elites, and return to Daijun. Then the soldiers and horses in Tuntian, Dai County, were recruited and stationed in Lingqiu County, Dai County (now Lingqiu County, Datong City, Shanxi), and were ready for battle. In fact, with Xiang Ao's current strength, in addition to defense, he can also divide the army into Jizhou from Shangdang, but at this time, the situation in the world is undecided, and Xiang Ao plans to hide a little clumsily for the time being, so as not to encircle and merge the princes who have not yet stabilized the situation.

Although all the princes were busy at this time, Xiang Ao had to guard against it. Without the support of the family, Xiang Ao can only take it step by step and be cautious. After the chaotic princes were left with only two or three roads, even if it was a siege, Xiang Ao would not be afraid when he arrived. Counterattacking Yuan Shao, Xiang Ao and others are waiting for the opportunity, waiting for the opportunity for the formation of the princes from all walks of life.

The actions of Yuan Shao's army really touched the nerves of all the princes. Although Xiang Ao is extraordinary, no one is optimistic about how long Xiang Ao can hold out under the attack of Yuan Shao's army. If Yuan Shao is waiting for Hebei to be unified, then ninety percent of the princes in the world will only wait for the fate of destruction. The more this happened, the more anxious the princes became, and they launched wars against the surrounding princes of their respective forces for various reasons.

Xiliang Ma Teng and Han Sui, even under the interference of the Qiang people, also launched an attack on Li Dao and Guo Yan, who occupied most of Xiliang. At the suggestion of Li Su, Li Dao and Guo Yan avoided Ma Teng's edge and launched an attack on Zhang Lu in Hanzhong. Whether it is Zhang Lu in Hanzhong, or Guo Li and Guo Yan, who occupy the three counties of Sanfu and Xiliang, Liu Yan is a little afraid, and the Yizhou family does not want the violent Guo Yan and Li Wei to enter Yizhou. Liu Yan, with the support of the Yizhou family, stationed troops in Baishuiguan, a key road in the north of Yizhou (now Qingchuan County, Guangyuan City, Sichuan Province).

Liu Yan's move also drove Liu Biao's nerves in Jingzhou, and ordered his generals Li Yan, Huang Zhong, and Chen Bing Zigui (now Zigui County, Yichang, Hubei), and ordered Jiangxia Taishou Huang Zu to pay attention to Sun Jian in Yangzhou and Yuan Shu in Yuzhou. As soon as Liu Yan moved, Liu Bei of Nanyang became interested in Yingchuan in Yuzhou again. Of course, Cao Cao and Sun Jian don't need to say much, no matter what the world is, they must find ways to occupy Xuzhou and Jiaozhou respectively to empty their own forces.