Since the founding of the Han Dynasty, there has never been such a thing as one person taking over the four states...
Although Lu Bu still has not taken control of Youzhou, Bingzhou, Yongzhou, and Liangzhou in the Central Plains, his power has expanded to the entire north. Among them, Liangzhou was probably the most unstable and disobedient, so Lu Bu stayed in Liangzhou for a full month. During this period, Lu Bu had been waiting for Yuan Shao to send troops and basically did not defend Youzhou. This would give Lu Bu enough reason to attack Yuan Shao. But Yuan Shao didn't give Lu Bu such a chance, even a coward couldn't describe this guy.
If it were just Lu Bu, he would never need any excuse, just like Lu Bu stabbed his adoptive father Dong Zhuo with a halberd. But the world is different. Yuan Shao was born in the fourth generation of the Yuan family and was the leader of the 18th princes. Once Lu Bu sent troops to destroy Yuan Shao, it would be no less than a battle in Hulao that would lead to the annexation of Youzhou.
It doesn’t matter if you fight, or who you fight with, but where you fight is particularly important. In short, chaos can happen anywhere in the world, but not in Bingzhou!
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There is a hot newcomer in the ranks of princes in the world. Ma Chao, the eldest son of Ma Teng, the former governor of Xiliang, has become the newly minted governor of Liangzhou. After Lu Bu, Ma Chao can be said to be the first person to recognize a thief as his father. After Lu Bu forced his father Ma Teng to death, Ma Chao became Lu Bu's adopted son and served him as his father.
"Father Lu! What a good Father Lu!"
"Horse! What a horse!"
Cao Cao fell ill again. None of Yanzhou Mu's counselors knew how deeply his lord loved a man. Others were afraid of having anything to do with Lu Bu, but Cao Cao still said, "If I get Lu Bu, the world will be worry-free."
Cheng Yuyong ignored others, but he was too straightforward, so Cao Cao could tolerate him: "My lord, do you want Lu Bu to do Lu Buwei's old deeds?" What Lu Buwei did was just to be Qin Shihuang's father for a few days. Naturally, Lu Bu cannot become Lu Buwei. This is Cheng Yu's sarcasm for Cao Cao, so don't worry about it if nothing happens.
Cao Cao now has three major counselors, chief counselor Xun Yu, military counselor Jijiu (military staff officer) Xi Zhicai, and after them is Cheng Yu. Unlike Xun Yu, who had a wide range of contacts and knew everything, and unlike Zhicai, who often produced ingenious military talents, Cheng Yu's greatest advantage was that he dared to speak and do things, and a counselor could be used as a general in the future.
The reason why Cao Cao gathered his three great advisers today was, of course, not to let them listen to his feelings, but to plan the general trend of the world today: "Ahem, this is a secret letter just sent by Ben Chu. What do you mean? Should I help, and how can I help?" Yuan Shao couldn't sit still and contacted the princes of the world again.
Xun Yu always spoke first on this kind of thing: "If we can't fight, at least Lu Bu won't attack Yuan Shao this year. Po Junhou's territory is too big, and he needs to be managed by his adopted son!"
Xi Zhicai came from a poor family. Most children from aristocratic families would never associate with such a lowly family, but Xun Yu was Xi Zhicai's best friend. It can be seen that Xi Zhicai's talent completely impressed Xun Yu. He was proficient in the art of war and had the wisdom to consider thousands of miles. It's not just talk. Xi Zhicai closed his eyes tightly and his face turned pale: "Mr. Yuan is not worried, my lord is worried!"
Cao Cao was shocked for a moment and stopped playing tricks: "Why teach me?"
Xi Zhicai just drew a line, which started from Bingzhou Shangdang, passed through Yanzhou, Yuzhou, Xuzhou, and finally went straight to Yangzhou. Military generals have military skills, and civil servants who have reached a certain level of cultivation will also have magical powers. Xi Zhicai's view of the sea is not an ordinary view of the sea. Others can only view people, but he can observe invisible traces between heaven and earth. Xi Zhicai had only used this ability once before, and he used it on Cao Cao. From then on, a sea-viewing cultivation level fell into the root of his body. Just now, Xi Zhicai undoubtedly used it for the second time, so he could draw this line.
Xi Zhicai could not have watched it originally, but he had to watch it because he discovered that Cao Cao's original destiny had unexpectedly changed. For this reason, Xi Zhicai has made preparations and made arrangements for his funeral. Not everyone can see the traces of Po Jun's fate. In fact, Xi Zhicaizhen was almost over, if Lu Bu had not reached the state where Po Jun is me and I am Po Jun, attracting too much Po Jun power, so that Po Jun power is highly concentrated. When Lu Bu was too busy to pay attention to Xi Zhicai, the aftermath of Pojun's counterattack was not as strong as expected...
"Cough! Cough! Cough!" Three big mouthfuls of blood, and each cough means ten years of life. In order to repay Cao Cao's kindness, Xi Zhicai sacrificed too much.
"Zhicai, Meng De, how can you be so virtuous!" Cao Cao revealed his true feelings. How could he not know that spying on heaven's secrets is the most life-threatening thing.
Cheng Yu didn't have the ability to play tricks on Zhicai. All he could do was to prevent the gentleman's efforts from going to waste: "Don't move Yuan Shao, that's it. My lord regards Lu Bu as a hero, and Lu Bu doesn't regard his lord as a serious problem." If Lu Bu launches his army into the Central Plains, he will first take over the land of my lord Yanzhou!"
Xun Yu also frowned: "There is absolutely no possibility of Lu Bu sending troops this year, and it will be next year at the earliest..."
This year there was a severe drought in Guanzhong, and this was even more so when Lu Bu newly conquered Yongzhou. Even if Lu Bu doesn't care about the life and death of the people in Guanzhong, Lu Bu's most reliable 100,000 wolf cavalry have not yet been trained, and are now training in Sizhou, Youzhou: In Youzhou, Zhang Liao leads 30,000 wolf cavalry and fights with Xianbei in the east. Sizhou, Gao Shun leads three Wanlangqi and the remnants of Dong Zhuo's Xiliang army confront each other...
After all, Yanzhou could not satisfy Cao Cao's appetite, not only to deal with the threat of Lu Bu's arrival, but also to expand its own military power as quickly as possible. Cao Cao's military group has set its sights on Tao Qian, his neighbor in Xuzhou. Yuan Shao in Jizhou is scared to death by Lu Bu, and Yuan Shu in Yangzhou is facing a separation from Sun Jian's son Sun Ce. There is no better opportunity than now. Cao Cao wants to capture Xuzhou in one fell swoop. own strategic buffer.
Just like Lu Bu had to find a good excuse if he wanted to kill Yuan Shao, Cao Cao also had to create a reasonable excuse if he had no excuse. Cao Cao's father, Cao Song, died, and he died on Tao Qian's territory in Xuzhou. After receiving the news of his father's death, Cao Cao "fainted" from pain on the spot:
"It hurts me too!"
"If I don't take this revenge, I swear I won't be a human being!"
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In fact, the line Xi Zhicai drew was basically what Lu Bu thought, and he really planned to do it!
It's better to find a reason for this kind of thing. When a hundred thousand wolf cavalry gather together to merge with the state and Shangdang, it will be the day when Lu Bu takes a concubine: At that time, Lu Bu invites all the princes in the world, and whoever doesn't come will be beaten...
Things in the world are like this. Lu Bu wants to see who dares to come and who dares not to come. Especially as Lu Bu's neighbor Yuan Shao, if this Yuan Shao did not visit in person, Lu Bu guaranteed that Yuan Shao would not survive for three days; as for Cao Cao? It doesn't matter whether Cao Cao comes or not, because Lu Bu will always have a reason. He borrows military rations whether he borrows them or not, and he borrows cities whether he borrows them or not. He never returns the things he borrows based on his ability. Cao Cao must have seen this very clearly.
