After the war, Chenliu was deserted, with few soldiers and food, and was powerless. I was willing to stay in Xu County, one for military farming and the other for the leader of the alliance to block Yuan Shu.
It sounds very nice, and no soldiers were sent, but instead ordered Cheng Yu, who was stationed in Fan County, to strengthen his defense.
Despite this, the situation is still very serious.
As Cao Cao was worried, Jiyin and Shanyang counties successively served Yuan Shao's loyalty, either sent troops or sent food to support Yuan Shao's besieging Dongwuyang. Even the Chen State, which belonged to Yuzhou, was not willing to fall behind, and Chen's prime minister Yuan Si directly
Allegiance to Yuan Shao.
No one took Cao Cao, the governor of Yanzhou, who was granted by the imperial court, seriously and was not even interested in telling him.
Even Chenliu County, where Xiahou Dun was the prefect, had disharmonious voices.
Cao Cao could only turn a blind eye to this, close his eyes, and pretended not to see it.
Before killing Bian Rang, the people of Yanzhou had betrayed him. Now they have killed Zhang Chao and slaughtered Yongqiu. The people of Yanzhou hate him to the core, and there is no loyalty at all.
He shrank his main force to Yingchuan and Chenliu areas, and watched the development of the situation nervously.
At the end of the first month, Yuan Shao personally led a large army to surround Dongwuyang.
He sent someone to persuade him to surrender again, hoping that Zang Hong would not be stubborn and burn his eyes.
Zang Hong rejected him again.
Yuan Shao thought that he had come in person and gave Zang Hong enough face. Dongwuyang would defeat him without fighting, and then he could cross the river and sweep Yanzhou. Unexpectedly, Zang Hong was embarrassed and a little angry, and then ordered the siege.
Soon, Yuan Shao regretted it.
Zang Hong's preparations were more than he imagined. Dongwu Yang City was as solid as a rock. He repelled more than a dozen attacks in succession, and Yuan Shao suffered losses.
Yuan Shao became more and more furious when he was in trouble and ordered a fierce attack, and summoned Qingzhou, Xuzhou and Yanzhou counties to help.
When Cao Cao learned that Yuan Shao was frustrated in the siege, he felt relieved.
Attacking a city means doing one go, then fading, and exhausting three times. If you cannot achieve success in one blow, it will inevitably be a harsh battle to siege the city.
At this time, news came that Yuan Shu sent general Qiao Rui to attack Chen State.
Chen Prime Minister Yuan Si was originally appointed by Yuan Shu, and Yuan Shu always regarded Chen State as his territory. Yuan Si surrendered to Yuan Shao, and Yuan Shu felt very embarrassed and sent Qiao Rui to lead his troops to seize it.
Yuan Si was originally a scholar, so he didn't know how to fight. He knew that Yuan Shu was unreasonable. Before Qiao Rui entered the country, he ran away.
Cao Cao was right in his mind.
While leading his troops to join Chen State, he also sent a letter to Yuan Shao.
Please ask the leader to attack Dongwuyang with peace of mind. Chen Guo has me, so Yuan Shu must not go further.
A few days later, Cao Cao met Qiao Rui in Chen County. In a fierce battle, Qiao Rui was defeated and left. Cao Cao not only took down the State of Chen, but also took the opportunity to capture most of Runan.
When Yuan Shu heard the news, he was so angry that he cursed, but he did not dare to send troops to fight Cao Cao again.
After thinking about it, he sent someone to Xuzhou to contact Lu Bu.
Xiao Pei.
The red rabbit horse swept through the grass like the wind, Lu Bu opened his bow and put on an arrow, the sound of the strings was still sounding, and the feather arrows had already hit the prey.
A fat deer fell to the ground by an arrow, rolled on the ground, twitched twice, and stopped moving.
Lu Xiaohuan rushed over and flew off the horse. Seeing Lu Bu's arrow shot into the deer's left ear and his right ear, he couldn't help but clapping his hands and complimenting.
"Ahon, you shoot so accurately. When will I practice such archery skills?"
Lu Bule held his mount and laughed. "I'm afraid I can't do it in this life."
Lu Xiaohuan was furious, snorted, flew on his horse, and took the two maids to the distance.
Lu Bu stroked his short beard under his jaw and browsed. Only by hunting with his daughter can he feel better.
Since he was forced to withdraw from Yanzhou and stayed in Xiaopei, his life has been not very good.
The once fierce tiger can only curl up in a place like Xiaopei and be a gatekeeper dog, which he never expected.
But the situation is so he can't do anything about it.
He could compete with Cao Cao for Yanzhou, but he did not have the strength and courage to face Yuan Shao.
The influence of the three ministers of the four generations made him angry even if he thought about it.
Where to go?
Should I accept Zhang Yang's invitation, return to Bingzhou, serve the emperor, or stay in Xuzhou and wait for the opportunity?
Lu Bu was very confused.
When he first received Zhang Yang's letter, he was indeed moved. He felt guilty again when he thought of his once dug up the imperial tomb outside Luoyang City under the order of Dong Zhuo.
It would be too naive to be able to get along with others in peace.
What's more, that man is the emperor.
Even if the emperor can spare him death now, he will find an opportunity to retaliate against him in the future.
Zhang Yang's intention is good, but he is too loyal to see the danger behind it.
Lu Bu looked at the horizon in the distance and sighed several times.
"June and Marquis." Zhang Liao rode his horse and strangled his mount.
"What's up?"
"The war horse we purchased was intercepted by Hanoi prefect Dong Zhao."
Lu Bu was shocked and then furious. "Who is Dong Zhao? How dare you intercept my war horse?"
Zhang Liao looked at Lu Bu, waited for a moment before saying, "It is said that the emperor has issued an imperial edict, and no war horses passing through Hanoi will be allowed to pass."
Lu Bu suddenly replied, stared at Zhang Liao and looked again and again. "Is it the emperor's edict?"
"Yes, I asked again and again, sure."
Lu Bu became a little anxious. "What is the emperor trying to do? Why did he issue an edict to stop the war horse trading for no reason? Without war horses, how can I compete with the Yuan brothers?"
Zhang Liao let out a sigh. "The king wanted to compete with the Yuan brothers with war horses, so the emperor naturally wanted to compete with the Yuan brothers with war horses. In Bingzhou, the emperor could only rely on cavalry."
Lu Bu's eyes flashed, he pondered for a long time, and his anger gradually subsided.
He knew that Zhang Liao and others wanted to go back, but because of his face, no one said it clearly.
"Wen Yuan, do you think we should go back?"
Zhang Liao nodded. "Judge, the court is right to use human strategies, and the emperor will be able to forget his mistakes and remember his merits. Even if the emperor is wrong, he is not Li Jue or Guo Si. If the emperor can forgive Guo Si, he will be able to forgive the emperor. And
The fox died at the foot of the hill. We were originally from Bingzhou. Even if we died, we should die in Bingzhou. How could we bury our bones in a foreign land?"
Lu Bu breathed a sigh of relief and didn't say anything for a long time.
Zhang Liao's words "The fox died in the hill" hit his weakness.
They are from Bingzhou, and are from Bianzhou people who are looked down upon by the scholars and officials of Guandong. Not to mention Yuan Shao, even Zhang Fei, who is also from the neighboring state, looked down on him and had many conflicts. If Liu Bei had not been aware of the general and loyalty, he was not loyal.
Maybe it's already started.
No matter how good Xuzhou is, it has no place to establish himself.
Seeing Lu Bu’s intention, Zhang Liao struck while the iron was hot and added another sentence. “June, Yuan Shao has gone south and is besieging Dongwuyang.”
Lu Bu frowned. "Yuan Shao fought Dongwuyang for Zang Hong, what did he do with me?"
Zhang Liao smiled bitterly. "Zang Hong has nothing to do with the Lord and the Marquis, but Liu Bei has something to do with the Lord and the Marquis. When Liu Bei ruled Xuzhou, he sent Chen Deng to Yecheng to pay homage to Yuan Shao. Now that Yuan Shao is going south, how can Liu Bei not respond? Even if Liu Bei doesn't
Ask, how could Chen Deng and others sit down and watch the Lord sit down?"
Lu Bu's face changed slightly.
He was not worried about Liu Bei, but he had to worry about Chen Deng and others. After all, Xuzhou was Xuzhou from Xuzhou. Tao Qian and Liu Bei from the past dared not ignore the attitude of Xuzhou people.
Yuan Shao had wanted to kill him before, and if the people of Xuzhou wanted to use his head to ask Yuan Shao for credit, Liu Bei would be unable to stop him.
"Wen Yuan?"
"Your Majesty, it's better to go back." Zhang Liao bowed.