"Alas!" Cao Ying looked at Li Dian and the others kneeling in front of him, and also sighed. The Eight Gates Golden Lock Array was broken again, but I didn't expect that even Lu Guo was taken by Guan Yu, and now his back road was also cut off.

"First break the eight golden lock formations, and then use elite soldiers mixed with the captives to open the city gates, the two strategies are completed in one go, and they cooperate seamlessly with each other. Lord, it seems that Guan Yu also has a master around him to guide him! After Guo Jia listened to Cao Hong's story, he also sighed at the moment.

"What now?" Cao Ying looked at the map on the table, the east was Liu Bei's military camp, the back road of Lu State in the north was cut off by Guan Yu, and Pei Guo in the south was eager to be captured. "Can you go back to Yanzhou through the Liang Kingdom in the west?" At this time, Cheng Yu put forward his own opinion.

"Let's wait until the detective understands the news!" Cao Ying is also a little heartbroken. Compared with the gradually declining morale of Cao Jun's big tent, Liu Beijunzhong had just received the news from Guan Yu, and it was filled with a festive atmosphere for a while.

"This Shan Fu is really not simple, I haven't seen the second brother boast about who is so powerful." Liu Bei also smiled from ear to ear. "Shan Fu?" Zhao Feng was also stunned when he heard this, and when Liu Bei saw this, he hurriedly asked Jian Yong to read Guan Yu's letter aloud to everyone. The letter described in detail how Shan Fu cracked Cao Hong's Eight Gates Golden Lock Array, and how he offered a plan to capture the Lu State. In the end, Guan Yu also pointed out the overall situation now: Lu has him and 30,000 defenders, and it is impossible for Cao Ying to flee north; The state of Liang in the west was guarded by Mi Fang and Wen Ping, and there were nearly 20,000 defenders. The remaining Liu Bei Dazhai and Guan Hai in Peiguo City are even more well-known. In a word, now that Cao Ying has been surrounded on all sides, just wait for him to run out of food and the army's heart will collapse, and he can be destroyed in one go.

"Shan Fu is really a talent!" Liu Bei also sighed, and then asked everyone in the tent: "Do you know where this person comes from?" After everyone exchanged their heads for a while, they saw Lu Su step forward and said: "Shan Fu is a pseudonym, this person's surname is Xu Mingshu, the character is Yuanzhi, and he is from Yingchuan." In the past, he said that he had killed people for his friends, so he traveled all over the world under a pseudonym. ”

Zhao Feng didn't expect that Lu Su also knew Xu Shu's origin, but after thinking about it, since Cheng Yu could know, it was not surprising that Lu Su knew, so he didn't need his own foresight. After Lu Su introduced Xu Shu, he told Liu Bei that Xu Shu's mother was still in Yingchuan, and in order to prevent Cao Ying from taking him as a hostage, he should be brought in as soon as possible to prevent future troubles.

The next thing is simpler, Liu Bei and other four groups of people stuck Cao Ying in the core. Except for Liu Bei's camp, the other three sides are cities, each of which is guarded by at least 20,000 horses, and Cao Ying is eager to capture it; And although Liu Bei is a camp along the way, the number of people is the largest. Cao Jun tried to break out of the encirclement several times, but was repulsed one after another. This delay is more than a month, and the time gradually moves from early autumn to late autumn. Not only was Cao's army running out of military rations, but he also lacked warm clothing.

"This Cao Ying was just pushed to a corner?" Zhao Feng looked at the Cao Jun camp not far away, and he felt a little unbelievable. I remember that at this time in history, Liu Bei was almost defeated by Cao, but now Cao Ying was cornered by Liu Bei. But it's normal to think about it, Cao Ying at this time, whether it is territory, military strength or talent reserves, there is still a big gap compared with his peak. In addition, Cao Ying underestimated Liu Bei's strength a little, and he suffered a big loss if he had mental calculations or unintentionally.

"Take advantage of your illness to kill you!" Beating the water dog with a stick is Zhao Feng's style, and when he has this opportunity, he naturally wants to strangle Lao Cao, a fierce rival, in the cradle. Xuzhou due to Zhao Feng's implementation of agricultural improvements, military rations are not lacking, at this moment, under the allocation of Mi Zhu, a cart of grain and cold clothing arrived at the front line. At Zhao Feng's suggestion, Liu Bei would select hundreds of sergeants every day to eat and drink in front of Cao's camp. Zhao Feng also made more than a dozen earthen horns with ingenuity, so that some loud-voiced soldiers shouted loudly about how much food they had here and how many clothes they had here. The effect of this was obvious, and every day hundreds of Cao soldiers secretly came to surrender, and the number increased by the day.

"Hey, hey! No matter how arrogant you are, you still have no last resort Guo Jia, without food, I see how arrogant you can be. At this time, Tanma had already figured out that Wancheng Zhang Xiu had already surrendered to Cao Ying, and the latter had no worries, so he dared to go south, but he didn't want to be planted in the quagmire. Zhao Feng has nothing else to do these days, just looking at Cao Jun's camp, every time he doesn't look for long, he sees someone secretly running to surrender. Or get happy and taste a few bowls of Xuzhou old wine with Zhang Fei to ward off the cold.

Just when Zhao Feng estimated that Cao Jun was about to collapse, an unexpected news came: Yuan Shu of Huainan was called emperor!

"What? Yuan Lao Er became the emperor? "After Zhao Feng learned the news, he went to Liu Bei's tent as soon as he learned the news to discuss countermeasures, and at this time, everyone had already arrived." The ancestors of the former Han Dynasty were only a pavilion long, but there was the world; This calendar year is 400, the number of gas has been exhausted, and the sea is boiling. The surname Yuan is from Chen. Chen Nai Dashun after that. Bearing fire with earth is exactly what it should do. and the fourth and third princes of the Yuan family, the people returned; Therefore, it should be Tianshun people, and it is the ninth five. Another folk proverb: Those who represent the Han Dynasty should be Tu Gao. I, Yuan Shuzi Highway, is in response to its prophecy. There is also a jade seal of the country. If you are not a king, you will go against the heavens. Therefore, the name of the Zhong clan is now built, and the officials of Litai Province are established, taking the dragon and phoenix, worshipping the northern and southern suburbs, and establishing Feng Fangnu as the queen, and the son as the East Palace. Today's edict orders the world, and the states should quickly advance and submit, otherwise, they will be conscripted with a large army! Jian Yong finished reading Yuan Shu's so-called edict, and then told everyone that Yuan Shu had sent the general Ji Ling to lead an army of 100,000 to invade Xuzhou, and the Guangling defender Zhang Liao was difficult to resist, and Gao Shun had sent Wu Dun to lead 20,000 horses to support, but the situation was not too good.

"You cut off your skull when you have your back!" Zhao Feng couldn't cry or laugh in his heart: he had been looking forward to Yuan Shu becoming emperor, so that Liu Bei would have a reason to expand the strength of Huainan. I don't want this guy to be called early or late, but when Liu Bei is about to play Cao Ying, he is the emperor, isn't this obviously helping Lao Cao. With Liu Bei's surname, how could he tolerate anyone who so blatantly usurped his old Liu family's country, and he would definitely withdraw his troops.

Sure enough, Liu Bei was silent when he saw that everyone was silent, and he first said: "Yuan Shu is rebellious, arrogant to be the emperor, and offended me in Xuzhou, I swear to take revenge." I intend to make a truce with Cao Ying first, and then settle this account after killing Yuan Shu. ”

"That's all there is to it!" Everyone couldn't say their own opinions, so they could only secretly curse Yuan Shu for not having time. At this time, Zhao Feng thought about it, and still added: "Lord, since it is a peace, why don't we take the opportunity to knock Cao Ying." ”

"Knock?" Liu Bei's brain was a little overwhelmed for a while.

"That's right, now in order to deal with Yuan Shu, we have to let Cao Ying go first. But we can't let him go for nothing, we have to get some benefits! "Zhao Feng is also angry at Lao Cao's shit luck, how can he be willing if he doesn't knock him hard?

"But now that Yuan Shubing has committed Xuzhou, we should retire as soon as possible!" Liu Bei hesitated.

"There are General Zhang Liao in Guangling County, as well as the 20,000 reinforcements brought by General Wu Dun, and it will be fine for a while. However, Cao Ying's army is short of food, and I believe that he cannot afford to wait even more than us. Zhao Feng smiled confidently. Liu Bei was also thoughtful when he heard this, and then he and Zhang Fei on the side also smiled. Sure enough, it's a businessman! Zhao Feng sighed.

Besides, in Cao Ying's camp, Cao Ying, who was almost going crazy, was so excited that he almost didn't jump up after hearing the news that Yuan Shu was proclaimed emperor. "My lord, now that Yuan Shu is the emperor, Liu Bei will definitely withdraw his army. Why don't we take the opportunity to make peace with Liu Bei, crusade against Yuan Shu first, and then make plans? Guo Jia stepped forward at this time and admonished.

"That's right, that's right, what Feng Xiao said is extremely true. Who is willing to contact Liu Bei? Cao Ying also rubbed his hands excitedly, and Jia Xu on the side suddenly said: "Lord, I believe that Liu Bei is also preparing to withdraw the army, if we take the initiative to negotiate peace, wouldn't it be inevitable that we will be blackmailed and blackmailed by him?" ”

"I don't know what you're talking about, but our army is running out of food, and the sergeants can only eat two bowls of gruel a day. If we don't negotiate peace, we can't afford to drag it out! Cao Ying smiled bitterly, and Jia Xu was also silent when he heard this.

"In this case, my lord, the minister is willing to go to Liu Bei to discuss the withdrawal of the army." Liu Ye stepped forward at this time. Cao Ying also knew that Liu Ye was a clan member of the Han family, and Liu Bei wanted to give him some face, so the effect would be much better, so he agreed immediately.

Not to mention that Liu Bei was depressed, Cao Ying was excited. Yuan Shu, the emperor, has a person who is even more depressed than Liu Bei, he is Yuan Shao in Jizhou City.

Yuan Shao sat on the top seat at this time, holding a copy of Yuan Shu's "edict" in his hand, and the anger in his heart was beyond words. At this time, there was a large group of strategists and generals standing at the head, and they who had always disagreed were extremely unanimous this time: that is, they could not recognize Yuan Shu's edict. Even if it's too far away to crusade now, at least you should send a post to express your position.

"Yuan Highway killed himself!" These are Xu You's words, and they are still as mean as ever, but everyone agrees. Yuan Shao is also uncomfortable now, although he is the eldest son, he is a concubine. Yuan Shu is a son-in-law, so he has been favored more than himself since he was a child. Not to mention anything else, he stayed up until he was in his twenties before he became a Bohai Taishou, but Yuan Shu became a Nanyang Taishou before he was twenty. If it weren't for the fact that he has a wide range of friends, his surname is bold and he can be polite and virtuous, where would he have achieved today!

It's better now, you're actually the emperor like this, what should you do with me, the big brother? As long as people in the world have a little brain, they will think that I can't escape from you; Taking a step back, even if you really become the emperor, let me kneel and bow three times when I see you in the future, then what's the point of my big brother? The more Yuan Shao thought about it, the more he hated, and after his face changed a few times, he also said fiercely: "Send a text, I want to scold this bastard boy." I just can't help Cao Apu and Liu Da'er, I will also cheer them on! ”

"Father, why don't I take advantage of the current battle between Liu Bei and Cao Ying, send troops to Yanzhou to destroy Cao Ying, and then kill Liu Bei, so that the country will be the Yuan family!" A young man on the side with a fierce face suddenly said that he was Yuan Shao's eldest son Yuan Tan. As soon as these words came out, everyone suddenly exclaimed.

"Lord, this must not be done! Now that Yuan Shu is the emperor, people and gods are angry. If the lord sends troops to Yanzhou and attacks the capital of the Son of Heaven, then everyone in the world will treat the lord as a chaotic minister and thief, and ask for it! The strategist Feng Ji hurriedly admonished.

"I know!" Yuan Shao had something to say, he knew that Feng Ji's words were true, and he knew that Feng Ji said this to attack Yuan Tan, because Feng Ji supported Yuan Shao's third son, Yuan Shang. Now these two sons are pinching each other very hard for the position of heir. "Xiansi, you also have to use your brain more, don't be brave all day long. I'm about to marry the eldest lady of the Zhen family, so be steady, understand? Yuan Shao tapped on both sides.

"The child understands!" Yuan Tan also bowed down to be taught, and when he thought of Zhen Jiang who was overwhelmed by the country and the city, he couldn't help but throb.

Not to mention that the dark tide in Jizhou was surging at this time, under the city of Peiguo, Liu Ye, the envoy of Cao Jun, had already arrived in Liu Beijun. According to everyone's suggestion, Liu Bei did not need to personally come out of this negotiation, and Liu Bei handed it over to Zhao Feng, who volunteered.

So, when Liu Ye stepped into the big tent, what was waiting for him was a young man in his twenties, which surprised him a little.

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