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"Yuan Highway's rebellion is like a vicious wolf with a broken leg, it looks hideous and fierce, but it is actually vulnerable. We immediately went over and beat Yuan Shu out of Yanzhou before Yuan Shao helped Yuan Shu. ”

"Brother Jingsheng, after we conquer Dingtao, you return to Jingzhou immediately, don't stay for a moment." Cao Cao looked at Liu Biao and said, "Yuan Shu did not occupy Xuzhou and could not gain a foothold in the Central Plains, so if Yuan Shao wanted to help him, it was very likely that he would turn against us." After the two sides fall out, Yuan Shao will definitely take advantage of your absence in Jingzhou to seize Jingzhou. ”

Liu Biao nodded and said, "I will immediately let Yidu go back first, stabilize the counties of Jingzhou, and then lead the army north to respond." After laying the pottery, I personally led the army back to Jingzhou. I believe that Yuan Shao does not dare to deal with me publicly. ”

"Yuan Shao didn't dare to deal with you openly, but Yuan Shu dared." Cao Cao wiped a handful of mud from his face with his sleeve and shook his head, "After we repelled Yuan, Yuan Shu was angry and would definitely hit you, so you'd better go back first and let Brother Xenodu stay here and lead the army." ”

Liu Biao was worried about the safety of Jingzhou and hurriedly agreed.

"Order all the departments to march to Dong'a immediately, and start attacking Yuan Shu tomorrow." Cao Cao raised his hands and shouted, "You must kill Yuan Shu." ”

At the same time, Yuan Shu commanded the army to launch a final attack on Dong'e City, but as the pouring rain poured down, the attack was abandoned halfway.

At dusk, the scouts came to report that Cao Cao's army was coming to the east. Yuan Shu thought about it for a long time and ordered the army to retreat to Dingtao overnight.

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Luoyang.

Hanoi Han Hao and Han Qiong urgently reported to Yuan Shao, the Northern Xinjiang Army began to attack Hanoi, Dangyin City was lost, and the army is now retreating in the direction of Chaoge.

Yuan Shao was shocked and urgently summoned Fu Zhu, Tian Feng, Guo Tu and others to discuss, but then Xu Yu's urgent report was sent to Luoyang. Cao Cao killed Ma Teng, and Yuan Shu had already retreated to the front line of Dingtao and Changyi.

The situation changed dramatically.

Guanzhong cannot be chaotic, Hanoi cannot be lost, and the Central Plains cannot be ignored. Yuan Shao had a splitting headache for a while, and he was at a loss.

The three localities are all important, and the development of the situation in the three localities has a direct bearing on the success or failure of their hegemony. It is now necessary to come up with a countermeasure as soon as possible in order to get rid of the current bad advantage.

"Driving the Northern Army out of Hanoi is a top priority." Fu Zhu pointed to the map on the desk and said, "After the end of the Jizhou War, Hebei accurately judged the situation in the Central Plains. They gave up attacking Qingzhou, which had almost no defensive force, and instead attacked Hanoi, where heavy troops were stationed, obviously in order to contain us and prevent us from entering the Central Plains at a time when the strength of all forces in the Central Plains was greatly damaged, and to delay the development of our strength, so that the forces of all parties in the Central Plains would have time to recover, continue to maintain the situation of melee in the Central Plains, and prepare them for going south to attack the Central Plains in the future. ”

"If the Northern Xinjiang Army is allowed to occupy Hanoi and Chen Bing threatens Luoyang on the north bank of the Yellow River, our development will be severely hit, the process of the lord's hegemony will stagnate, and the day of pacifying the world is even more distant, so we must increase our troops in Hanoi as soon as possible and drive the Northern Xinjiang Army out of Hanoi."

Feng Ji also said: "At present, Cao Cao's Jedi counterattack has just killed Ma Teng. In the case of the anti-plot of the Northern Xinjiang in the front and the annihilation of the entire army of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, Ma Chao's betrayal is beyond doubt. Fortunately, the news has not yet reached Guanzhong, and we still have time to kill Ma Chao and quickly solve the crisis in Guanzhong that will break out at any time. ”

"As for the situation in the Central Plains, we are still in control of the initiative. In order to achieve the goal of weakening the strength of all forces in the Central Plains and taking the opportunity to enter the Central Plains, we must help Yuan Shu stabilize the battle line on the line of Dingtao and Changyi as soon as possible, and help him occupy the two counties of Xiapi and Pengcheng as much as possible, so that Yuan Shu can form a confrontation situation with Cao Cao and Liu Bei. As long as we successfully resolve the crisis in Hanoi and Guanzhong before winter comes, we will be able to free up our hands and throw our main forces into the Central Plains. ”

Yuan Shao groaned a little and said: "Solving the crisis in Guanzhong can allow Xiansi to design and kill Ma Chao, but solving the crisis in the Central Plains is not as simple as you think. We want to help Yuan Shu form a confrontation situation on the battlefield of the Central Plains in order to gain time to solve the Central Plains problem, but Cao Cao didn't know the importance of time to him? If Yanzhou and Xuzhou cannot be recaptured before winter arrives, Cao Cao and Liu Bei will have a hard time next year. ”

Fu Zhu immediately said: "Cao Cao and Liu Bei have a Qingzhou dispute in the near future, and in order to ensure each other's interests, the two sides will have to negotiate for a period of time. In addition, what allowed us to directly achieve the goal was Ziyuan's idea, so that Yuan Shu could prepare for the establishment of the imperial system. ”

"This time Yuan Shu attacked the Central Plains, which led to the failure of the coalition army to attack Hebei, and he had become a rebel of the Han Dynasty. But it was precisely because he was a rebel that he was able to rebuild the imperial system like Li Yi in Hebei and set up a new emperor. ”

"What does it mean for Yuan Shu to rebuild the imperial line? It means that there were three emperors in the Han Dynasty. As long as Yuan Shu made the grandfather or father of today's son the emperor, then the ancestor-grandson relationship or father-son relationship between the two sons of heaven would make Cao Cao's position as the Son of Heaven very embarrassing. The Son of Heaven in his hands has become insignificant to him and to us. Since Cao Cao didn't give us the Son of Heaven, then we just had to abolish the Son of Heaven. In any case, we cannot give up the initiative to Cao Cao, and we cannot continue to be restrained by him. ”

"The emergence of a third emperor in the Han Dynasty led to an increase in the division of forces. After Hebei's victory in Jizhou, it has an absolute advantage in strength, and when they recover their vitality, they will surely go south to the Central Plains. Our strength has also been damaged, but the forces of all sides are fighting in the Central Plains for their own interests, and this will inevitably delay the time for the forces of all sides to regain their strength. Time is invaluable to all parties. ”

"Yuan Shu suddenly rebuilt the imperial system, not only will the forces of all parties be more divided, but the war in the Central Plains will also become more and more intense, so that the time for all forces to recover their vitality and develop their strength will pass quietly. Two or three years later, Hebei will raise troops to the south, and the scattered Central Plains will collapse in an instant, and other forces will be swallowed up by Hebei one after another because of their lack of strength. ”

Therefore, Cao Cao absolutely did not want to see this scene appear, and Liu Biao and Liu Bei were even more unwilling to see Li Yi exterminate Han Zuo. At this time, the attitude of the lord determined the development of the situation in the Central Plains. ”

"If the lord connived at and acquiesced in Yuan Shu's rebuilding of the imperial system, then, after Yuan Shu rebuilt the imperial system, he could openly support Yuan Shu. Yuan Shu's strength increased greatly because of the support of the lord, and he got rid of his rebellious identity because of the rebuilding of the imperial line. The lord and Yuan Shu said that Cao Cao was a rebel, who else in the world dared to say that Cao Cao was not a rebel? ”

"Liu Biao and Liu Bei faced the two emperors, faced with the strong strength of Yuan Valve, faced with the precarious situation in the Central Plains, and faced with the strong pressure of Hebei, where should they go? For the stability of the Central Plains, in order to fight against Hebei, and in order to keep Hanzuo, they could only choose the powerful Yuan Valve. But this kind of result is not what we want to see, because Yuan Shu will inevitably take the opportunity to occupy the Central Plains and form a new confrontation with adults. ”

"If the lord opposes Yuan Shu's rebuilding of the imperial system, even if Yuan Shu forcibly establishes a new emperor despite dissuasion, he will do nothing, and he will soon be defeated by the encirclement and interception of various forces."

"How does the lord choose?"

"Connived and acquiesced in Yuan Shu's preparation for the establishment of the imperial system, and sent the news out. Liu Biao and Liu Bei must come forward to mediate for the sake of the Han Society. In this way, we can achieve the goal of stabilizing the front on the line of Dingtao and Changyi before winter. When Liu Biao and Liu Bei came forward to mediate, the lord was silent and took his own side, forcing Cao Cao to give up the Son of Heaven and send the Son of Heaven to Luoyang. ”

"By this time, Cao Cao was at the end of his rope. If he doesn't give up the Son of Heaven, he will be defeated in the blink of an eye. If he gives up the Son of Heaven, we can let him attack Yuan Shu on the premise of respecting a Son of Heaven. Yuan Shu was defeated, Cao Cao was exhausted, and then we could send troops to the Central Plains. ”

"The key to this matter is to firmly control Yuan Shu. We instigated Yuan Shu to prepare for the establishment of the imperial system, but we could not let him really establish a new emperor. If the imperial system is rebuilt, the situation in the Central Plains is bound to get out of control. From Yuan Shu's point of view, in order to get out of the current predicament, he is of course willing to set up a new emperor and drag us all into the abyss of chaos. ”

"In order to prevent Yuan Shu from dying and backlash, we must control the time for Yuan Shu to establish a new emperor. As long as Cao Cao sends the Son of Heaven to Luoyang, Yuan Shu will not be able to change the fact that we have controlled the situation in the Central Plains even if he establishes a new emperor. ”

"Through the struggle for imperial dominance between the various forces in the Central Plains, the lord not only bought enough time to resolve the crisis in Hanoi and Guanzhong, but also paved the way for the rapid capture of the Central Plains." "If the lord agrees, you can start arranging this matter immediately." ”

Yuan Shao thought about it for a long time, and carefully discussed the details with Fu Zhi and others, and then wrote to Xu You, who was staying in Chen, to meet Cao Cao and send Feng Ji to meet Yuan Shu.

"Will the army in the direction of Chenliu immediately cross the river into Hanoi to block the attack of the Northern Xinjiang Army?" Yuan Shao's eyes were fixed on Guanzhong and Guanxi on the map, and he said thoughtfully, "The Northern Xinjiang Army's attack on Hanoi was blocked, and Li Yi is very likely to order the Northern Xinjiang Army in the east of the river to start feints to attack Guanzhong and Guanxi to contain our troops, so the troops in Guanxi and Luoyang cannot be recruited." ”

"Once the army in the direction of Chen Liu left Yanzhou, Yuan Shu would have less strong support. If Cao Cao and Liu Bei take the opportunity to conquer Dingtao and Changyi, the situation in the Central Plains will be very unfavorable to us. Guo Tu dissuaded, "I think it's better not to recruit this army." ”

"Although the Northern Xinjiang Army won the Battle of Jizhou, Hebei's financial resources were limited, and the 300,000-strong army fought for four or five months in a row, and its consumption was unimaginable, and it was impossible for it to launch another large-scale attack in the short term." Guo Tu said, "Now the Xu Dabu of the Northern Xinjiang Army is attacking Hanoi again, and Li Yi may still send troops to attack Qingzhou before the end of the year, so even if the Northern Xinjiang Army in the east of Hedong wants to feint, the scale is very limited." In my opinion, it is better to send Luoyang's army north to support Hanoi. ”

Guo Tu's suggestion was opposed by Fu Zhu, Feng Ji and others. The crisis in Guanzhong is about to break out, and once there is a problem in Guanzhong, the troops of the Northern Xinjiang Army in the east of the river will immediately enter Guanzhong. The armies of Kansai and Luoyang must not move.

The army in the Central Plains couldn't move, and the army in Luoyang couldn't move either, so Yuan Shao was a little in a dilemma.

"There are 25,000 people in Hanoi, and they can completely hold Hanoi." "The lower official is willing to personally go to Hanoi to take command." ”

Yuan Shao frowned and thought about it, shook his hand and said, "Don't you go, let the public rule go." (To be continued.) )