On the tenth day of the fourth month, Cao Cao led an army of 150,000, with Li Dian as the vanguard, and the army went to the water village.

At that time, the newspapers and periodicals of the Han Dynasty had spread to all parts of the Han Dynasty with the newspapers and periodicals about Cao Cao leading 500,000 troops to the expedition.

After the princes heard the news, the situation was different.

At that time, Yecheng was in the city.

Yuan Shao looked at the news that Cao Cao led an army of 500,000 troops, and his face couldn't help but feel a trace of displeasure.

An army of 500,000!

This Cao Apu really has a hand, and unconsciously, it was Yuan Shao himself, who was a little frightened!

At present, he only occupies the land of the three continents, although he has an army of 500,000, Yuan Shao can also recruit at will.

However, Yuan Shao has never regarded Cao Cao as an opponent who can be compared with himself.

Now there are business contacts between Yecheng and Xuchang.

In the Yecheng Bureau, although Yuan Shao was a little unhappy on his face, he still didn't make any statement after all.

"Lord, Cao Cao is now on the rise, I'll prepare as soon as possible!"

saw Yuan Shao's gloomy face.

The frustrated professor sitting below immediately followed the advice.

As soon as he said this, Guo Tu, who would have stood up to refute it in the first place in the past, did not stand up.

There are priorities!

It is said that the strategists under Yuan Shao are targeting each other.

However, Guo Tu is not a fool.

As the situation today becomes clearer and clearer.

This Han world, now in the north, is Yuan Shao and Cao Cao.

Although the two are an alliance on the surface, the relationship between this alliance is also fragile and pitiful.

Everyone in the world knows it.

Between Yuan Cao, there will be a battle.

Whoever can win, the entire northern territory of this big man is in charge.

And occupying the entire northern territory of the Han Dynasty is equivalent to occupying half of the world of the Han Dynasty.

When the time comes, it is still unknown who will be the master in the Central Plains!

Perhaps, a change of dynasty will not be far away.

"Lord, this time Cao Cao went west to discuss, but he never asked the lord, and he didn't take the lord in his eyes at all!"

Guo Tu opened his mouth and said.

Today's Yuan Shao, no matter how you say it, is also a general of the Han Dynasty, and he Cao Cao is just a commonplace!

According to common sense, even if you need to help the imperial court to crusade against rebellion, it is the general who will lead the troops to crusade.

When, it was the turn of a commoner to lead the troops into battle.

"Hmph, Cao Ah deceived me too much!"

Yuan Shao shouted angrily!

Immediately, he decided in his heart to let Yan Liang lead the troops to Cao Cao.

"My lord!"

"This time, my lord still subdues the entire annexed states first, and when the land of the four states is in his hands, it is not too late to clean up that Cao Cao!"

This kung fu Tian Feng suddenly stood up and admonished.

Yuan Shao couldn't see Cao Cao's flamboyant actions, but Tian Feng could see it clearly.

This time, Cao Cao went on an expedition, no matter how he said it, in the name of the Han court.

If Yuan Shao dared to attack Cao Cao, it would be unfavorable to the righteousness of the world.

As Tian Feng opened his mouth to speak in detail, Yuan Shao hesitated.

Yecheng's side did not discuss the result at the first time on whether to take advantage of Cao Cao's westward expansion to teach the other party a lesson.

Hanoi on the other side.

Inside the Zhang Yang Mansion at this moment.

Lu Buyu sat opposite Zhang Yang, the two sat opposite each other and drank, and on the table was also a Han newspaper from Xuchang.

"Brother, this time Cao Mengde is marching west with an army of 500,000, and my brother is very frightened!"

Hanoi is too guarded and a little frightened!

Cao Cao was now advancing westward, although he was not driven to march into Hanoi.

But for this, his mood is really not too good.

Originally, he just wanted to refuse to stay in Hanoi and be a small prince in peace.

But the situation in this world no longer allows him to think like this.

The territory of Hanoi is, after all, between Yuan Cao and Yuan Cao.

Previously, Lu Bu fled to the state, and he helped him from the beginning, which allowed Lu Bu to operate in the state after returning to the state.

Now, the Son of Heaven has nominally let Yuan Shao lead the annexed state.

This time, Lu Bu was in the state and there was no less friction with Yuan Shao.

Plus he's been helping each other, and he's still quite stable.

But, Cao Cao went west!

Once the entire Guanzhong Division is really occupied.

Then in the next step, he will really become the person caught between Cao Cao and Yuan Shao.

When the time comes.

No matter what Zhang Yang thinks, he can't think of any way out.

"Humph! Cao Mengde, but Er'er also! ”

Lu Bu in front of him snorted coldly, Cao Cao was not taken into his eyes.

When he attacked Yanzhou at the beginning, if he hadn't run into that guy, Cao Cao would have the scene he has now.

Perhaps, he should be the one who occupies the land of the two states.

Lu Bu was angry in his heart, and poured another sip of the wine cup in his hand into his mouth.

Seeing Lu Bu like this, Zhang Yang raised his head and glanced at the other party.

Reaching out to stop Lu Bu's hand as he continued to pour wine into his mouth.

"Brother, I have been looking at my brother's face a little haggard recently, why did my brother become like this?"

"Brother, this time, is no longer the world-famous Wen Hou in my brother's memory!"

Looking at Lu Bu's current decadent appearance, Zhang Yang was somewhat helpless.

At the beginning, when Lu Bu lived in Hanoi, he was afraid of the other party.

But when Lu Bu fled to Bingzhou, he had to help the other party.

Now the two can be regarded as supporting each other, but the state of Lu Bu in front of him makes Zhang Yang a little helpless.

Since Yanzhou fled to Bingzhou, Lu Bu no longer seems to be the warmth of the princes of Weizhen Guanzhong.

Seeing Zhang Yang holding his arm, Lu Bu ignored it, raised his arm and was about to drink.

I used a lot of force in my hand, but the imaginary situation did not appear.

Zhang Yang also seemed a little surprised, but it was quickly clear in his eyes.

Lu Bu in front of him, although he is still that person.

However, the form and spirit are withered, and the spirit and spirit of the whole body have already dispersed.

"Me!"

"What's wrong with me?"

Lu Bu was a little stunned, he made a lot of effort, Zhang Yang pressed his arm, and he subconsciously couldn't lift it.

After coming back to his senses, he secretly made a hard effort to put Zhang Yang away.

"Brother!"

Zhang Yang shouted, and invited Lu Bu over this time, originally planning to discuss how to deal with Cao Cao and Yuan Shao together.

Who would have thought that after Lu Bu came over, he just drank vigorously and did not have the slightest opinion.

Perhaps, he shouldn't have pinned his hopes on the other party.

"Is there a mirror?"

Lu Bu, who was stunned for a while, came back to his senses and suddenly asked Zhang Yang.

The latter paused, beckoning someone to bring a bronze mirror.

Lu Bu raised his eyes and looked into the mirror.

The figure reflected in front of him was a little unfamiliar, as if he didn't know it at all.

The sunken eye sockets were a little black, and there was no shadow of the past on the body.

Lu Bu was a little stunned!

Who is this?

It's me?

How could I be so emaciated!

Subconsciously, Lu Bu instinctively wanted to pick up the wine cup and pour it into his mouth again.

It's just that Zhang Yang sighed on the side.

Hearing the voice, Lu Bu paused.

He looked at the cup in his hand again.

"Ah, wine!"

"Damn, how did I become like this!"

"Brother!" Zhang Yang shook his head.

How did you become like this, you should know in your heart!

Yuan Shao was busy ruling the land of the Three Continents, and the pressure on Lu Bu in the past two years was not too strong after all.

Even later, Yuan Shao just slowly tried to advance.

Lu Bu also seemed to have given up, and the land of annexation began to shrink gradually.

Now, half of it has fallen into Yuan Shao's hands.

And Lu Bu seems to be used to it.

"Do you remember your old ambitions?"

Zhang Yang asked.

Lu Bu responded in his mind, as if he had said it to someone.

Now that he is born in troubled times, as a big husband, how can he not have great ambitions.

If you want to be a prince, you must be the strongest prince, just like the overlord of Western Chu at the end of Qin.

Lu Bu, who came back to his senses, paused, and glanced at the wine cup in his hand again.

For a while.

The wine cup in his hand was suddenly smashed to the ground by Lu Bu.

Zhang Yang on the side was a little surprised!

This kung fu saw Lu Bu stand up again.

"It's just a defeat, but I've been thinking about it for my brother to this day!"

"In the past two years, my brother has been intoxicated with wine all day long, but I never thought that he would be hurt by wine like this!"

"From today onwards, quit drinking for my brother!"

These words were generous and powerful, and Zhang Yang showed a bit of joy with him.

This is the original world-famous Wen Hou Lu Bu.

As long as Lu Bu can regain his confidence and have Lu Bu's help, he can't play a game with Cao Cao.

……

Huainan, Shouchun.

"Cut!"

"Cao Apu, that kid is a lot more majestic!"

"Who does he think he is?"

Regarding the news in the Han newspaper, Yuan Shu just glanced at it and casually put it aside.

Today's Yuan Shu, with Sun Ce under his command, has been fighting outside.

Most of the entire south, except for Jingzhou, has been controlled by him.

In this world, a quarter has fallen into the hands of his Yuan Shu, if you add the territory of that concubine, their Yuan family will have most of the Han world.

Since this year, some people under Yuan Shu have admonished that the destiny of the Han Dynasty is now weak.

The prophecies of the year have also had a tendency to be verified.

Some people say that the Mandate of Heaven of the Han Dynasty has been tilted towards the Yuan family.

Yuan Shu was extremely excited when he heard this.

If it falls on the Yuan family, it must be realized in him.

As for the vertical in the north, Yuan Shu didn't take the other party to heart at all.

Today's Yuan Shu is full of plans in his heart when to replace the world of this big man.

What about Cao Cao's westward expansion?

Yuan Shu doesn't care!

He believed that once he ascended to that supreme position, the entire world would inevitably surrender to his Yuan family.

Even if it was Cao Cao, he would kneel down in front of him when he thought about it in the future.

……

Yuan Shu had a sweet dream, secretly planning when to replace the Han court.

Immediately on the other side is Jingzhou Liu Biao.

This kung fu has already received a letter from Wancheng.

The news of Cao Cao's westward expansion is known today, and Liu Biao naturally knows it.

What the name of the Son of Heaven.

It's just Cao Cao's means to coerce the Son of Heaven and order the princes, what is the difference between him and the original Dong Zhuo.

For example, if the princes did not raise an army to fight against each other today, it is nothing more than that the situation in the world today is not the same as it was back then!

At the beginning, the princes of the Eighteen Roads were nominally only the positions of the Taishou of a county, and some of them were not even Taishou.

But now, the princes of the world, which one is not the prince who plays the role of a continent.

The interests have changed!

After receiving Zhang Xiu's news, Liu Biao intended to raise troops to help Zhang Xiu, after all, Jingzhou and Zhang Xiu are still one.

He regarded the other party as a barrier to the north, and naturally it was impossible to ignore it.

It's just that this matter of Jingzhou is not something that he can decide alone.

The family at the bottom was constrained, and this matter dragged on for several days.

Liu Biaoqi's teeth itched, but there was no way to do it.

These families, after all, only have their own interests in their eyes.

After all, Wancheng is Wancheng, Jingzhou is Jingzhou, Cao Cao is only westward this time, and he did not explicitly say that he wanted to attack Jingzhou.

Since it doesn't hurt their interests.

These families have no intention of helping Zhang Xiu.

After all, when there was a war in this era, it was all real swords and guns, and the people who came out were all the people of the family, and those who lost were their own families.

Even if he wins, how much can he hurt Cao Cao?

I also want to be innocent of Cao Cao!

This is not in any interest for the Maison.

As for losing, it will also be Wancheng, even if Cao Cao is eyeing Jingzhou at that time.

At that time, they still had the choice that these families could make.

……

When Cao Cao camped on the banks of the Shushui River, most of the princes in the world did not react much.

"Ming Gong, I see Wancheng's armament lax!"

"In this battle, the enemy doesn't seem to have the will to fight!"

Inside the tent, Xun You smiled at Cao Cao.

Today, Xun You raised his eyes and looked in the direction of Wancheng, only to see that the other party's city gate was closed, and there was no business travel around the city.

And on the city wall, there are only slightly lax soldiers.

As soon as he saw this posture, he understood that Zhang Xiu probably already had the intention of surrendering in his heart.

It's just that the other party is still making a choice in his heart about how to surrender.

After Xun You finished speaking, Cheng Yu on the side also nodded.

Today's situation is not complicated, as long as you look at it, you can see it clearly.

Cao Cao naturally understands.

Therefore, he was not in a hurry, this time he had already gone to inform Zhang Xiu and let Kaesong surrender.

The Art of War says.

Surrendering without a fight is the best policy!

It is naturally the best thing to be able to win without fighting.

After all, there will be some loss in war.

"This time the envoy has entered Wancheng, and I will wait for that embroidery to descend from the city!"

……

Cao Cao is not in a hurry here, but Zhang Xiu, who is in Wancheng on the other side, is already anxious like an ant on a hot pot at this moment.

He had already asked Jia Xu's opinion before.

The other party's meaning is very clear, for the sake of today, there is only one way to surrender.

There is no other better option.

Zhang Xiu was a little hesitant, and after returning to his house, he couldn't make up his mind.

However, it was not until this moment when Cao Cao came to the city with 150,000 troops that Zhang Xiu knew that he had no other choice now.

The letter to Liu Biao asking for help has been going on for several days.

On the Jingzhou side, there has never been a clear trend of sending troops to help.

In this situation, Zhang Xiu naturally understands that in this case, Jingzhou seems to have completely given up on itself.

He had no choice but to surrender.

At present, the envoy sent by Cao Cao has entered Wancheng, and Zhang Xiu politely entertains the other party.

Time was running out for him.

"Mr. Wenhe, I know that Wancheng has no other choice now!"

Zhang Xiu's face was a little ugly, and she paused and continued.

"However, if we serve Cao Cao like this, if we want to come to this situation, Cao Cao will not pay attention to us!"

"What will happen in the future is still unknown!"

In the final analysis, it is okay to surrender, but after surrendering, what treatment will Cao Cao give himself, this is what Zhang Xiu wants to know now.

Surrendering the city like this, he himself couldn't imagine what good treatment Cao Cao could give.

I'm afraid that when the time comes, after he goes to Xuchang, he will arrange an idle job casually, I'm afraid that's it.

If this is the case, wouldn't it be embarrassing.

In this case, it is better to fight with Na Cao Cao in Kaecheng, even if he loses in the end and becomes a prisoner, he can be regarded as convinced.

Zhang Xiu was a little unwilling in her heart after all.

Hearing his words, Jia Xu raised his eyes and glanced at Zhang Xiu.

The kid in front of him treats him like an elder, and he wants to get some benefits for Zhang Xiu.

Even if it is a surrender, the difference is significant.

Active and passive, the treatment is naturally different.

It's not the same to refuse to go down the road.

Now there is no natural danger in Wancheng, and it is impossible to say that it refuses to surrender.

Even, when the opposing soldiers approached the city, they seemed to have only one way to passively surrender.

However, if you think about it in another direction, it is actually much simpler.

If you want to get good treatment, as long as Zhang Xiu shows her ability, then Cao Cao will naturally not ignore it.

If you surrender under such circumstances, Cao Cao's treatment will naturally not be bad.

Jia Xu looked at Zhang Xiu, and then pointed out.

"General, it must be surrendered, but it can also be done in another way!"

"The general only needs to show his ability this time, so that the world can see it, and Cao Cao will not ignore the general, and at that time, if the general surrenders again, Cao Cao will inevitably give the general a heavy responsibility!"

Jia Xu pointed out casually, and his words were direct and clear.

Zhang Xiu was stunned, but he didn't expect such a choice.

"Oh, please teach me Mr. Wenhe!"

……

On the same day, Zhang Xiu invited Cao Cao's envoy to the main hall of the Wancheng Government Office, and bluntly told the other party.

said that he had admired Cao Gong for a long time, and he had never been disobedient to the court.

This time, Duke Cao came, and he wanted to raise the city and bring his soldiers and horses to surrender.

But the soldiers and horses under his command were all uncles Zhang Ji soldiers and horses before, although he has the right to lead, but he also has to give an explanation to these subordinates.

This time, it is okay to move the city and surrender.

But he wanted to take this opportunity to fight with the generals under Cao Gong, which could be regarded as an explanation for the soldiers and horses under his command.

In the final analysis, it's okay to want me Zhang Xiu to surrender, but you Cao Cao should also give some direct expression.

He didn't even mind showing his abilities in front of Cao Cao.

On that day, the messenger brought back Zhang Xiu's original words.

The people of Cao's big tent.

After Cao Cao heard Zhang Xiu's request, he was not too surprised.

The other side surrenders, and negotiations are the norm.

If he surrendered if he didn't want anything, Cao Cao was a little uneasy.

After learning about Zhang Xiu's request, Cao Cao couldn't help but raise his eyes and glanced at Xun You and Cheng Yu on the side.

"What do you think, gentlemen?"

(End of chapter)