Cao Cao, who had survived the locust plague, never thought that the three brothers Lu Bu and Liu Guanzhang would now settle in Xuzhou. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info Even when Gao Ye heard this news, he had to sigh at the strength of historical inertia. Now that Cao Cao has not yet attacked Xuzhou, Liu Bei actually went to Tao Qian inexplicably. Lu Bu was defeated and retreated in Puyang, and he would actually bypass most of Yanzhou and enter Langya from Qingzhou, and then was arranged by Tao Qian in Xiaopei. If it weren't for Tao Qian being alive now, Gao Ye felt that the current situation was no different from Xuzhou in history.

But it is precisely because Tao Qian is still alive that it is difficult to do. Originally, there were top strategists like Chen Qi and Chen Deng in Xuzhou, as well as famous Confucians like Zhao Yu and Wang Lang, and the only shortcoming was that there were no fierce generals. But now, whether it is Guan Yu, Zhang Fei or Lu Bu, they are all unparalleled fierce generals in the world in the eyes of Gao Ye. Maybe Zhang Fei is still not famous now, but for Gao Ye, who grew up listening to the story of Zhang Sanye drinking the Changsaka Bridge, how can he not know Zhang Fei's bravery?

Now that Xuzhou has made up for the last shortcomings, Gao Ye believes that if Tao Qian is twenty years younger, he will definitely be a strong opponent. Although it is not as good as Yuan Shao's strategists, the fierce generals are like rain. But compared to Yuan Shu, it is more than enough. Fortunately, Tao Qian is now old, and he has been ill for a long time this year. Now that it has come to the end of the first year of Xingping, if nothing else, Tao Qian's death should not be far away.

However, Tao Qian in history is said to be worried because he couldn't beat Cao Cao and saw the people of Xuzhou being slaughtered by Cao Cao, which led to the aggravation of his illness and died in Xuzhou shortly thereafter. Xuzhou was also included in the bag of Liu Bei, who had been prepared for a long time. It's just that Zhang Fei drank and made a mistake later, and was taken away by Lu Bu, who was stationed in Xiaopei.

But judging from the information he has received now, Liu Bei can enter Xuzhou, and it is really his own providence in the dark. Kong Rong in Beihai was surrounded by the Yellow Turban thieves in Guan Hai and had to ask Liu Bei for help. As in history, Tai Shi Ci single-handedly fought out of the enemy formation and went straight to the plains for help. Liu Bei didn't say a word, so he took his men and horses to Beihai to save Kong Rong. After all, everyone temporarily formed an alliance because of Tao Qian, and if the allies were in trouble, how could they not take care of it? And he was originally Gongsun Zhan's junior brother, how could Yuan Shao rest assured that he had been staying in the plain? Although he didn't come to the expedition, there were a lot of small troubles on weekdays, so finding a place where he could develop with peace of mind had long been Liu Bei's wish.

Now Kong Rong asked for help, which was exactly what he wanted, so he took Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to relieve the siege of Beihai together. But who knows, Liu Bei's three brothers have only entered Beihai for a few days, and they saw Jian Yong who fled in embarrassment, Guyan Plain has been broken by Lu Bu, and the grain and grass have been lost, and Liu Bei and the three of them are all shocked. However, for Liu Bei, there is a bit of joy. In this way, he can stay in Beihai justifiably, and even when Cao Cao attacked Xuzhou, he can enter Xuzhou justifiably.

For Liu Bei, it is really a matter of heaven. There is no need to wait for Cao Cao, because Lu Bu has already led the army and is ready to enter Xuzhou. Liu Bei, who heard about this, followed Lu Bu after unsuccessfully soliciting Tai Shici, and openly entered the Langya area under the banner of revenge against Lu Bu and rescue Xuzhou. When Tao Qian heard that Lu Bu was coming, he was also prepared to resist, so he was quite happy about Liu Bei's arrival. He knew very well that the generals of Xuzhou had no chance of winning in the face of Lu Bu. However, Guan Yu under Liu Bei once beheaded Huaxiong in the warm wine of Bishui, and with such martial arts, he could fight with Lu Bu.

But who knows, Lu Bu is here to take refuge. This not only surprised Tao Qian, but even Liu Bei was confused. He has plans to take advantage of the opportunity to take Xuzhou, could it be that Lu Bu has the same plan? Therefore, after Liu Bei entered Xuzhou City, he immediately persuaded Tao Qian that Lu Bu could not stay! Think about Ding Jianyang and Dong Zhongying, a lesson from the past!

It's a pity that Liu Bei's advice was not adopted by Tao Qian, because Tao Qian also didn't trust Liu Bei. He needed Liu Bei to stay behind to help him defend against Cao Cao, and he also needed Lu Bu to contain Liu Bei. What's more, the two of them are guarding Langya and Xiaopei, and Cao Cao, whether he comes from the west or from the north, it is difficult for him to break through easily. The most important thing is that these two parties can contain each other, so that Xuzhou can be considered stable.

Therefore, the people of the two parties had to obey their fate, after all, they were under the eaves and had to bow their heads. But because of this, in addition to Gao Ye, Liu Bei, Lu Bu and Chen Gong, who are now looking forward to Tao Qian's death soon, have also joined the ranks.

Cao Cao in Yingyin City, looking at the secret performance of the spy department, was very annoyed in his heart, who would have thought that Lu Bu, who had just run away, actually relied on the delay of this locust plague to successfully enter Xuzhou? Moreover, when he entered, he not only gave Tao Qian a barrier to the west, but also received the three Liu Bei brothers by the way. In this way, if I want to take Xuzhou, I am afraid that it will take a lot of effort.

In the lobby, everyone was thinking carefully about the situation in front of them. Although most of last year's harvest was saved, a locust plague really made Cao Cao's originally good situation bleak. Yuan Shu in the south has now laid down the Lujiang River, and Sun Ce has shown his prominence in Yuan Shu's army. However, although Sun Ce killed Lu Kang, he was dissatisfied with the Jiangdong family. Yuan Shu pushed Sun Ce out to take the blame, and because of this, he gave the position of Lujiang Taishou that was originally promised to Sun Ce to his confidant Liu Xun. Now that Yuan Shu has pacified Huainan, it is unknown where he will attack next. But whether Yuan Shu is heading towards Xuzhou or Yanzhou, for Cao Cao, a war between himself and Yuan Shu may be inevitable.

And Tao Qian in the east is even more combative, although Liu Biao in the west has always been very unaggressive, it is also because he himself has not fully mastered Jingzhou. Now the Jiangxia Huang family is weak, although Huang Zu still serves as Jiangxia Taishou, but his strength is not as good as before. Not only did Huang Chengyan openly part ways with him, but even Huang Zhong, a side branch, also drew a line with him. Liu Biao, who mastered part of Jingzhou's military strength by suppressing Huang Zu, has now basically unified the thinking of the Jingzhou family, and now as long as he is willing, he can still start a war.

And Yuan Shao in the north, now suppressing Gongsun Zan in Youzhou, seeing that the big victory is imminent, how can Cao Cao's heart not be in a hurry? Once Yuan Shao made Sun Zan in the north, he became the first target of his southward journey. Now I still only have the land of Yanzhou and most of Yuzhou, and the grain and grass are not as sufficient as expected because of this year's locust plague. How to confront Yuan Shao has become a problem in front of everyone.

"Let's talk about it, how should we attack Xuzhou now?" Cao Cao covered his forehead and asked with difficulty, after all, the current situation is not good for him, and he has had a headache for several days because of this matter. "Mingxi, what do you have in mind?"

To be honest, Gao Ye really didn't have any ideas. As long as Tao Qian does not die, the strategy proposed by Xun Yu in history to drive the tiger and devour the wolf or the two tigers to compete for food will not work at all. After all, now Tao Qian is the master of Xuzhou, he is not dead, Liu Bei and Lu Bu can't fight.

Therefore, Gao Yechang sighed and said, "If Tao Qian is dead, it will naturally be easy to say." Since Lu Bu entered Xuzhou, he must have the heart to annex Xuzhou. That Liu Xuande is not a person who is willing to live under others, as long as he sees that he is now subordinate to Gongsun Zhan, but he is trying his best to enter Xuzhou, you can know it. But now that Tao Qian is alive and he is there, whether it is Lu Bu or Liu Bei, they can only endure it for the time being, so it is really difficult to plan Xuzhou. ”

Xun Yu on the side nodded even more and said: "Yes, the two tigers competing for food is indeed a good strategy to deal with Xuzhou, but Tao Qian is not dead, I'm afraid it will be difficult to work, I think I have to find another way." Feng Xiao, do you have any useful information there? I'll talk about it later. ”

"There's good news." Guo Jia smiled, "I came to report carefully, saying that Tao Qian is seriously ill now and it is difficult to be a director." Big and small things now rely on Chen Deng and Cao Bao to assist Tao Ying, which shows that Tao Qian's life will not be long. ”

Xun Yu smiled when he heard this: "In that case, why don't I wait patiently for a year?" Since Tao Qian's life is not long in coming, the plan of the two tigers to compete for food must help the lord to win Xuzhou smoothly. ”

"Although Wen Ruo's blunt words are reasonable, but Yuan Shao of Hebei, how can he give me time to wait?"

"Haha, although Gongsun Chan is now suppressed by Yuan Shao in Youzhou, he has not shown his decline. On the contrary, in the bitter cold land of Youzhou, the soldiers and horses of Jizhou are gone, and the combat power is greatly reduced. If there is no accident, if Yuan Shao wants to win Gongsun Zhan, it must be five or six years, why should the lord feel sorry for this year? ”

"It's just that Gongsun Chan killed Liu Yu, the people of Youzhou are unstable, if Liu Yu's old department unites with Yuan Shao, how can Gongsun Chan be undefeated?" Gao Ye shook his head. Although Gao Ye knew that Gongsun Chan was still killed by Yuan Shao in the fourth year of Jian'an (199 AD) under the situation of internal and external troubles, but now even the life trajectories of Liu Bei and Lu Bu can be changed, so it is not impossible for Yuan Shao to exert his might and kill Gongsun Chan early.

Mingxi was very worried, but Gongsun Chan also had a lot of prestige in Youzhou, and most of Liu Yu's subordinates were not good at fighting, even if they helped, Gongsun Chan would not be defeated immediately. What's more, there is still a Montenegrin army in Hebei that threatens Yuan Shao, and Zhang Yan is a brave and resourceful person, and it is not easy for Yuan Shao to win quickly. Moreover, if the lord can recuperate this year, he can also restore the vitality of the land under his rule. Moreover, although the lord will not conquer this year, he must also vigorously develop armaments, whether it is grain, grass and ordnance, or soldier training, it must be completed as soon as possible to prepare for a big war. ”

As soon as Xun Yu's words came out, not only Guo Jia, Xun You, Cheng Yu and others, but even Gao Ye couldn't help nodding yes. Since the second year of Chuping to the present, Cao Cao's army can be said to have been on expeditions for many years, and the sergeants are tired and underarmed, and it is indeed time to recuperate. Sharpening knives and cutting wood, in the final analysis, is still too anxious.

Cao Cao also let out a sigh and said: "Alas, now it seems that it can only be like this!" ”