Yuan Shang's gaze looked south, and the fierceness in his eyes made his son frightened, the child naturally didn't understand why Yuan Shang showed such a look, this time the three families joined forces for Yuan Shang, it was not an optimistic thing, if it weren't for too many scruples, maybe he couldn't help but lead troops to kill.

But he can't, the front and back are still unsettled, if he insists on going south, whether it can be done in the end is also to be considered, before there is no great certainty, Yuan Shang does not want to take risks, he has already occupied a great advantage, there is no need to take unnecessary risks, and now, he only needs to watch the actions of Cao, Liu and Sun from the sidelines, as long as they dare to take a step beyond the pool, Yuan Shang will definitely not hesitate to cut off their tentacles.

At this moment in Jingzhou, Liu Bei, who supported Liu Qi as the imperial uncle of the Han family, joined forces with Liu Qi's remnants to occupy the three counties of Lingling County, Guiyang County, and Wuling County, and Liu Cong, who knew that he was no match for Liu Bei and Liu Qi, introduced Cao Cao as foreign aid at the suggestion of Cai Mao, and joined forces with Cao Cao to fight against Liu Qi and Sun Ce, who had successfully entered Jingzhou, at the cost of Nanyang County.

After Sun Ce occupied Jiangxia, Jiangdong soldiers and horses continued to pour into Jingzhou, mainly Zhou Yu and other generals, and instantly engulfed Changsha County, and even Guiyang County was swallowed by Zhou Yu's strategy, its momentum far exceeded Sun Jian's era, in Jingzhou's tripartite game, Liu Qi and Liu Cong each attracted foreign aid, only Sun Ce did not form an alliance with others, and his soldiers pointed to other counties in Jingzhou, and their ambitions were well known.

It wasn't until Yuan Tan was defeated and captured, and Jizhou was completely occupied by Yuan Shang, that Cao Sun Liu couldn't sit still, and seemed to have a magical tacit understanding in the face of the crisis. Each of the three families sent envoys. Finally, I made an appointment to meet in Wanxian.

This one goes back and forth. Seven or eight days passed.

Fortunately, Yuan Shang's side did not make any moves, and the heads of the families were much more at ease, and Cao Cao and others were quite happy to see the rebellion in Youzhou, no matter what, Yuan Shang's power was already too big, and it could weaken a few points. For his opponent, he was naturally unwilling to let Yuan Shang's family continue to grow bigger, this time there were only three families to meet, and Yuan Shu, who was far away in Yangzhou, may be a relative, so he came uninvited, and sent an envoy to contact the three forces, and in the end, the forces that met in Wancheng became four.

These four forces basically encompassed a large area south of the Yellow River, occupying Cao Cao's Yanzhou and Yuzhou, Liu Bei's Xuzhou, and Yuan Shu's Yangzhou. Sun Ce in Jiangdong, and Jingzhou, which can no longer become a one-party system. If it is twisted into a rope, the troops and resources are indeed very abundant, and it is no wonder that Yuan Shang is so jealous of it.

Wanxian County is under the control of Cao Cao at this time, Liu Cong led Cao Cao as foreign aid, naturally it will not pay no price, although this Nanyang County is nominally under the control of Liu Cong and Cai Mao and others, in fact, the troops stationed are all from Cao Cao's command, and now Liu Cong and Cai Mao and others have been riding tigers, with their grievances with Liu Qi, it is absolutely difficult to resist the joint efforts of Liu Qi and Liu Bei on their own, and if they join forces with Cao Cao, although they do not have to lose to Liu Qi, but lead the wolf into the room, even if they win Liu Qi in the end, In the end, how to send Cao Cao away was also extremely difficult.

It's just that the current Liu Cong and Cai Mao can only cry out in vain, whether it is Liu Bei or Cao Cao, they are not something they can provoke, if there is a state to support, they can still protect themselves, and now there are only Xiangyang and Nanyang counties as shelter, there is almost no difference, Liu Bei and Cao Cao can disappear them at will, and the most important thing is that their mortal enemy Sun Ce is eyeing Jiangxia, if there is no protection from Cao Cao, Sun Ce alone can tear them to pieces, so at this time, Even if they are unwilling, they can only reluctantly become Cao Cao's subordinates, all they can do is to expect Cao Cao's conscience to find out, and they can leave them some dignity.

The envoys of the other three families had already rested in Wan County for a night, and as soon as the morning dawned, the little officials that Cao Cao had arranged earlier led the envoys of each family to gather together.

Although Liu Cong and Cai Mao were present, it was Cao Cao who met with the three envoys as the host, and no matter how dissatisfied Liu Cong was, he could only be treated in silence under Cai Mao's persuasion.

After all, it is not Jingzhou where Liu Biao is, whether it is Liu Qi or Liu Cong at the moment, they are essentially the same, they are all puppets controlled by others, even if this is their own choice, but, as the heir of the land of Jingzhou, the unwillingness in their hearts also naturally exists, which cannot be eliminated in a short period of time, in comparison, Cai Mao, Deng Xi, Han Song, Kuai Liang, Kuai Yue and others have settled a lot with their encounters, they are the representatives of the local clan, not the nominal rulers, as long as they can ensure the interests of the family, Who will be the lord of Jingzhou is not very important to them, Liu Qi and Liu Cong will not be able to forget if they are eloquent, the key is that the two brothers do not have Liu Biao's skills, this group of monkey spirit-like clans did not tie them up and sell them to Yuan Shang It is already very conscientious, and it is ridiculous to ask them to be unswervingly loyal to the Liu family to death.

Cao Cao smiled, one by one the envoys sent by the three families into the mansion, the meeting was arranged in Wan County's Taishou Mansion, Nanyang County's original Taishou has long been unknown, as the original county seat, this place has naturally become the target of Cao Cao's dove to occupy the magpie's nest, the outside of the mansion is heavily guarded, by Cao Ren Xiahou Dianwei Xu Chu and others led by the public to ensure the safety and secrecy of the surroundings, Cao Cao is naturally very relieved.

The envoy sent by Yuan Shu is the chief book Yan Xiang, with an ordinary appearance, whether he walks or speaks, he has a clear eye, only a short contact, Cao Cao concluded that this person is a strict person, from his entry into the house to the seat, that little bit of detail, with Cao Cao's carefulness, has long been imprinted in his heart, seeing Yan Xiang Cao involuntarily thought of Cheng Yu who was far away in Yanzhou, to some extent, the two of them may be the same type of strategist.

Cao Cao's gaze swept from Yan Xiang and fell on Zhou Yu's body, for this young man, he was still curious, in the past two or three years, Zhou Yu's reputation is really not small, Sun Ce pacified the six counties of Jiangdong, without the assistance of this young man, it will be postponed for at least two or three years, and it is also a good story to marry the children of the Qiao family with Sun Ce and become a brother-in-law.

And now, this young man is sitting cross-legged below, his waist is slightly raised, as stable as Mount Tai, with that handsome face, even Cao Cao has to sigh, that Sun Ce is really lucky, to be able to get such a talent to assist, the ancestral tomb is really smoking.

As for Liu Bei's envoys, Cao Cao is a little unfamiliar, his relationship with Liu Bei is really long, if you say that the familiarity with the princes of the world, in addition to the dead Yuan Shao, Cao Cao is most familiar with Liu Bei, for those generals and strategists under his command, Cao Cao has also had contact, but, today is a strange scholar, about thirty years old, a little sad expression, it doesn't look pretentious, it seems that he was born with such a sad color, seeing this strange scholar, The corners of Cao Cao's mouth flashed a hint of discoloration, although he and Liu Bei had fallen out, but he still knew Liu Bei's acquaintance quite well, and he was able to act as envoys on behalf of Sun Qian and Jian Yong, and he was also very talented.

"Is this what I'm from?"

Cao Cao, the name of the three envoys, naturally knows, for this scholar with a sad expression, after Cao Cao sat down, he turned his gaze away, and after the next person served the melon and fruit wine, today's meeting of the four families officially kicked off, Cao Cao sat in the first place, Zhou Yu, Yi and Yan Xiang each sat in one direction, and there was no one who talked very happily with which family, each closed his eyes and recuperated, or his thoughts flowed away, as long as Cao Cao did not speak, everyone did not have the intention of talking to each other.

"Ahem~"

With a false cough, the eyes of everyone below moved slightly, everyone knew that Cao Cao, who had been silent for a while, had something to say, but this most ordinary trick was also the most ordinary, so Zhou Yu and the others turned their attention to Cao Cao for the first time, waiting for him to speak. (To be continued......)