Liu Bei was still heading south. He had passed Nanyang and was about to arrive at Xiangyang.
"Lord!"
Jian Yong came back and said: "The people we went to contact Liu Jingzhou are back. Liu Jingzhou is still fighting Zhang Xian, but when he heard that we came to seek refuge, he expressed his welcome and willingness to accept us."
Hearing this, Liu Bei sighed, there are still people willing to accept him.
He has been changing owners and has been defeated repeatedly. Now that he has been accepted, he can relax for a while. This is a good thing!
"What do you think of the public broadcaster?"
Liu Bei immediately asked Chen Gong for some advice.
Although most of Chen Gong's plans were not very reliable and often failed, it was undeniable that Chen Gong was better than them. For example, Xu Du's plan to save people made Zhang Fei capture Chen Zhou and forcefully Turn the situation around.
The only person around Liu Bei who can make suggestions is Chen Gong, and neither Jian Yong nor Sun Qian are very good.
Chen Gong said: "Go to Xiangyang first, and then think of other plans. My lord is a member of the Han clan, so Liu Jingzhou will naturally not refuse. Then I will see if I can help my lord capture Jingzhou."
Although he often painted big cakes, and when he was in Xudu, he said that he would win Xudu, and also said that he would win Xuzhou, Runan, etc., but he never realized it, but Liu Bei was full of expectations for his words every time.
Liu Bei knew that without Chen Zhou to assist Cao Cao, with Chen Gong's ability, he could really do a lot of things for him.
"Can we still win Jingzhou?"
Liu Bei asked immediately after hearing this.
Jingzhou is very big. Although the southern part is poor, the northern part is a rich place with food and population. If it is captured, development will definitely not be a problem.
Chen Gong said: "I'm not sure, but we can give it a try and wait until we get to Xiangyang."
"Then go to Xiangyang first."
Liu Bei's mood was still exciting.
Without Chen Zhou in Xiangyang, maybe Chen Gong can really create a miracle, everything is possible!
After receiving Liu Biao's reply, Liu Bei and the others continued on their way. After walking for two more days, they finally arrived outside Xiangyang City. They asked the remaining few hundred people to stay outside the city and walked toward the city gate.
As soon as they reached the city gate, someone stopped them.
"Is this your uncle Liu Xuande?"
Liu Biao also arranged for people to wait here for Liu Bei's arrival.
Seeing such courtesy, Liu Bei seemed to see hope and said: "It is Liu Bei. Who is sir?"
The man who greeted him smiled and said: "Kuai Yue, Liu Shijun has been waiting for your uncle for a long time. Please come in!"
Liu Bei waved his hand and said: "Don't dare! I am no longer the emperor's uncle long ago."
Kuai Liang said: "It's just a trick of the Han thief Cao Cao to fool everyone. The emperor's uncle is still the emperor's uncle. We still know this. The emperor's uncle does not need to be humble!"
Liu Bei's vanity was greatly satisfied.
After many tests, he was sure that people outside still recognized him as the emperor's uncle, and Cao Cao's tricks did not succeed. This made him feel relieved. With the identity of the emperor's uncle, he could do many things.
They went into the city together to meet Liu Biao and wait for Chen Gong's plan to capture Jingzhou.
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Yuan Shao's army pressed on the border.
Cao Yuan's war officially started. The previous ones were all small conflicts, but this time it was a real conflict. The two sides collided head-on. Yuan Shao lost in the first battle, but Yuan's military strength, food, financial resources, etc. were still far superior to Cao Cao.
The advantage still lies with Yuan Shao.
According to the plan of his subordinates, Cao Cao temporarily hid his troops and did not take the initiative to expose his full strength to Yuan Shao, creating an illusion for Yuan Shao. He continued to hold on in Guandu and pulled each other.
However, with the arrival of Yuan Shao, there was still pressure within Cao's army.
When you should be nervous, you will still be nervous.
As soon as Yuan Shao arrived, he attacked Yangwu.
Cao Cao sent people to save the city, but they couldn't save it and abandoned the city.
After taking Wuyang, Yuan Shao took the initiative to fight and led an army outside Guandu.
When Cao Cao learned that Yuan Shao was coming to challenge him for a fight, he discussed it with Chen Zhou and the others, then led his troops out to confront Yuan Shao outside the Guandu military camp.
Before starting a fight, it is still necessary to follow the basic process of a round of scolding.
"In front of the emperor, I guarantee that you will be the general. Why are you plotting rebellion now?"
The first person to speak was naturally Cao Cao.
With the emperor's righteousness, he rebuked Yuan Shao's injustice and labeled Yuan Shao's move as a rebellion.
Yuan Shao sneered and said: "You, Cao Cao, are eunuchs and are called Han Sikong, but you are actually a Han thief! You are so sinful, even worse than Wang Mang and Dong Zhuo, and now you are falsely accusing me of rebellion? Ridiculous!"
Cao Cao retorted and said coldly: "I have been ordered to attack you."
Yuan Shao took out the edict written in blood and said calmly: "I have your majesty's edict on clothes and belts. I will fight against you, a Han traitor, on your behalf!"
The two sides exchanged insults and cursed for a while.
Cao Cao asked Zhang Liao to fight.
Yuan Shao saw this and asked Zhang He to come out and fight with Zhang Liao, regardless of the outcome.
"Lord, it's time to give Yuan Shao a little shock."
Chen Zhou raised his head and looked north, and finally saw what Yuan Benchu looked like. Many people would analyze in the future that Yuan Shao was actually a handsome guy.
From the current perspective, Yuan Shao does look quite handsome.
"Yuan Rang and Zi Lian led five thousand troops to help Wen Yuan and capture Zhang He."
Cao Cao ordered.
It was a fake to capture Zhang He, and he sent people to help him, mainly to lure Yuan Shao to send troops to fight with him.
"yes!"
Xiahou Dun and Cao Hong said in unison.
As soon as they finished speaking, the two of them, leading 2,500 men respectively, rushed out from the military formation at the rear to kill Zhang He.
Zhang He, who had fought Zhang Liao for dozens of rounds and was inseparable from each other, saw Xiahou Dun leading his troops to fight. He was immediately confused and was beaten back continuously by Zhang Liao.
"Go to war!"
When Yuan Shao saw it, he also drank.
But among Yuan's army, there were only 10,000 men who went out to fight. Led by Gao Lan and Zhang Nan, they went to kill Xiahou Dun and his 5,000 men.
Seeing this, Zhang He's heart became a little calmer.
Continue to fight Zhang Liao.
"Shock Yuan Shao, kill him!"
Xiahou Dun shouted angrily.
The new ring-headed swords in their hands were unsheathed and they slashed towards the opponent.
The knife in his hand rose and fell, slashing into Yuan Jun's soldiers.
Yuan Jun's soldiers raised their weapons to resist.
But the next moment, they found that the weapons in their hands could not stop the weapons chopped off by Cao Jun.
The sword in his hand, or the gun used to resist, was easily cut off by Cao Jun's sword.
Can't stop it, can't stop it at all.
Next, the soldiers brought out by Gao Lan were chased and killed by Cao Jun.
Their number was twice that of Cao's soldiers, but their equipment could not keep up.
The swords of Cao's soldiers can be chopped down with one strike, even if you are wearing thick armor. The blade will penetrate through the armor and cut the person dead on the spot.
This is equipment suppression.
Facing such a sharp knife, Yuan Jun's soldiers panicked and dared not fight Cao Jun again.
"Don't be chaotic, integrate everything, and attack with spears!"
Gao Lan shouted, and the soldiers gathered together to prepare for counterattack and attack.
An inch long, an inch strong.
He wanted to use long weapons to neutralize Cao Jun's sharp short weapons.
However, there was no shortage of long weapons in Cao's army. Seeing that Yuan's army was about to change their guns, long spears appeared in the army, and shields were erected for defense.
