In the early morning of the second day, Zhao Yue and Qin Feng prepared to leave for Chang'an, and when parting, Zhao Yue persuaded Wang Jian and Cao Ping not to act rashly, let alone clash with Dong Zhuojun in a short time. After he saw Zhang Duan, he would come back and make plans. When Wang Jian and Cao Ping heard this, they agreed.

At the same time, the whole world began to become muddy.

In the area from the Central Plains to Jingzhou, due to the death of Sun Jian, the situation of Yuan Shao and Liu Biao surrounding Yuan Shu was more obvious; Because Liu Biao cut off the grain and grass supply line from Jingnan to Wancheng, the prince of the Yuan family had to decide to find another territory as a supply place for the huge army under his command.

Attack Luoyang and Chang'an to the west?

Yuan Shu sat in the luxurious hall, squinting his eyes and shaking his head.

Yan Xiang, the chief bookkeeper, told him that Luoyang is now a ruined city, and a poor boy is busy there, so it can only be used there, and the picture is useless; As for Chang'an, although Dong Zhuo's strength was weakened in last year's war, and he no longer has the strength to compete for the world, but purely in terms of military strength, he is still a strong man among the princes; Instead of going toe-to-toe with him.

It's better to focus on Cao Cao in the Yanzhou area.

Thinking of this, Yuan Shu showed a sly smile, it is true that Cao Cao has now gained a firm foothold in the Yanzhou area, but he has just spent a lot of money and grain from the government treasury to settle the Yellow Turban Army that is making trouble in the territory, and incorporated them into the so-called Qingzhou Army.

But so what?

Compared with the forty-third prince's concubine of the Yuan family, the descendants of a mere eunuch are not enough to praise.

The current Yuan Shu. There are nearly 200,000 soldiers, although the food and grass are urgent. But it can also survive a year; Cao Cao's soldiers were less than 100,000; Within a year, Yuan Shu was sure to eliminate Cao Cao.

"Still. I want to see what attitude that untouchable person in Luoyang has, Yuan Yin! Yuan Shu suddenly shouted, and the young man on the side heard the sound, and Yuan Shu rudely accused: "You go and write a repair letter, serve as a messenger, and go to Luoyang to find out, just say that I will send troops to fight against Cao Cao, and see if the rumored little pariah who restored the construction of Luoyang will send troops to help." ”

"Yes, uncle." Yuan Yin is a humble person. A little weak, he took the order and withdrew from the main hall.

Yuan Shu sat on the top seat, as if he was talking to himself, and as if he was saying disdainfully to His Highness's people: "Hmph, if that untouchable refuses to send troops, he will not give my Yuan family face, and I, Yuan Highway, will regard him as Cao Cao's gang." Wait for me to destroy Cao Cao, and go by the way to occupy Luoyang, which has just regained its vitality. ”

Besides. Yuan Shu also sent several other envoys to several small warlord forces in the vicinity to persuade them to join in the crusade against Cao Cao.

Baima Port in Hebei, under the rule of Yuan Shao. Facing the turbulent waves of the Yellow River, the little boy Meng was standing on a small boat, clasping his hands into fists and saying to the people on the shore: "Brother Xianpu." I thanked my lord and husband for your kindness, and then went back to Luoyang. ”

next to him. It was three ships full of food and clothes, and it all depended on Pan Yu to work beside Yuan Shao. persuaded him to agree to lend grain and grass to Zhao Yue.

Pan Yu is now engaged in the bookkeeper Cao under Yuan Shao's account, although the official position is not big, and he has no military power, but he happens to be in charge of the money and grain books, so Zhao Yue can be regarded as a mistake and encountered a good thing.

I don't know why, after listening to the words of the little boy Mengshi, Pan Yu's face was a little unbearable, he seemed to think that this little food was not enough to save the poor people in Luoyang, but seeing Mengsui's courtesy, he also hurriedly returned the salute on the shore and said: "Mengshi, take the trouble to tell Brother Changjiao, if there is any more difficulty, just come to me, I will persuade my lord to persuade him to help!" ”

By the time the warm words crossed the waves and reached the ears of the servants, the boat was slowly preparing to sail to the other side.

On the other side of Hebei, there are Qingzhou and Yanzhou, and at this time, most of them were under the jurisdiction of Cao Cao.

Right now, Cao Cao is anxious in Chen Liucheng's mansion, but he is quite calm, and he is still competing with his brother Xiahou Yuan. In the elegant courtyard, there were still Xiahou Dun, Yu Ban, Cao Ren and others, all waiting for Cao Cao to speak.

Because they know that for the Cao family, there is about to be a big catastrophe. Not long ago, their ally Yuan Shao sent a document saying that Cao Cao wanted to move his wife and children to Ye County, because it was safe there. But in fact, Cao Cao knew that it must have been Yuan Shao who followed the advice of an unknown strategist and wanted his wife and children to be hostages with him.

However, this was not the most anxious for Cao Cao, what made him most painful was that the money and food in the military treasury were insufficient; The Qingzhou sergeants in Tuntian will not be able to harvest until autumn. However, Yuan Shu in the Nanyang County area of Jingzhou in the southwest was already ready to move him, and he had already noticed it.

With a "poof", Xiahou Yuan's arrow went into the pot, and Cao Cao's threw it into the air.

Xun Yu stood in the shade on the side and smiled euphemistically: "Lord, do you know why General Xiahou's arrows can enter the pot, but your arrows can't hit?" ”

"My martial arts are not as good as my talents, haha." Cao Cao stroked his beard and laughed, but his heart was already anxious, but he hadn't made a decision yet, and he needed to think about it again.

Is it summing? Or is it war?

Xun Yu's eyes of ordinary people seem to be able to see through the solid stone, let alone Cao Cao's heart; He walked past the generals on the side, walked to Cao Cao's side, and whispered: "Lord, General Xiahou can shoot because God lets him shoot, because this is the duty of a general; And if you can't shoot, the Lord doesn't let you shoot, because your duty is not in the pitcher, but in other ......"

"In other ......" Cao Cao muttered, his eyes a little frozen, as if he was thinking about something.

"Yes, in other things." Xun Yu said decisively: "Lord, you may have some concerns in your heart, but what you have to believe is that you only need to do your duty, and our courtiers will naturally do our duty." ”

Xun Yu had something to say, but at the end of the sentence, he pointed to the feather arrow in Xiahou Yuan's pot.

Cao Cao pondered for a while, then raised his head and looked around, and saw a general with expectation in his eyes, none of them wanted to retreat from battle, let alone avoid war.

But the reason why they stagnated and didn't make a statement was just because Cao Cao had not fulfilled his duty as a lord, so the duty of a courtier could not be fulfilled for the time being.

Cao Cao figured out something, walked to the pot, slowly reached out and picked up his feather arrow, and then struggled to break it, looked at everyone, and said to everyone generously: "Generals, I expect that Yuan Shu will definitely raise troops to attack in the near future, and at that time, we will never allow him to set foot in our territory; As for Yuan Shao in Hebei, how can his wife and children say that they can give it to others if they are given to others, Yuan Ben had no plan, and I will definitely ask for it sooner or later! ”

"Obey the lord's general!"

Suddenly, the courtyard fell to its knees. Those generals who are loyal to Cao Cao are not waiting for the restoration of the Han Dynasty, let alone the fame of officials, they want to bloom their brilliance under the hands of a person who can understand their abilities and use their abilities! (To be continued.) )