Jingzhou.

"Now Yuan Shao wants to form an alliance with me to fight against Yuan Shu, and the Chang'an Imperial Court has also ordered me to crusade against Yuan Shu, I don't know what you think?" Liu Biao looked at everyone and asked calmly.

"My lord, this is a heaven-given opportunity! Now because of Yuan Shao's seizure of Jizhou, the entire Jizhou, Bingzhou, Youzhou, Qingzhou, and Yanzhou are about to fall into war. And that Yuan Shu is Chen Bingpeiguo, who may attack Yanzhou at any time. In this way, isn't it a great opportunity for the lord to regain Nanyang? Kuai Liang said respectfully when he heard this.

"My lord, my subordinates agree with Zirou's words. Now that Yuan Shu's eyes are focused on Yanzhou and the area north of the Yellow River, it is the best time for the lord to recapture Nanyang! And even if the lord does not send troops at this time, it is impossible for Yuan Shu to be grateful to the lord. After all, he has always regarded Jingzhou as his territory, not only to show that Sun Jian as the pastor of Jingzhou, but also to let him continue to recruit and train troops in Champion County, the purpose is self-evident! As soon as Kuai Liang's words fell, Kuai Yue on the side opened his mouth and agreed.

"His subordinates also seconded the proposal, if he didn't take this opportunity to take Nanyang, then it would be even more difficult to wait for the end of the Jizhou war." Cai Mao on the side also spoke at this time.

The three of them agreed, and the others immediately agreed, after all, the two families were first-class clans in Nanjun, and after Liu Biao was stationed in Jingzhou, they were reused by him. Especially Cai Mao, a few days ago, her sister married Liu Biao.

After listening to everyone's words, Liu Biao pondered for a moment and then said in a deep voice, "Since this is the case, it is so decided!" Send people to Jiangxia to give an order, asking Dechu to gather troops and go to Yan County to prevent the enemy from Yuzhou and Nanyang from attacking Jiangxia County. Speaking of this, Liu Biao glanced around at everyone, and then ordered again.

"Deqi, order you to be the general, Hansheng and Wencheng as the deputy generals, Zirou as the military division, lead the army of 60,000, and attack Nanyang!" Liu Biao said loudly.

"No!"

On the other side, Tao Qian of Xuzhou Mu was also discussing the matter under his command.

"Alas, when the world responded to Cao Fujun's submission to discuss Dong Zhuo, I felt that Yuan Shao was not able to help the ministers of the Han family, but I didn't expect that not only did he not want to help the Han family, but also wanted to be the second Dong Zhuo!" Tao Qian shook his head and sighed.

"Lord, although this is the case, my subordinates feel that the lord should still send troops to Yuzhou." Hearing Tao Qian's words, Chen Deng on the side said in a respectful voice, "Although the Yuan brothers have a bad relationship now, and Yuan Shu expelled them from the house in the name of the head of the Yuan family, but even so, the dispute between the two is still an internal dispute within the Yuan family. ”

Speaking of this, Chen Deng saw Tao Qian's silent appearance, and said again, "This time Yuan Shao used despicable means to seize Jizhou, attracting the crusade of many forces, if the lord takes this opportunity to attract Liu Yuanjun of Jingzhou to attack Yuan Shu together, even if he does not win, he can reduce the power of Yuan Shu." ”

"And if the lord does not send troops, Liu Yuanjun of Jingzhou alone may not be the opponent of Yuan Shu, and even if Yuan Shao is defeated, those who are attached to the Yuan family will turn their heads to Yuan Shu. At that time, Yuan Shu will sit on Yuzhou, Nanyang, Yanzhou and part of Jizhou, and who will be able to stop the entire Kanto? Chen Deng looked at Tao Qian and said loudly. And if Yuan Shao wins, the entire Kanto region will also become Yuan's infighting! ”

At this time, Mi Zhu on the side also opened his mouth to persuade, "Lord, now that Yuan Shao has captured Jizhou, no matter whether he wins or not, the world will enter a world of chaos, and it is unlikely that the lord wants to protect himself." After all, Xuzhou is rich in real estate, and it is an important town connecting the north and south, even if the lord is not an enemy of others, others will not let go of Xuzhou, a fertile land. ”

"Well, in that case, let's do as they say. An order was sent to Xuangao, asking him to lead his army to Pengchengguo to station, ready to attack Yuzhou at any time. In addition......" Tao Qian paused when he said this, glanced around at everyone and asked, "I want to send someone to Qingzhou to secretly form an alliance with that Liu Qingzhou, I don't know who is willing to send an envoy?" ”

In the past, when the Qingxu Yellow Turban was suppressed, Tao Qian and Liu Bei cooperated many times, although they didn't have any friendship, but they could be regarded as acquaintances. Of course, the most important thing is that in Tao Qian's impression, Liu Bei is a loyal and patriotic person, and he is also a member of the royal family, so he should be the person who is the most unsightly of the rise of the Yuan family.

"Lord, leave this matter to your subordinates." Mi Zhu said respectfully.

"Then please Zizhong." Tao Qian nodded and said when he heard this.

As for Tao Qian's request, Liu Bei agreed without any hesitation, "Benzhou attacked Yuan Shao because he ignored the imperial court and seized Jizhou without authorization, if it is allowed to develop, where will the prestige and law of the imperial court be placed?" So I also asked Zizhong to reply to Tao Yuanjun, please don't worry. ”

"Liu Yuanjun is worthy of being a person who is loyal to the monarch and loves the people, and the lord will definitely be very happy when he hears Liu Yuanjun's words." Mi Zhu said respectfully when he heard this.

Subsequently, Liu Bei held a send-off banquet for Mi Zhu, at the banquet, Liu Bei kept asking about Tao Qian, and seemed to be very interested in Tao Qian. In this regard, Mi Zhu did not hide it, and answered them one by one.

Shangdang County, outside Tunliu County, a full 60,000 troops were lined up on both sides, and in the middle of the two armies, Tong Fei, Yan Liang and others were holding a banquet before the expedition.

"Bowu, this time, why don't we compare who will make the merit first?" After three rounds of drinking, Yan Liang looked at Tong Fei and smiled and proposed.

"Don't you forget the advice of the lord when he leaves? You and I have no more than 30,000 soldiers, whether it is Yuan Shao in Jizhou or Ding Yuan in Hanoi, there are more troops than us. Although there are still flying cavalry battalions and trapping camps that have not been used, after all, the war has just begun, and these troops must be used to prepare for future changes......" Tong Fei said solemnly when he heard this.

"Stop! Stop! Seeing that Tong Fei was about to start educating himself, Yan Liang hurriedly stopped, "There are still so many people here, save me some face~" Yan Liang's expression was very helpless, although he was three years older than Tong Fei, but many times, Tong Fei was the more mature person among them. Because compared to Yan Liang, who only likes martial arts and the art of war, Tong Fei has been developing in the direction of both civil and military affairs under the persuasion of his father Tong Yuan after the death of his father Tong Yuan.

Compared with knowledge, Yan Liang has to be confused, and when he competes in martial arts, Tong Fei and Yan Liang are also comparable. Even if it is more than identity, although Yan Liang is Li Yi's brother, Tong Fei is too! In addition, Tong Fei and Yan Liang also belong to brothers.

This situation makes Yan Liang full of helplessness and regret many times, helpless in the face of Tong Fei or Li Yi, he has never experienced the feeling of facing his brother as a brother, and regrets why he didn't study hard when he was a child, and he was always preached by them.