After discussing all afternoon, the coalition forces failed to come up with a set of effective methods to break the pass, and night gradually fell, and the princes left the big tent one after another and returned to their respective camps.

Liu Jia also followed Tao Qian back to his camp, after an afternoon of precipitation, he also slowly got used to the bloody breath on his body, after returning to the camp, he ordered his subordinates to boil water for themselves, ready to clean all the filth on his body.

Just when Liu Jia was just about to take a bath, a report from the soldiers came from outside the tent, "The lord of Yuan Shaomeng is here, and the lord invites the general to go." ”

"Yuan Shao's visit, what happened?"

"My subordinates don't know."

After sending the pawns back, Liu Jia hurriedly put back on half of his clothes again, cleaned up briefly, and headed towards Tao Qian's tent.

Yuan Shao, as the leader of the alliance against Dong's coalition army, came to visit alone late at night, and this matter was by no means so simple.

In fact, as Liu Jia guessed, Yuan Shao's late-night visit had a purpose. In Yuan Shao's view, once the coalition forces got rid of Dong Zhuo, they would lose their common enemy, and at that time, it would be the beginning of the melee between the princes of the world.

Among the princes, only he and his half-brother Yuan Shu are the most powerful, Yuan Shao is rooted in Hebei, Yuan Shu is in Huainan, and the other princes are also dependent on the two of them. In this way, the power of the world is only in the two of them competing for hegemony.

Cao Cao of Yanzhou and Liu Xian of Jingzhou had joined his camp, and on Yuan Shu's side, Gongsun Zan and Sun Jian also played a great role in controlling themselves.

There is only one boundary that is still in the stage of indecision, and that is Xuzhou, where Tao Qian is located.

It is connected to Yanzhou in the west, Nantong and Yuzhou, the strategic position is very important, in addition, Xuzhou has fertile soil, developed agriculture, rich people, large population, and more resounding Danyang soldiers are brave and good at fighting.

Especially today, after seeing the bravery of the fierce general Liu Sandao, Yuan Shao only has a deep fear of Xuzhou at the moment. Such a force, even if it can't become an ally, it will never let its younger brother Yuan Shu fight for it.

If he can be lucky enough to incorporate Xuzhou into his sphere of influence, then he will be able to defeat Yuan Shu and seize power.

In order to win the support of Xuzhou as much as possible, Yuan Shao prepared gifts overnight and led several cronies to Tao Qian's camp.

As soon as Liu Jia arrived, he heard the rough laughter coming from Tao Qian's tent, so he tidied up his clothes and cleared his throat.

"The last general, Liu Jia, meet the lord!"

"Three knives are coming, come in!"

After getting Tao Qian's permission, Liu Jia entered the camp tent and saw Yuan Shao sitting on the side at a glance, "Liu Jia has seen the alliance leader!" ”

"General Sandao doesn't have to be so polite, I and Gongzu are world friends, and I just came here today to catch up on the past."

Liu Jia was silent, standing beside Tao Qian, Yuan Shao muttered for a while and then asked: "The Three Swords General has extraordinary martial arts, I don't know where he came from?" ”

"After King Jing of Zhongshan, the great-grandson of Emperor Xiaojing."

"Oh? The three sword generals are also relatives of the Han family, but they are disrespectful. ”

Liu Jia's words are not false, according to his memory, there is no doubt that the original body is indeed a relative of the Han family, but compared to Liu Bei's father's background, his father has been a county magistrate in Xu County for several years.

After the outbreak of the Yellow Turban Uprising, Liu's father actively participated in the suppression, and was defeated and slaughtered by the rebels.

Xu Chengpo, Liu Jiaonan fled to Danyang County, with the support of the local Haoqiang pulled up a team of 1,000 people, he led this team to fight in the north and south, repeatedly made military exploits, and then led the crowd to take refuge in Xuzhou Thorn Shi Taoqian because he had no place to stand.

Speaking of which, the relationship between him and Tao Qian is not a real superior, but a relationship similar to that of a mercenary, Tao Qian provides him with ordnance, money, food and a place to raise soldiers, and he fights for Tao Qian on the battlefield to expand the territory, both of which can get what they need in this relationship.

Of course, none of these things knew about it except the two of them.

In the tent, Yuan Shao and Tao Qian chatted about the past and family routines, and the words showed tentative meaning from time to time, Liu Jia stood aside, carefully capturing the information in their words, and had a general understanding of the current situation in the world.

It had been an hour since he left Tao Qian, and before Liu Jia approached his tent, a guard took the lead in reporting, "Cao Cao and two people are waiting outside the general's tent!" ”

"Good guy, it's really lively tonight!"

Just walked a Yuan Benchu, and now there is another Cao Mengde.

From Yuan Shao's words just now, Liu Jia could hear a strong sense of wooing, but Tao Qian, an old fox who was mixed with officialdom, turned a deaf ear to this and deliberately avoided it, and now Cao Cao bypassed Tao Qian and came directly to his camp, presumably for the same purpose.

"General Cao, I've been waiting for a long time!" Striding forward, Liu Jia saluted Cao Cao.

Cao Cao hurriedly returned a salute, and his words were full of respect, "The three sword generals are stabbing Huaxiong today, and their prestige is resounding throughout China, which makes Cao a good student admire, so he prepares a little thin courtesy, visits late at night, and wants to get acquainted with the general, I don't know if it bother?" ”

Liu Jia glanced at the things held by the two behind Cao Cao, the box should be gold, silver and jewelry, the amount is at least twice that given by Yuan Shao, and the package must be Shu brocade silk, and the amount is far above Yuan Shao's reward.

This Cao Cao is really generous!

In line with the principle that those who come do not refuse, Liu Jia has no reason to turn away these things.

"General Xie Cao, General Cao, please!"

After entering the camp tent, Liu Jia asked people to prepare wine and food, and the two chatted while drinking small wine.

After three rounds of drinking, Cao Cao was obviously drunk, drank all the wine in the cup, touched his beard, pondered for a moment and slowly spoke: "I don't know what General Sandao thinks of this Kwantung coalition army?" ”

"Dong Zhuo's thief who stole the country, everyone will be punished, and the princes from all walks of life will raise this volunteer soldier, which is a move that is in response to the heavens."

Liu Jia gave a full score answer without thinking about it, and now that he is in the coalition camp, even if he has complaints and dissatisfaction in his heart, he can't show it at this time.

Hearing Liu Jie's words, Cao Cao patted the table in front of him and stood up, very excited.

"Definitely! I look at these princes from all walks of life, but they are only for personal gain, and none of them care about the safety of the country. ”

"General Cao is cautious!" Liu Jia grabbed Cao Cao's sleeve and asked in a low voice.

"If it is really as the general said, all the princes are profit-seeking, then who can be called a hero in this land of China?"

Cao Cao's eyes flowed, and after a long period of silence, two words gently spit out in his mouth, "Pour wine!" ”

"Oh... Be! ”

The wine glass was filled again, and Cao Cao slowly stretched out his right hand, first pointing at Liu Jia on the opposite side, and then at himself.

"Heroes in the world, but generals and ears!"