The confrontation between Zhang He and Cao Cao's army continued. As if they had reached some agreement, neither of them took the initiative to attack, and they maintained a small-scale temptation and would never start a war easily. The strategy formulated by Wang Lei required the assistance of Cai Chi and also required time to arrange it. The strategy formulated by Cao Cao required all the princes to send troops, and also time.

Both sides have their own thoughts and actively prepare for the next battle.

In a blink of an eye, September has begun.

The hot summer dissipates and the autumn weather is clear and cool.

On this day, a carriage slowly drove outside the gate of Xuehai Wuya Academy.

The curtains of the carriage were rolled up, and Wang Lei and Zhou Tai walked down strode.

Wang Lei dressed in an ordinary green robe and took Zhou Tai into the academy. After arriving at the academy, Wang Lei met Sima Hui, Pang Degong, Huang Chengyan, Hua Tuo and others, and then went directly to the place where Taishici lived. The place where Taishici lived was on the north side of the academy, which was a small courtyard. When he arrived outside the yard, Zhou Tai walked to the door and gently knocked on the door.

After a while, the door creaked open.

Taishi Ci was stunned when he saw Zhou Tai and Wang Lei, and then said, "Lord, please!"

Wang Lei nodded and stepped into the yard.

Entering the hall, Wang Lei sat in the main seat, and Taishici and Zhou Tai sat below each.

Taishici said: "The confrontation between Jizhou and Yanzhou has begun. The war is very tense and the lord is busy with affairs. Why did he come to the academy?"

Zhou Tai said: "My lord is here for you!"

When Taishici heard this, he suddenly fell silent.

Wang Lei continued: "When you attacked Gongsun Zan, you left the battlefield and said it would take two years to settle down. I gave you two years to study in the academy. Now two years have passed, and it is time for you to come out and help me."

Taishici's nose felt sore and his eyes were full of excitement.

Unexpectedly, Wang Lei still clearly remembered the past agreement.

What Taishici didn't expect was that Wang Lei would take the initiative to come to the academy to invite him to serve in the officialdom. Wang Lei's reputation made it difficult for Taishici to remain calm.

When Yuan Shao was in rebellion, Taishi Ci led his troops to fight with the army under Yuan Shao and was defeated once.

That time, Wang Lei not only did not pursue the matter, but instead gave him the greatest encouragement, allowing him to continue to lead the troops. When attacking Gongsun Zan, Taishici was defeated twice in a row. Wang Lei still did not blame him and entrusted him with important tasks. If it were other princes, they would have put Taishici aside and no longer paid attention to Taishici. But Wang Lei was different. Wang Lei stubbornly gave him opportunities again and again.

Such a benefactor moved Taishi Cixin.

Taishici's heart is only left with the mind of dying for his confidant.

Taishici stood up and came to the hall, thumped, knelt on the ground with both knees, lying on the ground with both hands, and said piously: "Taishici is willing to drive the lord, even if he is crushed to pieces, he will do whatever he wants."

Firm determination is revealed.

Wang Lei walked to Taishici, held Taishici up, and said, "I don't need you to be crushed. I just hope that you can use all the things you have learned in the academy in the past two years to expand your territory for me."

"I remember!"

Taishici clasped his fists and his eyes were sharp.

Wang Lei calmed his expression and shouted: "Taishi Ci obeyed the order!"

"The last one will be here!"

Taishici clasped his fists again, his voice firmly.

Wang Lei ordered: "I appoint you as the senior general and immediately rush to Bohai County to preside over the war on the front line of Bohai County. It is an active offensive or a defensive strategy, and you are in charge of the command. I only need the final victory, not the process. This time, it is your chance to prove yourself. I hope you can give me a satisfactory answer."

Zhou Tai took out the general's seal and ribbon and handed it to Taishici.

After taking it, Taishici bowed respectfully.

Wang Lei said: "After leaving the academy, go and say goodbye to your mother and prepare for battle. This battle is the key battle to establish the dominant position of Jizhou. I hope you can achieve something."

"Thank you lord!"

Taishici's heart was filled with emotion and saluted respectfully.

...

Yanzhou, Dongjun.

The stalemate between Cao's army and Jizhou caused Cao Cao's army to consume countless food. Cao Cao is different from Wang Lei. Wang Lei owns Jizhou, Bingzhou and Youzhou, and Wang Lei also has Chang'an and Luoyang areas, with sufficient food. Yanzhou is different from Qingzhou. Before Cao Cao took office, Yanzhou was in chaos and officials exploited the people, which made Yanzhou's foundation very weak.

Qingzhou was even more miserable. Qingzhou was occupied by the Yellow Turban bandits for a long time, and wars were in succession. Cao Cao surrendered the Qingzhou bandits and transformed the Qingzhou bandits into his own troops, but Qingzhou was extremely desolate. Even if Cao Cao vigorously promoted military farming, Qingzhou was still far inferior to Jizhou.

It can be said that Cao Cao's foundation is very weak and cannot be compared with Wang Lei.

Even so, Cao Cao could only persevere.

Give up at this time means that Cao Cao will never have the chance to fight back and will never have the chance to defeat Wang Lei again.

In the big tent, Cao Cao looked at Xi Zhicai and Xun You with an expectant look on his face.

Xi Zhicai and Xun You left Puyang County one after another to carry out missions. The two were on different missions. Cao Cao thought Xi Zhicai and Xun You must have rushed back one after another, but they actually returned to the military camp on the same day.

Xun You's eyes were excited and he said, "Lord, Zhang Lu has agreed to attack Wang Lei."

The tone is plain, but there is no lack of pride.

Xi Zhicai's face was pale and said, "Sun Ce also agreed to send troops and was willing to attack Wang Lei with us."

"good!"

Cao Cao smiled and his face showed endless fighting spirit. With the addition of Zhang Lu and Sun Ce, the front line to attack Wang Lei can continue to expand, and the war will completely burn on the border under Wang Lei's jurisdiction.

Xun You asked: "Lord, what are the attitudes of Liu Bei, Liu Biao and Tao Qian except Zhang Lu and Sun Ce?"

Cao Cao replied: "These three people have agreed to send troops and are all on our side."

After a pause, Cao Cao asked, "Have you confirmed the time to launch the attack when you meet Zhang Lu and Sun Ce?"

Xun You replied: "I and Zhang Lu agreed to launch a general attack on October 15th."

Xi Zhicai replied: "It is very easy for Zhang Lu to attack Wang Lei from Han and Wang Lei to attack Wang Lei. But Sun Ce is different. Sun Ce's strength is in Jiangdong. If Sun Ce wants Sun Ce to participate, it will take at least one month later. Even the time may be longer. I guess Sun Ce will join the war in November."

Cao Cao shook his sleeves and said, "It's okay, since Sun Ce agreed to join the war, that's the best result. With the power of Sun Ce, Zhang Lu, Liu Bei, Liu Biao, Tao Qian and others, our strength will be unprecedentedly powerful in this battle."

Everyone in the camp was full of fighting spirit.

Cao Cao stood up and ordered: "Everyone, since we have won over all the princes, as the initiators of this battle, we must give enough sincerity to set an example for all the princes. Starting from today, a decisive battle with Wang Lei will begin. I firmly believe that with our attack, the other princes will definitely participate one after another, and the difficulties faced by Wang Lei will become increasingly difficult."

"war!"

Cao Cao raised his head and said loudly.

Xun You and Xi Zhicai both answered loudly when they heard this.

As Cao Cao issued the order for the general attack, the Cao army, which confronted the Jizhou army, suddenly went crazy, completely using the tactic of killing one thousand enemies and losing 800 to himself, constantly competing with Wang Lei. The two sides started a decisive battle from the end of September, and the soldiers who were killed and injured rose sharply. Moreover, Cao Cao not only did not weaken the offensive, but continued to increase his troops.

Zhang He was stationed in Fanyang County and attacked frequently on the basis of defense.

The two sides confronted each other, but the winner was not decided.

In October, Ma Teng and Han Sui, who were in the west of Chang'an, sent troops and approached. Jia Xu was prepared and dispatched troops and sent a large army to block the attack west. At the end of October, Zhang Lu launched an attack from the south of Chang'an. Zhang Lu's troops were also within Jia Xu's expectations, and Jia Xu dispatched soldiers to fight Zhang Lu.

The battlefield to the west was opened up.

However, Wang Lei was still in charge of Ye County and had no intention of supporting Huang Zhong and Zhang He. In early November, the battle between Qinghe Kingdom also entered a white-hot junction. Qinghe Kingdom's prime minister Tian Yu dispatched soldiers to block the attacking Cao army. The two sides fought on the front line of Qinghe Kingdom, and the war was fierce. When the Qinghe Kingdom was fighting fiercely, Bohai County to the east was suddenly attacked by Sun Ce and Tao Qian.

Sun Ce and Tao Qian each led an army to attack the front line of Bohai County, which Taishici was responsible for.

War ignited throughout Jizhou.

Such a war has not reached its most intense time.

By the end of November, Liu Bei led his army to leave Yuzhou, followed the Xingyang line, and headed straight to Luoyang, intending to cut off the connection between Chang'an and Jizhou. Wang Lei was not surprised that Liu Bei led his army to fight. When analyzing the battle situation before, Zhang Liao judged that all the princes would unite, so Wang Lei was always guarding against Liu Bei's actions.

When Liu Bei led his army to approach Luoyang, Wang Lei appointed Zhao Yun as the left general, and asked Ju Su to assist Zhao Yun, leading a 50,000 army to Luoyang to fight against Liu Bei.

The princes in the world were moving frequently, but Liu Biao did not move.

Liu Biao agreed with Cao Cao's proposal to attack Wang Lei, and even made a public statement to denounce Wang Lei. However, Liu Biao did not take any actual actions and took a wait-and-see attitude. Cao Cao did not send anyone to question this.

The reason is very simple, Liu Biao wants to step on two boats.

Liu Biao chose to support Cao Cao. Although he only shouted a slogan and did not take any actual actions, Liu Biao's position was still with Cao Cao. Once the alliance formed by Cao Cao wins, Liu Biao can guarantee his status. However, if Wang Lei wins, Liu Biao does not send troops to attack Wang Lei, and with the relationship Liu Biao has established with Wang Lei before, Wang Lei will not want to kill Liu Biao.

No matter who wins, Liu Biao can keep his wealth.

Liu Biao's thoughts could not be hidden from Cao Cao, or Cai Mao and Kuai Yue. Both of them opposed Liu Biao's choice. In such a chaotic era, fencemen are definitely not pleased with both sides.

Or stand firmly on Wang Lei's side and gain greater wealth.

Or they will staunchly attack Wang Lei, form an alliance with Cao Cao, and get a share of the pie.

But Liu Biao did nothing!

Due to Liu Biao's actions, Jingzhou was still extremely calm.

However, on this day, a carriage slowly drove in the street outside the Cai Mansion. The carriage stopped outside the Cai Mansion, the curtains were rolled up, and a handsome young man walked down. He looked at the magnificent Cai Mansion with inexplicable excitement.

After several years, he came back again.
Chapter completed!