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After Liu Biao received the edict of the Son of Heaven and Yuan Shao's letter, he traveled day and night and rushed to Xuchang before the army.

After Yuan Shao met the Son of Heaven in Xuchang, he was worshiped by the Son of Heaven as the Great Sima and the Great General, who was in charge of state affairs and monopolized power. At this time, the whole court and the central government knew that Cao Cao had come to an end and had no prospects, so overnight, all forces pinned their hopes on Yuan Shao for the revival of Sheji, and the ministers of the court and the central government expressed their allegiance to Yuan Shao, and his power swelled again, and his prestige reached the extreme for a while.

Yuan Shao did not get carried away when his heart was overjoyed, he used the frustration again, and used the frustration as a book order to help him deal with state affairs.

The development of the Henan battlefield and the extreme deterioration of the situation in the Central Plains forced Yuan Shao to put aside his old suspicions and resume his frustration.

Yuan Shao admired the talent and loyalty of Fu Zhi very much, and he had long formed the habit of relying on Fu Zhi to sit in the rear for him. Now he is frustrated in Xuchang, in the imperial court, and his influence on Luoyang is very small. Yuan Shao hoped to use the talents of Fu Zhu to rely on the strength of the Son of Heaven and the imperial court to ally and defeat Hebei.

Li Yi was defeated, and the role of the Son of Heaven and the imperial court disappeared, at that time Luoyang was still Luoyang, Xuchang was still Xuchang, and Fu Zhu still could not exert the same influence on Luoyang as in the past.

It is based on this that Yuan Shao invited Fu Zhu out again without the slightest hesitation in the current precarious situation.

Yuan Shao wanted to use this opportunity to revise the official system and remove Cao Cao from being prime minister, but he was dissuaded by frustration. In the court, many famous ministers are Cao Cao's people, although they are currently forced by the situation, they are very close to Yuan Shao, but once they defeat Hebei and retake the Central Plains, they may turn against Yuan Shao at any time and turn around to help Cao Cao. Because in the eyes of these ministers, it is not a good thing for Yuan Shao to be in power alone, after all, the words of "Yuan instead of Han" and "the five virtues have always been said" have been circulating in various places for several years, if Yuan Shao defeats Li Yi this time, he will be extremely meritorious, and it is very likely that he will embark on the road of usurpation in the future. In order to prevent trouble, it is inevitable to help Cao Cao restrain and weaken Yuan Shao.

For this reason, he suggested that Yuan Shao should maintain the status quo ante before the end of the Central Plains War. He said to Yuan Shao: "If you want to defeat Li Yi as soon as possible, you need to work together. In order to pacify the world and stabilize the society as soon as possible, it is necessary to weaken the strength of Cao Cao, Liu Bei, Liu Biao and others. The Central Plains War is the best opportunity to weaken the strength of Cao Cao and others, and when Cao Cao's troops are outnumbered, not to mention these ministers in the court, even Cao Cao himself, I am afraid that he will also bow down to the lord. ”

Yuan Shao accepted Fu Zhi's suggestion and devoted all his energy to the Great War of the Central Plains. During the war, all military and political affairs were handled by Shangshangtai, and all the governments of the DPRK and China followed Shangshangtai's orders.

He recommended Wang Lang, Hua Xin, Zheng Hun and other celebrities from all over the world to enter Shangshutai, and begged Yuan Shao to pardon the trial and reinstate the trial.

Yuan Shao politely refused.

After returning home, he thought twice, wrote a letter full of affection, and visited Yuan Shao again at night. After reading the letter, Yuan Shao remembered the great achievements made by the trial over the years, and thought of today's crisis in the Central Plains, and finally agreed. He urgently ordered Luoyang Lougui to immediately release the trial and let him rush to Xuchang day and night.

In the next few days, Yuan Shao and a group of ministers from Shangshutai discussed day and night the strategy of facing Hebei and defeating the Northern Xinjiang Army.

He analyzed the current situation in detail and believed that in the case of losing the opportunity, it was impossible to solve Zhang Fei in the Henan battlefield and Li Yi in Dingtao and Changyi at the same time, and one of the two battlefields had to be abandoned.

Fu Zhu believes that the Jingzhou army has not yet arrived in Yingchuan, and it is impossible to march east to unite Cao Cao and Liu Bei to rescue Dingtao and block Li Yi, so it is better to give up Dingtao and Changyi, and it is the best policy for the coalition army to block the attack of the Northern Xinjiang Army on the front line of Fengqiu and Chenliu.

Fu Zhu said: "We will first unite with the Jingzhou Army to solve the Northern Xinjiang Army on the battlefield in Henan in the shortest possible time, and even if we can't encircle and annihilate them, we must drive them out of Henan." As long as we deal with the Northern Frontier Army on the battlefield in Henan, we will be able to free up our hands and prepare for a decisive battle with all our might. ”

Yuan Shao did not accept Fu Zhu's suggestion, he believed that after Cao Cao and Liu Bei's troops entered Yanzhou, the superiority of the Northern Xinjiang Army in terms of strength was not obvious, and with the frontal resistance of Cao Cao's and Liu Bei's armies and the threat of the rest of the Yanzhou and Xuzhou armies on the flank battlefields of Rencheng, Pengcheng, Peiguo, etc., it was completely possible to block the Northern Xinjiang Army on the line of Dingtao and Changyi.

He said: "We can't give up Dingtao and Changyi. By abandoning Dingtao and Changyi, the Northern Xinjiang Army will be able to quickly advance to the line of Fengqiu and Chenliu, so that they can not only directly threaten the safety of Luoyang, but also have enough time to stabilize and consolidate the occupied counties of Yanzhou, so as to obtain grain and grass on the spot and enter into a protracted confrontation with us. The longer the war lasts, the more unfavorable the tide of the war may be for us. ”

"If we stick to the line of Dingtao and Changyi, and the two sides fight fiercely in the hinterland of Yanzhou, the Northern Xinjiang Army will not be able to control the occupied counties in a limited way. When we solve the Northern Xinjiang Army on the battlefield in Henan, we can unite the Jingzhou Army to march east into Yanzhou, deploy heavy troops on the front line of Fengqiu, Chenliu, and Xiangyi, and form a confrontation and decisive battle with the Northern Xinjiang Army. At that time, the Northern Frontier Army had not been able to gain a foothold in Yanzhou, and was at a disadvantage in terms of troops, and the longer the war lasted, the more favorable the situation would be for us. ”

Yuan Shao's idea is very reasonable, and there is no latest news from the Yanzhou battlefield so far, and no one knows whether the Northern Xinjiang Army has killed Dingtao and Changyi, so he was unable to refute for a while, so he had to temporarily give up the argument on the Yanzhou battlefield and concentrate on dealing with the Northern Xinjiang Army on the Henan battlefield.

If the Northern Xinjiang Army on the Henan battlefield could not solve it quickly, Yuan Shao's army would not be able to free up its hands to aid Yanzhou, and Liu Biao's Jingzhou army did not dare to risk going hundreds of miles to kill directly in the area of Dingtao and Changyi because it did not have a stable rear. Without the assistance of Yuan Shao and Liu Biao, Cao Cao, who was at a disadvantage in terms of troops and was seriously short of grain and grass, was too difficult to stick to the front line of Dingtao and Changyi.

However, even if Cao Cao wants to defeat Dingtao and Changyi, he must also have a premise, that is, Yuan Shao must first solve the Northern Xinjiang Army on the Henan battlefield, otherwise the main force of the Northern Xinjiang Army on the Yanzhou battlefield will leak down, and the Northern Xinjiang Army on the Henan battlefield will form an east-west flank attack, and there will be no room for salvation in this battle.

When everyone was racking their brains for the battle, the news from the battlefields was also sent to Xuchang one after another. There was far more bad news than good news, which made Yuan Shao worry and couldn't sleep at night.

At this moment, the eagerly awaited Liu Biao finally arrived.

Whether the Central Plains War can be finally won depends to a large extent on the troops, money and food that Jingzhou can transport. For this reason, Yuan Shao specially invited the Son of Heaven to go out of the city with his ministers to greet him.

Liu Biao was grateful, and swore in front of the Son of Heaven that he would kill the rebel and save Sheji at the cost of breaking his bones.

After entering the city, Yuan Shao invited Liu Biao to Shangshutai.

"Brother Jingsheng, now that the situation is here, the Jingzhou army must immediately go north along Xinzheng and Yuanling and kill Guancheng." Yuan Shao gave Liu Biao a detailed introduction to the situation in the Central Plains, explained the countermeasures, and then put forward his own requirements straightforwardly.

"Yes." Liu Biao agreed, "I immediately ordered Wen Ping to lead the army north to Henan." But ......"

Liu Biao pointed to Guancheng on the map and said: "Zhang Fei suddenly went east to Zhongmu, intending to enter Yanzhou, and the purpose of joining his main force to capture Chenliu has been exposed. ”

"After Zhang Fei led the army to Zhongmu, in order to prevent Zhang Feidong from attacking and occupying Chenliu, your main army in the direction of Aocang has been divided into troops to go south, but Yan Liang, who was originally stationed in Chenliu, has led the army to support Dingtao, and now Chen Liu's troops are thin, once the Zhongmu direction is not blocked, let Zhang Fei rush through Zhongmu, Chen Liu will be in danger. If Chen Liuruo is lost, Cao Cao and Liu Bei will be attacked by the enemy, and defeat is inevitable, so Henan will directly face the attack of the northern Xinjiang army. We are not well prepared, how sure are you to hold Henan? ”

"Look at Henan ...... again" Liu Biao's hand drew a circle between Xingyang, Chenggao and Ao Cang on the map, "After your main force divides its troops to the south, the Northern Frontier Army in the direction of Ao Cang can immediately support Pinggao." Pinggao is not lost, and the northern Xinjiang troops in Xingyang, Chenggao, and Aocang can continue to hold on and hold us back if the rear road is safe. After Zhang Fei entered Yanzhou and joined the main force of the Northern Xinjiang Army to take Chenliu, these troops could immediately retreat to Hanoi. At that point, we lost the opportunity and lost the battle. ”

Liu Biao looked at Yuan Shao and said solemnly: "My opinion is that it is better to quickly reinforce Chen Liu." ”

Yuan Shao smiled slightly, already understanding what Liu Biao meant.

Now that his reinforcements are approaching Zhongmou, Cao Cao and Liu Bei are blocking the Northern Xinjiang Army on the front line of Dingtao Changyi, and it is impossible for Zhang Fei to rush through Zhongmu at this moment. Even if he rushed through Zhongmu, the main force of the Northern Xinjiang Army could not kill Chen Liu, Zhang Fei's lone army went deep, and it was inevitable that he would be surrounded and annihilated, so as long as the Jingzhou army killed Guancheng and blocked Zhang Fei's retreat, Zhang Fei could only give up the plan of advancing east to Yanzhou and retreat quickly. Once Zhang Fei retreated, the Jingzhou army in Guancheng would be attacked by the Northern Xinjiang Army in front and rear.

Everyone knows the strength of the Northern Xinjiang Army, especially Zhang Fei, a strong general in Northern Xinjiang, under the attack of the army led by him, even if the Jingzhou Army wins, it will pay a heavy price.

In the end, Liu Biao just didn't want to suffer this loss.

"Brother Jingsheng, in the current situation, we have lost control of the Henan battlefield, and the possibility of encircling and annihilating Zhang Fei is very small, I estimate that Zhang Fei will already withdraw to Xingyang before your army arrives in Guancheng." Yuan Shao smiled bitterly, "My current purpose is only to force Zhang Fei out of Henan, and then concentrate my forces on the front line of Fengqiu and Chen Liu, block the Northern Xinjiang Army, and confront the Northern Xinjiang Army for a long time." (To be continued.) )