As soon as Tao Qian died, there was still any hope in Xuzhou City, and tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians opened the city gate to welcome Cao Cao.

What is surprising is that after Cao Cao settled in Xuzhou, he did not start a massacre of the city as he said before, but vigorously pacified the people and allowed them to quickly resume production.

The people of Xuzhou who escaped the catastrophe were also extremely grateful to Cao Cao.

Except for the Taishan thief Zangba in the east, who guarded Kaiyang and other places, and had not surrendered to Cao Cao, the rest of the places all surrendered to Cao Cao.

So far, Xuzhou, which is located in the Central Plains and has great strategic value, has become Cao Cao's territory.

For a time, Cao Cao's momentum was huge, shocking the princes of all parties, and his strength also made an unprecedented leap, which was also due to Lu Bu, if it was according to the development of history, at this time, Lu Bu led people to stir behind his back, and he could not develop so quickly.

Cao Cao dominated the hinterland of the Central Plains and became the most powerful prince, which also terrified countless princes.

Located in the remote Beihai Kongrong, although he has the name of a saint, he is also afraid that Cao Cao will find him to settle accounts, and besides, with his ability and strength, he is not Cao Cao's opponent.

Historically, Kong Rong has been famous for centuries because of the pear, and has become a model for educating the world in the textbooks of later generations, but what future generations do not know is that the real Kong Rong is actually a tyrannical and unscrupulous person, just because he is a Confucian saint, and the history books of later generations are not good for his famous words.

When Beihai City was broken, Kong Rong pretended to be calm, and after holding himself a saint, Cao Cao didn't dare to do anything to him, neither led troops to fight, nor led troops to break through, stayed in the Beihai Prime Minister's Mansion, and drank slowly. It seems to be a great sage who is strategizing.

The end was naturally miserable. Cao Cao didn't talk nonsense with him at all. Directly pushed out the slash.

Taishan thief Zang Ba was also worried, with his strength could not stop the Cao army in the prime of the army, for this reason, he even hesitated to surrender to Cao Cao, to obtain his own safety, after thinking about it, Cao Cao is notorious, and he is used to sitting on the mountain for the king again. So, gritting his teeth, he ordered his subordinates to defend Kaiyang and strictly prevent Cao Cao's sneak attack.

Chen Liu's Zhang Miao originally had a good relationship with Cao Cao, but since Chen Gong, a strategist came to his side, the relationship with Cao Cao was not good, because Cao Cao killed Lu Boyu and said, I'd rather let the world bear me. Chen Gong hated Cao Cao to the core.

Cao Cao captured Xuzhou, which made Chen Gong very jealous. When Cao Cao attacked Xuzhou, Chen Gong persuaded Zhang Miao to attack Cao Cao's base camp, but without Lu Bu by his side, Chen Gong's opinion was not very effective.

Zhang Miao did not listen to Chen Gong's opinion, and when Cao Cao occupied Xuzhou, Chen Gong was anxious again, because once Cao Cao sat in Xuzhou, he was bound to clean up some small warlords in the Central Plains, completely based on the Central Plains, and looked down on the heroes, Zhang Miao and he would definitely bear the brunt.

But Zhang Miao's strength is simply miserable, and it is impossible to stop Cao Cao's army, unless Zhang Miao surrenders to Cao Cao, and Zhang Miao surrenders to Cao Cao, which is no problem.

But Chen Gong hated Cao Cao to the core, and he was unwilling to surrender to Cao Cao, a slut, no matter what.

At this moment, Chen Gong thought of the letter that Lu Bu wrote to him not long ago, and he wanted to know that Chen Gong at this time was just an unknown behind-the-scenes worker, and Chen Gong was shocked when he first saw Lu Bu's letter of seeking talent.

In the letter, Lu Bu compared Chen Gong's blowing of the sky with Xiao He and Zhang Liang of the ancient times, expressing his admiration for him, hoping that he could come to help him and revive the Han dynasty.

Chen Gong was surprised, he didn't know Lu Bu at all, how did Lu Bu know him, besides, did he have any fame, and where did Lu Bu know about him.

Chen Gong also admired Lu Bu's actions in Guanzhong, and when he saw the letter, Chen Gong also wanted to leave Zhang Miao and go to Lu Bu immediately, but he didn't want to fall into the name of an abandoned master.

Cao Cao's further expansion, Chen Gong was very worried that he would turn around and annex Zhang Miao, in order to repay Zhang Miao's kindness to him, Chen Gong suggested that Zhang Miao ask the court for help, in fact, it is to ask Lu Bu for help, so that the court sent a team of soldiers and horses to Chen Liu, to deter Cao Cao, so that Cao Cao did not dare to move.

After Zhang Miao's description of Chen Gong, he was also worried that Cao Cao would annex his territory, so Chen Gong set off as an envoy to Chang'an, Guanzhong, to meet the Son of Heaven, hoping to get the help of the imperial court and protect Chen Liu's stability.

Clearing these small forces is easy for Cao Cao, and it is also imminent, only by completely eliminating these fleas under his nose can he really gain a firm foothold in the Central Plains.

His first target was Kong Rong in Beihai, attacking Kong Rong, the division was famous, who told him to send troops to help him when he attacked Xuzhou, and used this as an excuse to kill Kong Rong and annex his territory.

But there is a big problem in front of him, that is, the two Huai Yuan techniques.

Yuan Shu is a person, greedy for small profits, so happy, bold and small, unwilling to pay, but always want to get something for nothing, in Shouchun as a guard, over the years, no achievements, in addition to looting the people's fat and ointment, more powerful than others, it can be said that he is a waste.

If it weren't for the name of the fourth world and the third duke, and having an elder brother Yuan Shao who was very powerful in the north, he would have been destroyed a long time ago, and his soldiers were originally considered powerful, but slowly, as Yuan Shu became addicted to wine, he became more and more degenerate and mediocre, and hundreds of thousands of soldiers and generals were also corroded.

In these battles of Yuan Shu's territorial expansion, more than 100,000 soldiers have never fought any outstanding battles, there are almost no big victories, and few small victories are pitiful, otherwise it would not have been so long ago, Lü Bu occupied Guanzhong, Cao Cao seized Xuzhou, Yuan Shao sat on Jizhou, Qingzhou, and Bingzhou, and he was still standing still.

Of course, it's not all useless waste, Sun Ce, the son of Sun Jian, who took refuge in him, is a very powerful character, and he has helped Yuan Shu expand a lot of territory, but Sun Ce is an ambitious person, how can he be willing to wait for Yuan Shu's subordinates to be angry.

Although Yuan Shu reused Sun Ce, he did not give him the power to command the army, and every time he fought, he would arrange a superior for him to monitor him, and he was very uneasy about Sun Ce, which made Sun Ce very depressed.

Lao Tzu worked hard to help you build the turf, in the end, the credit was taken by the superiors who didn't do anything, and you have to be suspicious all day long, living so badly, it's better to die.

Sun Ce secretly hated Yuan Shu very much, every time he thought that he was the son of Sun Jian, the Jiangdong Tiger, but now he was so down, tears fell as if he didn't want money.

After discussing with his father's henchmen and his old subordinates, Sun Ce gritted his teeth and decided to take out the heirloom jade seal that he had exchanged for Sun Jian's old life in exchange for Yuan Shu, in exchange for a soldier and a free body, return to Jiangdong, and expand the territory!

Just as he was about to do this, Cao Cao led his troops to capture Xuzhou, and the soldiers approached Lianghuai, so frightened that Yuan Shu couldn't sleep for several days and nights and couldn't eat.

Hurriedly convened the generals to discuss countermeasures, and Cao Cao's momentum must be contained, although Cao Cao did not plan to attack Lianghuai and compete with Yuan Shu.

But Yuan Shu didn't want a hungry and ferocious wolf to wander at his door, and Cao Cao's ability was a character that his eldest brother Yuan Shao was afraid of.

Therefore, Yuan Shu planned to take advantage of Cao Cao's unstable foothold in Xuzhou, and sent the general Ji Ling to lead an army of 100,000 to attack, with Sun Ce and others accompanying him, and all the grain and grass were supplied.

Yuan Shu's small abacus crackled, as long as Cao Cao was repulsed, Xuzhou would be his, which was a dream for Yuan Shu, who had long been eager to eat Xuzhou's big fat meat, no matter how bad it was, he could also take advantage of Cao Cao's unstable foothold, drink a sip of soup, and seize some territory.

As for defeating the battle, Yuan Shu didn't think about it, on the one hand, his troops had an advantage, on the other hand, Cao Cao's foothold in Xuzhou was not stable, and the people's hearts were not yet attached, besides, Yuan Shu was close to Xuzhou, and the supply of baggage and the replenishment of troops were all better than Cao Cao's.

In this way, the time, the location, the people, no matter what Yuan Shu thinks, Cao Cao will be beaten down, and he will plant his own flag on one acre and three points of land in Xuzhou.

Cao Cao originally wanted to send people to form an alliance with Yuan Shu to give him time to breathe, but he didn't want Yuan Shu to attack directly, and vowed to grab food from him, but the funny thing is that Yuan Shu was under the banner of avenging Tao Qian.

Yuan Shu was originally not at odds with Tao Qian, there were often wars between the two sides, it can be said that they were enemies of life and death, and now Yuan Shu wants to avenge Tao Qian, how can he not make Cao Cao laugh, take a step back and say, when he Cao Cao attacked Xuzhou, why didn't you Yuan Shu help, and when the person died, you sent troops.

It is certain that he despises Yuan Shu, but Cao Cao does not dare to be careless, 100,000 troops come to attack, the momentum is huge, his foothold in Xuzhou is not stable, if he is not careful, it is really possible to be won by Yuan Shu.

In order to prevent Yuan Shu's small card counting from succeeding, Cao Cao personally led an army of 50,000 to confront Ji Ling, striving to break Yuan Shu's army in one fell swoop and repel Yuan Shu's stinky and shameless dog.

Although Jia Xu is a conspirator with a bad stomach, it is undeniable that he is also a politician who is good at governing government affairs.

In history, he followed Cao Cao, and in order to protect himself, he had to hide his talent in his heart, or in other words, he followed too many masters, Dong Zhuo, Li Dao, Guo Yan, Zhang Miao, Zhang Xiu, Cao Cao, etc., and he has looked down on the struggle for power and profit.

But Lu Bu doesn't care about him, let him preside over government affairs in Chang'an, how hard he works, Jia Xu often sighs like encountering Bole, and works even harder to take care of government affairs for Lu Bu, and he doesn't dare to slack off for a moment.

Cao Cao from the army to Xuzhou, but more than a month, lurking in the Central Plains of the fine work, when Cao Cao sent troops, the news was transmitted into the Guanzhong, Jia Xu learned the news in Chang'an, did not dare to despise, immediately wrote a letter, left his own opinions and opinions at the end, sent people to Jicheng quickly.

Jicheng was the bridgehead for Lü Bu's army to attack Xiliang, and the grain, grass and baggage from Guanzhong were continuously transported here to provide supplies for Lü Bu's army.

According to the judgment, Lu Bu and the others agreed that this would be a protracted battle that would consume time, and sufficient supplies must be prepared.

Xun You's judgment was right, Han Sui's coalition army sent troops to Su Shijiu, and the battle was unfavorable, and Ma Teng's army confronted, so Han Sui kept sending people to ask Lu Bu to attack Ma Teng from the flank, and the two armies attacked and took Liangzhou together.

Han Sui's small card counting was louder than Yuan Shu's, his idea was that they had deep roots in Xiliangshu, and even if Lu Bu defeated Liangzhou, they would not be able to gain a firm foothold, and they could take the opportunity to attack Lu Bu and drive Lu Bu out of Xiliang in one fell swoop. (To be continued......)