Hao Meng is a native of Hanoi and was originally a subordinate general under Zhang Yang. So we decided that he would be the candidate for the mission to Hanoi, so that he could also go back to his hometown to visit his family.

Hao Meng hurried to Hanoi day and night, and told Zhang Yang about our plans. Zhang Yang immediately agreed, and immediately led his troops to Anyi, and then proposed to Liu Xie that the capital should be temporarily set in Hanoi. Liu Xie felt that Emperor Guangwu relied on Hanoi as the foundation, so he agreed to this proposal, and issued an edict to amnesty the world, changing the year name to the first year of Jian'an.

Regarding Liu Xie's plan to set the capital in Hanoi, Li Le and others did not agree, they wanted to keep Liu Xie in Anyi. Zhang Yang knew in his heart that the reason why these people refused to agree was that he didn't want all the credit to be snatched away by him alone. So, he proposed that if it really didn't work, he would return to Luoyang. But Li Le and others seemed to be determined to keep Liu Xie in Hedong, and refused to agree to let Liu Xie return to the east no matter what.

Liu Xie saw that the plan to return to the east could not be put on the agenda, and he felt very helpless, so he had no choice but to issue an edict to appoint Feng Xian as the general of Pingdong. At this time, he also understood that the world was in turmoil, and the princes were no longer willing to obey the orders of him, the Son of Heaven, so his decision was intended to give Feng Xian the right to legally wage war. It seemed to him that he was still very young anyway, and that he still had enough time to wait for the two of us to come and welcome him back, and he always believed that the two of us would come to meet him one day.

After that, Zhang Yang returned to Hanoi, and Hao Meng came to Peicheng as an envoy with the edict and the seal. However, this matter was somehow learned by Cao Cao, and when Hao Meng entered the Shanyang realm, he was suddenly attacked by Li's entire army and snatched all the edicts and seals. Immediately, Hao Meng had to return to Peicheng empty-handed.

Regarding the robbery of the edict and the seal, although Feng Xian sighed a little in his heart, he didn't say anything. It's just an agreement about the appointment or something. As long as the Son of Heaven has the determination to rely on us, even if we snatch a piece of land from others in the future, he, as the Son of Heaven, can still make up this paper agreement.

Immediately, Cao Cao suddenly wrote to Liu Xie, recommending Liu Bei as the general of Zhendong and sealing the Yicheng Pavilion Marquis. Regarding Cao Cao's actions, he just wants to have a good relationship with Liu Bei, and when he comes to conquer us, so that Liu Bei can stand by and watch.

Then, Cao Cao sent troops to Chen Liu. He moved south and entered Wuping County under the jurisdiction of Chen Guo. King Chen, Liu Chong, and Minister of State Yuan Si led the crowd to surrender.

At this time, Dong Cheng began to feel uneasy in his heart, feeling that it was not a good thing to stay in Hedong all the time. Therefore, he planned to take Liu Xie and the hundred officials to escape at night, and sent people to Hanoi to let Zhang Yang lead his troops to meet him. Unexpectedly, as soon as they left, the news leaked. Immediately, Han Xian led his army to intercept it, and Dong Cheng's troops were weakly defeated. had to flee to Hanoi first to find Zhang Yang. Afterwards, Hu Cai wanted to lead an army to attack Han Xian, but Liu Xie sent someone to stop him and warned him not to provoke right and wrong for the time being.

Wuping County is a hundred miles to the east. It is Cao Cao's hometown Peiguo County. Cao Cao intends to continue his march eastward, taking Peiguo as his sphere of influence, and then he can deploy his army against us.

At this time, Xue Cong was in his hometown Yangzhai. I often pay attention to the general trend of the world with my friend Guo Jia. Seeing that Cao Cao had occupied the state of Chen, the two immediately guessed his next plan. Immediately, they found He Yi, the general of the Qingzhou Army, who was living in Yingchuan. Tell him that I am in Peiguo at the moment, and Cao Cao is preparing to lead a large army to attack Peiguo.

Therefore, He Yi and He Man hurriedly contacted Liu Pi, Huang Shao and others in Runan, and several people hastily gathered tens of thousands of people, preparing to attack Cao Cao from behind to help us relieve the siege. When Cao Cao learned of this, he had to temporarily give up his plan to march into Peiguo, and instead went west to attack He Yi and others.

Feng Xian and I knew about this situation, and I was very grateful to them for being so righteous. But now that our army is in a difficult situation, and no one is willing to fund our military expenses, there is no way to help them attack Cao Cao from the rear.

Due to the long-term neglect of the battle formation and the hasty departure of the army, He Yi and others were unfavorable to the division, and they were broken by Cao Cao. Later, He Man and Huang Shao were killed, and He Yi, Liu Pi and others were afraid that the villagers would be slaughtered by Cao Cao, so they were forced to lead the people to surrender.

At this time, Dong Cheng fled to Hanoi with the imperial servant Zhao Qi. Zhang Yang asked Dong Cheng to go to Luoyang to repair the palace first, and then asked Zhao Qi to go to Jingzhou to ask Liu Biao to send troops to help. After that, Liu Biao sent thousands of soldiers and horses to Luoyang and supplied materials to help Dong Cheng repair the palace. At this time, Zang Hong, the Taishou of Dongjun, learned of Liu Xie's plan to move eastward, so he also sent troops to Luoyang with supplies to help.

After receiving reinforcements from Liu Biao and Zang Hong, Zhang Yang immediately led his troops to Anyi to meet him. This time, when Liu Xie sent envoys to the camps of Li Le, Han Xian and others, asking them to escort him back to Luoyang, several people did not dare to object.

At that time, Xue Cong went to lobby Cao Cao again, informing him that Liu Xie was on his way back to the east, and suggested that he lead his army to meet him, so that he could obey the order of the Son of Heaven. Cao Cao knew that Xue Cong had served under Sun Jian and was also familiar with Xun Yu and Xi Zhicai, so he wanted to recruit him to serve under him. But Xue Cong thanked Cao Cao for his kindness on the grounds that he was indifferent to fame and fortune. In this regard, Cao Cao was not reluctant. Immediately, Cao Cao abandoned his plan to attack us and withdrew his army to Yanzhou.

In other words, how could Xue Cong and Guo Jia appear in such a timely manner? This is actually thanks to the Mo family giant Wu Xin. Of course, the reason for this incident is tacitly understood for the time being.

However, he said that after Liu Xuan was defeated by Sun Ce before, he saw that Sun Ce's strength had suddenly increased and he had won the hearts of the people in Jiangdong, so he immediately wanted to go from Dantu to Huiji County along the sea to temporarily avoid his edge.

In this regard, Xu Shao, who was engaged in Liu Xuan's account, disagreed, he believed: "The road to Huiji is long, and it is easy to be attacked by Sun Ce on the way, so it is better to go to Yuzhang; Yuzhang is connected to Yuzhou in the north and Jingzhou in the west, if it can be connected with Liu Jingzhou and Cao Yanzhou, and with the help of the two of them, he will first go north to destroy Yuan Shu, and then go east to attack Sun Ce, and the major event can be decided. ”

Regarding Xu Shao's proposal, Liu Miao couldn't help but have some doubts, but said: "Are the two of them willing to help me?" ”

Xu Shao said: "You and he are both officially appointed governors of the imperial court, and the two will definitely help each other." ”

So, Liu Miao adopted Xu Shao's suggestion and planned to lead the crowd to Yuzhang County.

At this time, the six counties west of Jing County in Danyang were still under Liu Xuan's instructions. So, Liu Miao led the crowd to go up the river by boat and came to the west of Wuhu County to land. Immediately, Liu Miao appointed Tai Shici as the Taishou of Danyang and sent him to recruit people in Jing County. At that time, the leader of the Shanyue tribe led the people to join him.

Subsequently, Liu Miao appointed Zhu Hao as the Taishou of Yuzhang and sent him to lead the army to attack Zhuge Xuan, the Taishou of Yuzhang appointed by Yuan Shu. Due to the lack of troops, Zhuge Xuan had no choice but to surrender to Xicheng. Liu Miao continued to sail along the west of the river, and then stationed in Pengzecheng, under the jurisdiction of Yuzhang. Then, he sent Di Rong to lead the headquarters to help Zhu Hao.

At this time, Xu Shao suddenly reminded Liu Xuan: "Zhu Rong has always had no faith, but Zhu Hao likes to treat people with sincerity, so it is good for Zhu Hao to be more vigilant." ”

Liu Miao was worried that such a vain suspicion of others would cause internal discord and affect the coordinated operation, so he temporarily shelved Xu Shao's proposal. Unexpectedly, after Zhenrong led the crowd to Nanchang, Yuan Shu sent someone to secretly contact him and promised to reappoint him as Yuzhang Taishou. Immediately, Zhen Rong readily agreed, and then designed to kill Zhu Hao, and then took over Yuzhang's affairs.

At this time, Liu Miao regretted that he had not been able to follow Xu Shao's advice in advance, so he had to personally lead the army to crusade against Zhenrong. Subsequently, Di Rong was defeated and fled, and Liu Miao offered a reward for his arrest, so Di Rong was killed by the local people.

After Liu Xuan led the crowd to Nanchang, Zhuge Xuan led the crowd to surrender. Liu Miao knew that Zhuge Xuan was a talented person, so he wanted to recruit him to serve under his account. But Zhuge Xuan was very old at this time, so he thanked him politely. However, he immediately recommended his nephew Zhuge Jin to Liu Xuan. After that, he took his wife and daughter and nephews Zhuge Liang and Zhuge Xuan to Jingzhou and defected to his old friend Liu Biao.

At that time, Tai Shici and Chu Yi led the crowd to fight with Yuan Yin and Zhu Zhi and defeated them. Yuan Yin retreated to Shouchun, and Zhu Zhi retreated to Qu'a. Subsequently, Sun Ce appointed Zhu Zhi to act as the Taishou of Wu County, and Zhu Zhi led the crowd to beat the original Taishou Xu Gong away, and Xu Gong went south to the bandit Yan Baihu.

When Yuan Shao learned that Zang Hong had sent troops to welcome Liu Xiedong's return, he immediately ordered him to withdraw his troops and horses. Zang Hong did not listen, so Yuan Shao immediately led his troops to attack Dongjun. At that time, Zang Hongtun was stationed in Puyang to defend the city, because Yuan Shao sent most of the soldiers and horses to attack Gongsun Zan and Tian Kai, so he could not break through for a while.

Soon, Yuan Shu also heard that Liu Xie was going to return east, so he immediately gathered troops and horses to prepare to attack Xuzhou. At that time, Zhou Yu also fought together and was appointed by Yuan Shu as a Zhonglang general. Subsequently, Yuan Shu led his army to capture Guangling. After Liu Bei learned of the situation, he immediately led the crowd to meet the battle. (To be continued......)