But it was said that Sun Guan had to go to Mount Tai to persuade Zang Ba, and Zang Ba and Sun Guan went out of Mount Tai together, and had a fateful friendship, and they were greatly moved after hearing the words. Now Tao Qian has taken refuge in Ma Chao, as Tao Qian's ally, he did not intervene when Cao Ying sent troops to Xuzhou, which not only offended Tao Qian, but also lost the hearts of the people of Xuzhou. And Ma Chao laid a heavy army in Xuzhou, he didn't dare to compete with it, and he didn't want to meddle in the decisive battle between the two princes, so it was undoubtedly an excellent choice to take refuge in Lu Bu at this time.

After careful consideration, Zang Ba quickly agreed to the matter, and immediately mobilized troops and horses to prepare to attack Cao Ying from Mount Tai, echoing with Lu Bu from afar. And this Ma Chao was furious after receiving Lu Bu's extortion letter, Lu Bu's move was tantamount to taking advantage of the fire to rob, wanting to use the opportunity of the decisive battle between the two princes to strengthen himself and dominate one side, and his intentions were extremely sinister.

But this is not the time to clean up Lu Bu, Yanzhou is close to Yuzhou and Yangzhou, once the army is sent to attack Lu Bu, Yuan Shao will never stand idly by, so it is very likely to force Lu Bu to Yuan Shao's camp, and it will also lead the main battlefield to Yanzhou, and all the previous arrangements will be turned into flowing water. After thinking about it, Ma Chao could only come up with a procrastination trick, and if he didn't clean up Lu Bu now, he couldn't give him a grain of grain and a war horse, and he didn't dare to attack Qin Yi and Guo Jia.

sent the messenger, and Ma Chao then sent someone to send an order to Ma Xiu, asking him to transfer troops to be stationed in the areas of Baima, Yanjin, and Wuchao, the purpose of which was to prevent and deter Lu Bu, so that he would not dare to act rashly.

In October 193, the autumn harvest in the Central Plains was completed, although the disaster was serious, but it had not yet reached the point of no harvest, and the people everywhere received a small amount of grain, and they would not starve in a short time.

Yuan Shao's sphere of influence was only affected by the disaster in the southern part of Yuzhou and a small part of Yangzhou, and the local authorities in the two prefectures helped each other, so the grain and grass were guaranteed without worry. In the middle of the year, Yuan Shao in Shouchun and Cao Ying, Sun Jian, Liu Xun, Yan Baihu and other more than a dozen large and small princes published a text to discuss the horse, the full text is as follows: Xiliang Ma Chao, after the founding general Fubo General Ma Yuan, was favored by the first emperor and called as a horse, and he has made a lot of achievements in the past few years! However, since the return of the first emperor to the throne and the beginning of the Dong thief's rebellion, Ma Chao relied on his military power to play with power, occupied the Beijing division, controlled the government, framed Zhongliang, sheltered the rebellion, humiliated the mother of the country, bullied the young monarch, had a usurpation of the heart, and often had a heart of disobedience!

Alack! Jun Wuwei is not enough to rule the country, and Jun Wuyi is not enough to become a community. Ma Chao coerced the Son of Heaven to order the princes, and the heart of usurpation is known to the world! The Han dynasty is weak, the government decrees are different, the local division is divided, and the people are miserable, all of which are Ma Chao's faults! As a Han minister, I should be the king of the king, the matter of loyalty, and now I will unite the people of the world who are loyal to the Han to go to the national disaster, raise millions of soldiers to Luoyang, fight against the thief, the side of the Qing monarch, and the Han Dynasty. Like a law!

With the announcement of the article on the horse, the world was completely shaken, and everyone knew that an unprecedented war in the Central Plains was about to begin. In order to expand his influence, Yuan Shao also ordered people to copy thousands of copies of the proverb and send people to Bingzhou, Jizhou, and even important towns in the Sili region to post them, so as to win over local officials and achieve the purpose of demagogic people.

Immediately afterwards, Yuan Shao's troops sent four routes, sending the general Yan Liang to lead 100,000 troops to attack Pengcheng, trying to capture Xuzhou and Qingzhou, which were unstable among the people. Pai Wenchou and Zhu Ling led an army of 200,000 troops to Nanyang, Jingzhou, with the purpose of completely eradicating Zhang Xiu and closing the door to clean up Liu Biao. sent Sun Jian to send 100,000 troops to attack Jiangxia and attack Xiangyang. In the end, he sent generals Lu Yi and Chun Yuqiong to lead 200,000 troops to Yingchuan, trying to drive away Lu Bu, invade Jizhou, and trap the troops in Bishui Pass.

After Ma Chao received the current report, he urgently recruited all kinds of civil ministers and military generals to discuss countermeasures, and he had been smooth sailing over the years, as long as he survived the difficulties in front of him and disabled Yuan Shao, he could lay the general trend of the world in one fell swoop, for which he had to be cautious.

At this time, Pang De and others in the army all returned to Luoyang, and Tian Feng, Fu Zhu, Xun You, Fa Zheng, Xu Shu and other strategists gathered together. After analyzing the current situation, Ma Chao said with a solemn face: "Yuan Shao is menacing, with an army of nearly 600,000, and the order is unified, which is by no means comparable to the princes who fought against Dong in the past. Although we are not afraid of Yuan Shao, we can't be half lazy! What do you think is the way to retreat from the enemy? ”

Tian Feng hugged his fists and said: "Yuan Shao is powerful, but most of them are rabble, even if there are millions, it is difficult to defeat the 300,000 elite soldiers of the lord!" If the lord goes all out to deal with Yuan Shao, it will not be difficult to retreat, but I am afraid that the rear will be empty at that time, once Gongsun Chan and Lu Bu are in trouble, Jizhou will be in danger, both of them are jackals, and they need to be eliminated as soon as possible! ”

Frustrated: "That's right, Yuan Shao is a good and decisive person, strict on the outside and taboo on the inside, and his reputation is second only to the lord. At this moment, the lord urgently needs to exterminate Gongsun Zan and Lu Bu, temporarily adopt a defensive strategy against Yuan Shaoke, and send his henchmen and generals to lead troops to defend various passes. Yuan Shaojiu's attack is difficult, and the supply line is long, and the rabble under his command will definitely rob the people, and when he loses the hearts of the people, the lord has also pacified Youzhou, and then he will turn back and give a head-on blow. ”

Ma Chao nodded and said, "What Gong and what he said is very much in line with my intentions!" Xuzhou has Huang Zhong and Xu Huang in charge, and Xuzhou Thorn Shi Taoqian is responsible for pacifying the people and dispatching grain and grass, so it is no problem to stop Yan Liangzi! Wen Chou, Zhu Ling, Sun Jian, Liu Xun, Yan Baihu and others attacked Jingzhou with all their might, although the situation was chaotic, but it was not out of control, only Lu Yi and Chun Yuqiong were more tricky! In case Lu Bu made peace with Yuan Shao and joined forces with Cao Ying, Liyi and others to invade Jizhou, the situation would not be something we could control. ”

Everyone also thought of this question, Xun You frowned and said: "As far as I know, Yuan Shao sent Yang Hong to ask to see Lu Bu before he sent his troops, and he intended to ask Lu Bu's daughter to be his daughter-in-law. This move won the approval of Chen Gong and others, but Lu Bu was hesitant! For these two people to come together, it is extremely detrimental to the great cause of the Lord! ”

Ma Chao frowned, extremely unhappy in his heart, Yuan Shao started so quickly, the little Lori of the Lu family has just grown up, once she enters the Yuan family, then Lu Bu, a stray dog, can be regarded as having found its owner. From a long-term perspective, it will only harm Yuan Shao, because Lu Bu is a dog that specializes in biting its owner.

"I don't know if Gongda has a clever plan! It's best to let the two turn against each other, just like between Lu Bu and Cao Ying! After thinking about it, Ma Chao still had to ask Ji Xunyu.

Xun Yu said: "The lord can do the plan of killing three soldiers with two peaches!" Lu Bu has always been ambitious, and he is by no means a person who is subordinate to others, so why not Cao Ying and Yuan Shao? Have you ever wondered what these big and small princes need? ”

Ma Chao groaned slightly: "In troubled times, who doesn't want to seek the position of the Ninth Five-Year Plan, and so does I, Ma Chao!" ”

"Exactly!" Xun You said: "The Han family has long since declined, and it is only a matter of time before it perishes!" The reason why the princes of the world united to crusade against the lord is that the lord is the only one, and the princes have become the target of the public by coercing the Son of Heaven to order the princes! If they go the opposite way at this time and completely destroy the Han family, can all the princes still work together so much? Does the lord still remember what those princes did after the princes begged for Dong? ”

"Annexation of each other, expansion of territory!"

"Yes!" Xun Yu said: "Although the Han family has declined, as long as it exists, it is like a knife hanging on the heads of all the princes, and everyone cares about the toughness and strength of the lord, except for Liu Yan of Xishu, no one dares to call the king the emperor!" In this case, why didn't the lord completely dissolve the court and crown the princes of all walks of life in the name of the Son of Heaven, so that the contradictions between the princes of all walks of life could be deepened, and Yuan Shao's million-strong army would also return in vain! ”

Ma Chao was greatly moved when he heard this, this matter is a dangerous move, if the princes of the world are loyal to the Han, they will only crusade against him more hard, if they are selfish, they will never waste troops, material resources, and financial resources on him.

Tian Feng, Fu Zhu, Xu Shu and others were also surprised when they heard this, and after carefully weighing the pros and cons, they couldn't help but secretly praise Xun Yu for his clever plan. Fa Zheng, who had never shown his dew, couldn't help but sigh: "This plan is very good, it can achieve the effect of surrendering without a fight." If the lord does this, he can kill three birds with one stone! Wonderful! ”

Ma Chao asked with interest: "What is the meaning of killing three birds with one stone, please try to say it with filial piety!" ”

Fa Zhengdao: "First, it can divide and disintegrate the princes of all walks of life, deepen the contradictions between each other, and it is even more difficult to unite again!" Second, it paved the way for the lord to call the emperor after the prince, and now it can be used as a name for the princes of the Kanto region to force the palace, force Liu Xie to abdicate, and divide the world to the princes of all walks of life, and the world repeats the Warring States era! Third, it can solve the urgent need, the princes from all walks of life have been allocated the throne and land, whether they buy it or not, they will never go all out to fight with the main bus! In this way, the lord will have enough time to clean up Gongsun Zhan, and there is no need to worry about who Lu Bu prefers, and Yuan Shao's coalition army will also break up unhappily. ”

Ma Chao nodded again and again when he heard this, what Fa Zheng said was good, if this is the case, it can indeed achieve the effect of killing three soldiers with two peaches, and the world will only be more chaotic, and the trend will be more difficult to determine.

Xu Shu said: "The words of filial piety only say the three benefits, but they do not say any harm!" If you have a word, please think carefully before making a decision! ”

Ma Chao said: "Yuan Zhi has something to say, just say it!" ”

Xu Shu said: "Since ancient times, there have been monarchs and ministers, the Han family is weak, the Son of Heaven is still there, and the Lord is established by the edict of the first emperor, and the succession is less than five years, and there is no major fault in itself!" The lord was reused by the first emperor, as a concubine, and a minister of the orphan! In the past few years, the lord has been benevolent in the local government, trying his best to suppress the strong, recovering a large area of annexed land, sheltering and relocating displaced people and refugees, and the people have benefited immensely, and all kinds of measures have won the hearts of the people in the north! However, if the lord does the abolition at this time, although there will not be much hindrance, it will inevitably leave a reputation of ingratitude through the ages, and in this way, the lord will not ruin his previous good reputation and prestige! ”

Ma Chao thought deeply when he heard this, he also thought of this just now, although the old Liu family existed in name, but it must not die at the hands of his Ma Chao, otherwise he would be infamy. Besides, there are still a lot of uses for this court at the moment, and it is not the time to be called the king. (To be continued.) )