Yanzhou, Chen Liucheng. Following the dissolution of the last Dong Alliance, Cao Ying, Yuan Shao, Liu Bei, and the three of them gathered in this place again.

However, compared to the gathering that day, these three people are now different from what they used to be! Although Liu Bei and Yuan Shao fled from their respective territories, the soldiers and horses they had at hand should not be underestimated.

In the hall, the left and right sides were full of Cao Ying's personal guards.

Cao Ying, as the master of this room, did not sit in the top position, but asked people to bring the table again, and placed it in front of Yuan Shao and Liu Bei to sit with them.

Yuan Shao sat on the left side of Cao Ying, with Yan Liang and Wen Chou behind him, while Liu Bei took Guan Yu and Zhang Fei and sat on the right side. In this way, the three heroes looked at each other, which made Cao Ying's personal guards, Yan Liang and Wen Chou behind Yuan Shao, as well as Guan Yu and Zhang Fei around Liu Bei, all a little nervous, because anyone could feel that the atmosphere in the field was very subtle now.

In the three-person room, if you insist on saying who is the most nervous, it will naturally belong to Liu Bei. Even if Yuan Shao and Cao Ying are both princes, the two are also former friends, and they have not officially torn their faces. But Liu Bei himself is different, his festival with Cao Ying can be said to have been a long time.

At the beginning, under the leadership of Sun Ling, they attacked Zhang Jiao, but the two of them completely tore their faces for the sake of military power. At that time, Zhang Fei beat Cao Ying very lightly. And in Sun Ling's manor, Cao Ying was humiliated by Zhang Fei in order to stand out for Yuan Shu. New hatred and old hatred, it is difficult to guarantee that Cao Ying will not take this opportunity to settle the general account with him.

However, Liu Bei still underestimated Cao Ying! Although Cao Ying hated Liu Bei's three brothers in his heart, when he thought of Liu Bei's 70,000 troops in his own territory, Cao Ying still forcibly resisted the killing intent, picked up the wine glass with a light smile, and took the lead in speaking: "I thought that when Chen Liumeng was in the beginning, we also gathered here, but I didn't expect that in just over a year, Ben and Xuande had already achieved such an achievement, which is really touching." Come! For the friendship of our alliance, drink this cup to the full! ”

What a bullshit league, liar ghosts go! This is just a superficial strategy that the three of them were afraid of being attacked by Sun Ling. If it weren't for our army in Yanzhou, you, Cao Mengde, would have torn your face a long time ago, right? Hypocrisy! While Yuan Shao and Liu Bei raised their wine glasses, they secretly discussed in their hearts.

However, although the three of them have different thoughts, on the surface, it is because Cao Ying took the lead in speaking, which lifted the previous subtle atmosphere, during which the three of them frequently raised their glasses, if they didn't know the inside story, they were afraid that they would really mistake the three of them for best friends, rather than rivals who peeked at each other.

After three rounds of drinking, Yuan Shao put down the wine glass in his hand, first glanced at Cao Ying and Liu Bei, and then said: "You are all smart people, and we don't have to pretend to be confused." The reason why the three of us are here this time is entirely because of the 200,000 barbarian army and Sun Ling's plan.

I was rewarded by the spies, Sun Ling slaughtered the vanguard army of the barbarians under Hejian City, and rescued the king of Zhongshan Festival and the hundreds of thousands of people in Zhongshan Kingdom from their hands. Now that he has escorted those people back to Qingzhou with the Badao Battalion, he thinks that he is already on his way to Yanzhou.

At the beginning, he asked us to play a play at the crossing of the Yellow River for those barbarian armies, so as not to make them suspicious. Now that the barbarian army is almost here, whether this drama will be played or not, you won't still have a bottom in your heart, right? ”

Yuan Shao really didn't have the heart, and continued to accompany Cao Ying and Liu Bei to pretend. Cao Ying's Yanzhou is still in his hands, but his own Jizhou is still there. He also wanted to cooperate with Sun Ling to get rid of those barbarian armies as soon as possible, and then take his soldiers and people back to Jizhou, so as not to have too many dreams at night!

Hearing this, Cao Ying was smiling secretly in his heart. Originally, he thought that Liu Bei would be more anxious than Yuan Shao, but he didn't expect Yuan Shao to be so breathless. It seems that among the three, Yuan Shao has the strongest background, but his personality is the most impatient. On the contrary, this seemingly ordinary Liu Bei may be the real opponent who competes with him for the north.

Thinking of this, Cao Ying picked up the wine glass in his hand, raised his head to drink, and then said indifferently: "Of course we have to act, and we have to play it wonderfully, so that those barbarian armies will cross the river with confidence!" ”

"How to act wonderfully? The barbarian army that marched south this time is our common enemy. If Meng De has a plan in his heart, he might as well say it! Seeing Cao Ying say this, Yuan Shao knew that he had the bottom in his heart, and asked urgently.

As Yuan Shao thought, Cao Ying did already have a plan in his heart. Thinking of the big drama he formulated with Cheng Yu, Cao Ying couldn't help but feel a little proud in his heart.

"What do you say would happen if we waited for the troops to be deployed at the crossing of the Yellow River, and then fought under the noses of those barbarian armies?" Under the gaze of Yuan Shao and Liu Bei, Cao Ying smiled very sinisterly.

Hearing this, Yuan Shao and Liu Bei stood up in an instant, and looked at Cao Ying defensively, as if they were afraid that he would suddenly attack them. And after the two stood up, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Yan Liang, and Wen Chou also suddenly stepped forward, each protecting the two of them, and glanced at Cao Ying's group of guards defensively.

Seeing this sudden scene, Cao Ying knew that they had misunderstood what they meant, and explained with a smile: "This is just acting, do you understand acting?" I don't mean to actually fight, we just need to pretend to fight and show the barbarian army on the other side. ”

Hearing Cao Ying's explanation, the two of them, who were originally tense up, sat down again and thought about it. In fact, they were too nervous just now because this was Cao Ying's territory.

Thinking about it now, with the strength of the two of them, Cao Ying would definitely not dare to act rashly. And if you kill them now, it is difficult to guarantee that Sun Ling will solve the barbarian army and will not turn to Cao Ying to make a move! I don't think Cao Ying will come, and he won't dare to do such a stupid thing.

"Pretend to fight? If it's a pretense, how can those barbarians believe it? After thinking about the Tao clearly, Liu Bei was no longer afraid that Cao Ying would suddenly make a move, first looked at Yuan Shao and nodded, as if he had reached some tacit understanding, and then asked Cao Ying.

Seeing that although the two of them sat down again, they were still on guard against themselves, and Cao Ying didn't care too much about it. Because he believed that as long as the barbarian army was dealt with and left Yanzhou, the cooperation between them would definitely not last long. In this troubled world, as long as the princes are ambitious, they are each other's enemies, and Yuan Shao and Liu Bei are ambitious people, so they will not be an exception.

"This is simple, we just need to explain it, let those acting soldiers really kill, just wrap the blades, at most it is to collect some flesh and skin. Then I will bring some animal blood and sprinkle it on the ground, so that the barbarians can convince them even more that we are really fighting. I don't believe they'll be able to endure this! Faced with Liu Bei's doubts, Cao Ying said very confidently.

After listening to Cao Ying's words, Liu Bei and Yuan Shao finally believed it. If it is according to Cao Ying's arrangement, let alone those barbarians who are in a hurry to go south, if it is replaced by them, I am afraid they will also be fooled, right?

So this big drama for the barbarian army was decided. Each of the three parties sent 40,000 soldiers and horses! Cao Ying sent his clan brother, Cao Hong. Liu Bei was afraid that Zhang Fei would do bad things, so he could only let the more reliable Guan Yu go. As for Yuan Shao, Yan Liang and Wen Chou were both used, leaving only Lu Yi and those who died first to protect their safety.

120,000 soldiers and horses, under the command of the generals of the three parties, came to the Yellow River crossing in the territory of Jibei and began to deploy. As for why he went to this ferry to set up a show and not somewhere else. This is mainly because Jibei has the largest Yellow River crossing in Yanzhou, and if the barbarian army goes all the way south, crossing the river from this ferry is obviously the best choice.

Whether it is Cao Hong, Guan Yu, or Yan Liang, Wen Chou, the four of them are all experts who have been on the battlefield for a long time and arrange troops. Therefore, after arriving at the ferry, in less than half an hour, several people completed the camp of their respective armies. Of course, if it's a real camp, it's definitely not that fast. These camps are just outwardly looking, and when the barbarian army arrives, they will set fire to them.

After arranging all the matters, the four of them came to the edge of the ferry and stared at the situation on the other side. When the barbarian army arrives, the soldiers who are ready behind them will put on a good show, and they only need to shout at the ferry.

After arranging things at noon, when I arrived at Shenshi, I saw the smoke and dust on the other side. Seeing this scene, the four of them walked back to their respective camps with a tacit understanding, ready to start "fighting".

"Report to the three kings! Tens of thousands of Han troops appeared on the other side of the Yellow River, and judging by their banners, it should be Liu Bei and Yuan Shao who fled to Yanzhou, as well as Cao Ying in Yanzhou! The spies who came back from the ferry to the news came to Yan Rou and the others, stroked their chests and bowed their heads and said.

Hearing the spies' report, the faces of the three of them were a little unpleasant. They didn't expect that Liu Bei, Yuan Shao, and Cao Ying would actually set up a position at the Yellow River crossing. In the process of crossing the river, their light cavalry must be wasted, so the strength of the two sides is not far apart, and with the hundreds of thousands of Han troops on the opposite side, they will not be able to cross the river safely.

"Let's go back! Although we didn't succeed in going south this time, as long as we bring the clansmen to Youzhou and Jizhou first, we will still have a chance in the future! Seeing that Yan Rou and Bu Dugen didn't seem to give up, Kebi was able to open his mouth to persuade.

In fact, although he did not get wealth and population this time in the south, Kebineng was already satisfied, because his ambition was just to bring his people to settle in Han, and now there are Youzhou and Jizhou waiting for him behind him, so in the face of tens of thousands of Han troops on the other side of the riverbank, he can give up very happily.

But Kebi can think like this, it doesn't mean that Yan Rou and Bu Dugen also think like this.

Bu Dugen wanted a lot of wealth when he went south this time, and the wealth of Youzhou and Jizhou was taken away by Liu Bei and Yuan Shao, if he went back, he would return empty-handed. And he was also damaged by Sun Ling tens of thousands of clans, so he returned empty-handed, how could he be willing?

And Yan Rou wanted this rich Han land, although since he met Sun Ling, he knew that it was obviously impossible to conquer the entire Han land, but outside Sun Ling's territory, it was still possible. It's just that now it's blocked on the other side of the Yellow River, how can Yan Rou be willing?

In Yan Rou's unwillingness to follow Bu Dugen, Ke Bineng could only compromise. This is also Kebineng's helplessness, although his wish has come true, but without the help of Yan Rou and Bu Dugen, it is difficult to gain a foothold in Han Land with his troops alone.

In this way, Yan Rou ordered the army to stop and cut wood to make a ferry, and he took Budugen and Kebineng to the ferry again. Yan Rou still had a little luck in her heart, because of the disputes between the princes of the Han land, and there was a fluke.

If Sun Ling knew Yan Rou's thoughts at this time, he would definitely give him a thumbs up. If this person knows too much, he may be more easily deceived!