Southwest Yizhou, flesh and blood brothers.

Jizhou in the northeast, brothers of the opposite sex, but harmoniously reached a secret agreement.

With few people knowing, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, two good brothers with different surnames, met secretly in Ganling, Qinghe State, Jizhou.

The seizure of Xuzhou was a good thing for Liu Bei. Puyang, his hometown, was robbed by Lu Bu again. Cao Cao is angry! Wretch!

What made Cao Cao even more angry was Zhang Miao.

Cao Cao and Zhang Miao, but good brothers!

Once, Yuan Shao was dissatisfied with Zhang Miao and ordered Cao Cao to send troops to destroy Zhang Miao, but Cao Cao refused.

Before Cao Cao raised troops to attack Xuzhou, he explained the aftermath to his family. If he dies in Xuzhou, let his family go to Zhang Miao.

However, Zhang Miao actually colluded with Lu Bu and robbed Chen Liu!

Cao Cao thought day and night about regaining Puyang and Chenliu.

However, in the first battle of Xuzhou, the grain and grass were exhausted.

Although after a winter of recuperation, Yanzhou still could not raise the food needed for the troops.

Cao Cao had no choice but to borrow grain from Yuan Shao again.

To be honest, after repeatedly asking Yuan Shao for a loan, Cao Cao himself was embarrassed.

Unexpectedly, Yuan Shao readily agreed!

However, Yuan Shao wanted to meet Cao Cao secretly.

Whether it is age, fame, official title or strength, Cao Cao is lower than Yuan Shao.

And there is a request for Yuan Shao, Cao Cao can only follow the car lightly and meet with Yuan Shao.

It is okay to borrow grain, but there are conditions.

Yuan Shao demanded that he was not allowed to fight against Lü Bu and Zhang Miao, and could only start a war against Liu Bei's Xuzhou.

Yuan Shao said this after careful consideration. He gave Cao Cao a list of sufficient reasons why he could not beat Lu Bu and Zhang Miao.

Liu Mang controlled the imperial court, and the momentum of development became faster and faster.

Lu Bu and Zhang Miao are entrenched in Puyang and Chenliu, and they can become pawns to contain Liu Mang and restrict Liu Mang's continued expansion.

Yuan Shao's reason is very reasonable.

But Cao Cao has his own judgment, Yuan Shao is going to use troops against Gongsun Zhan!

Youzhou is located in the northeast of the Han Dynasty. Blocked by Jizhou, far away from the Central Plains.

Liu Yu, the former Youzhou pastor, has no ambition to dominate the world. is settled in Youzhou, and Yuan Shao in Jizhou is quite harmonious. Although Yuan Shao has coveted Youzhou for a long time, he is afraid of being criticized by the world, so he does not dare to rashly use troops against Liu Yu.

Now. Gongsun Zhan seized Youzhou, Liu Yu died, and Yuan Shao had no scruples.

Besides, Yuan Shao also knows that even if he doesn't do it. Gongsun Chan also has to take the initiative to go to war.

Instead of waiting for Gongsun Chan to be fully prepared, it is better to take advantage of his unstable foothold in Youzhou and take the initiative to attack!

And Liu Bei is Gongsun Zhan's ally, and if you start a war, Liu Bei will definitely send troops to help Gongsun Zhan.

The purpose of Yuan Shao's agreement to borrow grain was to let Cao Cao contain Liu Bei, so as not to suffer the enemy in Jizhou's belly.

Cao Cao and Yuan Shao are small and know Yuan Shao's thoughts best.

Yuan Shao didn't let himself beat Lu Bu and Zhang Miao, which had another meaning.

Whatever is said to contain Liu Mang is a pretext. Yuan Shao's true purpose. It is to keep Lu Bu and Zhang Miao for the time being, and after he calms Youzhou, he will reflexively snatch Puyang and Chen Liu!

Although Jizhou is rich, it is separated from the hinterland of the Central Plains by the Yellow River.

Puyang and Chen Liu were the springboards for Yuan Shao to enter the Central Plains.

Yuan Shao, cunning enough!

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Although Cao Cao had seen through Yuan Shao's attempt, he also had to measure his own strength.

Without the support of Yuan Shao's grain and grass, he was unable to use troops against Lu Bu and Zhang Miao.

And now Liu Bei sits on Qingxu Erzhou. Received Xuzhou's civil and military ministers, and also received Xuzhou's coveted surplus grain.

Liu Beibing has enough food, how to fight?

In Yuan Shao's constant urging, Cao Cao's brain quickly weighed at the same time. Seeing Guo Jia on the side, he nodded lightly.

Cao Cao had made up his mind, he smiled, and said, "Originally, you also know." Liu Xuande is not easy to deal with. ”

Yuan Shao said: "How can Meng De forget the hatred of Xuzhou? ”

Cao Cao changed into a look of deep hatred. "The hatred of Xuzhou will never be forgotten. It's just that Liu Xuande is a wide range of soldiers. Plenty of food and grass. I'm just afraid that it won't last long! ”

Cao Cao is so cunning that he has already made his words clear. You asked me to contain Liu Bei, it's okay, but I'm afraid I won't be able to support it.

If I can't hold on, I'll have to retreat.

In that case, you Yuan Shao still can't avoid being attacked on your back.

Yuan Shaoyi frowned. "Meng De is discouraged, what are the difficulties, it doesn't hurt to say it directly."

Cao Cao asked for something and never hesitated. "The grain and grass mentioned earlier are doubled. Then I will definitely hit Liu Xuande hard! ”

Yuan Shao was angry.

Cao Agui lion opened his mouth widely, he still asked for food in such a big breath, and he wanted twice as much food and grass? Absolutely not!

However, Cao Cao was the only force holding Liu Bei back.

Yuan Shao pondered for a moment and stretched out a slap. "Fifty percent more!"

"And a thousand more horses." Cao Cao has to inch in.

"Five hundred."

Cao Cao was a cheerful person, and got up and hugged Yuan Shao warmly.

The intimacy between the two is not as good as that of brothers. Hug each other and talk about short and long, encourage each other, the harmony of the picture, envy the people of the world!

……

Yuan Shao's calculations were meticulous, and Cao Cao's ideas were even more ghostly.

Don't let Lu Bu Zhang Miao be beaten, okay!

Hit Liu Bei, okay!

However, Cao Cao will not be stupid enough to come to the battle of Xuzhou again.

Intelligence shows that Liu Bei is actively preparing to attack Zhenrong, which occupies Guangling and Xiapi in southern Xuzhou.

Cao Cao's thoughts coincide with Guo Jia. Take the opportunity of Liu Bei's pacification and attack Qingzhou!

Liu Bei occupied Xuzhou and embraced the land of Qingxu and Xuzhou, which seemed to have a huge harvest, but it also left a lot of hidden worries.

Qingxu Erzhou, along the eastern coastline, is in the shape of a long snake.

Although Liu Bei's soldiers and horses were strong, they were also unable to fully deploy defenses.

Among them, the weakest point is the two places of Qi and Le'an in the central part of Qingzhou.

Both of these places were once feudal counties. The area is small, the population is small, and the north-south span is not more than 100 miles.

As long as you dispatch light horses from Taishan County, Yanzhou, you can quickly attack the two places.

Attacking the country of Qi and the country of Le'an is like cutting off a long snake by seven inches. Located at the head of the long snake, Liu Bei's Laochao Plain and Jinan Kingdom will not be able to get in touch with Xuzhou.

If it successfully occupies the four places of Pingyuan, Jinan, Qi and Le'an, it will be enough to make up for the losses caused by the loss of Puyang and Chenliu.

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provided horses with grain and grass free of charge, and Yuan Shao seemed to suffer.

But compared with the capture of Youzhou, these horses have grain and grass, and they are a lot of money!

Yuan Shao actively prepared for war against Youzhou, and Cao Cao secretly planned to rob Liu Bei's northern Qingzhou.

And Liu Bei didn't seem to be aware of this.

It's not that Liu Bei doesn't care about the northern part of Qingzhou, it's just that he really can't fully control the existing long and narrow area.

Comparatively speaking, Xuzhou is more strategic and more suitable as a base for future development.

Although the plains and Jinan in the north of Qingzhou are in danger, Guangling and Xiapi in the south of Xuzhou are more attractive.

Guangling and Xiapi have more populations and are close to the Yangtze River.

Controlling these two places can not only rely on the Yangtze River natural danger to defend Sun Ce of Eastern Wu, but also share the Yangtze River waterway with Eastern Wu.

And Liu Bei has greater ambitions, using Guangling and Xiapi as bases and the Yangtze River as a channel, and at the right time, he will enter the rich Yangzhou!

In the face of such temptation, Liu Bei really has no time to care about the plains and Jinan...... (To be continued.) )