Gao Yuan sent a letter, which roughly said: "The governor returned the soldiers and horses as promised, and the governor suddenly raised troops to attack the governor's camp. Chasing the reckless wasteland, you have to be quick. The governor has the right to control the soldiers and horses of the state, so he defeated the rebels led by the high cadres, and hopes that Yuan Gong can investigate the matter in detail and give the governor an explanation. ”

As Gao Yuan's envoy sent a letter to Guandu, the news of Yuan Shao's Gao Gan's sneak attack on Gao Yuan also spread. There are many discussions in the world, and most people feel that Yuan Shao is not kind and loses his identity as the fourth and third princes.

And the attack between the princes is not a street rogue fight. These people who want to dominate the world must stand on the side of righteousness and reason in everything in order to gain popularity. For example, Liu Bei beat Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, and the two still need to take him in. For example, Cao Cao attacked Xuzhou, Sun Ce attacked Liu Biao, and Ma Chao attacked Chang'an, all to avenge his father. For example, when Yuan Shao launched the Battle of Guandu, he also passed on the text first, defining Cao Cao as a national thief.

And Liu Bei generally helps others, and others "don't know what to do".

And Yuan Shao attacked Gao Yuan for no reason, if Gao Yuan did not have the identity of the governor of the state, it would be better to say something. Now there is still the Han court on the surface, and Gao Yuan is the governor of the state appointed by the imperial court, so Gao Gan's unjustified actions are equivalent to rebellion in general righteousness.

And everyone knows that Gao Gan is a member of Yuan Shao's faction, and this pot of is all buckled on Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shao became an unreasonable person, which made him unbearable, and he was almost mad.

While Tian Feng was amazed by his lofty wisdom, he also saw that he had left room for it.

Frustrated, he said: "Lord, Gao Yuan is a minor illness, and Cao Cao and Liu Bei are the big troubles. ”

Tian Feng then said: "Since Gao Yuan hopes that the lord will be clear, the lord can openly condemn Gao Zhou Mu and appease Gao Yuan. ”

However, what kind of person is Yuan Shao, the fourth and third dukes, Bazhou, Hebei. This is obviously a slap, and he has to apologize to others, which he can bear. He roared angrily to send troops to attack Gaoyuan.

Frustrated and knelt down, and shouted: "Lord, you should take the official ferry as the top." ”

Tian Feng was also a dead admonition, "Lord, are you going back to the past?" You want to compete for the world, and you can't be blinded by a small loftiness. Gao Yuan has no potential at all in the border county, and when the lord enters the Central Plains, he only needs an edict, and he will definitely come to surrender. At that time, it was just a matter of the lord's words to kill or chop. ”

"Thinking about Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty in the past, Qin Shi Huang Yingzheng, how many ups and downs he went through in his life, how many hardships he endured, and how many hardships he suffered before he achieved hegemony. Lord, you can't lose a big deal because of a small one! Tian Feng said bluntly.

Yuan Shao gasped, if it was Yuan Shao before, he would have taken down the two of them, but now Yuan Shao is different. Changed the battle of Deguandu, and also changed him, he took a deep breath, forced himself to calm down after sitting down again, and waved his hand: "Leave this matter to Yuan Hao to handle, dispose of it at will, go." ”

In mid-September 201, Chen Lin, Yuan Shao's envoy, came to Jiuyuan County with more than a dozen truckloads of money and grain.

Chen Lin was a gentle and elegant literati who conveyed Yuan Shao's goodwill on the one hand, and established a personal relationship with Gao Yuan on the other.

And Gao Yuan also expressed goodwill.

For both sides, this engagement was a high-spirited and personal act. In principle, the two sides want to coexist peacefully.

Subsequently, Gao Yuan enthusiastically sent Chen Lin away.

When Gao Yuan returned to the council hall, he saw the indignant looks of the generals under his command.

"Lord, Yuan Benchu can't beat us, just say that it is Gao Gan's personal behavior, which has nothing to do with him, this is simply." Zhou Cang hummed.

Even Zhou Cang, who has a straight intestine, has no heart and eyes can see it. It can be seen how fake the style of both sides is. However, politics is so hypocritical, for example, between the major powers in later generations, on the one hand, they are inseparable, and on the other hand, they want economic cooperation.

Gao Yuan was very disgusted by this, but there were some things he had to do.

Zhao Yun reminded: "My lord, Yuan Benchu confronted Cao Cao and Liu Bei in Guandu. He failed to destroy us, so he came to show goodwill, and if he had won the victory in Guandu, he would have turned against us. ”

Gao Yuan nodded when he heard this.

At this time, Zhang Liao said: "My lord, a battle with Yuan Benchu is inevitable, why not strike first, take advantage of the weakening of the garrison of the state, take the opportunity to seize the state, and think that it is the real foundation to dominate the world." ”

And state!

Bingzhou is a good place, with Huguan in the east, the Yellow River in the south, and the mountains and mountains in the west that are desolate and unfavorable for marching, becoming a natural barrier. In the northern grasslands, the Xiongnu fought with the Xianbei people. In later generations, Li Tang occupied the state, sat and watched the world fight, and after accumulating strength, he soon swept the world.

And although Gao Yuan has not really captured the annexation of the state now, what he needs to do is to sit back and watch the world melee and accumulate strength.

He said earnestly: "Now, the Central Plains War has entered the stage of strategic confrontation, and Yuan Shao's war potential is huge. If I send troops to annex the state, Yuan Shao, who faces Cao Cao and Liu Bei, will definitely withdraw his troops and return to the north. And Cao Cao and Liu Bei have been in war for a long time, and in the face of Yuan Shao, who retreated, they must not dare to cross the river to fight. ”

Zhao Yun and the others pondered.

Gao Yuan continued: "Then, Yuan Shao, who has retreated to the north, will concentrate all his forces against us. Now our strength is still weak, Yuan Shao raised the power of the three states to attack, and we must not be able to resist. Wait, when one of these three parties breaks the deadlock, it will be the best time for us to do it. ”

When Gao Yuan got up, Zhang Liao and Zhao Yun also figured it out, and couldn't help but show admiration for his foresight.

"One day, we will go south, and you will wait for the students to train the army. I believe that it will not be long before the opportunity comes. Gao Yuan flicked his sleeves and left.

In the following days, Zhang Liao, Zhao Yun, and Zhou Cangsan trained Gao Jiajun well, waiting for the opportunity in the mouth of the lord. After the battle with the Xiongnu and Yuan Shao, the prestige of the wolf rider began to spread in the world. Everyone in the world knows that in the north of Bingzhou, a new prince has appeared, and his wolf riders are invincible.

……

On the other hand, Xudu, Sikong Fu.

Cao Cao had something to think about recently, so he convened his advisers to discuss the matter.

Although Cao Cao lost Xuzhou and Yanzhou was almost gone, he finally gained a firm foothold in the storm. And the enemies in the south, Liu Biao and Sun Quan, restrained each other. The situation began to stabilize, which allowed Cao Cao to regain his former calmness, and he said: "Recently, news came that Gao Mengyan defeated Yuan Benchu's Bingzhou army in Jiuyuan. Now that the state is empty, it is time to break the deadlock. Ben Sikong intends to send a force of troops and horses to march into the state. If everything goes well, he will be able to quickly seize the annexed states, and then deter Yuan Benchu's hinterland. Then, Yuan Shao has to withdraw from the army, what do you think? ”

All the strategists looked thoughtful, and after a while, Guo Jiajin said: "Lord, be careful of Gao Mengyan. As he spoke, the advisors nodded. Because Gao Yuan's forces are also merging states, if he also sends troops, this variable will be too big, and it is impossible to tell who the merger states are.

"Gao Mengyan!" As soon as Cao Cao heard this name, he couldn't help but tremble for a while. However, he quickly covered it up with a laugh, and said: "It's better for Gao Mengyan to do it, he's in the north, he does it, who will suffer?" ”

It seems that Guo Jia, Xun Yu, and Xun You are all surprised, or Guo Jia is the first to figure it out, he has to admire Cao Cao's grand strategic thinking, he said: "If you talk about what the final result is, it must be Yuan Shao who suffers in the end." We are already mortal enemies with Yuan Benchu, and if Gao Mengyan gets the annexation of the state, Yuan Shao will definitely not give up, and he will definitely do his best to recapture the annexation. ”

In this way, Cao Cao instead had time to recuperate and accumulate strength.

If Cao Cao had annexed the state and moved north on the border of Hanoi, he would not have needed to send more troops and horses to hold the new defensive line. As a result, his power has expanded, and he has no need to be afraid of Yuan Shao and Gao Yuan.

Therefore, no matter what the outcome is, in terms of grand strategy, Cao Cao will definitely be the beneficiary.

Subsequently, Cao Cao, with Xiahoudun as the main general and Jia Xu as his strategist, led 20,000 infantry (the cavalry were knocked out by Gao Yuan) from Hanoi, a region controlled by Cao Cao, on the north bank of the Yellow River, into Bingzhou.

……

On the first day of October, Jiuyuan County, Wuyuan County, Gaoyuan Mansion.

"Lord, big news!" Zhang Liao hurried over and said: "Cao Cao suddenly sent troops to annex the state, and now he has surrounded Gaogan in Jinyang, and has divided his troops to attack Huguan. ”

Gao Yuan's face was overjoyed and he asked, "Who is leading the troops?" ”

Zhang Liao said: "The main general Xiahou Dan, with the army strategist Jia Xu." ”

"Jia Xu!" Gao Yuan frowned slightly.

Jia Xu persuaded Zhang Xiu, and the two surrendered to Cao Cao before Cao Cao defeated Liu Bei in Xuzhou for the second time. When Gao Yuan came to this era, Jia Xu was sent to Chang'an by Cao Cao to do things, so Gao Yuan didn't see it.

Jia Xu is not easy to deal with!

But Gao Yuan made a decision, "Order the three armies to prepare and go south today!" ”

"Whoa!" Zhang Liao went away overjoyed.

With the delivery of the order and the mobilization of the army, Gao Yuan is about to lead the army south, which indicates that he has really embarked on the journey of dominating the world.

Thanks: Geek Sean, Moraticco, Zhao Zizhu for the tip.