"My lord, Yuan Shao was originally the leader of the alliance against Dong. After occupying Jizhou, his strength and reputation increased significantly. Now Yuan Shu has been defeated by Cao Cao several times and fled to Huainan in embarrassment. There is a vague trend of Yuan Shao being the leader of the princes in the world." "Before.
Cao Cao, the prefect of Dongjun, was recommended by Yuan Shao. After Cao Cao broke the Yellow Turban last year, he succeeded him as the shepherd of Yanzhou, but Cao Cao still looked up to Yuan Shao!"
Liu Zhang quickly waved his hand and looked at Liu Ye with a smile.
"Zi Yang, you are worrying too much! Yuan Shao is now busy competing with Gongsun Zan for the land in Hebei. How can he think about us?"
Based on Liu Zhang's understanding of Yuan Shao, he saw small gains and forgot the great righteousness, and his eyes were always on You and Qingzhou.
Besides, no matter how long Yuan Shao's hands are, can he still reach Yizhou?
Liu Ye still refused to give up and was still telling Liu Zhang about the great changes in Yuan Shao's power.
"My Lord, Yuan Shao defeated the Black Mountain Army at Luchang Mountain this year and killed tens of thousands of thieves. The Black Mountain Army has all fled into the Taihang Mountains, and there is no longer a threat to Jizhou."
"Yuan Shao made his eldest son Yuan Tan the governor of Qingzhou and tried to get involved in Qingzhou. Gongsun Zan refused and sent his general Tian Kai to attack. Unfortunately, Tian Kai lost to Yuan Tan and Yuan Shao's forces officially entered Qingzhou."
Yuan Shao's power is developing really fast!
Liu Zhang couldn't help but sigh in his heart. When the Han Emperor was still in Chang'an, Yuan Shao openly defied the Holy Ming and attacked the prefectures and counties wantonly. However, Yuan Tan's performance surprised Liu Zhang.
"I didn't expect Yuan Tan to have such a talent!"
"My lord, do you know whose plan it was to break through Black Mountain and defeat Tian Kai?"
Yuan Shao had many advisers under his command, especially at this time, even Xun Yu and Guo Jia were under his command.
Since Xun Yu and Guo Jia looked down on Yuan Shao, they naturally would not give him any designs. Liu Zhang thought about it and named two names.
"Jushou? Tian Feng?"
In Liu Zhang's opinion, these two people are the only ones who are really capable. The rest are just losers and fighting among themselves. When it comes time to make a decision, they are all bad ideas!
"No, it's Xu You!"
"It turned out to be him..."
If Liu Ye hadn't mentioned this person, Liu Zhang would have really forgotten about him!
"My lord, Xu You and my lord also have quite a feud, right?"
Liu Zhang couldn't help but laugh out loud, Liu Ye said it so tactfully.
"Zi Yang, it's not just a holiday, the person who hates me the most in this world is none other than Xu You!"
Liu Zhang's insult to Xu You would be hard for anyone to forget, let alone the petty Xu Ziyuan!
"Could he instigate Yuan Shao to attack us? Probably not. Even if Yuan Shao had this intention, he would not be able to do it. Gongsun Zan has not solved it yet, so how can he have the energy to take care of us?"
If Yuan Shao unified Hebei, Liu Zhang might pay some attention to it, but now Yuan Shao, like him, only occupies one state in Jizhou, and is constantly threatened by his powerful enemy Gongsun Zan, so it is absolutely impossible to waste his troops.
"Since my lord regards me as my military advisor, I have to take precautions before they happen. What if Yuan Shao joins forces with Ma Teng, Han Sui, Li Jue, Guo Si, and Liu Biao to attack Yizhou? If Hanzhong is lost, Bashu will be shaken!"
If other counselors said this to him, Liu Zhang wouldn't care too much, because the possibility was too low. But it was Liu Ye who brought it up, and he was so persistent, which made Liu Zhang uneasy.
"Zi Yang, the southern expedition is going so smoothly. I think it won't be long before they can take over Zangda County and Yuexi County. Then Zijing and the others will immediately start planning against the barbarians. They will definitely be in urgent need of troops."
"Although we have more than 100,000 troops, we currently only have five battalions of 45,000 men that can maneuver. These are the most elite troops. Facing the barbarian attack, we can defeat them in a short time."
The three battalions of Huang Zhong, Zhao Yun, Dian Wei and Liu Zhang were prepared to carry out raids when the barbarians resisted. Tai Shici's Wu Feng battalion was used to sit in Chengdu and be ready to deal with emergencies in various places at any time. Not to mention the Gao Shun camp.
, invincible and invincible are the best words to describe him. He is Liu Zhang's most elite ace warrior.
Except for these soldiers and horses, all other soldiers and horses have their own tasks and cannot be mobilized.
Liu Zhang couldn't help but feel helpless in his heart. When and how many soldiers and horses would be able to free himself from this constraining feeling.
"My lord, there is currently insufficient food and grass in Chengdu. We can only conquer two counties in a short period of time. It is difficult to make a breakthrough against the barbarians."
Liu Ye was telling the truth. Even if Lu Su was extremely resourceful, there was absolutely no way he could let the barbarians kill each other in such a short period of time.
"Lord, why don't we act like this..."
Liu Ye whispered in Liu Zhang's ear, but Liu Zhang's brows tightened as he listened, and he finally shook his head.
Five days later, Liu Zhang was not persuaded by Liu Ye. Instead, he made a high-profile oath in Chengdu and once again sent a four-pronged army with a total of 40,000 people southward, claiming that he would take over the entire Nanzhong in one go.
Flags were flying outside the city of Chengdu, blocking out the sky and the sun. No one in the entire Shu County knew that Yizhou Shepherd Liu Zhang was desperate to go south to conquer, preparing to pacify Yizhou in one go.
After defeating Gongsun Zan and annihilating all his elite white horse followers, Yuan Shao forgot about his past and paid no attention to the heroes of Hebei.
At present, Bingzhou has been controlled by the nephew's high-ranking officials, and the only serious problem in Jizhou, the Black Mountain Bandits, has also been severely damaged.
Yuan Shao's only enemy in Hebei was Gongsun Zan of Youzhou.
Although Gongsun Zan was brave, he was constrained by Liu Yu, the shepherd of Youzhou, and could not use his full strength at all times.
Jizhou has a vast territory and rich resources. Not only does it have a large population, it is also a grain-producing land, which is far more powerful than the bitter and cold Youzhou.
From the current point of view, as long as Yuan Shao works steadily, it is inevitable to unify Hebei.
"Lord! I'm so happy!"
From far away, Yuan Shao heard Xu You's call.
Originally, Yuan Shao didn't like such blustering behavior, as he felt it was detrimental to his elegant image.
However, Xu You kept shouting that he was very happy, so Yuan Shao waited patiently for his arrival.
Finally, after a while, Xu You ran up to Yuan Shao out of breath. He must have been running too fast, and he was speechless for the first time.
"Ziyuan, didn't you start shouting at the door of the Zhou Mu Mansion?"
Xu You has known Yuan Shao for many years and has made great achievements in recent years, so he is deeply loved by Yuan Shao.
Hearing Yuan Shao's teasing words, Xu You couldn't help but laugh.
"My lord, today is truly a double blessing! I...I am absolutely overjoyed!"
"Ziyuan, why are you so happy? Could it be that Gongsun Zan died suddenly?"
If there is such a big happy event, Yuan Shao can only think of Gongsun Zan's unexpected death!
Xu You's smile grew stronger and stronger, and he burst into laughter.
"Hahaha! My lord, although Gongsun Zan did not die suddenly, he is not far away from it!"