In November of the second year of Jian'an (the winter of 197 AD), a piece of news spread all over the Central Plains!

Cao Cao's first strategist, Guo Jia and Guo Fengxiao, who are known as ghosts, died of drunkenness in a friend's liquor shop due to excessive drinking! At the age of 27! Nickname: Marquis Zhen.

Because four of his nine wives were pregnant, Cao Cao not only enshrined all of Guo Jia's eight concubines as orders in one go, but finally directly knighted his wife Dong!

However, there was a precedent for a female marquis in the early Han Dynasty, and the courtiers could also see Cao Cao's grief at this time, but no one was too opposed!

While other forces were secretly rejoicing, coincidentally, a month later, Tian Feng, the first strategist under Yuan Shao, was actually imprisoned for insulting the lord, and even Yuan Shao had already released to the public that he would never hire Tian Feng again!

Just when everyone thought that the matter was over, news came out in Yizhou that Jia Xu, the first strategist under King Hongnong, had no news after going out last year, and there was no one alive or dead, as if the world had evaporated!

For a time, one of the top strategists among the three largest princes died, one was imprisoned, and one was missing, which is also embarrassing!

In the dense forest next to Xuzhou Langxie Terrace

"Are you sure Guo Jia is dead?" Liu Weitai asked.

"Yes, I was there at the funeral to confirm in person! How is Jia Xu's side? Can you have eyebrows? Sima Yi first replied firmly, and then asked rhetorically.

"Although Na Jia Wenhe is very cautious, but after hitting my Qianli Most Soul Chasing Gu, the female worm can identify its direction within three months, and I believe that it will be a matter of time before it is caught!" Liu Weitai's tone is also very determined.

The two looked at each other, and both smiled.

"What happened to Tian Feng was done by you?" Sima Yi continued to ask.

"It's just going with the flow, but it doesn't seem like it is right now, but it doesn't hurt!"

"Since the four sons of the dragon have already gone three, why do you have to find another son?" Sima Yi frowned and asked with doubts in his heart.

"Sima Xiaoyou has never heard of 'If you fight a snake, you will not die, but you will suffer from it!' Is it reasonable? The four sons of the dragon are all chosen ones, once someone does not die, it is likely to reverse the overall situation, my lord has planned for a thousand years, and there is no room for a trace of variables. ”

“… By the way, when it comes to variables, Yan Chao hasn't found it yet? ”

"That person is not even at the yellow level in my sect, not too many people pay attention to it, I think it is because I realize that we will kill people after the matter is over, so he fled to the outside of the plug in advance or went directly to the sea by boat, but Zhong Da can rest assured, he has the life-seeking Gu I taught in his body, and if he doesn't get the antidote, he will die in a month!"

Hearing Liu Weitai's answer, Sima Yi's hanging heart was also half of it, and then he asked curiously: "I don't know what level of disciple I will belong to if I join your sect?" ”

"Oh? Sima Xiaoyou is interested in my teaching? However, since Xiaoyou handed over the nomination, then I don't have to hide anything, and now I will explain a thing or two to Sima Xiaoyou!

Our sect is divided into four levels: heaven, earth, xuan, and huang, the heaven-level disciples must be the descendants of the sect leader's bloodline left in the world, the earth-level is those of us who are responsible for important decisions in the sect, the xuan-level is the supervisors distributed in various states, and the yellow-level is an ordinary sect like Yan Chao who is hidden in the world!

If Sima Xiaoyou wants to join my Holy Sect, I believe that it will not be a problem to become a prefecture-level! ”

Sima Yi nodded, but did not reply.

...

Somewhere south of Jingzhou, in a dense forest

"Kong Ming, Xingba, are you really not coming?" Guo Jia asked sincerely.

"You asked me to bow down to a fifty-year-old man... Do you think I'm crazy or are you crazy? Zhuge Liang looked at the three people opposite him speechlessly.

"I'll forget it too... If the oath is valid, doesn't it mean that if one person dies, we will be wiped out? ”

The crowd was speechless for a while.

A quarter of an hour later

"Third brother, as you two said, this witch Gu sect can be said to be all over the Central Plains, and my second brother's goal is too obvious, and it is not suitable for staying in the Central Plains for a long time."

"It's okay, it's enough to leave it to me and Kong Ming here!"

"Xingba and you, Boyang (Yang Aruo's character, Liangzhou Ranger, because he was rescued by Hu Che'er in his early years, was selected by Jia Xu after joining the scout camp, and stayed by his side) can bring ten people to protect me and my second brother." Jia Xu patted Yan Chao, who was depressed, and said with a smile.

"Well, Mr. Wenhe deliberately exposed his whereabouts before, I believe that those people from the Wu Gu Sect will soon make some changes, and now we are hiding in the shadows, Feng Xiao will definitely gain something!"

Hearing this, Guo Jia looked at Zhuge Liang in surprise and asked, "What does Kong Ming mean..."

"There are all kinds of indications that the Wu Gu Sect is likely to be involved with Gongsun Yixi, and Liang plans to go to Youzhou to check one or two!"

"Isn't it too dangerous for you little kid to go? I'll go for it! Gan Ning shook his head and stopped.

"Go with both of you! There is also a response. Jia Xu nodded and said, then looked at Guo Jia and continued to speak: "Although the third brother cheated to death and escaped, after all, the time is still short, and it is inevitable that his identity will be exposed, so he will stay here for the time being, firstly, as Zhuge Xiaoyou said, to investigate the matter of the Witch Gu Sect, and secondly, to pay attention to the whereabouts of Pang Shiyuan and the four sons who have not yet been born!"

Wencai (Bao's word, Si Lijing Zhao Yin Xinfeng, when he was a teenager, he killed dozens of bandits because he saved his mother!) And the rest of them stayed behind to cooperate with the third brother! ”

Early the next morning, it was the day of separation

"Third brother, Kong Ming, Xingba, don't pass by, I hope you cherish it!"

"Take care, everyone!"

Jia Xu and Yan Chao arched their hands and said, Yan Chao had already accepted his fate at this time, although this sworn worship had the meaning of being forced, but Guo Jia's help not only saved himself from the fate of being wiped out, but also because of the action of the Wu Divine Doctor, although he did not completely remove the Gu worms in his body, but at least he helped stabilize it, and it would not attack in a short time!

And now that I think about it, Yan Chao even feels that this encounter is likely to be his destiny, not to mention being able to worship Jia Xu and Guo Jia, two characters who are destined to go down in history, and it is not a loss to look at it horizontally and vertically!

After bidding farewell to everyone, Yan Chao asked, "Jia... Big brother, where are we going? ”

"Overseas!"

…

Guangling

Inside the castle guard

"My lord, Liu Jian has agreed to send troops together, but there is one condition, that is, Changsha Sun Jian may send troops together." Liu Bei's subordinate Jian Yong replied with a fist.

"The conditions given by Liu Biao in Jingzhou are the same, in addition, this time to Xiangyang, Liu Qi, the eldest son of Liu Biao, takes care of the ministers, and seems to have the intention of making friends!" Sun Qian arched his hand and said.

"What do you think?" After listening to Sun Qian and Jian Yong's returns, Liu Bei looked at Chen Gong and asked.

Chen Gong didn't answer immediately, and after thinking for a while, he replied: "Sun Jian, Liu Biao, and Liu Miao have mutual scruples, and it is reasonable to make this request, but this time the lord called on the southern princes to exterminate Yuan Shu, but Sun Jian was the first to respond, which is quite intriguing!"

However, in the eyes of his subordinates, it is indeed time to send troops! Shouchun is strategically located, it can be attacked and retreated, and once it is taken by Cao Cao, it will cut off our contact with Liu Biao, so that the lord will be quite passive.

In addition, regarding the line of Jingzhou Liu Qi, we must be stable! ”

"But... I heard that Liu Biao likes his second son Liu Cong more, and he is different from Tao Qian, not to mention that Liu Biao is located in the land of Jingxiang and far away from the disputes in the Central Plains. ”

"Lord, the current situation seems to be calm, but in fact, the lord is like a candle in the wind, which may be extinguished at any time! As the saying goes, those who achieve great things are not informal, can the lord still remember how King Hongnong took Yizhou? Did he ever have any scruples about the same clan at that time?

It's only been a few years now, who in Yizhou still remembers the former Liu Yan? Isn't it all day long singing praises to King Hongnong? The winner, the prince, the loser, is the reason! Chen Gong's eyes were sharp, and the words he said also made Liu Bei fall silent.

After a long time, Liu Bei spoke: "The meaning of Gongtai is... Let me learn from the king of Hongnong? But in this way, wouldn't it break the alliance of the three of us? And also to the evil King Hongnong? ”

"Ah, my lord! Has the lord ever thought about it? How long can the current situation last?

Yangzhou is okay, living in a corner, but Jingzhou is different, before Yuan Shao's southern expedition, neither King Hongnong nor Cao Cao will allow Jingzhou to be the first rat at both ends, according to the current situation, Jingzhou is already suffering from internal and external troubles, and Liu Biao can only give Jingzhou to King Hongnong or Cao Cao! And when the time comes, where should the lord go? Do you want to continue wandering? ”

"What the public station said is right!" Mi Zhu on the side said.

"Don't forget, King Hongnong can endure humiliation and steal life under Dong Zhuo, and even silently obtain Yizhou, which proves that it is by no means a good type, once he takes the lead in getting Jingzhou, the lord will only be subservient to the next way, and we are okay, but the lord really thinks that King Hongnong will let you go?"

"Gongtai and Zizhong are right, big brother, we really need to plan early!" Guan Yu also echoed.

"Oh, that's it! According to what the public station said! Gongyou (Sun Qian's words), don't bother the two masters, and then contact Liu Qi's son, and you need to bother to go in person!

Gongtai, you are fully responsible for the crusade against Yuan Shu! ”

…

In the first month of the third year of Jian'an, Liu Bei, the Taishou of Guangling, Liu Biao of Jingzhou, Liu Xuan, the assassin of Yangzhou, and Sun Jian, the Taishou of Changsha, jointly went to the imperial court, listing more than 100 crimes of the puppet emperor Yuan Shu, and finally decided to jointly send troops.

For rebellious ministers and thieves like Yuan Shu, who established themselves as emperors, they are naturally a thorn in the side and a thorn in the flesh of the princes of the court! After Cao Cao got the news, he also agreed to Liu Bei's request for the first time, and allocated 100,000 deniers of grain and grass as military funds!

In February of the third year of Jian'an (198 AD), Jingzhou sent 30,000 troops from Jiangxia County, with Huang Zu as the main general; Yangzhou sent 30,000 troops from Jianye, with Tai Shici as the main general; Changsha and Guangling each sent 20,000 soldiers and horses, with Cheng Pu and Guan Yu as the main generals!

The 100,000 allied troops set off towards Shouchun, kicking off the biggest war since Jian'an!