Jingzhou. Luyang.

Later General Yuan Shu’s camp.

At dawn, an urgent message from Jujube was delivered to Yuan Shu. Yuan Shu had a leisurely breakfast in the meeting hall, while summoning his main advisers and generals to discuss it.

"You've all seen it. This Yuan Benchu, as the leader of the alliance against Dong, pursues personal gain and ignores the country's justice. He acts wantonly and his defeat is inevitable!"

Yuan Shu put down the chopsticks in his hand and waited for the maid next to him to wipe his hands and mouth, then he slowly glanced at the people sitting down and made a comment on the content of the newspaper.

"It would be crazy to use troops against Tao at this time!"

The newspaper was sent from Suizao two days ago, informing Hanoi of the Suizao coalition's raid on Taoying and the military deployment of Yanzhou.

"General, the reason why Alliance Leader Yuan used troops against Tao was because he was worried that Dong Tao would join forces and the coalition forces would be attacked from both sides."

Sun Jian disagreed with Yuan Shu's evaluation of Yuan Shao's sending troops to Yan County, so he made a comment for Yuan Shao from a fair standpoint.

To Sun Jian, it didn't matter whether he was attacking Dong or Tao.

"Boom!"

Yan Xiang, the chief secretary of Yuan Shu, glanced at Sun Jian and smiled disdainfully, with undisguised sarcasm in his eyes.

"I dare to ask General Sun. At this time, Tao Ying is being surrounded by Yuan Benchu's 100,000 troops. Can you guarantee that Dong Zhuo will send troops to rescue him?"

"Can't!"

Sun Jian shook his head without hesitation. He understood Dong Zhuo. There was no room for two tigers in one mountain, and he would never help Tao Ying who wanted to get rid of him quickly.

"If the jujube coalition forces in Hanoi surround Dong Zhuo and attack Luoyang, can you guarantee that even if they get the Lantai classics, Tao Ying will send troops to rescue Dong Zhuo?"

Yan Xiang asked Sun Jian again, with a somewhat aggressive tone.

Sun Jian stared at Yan Xiang, his stern eyes slightly frowned, hesitated for a moment, and shook his head again.

"Tao Ying doesn't care whether Dong Zhuo lives or lives!"

Having achieved his goal, Yan Xiang withdrew his gaze, glanced at Yuan Shu who was thoughtful, and said nothing.

"Dong Zhuo and Tao Ying are both wolves, they can only use each other and there is no possibility of merging!"

Yuan Shu's counselor Li Ye gently stroked his beard, and then made a conclusion after Yan Xiang's words, his voice was light.

"Hiss..."

"In other words, Alliance Leader Yuan fell into Dong Zhuo's scheme, and instead angered Tao Ying, who had originally planned to stand by and watch..."

"In this way, in Hanoi, Suizao and the Allied Forces not only failed to conquer Dong, but also had the possibility of being killed by Tao Ying..."

"My lord is right, Alliance Leader Yuan has lost his mind and ruined the great situation of challenging Dong..."

Yan Xiang and Li Ye understood the consequences of Yuan Shao's siege of Tao Ying. In the meeting hall, Zhang Cheng, Shu Shao, Liu Xun, Le Jiu, Lei Bo, Chen Lan, Qiao Rui and other counselors and generals were all like Yuan Shu.

No longer optimistic about Yuan Shao, but no longer optimistic about Hanoi, the future of the Jujube Allied Forces.

"Yuan Shao sent nearly 100,000 troops, and Tao Ying only had 10,000 troops. Can he escape the surprise attack?"

Seeing the one-sided attitude of everyone, Sun Jian also hesitated. He also could not guarantee that Yuan Shao would be able to kill Tao Ying.

"Once Tao Ying escapes from Yan County, what will Yuan Shao and the allies face?"

Sun Jian secretly shook his head, the consequences are self-evident.

"Everyone, Yuan Benchu ​​has betrayed his original intention, and the alliance against Dong is in name only. Where should we, the Luyang Alliance, go?"

Seeing that everyone was looking at Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu felt as comfortable as drinking a bottle of iced drink during the hot summer.

Almost all of the people who can sit under Yuan Shu's tent today are from Nanyang and Runan. They are powerful people with big surnames. Their attitude is the same as that of Nanyang and Runan.

"Will this general appeal to Dong again?"

Yuan Shu, who had succeeded in his conspiracy, glanced at the people with his treacherous eyes, and he also coveted the position of Dong leader.

"No!"

Li Ye objected loudly.

"Although Leader Yuan has changed his original intention, the alliance has not been defeated. If the leader renews his message at this time and starts from scratch, he may be criticized by all parties!"

Yan Xiang naturally understood Yuan Shu's little thoughts, and poured cold water on them with Li Ye's words.

"Not only will no one respond to the lord's appeal, but even Hanoi and Suizao will put the blame for the defeat on the lord!"

Although Yuan Shu has a cold nature, he is not stupid. He nodded in disappointment, with a hint of unwillingness flashing in his cold eyes.

"Lord, I, Lu Yang, have gathered nearly 50,000 troops, why bother looking for foreign aid? We can just fight for Dong ourselves!"

Sun Jian waved his fist domineeringly, he was confident of breaking through Luoyang and capturing Dong Zhuo.

"This..."

"No!"

Just when Yuan Shu hesitated for a moment, Li Ye stopped him again.

"Although my lord has nearly 50,000 troops under his command, it is not enough to defeat the powerful Dong Zhuo and Liangzhou soldiers!"

Li Ye stared at Sun Jian, whose mind was full of muscles, and asked sternly.

"Hulao Pass is an insurmountable natural chasm. Could it be that you, Sun Wentai, have wings on both sides to fly over?"

"Pa!"

Li Ye's almost humiliating tone and the undisguised contempt on his face made Sun Jian unable to bear it any longer. He slapped the desk in front of him and responded harshly like a roar.

"Hulao Pass is naturally a natural chasm for mediocre people, but it can't stop me, Sun Jian!"

"Okay, General Wentai Yong knows this, please sit down."

Looking at the tense scene, Yuan Shu, who looked worried, pressed his hands on Sun Jian and spoke out to stop him.

"What does Mr. Li mean?"

Otherwise, if Sun Jian sends troops, Yuan Shu will naturally ask Li Ye to give him an explanation.

"My lord, you should show kindness to the court externally and appease Tao Ying; you should strengthen your foundation internally for the future!"

Li Ye's proposal was immediately approved by Yan Xiang, Zhang Cheng, Liu Xun and other advisers.

"How to show favor to the court?"

As soon as he heard the words "strengthening the foundation", the gloom on Yuan Shu's face was swept away, and a gleam flashed in his cunning eyes.

"How to appease the child Tao Ying?"

From the beginning, Yuan Shu had no interest in challenging Dong. If it were not the general trend, he would have grabbed territory and women.

"The Suanzao Allied Forces' expedition to Yanzhou is actually a recipe for self-destruction. My lord should immediately send troops to Yuzhou to kill the governor Kong Wan before Tao Ying. This way he can not only execute the rebels on behalf of the imperial court, but also show his goodwill to Tao Ying!"

Yan Xiang glanced at everyone in the hall with his sinister eyes, and without hesitation, he instigated Yuan Shu to betray the alliance.

"Yingchuan, Chen Guo, Runan and other counties all have county soldiers, no less than 50,000. Once they are used for their own purposes, the lord can take advantage of the situation to aspire to the throne!"

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"When my lord has the rich land of the three states, why should he fear the traitor Tao Ying?"

Not only Yuan Shu was moved by Yan Xiang's blueprint, but even Sun Jian was moved by it.

"The bookkeeper's policy is very suitable to my liking!"

Yuan Shu stood up proudly and rubbed his hands excitedly. With the land of the Three States, he would be the heir of the Yuan family, and Yuan Shao's aura would fade away.

"Sun Wentai, lead your troops into Yingchuan immediately and kill Kong Ni. I will recommend you to the imperial court as the governor of Yuzhou!"

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Yanzhou. Dongjun. Weixiang.

At dawn, smoke is rising from the kitchens below Weixiang City.

Near the small river, thousands of war horses stood in the water or stopped on the bank, drinking water to their heart's content. There was no neighing, only the sounds of snorting and swallowing.

In the place close to the scattered stove fires, thousands of soldiers were lying or lying down, snoring like thunder. The steel knives around them reflected the cold light under the reflection of the stove fire.

"Click tap tap..."

Suddenly, a dull and loud sound of horse hooves broke the tranquility.

Like a conditioned reflex, the sleeping soldiers suddenly opened their eyes, and the horses drinking water raised their heads and looked in the direction of the sound of horse hoofbeats.

"Huh?"

Xi Zhicai suddenly stood up, his gloomy eyes fixed on the scout who was getting closer and closer, and his heartbeat, which could not be calmed down, suddenly accelerated a few points.

"Reporting to the military advisor, a large army of more than 40,000 people is coming towards Wei Township to fight the flag with the word 'Han' and the word 'Gai'. It is less than five miles away..."

The scout quickly reported the news of the investigation to Xi Zhicai, his tired face unable to conceal his worry and panic.

"It seems that they are also marching day and night!"

Xi Zhicai frowned and looked at the sky, thinking quickly in his mind, and his expression became more solemn.

"Military advisor, the opponent raising the 'Han' flag should be the troops of the imperial court, not Yuan Shao's Hanoi troops..."
To be continued...