The war in Jizhou once again attracted the attention of princes from all walks of life.

And no one found out that Liu Bei, who was supposed to be in Xuzhou, had quietly taken a thousand people and secretly went to Luoyang.

It's just that Liu Bei didn't know that Tai Shici was already waiting for him in Luoyang.

The battle in Jizhou made everyone think that Zhao Hui's focus was in Jizhou, even if he didn't see Tai Shici send troops, he just thought that it was not the time yet.

After all, Zhao Hui is still in Youzhou.

Now the battle in Jizhou is afraid that it is just an appetizer.

Yuan Shao was dead, and Cao Cao and others believed that Jizhou was unable to stop Zhao Hui's army.

Lu Bu has also begun to reorganize his soldiers and horses and practice every day.

There are too many recruits in his army, and they have only joined the army in the past six months.

With the support of Yuan Shu's grain and grass, even if Lu Bu is in Xuzhou, he only occupies a few small cities now, but the troops in his hands have reached 60,000.

There were more soldiers in the city than there were ordinary people.

If there was no supply of grain and grass for Yuan Shu, with Lu Bu's current ratio of soldiers to the population, it would inevitably collapse.

"Lord, do you really want to marry the young lady to the son of Yuan Shu?" Chen Gongdao.

Lu Budao: "Since I have promised Yuan Shu, I can't regret it now." Gongtai, you can help me pick a time. ”

This was when he asked Yuan Shu for support, and Lu Bu had already agreed to Yuan Shu.

As long as Yuan Shu sends troops to support, Lu Bu will support Yuan Shu to become emperor, and the two families will marry.

However, Lu Bu can't go back, not because of promises.

It's that he can't turn against Yuan Shu now.

These 60,000 soldiers, but they all need Yuan Shu to supply grain and grass.

Lu Bu is now completely dependent on Yuan Shu, how dare he tear his face with Yuan Shu.

If Yuan Shu cut off Lu Bu's grain and grass now, within a month, Lu Bu's army of 60,000 would run away with 50,000.

The remaining 10,000 will not have any combat power, morale is low, and they will run at any time.

They didn't run because they still had a bite to eat.

Chen Gong also knows about this problem.

But if he didn't recruit an army, Lu Bu would also be wiped out by Liu Bei.

Then it is better to promise Yuan Shu first.

Chen Gong said: "On the tenth day of the first month of the next month, it is an auspicious day to get married." ”

Lu Bu shook his head and said, "It's too early." ”

Chen Gong immediately understood what Lu Bu meant.

Although Yuan Shu was promised, the time was undecided.

It can be a month later or a year later.

Yuan Shu wanted to be the emperor, this idea Lu Bu didn't dare to think about himself.

Of course, he supported Yuan Shu to be the emperor, and Lu Bu didn't think there was any problem.

It's just that Zhao Hui gave him the secret letter at the beginning, and he remembers it very clearly.

Even if he supports Yuan Shu as emperor, he will have to disassociate himself from Yuan Shu in the future.

For example, among the princes today, Lu Bu still values Zhao Hui the most, and even he has a respect for Zhao Hui in his heart.

Zhao Hui is the only person who can convince him in Lu Bu's life.

Zhao Hui's background is worse than him, but now he is more successful than him.

Moreover, Zhao Hui's strength is not lower than him.

Lu Bu can still have a draw with Zhao Hui now, but in a few years, his peak will pass, and Zhao Hui will be the strongest general in the Han Dynasty.

Lu Bu is no longer young.

His peak will soon pass.

Yangzhou!

Yuan Shu has shifted his focus to northern Yangzhou.

Now that he is in Shouchun, a warlock said that Shouchun will be his destiny.

He can fulfill his dream of becoming emperor here.

Shouchun is where the dragon vein of his Yuan Highway is located, and it is his imperial capital.

"Yan Xiang, what do my two nephews say?"

In the palatial palace, Yuan Shu sat on a golden chair.

The palace of Shouchun is already under construction, and tens of thousands of people are sweating like rain every day.

When the palace was completed, it was the time when he was called emperor.

The people below Yuan Shu, no one dared to stop Yuan Shu from becoming emperor.

Touching the jade seal of the country every day, calling the emperor is already a nightmare in Yuan Shu's heart.

Whoever dares to stop him will take his life.

"Back to the lord, the two sons, I don't want to rely on the lord for the time being." Yan Xiang said.

He had just returned from Jizhou.

After learning that Yuan Shao was dead, Yuan Shu immediately sent Yan Xiang to Jizhou, trying to persuade Yuan Tan and Yuan Xi to take refuge in his uncle.

Yuan Shu: "Hmph, just the two of them, what to use to block Zhao Hui." ”

Although it is an alliance with Zhao Hui, but in the face of interests, Yuan Shu still puts interests first.

Zhao Hui got Jizhou, and his strength would be strengthened again, and at that time, when Yuan Shu faced Zhao Hui, he would also beat the drum in his heart.

If he could, he naturally hoped that Yuan Tan and Yuan Xi would take refuge in him, and then Jizhou would justifiably become his Yuan Shu's territory.

Moreover, he and Zhao Hui are allies again, and Zhao Hui is embarrassed to attack Jizhou again.

Then he took the initiative to cede the four counties of Bohai in Zhongshan, Changshan, and Hejian in the north of Jizhou, which was regarded as sharing Jizhou equally with Zhao Hui.

At that time, Zhao Hui would be embarrassed even if he wanted the whole of Jizhou, and he couldn't find an excuse to attack the southern part of Jizhou.

It's just that although Yuan Shu's abacus is good, the two brothers Yuan Tan and Yuan Xi, although they are not as good as Yuan Shao in terms of ability, are very similar to Yuan Shao in personality.

The two of them will not surrender until they are exhausted.

And now it's not Zhao Hui who personally leads the troops, they think they still have a chance.

"Hmph, let them suffer a little."

Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao don't deal with each other, but after all, they are both the bloodline of the Yuan family.

Even Yuan Shu has always used Yuan Shao's identity to belittle Yuan Shao.

But when he was really at the end of his rope, Yuan Shu's first thought was to seek refuge in Yuan Shao, not others.

Yuan Shu believes that when Yuan Xi and Yuan Tan can't hold on, they will definitely choose to come to his uncle.

If they don't come, it's not that they don't want to come, it's that they can't.

When they reach the end of their rope, they may not be able to run away if they want to.

"Yang Hong, what did Lu Bu say over there?" Yuan Shu touched the gentle jade seal of the country, and his eyes were erratic.

Lu Bu has no faith, and Yuan Shu also knows that cooperating with Lu Bu is really seeking the skin of the tiger.

But since Lu Bu said that he was willing to support him as emperor, Yuan Shu still had to take the risk of believing in Lu Bu.

Yuan Shu knew his strength, although he was now one of the top princes, except for Zhao Hui in Youzhou, no prince's strength could compare with him.

But if he wants to be the emperor, his current strength is still a little thin.

He now only controls Yangzhou and Yuzhou, as well as the northern part of Jingzhou.

Yuan Shu has always wanted to get involved in Xuzhou, but he has never had a good opportunity.

If Lu Bu can take Xuzhou, he will face a lot fewer obstacles after supporting him to become emperor, and Yuan Shu will face much less obstacles after becoming emperor.

As long as he becomes emperor, the other princes around him, Liu Biao, Cao Cao, and Liu Bei, will definitely point the finger at him.

Yuan Shu needs an ally to help him share the firepower.

He now has another ally - Zhao Hui in Youzhou.

With the strength of Yuan Shu and Zhao Hui, the alliance between the two, and all the other princes in the world combined, may not be able to stop the two.

But Yuan Shu will not pin his hopes on Zhao Hui.

The alliance between them is not solid.