Just to be able to capture Liangzhou, Dong Zhuo didn't mean to swallow this cake alone, he wanted to unite others, he didn't want to lose too much of his strength.

And this conjungator, after his careful consideration, set his eyes on Liu Bei's body.

The reason why Liu Bei was chosen is also a bit exquisite.

First, although Liu Bei's strength is not weak, compared to Zhang Chao and Cao Cao, it is still a little worse. He is relieved to work with such people.

Second, if you cooperate with someone who is too strong, such as uniting with Cao Cao, once the other party wants to attack him, it will be a very tricky problem, and he doesn't want to lure the wolf into the house.

The third and most important point is that Dong Zhuo has enough benefits to move Liu Bei, that is, he wants to give up the three counties of Jingzhao, Fufeng and Tianshui, which originally belonged to Yongzhou, as compensation and benefits and conditions to Liu Bei.

To say that the territory of these three counties is not small, the land of Jingzhao is where the ancient capital Chang'an is located, which is extremely important. But Dong Zhuo is still willing to give up, in the final analysis, it is to prepare for Zhang Chao to attack him in the future.

The territory of these three counties is connected with Yongzhou, and it is also the necessary neighbor for Sili to enter Liangzhou. If he just sent troops to guard here, he might not be able to stop the iron cavalry of Zhang Chao's army, but once this place is returned to Liu Bei, presumably he will not allow anyone to pass by his side in a grand manner.

To put it bluntly, this is Dong Zhuo preparing to be swallowed by Zhang Chao.

After making a decision, Dong Zhuo began to make arrangements and sent someone to Chengdu to negotiate with Liu Bei, and he believed that the other party would definitely take over his olive branch full of goodwill.

Dong Zhuo's analysis is good, and now Liu Bei is struggling to find an opponent because of his strength.

Originally, Liu Bei thought that he was the emperor, and the princes from all sides should come to worship, and the worst thing to do was to show the superficial submission. But these days, the princes have not sent anyone to say anything about his claim to be emperor.

For a long time, there is no explanation of the statement, which is enough to show everyone's disdain for him, the emperor, or to ignore it.

For this reason, Liu Bei was angry, and he decided to fight a good battle, so that the other princes could also see that he was not only a verbal emperor, but also had the strength to be called an emperor.

Just when Liu Bei was still thinking about how to persuade Zhuge Liang to send troops to the other princes, the envoys sent by Dong Zhuo arrived in Chengdu and met with him, the Emperor of Han Yuan.

Although the envoy sent by Dong Zhuo did not say anything about him being the emperor, he did bring enough news to make Liu Bei excited, that is, the other party was going to unite with him to attack Liangzhou, and as a benefit, he would give him the three counties of Jingzhao for free.

The three counties of Jingzhao are not small in terms of territory, and Liu Bei will naturally not sit on such an advantage, and immediately told the envoy that he needs to think about it, and after sending the other party to the rest station, he will immediately announce that he will meet the military advisor.

Last time, Liu Bei proposed to attack other princes, but Zhuge Liang stopped him on the grounds of his own strength. And this time he joined forces with Dong Zhuo, but it was just to deal with a remote Ma Teng, and he believed that it should make sense.

Zhuge Liang still rushed over quickly, and then learned that Dong Zhuo's envoy was resting at the post station, and the other party was willing to give up the three counties of Jingzhao to seek Liu Bei's support.

Dong Zhuo actually wanted to move troops against Ma Teng, and he also needed his own support, and at the same time he was willing to give up the three counties after the matter was completed, all of this quickly passed through Zhuge Liang's mind, and some of these twists and turns were naturally quickly understood.

Seeing Zhuge Liang standing there speechless for a long time, Liu Bei, who was wearing an imperial robe on the side, couldn't help but ask a little anxiously, "Military advisor, what do you think?" ”

At this time, Liu Bei was afraid that Zhuge Liang would oppose it again. Although he had already made up his mind to move the army, he still hoped that the military advisor would agree, so that he could make up his mind.

Zhuge Liang was thinking about the powerful relationship, and when he heard Liu Bei ask, he knew that this was the lord and couldn't wait.

Speaking of which, because of Zhang Chao, Zhuge Liang has not experienced the matter of visiting the thatched house three times in his life, because he is not invited, Liu Bei does not have such deep feelings and attention to him. The two of them can't be as close as they are recorded in history.

It seems that this time, Zhuge Liang didn't want to make a move, but Liu Bei wanted to use soldiers to see it.

It is conceivable that if Zhuge Liang still disapproves of the use of troops this time, I am afraid that Liu Bei will be disappointed, and the relationship between the two will become even weaker. Fortunately, his answer made Liu Bei a lot more happy, "Your Majesty, even if there is such a good thing, then why don't we send troops?" ”

Zhuge Liang finally agreed to send troops, which made Liu Bei's hanging heart relax. Facts have proven that he is a very powerful military advisor, at least after having this person, he has been singing all the way, and even now he has become the emperor.

"Haha, okay, I knew that Kong Ming would definitely support me, so I would leave it to the military advisor to take care of it." Liu Bei was also very happy at the moment, obviously he had been waiting for this day for a long time.

Hearing that it was up to him to arrange it, Zhuge Liang also hurriedly nodded yes. Although it is still not the right time to move troops now, as long as it is properly planned, there is still a great chance to seize the advantage. Of course, before he started, he had to make detailed and careful arrangements, and he even needed to find other helpers, such as Cao Cao.

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Xu Capital City.

Before Yuan Shao was destroyed, Cao Cao sent Cao Hong to lead 200,000 troops into the three counties of Yangping, and he succeeded.

But then, Lu Bu's cavalry moved, and the soldiers pointed directly at Chen Liu, which really forced him to spit out the fat in his mouth, which was very unpleasant to say. I think what kind of person Cao Cao is, such a big loss, how can he not hold a grudge after eating it?

Now, Zhang Chao has occupied Jizhou, and now there are many borders with his territory, and he knows that there will be a war between the two sooner or later.

It's just because I just swallowed Jizhou, and it still needs a while to digest it. But that doesn't mean the battle won't come, everything in front of you is just the tranquility before the storm.

It's just destined that this tranquility won't last too long, I'm afraid that when the time comes, the army will be overwhelmed. So what should he do at this point? Do you wait for the other party to attack, or do you take the initiative?

Cao Cao had no bottom in his heart, and he had also discussed this matter with the seriously ill Xi Zhicai, but unfortunately the answer given by the other party was to take the opportunity to recuperate and train the army. Because judging from the current situation, whether the battle with Zhang Chao is won or lost, it is far from what the current Cao Cao can bear.

If it is defeated, then it is not said that everything before is gone. And if he wins, it will be a crushing victory, and the other princes who have been watching from the sidelines at that time will be able to reap the benefits of the fisherman. I am afraid that Zhang Chao also saw this, so he did not immediately lead a large army to attack after occupying Jizhou, but stopped, obviously he also wanted to lay a good foundation, only with sufficient strength, can he ensure that there is a victory and will not be embezzled by others.

Even Zhang Chao was so cautious that he had to rest for a while after annexing Jizhou, and when Cao Cao secretly admired the other party's stability, he couldn't help but worry about his future.

Since the Han family was taken away by Dong Zhuo's old thief, Cao Cao has his own ideal in life, that is, to do his best to support the Han family. It's just that then, this goal has been constantly changing, after he received Emperor Han Xian, he was born to Sikong soon after, and then he is now the prime minister, and his life goal has become the current unified country. He also went from being a loyal minister to a powerful minister, and then he had an independent heart.

It's no wonder that Cao Cao, it's really that the Han family has withered, the so-called people can't go against the sky, knowing that the Han family is difficult to support, he won't go against the sky.

It's just that he didn't think about how difficult it would be to dominate the world. Internally, because of the death of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, many people who originally served him here have been shaken, although he set up Liu He as the emperor, but this is not orthodox, I am afraid that it is not only him, many people think so.

To say that the composition of Cao Cao's group, in addition to some of his own brothers, is that the Xiahou clan has been helping him, and there are some talents who he has annexed Qingzhou and other places and subdued them, as well as the staff members who want to continue to serve the Han family under the guise of the emperor's son.

The latter, in particular, is an important part of his group's power. In the past, when Emperor Han Xian was still there, although he was a powerless emperor, after all, the shelf was there, and he could still take the opportunity to win over some people. It's just that Cao Cao himself can't grasp what kind of thoughts these people will have now.

Not to mention that he is still facing a powerful neighbor like Zhang Chao, who is a person who has even been destroyed by Yuan Shao, this person is really a great enemy.

Cao Cao regretted a little, if he had known that Zhang Chao was so powerful, when Zhang Chao marched to Jizhou, he should have sent reinforcements as soon as possible, so with his own help, Jizhou should not be so easy to capture, and the existence of Yuan Shao in the north can also play a buffer role for the expansion of Zhang Chao's power.

But now, Yuan Shao is gone, everything has to be dealt with by him as soon as possible, and the pressure is conceivable.

In fact, there are only two ways in front of Yuan Shao. The first is to start a war with Zhang Chao, and try to recapture Jizhou, which the opponent has just captured, with a strong posture of going first, so as to play a role in inflicting heavy damage and deterring Zhang Zhiyuan.

The second is to find a way to expand his territory, once Zhang Chao attacks, he will have more room to move, so that he can be invincible.

But with these two methods, it will not be too easy to operate, after all, none of the remaining princes are very powerful, but it is not that they can be destroyed.