However, Gongsun Zan still said indifferently: "It is true that Yuan Shao, a gentleman, took advantage of my northern expedition to the foreign tribes to come and declare war."
"Haha, what a fourth generation and third prince!"
Guo Tu was still very patient and said directly: "Now that the matter has come to an end, I won't hide anything from the general. Even if we don't take the initiative to attack Cao Cao, Cao Cao will take the initiative to go north and occupy the entire north!"
"I believe that General Gongsun Zan is not accustomed to relying on others. Since Cao Cao can send troops to Xuzhou, why won't he attack Youzhou?"
"General, think about it, if Cao Cao comes to attack Youzhou, will you still be able to keep your position as the governor of Youzhou?"
Guo Tu's words directly spoke to Gongsun Zan's heart. He did not want to be dependent on others, otherwise he would not have assassinated Liu Yu and captured Youzhou.
Immediately, Gongsun Zan's eyes flickered, and he smiled faintly and said: "Just for this reason, you want me to help Yuan Shao?"
Guo Tu's face was startled, and he looked at Gongsun Zan and said: "After the matter is completed, the land of Jizhou will come."
But before he finished speaking, he was directly interrupted by Gongsun Zan.
"Don't tell me that after everything is done, your empty-handed tricks will be of no use to me!"
"Now I just want all three counties north of Jizhou to be mine!"
Hearing this, Guo Tu showed an embarrassed look, and then gritted his teeth and said: "As long as the general is willing to ally with us, let's make a deal!"
Then Guo Tu turned and left.
Gongsun Zan said calmly: "I would like to send my guest off."
Under Guo Tu's suggestion, the land of the three counties was ceded, and Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao reached a secret agreement.
At this moment, among Chen Liu, Zhao Feng was flipping through the recent news, with a smile on his lips.
Cao Cao happened to be here at this time.
"Military advisor, what makes you so happy?"
Zhao Feng tightened his lips slightly and said with a smile: "It is a good thing but not a good thing."
After listening to Zhao Feng's words, Cao Cao smiled and shook his head and said, "Military advisor, I don't want to play guessing games with you, so just tell me."
Zhao Feng put down the bamboo tube in his hand, glanced at Cao Cao and said, "My lord, Yuan Shao will start a war with us soon!"
Hearing this, Cao Cao's eyes flickered. Now he and Yuan Shao are definitely the two most powerful princes among the Han Dynasty.
If a war really breaks out, it will definitely be the most brutal battle among the Han Dynasty, although Yuan Shao has been frustrated by Cao Jun many times, and even failed one after another in his campaign against Gongsun Zan.
But Jizhou has a lot of people and a lot of food, plus Bingzhou, its strength cannot be underestimated!
Definitely one of the strongest princes besides Cao Cao.
Then Cao Cao laughed and said: "Just fight, sooner or later we will fight, and how can I, Cao Cao, be afraid of Yuan Shao?"
Now that the four states are in hand, Cao Cao naturally has the confidence. He is just Yuan Shao, and he is really no match now!
Zhao Feng smiled slightly: "What if Gongsun Zan is also involved?"
Then Zhao Feng took out a roll of bamboo.
Cao Cao picked up the bamboo tube and looked at it. The content was very concise and clear. Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao had reached an agreement.
For this reason, they even gave up the land of three counties in Jizhou!
Seeing this, Cao Cao was slightly startled, his eyes hesitated, and then he smiled calmly.
"It doesn't matter, so what about Gongsun Zan! Does the military advisor now want me to move my troops closer to Qingzhou?"
Zhao Feng shook his head and said: "No, there is no way Yuan Shao and others will attack from Qingzhou in this battle!"
Cao Cao looked at Zhao Feng and asked doubtfully: "Since we are not attacking from Qingzhou, we can only attack from Yuzhou, which borders Bingzhou."
"What the military advisor means is that Yuan Shao and others will send a large army from here?"
After hearing this, Zhao Feng took out a sheepskin map from one side and laid it flat on the table. Then he pointed to a location and said lightly: "Near Guancheng, Guandu!"
Cao Cao was extremely shocked. This Guandu was near Chenliu. Was Yuan Shao preparing to take him down in one fell swoop?
Cao Cao was furious: "Yuan Shao is so brave!"
Even Cao Cao did not expect that it would be Guandu. You must know that for Cao Cao, Chenliu is not only rich in food, but also the Zhen Chamber of Commerce is here.
It is definitely the most important place besides Xuchang.
It can be said that it was the first county where Cao Cao made his fortune. Yuan Shao obviously wanted to start from Chen Liu, so that he could not only defeat Cao Cao more, but also attack Xuchang directly!
If the Young Emperor is captured, the remaining tricks played by Dong Zhuo and Cao Cao will probably appear again.
No matter how they think about it, most people will think that since Jizhou borders Qingzhou and the two sides are at war, Jizhou can directly transport grain and grass.
But who would have thought that Yuan Shao actually wanted to attack from Sizhou and Bingzhou and directly take Chenliu. When the battle started, his troops would be stationed in Qingzhou in advance.
If Zhao Feng had not spoken out, Cao Cao would have sent all his troops to the vicinity of Qingzhou, leaving Chen Liu with no troops.
And since Yuan Shao did not hesitate to spend a lot of money on transporting grain and grass to attack Guandu, it was definitely a fatal blow!
Cao Cao snorted: "How dare Yuan Shao do this?"
Then Cao Cao smiled coldly: "Then I will definitely not be able to let them go!"
How could Cao Cao show mercy to someone who wanted to harm himself?
Then he looked at Zhao Feng and said with a smile: "I think our reserve forces in Yanzhou and Qingzhou can be put to use!"
Why did Cao Cao's four states combined only have about 300,000 troops?
It's very simple. There are tens of thousands of reserve troops in various places. If they do not meet certain requirements, they will not be integrated into the official team.
Therefore, the 300,000 troops in Cao Cao's hands are all elite, and there are also nearly 200,000 reserve troops!
The strength of these 200,000 reserve troops far exceeds that of ordinary soldiers, and the level of training for these soldiers to wear armor and fight is by no means comparable to that of other princes.
The same meaning is that these 200,000 reserve troops can be integrated into the official team at any time. Although it is claimed that there are only 300,000 troops, in fact there are a full 500,000!
Zhao Feng showed a smile and said: "Yes, we only need to mobilize 100,000 reserve troops to garrison in Qingzhou, then Yuan Shao will definitely seize the opportunity and launch a massive attack on us!"
Then the two of them looked at each other and smiled, having completely engraved Yuan Shao's thoughts in their hearts.
At the same time, Cao Jun was stationed.
"Long time no see Yun Chang!"
A man came to Guan Yu's house. When he saw the visitor, Guan Yu also showed a long-lost smile.
"Brother Wenyuan, you're fine."
The two reunited after a long absence and immediately hugged each other.
"Haha, I have long heard that you are working for Mr. Cao. I feel a little regretful that I have never met you." Guan Yu said lightly.
This time, Zhang Liao seemed to just come here to reminisce about old times, holding a bottle of wine in his hand, and even took the initiative to warm the wine at Guan Yu's residence.
"Long time no see, let's have a drink?"
Zhang Liao said with a smile.
In this regard, Guan Yu was by no means a rigid person. He said frankly: "Very good, very good!"
While the wine was warming, the two suddenly fell silent. Then Zhang Liao smiled and shook his head and said, "Now, are you still thinking about Liu Bei?"