"Li Xue of Bingzhou and Liu Biao of Jingzhou are obviously in the north and the other in the south. How come they are mixed together!"
As soon as he heard Li Shushi's name, Yuan Shao felt like his heart was blocked, his breath was uneven, and he felt uncomfortable all over. Speaking of it, since he started asking for Dong, every time he heard this name associated with him, it seemed that Yuan Shao was never in the mood.
Things have gotten better, whether it was the failure of provoking the rebellion of the powerful forces in Hedong, the failure of the offensive in Hanoi, or the pain of being blown away by the opponent in the Battle of Qinghe, Yuan Shao very much doubted whether Li Shushi was sent by God to play with him.
Therefore, at this most critical moment for the struggle for world hegemony, Yuan Shao agreed to the choice of secretly making peace with Li Shushi or even secretly forming an alliance without even thinking about it, because if this opponent who troubled him had been eyeing him, Yuan Shao would
Believe that no matter what you do, you will never feel at ease.
But he never expected that the guy who made him unable to eat well and sleep well would still be pestering him like a god of plague.
Yuan Shao really didn't know what expression to use to face this situation.
Xu You, who was also well aware of this, quietly took a step back, while trying to make his presence as low as possible. Looking at Yuan Shao's somewhat tangled face, Xu You suddenly felt that the timing of his appearance here was a bit inappropriate.
So correct.
"Okay, I'm fine. Do you think I'm such a fragile person?"
It should be said that reducing the sense of presence is also a technical job, at least it is quite difficult for Xu You, who is usually relatively high-profile, so that this time he planned to hold the Buddha's feet temporarily but unfortunately fell into Yuan Shao's eyes.
For such a result, Xu You could only admit that he was unlucky. After all, this was what he asked for.
"Back to my lord, although Bingzhou and Jingzhou are divided into the north and south, they are only separated by one Sili. Now that the Sanhe area has fallen into the hands of Li Xue, the two are actually bordering each other."
Is this considered revenge for Yuan Shao's glare just now?
Even Yuan Shao felt helpless regarding his friend and subordinate's bad temper in certain aspects.
Of course, the other party's ability did make Yuan Shao's tolerance for these matters much higher than that of ordinary people, and compared to Tian Feng, who was a straight-shooter, Xu You, who was good at observing words and expressions, could be considered a considerate person.
"Compared with marching into Luoyang, Liu Jingsheng seems to be more inclined to go west or east. That's why he joined forces with us to contain my increasingly stupid brother. So if he and Li Xue had a conflict, then it must be Li Xue's
Side issues."
"My lord's guess is correct. It is indeed Li Xue who wants to attack Liu Jingsheng this time."
"Li Xue takes action against Liu Jingsheng? No, this is not a good idea. Not only will it involve his energy, but it will also make Bingzhou empty. Especially Weijun and Hanoi, which lack protection, even I can't refuse.
lure."
Although it seemed that Yuan Shao was talking to himself, you could tell from the meaningful eyes when he finally looked at Xu You. He was obviously a little dissatisfied with Xu You's statement of deliberately evading the important. Or for Yuan Shao,
, at such a critical moment of the decisive battle with Yuan Shu, his subordinates caused trouble to him, which was obviously not something that could be tolerated.
And Xu You also instantly understood what Yuan Shao was thinking, and a chill suddenly rose in his heart.
However, this chill came and went quickly. He knew very well that Yuan Shao was angry because Xu You's behavior just now despised Yuan Shao's intelligence as the lord. It would be better if such behavior was not discovered. As long as it was discovered, it would be inevitable.
It will cause displeasure to those in power, let alone elites like Yuan Shao who are not stupid.
In addition, his family is all in Jizhou, Yuan Shao is now in a prosperous stage, and even because of Tian Feng's uprightness, Yuan Shao has begun to hand over some of the power that originally belonged to him to other advisers, and Xu You, as Yuan Shao's old friend, gets it.
There were the most people, so Xu You, who had no intention of rebellion at all, just reminded himself secretly, and then reported it seriously.
"Although it was not Li Xue who attacked Liu Jingsheng, it was almost the same - this time the person who attacked Liu Biao was Zhang Ji's subordinate of the Xiliang Army who had suffered some hidden losses in Nanyang a while ago. Now there is an undercurrent surging in Chang'an City, and Li
Jue and Guo Si controlled the government. Although the other generals of the Xiliang army were also in high positions, they
But he was unwilling to listen to Li Jue and Guo Si. A while ago, Fan Chou, an important figure in the Xiliang army, was attacked because of his disagreement with Li Jue and Guo Si. If someone hadn't tipped off the news, Fan Chou would have been attacked.
He was hacked to death at a banquet. And Zhang Ji also happened to appear at that banquet."
"In other words, Zhang Ji stayed away from Chang'an to protect himself, and reached out to Nanyang, which is far away from Chang'an, in order to find a place to station troops?"
"It is indeed as the lord expected. I must also know that Zhang Ji's nephew is Zhang Xiu, the governor of Hedong under Li Xue. With Zhang Xiu as an intermediary, Li Shushi does not need to bear the risk of an all-out war with Liu Jingsheng, and at the same time he can
My own power has expanded to the line of Han River. After all, the barbarians in the Xiliang army have nothing else in their minds except destruction."
"By the way, if I remember correctly, the Shuozhou pastor Huang Zhong and Huang Hansheng appointed by Li Xue should be from Nanyang."
"My lord Si Xiu Minhui, Huang Hansheng is indeed from Nanyang, and there is also Tong Yuan from Nanjun. At that time, Li Xue also cooperated with powerful families in Nanyang, Nanjun, Jiangxia and other places, so we cannot underestimate the other party's presence there.
influence.”
"Can we find out to what extent Li Shushi supports Zhang Ji?"
"I'm afraid this won't be easy, because we can't know exactly what Li Xue has in mind, but one thing that can be confirmed is that Li Xue sent Cao Ling and San, the counselors under his command who had shown great prowess in the Yanmen Yunzhong area.
Thousands of soldiers joined Zhang Ji's army, and at the same time they also supported Zhang Ji with a large amount of food and grass, I'm afraid the plan is not small."
"It's just a matter of advancing and retreating freely. It's nothing. And if there isn't someone with some brains, that reckless man Zhang Ji will definitely not be a match for the Kuai brothers. I'm afraid that if the attack fails, he won't even be able to keep the current territory."
"What my lord said is absolutely true. It's just that... this will give Liu Jingsheng an excuse to shirk his promise to us."
"Are you talking about harassing Yuan Jiujiu from behind and trying to cut off his food routes?"
"That's exactly what happened. Only Nanyang and Jiangxia counties border Jingzhou and Yuzhou. However, except for Nanjun and Runan, the road between Yingchuan and Chuan counties is smooth. However, Runan and Jiangxia are blocked by mountains and only have a few passes.
It is passable. Now the land of Nanyang has become a battlefield between Li Xue and Liu Jingsheng. I am afraid that Liu Jingsheng will use the difficult road as an excuse to evade."
"Then do you think Liu Jingsheng will fully comply with our demands after winning Nanyang?"
"This...even if you don't want to at all, at least you will show it on the surface..."
"Hmph! These Han clan clansmen only wish that we people with foreign surnames would fight to the death so that they could become the second best in Guangwu! Compared with sending troops to participate, sitting on the mountain and watching tigers fight is the best thing in their hearts.
Choice. Of course, because Liu Jingsheng has too much trouble with my increasingly incompetent brother, and it is well known to the world what kind of ambition my increasingly incompetent brother has. So he does not want to see my increasingly incompetent brother.
The more brainless brother will win this crucial battle."
"But... my subordinate is still worried about a problem..."
"Are you worried that after Nanyang is taken over by Li Shushi, his strength will greatly increase and threaten our plan?"
"Yes. Only by actually fighting can you know how terrifying the troops under that man's command are. If he is allowed to gain Nanyang again, Liu Jingsheng will be forced to cross the Han River to conquer it, and then lead his troops westward from Wuguan, Tongguan and Pubanjin.
I'm afraid no one in Guanzhong will be his opponent. You think all this will take no more than five years.
But what about us? Now we still have to stalemate with that old man Gongsun Zan. Moreover, the Lord also received the news that Liu Xuande sent troops to Qingzhou a few days ago. This Liu Xuande is also a difficult figure, and he has Tao Qian behind him. As Xuzhou
The northern barrier. Let alone Xuzhou within five years, even Qingzhou will not be easy."
"Of course someone will take care of Li Shushi's affairs. It's hard to say whether he has five years. As for us... Do you Ziyuan have so little confidence in us? Five years is enough!"
Looking at his lord's confident look, Xu You's answer seemed to have no second possibility. But in his heart, he was far less confident than his lord Yuan Shao. After all,
No matter how Tao Qian's "life is not long", surviving five years seems to be no problem at all, and the appearance of Liu Bei...
Perhaps to some extent, Liu Bei is a more troublesome existence than Li Shushi - for Yuan Shaojun.
I hope that Mr. Yuan Tan will not be driven crazy by that Liu Bei.
Xu You sent out such a "blessing" from the bottom of his heart. At the same time, he was also amused by the situation that Guo Tu and Xin Pingsuo, who were preparing to take the son's route to gain more say, were about to face. That really made Xu You feel happy.
situation.
And if Yuan Shaojun still has the mood and energy to engage in internal fighting at this time, then the current situation in Cao Cao's army, which is not very far away from Yuan Shaojun's station, is not as optimistic as Yuan Shaojun's.
"...I poke, I poke, I poke again..."
"Meng De, can you allow me to beat up Xia Houyuan, who has no brotherhood in front of me at all?"
"Ah ha ha ha ha~ Brother Dun, smile. Come on~ smile~"
Okay, let me correct you. No matter how difficult the situation is, there will never be a shortage of optimistic and open-minded people.
Of course, there will also never be a shortage of people who don't seem very optimistic or open-minded.
For example, the one-eyed general in front of me is being played with by his brother.
"With your xxoo body being poked and poked here and there like a toy, would you be so happy that you want to cry? Natural idiots should have human rights and be punished!"
"Ah~ Even though I said that, why are you, Brother Dun, always the one who gets hurt?"
"It wasn't because I was in the middle of a chaotic army and had to control the rout while also being distracted from dealing with the enemy troops around me. As a result..."
"But Brother Dun, has your martial arts deteriorated? To be injured like this by a brat like that, even a surprise attack would be too powerful. Or should I say, Brother Dun, you just accepted something good from the other party and then gave it to the other party?"
Promote it?”
"Xia Houyuan, I will fight with you!"
Although there are times when the natural idiots are in a bad mood, and the optimists also have times when they are anxious and disappointed. But as long as they do not deny themselves, the natural idiots can always forget their unhappiness in the shortest possible time, because their single-threaded brains obviously cannot
Dealing with so many redundant procedures, optimists will find a positive atmosphere from the loss to forget those unpleasant feelings - since disappointment is also a day and hope is also a day, why do we have to look at everything with despair?
So, after a lot of fighting, the two Xiahou brothers had forgotten the pain caused by failure, and a huge fighting spirit had arisen in their hearts - the more unfavorable the current situation seemed, the more they became
It is necessary to work hard. The more difficult it is to let Meng De, who is already surrounded by enough things, be distracted by them.
Of course, another reason for being able to recover so quickly is that the damage Xiahou Dun received this time was much less than what he suffered when facing Wang Yue and in the battle of Qinghe. I don’t know what to say that he actually hid his "shaking"
m" attribute, or should we say that he belongs to the kind of person who is more
Xiahou Dun has a xx physique that will become stronger after being beaten hard. In short, in the face of Sun Ce's surprise attack without mercy, Xiahou Dun, who was distracted and multi-purpose, was defeated miserably. But compared with the previous state of narrowly surviving or missing limbs
.The current situation is undoubtedly nothing more than a minor injury.
However, as a general with top qualifications, he suffered heavy losses in battles one after another. Xiahou Dun's luck has been bad recently.
"But Brother Yuan, if you encounter that Sun Ce on the battlefield, you must be careful. You would rather shoot cold arrows from a distance than rush up to fight him, even if he is fighting with fierce generals like Yan Liang and Wen Chou at that time.
Can't."
"Brother Dun, are you okay? This is not like you normally. Even if my brother Dun encounters an invincible general like Wang Yue and Lu Bu, he will howl loudly and slap his chest alternately more than ten times.
If you rush forward without hesitation, you won't regret it even if you get beaten into a sack. Will you smile and give me a no-regret gesture before you faint?"
"What kind of Xiahou Dun is this? Am I such an idiot and fool in your eyes? My intellectual potential should be two points higher! Why do I suddenly feel like you are despising my IQ! That kind of
People are not brave, they are just like the words of a little guy who always smiles so chillingly that he has a stomachache and a baby!"
"Don't worry about such small things."
"Humph~ But Brother Yuan, being a brother this time is no joke. That Sun Ce gives me a completely different feeling from Wang Yue and Lu Bu."
"This is strange. They are all powerful generals. Even if their martial arts are different and their attack methods are different, didn't my brother say that for those top generals, some things have become smoother?
.”
"That's true, but the feeling that Sun Ce gives me seems to be very different from that of others. Strong men like Wang Yue, Tong Yuan, Lu Bu, and Zhao Yun, they only give me the feeling of being strong.
This kind of feeling. If I have to explain it more carefully, it's like what you said, brother Yuan. Even though they are different in their own way, the direction is the same. But that Sun Ce, he
It feels a little different to me, but now that I'm experiencing it carefully, I don't know where that feeling comes from. It's obviously very powerful, even slightly stronger than Lu Bu, on par with Na Dianwei, and his skills are also extremely agile. If not Zhao Yun
I'm afraid his martial arts skills may be slightly inferior, but his overall strength is probably not weaker than Lu Bu's. But it seems that something is missing, something is missing..."
"Is it the pursuit of 'Tao' that all masters you mentioned have?"
"...Yes! Why didn't I think of that!"
You made it so obvious, but you didn’t think that you really deserved to be my brother Dun...
Of course, Xia Houyuan would not say these words, after all, he wanted to save some face for his brothers.
It’s definitely not because the “idiot is thinking” look just now is so interesting, absolutely not! It’s very important so I’ll say it twice.
"That's it. There is no feeling of pursuing the 'Tao'. I am fighting entirely with my own body. Although it is also very strong, it always gives people the feeling that I am fighting a crazy beast. Before this, whether it was Dian Wei
Even if Xu Chu still feels like a beast in battle, it is part of the 'Tao' they are pursuing, and it still gives me the feeling that they are human beings."
Xia Houdun became more and more certain, and Xia Houyuan even felt that there seemed to be some uncertain aura rising from his body, but this state came and went faster - because a certain idiot was very satisfied with his reasoning. Preparation
He made a handsome pose with his fist palm, but his
Although the damage to his body was not as severe as before, it was only compared to being unconscious or physically disabled. His body was still in a weak state after being damaged, so of course, the so-called "handsome" Po
Sex causes pain in the body, and the consequences are self-evident.
"Does it feel completely like a beast..."
In the frontline camp in Dongwuyang, Cao Cao frowned deeply when he saw the battle report sent by Xiahou Yuan compiled from Xiahou Dun.
"My lord is worried that Sun Ce is the second Jiangdong tiger, but in Chou's opinion, it is just a sick tiger that is about to die!"
But at this moment, a confident voice sounded in Cao Cao's ears, and as the voice appeared, a slightly thin figure appeared at the door of the handsome accountant.
This is a young man who looks young. His tall cheekbones make his face look a little weird. At the same time, his dark skin makes him look no different from the old farmers on the roadside. But that's it.
A man with an appearance that does not conform to society's aesthetic standards and would even be laughed at. But his eyes sparkle with wisdom and confidence.
"Is it Zhicai?"
"Does my lord think that the script in Yuan Jiujiu's mind will allow Sun Ce to have such a dazzling existence? If my lord is worried that Yuan Jiujiu will make some superficial remarks, he can send people to Chenliu and Yuzhou to spread some rumors praising Sun Ce."
"In that case, then hand over the wine hidden in your arms."
"Chou thought we could put aside the problem in the south for the time being. The Yellow Turban Army seems to have decided that we are in trouble. I believe that with a little temptation, they will swarm in like locusts, and we can naturally catch the turtle in the jar."
"It's indeed a good plan, then hand over the wine hidden behind your back."
"Yuan Benchu has led his army south. Chou suggested that my lord should advise Yuan Benchu and ask him to secretly send an army and advance with light cavalry. This may catch Yuan Jiujiu in the south by surprise, and my lord can also take the opportunity to send troops to Chen Liu."
"I will talk to Ben Chu, but judging from the battle report sent by Yuan Rang, the selection may need to be carefully considered... Also, Zhicai, please hand over the wine in your sleeves."
"Lord! Chou's loyalty to the lord can be seen from the sun and the moon!"
"So hand over the wine you have hidden in your trousers."
Playing with ugliness and showing talent, Xun Yu was one of the talents recommended by Cao Cao after he moved to Yanzhou. He was a genius counselor with considerable resourcefulness. However, because of his background, few people understood his talent. Only Xun Yu made friends like this.
A wide range of people can understand his talent, even if he was indeed a farmer working in the fields before.
Of course, judging from what we have just seen, perhaps this kind of man who can joke unscrupulously with his lord will indeed be rejected by the mainstream society of this era, because not only is it not dignified enough, but he is also suspected of being a sycophant.
"Zhicai, I think you should obey the master." But it seems that someone didn't think the mess was big enough and got involved again.
And this voice made Xi Zhicai, who was already embarrassed by Cao Cao's teasing, feel even worse. What he never expected was that when he turned around to look for the person who had added insult to injury, he unexpectedly saw Xun Yu covering his mouth.
A playful expression of a chuckle.
"I didn't expect it, I didn't expect it. I originally thought that someone with my appearance would rebel, but who would have thought that you, the 'Liu Xiang Xun Ling', would betray others? It's really disappointing."
"If it were someone else, maybe I would hesitate, but guys like you and Fengxiao always feel that they would be sorry for themselves if they don't betray them a few times."
I always feel that Xun Yu looks very dark when facing Xi Zhicai.
Of course, both Cao Cao and the two counselors from Yingchuan knew very well that this was just a way for them to relax, and the problems that Cao Cao was worried about had been easily resolved in a few words by Xi Zhicai.
only……
"General Zixiao, if they are not serious, won't it affect their prestige among their subordinates?"
"Did Zhong Kang never mention it to your brother Bo Kang?"
"What is General Zixiao referring to?"
"In the north, there is a prince who likes to tease his subordinates more than the lord. Of course, he is often teased by his subordinates in turn. But looking at the world, how many people can say that he has no prestige among his subordinates?"
"Is...is this..."
Looking at Cao Cao who was still joking with Xun Yu and others, Xu Ding felt that he suddenly had a little more confidence in the coming war. (To be continued...)