Chapter 303, Because you are Xu Yuanzhi

Guo Jia did not want to give up the victory he had gained, but the situation suddenly changed, and Dang Jue continued to be disrupted by it.

If he continues to stay in Yanzhou, Sun Ce is likely to go north, and Cao Cao will also send troops. By then, they will be surrounded by enemies from both sides.

"I wasted so much food and grass, I really don't want to retreat." Guan Yu looked regretful. He hardly fought a decent battle this time. It seemed like he was traveling around the world with an army of 100,000.

Guo Jia couldn't guess what Mr. Guan was thinking, so he laughed and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Yun. There are plenty of battles for you to fight in the future!"

Guan Yu thought: "Is it possible?"

"Of course the two states of Ji and You cannot be given to Cao Cao in vain."

Guo Jia looked to the north. What he said about retreating to Bingzhou was not to do nothing, but to change his lord's direction and compete for Jizhou and Youzhou.

After the Battle of Guandu, Yuan Shao's main force was completely lost. Although the population of the three states in Hebei is not short of soldiers, it will not be possible to build a strong fighting force overnight.

Yuan Shao has lost the foundation to compete with Cao Cao for the Central Plains, and the battle in Yizhou is coming to an end. It is time to intervene in the battle for the Central Plains.

If Cao Cao is allowed to conquer the Central Plains, Liu Bei's advantage will disappear. Although Guanzhong and Bashu are good places, they are not as good as the huge Central Plains.

Guan Yu stroked his long beard and said with a smile: "According to what the military advisor said, it's time for the division to return to Bingzhou. Let's see what happens to Cao Cao and Sun Ce."

The other meaning of Guo Jia's retreat that he thought of was that Sun Ce now occupied Cao Cao's Yuzhou, and Cao Cao had previously been too busy fighting Yuan Shao to take care of it.

Today is different from the past. The Battle of Guandu has ended, and the territories of Cao Cao and Sun Ce are adjacent. Their interests will inevitably drive them to start disputes.

At this moment, Cao Cao and his subordinates were also debating whether to take advantage of the great victory and advance into Hebei.

Some people think that Yuan Shao is at his weakest at this moment and should strike while the iron is hot.

Some people also think that they should turn around and repel Guo Jia first, and then regain Yuzhou.

Cao Cao was also hesitant. In his previous life, he adopted Guo Jia's strategy and chose to retreat and wait to see what happened, sitting back and watching Yuan Shao's disciples fight.

However, many things have changed in this life, the Battle of Guandu has been advanced, and the strength gap between him and Yuan Shao is not as big as in the previous life.

The most important thing is that Liu Bei's early rise has brought about earth-shaking changes to the general situation of the world. In the previous life, Guanzhong was originally in a state of fragmentation, so he naturally did not need to act too hastily.

However, this life is different. Judging from the progress of the Yizhou battle, Liu Bei will be able to free his hands in a long time, and then he will face the invincible Northern Metro Cavalry.

When Cao Cao thought of this, he already had a decision in his mind, and then slowly stood up.

When everyone saw this, they kept silent and waited quietly for orders.

"My order is for the whole army to rest for three days and continue to move northward to attack the three prefectures of Qing, Ji, and You."

"Here!"

Everyone knew that their lord had made up his mind, but no one spoke to dissuade him.

Cao Cao looked at Cheng Yu and continued: "Zhongde, I order you to go as envoy to Sun Ce and tell him that Yuzhou belongs to him. Also, remind him for me."

"My lord, please speak?"

"Bo Fu should know who is the most powerful prince in the world. If he continues to go north, don't blame Cao for being rude."

The meaning of these words is already obvious. Yuzhou can give way, but I hope Sun Ce will accept it when he sees fit.

If he still wants to plot Yanzhou and Xuzhou, even if he ignores the overall situation, Cao Cao will definitely send his troops southward and fight to the death.

"I'll take your orders."

With the fall of Bajun, Liu Fan's hegemony finally came to an end.

This time he did not retreat south. The south was full of small towns, which were not enough to support his comeback.

And there is another important reason, that is, he discovered Xu Shu's betrayal, or Xu Shu deliberately did it.

After Liu Fan discovered the terrifying power of gunpowder, he dug three feet into the ground under the four city gates and built the ground very solidly.

I thought I would be able to sit back and relax in this way, but as the supervisor, Xu Shu deliberately left a loophole in the north gate, so that Bajun only held on for three days before it fell.

"Yuan Zhi, I ask myself, I treat you well, why do you treat me like this?" Liu Fan's questioning voice was filled with sadness and loss.

He regarded Xu Shu as his confidant and his right-hand man, but in the end he found out that the other party was playing tricks on him. The result of this kind of sincere mishandling was the most hurtful.

Xu Shu sighed and said: "A good bird chooses a tree to roost in. Young Master, although you are ambitious, you are ambitious but not talented. No wonder I am below you."

He didn't tell the truth. At this point, the truth or lies no longer mattered. People here are too complicated to tell the truth.

Liu Bei intended to reuse him, so he deliberately let him join in the form of an enemy minister voluntarily surrendering. As for the identity of this secret agent, he wanted it to be buried in the files forever and turned into ashes with the fire.

Liu Fan laughed three times after hearing this. He felt like a man riding a bicycle at the moment, while his sweetheart would rather sit in a "BMW" and cry.

"That's all. Since this is your choice, I wish you a bright future and promotion under Liu Bei."

After Liu Fan finished speaking, he looked around at the Northern Army soldiers in all directions, and the bloody sword in his hand was slowly placed on his neck.

Xu Shu didn't come over, not wanting to witness this scene.

His mood at the moment was a bit complicated. It was strange to say that he was originally Liu Bei's man, but when facing Liu Fan, he felt guilty after betraying him.

Perhaps it was in his heart that Liu Fan showed his sincerity to him. Regardless of his ability, it was indeed a blessing.

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Blood flowed freely, and a generation of princes fell. If we include the declining Yuan Shao, there will be only four princes left in the world, one step closer to the original three-part world.

However, Liu Bei will naturally not be satisfied with this. What he wants is the whole world, and even, as Guo Jia said, create a more powerful empire.

"I don't blame you for this. If I want to blame you, blame this troubled world."

Liu Bei didn't know when he appeared next to Xu Shu. Seeing that Xu Shu was in a low mood, he couldn't help but comfort him.

Yuan Zhi, I finally don’t have to watch your lonely back go away in this life, and Cao Cao can’t even think of taking you away from me again!

Xu Shu turned to look at Liu Bei, leaned over and said, "Xu Shu pays homage to the Prime Minister."

"No need to be too polite, I have suffered a lot for you these past few years. After all, you have been following Liu Fan for several years, right?"

Xu Shu nodded slightly.

Liu Bei continued: "Let's go to Chang'an first. Your Majesty is already waiting for you."

In order to prevent Xu Shu's identity from being leaked, he specially sent someone to take Xu Shu's mother to Chang'an. After all, the mother and son had not seen each other for several years.

Although he really wanted to have a long talk with Xu Shu, Liu Bei still chose to grant Xu Shu's advice with a smile.

"How can Xu Shu be able to win such great love from the Prime Minister?"

"Because you are Xu Yuanzhi, everything is worth it!"
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