"Why did Chu Zimou move so fast? According to my estimates, the princes near Xuzhou could hold Chu Zimou back for at least a year to two years, but I didn't expect him to solve the threat posed by the surrounding princes so quickly. ”

Guanzhong, Xianyang City, and the old Qin received the news of Chutian's victory over the powerful enemies of the Quartet, and in addition to being surprised, he thought that the development of his forces must be accelerated.

His layout is also going to be faster.

"We have completely captured and consolidated the two counties of Right Fufeng and Left Fengyi of the seven counties of Sili. Wenhe, Dong Zhuo has lived long enough. Only when Dong Zhuo dies can I, the lieutenant of the division, take over Jing Zhaoyin. Occupy Sanfu (right Fufeng, left Feng Yi, Jing Zhaoyi), and then take Hongnong County and Sanhe (Hedong County, Hanoi County, Henan Yin) in the east, and sit on the land of seven counties, you can surpass the six counties of Chu Zimou in Xuzhou. ”

After Lao Qin took refuge in Dong Zhuo, he gradually became Dong Zhuo's trusted subordinate. If it weren't for the fact that Lao Qin was older, Dong Zhuo would even consider accepting Lao Qin as his righteous son.

At present, there are not many princes who have six counties or more than six counties, Yuan Shu counts one, and Xuzhou Mu Chu Zimou.

The old Qin attempted to annex the seven counties of Sili.

If you occupy the seven counties of Sili, you may be able to match Chu Zimou. Sili has seven counties, and the population is not less than Xuzhou, which is occupied by Chutian, plus one Taishan County.

This is also the only chance for him to compete with Chu Tian in the Central Plains.

Occupy Sili, to the west you can get Longwangshu, and to the east you can enter the Kanto region.

Jia Xu, who served as a military advisor and lieutenant under Dong Zhuo, visited Xianyang City.

The rebuilt Xianyang City was already a medium-sized city at this time, adjacent to Chang'an City. After the governance of the old Qin, Xianyang City became the economic and cultural center of Guanzhong second only to Chang'an City.

Meng Tian, Meng Wu, Li Xin and other generals sat on their knees, waiting for their lord's strategic plan.

The old Qin began to set up martial arts in Guanzhong and became the lord of Guanzhong!

"My lord, I have persuaded the three key people that once Dong Zhuo dies, use them to control the Bingzhou Legion and the Xiliang Legion."

Jia Xu, as Dong Zhuo's courtier, called Lao Qin the lord. The reason is also very simple, before Yiren recommended Jia Xu to Dong Zhuo, Jia Xu had already recognized Lao Qin, who was good at scheming, as his father.

Jia Xu is a pawn that Lao Qin arranged to enter Dong Zhuo's forces very early. Because of Jia Xu's promotion, Dong Zhuo will occupy Luoyang according to the progress and recognize Lu Bu as his righteous son, and at the same time, Lao Qin has become one of the important figures in Dong Zhuo's forces.

"Since Wang Yun and Lu Bu have both agreed to act, then Dong Zhuo's death will come soon. And once we annex the Xiliang Legion and the Merge State Legion, our power will increase greatly. ”

Lao Qin had coveted Dong Zhuo's Xiliang Legion and Lu Bu's Bingzhou Legion for a long time, so he would carefully arrange it.

"The lords of Longxi County shouldn't cause us trouble...... They have already occupied Longxi County and Jincheng County, and are attacking Hanyang County, and they are powerless to meddle in the affairs of Chang'an. That's our chance. ”

In addition to considering the power struggle in Chang'an City, Lao Qin also considered his biggest enemy, the group of magnates in Longxi County, into the layout.

The lords of Longxi County and Xuzhou Mu had a mutual market treaty, and they were important allies of Chutian to contain Lao Qin.

The lord of Longxi County has two counties, and his goal is to unify Liangzhou, and he is a geographical enemy with the old Qin in Guanzhong.

Li Xin was puzzled: "There are many elite generals under Dong Zhuo, Lu Bu, Guo Yan, Li Dao, Zhang Ji, Niu Fu, etc., once Dong Zhuo dies, what should these generals do if they lose control?" ”

Old Qin didn't care, and looked at Jia Xu: "Strategist, you explain to General Li." ”

Jia Xu replied: "This matter still has to fall on the third key person. ”

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In western Liaoning, Gongsun Zhan led 3,000 white horses and tens of thousands of cavalry to join his sworn brother Prince Yan to compete for the corridor in western Liaoning.

Youzhou has a vast territory, and there are a large number of excellent horse-producing land, if someone can unify Youzhou, its power is no less than Xuzhou.

In Lords, there are more people outside the gate than in history, because many lords and players choose to spawn outside the gate, and they build villages while bringing a large number of initial populations.

The most important areas outside the customs are the Liaodong and Liaoxi corridors, and if you control these two places, you can control half of Youzhou, and you can enter the customs at any time.

If the entire Youzhou is occupied, then the momentum can be the same as that of the Liao State in history, when the Central Plains was weak, the Liao State even had the power to suppress the Central Plains.

Prince Yan was accompanied by Di Qing and Fan Zhongyan, and led the cavalry to join Gongsun Zhan.

Gongsun Zan has military generals such as Yan Gang, Tian Kai, Shan Jing, and Zou Dan.

Because Prince Yan once repelled the Wuhuan tribe and helped Gongsun Chan relieve the siege, Gongsun Chan formed a sworn brother with him and emulated Liu Guanzhang. The two great forces of Liaoxi converged and dominated Liaoxi, and the Wuhuan tribe could not compete with them.

Just one Gongsun Zhan can give the Wuhuan tribe a headache, not to mention Prince Yan's military generals Di Qing and Wenchen Fan Zhongyan.

"Our enemy is Liaodong Taishou Ming Pass, he is powerful, and my brother is unimaginable."

Prince Yan was very afraid of Liaodong's Taishou Mingguan, especially when he learned that the number one fierce general in Mingguan was Chang Yuchun, who was known as "Chang 100,000".

If you give Chang Yuchun 100,000 people, it is enough to run rampant in the world!

It is generally believed that Chang Yuchun is the second general under Zhu Yuanzhang after Xu Da.

Gongsun Zhan didn't care much: "No matter how brave the other party is, in the face of my white horse righteousness, you have to hate it!" ”

"We have to guard against it. This time, I have coerced several Wuhuan tribes to send troops. We had a total of 80,000 cavalry and 30,000 Wuhuan cavalry. 110,000 cavalry, as long as they are properly deployed and use the mobility of the cavalry, they may be able to defeat Mingguan. ”

Prince Yan mobilized as many troops as possible, so that he had the courage to fight with Mingguan.

He and Gongsun Zhan each sent 40,000 cavalry, and at the same time forced the Wuhuan tribe defeated by them to send troops to help. The Wuhuan cavalry is combative and good at fighting, which is a great help.

Mingguan is an unprecedented former enemy, and any force must be considered to be used in order to win.

Gongsun Zhan comforted his sworn brother: "I heard that Guan Wei shook Liaodong, but this is Liaoxi, as long as he dares to come, he will definitely not return." When you defeat Mingguan with your righteous brother, we must go and kill Youzhou Mu Liu Yu. At that time, I will be the pastor of Youzhou, and the righteous brother you will be Changshi and Taishou, and we will share the wealth. ”

"I hope we can defeat Mingguan, or we'll all be captives."

Prince Yan has Gongsun Zhan to help, but he is still walking on thin ice.

Liaodong's territorial ranking fell out of the top five in the Eastern Han Dynasty, but the territorial ranking does not represent the real military strength. Especially for the lords outside the pass, they can call on a large number of cavalry, and they are more martial than the ordinary lords of the farming area.

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Jixian County, where Youzhou Mu Liu Yu is governed.

As a benevolent prince, Liu Yu was also involved in the conquest of troubled times. He had 100,000 Youzhou legions under his command, and not long ago he had fought with Gongsun Zhan in Youbeiping County, but he was defeated.

"Gongsun Chan went to Liaoxi to fight with Liaodong Taishou?"

Youzhou Mu Liu Yu heard that the strong enemy Gongsun Zan had left Youbeiping County and entered the Liaoxi Corridor, and he couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief. Gongsun Zhan is a fierce general, and Liu Yu can't fight against him.

Liu Bei, out of friendship with Gongsun Chan and out of the need to guard against Yuan Shao, did not intervene in the battle between Liu Yu and Gongsun Zhan.

Xian Yufu suggested to Liu Yu: "Liu Xuande was fighting with Yuan Benchu in the area of Julu Guangzong County at this time, which was once the place where Zhang Jiao died of illness. If the lord takes advantage of the battle between the two people to move south, he can take Bohai County, Hejian Kingdom, Zhongshan Kingdom, and even the entire Jizhou. At that time, the lord has two large states, Youzhou and Jizhou, and can compete for the world. ”

Liu Yu was not interested in the ambitious plans of his subordinates: "The imperial court appointed me as the pastor of Youzhou, I should protect the territory and the people, how can I have two hearts?" ”

Xian Yufu was helpless against Liu Yu, who had no intention of competing for the world.

Youzhou is a big state, and it has one of the best horse-producing areas, just the current army under Liu Yu has more than 100,000 armor, and there is the capital to compete for the world. But Liu Yu's character is destined not to become a hegemon.

"Report, Liu Xuande sent an envoy to ask for help!"

Liu Yu was relaxed because Gongsun Zan went to Liaoxi to help Prince Yan fight, and Liu Bei sent strangers to ask Liu Yu for reinforcements.

"Liu Xuande and Yuan Benchu are both officials of the imperial court, and no matter which side they send troops to help, it is against benevolence and righteousness."

Liu Yu finally decided to sit on the sidelines and find it difficult to make a difference.

In Julu County, Liu Bei's forces fell into a bitter battle, and Yuan Shao relied on his reputation to recruit a large number of talents from Jizhou, and the generals were like clouds.

Jizhou was divided by Jizhou Mu Yuan Shao and Zhongshan Minister Liu Bei. Yuan Shao occupied Wei County, Zhao State, Qinghe State, and Bohai County, a total of four counties. Liu Bei occupied Changshan County, Zhongshan County, Hejian County, and Anping Kingdom, which were also four counties.

Yuan Shao's forces and Liu Bei's forces fought over the ninth county, Julu County.

Whoever can grab the ninth county will have the advantage of one more county's territory.

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei fought hard, haunting the enemy formation, riding a thousand!

The fierce general Shi Wansui fought Zhang Fei with a gun, but he did not fall behind.

Yan Liangwen Chou also commanded the soldiers and horses to attack Guan Yu.

The high-ranking heavy infantry "Euphorbia" led by Zhang He charged into battle and stormed Liu Bei's Chinese army!

Ju Yi's first-ascended dead soldier heavy crossbowmen fired a volley to hit Liu Bei's flank!

The number of generals under Liu Bei's command is still not much, and the second- and third-rate generals under Yuan Shao's subordinates have attacked one after another, making Liu Bei unbearable.

Gao Ran led the light cavalry to try to cut off Liu Bei's grain route and sneak attack Liu Bei's rear camp, but was defeated by the Turkic prince Ashina Sheer in ambush, and Liu Bei's army was able to increase morale.

Liu Bei stubbornly resisted the offensive of Yuan Shao's army, and when he learned that Gao Ran was defeated by Ashina Sheer, his frowning brow stretched slightly.

"Gao Ran was defeated by a little-known military general under Liu Da'er, how should he be punished?"

Yuan Shao was accompanied by Zhao Long, the inhuman lord he trusted, as well as strategists such as Tian Feng, Fu Zhu, Juan Pei, and Guo Tu.

Gao Ran's defeat made Yuan Shao angry. Originally, as long as Gao Ran destroyed Liu Bei's grain route in Julu County, and Liu Bei's army was shaken, the victory and defeat would have been divided.

What made Yuan Shao most angry was Gao Ran's loss to an unknown military general, Ashina Sheer. Yuan Shao had never heard of Ashina Sheer at all.

As an alien lord, Zhao Long knew that Ashina Sheer was a Turkic prince who surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, grew up on horseback since he was a child, dared to charge into battle, and was good at using cavalry, and made many military exploits, and his vision and ability were better than Gao Lan. It is also normal for Gao Ran to lose to Ashina Sheer in the use of cavalry.

"However, I still have a military general here, and he can be used."

Zhao Long was indifferent to Gao Ran's defeat to Ashina Sheer, and if he dared to support Yuan Shao, he would have the certainty of dealing with Liu Bei.

Yuan Shao had already sent Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Zhang He, Ju Yi and other generals to the battlefield, and when he heard that Zhao Long still had a general, he immediately said: "Zhao Long, as long as you help me defeat Liu Da'er, I can list you as the assassin of Youzhou." ”

Zhao Long said to the first general: "Liu Bei must have found it difficult to think that we would also send cavalry to attack his grain route. Han Baohu, you command the cavalry, and go with Gao Ran. ”

* Han Baohu, a fierce general of the Sui Dynasty, participated in the destruction of the Chen State of the Southern Dynasty and ended the turbulent times of the Northern and Southern Dynasties.

"The last general commands!"

Han Baohu reorganized his troops and horses and grabbed the position of Gao Ran's main general, Gao Ran was only qualified to serve as a deputy general, and their goal was to cut off Liu Bei's grain route.

"Chu Zimou, you suppressed Cao Cao, and I suppressed Liu Bei...... But I know you're the worst enemy. ”

Zhao Long faced Liu Bei and did not feel afraid. What he is afraid of is the Xuzhou Mu Chu Zimou, whose territory is constantly expanding.

All princes aim for six counties or larger territories to expand.

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Hanzhong County, the leader of the Daoist Province prepared a large number of peasant armies and grain wagons to attack Bashu in the south and include Bashu in his sphere of influence.

"Although the land of Hanzhong is fertile, it is only a basin after all, and only by occupying Bashu can we compete in the Central Plains. From now on, when attacking Bashu, you must take down the country of abundance! ”

Zhang Dao occupied Hanzhong County early, and after Tuntian in Hanzhong County, he prepared enough grain and grass, and finally had the capital to crusade against Bashu.

As long as Hanzhong and Bashu are occupied, it is completely possible to establish a Shu Han Empire.

A large number of peasant armies were recruited in order to open the passage into Bashu with human lives.

In Changsha County, Sun Jian, the Taishou of Changsha who moved to this place, had a conflict with several other Taishou in Jingnan, and the two sides fought more than once.

Lujiang Taishou Tongque is attacking Danyang County and Wu County, two important places in the south of the Yangtze River, and is fighting with the lords of Jiangnan.

Wang Defa, the Taishou of the South China Sea, tried to unify Jiaozhou, and then went south to the kingdom of Dayue.

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Runan County, Yuzhou, Yuan Shu's territory, but the remnants of the Yellow Turban Army He Yi, Liu Pi, Huang Shao, He Man and others are active.

During Yuan Shu's crusade against Xuzhou, a lord took the opportunity to occupy Runan County, claiming to be Runan Taishou, and his subordinates stabbed Gong Du to death with one shot, threatening Runan and Yingchuan Yellow Turban Army!

"Yuan Shu has failed, he is just a dry bone in the grave. It's time for the Yuzhou pastor to give way. ”

Qingzhou Plains County, during the First National War, Tian Qi, the lord of Plains County, who had served under the Second Army of Chutian, was already the Plains Minister at this time, and called the doorman: "Once Zhao Gongzi is annexed by Chu Zimou, Pingyuan County, which is also in Qingzhou, will not be spared, this is a cold situation." You go and inform Zhao Gongzi and ask Zhao Gongzi to come and talk to me. ”