"Lord, as expected, the four-way army of Na Ma Teng, Gongsun Zhan, Zhang Yang, and Wang Dao divided into two routes and launched a surprise attack on Sili's Hanoi County and Dong County in the north of Gunzhou." Diaphragm

It had only been more than a month since he returned to Chen Liu's own territory, and as soon as a round of long-planned large-scale operations ended, Xi Zhicai received comprehensive information from all parties, and hurriedly came to report to Cao Cao, "However, they didn't expect that Hanoi County had been completely occupied by Dong Zhuo's army. ”

"It was the two coalition armies of Ma Teng and Zhang Yang who attacked Hanoi County, but they were easily blocked by Dong Zhuo's army, and the two coalition forces that could not be attacked for a long time had given up attacking Hanoi County half a month ago, turned around and marched eastward, and currently occupy Dong County and Dong Binh Kingdom in the north of Gunzhou respectively."

"And the other royal road occupies Jibei County, and Gongsun Chan captures Taishan County."

"The four counties in the northern region of Gunzhou have been divided up by these four guys!"

Xi Zhicai is a little worried now: these four princes are now homeless, but the army under them is not weak, and they have heard that they have formed a bloody alliance and advanced and retreated together, and they can't move if they want to.

"Once they gain a firm foothold, the goal of expansion will inevitably be Jizhou, Gunzhou, and Xuzhou."

"And after Dong Zhuo disbanded our alliance, he quickly ordered the army to come out and occupy Hedong County, Hanoi County, Henan County, and Hongnong County, and occupied all the prosperous areas around Luoyang City." Diaphragm

"The entire Sili region, except for Pingyang County in the north, which was occupied by the mysterious forces where Lu Bu was located in Bingzhou, has all fallen into the hands of Dong Zhuo."

"Now the Luoyang City occupied by Dong Zhuo and the surrounding four counties, both in terms of population and resources, are at least twice as strong as Liangzhou!"

"In addition to the war horses that they are not lacking in the first place, the wealth of the territory that Dong Zhuo occupies now is not comparable to Liangzhou at all."

"If this is given a few years of stable development, it will become a big disaster in the future!"

Xi Zhicai said worriedly, "Although we have used our strength to eat, the generals from all walks of life have led the army together, and the harvest is not small, and we have now occupied Chen Liuguo, Yingchuan County, Jiyin County, Chen County, Liang State, Pei State, Qian State, Shanyang County, and occupy most of Gunzhou and a small part of Yuzhou, and the territory is not small. ”

"But now that we are enemies on all sides, there is basically no room for expansion, and only Xuzhou in the east is weaker."

"A month ago, after we launched a surprise attack, destroyed Liu Dai, the assassin of Gunzhou, and seized Chenliu County, Chen Liutai guarded Zhang Miao and Guangling County guarded Zhang Chao, and joined forces to fight with us." Diaphragm

"As a result, after they were defeated, they led the remnants of their troops to defeat the generals, together with the Zhang family, and went straight to Ma Teng, who was entrenched in Dongping Kingdom, leaving a lot of hidden dangers for the future."

Their preparation in advance is not inadequate.

As soon as the coalition forces were disbanded, they launched a series of raids on the Quartet, and the places they currently occupy are all rich Central Plains.

Being able to occupy so much territory has already exhausted the heritage of the Cao family and the Xiahou family, coupled with the concerted efforts of many Tianjiao generals, to be able to achieve this early goal within a month.

However, Hanoi County and Henan County, the most prosperous and desired territories, were not able to get their hands on them, and they were seized by Dong Zhuo's strong first.

Don't look at Cao Cao's current territory, but whether it is the size of the territory or the population resources, it is comparable to the current Dong Zhuo.

Moreover, Dong Zhuo has a lot of room for expansion in the future, although they have many concerns about the mysterious forces in the north and will not go to war with the other party for the time being, but Jingzhou in the south borders Henan County and Hongnong County, and can launch an attack at any time. Diaphragm

Even Yizhou, in the southwest, is under Dong Zhuo's troops.

"My lord, I just received the information that Ma Teng, who occupies Dongping Kingdom, and Gongsun Zhan, who occupies Taishan County, have launched attacks on Rencheng County and Lu County in our northeast respectively, and they are overwhelmed under the wanton invasion."

"If nothing else, these two counties will also fall into their hands."

"As long as they each get another county, our way out of the north in the future will basically be blocked."

"Unless we advance eastward and capture Xuzhou, we will be able to revitalize our current game of dead chess, otherwise, we will only have to take Yuan Shu, who occupies most of Yuzhou and one part of Yangzhou."

"Dong Zhuo, who is currently the strongest, and the mysterious force entrenched in the three states in the northern part of the Han Dynasty are something that no prince dares to provoke easily. The four-party alliance of Ma Teng, Gongsun Zhan, Zhang Yang, and Wang Dao is at its peak in military strength, and no one wants to attack it now. ”

Xi Zhicai said his suggestion, "My lord, if you want to solve the deadlock, you must send troops east to Xuzhou as soon as possible to open up our pattern." "Ahh

"Tao Qian of Xuzhou, old and mediocre, unworthy of virtue, it's time to clean him up first."

In today's world, in the past month or so since the disbandment of the coalition forces, it has really become a big mess, and there are fires everywhere.

Although the most powerful Yuan Shao, Dong Zhuo, and the mysterious forces where Lu Bu in the north are located, they are the fierce opponents in everyone's minds, but they are basically all silent now, and they are only vigorously developing people's livelihood and military training, and engaging in various constructions.

The Quadripartite Alliance with Ma Teng, Gongsun Zhan, Wang Dao, and Zhang Yang is in the way in the north, and the current mysterious forces in the north and Yuan Shao do not border with their own family, and the threat is very small.

What is in a hurry is that Yuan Shao, who has just taken control of Jizhou and Qingzhou, has been eyed by the mysterious forces in the north, and now he does not dare to act rashly.

Anyone with a discerning eye can guess that the mysterious force in the north, the next step of the army will be Yuan Shao in Jizhou and Qingzhou.

But that very mysterious and powerful northern force has just annexed a large amount of territory, and it must be digested before the next round of big moves can be carried out. Diaphragm

This was also a golden period of vigorous development for the princes of all parties.

Once the speed of development cannot keep up, no matter which way the princes go in the future, there is a danger of destruction.

It is precisely because the northern forces have swallowed too much in one round, and now there are many defensive loopholes in their territory, which has allowed the meticulous work of various forces to mix in a lot.

It won't be long before the general situation of this mysterious force will completely surface.

"Xuzhou?"

Cao Cao's eyes lit up when he heard this, nodded and said, "Strategist, this is a good idea. ”

"Once Xuzhou succeeds, our whole game of dead chess will be revitalized immediately." Diaphragm

"When the time comes, whether it is south, north, or west, we will occupy a great initiative."

"Xuzhou has been peaceful for a long time, Tao Qian is just a conservative person, so there is nothing to worry about."

He was about to discuss with Xi Zhicai about the next plan to go east, when he suddenly found a figure coming quickly, and when he raised his eyes, he saw that it was Cheng Yu, the current head of his military intelligence department.

"Lord!"

"Things are not good, and variables have appeared again."

Cheng Yu's face was pale, and he seemed to be angry, "I didn't expect that Liu Bei, the partial army that came to participate in the Sour Jujube Alliance, was so deeply hidden!" ”

"He didn't know where to conjure up more than five million elite soldiers, and quietly besieged the important towns of Xuzhou using the four-star chain array, and quickly captured them one by one!" Diaphragm

"With everyone in the dark, it only took a month to capture the entire Xuzhou in one fell swoop!"

"Until today, this earth-shattering news has been spread by all parties hidden in the various towns of Xuzhou that have been reopened!"

"Now, Liu Bei is hoarding heavy troops in Dongguan County, Langxie Country, Pengcheng Kingdom, and Xiapi County, blocking almost all the roads for princes from all walks of life to Xuzhou!"

"For this little-known Liu Bei, everyone didn't expect that he would hide so deeply!"

"If nothing else, he must be a Tianjiao who has awakened the luck of the hidden dragon."

"Moreover, you must have obtained an adventure similar to that of your lord, so that you can become so powerful in a quiet way!"

His voice was extremely cold, cold and piercing. Diaphragm

Cheng Yu is one of the top strategic Tianjiao who first took refuge in Cao Cao, where will it be unclear that the key to breaking the situation of his own power has been blocked after Liu Bei's sudden rise.

In the future, his own forces have truly become enemies on all sides, and they are trapped in the Central Plains.

If you want to break the situation, unless you destroy the princes of the Quartet, you can breathe a sigh of relief.

But judging from the current situation, it is not so simple for the princes to be in all directions of their own forces.

Even if one or two of the princes are slightly inferior to their own forces, they will definitely not be too different.

"What?"

"How is this possible? The one who suddenly occupied Xuzhou was actually Liu Bei, the legendary guy who sold straw sandals? ”…… Diaphragm

After listening to Cheng Yu's report, both Xi Zhicai and Cao Cao were stunned and exclaimed in disbelief.

The key to the best breakthrough they had just thought of was actually blocked by that Liu Bei in the next moment.

This is not one of the worst news they have heard in more than a month since the disbandment of the coalition forces.

Don't think about it, Liu Bei, who can take down Xuzhou in about a month, is definitely not bad.

Even if it is not as good as Yuan Shu, who occupies most of Yuzhou, Yangzhou, and a small part of Jingzhou in the south, it should not be worse than Ma Teng and their four alliances in the north.

This guy must be a peerless genius who is in good luck.

Otherwise, how difficult would it be to accumulate such a powerful force so quietly? Diaphragm

At this moment, Cao Cao felt a little powerless.

In the final analysis, it's because of the place where I started, the location is really not good.

Gunzhou is located in the middle of the world, it is a large population, prosperous and wealthy, but it is also destined to be difficult to start with Gunzhou as the foundation.

In this aspect, in addition to being a little stronger than Ma Teng, Gongsun Zhan, Wang Dao, and Zhang Yang's alliance, it is inferior to any of the current princes.

Of course, the main reason is that Cao Cao and their starting actions were one step slower than Dong Zhuo, and they did not seize Hanoi County, Henan County, and Hongnong County.

You know, these counties are very large, rich in products, large in population, and have excellent geographical locations.

If you can occupy them, you will not only be able to obtain a super strong foundation, but you can also go south and west at any time to capture Jingzhou and Yizhou, which are weak. Diaphragm

Cao Cao's side, the beginning was not very smooth, and now it has suffered a blow from Liu Bei, at the beginning of the official start of the troubled times, he put his own forces in a dead end, and was tightly surrounded by the princes of the Quartet.

This...... The troubled times have just arrived, and as soon as the game starts, their luck is really a little too bad.