Yuan Shu had never taken Liu Bei seriously, and kept him just to contain Cao Cao. Now that Cao Cao was going north to Qingzhou, Liu Bei was forced to go north to attack Yanzhou, Cao Cao's base. Yuan Shu took advantage of the opportunity to capture Yuzhou, so it was just right.

It fits Yuan Shu's plan.

To drive away wolves and swallow tigers, Liu Bei is just a pawn in Yuan Shu's eyes. Before crossing the river, he can only go forward according to Yuan Shu's wishes and lead the way for Yuan Shu. Liu Bei, who is eager to survive, has no choice at all, even if he knows that he may be hit.

After understanding Yuan Shu's plan, he had no choice but to do it. This was a conspiracy. With overwhelming force, Liu Bei could only attack Yanzhou with a little luck, even if he knew it clearly.

Where is Yuzhou? The center of aristocratic families, the base camp of the Yuan family, is full of people from the Yuan family and families who are friendly to the Yuan family. Although many people turned to Liu Bei after being controlled by Liu Bei, the aristocratic families who secretly contacted Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao also

Not a few. If Yuan Shu, the hegemon of the six states and the legitimate son of the Yuan family, attacks, no matter whether they value Yuan Shu's huge power or the prestige of the Yuan family, there will definitely be many people who respond.

Liu Bei didn't know that he had been tragically plotted by Yuan Shu. At this time, he was happily dreaming of capturing Yanzhou, rescuing the emperor, and restoring the Han Dynasty.

Yuan Shu and others quickly sailed towards Yizhou under the protection of the army. Then they turned to the waterway in Yizhou and took warships to sail down the Yangtze River. They returned to Jiangdong in less than half a month, and at this time Liu Bei had already invaded.

After arriving at Yanzhou, he attacked directly from Chenliu to Shanyang Changyi, the capital of Yanzhou. Since preparing to attack Qingzhou, Cao Cao moved the emperor and his army from Chenliu to here to prevent Liu Bei from attacking.

At this time, the battlefield in the Central Plains seemed to be a mess. Lu Bu, Cao Cao and Liu Bei were all fighting against each other. The tens of thousands of troops Yuan Shu had left in Tongguan were also constantly advancing eastward, fighting all the way from Hangu Pass to Luoyang and Hulao Pass.

At the same time, Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao in the north seemed to want to join in the fun and were ready to move. Originally, Yuan's army in Jizhou had the intention to gather in the direction of Qingzhou, but the southward pressure of Gongsun Zan's army made Yuan Shao quickly give up the idea of ​​invading Qingzhou, and the entire army was

The border between Jizhou and Youzhou was tightly fortified to prevent Gongsun Zan from going south.

The situation in the world is like a pile of gunpowder. It is about to explode. The outcome of one battlefield is likely to directly lead to many chain reactions. All parties are constantly wooing allies and scheming. At this time, there are three letters in Yuan Shu's hands.

Yuan Shu's fingers slowly passed over the three letters on the table, with a smile on his face: "Now I have become a favorite of these people, even the old Americans from World War II are nothing more than this."

The three letters are from Liu Bei, Lu Bu and Gongsun Zan respectively. One is for alliance, one is for help, and one is for trade. They are all requests from Yuan Shu. Yuan Shu is now away from the battlefield but controls the northern battlefield and controls the situation.

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"If I force the Northern Expedition, I'm afraid these people will unite to attack me!" Yuan Shu chuckled and said, "If I don't move, these people will start to move."

When Guo Jia heard what Yuan Shu said, he smiled and said: "The six countries combined their efforts to far defeat Qin, but the powerful Qin was able to defeat the six countries with overwhelming force. How is it different from today? Now that there are only six remaining princes in the world, Yuan Shao is arrogant.

, Cao Cao's heroic posture, Liu Bei's reticence, these three may have the overall situation in mind. But of the remaining three, Lu Bu is impatient and capricious, Gongsun Zan is upright and violent, and Yuan Shao is a life-or-death enemy, Gongsun Du is timid.

There is no need to worry about the rats shrinking back to Liaodong. My lord, even if you lead the army in the Northern Expedition, these people may not be able to form a horizontal alliance."

"Every effort you can save is an effort, and you can be more stable if you can." Yuan Shu said very hopelessly: "It takes time and effort to fight all the way, and spreading the stall too big is not conducive to subsequent reconstruction. It is better to do it step by step.

Lay a solid foundation. It is a pity that Gongsun Zan is too upright, otherwise if the situation in Hebei can be maintained, I will no longer have to worry about Yuan Shao."

"Then what do you plan to do with these three letters?" Jia Xu asked.

Yuan Shu casually picked up the letter asking for help from Lu Bu: "Lü Bu is a brave man. It would be a pity to let him be defeated and die or fall into the hands of Cao Cao. It is best to recruit him to surrender."

Guo Jia smiled slightly and said in an inexplicable tone: "Master, are you not afraid of becoming Lu Bu's third adoptive father? Ding Yuan, Dong Zhuo's ending is not so good!"

Yuan Shu curled his lips and said confidently: "Ding Yuan, Dong Zhuo is too small-minded to use a peerless general who is good at conquering the world as a scribe or bodyguard. This is not the case."

Guo Jia looked at Yuan Shu's pretentious look and chuckled: "My lord is not afraid of Lu Bu because he has Evil Lai and Zhong Kang around him, right?"

Yuan Shu's face darkened when he heard this, and he glared at Guo Jia: "If you don't speak, no one will treat you as a mute!"

Everyone was not as unruly as Guo Jia, who was trying to commit suicide in front of Yuan Shu. At this time, they all looked at their noses and hearts, pretending to be deaf and dumb and kept silent. When Guo Jia heard this, he shrank his head and smiled softly on his face.

, pretending to be deaf and dumb like everyone else.

Yuan Shu scolded Guo Jia back, and coughed lightly after letting out his anger: "Lü Bu is indeed brave, but our army has countless fierce generals and generals, and there are not a few who can match them. There is nothing wrong with recruiting them. What do you think?"

Everyone agreed: "What the Lord said is absolutely true."

"Then how do you think I should help Lu Bu?"

Jia Xu said: "My lord, Lu Bu can be saved, but not rescued. This man has a cold temperament, and it is useless for our army to rescue him. It is the best way to rescue him when he is in danger."

Yuan Shu pondered for a moment and then hesitated: "But if Qingzhou falls into Cao Cao's hands, Cao Cao will have no one to control in the Central Plains!"

Guo Jia shook his head: "Lord, why do we need to take into account the situation in the Central Plains at this time? If the situation is right, what's wrong with us taking the Central Plains directly? What's more, isn't there Liu Bei here? Lu Bu is not big enough and is not enough.

It is useless for the lord to help one side by separatist power."

Yuan Shu thought about Lu Bu's shameless character. In history, this guy had turned against the enemy and seized Xuzhou from Liu Bei. He was completely a white-eyed wolf, and he felt slightly shuddered.

"What you say is absolutely true, then send Jiang Qin to lead the navy to rescue. If Lu Bu asks, just say that our army is on expedition everywhere and is short of troops. We do not have enough troops to go to rescue." Yuan Shu said.

Yuan Shu's words are not a lie. He does have some shortage of troops now. Tens of thousands of cavalry are deployed in western Liaoning to wait for the opportunity. Tens of thousands of troops are deployed in Xiliang to stabilize the situation. There are still tens of thousands of troops marching westward from Tongguan, and the troops and horses of various states are on guard.
Chapter completed!