In the city of Xudu, Cao Cao vigorously searched for Dong Chengyu's party who intended to kill him.

Liu Bei, who led Guan Yu and Zhang Fei all the way to Xuzhou and quickly occupied Xiaopei and Xiapi, was not idle at this time.

Cao Cao, who owned Yanzhou, Qingzhou and other places, was always an obstacle to Liu Bei's development.

If Cao Cao is not eliminated, it is almost impossible for Liu Bei to take advantage of the situation in the Central Plains.

Liu Bei just occupied Xiapi, and immediately ordered Mi Zhu to go to Hebei to meet with Yuan Shao, intending to attack Yuan Shao from the north and south with Yuan Shao and crusade against Cao Cao.

Since he defeated Gongsun Zan with the help of Liu Wei, occupied Youzhou, and connected the four states of Hebei into a piece, Yuan Shao's strength has increased day by day.

He first crusaded against the Black Mountain thieves in Bingzhou, drove the Black Mountain thieves to the Qingzhou area, and then stationed heavy troops near Yanzhou and Qingzhou, making a decisive battle with Cao Cao at any time.

Compared with Yuan Shao's big moves, Cao Cao was in the Hebei area, but he was very low-key.

Hanoi was flamboyant, with a large army, and separated Hanoi from Cao Cao's rule.

If Zhang Yang chooses to surrender to Liu Wei and develop and grow under the protection of the Qin army, there may be the possibility of separating one side and being used as a barrier by Liu Wei.

It's a pity that Zhang Yang didn't do that, he chose to show favor to Yuan Shao.

The reason why Yuan Shao was chosen was that Zhang Yang also had more considerations.

chose Yuan Shao, and the relationship between him and Yuan Shao was only a subtle mutual support, and he chose Liu Wei, and in the future, all the things in Hanoi would be assigned by Liu Wei.

Zhang Yang was reluctant to give up the qiē he had worked so hard to get to Liu Wei.

Zhang Yang's concerns cannot be said to be unreasonable, but his choice gave Cao Cao a crusade against him, and Liu Wei, who was sitting in Luoyang, had no excuse to send troops to support.

While Cao Cao hunted and killed Dong Chengyu's party, he sent Xiahoudun to lead his army into Hanoi to defeat Zhang Yang.

And Yuan Shao of Hebei, when Zhang Yang was defeated, also made Zhang He's army lead to the border of Hanoi, posing a posture that he might enter Hanoi at any time to support Zhang Yang.

The situation in Hebei has become more delicate.

In Luoyang City, since the crusade against Yuan Shu and the return of Liu Wei's army, he has been busy all day long, coordinating the relationship between all aspects of the interior.

He knew very well that the war was still ahead, and the war he had experienced before was just an opening piece of cake in this troubled expedition.

The situation in Hebei is delicate, and although Cao Cao and Yuan Shao have no appearance of attacking each other, they are already tense on both sides.

A few days ago, Wang Zhen saw the shadow of a big fish in the water, Liu Wei felt a little uneasy in his heart, and let people catch big fish in the lake.

"Your Highness!" With his hands behind his back, looking at the several small boats fishing for big fish in the lake, a guard ran behind Liu Wei, clasped his fists and bowed to him and said, "Yuan Shao has sent a messenger to ask to meet His Highness!" ”

"Yuan Shao sent an envoy to Luoyang?" After listening to the guard's report, Liu Wei was stunned for a moment, and he didn't need to see Yuan Shao's envoy, he knew that the envoy must have come to discuss with him about the crusade against Cao Cao.

Although the Qin army is now as powerful as the sky, Cao Cao has many advisers and fierce generals, and there are invincible tigers and leopards to fight against Cao Cao, even if the Qin army wins, it will only be a miserable victory in the end.

If the Qin army loses too much, it will have to face more strong enemies in the future, and in the chaotic times, whether the Qin army with lost strength can survive is something that Liu Wei has to consider.

has a certain amount of belongings, and Liu Wei has more to consider than when he was poor and white in the past.

The stronger he is, the more he feels that once a war is launched, it is very important to have more than 70% chance of victory.

Liu Wei, who knew a little more about this history, knew that Yuan Shao and Cao Cao faced each other, and this battle was ultimately Yuan Shao's defeat and Cao Cao's greater development.

But there was no existence of him in that period of history, and now that he has his history, will he still go down that trajectory, Liu Wei doesn't know at all!

Standing on the edge of the lake, looking at the several small boats in the lake that were busy fishing for big fish, Liu Wei frowned slightly, and asked the guard, "Who is here?" ”

"Tian Feng!" Maintaining a posture of clenching his fists and bowing, the guard responded to Liu's defense.

Lowering his eyelids, Liu Wei thought for a moment before waving his hand at the guard and said, "Lead this king to meet Na Tian Feng!" In addition, all the generals and divisions are invited, and Jia Zhonglang is also invited! ”

"No!" In response, the guard stood sideways to the side, and walked to the front yard as he showed Liu Wei the way.

Since Liu Wei returned to Luoyang, Wang Liu and Wang Zhen, who have always followed him, followed him to the front yard, and their hearts were full of doubts and guesses about what Liu Wei was thinking.

From Liu Bian's expression, the two of them could see that Liu Biao was not very happy that Yuan Shao's envoy came to meet him, obviously he had guessed what Yuan Shao sent someone to come for, otherwise he would definitely not let the guards invite Xu Shu and others to the council hall.

Under the guidance of the guards, Liu Wei led Wang Liu and Wang Zhen towards the front yard.

Out of the back garden, as soon as he entered the front yard, he didn't walk for a long time, he saw more than a dozen people standing under the steps of the front hall.

The person standing at the front, Liu Wei still recognized.

When he led the army to attack the Xiliang army, this person once came to Liu Wei's army.

This person is none other than Tian Feng, the former strategist of Yuan Shao.

Compared with that year, Tian Feng now looks much older.

The Tian Feng that Liu Wei saw in the past was in high spirits, and his words revealed a celebrity demeanor that was difficult to hide.

Today's Tian Feng has several crow's feet at the corners of his eyes, and the beard on his chin has a few white.

Seeing Liu Wei walking out of the back garden, Tian Feng didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly greeted him.

The more than ten people standing behind him clenched their fists on the spot and bowed down, maintaining the posture of saluting Liu Bian, and did not dare to follow Liu Bian.

"Your Majesty Tian Feng, knock on Your Highness!" When he arrived in front of Liu Wei, Tian Feng bent his legs and was about to kneel.

Liu Wei hurriedly stretched out his hand to help him up, and said to him: "You and I know it, there is no need to see him like this!" ”

Being convinced by Liu Bian, Tian Feng bowed down and said to Liu Bian: "The subordinates came this time on the orders of Yuan Gong, and they have come to ask His Highness, can they use troops against Cao Cao?" ”

The guards reported that Tian Feng had come to Luoyang, and Liu Wei already knew that he must have come to find out.

Today's Yuan Shao is still loyal to Liu Bian, and the use of the army against Cao Cao is a major event, and Yuan Shao does not dare to assert himself, at least when Liu Biao does not express an ambiguous attitude, he does not dare to do anything to Cao Cao.

After listening to Tian Feng's words, Liu Wei frowned slightly, and asked Tian Feng: "Why did you use troops against Cao Cao in the first place?" ”

"Right now, Cao Cao is in full swing, and if he mobilizes troops against Zhang Yang, it won't take long for him to break through Hanoi, Hebei and Hedong, only under the iron hooves of Cao's army!" Seeing Liu Wei's eyes, Tian Feng said: "Cao Cao coerced the Son of Heaven to order the princes, and he will be a big trouble for His Royal Highness's henchmen in the future......"

"Let's go to the council chamber and talk!" Hearing Tian Feng's words, Liu Wei frowned, waved his hand at him, and asked him to go to the council hall to speak.

Tian Feng didn't dare to continue, so he had to answer, walked behind Liu Wei's side, and walked towards the stairs under the front hall.

Most of the people who came to Luoyang with Tian Feng were low-level staff members in front of Yuan Shao's account.

These people are naturally not qualified to follow Liu Wei and the others into the front hall, and when Liu Wei and Tian Feng went up the stairs, they still maintained a posture of clenching their fists and bowing, watching the backs of the two.

When they arrived at the door of the front hall, Wang Liu and Wang Zhen did not stop, but followed Liu Wei into the hall together.

I had long heard that there were two female generals with superb swordsmanship beside Liu Wei, and when he saw the two of them following Liu Wei into the hall, Tian Feng had already seen some clues, and his attitude towards the two was much more respectful.

Entering the front hall, Liu Wei first strode to the main seat, and when he sat down, he pressed his hand twice towards Tian Fengxu, and said to Tian Feng: "Yuan Hao, please take a seat, I hope to tell you the original meaning in detail!" ”

After thanking Liu Bian, Tian Feng sat on the side, and then arched his fist at Liu Bian and said: "Yuan Gong's intention is that Hebei will send troops and take Yanzhou directly, while the Great Qin soldiers will go out from Luoyang to attack Xudu." With such a two-sided attack, Cao Cao can be defeated without the month of October! ”

"Huh!" As soon as Tian Feng's words fell, Liu Wei grinned, waved his hand at him and said, "I took it for granted!" ”

Before coming to Luoyang, Yuan Shao, Tian Feng and others had discussed that if the Qin army went from west to east and took Xudu directly, the Hebei army would encounter less resistance when it entered Qingzhou and Yanzhou, and it would only be a matter of time to defeat Cao Cao.

But as soon as the words came out, Liu Wei waved his hand and said with a smile that he was too taken for granted, which suddenly made Tian Feng feel that something was wrong.

Yuan Shao now has an army of 300,000, and although his strength is incomparable with the Qin army, he has a lot of advantages compared with Cao Cao.

It's just Yuan Shao's family, and the crusade against Cao Cao also has a seventy or eighty percent chance of winning.

If the Qin army is added, the combat power of the two sides is like an adult and a child, and Cao Cao's side has absolutely no chance of turning the tables.

What puzzled Tian Feng was that with such an obvious advantage, Liu Wei didn't care at all, but as soon as he opened his mouth, Yuan Shao took it for granted, obviously he was not optimistic about playing against Cao Cao.

"Your Highness!" Maintaining the posture of clenching his fists, Tian Feng said to Liu Wei with a puzzled expression: "Although Cao Cao has many elite soldiers and fierce generals, compared with Yuan Gong, it is also much weaker. If His Highness sends troops, the situation between the two sides is very clear, why does His Highness say this? ”

"At the beginning, I only saw the troops, but I didn't know that although Cao Cao's troops were not as good as ours, the soldiers under his command were high-spirited. Once the Hebei War starts, there may be some benefits in the early stage, but after a long time, I am afraid that it will be ......" After only half of the words, Liu Wei stopped talking, stared at Tian Feng, and was silent for a long time before he continued: "It's not optimistic!" ”