Returning north with Gao Shun was also engaged in Sun Qian.

Gao Shun received Xuzhou, some people were happy and some were worried; Needless to say, for those who are worried, Gao Shun is a complete liar and hypocrite.

The most uncomfortable in the hearts of several princes in Yuzhou is Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zhan, they have been semi-surrounded by Gaoshun's forces, and the west is Dong Zhuo, not they can resist, the south is the Huai River, guarded by Lu Su, and Lu Su has a close relationship with Xuzhou, and now there is friction with Gao Shun's strength due to the matter of Guangling County, but Lu Su will tolerate it and continue to maintain friendship, which is not good news for them.

Yuan Shao received a lot of help from Tao Qian at the beginning, and bought a lot of materials from Xuzhou, and Xuzhou was also his channel for external communication; Tao Qian's death was a big blow to him, but he did not go to Xuzhou to attend Tao Qian's funeral, but sent his third son to go on his behalf.

According to the tradition at the time, he had to keep filial piety for Tao Qian for at least three years, even if he couldn't keep filial piety, he had to be in person, otherwise he would be questioned and condemned by the world; As for Gao Shun's forces, although he was a little scared in his heart, he believed that Gao Shun would not be unfavorable to him.

Gongsun Kang's heart is indescribably complicated, he expressed his willingness to take refuge in the hope of taking the lead, but Gao Shun has not made a clear statement, Gao Shun's strength is getting stronger and stronger, his role will become smaller and smaller, even if he is accepted by Gao Shun in the future, there is no chance of meritorious service. sent his younger brother Gongsun Gong to participate in Tao Qian's funeral, mainly to brush up on his presence in front of Gao Shun.

For Cao Cao, he can only resign himself to fate, and in troubled times, it is not easy to protect himself.

Liu Pet was still dreaming of being proclaimed emperor, but he didn't know that Yuan Shao had set his sights on him.

Gao Shun's territory continues to expand, Dong Zhuo is very anxious, if Gao Shun lays down Yuzhou or uses Lusu's territory again, he will be surrounded and there is no escape; So Dong Zhuo gave Niu Fu an order to conquer Xiangyang City within three months.

Li Ru was even more frightened and began to plan the way back; The so-called non-interference in the affairs of the imperial court and the affairs of the Central Plains is all an excuse, and the reason why he is like this is that he hopes that Dong Zhuo will be in the front and bear the pressure, so he can develop secretly.

At the moment, the most pressure is Liu Pan in the south of Jingzhou.

Liu Biao has settled his family and made the determination to die for the country, achieving his loyalty to the imperial court.

And Liu Biao's eldest son, Liu Qi, was weak enough to take on big things, and all the pressure fell on Liu Pan; The second son, the youngest son, and some of the family members have secretly returned to their hometown in Yanzhou to preserve the family's bloodline.

Liu Pan was brave and only wanted to repel Dong Zhuo and protect himself, but his strength was limited, and it was difficult to stop Dong Zhuo from the north of the Yangtze River.

It occupies the four counties of Jiangnan, as well as the Jiangnan area of Nanjun and Jiangxia County, Nanjun County is located in Huarong County, Jiangxia County is located in Shaxian County, although the territory is large, but the population is sparse, only Changsha is a large county; What's more, Nanban often makes trouble, which restricts a lot of energy.

His other driver suggested to him that he should take refuge in the champion Hou Gaoshun and join forces to deal with Dong Zhuo, so as to avoid the disaster of exterminating the clan and protect the health of the people in Jiangnan.

Huanjie, the word Boxu ("Mrs. Sun Tablet" as the preface), Changsha Linxiang (now Changsha, Hunan) people; first for the county Gongcao, Taishou Sun Jianju for filial piety, the imperial court appointed him as Shang Shulang; Due to the death of his father, he returned to his hometown to mourn, and after the expiration of his filial piety, he was appointed by Liu Pan as a separate driver and counselor of military politics.

Now that Gao Shun has taken over Xuzhou, his power has expanded to the Yangtze River Valley, and anyone can see that Gao Shun is determined to be in the world, and he is by no means Dong Zhuo's opponent.

Huan Jie believes that Jiangnan is sparsely populated, its strength is weak, and there are many forces, so if they can't join forces to resist Dong Zhuo, they will definitely be broken by each one. Without the strong support of the champion Hou, once Dong Zhuo's army went south, the counties of Jingzhou would definitely be attacked by the north and south, and it would be difficult to take care of the end.

Liu Pan lamented that he was born at the wrong time, if he was given a few years of development time, destroyed Sun Ce and Yuan Shu, defeated the Yellow Turban Army, and unified Jiangnan, he would definitely be able to divide the river and rule; But now he can't divide his forces to the east at all, so he can only let Jiangdong be divided and fight separately.

In the end, he had to accept Huanjie's suggestion and send him as an envoy to Jizhou.

When Huan Jie, he took a boat to Guangling County, turned to the land route, and arrived at Yecheng in June of the second year of Xingping, at this time Xiangyang City had been breached, and Dong Zhuo's army took Xiangyang as a transit place, went south to Jiangling, and was preparing to cross the Yangtze River in the south.

At this time, the Gao Shun forces were arguing over whether to go down to Yuzhou or Yizhou first.

Huan Jie's proposal for the two families to form an alliance to deal with Dong Zhuo together, was directly rejected by Gao Shun, even if Liu Pan surrendered, he was not willing to accept it, otherwise, how could he attract Dong Zhuo to the south? If Dong Zhuo didn't move the court south, how would he occupy Luoyang? Only by occupying Luoyang can he justifiably unify the whole country; And only if the emperor moves out of Luoyang, there is a possibility of removal.

However, Gao Shun suggested that they bribe Wuxi Man with a lot of money and unite the barbarians to resist Dong Zhuo.

Huan Jie hoped that Gao Shun would send troops to attack Luoyang, so that Dong Zhuo would not care about the north and south.

Gao Shun said angrily: "That's what only rebellious ministers and thieves can do, Your Majesty is still in Luoyang, and the sergeant will definitely be defeated." ”

Huan Jie returned in vain, but he was still deeply impressed by the wealth of Xuzhou, Qingzhou and Jizhou; Champion Hou Gaoshun is not only outstanding in writing, but also manages the army well, and managing the local area is also a strength.

At this time, news came that Liu Yan, the pastor of Yizhou, died of excessive worry and back sores because his two sons were killed, and his son Liu Zhang took over as the pastor of Yizhou, everything was ready, and Zhao Yun and Guo Jia had begun to attack Hanzhong County.

Now that the war in Hanzhong County has broken out, there is no need for everyone to continue arguing; This can't be blamed on others, at the beginning, Gao Shun confessed that Liu Yan died or Dong Zhuo occupied Xiangyang City, and he could enter Hanzhong County if he met one condition, and then he told Guo Jia, both of which need to be reached before he can enter Hanzhong County, and now that both have been met, Zhao Yun entered Hanzhong County, and he had nothing to say.

Now Gao Shun's strength is stronger, and the deployment of various places has been put in place, especially the Qinguan in Yangzhou Jiangdong and Lusu in Huainan are both strong and strong, and they have received Xuzhou, the situation is very favorable to him, so his ambition is greater, and Dong Zhuo must go south as soon as possible and unify the Central Plains as soon as possible.

While acquiescing to Zhao Yun's Bashu strategy, he was preparing to start wars in other places, and for this reason, he first recruited Cheng Li from Qingzhou to discuss the war in Yuzhou.

Gao Shun spoke: "The Gongsun family can be regarded as two forces, one is the Gongsun Chan force, which occupies Peiguo and Liang State, and the other is Huaiyang County, which is occupied by Gongsun Kang and his son; Gongsun Kang's forces have completely surrendered to us, but they have not made it public, and Zhongde must take advantage of this; Secondly, Cao Mengde's forces are something we can strive for, and if we win Mengde to join us, the situation in Yuzhou can be determined. ”

Cheng Li asked, "Lord, how do you treat King Chen and Liu Pet?" ”

Gao Shun said: "If it is safe and guards itself and does not participate in the war, it will be left for later treatment, and if it is restless, the mud and sand will be destroyed together." ”

"Yes, my lord!" Cheng Li knew it in his heart.

Xi Zhicai asked: "Then do it to Gongsun Zan first or take Yuan Shao first?" ”

Gao Shun said with a smile: "Zhongde can mobilize the troops of Qingzhou, Yanzhou and Xuzhou with full authority, whether it is Yuan Shao or Gongsun Zhan, there is nothing to be afraid of, what is the order?" According to the development of the situation, Zhongde can grasp it by himself. ”

Cheng Li asked: "My lord, if the princes of Yuzhou cross the Huai River in the south, what can they do?" ”

Gao Shun didn't want to expose Lu Su's chess piece in advance, so he said: "Inform Zijing in advance, let him defend it strictly, if the Huaihe defense line is broken, it will be extremely incompetent; However, when necessary, Xuzhou will secretly provide assistance. ”

"Yes, my lord!" Cheng should be down.

Xi Zhicai asked: "Who can send Cao Mengde?" ”

"Let's go due south, Gongyou will follow!"

"Yes, my lord!" The review should be done immediately.

Jia Xu said slowly: "Lord, it's time for the soldiers of Pingzhou, Anzhou, and Bingzhou to move around. ”