After Cao Cao reviewed the army, time passed quickly again.
Mid-March.
Yuan Shao has made all preparations for the battle and can cross the river southward at any time and invade Yuzhou and Yanzhou.
However, before crossing the river, Yuan Shao still followed the advice of his counselors and asked Liu Bei to go to Runan to open up a second battlefield so that they could cross the river south and penetrate into Cao Cao's interior.
Such an advantage would be even greater, allowing Cao Cao to be in a hurry regardless of whether he was north or south.
Therefore, Yuan Shao saw off Liu Bei today.
Yuan Shao attached great importance to the second battlefield. He sent Liu Bei outside the city and solemnly said: "Xuande, we all rely on you."
This sentence shows that he attaches great importance to it.
However, they all had their own motives. Liu Bei did not take Yuan Shao's attention seriously. It was still necessary to be polite. He bowed and said: "If we don't succeed, I will die in Runan and I will never come back."
"Xuande's words are serious."
Yuan Shao said: "Take care on this trip. If you can fight, fight. If you can't fight, come back as soon as possible. It's not that we can't do without a second battlefield."
"good!"
Liu Bei said, and then said: "The ministers in Xudu's court have recently replied to me, saying that they are willing to serve as internal correspondents for us. As long as Mr. Yuan can break into Yingchuan, they will support internally in Xudu and open the door for Mr. Yuan. Xudu Gate, how to contact them specifically, the people I left behind will help Mr. Yuan."
This is exactly what Yuan Shao wants. In this case, what can Cao Cao do to play with him?
"Thank you Xuande for your hard work!"
Yuan Shao said again.
Then, Liu Bei really left. He took the people around him, left Yecheng, and took a detour south to avoid being discovered by Cao Cao's people.
After watching Liu Bei leave, Yuan Shao returned to his home.
As soon as he sat down, Jushou said: "My lord, there is no need to fight Cao Cao quickly. No matter how fast and urgent we fight, it will still take half a year to a year. It is better to slowly consume Cao Cao and use our rich resources." The bottom line is, wearing Cao Cao to death is the most stable strategy, and a quick victory is actually a bit risky."
It is not advisable to decide quickly, Ju Shou and Tian Feng proposed more than once, but Yuan Shao refused to listen.
Guo Tu, who was at odds with Ju Shou, immediately raised objections.
"The art of war is to encircle ten and attack five times, and the enemy will be able to fight."
"Now, with my lord's divine martial arts, the people across Heshuo can easily defeat Cao Cao."
"If we don't fight quickly and make Cao Cao fully prepared, it will be difficult to fight in the future."
"Besides, my lord has many soldiers and generals, and sufficient food and grass. Do you need to be afraid of that eunuch?"
Guo Tu retorted.
His words were full of disdain for Cao Cao.
And flattery to Yuan Shao.
He absolutely understands Yuan Shao's character and knows how to praise Yuan Shao in order to gain Yuan Shao's attention and approval.
Jushou said again: "Cao Cao flattered the emperor and held great righteousness. My lord raised his troops southward, which violated morality. In addition, Cao Cao's strength is not weak now!"
Guo Tu immediately retorted: "What the supervisor said is about stability, but does the lord need stability? Take righteousness as an example, the emperor's edict that Uncle Liu brought to the lord, in which he ordered to defeat the rebels. Is there anything more moral than this? ?”
Shen Pei on the side said: "The Jujian Army actually doesn't believe in my lord's ability. You keep praising Cao Cao. Is it possible that you also accepted Cao Cao's benefits?"
"I don't!"
When Jushou heard this, he immediately defended himself and felt uneasy at the same time.
"enough!"
Yuan Shao heard them arguing and had to stop.
However, he was quite dissatisfied with Ju Shou in his heart. He, Yuan Shao, was not afraid of that eunuch Cao Cao at all, so he said coldly: "I'm not afraid of that thief Cao Cao! Kong Zhang, write me a message and publish it to the world." , I will attack the Han thief Cao Cao and announce the emperor’s edict."
"yes!"
Kong Zhang is Chen Lin’s nickname.
Jushou didn't dare to say anything more, sighed and stepped aside.
Tian Feng no longer tried to persuade him, so Ju Shou was still convinced, but now that he was hit hard, he couldn't get stronger.
As a result, Yuan Shao's men quickly prepared various measures to prepare against Cao Cao, and the whole army was busy, ready to cross the river and go south at any time.
——
Liu Bei led the people around him to stay away from Wei County.
"Congratulations, lord."
At this time, Chen Gong got the news from Zhao Yun and said with a smile: "Zilong is outside, helping the lord expand his troops to more than 5,000 people. Liu Pi and Gong Du, the leaders of the Yellow Turbans in Runan, have been subdued by Zilong and are willing to join the lord. Subordinates."
When Zhao Yun and Liu Bei separated, they first set out for Runan and other places where the Yellow Turbans are still active today, to gather refugees and fight against bandits, including subduing the Yellow Turbans.
There are more than five thousand people, which is considered a relatively large force.
As long as we develop further and take Runan by surprise, we can still do it.
"real?"
Liu Bei said with great joy: "Zilong has done a great job. In other words, when we arrive in Runan, we can basically attack the city?"
"Of course!"
Chen Gong stroked his beard and continued: "The people we conquered have nothing to do with Yuan Shao. Liu Pi and Liu Pi are willing to be used by the lord. In addition, we left Yecheng smoothly. The lord's great cause has achieved the first goal." step."
Liu Bei agreed: "That's right!"
After listening to Chen Gong's words, he seemed to see that the whole world was in his hands.
"Besides, there's one more thing."
Chen Gong said, and then added: "My lord is actually not in a hurry to attack the city. Before attacking, you can try to contact Sun Ce and Liu Biao, which can completely make Cao Cao feel desperate!"
Liu Bei said: "Perhaps Liu Biao can do it, but Sun Ce is also willing?"
Chen Gong said confidently: "As long as it is profitable, he is willing to do anything. Sun Ce is also an ambitious person. He has been eyeing the Huainan area. If he uses it well, it will be a boost."
"It makes sense!"
Liu Bei admired: "Gongtai is still thoughtful. I already know how to do it."
While they were heading south, Liu Bei, based on Chen Gong's suggestion, sent Chen Dao to Runan as soon as possible to get in touch with Zhao Yun and ensure control over Liu Pi, Gong Du and others.
Now everything is ready, just waiting for the fight to begin.
——
Yuan Shao issued a message.
The content is very well written, written by Chen Lin, and the writing style is absolutely outstanding. In the essay, she also sprayed Cao Cao and added the content of Liu Xie's blood edict.
This slogan, in history, caused Cao Cao, who was suffering from a headache, to be covered in cold sweat and his headache was cured for no reason.
However, at this time, Cao Cao had not yet had a headache. He received the memorandum brought back from the front line and read the contents. He was still angry and flushed.
After this message spread, the world was shocked. Yuan Shao, the most powerful prince, finally wanted to take action against Cao Cao, preparing to expand southward. The momentum was out of control.
"Chen Lin, who wrote this memorandum, has some literary talent!"
Chen Zhou read it once and threw it aside.
"What do you think of Watanabe?"
Cao Cao added: "Yuan Shao's appeal is to tell the world that he will beat me, and it is also to call on the world to beat me together."
That's his concern.
He is not afraid of a duel with Yuan Shao.
I'm just afraid that during a duel, someone will step in and steal my home.
