In the spring of the seventh year of Chuping (196), another year passed.

The princes of all walks of life in the world crusade against each other, and each has its own comings and goings. or the gains and losses of one city and one pool, or the gains and losses of one county and one county, the pattern has not changed much. The most surprising thing is Lu Bu in Luoyang. Unlike the quiet of Lu Bu in the past, Lu Bu sent a large army before the New Year's Eve and began to plan to attack Hongnong County and Jingzhao Region.

However, for the north and the Central Plains, which are the hottest battles, it seems that the princes are not too worried about what Lu Bu will do, but Li Dao and Guo Yan, who occupy the area of Sanfu, are struggling to resist. According to the remaining strategies left by Jia Xu before, Guo Yan and Li Wei did not seem to value Sanfu or Xiliang, and after occupying Hanzhong, they seemed to be preparing for the attack on Shu.

In addition, Liu Bei, who was not favored by the world's families, had already occupied Nanyang County in Jingzhou and Yingchuan and Chen Guo in Yuzhou (hundreds of miles north of Zhoukou City, Henan) at this time, and half of the territory of Runan County was also in Liu Bei's hands. The neighboring state of Liang (in present-day Shangqiu) was under Cao Cao's rule, but the southern part of Runan was controlled by Sun Jian. As a result, Yuan Shu was proclaimed emperor at the beginning, which led to the four princes in Yuzhou to conquer each other.

But after all, it was in the name of crusading against Yuan Shu, and the princes of the three roads who crusaded against Yuan Shu were at peace for the time being, and there was no war against each other. However, it is difficult to say after Yuan Shu is destroyed.

March, late spring, in the city of Luoyang.

"No one in the land of Si Li wants to get involved at this time, why does Gongtai let this king develop here?"

Lu Bu was full of doubts in his heart, although since the occupation of Luoyang, there has been no force to use force against Luoyang, but Lu Bu is still very worried in his heart.

Chen Gong smiled lightly and said to Lu Buzuo: "Lord, Luoyang is the center of the world. Although the Han family is dead, it still has residual power after all. Moreover, Liu Bei, Liu Biao and Liu Yan among the Han clan relatives who are still doing something in the southwest region are not. In the past, all the princes raised troops, all in the name of King Qin and Kuangfu Han Dynasty, even if all the roads were already kings, but after all, they regarded themselves as Hanchen. ”

"The world is in turmoil, and the princes of all walks of life are in the world, and everyone knows it. But if there is a chaotic situation among the princes at this time, marching into Luoyang is tantamount to telling the people of the world that they want to dominate the world and become the emperor. But with the strength of the princes of all walks of life today, who is sure that they will be able to fulfill their ambitions under the obstruction of the princes of all walks of life? ”

Chen Gong continued complacently: "However, the lord is different. The lord is a military general, and there is no shadow of a family, who would have thought that the lord would develop so well in the Sili area? Perhaps in the eyes of the princes and the people of the family, the power of the lord can be wiped out. ”

Although what Chen Gong said was true, it also made Lu Bu's face a little unnatural, and there was even a little anger in his eyes. However, Lu Bu didn't show it, after all, Lu Bu is now under his command, and the only strategist who can take the shot is Chen Gong alone. Even if there are many families in the Sili area who send people to serve, there are no people with real talent and learning like Chen Gong.

Lu Bu coughed lightly, then took over and said, "What the public station said is extremely true, maybe being weak has the advantage of being weak. ”

Lu Bu slowly stood up, walked to the door with a little thin pass, looked up at the door, and asked in a slightly confused tone: "

Even so, what can this king do? There is Xiang Ao in the north, and his power is great, like a tiger and a beast. There are remnants of white waves in the east of the river, if they can be recovered, they can also strengthen the king's soldiers, but... Hey..."

Lu Bu sighed deeply and continued: "Cao Cao in the east is not a mediocre person, and at this time, he controls more than the territory of the two states, and it is not easy to get along. And in the south, there is the ambitious Liu Bei, although his ability is not as good as Cao Cao and Xiang Ao, but his status as a royal family makes Liu Bei prosperous in the Yingchuan family. ”

After Lu Bu said that, Chen Gong walked behind Lu Bu and said indifferently: "The lord doesn't have to worry too much. It seems that the lord is facing enemies on all sides, but it is not without benefits. ”

Although Cao Cao occupied Yanzhou, Xuzhou, and the northeastern part of Yuzhou, he was adjacent to Sun Jian to the south. As for the western part of Cao Cao, most of Yuzhou was captured by Liu Bei. Even if Yuan Shao in the north was at a stalemate with Xiang Ao at this time, how could Yuan Shao not see Cao Cao's threat? ”

Compared with Lu Bu's strong physique, Chen Gong still looked a lot thinner. Even in late spring, the temperature in Luoyang is not too high, Chen Gong wrapped a thin coat and continued: "As for Liu Bei, it is not an exaggeration to say that he is small. Even with the support of the family, Liu Bei did not have too many generals, only Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. ”

"Compared to the lord, how much better can Liu Bei be? Cao Cao in the east, Sun Jian and Liu Biao in the southwest, the three forces are much stronger than Liu Bei, if Liu Bei is not stupid, he will definitely choose to ally with the lord. ”

"For the lord, the biggest threat is Xiang Ao in the north. Xiang Ao occupies Youzhou and Bingzhou, and has Hanoi County as a pass, so he can send troops to the Central Plains at any time. Speaking of Xiang Ao, Chen Gong's face was solemn: "At this time, Xiang Ao was dragged by Yuan Shao in Youzhou and Hebei Prefecture, and I can't see its terrible thing for the time being. ”

What Chen Gong said was also what Lu Bu was most worried about in his heart, Chen Gong said, Lu Bu also frowned deeply and asked, "Then in the opinion of the public platform, how to deal with it?" ”

"Xiang Ao attacked Yuan Shao, it seemed that he had tried his best, but he couldn't take Yuan Shao down for a long time, and it didn't seem that the threat was too great. But can the lord think about it carefully? Chen Gong calmed his head, squinted his eyes and said: "Yuan Shao and Xiang Ao have been in a stalemate for nearly two years, but has the lord noticed that the soldiers and horses in Hanoi have moved?" ”

When Lu Bu heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and kept recalling Hanoi, which he had been staring at as a top priority in the past two years, and then turned around and looked at Chen Gong's face and sighed lightly: "The meaning of the public platform, but to say that Xiang Ao is not short of soldiers and horses to Yuan Shao, but has other intentions?" ”

"I'm afraid so!" Chen Gong nodded, and said in a deep voice: "There are many military generals under Xiang Ao's command, even the soldiers and horses on the surface have exceeded 100,000, and there are also trapped camps, feather killing camps, and the elite of the white horse under the command of Gongsun Zan in the past. Now it is showing a trend of decadence, and it has not been able to defeat Yuan Shao for a long time, why? ”

"Taoguang Yanghui?"

Facing Lu Bu's inquiry, Chen Gong shook his head and said solemnly: "I'm afraid it won't be so simple. Xiang Ao has been governing the state for ten years, and it should have been completed long ago to say that Taoguang has been cultivating obscurity and accumulating strength. ”

Lu Bu's brows furrowed deeper and deeper, and he kept reading the bits and pieces of his past relationship with Xiang Ao in his heart.

Suddenly, he had a flash of inspiration and said to Chen Gong: "Could it be that Xiang Ao, like this king, has no support from the family, and is still a little afraid of taking Jizhou?" ”

When Chen Gong heard this, his eyes widened, and he suddenly said, "The lord is very likely to have guessed correctly." Xiang Ao's decree in the annexation of the state seems to have greatly suppressed the current family, if Xiang Ao takes Jizhou and implements the decree of the annexation of the state, I am afraid that there will be a strong backlash from the family. ”

After that, Chen Gongyou frowned and lowered his head, and muttered in a low voice to himself: "It doesn't make sense, with Xiang Ao's temperament, even if the family rebels, just kill it, what are you afraid of?" ”

"The public station is wrong!" Lu Bu shook his head lightly, and did not agree with Chen Gong's muttering: "The decree implemented by Xiang Ao is a good thing for the people, even if Xiang Ao wants to benefit the people, but this king's understanding of Xiang Ao, Xiang Ao will definitely not be so reckless to kill all the families." Didn't the family rebel against Xiang Ao a few years ago? Although many have been killed, most of the remaining families who have had their land confiscated seem to be living better. ”

"In this case, Xiang Ao wants to target the family, but if he will not wipe out the family, he must have thought about it, and it is natural that he will not capture Jizhou for a long time." Chen Gong seemed to be connected, and nodded with a slightly relieved expression. As long as Xiang Ao's intentions can be roughly figured out, even if Xiang Ao is powerful, Chen Gong has a way to deal with it.

Although he was still very suspicious in his heart, Chen Gong couldn't think of a reason for the time being, so he shook his head with a wry smile, planning to put down Xiang Ao's matter, and suggested that Lu Bu go west as soon as possible and take the land of Sili and Sanfu, so that he could fight with the heroes of the world. Just as he was about to say what he thought, Chen Gong was suddenly stunned, and then his face changed greatly, and he hurriedly came to the map.

Seeing this, Lu Bu's face also changed, which could make Chen Gong lose his temper so much, I am afraid that what Chen Gong thought in his heart at this time was not so simple.

"What a Xiang Ao! What a hero! Chen Gong's cheeks trembled, his hands trembled and pointed to Yutu, turned his head to Lu Bu, and said with a frightened face: "Xiang Ao is not afraid of the family, pretending to be in a stalemate with Yuan Shao, just to consume Yuan Shao's soldiers and horses, so that Yuan Shao is desperate and reckless, so that the Jizhou family has to take out the elite raised by their respective families to help Yuan Shao." ”

When Lu Bu heard this, he was stunned at first, and he didn't know why. Subconsciously approached Chen Gong and looked at the map towards Chen Gong.

"The war between two armies is not a crime of war." Chen Gong tried his best to calm himself down and explained to Lu Bu: "The sword has no eyes on the battlefield, and if you are killed, you can only sigh that the world is impermanent. Xiang Ao's army pressed the border, but did not attack Jizhou on a large scale, and was in a stalemate with Yuan Shao on the border, and Yuan Shao would definitely continue to recruit soldiers and horses to fill the loss of the defensive line. ”

"But no matter how rich Jizhou is, no matter how large the population is, there will be times when it will be exhausted. If at that time, Yuan Shao had to forcibly recruit soldiers and horses among the people, and the forced conscription would represent the beginning of Yuan Shao's tyrannical rule (political prohibition), and the people of Jizhou would lose their hearts. If Yuan Shao loses the support of the people, he will let the people of Jizhou leave their homes and flee to Jizhou, and then Yuan Shao will have no soldiers available. ”

"If this is the case, the family does not want to accept Xiang Ao's rule, so they can only take out their own elite. In this way, Xiang Ao will be able to wipe out the Jizhou family on the battlefield! Chen Gong was so frightened by his own analysis that his legs trembled, and the fear in his heart caused his pupils to begin to shrink, Chen Gong couldn't control his emotions, and exclaimed tremblingly: "What a poisonous strategy, such a ruthless heart!" ”

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