Kuai Yue continued: "Six years ago, in order to seize the military and government of Northern Xinjiang, Li Yi openly led his army south to coerce the Son of Heaven and the imperial court. Five years ago, in order to divide the northern Xinjiang, he refused to lead the army south to fight for Dong, which caused the Han Dynasty to quickly overthrow. Three years ago, in order to achieve the cause of hegemony, he led the army to capture Jizhou. Two years ago, he held the Son of Heaven and the imperial court hostage to Youzhou, in a vain attempt to blackmail the Son of Heaven to order the princes. Today, he sits on the three states of Hebei, as well as Liaodong and the prairie, and his strength is getting stronger and stronger, and he has firmly ranked first among the various forces of the Han Dynasty. Li Yi's heart, passers-by know, the overthrow of the Han Sheji will be irretrievable, inevitable. ”

Kuai Yue said a lot worriedly, and finally said to Yuan Shao: "In today's world, the only person who can compete with Li Yi is you, Brother Benchu." If the original brother can unite all the states and counties and work together, then there is still hope for Zhongji. Otherwise......"

Yuan Shao smiled bitterly and said, "It was precisely when I saw the criticality of the situation that I had to change my course. You see, my renewed reverence for the Son of the Present actually means ...... to me"

"The fate of the first brother is actually in the hands of the first brother himself." Kuai Yue said with a smile, "If today's son is the Ming Jun of Zhongxing, if he wants to keep the Han Dynasty, he must rely on the original brother, the original brother is the capable minister of the Han Dynasty, and he will definitely be famous in history in the future." When today's son is incompetent and unable to undertake the great cause of Zhongxing, the first brother may not be able to follow the example of Huo and Yi, rebuild the imperial system, and revitalize Hanzuo. ”

Yuan Shao was in ecstasy, his eyes suddenly sparkled, he tried his best to suppress the excitement in his heart, and asked in a calm tone: "Is this what Brother Jingsheng meant, or are you ......?"

"This is the meaning of Brother Jingsheng, and it is also the wish of all the courtiers who are loyal to the Great Han." Kuai Yue said solemnly, "Today, who doesn't want to rejuvenate Hanzuo? Who doesn't want the great Han Tianwei to come to the world? Who doesn't want to be peaceful and peaceful? As long as the first brother is in line with the idea of Zhongxing Han, no matter what he does, he can get the full support of the officials of various states and counties. For example, when the first brother entered the customs this time, didn't he get the great help of the officials of various states and counties? ”

Yuan Shao smiled and thanked him, feeling more confident in all the plans after successfully occupying Guanzhong.

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Xuzhou, Xiapi City.

"Guo Gong betrayed the lord, and he took refuge with Yuan Shao with a large army." Chen Gong was furious and smashed his fist on the city wall, "Lord, we will break through immediately, and we will not be able to panic." ”

Liu Bei looked at the overwhelming Yuzhou army under the city, his face was murderous, and asked, "Is there any movement over there in Pengcheng?" Is Cao Cao's army still in Peixian? ”

"According to Zhu Ling, Li Feng, and Xue Lan, Cao Cao's army has left Pei County and is heading towards Pengchengguo." Xu Yan said anxiously, "Lord, Yuan Wei's army under the city has at least twenty or thirty thousand people, and we only have three thousand people, so we can't hold Xiapi City." My lord, please quickly order the withdrawal to the East China Sea. ”

"There are still 3,000 people in the East China Sea of Zhang Miao and Zhang Chao." Liu Yi said very calmly, "When we get to the East China Sea, we can still support a section to wait for the general's men and horses to cross the river and go south." ”

Last year, after Zhang Miao, Zhang Chao and others rebelled against Cao Cao in Yanzhou, they were ready to welcome Gongsun Zhan. Later, Gongsun Zhan did not send troops to the western part of Yanzhou, but Cao Cao led the army back to Yanzhou. Although the Northern Xinjiang Army also crossed the river and went south at that time, after all, it was far away, and Zhang Miao and others had no choice but to lead the army to retreat into Xuzhou and surrender to the command of Mu Taoqian of Xuzhou at that time. Later, Tao Qian died of illness, and Liu Bei succeeded him as the pastor of Xuzhou, and these people naturally became Liu Bei's subordinates.

Liu Bei originally took his old team when he was too punctual in the plains, and later took over Tao Qian's subordinates, plus some people who took refuge in Yanzhou, and he was full of talents.

However, Liu Bei trusted his old team the most, that is, those who followed him when he was in Pingyuan County.

Liu Bei turned his face to look at Cui Yan.

At the beginning of the year, Cui Yan quietly went north and went to Liyang to meet with Zhang Fei, the general of Zhengnan, Zhang Fei replied to Cui Yan with certainty at that time, after the Yellow River thawed, the Northern Xinjiang Army would choose the opportunity to go south to help Liu Bei defeat Cao Cao and avenge Tao Qian. But now that the Yellow River has thawed for more than a month, the Northern Xinjiang Army still shows no signs of moving south.

"My lord, I will go to the north bank of the Yellow River again, and urge the general to immediately send troops south to help." Cui Yan arched his hand and said, "Please retreat quickly with the army to preserve your strength." ”

"Don't go any further!" Chen Deng loudly stopped, "This year, the Northern Xinjiang Army will definitely cross the river and go south, but not now." After we fight to the death with Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, and when we are exhausted, the general will command the Northern Xinjiang Army to go south. At that time, he could not only easily occupy Yanzhou, but also further occupy Xuzhou. The general did not want Cao Cao to occupy Xuzhou, but he also did not want the lord to occupy Yanzhou. Can't the lord see this? ”

Liu Bei was silent.

"The Great General will definitely help us!" Cui Yan pointed to the army outside the city and said excitedly, "Now except for the general, who can help us?" Who can help us defeat Yuan Shao and Cao Cao? ”

"No one will help us, we are on our own!" Chen Deng said eagerly, "Please tell Zhang Miao, Zhang Chao and Zang Hong in the East China Sea, as well as Zhu Ling and others in Peng Chengguo, and ask them to immediately lead their army south to Xiapi City, meet us, and then we will retreat in the direction of Guangling." ”

Five years ago, when Li Yi led a large army to Xuzhou to help Tao Qian quell the rebellion of the Yellow Turban Army, the Chen family had hinted to Li Yi that they were willing to support Li Yi and drive Tao Qian out of Xuzhou, but Li Yi ignored the Chen family's proposal at that time, which made Chen Qi and Chen Deng's father and son hate Li Yi. Therefore, at this moment, he is very reluctant for Liu Bei and Li Yi to come together.

"Retreat to Guangling?" Liu Bei looked at Chen Deng in surprise. Cui Yan, Liu Yi and others were also in disbelief and dumbfounded.

"Yes, let's go to Guangling!" Chen Deng said in a resolute tone, "The people of Xuzhou hate Cao Cao to the core, and they want to crush him to ashes, but our strength is weak now, and it is difficult to defeat Cao Cao alone." Therefore, we must retreat, gather our strength, and then use the power of the common people and the favorable terrain of Guangling to deal with Yuan Shao and Cao Cao. ”

"After we evacuate, the Northern Xinjiang Army will immediately go south to fight. When the time comes, we will attack from the south to the north, and the northern Xinjiang army will attack from the north to the south, and once the two armies form a north-south flank attack, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao will definitely be defeated. In this way, the lord can not only preserve his strength, but also occupy Yanzhou justifiably. On the contrary, if the lord asks the general for help now, the general must wait until the lord is exhausted before sending troops south, at that time, in addition to bowing down to his orders, the lord also has the strength to ask the general for Yanzhou? ”

Liu Bei Huoran woke up and turned his head to look at Jian Yong, Chen Gong, Chen Qi, Cui Yan, Liu Yi, Xu Yan and others.

A group of strategists understood Chen Deng's words, and everyone nodded in unison.

"Stick to Xiapi!" Liu Bei waved his hand and said, "The letter tells Zhu Ling, Zhang Miao, Zhang Chao, and Zang Hong, asking them to quickly speed the army to move closer to Xiapicheng, prepare to fight their way out of the encirclement, and retreat south to Guangling." ”

"Ji Jue, you urgently write to Hebei and tell the general that we are powerless to stop the attack of Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, and are ready to withdraw to Guangling, and ask the general to lead the army to cross the river and go south as soon as possible."

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Wuguan, Guanzhong's urgent reports came again and again.

In the name of the above officials, Li Wei asked Duan Xuan to lead the army to Chang'an to attack and kill Guo Yan, and Guo Yan asked Duan Xuan to lead the army to attack and kill Li Wei and save Guanzhong in the name of Li Wei's connivance with his subordinates. Zhang Ji and Wang Fang hurriedly wrote Duan Xuan, asking him to think about the safety of Guanzhong and not to lead the army north to Chang'an, so as not to let Yuan Shao take the opportunity to enter the customs and everyone will be finished together.

Zhang Ji said in his letter: "Wang Fang and I immediately rushed to Chang'an to mediate. Let Li Dao and Guo Yan shake hands and make peace as much as possible. This rebellion in Chang'an has a great deal to do with some scholars in Chang'an, and Li Dao and Guo Yan must have fallen for their discordant scheme. ”

Immediately afterward, worse news reached Wuguan. Han Sui and Ma Teng of Xiliang received a letter from Guo Yan asking for help, and took up 30,000 iron cavalry in Xiliang, 10,000 belonged to Qiang cavalry, and under the banner of mediating the dispute between Xiliang people, they quickly killed Guanzhong, and their vanguard army had arrived at Wugong City in Fufeng County.

At the same time, Li Dao also asked for help from the general Li Yi and the general Yue Fei of Zhengxi, and the Northern Xinjiang Army had already deployed troops on the Yellow River and was ready to cross the river and enter the customs.

The melee situation that Yuan Shao was most worried about was inevitable.

"My lord, what shall we do? Ma Teng's forward iron cavalry is only about 300 miles away from Chang'an, and we have lost our best chance to capture Chang'an. Xu You said helplessly, "Won't you wait any longer?" Wait until the Western Liang Army and the Northern Xinjiang Army are fighting, and we will fight in? ”

Yuan Shao frowned tightly and hesitated.

"Kill it immediately, don't hesitate." The judge said eagerly, "I believe that Li Yi knows the importance of Guanzhong to Hebei very well, and he knows even more the consequences of Guanzhong being occupied by us." So at this moment, the situation in Guanzhong has suddenly changed drastically, and even if Li Yi fights on two fronts, he will fight in. Once the Northern Frontier Army enters Guanzhong, our advantage will be completely lost, so we must now take advantage of the fact that the Northern Frontier Army has not yet crossed the river, and enter the Guanzhong as quickly as possible, take down Jing Zhaoyin first, and occupy as many cities as we can. No matter how the situation in Guanzhong changes this time, we must not withdraw from Guanzhong, otherwise we will no longer have thoughts about Guanzhong. ”

The judge pointed to the map on the desk and continued: "My lord, please see, Han Sui and Ma Teng's Xiliang Iron Cavalry, General Li Yi's Northern Xinjiang Army, and our Kwantung Coalition Army, after the three roads of people and horses are killed together, Li Dao, Guo Yan, Zhang Ji and others must shake hands and make peace, otherwise they will die." ”

"Once these people are released from the previous suspicion and shake hands and make peace, they will defend Chang'an City, Guanzhong will immediately repeat the situation of last year, and finally we have to return empty-handed, so the top priority now is to take advantage of the Xiliang army has approached Chang'an, and the Northern Xinjiang army is still in the Hedong assembly area, urgently tell Li Dao, we are willing to help him kill Guo Yan, repel the Xiliang army, and let Li Wei, Guo Yan and other rebels continue to maintain the confrontation situation, so that after we arrive in Chang'an, we can first occupy Chang'an, and occupy the right time and place, The situation in Guanzhong will be under the control of the lord. (To be continued.) )