Yuan Shao followed Guo Jia's plan and sent his army to Boping County. The county without any defenders was easily captured by Yuan Shao. Yuan Shao officially opened the connection between Jizhou and Qingzhou.
The people in Boping County were hiding in their homes and did not dare to come out, and the streets were deserted.
Yuan Shao, who occupied Boping County, did not kill, burn or plunder at the first time. Instead, he ordered his people to publicize that Liu Bei had colluded with the remnants of the Yellow Turban Army and conspired to rebel. He left the people like them to live alone, and he sent troops to wipe out the bandits in Qingzhou and return the troops to Qingzhou.
Peace in Qingzhou!
He was Yuan Shao's first step to discredit Liu Bei's image in the minds of the people.
At the same time, Yuan Shao sent Gao Lan and 10,000 troops to Brownstone Mountain to attack Guan Yu together with Nan Pi Wenchou.
"Report! A letter from the military advisor!" Guan Yu, who had been responsible for hindering Wen Chou on Brownstone Mountain, received a letter from Chen Gong.
There was not much content in the letter. Chen Gong told Guan Yu that Yuan Shao had occupied Boping County. The next step was likely to cooperate with Wen Chou to attack Brownstone Mountain, leaving Guan Yu to defend Brownstone Mountain and wait for reinforcements from Gongsun Zan.
Gongsun Zan's reinforcements are currently their only way out!
Only by letting Gongsun Zan's cavalry in can Yuan Shao break through the siege of Pingyuan County!
"Send my order and prepare the whole army for war!" After receiving the letter, Guan Yu immediately asked all soldiers to prepare for war to meet Yuan Shao's attack.
"Lord, Nanpi is fifty miles ahead!" Yan Gang pointed to Gongsun Zan in the direction of Nanpi.
"What's the current situation of the battle? Where are Yuan Shao's troops?" Gongsun Zan asked anxiously. If Zhang He hadn't stopped him earlier, he would have arrived long ago.
"The situation is not good now. Yuan Shao has already captured three counties, and the next step is to attack General Guan on Brownstone Mountain." Yan Gang answered truthfully.
These are the news that the scouts spied on not long ago.
"Send the order, advance with all your strength, and be sure to arrive at Brownstone Mountain before Yuan Shao!" After hearing this, Gongsun Zan immediately ordered people to advance at full speed. If Yuan Shao takes the lead in getting Brownstone Mountain, it will be difficult for him to enter Pingyuan County to support Liu Bei!
On the other side, Yuan Shao's and Wen Chou's troops set off from Boping and Nanpi to Brownstone Mountain respectively, preparing to encircle Guan Yu.
"I don't know if Liu Bei can stop Yuan Shao's attack." At the same time, Cao Cao on the other side was also very worried about Liu Bei.
Of course, he was not worried about Liu Bei, but worried about his Yanzhou. Once Liu Bei was defeated, Qingzhou could basically be transferred to Yuan Shao.
"Liu Beiwen has Chen Gong, Wu Guan, Zhang, and Gongsun Zan are also on their way to help. I think they can resist Yuan Shao." Lu Bu, who was riding side by side with Cao Cao, continued.
In Lu Bu's view, Yuan Shao has nothing to be afraid of.
"No, not necessarily!"
"Yuan Shao has many soldiers and generals, so he cannot be underestimated." Cao Cao strongly denied.
If Yuan Shao was really a paper tiger, then he would not have come back from Runan in such a hurry. He was worried that if Liu Bei could not resist Yuan Shao, he might as well make preparations in advance.
"Zi Xiao, Zi Xiao!" Cao Cao shouted to the front.
"Brother, you call me." Cao Ren in front heard Cao Cao calling him, and immediately stopped his horse and waited for Cao Cao.
"Zixiao, quickly order eight thousand cavalry, rush to Guandu, and attack Yuan Shao's Jizhou. But you have to remember one thing. As long as Yuan Shao rushes back, or Yuan Shao has deployed a defense line in advance, don't hesitate and turn around immediately.
Just go!
Cao Cao told Cao Ren that as long as Liu Bei could hold out until Gongsun Zan's reinforcements arrived, the war between Yuan Shao and Liu Bei would not end soon, and the way he thought of was to surround Wei and save Zhao.
"Yes!" After receiving the order, Cao Ren quickly ordered eight thousand cavalry and headed for Guandu.
"Mr. Cao Cao is righteous." Lu Bu bowed his hands to Cao Cao and praised him.
"Haha." Cao Cao smiled and said nothing. How could he be righteous? He just didn't want Liu Bei to lose.
Once Liu Bei loses, Qingzhou will be included in Yuan Shao's bag, and Youzhou will also belong to Yuan Shao sooner or later. In this way, Yuan Shao will always be in favor of the three Youzhou states, including Lu Bu's Bingzhou, which will not escape Yuan Shao's clutches. Things will become like this
Just like the original history, Yuan Shao will be unstoppable, and after the immortal’s foretelling, Yuan Shao will definitely not make the same mistake again!
But now he has nothing but Yanzhou. Xuzhou that he should have got has not been obtained yet, and the gap between him and Yuan Shao is not even a tiny bit.
"By the way, Fengxian, what are your plans in the future?" Cao Cao asked Lu Bu on the way back.
Now that the war in Runan has come to an end, and Lu Bu has helped him train the archers, they have almost trained them. The rest can only be left to them to practice more. It can be said that Lu Bu's mission has been completed.
"Miaocai's shooting skills have improved a lot. I have nothing to teach him anymore. I plan to go back to Bingzhou first to have a look." Lu Bu said truthfully. The reason why he returned to Yanzhou with Cao Ren was because Bingzhou was short of food. He wanted to
Wealthy war horses were sold for food to solve the food crisis in Bingzhou.
Now that Cao Cao has clearly settled the food he owes him, he is not short of food for the time being, and he has been away from home for more than half a year. He is also a little homesick. Although the customs are good, the intrigues are too dangerous, and he is not willing to stay for a long time.
"Mengde asked, do you want to keep me?" Lu Bu then asked Cao Cao. He, Lu Bu, was not a fool. Cao Cao walked side by side with him early in the morning. He must have something to say to him.
"Hahaha, I can't hide anything from Fengxian, so naturally I won't let Fengxian leave."
"The Immortal will conduct a power assessment on the various princes every month. In the future, the conflicts between the various princes will increase day by day. I now have a method that allows you and me to take turns to evaluate the first place. I don't know if Fengxian
Believe it or not, cooperate with me and we can gain power points together!" Cao Cao asked Lu Bu tentatively. Since Xi Zhicai gave him the idea yesterday, Cao Cao hadn't slept all night.
Paying attention is good, but benefits and risks coexist. If he succeeds, he can occupy the first place in evaluation for a long time!
After a night of thinking, Cao Cao decided to take a gamble and use the loopholes in the rules mentioned by Xi Zhicai to win the first place in this month's evaluation!
As long as he can gain power points, he can develop rapidly!
"Haha, I can certainly trust Meng De's character, but I have no interest in your feudal princes fighting for hegemony in the customs. Meng De should find someone else." Lu Bu rejected Cao Cao's invitation. He just wanted to guard the border now. Regarding each immortal,
According to Yue's power assessment, he can expand to the Xiongnu side.
"Fengxian's words are wrong. Think about it, how can Yuan Shao of Jizhou be satisfied with just one Jizhou? After he finishes dealing with Liu Bei, he will set his target on your state!"
"Now Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu have joined forces. If we don't join forces, I can guarantee that all of us will be annexed by Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu brothers in less than five years!"
"Now Liu Biao, Yuan Shu, and Sun Jian in the south are checking and balancing each other, and the balance will not be broken in a short time!"
"But we in the north can only resist Yuan Shao if we unite! Otherwise, Yuan Shao will defeat us one by one!" Cao Cao continued to talk to Lu Bu about Yuan Shao's danger.
"This..." Sure enough, Lu Bu began to hesitate after hearing this. He just wanted to guard the border, but others might not think he would think so!
Moreover, Yuan Shao would definitely not be satisfied with Jizhou if they merged with them to take over the state, and their merging of states with a large area and sparse population is definitely Yuan Shao's best goal!
"Mengde, what do you think we should do?" Lu Bu hesitated for a moment and asked Cao Cao for advice.
Since Cao Cao asked him, he must have a corresponding solution, otherwise he wouldn't come to him.
"Hey, I want to marry Fengxian and rule Yuan Shao, I don't know if that's possible!" Cao Cao finally told Lu Bu his purpose. Lu Bu has no children and only one daughter. If he can marry Lu Bu, what will happen to him?
He, Cao Cao, has no harm at all!
Not to mention how brave Lü Bu is personally, his subordinate Zhang Liao and Gao Shun are also good generals in the world. These alone are enough for him to marry Lü Bu.
"Oh? But Zixiu's nephew?" Lu Bu asked tentatively. Among Cao Cao's sons, only Cao Ang was similar in age to his daughter. If it was Cao Ang, he could really think about it.
"Hahaha, that's right, it's my eldest son Cao Ang!" Cao Cao laughed and emphasized the word "big". Cao Ang is his eldest son and has the right to inherit, and his destiny has been changed. He will not be like before.
He died young in history, so he didn't believe that Lu Bu was not moved.
"I'm thinking about this, and I'll reply to Meng De when I wait for Yanzhou." I have to say that Lu Bu was very moved, but he didn't agree immediately. He only has a daughter, so he still needs to think about this again.
"Hahaha, no rush, no rush." Hearing that Lu Bu did not refuse, Cao Cao knew that Lu Bu was moved, and the rest was only a matter of time.