After Yuan Shu became emperor, he built more than a dozen palaces in Shouchun with the strength of the whole country. The www.biquge.info project lasted for more than two years, and countless workers were killed. Just when Cao Cao led his troops to attack, Shouchun's palace was not yet completed. Three of the palaces were built specifically for its pleasures, namely the Mandarin Palace, the Duck Palace, and the Wangchuan Palace. There are two thousand three hundred beauties in the palace after Yuan's surgery, and after the central Qiankun Palace, there is a Chunyang Palace, which is Yuan Shu's harem. The concubines in the harem are mostly folk girls who are forcibly brought in. Yuan Shu is accompanied by beautiful women on weekdays, and his life is extremely indulgent. Yuan Shu rarely went back to his dormitory to sleep, and wandered around the Mandarin Palace, the Duck Palace, and the Chunyang Palace every night. When he woke up every day, Yuan Shu didn't know that he was in the concubine's bed.

At noon one day, Yuan Shu was lying on the bed of a concubine in the Chunyang Palace, rubbing his hazy sleepy eyes, and his eyes were full of snow-white bodies. Yuan Shu kicked the big foot and directly kicked the sleeping concubine next to him out of bed. The concubine fell to the ground, woke up in pain, and didn't care about dressing, so she got up and served Yuan Shu to change clothes.

Yuan Shu got dressed and freshened up, and then slowly walked out of Chunyang Palace. I saw that outside the Chunyang Palace, a group of ministers were guarding. One by one, they were dizzy from the scorching sun and sunburn, and they had obviously been waiting for a long time.

"What are you doing here?" Yuan Shu said casually.

"Your Majesty, now that the military situation is in full swing, we can only wait here as a last resort." An old minister in his sixties stepped forward, his face hurried. This person is Yuan Shu's commander of the whole army, Zhang Hong.

"Tell me, what's wrong." Yuan Shuyi frowned and said in a deep voice.

"Cao Cao's general Cao Ren broke through Fengcheng in the southern suburbs last night, Ma Chao led the army to attack from the north, and Jiaoyuan City from Beihu sent a letter asking for help." The first military general under Yuan Shu, Ji Ling stepped forward to report.

"Why is Ma Chao here, I have no grudge against him." Yuan Shu glared and wondered.

Ma Chao saw that Cao Cao was powerful, and now he has taken the Ma family to Cao Cao. Beihu Jiaoyuan City guards the battle report, Ma Chao's crotch is a purple electric horse, as fast as lightning, not inferior to Lu Bu's fire red rabbit horse, and Ma Chao himself definitely has a famous general-level Yuan power. If you don't support it immediately, Jiaoyuan City will be in danger. Ji Ling said sadly.

"Now that I am under the enemy, where do I have troops to support?" Yuan Shu panicked when he heard this, and he didn't know what to do.

"I sent a letter to Yuan Shao asking for help early yesterday morning, and now Yuan Shao should have received the letter." The old minister Zhang Hong stepped forward and said.

"Ask him for help and do something." Yuan Shu pouted and said.

"Oh, now that it's a matter of life and death, where can I take care of a lot." Zhang Hong said anxiously.

"It's useless to ask for help, Yuan Benchu will definitely not help me. Is there a good way to do it now? Yuan Shu said in a deep voice.

"I intend to send a secret letter to Ma Chao tonight to drive a wedge between Ma Chao and Cao Cao." Zhang Hong said with a frown.

"How do you separate these two?" Yuan Shu asked.

"Ma Chao defected to Cao Cao, nothing more than because he felt that Cao Cao was powerful. We just need to make Ma Chao feel that we are stronger than Cao Cao, and Ma Chao will definitely defect. Zhang Hong said.

"Cao Ren's army is like a broken bamboo, our life and death are worried, how strong is it." Yuan Shu was sweating profusely, and his mind was already in chaos.

"Ma Chao and Cao Ren attacked my southern suburbs and Beihu. The two are one south and one north, and there is definitely no news. Tonight, I sent a secret letter to say that Yuan Shao's army had come to help. Cao Ren suffered from the enemy on his back and was unable to form an army. We joined forces with Yuan Shao to attack Xuchang directly, and with Lu Bu on the side, Xuchang will fall in a few days. Zhang Hong said slowly.

"If Ma Chao knew that Cao Cao was going to be defeated, he would definitely not continue to attack. Ma Chao didn't know that I had a bad relationship with Yuan Shao, and he would definitely believe it. Yuan Shu suddenly turned his worries into joy and said with a smile.

"In my expectation, Ma Chao will not only retreat, but it is very likely that he will directly turn his head and attack Xuchang to compete for the fruits of victory." Zhang Hong said in a deep voice.

"Cao Cao only cared about guarding against Lu Bu, and he definitely wouldn't have thought that Ma Chao would defect at a critical moment." Yuan Shu suddenly realized and laughed.

"Exactly. Ma Chao attacked suddenly, although he could not capture the city, but Cao Cao must have suffered heavy losses. In this way, Cao Cao and Ma Chao will definitely turn against each other. Zhang Hong smiled.

"Okay, okay." Zhang Hong's words were like an initiation, which made Yuan Shu suddenly realize. The more Yuan Shu thought about it, the more he felt that this plan was very wonderful, and he couldn't help but praise it one after another.

"This matter is a matter of life and death, so you will handle it personally." Yuan Shu said to Zhang Hong.

"The old minister obeys." Zhang Hong said that, and immediately stepped back and went to write this secret letter.

"Ji Ling, you lead the Qilin Guard to the southern suburbs of Tuyuan City to garrison and resist Cao Ren's army." Yuan Shu said to Ji Ling.

"Yes." Ji Ling arched his hand and said.

Twenty miles outside the city of Jiaoyuan in Beihu is Ma Chao's military village. In the central tent, Ma Chao was discussing the siege with his father Ma Teng, his brother Ma Dai and others. At this moment, a veteran walked into the military tent with a smile. Several people turned around to look, and this person was Ma Teng's sworn brother, Han Sui.

"What are you so happy about?" Ma Teng said to Han Sui.

"I just made a night patrol and intercepted Yuan Shu's secret letter to Jiaoyuan City." Han Sui waved the envelope in his hand and smiled.

"What's written on it?" When Ma Chao heard this, he was also interested.

Han Sui slowly opened the envelope, and his face instantly became gloomy. Swallowing, he looked up at the crowd and began to read aloud.

"Now that Yuan Shao has sent troops to help, Cao Ren's army has been defeated by the enemy. General Ji Ling personally led 50,000 Qilin guards and joined forces with Yuan Shao. All the way is like a bamboo, and you can hit Xuchang City in a few days. I have now sent a secret letter to inform Lu Bu of the Tiger Prison Pass, and when the time comes, the three-way army will hunt under the city of Xuchang, and Cao Cao will die. The soldiers of Jiaoyuan City listened to the order, abandoned Jiaoyuan City, and retreated to Hukou. Wait until Cao Cao is defeated, and then destroy Ma Chao. ”

"I don't think it's credible, it's very likely that Yuan Shu is bluffing." Ma Chao said in a deep voice.

"No, Yuan Shao and that Yuan Shu are half-brothers. Now that Yuan Shu is in difficulty, it is reasonable for Yuan Shao to come to help. Ma Teng thought for a moment and said slowly.

Although the two are the same father, Yuan Shu is a concubine, and Yuan Shao is a concubine. Yuan Shu has always looked down on Yuan Shao, and the relationship between the two has always been bad. Ma Chao shook his head.

"No matter how you say that Yuan Shao is also Yuan Shu's brother, he will definitely not die without help. If Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu joined forces, Cao Ren's 100,000 soldiers and horses would not be able to resist at all. Han Sui hurriedly said.

"Maybe Yuan Shao and that Yuan Shu really hit Xuchang." Ma Teng also seemed a little anxious between his words, once Cao Cao was defeated, their Ma clan would definitely be alone.

"So let's not panic and wait and see. If Xuchang is in trouble, Cao Cao will definitely write to us for help. Ma Chao sorted out his thoughts for a while, and then said.

"Well, you can't act rashly at this time." Ma Teng nodded.

At noon on the second day, Ma Chao's military tent was shocked. Because Xuchang really sent a letter asking for help, the defenders of Jiaoyuan City really retreated.

"Sure enough, sure enough!" Han Sui wandered repeatedly in the military tent, anxiously turning around.

"Let's go back to Xuchang quickly to support." Ma Teng said on the side.

Ma Chao sat aside, bowed his head in contemplation, and said nothing.

"Now that it's over, you're going to have something to say. Once Cao Cao is defeated, we will inevitably be killed and displaced by Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, and Lu Bu. Ma Dai patted Ma Chao's shoulder and said anxiously.

"Now that the three-way strong enemy is besieging Xuchang, even if we rush back, we will not be able to return to the sky. That Lu Bu's strength is monstrous, and no one in the world is invincible. Ma Chao said with a frown.

"Although our strength is not as good as Yuan Shao's alliance with Yuan Shu and Lu Bu, Cao Cao's fierce generals are like clouds, and we also have many powerful generals here. Not necessarily invincible to them. Ma Teng said.

"At the beginning in the Snow Mountains of the Far North, each of those four or five people had the strength of mine, and everyone joined forces and was still easily defeated by them. With Lu Bu's strength, I am afraid that it is a large array composed of thousands of troops and horses to stop his footsteps. Ma Chao frowned and sighed.

"Lu Bu is actually so strong!" Among the people, only Ma Chao has fought against Lu Bu, and the others don't know what Lu Bu's strength is. At this time, when they heard what Ma Chao said, they were all surprised.

"So what are we going to do?" When Ma Teng learned that Lu Bu was so powerful, he immediately panicked.

Ma Chao thought about it, and slapped the table one last time, shattering it. The eyes are resolute and resolute, and the fists are clenched and trembling. Ma Chao finally made up his mind at this moment.

"Now there is only anti-Cao ****."

"Are you going to switch to Yuan Shu?" Han Sui was shocked and stepped forward to say.

"It's not about voting for Yuan Shu, it's about joining Yuan Shu, Yuan Shao, and Lu Bu's alliance. We will send a letter to Shouchun now, and then turn around and attack Xuchang directly. Ma Chao gritted his teeth and said.

"What if after Cao Cao's defeat, Yuan Shu and them turn their faces and don't recognize people." Han Sui felt that this matter was too risky, and he disagreed with it.

"When the city of Xuchang is broken, we will snatch the Son of Heaven into our hands, and then return to Xiliang. Since then, Xiliang has been the imperial capital of the world. Ma Chao said with a smile.

"But that Lu Bu's strength is monstrous, what should I do when the time comes." Ma Teng also felt that this was too risky, and he didn't agree with it very much.

"Xuchang City is so big, how do you know where the Son of Heaven is. I've been to Xuchang before, and I definitely know more about the terrain there than anyone else. And the purple electric divine horse under my crotch is not inferior to Lu Bu's fire red rabbit. When the time comes, the Son of Heaven will definitely be ours. Ma Chao said with a smile.

"But 。。。。。。" Han Sui looked at everyone, and there was still some hesitation in his heart.

"Such a great opportunity, but it is rare in a century. If we miss it, we don't have a chance. Ma Chao said anxiously.

"Anyway, it's the so-called wealth and danger, and I fight." Ma Teng clapped his head.

"Okay." Han Sui saw that Ma Teng said so, so he had no choice but to nod.

So, Ma Chao's army pulled out of the village and returned. Along the way, he passed through many cities of Cao Cao, and the guards saw Ma Chao who was holding a military token, and they were all released. Ma Chao's army marched day and night, rushing towards Xuchang City.