Hulao Pass is the most powerful pass in the world, so how can it be so easy to break through?
Just like Li Xiang's plan to take advantage of Liangzhou when Tongguan was difficult to break, and then launch a two-sided attack. Cui Hao also shifted his attention from Hulao Pass to other places, and this place was Xiaopingjin and Mengjin Pass.
However, it is not easy to defeat Xiaopingjin without the support of a navy army. Neither Cao Cao nor Yuan Shao obviously have such a thing. Among the princes in the north, only Li Xiang and Liu Bei have the navy. Army.
Therefore, Cui Hao had to play Liu Bei and Liu Xuande's mind, and started to break the situation with Liu Xuande.
However, Liu Xuande, who was able to build a career in troubled times, was so easy to fool. What's more, Liu Bei now has many talents under his command, both civil and military.
Besides, Liu Xuande himself was busy dealing with the big trouble of Dou Jiande at that time, so how could he have the spare energy to lend the navy to Yuan Shao and Cao Cao?
Although Liu Bei claimed to be a member of the Han clan and should put the interests of the imperial court first, he would not really disregard the safety of his own territory for the imperial court.
Moreover, Liu Bei knew very well that although Li Xiang sent troops to Yongliang for his own benefit, the clothing edict did not seem to be fake.
However, the reason why Cao Cao and Yuan Shao raised their troops was that Li Xiang and Dong Cheng jointly issued a corrective edict, which was detrimental to the court and that they were two careerists. Even if they defeated Li Xiang, they would be the ones who benefited, and they would not be able to bring any benefit to the big man.
Therefore, both publicly and privately, Liu Bei had no reason to lend his navy to Yuan Shao and Cao Cao.
Cui Hao is a smart man and knows very well that people like Liu Bei will never help them if there is no benefit. Therefore, in order to successfully achieve his goal this time, Cui Hao could only make Liu Bei profitable.
Next, Cui Hao explained to Liu Bei in detail that once Li Xiang is allowed to take Yongliang and Li Xiang, when Li Xiang takes over the five states, he may be like Yang Jian and threaten the emperor to order the princes. Li Xiang's power at that time It would be so huge, and what changes it would bring to the world.
However, Liu Bei can see these things himself, but he still cannot convince Liu Bei. After all, even if Xiaopingjin is defeated, or even Sizhou is conquered, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao will be the first to gain advantage. Liu Bei can't get any territory, so there is no need to rush forward like Yuan Shao and Cao Cao.
However, Cui Hao's words immediately wavered Liu Bei's decision to send troops.
The reason why Liu Bei was unwilling to send naval troops to help Cao Cao and Yuan Shao was largely because he was facing a formidable enemy, Dou Jiande, and Guo Wei was hiding on the side, waiting for opportunities. If Liu Bei lends his strength easily, his own defensive strength will weaken.
Therefore, in response to this, Cui Hao explained that he could help Liu Bei get rid of Dou Jiande, and he could even help Liu Bei get half of Dou Jiande's territory in exchange for Liu Bei's willingness to send troops to help.
With the pie thrown by Cui Hao, Liu Bei would certainly be a little moved.
Afterwards, there was another wrangling, and after asking for a lot of soldiers, supplies, food and grass, Liu Bei finally agreed to Cui Hao's request and agreed to send naval troops to support Yuan Shao and Cao Cao.
At first, Liu Bei thought that Cui Hao had said before that he could help him get rid of Dou Jiande, and even help him get half of Dou Jiande's territory. It was Yuan Shao who sent troops to help.
But who knows, Cui Hao went to Guo Wei next and used the same rhetoric on Guo Wei. It just ended that after Guo Wei and Liu Bei carved up Dou Jiande, the princes of Qing, Hebei and Yanzhou allied to jointly prevent the excessive expansion of Li Xiang's power.
Guo Wei readily accepted this. On the one hand, he could eliminate Dou Jiande and expand his own power. On the other hand, he could also use the help of other princes to prevent Li Xiang, the number one prince in the world, from expanding again. Doing this would be beneficial to Guo Wei.
In addition, after Dou Jiande was eliminated, only himself and Liu Bei were left in Qingzhou. Guo Wei boasts that he is much more powerful than Liu Bei. In terms of ability, Guo Wei, who has gone from being a grass bandit to where he is today, is not comparable to Liu Bei, who weaves mats and sells shoes.
Guo Wei is confident that after Dou Jiande is defeated, if he fights Liu Bei in the future, Guo Wei will definitely win. By then, the entire Qingzhou will belong to him alone, Guo Wei, and he can also use the land of Qingzhou to realize his own goals step by step ambition.
Therefore, for various reasons, Cui Hao also achieved his goal with Guo Wei. In short, Guo Wei was also fooled by Cui Hao.
Although the process was different from what he had imagined, Cui Hao did fulfill his promise. In addition, Cui Hao took the initiative to add some armor supplies and food. Therefore, in the end Liu Bei sent generals Liu Rengui and the three Ruan brothers to lead the navy. The army went to help the battle.
In recent years, it is common for princes from all sides to place people and spies among other forces. After finally borrowing the navy, Cui Hao naturally tried his best to prevent the news from leaking and causing the failure of the final surprise attack on Xiaopingjin.
First of all, only the navy commander Liu Rengui knew the specific purpose and destination of this troop dispatch. Even the three Ruan brothers, who were deputy generals, did not know.
Next, Cui Hao ordered this navy, plus the ships he had collected and arranged before, to pretend to help Yuan Shao transport grain and grass supplies from waterways to other places to confuse the public.
But secretly, after arriving at a certain location, Liu Rengui's navy warships that were supposed to carry grain and supplies turned into groups of soldiers, while the ships that Cui Hao had collected and arranged before continued to move forward with great fanfare.
In the end, under Cui Hao's series of plans, Cui Hao finally achieved his goal. Xiaopingjin was captured, and Pei Renji, Pei Yuanshao, and Pei Yuanfu, their father and son, died in battle.
However, in the end, God is not as good as man. Cao Ning and Jiao Ying are all serious landlubbers in the north. After arriving in Xiaopingjin by boat, a series of adverse reactions seriously affected their combat effectiveness.
In addition, during the battle, under the pressure of Cao Ning, Xu Huang broke through and his combat power increased greatly, and he fought a bloody battle with injuries. At that time, Cao Ning did not have a horse when he attacked the city. Xu Huang not only rode a war horse, but also a BMW horse. So after Xu Huang escaped, Cao Ning could not catch up.
Next, Xu Huang arrived at Mengjing Pass in time and helped Zhang Liao defeat the enemy's conspiracy to raid Mengjing Pass again. It is precisely because of this, precisely because Meng Jinguan is still in hand, that it provides more possibilities for this big event.
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