As long as the battle of Shouchun is over, Wen Chou, who is already preparing, will inevitably go south, although the art of war is all unexpected, but Wen Chou is so blatant, it has already shown that he and Yuan Shao will soon have a final battle, in fact, the arrival of this day Liu Lan is not strange at all, and even completely in his expectation, if it wasn't for Yuan Shu suddenly becoming emperor, maybe they and Yuan Cao had already decided the winner a month ago, but now, if they and Yuan Shao face off again, will it still be him and Yuan Cao?

It's unlikely, if this time it's just a direct collision between him and Yuan Shao, his confidence will definitely be more, of course, this is just his guess, at least Cao Cao's attitude is difficult for him to figure out, among these princes, only Cao Cao is the most difficult for him to see through, and he can't think of what he will do, on the contrary, Yuan Shao is much easier.

And Yuan Shao's use of troops is the kind of person who likes to crush the opponent with absolute superiority, starting from the beginning of the discussion of Dong, but as long as he sends troops, he must have a large number of troops, and a large number of people, this time he will most likely still ask Cao Cao to assist in sending troops, but will Cao Cao still send troops?

It's hard to determine, he doesn't think it will be because they join forces to send troops to Shouchun this time, he thinks it will be because Cao Cao has always regarded himself as the number one enemy, which is also the reason why he has always helped Yuan Shao, although many people say that Cao Cao and Yuan Shao both belong to the Northern Alliance, and it is natural to join forces, but he will not think so, because since Cao Cao indirectly seized the territory belonging to Yuan Shao from Lu Bu after the Yanzhou Revolution and became the actual controller of Yanzhou, this relationship has actually been very indifferent, And Cao Cao is very strategic, if he and Yuan Shao sent troops to attack him only because of Yuan Shao's request, then he really didn't have this need, because he was no longer under Yuan Shao's control, so he would help Yuan Shao, or because of himself, which side he was more afraid of, would help the other.

Because of his understanding of Cao Cao, he is sure that his guess is close to the truth, because Cao Cao will definitely not let himself be on the edge of a tightrope walk, which is also not good for him, so when the two ends have to be tilted, how will he choose?

Deal with Yuan Shao or attack yourself?

Liu Lan was deeply worried, he was not afraid of a battle with Yuan Shao, but he was even more afraid of Cao Cao, a fierce tiger watching from the side, in his heart, the best result for him was to put it bluntly, Cao Cao was neutral and no one cared, so that Liu Lan could let go of Yuan Shao, of course, after defeating Yuan Shao, he believed that he would soon end this troubled world.

Will Cao Cao? It's difficult, but if Yuan Shao wins, Cao Cao has full confidence to compete with him, historical experience tells Liu Lan that he has this ability, but Cao Cao is not a latecomer, he can't know this situation now, and naturally how to choose is a gamble for him, because no matter who wins or loses, he is dangerous, and even Liu Lan feels that Cao Cao's most hope now may be that they both lose.

But in any case, Liu Lan must do something, that is, to contact Cao Cao, hoping that he can sit back and watch, all along, Liu Lan is not keen on the affairs of the alliance, in his eyes this is just a situation that will appear in the game, but although he did not make enemies everywhere, but there are enemies on all sides, the war continues, he finally understands a truth, with his own strength will definitely not have any results, even if it is consumed, it will be consumed, the alliance is the trend of the times, and now he and Liu Biao have actually reached a tacit understanding, But Liu Biao is too far away from him, and this alliance actually doesn't have much practical significance, but this time, when Cao Cao was able to send someone to see him with a shy face and completely treat the previous grievances as nothing, hoping to send troops to attack Yuan Shu, he found that he was still too tender, what is politics?

There are no eternal friends, only eternal interests can be fully explained, and he obviously couldn't do Cao Cao's 'brazenness' before, but at that moment, when he was careless, he knew that he had to change, whether it was for Yuan Shao or Cao Cao, what if he was an enemy now, he might be a friend in the next second.

And now, in addition to Liu Biao, an unworthy ally, by his side, or around him, the forces that can ally with him, except for Yuan Shu, who is already bound to be defeated, don't you have Cao Cao and Yuan Shao left, so compared to being attacked and destroyed, then why not form an alliance with them, even if it is just reconciliation, whether it is Yuan Shao or Cao Cao, it will be.

And he even had a candidate in mind, if he wanted to go to Yanzhou, then the most suitable and most likely candidate to succeed would naturally be Yang Hong, and if he went to Jizhou, then Mi Zhu and Chen Deng were the best candidates.

Liu Lan always remembered that after he inherited Xuzhou Mu, it was the two of them who passed the letter to Jizhou to report the matter, and Liu Lan felt that it was too much at that time, but the two of them sent a letter of goodwill, but it also greatly eased the relationship between him and Yuan Shao, but this matter Chen Deng was not suitable, although his condition had been cured, but he was not completely cured, and he was still in the period of recuperation, and Mi Zhu because of his special identity, Liu Lan could not let him put himself in danger.

But who else could be more suitable? Liu Lan pondered carefully, but finally the shadow of Wang Xiu emerged, he used to be the long history of Qingzhou, and Zang Ba presided over the daily work of Qingzhou, and governed Qingzhou in an orderly manner, and the key point in choosing him was because Liu Lan remembered very clearly that in later generations, this Wang Xiu was Yuan Shao's minister, so what about him in this life, did he have any intersection with Jizhou?

Of course, with his ability, even if there is no intersection, it doesn't matter, as long as he can convince Yuan Shao, don't forget that he still has a trump card Xu You in his hand, this person is extremely greedy for money, as long as he is willing to spend money on him, there is nothing that cannot be done in Jizhou, he decided that no matter what Wang Xiu's connections in Jizhou are, this time he must use his brains on Xu You first.

With a two-pronged approach, Liu Lan doesn't believe it, and he can't solve the current troubles.

Of course, Liu Lan also knows that Yuan Shao has no integrity at all, although this is originally a battle between you and me, this is a battle for the world, he gave up Qingzhou and hoped that Yuan Shao would strike the army, although it was a reversal, but it was understandable, Liu Lan knew this, but also understood that whether Wang Xiu could persuade Yuan Shao or whether Yuan Shao's guarantee could be counted was also not credible.

This must be mentally prepared, maybe he will agree to come down at that time but he is just confusing himself, and then there will be a surprise attack, as if he sent troops to Qingzhou, this possibility is very large, so there must be hope for Yuan Shao, but it is absolutely necessary to take precautions, but it seems that Cao Cao has the greatest hope, but the disappointment will also be greater.

He called Zhang and Wang Xiu to Guangling together, but neither of them was optimistic about his decision, Liu Lan of course knew the possibility of being rejected at the same time, but even if he knew this, it was not an excuse for them not to go, because no matter whether they could succeed or not, they had to try, how could they know that they would succeed if they didn't try?

Liu Lan said with a smile: "You say, before the Battle of Shouchun, when Cao Cao sent people to see me and seek a joint army, what would Xu Du's reaction look like, and would they think that I, Liu Lan, would agree to send troops or oppose sending troops?" Liu Lan's words made the two of them not know how to answer, and finally Wang Xiu smiled reluctantly and said: "The truth is this truth, but the problem is that Cao Cao and Yuan Shao are not the lords." ”

Liu Lan still remembers that when he agreed, many people felt that he shouldn't have promised Cao Cao, just a month ago, they were still inseparable, how can it be said that turning a war into a jade silk, no one can figure it out, but if you think it through, you can't change Liu Lan's decision, the grudge between him and Cao Cao can still be greater than the temptation and benefit of winning Shouchun?

The current situation is exactly the same, you all think that the two of you will not agree to our request now, just like Xu Du's internal reaction at the time, but what kind of thoughts did Cao Cao and Yuan Shao have in their hearts at that time, who can think of it?

Is Cao Cao really willing to be the only one who wants Yuan Shao to be the first to look forward? Is Yuan Shao willing Cao Cao to command him with chicken feathers all the time? Even the two may have had a dislike for a long time, but they have not pierced the window paper, and our appearance, can we break the balance between the two now, let Cao Cao feel that only joining forces with us is his only hope for self-preservation, and let Yuan Shao know that a truce with us is his chance to finally win the world.

Zhang kept nodding, maybe everyone swept the snow in front of the door, when Liu Lan said that he hoped that he would go to Xudu, even if he was obedient, his mind was all about Cao Cao, so as soon as Liu Lan said this, he completely agreed, and felt that it was very great to persuade Cao Cao with the words that the lord said. On the contrary, Wang Xiu was not like Zhang frequently nodded, but felt that the lord was a little whimsical, because his statements were not valid at all.

He went to Jizhou, to tell Yuan Shao not to fight Guangling, to fight Cao Cao, only by seizing the Central Plains, can it be possible to dominate the world? Can you convince Yuan Shao when he says this? How could he have imagined my remarks, it was obvious that we were stalling for time.

"Shuzhi is familiar with the scriptures and history, but I don't know if I can know about Zheng Guo, a Korean hydraulic engineer in the pre-Qin period?" Liu Lan said with a smile.

"Naturally, with his support, it took decades for the Qin State to build the Zhengguo Canal that is still in use today." For Zheng Guoqu, Wang Xiu naturally said it like a few treasures.

"Since the construction of the Zhengguo Canal is so time-consuming and labor-intensive, everyone in the Qin State knows it, but why did Qin Wangzheng not only refuse but agreed, even if it takes too long to spend manpower and material resources later, he can give up halfway, why didn't such a thing happen?" Liu Lan asked again.

"Because King Qin knows that once the Zheng Guoqu is successfully built, it will benefit hundreds of millions of people, and more than 40,000 hectares of irrigated farmland can be irrigated. Wang Xiu suddenly woke up as he spoke, and at this moment, if he still couldn't understand why Liu Lan suddenly talked about Zheng Guoqu, then he was not only stupid, but simply stupid.

"Yes, King Qin Zhengming knew that this Zheng Guoqu was the way that South Korea was delaying the way he came up with, and it was a helpless choice for South Korea to do nothing, but King Qin knew that instead of refusing, he left Zheng Guo to preside over the construction of Zheng Guoqu, and Mr. Wang now said that I told Yuan Shao the shortcut that Yuan Shao wanted to unify the world, and he would not believe it. No, he will believe it, and even be convinced, first of all, Yuan Shao is not stupid, he naturally understands that I sent you over to say this to delay his attack on Guangling, but I told him a way that it will be easier to defeat me in the future, Shuzhi, don't you think that this matter now is similar to Zheng Guoqu back then? ”

"There seems to be a little bit of similarity." Wang Xiu had to admit that he had some truth in what he said.

"Yes, so you go over, as long as you can use your three checks to say this to Yuan Shao, and then leave it to Yuan Shao to make his own decisions, and it doesn't matter whether you succeed or not." Liu Lan didn't have much confidence, because after not going to see Yuan Shao, any result was possible, just like Cao Cao would not have sent troops to Shouchun if he hadn't sent someone over, if he had listened to the Xu Du bureaucracy at the beginning and felt that he would directly refuse, then there would be no Shouchun United Battle this time, so ah, after Wang Xiu didn't see Yuan Shao, there was any possibility, but it didn't matter whether it was a good result or a bad result.

Just when Wang Xiu lowered his head and made up his mind, Zhang, who had never said a few words, stood up and said, "Cavalry lord, leave the matter of sending Xu Du to me again, I will definitely not let you down, and I will definitely persuade Cao Cao." ”

"Okay." Liu Lan nodded, and said with great satisfaction: "Then Mr. Zhang, pack your bags as soon as possible, I will give Mr. five days, Mr. can go back to Moling to explain the official affairs of the family and even the public house before leaving, and then go north to Yanzhou, I will personally see off Mr." ”

"When I came this time, the things that should be explained have been explained clearly, and if the lord has nothing else, it will not be a problem to go on the road now." Zhang stood up, with a posture of saying that he would leave.

"After all, Mr. is old, and he just came to Guangling after a bumpy road, how can I be willing to let Mr. go on the road again like this, and I will have to take a break for a few days before leaving."

"No need, it's a big deal, I'd better get on the road as soon as possible, arrive at Xu Du one day early, and solve the current dilemma as soon as possible." Zhang didn't want to stay for a moment, but at Liu Lan's insistence, he was persuaded to leave after resting for the night in the Guangling Provisional General's Mansion, and as for Wang Xiu, he also agreed to go to Jizhou the moment Zhang decided to go to Yanzhou.

Everything is ready, and now it looks like just waiting for the results.