Guan Yu is a person who sees the situation far and clearly, now is not the time to completely break with the Han court, on the contrary, in this situation, he must continue to rely on the Han court, because there are still so many princes in the world who have not been pacified, and he can rely on the Han family to order the princes, this is where his political advantage lies, and it is also the time of day, which is also what the modern great man said in different periods to have different struggle strategies, and the current period is to unite the Han family to eliminate the Yi, So the current Liu Bei is useful, naturally he can't be put into the "cold palace" all of a sudden, and Liu Bei has to stay in the court to continue to serve, but not let Liu Bei centralize too much power, especially military power, the post of general can not be regarded as a retreat or has considerable military power, and this post of Tai Lieutenant has always been a virtual position in the Han Dynasty, with no real position and no power, this position is very suitable for Liu Bei, which not only allowed Liu Bei to stay in the court, but also promoted his rank, and also gave him a military title, Let him qualify for military service.

Liu Bei's position as a lieutenant obviously cannot be given real power, but it can't be allowed to be idle Liu Bei is also a talent after all, and he is still young, so he should do something, and arranged the position of lieutenant, that is, Liu Bei is locked, Liu Bei can do things under Guan Yu's appointment, Guan Yu can give Liu Bei some specific things, let Liu Bei make a difference, ∫∵ but the premise is to act under Guan Yu's authorization, such an arrangement is safe, of course, Liu Bei, who was promoted to the post of captain, As a member of the royal family, this is undoubtedly a major appointment to Liu Bei, and it has also greatly soothed the wishes of many old ministers of the Han family and the Son of Heaven, and to a large extent, it has played a balance, and many people even wonder if this is a sign of the revival of the Han family? In fact, how did they know that the relationship was intricate and complicated, far beyond their expectations

However, it was said that Cao Cao's second attack on Luoyang failed. Yuan Shao took the opportunity to seize Qingzhou, Yuan Shu took the opportunity to seize Dongjun, and the only remaining Yanzhou and Xuzhou and part of Yuzhou under his rule were annoyed by the defeat, and the strategists were also slumped, Cao Cao couldn't help laughing when he saw it. The advisors asked, "How can the lord laugh after such a defeat and a certain amount of land?" ”

Cao Cao stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, you don't need to take it to heart, I will take Luoyang a shame in the future!" ”

The strategist Xun Yu said to Cao Cao: "I heard the flag stop the flag a while ago that Guan Yu took the state and surrendered to Guan Yu, and his power has been improved again!" ”

"Don't worry about the land of the projectile in the state! Although Guan Yu is big, the land is vast and sparsely populated! Cao Cao continued.

Strategist Cheng Yu continued: "What should the lord do now? ”

"Although we were defeated, but the main force still exists, Guan Yu takes care of the reform, and has no time to look eastward, and it will not pose a threat to us at the moment, what I am worried about is that the threat comes from other forces on the periphery!" Cao Cao said.

Xun You continued: "Is the lord worried that Er Yuan will have some intentions? ”

"Eryuan is not a successful person, but his power should not be underestimated. Especially Yuan Shao, there is no shortage of strategists and brave generals under his command, and the large population under his rule is our great enemy, and Guan Yu has always been our old enemy! Don't worry about the rest! Cao Cao continued.

Strategist Guo Jia analyzed: "At present, we are surrounded by Guan Yu, Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, and Sun Ce, these major forces are all fierce enemies, and we are difficult to support alone, and the good tiger can't withstand the wolves. Even if we have strong generals, to be against these four forces is tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg. The final result is self-destruction, saying that this lord must not like to listen to it, this is really the way to take trouble! ”

Cao Cao's disdainful expression before hearing Guo Jia's words suddenly became solemn, and his eyes also showed a worried gaze, he nodded and asked, "What Feng Xiao said is extremely true!" I have always considered myself a strong person and thought that I was superior. There are strong generals who do not take other princes in their eyes, and over the years they have been constantly fighting with the surrounding princes, during which there have been many successes and failures, and now it seems that such a strategy is inappropriate, and if it continues, it will inevitably exhaust the national strength and eventually perish. This is also in Guan Yu's hands, it seems that I am going to change my strategy, I can't go on like this, what is the best way for Feng Xiaoke? ”

Guo Jia continued: "In view of the current tense surrounding situation, the lord should change the previous practice of competing with each other, change the diplomatic method for the purpose of war, in view of the current tense situation, the lord should adopt a positive response and flexible peripheral diplomacy to avoid the important and take different means for different princes, looking at the surrounding Guan Yu is the most powerful prince, the strength is the largest and strongest, Guan Yu has superior force, and his subordinates have gathered a group of capable warriors and have a strong number of troops, In addition, Guan Yu coerced the Son of Heaven to make the princes still have an advantage in politics, so that Guan Yu, who has an advantage in both military and political affairs, is naturally strong in diplomacy and wins the time, and it becomes very difficult to compete with him, but Guan Yu still has a shortcoming, that is, the population under his rule is limited, which directly affects his future, about his future and fate, Guan Yu is a smart person and realizes this, so he gives up other matters to concentrate on reform, so as long as the lord does not bother in the future, Guan Yu will not take the initiative to attack, To be exact, there will be no large-scale attack, but in a few years, there will definitely be a large-scale attack, and defending well at the moment is the best way to deal with Guan Yu. The strategy of diplomacy is still mainly defensive! ”

Guo Jia's analysis of Guan Yu's strategy in the future can be said to be accurate, and everyone kept nodding, Cao Cao also nodded frequently, and then Cao Cao asked again: "Defend against Guan Yu!" If I declare myself to Guan Yu, will I be able to avoid the conflict with Guan Yu? Guan Yu is so powerful, it's really difficult to compete with him, it's better to bow down! ”

"Not so! Who is Guan Yu? He is not Dong Zhuo, this is a full careerist, he will not be satisfied with the status quo, in the future he is bound to eliminate the Quartet, and the lord is the first force he wants to eliminate, the lord must not have any illusions about him, as I said, even if he does not ask the lord now, he will definitely make some moves in the future and it is a big move, even if the lord is a minister, it will not help! Guo Jia continued.

Cao Cao sneered when he heard this: "Hehe! Guan Yu is indeed a big trouble in my heart, but he has always regarded me as a great enemy, and this can't be changed for a while, this is something I know it well! Since the contradictions cannot be reconciled, let him go, and talk about the other princes! ”

Although Guan Yu is a great enemy, he has no time to look east at the moment. The lord doesn't have to worry in a short time, the lord now has to hurry up to solve other forces, especially Er Yuan is a top priority, although Er Yuan is not the master of affairs, but the threat to us from the two joining forces is self-evident! Guo Jia then recommended.

Cao Cao then asked, "What is a good strategy for dealing with the enemy?" ”

"As the saying goes, 'intimacy is inseparable', and the current situation forces the lord to put down his posture and marry the peripheral princes. Especially the second Yuan, you can use the way of marriage to marry Yuan Shu, send some dowry, Yuan Shu is a person who forgets his righteousness, if the marriage is successful, not only to avoid war in the south, Yuan Shu is not only not the enemy of us but also for my use, once Jiangdong Sun Ce has an attempt on us, you can let Yuan Shu send troops to help stop Sun Ce, Yuan Shu and Sun Ce have solved the entire south, and there is basically no war and enemy in the south, and then only Yuan Shao remains. Where Yuan Shao's power goes depends on how the lord operates, and I won't comment too much here!" Guo Jia continued to recommend.

Cao Cao heard it and said: "Fengxiao's suggestion coincides with me, Yuan Shu in the south and Yuan Shao in the north, Yuan Shu is just a thing in a pool I can clean up sooner or later, Yuan Shao's strength is constantly expanding is a strong opponent, Yuan Shao This guy is also ambitious, but at the moment, we can't compete with him in the new defeat, and we have a good way to deal with Yuan Shaowu!" Last time, he picked up the cheap and took Qingzhou. I'm going to take it back! ”

Cao Cao and the strategists formed a new resolution, and Cao Cao faced a new fiasco and the loss of land under his rule at this time. But he was not discouraged, he still had great ambitions for the future, and he still had confidence, but at this time, his strength was greatly consumed, and how he responded to the new crisis was a problem that he faced that needed to be solved urgently

However, it is said that Yuan Shao took advantage of Cao Cao's attack on Luoyang in Hebei last time, and took advantage of the fire to rob and occupy Qingzhou, and invisibly picked up a big bargain, and couldn't help but be overjoyed, Yuan Shao has always had a characteristic. What are the characteristics? That is to do big things and live, see small profits and forget your life, for this kind of big bargain at a slight price is the most suitable thing, Yuan Shao now sits on Jizhou, Qingzhou and Youzhou part of the strength, but I heard that Guan Yu seized the state. Han Suiju surrendered, which made Yuan Shao really unhappy, it turned out that Yuan Shao had been coveting Bingzhou for a long time, and Han Sui's soldiers were poor and outnumbered, so Yuan Shao had always regarded Bingzhou as a fish on the side of his mouth, and he could eat him at any time, but what he didn't expect was that Guan Yu took the lead for the strong general Bingzhou in one fell swoop, which really made him a little unhappy.

Guan Yu swallowed and merged with himself and became a neighbor all of a sudden, which made Yuan Shao also quite unhappy, to say that the entanglement with Guan Yu has been a long time, this account is counted until the eighteenth road princes crusaded against Dong Zhuo, as the eighteenth road princes of the general alliance Yuan Shao crusaded against Dong Zhuo, Guan Yu as Dong Zhuo's general, until the eighteenth road princes were forced to retreat, so Yuan Shao and Guan Yu planted the seeds of hatred, and later Guan Yu abolished Dong Zhuo and became the master, and then took charge of everything in Luoyang, Yuan Shao also rose quickly, Yuan Shao has always been dissatisfied with Dong Zhuo before, but he didn't expect Guan Yu's kid to seize power, and to be honest, Yuan Shao was also dissatisfied with Guan Yu, imagining that Guan Yu was born in an iron strike and actually controlled Luoyang, and he was the identity of the third prince of the fourth world, but he couldn't enter Luoyang, how could he not be aggrieved, it was based on this that Yuan Shao also echoed Cao Cao's attack on Luoyang and even captured Bishui Pass, but finally lost Bishui Pass.

Originally, Cao Cao attacked Luoyang this time, especially when Cao Cao held up Luoyang, Yuan Shao was also ready to move, and he also quietly gathered troops to Bishui Pass, preparing to launch a surprise offensive against Bishui Pass, but when he heard Guan Yu's return, the situation in Luoyang took a sharp turn for the worse, and he had to give up this idea. That is, I want to take advantage of the fire to rob Cao Cao again, last time I took Qingzhou and picked up a big bargain, this time taking advantage of Cao Cao's new defeat, Yuan Shao also wanted to make more benefits, but also to blood the shame of the siege of the white horse, just when Yuan Shao was about to move, Guan Yu also sent an edict, counting Cao Cao's several charges, asking all the princes to be called to fight the thief, and the edict specifically proposed to seal Yuan Shao as the former general Bohai Marquis to raise troops to crusade against Cao Cao, Yuan Shao originally wanted to take advantage of the fire to rob, Guan Yu's edict came to the heart, which is tantamount to a stimulant, In this way, the dispatch of troops will be agreed, and Yuan Shao's confidence is also more sufficient, and he is a little eager to try

Just when Yuan Shao was full of ambition and wanted to send troops to attack Cao Cao. Jizhou has come again with a group of people waiting, who is it? That is, the former imperial court Situ Huang Wan, the uncle Dong Cheng, the Taiwei Yang Biao, the Ministry of Works, the prince of the Ministry of Works, the Changshui school captain Chongji and others came to Hebei from Yuan Shu, before these people were driven out of Luoyang by Guan Yu and then defected to Yuan Shao, and then searched for the princes to lobby all parties to let the princes unite against Guan Yu, originally this group of people thought that Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu could help each other when Cao Cao attacked Luoyang last time, but what they didn't expect was that the second Yuan actually took advantage of the fire to rob Cao Cao's territory. Cao Cao finally failed because of his weak strength, these people were extremely depressed when they saw this situation, and they always felt sorry for Cao Cao.

In fact, these people came to Yuan Shao in Hebei Province based on Cao Cao's request, which is also a pawn of Cao Cao, a pawn used to deal with Yuan Shao, Yuan Shao has a large number of people and strong strength. Cao Cao wants to compete with Yuan Shao can only be a battle between the two tigers and there must be an injury, so Cao Cao tried to avoid a head-on conflict with Yuan Shao, not to mention the new defeat now, in order to avoid this Cao Cao once again using these veteran figures to let them lobby Yuan Shao, these people naturally did not disgrace their mission, they hated Guan Yu, and hoped to see all the princes unite to resist the pass instead of infighting, so they felt Hebei Yuan Shao at the first time.

Yuan Shao was not interested in these people. But in view of his status as the fourth and third dukes, these people are all the original elders of the imperial court. Yuan Shao had to look at these people differently, although they have lost power and have no power now, but these people have special names and connections, Yuan Shao is a famous family, of course, he respects these people, Yuan Shao also wants to use these people to increase his bargaining chips in politics, this time Dong Cheng and others were still warmly received by Yuan Shao. At the banquet, Dong Cheng and others talked to Yuan Shaopan again about the current situation.

Dong Chengyu Yuan Shao said: "I heard that I originally wanted to raise troops? ”

"Uncle Guo's news is very fast, I know everything!" Yuan Shaodao.

Situ Huang Wan said to Yuan Shaodao: "At present, the society is in danger, and Guan Yu coerces the Son of Heaven to order the princes, monopolize power, dictate power, and reward and punish without permission. The beginning is the fourth after the three dukes, looking at the world can be on the community is none other than the beginning, the beginning must recognize the situation Guan Yu is the number one enemy, now Guan Yu is strong and ambitious, once his wings are formed, it will be like the Qin State in the past to encroach on the periphery, and the beginning as a close proximity to Hebei Wuhua Tianbao will be for its map, the current must not let him into strength, to deal with Guan Yu requires all the princes to work together, if the infighting then greatly hit Guan Yu's plan, the beginning must not abandon the original ah! ”

Yuan Shao stroked his beard after hearing this, and said with a frown: "Hmm! Guan Yuwu is bound to conquest! ”

Under the persuasion of everyone, Yuan Shao's determination was shaken, and the attack on Cao Cao was put on hold for the time being

Yuan Shao became hesitant under the persuasion of Dong Cheng and others, the general Yan Liang saw that Yuan Shao was ready to raise troops but refused to take action, Yan Liang has been unconvinced since he was defeated by Dian Wei last time, especially when he said that after Wen Chou, Wen Chou was eager to try and swore to fight with Dian Wei, this time he heard that Yuan Shao was going to conquer Cao Cao, his heart was overjoyed, he recuperated and prepared to set off with the army, but for a few days he saw that the army was unwilling to act, and couldn't help but be a little anxious, Then he found Yan Liang and others to find Yuan Shao to ask when to send troops.

Yan Liang and others came to Yuan Shao's place and heard the reason for Yuan Shao, Yan Liang couldn't help but be furious: "Dong Cheng, Huang Wan and others have a grudge against Guan Yu for driving him out of the imperial court, and they have been persuading the lord to conquer Guan Yu is nothing more than venting his personal anger. It's better to attack Cao Cao, and when we are strong, we can compete with Guan Yu! ”

Wen Chou also echoed Yan Liang on the side: "Lord! It is also necessary to say that taking advantage of Cao Cao's new defeat to attack Cao Cao, the chance of victory is far greater than Guan Yu, if you must not miss the opportunity! ”

Yuan Shao's eyes were shining with golden light when these two sang and said in harmony! Yuan Shao's eyes rolled and nodded: That's right! The previous time took advantage of Cao Cao's attack on Guan Yu to seize a large area of land in Qingzhou, this time taking advantage of Cao Cao's new defeat to wait for Lao will definitely gain a lot, the two said that the reasonable attack on Cao Cao is far more profitable than attacking Guan Yu, which makes Yuan Shao, who likes to take advantage, can't help but light up, there is nothing more cost-effective in front of him, Yuan Shao then decided to crusade against Cao Cao and march into Liyang again, and the army entered the white horse and smashed Cao Cao's lair - Xuchang!

Yuan Shao made up his mind to attack Cao Cao this time, and immediately ordered the troops to prepare to set off, after Dong Cheng and others learned the news, a cadre and others found Yuan Shao overnight and stated that he wanted Yuan Shao to change this original intention, at this time Yuan Shao was completely lured by the profit, so he did not put Dong Cheng and others' words in his eyes and insisted on attacking Cao Cao, Dong Cheng and others saw that Yuan Shao was so anxious.

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